MEMBERSHIP

The nomination period for new SWFT Neighborhood Association officer elections has closed and voting has begun. Please cast your vote now at THIS LINK. No login is required. Online voting will end on Monday, October 28th at 6:30 pm – […]

In just 2 years, SWFT has achieved many milestones as one of Knoxville’s newest neighborhood organizations.  Much of our success can be attributed to the level of neighbor engagement through communications via our Grapevine Newsletter and participation in our Second […]

No, not the City elections, the Southside Waterfront (SWFT) Neighborhood Association Board elections will be held on October 28, 2019.  SWFT elects its board annually.  All 4 posts are available for nominations.  The positions and their responsibilities are: The PRESIDENT […]

The Southside Waterfront (SWFT) Neighborhood now consists of two distinct groups.  One group consists of working & retired adults with experience in professional, technical, executive & administrative occupations.  The other (larger) group consists of young adults studying to enter these […]

From its inception, the SWFT Neighborhood Association has embraced participation from all neighbors, regardless of whether they rent or own.  We believe every neighbor is an important part of the neighborhood.  SWFT is currently working on a City-sponsored Neighborhood Small […]

The Southside Waterfront (SWFT) Neighborhood now consists of two distinct groups.  One group consists of working & retired adults with experience in professional, technical, executive & administrative occupations.  The other (larger) group consists of young adults studying to enter these […]

The pets who live in the Southside Waterfront (SWFT) neighborhood are residents too, but because they lack manual dexterity, they are not capable of registering at this site.  So we have created an online photo directory especially featuring them called “SWFT […]

At the April 29 quarterly SWFT Neighborhood Association Meeting, the Membership Committee reported on the special election (acting President) result, updated SWFT membership stats, recently produced CTV videos featuring SWFT neighbors, “One Cup at a Time” member engagement initiative, and the proposed […]

Tonight (Monday, April 29) the SWFT Neighborhood Association will meet at 6:30 – 7:30 pm in the CityView Club Room.  All CityView & 303 Flats residents are invited to attend.  Agenda items will include: bylaws change, membership report, one cup […]

Several SWFT neighbors recently sat down and participated in a 4-part video series of interviews called “In the Neighborhood”.  During the recorded interviews, which have aired on Community Television of Knoxville (CTV), neighbors shared their reasons for choosing to live […]

Early on, the SWFT recognized the critical importance of several different methods of communication among neighbors to promote engagement and encourage participation.  Some of the most important methods are described below: Word of Mouth–individual neighbors talking with one another is […]

The SWFT Membership Committee will meet on Monday, April 22 (Earth Day) at 5:30 pm.   The main purpose of the Membership Committee is to discuss and implement membership recruitment & retention strategies.  Agenda items at this meeting will include: the difference between knowing about our neighbors and […]

The results are in for our Special Election to select someone to fill the vacancy created as a result of Don Browder’s relocation. We are very pleased to announce that Debbie Mallard has been unanimously elected as acting President to […]

The nomination period for our Special Election to select an acting President to serve the remainder of Don Browder’s vacated position (April 2019 – October 2019) has closed. Please cast your VOTE before 10 pm this Friday, March 29, 2019 using the on-line […]

With mixed emotions we must report that neighbor Don, who has served as an outstanding SWFT officer for 18 months can no longer serve as President because of some wonderful new circumstances.  Don has relocated to his new home in […]

Thanks to neighbors Matt, John, Terri, Steve, PeTe, Don, Malcolm, & Jiah for their participation in helping to produce a fine collection of video programs for the CTV series entitled “In the Neighborhood”.  Soon, the entire collection of these programs, […]

At the January quarterly SWFT Neighborhood Association Meeting, the Membership Committee reported current SWFT membership stats, a new Community Manager at 303 Flats, and a proposed change to the SWFT bylaws related to term limits. The Projects Committee reported on […]

Neighbor Kevin is producing a short video to air on Community Television of Knoxville (CTV) featuring residents in the Southside Waterfront (SWFT) Neighborhood.  He would like YOU to be included. Basically, the video will include a collection of short “sound […]

Last night (Oct 29) SWFT held its regular quarterly board meeting.  Following approval of the minutes, old business included a brief discussion of some of the significant achievements the organization has made during it’s first year.  A complete list of […]

We are in the process of creating colorful SWFT name badges for members to wear during neighborhood activities and events.  These badges are being created to help neighbors get to know one another more swiftly.  Four specific design features will […]

About 6 weeks ago, we changed the software we are using to mail our electronic newsletter for several reasons related to improved presentation. Sadly, there have apparently been a few snags and some folks have not been receiving them. If […]

Last Saturday a very important meeting was held at 303 Flats with new neighbors Jiah, Cole, and Kacy.  At the meeting, CityView neighbors Drew, Don and Debbie provided a historical perspective of SWFT.  Together, they discussed many different ways the […]

Do you own an HP Laser Printer that requires 304-series color toner cartridges?  If so, one of our neighbors as a supply of unopened cartridges you may have for FREE. He recently replaced his printer and currently has a supply […]

Neighbor Jeff is selling his beautiful Wurlitzer grand piano model C153.   Measuring 5’1″, the stunning black cabinetry is the first indication that she has been very well-maintained over the years.  The trained pianist will discover that regular tuning has allowed […]

The neighbors listed below are eligible to participate in the upcoming election of SWFT Neighborhood Association officers that will occur in October.   If you are a current resident of our neighborhood and you do not see your name listed, there […]

In October, it will be time to elect officers for our neighborhood association.  As stated in our bylaws, officers are elected by a simple majority of all voting members for a term of one (1) year.  Since there are currently […]

SWFT has just received an allotment of “New Neighbor” Welcome Bags, thanks to the generosity of several local businesses that have made the project possible in collaboration with the South Knoxville Neighborhood & Business Coalition (SKNBC).  This week, 5 new […]

Recently, it was brought to our attention that the acronym we have been using to represent the name of our organization (SWFT) is the same one that is used by the South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association. To avoid any confusion, we […]

Residents at CityView and 303 Flats recently discovered colorful cards hanging on their front doors. These cards were distributed by neighbor Jane to further inform everyone of the very few number of steps required to fully realize the benefits of […]

Last April, neighbors Art & Donna unexpectedly lost Augie, their beloved doberman. At the time, Augie was a customer of Chewy.com, an on-line pet food company and was enrolled in an automatic shipment plan. At specified intervals, food and treats […]

At the July 30 Southside Waterfront Neighborhood Association quarterly meeting, 22 neighbors and guests received updates on: membership recruiting & participation statistics, dead tree removal, funded “Welcome 303” Party, proposed Butterfly Habitat project, Railroad Underpass project exploration, current treasury report, […]