I am excited to announce that next Wednesday, Jan. 26 from 7 to 8 p.m., Elena Parent will be hosting her first first town hall meeting since becoming District 81's State Representative.
Ms. Parent's special guest for the evening will be Sarah Beth Gehl, Deputy Director of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Ms. Gehl is scheduled to discuss the state's budgetary outlook and will detail the proposal that was just released by the Tax Council charged with recommending revisions to Georgia's tax code.
The meeting will be held in the Media Center at Chamblee High School, located at 3688 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, 30341.
There is no cost to attend this event and it is open to the public. If you would like more information about Representative Elena Parent, please visit her website at http://www.elenaparent.com/.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
DORAVILLE PLAN FOR GM PLANT TO BE DISCUSSED AT CHAMBLEE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MEETING
Caleb Racicot to Present LCI Planning Process for GM Plant at January Chamblee Business Association Meeting
Mr. Caleb Racicot, AICP, is an award winning city planner and Senior Principal with Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates. He has over 10 years of experience in community planning, design-based zoning codes, and public outreach. Before joining TSW, he was a planner with the City of Atlanta Bureau of Planning working on urban design studies and leading community workshops.
The 2010 Doraville Downtown Master Plan is a community-based effort to prepare a plan for the GM Plant and surrounding area, including parts of the City of Chamblee. The plant’s redevelopment and its ripple effects provide opportunities to further connect these neighbor communities by filling housing and economic voids, fostering quality growth, and expanding public spaces. The study’s goal is to capitalize on these opportunities and ensure that future redevelopment benefits Doraville, Chamblee, other surrounding communities, and the region.
This current effort is the second LCI (Livable Centers Initiative) undertaken by the City of Doraville in recent years. The first, completed in 2005, focused on the Buford Highway corridor inside I-285. The previous LCI, along with several other initiatives impacting the study are, have been carefully studied and incorporated into this effort.
Throughout fall and winter of 2010/2011, a consultant team led by Caleb Racicot of Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates has orchestrated the effort to define a plan for realizing the transformative potential of the Doraville Assembly Plan redevelopment. Through a series of community meetings, stakeholder interviews, and advisory team meetings, a draft plan has been developed that incorporates:
• A vision for establishing a quality, mixed-use employment center on the GM site
• Concepts for the existing Doraville town center,
• Sidewalk, roadway, and transit upgrades
• Open space and greenway projects
• Economic development strategies
• Zoning, land use, and design concepts
• And much more!
The Chamblee Business Association is supported through memberships. Meetings are open to the public, and all are encouraged to attend. The meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at the Chamblee Civic Center, located at 3540 Broad St. Chamblee, GA 30341. Doors open at 7:30am, and the program begins at 8:00am. There is no charge for first-time guests, returning guest are $10, and members are $5.
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Mr. Caleb Racicot, AICP, is an award winning city planner and Senior Principal with Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates. He has over 10 years of experience in community planning, design-based zoning codes, and public outreach. Before joining TSW, he was a planner with the City of Atlanta Bureau of Planning working on urban design studies and leading community workshops.
The 2010 Doraville Downtown Master Plan is a community-based effort to prepare a plan for the GM Plant and surrounding area, including parts of the City of Chamblee. The plant’s redevelopment and its ripple effects provide opportunities to further connect these neighbor communities by filling housing and economic voids, fostering quality growth, and expanding public spaces. The study’s goal is to capitalize on these opportunities and ensure that future redevelopment benefits Doraville, Chamblee, other surrounding communities, and the region.
This current effort is the second LCI (Livable Centers Initiative) undertaken by the City of Doraville in recent years. The first, completed in 2005, focused on the Buford Highway corridor inside I-285. The previous LCI, along with several other initiatives impacting the study are, have been carefully studied and incorporated into this effort.
Throughout fall and winter of 2010/2011, a consultant team led by Caleb Racicot of Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates has orchestrated the effort to define a plan for realizing the transformative potential of the Doraville Assembly Plan redevelopment. Through a series of community meetings, stakeholder interviews, and advisory team meetings, a draft plan has been developed that incorporates:
• A vision for establishing a quality, mixed-use employment center on the GM site
• Concepts for the existing Doraville town center,
• Sidewalk, roadway, and transit upgrades
• Open space and greenway projects
• Economic development strategies
• Zoning, land use, and design concepts
• And much more!
The Chamblee Business Association is supported through memberships. Meetings are open to the public, and all are encouraged to attend. The meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at the Chamblee Civic Center, located at 3540 Broad St. Chamblee, GA 30341. Doors open at 7:30am, and the program begins at 8:00am. There is no charge for first-time guests, returning guest are $10, and members are $5.
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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.
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.
Friday, January 14, 2011
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
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
Monday, January 10, 2011
Job Posting for Atlanta, GA
(forwarded on behalf of Alan Urech, Stoney River Capital)
SoloHealth continues to experience rapid growth and is preparing to scale our new SoloHealth Station (Vision Screening, Blood Pressure, BMI, etc.). As such, the Company has an immediate need to fill three additional positions, based in Atlanta. If you know anyone in your network who might be a good fit, please forward this along and encourage them to apply. They can send their resume directly to Patty Hopper, phopper@solohealth.com who is managing our recruitment process.
1. Director of Field Operations
Lead and manage the day to day operations of SoloHealth kiosks, the internal field teams, as well as 3rd party vendor-partners. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years experience in operations management, project mgt, supervising field teams. BS in engineering preferred. More info
2. Key Account Manager - Retail
Responsible for managing key retail accounts with multiple touch points, including: purchasing, merchandising, marketing, training, store operations, supply chain, etc. The ideal candidate has had headquarter responsibilities for a retail chain (Food, Drug, Mass Merchandisers). More Info
3. Key Account Manager - Advertising
Lead primary customer facing activities for SoloHealth with key Advertising Customers. The ideal candidate has an established track record of successful leadership in maintaining customer loyalty with brand marketers and agencies in any of the following industries: CPG, Pharma, OTC. More Info
Good luck and happy job hunting!
Tom
SoloHealth continues to experience rapid growth and is preparing to scale our new SoloHealth Station (Vision Screening, Blood Pressure, BMI, etc.). As such, the Company has an immediate need to fill three additional positions, based in Atlanta. If you know anyone in your network who might be a good fit, please forward this along and encourage them to apply. They can send their resume directly to Patty Hopper, phopper@solohealth.com who is managing our recruitment process.
1. Director of Field Operations
Lead and manage the day to day operations of SoloHealth kiosks, the internal field teams, as well as 3rd party vendor-partners. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years experience in operations management, project mgt, supervising field teams. BS in engineering preferred. More info
2. Key Account Manager - Retail
Responsible for managing key retail accounts with multiple touch points, including: purchasing, merchandising, marketing, training, store operations, supply chain, etc. The ideal candidate has had headquarter responsibilities for a retail chain (Food, Drug, Mass Merchandisers). More Info
3. Key Account Manager - Advertising
Lead primary customer facing activities for SoloHealth with key Advertising Customers. The ideal candidate has an established track record of successful leadership in maintaining customer loyalty with brand marketers and agencies in any of the following industries: CPG, Pharma, OTC. More Info
Good luck and happy job hunting!
Tom
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