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1CHATT HILLS NEWS - MARCH 2020
CHATT HILLS NEWSOfficial Publication
of the City of Chattahoochee Hills, GA
MARCH 2020
Issue 1Volumne 1
www.chatthillsga.us
WHERE TO GO IN CHATT HILLSMake Chattahoochee Hills your destination for 2020(see Page 2)
PARKS
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PARK EVENTS
BE SURE TO GET YOUR PARKING PASS TODAY!
Our city has four public parks, Rico Park & Athletic Field, Cochran Mill Park, Hutcheson Ferry Park, and Campbellton Park. Buy your pass HERE.
Features
Community StoriesPage 2-8
Events
Here is what’s going on in Chatt Hills
Page 9-14
City Government
New elected officials - three new council members
Page 20-23
City Schedule
See what’s happeningin the city this month
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Saturday, March 14 Fruit Tree planting by volunteers in Cochran Mill ParkSaturday April 4 Sweep the Hooch at Campbellton Park
“The Chattahoochee Hills Department of Parks and Recreation is working with the community, it is our goal to improve, preserve, protect and maintain the City’s parks and greenspaces.”
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Our enthusiasm was contagious. The Tourism Product Development Resource team was wowed by the beauty of our little town, and enjoyed our many interesting sites. They will return in 90 days with a presentation on how we can best serve our citizens and visitors with regard protecting and funding our City amenities and sup-porting our local businesses through our tourism efforts and initiatives. Many thanks to the Team and our Tour Guides.
City of Chatt Hills Tour TeamMayor Tom ReedParks Commission Chair
Diana WilsonRobbie Rokovitz (City Manager)Mike Morton (Community
Development Director)Darold Wendlandt (Public Works
Director)Cindy Eidson, GDEcD, Team LeaderTracie Sanchez, GDEcD, Trails &
RecreationTina Lilly, Ga. Council Arts, Arts &
TourismGwyneth Moody, Georgia River
Network, Water trail developmentChris Chammoun, GDECD RGI, Rural
initiatives/Agritourism
Jennifer Lewis, UGA, School of Env Design
Nedra Deadwyler, Civil Bikes, African American Heritage,
Bike tours, StorytellingWayne Whitesides, MTB Atlanta Ride
& Fly, Mountain bike/Gravel rides
We had a busy day! Here are the sites we toured:
Historic Rico CrossroadsRico Park and the Scout HutCochran Mill ParkChattahoochee Hills Charter School
(Patrick Muhammad)La Hacienda (Tera Hattaway)Working Lunch at La Hacienda -
Overview of Community’sObjectives/ Tourism Marketing &
Development Objectives;Hotel/Motel TaxCampbellton Park/Beavers HouseBouckaert Farms (Hugh Lochore)Cherry Hollow Farms (Carter
Williamson)South Chattahoochee River Boat
Ramp Site –New Park location SiteSerenbe (Steve Nygren,
Monica Olsen)
Welcome to Chatt Hills!
That’s something I never tire of saying as Mayor of our fair City. Nothing brightens my day more than introduc-ing guests to this special place we call home. This past month, the City of Chat-tahoochee Hills was selected by the Office of Tourism and Development at the Georgia Department of Economic Development to have a Tourism Prod-uct Development Resource Team visit and tour our City. Ready to put our best foot forward – or feet in this instance – I enlisted the help of city staff, commissioners, res-idents, and business owners to help narrate our story as we toured a few of the many special places throughout our city.
MAYOR TOM REED
Rico Park & Athletic Field Hutcheson Ferry Park Campbellton Park
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Chatt Hills – A City of Parks
With over 50 square miles of green space, it could be said that everyone who lives in Chatt Hills has a park in their backyard. But for those who want more, Chatt Hills offers four public parks with a wide variety of recreational oppor-tunities suitable for friends, families, and visitors who love nature. For more information, visit the parks’ department at www.chatthillsga.us. Campbellton Park – 8655 Cochran Rd, SWThe newest park in Chatt Hills, acquired in 2016, features the oldest home in Fulton County and the last remaining house in the historic town center of Campbellton – The His-toric Beavers House. The 18-acre park is currently dormant; however, plans are underway by Fulton County to build a boat ramp, which will provide access to the Chattahoochee River. Cochran Mill Park – 6875 Cochran Mill RdThe crown jewel of Chatt Hills, Cochran Mill Park offers 780 acres of natural beauty. The park includes more than 10 miles of multi-use trails favored by hikers, bicycle riders, and equestrian enthusiasts. The west side includes parking for vehicles and horse
trailers, a playground, picnic pavilion, restrooms, and an information kiosk with trail maps. The yellow and red trail of-fer shorter options to the primitive campsites near the large meadow, as well as longer hikes to Henry Mill Falls. The east side is a favorite of first-time visitors and fam-ilies. Cross the newly-restored historic bridge and view the Owen Cochran Mill ruins on the right. Then turn left to hike to the Berry Cochran Mill ruin site, following the orange or green trails. Hutcheson Ferry Park – 9774 Hutcheson Ferry RdLarge meadows fill most of the 103 acres of this passive greenspace. The park is ideal for quiet walks, exploring the back 40 or the granite outcroppings with its delicate flora. The park is also perfect for large events, such as concerts or festivals, and can accommodate up to several hundred guests. Rico Park & Athletic Field – 6920 Rico RdBuilt by a resident so “kids would have a place to bat a ball around,” Rico Park has become the beloved home for the annual Chatt Hills Ball League. The athletic field is open for free play during park hours and may also be reserved for pri-vate or youth association events. The 5-acre park features “Judy’s Home Plate” concession stand, rest rooms, picnic tables, playground, and hiking trails.
