Thu
Mar 18 2010
12:27 pm

Tennessee Democratic Caucus:

Under the bill (SB2983), community organizations like school clubs, church youth groups and neighborhood associations can request permission from the county to clean up overgrown properties. Property owners will have to pay the community organizations for the services, just as they would if the county cleaned up.

The State Senate passed the bill 29-0, and the House version is in committee.

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Tamara Shepherd's picture

Bad news...

...for the Knox County Adopt-a-Park program (for which my son's Boy Scout troop volunteers) if service opps can become fundraising opps.

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