A developer wants to build a retail center that will include a convenience store with alcohol sales at Covington and Young. This parcel is in a major corridor of the Hidden Hills Overlay District. Such a business must request special permission, and we ask the public to oppose it.
This intersection already has a convenience store. It is a crowded intersection, with an apartment community on one side and a new housing development (324 townhomes) on the other.
Speak out at the District 5 Community Council Meeting on Zoom. Ask the Council to recommend DENIAL.
Monday, June 12, 2023 @ 6:30 PM
https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/81888240425
Here is a copy of the submitted site plan.
To read this case and others that are up for review, click on this link. Look for July 2023 New Rezone SLUP Applications, N10 and N11.
The case will be heard by the Planning Commission on July 11 – 6 pm. You may attend via Zoom.
Then, July 27, 5:30 p.m., the Board of Commissioners will hear the case during an in-person meeting at Maloof Auditorium.
Keep up with details at GreaterHiddenHillsCDC.org
The Great Outdoors is Calling
Enjoy the Great American Campout and Environmental Career Day at Hairston Park
June 24 – 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
889 S. Hairston Park
There will be games, crafts, camping tips, birdwatching, food, trail walks, and demonstrations.
It’s FREE. Please register and earn a chance to win prizes!
If you have questions, write to friendsofhairstonpark@gmail.com
DeKalb Celebrates Parks
On May 23, Friends of Hairston Park President Gwendolyn Stegall was one of the volunteers recognize for their contributions to DeKalb’s public parks. District 2 Commissioner Michelle Long Spears read the Proclamation for Friends of Parks Day at the Board of Commissioners meeting. (Watch here.)
It was a big day, especially because CEO Michael Thurmond announced that DeKalb County received $10.3 million in state grants to spend on parks in underserved areas. You can read about how the money will be distributed by clicking here.
The Reasons Why Groceries Cost So Much
On May 23, people across the country tuned into a meeting on how predatory retail chains—including Walmart, Kroger, and Dollar General—make it almost impossible for independent grocers to succeed in our communities.
Testimony was provided by Food Fresh, the only grocery store in a rural stretch of southeastern Georgia, and a Black-owned grocery store in north Tulsa, as well as farmers and regulators.
“Big retailers and food processors [have] hiked up prices, paid farmers less, and made record profits,” Angela Huffman of Farm Action explained. The grocers note that they are threatened by the purchasing deals the “big retailers” arrange.
Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya talked about the need to enforce antitrust laws. Note that U.S. Congressman Hank Johnson has signed a letter asking for better antitrust enforcement. You can learn more about the issue by watching Fixing the Food Gap.
Thank you for reading.
The next GHHCDC Meeting will be July 8, 2023, 10 a.m. via Zoom. We’ll send out the link later, and we’ll post it on our website.
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