Repairs to the slope failures along the Greenbelt section behind Action Athletics, near the covered bridge, are expected to begin March 16. Work is estimated to be complete by April 8.   

Thomas Construction will be the contractor performing this work for the city.

This section of the Greenbelt and surrounding staging area will remain closed until the repairs are done.

If you have any questions, contact Hank Clabaugh with the City of Kingsport Engineering Division at 229-9475.  Thanks for your cooperation during this improvement project.

In an effort to make the Model City just a little bit greener, the city’s stormwater division plans to distribute 200 tree seedlings to the public later this month – all free of charge.

“From our standpoint, trees are good. They absorb storm water resulting in less runoff within the city,” said Amanda McMullen, stormwater quality control technician. “The more trees we can get planted in the city, the better.”

Two-hundred trees have been ordered – 50 each of Sugar Maple, Redbud, White Dogwood and Scarlet Oak. The seedlings will be distributed at Keep Kingsport Beautiful’s garden seminar at the Kingsport Public Library on March 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Limit 10 per person.

McMullen will also be set up in Glen Bruce Park on March 19 from 9 a.m. to noon distributing tree seedlings. If you cannot make either event, you can call McMullen at 423-229-9325 and schedule a time to pick up tree seedlings at the city’s Water Services Center (Old Pet Dairy building) at 1113 Konnarock Road.

The U.S. Forest Service reports that every dollar spent on planting and caring for a community tree yields benefits that are two to five times that investment—benefits that include cleaner air, lower energy costs, improved water quality and storm water control and increased property values.

For more than 35 years, Kingsport has been recognized as a Tree City USA for its forestry efforts, which includes maintaining over 12,000 trees and 15 acres of landscaping within the city. Kingsport also maintains a Level II Arboretum Certification that requires labeling and mapping of more than 60 tree species within Borden Park.

The City of Kingsport is pleased to announce that new customers can now sign up for water service online at the city’s website (www.kingsporttn.gov).

Simply click the “City Services” link at the top of the city’s homepage and then click the “Customer Service” link under “City Information.” Finally, select the “Start New Water Service” button on the right hand side of the page.

You can find that page here.

From there you can follow the instructions to apply for water service. Please keep in mind it can take up to 5 days to get an account set up. If you need immediate assistance, please visit City Hall in person at 415 Broad Street.

“In this day and age, more and more people are managing finances online, so it only made sense for the City of Kingsport to offer this service to our residents,” said Accounting Supervisor Scott LaNasa. “We want to make the process of signing up for water service quick and easy. We think we’ve done just that.”

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY FOR WATER SERVICE

1. When starting a new service, please provide an electronic copy of your driver’s license, current lease/rental/purchase agreement and a completed water service application.
2. Send all of the above items to Installs@kingsporttn.gov.
3. After all of that documentation has been provided, a Customer Service representative will call and verify the information and ask for your social security number. Please note, it can take up to 5 days to get the account set up.
4. Once the account has been set up and information verified, you will get an account number to make the payment to start service.
5. Once payment had been made, Customer Service will issue the order to turn on the service at the requested residence.

For more information, please reach out to Customer Service at 423-343-9860.