Knoxville City Council delays vote on selling part of Chilhowee Park to Emerald Youth to build a sports and recreation facility.

After a lengthy discussion during last night’s (Tues) meeting, council members voted to delay the matter two weeks until the next meeting to offer more conversations with the public.

This comes after dozens of people gathered to voice their concerns about the deal Monday and last night many wanting transparency from the city.

Representatives of Emerald Youth were on hand last night and they initially said not to postpone the vote.

However, some city council members said they first heard of this proposal only days before the meeting. While not opposed to it, they said more clarity is needed before voting on the matter.

Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon is in support of the project.

City Council’s next meeting is scheduled for September 2.