Knoxville Neighborhood Advisory
Shelley Conklin
Knoxville Neighborhood Advisory Vol. 7, No. 41
Friday, December 5, 2014
1. Holiday Events Include Home Tours, Decorating Contests, Parties
2. Twelve to Graduate Saturday from Leadership Training Program
3. City Seeks Nominations for Good Neighbor of the Year
4. Forum to Address Community Concerns about Police
5. Workshop to Offer Tips on Lowering Utility Bills
6. MPC to Present Northwest City Sector Plan Recommendations
7. Mayors Name Jeff Welch as Interim MPC Executive Director
8. Council, MPC Meet Next Week
Published by the City of Knoxville’s Office of Neighborhoods to report news important to Knoxville’s residential neighborhoods. Deadline for news & calendar items: 9 a.m. Friday
1. Holiday Events Include Home Tours, Decorating Contests, Parties
Neighborhood and community-based organizations across the city are planning a variety of holiday events this month.
Historic Old North Knoxville will host its 26th Annual Victorian Holiday Tour of Homes this weekend, and the general public is invited.
The Candlelight Tour will occur from 4-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, followed by an Afternoon Tour on Sunday December 7, 12:30 p.m.-5 p.m. The event showcases nine Victorian and Craftsman style homes plus one historic church, all decorated for the holidays. Over 1,700 people --- a record for this event --- took the tour in 2012.
Home Tour tickets are now on sale at 15 area Kroger stores and via PayPal at www.OldNorthKnoxville.com. Advance tickets are $10 and on sale until midnight on Friday Dec. 5. Day-of-event tickets cost $15 but $10 for seniors. Children under 12 are free with an adult.
Guests should allow themselves two to three hours to enjoy the event. Some walking is necessary, and some houses have steps. Details and a preview of the homes can be found at www.oldnorthknoxville.com or www.facebook.com/ONKhometour.
Per tradition, Beaumont Community Organization will turn its regular December meeting into a holiday potluck for neighborhood residents and their families.
Chilhowee Park Neighborhood Association has announced its first annual holiday home-decorating contest. Participation is free and open to all CPNA residents. Residences that are decorated and with lights turned on will be judged on Saturday, Dec. 20, from 6-8 p.m. when judges (who are not residents of the neighborhood) make the rounds.
The first place winner will receive a $50 VISA gift card. Second and third place winners will receive a $25 VISA gift card. Winners will also have their houses featured on the CPNA website, Facebook, and possibly the local newspaper.
Fairmont-Emoriland Neighborhood Association is hosting its annual Historic Homes Tour on Sunday, Dec. 14, for neighborhood residents.
Five Points Up, a community-led group organized to beautify and unify Five Points and East Knoxville, is hosting its first ever Five Points Up Winter Wonderland event on Tuesday, Dec. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
The event will include a live choir, dance performances, caroling, and holiday treats, as well as holiday lights and décor all around. Also, organizations that work alongside the Five Points community will be available to meet with community members and provide more information about themselves. For more, contact Sarah Bounse --- a public health educator with the Knox County Health Department --- at 865-215-5187 or sarah....@knoxcounty.org.
Forest Heights Homeowners Association has invited residents of that neighborhood to a tour of five homes in the neighborhood this coming weekend. The tour will be followed by a social gathering.
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South Knoxville Neighborhood and Business Coalition --- composed of neighborhood organizations and a business association in South Knoxville --- once again is planning a holiday party at a member’s home.
2. Twelve to Graduate Saturday from Leadership Training Program
Twelve current and emerging neighborhood leaders have completed the City of Knoxville’s “Building Strong Neighborhood Organizations” leadership training program, and they will receive graduation certificates this weekend.
The ceremony --- to be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the United Way building, 1301 Hannah Avenue --- will feature presentations by members of the class, poems by spoken word artist Black Atticus, and the awarding of certificates by Mayor Madeline Rogero. All are welcome.
