August 26, 2013 www.knoxfocus.com FREEPAGE A1 Take One! Visit www.knoxfocus.com to access August 26, 2013 TDOT meets with East FOCUS Town area Weekly Poll* As a voter, do you merchants consider yourself By Tasha Mahurin [email protected] a Democrat, Republican or 4th District City Independent? Councilman Nick Della Volpe invited TDOT Region DEMOCRAT 1 Director Steve Borden 24.28% and Knoxville Public Service REPUBLICAN Director David Brace to 50.16% discuss potential road improvements with East INDEPENDENT Town area merchants last 25.56% week. Survey conducted S t a t e S e n a t o r August 24, 2013. Becky Massey, State Representative Bill Dunn, * Focus Weekly Polls are conducted by an independent, professional polling State Representative company. Harry Brooks and City Councilmen Duane Grieve, Finbarr Saunders and Daniel Brown were present for the discussion that PART-TIME included more than 70 area PHOTO BY DAN ANDREWS. SALES POSITION merchants. The last Boomsday on the Henley Street Bridge was in 2010. This year’s event will return to the bridge Sept. 1. Knoxville Center Mall, AVAILABLE. located off exit 8 on I-640, FLEXIBLE has approximately 60 tenants. Additionally, the HOURS. GREAT exit is home to Home Depot, Boomsday returns to OPPORTUNITY. Lowes, O’Charley’s, Cracker 686-9970 Barrel, and a McDonald’s, among others. Economic downturn and increased commercial development Henley Bridge in other areas of Knoxville Emerald Youth have caused a significant This September, the nation’s largest Labor Day trailer beds is similar to how we loaded and launched struggle amidst businesses weekend Fireworks Festival will once again launch from the show from railroad cars the past two years,” Golf Classic Oct. 1 in this community. the Henley Bridge for the first time in two years due to said Mike Walden with Pyro Shows. “The 22-minute Della Volpe began meeting the construction and remodeling of the bridge since fireworks show is self-contained and will feature more to Benefit Urban with merchants earlier this January 2011. than 20,000 shells in the fireworks display.” summer to discuss the Visit Knoxville, the Tennessee Department of “We realize the inconvenience the Henley Bridge Sports Program challenges. Merchants Transportation (TDOT), the City of Knoxville, and Pyro project has created for businesses, travelers, and Emerald Youth identified visibility from Shows have been working together over the past the entire city of Knoxville,” said TDOT Commissioner Foundation will host I-640 and a lack of signage several months to determine the best launch site for John Schroer. “TDOT is pleased to work with our local its 15th annual golf on the heavily traveled the event. After much discussion, the Henley Bridge partners, including Visit Knoxville and Britton Bridge, tournament Tuesday, portion of the interstate as was determined the best location. to help make Boomsday, one of the region’s most October 1, at Willow Creek key problems. “Boomsday is one of Knoxville’s signature events, anticipated events, a reality once again.” Golf Club in Farragut. “With the overgrowth, and it is very important to continue to provide our “Boomsday is a favorite tradition for many Knoxvillians Proceeds will benefit some 75,000+ travelers per community with a top-notch event year after year” said and East Tennesseans,” said Bumpas. “It was very the vibrant, year-round day on I-640 can’t see and Kim Bumpas, President of Visit Knoxville. “We worked important for us to work with the City of Knoxville, TDOT, Emerald Youth Sports don’t know they are driving diligently with TDOT to determine the best location for Britton Bridge, and Pyro Shows to ensure we put on program for inner city by a major shopping area,” the fireworks launch.” the best show for our community. We are excited to Knoxville young people. Della Volpe explained. Like the past two years, the fireworks will be loaded return to the Henely Bridge and continue the 26 year Regal Entertainment The City of Knoxville in a staging area and transported to the launching tradition.” Group is presenting and TDOT have agreed to area prior to the Festival. This year, the fireworks will The Boomsday Festival takes place on Sunday, sponsor. The event will begin clearing the brush be loaded onto tractor trailer beds and rolled out onto September 1 from 1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. For more begin with registration and overgrowth while the Henley Bridge. information, call the festival hotline at (865)342-9192 and lunch at 11:30 a.m., preserving the hardwood “Launching from the Henley Bridge by using tractor or visit www.boomsday.org. followed by a shotgun trees planted as part of start at 12:30 p.m. Dinner the original landscape. City and awards will follow the arborist Kasey Krouse also tournament play. attended the meeting. For information on “There is no logo sign individual and team on the interstate in either New Youth Center in Beginning Stages registration and direction that indicates sponsorships, visit www. ‘Food, Gas, Lodging, and emeraldyouth.org or Retail’,” Della Volpe added. Hopes to Change Lives ‘One at a Time’ contact David Wells at Current regulations only By Tasha Mahurin “They need additional and early the development of important life (865) 637-3227 ext. [email protected] allow for a blue logo sign on intervention to overcome the chal- skills. 