POLICE PROTECTION
East Ridge Police Dept.
423-622-1725
EMERGENCY
Fire - Police – Ambulance
911
NON-EMERGENCY AMBULANCE
Memorial Hospital - EMS
423-495-3677
ANIMAL CONTROL
Humane Educational Society
423-624-5302
Emergency contact: 423-624-8353
BEFORE YOU DIG
One Call Center
811
BRUSH PICK-UP
Common Ground Tree Service
Schedule MON-TUES
423-602-0466
SEWER/GRINDER PUMP
Waste Water Treatment Authority
423-209-7842
MAINTENANCE
Nights and Weekends
423-209-6408
TRASH & RECYCLING
Republic Services
423-867-4650
FACEBOOK PAGE
Ridgeside-Shepherd Hills
Regular town meetings will be held four times a year, quarterly, by ordinance per City Charter. Meetings will also be publicized well in advance, and are held at 300 Shepherd Avenue (Community Room), usually in the evenings. All residents are encouraged to attend.
Notices of these meetings are sent officially by Ridgeside Google group, and also posted on the website (www.ridgesidetn.gov) and on a private, Ridgeside Facebook Page: Ridgeside-Shepherd Hills. Each meeting’s agenda will be posted 48 hours ahead by Google group distribution.
Brush must be curbside by 2:30 p.m. on Monday. All brush to be picked up by Common Ground Tree Service (602-0466) must be less than 6 feet long in order for it to fit in the truck bed. Please stack brush at the street for pickup. You may leave up to 3 wheelbarrows full of brush curbside a week. Leaves must be bagged in paper leaf bags. Please note that the City Maintenance Contract allows for weekly pickup of normal brush and debris from your yard maintenance. If you have larger, excessive amounts, the maintenance service will leave you an estimate for extra pickup that includes extra man-hours, extra loads to the dump, and associated costs. If you use a tree service, you should have the service remove all debris. It is the owner’s responsibility to take care of excess debris. No debris or construction materials should be located on the City streets, common areas, or right of ways. We know that many of you chose to live in Ridgeside because of its beauty, and we ask that you do your part to keep it beautiful.
Building permits are required for any new, alteration, addition or repair to your home. This includes construction, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and gas, as well as permanent structures both inside and outside, patios, walls, fences, etc. The commission will report to the Hamilton County Building and Zoning Department activity without a permit. For more information, call the Building and Zoning Department at 423-209-7860.
Google Groups
All residents are encouraged to sign up for the Google
Groups mailing list, the main line of communication within our city. Every
email listed in this directory will be added to the Ridgeside Google
Group.
Facebook
Announcements are also made via the Ridgeside-Shepherd
Hills’ Facebook page www.facebook.com/groups/ridgeside. The group
is a closed group.
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 or thefts to the East Ridge Police at 423-622-1725. This is one of the best deterrents to crime in our neighborhood.
When dogs are outside, please ensure that they are fenced or on a leash at ALL times. This is Tennessee law. Please be neighborly and control barking dogs. Cleaning up after your dog while walking is expected per the dog waste ordinance. City ordinances will be enforced. Please contact Humane Educational Society for Animal Control concerns at 624-5302.
Republic Services provides pick up of garbage and recycling on Mondays. Please bag and tie all garbage. Pickup is at the front of the house. Two bins are provided by Allied Waste Services, one for recycle and one for regular trash. Recycle items are picked up bi-weekly. Contact Republic Services at 423-867-4650 for more information.
Republic Services observes the following major holidays, which impact the collection schedule. Collection will be delayed by one day due to the following holidays:
When an observed holiday is on Monday, service will be performed on Tuesday.
The Republic service schedule may be found at the following website address: https://www.republicservices.com/schedule
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. Please, stand back and look at your property with a critical eye. The better we look, the more our property is worth. If you own an extra lot, be sure that you give it the same attention that you give your yard. Full cooperation is what makes Ridgeside a great place to live. Thanks!
