DeKalb Medical Center Area Receives $120K LCI Grant

The grant will help plan to redevelop underused properties around the hospital.

Big news for the DeKalb Medical Center area. The Atlanta Regional Commission granted $120,000 toward a "Livable Centers Intiative" study for the area last week.  From the commission: Medline Regional Activity Center Award amount: $120,000 Sponsor: DeKalb County This study focuses on the area around DeKalb Medical Center and will plan for redevelopment of underutilized and vacant properties to create a variety of housing options and an appropriate mix of commercial, office and retail. The study will incorporate Lifelong Communities concepts and the establishment of a “wellness district” for the DeKalb Medical Center area. Additionally, the plan will address sidewalk and bicycle facilities along the major corridors in the area to create a …

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Flu Shots, Preventative Health Screenings Available for Older Adults

Senior Connections is co-hosting a series of events across the county this fall. The first is on Briarcliff Road on Sept. 21.

An array of preventive health services and screenings, including flu and pneumonia vaccinations, will be widely available throughout DeKalb County this fall, including the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area, through Senior Connections. The various clinics are sponsored by SPARC (Sickness Prevention Achieved through Regional Collaboration), which brings together the Atlanta Regional Commission Area Agency on Aging, county-based aging programs and other partners throughout the region. The goal is to improve access to preventive services and screenings and so encourage more and more people–particularly older adults–to get flu shots, pneumonia vaccinations, mammograms and other screenings every year. This fall, there will be four separate SPARC…

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Officials: Commissioners Districts 3, 5 Could See Big Changes

Commissioners Jeff Rader and Kathie Gannon said Thursday night that recent population shifts could lead to major reapportionment in south DeKalb.

Population growth patterns reflected in the 2010 Census could mean significant changes to DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Districts 3 and 5, county officials said Thursday night. DeKalb County Commissioners Jeff Rader (District 2) and Kathie Gannon (Super District 6) hosted the gathering at the One DeKalb Resource Center in Northlake Mall to discuss the impact of recent population shifts on the county’s political borders.   Although the Atlanta area has experienced drastic growth, Dekalb grew at a slower pace than bordering counties, said Mike Alexander, research division chief at the Atlanta Regional Commission. “Metro Atlanta was the growth engine for the state,” he said. “DeKalb really didn’t grow that fast.”   The county’s 3.9 …

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Rader, Gannon to Host Census Redistricting Meeting at Northlake Mall

The DeKalb County commissioners will hold the meeting inside the One DeKalb Resource Center in the mall July 28.

DeKalb County commissioners Kathie Gannon and Jeff Rader are sponsoring a discussion that will cover district changes in the 2010 Census at Northlake Mall on July 28. The meeting, which will be held inside the One DeKalb Resource Center at 7pm, will be part of a Civic Association Network Issues Meeting, and the Census portion is the first item on the agenda. The meeting is one of a series commissioners are holding to address the changes. Residents will learn about the demographic changes in the 2010 Census that will drive reapportionment and changes in the political boundaries. Mike Alexander, head of research with the Atlanta Regional Commission, will describe which areas are gaining and losing population and how these changes will affect…

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Tom Doolittle

2:00 pm on Saturday, July 16, 2011

Civic Assn Network meeting at Northlake Mall sounds like a great idea. Maybe the One DeKalb office there will do a lot for bringing the nearby home neighborhoods back into Northlake. Good turnout would be key.   more ›

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