The City of Knoxville will host a public meeting on Jan. 28, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the City’s Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Avenue, to present information and data gathered about Knoxville's housing and neighborhood development needs that will be used to draft the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan. 

All attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. 

Every five years, the City’s Housing and Neighborhood Development department creates a Five-Year Consolidated Plan to outline how the City plans to allocate federal funds to meet local priorities in the categories of affordable housing, homelessness, economic development, and other community development activities that serve low- and moderate-income households. Those annual funds come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding sources. 

This meeting continues a community engagement process that began in 2024 with public meetings and consultations with service providers and community groups. 

“More than 600 residents have been involved and let us know their priorities and which local needs they want to support,” says Housing and Neighborhood Development Director Kevin DuBose. “We’ve been listening to the community about housing and other community needs for a long time, and I’m eager to continue this conversation through the next public meetings and input opportunities.”

Residents will be able to review the draft Consolidated Plan in April and provide additional feedback before the plan is submitted to HUD by May 15, 2025. 

In addition to commenting in person, residents may provide feedback via email to [email protected] or in writing to Linda Rust, City of Knoxville Housing and Neighborhood Development Department, P.O. Box 1631, Knoxville, TN  37901.

The City of Knoxville ensures meaningful access to City programs, services, and activities to comply with Civil Rights Title VI and ADA Title II laws and reasonably provides: translation, interpretation, modifications, accommodations, alternative formats, auxiliary aids and services.

To request language translation services, contact the City’s Human Resources Department at [email protected] or 865-215-3100. For disability accommodations, contact City ADA Coordinator Stephanie Brewer Cook at [email protected] or 865-215-2034.

For more information, including a timeline for the creation of the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, visit KnoxvilleTN.gov/ConsolidatedPlan.