Report suspicious activity or crimes immediately to the police.
Emergency: 911Burning is sometimes allowed in Hamilton County between October 1 and April 30 with the appropriate permits. The burning status is determined by the predicted daily air quality. Call the Air Pollution Control Bureau at 423-643-5970, or see https://apcb.org/burning- permits/ for more information.
City ordinances, charter, annual budget, and resolutions are posted under the Government link at the top of this page. Current postings of ordinances and resolutions are listed below.
Please enjoy the park pavilion. It is available to all residents on a first- come, first-served basis. Please ensure that you do a complete cleanup after each use.
Two false alarms are allowed, and then a $25 fine per incident if East Ridge Police Department must respond.
The combination to the gate at North Seminole is available to residents upon request. Please keep the door closed and locked at all times.
Please do not park your car on the street. Cars parked on the street obstruct vision, detract from the beauty of our neighborhood, and are a traffic hazard/danger to children. Please park in your driveway or garage.
The Community Room, 300 Shepherd Avenue, is typically used on all regular voting days.
Please register and vote in Ridgeside. Voting days are announced in the Chattanooga Times/Free Press.
Our neighborhood park is located between Ridgeside and Hilldale, and includes tennis and pickleball courts and a playground. Please enjoy the amenity as much as possible. We ask that there be no motorized vehicles in the park. The Park Committee’s liaison is Commissioner Maria Thompson.
2025-2026 RIDGESIDE POOL BOARD
Current officers are listed below. For more information and a listing of activities, please visit https://www.ridgesidepool.com/. Fees for each summer season are published by the Pool Board.
Will Cox
Reese Crowe
Beth Gaffney
Zane Hamilton
Sarah Kinnamon
Brandon Lowry, Pool Manager
Ridgeside Commissioner, City Commission Pool Liaison
Pool hours and dates to be finalized and published Spring 2026.
The Ridgeside Dolphins is a separate, independent 501(c)(3) organization. The 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 at http://ridgeside.swimtopia.com or contact Coach Janelle Wagoner.
All City of Ridgeside residents are welcome to join, including all Shepherd Hills and Crescent Park subdivisions.
Meetings and community-sponsored events are listed on the Community Calendar. A variety of activities are held to promote community service, education, and fellowship for Ridgeside residents, many with years of traditions and memories supporting the activities.
Dues for the calendar year are $25.00. One per household. You may pay through Venmo, or make checks payable to “Ridgeside Community Club.” Mail checks to Alice Marie Danks.
Dues collected pay for community items such as printing Ridgeside directory, supplies for the picnic and other socials, and bags and candles for the Christmas lighting.
Box lunches may be provided, as announced, for $10-$12 by reservation for each Community meeting or members may provide food. RSVP's and reservations are due two days prior to each event. You may reserve through Venmo or pay with cash at the event, as needed.
2025-2026 Community Club Officers:
Janet Jobe, President
Alice Marie Clark Danks, Treasurer
Linly Mason, Meal Train Coordinator
Please advise Janet of serious illness or deaths so that we may be good neighbors and respond appropriately.
Street Captains for Neighborhood Fliers:
Ann Watkins
Patsi Walker
Please notify Ann of any changes in residency on your street.
We want to make all newcomers feel welcome and to assist them in any way we can.
The traditional luminaries are usually placed the Monday and Tuesday before Christmas.
White paper bags distributed to you by your Street Captain are placed approximately 15 feet apart, down both sides of the streets between 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM on these two nights. In case of rain or snow at 2:30 the day of the lighting, the lighting will not be carried out that evening.
Each resident is responsible for anchoring their own bags to keep candles in place within the sacks and to keep the sacks from blowing over. 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! We appreciate all residents’ cooperation in carrying on this tradition.
Linly Mason coordinates a neighborhood meal train for our elderly residents. Meals are delivered on Mondays and Thursdays. Our elderlies are so grateful for this gift of good food and fellowship. The website to sign up to prepare a meal is https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/l7eqow.