On Saturday, December 17, 2016, the Westview Community Organization held its annual holiday potluck at Fire Station 17. Neighbors brought dishes to share with neighbors and enjoy each others company. Some of the fire fighters were able to join in for the festivities during the meal, and as is tradition, the leftover food was left for the fire fighters to enjoy at a later time.
To see photos of the holiday party view the photo gallery below (click “continue reading”) or visit the Westview Facebook page.
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The Westview Neighborhood Commercial (NC) District, a project no less than eight years in the making, has become a reality when the Atlanta City Council voted to adopt the legislation at their December 5, 2016 meeting.
Westview neighbors first put the Master Plan and Neighborhood Commercial District projects on the agenda of the August 2008 Development Committee agenda. The next year and a half was spent researching other Atlanta master plans and neighborhood commercial districts, and finding grants to fund the required resident notifications about a planning workshop. The Neighborhood Foundation made it possible to hold the commercial district workshop in May 2010, which was led by Village Habitat Design and assisted by Development Committee members.
The outcome of the workshop was the Westview Master Plan, which was adopted by Atlanta City Council in 2001. The Neighborhood Commercial District was outlined in the master plan, and therefore ultimately helped the Westview Community Organization, Westview Commercial District Association, and City of Atlanta’s Office of Planning to work together to create the necessary zoning changes.
After a series of neighborhood meetings the legislation was introduced by Councilmember Cleta Winslow, and after the due process of coming before the Zoning Review Board (photo above), the Zoning Committee, and ultimately the Atlanta City Council, the legislation was approved to become Atlanta’s NC-15 district.
View Ordinance No. 2016-45 (16-O-1280)
We would like to congratulate the 2017 Westview Community Organization’s Executive Committee:
President – Jacinta Williams
Vice President – Blake Jimerson
Secretary – Kiyomi Rollins
Assistant Secretary – Louis Ali
Treasurer – Bonita Johnson-Corey
Assistant Treasurer – Altovise Ewing
The new Executive Committee was voted on at the December 5, 2016 general body meeting and will start serving their terms in January 2017.
Come hang out and party with your neighbors and friends in the Westview Village! Bring a dish and a bottle to share, mingle with neighbors, browse furnishings and decor available for sale from The Urban Tastemaker, and listen to DJ Earl The Third play music.
The event will be at 1552 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd in the heart of the Westview Village. Weather depending the back patio area will be open for the evening.
If you, or someone you know, would like to sell art, gits, etc please contact info@westviewatlanta.com.
And feel free to invite your friends!
The Westview Commercial District Association hosted the third annual Westview Halloween Candy Stroll in the Westview Village.
Atlanta has been buzzing with excitement over the news that Google Fiber will be coming to the city. Comcast and AT&T-haters alike can rejoice that Google Fiber has been coming through the Westview neighborhood to work on adding this utility feature as an additional option. While Google has been hush about when exactly the service will start to be offered, neighbors can none the less be content knowing that the infrastructure is actively being installed.
In 2016 the National Night Out event was shifted from its location of the past few years in Olympian Park, to the intersection of Westwood Avenue and Manson Avenue. Food was grilled, and neighbors mingled with Councilmember C.T. Martin, Major Moore, and police officers.
More good news on the park, greenery, and Atlanta BeltLine front – the future expanded Enota Park site will soon see movement. Trees Atlanta applied for, and received, a $46,800 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). The 2-year project will tackle the removal of invasive species, such as ivy and kudzu, and include tree plantings along the I-20 slope to help control erosion and create a natural buffer from the highway.
NFWF press release:
Enota Park and Proctor Creek Restoration (GA)
Trees Atlanta, Inc.
Trees Atlanta and partners will remove six acres of invasive species and trash, replant native species to stabilize slopes and streambanks, and highlight the project through adult and youth
education programming. In addition, partners will redesign the portion of Proctor Creek that flows through the site and complete a full park design. Project will capitalize on the proximity
and timing of the Atlanta BeltLine Westside Trail (Enota Park Portion) project set for completion by the end of 2017. Partners include the Atlanta BeltLine, Park Pride, the City of Atlanta and
the Westview Community Organization.
The Westview Community Organization is hosting its annual Holiday Luncheon at Fire Station 17. This is a great event to socialize with your neighbors in a non-meeting setting while eating home cooked food.
