Colonial Village Neighborhood Association-Knoxville, TN

11/17/2025

SAVE THE DATE:

Join the South Knoxville Neighborhood and Business Coalition (SKNBC) and the City of Knoxville for a community information meeting celebrating the work of the South Waterfront Advisory and Advocacy Group (SWAAG) and the progress on the South Waterfront Down River Master Plan.

Monday, December 8, 2025
Kerbela Temple – 315 Kerbela Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920

5:00–6:15 PM – Drop in and explore information stations
6:30–7:00 PM – Group reflection and questions

Over the past two years, SWAAG has partnered with neighbors, local businesses, the City of Knoxville, the University of Tennessee, and Knoxville's Community Development Corporation to shape a vision for our South Waterfront, keeping community voices front and center at every step.

Come by, see what’s been accomplished, share your thoughts, and be part of what’s next for the South Waterfront!

11/12/2025

Okay, folks! It's that time of year to order and plant your dogwoods. And this year our South Knoxville Dogwood Trails will be the featured Trails next Spring! Let’s be thinking about cleaning up our yards as we prepare for that and let’s order some dogwood trees!

11/10/2025

Just a reminder about Thursday evening's Colonial Village Neighborhood Association meeting at 7pm at Commonplace Coffee + Community.

The East Tennessee Design Center and Legacy Parks will join us to gather input from the neighborhood about preserving and improving Butterfly Lake.

NOTE: This will be our final meeting for 2005.

MEMBERSHIP: If you live in Colonial Village and are interested in joining CVNA, dues are $10 annually for those 18 and up and include voting privileges. We accept cash (correct amount) and checks.

We are currently collecting dues for our 2026 membership. We are also seeking individuals who would be interested in serving on our board.

In joining, please include your name, address, and email, along with your check to CVNA and mail to:

Colonial Village Neighborhood Association
P.O. Box 9386
Knoxville TN 37940

Send a message to learn more

10/28/2025

COLONIAL VILLAGE RESIDENTS! MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
You are invited to attend the next Colonial Village Neighborhood Association meeting on November 13th. It will be held at 7pm at Commonplace Coffee + Community, across from the neighborhood's Colonial Village entrance.

We have exciting news to discuss!

The East Tennessee Design Center and Legacy Parks will join us to gather input from the neighborhood about preserving and improving Butterfly Lake.

NOTE: This will be our final meeting for 2005.

MEMBERSHIP: If you live in Colonial Village and are interested in joining CVNA, dues are $10 annually for those 18 and up and include voting privileges. We accept cash (correct amount) and checks.

We are currently collecting dues for our 2026 membership. We are also seeking individuals who would be interested in serving on our board.

In joining, please include your name, address, and email, along with your check to CVNA and mail to:
Colonial Village Neighborhood Association
P.O. Box 9386
Knoxville TN 37940

10/15/2025

LEAVE THE LEAVES OR LEAF COLLECTION?
Whatever your choice, it’s that time of year. So, here are some tips.

LEAF COLLECTION?
City leaf collection starts November 3rd.

1) Leaves should be placed in a linear pile next to the street. Not in the street, since this results in safety hazards for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.

2) Place only leaves in the piles. No brush, litter, construction materials, or other contamination can plug the vacuum truck.

3) Avoid piling leaves around mailboxes, parked cars, or on top of flower beds/landscaping.

Leaf trucks will visit each neighborhood four times throughout leaf season – refer to the online schedule to plan accordingly. https://leafpickup.knoxvilletn.gov/
Questions? 311 is always happy to help! Call 311 or 865-215-4311

LEAVE THE LEAVES?
This is a movement to leave the leaves where they fall or at least rake the leaves into your flower beds to create valuable habitat for wildlife and can break down into nutrients for plants. Keeping your leaves can bring many benefits. Wildlife like butterflies, bumble bees, fireflies, and salamanders depend on the leave layer for their homes.

