Friday, December 11, 2009

December 11th Update

City staff is continuing to meet with institutions, property owners, and business owners along the corridor to review the draft form code and to share the concept designs for the streetscape project. If you would like to meet with staff to discuss these items, please contact Anne Wallace, awallace@cityofknoxville.org. We would be happy to meet with you. We will continue to reach out to various stakeholders in this area while we are awaiting the approval of the Categorical Exclusion request for the streetscape project and the consultant's review of the form based code.

Additionally, KUB held a public meeting on Thursday, December 10 at Knoxville Redeemer Church for a proposed Electric Substation. Concept designs were available for viewing and the public had an opportunity to comment and ask questions of several KUB employees. KUB representatives mentioned that additional information may be available on their website for anyone unable to attend last night's meeting.

PUBLIC NOTICE:
Neyland Drive Lane Closures – KUB crews will temporarily close the inside east- and westbound lanes on a section of Neyland Drive between Lake Loudoun Boulevard and Leinard Lane daily from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., starting on Monday, December 14, and lasting through, Friday, December 18, as temporary paving is installed in the median in advance of work on the wastewater collection system. One east- and one westbound lane of Neyland Drive will remain open during this period. All lanes on this section of Neyland Drive will be reopened during overnight hours.

Monday, December 7, 2009

December 7th Update

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Ft. Sanders Long Range Planning Meeting last Thursday. We are editing the Recommendations and Implementation Strategies to reflect the comments from the full committee. The recommendations should be available to post soon.

Up coming meetings of interest for the Ft. Sanders Community:

* CITY TO PROVIDE OVERVIEW OF HENLEY STREET BRIDGE PROJECT
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 6:00PM
Graystone Presbyterian Church
139 Woodlawn Pike, in South Knoxville.

John Hunter, chief traffic engineer for the City of Knoxville, will provide an overview of the project. Officials of the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will be on hand to answer questions.

The five-lane bridge, built in 1930, is due for extensive repairs. The entire deck has to be replaced, along with the supports leading from the arches to the deck. No date has been established for the work.

* PROPOSED UT SUBSTATION PUBLIC MEETING
Thursday, December 10, 6-7 p.m.
Knoxville Redeemer Church (Chapel/Multipurpose Room)
1642 Highland Avenue

The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the proposed construction of an electric substation at the corner of Dale Avenue and N. Seventeenth Street.

Please contact KUB at 594-7531 if you have questions about the meeting.