PO Box 33382
Decatur, GA 30033
laurelridgeshamrock@mail.com
Decatur, GA 30033
laurelridgeshamrock@mail.com
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Sep 28, 2017, 7:00pm
Druid Hills Middle School Cafeteria
Mark your calendars for the fourth annual LRSCA meeting. This is everyone’s opportunity to vote on officers, pay dues, sign up for committees, and help plan for the next year. (Committees include Membership, Communications, Planning/Zoning, Schools, Neighborhood Watch, Beautification and Social.)
Commissioners Kathie Gannon and Steve Bradshaw will speak about topics of interest, including:
A neighborhood association is only as good as the participation and commitment of its residents to a safe, livable and enjoyable community. Please spread the word and plan to attend!
Commissioners Kathie Gannon and Steve Bradshaw will speak about topics of interest, including:
- The potential TSPLOST referendum this fall. What is the status? What projects would be part of it?
- The expanding trail networks in the vicinity of our neighborhood. What steps might we take to increase connectivity between them and our neighborhood?
- North DeKalb Mall. Is anything ever going to happen there?
- Other developments in our part of the county. What steps are being taken to mitigate traffic and infrastructure impacts?
- DeKalb County's recycling program. What happens after the trucks collect stuff? What are the changes in the program with respect to glass collection?
- Emory annexation and other cityhood initiatives.
A neighborhood association is only as good as the participation and commitment of its residents to a safe, livable and enjoyable community. Please spread the word and plan to attend!
Super District 6 Irma Updates from DEKALB COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY,
Chief S. V. Loeffler, Director
DeKalb Emergency Management is monitoring the situation and preparing to activate the Emergency Operations Center.
The current track has Irma coming in to south Florida and travelling north to impact Georgia, including the metro Atlanta area. Stay weather aware, as the track can and likely will change some over the next few days. Currently, we are looking at our impacts being gusty tropical storm force winds sustained at 35mph and gusting to 50 mph and the possibility of tornadoes and flooding.
These impacts are currently forecast to begin Monday morning and will continue overnight into Tuesday. This will mean down trees and power lines and cause long duration power outages.
Severe Weather Preparation Tips
1. You should prepare your home and business for impacts from the wind.
2. Know places to seek safe shelter in your home.
3. Bring in or secure outdoor furniture, trash cans and other objects that may be blown around.
4. Trim branches that may cause damage.
5. Do not tape windows, this wastes time and has been shown through research to have no benefit.
6. You should prepare for loss of power for several days.
7. This includes having water for each member of your family, including pets and kids.
8. Non-perishable food that can be eaten without having to microwave or use electricity to prepare. Do not use grills or other open flame inside.
9. Battery powered lighting and extra batteries. Do not use candles.
10. Keep cell phones charged. Have a way to charge your cell phone, either by battery or using a car charger.
11. Ensure you have cash as ATM’s, debit and credit card machines may be out of service during a power outage.
12. Keep generators outside and away from windows, doors and other vents. Do not attach the generator to your house or business, unless a generator switch has been installed by an electrician for this purpose.
13. Please do not call 911 to report power outages, unless it is life threatening. Call Georgia Power at 1-888-891-0938
The current track has Irma coming in to south Florida and travelling north to impact Georgia, including the metro Atlanta area. Stay weather aware, as the track can and likely will change some over the next few days. Currently, we are looking at our impacts being gusty tropical storm force winds sustained at 35mph and gusting to 50 mph and the possibility of tornadoes and flooding.
These impacts are currently forecast to begin Monday morning and will continue overnight into Tuesday. This will mean down trees and power lines and cause long duration power outages.
Severe Weather Preparation Tips
1. You should prepare your home and business for impacts from the wind.
2. Know places to seek safe shelter in your home.
3. Bring in or secure outdoor furniture, trash cans and other objects that may be blown around.
4. Trim branches that may cause damage.
5. Do not tape windows, this wastes time and has been shown through research to have no benefit.
6. You should prepare for loss of power for several days.
7. This includes having water for each member of your family, including pets and kids.
8. Non-perishable food that can be eaten without having to microwave or use electricity to prepare. Do not use grills or other open flame inside.
9. Battery powered lighting and extra batteries. Do not use candles.
10. Keep cell phones charged. Have a way to charge your cell phone, either by battery or using a car charger.
11. Ensure you have cash as ATM’s, debit and credit card machines may be out of service during a power outage.
12. Keep generators outside and away from windows, doors and other vents. Do not attach the generator to your house or business, unless a generator switch has been installed by an electrician for this purpose.
13. Please do not call 911 to report power outages, unless it is life threatening. Call Georgia Power at 1-888-891-0938
DeKalb County Joins Nationwide Trend to Offer Official Glass Recycling Drop-off
Effective July 17, 2017, the DeKalb County Sanitation Division will no longer accept glass in curbside recycling. Residents will have two choices for glass disposal: normal household garbage or one of 16 dedicated county-operated glass recycling drop-off locations that feature glass sort/separation.
DeKalb becomes the first county in Georgia in this nationwide trend to divert glass from landfills and to offer an official glass recycling drop-off program in an urban area. Please join the quest to make glass a much more sustainable and valuable recyclable material.
Click here for more information.
