Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Meet Camille Kesler, a Sagamore Hills resident who the new president of the Junior League of Atlanta.
Name in the News is a weekly spotlight on someone in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff community making (or working to make) an impact. This week, we highlight Camille Kesler, the new president of the Junior League of Atlanta, a well-known nonprofit that advocates for women and children. Name: Camille Kesler Age: 39 Community: Sagamore Hills Occupation: Freelance Communications Consultant, Professional Volunteer and Mom/Wife Extraordinaire Hobbies: Baking desserts with lots of real butter and sugar; reading historical fiction, anything involving the South and "chick lit"; hikes with my husband and daughters at Sweetwater Creek; watching professional tennis; working out in the Turbo Kick class at Athletic Club Northeast Favorite thing about …
Friday, October 19, 2012
Some residents say they don't want to be annexed into other cities, according to one resident.
When it comes to incorporation in communities like Sagamore Hills, North Briarcliff and Druid Hills, nothing's been decided yet. And there isn't unified momentum to move things forward either, according to a report this week in The Champion Newspaper. From the story: “They are very concerned about what may happen, future annexation, and they don’t seem to have any consensus at the moment,” Johnson said. Johnson said one of the concerns residents have is that central DeKalb will be left out of the “cityhood movement.” “The other concern is that they’ll be annexed into a city that they don’t want to be annexed into,” he said. “Johnson said there are concerns that Brookhaven may expand I think there is a plan that maybe next year or the year …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Answer our poll to see if this area should host DeKalb County's next municipality.
We told you earlier this week about the Sagamore Hills and North Briarcliff communities, which may be chasing cityhood. What do you think? Vote in our poll and tell us in the comments section below.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Though no official moves have been made, a local community leader told the newspaper residents in both communities have been inspired by the incorporation of Brookhaven.
Residents in the Sagamore Hills and North Briarcliff communities are exploring cityhood options as new municipalities in northern DeKalb County place more fianancial pressure on residents in unincorporated areas, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Sunday. The communities have been inspired by the recent vote to incorporate Brookhaven's 49,000 residents, the newspaper reported. News about Sagamore Hills and North Briarcliff was included in a larger story about the cityhood and annexation movement across northern DeKalb County that's claimed Dunwoody and Brookhaven while Chamblee and Decatur both chase large expansions into unincorporated territory. From the story: Nancy Love, a leader of the [Civic Association Network], an umbrella …
Tracy White
11:01 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
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