Thursday, November 3, 2011

Neighborhood events & news, Nov. 2, 2011


Mason Mill neighbors -

Thanks to all who made Sunday's fall picnic a successful event. Special thanks to our perennial Executive Chefs, Ann Hudson and Suzanne Phillips, whose hard work kept the grill warm and well stocked!

In other news:
  • SUBURBAN PLAZA WALMART  There is a meeting tonight (Wed., Nov. 2) for people interested in hearing more about the plan to redevelop Suburban Plaza (North Decatur Road @ Scott Boulevard). The gathering starts at 7:00pm at the North Decatur Presbyterian Church on Medlock Road. The current plan includes a significant reshaping and facelift of existing structures at that long-troubled location, plus a new Walmart with underground parking. The meeting is open to all, and both Walmart and County representatives are expected to be present. The Medlock Area Neighborhood Association has been active in obtaining information from the developer, and you can get good background from their web site: http://www.medlockpark.org/2011/10/suburban-plaza-development-info-meeting.html
  • BRIAR VISTA FALL FESTIVAL On Saturday (Nov. 5), Briar Vista Elementary is holding its Fall Fest from 11:00am-3:00pm. The event is open to all and includes games, music, stories, festival food goodies. A couple of our Mason Woods neighbors are active with the PTO and would love to see you there to enjoy the day and support our neighborhood public school (Matt Huey is President; April Anderson is Involvement Coordinator). For more details about the event, visit the BVE web site at: http://www.bvebriarpatch.org/fallfestival
  • LaVISTA REZONING We have received legal notice of a rezoning requested for the property at 2171 LaVista Road, which we understand to be the lonely patch of trees next to the former Blockbuster in Toco Hill Shopping Center. A public meeting about the rezoning request will be held on Thursday, Nov. 10, 7:00-8:00pm at Intown Community Church. 
  • MMCA GENERAL MEETING  Our neighborhood association's General Meeting will be on Sunday, November 13, at Intown Community Church. The business meeting - during which we will discuss all the usual agenda items - will start at 2:30pm. However, at 2:00pm we will be holding a "pre-meeting briefing" on traffic calming, intended for anyone who has *not* already been to one of our traffic calming events (any of last year's general meetings, a traffic committee coffee gathering, or a street-walk). During the business meeting from 2:30-4:30pm, we will be providing an update on the progress of the traffic calming initiative, but we will *not* be starting from the beginning. If you are unfamiliar with the background and the traffic proposal itself, please join us at 2:00pm for a briefing; if you're already familiar with the initiative, please join us at 2:30pm for the latest news and next steps on the project.
  • MMCA DUES If you didn't send in your 2011 dues earlier this year, please support the work of the Association (still the best deal in town, at $10/year) by mailing a check payable to Mason Mill Civic Association to our Treasurer, Pat Brittain (856 Vistavia Circle, 30033).

Remember that our news blasts (and more updates) are always available at our MMCA blog: http://masonmill.blogspot.com/

Thanks to everyone who volunteers to make our neighborhood such a great place to live.

Best wishes,
Patrick Noonan
President, MMCA