LOCAL LINKS
Bounty County Fire Department - Walland Station
5269 East Lamar Alexander Parkway
Walland, Tennessee 37886
Telephone: 865-983-8085
Blount County Fire Protection District
It is recommended that a subscription to the Blount County Fire Department should be in place for fire protection at the start of construction. The current subscription cost is $125/yr and an application may be obtained by calling 865-983-2133 or the website link below. The fire department will certainly fight fires for all Saddle Ridge residents, but without a paid subscription, the homeowner will be billed for services rendered. Additionally, reflective blue house number signs can be purchased through Blount County Fire Protection District. The form is found at the website.
Website: http://www.blountfire.org
Tennessee Firewise Communities Program
The national Firewise Communities program is a multi-agency effort designed to reach beyond the fire service by involving homeowners, community leaders, planners, developers, and others in the effort to protect people, property, and natural resources from the risk of wildland fire- before a fire starts! The Firewise Communities approach emphasizes community responsibility for planning in the design of a safe community as well as effective emergency response, and individual responsibility for safer home construction and design, landscaping, and maintenance. While many people play an important role in making homes safer from wildfire, no one has more control over the safety of a home than homeowners!
website: http://burnsafetn.org/firewise.html
Firewise Program Coordinator: Leon Konz at leonkonz@gmail.com or (865) 414-5667.
Walland Post Office
5319 East Lamar Alexander Pkwy
Walland, TN 37886
TEL: (865) 984-3031
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00am-11:30am 12:30pm-4:00pm Sat 8:00am-10:00am Sun closed
Walland Elementary School
247 East Millers Cove Road
Walland, TN 37886
TEL: (865) 983-2801
Wish List
Blount County Landfill
The Alcoa / Maryville / Blount County Sanitary Landfill is operated by the Alcoa Public Works Department. The Landfill is open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The Landfill is closed for the New Years, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas holidays.
Location of the landfill is:
240 Long Powers Rd, Friendsville, TN 37737
TEL: (865) 995-2892
Website:
http://www.cityofalcoa-tn.gov/city_departments/public_works_engineering_department
Foothills Land Conservancy
377 Ellis Avenue
Maryville, TN 37804
Phone: 865-681-8326
Fax: 865-681-1436
Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
Hours: 10 a.m. - 5p.m. Tuesday -Saturday
1-5 p.m. on Saturday
Telephone: 865-448-0044
Fax: 865-448-6975
http://www.gsmheritagecenter.org/
Location: 3/4 mile east of traffic light at the Highway 321 and 73 intersection towards the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN.
Townsend Visitors Center
7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Townsend, TN 37882
865-448-6134; 800-525-6834
Website: http://www.smokymountains.org
Friends of the Smokies
Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park assists the National Park Service in its mission to preserve and protect the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by raising funds and public awareness, and providing volunteers for needed projects.
Website: http://www.friendsofthesmokies.org
P.O. Box 1660, Kodak, TN 37764
Phone: 865-932-4794
Toll-free: 800-845-5665
Fax: 865-933-7607
Email: fotshb@bellsouth.net
Appalachian Bear Rescue
Mission Statement: To rehabilitate orphaned and injured bears for release to the wild; to educate the public about black bears and the regional threats facing them; and to research bear attributes which may help solve other environmental or health related issues.
P.O. Box 364, Townsend, TN 37882
Phone: 865-448-0143
Fax: 865-448-0143
Website: http://www.appalachianbearrescue.org
For general inquiries you may email us at: dana.dodd@comcast.net
Helpful Link for Local Shopping/Store Locator
The following website is a handy tool to find local stores, with their opening and closiing hours, as well as the best deals and sales in your area: http://www.retale.com/Maryville-TN/map