East Ridge Police Department -- 867-3717
Emergency
- Fire -- Police -- Ambulance -- 911
- Nearest ambulance is Memorial Hospital -- EMS 495-3677
Please ensure that your house number is visible to emergency vehicles.
Maintenance-Garbage-Brush
Pickup on Tuesday and Friday Mornings. PLEASE BAG AND TIE ALL GARBAGE.
Pickup is at rear of the house. Trash other than regular garbage should be placed in tied bags on regular garbage days and will be gathered with regular garbage.
RECYCLE DAY IS FRIDAY
Please put recycle items in a BLUE RECYCLE BAG that can be purchased at Ace Hardware or the grocery store.
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Recycle
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Do Not Recycle
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Glass
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? Plastics #1 and #2
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Motor Oil
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Batteries
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Computers, TVs
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Hazardous Waste
(Acids, Paint, etc.)
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City Commission Activities and News
Town Meetings
Regular town meetings are held on the third Tuesday of January, April, July, and October.
Notices of these meetings are distributed to residents.
Voting
Pool office is used on all regular voting days.
Ridgeside receives a share of Tennessee Income taxes paid on interest from investments, etc. The code 334 should be used when filing your Tennessee State Income Tax Form.
Garbage
Pickup on Monday and Thursday Mornings
PLEASE BAG AND TIE ALL GARBAGE
Pickup is at rear of the house. Trash other than regular garbage should be placed in tied bags on regular garbage days and will be gathered with regular garbage.
Friday is Recycle Day (changed in May 2008)
Please put recycle items in a BLUE RECYCLE BAG that can be purchased at the grocery store. These items may also be put in a clear bag that the men can see through. All items in a black bag will be treated as GARBAGE.
Brush
All brush to be picked up should be less than 8 feet long in order for it to fit in the truck bed. Excessive quantities or larger items will be taken care of at a rate set by maintenance. Please stack brush at the street for pickup. For additional information about special needs call Burt.
Burt's phone number is 624-8451.
Lawns
Residents are expected to keep lawns cut and neat, including the grass strip between the sidewalk and the street, all of which adds to the attractive appearance of Ridgeside.
Safety and Security
Ridgeside Safety and Security Committee
(The Safety and Security Committee is not currently active)
East Ridge, Tennessee, Police:
(423) 867-3718 Voice (423) 867-9418 Fax (423) 867-0016 Confidential Tip-Line
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
Sonny Sanders, Commissioner 629-7208 114 Ridgeside Rd.
Karen Page, Coordinator 698-1478 112 Ridgeside Rd.
Block Captains
John & Becky Hooper 624-6244 29 Crescent Park
James & Linda Allen 629-7186 208 Brookwood Dr.
Bill Stiles 622-5711 119 Hilldale Dr.
Jane Burman 624-9452 4 N. Lynncrest Dr.
Mike Adkins 624-0110 144 Ridgeside Rd.
Mark & Julie Dragoo 624-7948 123 Ridgeside Rd.
Bill & Barbara Walton 622-8938 107 Windmere Dr.
Clem & Doris Schonhoff 629-1002 201 Windmere Dr.
Janet Jobe 622-8317 203 Windmere Dr.
- Report suspicious activity or crimes immediately to the police.
Emergency: 911 East Ridge Police: 622-1725
Security Alarm Policy
Two false alarms are allowed, and then a $25 fine per incident, if East Ridge Police Department has to respond.
CRIME DETERRENTS
- A Neighborhood Watch Program has been activated in 2006. Contact Karen Page at 698-1478 for the names of street captains or more information. Every house should have a light at the curb. Please have your lawn gas lights repaired and in good working order.
- Please also lock all cars and do not leave valuables in your cars. Cars parked on the street are most susceptible, so please park in your driveway or garage.
- Please report suspicious activities and cars to the East Ridge Police. This is one of the best deterrents to crime in our neighborhood.
- Report any theft to Brant Mason @ 698-4326.
Dogs
When dogs are outside, please ensure that they are fenced or on a leash at all times.
