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Welcome to Norris, Tennessee! - A National Historic City -
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| 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.
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OCTOBER 2020 MEETING SCHEDULE Library Commission: No October Meeting
Norris Little Theatre: No October Meeting
Archives Committee: No October Meetings
City Council Special Called Meeting....3:00 pm, Oct 1
Planning
Commission..........................5:00 pm, Oct 5
Board of
Zoning Appeals.....................6:30 pm, Oct 5
Norris City
Court..................................6:00 pm, Oct 6
Norris
Water Commission....................5:00 pm, Oct 12
Norris
City Council Public Hearing......6:45 pm, Oct 12
Norris City
Council...............................7:00 pm, Oct 12
Norris
Recreation Committee..............7:00 pm, Oct 13
Animal Shelter
Commission................7:00 pm, Oct 19
Norris Watershed
Board......................5:00 pm, Oct 15
Conservation/Recycle Comm..............7:00 pm, Oct 20
Community Development Board..........7:00 pm, Oct 22
Norris Tree Commission......................5:30
pm, Oct 26This meeting is planned
for public access with limited occupancy in the city community building located at 20 Chestnut Drive. Due to the uncertainty
of the COVID-19 Pandemic conditions a virtual meeting may still be necessary and can be accessed at the link below. Updates
are available on the city website at: www.cityofnorris.com. The public is invited.Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/708714101 You can also dial in using your phone.
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(872) 240-3212
Access Code: 708-714-101 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first
meeting
starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/708714101 Scott HacklerNorris City Manager
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