Kingsport

Kingsport Advances $1.04M Greenbelt Extension Toward Lewis Lane

Kingsport’s Sept. 1, 2026, projects report locks a $1,044,000 Greenbelt Extension from Rotherwood Drive to Lewis Lane on Port Drive, with acquisition notices sent and appraisals underway toward a June 30, 2027 target.

Tracy King

03 Sep 2026 • 5 min read

Greenbelt trail context for Kingsport’s Rotherwood-to-Lewis Lane extension — illustrative only.

Kingsport’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen work-session packet for Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, carries a Projects Status Report dated Sept. 1, 2026, that locks a Greenbelt Extension from Rotherwood Drive to Lewis Lane on Port Drive at an estimated $1,044,000. Project owner on the report: Tyler Wicks. Target completion listed: June 30, 2027. Current status in blue-updated text: notices of proposed acquisition have been sent to affected property owners, and appraisal services are underway.

The same packet points the next work session to Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, at 4:30 p.m., with the regular business meeting on the city’s 2026 schedule for Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 7:00 p.m. The verified record is the corridor endpoints, the $1.044 million estimate, the acquisition notices, the appraisals, and the June 30, 2027 target on the city report.

Kingsport Greenbelt Extension	Figure	Source
Corridor	Rotherwood Drive west to Lewis Lane on Port Drive	BMA projects report
Estimated cost	$1,044,000	Same
Project owner	Tyler Wicks	Same
Target completion	June 30, 2027	Same
Status	Notices of proposed acquisition sent; appraisals underway	Same
Next work session	Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, 4:30 p.m.	Packet / Municode portal
Next business meeting	Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, 7:00 p.m.	2026 BMA schedule
30-year fixed (context)	6.66% (Freddie Mac PMMS as of Aug. 27, 2026)	Freddie Mac PMMS

What is the Kingsport Greenbelt Extension project?

The city’s Aug. 31, 2026, BMA work-session projects report lists a Kingsport Greenbelt Extension from Rotherwood Drive to Lewis Lane on Port Drive. Estimated cost: $1,044,000. Project owner named: Tyler Wicks. Target completion on the report: June 30, 2027. Status: notices of proposed acquisition have been sent to affected property owners; appraisal services are underway.

The report describes the work as an extension of the Kingsport Greenbelt walking and biking path west from the end of the current Greenbelt at Rotherwood Drive to Lewis Lane on Port Drive. That is a trail file, not a rezoning to multi-family and not an annexation ordinance. Owners who received a notice should keep the letter with the appraisal schedule and any later written offer. A notice of proposed acquisition is not a closed sale.

Companion clips on the same projects list — for context only — include the $4,000,000 Brickyard Park bicycle-pedestrian bridge (TDOT concurrence on ROW plans), Island Road resurfacing with a Sept. 3, 2026, bid opening noted, and Watauga Street Phase 1 curb work. Those stay in separate folders. This story stays on the Greenbelt extension.

Does a greenbelt ROW notice reprice my Kingsport house?

Not by itself. A notice of proposed acquisition and an appraisal are how the city starts a trail-extension file. It is not a Tri-Cities MLS comparable. Disclose it if a buyer asks about Rotherwood, Lewis Lane, or Port Drive. Price to closed comps, condition, and days on market.

Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey has the 30-year fixed averaging 6.66% as of Aug. 27, 2026. A few basis points will not reprice a Kingsport, Johnson City, or Bristol house the way a full point would. Waiting for that full point while other Tri-Cities sellers list into the same dip is a different decision than the city mailed Greenbelt acquisition notices.

How is this different from Airport Parkway annexation and the new BMA seating?

Airport Parkway / Project Inlet is a separate story. The new BMA seating post covers the September board change. This story is the $1.044 million Greenbelt walking-and-biking extension west from Rotherwood Drive to Lewis Lane.

Airport Parkway is annexation for Project Inlet. The BMA seating post is the September board change. The Greenbelt file is a $1.044 million path extension with active appraisals. Don’t blend a trail take with an airport annexation into a fake west-Kingsport building boom.

Can I buy the next Tri-Cities house before this one sells?

You can write the offer. A contingent contract on a Sullivan County clock is still a maybe when the next seller already has a buyer who is not waiting on a city trail acquisition. Our proven system puts a written sale date under this house so the next offer is a real buyer. If you need a date certain, ask about a cash offer.

You can write the offer. A contingent contract on a Sullivan County clock is still a maybe when the next seller already has a buyer who is not waiting on a city trail acquisition. Our proven system puts a written sale date under this house so the next offer is a real buyer.* If you need a date certain, ask about a cash offer.

What should Kingsport and Tri-Cities owners do this week?

If you own near Rotherwood Drive, Lewis Lane, or Port Drive, read the Aug. 31 projects report and watch the Sept. 14 work session / Sept. 15 business meeting calendar. Price to closed comps. Start with a free home evaluation or ask about a cash offer. Call 865-365-2280.

If you own near Rotherwood Drive, Lewis Lane, or Port Drive, keep the city’s acquisition notice and the June 30, 2027 target in one folder.
Watch the Sept. 14 work session and Sept. 15 business meeting for any Greenbelt follow-up.
Price your house to closed comps — not to a trail open-house rumor.
Start with a home evaluation. Ask about a cash offer if timing is the problem.

Call Kings of Real Estate at 865-365-2280. Knoxville office: 121 Suburban Road, Suite 101. Licensed agents: $250/mo desk fee.

Owners who already hold a notice should treat appraisal timing as part of the sale calendar if they are listing this fall. A trail easement or fee take can change driveway geometry, fencing, and how a buyer reads the survey. Put the city’s letter beside the latest survey and ask your agent to disclose the Greenbelt file in the property condition conversation — not as a scare line, but as a dated public project with a June 30, 2027 target on the city report.

The Aug. 31 packet also shows how many other capital files are moving at once in Kingsport: Justice Center renovations, library work, Memorial Boulevard (SR-126) TDOT improvements, and Meadow Park Lane industrial access. Those projects matter for long-term access and amenities. They do not set the list price on a Rotherwood or Port Drive house the way a closed comparable does. Keep the Greenbelt acquisition status in the disclosure folder and the comps in the pricing folder.

Johnson City and Bristol owners reading this for Tri-Cities context should not import Kingsport’s Greenbelt take into a Washington County or Bristol tax story. The locked numbers here are Kingsport’s: $1,044,000, Rotherwood to Lewis Lane, notices sent, appraisals underway. If your city posts a separate trail or bridge file, that becomes a new clip with its own primary URL.

What's happening in the Tri-Cities this week

Kingsport BMA work session — Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, 4:30 p.m. (city calendar / Municode)
Kingsport BMA business meeting — Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, 7:00 p.m. (2026 schedule)
Greenbelt Extension — Rotherwood to Lewis Lane; acquisition notices out; appraisals underway; $1,044,000 estimate (Aug. 31 projects report)

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