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What Your Neighbors are up to in Old North Knoxville
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Population Explosion in Old North Look around Old North Knoxville. You might see a stroller or two or three or more. Crying or cooing, jabbering or asleep as the wheels of the strollers clatter against sidewalk, babies are being pushed around the neighborhood. You might see Mark and Rhonda Parker with their son, Nathan, all of whom recently moved into a house on East Scott. When they moved in, across the street, Lauren had already come to live with Beth and David Booker. On Glenwood, you might see Tim Sparer and Cathy Shuck pushing their daughter, Sierra, born at the end of September. Also on Glenwood and also born at the end of September was Josephine, daughter of Kevin and Kelly Hamby. Robert and Kim Marlino have a young daughter, Mary, who lives with them at their house on Grainger. On Anderson, you might see Donovan and Tara Swick with Chloe, their daughter. On Armstrong, Russ and Amy Porter have a 10 month old daughter also named Chloe. And on East Oklahoma new residents Sean and Jennifer Bolen on Halloween had a cute little trick-or-treater come into their lives. Welcome to all new members of Old North Knoxville, children and adults. Nothing adds new life to an old house quite like the sound of a child's voice. This is especially so around the holidays. So Where Do People Go? So, where do people go when they leave Old North Knoxville? As heretical as that notion is, people do move out of historic neighborhoods, just as they do other neighborhoods. In many cases, though, their leaving has a bigger impact. One such example is Dave and Lynne Palmer. Dave was a past president of Old North Knoxville, founding editor of the newsletter, and with his wife, Lynne, they served on the board of the neighborhood association and on many of its committees, including the Holiday Home Tour committee. So, where are they now? They've moved to Las Vegas, NV. Lynne's teaching school, which she did when they lived in ONK, and Dave has given up chimney sweeping and has returned to hotel business, an industry he had worked in for many years. The house they have now is nowhere near 100 years old. Then, again, from what they've said, very little in Las Vegas is. Maybe in a few years they can establish an historic district there. On a more somber note, we at Old North News would also like to make note of the passing this year of Ila Shields Remine, age 94, another past board member, and the passing of Otis Clefton Hurst, age 90, a founding member of ONK. Without there efforts ONK would not be the vibrant historic neighborhood it is today. Kim Davis Joins BEA ONK resident Kim Davis was recently appointed to a five year term on Knoxville's Board of Environmental Appeals. The BEA allows any person who receives a civil penalty or damage assessment from the Stormwater Engineering Division to appeal the action. An engineer since 1986, Kim was certified by Tennessee as a "professional engineer" (PE) in 1992. She has both an B.S. and M.S. in engineering from Clemson. "Since joining UT in 1994," Kim says, "I have studied the costs of pollution cleanup and environmental justice issues." She was president of the Knoxville chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers in 1997-1998 and president of the Technical Society of Knoxville in 2002. The Board of Environmental Appeals hears cases from contractors/developers who have been fined by the City for not practicing adequate erosion control on their sites. The BEA makes a judgment on whether the assessed penalty was fair. For more information, go to www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/boards/env-appeals.asp. New Board Members Elected To help carry on the work of promoting, protecting, and preserving the rich historic character of Old North Knoxville, several new board members were recently elected, as well as some board members reelected. Those newly elected include
Rena Webb, elected for a three year term; Christe Morgan and Kristina
McLean, each elected for two-year terms; and James Pierce, elected for a one-year term. Reelected to three-year terms were
Chester Kilgore, Danelle Owenby, Ernie Roberts, Jesse
Ursery, and David Booker. James Pierce, Christie Morgan, and
Kristina McLean were elected to fill out vacated terms. The board members officially take office in January.
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