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Halloween & Fall Events, Boost Home Value, Free Bulk Trash Pick-Up, Early Voting, and More

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You are Invited to “Tents or Treat”

Hidden Hills is hosting a spooktacular Halloween event at Biffle Park on Saturday, October 24, and everyone is invited! Spread the word to your neighbors and friends. This is a great time to show off your costumes and trickk-or-treat in a safe place.

Want to join the fun? We encourage you to host and decorate a Halloween-themed tent! Spaces are limited, so Register Here by October 16 to secure your spot.

Event Schedule:

  • 🎪 Tent Setup: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • 🍬 Tents or Treat: 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Note: Please bring plenty of candy to hand out to our trick-or-treaters!  Kids and the young-at-heart,  wear your favorite costumes!

📧 Questions? Reach out to us at hhcamail@yahoo.com.

🎬 But wait, there’s more!

The fun doesn’t stop when the sun goes down! At sunset, join us for a special screening of the fabulous classic, The Wiz!

🧺 What to bring: Blankets, lawn chairs, and your favorite movie snacks.

🌟 Who: Everyone is welcome!

Fall Neighbor Day Oct. 24, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m

Meet at Biffle Park to help spruce-up the park and the neighborhood.   Please bring your gloves.
Fall Neighbor Day begins at 9 am in Biffle Park with spruce-up activities in the park and the neighborhood.   Please meet at the gazebo and bring your gloves. Here are projects for everyone, from picking up litter, cutting back overgrowth, and planting annuals (pansies, violas, kale and tulips) for the upcoming season.

Additionally, volunteer credit can be awarded to youth who participate with an accompanying adult. The Hidden Hill Civic Association will provide documentation for volunteer credit if requested to do so via the email address (hhcamail@yahoo.com).

This is Hidden Hills 26th year of hosting Neighbor Day. What a record! If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to get involved in your community or would like to meet your neighbors, please join the effort to keep Hidden Hills a great place to live.


Free Bulk Trash Pick-Up

Oct 22nd 8:00am – Oct. 23rd 10:00pm

Place items at the curb on Thursday of week of service

Click here to learn more.


Boost Your Property Value by 15%—With a Practically FREE Tree!

Did you know that adding a single mature tree to your front yard can boost your property value by up to 10% to 15%? It’s one of the easiest ways to instantly upgrade our street’s curb appeal. Plus, according to the USDA Forest Service,  a healthy tree can lower our summer cooling costs by up to 30%. It practically pays for itself while making the whole neighborhood look more beautiful and established.

From October 2026 through March 2027, Trees Atlanta is working to ReLeaf DeKalb.   You can get a front yard tree for only $25.  Inventory is limited, so sign up now! Click here for more information.

Click this link to sign up.

Trees Atlanta provides advice on species selection and where to plant the tree, brings the tree to you, and plants it! Trees Atlanta will check on the tree during its first growing season to make sure it gets established, and it provides some easy basic care tips.

Apathy is not an option.

EARLY VOTING:  Tuesday, Oct 13 – Friday, Oct. 30

ELECTION DAY:  Nov. 3

Go to the GA My Voter Page to find your voting location and review the ballot.
You can also request an absentee ballots. Absentee ballots must be received by 7pm on Election Day Nov 3rd.

https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s


Keep up with all planning and zoning projects at

Engage DeKalb.  This site has valuable information and links to dig deeper if desired.



Thank you to those who have contributed to the Greater Hidden Hills CDC.

Membership is $25 for individuals and $125 for neighborhood associations and businesses each year. 

Support the effort by clicking here.

Or donate directly through PayPal


Thank you for reading.  Let’s keep working together to leave our community better than we found it!

Written and prepared by Jan Costello.

Comments? Questions? Our email is GHHCDC@gmail.com

Community Input Makes a Difference

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Rocklyn Homes heard our concerns and modified its design for the townhome community near LA Fitness on Covington/Panola. The new design has a .38 acre pocket park, a 30-foot landscaped buffer, and lots of trees.  We appreciate the Stonecrest City Council deferring the vote so that more attention would be paid to the greenspace and buffer. The council will receive the final plans for a vote on Oct. 15.

Click the links to view the plans.

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Stonecrest asks developer to make improvements

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The Stonecrest City Council heard our voices at the meeting Monday night. We asked that more of the Greater Hidden Hills Overlay District zoning code be applied to the property the city plans to annex. This property is at 6024 Covington Highway, to the west of LA Fitness.  The council voted unanimously to defer the matter and asked the attorney to convey to Rocklyn Homes that some improvements were needed.

If the property had stayed under the GHH overlay, it would have been required to set aside 20% for public open space, have 30-foot buffers next to the Scarbrough neighborhood. We also asked for more trees and that the stormwater drainage system be environmentally sensitive and attractive.  For example,  the site could include permeable pavers, rain gardens, and vegetative swales. The stormwater retention pond could be an aesthetic and recreational feature, with a walking path and benches around it.

The next step is up to Rocklyn Homes.  We’ll keep you posted.

Thank you to all the people who came to the meeting. Your presence made a difference. We only had 10 minutes to speak; we appreciate the comments made by Jan Costello, president of the Greater Hidden Hills CDC; Kenneth Saunders III, president of the South DeKalb Improvement Association; and Rod Frierson, president of Hidden Hills Civic Association. Bernard Knight, general counsel of the Stonecrest Business Alliance, provided a factual reminder that the area was part of the GHH overlay district and that the city forgot to include the zoning when it incorporated part of the district.

Also, a word about the property owner, Halpern Enterprises. The firm did meet with us and accept the conditions we asked for that apply to commercial development. We appreciate the firm’s accommodation.