from the Oakhurst Community Garden: announcing a series of free courses on greener living
LIVING THE GREEN LIFE
All Year Long at the Decatur Library Starting this Wednesday!
Over the past few years, the interest in living a more green and sustainable lifestyle has grown tremendously. The Oakhurst Community Garden Project, the City of Decatur, and the DeKalb County Public Library are pleased to announce their collaboration on offering you an exciting FREE series of classes in 2012. Topics include gardening for food and for the unpredictable environment, how to make your home more efficient, composting, and using what you have to lead a healthy life. Look for seminars and workshops that speak to information that is timely and current as well as leaving with a full list of resources that can be found at your local library and online.
Events take place at the Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore Street Decatur, Georgia 30030.
The family friendly compost workshop takes place at the Oakhurst Community Garden Project, 435 Oakview Road, Decatur, GA 30030.
For more information about this series, please contact Andrea Zoppo, andrea.zoppo@yahoo.com.
See full schedule after the jump... Available courses include Your First Edible Garden, Sustainable Landscaping, Drought and Rain Gardens, Composting Workshop, House Energy Efficiency, Fall Vegetable Gardens, Recycling, and Medicinal solutions from your Kitchen
Sunday, February 19, 2012
DeKalb County annexation issues
CHCA has posted an anonymous email that outlines concerns about the "cityhood" trend that is going around DeKalb county. A key concern is that as new cities incorporate residential and especially commercial property, they carve away the county's tax base, to the detriment of those left behind. And those left behind are typically residential property owners, their public school systems, and the county's service infrastructure (which includes everything from water supplies to trash collection to emergency services). To remain financially viable, lost income must be replaced and that typically translates into higher property taxes.
You can see the whole post here: http://clairmontheights.org/node/2547
MANA supported commissioner's Rader call for a moratorium on these decisions, in particular when decisions do not appear to be fully studied and understood and "destabilize" the county as a whole.
You can see the whole post here: http://clairmontheights.org/node/2547
MANA supported commissioner's Rader call for a moratorium on these decisions, in particular when decisions do not appear to be fully studied and understood and "destabilize" the county as a whole.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Reminder: ICS lottery information [Mar 9]
Just a reminder that the application lottery for the International Community School (ICS), an elementary school that will relocate to Medlock Elementary's grounds, is open through March 9:
The International Community School (ICS), a tuition-free, public charter school, is accepting applications for the 2012-13 academic year.
Enrollment is awarded by lottery. ICS is accepting lottery applications for Kindergarten through 5th grade. The application is on the Admissions page of the ICS website and is available at: http://www.icsgeorgia.org/downloads/admissions/ICS-Application-201213.pdf
The application deadline is Friday, March 9th. Applicants will be notified following the March 16th lottery.
For more information, please contact the ICS Registrar at 404-499-8969 ext 11 or email registrar@icsgeorgia.org.
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| Click here to visit the International Community School's website |
AJC reports: Lawmakers hold hearing on cell towers
Last summer, Medlock Elementary and it surrounding homes narrowly escaped being occupied by a giant cell phone tower. Other schools and neighborhoods were not so lucky.
In an attempt to prevent projects of this type,
In an attempt to prevent projects of this type,
State Rep. Karla Drenner, D-Avondale Estates, said she plans to introduce legislation banning construction of the towers near schools because of concerns about radiation safety.For the full article (which is rather brief), see http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/lawmakers-hold-hearing-on-1351720.html
Neighborhood Watch Meeting cancelled [was: Feb 27]
The Neighborhood Watch meeting is going virtual! Please continue to forward your questions to manawatch@gmail.com. Future meetings will be announced once scheduled.
Ms Janean Hightower (Center Precinct Public Education Specialist for Dekalb County Safety Services) and the MANA neighborhood watch coordinator will research your questions. Answers will be posted on this website.
So please email your questions to manawatch@gmail.com by Feb. 27.
As noted previously, we need more email coordinators. Although anyone can email the MANA neighborhood watch address, and everyone should dial 911 to report suspicious activity, the e-mail coordinator is in regular contact with the MANA neighborhood watch committee and can be an additional source of information. If you don't know who your email coordinator is, or you would like to volunteer, email manawatch@gmail.com.