Cochran Mill Park has trails used by both equestrians and cyclists.
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IT’S ALMOST TIME TO PLAY BALL!Chatt Hills T-Ball & Coach Pitch League Begins March 28
Kids of all ages are eagerly awaiting their turn to play ball while Mother Nature finishes her winter business and vol-unteers put the finishing touches on their beloved ball field. The good news is they won’t have to wait much longer. The 2020 Season of the Chatt Hills Tee-Ball and Coach Pitch League begins on March 28 at Rico Park, 6920 Rico Road in Chatt Hills. In its 12th season, this popular ball league offers tee-ball for kids ages 3-5 and coach pitch for kids ages 6-14. The $40 registration fee includes a team uniform shirt, hat & trophy for all participants, plus eight weeks of fun and a guaranteed audience of enthusiastic fans. While the regis-tration deadline was February 29, check at the Community Brickworks Library (6505 Rico Road) to see if there is still space available. The Chatt Hills Ball League is made possible through a partnership of volunteers led by resident Lila Rhyne and Community Brickworks, the local nonprofit that runs the community library, food bank, and more. We asked Lila to share the story of how the league got its start back in 2009.
The Story of a Home-Grown Ball League
In 2009, Chatt Hills resident Lila Rhyne had a “field of dreams” idea. Her children, and her brother’s children, had no place to play softball after their leagues closed, so her mother suggested she start a Chatt Hills ball league.
Lila approached Judy Henderson with the idea, hoping to get support from her nonprofit, Community Brickworks, for this recreational program. Judy said, “Let’s do it,” so they made an announcement for a community meeting to see if there was any interest. Only three mothers showed up, but they were all for the idea so they went ahead with registration. To their surprise, 59 kids signed up for the first league. In years since, the largest league had 130 kids. The Rico Ball League has had a positive impact on the kids and community. It brought Rico Park to “life” every Sat-urday morning in early spring through mid-May. It introduced the game of baseball to so many children, including several with special needs who might not have had the opportunity to play elsewhere. And it inspired Community Brickworks to gift a concession stand to the City of Chattahoochee Hills at Rico Park. Community Brickworks raised the necessary funds and resources, and resident Alan Merrill led a huge group of volunteers who worked together to build “Judy’s Home Plate Concession Stand”. Lila and Judy are thankful for the many volunteers who have helped make the Rico Park Ball League a successful run. In addition to themselves, resident Kenneth Bryant is the last of the original volunteers who started this league. They are also grateful to Chris Marks and his Modern Wood-men of America organization for their on-going support.
Lila Rhyne and Judy Henderson are the winning team behind the Rico Ball League.
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Did you know that Chatt Hills Music brings music to the schools in Chattahoochee Hills. The kids at Chatt Hills Char-ter School and Acton Academy at Serenbe have all enjoyed being exposed to and interacting with professional musi-cians. Atlanta’s own Julie Dexter taught the classic jazz tune Afro Blue to the kids last year and they can still sing the song. The Sea The Sea was at CHCS this past month and
the kids supplied the chorus and verse in their own words that will debut this Spring! Grammy winner Kebbi Williams has been to both schools and brought a band to CHCS to perform a concert for the entire school.
Chatt Hills Music lives by the mantra that “Music is Life”. It is with great joy that we bring the music and the inspiration it gives to the kids in the community.
For more information visit http://www.chatthillsmusic.com.
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There is Music in the Hills!
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Come to La Hacienda!
La Hacienda Bed & Breakfast opens for its 7th season the first weekend of March 2020. Located on Cochran Mill Road in Chattahoochee Hills, the B&B can accommodate up to 4 couples. Uniquely designed with the character, textures and colors of the southwest, La Hacienda aims to transport its guests straight into vacation mode! While primarily operat-ing as a Bed & Breakfast inn, the spacious open courtyard and pavilion has become a venue for guests having small intimate weddings, elopements, and other events. Owner, Tera and Ed Hattaway, moved to the area from El Paso, Texas over 30 years ago. “I always wanted to live in a Mexican-styled Hacienda. Knowing that our kids would start their own lives and move away, I designed the home to eventually become a B&B. Guests just seem to find the surroundings inviting and relaxing, like the rest of Chat-tahoochee Hills.” Hot breakfast is served to guests every morning featuring authentic southwestern-style dishes as well as lighter continental fare. Visit their website at www.LaHaciendaAtlanta.com for your next getaway!
