KINGSPORT TENNESSEE

Parks & Recreation
Major BMA Approvals for Parks & Recreation
• $200,000 Parking for J. Fred Johnson Park master plan
• $52,000 budget appropriation for Civic Auditorium chairs
• $450,000 grant for Borden Park improvements
• Land acquisition for Greenbelt extension west of Rotherwood Bridge
• $2,000 grant for Riverview Community Garden at V.O. Dobbins Center
• $88,114 for ballfield lighting at V.O. Dobbins Sr. Community Center
• Agreement with Spoden and Wilson for Greenbelt Eastern Extension Phase 1
• $69,566 from the Lincoln Street Resurfacing project to the Rotherwood Greenbelt project
Greenbelt Additions
The Greenbelt walking trail received two additions this year, both in the 1,100 to 1,200 foot range, to help connect and
extend the trail in the Rotherwood area. The plan is to extend the Greenbelt from the confluence of the Holston River at
Riverfront Park across the old Rotherwood Bridge and down Netherland Inn Road to Rotherwood Drive. To accomplish this,
the Greenbelt will go underneath the bridge and loop up the bank on both sides of the river.
Four years ago, Kingsport received a $652,000 grant from the state to fund a portion of the Rotherwood extension. Kingsport’s
matching portion is approximately $163,000, and along with engineering fees and property purchases, the city’s total cost
for this phase is in the neighborhood of $270,000.
• We played 2280 games at Domtar and Brickyard.
• Almost every weekend held games at both facilities from March
to the end of October.
• Our concession stand brought in over $228,000 in revenue for
the fiscal year last year.
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