DeKalb becomes the first county in Georgia in this nationwide trend to divert glass from landfills and to offer an official glass recycling drop-off program in an urban area. Please join the quest to make glass a much more sustainable and valuable recyclable material.
Click here for more information.
DeKalb County Animal Services Is Moving!
New address beginning July: 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd.
South Peachtree Creek Trail
Level 2 Drought Restrictions In Force
All of DeKalb’s water comes from the Chattahoochee River and the reservoir at Lake Lanier, which is 10 feet below its full pool. Despite recent rains, the drought we’ve been experiencing since last summer and fall is forecasted to continue this summer. It is important for everyone to conserve water. We are currently under Level 2 Drought Restrictions. Here are the rules:
- Watering personal vegetable gardens is permitted with drip soakers, hose-end sprayers and watering cans.
- Outdoor watering of lawns and gardens is limited to before 10 AM and after 4 PM, twice per week. Even addresses may water on Wednesdays and Saturdays; odd addresses may water on Thursday’s and Sundays.
- Ornamental fountains must be shut down. Using water to wash cars and boats, clean driveways and gutters is not permitted.
Super District 6 Second Quarter 2017 Newsletter
Library to Offer Longer Operating Hours Beginning in January 2017
DeKalb County Public Library is adding more than 100 additional operating hours each week beginning January 3, 2017. Additional funding from DeKalb County is making it possible for the Library to restore weekend and evening hours cut at many branches in 2011 due to budget shortfalls. Director Alison Weissinger says because of the additional funds, the Library has been able to hire enough staff to restore 111 operating hours per week to the system. The County increased the Library’s mid-year budget by $490,733. Seventeen branches will get longer operating hours.
“We want to thank DeKalb County interim CEO Lee May and the Board of Commissioners for approving this increase in the Library’s budget. This allows us to better serve the community by providing more convenience and flexibility for patrons who visit our facilities,” she said. “We look forward to working with the County toward the time when all the hours cut in 2011 can be restored. This is a wonderful beginning.”
“We want to thank DeKalb County interim CEO Lee May and the Board of Commissioners for approving this increase in the Library’s budget. This allows us to better serve the community by providing more convenience and flexibility for patrons who visit our facilities,” she said. “We look forward to working with the County toward the time when all the hours cut in 2011 can be restored. This is a wonderful beginning.”
Governor Deal Issues Ban on Ignition of Fireworks in Most Georgia Counties
Gov. Nathan Deal has banned the use of fireworks in 110 of Georgia's 159 counties, including all of metro Atlanta. The governor issued the ban because of wildfires burning across North Georgia. Deal's executive order, signed on Nov. 14, cites Georgia's six-month drought as the cause of numerous wildfires from the Blue Ridge area in Northwest Georgia, to Rabun County in the state's northeastern corner.
Legislation passed by the General Assembly last year legalizing the sale and use of fireworks in Georgia gives the governor the authority to restrict fireworks during periods of drought. "Adhering to the governor's temporary ban on fireworks activities will certainly help reduce the likelihood of an unintended fire from occurring during these times of unprecedented drought conditions," DeKalb Fire Rescue Chief Darnell Fullum said.
Legislation passed by the General Assembly last year legalizing the sale and use of fireworks in Georgia gives the governor the authority to restrict fireworks during periods of drought. "Adhering to the governor's temporary ban on fireworks activities will certainly help reduce the likelihood of an unintended fire from occurring during these times of unprecedented drought conditions," DeKalb Fire Rescue Chief Darnell Fullum said.
Lawrenceville Highway Corridor Community Choices Grant Follow Up Meeting
Comprehensive Plan Update 2016
If you find yourself in an Active Shooter Situation
Due to recent events in Orlando, please watch this video, sent to us from our Neighborhood Watch Chair, Susan Hellinger.
Laurel Ridge Shamrock has a new coffee house.
For more information visit www.rollingforwardtoone.com.
Wolf-coyote hybrids invading America's cities
Learn about urban coyotes here.
Be Prepared for Emergencies
As part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week, DeKalb Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) encourages all residents to download the free Ready Georgia app. This features severe weather and emergency alerts, an emergency plan and supplies checklist, information on how to deal with specific threats, and maps detailing everything from live traffic to the location of open emergency shelters.
Learn how you can participate in working for a better DeKalb County with DeKalbStrong..
Sign up for CodeRED Emergency Alerts
DeKalb Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) officials encourage all DeKalb residents and stakeholders to sign up for the county’s high-speed notification system, CodeRED. This emergency notification system has the ability to quickly deliver time-sensitive messages via voice, email, and text to targeted areas or the county during emergency situations or disasters.
To sign up for CodeRED, residents and businesses should visit this link. Those without internet access should call DeKalb Emergency Management at 770-270-0413, Monday – Friday, 8-5 p.m. to register via phone. Required information includes first and last name, physical street address, and primary phone number. To receive weather warnings, subscribers should be sure to select the Severe Weather Warning link.
To sign up for CodeRED, residents and businesses should visit this link. Those without internet access should call DeKalb Emergency Management at 770-270-0413, Monday – Friday, 8-5 p.m. to register via phone. Required information includes first and last name, physical street address, and primary phone number. To receive weather warnings, subscribers should be sure to select the Severe Weather Warning link.
Zoning Code Update
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