Be a Part of the Visioning Process for The City of Chamblee

The City of Chamblee announces important meetings for citizens and area residents. Throughout the summer of 2011, the City of Chamblee will be holding meetings to allow for the community to participate in a Major Amendment to the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

What is a Comprehensive Plan?
The Comprehensive Plan is a road map for the future. This official public document provides long range policy guidance for land use, transportation, economic development, housing, public facilities, and intergovernmental agreements. It serves as a guide for elected and public officials by providing the framework for evaluating development proposals. Some consider the Comp Plan the “will of the City”.

Why is Chamblee conducting a Major Amendment to the Comp Plan?
In 2006 Chamblee prepared a complete update of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Since then, the area has undergone sever economic change and significant growth through the recent annexation of surrounding area. It is the goal of Chamblee’s City Council to have one plan that represents the vision of our entire city.

What will the Comp Plan Amendment process include?
• Assessment of the newly annexed area (data collection, analysis, issues and opportunities)
• Community meetings focused on the needs of Community Members and The Businesses Community
• City-wide data collection and assessment of economic climate relevant for updating the Economic
Development component of the Comprehensive Plan
• Consideration for existing and potentially new Character Areas
• Prepare amendments according to results and present amendments for review and adoption
• An update to the Short Term Work Program

Who Should Get Involved?
City Residents, Area Neighbors, Business Owners, Business Managers, Service Providers, Land Owners, and Real Estate Professionals, Educators, and Developers.

Where Can I Get a Copy of the Current Comprehensive Plan?
A copy of Chamblee’s Comprehensive Plan can be found on the City’s website at http://www.chambleega.com/client_resources/departments/development/Comprehensive%20Plan.pdf

How Can I Participate?
Please read the Comp Plan and bring your ideas and recommendations for change to one of the planned meetings. The meetings are being conducted by Pond & Co., the City’s contracted City Planner. All questions about the Amendment process should be directed to Michelle Alexander at alexanderM@pondco.com. Any questions about the City of Chamblee can be directed to Niles Ford, PhD, Chamblee City Manager at 770-986-5010.

Schedule:

Community Meeting - June 23, 2011 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Chamblee Civic Center, 5480 Broad St., Chamblee, GA 30341

Business Community Roundtable - July 21, 2011 - 8:00am to 10:00am
Chamblee Civic Center, 5480 Broad St., Chamblee, GA 30341

Council Vision Workshop - August 2011 - Details TBD
Public Hearing for submitted plan August 11, 2011 - Detials TBD
Work Session September 15, 2011 - Details TBD

Atlanta Gas Light to Stay in Chamblee

(reposted from Citybizlist.com)

Parkside Partners, LLC (member of the Chamblee Business Association) a Chamblee based development and brokerage firm, sold a building it owned in Chamblee, Georgia to AGL Resources that will serve as the new location of the gas company's Peachtree Service Center. Parkside has been hired to AGL to handle the redevelopment of the building.


The sale to AGL closed on Dec. 29 for a purchase price of $2.98 million. Parkside Partners' principal, Kyle Jenks, represented RP Partners and Jim Sanders of ICON Commercial represented AGL.

The renovation of the 20,500 square foot building, located (just two blocks from the intersection of Broad and Peachtree, and) one-half mile from the former Doraville GM Plant, will include a complete interior upgrade, exterior improvements, and new landscape and sidewalks with streetlights and street-trees (according to the City of Chamblee's streetscape plan).

The renovations are scheduled to start in March, and the Peachtree Service Center employees will occupy the building by the end of June. The center will bring more than 50 jobs to the area, and has a total capital budget of $4 million.

RP Partners, a partnership between Parkside Partners and RACO General Contractors, acquired the building in March 2008. When Ingersoll Rand, which had leased and occupied the building the past 10 years decided to relocate when its lease expired, Parkside approached AGL about acquiring and completing an adaptive re-use of the building and 2.8 acre site.

The AGL Building redevelopment is the latest of several development projects Parkside Partners worked on in Chamblee. Parkside's other Chamblee developments include 3401 Malone, a warehouse Parkside converted into a loft office space for WGSI, a division of URS Corporation, and 5256 Peachtree, another converted loft office building where Parkside relocated its offices and has attracted ten additional tenants.

