Dear John,

Indya doesn’t know this, so let’s keep it between us, but we’re writing to let you know March 30th is a very special day--Indya's birthday! As most of you know, she rarely touts her own accomplishments, so we are taking this opportunity to celebrate by highlighting 52 of Indya’s most noteworthy achievements as Knoxville’s 69th Mayor.

After perusing the list below, help us celebrate Indya and her many achievements by considering a special birthday contribution of $52 - and let us continue our work building an equitable, strong and inclusive Knoxville, where every neighborhood is a community of opportunity.

Successfully managed our city through a once in a century public health emergency
Launched the Affordable Housing Fund
Adopted body cameras for all KPD officers
Established starting minimum wage of $15 (plus benefits) for all city employees
Invested more than $18.5M in housing programs
Passed salary increases to pay first responders fairly
Supported development of over 1500 affordable housing units since 2020
Allocated most funds ever to traffic calming
Created Office of Community Safety
Brought Municipal Broadband to Knoxville
Partnered with KUB to build Knoxville’s first community solar power project
Convened the Mayor’s Climate Council
2000 new jobs added since 2020
Won a $40M Federal Choice Neighborhoods Grant to transform Western Heights
Infused KPD with fresh leadership by hiring Chief Paul Noel
Lowered speed limit on unmarked city roads from 30 to 25 mph
Adopted a Green Fleet policy
Expanded and enhanced Parks & green spaces across the city
Created City’s first Chief Housing Officer position
Increased inter-department coordination to holistically address homelessness
Invested $7.5M in core public safety and mental health partnerships
Supported Turn Up Knox, our street violence interruption team
Oversaw installation of more than 10,000 linear feet of new sidewalk throughout the city
Approved equipment upgrades for KFD & KPD
Launched Knoxville’s 1st mental health/KPD co-response teams
Created necessary partnerships for a new mental health urgent care center in North Knoxville
Made KAT Buses free for all kids through high school
Achieved electric or hybrid status for over 2/3 of the KAT bus fleet

Supported entrepreneurs & small businesses through 100 Knoxville, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Innov865, SPARK Clean Teach Accelerator
Added new street outreach staff to assist those experiencing homelessness
Established a tree bank and adopted a strategic plan to expand Knoxville’s tree canopy
Expanded public EV charging stations
Established Juneteenth as an official City of Knoxville holiday
Promoted walkable development on land with pre-existing infrastructure
With Federal Covid funding assistance, prevented more 12,600+ families from eviction
Convened expert legal & medical reproductive rights panel to update community on post-Dobbs landscape
Supporting the work of the African American Equity Restoration Task Force
Along with her husband, Ben Barton, raised two lovely and formidable daughters
Introduced the “My Knoxville” mobile app
Convened the first Empower Knox Youth Summit
Completion of the Knoxville’s Plans Review & Inspections online access portal
Overseeing expansion of Urban Wilderness Gateway Park
Brokered successful compromise for KUB Board structure reforms
Is able to deadlift 205 lbs
Enacted Vision Zero policy to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries
Created the city’s 1st Community Violence Reduction Committee to comprehensively address gun violence
Knoxville’s 1st “40 Under 40” graduate to be elected Mayor
Facilitated Knoxville’s 1st formal operating agreement between PARC and KPD
Enacted the city’s first bilingual (Spanish) 211 Chatbot for essential city social services
Financed construction of more Permanent Supportive Housing
Provided critical city investment, support & infrastructure to multi-use stadium project
Took action to meet or exceed goal of reducing municipal emissions by 50% by 2030

Thank you for your support,

Team Kincannon

Paid for by "Kincannon for Knoxville", Kelly Johnson, Treasurer

Kincannon for Mayor
PO Box 3783
Knoxville, TN 37927
United States

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