The graduates and their organizations and/or neighborhoods are:
Anna Compton — Cumberland Estates West
Bruce White — Cagle Terrace
Carole Ann Borges — Edgewood Park
Charles Thomas — Oakwood Lincoln Park
Jill Sharp — Cagle Terrace
Kelley DeLuca — Dogwood / Tipton Avenue
Maggie Davidson — Edgewood Park
Mary Elizabeth Yates — Forest View / Historic Sutherland Heights
Matt McMillan — Adair Gardens
Michelle Neal — Five Points
Thomas Higens — Love Towers
Vicki Forester — West Haven Village
Over an 11-week course, these participants grappled with the challenges and opportunities involved in creating and sustaining strong neighborhood organizations. Course topics included leadership styles, how to run an effective meeting, making controversial decisions, strategic planning, recruiting and retaining members, and building community by focusing on assets rather than problems.
The Office of Neighborhoods offers this course each fall.
3. City Seeks Nominations for Good Neighbor of the Year
Do you know someone who goes the extra mile to make his or her neighborhood a better place?
Perhaps he or she welcomes new neighbors, volunteers to help neighbors in distress, or works tirelessly in service to the entire neighborhood and/or neighborhood organization.
How about someone who tries to make sure everyone in the neighborhood feels included? Or who shows up to lend a hand at every neighborhood potluck, community cleanup and neighborhood meeting?
There are many people who fit this description. Why not nominate someone you know for the City of Knoxville’s Good Neighbor award?
The Diana Conn Good Neighbor of the Year Award is presented annually to a Knoxville resident who --- in a spirit of cooperation and with commitment to inclusive community --- has devoted time and talent in service to his or her neighbors and neighborhood.
Named after the late Diana Conn, the award is meant to honor someone who makes a positive contribution at the neighborhood level without seeking recognition for their service.
Nominations are now open and will be accepted through Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. The nominee must be a resident of the City of Knoxville.
The Mayor’s Neighborhood Advisory Council will choose the winner from the pool of nominees. The winner, along with other finalists, will be honored during the city- and county-wide Neighborhood Conference to be held Saturday, March 7, 2015, at the Knoxville Convention Center.
See http://www.cityofknoxville.org/development/neighborhoods/neighboraward.asp to learn more and to obtain a copy of the Good Neighbor Nomination Form. Call Debbie Sharp at 215-4382 to have a hard copy of the nomination form mailed to you.
4. Forum to Address Community Concerns about Police
The Knoxville Police Advisory and Review Committee (PARC) is inviting Knoxville citizens to a community forum in an effort to strengthen the relationship between members of the Knoxville Police Department and the citizens they serve.
The PARC Community Forum will be held from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. this coming Monday, Dec. 8, at Vine Middle Magnet School, 1807 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Mayor Madeline Rogero, KPD Chief David Rausch and the KPD Command Staff will be on hand to address any concerns or safety issues.
Please contact Lisa Chambers in the PARC office at 215-3966 if you plan to attend. PARC holds quarterly meetings to hear citizen concerns about police conduct and related issues. Visit www.cityofknoxville.org/boards/parc to learn more.
5. Workshop to Offer Tips on Lowering Utility Bills
Customers of the Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) may well remember last winter’s “Polar Vortex” that sent temperatures into the single digits for days on end, resulting in higher-than-normal utility bills and squeezed household budgets.
There are two primary ways to lower utility bills. One is to weatherize your home --- a real challenge on a limited budget or if your landlord declines to insulate the attic. The other way is to change the way we use our energy-hungry appliances. But there’s more to it than turning down the thermostat at night and wearing a sweater inside the house. If you are looking for tips on how to stay warm and still save money, then the upcoming “Home Energy Efficiency Workshop” is just your cup of hot tea.
The workshop will be held from 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, in the library of Lonsdale Elementary School, 1317 Louisiana Avenue. This event is sponsored by the City of Knoxville’s Office of Sustainability, KUB, CAC (Community Action Agency), and SEEED (Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development).
Meanwhile, KUB in late November unveiled a new way to raise funds for CAC’s weatherization program. Under the new program --- called “Round It Up: Pennies for a Purpose” --- KUB customer bills (starting next April) will be rounded up to the next dollar, with all of the excess money going to the CAC program to weatherize housing for low-income residents.
This idea came out of the Smarter Cities Partnership, led by the City's Office of Sustainability, which has been looking for ways to more efficiently use resources that get spent every year on helping people pay utility bills, often in very energy-inefficient homes and apartments.
