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Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) will present the Five Points Master Plan for the redevelopment of the footprint of Walter P. Taylor Homes and Dr. Lee L. Williams Senior Complex at the Walter P. Taylor Boys and Girls Club on Monday, January 27, 2014 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

More than 70 Five Points residents and stakeholders provided feedback on proposed housing types, neighborhood framework and site development at Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation’s (KCDC) second Five Points Master Plan public workshop at the Walter P. Taylor Boys and Girls Club on Dec. 5.

Art Cate, chief operating officer at Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), was recently elected president of the North Knoxville Business & Professional Association at the organization’s monthly meeting. The year-long term begins in January 2014.

Joyce Floyd, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) Director of Strategic Planning and Special Projects, was recently elected President of the Tennessee Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities (TAHRA) to serve a two-year term that began this September.

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) Chief Operating Officer Art Cate was recently appointed by Governor Bill Haslam to the Tennessee State Workforce Development Board for a two-year term beginning in 2013.

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) is committed to the revitalization of the Five Points neighborhood, which includes the Walter P. Taylor Homes and Dr. Lee L. Williams Senior Complex public housing developments. On Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 5:30 p.m., KCDC is taking the next step by hosting a public workshop focused on gathering input to develop a Five Points Master Plan.

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) and KCDC Purchasing Manager Terry McKee were recently honored by the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) at the organization’s 69th Annual Forum in Orlando, Fla.

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) representatives and other elected officials cut a ribbon to dedicate “Juanita Cannon Street” honoring long-time KCDC Commissioner Juanita Cannon at a ceremony at Paul Hogue Park on May 20.

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero has appointed Dan Murphy and John Turner to the Board of Commissioners at Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC).

Craig Griffith was honored recently for 10 years of service on the Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation’s (KCDC) Board of Commissioners as he completed his term in March. KCDC Executive Director and CEO Alvin Nance and fellow commissioners presented a commemorative plague and special gift to show their appreciation at Griffith’s last meeting on March 28.