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“It’s Friday. Time for another weekly update. This week, I helped cut the ribbon at Amazon’s new last mile facility at the old East Town Mall, I welcomed the Energy Technology and Environmental Business Association’s Business Opportunities & Technical Conference to Knox County and toured Tactical Kinetics in West Knox County.
We will be hosting two public information meetings this month to seek community input on the East Knox Mobility Study. These meetings will help identify key transportation challenges, set priorities, and shape the final recommendations for the study.
The first meeting is on Thursday, November 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Carter High School. The second one is on Wednesday, November 13, also from 5 to 7 p.m. at Gibbs Middle School. For more information, please contact Mandi Benedict at mandi.benedict@knoxcounty.org.
The Knoxville-Knox County Office of Housing Stability is kicking off a series of public listening sessions to gather input for our 5-year strategic plan to address homelessness. These meetings will be on Tuesday, November 5, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, at Powell Branch Library, and Wednesday, November 6, 5:30 p.m., to 7:00 p.m., at Cedar Bluff Branch Library. November is National Veterans and Military Families Month so please be on the lookout for our video series honoring veterans and their families over the upcoming weeks. Veterans Day falls on November 11th and, as always, will include Knoxville Veteran’s Day Parade which starts at 10:40 a.m., and travels along Gay Street.
Tennessee football is back on the gridiron this week as it hosts the Kentucky Wildcats. Now the Vols still have a chance at making the College Football Playoff this season, so every game counts. Go Vols! Early voting ended yesterday. Election day is this coming Tuesday, November 5th. Please check out knoxcounty.org/election for polling locations, hours, and other helpful information. And thank you in advance for casting your ballot. Until next Friday, I hope everyone has a great week.”