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PAGE APB The Knoxville Focus January 13, 2020 January 13, 2020 The Kwww.knoxfocus.comnoxvil lele PAGE A1 PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT DAVID BUUCK WILLIAM H. CURTIS, TREASURER OCUS FREETake One! www.knoxfocus.com F January 13, 2020 Phone: 865-686-9970 | PO Box 18377, Knoxville, TN 37928 | Located at 4109 Central Avenue Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37912 TVA Towers back before commission By Mike Steely Senior Writer before him, has been pushing for week on Tuesday and Jacobs has would disappear or fail as well. discussion as well as Sidewalk [email protected] school board and commission two items on the agenda deferred Other items on the agenda Construction Standards in new approval of the deal. from December regarding the for the January 21 work session commercial and residential devel- Knox County Mayor Glenn The commission seems reluc- TVA East Tower and school office meeting include adoption of the opments with more than five lots. Jacobs has called a special meet- tant and has suggested, instead, move. The first regards a “term Greenway Corridor Study which The commission could also dis- ing of the Knox County Commis- a feasibility study of the Knoxville easement” agreement with TVA would align corridors in Beaver cuss adding a new section to the sion for today at 5 p.m. to speak Center Mall and its surrounding along with a permanent ease- Creek, Northshore Drive, and por- county codes to create a Planned on the negotiations between the area for use as county offices. ment for the TVA Summer Place tions of John Sevier and Chapman Development approval process. county and TVA toward the lease Jacobs may report on the agree- Complex and the Fritts Parking Highway. Approval of a school auditor, of the TVA East Tower for use by ment details and possibly make Lot term agreement. Following the A tax break for The Courtland the Knox County School Board a statement about the state possible vote on the TVA Tower Group LLC may also be discussed Pugh CPA, is on the agenda at a Administration. attorney general’s opinion on the agreement is a resolution approv- for property along East Fifth cost of $113,722 for the current The University of Tennessee matter. ing the sale of the Andrew John- Avenue and North Central Street. year, which began July 1, 2019. has voiced some interest in using No votes are to be taken at son Building to BNA Associates. Vehicle repair and service shops Why the agreement is postdated the top floors of the building and tonight’s meeting. Should the TVA Tower agreement in the CN-Commercial Neighbor- is a question that may be asked Jacobs, like Mayor Tim Burchett Commission meets again next fail, the sale of the AJ Building hood is also on the agenda for by commissioners. Million dollar sidewalk ONE TO REMEMBER! project before city council By Mike Steely Senior Writer [email protected] While the county wres- tles with a sidewalk pro- posal the city of Knoxville is preparing to consider a $1 million contract for side- walks along Wilson Avenue. Tuesday’s first meeting of 2020 will also be the first meeting for newly elect- ed Mayor Indya Kincan- non and council members Lynne Fugate, Janet Tes- terman, Amelia Parker and Charles Thomas. Wilson Avenue runs through a neighborhood in East Knoxville. The city council agenda is asking for coun- cil approval of an agree- ment with Bell & Associ- ates Construction L.P. PHOTO BY JOHN VALENTINE Another sidewalk proj- ect on the new city coun- Bryson Rosser joins his Bobcats in celebrating Central’s first state football championship in the playoff era after a 14-9 win over Henry County cil’s agenda is a request at Tennessee Tech in 2018. Rosser resigned as head coach last week for family reasons. Please see story in Sports and Recreation, Section B1. from the Department of Engineering for an agree- ment with Design and Con- struction Services Inc. for the 2020 On-Call Sidewalk Can a home and a business be good neighbors? Replacement project for Planning Commission hears both sides of things.” Norton went on to say that the $548,655. “Also I know he’s had an issue area is already far more com- Fulghum MacIndoe with theft, at least one time on mercial than residential. “Even- & Associates may be By Bill Howard Christy Anderson lives across his property,” she added. “Right tually it’s all gonna be commer- approved for $48,850 to the street from the lot, and urged now, before he tore down the cial; there’s only two strips left,” design services of right- It’s long been observed that