Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods

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August 10, 2017, 6:45pm – 8:30pm
Peachtree Presbyterian Church, Room 2315

The Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods provides a unified voice for all Buckhead residents. Topics such as education, transportation, traffic, community development, and government services are highlighted in most meetings.

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Fulton Commission to vote to freeze property values at 2016 levels - BuckheadView

Fulton County property values reset back to 2016 valuations for 2017…

Fulton Commission to vote to freeze property values at 2016 levels - BuckheadView Fulton Commission to vote to freeze property values at 2016 levels - BuckheadView buckheadview.com Property values in Fulton County will be frozen at 2016 levels, Commission Chairman John Eaves said Monday, after attorneys found an obscure law that gives the commission the ability to change the tax digest, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report.   The move comes after members of the…

5 days ago

Property assessment town hall to be held in Buckhead June 14

Property assessment town hall to be held in Buckhead June 14 Property assessment town hall to be held in Buckhead June 14 reporternewspapers.net Fulton County taxpayers will have a chance to ask questions and receive an update on property tax assessments at a June 14 town hall.  Fulton County Chairman John Eaves and Chief Appraiser Dwight R…

2 weeks ago

Laura

Laura Laura ISAKSON LIVING - Please go back to your tree preservation plan Yesterday Isakson Living was gracious enough to hold a meeting regarding their plans to destroy 453 trees on the property planned for Peachtree Hills Place (corner of Peachtree Hills Avenue and Virginia Place in Peachtree Hills). I supported Isakson. I like Isakson. I voted for the original Isakson rezoning proposal. I am encouraged by and appreciate their reaching out to Trees Atlanta immediately after the meeting to set up more conversations. SO ... please be nice but encourage Isakson to go back to THEIR great idea ... 50% (or as close to it as possible) tree preservation as sold into the neighborhood when their plan was originally presented. http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2008/0... “We were interested in keeping the existing trees there, because it was a great asset,” said E. Andrew (Andy) Isakson, managing partner of Isakson-Barnhart. “It just adds value to the product. That’s what people want. They want to look out and see mature trees, so I was real proud that when we planned this development, we were able to save over half the trees.” From https://atlanta.daybooknetwork.com/story... "We are making an environmental statement with Peachtree Hills Place by protecting trees and sponsoring the development of a curriculum that has the potential to impact the entire industry," said E. Andrew (Andy) Isakson, Managing Partner of Isakson Barnhart. "Our efforts are unprecedented for a project of this magnitude." ------- Currently Isakson plans to destroy 453 trees on the south side of Peachtree Hills Avenue (the larger parcel adjacent to Peachtree Creek. The DBH (which is the mass at breast height) they will now destroy is 9,651. They are only replacing 264 trees with a replacement mass of 956. What does that mean? It means under current proposals the property will loose 8,695 of mass ... a 90% loss. If you love trees, please remind them they did too. Isakson's approach with Chattahoochee Nature Center was innovative, important, meaningful and a true legacy for our neighborhood and their development. It served our beautiful neighborhood ... and all of Buckhead ... by embracing our assets and challenging others to do the same. Don't let that great idea die. Please contact: Andy Isakson aisakson@isaksonliving.com Kevin Isakson kisakson@isaksonliving.com

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Board Meeting Minutes – March 9, 2017

Councilmember Yolanda Adrean introduced William Johnson as a Deputy Chief Operating Officer and now Commissioner of Public Works.

Johnson has been in Atlanta for nine months. He was hired as Deputy Chief Operating Officer. During part of that time, he served for five months as Watershed Commissioner. He has also been involved in transportation and 311. He recently took over Public Works on a fulltime basis. He said Public Works deals with just about everything in the right of way:

Board Meeting Minutes – Feb 9, 2017

Beth Beskin is the Republican Georgia House of Representatives member from the 54th District which includes much of Buckhead.

When Beth made her report, it was the 15th day of the session, half way to “Crossover Day”. Crossover Day happens on the 28th day of the 40-day legislative session. Beth said that bills that have not been introduced by Crossover Day, when the two houses of the legislature exchange their proposed legislation, are bills that are not going to happen this year. Beth prepared a list of bills for BCN that are being considered in the Georgia House: