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Knoxville Neighborhood Advisory - Vol. 16, No. 6 -
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
PDF version: https://bit.ly/NeighborlyNotice-2023-02-14
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1. City Offers Hands-Only CPR and Stop the Bleed Workshops
2. PARC Hosts Quarterly Meeting Thursday
3. City of Knoxville Seeks Input on Combating Life-Altering Crashes
4. Historic Zoning Commission Meets This Week
5. KAT Requests Feedback on Reimagined Draft Network
6. Health Department Offers Free Heart Health Series
7. Keep Knoxville Beautiful Hosts North Clean-Up
8. Knoxville
Neighborhoods Calendar
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1. City Offers Hands-Only CPR and Stop the Bleed Workshops
February is American Heart Month, and the City is offering opportunities for residents to support community safety efforts and be prepared for emergencies.
The Office of Community Safety (OCS), Knoxville Fire Department (KFD), and the Office of Neighborhood Empowerment (ONE) are hosting two, community-wide
Hands-Only CPR and
Stop the Bleed trainings, taught by certified KFD trainers and free for Knoxville neighbors. The first hour will be the Hands-Only CPR, and the Stop the Bleed will be the second hour.
Workshops will be held at Larry Cox Senior Center, 3109 Ocoee Trail on:
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Monday, Feb. 20, 6-8 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 25, 9-11 a.m.
To register, contact Debbie Sharp at
dsh...@knoxvilletn.gov or 865-215-4382. Space is limited.
Please be aware: These are not certification classes. If you need certification for a job, please reach out to other groups, like the American Heart Association, to get certified in CPR and First Aid.
In addition to more community-wide Hands-Only CPR and the Stop the Bleed workshops, which will be announced at a later date, your neighborhood, community group, or church group may request that KFD hold this training workshop at one of your monthly meetings
or a special event. We already have requests from several neighborhoods for this opportunity. This training can help save lives!
Some facts about heart health:
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States.
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One person dies every 34 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease.
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About 697,000 people in the U.S. died from heart disease in 2020—that’s 1 in every 5 deaths.
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Heart disease cost the U.S. about $229 billion each year from 2017 to 2018. This includes the cost of health care services, medicines, and lost productivity due to death.
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2. PARC Hosts Quarterly Meeting Thursday
The Police Advisory and Review Committee (PARC) will meet this Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave.
The PARC members will be reviewing cases that came through their office from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2022
This meeting will contain a public forum portion, and community members can use
this form to sign up to speak. Community members may also sign up in person the day of the meeting between 5:30-6 p.m.
If you have any questions about this meeting, do not hesitate to contact the PARC Executive Director Tiffany Davidson at 865-215-3869 or
TDav...@KnoxvilleTN.gov.
The City of Knoxville ensures meaningful access to City programs, services, and activities to comply with Civil Rights Title VI and ADA Title II laws and reasonably provides: translation, interpretation, modifications, accommodations, alternative formats, auxiliary
aids and services.
To request language translation services, contact the City’s Human Resources Department at tit...@knoxvilletn.gov
or 865-215-3100. For disability accommodations, contact City ADA Coordinator Stephanie Brewer Cook at
sc...@knoxvilletn.gov or 865-215-2034 at least 72 hours before the meeting.
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3. City of Knoxville Seeks Input on Combating Life-Altering Crashes
The City of Knoxville is committed to developing a plan to combat life-altering crashes, or crashes that result in fatalities and serious injuries, in Knoxville.
Using the internationally acknowledged Vision Zero principles, the City’s
Office of Sustainability is evaluating high-injury networks and community concerns in an effort to eliminate life-altering crashes. As part of this work, the City’s Vision Zero (VZ) team wants to hear from you!
If your neighborhood association, social club, church group, workplace, or other entity would like to learn more, invite a member of our Vision Zero team to your next regularly scheduled meeting. The facilitator will conduct a 30- to 45-minute discussion about
your traffic safety concerns. To schedule, reach out to a member of our team using the following email to schedule an in-person or virtually meeting for your group:
sustain...@knoxvilletn.gov.
For more information on the City’s plans to work towards the elimination of fatalities and serious injuries caused by crashes, visit us online at
KnoxvilleTN.gov/VisionZero/ and follow
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4. Historic Zoning Commission Meets This Week
The
Historic Zoning Commission (HZC) will meet this Thursday, Feb. 16, at 8:30 a.m. in the Small Assembly Room of the City County Building, 400 Main St.
Certificates of appropriateness will be considered for the following properties:
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1800 Clinch Ave.
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217 E. Scott Ave.
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205 E. Hill Ave.
If any of these properties are in your neighborhood and you wish to speak to them, you might consider attending the HZC.
The City of Knoxville ensures meaningful access to City programs, services, and activities to comply with Civil Rights Title VI and ADA Title II laws and reasonably provides: translation, interpretation, modifications, accommodations, alternative formats, auxiliary
aids and services.
To request language translation services, contact the City’s Human Resources Department at tit...@knoxvilletn.gov
or 865-215-3100. For disability accommodations, contact City ADA Coordinator Stephanie Brewer Cook at
sc...@knoxvilletn.gov or 865-215-2034 at least 72 hours before the meeting.
5. KAT Requests Feedback on Reimagined Draft Network
Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) seeks public input on the latest draft of the
KAT Reimagined project. Residents are encouraged to attend one of the in-person public meetings taking place later this month to provide feedback.
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Thursday, Feb. 23, 5-7 p.m., 301 East Church Ave.
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Saturday, Feb. 25, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 301 East Church Ave.
The KAT Reimagined study is looking at KAT’s current service and how they can make it better by balancing the area they cover with how well they cover that area.
This study began by asking the community how to find balance that will encourage transit use in Knoxville and make it work effectively for as many people as possible.
Based on feedback received through an extensive public input process, the Knoxville Transportation Authority (KTA) has directed transit consultants to develop a draft service plan in which 70% of KAT’s resources are focused on ridership goals, and 30% on coverage
goals. That draft service plan is now available for public review and comment through the end of the month.
Visit the study’s
website to read the Draft Network Report, see the routes that are proposed for changes and provide your feedback.
If you are unable to attend an in-person meeting, please take the
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6. Health Department Offers Free Heart Health Series
The Knox County Health Department (KCHD) is teaching a two-part Heart Health Series on Thursday, March 9 and 16, from 6-7 p.m.
Classes will be taught in-person at the KCHD, 140 Dameron Ave., in the Community Room.
Registration is required; please call 865-215-5170 to sign up. Classes are free, and all are welcome.
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7. Keep Knoxville Beautiful Hosts North Clean-Up
Keep
Knoxville Beautiful (KKB) will host the fifth annual North Knoxville Community Clean-Up on Saturday, March 4, 9 a.m.-12 noon. The event will kick off at Northgate Plaza, 4212 N. Broadway.
The North Knoxville Community Cleanup is KKB’s largest cleanup effort in North Knoxville each year. KKB is now seeking groups and individuals to participate in the 2023 cleanup. Volunteers can register on the
website.
Leaders from North Knoxville neighborhoods and local community organizations will collect clean-up supplies at the home base in Northgate Plaza and then return to volunteers waiting at their designated locations to pick up litter. Participating groups include
Old North Knox, Inc, North Hills Neighborhood Watch, UT Scabbard and Blade, and L&N STEM Key Club.
Individuals who do not have an official group will participate in a KKB cleanup at Northgate Plaza and along First Creek.
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8. Knoxville
Neighborhoods Calendar (click link for online calendar)
Call 865-215-3232 to include your neighborhood event or meeting in
this Google calendar.
The City of Knoxville ensures meaningful access to City programs, services, and activities to comply with Civil Rights Title VI and ADA Title II laws and reasonably provides translation, interpretation, modifications, accommodations, alternative formats, auxiliary
aids and services.
To request language translation services, contact the City’s Human Resources Department at tit...@knoxvilletn.gov
or 865-215-3100. For disability accommodations, contact City ADA Coordinator Stephanie Brewer Cook at
sc...@knoxvilletn.gov or 865-215-2034 at least 72 hours before the meeting.
Other Calendars
Additional online calendars that cover events outside the neighborhood realm include:
The City of Knoxville requires a permit to operate a short-term rental property. Details and a list of short-term rental permits are located on the City’s website
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