City ordinances related to pets are available for review in the ordinances section of the City Commisson information page.
Street Parking
City custom and neighborly courtesy suggest we avoid parking on Ridgeside streets. Cars parked on the streets obstruct vision and detract from the beauty of our neighborhood. Parked cars along our narrow streets often are a traffic hazard.
- Bruce Blohm, Chair -- 624-5011
- Julie Bracket -- 698-1922
- Richard and Martha Dietzen -- 622-4279
Our neighborhood park is located between Ridgeside and Hilldale, and includes tennis courts and a playground.
Pool and Park Committee
2008-09 SHEPHERD HILLS POOL AND PARK BOARD
Kelly Robinson, co-chair...................... robinson8888@bellsouth.net/ 698-8888
Kelly Maxwell, co-chair............................... maxwelltn@comcast.net 624-5769
Will Cox.......................................................... will_cox@comcast.net/ 883-1969
Jim Dorris......................................................... jdorris@astecinc.com/ 624-5274
Margaret Hopping...................................... mhopping@comcast.net/ 624-8404
Paula Stearman.................................... wetwomovin-on@comcast.net/624-2562
City Commission Liaison – Randy Dunagan....... dunaganr@bellsouth.net/624-1215
POOL PHONE (from May 15 to Sept 15)....................................... 698-2324
To schedule parties etc. contact one of the co-chairs.
Hours and charges for the year are announced at the beginning of May. For Summer 2008, the hours are as follows:
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Friday
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Saturday
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1:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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10:00 am - 6:30 pm
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10:00 am - 10:00 pm
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RIDGESIDE DOLPHINS SWIM TEAM
The Ridgeside Dolphins swim team competes locally in the Chattanooga Area Swim League. CASL sponsors competitive swimming events for Chattanooga and surrounding area pools and organizations. The goal of the program is to stimulate an interest in competitive swimming and to provide a means through which youth may learn leadership, good sportsmanship and values of physical fitness.
Watch for information distributed each Spring to register for the Ridgeside Dolphins, or contact Leslie Clarke at 698-1805.
All Shepherd Hills and Crescent Park residents are welcome.
Meetings are held on the first Friday of February, May, October, and December. A Featured Speaker is always included.
Notices will be distributed for each meeting.
New officers are selected in May and take office June 1st.
Dues for 2008-2009 are $15.00.
Dues pay for community items such as printing Ridgeside directory; supplies for the picnic and other socials; bags, sand, and candles for the Christmas lighting.
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LIGHTING (Luminaires)
Richard Van Delft and Robert Self.......................... Enjoyourday@aol.com/624-5978
The traditional luminaries are usually placed the Monday and Tuesday before Christmas.
White paper bags distributed to you by your street chairman are placed approximately 15 feet apart, down both sides of the streets between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM on these two nights
Sand is provided by the Community Club to serve as an anchor to keep candles in place within the sacks and to keep the sacks from blowing over. Sand is usually placed at the pool parking area for residents to pick up.
Inventive folks use bricks with holes as candleholders or votive candles set down in tuna cans filled with sand. Whatever works for you is great!
If your street frontage requires more than 12 candles, the club will provide extras. Notify your chairman when your bags are received.
We appreciate all residents? cooperation in carrying on this tradition. If you are unable to participate because of ill health or out-of-town plans, notify your chairman at the time the bags are distributed so arrangements can be made for someone to light and tend your candles.
In case of rain or snow at 2:30 the day of the lighting, the lighting will not be carried out that evening.
Maintenance will pick up all bags and candles the Wednesday after the lighting, unless you have picked them up to save.
On nights of lighting, no cars should be parked on the streets at all.
Please note the open houses will be held on Monday night only.
Christmas 2007
Christmas 2006
Christmas 2005
Neighborhood or nearby religious congregations
Note: This web site became by action of the Ridgeside City Commission on January 17, 2007 an official source of news and information for the City of Ridgeside.
Security Notices and Crime Reports