Keep Tennessee Beautiful Conference February 12, 2009

This conference provided some excellent infromation and contacts for various Lakeland programs.

-Edith Hiller (KTnB leader)

-New Litter Law-TCA 39-14-5

Link: www.stoplitter.com; www.ktnb.org, www.preventcigerattelitter.org (ideas for programs etc.)

Escaping loads are 70% of roadside litter!

John Robert Smith (Mayor of Meridan, Ms): Notes from morning session::

-City Building t

-takes VISION and Volunteers

-City Building isn't done in a day (or one term or even one career

_Partnerships are key

-Lead by example

Breakout Session # 1: Shawn Bible (TDOT) & Mayor Smith (Meridan, MS)

Shawn Bible: Consider the costs of not spending on beautifucation or cleanup, not just the costs of doing it.

Tennessee Roadscapes program is a grant program availalbe for roadside beautifcation

Landscape Design Manual, Partnership Grant Program

Mayor Smith:

-Green issues presented as "budget itssues".

=Qualty of Life is a major goal

-"Special Spaces"

-"Living Canvas"

RAndy Fraizer, "Board Leadership" (www.morethanleadership.com and FraizerCommunications, Inc.

-Purpose of Organization: Accomplish what a person can't do alone

-Boards must pay attention to small things befoe they become big problems

-"Don't send a duck to Eagle School"

-Board "lays the track", the Executive Director/Administator "drives the train"

-Woman withour her man is nothing; Woman: Without her, man is nothing

Judge Potter:

During this session, Judge Potter reviewed the "litter law", TCA 39, Chapter 4, Part 5.

His discussion included numerous insights into the Litter Law. I got enthused about building a litter program in Lakeland and will use his information in buildiing this program.