Design plans for the new Veteran’s Park at the old VA campus are being drawn up and the inclusion of a splash pad has been approved. Knoxville Parks and Recreation Director Brandon Nemmers tells KNIA/KRLS News more about the park.

“This is going to be our largest park in the city of Knoxville right now. If you’re driving by on Pleasant Street now and you see all the trees that are still standing, that’s how large that park is going to be, so a lot of area for informal play, we’ll have benches, and the splash pad. It’ll be a nice gateway into Knoxville there as you come into town.”

Nemmers adds that Knoxville Parks and Recreation is hoping that construction of the park will be completed this fall.