Ms Janean Hightower (Center Precinct Public Education Specialist for Dekalb County Safety Services) and the MANA neighborhood watch coordinator will research your questions. Answers will be posted on this website.
So please email your questions to manawatch@gmail.com by Feb. 27.
As noted previously, we need more email coordinators. Although anyone can email the MANA neighborhood watch address, and everyone should dial 911 to report suspicious activity, the e-mail coordinator is in regular contact with the MANA neighborhood watch committee and can be an additional source of information. If you don't know who your email coordinator is, or you would like to volunteer, email manawatch@gmail.com.
Public Transportation--there's an app for that
Medlock Park is served by public transportation along its Scott Boulevard and North Decatur Road boundaries. Conveniently, there are apps that allow you to review all available routes and track the buses' location in real time.
Finding the bus stops, however, can be tricky for the uninitiated. Here are their actual locations:
- the Emory-bound stop is in front of Melton's, before the Sunstede Rd. intersection. Look for the MARTA marker on a post.
- the N. Dekalb Mall-bound stop is near the Scott. Blvd. Baptist Church (before reaching Barton Way).
Update: The Medline LCI study includes plans to enhance these stops' visibility and accessibility.
FREE CLIFF SHUTTLE
Emory's North Dekalb Mall Cliff Shuttle travels between Clifton Road and the mall via North Decatur Rd. and Scott Blvd. See below for its Medlock area stops. There are many other routes departing from campus and serving nearby locations, see the Cliff Shuttles website for details.
Cliff Shuttle apps: "Where's Cliff" for your web browser | Transloc App (for Android, Apple and Blackberry)
UPDATE: there is a restriction for minors using the Cliff shuttle. Parents who wish their Druid Hills High students to use the Cliff shuttle can contact parking@emory.edu to request access to the CCTMA (Clifton Corridor Transportation Management Association, http://www.cctma.org/). Indicate the student's name and that they attend Druid Hills High. The parent will receive a letter; the student should keep a copy of the letter as the bus drivers are instructed to check.
Finding the bus stops, however, can be tricky for the uninitiated. Here are their actual locations:
- the Emory-bound stop is in front of Melton's, before the Sunstede Rd. intersection. Look for the MARTA marker on a post.
- the N. Dekalb Mall-bound stop is near the Scott. Blvd. Baptist Church (before reaching Barton Way).
Update: The Medline LCI study includes plans to enhance these stops' visibility and accessibility.
FREE CLIFF SHUTTLE
Emory's North Dekalb Mall Cliff Shuttle travels between Clifton Road and the mall via North Decatur Rd. and Scott Blvd. See below for its Medlock area stops. There are many other routes departing from campus and serving nearby locations, see the Cliff Shuttles website for details.
Cliff Shuttle apps: "Where's Cliff" for your web browser | Transloc App (for Android, Apple and Blackberry)
UPDATE: there is a restriction for minors using the Cliff shuttle. Parents who wish their Druid Hills High students to use the Cliff shuttle can contact parking@emory.edu to request access to the CCTMA (Clifton Corridor Transportation Management Association, http://www.cctma.org/). Indicate the student's name and that they attend Druid Hills High. The parent will receive a letter; the student should keep a copy of the letter as the bus drivers are instructed to check.
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| via http://transportation.emory.edu/shuttles/PnR.html |
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| Transloc app: Sample view of a flock of Cliff shuttles at work. Remember: Cliff shuttles are free! |
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
MARTA route # 36 (N. Decatur Rd./Virginia Highlands) runs along North Decatur Road while connecting the East College and Midtown Stations. Two additional routes that briefly run along Scott Blvd. are route # 123 (N. Dekalb Mall/Belvedere) and route # 75 (Tucker).
MARTA apps: MARTA'S WebWatch for your web browser | Android app | Apple app
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| MARTA app: bus #36's route (sample of real-time view). |
MARTA apps: MARTA'S WebWatch for your web browser | Android app | Apple app
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