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Residents raise concerns about East Knoxville greenway, ICE arrest and homelessness at public forum
Summary
During public forum residents urged the city to prioritize economic investment over greenway beautification in East Knoxville after a federal grant was cut, asked the mayor to act on an ICE arrest of a longtime resident, and described domestic-violence-related homelessness and gaps in services.
Several residents addressed the Knoxville City Council during the public forum portion of the meeting on neighborhood investment, immigration enforcement and homelessness.
Crystal Flack spoke about the East Knoxville Greenway (Corridor F), saying a $42,600,000 federal Neighborhood Access and Equity grant announced in March 2024 was eliminated in July 2025 when the federal program was defunded. Flack said the city’s…
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