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Starting July 1, Jared Drive will be vacated and the road closed. Eastman Chemical Company is the applicant for the Jared Drive right-of-way vacating and owns the land surrounding the proposed vacating. This vacating will accommodate a railway expansion by Eastman.
The distance of Jared Drive right-of-way being vacated by the city is approximately 1,500 feet. The construction of a new cul-de-sac turnaround that terminates the southeastern end (at the railroad tracks crossing Jared Drive) of the vacated portion of Jared Drive has already began.
The existing Riverport Road connection to South Wilcox Drive will remain open, as that section of roadway is not affected by this closure.
The portion of Jared Drive abutting South Wilcox Drive that is currently owned by the State of Tennessee is being vacated by the state simultaneously with the city vacating. If you have any questions, please contact Savannah Garland at 423-343-9783.
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The City of Kingsport is continuing to make progress on a $3 million water meter replacement project with the latest goal being to return to normal, 30-day billing cycles later this summer.
The water meter replacement project dates back to December 2020, when the batteries in some water meters started to fail. As a result, the city’s water services department was not able to electronically detect an accurate reading of water usage.
In response, the city began replacing these water meters with new ones in the spring of 2021. To date, approximately 16,700 water meters have been replaced throughout the city.
“All of these new water meters have been programmed by the company and we’ve started using the drive-by reading system this week,” said Deputy City Manager Ryan McReynolds. “This should allow us to greatly speed up the water meter reading process.”
Once the city receives readings through the entire system and reprograms any water meters that may not be programmed correctly, the base station and repeaters will be turned on. This will allow the city to obtain readings remotely, without having to drive by or manually read the water meters.
Kingsport anticipates having all remaining water meters in its 39,000-count system replaced with new ones within the next couple of years.
Please note – Your water meter is registering the correct water usage and you’re not being overbilled for your water. If you have any further questions about your water bill, please call 423-343-9860.
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Dale Phipps, Chief of Police 200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department • www.KingsportPDBlog.com |
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| SUBJECT: | Fireworks are Illegal in the City of Kingsport—Even on Independence Day | |||
| DATE: | July 27, 2022 | |||
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| The following is a reminder to area citizens that not only are fireworks potentially dangerous, but they are also very much illegal inside the city limits of Kingsport, EVEN ON INDEPENDENCE DAY.
When reporting fireworks disturbances, please DO NOT CALL 911, unless the fireworks have created an actual emergency, such as a fire or serious injury. Fireworks disturbances should be reported by calling the non-emergency number for Kingsport Central Dispatch which is 423-246-9111. The Kingsport Police Department strongly recommends leaving fireworks to trained and licensed professionals and encourages citizens to instead enjoy an officially sanctioned fireworks show. Violations of the City of Kingsport Fireworks Ordinance are subject to a penalty of $123.75 for each count, to include the fine and associated court costs. See below for the Ordinance itself: City of Kingsport Ordinance 42-112 (a) For the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens and residents of the city, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, use, discharge, possess with the intent to discharge, or offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail or keep with intent to sell at retail, fireworks in the city. Please consider the following opportunities this summer for your safe and legal fireworks viewing pleasure: · Saturday, July 2, 2022: Kingsport’s Red White and Boom Independence Day Celebration on Main Street in Downtown Kingsport. Immediately following the concert will be “the largest Independence Day fireworks display in Kingsport history.” For further information, please visit: https://thisiskingsport.com/event/red-white-and-boom-independence-day-celebration-2/ · July 3, July 8, July 30, and August 6, 2022: A total of four (4) Kingsport Axmen postgame fireworks shows at Hunter Wright Stadium, located at 800 Granby Road in Kingsport. For further information, please visit: https://www.appyleague.com/kingsport/tickets/promotions · July 23, 2022: Kingsport Fun Fest Eastman Fireworks Spectacular immediately following the concert, viewable from J. Fred Johnson Stadium and Memorial Park in Kingsport. For further information, please visit: https://funfest.net/events/eastman-fireworks-spectacular |
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Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit 423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-343-9749 (FAX) ThomasMPatton |
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The City of Kingsport’s Stormwater Department, with the help of the Office of Cultural Arts and Engage Kingsport, is seeking local artists and creative minds to paint five storm drains to raise awareness about the importance of protecting our rivers, stream habitat, and aquatic wildlife.
To enter the contest:
- Send a color sketch of your proposed artwork around a storm drain.
- Artwork may include the street, sidewalk or both.
- Text is encouraged to convey the educational stormwater message.
- Be sure to include your name, phone and email.
The deadline to submit entries is August 5. The winners will be selected later that month. The five winning artists will receive $150 and their chance to leave their artistic talents on the streets of Kingsport.
The artists will each receive one quart of red, yellow, blue, white and black. Artists will start painting the first week of September. For complete rules and guidelines, please visit kingsporttn.gov and search ‘storm drain art contest.’
This year’s contest is sponsored by Barge Designs, Bishop & Co., Gresham Smith and Now or Never Tattoo.
For more information about the contest, please visit this link: 2022 Storm Drain Art Contest