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This to help organize Teen Committee so it can get going on community service projects and counts towards Community Service Hours. Teens Sign up here; https://myvoluntier.com/organization/editEvent/1518 Please provide an alternative email address to uhadmin@underwoodhills.org as there's no way for UHNA to contact volunteers via the APS student email address on myvoluntier.com Properly documented and verified time spent planning, organizing and implementing UHNA Teen Committee projects will count towards Community Service Hours. Zoom link for meeting; https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87029574582?pw  Know a westside youth interested in building, design or development? Share this hands-on, immersive experience learning and lunching with commercial builders. After a brief training, the inspection begins. Participants will have a checklist of items to locate and examine as they walk through the steps to complete a move-in ready apartment complex. When developers work with community, community development works! - CoLAB Event Registration Link Click link to register https://forms.gle/CgQS1ACToWbgMD2L7 Email: colabcdc@gmail.com Text/Voicemail: (404) 907-0864 725 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30318  About 26 residents of Underwood Hills attended a lively meeting last Monday at a new venue, Round Trip Brewing, which opened especially for our meeting. With an additional 12 online, this marks a complete reversal of recent trends, which saw many more logged in via Zoom than in person.
The UHNA President Steven Lindsay outlined the goals for the year: expanding our community outreach with a focus on segments underrepresented in current membership, in particular renters and apartment dwellers, and engaging Teens more, primarily via community service projects. The 2023 UHNA budget was approved unanimously after some brief explanation. Our guest from Meals on Wheels Atlanta (MOWA) could not attend, so Communication Chair Eugen provided an outline of what we learned from meeting with them and some possibilities for partnering with them in Underwood Hills. An informal discussion on the Howell Mill Walmart was held. Unfortunately, in the absence of Council Member Dustin Hillis, the only input from official sources was an email from the leasing agent, who stated that they (and the property owner!) were blindsided by Walmart's decision to close permanently and hadn't even had their questions answered and were unable to provide anything further but would keep in touch. Some of the results from the discussion: Around nine attendees would like Walmart to reopen, and ten voted by hand for something different. Many were concerned about Crime, Security, and Homelessness, both now with the site closed and for any future use; what will happen with the property? Is there a security plan, considering Walmart’s long history of security issues while open? One attendee reported that security staff is currently present, redirecting foot and vehicle traffic from the closed store. Another concern was the supply of groceries, particularly for low-income folks, although Kroger is nearby and is attempting to address that- but is struggling. Suggestions for alternative uses included a Hardware or home goods store, an Urban Costco, an Indoor entertainment venue (i.e., air time, bowling, pickleball, tennis, etc.), Gym, Antique Mall/ Indoor Market, a Farmers Market (similar to Dekalb Farmers Market or Sweet Auburn Market), Trader Joe's, Aldi, or Lidl. UHNA will pass this information on to our Council Member and the leasing agent and host further discussions if needed. Facilitating focus groups with residents was a suggestion from the audience to keep the dialogue going.  Zoning Workshop #3: Growth Area Alternatives on Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. in-person or virtually on Zoom. Capacity is limited inside of the Buckhead Library in Northeast Atlanta, please consider joining online. This is a Citywide conversation and all Atlanta stakeholders are encouraged to participate.
Each Zoning Workshop is designed to build upon information from the last workshop. The Zoning 2.0 series is designed to explore new zoning approaches and alternatives that were identified in the 2016 Zoning Ordinance Diagnostic Report. The best way to participate is with your closest neighbor. Forward, screenshot and share this message with someone else. Register today at ATLZoning.com/Meet-and-Contribute/. Stay in touch and email atlzoning2@atlantaga.gov with your questions and comments. Each Zoning Workshop is designed to build upon information from the last workshop. The Zoning 2.0 series is designed to explore new zoning approaches and alternatives that were identified in the 2016 Zoning Ordinance Diagnostic Report. Focused Workshop #3: February 28, 2023 at 6:00 PM
269 Buckhead Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30305
 In case you are wondering about the blue city zoning signs going in, they are for the Upper Westside Zoning Overlay. The Overlay, which UHNA reviewed back in July, is currently going through the city adoption process. State statute requires that zoning signs must go up evenly across the whole Overlay boundary. To confirm, the Overlay excludes single family residential properties (zoning categories R1-R5).
As a quick recap, the Overlay is proposed for commercial and multifamily properties in Underwood Hills and its surrounding neighborhoods. The overlay is designed to bring consistency to the zoning standards to meet the community's vision from the Upper Westside Masterplan of a vibrant, walkable, bikeable, and safe place for residents, businesses, and visitors. An overlay is a supplemental set of zoning regulations which layer on top of the underlying zoning of a property. The proposed Upper Westside overlay proposes to add supplemental zoning parameters, from which single-family residential properties are excluded, to help achieve the community’s vision. The types of zoning regulations proposed include:
In the last 2-week period (Jan 28 - Feb 10), 57 incidents were reported in Beat 204. Of those, one occurred in the area we patrol. On February 4, a group of volunteers took part in a clean-up effort at Underwood Hills Park. One volunteer found a fanny pack that contained some ammunition. I met with a resident to recover the ammunition. A report was completed and the fanny pack / contents were submitted to the property control unit. UHNA Teen Committee is for teens to propose, lead and organize projects in Underwood Hills.2/7/2023
Find our more at the convening zoom call Tuesday 7 Feb 7.30pm. email uhadmin@underwoodhills.org for details Teens can join any UHNA activity such as Park Cleanup, Tree Planting, to fulfill community services hours. In addition Teen Committee exists specifically for teens to propose, organize and implement ideas THEY want to do. Do you or a teen you know have ideas for community benefit in Underwood Hills? We'd love to hear their ideas, and can help with planning, organising, publicising, funding and implementing their vision. Contact uhadmin@underwoodhills.org or via myvoluntier.com Previous projects include Pollinator Garden, Swing Chairs, Pavilion Cleanup, Firefly Census, Adopt a Steam. UHNA is now registered with APS on myvoluntier.com to track and verify students community service hour  A group of 32 APS students and an equal number of volunteers from our neighborhood, Kennasaw State and Trees Atlanta helped plant, mulch and water over 20 small flowering trees and shrubs, and remove miles of kudzu vines in Underwood Hills Park Saturday morning February 4. The Next opportunity is Saturday March 11, 8-10am Follow all events on our calendar.
In the last 2-week period (Jan 14 - 27), 38 incidents were reported in Beat 204. Of those, 3 occurred in the area we patrol.
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