NEWS & EVENTS   


A List of Important Phone Numbers
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Christie has compiled a list of important phone numbers and website addresses that will be helpful and relevant for our neighborhood. Please click HERE to access that document.

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Code Enforcement and Mortgage Companies


RESPONSIBILITY OF MORTGAGE COMPANIES FOR THE UPKEEP OF FORECLOSED PROPERTIES:

Based on the information below, any mortgage company that has foreclosed on or owns property that fails to maintain such property consistent with the local code(s) is in violation and should be reported to the applicable Code Enforcement Board:

Georgia law specifically recognizes the rights of Code Enforcement Boards to enforce county (unincorporated Fulton County) or municipal codes and ordinanaces (City of Atlanta).
OCGA 36-74-41(2) states "zoning ordinances and resolutions, ordinances and resolutions enacting subdivision regulations, environmental ordinances and regulations, state minimum standard codes provided for in Code Section 8-2-25, ordinances and resolutions enacted pursuant to Code Section 8-2-25, other ordinances regulating the development of real property, and ordinances and regulations providing for control of litter and debris, control of junked or abandoned vehicles, and control of overgrown vegetation."

Although the law does not specifically define who may be held responsible for such violations, FCC 22-27 defines "violators" as "any person, firm, partnership or corporation, tenant agent or other entity which has committed a violation of one or more provisions of the Code of Laws or which has assisted in the commission of such violation."

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Solid Waste Services to Continue Weekly Recycling Collection

Effective Monday, July 7th, the City of Atlanta's Office of Solid Waste Services will move the previously outsourced collection of recyclables in the Solid Waste Services operation. They are also expanding the recycling program to include collection of cardboard, as long as it is broken down and dry. Citizens may continue using their existing recycle containers or their own larger container with a lid if clearly labeled "RECYCLING".

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact the Department of Public Works' Customer Service Division at (404) 330-6333.
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Volunteer Opportunities......................................

Sullivan Center: Teach classes (finance, health, etc.) and other skills at the Sullivan Center, 643 Dill Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310. (404) 753-0531


CAMP: After school program and other, CAMP, 943 Dill Avenue
(404) 756-9990

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LifeLine Spay & Neuter Clinic [get feral cats fixed]

The LifeLine Spay & Neuter Clinic performs spay/neuter surgeries on stray cats for the Fulton County Animal Services Fix'em Free Program. They also have traps you can borrow if you need one. All feral cats must be dropped off between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and must be in individual humane traps.

There is an over-population of stray cats in our community. Please help by taking the strays to this clinic to be fixed (FOR FREE) so they cannot reproduce.

LIFELINE SPAY & NEUTER CLINIC
129 LAKE STREET
AVONDALE ESTATES, GA 30002

(404) 292-8800, ext. 24
email: clinic@atlantapets.org

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Pittman Park High Steppers Club [Dec. 14 - 17]

The Pittman Park High Steppers Golden Age Club presents A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN NASHVILLE, TENNESEE!

Four days/ Three nights at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennesee on Sunday, December 14th through Wednesday, December 17th, 2008.

$590.00 per person (cash or money order - no checks) INCLUDES:
*Ticket to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the World Famous ROCKETTE (The longest radio Show in the World)
*Ticket to Louise Mandrell Christmas Party
*Ticket to ICE
*Ticket to Hall of Trees
*Ticket to the treaure for the Holiday, Craft, Antique and Art Show
*Gaylord Opryland VIP coupon book, valued at more than $250.00

*Luggage handling, applicable taxes, daily resort fee, tour on bus outside the hotel, Nativity Scene in hotel

OPTIONAL PLANS INCLUDE: General Jackson Showboat $41.03, which includes a two hour ride down the river with Christmas music and fun (lunch, add'l charge) and the Delta Flat Boat - Ride in hotel, talks about history of hotel, 20 minute ride, add'l charge)

Payment plan available. For more information, please contact Joann Glass, Senior Coordinator, at 404-756-1859, or Geraldine Taylor, Secretary, at 404-669-1184, or Charlie Landers, President, 770-996-5941.

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Zone 4: Community Alert [Have you seen this man?]

On February 21, 2008, LARRY B. JOHNSON pled guilty to Theft by Taking after he attempted to steal from a neighbor in the Deckner Road area. This was not his first offense against the community. As a result of this plea, LARRY B JOHNSON is BANNED from the area until AUGUST 2012. Please call 911 if you see Larry Johnson anywhere in this area:
BANNED AREA: South of I-20, North of Langford Pkwy, West of 75/85, East of I-285

Click here for Photos of Larry Johnson and the map of the "banned" area.

