VOL. 52 NO. 22
IN THIS ISSUE
Miracle Maker
Danny Trent is leaving as principal of Central High for Farragut Middle School. “I want to thank Fountain City parents, businesses, staff and kids for their support,” Trent said. “It will be tough when I walk out this door for the last time.” Trent toured the Central campus with Sandra Clark.
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Bird banding “It’s often the unplanned or unexpected surprises that provide the most memorable parts of travelling – people, scenery, food, those sorts of things,” Dr. Bob Collier writes. He found just such a place – a bird banding station – in Braddock Bay, N.Y.
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in Powell By Cindy Taylor The Dolly Parton Imagination Library Penguin Players made a stop at the Powell Library on May 24 to perform “One Cool Friend.” The production stems from the book by the same name written by Toni Buzzeo. In the book, on a visit to the aquarium, Elliot discovers his dream pet – a penguin. Straightlaced Elliot asks his father if he could have a penguin, and hilarity ensues when Elliot smuggles one out of the aquarium in his backpack. There was standing room only when more than 100 kids and 50 adults packed the presentation room at the Powell Library to see the show, which opens with a recorded message and song geared toward young
Penguin Players Craig Crumpton (father) and Michael Library. Elliot’s newly acquired penguin peeps out from Stokes (Elliot) perform “One Cool Friend” at the Powell behind. Photo by Cindy Taylor
children from Dolly herself. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library was launched in 1996 and has been instrumental in supply-
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Kyle looks back Kyle Testerman calls the four years of his first term in office as Knoxville’s mayor “the best years of my life. I really mean it. Those were great years – for me, for my family and for the city.”
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As good as his word, Bill Weigel has repaired the muddy ditch alongside Shropshire Road in Broadacres. The ditch developed on Weigelowned land when a speed bump was installed just past Powell Middle School, and motorists repeatedly swerved into the field to avoid slowing down. Weigel’s crew filled the ruts and overseeded the site. The crew installed three large rocks and reflectors. The mud hole was a concern at a recent meeting of the Broadacres Homeowners Association. Photos submitted
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who polices homeowners associations? By Betty Bean Disputes within homeowners groups can get ugly, particularly in condominium developments where neighbors live cheek by jowl. Last Tuesday evening a group of Devanshire subdivision homeowners were set to meet with a reporter at Tracey Gross’scondo to air complaints against their homeowners association. That afternoon, Gross was rushed to the emergency room at Parkwest Medical Center with chest pains and spiking blood pressure. She was stabilized and returned home to host the meeting. Still wearing her hospital bracelet, she pointed to water stains on her living room ceiling.
Condo owners pay monthly dues and annual special assessment fees to fund the external repairs that are the responsibility of the HOA. Gross says the stress of dealing with Devanshire’s unaddresse d maintenance issues and financial problems, plus the ongoing tension in the neighborhood, is ruining her health. Last September, Gross’s neighbor Judy Hedden sent a letter to Tracey Gross (right) looks at legal the Metropolitan Planning Com- documents with neighbor Judy Hedmission with complaints about den. Photo by Betty Bean alleged financial irregularities, intimidation and failure to abide by bylaws. She and Gross are part of one – has the authority to regulate a group of Devanshire homeown- homeowners associations. ers who are tangled in a legal dis“On the surface, an HOA may pute with the HOA board, and she appear to be good for the commuwanted to know if MPC – or any- nity. The problem is that there is
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no oversight. This puts an unfair burden on the homeowners to have to take legal action in what could be avoided in the first place,” Hedden’s letter said. She received a reply from MPC director Mark Donaldson, who addressed the question of whether MPC could remove an HOA board for misconduct. “The answer to that is a definitive no. The planning commission does not require the creation of an HOA, so it stands to reason that it has no authority to intervene in the actions of an HOA. I do not foresee a situation in which the MPC would require an HOA or forbid the creation of an HOA” Donaldson wrote. Devanshire Homeowners Association president Ed Johnson declined to comment on the complaints, citing ongoing legal battles, but issued a warning: “If they are talking to the media To page A-3
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