A Local Businessman Plans To Restore The General Mills Property In Johnson City. Joe Baker Has Put In An Offer To Purchase The Site And Restore It Into A Space For East Tennessee State University Arts As Well As Offices For The Johnson City Chamber. An Earlier Plan To Turn The Property Into Apartments, Fell Through A Month Ago. The President Of The Tree Streets Neighborhood, Ty Jennings Says They’re Excited About The News And Hope The Chamber Takes Baker Up On His Offer.