Year 1 OneKingsport Project List
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Housing – 46%
- Expand housing development cost reduction options
- Improve code enforcement
- Study creation of neighborhood leadership panel
- Guidelines for creation of Neighborhood Councilsv
- Market nearer to career benefits (M2K* budget)
- Forgivable home improvements loans (in current CDBG** budget for low income families)
- Market retiree and military friendly locale to movers (M2K budget)
- Redevelopment of public housing
- *M2K – Move to Kingsportv
- **CDBG – Community Development Block Grant
- Downtown Improvement – 17%
- Downtown Master Plan
- Target Downtown retail, restaurants, incentives
- Improve greenspace in Downtown
- Tactical urbanism (small projects/big impacts)
- Historic designation for Broad Street/Enhance Tax Credit Availability
- Downtown Lighting (addition study needed)
- Arts & Entertainment – 17%
- Outdoor Venue Space – General Shale Land Purchase
- Outdoor venue Space Consultant – Environmental Review
- Public Mural Program
- Job Creation & Entrepreneurship – 9%
- Develop initial plan for a product Creation Center
- Create a Makerspace summit
- Economic Development Portal
- Destination City Investments – 5%
- Bays Mountain Business Plan
- Reservoir Road local match
- Provide resources for increased landscaping and maintenance citywide
- Riverfront Development
- Directional Signage for assets
- Enhance appearance of Cement Hill
- Infrastructure and Utility upgrades for Bays Mountain Park
- Health & Wellness – 3%
- Continue support of Healthy Kingsport
- Study regulatory incentives and options for developments to include healthy infrastructure
- Study private incentives for business to improve health outcomes for employees
- Increase awareness of access points to healthy infrastructure
- Study private incentives for restaurants to offer healthy options
- Prepare facility plan for Health Resources Center at Lynn View
Higher Education -3%
Master Plan Academic Village
Master Plan Academic Village