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Beltline TAD Ruling Reversed_[ Supreme Court Ruling]

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:18:07

Dear BeltLine TADAC Members:

We just learned that the Georgia Supreme Court has reversed the Fulton County Superior Court’s January 2007 ruling validating the BeltLine TAD bonds. In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court specifically held that funding plans like the BeltLine’s violate the Educational Purpose Clause of the State constitution - in effect preventing the inclusion of school district tax increment for these types of projects.

We are disappointed in this ruling, but we remain focused on the BeltLine vision. And we will continue working without interruption with our staffs and public and private partners toward its fulfillment using alternative funding sources - as we have for the last 16 months.

Our work over that time has built important momentum and revealed the broad political, civic and business will behind the BeltLine - not as merely an amenity for Atlanta but, rather, as an integrated solution to some of the City’s and region’s most pressing needs. Neither those needs nor that will is diminished by this legal decision.

The BeltLine Team now faces questions about precisely how the BeltLine will proceed - considering, as we will in the coming days and weeks ahead, our legal, political and financial options. Meanwhile, communities with pending TAD programs across the State will undoubtedly be evaluating how they will implement their priority projects, as well. Please feel free to contact Roland Young or Rukiya Eaddy if you have questions, or would like to arrange a fuller briefing in the meantime. We expect that this important ruling will attract extensive media coverage, starting this morning.

As stewards of the BeltLine vision and support, we will update you again soon.

Sincerely,
Terri Y. Montague
President & CEO
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.
404-614-8322
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New CVNA officers elected_[ Capitol View Neighborhood Assn.]

Your new Capitol View Neighborhood Association officers for 2008 are:

President: Michael Brooks __________president@capitolview.org
Vice-President: Kim Garcia _________vicepresident@capitolview.org

Secretary: Lisa Yeiser _____________secretary@capitolview.org
Treasurer: Natasha Brash
__________treasurer@capitolview.org

We look forward to a very productive year and will be working hard to represent our great Capitol View neighborhood!!!
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Fulton Co. Votes in Favor_[Tax Allocation Districts]
On Wednesday, October 3rd, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted in favor of all four proposed TAD's. A Tax Allocation District (TAD) is established for the purpose of publicly financing certain redevelopment activities in underdeveloped areas.

Click here for the proposed Metropolitan Parkway Redevelopment Plan and Tax Allocation District.
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NPU-X News__[Click on Links below for more info]
Public Notice for RFP and RFQ
Proposed Ordinance for Recreation Center Fees

Last Call for Speed Hump Requests
Affordable Housing at Historic Westside Village
Free GED Classes
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Capitol View Elementary__[Tops AYP Scores]
We knew that Capitol View Elementary was a high-achieving school and this confirms it: Spring 2007 tests of Adequate Yearly Progress finds Capitol View ahead of every other APS school! Congratulations to the students, teachers and parents.

Here is a link for the Georgia Department of Education reports of Adequate Yearly Progress for 2006-2007. AYP Report
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CAPITOL VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD EMAIL ADDRESSES NEEDED!!!-----------------------.....-.....-Please email us your email address if you want to be included in Evites and other important emailings from the Capitol View Neighborhood Association. This is a great way to stay informed of news and events happening here in your neighborhood; especially fun events such as our "bowling night" and "neighborhood cook-outs".
info@capitolview.org
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LEGISLATIVE LETTER __[ Download Here]--- ---.-....---This is the letter you need to send to your elected officials regarding the recurring problem of absentee landlords and vacant homes in Capitol View. We need to bombard them with letters in order to bring their attention to the problem we face here in our neighborhood. The download area also contains a list of elected officials for Capitol View, along with their addresses and contact information.

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AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING
__[ ADA]
Pass this information around to people you know, or even if you are selling your house, you can tell possible buyers about this program. Our neighborhood is in the Target area.
http://www.atlantada.com/buildDev/HomeAtlanta.jsp

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BELTLINE UPDATE
__[ Click here for Update] ..................
For more information on the Beltline in general, CLICK HERE to open up the Beltline's website.

Atlanta Business Chronicle - 7:54 AM EDT Wednesday, September 5, 2007
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has given Trees Atlanta a
$350,000 grant to create the Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum.

The proposed 22-mile tree collection would be the world's longest
linear arboretum, and would include public art, historical site
information and environmental demonstration models.

The Blank Foundation is a big benefactor for the Atlanta BeltLine, a
proposed corridor of trails, transit and parks that will connect 45
neighborhoods in Atlanta. The foundation has given more than $11
million to BeltLine-related projects.

Trees Atlanta and the PATH Foundation will create a one-mile segment
of the arboretum in 2008, planting 200 trees in the Westview and West
End neighborhoods in southwest Atlanta.
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