[LCN Newscast] Meeting Reminder: Jul 21. / Harold Ave Info

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Two Items:
  - Meeting Agenda
  - Harold Avenue Thank You and Correction

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The next LCN meeting is 2005 July 21 Thursday 7:00 p.m. at the
Frazer Center; use the entrance at north end of Ridgewood Road.
New and long-time neighbors equally welcome!

Social Time with cheese and crackers and beverage 6:30-7:00.

AGENDA

+ Welcome and "Good News"
  - Rocke Thompson, Clifton Sanctuary Ministries to receive
    donation of $1000 from LCN

+ Current Issues for discussion only
  - Stop sign update
  - Identify funding projects 2005
  - Dues drive/fundraising
  - Pavilion Update
  - Review Townhouse development (9 units) at 1812, 1820, & 1826
    Dekalb Ave
  - Review Townhouse development (18 units) at 1950 Dekalb Ave &
    255 Southerland Terrace (Hayes Auto property)

+ Voting items
  - Authorize Exec Comm to enter into a Memorandum of
    Understanding with the City for maintaining passive use green
    space on Harold Ave

+ Officers' & Volunteers' Reports
  - Zoning/Planning 1971 Palifox: Todd Bradshaw request variance
    to build a garage

+ New Business
  - Battle of Atlanta July 22 & 23 in East Atlanta please go to
    very cool web site for details http://www.batlevent.com/


A web version of the current newsletter can be downloaded at:
http://www.lakeclaire.org/letter/2005-07.pdf


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Harold Avenue Thank You and Correction

Message:
Thank you to the Lake Claire Neighbors who were among the 100+
community members who attended the City Council meeting on
Tuesday, July 5 to support the acquisition of the Harold Avenue
greenspace! The more than 100 supporters included residents of
Kirkwood, Edgewood, Candler Park, and other areas as well as
dozens of adults (and over a dozen kids!) from Lake Claire.
Though the veto was sustained, Councilwoman Archibong submitted
a new "paper" addressing proceedural concerns and beginning the
process of initiating a new version of the ordinance to acquire
the land. We'll keep you posted on developments.

CORRECTION: In a previous webcast, the cost to the City for
acquiring the three lots comprising the Harold Avenue greenspace
was noted as $449,254 by mistake. The actual cost (based on an
appraisal and the sales price negotiated by The Conservation
Fund, plus fees) is not to exceed $364,246, with a total outlay
by the City of $279,246 ($85,000 of the sum is a refund to the
owner for the amount he paid to the City for the middle parcel,
a former right-of-way he purchased from the City for that amount
in 2000. That lot was determined to be unbuild-able according to
the Zoning Ordinance).

Thanks again to all who participated!
submitted by Kathy Evans, VP Planning
for Executive Committee, Lake Claire Neighbors