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newsletters are always open to everyone,
but larger membership numbers strengthen MIC's standing
with county officials, developers and others.
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Next MIC
The
MIC Board will meet on Thursday, January 21 at 7pm at the Mable House Arts Center. Everyone is welcome.
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New Bus Service
A new
CCT bus route starts service on January 4, connecting Mableton to Cobb Hospital, Six Flags, and the Holmes
MARTA Station. Click here for
more information.
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Got News?
MIC welcomes information from the community that we
might include in this newsletter.
Information must be received by the 20th to be
included in the next monthly issue.
Click here to submit information for the
newsletter.
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Greetings!
Happy
New Year!
MIC's new year is also underway, so it's time to renew your
membership or join for the first time. Annual dues are $5.00
per person. With your financial support, MIC has accomplished
a lot, and attracted $70,000 in grant funds over the last three
years. Those grant monies, though, are for specific projects;
we need your support to cover the subscription fees for this
newsletter and our website, marketing materials and some minor
administrative costs. Click here to join
or renew online or print and mail the form.
Our
Annual Community Meeting will be coming in March, and
members will cast ballots in our Board of Directors'
election. Click here to learn
more about serving on the Board, and feel free to contact
me if you have any questions.
During this past year, we carried out more volunteer projects than
ever before: 4 Adopt A Mile clean-ups on Floyd Road, 1
Nickajack Creek clean-up, adopting the Mable House Tea Room for a
day, our Secret Santa program with the Boys and Girls Club, and (in
January), provided the volunteer force for Bring One for the
Chipper here in Mableton. If you haven't joined us in one of
these projects, make it a priority now to be a part of the fun in
2010. It's a good feeling to make a difference and it's a
great chance to meet new friends.
I hope the coming year is a good one for you, your family and
friends, and that we see you at a MIC meeting or event soon!
Regards,
Ben
Clopper
MIC President
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Nominations Open for MIC Board of
Directors
Nominations are now open
for candidates for the MIC Board of Directors. Interested
candidates must submit their own nomination form online by
January 31 or postmarked by January 29. You must be a MIC
member (click here to
join), be prepared to be actively involved in MIC operations and
projects and have a passion for making Mableton a better place to
live, work and play. It's a great way to have an impact on
your community!
Candidates selected by the Nominating Committee will be voted
on by the membership at the upcoming Annual Community Meeting
in March. Click here for more
information.
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 Bring One for the
Chipper!
MIC has teamed up with Keep Cobb
Beautiful for the first-ever Christmas tree recycling operation
in Mableton. The location will be Lions Park, 620 Lions Club
Drive, behind the old Zoom Car Wash on Veterans Memorial Highway,
east of Floyd Road.
On January
9 between 8:30am and 4:00pm, volunteers
will unload your trees and hand out tree seedlings as long as
supplies last. You can also drop your tree off between
December 26 and January 8.
Tell your neighbors about this opportunity for a
convenient and eco-friendly event. If you are a senior
citizen or are disabled and anticipate having a problem delivering
your tree, send us an email or call 404-323-0608 to
schedule a pickup.
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Memories of the September
2009 tragic flooding along Sweetwater Creek in the Austell area are
still fresh in the minds of thousands of our neighbors. Many
families and businesses remain displaced.
To raise funds and awareness for the rebuilding effort, Thirst Aid
Live, in partnership with Trinity Chapel and UNITE will host a free
benefit concert "Restoration" featuring several
well-known artists who are donating their time. The concert
will be at the Trinity Chapel, Powder Springs, starting at 7pm on
January 21. In addition to the free performances, there
will be a silent auction and numerous opportunities to make
tax-deductible donations to support the recovery effort headed up
by Cobb Disaster
Recovery, coalition of faith-based organizations, non-profits,
businesses, local government and civic groups.
Click here for more
information about the concert, organizers and how you can help
support the recovery effort.
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Public Meeting on Veterans Memorial
Plan
Cobb County and the City of
Atlanta are jointly administering a Livable Centers
Initiative (LCI) planning grant from the Atlanta Regional
Commission for Veterans Memorial Highway in Cobb County and Donald
Lee Hollowell Parkway in Atlanta. In Cobb, the study area
begins at Buckner Road and runs to the Chattachoochee
River.
The public is invited to a design charrette
on January 9 from 10am to 3pm at the Word of God Ministries church
at 3120 Hollowell Parkway in Atlanta. A charrette
is a collaborative session in which participants provide their
ideas for the challenge at hand - in this case, the redevelopment
of the corridor to accommodate existing and new uses, and improve
housing, services, amenities and transportation. Everyone
interested in this part of Mableton should plan to attend.
For more information, click here.
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River Line Historic Area Grant
Update
MIC was fortunate to
receive a grant for $25,000 from The Community Foundation for
Greater Atlanta for the River Line Historic Area. We will use
the funds in a variety of ways:
- Storm
drain marking, which will protect streams leading to the
Chattahoochee;
- A study of
possible adaptive re-uses of the Hooper
-Turner House;
- A
grantwriting and fundraising
consultant;
- The
required $5,000 match for the $45,000 National Park Service
grant for battlefield preservation; and
- Equipment,
including a projector for public meetings.
Got questions? Want to get involved? Email
River Line Committee Chairman Dobson
Harris.
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Thanks to everyone for the
great response to our request for focus group participants. With
the holidays almost behind us, we'll be getting back to work on
this project. Please email Greg Richardson with any questions.
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Two new zoning cases have
been filed in Mableton:
- At 6174
Oakdale Road,
in the Smyrna city limits, an application for commercial
zoning will be heard by the Smyrna Planning Commission on
January 11.
- On Vonda Lane,
an application (LUP-5) has been filed for a Personal Care Home
for up to 8 residents.
Click
here for more
information. Want to get involved? Email Ben
Clopper.
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Comprehensive Plan Amendments
The signs are up announcing
public hearings on proposed changes to the County's
Comprehensive Plan for the Historic Mableton area and for the
Johnston's River Line area. These changes track the recently
adopted Historic Mableton
Plan and the River Line Master
Plan. The amendments also add a map to the plan that
shows the flight paths into Cobb County from Fulton County
airport. Click here to read
the amendments.
These
changes will be considered by the Planning Commission on January 6
at 7pm and by the Board of Commissioners on Jan 19 at 9am.
Both meetings will be held at 100 Cherokee St. just off the square
in Marietta.
The
Comprehensive Plan guides the County's land use decisions and lays
out projects and tasks for the planning and economic development
staff.
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 Opening January 20 is an exibit of work by the Southern
Appalachian Artist Guild. Although members come
from 8 states, most are from the tri-state Appalachian mountain
area surrounding Blue Ridge, GA, and continue the art tradition and
heritage for which that area is famous. The piece pictured at
the right is a wood turning by Bill Jefferson. Click here for more
information, and be sure to catch this great show.
Winter
Class Registration at Mable House starts
now! From pottery to painting, drumming to dance, Spanish to soapmaking - the classes at the Mable House
Arts Center for youngsters and adults are more varied than
ever. Spend time this winter learning something new!
Click here for
class descriptions and registration information.
The
Theatre Project
brings Peter Pan to
Mableton for April performances by the Footlights, ages 9 to
18. Auditions will be held in early February. Click
here to learn more.
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Come to the South Cobb
Regional Library in Mableton on Friday morning, January 8, for
a free introduction to Musik to Grow classes for children from
infants to 4 years of age. Space is limited, and
pre-registration at the Library or by email is required. The
regular classes are available this winter at the Mable
House. Information and registration for the Mable House
classes are available here.
Want to talk books? Two groups meet monthly at the South Cobb
Regional Library in Mableton. This month, the Evening
Book Group will meet on Thursday, January 14 at 7pm
and will discuss People
of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. The Morning
Book Group will meet on Tuesday, January 19 at
10:30am and will discuss Rocket
Boys by Homer Hickham.
Everyone is welcome.
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