City of Knoxville
Bill Haslam, Mayor
Knox County
Mike Ragsdale, Mayor

Monthly Archives: April 2009

2nd Public Meeting: permanent supportive housing

April 28, 2009 – 11:40 am

On March 30, the TYP began to engage in an important conversation with the community about permanent supportive housing.
In order for permanent housing to succeed, it must be developed and operated in such a way that it serves the interests of PSH residents AND the interests of their neighbors. If both sets of interests can [...]

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Minvilla fully funded

April 22, 2009 – 8:22 am

City Council has approved the contracts governing allocations of funding for Minvilla Manor. This means that the funding is secured for this complicated and difficult project.
The News-Sentinel’s Hayes Hickman has been covering the Minvilla saga and reports here.
If you want to know more about the project, you can visit our Minvilla website. This is cross [...]

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Minvilla to re-bid

April 6, 2009 – 10:46 am

As reported here last Friday, Minvilla Manor, the permanent supportive housing project at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, will be re-bid.
Minvilla was originally advertised through invitations to pre-qualified firms and in professional forums. It was not publicly advertised in the newspaper because that was not required. Four construction companies bid on the project [...]

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Advisory Board meeting: Thursday, April 2

April 1, 2009 – 7:00 am

The Ten-Year Plan Advisory Board meets quarterly. The TYP AB is an advisory board. It offers guidance and acts as a sounding board, but does not act in a directive capacity. At every meeting, the TYP staff present a progress report. Click here to review those reports and to learn more about the AB.
The TYP [...]

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