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Mckinney Family Team Builds Dreams
Excerpt from Thrive Fall 2019 issue
By Larisa Mitchell Scott, Photos by Katie Stepp
“The Gardens” is a business venture by Chatt Hills area resident and build-er, Mac McKinney, his son Austin and daughter Evan. Located off Hwy. 29, “The Gardens” is a new housing de-velopment for the 55 and over built by McKinney & Son featuring cutting-edge amenities, thoughtful execution, and beauty. The houses, designed by Southern Living architect, Mitch Ginn, of Newnan, are a visual delight from the outside, through the courtyard (a room itself) and on into the interior. Austin and Mac McKinney are a father and son team developing this unusual, yet practical and inviting housing option for senior living. Forty-nine homes are in the works for the first phase with another 22 for Phase two on an adjacent lot. Accessi-ble floor plans, a caretaker apartment, geothermal heating and cooling, mas-ter on the main, flush entry showers, secure courtyards, natural lighting, and other features are included to appeal to those entering a new phase of life. Alfresco living is evident in the design of the homes. Options such as outdoor fireplaces, cooking and dining
areas, a garden patch, all encourage residents to relish opportunities to embrace fresh air and nature. Earthy reclaimed wood accents honed by mother nature allow the McKinneys to bring the feeling of the outdoors inside. The McKinneys exude the “work hard, play hard” way of life. He says, “Having a clear process, such as our 6 a.m. superintendent morning meetings, helps keep me and my team organized and ahead of the game.” Austin is no doubt, learning a lot from his dad, a veteran of the building business since 1980. As a team, Austin handles the building construction while Mac focus-es on the business end. We have some of the best subcon-tractors and vendors in the business, and I believe a lot of that is due to his open concern for the people that build our homes.” This is Mac McKinney’s dream development for those 55 and over. He wants the neighborhood residents to “have fun” and be “social.” He pur-posefully places central mailboxes out-side the clubhouse so that homeown-ers must walk to or stop by to retrieve their mail. This way, they would bump into neighbors and friends. Inside the clubhouse there is a place to enjoy a game of cards or jam to live music with fellow neighbors. Mac wants residents to relish life at “The Gardens.” Homeowners in “The Gardens” are
sure to revel in the carefree benefits such as lawn maintenance, ease of access to the interstate, and the ability to ride a golf cart to a grocery store planned for Arbor Springs.
To schedule an appointment for building in Chatt
Hills contact Evan McKinney of The Storrar Group
with Atlanta Fine Homes, Sotheby’s International
Realty, [email protected]
or for more info TheGardensAtArborSprings.com.
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Go Fund Me goal of $19,600
The Serenbe Community Care Network along with The Chattahoochee Hill Country Conservancy
request your help to purchase a lifesaving device for the Chatt Hills Fire and Rescue Team, the Lucas 3 Chest Compression System. The Chatt Hills Fire and Rescue Team handles emergency calls to all Chatt Hills residents. The Lucas 3 Device will manage CPR while the Rescue Team is handling difficult cardiac incidents during advanced care transports. Lucas is a mechanical chest-compression device that delivers CPR to any patient regardless of size, gender or age. Lucas is an Emergency Medical First-Responder's best friend because Lucas.... - does not get tired or distracted - frees up hands to do other things - improves CPR quality during transport Please donate now to help save the lives of your friends and neighbors! Through the generosity of the Serenbe Community Collaborative and Serenbe Community Care Network, $3,012 has already been raised toward our goal of $19,600. Please help us reach our goal as quickly as possible.
Youmaymakeacharitablecontribution*onGoFundMeorbychecktotheChattahoocheeHillCountryConservancy,a501c3,
andmarkthememo“LucasDevice.”SendcheckstoAlanMerrill,560TabbWay,ChattHills,GA30268.
*Pleasecheckwithyourtaxconsultant.
https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/lucas-cpr-device
Community
FUNDRAISERFor the Chatt Hills Fire and Rescue Team who need a Lusas 3 Chest Compressions System lifesaving device.
$6,412
Community Care Network is set up to receive gifts of stock for this fundraiser, please contact Lynn Merrill [email protected] to make arrangements for your gift.
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MARCH EVENTS
Are you visiting the Chattahoochee Hills?
Are you visiting south of Atlanta? Here are a few events going on in and around Chatt Hills. Be sure to check out our parks, restaurants and shops.
