brockett heights june 2014 meeting
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Agenda and copies of documents distributed at the Brockett Heights Community Meeting held June 24, 2014, at the Greater Atlanta Homebuilder's Association building. Hosted by Cheryl and Paul Miller, residents of Briarcliff Heights and founders of the Save Tucker! advocacy group and Get the Cell Out - Atlanta. Co-hosted by Tom Gilbert, former candidate for the DeKalb County School Board and one of the first homeowners in our community. Other notable attendees included Sheriff-elect Jeff Mann, DeKalb County Police Sergeant Brown, State Senator Steve Henson, Tucker Together President Michelle Penkava, Tucker 2014 block captain Katherine Atterberry, Local Realtor Josh Wallace. Guest speakers were DeKalb Police Lieutenant Donnie James, DeKalb School Board Super District Representative Karen Carter and DeKalb County Commissioner Kathie Gannon. Attendance noted by sign-ins was 40 residents from Brockett Heights and the surrounding community. Purpose for meeting: to bring neighbors together in an effort to discuss concerns regarding representation in both the county's plans for our area as well as concerns about the community being left out or overlooked by city formation groups during the last legislative session. Feedback was very positive and therefore the group plans to meet again on Tuesday, August 26, at the same location, the Homebuilder's Association building, 1484 Brockett Road, tentatively set for 6:30 - 8 p.m. Additional notification will be disseminated via email, flyers and on the new interactive online message board, "Next Door." The Brockett Heights Next Door page is: https://brockettheights.nextdoor.com.TRANSCRIPT
BROCKETT HEIGHTS COMMUNITY MEETINGJUNE 24, 2014 AGENDA
Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association
Welcome Cheryl and Paul Miller, Residents of Brockett Heights Community
Thank you to David Ellis, Director, Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association
Public SafetyD.L. Lieutenant James, Central Precinct
Recent Reports of Attempted Child Abduction, Daytime Break-ins? Does having proximity to the North/Central HQ help keep crime down?
How does our crime rate compare to the rest of metro Atlanta? Who to call to verify truth vs. rumor regarding crime in our area?
How would our area be helped or harmed by the various city scenarios? Who protects the refugee population outside the city limits of Clarkston?
Does DeKalb have a “response time” problem in terms of emergency response / 911?
Sanitation Department Once per week pick up? Why? When?
Recycling Program - free bags and free start up?
Parks and Recreation New park area near Wal-Mart?
Johns Homestead - what is going on with it?
DeKalb County School Board Super District Member Karen Carter
Status of school system overall Update on the announcement of charter school system
Why is our local elementary school not able to retain the children from our own neighborhood? Why are we a Title I / Juvenile Delinquent school and how do Realtors use this information?
DeKalb County CommissionersSuper District Member Kathie Gannon
Update on FBI Investigation of Our Specific Area Commissioners; Corruption Charges Against the CEO; Insight into City / County Task Force ; Blueprint for DeKalb
Zoning Code Updates - How are we affected? Concerns about our area being left out of the discussions, no representation
Concerns about Clarkston annexation plans What is the economic plan for the Northlake area?
Construction at former pool/tennis area behind Big Green Egg? Property values - why are we the only area to decline?
Section 8 Housing use - what are the rules?
For more information, refer to: http://www.kathiegannon.com/blueprint-to-redefine-dekalb.html
To keep up to date with our community, please join Brockett Heights Next Door, https://nextdoor.com/invite/tzsbvvqnztctygtzeysw
Original map for Lakeside City.
Distributed as part of the meeting agenda, this map shows where key players for city incorporation areLocated and how Brockett Heights and surrounding areas are being overlooked. The numbers in the
Map above that do not have anything around them (square, circle, etc.) are the Tucker 2014 organizers.
Please note how so many of these group members live very near to one another, but so few of The Tucker members actually live in Tucker. Our concern is that we are not being represented and have heard
Rumors about annexation plans for Clarkston.
For an interactive and more detailed version of this map, go to:
https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=z039HiZa793o.kcs7GN3wRIVI