City of Knoxville, TN
08/28/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 08/28/2025 15:16
Councilwoman McKenzie Plans Motion to Postpone Vote
The City Council office included the following statement with the agenda for the Sept. 2, 2025, City Council meeting:
CITY COUNCILWOMAN GWEN MCKENZIE INTENDS TO MOTION TO POSTPONE A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SALE AND DEVELOPMENT OF CITY PROPERTY TO EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION
In order to provide her colleagues on City Council, community members, and herself more time to listen to questions, suggestions, and concerns, Councilwoman McKenzie intends to motion to postpone the following agenda item for two weeks:
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Purchase and Development Agreement with Emerald Youth Foundation for the development of certain real property located on the south side of Magnolia Avenue bounded by Beaman Street, Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, and Alice Street in order to serve youth and families throughout east Knoxville and the broader community by providing educational enrichment, sports, wellness and other activities.
This item will appear on the agenda at the next regular meeting of City Council on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Councilmember McKenzie intends on moving to postpone this item for two weeks at the time Council adopts their agenda, which occurs near the beginning of the meeting.
The agenda for this meeting can be found here: KnoxvilleTN.gov/agenda.
CITY COUNCILWOMAN GWEN MCKENZIE INTENDS TO MOTION TO POSTPONE A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SALE AND DEVELOPMENT OF CITY PROPERTY TO EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION
In order to provide her colleagues on City Council, community members, and herself more time to listen to questions, suggestions, and concerns, Councilwoman McKenzie intends to motion to postpone the following agenda item for two weeks:
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Purchase and Development Agreement with Emerald Youth Foundation for the development of certain real property located on the south side of Magnolia Avenue bounded by Beaman Street, Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, and Alice Street in order to serve youth and families throughout east Knoxville and the broader community by providing educational enrichment, sports, wellness and other activities.
This item will appear on the agenda at the next regular meeting of City Council on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Councilmember McKenzie intends on moving to postpone this item for two weeks at the time Council adopts their agenda, which occurs near the beginning of the meeting.
The agenda for this meeting can be found here: KnoxvilleTN.gov/agenda.
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