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Some community members say Knoxville stadium deal would be a swing-and-a-miss for taxpayers
Critics of the downtown stadium project say public money would be better spent on education, community safety, and roads. Author: WBIR Staff, John Becker Published: 2:56 PM EST February 18, 2021 Updated: 7:02 PM EST February 18, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The cheers of fans and whacks from bats sending baseballs soaring through the skies of downtown may be a transformational vision for Knoxville, but critics of a new stadium proposal say that dream should not hinge on investments from taxpayers. It s an absolute boondoggle in every sense of the word, said one critic of the proposal to use $65 million in sales tax-backed bonds to build a new stadium for baseball, concerts, and other events on an old industrial site in East Knoxville.
Right now, demolition crews from Denark Construction are tearing down the old Lay s packing plant on Jackson Avenue below the James White Parkway.
Including the plant site, Boyd owns about 12 acres down there, most of which he s proposing to hand over for a publicly built stadium. In addition, he s planning to build surrounding apartments, retail shops and restaurants.
The South Knoxville native, the former head of Tennessee economic development under Gov. Bill Haslam, has assembled a group of investors for the $140 million commercial and residential part of the project.
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An overview of the Boyd property where a sports stadium could be built.
Howard High Grad Dr. Keith Bridges Assumes CCCE Executive Director Role Sunday, February 7, 2021
Following a nationwide search, UTC has selected Dr. Keith Bridges II to provide leadership as the executive director of The Center for Community and Career Education.
Prior to this position, over a span of 24 years, Dr. Bridges demonstrated global leadership and organizational skills in Australia, England, as well as the United States. Dr. Bridges has successfully facilitated more than 1,100 effective educational instructional lessons for low-income underserved audiences during progressive professional roles encompassing all aspects of executive administrative leadership.
Serving as a regional director for Education Development (Goulburn Valley, Australia), district manager of Sport and Youth Development (Melbourne, Australia), and youth outreach director (London, England) Dr. Bridges secured extensive funding while managing personnel to deliver educational life skills progra
UMass Issues Stay-at-Home Order for 2 Weeks Feb. 8, 6:24 a.m. The University of Massachusetts at Amherst ordered all students to "self-sequester" for two weeks. "Self-sequestration means that students must stay in their residences, both on and off campus, except to get meals, undergo twice-weekly COVID testing, or to attend medical appointments. In addition, to minimize