ECCA September Update

The following is provided by Jill Flamm

Dottie Bishop – Cobb County Attorney to speak at the September ECCA General Membership Meeting
Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at 7:00 pm at the East Cobb Government Center 4400 Lower Roswell Road
She will be talking about the role and responsibilities of the county attorney’s office, especially as they pertain to zoning issues.

East Cobber Parade and Festival
Saturday, September 11, 2010, Johnson Ferry Road
From 9:45 AM to 11:45 AM, Johnson Ferry Road will be closed between Lower and Upper Roswell for the annual East Cobber Parade. Please plan accordingly. Following the parade the festival will be held at the Fountains of Old Towne shopping center. Come join us for this fun filled event.

Document Shredding Day Returns in September
Saturday September 25, 2010 from 9:00am - Noon at three locations

Keep Cobb Beautiful will partner with Keep Marietta Beautiful and Keep Smyrna Beautiful to offer an autumn Document Shredding Day for Cobb. This is your opportunity to have household papers securely shredded on site, at no cost to you. Three locations will be offered Piedmont Church, 570 Piedmont Road, City of Marietta Lot, 591 N. Marietta Parkway (both in Marietta) and Smyrna City Hall, 2000 King Street, Smyrna. Each car will be limited to 100 pounds of documents to be shredded. ONLY PAPER PRODUCTS. The following things are NOT acceptable: Plastics, Electronics, Cardboard, Large binders with metal rings/clips.

Quarterly Adopt-a-mile clean-upThe quarterly Adopt-A-Mile cleanup along Johnson Ferry Road is now scheduled for Saturday, October 16th. We'll meet in the Publix parking lot at Woodlawn and Johnson Ferry at 9:00 am.

Please wear comfortable clothing suitable for early morning temperatures, comfortable shoes, and bring a pair of gloves for each person; everything else will be provided. Assuming we have a fair number of volunteers, it should take about an hour. For any High School students who would like to attend, community service hours will be awarded.
Should the weather be inclement, call Jill Flamm 678/524-4255 to see if the event is rescheduled.

Third Johnson Ferry Urban Design MeetingMonday, October 25, 2010, from 6 PM to 8 PM at the East Cobb Library
In February of 2010, the Board of Commissioner authorized the Community Development Agency to develop the Johnson Ferry Urban Design Plan as a result of growing concerns for this major commercial and residential corridor. A series of focus group discussions were held in 2009. These discussions resulted in the need to further study the area and create an overall urban design plan focusing on improving the aesthetics and maintaining its unique character.

The plan is a mid to long range plan that will address land use, and transportation. In addition, the plan will provide a framework for improving both visual aesthetics and functionality of public spaces. For additional information go to http://comdev.cobbcountyga.gov/johnson-ferry/. Now is the time to speak up.