DeKalb Schools Redistricting/Consolidation Meeting

The DeKalb County School System is in the process of a potentially major redistricting and school consolidation process for the 2011–2012 school year.  There are 5 public meeting scheduled to hear input about the Centralized Plan, the Decentralized Plan, and/or other ideas the public may have that could result in a thrid option.  This meeting is part of the public input workshops, which will be followed by the formal public hearing, and the presentation and approval of the redistricting and school consolidation recommendations by the School Board.

Of particular interest:  The Centralized Plan would remove the magnet program from Kitridge, Chamblee Middle and Chamblee High, and move them to Avondale Estates.

Meeting Place:  Chamblee High School
Meeting Time:  6:30

Maps of the Centralized and Decentralized options can be found on the DCSS website at http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/redistricting.

Clairmont Bridge

Comments regarding Clairmont Bridge from City of Chamblee

Please be advised that DeKalb County is responsible for the maintenance of the roads within the City of Chamblee as well as most of the other municipalities in DeKalb County. There have been multiple reports by different news media regarding the Clairmont Road bridge and one this morning commented something about the city making one pass at the bridge.


(In inclement weather) the bridge ices over immediately and the Chamblee PD is forced to close it and place the barricades until DeKalb County is able to make it passable. This time is no different.  DeKalb County has been advised more than once about the (Clairmont) bridge and I can only assume that they will get to it when they are able and in order of priority.

By law, counties and their municipalities are required to agree on a service delivery strategy in which each jurisdiction agrees which services they are responsible for in order to prevent double taxation for the same services. DeKalb County and it's cities just signed a renewed agreement and pursuant to that agreement DeKalb County is responsible for the maintenance of the roads within the City of Chamblee. In spite of that agreement, and recognizing the severity of this winter storm, Chamblee’s Public Works Department has been working to clear up some of the smaller more manageable road hazards with the equipment we have. The Clairmont Road bridge is far beyond the capabilities of any of the equipment Chamblee has at its disposal.

The City of Chamblee is proud of the services that we offer and I don’t believe it is fair at all to be criticized for the quality of a service which we are not responsible for providing. I am also not going to criticize DeKalb County for the level of service they are providing, as I don’t know how they are prioritizing the problem streets.

If you have any questions about the operations of the City of Chamblee, please call City Hall at 770-986-5018

Volunteer for Taste of Chamblee

The 2010 Taste of Chamblee will continue the tradition of involving many in the community as a way of extending our hospitality to those visiting our area and enjoying the festival. With all the planning we have done, it is unquestionably the hospitality of our volunteers that make the festival an event to remember...

For information/to sign up, please send an e-mail to Tom Hogan thogan09@gmail.com

Sponsorships

It is not too late to take advantage of this very unique and valuable marketing opportunity. The festival is expected to draw 15,000-20,000 patrons from our region. If you or someone you know has a business that may benefit from having a 10x10 booth, please know that sponsorships will be accepted through Thursday, August 19th. For full information, please visit the festival website at www.thetasteofchamblee.com. Questions can be sent to Laura@premiereventslive.com or thogan09@gmail.com.

Taste of Chamblee Announces Entertainment Line Up

The Taste of Chamblee has announced the entertainment line up for the August 21st street festival. The festival has free admission, with food, entertainment, and fun for everyone. For more information about the festival, please visit the website at www.thetasteofchamblee.com or join the Facebook goup "Taste of Chamblee".

11:30
Corrie Jean & The Posse
Country/Variety
www.myspace.com/corijeanmusic

1:00
Open Mic winners
Singer/Songwriter
www.chambleearts.org

3:00
Whole Lotta Dixie
Dixieland/Rock
www.wholelottadixie.com

4:15
Martay The Partay
Rock/Classic Rock
www.myspace.com/martayrocks

5:30
Blair Crimmins
Swing
www.blaircrimminsandthehookers.com

7pm
The Mustangs
Variety
www.themustangs.net