104. only the first interstate exit as “Disadvantaged and vulnerable lenges they face. A good percent- “I have teenagers and they have About 400 youngsters you enter a municipality with young people, including those in age of young people feel no sense friends and at one time or anoth- now participate in Emerald a population over 100,000. care, those with disabilities, and of belonging and as a result do not er there has been several at my Youth Sports, a program Borden suggested that while those struggling in education can respect the communities in which house at one time and the more of athletic leagues, teams they cannot change the be at risk for a disadvantaged they live,” she added. I listen to them talk I have grown and clinics for children and federal highway regulation, future,” said Chekesha Crippen- CG’S Teen Lounge is an organi- to realize these kids most teen- teens living in the heart the area could be branded Gilmore. zation whose mission is to provide agers really have no-where to go of Knoxville. Volleyball, similar to Hamilton Place in The Knoxville College graduate youth in the city of Knoxville with hang out or anything productive to soccer, basketball, swim Chattanooga and the road and mother of 10 hopes to make physical, educational and emotion- do to keep their-self out of trouble and baseball are some of name could be changed a positive impact on area youth al support. The organization plans or from running up and down the the coached team sports to be more descriptive- by changing their lives “one at a to provide area youth (ages 13-19) streets,” she explained. Emerald Youth offers. which would allow for new time” through an innovative youth with a stable, safe and welcoming Chekesha believes that all parts Long recognized as signage. center located in East Knoxville- environment that will encourage of society – including councils, a way to keep inner city CG’s Teen Lounge. both positive social interaction and Continue on page 4 Continue on page 4 Continue on page 4 PAGE A2 The Knoxville Focus August 26, 2013 Focus on the Law FOCUS Insurance Bad Faith Weekly Poll When you pur- part of the insur- Section 56-7-105 permits of limitations. If you have chase an insur- ance company to a 25% penalty on an insur- a successful case, you As a voter, do you consider ance policy and attempt to save ance company that refus- may recover compensato- dutifully pay your its own money by es in bad faith to pay a ry damages to repay you for premiums, you gambling with the loss within 60 days after the loss or injury caused by yourself a Democrat, expect the insur- insured’s money a demand is made. The the insurance company’s ance company to that may be a requirements to plead this wrongful conduct. This is Republican or Independent? hold up its part of bad faith refusal cause of action are as fol- intended to put you back the bargain when By Sharon to settle. If the lows: in the same position you Democrat 24.28% Frankenberg, you have a loss Attorney at Law insurance com- 1. The insurance policy would have been in if the Republican 50.16% by providing you pany ignores the must have become insurance company had with money for financial interests due and payable; done the right thing all Independent repairs, legal representa- of its insured in an attempt 2. A formal demand for along. You may also be tion, or whatever coverage to escape full liability under payment must have entitled to punitive damag- 25.56% is promised by your policy. the terms of its policy, that been made; es if the court finds that the If the insurance compa- may be bad faith refusal to 3. The insured must insurance company should By Age Democrat Republican Independent Total ny does not live up to the settle. Of course, not all have waited 60 be punished because it 18-29 66.67% [None] 33.33% 3 promises it has made to refusals to settle are in bad days after his or her acted intentionally, fraudu- 30-49 18.18% 57.58% 24.24% 33 you, this may constitute a faith.