Clairmont Heights Civic Association

The CHCA board has designed and produced a bumper sticker that looks like the attached image.

We will begin distribution at the annual meeting May 15.

Copies of the newsletter will be distributed by volunteers to CHCA mailboxes this weekend (May 10-11). An electronic copy is available here.

Contents:

CHCA Annual Meeting Announcement
Call for Volunteers
Flooding
PATH Trail Update
Clairmont Heights Garden Club 1957-1976
Clean Up Day April 19
Clairmont Heights Subdivision Early History
CHCA Website Revamp
Neighborhood-wide Traffic Control Meeting Announcement
Current Development Projects in our area
Good bye and Good Luck (President's message)

CHCA Annual Meeting Announcement
Call for Volunteers
Flooding
PATH Trail Update
Clairmont Heights Garden Club 1957-1976
Clean Up Day April 19
Clairmont Heights Subdivision Early History
CHCA Website Revamp
Neighborhood-wide Traffic Control Meeting Announcement
Current Development Projects in our area
Good bye and Good Luck (President's message)
Candidates Fair Announcement

North Decatur Presbyterian Church, Medlock Road.

The Clairmont Heights Civic Association Annual Meeting is scehduled for May 15, @ 7pm at North Decatur Presbyterian Church (across Medlock Rd. from Melton's). Topics to include status of Medlock Park, PATH status and more. A new board will be elected and proof of residency within our boundaries will be required to vote.

Shamrock Middle School Media Center

Charlie Hendon, owner of North DeKalb Mall, will host a community meeting to show his plans for redevelopment of the mall, including addition of a Costco store and gas station. The plans were previewed last nite by representatives from several neighborhoods and overall the reaction was very positive. Please come out and see his proposal and give him feedback.

Shamrock Middle School is located at 3100 Mount Olive Drive.
Map to Shamrock Middle School

A meeting has been scheduled with District 2 Commissioner Jeff Rader and DeKalb County Roads and Drainage Director John Gurbal, for May 22 at North Decatur Presbyterian Church to discuss traffic control(not traffic-calming) measures in the quadrant bounded by:
Clairmont Rd~N. Druid Hills Rd.~Lawrenceville Hwy~N. Decatur Rd.

As there was no clear winner from the choices(#2 led by only 1 vote), we will have a re-vote at the annual meeting. We also hope to have a couple of new designs to put into the mix taking into account suggestions from various residents.

Thanks for all of the email votes and great suggestions.

Here is info from the mfg's website regarding the sign materials:
Q: What is HDU, or sign foam?

There has been a recent spate of folks with missing pets posting signs around the neighborhood regarding their pets. While I don't think anybody begrudges them this attempt to recover their pets, please take your neighborhood into account and remove any signs that have been up for more than 2 or 3 weeks. They get ratty and faded and can really make the area look trashy.

Commissioner Rader has proposed a new "nightclub" definition for the zoning code that will specifically allow the Board of Commissioners to approve or disapprove via permitting, of any establishment that wishes to sell alcohol past midnite. Existing clubs, bars and restaurants would not be affected. On the plus side, this gives the BoC some control where none existed before.

Members of our CHCA board have reported that at recent meetings of various committees and planning groups at Emory, it was stated that Emory intends to expand the "Garage Majal" on the Clairmont Campus into the tree-save area between Clairmont Road and the existing deck. The reason given was to replace parking for healthcare workers that will be lost when the hospital complex is moved to the east side of Clifton Road. Besides the tree loss from this previously promised protected area, this could force a much larger portion of cut-through traffic INTO our neighborhood.