Business activity isn’t the only thing growing in downtown Johnson City – so are the cost of running the Johnson City Development Authority (JCDA) and the expenses associated with its biggest project ever, the John Sevier Center. The JCDA will ask Johnson City commissioners to approve a budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 that includes 50% more for its operating budget (to half a million dollars) and $1 million for costs connected with its purchase and ownership of the John Sevier.