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Community Meeting with DCPD 09/22/23 6:30pm

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Reminder Neighborhood Meeting this evening at 6:30pm.

EVENT REMINDER TODAY:
Friday 9/22/23 6:30pm
1180-1200 Block Vista Trail
Front Yard Meet & Greet
Followed by Fiddle Friday Music

Hello Woodland Hills residents!
Partially in response to a recent rash of home burglaries, our neighbors Philip & Emily are hosting a Woodland Hills Neighborhood Association - WHNA neighborhood Meet & Greet with representatives of the DeKalb Co. Police Department - DCPD. Afterwards, Philip & Emily will be having one of their famous Fiddle Fridays! The event will be around 1180-1200 block of Vista Trail this coming Friday Sept. 22nd. 

A DCPD presentation, followed by a question & answer period, will start at 6:30pm.  There will also be some time for residents to have some one-on-one time with the officers maybe both before and after the presentations. IF YOU ARE RUNNING LATE PLEASE COME ANYWAY. Any presentations will repeat at 7:00 if needed and handouts will still be available.

A few of the subjects we are going to bring up are street / tag reader cameras, the ability to optionally share personal security camera recordings after an intrusion, the structure of a Neighborhood Watch, side street patrols, and joint operations with Atlanta Police in our neighborhood.

Vista Trail is tight for parking so if you can walk that would be great. If you drive please be considerate of our neighbors and keep driveways clear. The weather promises to be great. See you there!

Woodland Hills Filming Notice May 23-26

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Filming Notice
We received information that a filming crew will be in our Neighborhood this week. The filming will impact traffic along several streets including Woodland Hills Drive and Vista Trail. There will be traffic control present for the planned full or partial lane closures along parts of Woodland Hills Dr. and Vista Trl. 

The filming production is expected to be in the neighborhood the entire week from Monday May 22, 2023 through Saturday May 27, 2023 with filming scheduled for Thursday May 25th through Friday 26th. Additionally, several residents have received additional letters requesting to rent their driveways during this time.

One of the notification letters is included below:

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1481 Lavista Rezoning

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Important Zoning Meeting Tuesday 8/15 at 6pm!
The next meeting is Tuesday evening for the zoning application filed to take a single home parcel at 1481 Lavista Rd and put FOUR or more homes on that lot by rezoning from R-75 to R-60.  The property is at the corner of Shepherds Lane and Lavista Rd.  We urge you to attend.

The series of meetings are starting over for this rezoning after receiving a two cycle deferral.  The next meeting is Tuesday evening for the zoning application.

Meeting details hosted by the applicant:

  • August 15th @ 6:00 PM via Zoom
  • Project title: 1481 Lavista Rd, hosted by Battle Law on behalf of Arcone Construction
  • Zoom instructions:  https://otago.zoom.us/join
  • enter meeting ID: 874 8926 8265
  • password: 258523
  • for more information contact: Jordan Battle at 404-601-7616 ext 8, or jnb@battlelawpc.com 

Future Meeting Dates (subject to deferment)

  • Community Council (expected 10/10/23)
  • Planning Commission (expected 11/2/23)
  • Board of Commissioners meeting in person at Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Dr. (expected 11/16/23)


Previous Meeting Dates

  • Neighborhood Awareness meeting April 13, 2023 at 6pm
  • Community Council Meeting (Zoom meeting) on Tuesday 6/13 @ 6:30 pm, first item on agenda
  • Planning Commission meeting will be held (via Zoom) on 7/11/23 @ 6:00 pm
  • Board of Commissioners meeting (in person at Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Dr.) will be held on 7/27/23 @ 5:30 pm - Decision: Two Cycle Deferment


Link to full application on Dekalb Co Website:
https://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/sites/default/files/2023-05/1481%20LaVista%20Rd%20Z-23-1246452_0.pdf

Clifton Corridor Transit MARTA Meetings

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Marta has new community engagement dates this week for the Clifton Corridor high capacity transit alternatives:

In person Mon Feb 13 6:30pm
Virtual Thurs Feb 16 6:30pm
Open House Sat Feb18 10am

The previous locally preferred alternative (LPA) along CSX was a cut and cover tunnel with Light Rail from Cheshire Bridge to Briarcliff/Sage Hill, along with a walking trail and a park as a concession for right of way take from Arnold Road residences. This was before shared right of way options with CSX were available.

New options proposed include surface level shared CSX right-of-way; however, those would also be surface level Lenox Rd crossings. Register now at connectclifton.com

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MARTA Bus Route – Woodland Hills Drive

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MARTA is considering eliminating the Woodland Hills Drive Bus Route in the 2040 study: Go here and vote: https://www.marta2040nextgenbus.com/alternatives.

Summary of the Concept Plans:

  • Ridership Concept - Eliminate Bus route on Woodland Hills Drive
  • Coverage Concept - Keep Bus route on Woodland Hills Drive

Communication from MARTA:


Dear Valued Stakeholder, MARTA needs your help. Time is running out for much-needed feedback. Please share this important information with your network as soon as possible.MARTA is working on a Bus Network Redesign plan and wants your valuable input about its Ridership and Coverage concepts today.
You can learn more about MARTA’s two concepts by clicking on the following link. Once you are done, take a few minutes to complete an important survey using this link: MARTA Bus Network Redesign Project Survey (surveymonkey.com).

Please make sure you share the survey with people you know. Once the survey closes, MARTA will draw up a plan this spring, and present it to the public for comment. 

Again, take the survey now, and encourage everyone you know to do the same. As our region continues to grow, we want to ensure we understand what's most important to our community.
Thanks for helping to make MARTA’s transit system the best it can be.
Remember to Share + Post. Thank you,

MARTA Bus Network Redesign Project Team


 Take the Survey