Kingsport receives APA award for Cement Hill/Brickyard Park project

Left to right, Kingsport Assistant City Manager Jessica Harmon, Vice Mayor Colette George, Business Development Specialist Steven Bower, and Economic Development Director John Rose receive the Donald E. Hunter Excellence in Economic Development Award from the American Planning Association (APA) for the city’s Brickyard Park/Cement Hill Project. The 40-acre Cement Hill property, when added to the 112-acre Brickyard Park property, will have fields, walkways, and a view of the city from the hill peak as well as a pedestrian bridge connecting the Cement Hill section to the larger Brickyard Park over the CSX railroad tracks.