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Keep Soddy-Daisy Beautiful honors 500 volunteers after city cleanup
Summary
Keep Soddy-Daisy Beautiful presented awards May 5 after a citywide cleanup that involved 500 volunteers on 17 teams who collected 164 bags of trash and 175 large items; the commission discussed possible financial support for the nonprofit and the audit requirements for city funding.
Nate Sanden of Keep Soddy-Daisy Beautiful presented awards and thanked volunteers and partner organizations May 5 after the group’s recent Community Cleanup Challenge. Sanden said 500 volunteers across 17 teams removed an estimated 164 bags of trash and 175 large items, including 64 tires, from roads, trails and school properties around Soddy-Daisy.
Sanden listed areas cleaned, including portions of Lovell Road, Dallas Hollow Road, Sequoyah Road, West Ridge Trail Road, Mountain Road, Montlake Road, North Chickamauga Creek trailhead, Lee Pike, Mt. Tabor, Frontage Road, Dayton Pike, Durham Street and Daisy Elementary. He thanked TVA, the Lindhurst Foundation, a Soddy-Daisy resident who helped cover supplies and prizes, the Soddy-Daisy Firefighters Association for donating 30 safety vests, the City’s Public Works Department for trash pickup and disposal, the Soddy-Daisy Police Department for traffic safety assistance, and Lakesite New York Pizza for donating pizzas.
Awards announced included Most Trash Collected (Team Green Steps, 62 bags), Most Team Members (Emily Wright of Daisy Elementary), Most Litter Collected per Person (Litter Loathers, two-person team, 28 bags), Most Bizarre Item Found (Wiggins Family & Farm, lawnmower) and Most Tires Found (Team Lovell Road, 64 tires).
Commissioner Shipley asked whether the Commission could provide financial assistance to Keep Soddy-Daisy Beautiful. City Attorney Elliott said the organization is a 501(c)(3) and that Tennessee law allows such support under certain conditions, but the nonprofit would need to supply an audit and meet statutory requirements before city funds could be provided.
The Commission did not take a funding vote at the meeting; officials said they would follow up on audit and compliance requirements before any allocation.