the commission to deny the rezon- house in front of us, we could go he said. “Christy could eventually of-way drainage improve- good fences (or at least proper- ing. Her objections were those outside, my grandson could play rezone and it could be a lot more ments along Sevier Avenue. ty lines) make good neighbors. commonly offered by residen- in the driveway...they play basket- money for her down the road. The City South Mixed Use Apparently that works far better tial people when a business gets ball, they ride their bikes. Once a I’m just trying to grow my busi- Development may get when the entity on each side is of too close: noise and activity that business goes in, we might have ness. I’ve cleaned it up and she’s construction engineering the same designation: both are might disturb the peace, and pos- to deal with someone who might thanked me a hundred times. I’m and inspection service for residences, both are businesses, sibly crime. want to rob ... they see our house very careful about making noises. public improvements in an both are tracts of farmland. “This is fourth-generation prop- and all of a sudden they wonder There’s a lot more noise at the agreement with Wood Envi- When the two entities have fun- erty,” she said. “When my hus- what’s over there.” (nearby) railroad tracks, and the ronmental for $197,150. damentally different functions—a band and I got this property 33 “I talked to Christy and I’ve (nearby) coal yards have been The council will also look residence and a business, say— years ago, we put a two-bedroom agreed to put up the buffer (of there for 50 years.” at a lease agreement with the “fences” observation is put trailer on it and raised three chil- trees), which will protect her from Commission Executive Director SOAR Youth Ministries, Inc., to the test. dren. We never were offered the the noise and any dust,” Norton Gerald Green made sure Norton and Thrive Lonsdale for the Such was the case Thursday., opportunity to buy the property said. “She did have an opportu- was prepared to include a row of lease of part of the property January 9 at the monthly meet- that Mr. Norton wants to expand nity to buy this piece of property; trees as a buffer to the noise. “Yes at 1212 New York Avenue ing of Knoxville-Knox County Plan- into. I don’t want a business in all the neighbors had the same sir,” said Norton. “I’ll plant a row for a community center. ning, when applicant Marty Norton front of my house. And we’re con- opportunity. I’ve done nothing of green giant (evergreen) trees Vaughn & Melton Con- sought a rezoning of 3.06 acres of cerned with the noise, about how but clean up the property. I keep … they grow 30 feet tall and are sulting Engineers Inc. may land—from Low Density Residen- he would bring trucks in, how cus- it mowed and was even mowing beautiful for landscaping so that be hired to provide con- tial to Light Industrial—at 3309 tomers would come in … how all the grass in the property in front would give Christy plenty of priva- struction administration Mill Road. Norton wants to build that would work during business of her before I even bought it. I cy. I’ll plant a buffer along the rail- services for the Urban Wil- an outside storage expansion of hours. We hear him over there cut- need room to grow; if I don’t grow road track, and that would make derness Gateway Park for his mulch/materials business. ting wood, loading trucks, all kinds I’ll eventually die out.” Continued on page 2 $189,120. All brick home in beautiful Glen- cree Subdivision. 4BR, 2.5BA, 3car garage. All new kitchen applianc- es, new HV/AC 2015, lots of Attic HUGE AUCTION Storage, new HDW 2011, New Tile in upstairs MBA & new MBA Shower. Partial new paint main level. Beautiful FRIDAY, Jan 17 at 6PM deck looks out on backyard toward creek. Must see! MLS 1103862 $325,000 Over 400 lots! See pictures at fountaincityauction.com Cathern King (865)474-9931 (865) 216-5646 cell (865) 688-3232 offi ce Each offi ce is independently owned and operated. PAGE A2 The Knoxville Focus January 13, 2020 Proposed school site, Knoxville Mayberry characters legislative priorities discussed Letter to the editor at KCS work session react to upcoming film By Ken Lay we can obtain the land but By Mike Steely (two Mayberry roles and The first Knox County it will be more expensive Senior Writer [email protected] Duke Slater on “Gomer Board of Education work than we’re used to paying. Pyle, U.S.M.C.”), and Karen session of the 2020 cal- “We may have to look Each September the Knotts (daughter of Don endar year was largely for property west of Hardin town of Mt.