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LVPCA Elections October 15

The next quarterly meeting of the LaVista Park Civic Association will be on Thursday, October 15 at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 7pm. The October meeting is considered our “annual” meeting, and it is the meeting where new board members are

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Cityhood / Annexation Updates – March 1, 2015

By:  Steve Richards, President LVPCA Disclaimer:  To follow is a brief synopsis of what I am hearing from various sources and contacts as I represent LVPCA in meetings and conversations, both formal and informal, as well as what I am reading

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Help Pick the Kittredge Park Playground Design

The playground designs are in and you can help pick from the three finalists.  Click here to vote via Survey Monkey. So far, the Friends of Kittredge Park have collected about half the $8,500 they need for the matching funds

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Help Build a Playground at Kittredge Park

Friends of Kittredge Park (FKP), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that has been developing the 33-acre Kittredge Park (located behind Adams Stadium, across from Target on North Druid Hills Road) for the past 6 years, has been selected for an $85,000

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Contact elected officials using this list

The Georgia Assembly is back in session. To see a complete list of elected officials to contact with your opinion about annexation or cityhood, click Legislators-Email-Addresses. As a reminder, the best way for LVP to remain unincorporated (at least for the

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DeKalb School Superintendent and the Druid Hills Charter Cluster

At last week’s quarterly meeting of the LaVista Park Civic Association, a number of members expressed an interest in contacting DeKalb County’s School Superintendent, Michael Thurmond.  For those opposed to the annexation into Atlanta, the purpose of contacting Mr. Thurmond would be

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New House Governmental Affairs Committee

The Georgia General Assembly’s House Governmental Affairs Committee considers cityhood bills before they are considered by the entire House.  With the new legislative session recently starting, there are new members of this committee.  These are the representatives that you need

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Link to “DeKalb Strong” Website

At a meeting last Thursday night at Young Israel, interim DeKalb County CEO Lee May declared that unincorporated DeKalb IS an option for our area.  It is true that if LaVista Park was left out of LaVista Hills and City

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Lost Dog with Collar Hanging out on LaVista Rd

Some of our neighbors on LaVista Rd have been feeding for a lost and skittish dog that has been hanging out around the power lines on LaVista for a few days.  He has a collar.   If you know of anyone

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Cityhood / Annexation Info Sessions – 1st up – Atlanta

Happy New Year!  Hope all enjoyed a safe and fun holiday season.  As most of you probably know, the subcommittee of the Georgia House Governmental Affairs committee did finalize the border between the proposed cities of LaVista Hills and Tucker.  Both

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