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South Fork Conservancy
On Thursday evening June 18, the
South Fork Conservancy, along with Park Pride, the
Lindbergh LaVista Corridor Coalition, the Olmsted
Linear Parks Alliance, the Atlanta Regional
Commission, and the Clifton Community Partnership,
sponsored a community meeting to share ideas for
creek and greenspace possibilities.
Thanks to Vonchelle Knight at the
Marcus Autism Center, we had a wonderful space to
explore ideas about green space in our neighborhood.
The turnout surprised veterans and novices alike.
The slide shows and passionate conversation gave a
factual & emotional basis for our evening. Mary
Leight gets a giant high five for keeping us in line
and getting us out on time. Three tablemasters,
ARC’s Brad Calvert, US Park Service’s Rich Sussman
and Park Pride’s Walt Ray, prodded us into better
clarity on three critical questions.
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How do we control the quality of the water in the
creek and keep the area natural?
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When, where, and how will people access the path?
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How will the path be maintained? Who will
monitor the path and make sure that rules are
followed and that the area is secure?
We’ll be posting the ideas soon
on our website. Meanwhile, walk the suggested trail
at Zonolite, please be respectful of private
property, and as we heard many times last night,
keep your dog on a leash! Thanks. Sally Sears,
Bob Kerr, Billy Hall, Paul Weathersby and the South
Fork Conservancy.
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LLCC
Community Calendar
Planning an event and want to see if there is a
potential conflict with another? Check out our LLCC
Community Calendar. To add an event, send your
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LLCC Granted 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt
Public Charity Status
On 20 June 2009
LLCC was awarded 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status as
a Public Charity from the Internal Revenue
Service.
With this designation all contributions to LLCC
are deductible under section 170 of the IRS
Code, including membership dues. We can also
receive tax deductible bequests, devises,
transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106, or
2522 of the IRS Code.
As a Public Charity, we can forge ahead with
plans to disperse funds for improvements within
our LLCC area.
This is an exciting milestone for LLCC. I hope
you will join us as we move forward to improve
the quality of life in our part of the Metro
Atlanta area.
CID Update
Blair Garvey
 The
possibility of forming a Community Improvement
District (CID) in the LLCC community was raised
during the Blueprints for Successful Communities
project. The LLCC recently completed this
project in conjunction with the Georgia
Conservancy and Georgia Tech's Graduate School of City & Regional Planning.
The main goal of a CID is
simply to help foster a safer, cleaner, more
vibrant community through a powerful
public-private partnership. The Georgia
Constitution gives legally established CIDs the
authority to provide a range of services and
facilities including:
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Street and road construction and
maintenance, including curbs, sidewalks,
street lights, and devices to control the
flow of traffic;
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Parks and recreational areas and facilities;
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Storm water and sewage collection and
disposal systems;
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Development, storage, treatment,
purification, and distribution of water;
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Public transportation;
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Parking facilities and transportation
terminals; and
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Other services and facilities allowed by
law.
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The Lindbergh LaVista Corridor Coalition
is comprised of concerned
residents and businesses of Lindridge-Martin Manor, LaVista Park, and Woodland
Hills.
It is our aim to study and plan for the issues
that face this corridor and its surroundings. After
completing a Blueprints for Successful Communities with the
Georgia Conservancy and Georgia Tech, we are embarking on an effort to bring in
outside expertise to help us develop a Master Plan for the corridor
to have an influence on the changes that are facing us.
That is not to say that we are pro-development or anti-development.
We want to have a positive influence on any development that will
enhance the quality of life in the participating neighborhoods. We see our role as being
the conduit for consensus.
Blueprints For Successful Communities Study
Being awarded a
Blueprints for Success Communities Study in the fall
of 2008 gave us the opportunity to work with the
expertise of the Georgia Conservancy, the Georgia
Tech College of Architecture, and the Urban Design
Studio to evaluate our coalition neighborhoods
existing conditions. This process allowed us to have
input into possibilities for improving the overall
quality of life of our area. The outcome should be a "blueprint"
that we can use to formulate a Master Plan for our
area that reflects who we are and how we fit in the
Metro Atlanta area.
The study concentrated on three major areas of
concern: Environment, Urban Design, and
Transportation. Use the menu bar above to see how we
are progressing in each of these.
The official release of this report is planned for 1
September 2009.
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