Today’s news about the probable failure to finalize the sale of the Downtown Holiday Inn Select is interesting. It appears that the City of Knoxville may have celebrated the sale of the property too quickly, here and here. Either that or the ruling by Chancellor Fansler about the Convention Center hotel referendum was pre-mature, here and here.

A close friend and avid reader of Brian’s Blog called us on the day of Chancellor Fansler’s order and said “I bet Franklin Haney will stay.” It seems that the Haney referendum (elected by a majority of the citizens of the City of Knoxville) is still alive and well.