tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22024539221407504702024-02-18T20:12:33.739-08:00GothamParkGotham Park is a small park located in the Piedmont Heights neighborhood of Atlanta, GA. This blog was set up to more easily communicate and dialog about the revitalization of the park with the neighborhood stakeholders. Please feel free to comment on entries or even post one yourself.Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-50537873838351361212008-04-28T10:08:00.000-07:002008-04-28T10:09:31.383-07:00Rummage and Bake Sale ResultsThanks to our wonderful volunteers the Gotham Park Rummage & Bake Sale went off with flying colors. Our grand total was $1119.90. I'm told that the previous highest yard sale total was $850. But best of all, we again engaged the entire community and won some more Gotham Park Stakeholders! If you average $10-$15 per purchase that's somewhere between 75 and 110 shoppers. A good turn out.<br /><br />The Gotham Park Committee couldn't have done such great help from so many. Special thanks to Jenny <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Cowhig</span>. She organized the rummage sale, took donations at her home ALL week, arrived for set up before dawn and stayed all day (through the rain)! Also, special thanks to Maria Lyons. She organized the bake sale collecting donations from area bakeries, groceries & neighbors, provided coffee to all the volunteers and manned her station all day (all while <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">mucho</span> pregnant). And to Mary Gail Muse. She purchased dozens of bags and organized a kids' art party to decorate them with Gotham Park and Earth Day messaging for our customers (watch for these to be resurrected at the Fall BBQ). And thanks to all our amazing volunteers: Judy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Landey</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Kellye</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">McGarry</span>, Bryan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">McGarry</span>, Wynn Muse, Jean Muse, Jean Johnson, Elaine Murphy, Jane <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Gole</span>, Greg Wilcox, Steven <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Mengelt</span>, Irene <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Seay</span>, Bill <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Seay</span>, Diane Weber, Shelly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Riden</span>, Cathy Conway, Steve Phillips, Susan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Kanellos</span>, Laurie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Reis</span>, Jonathan Lyons & Geri <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Laufer</span>. Please forgive me if I've forgotten anyone.<br /><br />Thanks again!!!<br />The Gotham Park Committee<br /><br />PS-- Keep an eye out for final design plans of the park to be posted on the <a href="http://gothampark.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Gotham Park Blog</a> soon and for renovations to begin as soon as early June!Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-58221678556105250072008-04-03T10:25:00.000-07:002008-04-03T10:54:56.355-07:00Gotham Park Fundraiser<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVSSHT2jSfZ8tZD3rAcwhLF_gdpblPhmdSVw4iWTA00FLOgcU_nx6FQDVVXoFLxH1saC-IdvZ_ud3rrUHJrUoLS69y44Ey4tmyk6tL-UIVuf8K7skt70dGmwwEFkE3mrkMchIgXlCO34/s1600-h/recycle-logo.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185076279750558370" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVSSHT2jSfZ8tZD3rAcwhLF_gdpblPhmdSVw4iWTA00FLOgcU_nx6FQDVVXoFLxH1saC-IdvZ_ud3rrUHJrUoLS69y44Ey4tmyk6tL-UIVuf8K7skt70dGmwwEFkE3mrkMchIgXlCO34/s400/recycle-logo.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Revitalize Gotham Park! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />Rummage & Bake Sale<br />Sat, April 26th 8am-2pm </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">at Gotham Park </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rain date: Sun, April 27</span> </div><div align="left"><br />Reduce clutter in your home and reuse other’s castaways! Bargain hunt for household items, hidden treasures, antiques, homebaked goods and bakery items! Crafts and entertainment will be available for kids! Proceeds benefit the revitalization of Gotham Park!</div><div align="left"><br /><strong>Rummage Sale Donation Information</strong> </div><div align="left">One man's junk is another's treasure! Spring has sprung! So clean out your closets and donate your unwanted household items to the Gotham Park Rummage Sale. All donations are tax deductible.</div><div align="left"><br />Donations gladly accepted at: </div><div align="left"><br />424 Wimbledon Rd </div><div align="left">Sat-Sun, April 19-20 from 3pm - 7pm </div><div align="left">Mon-Fri, April 21-25 from 5pm - 8pm </div><div align="left"><br />Gotham Park </div><div align="left">Sat, April 26 from 6:30am - 7:30am </div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">Pick-up of donations is available for the elderly or disabled. </div><div align="left">Please call (404) 444-3384 or email <a href="mailto:keelymuse@yahoo.com">keelymuse@yahoo.com</a> </div><div align="left"><br /><strong>Baked Goods Donation Information</strong> </div><div align="left">Cook up your special treats such as cookies, cakes, breads, or muffins. Please have donations packaged and ready for sale. We’ll take care of the pricing for you. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><p>Donations gladly accepted at: </p></div><div align="left">424 Wimbledon Rd </div><div align="left">Thur-Fri April 23-24 from 5pm - 8pm </div><div align="left"><br />Gotham Park </div><div align="left">Sat, April 26 from 6:30am - 7:30am </div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">For more information about the Gotham Park Rummage & Bake Sale or to volunteer to help, please email <a href="mailto:parks@piedmontheights.org">parks@piedmontheights.org</a> </div></div>Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-44576751899218942652008-04-01T07:52:00.000-07:002008-04-02T14:49:59.394-07:00FAQAt the March PHCA Board of Director's monthly meeting a PHCA board member handed out a sheet of questions for the Gotham Park Committee. The Committee worked together to draft answers to those questions and have posted them here has a <a href="http://www.piedmontheights.org/uploads/piedmontheights/Gotham%20QandA.pdf">FAQ</a>, of sorts. Please feel free to persue this Q&A and submit questions of your own.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />The Gotham Park CommitteeKeelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-69427119032463016182008-02-07T10:07:00.001-08:002008-02-07T11:20:34.001-08:00Gotham Park Committee Meeting this SundayIf you are interested in the work being done to revitalize Gotham Park please email Keely Muse at parks@piedmontheights.org.Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-26763498458949721612008-02-07T10:04:00.000-08:002008-04-30T16:10:52.174-07:00New Outdoor Watering Restrictions<p><span> *** The Department of Watershed Management is instituting new service-area-wide restrictions on watering. </span><strong> No outdoor watering is allowed until further notice.</strong> </p> <p> <strong>The following activities are exempted from the City of Atlanta’s new watering restrictions</strong>: </p><ol><li>Personal food gardens</li><li> New landscaping <strong>installed by a certified or licensed landscaper</strong>. These newly installed landscapes may be watered any day of the week between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 10 a.m. for a period of 30 days following installation. You have one exemption per year / per property. There is no longer a 30-day exemption for lawn areation & overseeding, or for planting sod in existing/established landscapes. A 30-day watering exemption for sod pertains only to new construction.</li><li>Swimming pools may be filled through an irrigation meter, domestic meter, well water or other alternate source. The City does not be provide pool filling services during the drought. Pool filling is subject to change due to drought conditions.</li></ol> <p> <strong>The following commercial outdoor water uses are exempt from watering restrictions:</strong> </p><ol><li>Professionally certified or licensed landscapers, golf course contractors, and sports turf landscapers: during installation and 30 days following installation only. Professional landscapers must be certified or licensed for commercial exemptions to apply. <strong><br /> <br /> </strong> <table bg border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="10" width="568" style="color:#cccccc;"> <tbody><tr> <td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>All landscape professionals and all customers seeking a 30-day watering exemption for newly installed landscape must register with the Outdoor Water Use Registration Program at <a href="http://www.urbanagcouncil.com/" target="_blank">http://www.urbanagcouncil.com/</a> per February 11, 2008 Order of Ga. Environmental Protection Division Director Carol A. Couch.</strong></span></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <strong> <br /> </strong></li><li>Irrigation contractors: during installation and as needed for proper maintenance and adjustments of irrigation systems and equipment only.</li><li>Sod producers.</li><li>Ornamental growers.</li><li>Fruit and vegetable growers.</li><li>Retail garden centers.</li><li>Hydro-seeding.</li><li>Power-washing.</li><li>Construction sites.</li><li>Producers of food and fiber.</li><li>Car washes.</li><li>Other activities essential to daily business.</li><li>Watering-in of pesticides and herbicides on turf.</li></ol> All other uses fall under the new service-area-wide restrictions which state:<br /> <br /> City of Atlanta customers <strong>may not</strong> water outdoors. <strong>No outdoor watering is allowed until further notice.</strong> This service area includes the City of Atlanta, Sandy Springs and unincorporated South Fulton County.Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-17589443164676411662008-01-14T12:50:00.000-08:002008-01-14T14:40:37.102-08:00Linear and Walking Distance<span style="font-family:garamond,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family:arial;">To better understand future potential usage of the Gotham Park I've created two maps. Each map indicates quarter-mile, half-mile, and three-quarter mile distances. One delineates linear distance and the other "walking" distance. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:garamond,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155438097826538050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUUC08FY_yytcijp6yzoQE7jP-OIQ9m3fIiVUq5YKjdb3vnThXX5W_tf0Iu3YOOr3-DHhaZbNVZw5n0RNjTnhLXcNyblecam5Yxzn1vTQX5TYnTlzs8fFP6YIpPbyWLofjG-U3KBLkn8/s400/Gotham+Park+Distance+Linear+copy.jpg" border="0" /></p></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-I3EjJY7Q7CXg98ZRDU2G_fy3K5vnOchc9JcOjAsMklJK70rvefz6EODIaxwERaTeE_ddbmSwJN5zdTn_NNDQwEqcUAK_jjgsML7Y7UFj01Zm5alDfS1vwESbiuaPshCedJj12oAb8yM/s1600-h/Gotham+Park+Distance+Walking.