The KUB program is entirely voluntary: Any KUB customer can opt out by calling KUB at (865) 524-2911. But the program could produce as much as $600,000 a year to help some of our most vulnerable citizens.
6. MPC to Present Northwest City Sector Plan Recommendations
The Knoxville Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) will be presenting draft plan recommendations for the Northwest City Sector Plan this coming week.
This affects nearly a dozen neighborhood organizations. See list below.
On the MPC website --- at http://www.knoxmpc.org/northwestcity/index.htm --- you will find the plan update page, including the Draft Background Report, Adopted 2003 Northwest City Sector Plan, an online survey, past presentations, draft plan material, and the meeting schedule.
MPC staff urges neighborhood group leaders in the Northwest City Sector to make their friends, neighbors, family members and other interested parties aware of this information and encourage them to attend the December meetings.
The meetings will be held 6-7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at Cumberland Estates Recreation Center, 4529 Silver Hill Drive, and 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at Middlebrook Pike United Methodist Church, 7234 Middlebrook Pike.
For more, contact Jeff Archer, AICP, Senior Planner, at jeff....@knoxmpc.org or 215-3821.
Organizations whose neighborhoods are located entirely or partially in the Northwest City Sector include Cumberland Estates West Neighborhood Watch, Lonas Drive Community Association, Moss Creek Villas Homeowners Association, Murray Drive / Wilkerson Road Neighborhood Watch, Norwood Homeowners Association, Pond Gap Area Neighborhood Association, Springfield Homeowners Association, Wesley Neighbors Community Association, West Haven Village Neighborhood Community, and West Hills Community Association.
7. Mayors Name Jeff Welch as Interim MPC Executive Director
Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett announced last week that Jeff Welch will serve as interim Executive Director of the Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) beginning Jan. 1, 2015.
Welch is Director of the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), which is housed within MPC. He will serve in the interim position while a joint City-County committee conducts a search for a permanent replacement for MPC Executive Director Mark Donaldson, who is retiring at the end of the year.
Welch, a Certified Planner by the American Planning Association, has been TPO Director for 29 years and has served as interim MPC director once before. TPO is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Knoxville Urban Area, which consists of all of Knox County plus the cities of Alcoa, Maryville, Clinton, Loudon, Oak Ridge and Lenoir City, and the unincorporated area of Seymour, and their associated counties.
The MPC Executive Director search committee is advertising nationally for the position. Applications are due in by Dec. 31, 2014. The committee will make a recommendation to the two mayors, who will make the final decision. For more information, see http://www.cityofknoxville.org/Press_Releases/Content/2014/1117.asp.
8. Council, MPC Meet Next Week
Knoxville City Council meets next Tuesday night, and the Metropolitan Planning Commission meets on Thursday afternoon. The agendas for both bodies include items that may be of interest to some Knoxville neighborhoods.
Council normally meets every two weeks, but the second meeting this month will be held on Thursday, Dec. 18, rather than Tuesday, Dec. 23. MPC meets on the second Thursday of each month. See the calendar below for meeting details.
Neighborhood leaders are strongly advised to review agendas as soon as they are available, to find out if a pending item might affect their neighborhoods. Typically, neighborhoods pay the most attention to rezonings and uses on review, which originate with MPC but end up at Council automatically or on appeal.
The Council agenda is always available on the Friday before the Tuesday meeting. See http://www.cityofknoxville.org/citycouncil.
Visit http://agenda.knoxmpc.org for the MPC agenda. You can be notified by email when MPC’s preliminary and final agendas are available, along with other information. See MPC’s main web page (http://www.knoxmpc.org/) and see “Keep up with MPC…” in the middle column.
9. Neighborhood and Government Calendar
Include your neighborhood-related event or meeting in this space. Call 215-3232.
Visit http://www.cityofknoxville.org/calendar/ for a complete list of meetings of various city boards and commissions. See the Community Events Calendar: http://www.cityofknoxville.org/events/events.pdf
If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to attend a public meeting, please contact Stephanie Brewer Cook at 215-2034 or sc...@cityofknoxville.org no less than 72 hours prior to the meeting you wish to attend.
