Category: Government

WHNA Cityhood Discussions

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Residents, 

We have a lot to discuss, and a lot to consider.  Please plan on coming to one of our meetings over the next few weeks. 

Our series of "small group discussion" meetings to discuss the Pro's and Con's of each option START TONIGHT. 

Prepare for the meetings by downloading the Atlanta Lakeside-Briarcliff City Comparison Chart.  Compare side by side options of Unincorporated Dekalb, City of Briarcliff/Lakeside, or City of Atlanta.

These meetings will be from 7-9 PM.  They are for Woodland Hills residents only.  Please be respectful that these residents have graciously invited us into their homes to discuss a very important topic. 

  • Oct 19th:  Tom and Wendi Combes's House: Woodland Hills Dr
  • Oct 22nd:  Ellen Diss's House:  Briar Vista Terrace
  • Oct 23rd:  Jeremy and Jen Mador's House:  Arnold Ave
  • Oct 28th:  Brad and Hilary Grulke's House: Country Ln NE

Refer to WHNA Listserv Emails for addresses & additional details.

We will also be hosting a large group meeting that will be open to all.

  • Oct 29th:  Location TBD Time:  7-9 PM.

Following these meetings, we will be sending a survey to all of our residents. 

There is a true urgency to this.  We will likely see neighborhoods making decisions about this byNovember 15th. 

The three options on the table are:  

  1. Remain a part of unincorporated DeKalb
  2. Become a part of the Lakeside/Briarcliff City Alliance
  3. Become a part of the city of Atlanta

Making this decision is not a simple one.  Woodland Hills isn't the only neighborhood making this decision, and the decisions other neighborhoods make, will affect us. 

Over the next few weeks
Please, plan to attend one of these meetings.  Come to one of these meetings and get a understanding of what our decision will mean to our future.

 

Thank you,The Woodland Hills Neighborhood Association

 

Cityhood Town Hall Meeting affecting the Woodland Hills Neighborhood

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A Town Hall meeting has been set a Glenn Methodist Church Auditorium to discuss the current Cityhood options being considered in Dekalb County. The main options to be discussed are the City of Briarcliff, The City of Lakeside (Does not include Woodland Hills) as well as possible annexation into City of Atlanta.

Although early in their stages of development, groups for both the City of Briarcliff and the City of Lakeside initiatives have raised the necessary funds to begin their feasibility studies through the Carl Vinson Institute.

This topic garnered a lot of interest at our recent WHNA Gerneral Assembly meeting, all options affect our Neighborhood and it is very important to become educated on the pro's and con's of Cityhood.

All new cities scheduled to be presented to the state legislature in January 2014 will be discussed. All DeKalb County residents are welcome.

For more information please visit www.briarcliffga.org

Tonights meeting Sponsored by the Druid Hills Civic Association to held at:

Where: Glenn Methodist Church Auditorium

When : 7pm-8:30pm

Date:  August 20th, 2013

WHNA Meetin May 24 – Meet your Gov’t Reps and IMPORTANT INFO

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Thursday Night Meeting:
Meet your Representatives, Book your seat on the Beltline Tour w/ WHNA, & Learn about the latest and BIGGEST issue our neighborhood has faced
Woodland Hills Neighborhood Association Events

Hello Everyone,

This weeks General Assembly meeting is a unique and important one.

First, we are excited to announce the following special guests...

Mary Margaret Oliver (Georgia House Representative)
Burrell Ellis (Dekalb County Chief Executive Officer)
Kathie Gannon (Dekalb County Commissioner)
Gary Cornell (Dekalb Director of Planning and Sustainability)

Please join us in an open discussion with our government representatives. Bring your questions, concerns and ideas to share with the people that directly make things happen for our community.

Secondly, WHNA has booked our group reservation for 15 residents to take a Beltline tour on June 23rd from 9:30am-12:30pm. Since our space on this tour is extremely limited, we will accept reservations from our residents on a first come first serve basis. RSVP for this tour AT the general assembly meeting this Thursday.

Finally, The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management is planning on building an overflow sewage capacity system less than a mile from our neighborhood. Two tanks, between 10-12 million gallons and anywhere between 15-30 feet above ground will be put at 2061 Lidell Dr NE (Right near the Barking Hound Village).

In the event of overcapacity in the main trunk, a tunneled pipe would carry diluted sewage overflow via active pumping to two above ground tanks on the Lidell property, and as capacity in the main trunk dissipated, would then release the overflow back into the main trunk via gravity flow.

We will talk more about this at our quarterly meeting, however a public meeting is being held Wednesday, May 30, at 6:30 pm at Rock Springs Presbyterian Church (1824 Piedmont Ave).

PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE THIS MEETING. IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER FOR OUR VOICES TO BE HEARD.

Thursday, May 24
7:30 pm
Peachtree Baptist Church
Corner of LaVista and Briarcliff

WHNA General Assembly Meeting

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Title: WHNA General Assembly Meeting
Location: Peachtree Baptist Church 2108 Briarcliff Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30329
Description: Our next general assembly meeting is coming up next week. We are excited to announce the following special guests...

Mary Margaret Oliver (Georgia House Representative)
Burrell Ellis (Dekalb County Chief Executive Officer)
Kathie Gannon (Dekalb County Commissioner)
Gary Cornell (Dekalb Director of Planning and Sustainability)

Please join us in an open discussion with our government representatives. Bring your questions, concerns and ideas to share with the people that directly make things happen for our community.
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2012-05-24
End Time: 21:00

Important News about the County Budget and Water & Sewer Upgrades

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From DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis:

Dear Neighbor:

We have been making difficult decisions: a faltering economy and plummeting revenues profoundly impact your DeKalb County government. Hard choices will continue in 2011. I want you to know what we are doing.

From 2008 to 2010, county revenue declined by $78 million, forcing severe spending cuts virtually across the board. To continue our delivery of basic services, we have reprioritized, downsized and eliminated non-essential services. We have restructured and streamlined our operations with significant input from our stakeholders. We will also implement a number of new non-tax revenue sources recommended by our Revenue Enhancement Commission. But more challenges lie ahead.

In 2011, we face a $17 million increased pension contribution mandated by state law, a $5 million increase in insurance costs, and an estimated further $13 million decline in our property and sales tax revenue due to the recession. The Board of Commissioners hopes to restore funding so our employees can again enjoy standard paid holidays, which I support. That costs another $12 million.

The federal government in Washington offers less support than ever. The stimulus package is coming to an end, and the sea change 2010 midterm election will mean curtailed federal spending on state and local government. Deep cuts in programs we have traditionally relied on are on the way: funding for public safety, community and economic development, workforce development, airports, highways, rail and transit, bridge and water infrastructure, broadband deployment, health safety-net responsibilities, and social welfare programs, among others. For DeKalb County, these cutbacks mean that resources that had been paid for with our federal tax dollars will disappear unless we directly pick up the tab ourselves.

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