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155438282510131794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-I3EjJY7Q7CXg98ZRDU2G_fy3K5vnOchc9JcOjAsMklJK70rvefz6EODIaxwERaTeE_ddbmSwJN5zdTn_NNDQwEqcUAK_jjgsML7Y7UFj01Zm5alDfS1vwESbiuaPshCedJj12oAb8yM/s400/Gotham+Park+Distance+Walking.jpg" border="0" /></a>Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-37400621636942956152008-01-14T09:03:00.000-08:002008-01-14T14:40:26.682-08:00Parks within "Walking Distance"Playing around with Google Maps this morning I decided to measure exactly how far it was from my house to all of the area parks that I frequent with my daughter.<br /><ul><li>Sidney Marcus Park, Morningside - 1.3 miles</li><li>Sunken Garden Park, Morningside - 1.4 miles</li><li>McClatchy Park, Ansely Park- 1.5 miles</li><li>Atlanta Botanical Garden - 1.6 miles</li><li>Wynn Park, Ansely Park - 1.8 miles</li><li>Piedmont Park, 14th St Entrance - 2.0 miles</li><li>Piedmont Park, Park Drive Entrance - 2.1 miles</li></ul><p>Mostly, we drive to these parks. That excludes any of them from being defined as a "neighborhood park." Neighborhood parks are typically defined as being within "walking distance" which is itself, is defined a as one quarter mile. None of the parks are within one quarter mile and none are particularly walkable as either Piedmont Rd or Monroe Dr-- both <em>very</em> busy streets-- must be crossed to gain access any and all of these parks.</p><p></p>Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-38937214179309704132008-01-13T18:21:00.000-08:002008-01-14T14:39:32.925-08:00Gotham Park Committee Gets Back to WorkAfter a short time-out during the holidays the Gotham Park Committee reconvened today to continue our efforts to renovate Gotham Park. Today the committee set a series goals for the the renovation including master-planning, implementation, and fundraising.<br /><br />Highlights:<br /><ul><li>The committee reviewed several playground bids and landscape bids</li><li>There was a decision to utilize our Park Pride Micro Grant to help install a boulder climbing frame in the playground area of Gotham Park.</li><li>The date was set for an Earth Day Rummage and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 26</li><li>A firm commitment to continue with the Annual Gotham Park BBQ in Sept/Oct was made by all.</li></ul><p>If you are interested in volunteering to help the Gotham Park Committee contact us at <a href="mailto:Parks@PiedmontHeights.org">Parks@PiedmontHeights.org</a></p>Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-45827069198277286932007-11-10T17:31:00.000-08:002008-01-14T14:39:23.839-08:00Park Pride Community Grants AwardedGood news in the email box this morning!<br /><br />The PHCA Treasurer informed me that a check arrived today along with a letter awarding Gotham Park with a $1000 grant from <a href="http://www.parkpride.org/">Park Pride</a>! The grant is part of their Community Grants Program which <a href="http://gothampark.blogspot.com/2007/10/it-takes-village.html">we applied </a>for in October. Read the <a href="http://www.piedmontheights.org/uploads/piedmontheights/Park%20Pride%20Community%20Grant%20Letter%20.pdf">Award Letter</a>.<br /><br />The matching funds for this grant come from those raised at the Gotham Park BBQ in September. So thanks to all those who made donations and pledges at that time.Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-6624957919467939762007-11-06T19:32:00.000-08:002008-01-14T14:38:53.018-08:00Buffer DesignSorry, guys...I'm completely at a loss when it comes to plantings. Not sure if I can offer an educated input. I'll go with what the experts advise...thanks!jencowhighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03198520265505619875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-47241021380082163212007-11-04T16:51:00.001-08:002008-01-14T14:38:44.282-08:002007 Annual Report<span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">This afternoon </span><span class="hm" id="misp_compose_1" style="font-family:verdana;">PHCA</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> held its 2007 Annual Meeting. At that meeting each committee presented a report of their efforts and goals for 2007. Gotham Park did the same. If you were not able to make the meeting please read the <a href="http://www.piedmontheights.org/uploads/piedmontheights/2007%20Annual%20Mtg%20Handout.pdf">report</a>.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">2007 has been a great year for Gotham Park. It's been a year of momentum building, alliance making, and fundraising. It requires a concerted effort on the part of many people to revitalize a common space like Gotham Park and we well on our way! In late 2006, Gotham Park entered into a fiscal partnership with Park Pride. This allows us to accept tax-deductible donations. A crucial step in the fundraising process. Gotham Park started the year with just over $700 in the bank; we end the year with almost $55,000 and growing! The rest of 2007 will be spent gathering the information we need for a Gotham Park master plan-- obtaining cost estimations, establishing a phased schedule for construction and implementation, collecting bids, and determining our fundraising goals for 2008. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">2008 will be another year of strategy and fundraising-- but more exciting, 2008 will be a year of implementation! You will really start to see the funds we've raised being invested into Gotham Park. My personal goal is to celebrate my daughter's fourth birthday in a park complete with attractive landscaping, improved entrances and paths, an activity lawn, park benches, picnic tables, and maybe, just maybe, a full playground installation.