Saturday, December 6 --- 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sign Up for Health Insurance Coverage under the Affordable Care Act
Trained volunteers will be available to help with the enrollment process.
Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 1807 Dandridge Ave.
For appointment or best walk-in time, call (844) 644-5443.
For more, call 311 or visit www.cityofknoxville.org/affordablecareact/
Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7
Victorian Holiday Home Tour
Old North Knoxville, Inc.
Saturday, 4-9 p.m. evening candlelight tour
Sunday, 12:30-5 p.m. afternoon tour
http://www.oldnorthknoxville.com/
Lauren Rider, 964-3905
Monday, December 8 --- 1:30 p.m.
Montgomery Village Residents Association (Second Mondays)
4600 Joe Lewis Rd. #175
Ronnie Thompson, 604-6492
Monday, December 8 --- 3-8 p.m.
Sign Up for Health Insurance Coverage under the Affordable Care Act
Trained volunteers will be available to help with the enrollment process.
Montgomery Village, Joe Lewis Road
For appointment or best walk-in time, call (844) 644-5443.
For more, call 311 or visit www.cityofknoxville.org/affordablecareact/
Monday, December 8 --- 3 p.m.
Northgate Resident Association (Second Mondays)
Social Hall, 4301 Whittle Springs Rd.
David Wildsmith, 219-0417
Monday, December 8 --- 5-6 p.m.
Michael Meadowview Neighborhood Watch (Second Mondays)
CAC East Neighborhood Center, 4200 Asheville Hwy.
Marian Bailey, 525-5625
Monday, December 8 --- 6 p.m.
Cold Springs Neighborhood Watch (Second Mondays)
Magnolia Ave. Methodist Church, 2700 Magnolia Ave. (Harrison St. Entrance)
Terrell Patrick, 525-4833
Monday, December 8 --- 6:00-7:30 p.m.
PARC Community Forum
Share safety and police concerns with Mayor Rogero and KPD Chief Rausch
Vine Middle Magnet School, 1807 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
Lisa Chambers, 215-3966
Monday, December 8
Fountain City Town Hall (Second Mondays)
Board Meetings: 6 p.m. Monthly
General Membership Meetings: 7 p.m., February, April, September, November
Church of the Good Shepherd, 5337 Jacksboro Pike
Daniel Dunn, 387-6390, daniel...@yahoo.com
Monday, December 8 --- 6 p.m.
Lyons View Community Club (Second Mondays)
Lyons View Community Center, 114 Sprankle Ave.
Mary Brewster, 454-2390
Monday, December 8 --- 6 p.m.
Vestal Community Organization (Second Mondays)
South Knoxville Community Center, 522 Old Maryville Pike
Newman Seay, 577-4593
Monday, December 8 --- 6-7 p.m.
Public Meeting - Northwest City Sector Plan
http://www.knoxmpc.org/northwestcity/index.htm
Online Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/nwcitysurvey.
Cumberland Estates Recreation Center, 4529 Silver Hill Drive
Metropolitan Planning Commission
Jeff Archer, 215-3821, jeff....@knoxmpc.org
Monday, December 8 --- 6:30 p.m.
Community Potluck
Historic Fourth & Gill Neighborhood Organization (Second Mondays)
Central United Methodist Church, 210 Third Ave.
Liz Upchurch, 898-1809, lizupc...@gmail.com
Monday, December 8 --- 6:30 p.m.
Historic Old North Knoxville (Second Mondays)
St. James Episcopal Church, Parish Hall, 1101 N. Broadway
Andie Ray, 548-5221
Monday, December 8 --- 7 p.m.
Belle Morris Community Action Group (Second Mondays)
City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Ave.
http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/Belle_Morris
Rick Wilen, 524-5008
Tuesday, December 9 --- 11:45 a.m.
Agenda Review, Metropolitan Planning Commission
(Tuesday before MPC’s monthly meeting)
Small Assembly Room, City County Building
Tuesday, December 9 --- 2 p.m.
Western Heights Resident Association (Second Tuesdays)
Building to the right of the mail boxes when you enter Western Heights
Jamesena Nolan, 237-5558
Tuesday, December 9 --- 4-5 p.m.
