East Atlanta Community Association
Newsletter
December 26,  2011
In This Issue
APS Demographic Study Community Response
Why Should I Join EACA?
2012 EACA Officers
Friends School of Atlanta Open House
East Atlanta Security Patrol
EACA Public Safety Crime Reports
Upcoming Area Meetings
EACA Needs Your Support
East Atlanta on Facebook
Join Our Mailing List!
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EACA hopes that everybody is having a wonderful Holiday Season!!

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APS Demographic Study Community Response
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Representatives from Burgess-Peterson Academy PTA, BPA Principal Robin Robbins, Local School Council and EACA crafted a position statement in response to the APS Demographic Study. 

Please click here to view this important document. 
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Why Should I Join EACA?

Checklist ImageAs the leading organization that represents every community member within East Atlanta, EACA is reaching past the normal operations of your typical community association.  From helping seniors in need of emergency home repairs with Neighbor in Need and facilitating a sense of togetherness for our families through the Parents Network to creating a safer and more pleasing neighborhood under such committees as Parks & Greenspace, Beautification, Arts & Culture and Public Safety while at the same time working with the City for the betterment of East Atlanta with important issues such as transportation, land use & zoning and education, the East Atlanta Community Association is an all volunteer organization that needs the support of citizens through ideas, muscles and...money.   

 

As a member of the East Atlanta Community Association you are showing your support for not only EACA, but our wonderful neighborhood through a small annual $10 per household or business token of commitment.  In addition, members are given the right to vote on important issues at monthly meetings as well as receive discounts on events administered by EACA at different times during the year. While your $10 does not bring any further obligation on your part please take a look at the many different ways for all neighbors to get involved, and find something that feels right for you.

 

In addition, The East Atlanta Community Association is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization so all additional donations are tax deductible.   

 

For more information about EACA including ways to volunteer, donate and to make your 2012 commitment, please visit the EACA websiteFor a summary of EACA's 2011 community efforts please click here.

Thanks!  
2012 EACA Officers

EACA Officers were elected at this past Tuesday's monthly meeting while NPU-W Representatives were approved at the November EACA meeting.

EACA Officers:

Lewis Cartee, President
Kevin Spigener, Vice President
Rebecca Kern, Secretary
Ralph Green, Treasurer

NPU-W Representatives:

Ed Gilgor

Lewis Cartee
Jack Gruendler
Andy Schnegggenburger
Martin Shelton
Ted Bradford
Andrew Walter
Dean West

 

Through 15 committees and initiatives, EACA gets the business of the community done. If you have an interest in participating in one of the below committees, please contact the EACA President. The 15 Committees of EACA are:

  • Arts & Culture
  • Beautification
  • Brownwood Recreation Center 
  • Communications  
  • Development/Events 
  • Education
  • Land Use & Zoning
  • Membership 
  • Neighbor in Need
  • Parents Network
  • Parks & Greenspace
  • Porch Press 
  • Public Safety
  • Recycle EAV
  • Transportation  

Thanks to all officers, committee chairs and NPU reps that volunteered their time and efforts in 2011.  

Friends School of Atlanta Open House

Checklist ImageThe Friends School of Atlanta (FSA) will hold an Open House on Saturday, January 7, 2012. This event, to be held from 10:00 am to noon, is designed to inform families considering application to FSA for the 2012-2013 school year.

 

The Friends School of Atlanta offers a values-driven education for students from Pre-K through 8th grade. Founded in 1991, FSA remains the only Quaker school in Georgia. FSA's mission is to provide challenging academics in a diverse environment, drawing on the Quaker values of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship to empower our students to go out into the world with conscience, conviction and compassion. FSA  is located at 862 Columbia Drive in Decatur.

 

For more information about the school, tour dates and FSA's application process, please visit www.friendsschoolatlanta.org or contact Waman French, Head of School 404-373-8746 x8136; [email protected] or Senator Scott, Admissions Coordinator 404-373-8746 x 8139; [email protected].

East Atlanta Security Patrol Update

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News Updated December 23th.

Eight crimes have been reported thus far for the week of Dec 18-24. There was a burglary on Tuesday about 12:45 pm in the 1400 block of Marbut.  Three black males stole a laptop and a flatscreen TV.  They crashed one car getting away and may have crashed a second vehicle that evening.  Walter Johns (aka Pooh Bear) was believed to be one of the men fleeing the home as seen by the EASP officer on duty.  Another burglary occurred just after 3 am on Friday in the 1400 block of Newton.  The residents reports that this was the fifth burglary in three years.  An aggravated assault on Moreland was reported on Wednesday when a man pulled a knife on his Mother.  A Dodge Stratus was stolen from the Village around 6 pm on Saturday night.  An attempted car theft in Marshall's Landing occurred on Wednesday night or Thursday morning.  Two car break-ins were reported in the Village early Sunday morning; one involved the theft of a car stereo, and the other a theft of a handbag, a book and a lamp.  There was also a car break-in between 8-9 p.m. on Wednesday in the 400 block of Haas.  Taken were a Laptop, I-pod, check book, jewelry, clothes and a hair dryer.  It's interesting to note that the last two car break-ins were both from a 2010 Dodge Charger and in the same area, thus it may be the same vehicle.  We're checking to see if that is the case.

To learn more about the East Atlanta Security Patrol, view updated news and notes or to enroll, visit the EASP website. 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 [email protected], or call EASP Organizer Myron Polster at 404-954-1568.  

 EACA Public Safety - Weekly Crime Report

The Crime Report for weeks 45-48 are below:        

The Significant Arrests Report for weeks 44, 46 and 47 are below:   

 

 Upcoming Area Meetings 
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners

Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month (12.27), 9:00 am

Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Dr, Decatur

 

Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-W  

Meeting: 4th Wednesday of the month (12.28), 7:30pm

Martha Brown United Methodist Church, 468 Moreland Ave SE 

  

Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-W, Land Use and Zoning Committee

Meeting: 1st Tuesday of the month (01.03), 7:00pm

Martha Brown United Methodist Church, 468 Moreland Ave SE  

EACA Membership

  

EACA Needs Your Support!   

 

Without your support EACA would not exist.  Please show your commitment to EACA by joining today.  Annual dues are $10 per household or business per calendar year. As an EACA member you can vote at EACA meetings on topics of interest within our community as well as show your support to East Atlanta. 

 

You can sign up for your 2011 EACA membership, and order EACA Yard Signs on-line!  Pay electronically via Paypal HERE

Email questions to [email protected].   
East Atlanta on Facebook & Twitter
If you're a Facebook member, be sure to become a fan of both the EACA Fan Page and the East Atlanta Village page, too!  Click on links below to take you directly to each.



Contact Information:
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://eaca.net