Don't you just love elections!? Just when you thought we're done we have another [small] one for you; the annual election of UHNA Executive and Sub Committee Chairs.
Voters and nominees must be current UHNA members. (join or renew here)

• Meeting details are on the Calendar.
• Check out the state of play here;​
• To learn more about the various roles, check out the UHNA bylaws and info on the various activities. 

If you're interested in one of the positions, or assisting on a sub-committee, please send an email to [email protected] Subject 2026 election before the meeting, or email any of the Leadership team with questions.

I wanted to remind everyone that our next meeting is Thursday, November 13, 2025, and it’s one you won’t want to miss. Chief Schierbaum and other key members of law enforcement will be joining us to discuss public safety, current initiatives, and how we can all work together to keep our neighborhoods secure.
This will be an important and informative conversation, and we need a strong turnout from every neighborhood. Please make sure that someone from your community attends, and ideally, your Security Chair. If they are not on this, kindly forward this message to them.
Your participation makes a difference, and this is a great opportunity to hear directly from our public safety leaders, get to know them, and ask questions that matter to your neighborhood.
Looking forward to seeing you there!

Debra Wathen
Chairman, Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods (UHNA is a member, VP Beau Grant is our Rep)
​Details on the Calendar

Previously we invited concerned residents to attend the hearing in November however it looks like V-25-0199 will be deferred on 11/13 for several reasons:

1. It was not posted,
2. The applicant has requested deferral, and
3. The application is being amended with different numbers

The applicant would like to come back to NPU-D (and actually show up this time) to present the amended application.
UHNA has also requested the applicant present to the General Meeting December 8.
UHNA has written to BZA reiterating the community request to deny and will keep the community informed on the amended application.

As announced in an earlier post, the application was reviewed at the UHNA Steering Committee meeting Oct 27. The meeting resolved to request that NPU deny the variance, citing several reasons, and requested UHNA NPU-D Rep Eva Nason share this at the meeting.
Eva provides this post-meeting update;
"We were successful at the regular NPU-D meeting in voting to oppose the variance application to the Board of Zoning Adjustment to reduce parking from 135 spaces to 20 spaces in connection with the development of a sports bar in the back of the building which houses Affordable Spirits at 1151 Chattahoochee Ave.

Interestingly enough, the applicant was not present. The vote taken on the motion to deny this variance was large (in the vicinity of 113-13 in favor of the motion) because there was an item on the agenda involving the Bolton Neighborhood which had called forth a large contingent of Bolton residents.

This variance application will be handled by the BZA at its meeting at 11am on November 13 at City Hall at which the public is allowed to speak."
All concerned residents are encouraged to attend and speak if they so wish.
​A copy of the reasoning presented to NPU-D is below.

There are so many ways to communicate these days it's hard to know which ones to use.
How did you first learn of the UHNA? Was is a chance meeting, or something published on social media?
About 700 email addresses are subscribed to eNews, but less than 200 households are UHNA Members. 
(There are around 1800 households in Underwood Hills, plus various businesses.)
Why is that? We'd love for more neighbors to be members to support what we do and promote active community engagement. UHNA receives no external funding and is 100% volunteer run. Monies from Members and Sponsors pay for the website, email, printing etc and activities such as Playgroup, Spring Social, public area maintenance and refreshments for volunteers.
As we prepare for 2026 we're interested in how to most effectively use member's and sponsors funds.
For the past few years UHNA has published a print newsletter in an effort to reach those not connect via email or social media. The cost of printing and USPS delivery has been the UHNA's biggest single expense, but we're not sure if that's the best way to use the funds. Should we continue? Completing our brief survey will help us decide.

​In the last 2-week period (Oct 18 - 31), 30 incidents were reported in Beat 204.  Of those, one occurred in the area we patrol.  On October 25, 2025, the driver of a 2017 BMW X3 crashed into a vehicle parked on Woodland Hills Avenue and destroyed a mailbox.  The driver fled the scene leaving the disabled vehicle behind.

The incident is being investigated by the Accident Investigations Unit.

A summary of incidents reported in the surround area:

There were no significant incidents to report. 

Det. Kevin Leonpacher
Atlanta PD / Underwood Hills Patrol

UHNA Safety Chair Cynthia Williams provides notification of the new polling place for most of Underwood Hills.  "Through Friday, we can vote at any of the early voting locations, but next Tuesday, voters will have to go to the Springfield Missionary Baptist Church, 1730 Hollywood Road NW, Atlanta, GA  30318.  This is just down the street from the Scotts Crossing library, which is almost 4.5 miles from Underwood Hills.  Our polling location is usually much closer to us, so I'm not sure what is going on.  I think the change should be mentioned in the next newsletter, as this is a very important election!"

Information on Candidates for Mayor, City Council President, City Council, four School Board seats, Municipal Court Judges, and two Public Service Commissioners and polling lookup tool are available via previous blog posts.

If you have news to share with Underwood Hills, email it to [email protected]

​In the last 2-week period (October 4- 17), 51 incidents were reported in Beat 204.  Of those, one occurred in the area we patrol.  That report was related to an incident that occurred between family members.  A breakdown of activity reported in the surrounding area:

Aggravated Assault Incident
On October 4, 2025, a man reported to police that a security guard pointed a firearm at him on Defoor Avenue.  The security guard confirmed he interacted with the man but disputed the allegation.  The incident is under investigation by the Aggravated Assault Unit.  No injuries were reported.

The statutory rape is under investigation by the Special Victims Unit, involves parties known to each other, and no additional information can be released.

Det. Kevin Leonpacher
Atlanta PD / Underwood Hills Patrol
Security Patrol- join or renew
​Underwood Hills neighbors can now renew or join the UH Security Patrol for $300 per year. 
The number of patrols is dependent on the number of subscribers, so please renew and keep these Atlanta Police Officers as our security patrol in the neighborhood 7 days a week.
  
Jamie Hargather
UH Security Patrol Coordinator
to Join or Renew Go to https://www.underwoodhills.org/security.html