Knox County Property Owners Could Face Eminent Domain To Forcefully Take Property For Housing Development

The City Of Knoxville, Knox County Government, And Knoxville-Knox County Planning Applied To Obtain Federal Funding To Develop Thousands Of Housing Units For Both The City And Outlying Areas Of Knox County. Their Application For Grant Funding Discusses The Need To Overcome Citizen Objections And Identifies Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation As A Key Player. With KCDC Having The Power Of Eminent Domain, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?