City of Knoxville Greenways Commission
(2nd Tuesdays every two months)
http://www.cityofknoxville.org/boards/greenways.asp
Larry Cox Senior Center, 3109 Ocoee Trail
Lori Goerlich, Parks & Recreation Dept., 215-2807
Tuesday, December 9 --- 6 p.m.
Brown Avenue Neighborhood Watch (Second Tuesdays)
Hoitt Ave. Baptist Church, 2121 Hoitt Ave.
Jimmy Ramsey, 637-0243
Tuesday, December 9 --- 7 p.m.
City Council (Every Other Tuesday)
http://www.cityofknoxville.org/citycouncil
Agenda: http://www.cityofknoxville.org/citycouncil/agenda.pdf
Wednesday, December 10 --- 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Food Policy Council
(Second Wednesdays but check website for confirmation)
Knox County Health Department, 140 Dameron Avenue
www.knoxfood.org; in...@knoxfood.org
Wednesday, December 10 --- 11:30 a.m.
Community Forum (Second Wednesdays)
Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road
Sue Mauer, 690-0269
Wednesday, December 10 --- 5 p.m.
"Unfinished Business: Then, Now and Going Forward"
Celebration: 5 p.m. / Program; 5:30 p.m.
Final Program in Year-Long Series on Civil Rights Movement
Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Ave
http://www.cityofknoxville.org/Press_Releases/Content/2014/1201.asp
Thursday, December 11 --- 1:30 p.m.
Metropolitan Planning Commission (Second Thursdays)
Agenda: http://agenda.knoxmpc.org
Thursday, December 11 --- 6 p.m.
Lonsdale Homes Resident Association (Second Thursdays)
Community Building, 1956 Goins Dr.
Phyllis Patrick, 323-7224
Thursday, December 11, 2014 --- 6-7 p.m.
Public Meeting - Northwest City Sector Plan
http://www.knoxmpc.org/northwestcity/index.htm
Online Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/nwcitysurvey
Middlebrook Pike United Methodist Church, 7234 Middlebrook Pike
Metropolitan Planning Commission
Jeff Archer, 215-3821, jeff....@knoxmpc.org
Thursday, December 11 --- 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Greenwood Heights Neighborhood Watch (Second Thursdays)
Corner of Buttercup Circle and Sundrop Dr.
Alice Wershing, awer...@aol.com
Thursday, December 11 --- 7-8 p.m.
Colonial Village Neighborhood Association (Second Thursdays)
South Knoxville Church of God, 5623 Magazine Road
Terry Caruthers, 579-5702, t_car...@hotmail.com
Friday, December 12 --- 6 p.m.
Beaumont Community Organization (Second Fridays)
Community Room, Solid Waste Transfer Station, 1033 Elm St.
Natasha Murphy, 936-0139
Saturday, December 13 --- 4:30-8 p.m.
Candoro Arts & Heritage Holiday Open House Celebration
Come celebrate with Candoro in a Charles Barber designed building
4450 Candora Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37920
Trudy Monaco, 384-1273
Sunday, December 14 --- 2 p.m.
Historic Sutherland Heights Neighborhood Association
(Second Sundays, even-numbered months)
Marble City Baptist Church, 2740 Sutherland Avenue
Marlene Taylor, 951-3773, taylo...@bellsouth.net
Monday, December 15 --- 1:45 p.m. (zoning at 5 p.m.)
Knox County Commission
(Fourth Mondays, January-October. Third Mondays, November-December)
Agenda: Click on “Information” and then “Commission Agendas”
Public Forum held at beginning & ending of meeting
Zoning Issues heard starting at 5 p.m.
Pat Harmon, 591-3958
Monday, December 15 --- 6:30 p.m.
Annual Meeting and Tour of the Historic Mabry Hazen House
City People
Seating is limited.
If you are not on the Evite list and you plan to attend, you must RSVP to citypeo...@gmail.com
Monday, December 15 --- 7 p.m.
Historic Fourth & Gill Neighborhood Organization
Board Meeting (Third Mondays except January)
“Birdhouse”/Fourth & Gill Center, 800 North Fourth Avenue
Liz Upchurch, 898-1809, lizupc...@gmail.com
Monday, December 15 --- 7 p.m.
