Johnson City now has a home for its new visitors center.
City commissioners voted Thursday to purchase the two-story portion of the old Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway train depot at 300 Buffalo St. for $750,000 from Beacon Financial Credit Union.
The single-story section, which used to be home to Tupelo Honey Cafe before it closed in 2018, is not part of this deal.
âThe potential for the visitors center is very profound,â Convention and Visitors Bureau Board Chair Andy Marquart told commissioners Thursday.
Marquart said the location makes sense, particularly in light of the nearby development on West Walnut Street and the buildingâs proximity to East Tennessee State University and downtown.
Johnson City commissioners are preparing to make perhaps the most consequential decision of their tenure.
After about 15 years in the position, City Manager Pete Peterson is planning to retire at the end of 2021. As commissioners gear up to pick his replacement, the body interviewed four national search firms over the span of two hours last Thursday.
The four recruiting agencies â Baker Tilley, Strategic Government Resources, Slavin Management Consultants and Colin Baenziger & Associates â were whittled down from an initial list of 10 that responded to the cityâs recent request for proposals.
To narrow down the candidates, Human Resources Director Steve Willis evaluated each firmâs public sector experience, their number of placements and what percentage of their placements were city managers versus other positions. Mayor Joe Wise also received all 10 proposals.
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After much discussion, the city council decided unanimously to hire the firm. Other candidates were Strategic Government Resource and Colin Baenziger & Associates.
The three candidates were closely aligned in price and time frame, but at least two of the council members said they were not impressed with the work Strategic Government Resources did during the previous two times they worked for the city.
âI wasnât all that thrilled with the process last time,â council member Rick LaLance said, adding that he was not happy with the candidates the company brought to the city.
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