Archive for May, 2009

29 May

DeKalb Issues Notice of a Proposed Property Tax Increase

From Commissioner Jeff Rader:
DECATUR – The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners has tentatively adopted millage rates which will require an increase in property taxes by the following percentages:
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26 May

Community Alert: What Makes a Vehicle Suspicious?

From J.A. Hightower
Have you ever wondered if you should dial 911 on a vehicle that seems out of place in your community? Well maybe this will help. I’ve attached a couple of questions to ask yourself when you think a vehicle maybe suspicious.
Please pass this along to your neighbors, family and friends. [...]

15 May

Friendly Reminder if you received a property appraisal notice of assessment change

From Kathie Gannon and Jeff Rader
Even though the Tax Assessors office is recalculating property values based on the new law requiring among other things foreclosure sales and bank sales to be included in fair market value, your request to appeal the value needs to be submitted by May 18, 2009. The letter needs to [...]

15 May

Community Alert – Spring/Summer Burglary Prevention

From J.A. Hightower
Public Education Specialist
DeKalb Police – Center Precinct
1960 W. Exchange Place, Tucker, Ga. 30084
770-724-7616 ofc – 770-724-7605 fax
jahighto@co.dekalb.ga.us
*** Remember if you don’t inform the Police, the Police don’t know what’s happening in your neighborhood. ***
Provided by Crime Awareness Unit of the DeKalb Police Department 12 May 2009
Together Let’s Avoid the “Spring/Summer Burglaries”
When the weather [...]

13 May

WHNA Spring BBQ

By now you should have received information about our membership drive, including a flyer inviting you to our 1st Annual Spring BBQ.
Come down and join us for some great food, prizes, and fun!!!
So come on out and get to know your neighbors!
Catering is being provided by Whole Foods and Publix. We will have door [...]

11 May

Traffic alert: Avoid Emory area

By CHIP TOWERS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Monday, May 11, 2009
Emory University police are asking motorists to avoid the area until after 9:30 a.m. this morning and again from 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. this afternoon due to heavy traffic congestion created by graduation ceremonies.
Vicente Fox Quesada, who was the President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006, is the commencement [...]

11 May

Executive Park Development

From Commissioner Jeff Rader:
Final approval was granted for “The Park Druid Hills,” a mixed-use development for the space occupied by the current Executive Park office complex (I-85 and North Druid Hills Road). This project incorporates several recommendations from the Quad Area Study conducted in 2007.
Those elements include green space, street boulevards with urban context, traffic [...]

05 May

LLCC Quarterly Meeting

Title: LLCC Quarterly Meeting
Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church
Link out: Click here
Description: LLCC General Meeting – 7:00-8:00 PM – LENS on Atlanta
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2009-05-14
End Time: 20:00

04 May

LLCC Adopt-a-Highway Litter Pickup

The Adopt-A-Highway program is back to its regular schedule this month with our next pick up event scheduled for Saturday, 9 May 2009 at 9:00am.
And I’m happy to announce that we have a new sponsor, ChocoLaté! Please plan to meet in front of ChocoLaté in the LaVista Walk development, which is across the [...]

01 May

South Fork Conservancy

South Fork Conservancy
Rich Sussman (from LLCC newsletter)
On Thursday evening June 18, the South Fork Conservancy will be hosting a meeting to bring the LLCC neighborhoods up to date on their efforts to link the communities adjoining the South Fork of Peachtree Creek. It is the vision of the South Fork Conservancy to protect and restore [...]