1) Add to garden beds for extra benefits to the soil

2) Place leaves under native trees to provide prime habitat for wildlife

3) Pile up extra leaves and turn them into leaf mulch

4) Go beyond leaves by leaving the sticks, logs, and stems too

5) Use a rake, not a leaf blower

6) Make your leave layer 3-5 inches thick

7) Keep them from blowing away by watering them

10/14/2025

EARLY VOTING BEGINS OCTOBER 15 AND RUNS THRU OCTOBER 30 FOR THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE’S GENERAL ELECTION. Early voting runs daily, except for Sundays! South Knoxville’s early voting location is Meridian Baptist Church at 6513 Chapman Highway. Entrance is on the left side of the church.

Voting hours are:
WEDNESDAY 12-5
THURSDAY 10-6
FRIDAY 10-6
SATURDAY 10-2
MONDAY 10-6
TUESDAY 10-6

Other Early Voting locations may be found at the Knox County Election Commission’s website. Here, you will also find information about Absentee ballots, a Candidate list, and a Sample ballot. Below the link, you will find a list of the Offices on this ballot. https://www.knoxcounty.org/election/

10/05/2025

BE AWARE! A door-to-door company will be offering roof assessments this week. They do NOT have a license to do so.

09/25/2025

As we look forward to improvements at Butterfly Lake, here is an important reminder on what to feed our water fowl. NEVER FEED BREAD PRODUCTS because they have the inability to digest yeast. It gets excreted, causing algae growth that deletes the water's oxygen levels. So, please be mindful...

09/08/2025

Thursday at our meeting, we will talk about the history of Butterfly Lake. 7-8 pm. South Knoxville Church of God.

Also, dues are due if you want to be an official member of CVNA and have voting privileges.

08/14/2025

Don't forget tonight's meeting. Dr. Van Pelt from Mooreland Heights Elementary will be our speaker. If you purchased school supplies for the school, please being them to tonight's meeting. Thank you.

08/11/2025

We are delighted to share some wonderful news.

Since 2011, the CVNA Board has sought to see the privately owned and held Butterfly Lake acreage donated to Legacy Parks and the City of Knoxville.

A year ago, we became excited because Vice-Mayor and District One representative Tommy Smith had been working with the deceased owners' family member and it seemed as though it was finally going to happen. Then in March, those plans fell through, and we had no idea what the fate of the property would be. CVNA did send the family a letter, apprising them that the lake acreage was unbuildable since it was not only a sinkhole but the watershed for the 50 contiguous acres that surrounds it.

Sometime around June 20, a For Sale sign appeared at the 106 Colonial Road property. Something I had anticipated and feared since about 2020, given the age of the property owners. So, I had reached out and talked with a couple of realtors I knew to see if they had any interest in buying the property and donating the lake acreage should it come on the market. One of these realtors happened to serve on the CVNA board. So, I sprang into action, immediately notifying Tommy Smith. Then Carol Evans of Legacy Parks came into the mix.

It was a tense couple of weeks filled with whispers, texts, and phone calls, until we learned there was a contract on the house. So, now we had to hold our breath until the closing, with Tommy texting, "If this works, this would make me happier than anything during my time on Council." I said, "For me as well."

Now that the property has closed and everything is official, we're delighted to share that our board member Mark Gibbs bought the property. The result being that the lake acreage will be donated to Legacy Parks, and neighborhood residents will have some input in preserving and enhancing this ailing watershed for the betterment of our community. Mark plans to renovate the existing house, subdivide the remainder of the property and build a new house for our neighborhood.

We thank you, Mark, for being a great neighbor and helping preserve a beloved Colonial Village landmark.

08/04/2025

EARLY VOTING BEGINS AUGUST 6 AND RUNS THRU AUGUST 21 FOR THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE PRIMARY ELECTION.
Early voting runs daily, except for Sundays!
South Knoxville’s early voting location is Meridian Baptist Church at 6513 Chapman Highway. Entrance is on the left side of the church.
Voting hours are:
WEDNESDAY 12-5
THURSDAY 10-6
FRIDAY 10-6
SATURDAY 10-2
MONDAY 10-6
TUESDAY 10-6
Other Early Voting locations may be found at the Knox County Election Commission’s website. Here, you will also find information about Absentee ballots, a Candidate list, and a Sample ballot. Below the link, you will find a list of the Offices on this ballot. https://www.knoxcounty.org/election/