East Atlanta Community Association
Newsletter
November 2, 2009 |
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| Greetings! |
Hello!
This week's newsletter contains is relatively short and sweet.
Don't forget that tomorrow is voting day. See below for links to websites with sample ballots and information on polling places!
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| Voting Day is Tuesday, November 3rd! |
 Tuesday, November 3rd is voting day.
Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and you can find your polling location by going to this link HERE.
Also, if you would like to see the Georgia Voter Guide on the AJC website (produced by the non-partisan League of Women Voters of Georgia), click HERE. | |
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| EAV-o-WEEN Thank You! |
 Despite the rainy weather....the neighorhood showed up to celebrate another EAV-O-WEEN in the Village!
On behalf of the East Atlanta Business
Association, we would like to thank ALL of the businesses who handed out
candy and helped make it a "sweet" night for all of the adorable little ones.
Special THANK YOU to:
- Vicki Park of Park Pet Supply for organizing the event & donating prizes for the Costume Contest
- East Atlanta Icehouse for hosting the Kids Carnival and "People" Costume Contest
- The Midway Pub for hosting the Pet Costume Contest
- Traders, Graveyard Tavern, Dance411 and Holy Taco for also donating prizes for the Costume Contest
- Bound to Be Read for telling Ghost Stories
- And ESPECIALLY the volunteers:
- Costume Contest Judges/Host
- Crossing Guard Volunteers
- Costume Makers and Face Painters
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| EACA Seeking New Leadership |
EACA is actively seeking new leadership for next year. Current President Jelena Crawford will not be eligible to return next year and current Secretary Lea Johnston will be welcoming her firstborn into her family. This is a great chance to improve your neighborhood in areas such as Public Safety, Code Enforcement, Land Use and Zoning, Education and Transportation to name just a few. Elections will be held at the December 14th EACA meeting for all four officer positions, including Vice President and Treasurer. To learn more, contact one of the nominating committee members, either Henry Bryant at 404-377-6148 (or hbryant@mindspring.com) or Myron Polster at 404-429-8815 (or myron.polster@comcast.net). |
| East Atlanta Library Events |
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Kids Crafts
Monday, November 2. 3:30 p.m.
Children will make easy crafts that can be taken home or displayed in the library.
Ages 5-12. Reservations are required.
Teeny, Tiny Tales
Tuesdays, November 3-24.10:30 a.m.
Children will enjoy stories, songs, puppetry and crafts. Ages 18-36 months.
Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more.
Animal Folk Tales from around the World
Wednesday, November 4. 10:30 a.m.
Join Sister Yomi as she tells her wonderful animal folk tales from around the world.
Ages 3 and up. Reservations are required
Lets Play! Game On @ Your Library
Friday, November 6. 3:30 p.m.
Children will play fun and exciting games on the Nintendo Wii. Ages 5-12.
Reservations are required.
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| EABA Business Briefs |
Bound to Be Read Books
Writing Group, Thursday, November 5th 7:00 p.m.
Our in-store writing group is open to writers of all types. We meet on the first Thursday of each month to read our work and to give and receive feedback.
It's easy to participate! Just bring five (5) copies of your poem, short story, essay, novel, screenplay, play, children's story, or other written work to share. We'll read and offer constructive comments on everyone's work.
 November 7th is National Bookstore Day!
Come visit your neighborhood bookstore on Saturday, November 7th as we celebrate bookselling and the vibrant culture of bookstores in America! Bound To Be Read Books will join with bookstores all across the country for special events, sales, and promotions.
We'll raffle off one $50 gift certificate and other prizes that day, and we'll provide complimentary wine & cheese and refreshments.
Beginning at noon, we'll host a continous, in-store reading of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. According to the author, the book is not about censorship, but about how television and mass media affect the reading of literature. Several authors will stop by to participate in our continuous read, such as David Fulmer, Jedwin Smith, Phil Nutman, and Susan Gregg Gilmore. More authors will be announced soon. The continuous read is scheduled to finish by 6:00 PM. If you'd like to sign up to participate by reading anything from a few pages to a whole chapter, e-mail jef@BoundToBeReadBooks.com. |
| Upcoming East Atlanta Area Meetings |
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Election Day
Tuesday, November 3rd, 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: To determine your local polling location - click HERE.
NPU-W Land Use & Zoning Meeting
Tuesday, November 3rd, 7:30 p.m.
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Beltline Corridor Environmental Study Fall Public Meetings |
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MARTA and ABI are holding a series of meetings in No vember 2009 to present progress-to-date and solicit feedback from the public on the analysis of potential transit and trails routes. The purpose of the meetings are to:
- Inform the public of the study status;
- Present results of the evaluation process; and
- Solicit feedback regarding the evaluation results to inform upcoming decision-making.
Revisions of the technical evaluation process will take place using the information and responses gathered from the public meetings. This insight along with ad ditional technical work will help to bring the BeltLine Corridor Environmental Study to completion with a Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The final Tier 1 EIS in turn aids the decision-makers in the selection of a preferred transit and trails route.
Feedback Desired from the Community
Public meetings get the community involved in the study process and help to collect vital information that to use in the study's planning, design, and engineering outcomes. One of the BeltLine's long-standing objectives is to get the people of Atlanta involved in the entire BeltLine process, from inception to operation.
Please attend your Southeast Study Group public meeting on: November 9, 2009, 6:30-8:30 PM at:
Trees Atlanta
225 Chester Ave. SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
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| EACA Public Safety - Weekly Crime Report |
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We did not receive the crime statistics for Week 43 from APD in time for newsletter publication. We will publish them next week. |
| EASP Update |
To learn more about the East Atlanta Security Patrol or to enroll, visit the EASP website ( http://patrol.eaca.net). There is a 50% discount for longtime residents and those 65+. To qualify, you must have lived at the same address for 20 years or be over age 65. We also have a 20% discount for members of an APD-sanctioned Neighborhood Watch. Please contact us if you're interested in setting up a Neighborhood Watch on your street. If you have additional questions, please direct them to securitypatrol@eaca.net, or call EACA Public Safety Chair Myron Polster at 404-429-8815. |
2009 EACA Membership
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Join EACA today! Annual dues are $10 per household. As an EACA member, you can vote at EACA meetings on topics of interest within our community. Additionally, there are numerous local businesses who offer discounts to EACA members. See the official list of EACA member discounts and take advantage of them by showing your 2009 membership card throughout the Village. You can sign up for your 2009 EACA membership and order EACA Yard Signs on-line! Pay electronically through your online banking site or via Paypal HERE. |
| East Atlanta on Facebook/Twitter |
If you're a Facebook member, be sure to join both the EACA group and become a fan of the East Atlanta Village page, too! Click on links below to take you directly to each.
 <--- East Atlanta Village Page
<--- EACA Group |
Submissions: If you're interested in submitting an article to the EACA weekly newsletter, send it to newsletter@eaca.net by
the end of the day on Friday. Include relevant dates, times, locations
and contact information, as well as details of the event or
announcement.
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