AIR Serenbe presents: Soundwalk & Field Recording with Lady EveSunday, March 8, 1 - 3:00 PM, At the Art Farm Studio, below the Chatt Hills Gallery at 9057 Selborne Lane, Serenbe Free
Listening to the soundscape can reveal how individual sounds interact with the whole. We can learn how these sounds are used to communicate, how they affect behavior and the health of the natural world. There are many listening techniques that can help increase subtle perception of the environment. This connection can offer a more complete experience of our surroundings. Join Serenbe Artist-in-Resident, Lady Eve to explore the sounds and rhythms of our urban and natural world. Each walk is beneficial for people of all ages to relieve stress, gain focus, and develop a deeper understanding of how we fit into the ecosystem of our environment. As an active Zazen practitioner, Lady Eve incorporates subtle listening throughout her artistic endeavors. WWW.LADYEVE.CA
1Art Over Dinner Spalding Nix Fine Art + Featured Artists Art Farm Serenbe
Sun, Mar 1, 6:00 pm Gainey Hall Gallery, 10640 Seren-be Lane, Price | $85 per person TICKETS
Join us for Art Farm’s first Art Over Dinner event of 2020 where we will celebrate wom-en artists alongside gallery partner Spalding Nix Fine Art. Reserve your seat at the table and meet Caroline Bullock, Cynthia Knapp, and Heather Lancaster over a beautiful meal in Serenbe. Includes multi-course dinner, wine, and cocktail program courtesy of 2020 sponsor, Diageo International. Art Over Dinner is a series of intimate gatherings with artists and the organizations that support their work. We collaborate with the chefs at Serenbe Farmhouse and local farmers (like our very own Serenbe Farms) to bring a seasonal, multi-course meal and invite our guest artists to spark the conversation about art + culture.
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MARCH EVENTS
City Planting Fruit Trees at Cochran Mill Park
March 14, 10 am, Cochran Mill Park
Late last year, the City of Chattahoochee Hills has been selected to receive a fruit tree orchard from the Atlanta Local Food Initiative’s Orchard Project. Robby Astrove, a fruit tree arborist and environmental educator will be coordinating the project with us which includes the design and placement of trees, species selection, delivery of trees, planting of trees, and will lead hands-on education for the community during planting day. He will also leave us with important care and maintenance info to guide us through the next few years. A site visit was scheduled in December to see the proposed location for the orchard and marked the site for where the trees will go. Appropriate species for the space was discussed and more importantly, the species we wanted and desired was selected.. Robby will provide a demo and planting instructions so it’s not only a great day of action with planting but also a great day of learning, education, and empowerment to plant food in our communities. Please visit the following web site for more information on this project and its fruit tree planting vision https://www.nrdc.org/stories/robby-astroves-vision-atlanta-delicious
14Robby Astrove (fifth from left) after planting apple and pear trees with firemen at Station 10 in Atlanta. Chatt Hills
Community Luncheon
March 18 / NoonChatt Hills City Hall Meeting Room6505 Rico Rd, Chatt HillsFreeCommunity BrickworksLibrary at City Hall
The Community Luncheon, hosted by Community Brick-works, offers friends, families, and City staff an opportunity to visit with one another over a delicious meal.Community Brickworks provides the main dish, and a local church typically provides the sides. Those who attend are invited to bring a side or desert, if they like.
Spring Awakening, Serenbe PlayhousePresented by Serenbe Play-houseWednesday – Sunday 8:00pm, The Inn & Farm-house Barn at Serenbe10950 Hutchesons Ferry Road, Tickets Exploring the beautiful and often painful woes of growing up, Spring Awakening in the beautiful and eerie woods of Serenbe will be raw and gut wrenchingly poignant. Don’t miss out on this contemporary masterpiece in the perfect outdoor setting.
Box Office: [email protected]
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24The Smallest of Slaves: Enslaved Youth in Jamaica
Tuesday, Mar. 24, 6:00 - 7:30 PM, Hawthorne Room, Inn at Serenbe, 10950 Hutchesons Ferry Road GAFREE with RegistrationRSVP HERE
With Colleen A. Vasconcellos, Associate Professor of History, University of West Georgia Jamaica’s sugar empire was once the brightest jewel in the English Crown. Yet that jewel’s biggest flaw was the enslavement of millions, including children. What was the nature of childhood in such an environment?
21Farmhouse Wine Dinner featuring Booker Wines
Saturday March 21, 6:30-9:30pm, The Inn at Serenbe10950 Hutchesons Ferry Road, Price | $225 per person Tickets are non- refundable.TICKETSEnjoy a multi course dinner by Chef Nic Bour paired wines from Booker Vineyards. Booker Vineyard is located in Paso Robles. Booker Vineyard has dedicated their lives to farming perfection. They are constantly striving to find perfect balance in the vineyard through sustainable farming practices and methods. Beginning in the spring of 2010 they began to venture into the world of Biodynamics. The wines are always 100% estate fruit and are a true reflection of the calcareous and salicious shale hillsides provided bythe Westside Paso Robles vineyard.
Gypsy Junkers March 20-21, 8 - 5475 Jim Starr Rd, NewnanFREE [email protected]
Country Pasture Sale is a POP-UP Vintage Marketplace. We have vendors with rare, unique and one of a kind pieces, whether it is painted furniture, home décor, rescued, re-purposed or upcycled treasures; yard art, vintage antiques, mid-century modern, industrial, anything and everything that is different from the everyday norm. Barn wood, salvaged tin, old wooden windows and doors.
Locally grown produce to handmade bath and body products to local artists.Located at 475 Jim Starr Rd (across from Fern Cove Daylily Farms), The Country Pasture sale sits on a beautiful field on a cute country property.