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Please stay in touch with the Gotham Park Committee and our efforts. Visit us on the web at </span><a style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana" href="http://www.piedmontheights.org/">http://www.piedmontheights.org/</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and at this blog. </span><a style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana" href="https://www.gothampark.blogspot.com/">https://www.gothampark.blogspot.com/</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. Check back often as I, and the other committee members, will try to post as often as we can so that you will know just what's going on.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><i style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span></span></i><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Gotham Park Committee is Jenny Cowhig of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">Wimbledon Rd,</st1:address></st1:street> Judy Landey of <st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">Wimbledon Rd,</st1:address></st1:street> Geri Laufer of <st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">Rock Springs Rd,</st1:address></st1:street> Maria Lyons of <st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">Lebanon Dr,</st1:address></st1:street></span> <st1:place style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana" st="on"><st1:city st="on">Kellye McGarry</st1:city> of <st1:country-region st="on">Lebanon</st1:country-region></st1:place><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Dr,<st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"></st1:address></st1:street> Keely Muse of Lebanon Dr, Barbara Newton of <st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">Lebanon Dr</st1:address></st1:street> and Irene Seay of Rock Springs Rd.<br /><br />If you are interested in joining the Gotham Park Committee please email us at <a href="http://mail.google.com/a/piedmontheights.org/mail%20to:%20parks@piedmontheights.org">http://mail.google.com/a/piedmontheights.org/mail%20to:%20parks@piedmontheights.org</a></span>Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-79601790691366691712007-11-04T09:17:00.000-08:002008-01-14T14:38:33.811-08:00As Promised: Latest Design DraftsIn August the Gotham Park Committee held a "stakeholders meeting" to review drafts of the park designs. The goal was to collect the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">prioritization</span> of the neighbors, or <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">stakeholders</span>, of Gotham Park. As promised, here are is the <a href="http://www.piedmontheights.org/uploads/piedmontheights/Gotham%20Park%20Design%20-%20Oct%2007.pdf">newest design draft</a> reflecting that collective feedback.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Incidentally</span>, these designs were recently handed over to a landscape designer for translation into a professional master plan. More about that later.Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-70987672737904287192007-11-02T16:36:00.000-07:002008-01-14T14:38:21.662-08:00Buffer DesignHere is the first draft of the <a href="http://www.piedmontheights.org/uploads/piedmontheights/Ruppert%20WXIA%20Buffer%20Drawing%20Draft%20legal.pdf">buffer design</a> by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ruppert</span> Nurseries. Please comment.<br /><br />This design is for the implementation of the $15,000 in trees that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">WXIA</span> promised to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">PHCA</span>. This was part of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">negotiation</span> between <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">WXIA</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">PHCA</span> to mitigate the impact of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">WXIA</span> construction alongside the buffer between the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">WXIA</span> property and that of our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">PHCA</span> residents.<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />_uacct = "UA-2933776-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br /></script>Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-76252084229063755152007-11-02T10:29:00.000-07:002008-01-14T14:38:09.548-08:00Gotham Way Park landscaping ideasMidday on Friday, Oct 26 I attended a Gotham Way Park meeting on site with some of our other committee members, a representative from Holder Construction Co and a couple of fellows representing Ruppert Nursery in Lilburn. Ruppert Nursery is installing the new WXIA landscaping and subsequently is installing the adjacent Gotham Way Park landscaping.<br />After our meeting, it occurred to me that I am concerned about planting large specimens, especially during a Level 4 drought. I would like to go on record as saying smaller trees take root and grow much more easily than larger ones, they require less water to get started, they cost less individually, and the little ones eventually catch up and then surpass the larger ones in size (it may take 6-10 years, but eventually they do) . However, they do not provide the "instant screening" like the larger ones do (unless they dry out in the drought and die, then they wouldnt provide any screening).<br />Further, I recommend that Rupert include native holly, native Southern magnolia, native Florida anisebush and other tough, broad-leaf, evergreen, native plants for the Gotham Way Park planting list.