The Knoxville City Council approved of naming the new park that will go in where the old East Elementary School stood. The name of the Park will now be known as East Park.

Back in 2021 the City of Knoxville and the Knoxville Economic Development Corporation (KEDC) entered into a Development Agreement on the former East Elementary grounds. Part of the agreement was to develop a park. KEDC will manage the parks development project on behalf of the city.

Knoxville City Manager Heather Ussery tells KNIA/KRLS News, “I think residents in this area will always refer to that area as former East Elementary, so it was only fitting to keep that tradition with East Park.”

Plans call for a half basketball court, playground equipment, a walkway and trees and shrubs.