West Hills Community Association (Third Mondays)
Executive Committee: January, March, April, July, August, September, November, December
General Meeting: February, May and October
First Church of the Nazarene, 538 Vanosdale Rd.
Ashley Williams, 313-0282
Tuesday, December 16 --- 5-7 p.m.
Five Points Up Winter Wonderland
Live choir, dance performances, treats, holiday lights
Dr. Walter Hardy Park, 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
Five Points Up (a community group based in East Knoxville)
Sarah Bounse, 865-215-5187, sarah....@knoxcounty.org
Tuesday, December 16 --- 6 p.m.
Delrose Drive Neighborhood Watch (Third Tuesdays)
Riverview Baptist Church, 3618 Delrose Dr.
Corina and John Buffalow, 523-0102
Tuesday, December 16 --- 6-7 p.m.
Norwood Neighborhood Watch – 6 p.m.
Norwood Homeowners Association – 7 p.m.
Monthly on a Tuesday: Dec. 16
New Hope Presbyterian Church, 1705 Merchants Road
Lynn Redmon, 688-3136
Tuesday, December 16 --- 6:30 p.m.
Boright Area Neighborhood Watch (Third Tuesdays, Even Months)
3004 Boright Drive
Lola Alapo, 525-1520, Borigh...@gmail.com
Tuesday, December 16 --- 6:30 p.m.
Lonsdale United for Change (Third Tuesdays)
Lonsdale Recreation Center, Stonewall Ave.
Steve Ritter, 973-0877
Wednesday, December 17 --- 3-7 p.m.
Sign Up for Health Insurance Coverage under the Affordable Care Act
Trained volunteers will be available to help with the enrollment process.
South Knoxville Community Center, 522 Maryville Pike
For appointment or best walk-in time, call (844) 644-5443.
For more, call 311 or visit www.cityofknoxville.org/affordablecareact/
Thursday, December 18 --- Breakfast - 7:30 a.m. Meeting - 8 a.m.
East Knoxville Business & Professional Association (Third Thursdays)
Open to Neighborhood Residents and Leaders
Meeting location varies
Doug Minter, Dmi...@knoxvillechamber.com, Knoxville Chamber, 637-4550
Thursday, December 18 --- 8:30 a.m.
Historic Zoning Commission (Third Thursdays)
http://www.cityofknoxville.org/boards/historic.asp
Kaye Graybeal, 215-3795, kaye.g...@knoxmpc.org
Thursday, December 18 --- 12 p.m.
KUB Board of Commissioners (Third Thursdays, except July)
Historic Miller’s Building, 445 S. Gay St.
See www.kub.org. Click on “About Us” at top of the page.
Thursday, December 18 --- 4 p.m.
City Board of Zoning Appeals (Third Thursdays)
Small Assembly Room, City County Building
Pre-Agenda Meeting: 3 p.m. in Room 511
http://www.cityofknoxville.org/boards/zoning.asp
Thursday, December 18 --- 6:30 p.m.
Oakwood Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association (Third Thursdays)
Community Club House, 916 Shamrock Ave. at Henegar St.
Bill Hutton, 773-5228, s_wlh...@yahoo.com
Thursday, December 18 --- 7 p.m.
City Council (in lieu of Dec. 23 meeting)
http://www.cityofknoxville.org/citycouncil
Agenda: http://www.cityofknoxville.org/citycouncil/agenda.pdf
Saturday, December 20 --- 9 a.m. until last person is heard
“Coffee with the Councilman”
(Usually the Last Saturday of Each Quarter)
Vice Mayor and First District City Council Member Nick Pavlis
Bring your concerns or stop by to chat; open to all city residents.
Roundup Restaurant, 3643 Sevierville Pike
Nick Pavlis, 454-7216
Saturday, December 20 --- 10 a.m.
South Haven Neighborhood Association (Third Saturdays)
Hillcrest United Methodist Church, 1615 Price Ave.
Pat Harmon, 591-3958
Saturday, December 20 --- 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sign Up for Health Insurance Coverage under the Affordable Care Act
Trained volunteers will be available to help with the enrollment process.
Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 1807 Dandridge Ave.
For appointment or best walk-in time, call (844) 644-5443.
