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March 20, 2017 www.knoxfocus.com Now offering onlinePAGE A1 auction services Fountain City Auction for all of your auction needs (865)604-3468 fountaincityauction.com FREE Take One! March 20, 2017 City Council Historic Speedway Circle home taken by city By Mike Steely [email protected] Angela Fields and the home house is “unusual” and house can remain, it’s in businessman. Over the city regardless of the esti- is in poor shape. The Aban- explained that in 1927 the rough shape,” she said. years houses developed mated value of the prop- A two-story old house on doned, Blighted and Vacant home was moved there Apparently the home dates on both sides of the former erty. Speedway Circle in East Properties Committee rec- from Gay Street. She said to 1899. racetrack. The council approved an Knoxville and the lot next ommended the action and the inside of the house is Speedway Circle is a his- The city council also final- application for $2.9 million to the home have been the request to the coun- totally gutted. toric neighborhood just ized an ordinance requir- in grant funds from the U.S. approved for condemna- cil came from the Depart- “Hopefully someone will off Martin Luther King, ing financial responsibili- Department of Housing tion or purchase by the ment of Community Devel- want to buy it,” she said, Jr., Avenue. It was creat- ty for any vehicle released and Urban Development Knoxville City Council. opment. noting that restoration of ed as a horserace track by and driven from the city’s for lead-based paint con- The properties, at 3738 Community Develop- the inside is required with Calvin Johnson, a former impoundment lot and trol. If granted the city must and 3740 Speedway, are ment Director Becky Wade such a purchase. slave who became a prom- approved the selling of sur- match it by 10 percent. believed to be owned by told the council that the “We’re not sure the inent and wealthy Knoxville plus real property by the Continued on page 2 ‘Umbrella’ HAPPINESS IS... benefits discussed at Luke Smith is quickly greeted on the court by jubilant teammates and coaches after his conference game-winning shot in Catholic’s 56-53 semi- By Mike Steely final win over Nashville Whites Creek in the [email protected] TSSAA Class AA state tournament Friday. Knoxville Catholic’s historic season came The annual Knoxville to an end Saturday in the Class AA state Neighborhood Conference championship game when the top ranked brought many community Irishmen fell to Nashville Maplewood 60-57. leaders together earlier The Panthers got off to an early lead and led this month and one of the most of the game as Catholic was hampered most interesting ideas was by foul trouble. Catholic’s standout senior hatched at the “Umbrella point guard Luke Smith missed most of the Group” workshop. The dis- third quarter as he was sidelined with three cussion and presentation, fouls. Catholic was led by Brock Jancek (16 one of more than 22 work- points), Davari Reeder (11 points) and Smith shops offered, was mod- (10 points). The game came down to the last erated by Ronnie Collins, play when Smith’s desperation 70-foot shot president of the Alice Bell- failed to go in. Spring Hill Neighborhood See more coverage on the boys’ state tour- Association. The panel- nament in Sports & Recreation section C. ists were Jennifer Wright Photo By Luther Simmons. of the Fourth and Gill Cont. on page 3 Number of candidates for city council growing By Mike Steely [email protected] And two, a bill currently in the Tennessee Legislature Eight people have listed could pass and make all their treasurers in the 6th public elections partisan, District City Council race, meaning that the local all hoping to capture the school board and city seat now held by term-lim- council races would run by ited Daniel Brown. Brown party affiliation in future served as the first African- elections. American mayor of Knox- Currently the city elec- ville after the election of tions are non-partisan. PHOTO BY MIKE STEELY. the city mayor to governor The top two winners of the Knox Heritage’s Todd Morgan speaks to Town Hall East members about revitalizing their neighborhoods during and before the election of primary in August go on the group’s quarterly meeting recently. Madeline Rogero as the to the General Election in city’s first female mayor. November. Only voters in The historically African- the open Districts 1,2,3,4 American district has been and 6 may vote in the pri- Town Hall East hears from Knox Heritage hugely Democratic but two mary but everyone in the By Mike Steely situations could present city registered to vote can [email protected] revitalize their area. He said that Knox Heritage would an “elephant in the room” select the candidates for like to consider each area for development. for the area. One, commu- those districts in the gen- Knox Heritage’s Todd Morgan, Director of Preser- “There’s lots of history in the different parts of East nity activist Michael Cov- eral election. vation Field Services, told Town Hall East neighbor- Knoxville,” he said. He spoke about efforts in Burling- ington, an African-Ameri- With the huge number of hood members that East Knoxville has lots of history ton and answered questions, one dealing with afford- can Republican who ran candidates so far it could to save and noted that there are several communities able housing as a neighborhood changes. for county commission and well mean that Covington within the area. “Gentrification is not what we want to see happen,” lost to Evelyn Gill, could could emerge as number Morgan was speaking recently at the quarterly meet he said. possibly change the dis- of the group and asked if the members would like Morgan said that a community’s progress or trict’s party representation. Continued on page 3 to have a more active role in the ongoing effort to Continued on page 3 2013 HONDA CIVIC Over 20 to Choose From $12,890 STK#P035505A ALL RUSTY WALLACE HONDA POWER & 8659384222 I75CALLAHAN, N.KNOX AUTOMATIC www.rustywallacehonda.com PAGE A2 The Knoxville Focus March 20, 2017 The Most Common Types of Parenting Schedules When individu- most of the days familiar with the absen- without seeing their chil- each parent will get a week or second if they desire or als who have chil- of the year, with tee father getting visita- dren. or two of uninterrupted vis- they can keep the same dren get divorced holidays being tion every other weekend, Another option is to do itation so that they can go schedule every year. they are required dealt with specif- however, many parents an alternating 4/3 sched- on vacation with the chil- Jedidiah McKeehan is to enter in to a ically in the plan. these days are pushing for ule. That means that one dren somewhere. an attorney practicing in “Parenting Plan.” For example, the a 50/50 custody plan. parent would get Monday Likewise, on the Christ- Knox County and surround- This plan dictates parents might How do you implement a and Tuesday each week, mas holiday from school, ing counties. He works in who gets the chil- alternate year to 50/50 plan though when the other parent would get one parent will take the chil- many areas, including dren on what By Jedidiah year the Thanks- there are 7 days a week? Wednesday and Thursday, dren from when they get out criminal, personal injury, dates. This plan McKeehan giving holiday, or Most people use a 2-week and then the parents would of school until December landlord-tenant, probate, attorneyknoxville@ stays in place gmail.com the mother might time period for exchang- alternate weekends with 24 or 25 at some agreed and estate planning. Visit until the children get every 4th of ing children. Some parents the children. upon time, and then the attorney-knoxville.com for turn 18 or graduate from July and father gets every decide to do week on, week What happens during other parent will get the more information about high school, whichever Labor Day. off visitation. This does the summer when the chil- children until they return to this legal issue and other comes later. As to the day to day not always work though, dren are not in school? Typ- school. The parents have legal issues. The plan will have a day schedule, what does that because many parents do ically, the children will stay the option of alternating to day schedule that covers look like? Most people are not want to go a full week on the same schedule but who gets the children first Opposition to historic overlay continues By Mike Steely [email protected] community,” she notes. Seraphin also charges The Parkridge neigh- that the proposed historic borhood in East Knoxville zoning would “further con- continues to be split over a tribute to the lack of qual- proposed Historic Overlay ity affordable housing for that could expand to cover minorities.” some 700 homes. Current- The petition, still being ly the H-1 zoning covers circulated, urges the city about 180 homes. council to reject the propos- Last week a petition al “in its current form” and against the H-1 proposal thus preserve Parkridge’s was placed on the inter- “current unique demo- net by Dr. Sally Seraphin of graphic mix.” Washington Avenue and, “We will keep the peti- as of Wednesday, had 52 tion going until we are supporters.
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