<br />An aside:<br />Daffodils are not native, but they are tough and squirrels and chipmunks don't eat them b/c they are poisonous. Envision a "host of golden daffodils" on the big hillside! It would look great after the steps or switchback path is in.<br /><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />_uacct = "UA-2933776-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br /></script>GardenGerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150821551711045605noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-18459481196182236872007-11-02T10:21:00.000-07:002008-01-14T14:37:50.434-08:00Piedmont Heights called "trendy neighborhood"In today's AJC Metro Section in a story by Paul Donsky, Piedmont Heights was included on the map of the Beltline touching trendy neighborhoods. View the story online at<br /><a href="http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/stories/2007/11/02/beltline1102.html">http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/stories/2007/11/02/beltline1102.html</a> Glad to see Piedmont Heights is getting the recognition all our neighbors know we deserve.<br /><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />_uacct = "UA-2933776-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br /></script>GardenGerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00150821551711045605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-60867708615207080672007-11-02T10:07:00.000-07:002008-01-14T14:37:34.893-08:00PHCA Annual MeetingThe PHCA Annual Meeting is this Sunday from 3-4:30 PM. Come and learn about what's going on in your neighborhood as well as Gotham Park, vote in the Board of Directors election, visit with your neighbors, enter a raffle and win door prizes, and nosh on some goodies. See you there. Click <a href="http://docs.google.com/a/piedmontheights.org/Doc?id=ddrzb5r9_2ksjbbd">here</a> for the 2007 Annual Report for Gotham Park.<br /><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />_uacct = "UA-2933776-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br /></script>Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-12781809986196638152007-10-23T16:35:00.000-07:002008-01-14T14:35:16.498-08:00Gotham Park Committee MeetingThe Gotham Park Committee had a great meeting last night. It was to be our last meeting before meeting with the landscape architects and the playground consultants. The advice given to me by Park Pride was: when visioning for your park shoot for the moon and you'll land somewhere on earth. So that's what we did. Our (amateur) master plan draft includes a nice long list of wonderful amenities.<br /><br />A big part of the evening was analyzing the results of a stakeholders meeting that was held in August. At that meeting all neighbors were invited to view the design draft and make comments, suggestions (about 35 showed up). That was followed by a dot voting exercise in which the stake holders received four dots. Two dots were for amenities they much favored or prioritized and two dots were for amenities they did not care for or did not feel were priorities. Frankly, there was nothing too surprising in the results except that zero people wanted a basketball half-court and 13 did not! <a href="http://www.piedmontheights.org/uploads/piedmontheights/Gotham%20Park%20Priority%20list%20-%20stakeholders%20mtg%20Aug%2007.pdf">Click here</a> to see the complete results of that meeting.<br /><br />Come back to see the latest design draft that reflects the stakeholders meeting results and last nights meeting. I'm in the middle of drafting it now.<br /><br />The meeting with the landscape architect and playground consultants is scheduled for this Friday. So, lots of great news to come!<br /><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />_uacct = "UA-2933776-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br /></script>Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-63821070306993392872007-10-20T13:10:00.000-07:002008-01-14T14:37:16.178-08:00It Takes a Village, Part Deux<span style="font-size:+0;">The final tally of the Sept 23rd Gotham Park BBQ and Fundraiser keeps growing. Late donations and potential matching funds from <a href="http://www.parkpride.org/">Park Pride </a>will bring our <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">total to almost $4600!!</span></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br /><br /></span>Another big thank you to our sponsors...<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.kroger.com/mykroger/atl/atl.htm">Kroger/Ansley</a>, Tregg Player for sponsoring the costs of food and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1192910984_7" style="CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,102,204) 1px dashed">party supplies</span></li><li><a href="http://www.sweetwaterbrew.com/">Sweetwater Brewery</a>, for beverage donations</li><li><a href="mailto:ibuild@bellsouth.net?subject=From%20PiedmontHeights.org&body=I%20got%20your%20information%20from%20PiedmontHeights.org.%0A" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ibuild@bellsouth.net?subject=From%20PiedmontHeights.org&body=I%20got%20your%20information%20from%20PiedmontHeights.org.%0A"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1192910984_8">Adam Ingleson</span></a>, Ingleson Builders for providing bbq pit materials (<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1192910984_9" style="CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,102,204) 1px dashed">404-290-3884</span>)</li></ul><br />And a <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">special</span> thank you to...