For more, call 311 or visit www.cityofknoxville.org/affordablecareact/
Tuesday, December 23 --- 6 p.m.
Inskip Community Association (Asociación de la Comunidad de Inskip)
Community Meeting (Fourth Tuesdays)
Inskip Baptist Church, 4810 Rowan Rd.
Betty Jo Mahan, 679-2748, betty...@knology.net
Tuesday, December 30 --- 6:30 p.m.
Chilhowee Park Neighborhood Association (Last Tuesdays)
Administration Building, Knoxville Zoo
Paul Ruff, 696-6584
Monday, January 5 --- 4 p.m.
Love Towers Fellowship Association (First Mondays except holidays)
Love Towers Community Room; 1171 Armstrong St.
Tom Higens, 206-8908
Monday, January 5 --- 6:30 p.m.
Parkridge Community Organization (First Mondays except holidays)
Cansler YMCA, 616 Jessamine St.
Jerry Caldwell, 329-9943
Tuesday, January 6 --- 4:30 p.m.
Dandridge Avenue Neighborhood Watch (First Tuesdays)
Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Ave.
Lawrence Washington, 524-4498
Tuesday, January 6 --- 6 p.m.
Mechanicsville Community Association (First Tuesdays)
Fairview Recreation Center, 1628 Dora St.
Charles Wright, 637-1802
Wednesday, January 7 --- Breakfast - 7:30 a.m. Meeting - 8 a.m.
East Towne Area Business & Professional Association (First Wednesday)
Neighborhood Residents and Leaders encouraged to attend
New Harvest Park Community Building
Chair, Justin Sterling, <JSte...@simon.com>
Monday, January 12 --- 7 p.m.
Town Hall East
(Second Mondays in November, January, March and May)
Fellowship Hall, Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 409 Asheville Highway
Wednesday, January 14 --- 4:30 p.m.
Neighborhood Advisory Council, City of Knoxville
(Second Wednesdays except December)
CAC / L.T. Ross Building, 2247 Western Ave.
http://www.cityofknoxville.org/neighborhoods
David Massey, 215-3232
Monday, January 19 --- 7 p.m.
Alice Bell Spring Hill Neighborhood Association
(Third Mondays except June, July, December)
All are welcome to attend.
New Harvest Park, 4775 New Harvest Lane
Ronnie Collins, 637-9630
Tuesday, January 20 --- 7 p.m.
Edgewood Park Neighborhood Association (Third Tuesdays, except December)
Larry Cox Senior Center, 3109 Ocoee Trail
Thursday, January 22 --- 9 a.m.
Special Events Community Meeting (Fourth Thursdays, January-October)
“Meet with city services that may assist in planning your event.”
Civic Coliseum Ballroom, Third Floor
Free Parking available at Civic Coliseum Parking Garage
Office of Special Events, 215-4248
Monday, January 26 --- 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association
Bi-Monthly Meeting (Fourth Mondays, odd months, except holidays)
Woodlawn Christian Church, 4339 Woodlawn Pike
Shelley Conklin, 686-6789
Thursday, January 29 --- 3:30 p.m.
Better Building Board
(Last Thursday, January-October. First Thursday, December)
Small Assembly Room, City-County Building
Agenda: http://www.cityofknoxville.org/boards/betterbuilding.asp
Cheri Hollifield, 215-2119, choll...@cityofknoxville.org
Friday, January 30 --- 9:30 a.m.
Public Officer Hearing – Neighborhood Codes Enforcement
(Usually held on the Friday following Better Building Board meetings)
The PO considers action on violations of city’s building codes.
Small Assembly Room, City County Building
Agenda: http://www.cityofknoxville.org/boards/betterbuilding.asp
Cheri Hollifield, 215-2119, choll...@cityofknoxville.org
Thursday, February 19 --- 7 p.m.
Old Sevier Community Group
(Third Thursdays, February-November)
South Knoxville Elementary school library
Gary Deitsch, 573-7355, garyed...@bellsouth.net
Saturday, March 7, 2015 --- 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Neighborhood Conference
Workshops, Awards, Information Booths, Networking
Knoxville Convention Center
Office of Neighborhoods
David Massey, dma...@cityofknoxville.org, 215-3232