The HOA ad-hoc Tellico Parkway Adopt-A-Highway committee known as “Litter Angels” was first chartered by the HOA in February 2022 and has been instrumental in keeping the natural beauty of Tellico Parkway free of trash to enhance the overall image of the Village.
The TVA provides trash bags and work gloves, the HOA provides the grabbers, and TDOT provides the vests. The POA road crews now collect our bags the Monday after our clean up instead of TDOT who would often not be able to get to it until later in the week; it’s a multidisciplinary endeavor to keep our roads clean!
We collected a total of 629 bags of trash plus tires and construction debris in 2024. We have found money, tools, clothing, sunglasses, tire rims, and even a purse (which we handed over to the police department). We have collected as few as 31 bags and as many as 71 bags in our 2 hour clean up window. We have over 150 volunteers, but typically have 20-30 come for the clean ups. We collect along 444 first and then we branch out to side streets if we have extra people. I would estimate approximately 700+ man hours, as many of the volunteers do clean up independent of the scheduled Saturday clean ups that occur every 3-4 weeks. They also responded to an “emergency clean up” that I called because the trash was so bad. They are a very devoted group of volunteers!!
Our goal remains the same for 2025 to keep our home looking beautiful! We meet every 3-4 weeks (we go to monthly during the hot summer months) and interested people can reach out to me at aalacour@gmail.com.
NOTE: There are TDOT & HOA paperwork requirements before individuals are allowed to join and participate in Litter Angels sponsored events.