If you interested in being a vendor at this or any other Gypsy Junkers event please shoot us an email at [email protected]
20-21Spring Awakening, Serenbe PlayhousePresented by Serenbe Play-houseWednesday – Sunday 8:00pm, The Inn & Farm-house Barn at Serenbe10950 Hutchesons Ferry Road, TICKETS Exploring the beautiful and often painful woes of growing up, Spring Awakening in the beautiful and eerie woods of Serenbe will be raw and gut wrenchingly poignant. Don’t miss out on this contemporary masterpiece in the perfect outdoor setting.
Box Office: [email protected]
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28Graysonn Capps/Molly Thomas ConcertPresented by Chatt Hills Music
Saturday March 28, 8pm, Private Home/ Public Concert9015 Selborne Ln. Serenbe, Price | $25 per personTICKETS
Grayson Capps hailed by NPR’s Mountain Stage for his “unbri-dled energy and authenticity,” hails from Fairhope, AL though spent many years as an artist based in New Orleans, LA. Amer-ican Songwriter declares, “Take the poetry of Texas troubadour Townes Van Zandt, combine with Steve Earle’s edgy attitude and stir with a little cup of the bayou-blues (think Howlin’ Wolf) and you start to get a taste of Capps’s scrumptious gothic gumbo.” His latest CD, Scarlett Roses, dropped in 2018 making waves on the Americana scene.
Molly Thomas has always been a child of the water and met-aphors of flow, movement, tidal change and bodily connection frequently surface in her lyrics. Born in Ocean
Springs, Mississippi, Thomas has made her home in and cultivated the majority of her musical influences from the southern regions of Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. A hive for songwriters and artists whose emotive storytelling and beautifully gritty swampy swagger personify the region, The south has been the perfect location for Thomas to grow her self-described Indie Swamp Pop.
!!SAVE THE DATE!! SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2020
GGllooww iinn tthhee DDaarrkk (FREE EVENT TO THE PUBLIC)
Line up according to age group at 8 in the Pavillion
(hunt starts promptly at 8:15) !!Bring your basket and a flashlight!!
Sardis Baptist Church
8400 Sardis Rd, Chatt Hills www.sardisbaptistch.com |770.463.4393
Event contact: 404.877.8571
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!!SAVE THE DATE!! SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2020
GGllooww iinn tthhee DDaarrkk (FREE EVENT TO THE PUBLIC)
Line up according to age group at 8 in the Pavillion
(hunt starts promptly at 8:15) !!Bring your basket and a flashlight!!
Sardis Baptist Church
8400 Sardis Rd, Chatt Hills www.sardisbaptistch.com |770.463.4393
Event contact: 404.877.8571
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Cochran Mill 25/14K – Spring 25K & 14K
April 4, 2020Cochran Mill Park6875 Cochran Mill RdPalmetto, GA 30268INFO & REGISTER HERE
Only 25 miles from downtown Atlanta, Cochran Mill Park is located in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia. Here you will see over 800 acres of woods, fields, streams, waterfalls, huge boulders, rock outcrops, wildflowers, mountain laurel, wildlife, and three historic mills. This hidden gem has never had a race of any kind until now. We invite you to come race with us, experience the beauty, and enjoy your own adventure. We have two races distances so there is something for everyone!
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Spring Awakening, Serenbe Playhouse
Presented by Serenbe Play-houseWednesday – Sunday 8:00pm, The Inn & Farm-house Barn at Serenbe10950 Hutchesons Ferry Road, TICKETS Exploring the beautiful and often painful woes of growing up, Spring Awakening in the beautiful and eerie woods of Serenbe will be raw and gut wrenchingly poignant. Don’t miss out on this contemporary masterpiece in the perfect outdoor setting.
Box Office: [email protected]
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Saturday, March 14 Fruit Tree planting by volunteers in Cochran Mill ParkSaturday April 4 Sweep the Hooch at Campbellton Park
Sweep the Hooch
In 2020 we celebrate 10 years of the region’s largest one-day, watershed-wide cleanup event! Join us as we tackle the trash and tires polluting the Chattahoochee watershed with the help of walkers, waders, and paddlers from the headwaters down to Columbus, GA. The Chattahoochee HIlls Parks Commission will host a Sweep the Hooch site at Cambellton Park on Saturday April 4 from 9:00 am until noon. Please join us to help clean up this park on the Chattahoochee River. Registration for Sweep the Hooch 2020 HERE
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Serenbe master plan architect Dr. Phillip James Tabb has 50+ works as a part of a multi-
decade retrospective in Gainey Hall Gallery. Dr. Tabb is an educator, scholar, architect, and resident
of Serenbe. Art Farm curated these complex drawings, ranging from mythological adaptations, street
scenes from all over the globe, to the original drawings of Serenbe. See more HERE.As Serenbe exhibition will show, architect Phill Tabb’s art always starts with nature - ARTS ATL Article
by Gail O’Neil, and SERENBE STORIES PODCAST.
Corvus, Sold as a limited edition print at 12”h x 28”w, $225.00. This is a drawing that illustrates a sequence and arrangement of mythic stories about Corvus, Apollo’s sacred raven. It begins with the myth of the Titans attach on Mount Olympus and the adultery of Coronis, and ends with the Corvus constellation myth and his embodiment within the Chapel at Ronchamp by the architect Le Corbusier (meaning “raven-like”).
