Kingsport plans to improve Lynn View fields
BLOUNTVILLE ‚¬â€ Sullivan County commissioners are getting their first official look at early concept drawings of what the city of Kingsport could do to improve the Lynn View athletic fields.
The Sullivan County Commission is considering giving those county-owned fields to the city.
City officials have said Kingsport would spend $100,000 on the fields within the next two years to improve community recreational opportunities at the site.
City Manager John Campbell, in a letter to County Mayor Steve Godsey dated June 22, indicates the citys total investment would be up to double that amount within two years counting the value of in-kind work provided by the citys public works and parks and recreation departments ‚¬â€ and will be followed by more investment within the first five years of city ownership of the property.
While we have consistently mentioned we plan to spend $100,000 to improve the Lynn View fields in the next two years, Im sure we will invest more in the first five years, Campbell wrote. We anticipate……
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