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Letter from the President 2016
First, a big thank you to everyone who came out to Tuesday night's Northcrest Civic Association Annual Meeting. We had a very informative session with DeKalb Police and received updates on everything that is going on around our 'hood from our NCA Committee Chairs. I was especially excited to see pictures of the new school! It isn't MCM, but we can't win them all now can we? Most importantly, we elected a new Board, and are now on our way to our first official term of office for your new NORTHCREST CIVIC ASSOCIATION. Personally, I excited to see what we...
Northcrest Annual Meeting 2016
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING OCTOBER 25, 2016 @ 6:00 PMNortheast Baptist Church4046 Chamblee Tucker Road 6PM Social6:30 Officer Hightower7:30 Board MeetingNeighbors,About six months ago we stood before a good many of you an announced our intention to form (or revamp) the Northcrest Civic Association. We formed an interim Board of Directors comprised of the 12 people who volunteered for the job and proceeded with the task of forming a non-profit organization for the benefit for those of us who are lucky enough to call this little neighbor-hood of ours home. Let me tell you, it has been a whirlwind couple of...
NOTICE – CALL TO ACTION
HENDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOLLAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL Neighbors: You may be aware of the efforts underway by DeKalb Schools to resolve overcrowding of schools in north DeKalb. The initiative is under the heading “Secondary School Study”. The county expects to fund changes to our schools in the recently passed ESPLOST V, and to publish their expected project list late this year. Opportunity to influence this process is now. Of direct interest to our neighborhood are plans to address overcrowding at Cross Keys High School. All plans proposed for relieving overcrowding at Cross Keys HS involve a new high school and re-assignment of...
Update on Pleasantdale Elementary School Construction
On Thursday, July 14, Jim Taylor and Chuck Hunt, representing the Northcrest Civic Assn. (NCA) board, met at Pleasantdale with county construction and planning staff, Principal Brown and other school staff and neighbors for an update. We were given an overview of the architectural drawings and plans, and a brief update on progress.School administration explained the primary “next step,” upon which any further progress hinges, is to negotiate and complete a land sale and use agreement with the County for portions of Pleasantdale Park. The current plan calls for a section of the park between the existing “lower” playground and...
Tax breaks OK’d for empty GM site
DORAVILLE DEVELOPMENT page 1, AJC Aug 18, 2016 Tax breaks OK’d for empty GM site Millions in incentives will reduce revenue for DeKalb schools. By Mark Niesse mark.niesse@ajc.com Egbert Perry (left) and Dave Schmit, two partners in the redevelopment of the former General Motors plant in Doraville, discuss their plans for the site Tuesday during a media tour. J. SCOTT TRUBEY / STRUBEY@AJC.COM The site of the former General Motors plant is cut off from the rest of Doraville by freight rail lines and the MARTA tracks. Developers of the property want to create a covered street that would go...