GAINEY HALL GALLERY
DR. PHILL TABBExhibit runs through April 18
Every two months the local artists of the Chatt Hills Artist Co-op completely change it up in the Gallery
at 9057 Selborne Lane at Serenbe, right between Serenbe Real Estate office and the Blue-eyed Daisy.
Hours are Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-3, or by appointment, call 818-434-5436. Come see these Chattahoochee
Hills artists work in person or see their work online HERE.
Co-op members are: Adrienne Anbinder, Malinda Lively-Arnold, Jessica Ashley, Janice Barton, Morgan Boszilkov, Christina Blum, Logynn Ferrall, Gail Foster, Hope Harrison, Mary Hollis, Wanda Hughes, Ann Jackson, Robert Lederman, Julie McKinney, Amy Peterson, Karin Slaton, Tom Swanston, and Judy Walker.
CHATT HILLS GALLERY
ARTIST CO-OPExhibit runs through March
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The Chatt Hills Artist Co-op has just opened the Paint Space is working studio where artists can leave
their work and materials set up, and paint when they choose. They are currently giving community oil
painting classes taught by Malinda Lively-Arnold who will work out teaching time per student, or in
small groups. She can be reached at 310.902.5358 or email at [email protected].
The Paint Space is also Partnering with the Serenbe Institute and
offering our space for small events. So far the Space has been
used for the AIR Serenbe Programs, community events for Hills &
Hamlets Bookshop, The Night School program with UWG and local
theatre rehearsal. For more information or to rent a permanent
Artist Studio Space, or have a small event, contact Judy Walker at
818.434.5436 or email at [email protected].
The Paint Space is located at 10625 Serenbe Lane Suite A,
Serenbe right next to Hills & Hamlets Bookshop.
ART STUDIO & CLASSES
PAINT SPACEArt Studio Space for rent &
painting classes with
Malinda Lively-Arnold
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Logynn Ferrall
HEALTHY
SARAH DAVIS
Sarah Davis is our Chatt Hills area tea and tonic maker on Rico Road. Sarah is also known for teaching gardening in raised beds. Her new venture, Hildegard Herbs, will offer teas, tonics and salves. Here is her story of how she came to love herbs from a long family lineage of tea lovers. “I love cooking and caring for my family and to have the knowledge to help them when they are sick or tired, is very empowering as a mother and a woman. I started attending a long standing woman’s herbal conference and had amazing experiences learning from women of many backgrounds and different ethnic tra-ditions. They taught me how to apply it to my own life and my community. With my 18 years of learning about herbs, I have created my small company to help others benefit from these gifts.” My company name is in honor of my favorite medicine woman, Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a pioneer in the healing traditions. I respect all of the women that came before and after her. I love sharing my experience and knowledge of herbal healing…let me tell you about my favorite Herb Nettles.
NettlesNettles offers many benefits for the body. It is a tonic for our lymph, glandular, respiratory, skin, urinary, and cardiovascular symptoms. So we put this herb into the category of toniyfing herbs. Tonifying herbs possess nourishing, supplement-ing and strengthening abilities. This wonderful herb is filled with chlorophyll, minerals and protein. It is also a good addition for natural calcium and silica so it is a natural for healthy bones and joints. Many women use Nettles to provide natural calcium which in turn offers bone support. Athletes that might need nourishment for tissues and joints can include this perfect partner to support their endurance. In the kitchen, add Nettles to a stir fry or sauté it on its own with some butter, salt and pepper. Nettles are full of Iron so as a food it is easy to digest to build the blood. Drinking tea made of Nettles is a wonderful habit in all seasons, and in the warmer months you can drink it chilled. For more on this multi-tasking herb tea talk to Sarah about her tea and reci-pes, you can contact her here [email protected].
CHATT HILLS NEWS - MARCH 202018
Community
OUR CHURCHES Faith-Based Organizations in Chatt Hills
Campbellton Baptist Church8660 Campbellton Fairburn Rd
Friendship Baptist Church6090 Cochran Mill Rdwww.friendshipbaptistchatthills.com
Interfaith Fellowship at Serenbewww.facebook.com/groups/1964824926878340/
New Hope United Methodist Church7875 Atlanta Newnan Rd
Providence Baptist Church6402 Campbellton Redwine Rdwww.pbcrico.org
Rico United Methodist Church6475 Rico Rd
Rivertown United Methodist Church9325 Rivertown Rd
Sardis Baptist Church8400 Sardis Rdwww.sardisbaptistch.com
Southern Crescent Unitarian Universalist Fellowshipwww.facebook.com/SouthernCrescentUUFellowship/
Vernon Grove Baptist Church8440 Vernon Grove Rd
March 18 at noon
Providence Baptist Church is the host for the March Community Luncheon at City HallEveryone is welcome! Bring a side dish or dessert to share if you would like to help out!
The Chatt Hills Public Works team enjoys their lunch break at the Com-munity Luncheon.
The Community Luncheon, hosted by Community Brickworks, offers friends, families, and City staff an opportunity to visit with one another over a delicious meal.
Community Brickworks provides the main dish, and a local church typi-cally provides the sides. Those who attend are invited to bring a side or desert, if they like.
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MEMORIAL For Lt. Mike Voit Served in law enforcement for over 30 years. He was an asset to the community and a well-respected officer.
A Memorial to Lt. Mike Vogt on the 10th Anniversary of his Final Watch
The City of Chattahoochee Hills honored Police Lieutenant Mike Vogt with a memorial service on February 15, marking the 10th Anniversary of his Final Watch. Mayor Reed welcomed guests and gave the opening remarks. He recalled this day 10 years ago when the com-munity was stricken by the tragic news: Chattahoochee Hills Police Lt. Mike Vogt had been shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle parked on a dirt road in the city. Mayor Reed said it was a mournful time. Residents reacted as if Lt. Vogt were a family member, offering food and comfort to the investigators, city staff, and Vogt’s family. The extended public safety family honored Lt. Vogt with a funeral befitting a fallen hero. Police Chief Jim Little said the purpose of gathering to-day is not to mourn Lt. Vogt’s death but to honor his service and sacrifice to our community. He said, “Lt. Vogt was a son, husband, father, and a 30-year law enforcement veter-an. He had served the newly formed city of Chattahoochee Hills for 14 months. This department and this community will
never forget the sacrifice Mike made for us. We will honor his service in our prayers and in our actions every day of the year. This memorial we stand in front of is a reminder to be vigilant and honorable in our service, as Mike was, to the community.” Dr. Eugene Tyer, pastor of Providence Baptist Church, gave inspirational remarks and the closing prayer. He re-minded us that that the hallmark of a life well-lived is to be kind to one another. At the close of the ceremony, uniformed personnel low-ered the flag to half-mast while taps played. After the final salute, the officers collected the framed photo of Lt. Mike Vogt and returned it to its place of honor in city hall; and they gave the bouquet of flowers to Lt. Vogt’s widow, who thanked the city for the memorial service.
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2020 Complete Count Census Committee Forming
City Council members Ruby Foster and Laurie Searle are forming a Complete Count Census committee to help Chatt Hills be counted in the 2020 Census.The Complete Count Committee will:
• Increase the self-response rate for households respond-ing online, by phone, or mailing back their questionnaire through a focused, structured, neighbor-to-neighbor program.
• Utilize the local knowledge, expertise, and influence of each committee member to design and implement a census awareness campaign targeted to their commu-nities.
To volunteer for the committee, contact Ruby at [email protected] (770) 361-2986 or Laurie at [email protected] (770) 463-5169. About the CensusThe U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 2) mandates a head-count every 10 years of everyone residing in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas of the United States. This includes people of all ages, races, ethnic groups, citizens, and noncitizens. The first census was conducted in 1790 and one has been conducted every 10 years since then. How is Census Data UsedCensus data are used in many ways. Some examples in-clude:• Distribution of more than $675 billion annually in federal
funds back to tribal, state, and local governments.• Redistricting of state legislative districts.• Forecasting future transportation needs for all segments
of the population.• Determining areas eligible for housing assistance and
rehabilitation loans.• Assisting federal, tribal, state, and local governments
in planning and implementing programs, services, and emergency response.
• Designing facilities for people with disabilities, the elderly, and children.
Will the 2020 Census be the same as 2010?There are some important changes in 2020:• The Census Bureau is building a more accurate address
list and automating its field operations—all while keep-ing your information confidential and safe.
• For the first time, you will be able to respond online, by phone, or by mail.
• The Census Bureau will use data that the public has al-ready provided to cut down on in-person follow up visits to nonresponding households.
Where to Get More InformationThere are two opportunities to learn more about the Census. • Townhall Meeting with Fulton County Commissioner Joe Carn Thursday, March 12 / 6:30 p.m. Chatt Hills City Hall - 6505 Rico Rd, Chatt Hills, GA See the new voting machine, and learn about the county’s budget and the 2020 Census. • Every Vote Counts Event Thursday, March 26 / 5:30 p.m. Palmetto Library 9111 Cascade Palmetto Hwy Palmetto, GA 30268 See the new voting machine, register to vote, and learn about the 2020 Census.
