Kingsport council approves rezoning, multiple appointments, budgets and contracts in single meeting

The Kingsport City Council handled a broad slate of business in one meeting, voting on zoning, appointments, budget adjustments, capital projects and contracts. Major council actions included approval of a Tyson Lane rezoning (R-1B to P-1) and votes to award construction contracts for water and sanitary-sewer extensions serving the Fieldcrest development. The council also approved appointments to boards and passed a range of resolutions and purchase authorizations.

Key outcomes and notable items:

- Appointments: The council approved four appointments to the regional planning commission: BJ Walsh (motion by Alderman Phillips; second Alderman Cooper; vote recorded as 6-0-1 with one abstention), Sharon Duncan reappointment (motion by Alderman George; second by Elizabeth Phillips; recorded 6-0-1 with one abstention), Tim Lorimer reappointment (motion by Alderman Baker; second by Alderman George; vote 7-0) and Curtis Montgomery appointment (motion and second noted; recorded as 6-0 with one abstention by the mayor). The council approved minutes for previous meetings (7-0).

- Zoning and land use: The council conducted a public hearing and approved an ordinance to rezone property on Tyson Lane from R-1B to P-1 (medical spa proposed). Staff said a traffic review will follow site-plan submission and that a medical spa in P-1 requires Board of Zoning Appeals approval. The ordinance passed 7-0.

- Budgets and taxes: A fiscal‑2025 budget adjustment ordinance (first and later final reading) was approved (votes recorded 7-0). The council also adopted the property tax rate ordinance on second reading for fiscal 2026 (row vote passed 6-1). The meeting included a resolution authorizing reconciliation and adjustment of remaining uncollectible property tax receivables for tax year 2014 (resolution passed…