June 2019

East Knoxville Community Meeting Agenda



Join us on Monday June 3rd for the sixth EKCM of 2019 featuring At-Large City Councilman Marshall Stair along with Vivian Underwood Shipe speaking about the 2020 U.S. Census...

Burlington Library; MondayJune 3rd at 6pm #EKCM

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What is XRP and how does it compare to BITCOIN?

Visit the East Knoxville Community Meeting Facebook page on May 7th for 'The Review' of the #EKCM.

Still looking for a place to have our first #EKCM Last Friday Lunch Around...

If you ever wanted to understand the nature and cause of the opioid problem please watch this short but informative video. Opioid addiction transcends ALL socio-economic considerations. #EKCM

June 3rd Speaker At-Large City Councilman Marshall Stair with candidate petition.

FAQs about XRP and how COINBASE facilitates the buy & sell of cyrptocurrency

BLOG Knxvl City Council: Recognize [RECODE] ‘Down&Distance’; Punt, PUNT NOW!

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Knoxville City Council, don’t go for the ‘OKEE-DOKE’! ReCode is a dog! ReCode is a losing hand! ReCode will be a millstone around all your necks for the balance of your time in public service. Many of you are reluctant to vote down ReCode because you don’t want the Mayor to leave office with a rotten egg on her face but as the expression goes: ‘Better her than each and every one of you’. It’s simple, the Camiros, Ltd. led ReCode effort has been a losing proposition from the outset because the Agenda 21 Socialist ‘agenda’ just doesn’t fly in Knoxville. Maybe this mess plays well in Chicago or San Francisco but not Knoxville!

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How did we get here you ask? It all really started when the Mayor(s) recruited and hired Asheville, NC Socialist Gerald Green to head the Metropolitan Planning Commission with a mandate to rewrite building and development codes affecting the City of Knoxville. Gerald is a good dude as Socialists go but I don’t like the idea of folks from another part of the country with an entirely different community value system from us being hired to come into to this city with fancy ideas that run contrary to who we are. Scruffy City Knoxville has its own character that is not improved by another culture’s character.

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Having the benefit of friendships on the City Council that predate even the tenure of the Council’s Elder Statesmen Sanders, Stair and Wallace, I have taken to jokingly advising council members to punt this ReCode pigskin deep in the territory of the next Mayor and City Council! Each time, I’ve gotten that far-away look that says “Maybe, just maybe we should vote to scrap this ill-fated code rewrite until a new Mayor and City Council is seated!”

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County Commissioner Michele Carringer reminding EVERYONE that the next Motley Crew Community Lunch is Jun 7th @ the Crowne Plaza ! # BeThereOrBeSquare #EKCM

Adult Literacy 101

Sheriff Tom Spangler; Aug 5th 6pm #EKCM

Had no idea there were so many benefits derived from Hemp seeds & fiber. Though this may be a major part of our agricultural future, view this short video to view the vast past of hemp in the U.S. and around the world. #EKCM

Adult Learning Principles in Action...

Visit the new Tommy Trent's Sports Saloon Downtown on Market Square. #EKCM

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Save The Date: July 1, 2019 as Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs takes the #EKCM stage!

In August, we welcome to the East Knoxville Community Meeting stage Knox County Sheriff Tom 'Spanky' Spangler.

EKCM Mayoral Candidate Forum Hosted by District 6 Councilwoman Gwen McKenzie . June 8th, Vine Middle School; 11-noon

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"East Knoxville is the weft thread from which the tapestry, that is Knoxville, is woven."

The Journey of Electrical Energy

[Blog continued...]

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And yes, I am well aware that the current Mayor will not appreciate the City Council rebuking her efforts to remake Knoxville but you and each of you with a vote have an obligation to us FIRST! Your obligation to her is largely ceremonial so I implore you all to ask yourselves this one complex question that warrants one simple answer: ‘In your heart of hearts, do you really believe that the citizens who voted you into office really want you to use your vote to approve a 400-page rewrite of codes that, though maybe outdated, certainly aren’t so broken that this radical a change is necessary? I think you and each of you can agree that the best course of action is to PUNT!

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Stephanie Welch , you’ve had a seat at the table for this process and must be sensing that this is a bad situation that needs additional consideration if not a full-throated rejection of the final work product. Between me an you, your best course of action is to explain why the whole 400-page 'puzzle' should be reviewed by the next council before a final vote is taken. Seema Singh , you too would do well to explain to citizens – as only you can – why delaying a vote on ReCode or scrapping it would be the truest way express the will of the people. This will give Gwen , Andrew , Mark , George and Lauren a solid reason to pin this ill-fated initiative on the next mayor & council. Marshall also needs punt cover to catch up to his opponent Eddie Mannis who also calls for a PUNT!

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As it relates to East Knoxville’s 6 ^th District, we must be particularly mindful of aspects of the Agenda 21 motivated ReCode initiative that will make it much easier for real estate development profiteers like KCDC (Knoxville Community Development Corporation) to orchestrate the creation of inordinate number of group homes and halfway houses that the current city administration has allowed to flourish in our communities for the last several years. THINK ABOUT IT: It’s no coincidence that Nikki Giovanni was recognized with a sign acknowledging that she was RIGHT and the City Government that gave us Urban Renewal on the backs of East Knoxville Communities was wrong, Wrong, WRONG!

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“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me”! #EKCM

Flooding and what causes it...

On October 7, 2019, Attorney General Charme Allen will take the stage for a third time as our featured Guest Speaker. General Allen has been a popular speaker in the past and we have not doubts that she'll captivate our audience once again.

Whether the topic is the fight against the criminal element in the opioid crisis or dealing with violent crimes and/or gang activity - General Allen will share info on what's being done!

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