Neighborhood Conference March 8, 2008

[Pamela Treacy]

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Since there are many volunteers who look at this site. I thought I would post this annoucement.



2008 Neighborhood Conference Announced
The 2008 Neighborhood Conference Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. at the Knoxville Convention & Expo Center located at 525 Henley Street. The Conference is organized to gather neighborhood groups, homeowners associations and interested citizens throughout Knox County and the City of Knoxville to help citizens more efficiently utilize government/community services and to empower neighborhood leaders to make a difference in our community. For more information and a program agenda, please visit the Knox County Office of Neighborhoods Web site.


http://www.knoxcounty.org/oon/neigh_conf_2008.php

[Pamela Treacy]

Thanks Grant for the clarification. Do I need to change my registration request to attend this session?

[Grant Rosenberg]

Hi folks. I'm on the planning team for the 2008 Neighborhood Conference. As far as schools being discussed at the conference, there is no doubt that it will be an important topic in both the Neighborhood Revitalization & Redevelopment workshop and the facilitated panel discussion at lunch. While we do not have specific individuals from the Knox County Schools on the panels, there will be some elected officials and representatives at most workshops. This year's conference committee didn't talk about hosting a "Neighborhood Schools" workshop, but perhaps we can engage Knox County Schools more closely in future conferences to develop one. Hope this answers your question, and if anyone needs any additional information, please contact me at [e-mail] or at 215-4751. Thanks!

[Jamey Dobbs]

It's a good conference. Lots of nuts and bolts of how to solve problems. This time I'm especially interested in the neighborhood redevelopment workshop. Will they talk about schools? Good schools and good facilities are important to neighborhood vitality and property values--As we all know, schools are the magnet for where families choose to live and buy homes. It's easy to overlook because planners and developers don't have strong professional ties to school folks.