As a result of some recent rearranging of routes by the USPS, we have a new mail carrier for Memorial Park. She's already noticed the sorting issues around the similarities between Wesley Drive and Wellesley Drive, having so many of the same numbers.
Welcome to the neighborhood, Regina, and thanks for your service to our community. I hope you will enjoy your time in Memorial Park.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Solid Waste Pickup
The cutback of solid waste pickup has gone into effect. If your regular pickup day for your regular household trash pickup (Herbie the Curbie) has been Monday through Thursday, it will remain the same, and that is still going to be weekly -- at present. Those who had a Friday pickup are supposed to have been notified of their new scheduled day by the City of Atlanta Public Works Department. (The City doesn't work on Fridays any more.) Good luck.
Recycling pickup has been cut back to every other week, as has yard-waste pickup.
Please be advised: recycling pickup for Memorial Park will be THIS WEEK, and every other week hereafter. If your trash pickup is tomorrow (Wednesday) your recycling will be picked up tomorrow. If your trash pickup is Thursday, recycling will be picked up Thursday.
Yard waste pickup will be NEXT WEEK, and every other week thereafter.
Disclaimer: I am passing along the information that has been received from those who seem to be in a position to know. They may also be misinformed. We try our best.
Recycling pickup has been cut back to every other week, as has yard-waste pickup.
Please be advised: recycling pickup for Memorial Park will be THIS WEEK, and every other week hereafter. If your trash pickup is tomorrow (Wednesday) your recycling will be picked up tomorrow. If your trash pickup is Thursday, recycling will be picked up Thursday.
Yard waste pickup will be NEXT WEEK, and every other week thereafter.
Disclaimer: I am passing along the information that has been received from those who seem to be in a position to know. They may also be misinformed. We try our best.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Update on the MPCA
It seems our Esteemed Board changed a bit from the planned budget that was sent out with the plea for our membership renewals last summer. At that time they projected $2000 for those children's parties I wrote about at the time and in my last post. I assumed that since the budget had officially passed and nothing was said about any change at the October 14th, 2008 meeting (did I miss it?) the parties had gone on as planned.
We have recently received a report showing actual and much more modest expenditure for the Halloween Party, and a somewhat less extravagant Christmas party (About $800). The original budgeted amount for the Halloween parties (2) was indeed $1000 and not $500 as now stated, but according to the report, only $370 was spent!
I don't know whether the expense of obtaining legal Police permits for street closings --when the parties were confined to private yards during daylight--- and the hiring of off-duty Atlanta Police officers for several hours to close only Wellesley and Woodley, while I suppose the charmingly costumed children traipsing down Riada and Wesley were vulnerable to terrible risk is included in the total, or is tucked away in some other area, such as "neighborhood care," or "security."
I applaud the Board for spending more wisely. These are different times. Now I suggest that the Board continue to communicate with the neighborhood. (I would also like to thank Mrs. Loulie Reese for her informative e-mails. Hopefully, everyone is getting them, and not just the people who have signed up for the Security Patrol. In any event, this is a very important service that has been neglected and should be increased.)
The next announcement from the MPCA hopefully will be the time, place and proposed agenda of the next board meeting. One never knows if someone might care enough to volunteer their time and services. People may want to have input when there is an issue that affects their home. Someone might even have a good idea or two.
But at the very minimum after the Board has met, the membership deserves a report on action that has been taken. That is not too much to ask.
We have recently received a report showing actual and much more modest expenditure for the Halloween Party, and a somewhat less extravagant Christmas party (About $800). The original budgeted amount for the Halloween parties (2) was indeed $1000 and not $500 as now stated, but according to the report, only $370 was spent!
I don't know whether the expense of obtaining legal Police permits for street closings --when the parties were confined to private yards during daylight--- and the hiring of off-duty Atlanta Police officers for several hours to close only Wellesley and Woodley, while I suppose the charmingly costumed children traipsing down Riada and Wesley were vulnerable to terrible risk is included in the total, or is tucked away in some other area, such as "neighborhood care," or "security."
I applaud the Board for spending more wisely. These are different times. Now I suggest that the Board continue to communicate with the neighborhood. (I would also like to thank Mrs. Loulie Reese for her informative e-mails. Hopefully, everyone is getting them, and not just the people who have signed up for the Security Patrol. In any event, this is a very important service that has been neglected and should be increased.)
The next announcement from the MPCA hopefully will be the time, place and proposed agenda of the next board meeting. One never knows if someone might care enough to volunteer their time and services. People may want to have input when there is an issue that affects their home. Someone might even have a good idea or two.
But at the very minimum after the Board has met, the membership deserves a report on action that has been taken. That is not too much to ask.
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