<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span><ul><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">All the volunteer PHCA Ambassadors</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Gotham Park Clean-Up Volunteers</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Rogers Barry</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Bertelsen Family</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Bell Family<br /></span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Cowhig Family</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Lynn Durbin</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Jane Gole</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Jonathan Greenhill, The Chef Extraordinaire</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Lorrie (Vesta) Griffin</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Ril Guptil</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Wayne Hoffman</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Jack Hughes</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Mary Gail and Maud Kelly</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">John Kale</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Brian Knowles</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Helen Lee</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Patti McDonald</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The McGarry Family</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Mehra Family</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Kathleen Merten</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Steven Mengelt</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Joy Morrisey</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Muse Family </span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Laurie Reiss</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Shelley Riden </span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Bill and Irene Seay</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Sybil Smith</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Martha Walsh</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Diane Weber</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Terrill Mark Wright</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Wright Family</span></li><li><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">And many more...<br /></span></li></ul><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />_uacct = "UA-2933776-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br /></script>Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-16164478750683113972007-10-20T12:21:00.000-07:002008-01-14T14:39:50.005-08:00It Takes a Village<span style="font-size:100%;">Well, it certainly takes more that a little ol' committee.<br /><br />Something special happened this week while I was on vacation. Someone, not on the Gotham Park Committee saw a way they could help and stepped right up and did the job! Baron Jordan, VP of the <a href="http://www.piedmontheights.org/">Piedmont Heights Civic Association</a> Board, made an application to the </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.parkpride.org/">Park Pride Community Micro Grant Program</a> on behalf of Gotham Park. What a guy!<br /><br />The deadline was October 15-- just a few days away. I was out of town and not answering email or voicemail so Baron took on the mantle of leadership that he so often does and wrote the application himself. There was some thought that an application might be made for the fledgling Piedmont Heights Green Space Committee but b/c there was a requirement of matching funds so Gotham Park was selected. Our matching funds will come from the Sept Gotham Park BBQ and Fundraiser. Yet another positive repercussion of the fantastic BBQ event.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.npufatlanta.org/">NPU-F</a> sponsored the application for $500 for the installation of a sandbox/covered pavilion. You can read the <a href="http://www.piedmontheights.org/uploads/piedmontheights/Micro%20Grant%20Application_Gotham%20Park_PHCA1.pdf">complete application</a>. Recipients of the grants will be notified by <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1192908101_0" style="CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,102,204) 1px dashed">Nov 1</span>. We'll be sure to post the results here and on our <a href="http://www.piedmontheights.org/more/index.cfm?Fuseaction=more_19607&section=more_19607">website.</a><br /><br />Either way, next time you see Baron please give him a huge thanks on behalf of all Gotham Park Stakeholders!!</span><br /><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />_uacct = "UA-2933776-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br /></script>Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202453922140750470.post-91572010785906144202007-10-20T11:36:00.001-07:002008-01-14T14:37:02.488-08:00Why a Blog?<span style="font-size:100%;">I created this blog to help communicate and dialog about the revitalization of Gotham Park.<br /><br />The park belongs to the residents of Piedmont Heights. The City of Atlanta does not own the park, we do. This is a common place for all to read blog <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">entries</span> by the Gotham Park Committee, make comments, view pictures and designs, and learn about all new developments with the park. Check back often.</span><br /><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />_uacct = "UA-2933776-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br /></script>Keelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09431337218274305304noreply@blogger.com0