Follow up from the LHHA meeting Tuesday evening

It was a large turn out Tuesday night to hear presentations from TWRA and Knox County Animal Control.  In fact both presenters told me they were amazed at our turn out and participation.

These were important subjects as we live with both wild and domestic animals in our neighborhood.  We learned interesting info about the wild animals that roam our properties and how to coexist with them.  We also learned about care for our pets, AC Ordinances and respect for our neighbors regarding our pets.

We will follow up with details on specific items in future post.  In the meantime the following is contact info and a link to the Knox County Sheriff’s Animal Control ordinances.  If you have issues please don’t hesitate to contact them.

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency – 423-587-7037

Knox County Sheriff Animal Control – 865-215-2444

Link to Animal Control Ordinances:

https://library.municode.com/tn/knox_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH6AN

Reminder – LHHA meeting tonight 7:00pm

Two Speakers:

TWRA

Knox County Animal Control

Are you curious about the wildlife in our neighborhood?  What interesting and beautiful animals are out there?  What dangerous animals are out there?  How can we coexist?

These questions and more will be addressed at our upcoming LHHA meeting by a TWRA Wildlife Management Officer.

Our second presenter is a Knox County Animal Control Officer.  He will be here to discuss the care, management and regard to neighbors of our domestic pets .  Topics such as:

Lost or Stray Pets

Neglected Pets

Dangerous Dogs

Nuisance Barking

Please come with your questions and concerns.

The meeting is Tuesday Jan 30^th 7:00pm at the church

In preparation for the LHHA meeting on Tuesday I have been gifted with some nighttime photos of wildlife in one of our neighbor’s yard.  I know you have posted photos from time to time of other animals that you have seen in the neighborhood.  If you would forward any photos of animals that you have seen, I’ll add them to my powerpoint of the wildlife that graces Lakemoor Hills and have them on Tuesday night for all to see.

thanks

Kathy Proctor  [email protected]

I wanted to relate an incident that occurred yesterday that surprised me quite a bit.  I was the passenger in a car attempting to exit Lakemoor Hills and go north on Alcoa Hwy from Montlake.  The driver of our car saw an opening coming up and pulled out across the southbound lane.  The car on the inside lane going south was flying (no surprise there) and laid on his horn to express his displeasure at having to apply his brakes.    We proceeded across to the acceleration lane and entered Alcoa Hwy headed north.  To our surprise we saw blue lights in the mirrors and were subsequently pulled over and ticketed.  My driver got a ticket for Failure to Yield.  The officer said that since the Alcoa Hwy driver had to apply his brakes and honk his horn, we were causing the problem by not yielding to that driver’s progress.  We pointed out that the driver was certainly speeding, and the officer said, “Yes, I clocked him at 55 MPH but I cannot ticket him unless he is going faster than that”.  What !?!

So I hope you take this lesson to heart, even if it is hard to understand who really is at fault.

Are you curious about the wildlife in our neighborhood?  What interesting and beautiful animals are out there?  What dangerous animals are out there?  How can we coexist?

These questions and more will be addressed at our upcoming LHHA meeting by a TWRA Wildlife Management Officer.

Our second presenter is a Knox County Animal Control Officer.  He will be here to discuss the care, management and regard to neighbors of our domestic pets .  Topics such as:

Lost or Stray Pets

Neglected Pets

Dangerous Dogs

Nuisance Barking

Please come with your questions and concerns.

The meeting is Tuesday Jan 30^th 7:00pm at the church

Spring comes quickly in East Tennessee – You will be digging in your yard before you know it – Do you have a pair of tough durable Gardening Gloves?

The Lakemoor Hills Garden club is selling gardening gloves as a fund-raiser – $6.00 per pair.  Proceeds are used to support the various projects the Garden Club is doing to further beautify our neighborhood.   Available at our upcoming homeowners meeting – Tuesday Jan 30th 7:00pm or you can contact Geri Mulligan at 865-243-7052

Greetings Neighbors!

Hope everyone has survived the cold and can begin to navigate around our neighborhood.  There are still icy spots in the shady areas, so take caution wherever you drive in Lakemoor Hills.  I just wanted to remind you that we have two speakers coming to our January 30 homeowner’s meeting that will be addressing both wildlife and domesticated animals in the neighborhood.  Try to reach out to a neighbor that may have never attended one of our meetings or socials and bring them with you.

If you have any issues or concerns  that you would like your LHHA board to address, please contact me. [email protected]  I look forward to seeing you the last Tuesday of this month.

Kathy Proctor

Can anyone report how easily drivable Montlake to Alcoa Hwy is this Wednesday am?

Matt and Sally Boyington’s two dogs ran out the front door when the wind blew it open. They are both very large dogs. They are collared and tagged. Please help us find them:

Remmy, a female Rottweiler, is black with tan bowtie and socks, around 80 lbs.

Rascal, a male German Shephard mix, black and tan with thin face.

If seen, please call Matt’s cell phone: 865-599-8265. The Boyington’s live at 3320 Timberlake.

Thank you!