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Volunteers needed to help clean up Norris Lake

Posted at 3:07 am March 12, 2015
By Dawn Huotari Leave a Comment

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The Norris Lake Project Team is looking for volunteers to help with the fifth biannual Five County Norris Lake Cleanup on March 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“Since 2011, volunteers from the counties surrounding Norris Lake have picked up over 15 tons of trash,” said Stephanie Wells, director of the Anderson County Tourism Council. “We continue to conduct two cleanups each year because Norris Lake is not only a recreational destination for residents and visitors, it is an economic driver for all five counties and we need to protect its shorelines.”

There will be several launch points in each of the five counties and numerous locations that volunteers can help by picking up and properly disposing of in trash. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Community, Front Page News, Government, Meetings and Events, Recreation, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: 5th biannual Five County Norris Lake Cleanup, Anderson County Tourism Council, East Tennessee Quality Growth, Norris Lake Project

ETCompetes! Speaker Series: Secrets of successful communities

Posted at 1:22 pm March 25, 2014
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In the ever-changing world of economic development, it is imperative that communities in East Tennessee recognize the paradigm shift that is happening nationally in regards to enhanced community character, retail, real estate, and economic changes. In an effort to foster change and growth all around our beautiful region, ETCompetes!—in conjunction with their partners East Tennessee Quality Growth, NAI, US Bank, and University of Tennessee School of Landscape Architecture—are sponsoring two workshops featuring nationally recognized speaker, Ed McMahon, Urban Land Institute senior resident fellow.

McMahon spent 14 years as the vice president and director of land use planning for the Conservation Fund in Arlington, Va., where he helped protect more than five million acres of land that has historic or natural significance. McMahon is also the cofounder and former president of Scenic America, a national nonprofit organization devoted to protecting America’s scenic landscapes. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Government Tagged With: community, Conservation Fund, East Tennessee Quality Growth, economic changes, economic development, Ed McMahon, ETCompetes, ETQG, Julie Graham, NAI, real estate, retail, School of Landscape Architecture, successful communities, University of Tennessee, Urban Land Institute, US Bank, UT

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