Dogwood Updates
The Dogwood Trails will be opening in just a couple of weeks, so we have some work to do. Ann Graf and Kim McCoy Hill are our representatives on the Dogwood Trails Committee. They were informed by Public Works that the completion of the debris pickup along the trails is March 23. You need to get those limbs to the curb immediately!
Neighborhood Cleanup Day is also March 23. We will meet at the church parking lot at 9 AM to pick up our tools and get our assignments. Keep Knoxville Beautiful is supplying gloves, garbage bags, pickers and safety vests.
This year we have 6 open gardens that are featured in the Dogwood Arts Trails and Gardens Guide. Our new Legacy Park and Gardens at the east end of Circle Lake is one of these gardens. As it spent a bit of time underwater during our recent rains, we could really use your help to spruce us this location.
We will post any updates on this preparation as we get closer to the dates.
Lakemoor Hills Lending Libraries – Visit one!
What to do on a dreary, rainy day? Perfect day for a good book!
Did you know that we are blessed with 2 Neighborhood Libraries in Lakemoor Hills? One is located in the median on Bluff Point Drive and the other in Lakemoor Legacy Park and Gardens (which is located at the end of Circle Lake Lane).
The library at Lakemoor Legacy Park and Gardens is in need of children’s books! We love it when children and their parents come to visit this library but the supply of children’s books has dropped in the past few months. Please bring your gently read children’s books and place them in the library for others to read. And, while you are there – take a book or two home for your family’s reading pleasure! Thank you for your help and donations to our community library!
Request for GoFundMe for baby Anderson
Many of you may have just received a request to participate in a fundraising campaign through gofundme on the behalf of baby Anderson. We are investigating if this is a credible request that is somehow associated with one of our members. Currently the LHHA does not have any information about a child related to a member of our organization that is in this critical need.
Our website may have been hacked giving this group access to our list serve.
If any of you have information about this please contact me. [email protected]
LHHA Membership Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7 PM
Please join your Lakemoor Hills neighbors at Lake Hills Church on Tuesday night at 7 PM for our LHHA Membership Meeting. This month we will have a speaker from Knox County Sheriff’s Department – Captain Aaron Varnell – to address safety in our neighborhood. Bring your questions and concerns. We will also bring you up to speed on upcoming neighborhood activities and the progress on our work beautifying Alcoa Hwy after the completion of construction.
We have elections coming up in April, so please let me know if you would be willing to serve our organization on the board. We have two openings in the executive committee (Secretary & President-elect) and one board of director’s seat. If you have questions about the commitment, please call Kathy Proctor or email at [email protected].
Neighborhood Cleanup Day – March 23
The annual LHHA Neighborhood Cleanup Day is scheduled for Saturday, March 23. We will meet at Lake Hills Church parking lot to pick up supplies (kindly donated by Keep Knoxville Beautiful) and get our assignments. After completing our project we can meet in the church picnic pavilion to enjoy a light lunch.
If you know of a specific area in the neighborhood that needs attention, please email Kathy Proctor at [email protected].
Timberlake Community is scheduling their cleanup concurrent with LHHA’s.
Our rain make up day is March 30.
To get in practice, walk down to the street in front of your property and pick up any existing trash that has accumulated.
LHHA Membership Meeting – Feb. 19, 7 PM
Our next LHHA Membership meeting will be held at Lake Hills Church at 7 PM on Feb. 19. Our speaker will be from the Knox County Sheriff’s Department.
We have a dynamic board that serves our neighborhood. We have a number of openings on the board that will come available this year. If you are interested in being a part of the decision-making for our neighborhood, please contact Kathy Proctor at [email protected] or 599-7783. The 2 year openings include: president elect, secretary and a board member at large position.
Video of Expansion of Alcoa Hwy at Singleton Station/ Little River
These are 2 videos that show the section of Alcoa Hwy that is in Blount County that exists between Singleton Station Rd and Little River bridge. Very interesting. It may take a couple of viewings to get the whole idea as the video moves pretty quickly.
Relocation of Alcoa Hwy at the Airport
In case some of you have not seen this video, please enjoy. It shows you what TDOT has planned for the section of Alcoa Hwy (the motor mile) adjacent to the airport. I don’t have information on what the schedule is yet for construction. If anyone does, please share that info.
CPR Class is Filling Quickly
On Dec. 14 I announced a CPR class that will be offered at Lake Hills Church on Sunday, January 13 from 2 – 4 PM and many of you responded. There are a few spots still available. For information please see below:
Would you like to know how to respond when someone is having a cardiac emergency? You could be the difference for a family member, friend or neighbor.
As part of our neighborhood preparedness the Lakemoor Hills Homeowners Association is partnering with Lake Hills Presbyterian Church to bring the opportunity to be trained and certified in CPR.
The course will be CPR training in adult, pediatric, infant choking person training and basic AED use. The new technique is much less difficult than the original technique, and most people that can bend over adequately can be trained without difficulty. The course is an amazing advantage for those individuals to protect their family members, friends at their workplaces and in public places. In most cases, the need for the institution of a response is related to a family member or friend. This includes your children and grandchildren.
The course will be held at Lake Hills Presbyterian Church on Sunday, January 13 from 2 – 4 PM.
The cost for the course is $25. This includes the 2 year AHA AED & CPR adult, child and infant certification, personal barrier device (breathing mask to take home, and the required materials to complete the course.)
The class is limited to 50 enrollees. If you would like to participate, please contact Bob Proctor at [email protected] 742-9035.
Neighborhood Security Alert
Please keep your eyes open for suspicious activity near your mailbox.
Over the past few weeks there have been a few issues that have come to light regarding mail and packages, which you may have read about on our Facebook page. The pattern that seems to have developed indicates that some small items have gone missing from garages or carport areas and mail/ packages have been found discarded in odd locations that should have been (and may have been) delivered t0 homes on the following streets: Maloney, Montlake, Blow, Timberlake, Circle Lake , Ginn, Velmetta, Tall Pine, Mont Glen. The incidents have occurred predominately on FRIDAYs between 12:30 PM and 4:00 PM.
The postal service has been informed and has asked us to be especially quick to remove any mail from mailboxes that may contain checks or small gifts.
Please watch tomorrow to see if you see any suspicious activity and help us put a stop to this. If you have a camera system on your home, try to point one camera at your mailbox. Inform your Emergency Response Team representative or the LHHA leadership.
We can all work together to ensure that Lakemoor Hills remains the safest neighborhood in Knox County.