PCO Board Meeting Minutes

Sep 12, 2022

Attendance: 

Aaron Searcy 

Nickolas Poker

Lynda Blankenship

Calvin Casteel

Jess Irwin

Entrance Signage

• From Gatlinburg Business
• Cost:
  • Single sided – $1,025 each
  • Double sided  – $500 more
• Suggested increasing size 
• Location
  • Woodbine and winona 
  • Cherry Street and Washngton
• Will need to redo Application with the city 
• Get a online poll before next meeting 

• Sign installation
• City approval required 
• City has site approval 
• Get more palette color options

Update on potential Projects 

• Sheryl with Parks and Rec
• Upgrade to splash pad — too expensive
• Pickleball Courts
  • Near arch and senior center
• Dog park near VMC – stricter expectations drainage and water on site, ADA accessible
  • .5 acre
• Mural Project
  • Laurer Rider
  • Retaining walls near 5th 
  • David Brace – city engineering
  • Keep Knoxville Beautiful grant
  • City owns 3 of 4 – Fraternal order of police owns other
  • Knox cultural alliance
  • Graining Paints – possible involvement

Community cleanup

• Stacey Shipanick
• Board approved spending up to $100

Knox Heritage – Quaker Church

• Architect and engineer working on plan 
• 4 2 bedroom units over $1,000
• Workforce housing $1500 a month
• $800,000 to $1.5 million
• Increase membership through neighborhood involvement

New business

• Sidewalks – Map out issues