City Government
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Three New City Council Members Elected in Chatt Hills
Three new city council members were sworn in at the January 7, 2020, city council meeting: Ruby Foster, Dist. 1; Laurie Searle, Dist. 3; and Troy Bettis, Dist. 5. Over the next few months, the new council members will be attend-ing state-mandated Newly Elected Officials training to help build their foundation of municipal knowledge. We asked them to take a break from their busy schedules to share a little information about themselves by answering the following questions: 1. Where did you grown up?2. How long have you lived in Chattahoochee Hills?3. What would you like to do to contribute to the success of our city?4. What is the best way for residents to contact you?5. Do you have a social media presence? Ruby Foster: I was born in Russell County Alabama and love working with numbers. I’ve lived in Chatt Hills for 20 years. I am about Community Engagement. I would love to get the citizens more engaged in our City so we can build a strong Community by working together because everyone matters: Youth, Seniors, Family.Email: [email protected]: Councilwoman Ruby Foster
Laurie Searle: I was born in Chicago Illinois and left when I turned 18 to join the U.S. Army as a musician. I’ve lived in Chatt Hills for 18 years. My primary focus is on improving the quality of life for residents in the rural district by address-ing their needs for broadband Internet and senior services.Email: [email protected]: @chatthillsdist3Website: www.chatthillsdistrict3.com Troy Bettis: I was born in the Rico Community (of Chatt Hills). I’ve lived in Chatt Hills for 51 years. My platform is to create a viable tax base that doesn’t infringe on our way of life. That includes seeing us into Coweta County.Email: Due to the nature of my business, calling me on my mobile phone is the best way to reach me.Phone: 678-462-5056
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City Government
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City GovernmentCity Manager’s Report Staff NewsPlease join me in congratulating City Clerk, Dana Wicher, for completing all the courses and requirements to earn her Government Finance Officer Level I Certification from the Carl Vinson In-stitute of Government (CVIOG). Please join me in welcoming Judy Walker to our Public Information team. Judy will be doing our monthly newsletter which will be available via email or online. Printed copied will be available at City Hall and other public locations where visitors can be found. Under special circumstances, printed copies may be mailed to Chattahooch-ee Hills residents. We are saying farewell to one of long-time and very respected firefight-ers, Mike Allen, who is retiring. Mike started with the City in May of 2013 after serving with the Fulton County Fire Department since 1994. He has positively impacted the lives of many people while serving the City of Chat-tahoochee Hills and will be missed. Community DevelopmentThe proposals for the Campbellton Historic Crossroads Village Master Plan funded by the Community Devel-opment Assistance Program (CDAP) grant were due last month. The pro-posals, in no particular order, came from the following organizations:• CPL Architecture, Engineering and
Planning• Pond & Company• Sizemore Group• TSW• Wood Environmental & Infrastruc-
ture Solutions, Inc.
The Committee consisting of repre-sentatives from both Chattahoochee Hills and the City of South Fulton are recommending Pond & Company to be awarded the contract for this mas-ter plan.
Public WorksGravel Road maintenance has been completed on Pace, Capps Ferry and Rico Tatum Roads. As soon as the roads dry out from the recent rains, maintenance will continue on Jones Ferry, Hamilton, Garretts Ferry, Kite and Whiteside Roads. Public Works recently installed a customer service window at the Court/Police Department at City Hall. This will allow customers to remain outside these officers for security and integrity reasons and requirements through GCIC. Fire & RescueFire Chief Greg Brett recently gave a CPR class in Serenbe. Approximate-ly 30 residents attended and they are scheduling more classes. While there, Chief Brett learned that the Community Collaborative @ Serenbe is raising money to the purchase of the mechanical Cardiac Resuscitator. Those interested in donating may visit https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/lucas-cpr-device. PoliceThe North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation recognizing Lieutenant Dyer and Officer Wood for their assis-tance is apprehending a suspect from their State with outstanding warrants for multiple felony indictments. Read the letter in this issue to learn how these two officers represented our de-
partment in an extremely positive and professional manner. Other NewsStaff has been working diligently with the preparation of a contract to pres-ent to the organizers of Imagine Fest which will be brought before the City Council for discussion on March 10th at 3:00pm and for consideration on March 10th at 6:00 pm. This contract will be vetted by our City Attorney pri-or to coming before the City Council. Should Imagine Fest organizers meet all the conditions and requirements set forth by staff, there could be a recom-mendation for Council consideration for approval with some benchmarks they will have to meet. Should the organizers not be able to meet the conditions and requirements set forth, staff could recommend denial. Should the latter happen but the City Council moves to approve the contract, we would recommend that the condi-tions not met be added as part of the Council approval. This is a very fluid process right now as we are conduct-ing our best due diligence knowing the magnitude of this event.
Robert T. Rokovitz, MPA, ICMA-CM
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City of Chatt Hills: www.chatthillsga.us Chatt Hills Charter School: http://www.chatthillscharter.org/calendarCommunity Brickworks: www.communitybrickworks.org Serenbe Community: www.serenbe.comActon Academy at Serenbe: http://actonacademyatserenbe.com/#ourstory
Date Event
Monday, March 9, 6:30 p.m. Date Change Historic Commission Meeting City Hall - 6505 Rico Road, Chatt Hills, GA 30268
TBD City Council Work Session City Hall - 6505 Rico Road, Chatt Hills, GA 30268
Tuesday, March 10, 6:00 p.m. City Council Meeting City Hall - 6505 Rico Road, Chatt Hills, GA 30268
Thursday, Planning Comission Planning Comission Meeting & Town Hall Meeting withMeeting, 6:30 p.m. Commissioner Joe Carn City Hall - 6505 Rico Road, Chatt Hills, GA 30268
Tuesday, March 17, 6:00 p.m. Date Change Parks Commission Meeting City Hall - 6505 Rico Road, Chatt Hills, GA 30268
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