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Welcome to Scenic Knoxville! We hope you will enjoy your visit and find something beautiful to see.
Scenic Knoxville is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing the bountiful scenic resources in the Knoxville, Tennessee area. The group is the first local chapter of the statewide organization Scenic Tennessee, and is also affiliated with Scenic America.
The initial Board of Directors includes local architect Duane Grieve, President; civic-minded individuals who are active in their community such as Lisa Starbuck, Vice President; Joyce Feld, Secretary; Jim deRopp, Treasurer; Brenda Cunningham, Marsha Grieve, Julie Webb, and Gene Burr, a past president of Scenic Tennessee. Scenic Knoxville's first challenge was to help regulate the use of digital billboards in the City of Knoxville. These super-sized bright billboards have been called 'PowerPoint on a Stick' by opponents, and their impact on driver safety has been a key factor in banning the signs in other communities across the nation. Thank you for helping to extend the ban on new billboards in the City of Knoxville to digital billboards! Although we had success in our initial effort to stop digitals in Knoxville, we know the industry will continue to push for them. Further, we have been working on regulation of Electronic Messaging Centers (EMC's) in the city because they are proliferating rapidly and there are many that are illegal or out of compliance with the exisiting regulations. Please contact Knoxville City Council and let them know you would like to see better enforcement on existing EMC's and a ban on future EMC's. We also expect to revisit the Knox County ordinance on digital billboards in the near future since the approval of digitals in Knox County slid through with little or no public notice or comment. Watch the Scenic Knoxville 30-sec. TV spot on Digital Billboards and visit Stop Knoxville Blight for more information on digital billboards.
Future interests and activities for the group include working to develop a comprehensive ridge protection ordinance, advocating for sustainable land use policies and environmentally sound practices, advancing historic preservation of scenic landmarks, and supporting appropriate state and local legislative initiatives such as implementing billboard and signage control measures.
Join us! Your new membership to Scenic Tennessee also gives you membership in Scenic Knoxville. To support Scenic Knoxville and Scenic Tennessee and begin receiving the quarterly newsletter, send $20 annual dues to Scenic Tennessee, P.O. Box 12174, Murfreesboro, TN 37129. Individuals from surrounding counties are welcome. For more information contact info@scenicknoxville.org.
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| Working Together to Keep Knoxville Scenic! |
A group of diverse individuals from different parts of Knoxville, all possessing a real passion for the city, came together in early 2008 to form the Scenic Knoxville chapter.
