{"id":178854,"date":"2026-04-29T02:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/178854\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T02:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:40:09","slug":"knoxville-city-council-approves-first-reading-of-proposed-499m-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/178854\/","title":{"rendered":"Knoxville City Council approves first reading of proposed $499M budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Knoxville City Council met Tuesday night and discussed several topics, including Mayor Indya Kincannon\u2019s proposed $499 million net budget.<\/p>\n

Among the top items within the budget are an unchanged property tax rate, public safety accounting for more than 20% of the proposed budget to cover salaries and benefits for police officers and firefighters, affordable housing, improvements to parks and recreation facilities and Transforming Western, a multi-year investment to create hundreds of affordable houses.<\/p>\n

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In Tuesday night\u2019s meeting, the city council approved the first of two readings for the proposed net budget. With a legislative budget hearing and public hearing slated for May 7, council will vote on a second reading of the budget May 26.<\/p>\n

As for other items approved during the meeting, a $17 million grant will fund safety improvements on a 0.75-mile stretch of Chapman Highway between Blount Avenue and Woodlawn Pike. It will create a shared bicycle and pedestrian pathway that\u2019s separated from motorized vehicles, landscaped medians and enhanced pedestrian crossings at key intersections. A plan to partner with the Downtown Knoxville Alliance to purchase a small parcel at 314 Union Ave. near Krutch Park for $450,000 was also approved.<\/p>\n

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