Wed
May 30 2007
07:48 am
Island Home update
By: R. Neal

In an update to the story you first saw here, City Council has imposed a 14 day moratorium on issuing building permits for lots along Spence Place in Island Home.

Hayes Hickman at the Knoxville News Sentinel has this report, with this map showing the old and new property lines.

Councilman Joe Hultquist requested the moratorium "to allow city planners the time to correct an unnoticed but longstanding problem with the neighborhood's platting maps."

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Rachel's picture

The moratorium will expire

Submitted by Rachel on Wed, 2007/05/30 - 1:27pm.

The moratorium will expire next Tuesday, when Council is expected to take this up again.

I believe there is a meeting today between Councilman Hultquist, MPC staff, and City Law staff to talk about options. Seems like a good start.

jbr's picture

Anytime i see 'MPC' I think

Submitted by jbr on Wed, 2007/05/30 - 4:13pm.

Anytime i see 'MPC' I think trouble. Maybe they will surprise me.

zoomfactor's picture

Flip and run

Submitted by zoomfactor on Wed, 2007/05/30 - 6:19pm.

Guess that potential buyer wasn't REALLY going to just build a "guesthouse" and live there happily ever after. Surprise, surprise.

jbr's picture

That area is one of the

Submitted by jbr on Thu, 2007/05/31 - 11:29am.

That area is one of the 'neat' areas of Knoxville. Cherokee Park is another. When I was thinking of South Knox Waterfornt development I would like to think about the existing 'coolest' parts of the area, and use those for the theme for waterfront.

We already know we like them and wish other areas were more that form. Here is a chance to do it, and we get someone from Boston? to tell us what we would like. How often do you and your friends say 'Let's go over to that building and hang out beside it this afternoon.'

How often does a politician tell a developer "That's enough' or 'Those people are happy, we will leave it alone.'

Up Goose Creek's picture

Consultants

Submitted by Up Goose Creek on Sat, 2007/06/02 - 6:30pm.

I would like to think about the existing 'coolest' parts of the area, and use those for the theme for waterfront

I agree. I had a meeting with the consultants about my little acre and it irked me when the architect used the word "cachet". I'm thinking about words like "charming" and "convivial".

The design team included Ann Coulter of Chattanooga (the OTHER Ann Coulter) who has facilitated some great renovation projects of low & moderate income neighborhoods.

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