Announcement - August 19, 2002

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PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE TUESDAY, AUGUST 20.
Voter turnout is expected to be low.  Please take the time to cast your vote.  You can make a difference.

TOUR OF HOMES VOLUNTEERS
Morningside's wonderful Tour of Homes needs lots of volunteers to make this year's the  most successful ever!  Tour dates are Oct. 5 & 6.  It's a fun way to help the neighborhood.  A great post tour party will wrap up the event for volunteers and home owners.  Contact zac@thezacteam.net

TRAFFIC STUDY ON WEBSITE
Morningside Lenox Park's Traffic Study of its collector streets performed by URS is now on the website!  Visit www.mlpa.org and click on Traffic calming project."  Many thanks to David Turkheimer for his work on this.

MORNINGSIDE GARDEN CLUB
The Morningside Garden Club kicks off a new year beginning Sept 4. A road trip has been planned to many nurseries south of the city. Meetings are held the first Wed. of the month. The times vary between evenings and day meetings. If anyone is interested in information call Connie Morris at 404-876-2786 or momconnie@bellsouth.net.

COMMUNITY GARDEN AT PIEDMONT PARK
The Community Garden at Piedmont Park is opening twenty-five new plots for the Fall season.  If you are interested in applying for a plot, please email Carla Phillips at Piedmont Park Conservancy, cphillips@piedmontpark.org. The deadline for applying is September 30th.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SEWER REPAIR
As many of you are aware, the City of Atlanta has a huge problem with its aging sewer system.  Atlanta still relies on sewer infrastructure that was installed in the early 1900s.  The city was sued for water quality violations resulting from its sewer problems and signed two separate consent decrees agreeing to correct deficiencies in Atlanta's sewer system.  There continues to be debate surrounding the best method to correct the problem, but it appears that whatever plan the city adopts to fix the sewer system, the cost will be roughly $3 billion.

If ratepayers alone must bear the burden of financing the program, water and sewer rates will triple, from $600 to $1800.  Rates at this level would be unaffordable for many Atlantans, which is unacceptable.

Mayor Franklin intends to seek financial assistance for the sewer projects from the federal government.  The City Council has launched a grassroots effort to assist the Mayor by leading a petition drive to collect 70,000 letters of support for federal funding.  Atlanta deserves federal assistance to help fund its sewer infrastructure improvements.  Other cities, such as Boston, Baltimore and San Diego, have received billions in federal assistance for similar sewer improvement projects.

Your help is needed.  Let your voice be heard.  You can e-mail your message of support to afauver@ci.atlanta.ga.us or go to the internet at http://www.ci.atlanta.ga.us/forms/sewer/sewers.htm and complete the yellow card that will appear on your screen. 

Finally, if you prefer to avoid the computer, simply send a letter of support to:

Councilmember Anne Fauver
Atlanta City Council, District Six
55 Trinity Avenue, SW
Atlanta, GA  30335
Phone: 404-330-6049 Fax: 404-658-6073

Time is of the essence!  The goal of the City Council is to collect all letters or cards in support by August 28, 2002.

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