The Kingsport Board Of Mayor And Aldermen Has Decided To Slash Funding By 20 Percent To Certain Special Programs. They Include, The Downtown Kingsport Association, Healthy Kingsport And Keep Kingsport Beautiful. Early On, Funding To One Kingsport, Was Due To Be Cut But Apparently It Survived. It Was A Project Brought About By Mayor John Clark. City Leaders Approved The Budget Which Has No Property Tax Increase.