Voice – August 2012 – A New Garbage Can Today; A More Beautiful Neighborhood Tomorrow

July 27, 2012

New Volunteer Group To Focus on Upkeep of VaHi’s Commercial Areas By: John Becker A shiny new garbage can made its debut last week on the southwest corner of North Highland and St. Charles avenues. The new receptacle – provided by Keep Atlanta Beautiful and paid for by Atlanta-based UPS – is the first tangible…

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Proposed revisions to VHCA bylaws

July 18, 2012

Here are links to: (1) the existing bylaws (2) the proposed new bylaws, for the membership’s consideration (and potential adoption) at our Annual General Meeting on September 13th at Inman Middle School; and (3) some explanations and commentary on the changes by their primary authors, board members Genny Ferrero and Jack White. We suggest starting with the Commentary and proceeding from there. Your comments and suggestions are requested and welcomed:: planning@vahi.org

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Grady Cluster meeting notes

July 9, 2012

Regarding Atlanta Public School redistricting, the VHCA hosted a cross-cluster neighborhood meeting on June 27, 2012. The goal of the meeting was to provide the Task Force with a list of criteria for developing and evaluating solutions to address the middle school capacity issue. See the meeting notes.

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Landscape Architect Tour of Proposed Changes to John Howell Park

July 7, 2012

See the article about proposed improvements and maintenance to John Howell Park, “FOCUS ON JOHN HOWELL PARK: Comments Solicited For Proposed Improvements” Landscape architect Peter Frawley will conduct walking tours at 7 PM on Wednesday, July 18th, and Monday, July 23rd. Parks Co-Chairs Lauren Wilkes Fralick and Jack White will conduct tours at 7:30 AM on…

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Focus on John Howell Park

July 6, 2012

Comments Solicited for Proposed Improvements It has been a busy and productive year on the Virginia-Highland Civic Association Parks Committee.  Forming a new committee, coordinating with the City Parks Department, addressing challenges at the corner of Virginia and N. Highland, and doing a long-overdue comprehensive analysis of what was working and not working at John…

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