With pressure from nagging downtown activists, the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization passed a resolution asking state officials to consider rerouting I-40 through Kentucky. “At first we thought shifting traffic out of the downtown area and onto I-640 would be sufficient. But then we realized that was still too close. We feel shifting all traffic…
Day: October 10, 2003
‘Annex me,’ offers resident
In a noble gesture to take one for the team, Kingston Woods resident Junior Barnes has offered to have his property annexed if it will cause the Mayor to “..leave us the f*** alone.” According to Barnes, his property is worth a lot more than those Mayor Ashe is trying to annex. “I’m sick of…