Mount Paran Northside Citizens Association

NEIGHBORHOOD BRIEFS

Oct 22, 2004

HELP WANTED
To design a new Mt. Paran-Northside Citizens Association?’s Website or maintain the current site through www.neighborhoodlink.com/atlanta/mountparan
If you are interested in helping with this
worthwhile neighborhood project,
and having a lot of fun, please email
jobillrau@ aol.com It can be what
you make it!

CITY CONTINUES EXPANSION OF RECYCLING PROGRAM
The Department Public Works continues expanding its curbside recycling program. Mixed paper is the latest addition. Residents can now recycle magazines and catalogs, junk mail, office paper and envelopes, telephone directories, boxboard. Residents are asked to put mixed paper in a large envelope or brown craft paper grocery bag to keep it separated from? newspaper. Please be sure that your recycling bin is covered before putting it on the street.? Newspapers and other debris blown by the wind from bins that are left uncovered? regularly "trashes" the neighborhood.

NORTHSIDE YOUTH ORGANIZATION
Signup for NYO Girls?’ Fastpitch Softball and Boys?’ Baseball is the first week of November and the first of December at the Dowis Building. Call (404) 256-1483 for specific days and times.

UPDATE 1175 WEST CONWAY
We reported in June on the ecological disaster that occurred at 1175 West Conway in February. The Civic Association had formed a Task Force (Alan Leet, Lynne Moscow, Sheldon Schlegman, Brenda Smith) to work with the City to address this troubling situation and to investigate how it was allowed to ever occur. We believe that the property owner has violated a number of city ordinances and state law, and created an environmentally and structurally dangerous situation by bringing hundreds of truckloads of gravel on to the property to elevate and widen a driveway.

The Atlanta Tree Conservation Commission has ordered recompense in the amount of $49,320, and the City is pursuing other legal action against the property owner. Councilwoman Clair Muller is working diligently on our behalf to encourage the responsible City departments to compel the property owner to remediate this property. However, the wheels of the legal system are turning very slowly. Our Task Force is concerned that this situation is doing environmental damage each day it is allowed to continue. We are hopeful that the City will act with the appropriate degree of urgency, and that we will be kept advised of the status of this matter so we can then share that information with the neighborhood. We hope to have some good news shortly or we will be requesting community wide involvement as we seek to have this property restored. Laws were violated leading to the massive destruction of trees and property in our neighborhood, and we want to ensure that it does not happen again.

POLL WORKERS NEEDED FOR NORTH FULTON PRECINCTS
Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections needs more poll workers, especially in the northern part of the county. Upcoming elections include the November 2 General Election, and the November 23 General Election runoff (if needed). Poll workers must be county residents; at least 16 years old; and able to read, write and speak English. Also, attendance at a training class is required before the election. The election workday begins at 6AM and ends about 8:30PM. A clerk earns $100, an assistant manager earns $120, a provisional manager earns $120, and a chief manager earns $190. If interested call 404-730-7020.

LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE...
The Georgia Holocaust Commission, in conjunction with the KSU Foundation and Kennesaw State University, has brought to Georgia the internationally acclaimed, award winning exhibition Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945. This important free exhibit, attracting school children as far away as Alabama, is accepting applications for volunteers and docents. For further information please call (678)797-2083.

OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HOSTS 2004 CHRISTMAS HOUSE
The 2004 Christmas House, an annual benefit for the Children?’s Alliance Theatre, is located at 979 Crest Valley Drive. A new home built for Mr. & Mrs. Bob Faircloth, designed by Harrison Design Associates,? the house will be open for touring from November 20 until December 12.? The Preview Party will be Friday, November 19. Closed Mondays and Thanksgiving Day, the? hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10:00AM?—5:00PM, Tuesday evening 6:00PM?—8:00PM, Saturday 10:00AM?—5:00PM and Sunday 1:00PM?— 5PM. Parking will be at the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Advance tickets are $12.50, and $15.00 at the door. Please support the Children?’s Alliance Theatre with your patronage or by volunteering at this year?’s Christmas House.?  For more information, email Jan Coton at jancoton@ aol.com

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES AT CHASTAIN HORSE PARK
Save the date for Miracles Happen V, a black tie/blue jean affair to be held on Saturday, March 19, 2005.

Chastain Horse Park wishes to express its deep appreciation to the many neighbors who have supported our programs by contributing to the horse park?’s annual fund. We have been installing the brass plaques on our fence line at the Powers Ferry and W. Wieuca Road intersection, and we hope to see many more over the next several months. Please stop by and take a look! For information on putting your name on the fence line, please contact Kathy Farrington at (404) 252-4244 ext 32.

IN MEMORIAM
We are saddened by the recent? deaths of two members of the Mt. Paran-Northside Citizens Association board of directors.

Bob? Hurst served as? president in 1995 and 1996. Claus Halle? was elected to the board in 2000.? 

We will miss? these two? fine community leaders and? offer our sincere? condolences to their families on behalf of the Mt. Paran-Northside neighborhood.

Editor?’s note: special thanks to all the contributors in this space. Email jobillrau@aol.com with ideas, events, tips and photos for the next issue of The Citizen?’s Review.