SAD NEWS: Kathleen Royce Hilliard former resident in Hickory Woods passed away at Woodside Care Center in FL this morning, 9/27/2011. Mrs. Hilliard had moved to Florida to be near her son. The funeral will be Sunday, October 2, 2011 at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home. See our new pages: Luanne Hurst Remembered, Trash and household hazardous waste page.

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Two homes now for sale in Hickory Woods. See the homes page for our new neighbors and the 2005 summary statistics. A home is not a house -- its a neighborhood!

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Vandalism rears its ugly head with turfing lawns and snowmen. Now we have a rash of damaged (smashed and burned) mailboxes and a burning trash can. See the Neighborhood Watch Forum page for more information.

Post Lanterns See information about proposed standards for Hickory Woods post lanterns on the Post Lanterns page. The issue of stray light has been raised.

Read the information on the Forum page about the fireants found in the Berkeley Park subdivision. They are dangerous. If you find any on your property, let us know and call the phone number listed for help.

I received this information about pine bark beetles from the Extension Office. Since we have so many pine trees in Hickory Woods, I wanted to pass on the information. Charlotte Klasson

If you see or hear of any strange activity in the neighborhood, call your Neighborhood Watch Area Rep right away. That gets the information process rolling. NW rep names are in your Hickory Woods directory.

Who are we?

This is a page of information about the history of the Hickory Woods Homeowners Association. It also includes the information about annual dues.

What do we do?

The Activity page describes the fun things and neighborhood activities that the neighbors in Hickory Woods do. Click on the link to see the latest list and current projects. There is a Mind-It button on the page so you can be automatically notified of changes.

Where are we?

Where are we? Good question. This page has a map showing how to get to our neighborhood and another map of the neighborhood with the address's shown. The map shown at this link isn't to scale. Be sure you understand the distances shown. This is not to any scale. The location is in Farragut, south of I40/75 and north of Kingston Pike and about half way between Watt Road and Campbell Station interchanges. If you want a high resolution version of this map to use for HWHA business, you can use google or any other internet mapping system. The entrance to Hickory Woods is at lat: 35.881585 and lon: -84.195768 using Google Earth.

When does the Association meet?

Our meetings occur annually or more often, at irregular times. Three meetings are specified in the ByLaws. Two are actually required for the nominations and election of the officers every year. Additional meetings beyond the three may be held if required. Official business requires notification of the residents. This page describes the notification process.

Privacy Policy for HWHA Web Page

The Privacy Policy for HWHA page outlines the current policy of this web page for displaying and otherwise using personal information on the web. Please read this page. We will not put any information that you do not want on the page. But officers must specifically state what information should not be posted. There are also legal disclaimers here, the fine print, so to speak.

Neighborhood Problems Discussion?

The Neighborhood Problems Discussion page is the page where we air our problems and suggest solutions. Everyone can have a say here, pro or con. Send your comments to the WEBMASTER after reading the current problems page. There is a Mind-It button on the page so you can be automatically notified of changes.

Forum

The Forum page is the page for exchanging ideas about the neighborhood, and the use of the web page. Lots of new stuff. Privacy on the web, speeding and more, selling houses on the web, listing prices, cooperation with realtors for a fee, etc. Check it out. There is a Mind-It button on the page so you can be automatically notified of changes.

Hey, are there any computer students who want to help? Let me know if you have some time and want to learn HTML or Javascript. (Students come in all ages) Send a note to WEBMASTER at hckrywds@chartertn.net.

What about the by-laws?

The By-Laws are the official rules for the Hickory Woods Homeowners Association. They are provided here in full. Several years ago, the HWHA bylaws really weren't sufficient and binding. Brenda Rollins, then president, started the change process and that's why we went through all that agony of getting them changed. They were basically good but needed to be updated, and our neighborhood did just that. Now, though we're over 20-years old, we've insured that our well-maintained neighborhood remains second to none in the area in attractiveness and that it remains a very desirable location to live.

Covenants and Property Restrictions

Common Covenants and Property Restrictions to the uses of your property are included in all deeds to Hickory Woods property. Special permissions such as fence approval or exterior home additions are granted by the Planning Committee. This page includes the property restrictions common to all Hickory Woods properties and the form needed to petition the Planning Committee for permission to make certain changes to your property use.

Officers names and phone numbers.

This page is a list of the officers names and phone numbers for the Association. There is a Mind-It button on the page so you can be automatically notified of changes.

Some e-mail addresses in the neighborhood.

Many neighbors have e-mail addresses. Some are available here. Add yours if you like. Send your permission to add the address to the Webmaster. Click on the link to see the current list. You can e-mail the Webmaster with your e-mail address and it will be included in this list. You must give written (e-mail) permission for your address to be posted. Please make sure you give your real name with your e-mail address. If we don't know who you are, it is hard to place the name correctly. We will post your name and the street you live on and your e-mail address unless you direct otherwise.

Neighborhood Watch Program.

It's A Good Idea To Be A Nosy Neighbor Looking out for your neighbor's house while they look out for yours is one of the best ways to help law enforcement protect our entire neighborhood. The Neighborhood Watch Program is designed to make you and your Hickory Woods neighbors aware of what you can do together to make your homes safer. This page also gives the current news reports of happenings in our neighborhood that effect security. You can find the name of your block captain here, too. Call your block captain right away if you see anything strange going on.

Homes for Sale.

The Homes for Sale page lists our new neighbors. When new owners move in, this page will have a welcome headline for them so we all know their names and who's house now has new owners. You can update your directory from this information. The page lists the properties that are for sale in the neighborhood and provides links to the property listing on the web if available. There is information on getting 'for sale' information onto this page as well. Annually, we update and provide a summary of the sales of homes for each year giving the highest and lowest prices paid and the number of homes sold each year. We provide some e-links to e-loan vendors and links to local general real estate sites. This is the place for the home sales forum also.

Web Links.

The Web Links page provides phone numbers and web links to important local organizations and services. There is listings for all the emergency services and for other local services. Our schools are listed as are parochial schools in the area. Farragut city codes are available. Some general community links are here that take you to current lists. You can also find local politics and election information. We have listings for a number of local web sites for other homeowners sites and for some of our own neighbors sites. You can also find State and Federal links here.

Web Tools.

The Web Tools page has useful information for the web user. Since your Webmaster gets lots of web hoaxes from some neighbors, we list here some links to sites that give information on hoaxes on the web. If it is too good to be true, it probably is false! We also have a list of search engines and how they work and which ones to use. There is a bit on cybercrime. And we always put up the latest virus information as soon as it is available.

Waste Information.

The Waste Information page contains information about our trash pickup including information on our preferred trash vendor, Waste Connection. They give us a discount. There is also information about the Knoxville and Knox County Waste Transfer Center on Baxter and Elm streets in Knoxville where household hazardous wastes can be taken for disposal -- free! From there you can get to the County waste pages and find phone numbers to call for questions.

HWHA Calendar.

The HWHA Calendar of Events page has the calendar for the current three-month period as soon as the dates are set by the board. This page is currently being revised, but the date information is presented as a list. The same information is available on the page listing what we do.