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Welcome to the City Blog! Here you will find news and notes about City of Knoxville services, updates on ongoing projects, links to community events, and much more. If you have questions or comments about the Blog, please email
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May 2018 - Posts
Coming in June: RFP for McCalla Avenue Property
It's now a vacant, battleship-gray hulk of a building. But that could change in the near future. City and Knoxville Entrepreneur Center staff see its potential as a new Maker space, ri ...
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Posted by
evreeland
On May 31, 2018 at 11:55 AM
Public Works Week: Arrival of First Wave of Major Fleet Replacements
by Nick Bradshaw Deputy Director, Fleet Services | City staff in front of four new knuckleboom arrivals. The City took delivery this week of five medium-duty trucks, five snow plows and five ...
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Posted by
Guest
On May 25, 2018 at 11:24 PM
Public Works Week: Plans Review and Inspections Dept. Focuses on Life Safety
Jim Tente, Building and Plans Review Chief, measures fire exit options on some construction plans. Any new parent or anyone who has ever delved into a survival book/television show knows how easy ...
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Posted by
Guest
On May 25, 2018 at 8:00 PM
Public Works Week: LED Retrofit Reveals the Power of Public Works
LED lights installed in a street light on MLK Jr. Blvd. There are roughly 30,000 street lights in the City of Knoxville limits, but it’s likely that most of those lights go unnoticed until one go ...
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Posted by
Guest
On May 25, 2018 at 7:50 PM
Public Works Week: Traffic Engineering Improves the Way Knoxville Moves
City Traffic Engineering crew paints markings on Sevier Avenue. Knoxville’s Traffic Engineering Department has 33 technicians and engineers managing the City’s traffic system 24/7. This traffi ...
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On May 25, 2018 at 1:09 PM
Mary Vestal Greenway Extension: Brought to You by Public Works
Crews paving a section of Mary Vestal Greenway that passes through a community center parking lot. The City of Knoxville currently has 112 miles of existing greenways and trails overseen by the P ...
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Guest
On May 25, 2018 at 10:55 AM
Two West Jackson Avenue Streetscape Projects Completed
At a Thursday, May 24, ribbon-cutting, celebrating the completion of two West Jackson Avenue streetscape projects, Old City old-timers reminisced about what the neighborhood looked like and felt l ...
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evreeland
On May 24, 2018 at 3:56 PM
Save Our Sons Initiative Partners Plan for Busy Summer
The Mayor’s Save Our Sons Partner Roundtable met last week to share their current efforts to support boys and young men of color ages 14-24 and the future of those efforts. Representatives from SE ...
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ptravis
On May 24, 2018 at 1:55 PM
Public Works Week: Street Sweeping Does More than Clean Knoxville's Roadways
For all but five hours in a 24-hour day, there’s a City street getting cleaned by one of the Public Service Department's 19-ton street sweeper machines. Sound like a lot of street sweeping? It ...
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On May 24, 2018 at 10:51 AM
Public Works Week: Fleet Services Spotlight
By Nick Bradshaw Deputy Director of Fleet Services | For one week in May every year – May 20-26 this year – Public Works Departments across the State and across the nation have the opportunity ...
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On May 22, 2018 at 4:08 PM
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Recent Posts
Stadium Halfway Completed: Wooden Roof Installed - Next Up, Light Poles!
Meet Your Neighborhood Firefighters! Hundreds Attend Easter Egg Hunt / Open House at Station 12
City Employee Hard at Work for 50 Years: 'I Love My Job, I Love Keeping Busy'
Residents Weigh in on Future of McClung Redevelopment
Urban Wilderness: 1 week, 2 milestones
Congratulations to KPD's Newly Promoted Officers!
#PublicWorksWednesday: Dirty Lots and Neighborhood Codes
KPD Officer Delivers Groceries to Snowbound 90-Year-Old: 'I Love Taking Care of My Community'
KFD Provided Life-saving Help During the Snowstorm: 'We Made a Difference'
Fleet Services Technicians Worked 24/7 to Keep City Plow & Salt Trucks on the Road 24/7
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