Areas Where Loudon County Can Help TVPOA

1. Provide additional funding to support the TVVFD allowing TVPOA to reduce its funding to TVVFD by a like amount. Funds could be earmarked for maintenance of facilities, infrastructure, amenities, etc.

2. Provide additional funding to support the library at Tellico Village allowing TVPOA to reduce its funding to the library by a like amount.  Funds could be earmarked for maintenance of facilities, infrastructure, amenities, etc.

3. Fund the construction of a County Senior Citizen Center.  POA could give land to county with the county then funding the center and its operations.

4. Provide funding to maintain and operate the Wellness Center indoor pool allowing TVPOA to recoup expenses related to the hosting of the Loudon County swim team.

5. Finance senior citizen programs, such as STAYnTV that exist in surrounding counties.

6. Contribute to the TVPOA marketing program as it does to the Loudon County Visitor’s Bureau.  The TVPOA Marketing Program attracts over 300 new residents to the county each year.

7. Fund various programs, e.g., playgrounds, trails, senior citizen center, etc., through the Timeless Tellico Foundation a 501c3 charitable organization.

8. Fund various projects through TRDA, using the same principle as was done when POA purchased additional sheriff service in the early years of POA except in reverse.  For example, feed funding thru TRDA to assist TVPOA in maintaining its streets since many Loudon Countians use these streets to earn a living.

(1) Loudon County tax payers already contribute $40,000.00 per year to the Tellico Village Fire Department and other amounts to all the other county fire departments.

(2) Loudon County tax payers already pay for the staff at the Tellico Village library as they do for all the other library's.

(3) Loudon County tax payers already fully funds an outstanding Senior Citizen Center, open to all residents of Loudon County. Maybe the POA could contribute to the existing Senior Citizen Center.

(4) The Loudon County Swim Team is no affiliation to any Loudon County organization or school. The POA should charge what ever fees they feel necessary for those using their facilities.

(5)(6) Loudon County already donates over $150,000.00 per year to the Loudon County Visitor's Bureau that already markets Tellico Village and other locations and events in the county.

(7) Loudon County tax payers already donate over a million dollars to local non profits.  Timeless Tellico Foundation was established to assist activities exclusively within the village. Maybe they could donate to other non profits as well.

(8) Loudon County tax payers can not legally and will not be laundering money through Tellico Reservoir Development Agency, TRDA, in order to prop up the POA.  

The problem is still the same, the village has way outgrown their status as a subdivision and must take the next step to become their own city. Having to rely on a property owner's association to go round begging money is no way to run an operation of this size.

There's an awful lot of really good folks in Tellico Village who came here to spend their retirement years in a comfortable community with an easy way of life, a low cost of living and low, low taxes. It's unfortunate the POA is putting their community in such a negative light.