Of all the projects taking place in the City of Knoxville, the VA Campus redevelopment project will likely go down as the most significant of 2020. The land on the west side of town, which had been unused for several years, will soon see progress toward a long-term goal. Mayor Brian Hatch says that the early steps are complete, and that it’s an exciting time for the city.
“It’s a huge step forward for Marion County and the City of Knoxville. We’ve talked about it so many times, and that’s something we’d talked about for the last two or three years to acquire. We’re now in ownership of it. We had a few obligations that we had to meet in order to get that. The state Historical Office, we had to work with them throughout that process. Things are moving, I know we say it over and over again, that’s a long, slow process. We’ve got to be patient, but things are moving, and hopefully this coming year, we’ll start to see some progress out there.”
The Knoxville City Council approved City Manager Aaron Adams’ resignation at its meeting Monday evening. Mayor Brian Hatch says there is no clear direction on how to proceed with a replacement, but the council will spend the time until the next meeting to decide what will happen.
“The next step will be at our next meeting. There will be discussion as to an interim process. Do we appoint someone to an interim position? Then more discussion moving forward on a long-term scale, like what is council looking for? We have a lot of things on our plate. Aaron did a wonderful job for us, he did a lot for the community, so we’ll have big shoes to fill.”
The Knoxville City Council approved City Manager Aaron Adams’ resignation at its meeting Monday evening. Mayor Brian Hatch says there is no clear direction on how to proceed with a replacement, but the council will spend the time until the next meeting to decide what will happen.
“The next step will be at our next meeting. There will be discussion as to an interim process. Do we appoint someone to an interim position? Then more discussion moving forward on a long-term scale, like what is council looking for? We have a lot of things on our plate. Aaron did a wonderful job for us, he did a lot for the community, so we’ll have big shoes to fill.”