OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOODS

Information on Lead Poisoning The Tennessee Lead Elimination Action Program (TN LEAP) helps families provide a lead-safe home for their children, including services such as cleaning up lead-based paint hazards, painting, replacing doors and windows, and removing contaminated soil. Contact TN LEAP at 866-686-5327 for assistance. See Lead Poisoning Information Sheet (PDF). See the TN LEAP Flyer in English (PDF). See the TN LEAP Flyer in Spanish (PDF). David D. Massey Neighborhood Coordinator dmassey@cityofknoxville.org Room 528, City-County Building Mailing Address: c/o Community Development P.O. Box 1631 Knoxville TN 37901 865-215-3232 Fax: 865-215-2886 The Office of Neighborhoods - operating within the Community Development Department - works with established neighborhood groups and with new or emerging organizations to help strengthen and improve Knoxville’s neighborhoods. Groups whose neighborhoods lie partly or wholly within city limits can register your organization here. Our mission is to improve communication and foster accountability between and among neighborhoods and city departments; ensure timely and well-coordinated inter-departmental responses to neighborhood needs; and collaborate with neighborhoods to identify, understand and address issues of shared concern. We help neighborhoods engage in citizen-led improvement initiatives based on assets and needs identified by the residents in each neighborhood. And we provide neighborhood groups with leadership training and other organizing tools to be more effective builders of livable communities. This website will grow as we identify resources and develop responses to neighborhood concerns. If you have a suggestion for the Office of Neighborhoods or for this Website, please contact us.

Knoxville's Neighborhoods Neighborhood Directory (PDF) Neighborhood Advisory Council Weekly Newsletter Register Your Neighborhood Group Community Development Department NEIGHBORHOOD WEB PAGES Each neighborhood organization in the City of Knoxville can have a Web page on this Website, making it easier for site visitors to locate and learn about the city's neighborhoods and neighborhood groups. See Knoxville's Neighborhoods NEIGHBORHOOD MAPPING FEATURE The Office of Neighborhoods maintains a city-wide map that shows the boundaries for registered Knoxville neighborhoods. The interactive map provides an opportunity for users to explore where neighborhoods are located, to see if they live within a mapped neighborhood, or even use Google Street View to explore neighborhoods at street level. See the City-Wide Neighborhood Map. CITY SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL The City of Knoxville is seeking volunteers to fill six vacant seats on the newly expanded Neighborhood Advisory Council, which advises the city administration on a variety of neighborhood issues. See the press release. To learn more about the Advisory Council, just click on the link above. If you would like to volunteer to serve on this Advisory Council, or you wish to nominate someone else, call 215-3232. We will mail you a Nomination/Application form. If you prefer, you can download the PDF form, fill it out and e-mail back to us. Be sure to "save as you go" when filling out the PDF form. This form is a PDF document, which can be opened with Acrobat Reader, free software which can be downloaded here. NEW CITY ORDINANCE Knoxville City Council recently adopted an Ordinance regulating and restricting the parking of vehicles in the front yard of single family residences and duplexes. The Ordinance took effect Jan. 17, 2009, but the City will first take six weeks to educate members of the public about the Ordinance, followed by another six weeks of issuing warnings to violators. The City has created two flyers - one in English and one in Spanish - to explain the Ordinance. The flyer can be used and distributed by neighborhood organizations and others wishing to educate their neighbors and the general public about the new Ordinance. FrontYard Parking Flyer - English [PDF] Front Yard Parking Flyer - Español [PDF] These are PDF documents. They can be opened with Acrobat Reader, free software which can be downloaded here. NEWS RELEASES 06/05/09 - Neighborhood Small Grants Program Awards 03/11/09 - City Seeks Neighborhood-Minded Volunteers for Advisory Council 01/23/09 - Grant Opportunities for City Neighborhoods 07/07/08 - New Web Presence for City's Office of Neighborhoods 05/08/08 - Mayor Names Massey New Neighborhood Coordinator