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Welcome to Norris, Tennessee! - A National Historic City -  NORRIS TOWN CENTER CLOCK Picture by Keith Haverkamp The City of Norris has been called a planned community, a model town, a garden city, and even a utopia. To its citizens, however, it is a woodland home, an oasis in the busy world of the surrounding Knoxville, Oak Ridge and Clinton communities.   The City of Norris enjoys all the necessary ingredients for comfortable living: Great City government and City services Tree lined streets and sidewalks Outstanding in-town schools – elementary & middle Full service community library Norris-based community theater Annual July 4th Norris Day celebration with evening fireworks Summer-time free Concerts on the Commons Quaint compact Town Center can boast of… Large open grassy town commons for recreation Large town pavilion for public and private events Open air performance stage Norris Museum Numerous small businesses:  Grocery store, restaurants, post office, dental office, realty office, bank, banquet/catering facility, physical therapy center, beauty salon Areas of Norris outside the town center can further boast of… Churches for many faiths; civic clubs Museum of Appalachia (affiliated with The Smithsonian Institute) Lenoir Museum Cultural Complex TVA labs Numerous small businesses: Ice cream parlor, beauty solons, animal hospital, pharmacy, ethnic restaurants, craft beer brew pub; art/craft center, bed and breakfast, auto repair shops, storage facilities, nursery/florist, general store, senior living center, nursing home, music/clogging studio, tobacco shop, liquor store, light industry, physician offices, dentists, ophthalmologist, auction company. Local recreation opportunities abound. Our 2,400 acre Norris Municipal Watershed which abuts the town border offers numerous trails for hiking, horseback riding, and biking. The Clinch River offers great trout fishing, and nearby Norris Lake offers a variety of fishing, boating and water sports activities. Norris Dam State Park encompasses over 4,000 acres of wooded landscape and abuts both sides of Norris Lake.   Explore our website for more detailed information on all of the above. TIMELY TOPICS NOTE: All Watershed Trails north of the Lower Clear Creek Road are CLOSED to all but licensed shotgun and muzzleloader Deer Hunter lottery holders - Nov 20 thru 28, 2021. Only the trails located on the South side of the Clear Creek Road are open for non-hunting activities during this period.   Click Text Below for More Info:   DRAFT COPY of City of Norris Personnel Policy DRAFT COPY OF Ordinance 624 - Short Term Rentals Notice of Volunteer Vacancies in City Commissions & Boards Copies of Forms Used to Obtain City Services City Brush Dump in Watershed CLOSED   CLICK BELOW TO:    Pay Your Water Bill    Download a City of Norris Recycling Guide

City of Norris November 2021 MEETING SCHEDULE • Archives Committee: No Meeting • Planning Commission: 6:00 pm......................Nov 1...Monday • Board of Zoning Appeals: 5:00 pm.................No Meeting • Norris City Court: 6:00 pm ............................Nov 2...Tuesday • Norris City Council: 7:00 pm..........................Nov 8...Monday • Norris Water Commission: 5:00 pm...............Nov 15..Monday • Animal Shelter Comm.: 7:00 pm....................Nov 15..Monday • Norris Little Theatre: 7:00 pm........................Nov 15..Monday • Norris Recreation Committee: 7:00 pm..........Nov 16..Tuesday • Norris Watershed: 5:00 pm.........................Nov 18..Thursday • Community Development Board: 4:00 pm.....Nov 19..Friday • Norris Tree Commission: 5:30 pm................Nov 29..Monday Workshops and Public Hearings • Planning Commission Standing Workshop      New Initiatives – CANCELLED......................Nov 16..Tuesday Unless Otherwise Noted the meetings will be located at the City Office at 20 Chestnut Drive. COVID-19 including the Delta Variant is in our community with reduced but continued infection rates including those whom are vaccinated. Attendance at all city meetings should be only that necessary to conduct important business. Persons with symptoms or known positive tests shall not attend. The safety of the public requires it. The Public is invited. Scott Hackler Norris City Manage   Plan Your Visit to Norris Using Online Mapping Enter your starting address: Street Address:  City:  State:  ZIP Code:  Norris City Map Click Here to Access