Mayors Meet with Knoxville's Destination ImagiNation Team
Mayor Haslam and Mayor Ragsdale met with the Destination ImagiNation team named "Knoxville Go For It." This team is the only one from Knoxville that will take part in the Destination ImagiNation Global Finals May 21-24 at the Convention Center and UT.
[NEWS RELEASE]
New Neighborhood Coordinator Named
Mayor Bill Haslam announced today that David Massey has agreed to become the City of Knoxville’s Neighborhood Coordinator.
Massey, who has extensive experience working on neighborhood and community issues, succeeds Jason Woodle, who has accepted an offer to join the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Corporate Responsibility and Diversity Organization.
[NEWS RELEASE]
City's 311 Call Center Celebrates
Three Year Anniversary
 The City of Knoxville’s Call 311 Center celebrates its third anniversary today - more than 600,000 calls after it began operations on the morning of May 5, 2005, by answering calls to a single city department.
Today the office’s seven-member staff handles non-emergency calls for all the city’s departments, something it took nearly 20 people across city government to do before the 311 System was established.
[NEWS RELEASE]
Mayor Presents Budget
Mayor Bill Haslam presented a 2008-2009 City of Knoxville budget Thursday showing that the city is in good financial condition despite a difficult economic climate nationwide.
The city’s budget includes funds to continue city services at current levels, escalates the city’s ongoing redevelopment efforts and unveils an ambitious plan to raise employee salaries to market rates in just three years – all without raising taxes or dipping into the city’s fund balance for operating money.
[NEWS RELEASE]
[TRANSCRIPT OF MAYOR'S SPEECH]
[PROPOSED BUDGET - PDF]
[EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLAN - PDF]
[View
Slideshow of Budget Luncheon]
SmartFIX40 I-40 Closure Information
A short section of Interstate 40 between James White Parkway (exit 388A) and Hall of Fame Drive (exit 389) are now closed for reconstruction.
Local traffic can use James White Parkway (exit 388A) and Hall of Fame Drive (exit 389) to access the downtown area, the South Knoxville Bridge and Neyland Drive. Traffic that normally passes through downtown on I-40 has to use I-640 or I-275 to bypass the closure.
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[DETOUR MAP - PDF]
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East Tennessee Healthcare Center Breaks Ground
Mayor Haslam, Mayor Ragsdale, Mike Edwards, Dr. Kamilia Kozlowski, Dr. Tracy Dobbs, and Dr. Terry Douglass spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony for the East Tennessee Healthcare Center on Wednesday, May 7. Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center and Tennessee Cancer Specialists
will anchor the new $35 million medical office development that will be located in the Dowell Springs Business Park.
[NEWS RELEASE]
Make Downtown Green, Block for Block
Downtown residents and businesses: Buy Green Power and help us reach our goal of 400 blocks – one for each of the 400 city blocks in downtown Knoxville, extending from just past Interstate 40 to the north, Blount Avenue to the south, Hall of Fame Drive to the east and 11th Street to the west. Block for block, we’ll have a green downtown.
[NEWS RELEASE]
Next Public Vehicle Auction May 12
 Vehicles impounded by the City of Knoxville Police Department or Codes Enforcement will be sold at Public Auction at the vehicle impoundment lot on Vice Mayor Jack Sharp Road (Formerly BMX Boulevard) beginning at 10:00 a.m. May 12, 2008.
[LIST OF VEHICLES - PDF]
Sundown In The City 2008
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| May 15 - North Mississippi All Stars, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Artvandalay |
Enjoy Knoxville's celebrated free outdoor concert series, Sundown in the City, presented by Regal Entertainment Group, at Market Square in downtown Knoxville every Thursday night thru July 3. NEXT UP: North Mississippi All Stars, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and Artvandalay on May 15.
[SUNDOWNINTHECITY.COM]
Lunchtime Tunes
 Enjoy
free live in studio performances weekdays at noon at the WDVX 89.9 FM studio
in Downtown Knoxville at 301 South Gay Street.
Blue Plate Special Offerings:
Fri., May 9: Daniel Wilson / Chuck Brodsky
Mon., May 12: Aron Wright and Daniel Elsworth
Tue., May 13: Gary Hensley Band / Laura Meyer
[MORE INFO]
Knoxville Events Coming Soon!
Listed below are just a few events coming soon
to Knoxville. To view more events CLICK
HERE.
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