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Next MIC
The MIC Board will meet
on Thursday, May 20 at 8pm at the Mable House Arts Center. Everyone is welcome.
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River Line Committee
Meeting
The
River Line Historic Area Committee will meet on Thursday,
May 12 at 6pm. Contact Dobson
Harris for the location. Everyone is welcome.
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Greetings!
For
several months now, we've been mentioning the Atlanta Regional
Commission's (ARC) Lifelong
Communities Grant for downtown Mableton. Now the
kickoff is officially here! Please join ARC on Thursday,
May 20 at the Mable House Arts Center
from 6-8pm for
more details on what the program is about and what is to come.
MIC
is excited to be working with ARC and bringing another
partner to the table to help revitalize downtown Mableton.
The grant was one of only 13 awarded nationwide, so we are very
lucky to have this involvement for the next several years.
While
the focus of Lifelong Communities is on the senior population, its
core principles, including better pedestrian and transit access,
social interaction, healthy living and expanded neighborhood retail
and services, will benefit residents of all ages. So please
come out to the kickoff on May 20 to learn more about this exciting
opportunity.
Regards,
Ben Clopper
MIC President
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Mableton Community Garden Joins MIC
 The Mableton Community Garden has officially become a
part of MIC! Located in Nickajack Park off Oakdale Road, the spring planting
season is well underway. A few small plots (5' X 10') may still be
available at $35 each for the spring/summer growing season. If you
are interested, contact the Garden here.
We will soon have a Community Garden
page on the MIC website and will keep visitors and newsletter
readers apprised of happenings at the Garden. The Mableton Community Garden
was the first community garden in Cobb County,
and is beginning its fourth season this year. Garden managers
don't foresee expansion in the immediate future, but together we
will explore possibilities as they come about.
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Adopt A Mile Clean-up on
Saturday, May 22
The next Floyd Road
Adopt-A-Mile cleanup will be Saturday, May 22, 8:30am. We'll start at the
Westside Bank parking lot on the Nickajack Road side. This project will
last no more than one hour. Come and meet some neighbors and
help spruce up one of the busiest parts of Mableton. For more
information, click here.
If
you're interested in adopting a mile in another part of Mableton,
we can help you get started with Keep Cobb
Beautiful.
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Health Fair for Seniors on May 11
Cobb County Senior Services
will host Health Fair 2010 on Tuesday, May 11, at the C.
Freeman Poole Senior Center, 4025 South Hurt
Road in Smyrna just north of Mableton. Admission is free
and the event is open to the public, including seniors, caregivers,
adult children and soon-to-be retirees. For more information,
contact Shelia Perkins at 770-528-1445 or the center at
770-801-3400.
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Cobb County is reminding residents
that grass clippings, leaves and other garden waste must not be blown
or raked into the street. These materials will clog storm
drains and potentially create hazardous conditions on our roads.
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New Procedures for Tornado Warning
Sirens
Cobb County has changed how it uses sirens
to warn of tornados. Now, the sirens will only be sounded if a
tornado has been spotted by a "trained storm spotter."
If the sirens are sounded, a tornado warning has been issued
by the National Weather Service or a tornado has been spotted and
residents should seek shelter. The entire siren system is tested at
noon on the first Wednesday of
every month. The sirens sound for 3-5 minutes. For more
information, click here.
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Annual Outdoor Burn Ban Returns May 1
Between May 1 and September
30, Cobb residents may not burn leaves, tree limbs or other yard
waste. Click here for more
information.
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Army Ground Forces Band -- Free
Concert
The 2010 Candelite Concert Series starts Saturday night,
May 15, with the Army Ground
Forces Band. Admission is free; the concert begins at 8pm.
Bring the whole family! Click here to learn
more.
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Book Clubs at the Library
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, May 13 at 7:00
pm
and will discuss Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
by Barbara Kingsolver. The Morning Book Group will meet on
Tuesday, May 18 at 10:30 am and discuss The White
Queen by Philippa Gregory. Everyone is welcome.
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There are five new zoning cases
in Mableton and one case continued
from last month. These six cases will be heard on
Tuesday, May 4 at 9am:
- At the
corner of Veterans
Memorial Highway and Henderson Road (Z-11), an
event facility is proposed, which requires a change from
residential to commercial zoning. MIC is concerned about the
look of the building and the lack of planned parking.
This parcel is surrounded on two sides by County-owned
parkland.
- Westside
Baptist Church on Floyd
Road at Nickajack (Z-13) is asking for a
change to commercial zoning, which would allow an electronic
sign. No other changes to the property are currently
planned.
- At the
corner of Floyd
and Concord Roads (Z-15), the owner of the
home is asking for a change from residential to commercial
zoning for a day care center. The MIC Board voted to oppose this
application because the land use plan and existing uses make
this area inappropriate for commercial uses.
- On the
southwest corner of Mableton
Parkway and Old Powder Springs Road (Z-16),
the owner is asking for a zoning change to allow for light
auto repair. MIC will contact the applicant's attorney
and learn more about the plans for this site.
- The owners
of a home on Kilrush Drive, just off
Buckner
Road, (LUP-15) are seeking
approval for a school in their home.
- The Vision for Souls Outreach
Center Church on Factory Shoals
Road (LUP-19) is seeking a
permanent renewal of their Land Use Permit for their child
care center.
Last
month, two applications were finalized:
- The
expansion of Loving Hands Day Care At 367
Veterans Memorial Highway (LUP-9) was
withdrawn.
- The site
plan amendment for the property on the corner of the East West Connector
and Hicks Road that adjoins the Barnes Mill subdivision
was approved. A Publix and
additional retail space is planned for this site.
Want
to get involved? Got questions? Email Ben
Clopper.
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