PPCA Board Meeting

The next meeting of the PPCA Board will be held at the home of David Simpson on September 15th at 7:00 p.m..   The address is 14 Park Circle, and all neighborhood residents are invited to attend.  

The annual association meeting will be held at the Intercontinental Buckhead this year.  The tenative date is October 20th at 7:00 p.m..  More details will be coming soon.

2nd Annual Tennis Tournament

The 2nd Annual Peachtree Park Tennis Round Robin will be cancelled for Saturday, August 28 at Frankie Allen Park. Thanks for those who signed up but at this time we need to reschedule!
 
If you have any questions, please contact Brenda Martin at ptreepark@aol.com.

Nominations Now Being Accepted!

Know someone who's interested in serving on the neighborhood Board?  The Peachtree Park Civic Association (PPCA) is now accepting nominations for next year's Board.  If you know someone who's interested, or would just like to find out more, please contact Ned Underwood at ned.underwood@att.com.
 
Parking Enforcement
by Howard Shook, Atlanta City Council

You may wish to alert your neighbors that ParkAtlanta, the company to which municipal parking enforcement was outsourced, has begun patrolling our residential streets in search of vehicles “facing the wrong way.” 

As you may recall, three or four years ago, when parking enforcement was provided by the Public Works Department, there was a similar ‘outbreak’ of ticket writing.  After a huge outcry, the enforcement of that particular violation magically stopped.  This time things may well be different.  Their contract, as you would expect, rewards enforcement and the code section requiring vehicles to park in the same direction as the travel lane provides a lot of ‘soft targets’—us.  Because this is a private company it will be immune to political pressure to “spend its time doing more important work.” 

It would have been nice for warnings to have been issued the first time around, but evidently that stipulation wasn’t part of the master contract.  The citation is $25.  Your neighbors should be encouraged to get into the habit of making the extra effort required to park “the right way” as the continuation of ‘good hunting’ will ensure more visits from this firm. 

I wish I had better news.  Be forewarned!


Peachtree Park Bridge gets a makeover! 
By Julie Stewart, Landscape Chair
 
In December, the Peachtree Park Bridge over to Lenox got a great makeover.  Many thanks to our partners, Friends of Peachtree Park and Lenox who donated substantial funds to make the beautification happen. (read more and see pictures)


Dues Drive is Underway
By Frank Sieper, Dues Chair

 

Now that 2010 is well underway, it is time once again to start our annual Peachtree Park Dues Drive.   Your contribution will help to ensure that the Peachtree Park community continues to be one of the nicest neighborhoods in the Buckhead area.  Membership dues support services, activities and programs that benefit the entire neighborhood including additional security patrols by off duty APD officers, landscaping projects in common areas and several social events throughout the year (read more...).


Havana Club Continues To Generate Traffic
By Robert J. Stasiowski

Havana Club continues to attract large crowds and overflow parking in surrounding areas on Friday and Saturday nights.  As a result, PPCA has invoked our agreement with the club owner to require the hiring of an off-duty police officer at the Martina Drive entrance to Peachtree Park.  The officer is being asked to keep an eye on any non-residential traffic and specifically to prevent bar patrons from parking in the neighborhood.  The officer on duty will work for the neighborhood, and the owner of the Havana Club will reimburse us, so no PPCA funds are required to pay for the additional security.
 
Due to these measures, the weekend of February 26th and 27th was calmer along Martina Drive, Park Circle and E. Paces Ferry.  Several dozen cars were turned away from the neighborhood each night.  There was still some overflow parking on Park Circle, and we will continue to monitor this situation and take action as necessary.

Zone 2 police enforcement has also stepped up patrols in the neighborhood and will be looking to write citations for illegally parked cars and cars parked in the opposite direction of traffic flow.  So, be forewarned and park accordingly!".


Subdivision application filed for Darlington Circle "boathouse"
by Peter Davis

An application has been filed to subdivide a single large lot at 768 Darlington Circle, historically known as the "boathouse" property, into two lots. One lot would encompass an existing house to the left and the other would encompass the "boathouse" itself to the right... 

To read the full article, please sign-in to Fence Talk and click on "Zoning Update".


Havana Club Traffic Control
by David Simpson, PPCA Security Chair

The recent opening of the new Havana Club nightclub on Piedmont Road has resulted in patrons parking in the neighborhood to avoid the valet.  The Zoning Committee has spoken with the owner, Mahesh, regarding the Agreement made with the neighborhood regarding traffic and has encouraged him to add additional off-duty officers...   

To read the full article, please sign-in to Fence Talk and click on "Security Update".


The Neighborhood Discussion Group is Here!

Have some information you want to share with your neighbors?  Need to ask a question about Peachtree Park?  Have a neighborhood concern or suggestion?  Or just a great idea?  The discussion group might be the place for you!

To facilitate and improve communications with your neighbors, the PPCA is sponsoring the Peachtree Park Neighborhood Google Group.  The group will serve as an online meeting spot for the residents of Peachtree Park to share news, ideas and resources.

-  Join in on what others are talking about.  From within the discussion group, you can reply to a message that someone else posted, or post a message or question of your own.

-  Start a new discussion within the group. 
-  Discuss online or over email.  You can choose whether you want to read and post messages online, or to just use your current email account to read and respond.

To access and join the group, please click on the following link:  http://groups.google.com/group/peachtreepark?hl=en.  It's open to only Peachtree Park residents.

If you need help or have questions, neighborhood resident, Paige Perkins, has volunteered her time to setup the group and administer it.  Please contact her at paigeperkins@gmail.com, and be sure to thank her!


Join the Club!

The Peachtree Park Women's Club is getting set for another fun and exciting year.  The Women’s Club is a social organization open to all women living in the Peachtree Park neighborhood.  The next meeting is Tuesday, October 13th, 2009, and the theme is fall decorating.

To find out how to join or to get more information, go to the Woman's Club home page.