The collective mood is bouncing between optimism and pessimism over the realization the ambitious effort to reconnect communities just got harder.

Through eminent domain between 1959-74, the city acquired significant tracts of property for the construction of the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum.

Mayor Indya Kincannon told Knox News on July 9 that if voters endorse the half a percent sales tax hike on Nov. 4, the revenue it generates is promised to other plans.

The collective mood is bouncing between optimism and pessimism over the realization the ambitious effort to reconnect communities just got harder.

The federal grant would have put $42.7 million into paths for eastside residents to walk or bike to areas that have been difficult to access since urban removal.

Through eminent domain, the city acquired significant tracts of property for the construction of the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum.