AGENDA and ANNOUNCEMENTS! Thursday’s LCN Meeting.

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Happy fall , Lake Clairians! There’s a bunch going on in the next few months, so read on for info about Halloween in the ‘hood and how to sell your art at the Holiday Fair, as well as upcoming events at the Lake Claire Land Trust.  Also don’t forget to VOTE for school board!  CINS voting guide is linked below.   Join us for the neighborhood meeting this Thursday via Zoom, details are below.

By the way, if you’d like to announce local happenings to the ‘hood, please get them to comm@lakeclaire.org by the 12th of the month, and I’ll include them in our mailing!

Lake Claire Neighbors

Monthly Meeting: Thurs. Oct. 19, 2023
7:15 PM via Zoom

1. Join the Lake Claire Zoom Meeting:
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4. Contact Carol Holliday at 404 316-1189 if you have difficulty accessing the meeting.

Welcome

Guest speakers (Representatives of the City Council, and Atlanta Police Department)

LCN officer reports

Announcements and current issues:

Official slate of LCN officers for 2024:

Nancy Dorsner, Communications; Beth Grashof, Zoning; Pen Sherwood, Fundraising; Carol Holliday, Planning and NPU; Dorthy Dabbs, Safety, Melissa Pressman, Environment; Treasurer, Leigh Reynolds (pending her obtaining the required meeting attendance in January) Joe Agee, President

No nominations can be made after the Oct. meeting.  Voting by the membership will take place at the next regular LCN meeting on November 17.

Continuing appointed positions:

Annsley Klehr, Education Chair; Beth Damon, editor of the Clarion; Carol Holliday, Representative, Freedom Park Conservancy; Ben Klehr, Representative. Candler Park Conservancy; Jennifer Silver, Representative, City of Atlanta Department of Films); Robert Bryan Davis, Representative, Clifton Sanctuary Ministries

Proposed LCN donations for 2023:   To be voted on at the Nov. 17 meeting

The Frazer Center:                                        $1,000
Mary Lin Elementary School Partner:              $1,000
The Clifton Sanctuary Ministries:                    $  500
Candler Park/Lake Claire Security Patrol:        $  500
Lake Claire Community Land Trust:                $  500
The Freedom Park Conservancy:                   $   300
The Candler Park Conservancy:                     $   300
Olmsted Linear Park Alliance:                         $   300
Safer McLendon:                                            $  300

Total:                                                           $4,700

Other issues – Those with concerns or information they wish to bring to the membership.
Lake Claire Neighbors meets the third Thursday of each month.
The next regular LCN meeting will be Nov 17, 2023

Stay informed! To receive occasional e-mails about happenings in, around and concerning Lake Claire, as well as reminders of up-coming meetings, please sign up at https://lakeclaire.org/resources/newscast-sign-up/

Lake Claire Halloween!

Please join us for the 2023 Lake Claire Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 28th.

Parade line up starts at 4:30 on Marlbrook Drive, east of Ridgewood Rd. The parade begins at 5p. We will march to Lake Claire Park for food, treats and the much anticipated return of the Costume Competition! All are welcome. Join us in the parade or line the parade path to cheer on our tiniest ghouls and goblins! If you’d like to help, please sign up here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/30E0C44ABAC22A5F94-44926243-lake
Sponsors, we need you! Please reach out to Meg Hanna, meglyonhanna@gmail.com
Sign up to Help!

Lake Claire Annual Arts & Crafts Sale/Stroll

Calling All Artists!

We’re looking for artists of all ages to participate in this year’s Holiday Fair!
Contact lakeclairecraftfair@gmail.com

Upcoming at the Land Trust
10/14 – Tarot Class, 1:30-2:30pm
10/15 – LCN + LCCLT Picnic, 1-3pm
10/17 – Hoopla Hoopshop, 6:30-8pm
10/21 – Community Work Day, 9am-12pm
10/28 – Foraging Tour & Picnic, 2-4:30pm
10/29 – Pumpkin Carving, Time TBDhttp://www.LCCLT.org/new-events for more information.
Don’t forget!  Support your neighborhood by paying your dues… Only $20/household per year, and renters are also eligible to join us!
Pay Online Now

CINS 2023 Voters’ Guide is here!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ktv5bRqeKNvZ6dOskBWVj1CwYrU9SakK/view

Early voting for the Atlanta General Municipal election is underway!  To help you get informed on the Atlanta Board of Education candidates seeking to represent the Midtown Cluster’s neighborhoods (Districts 1 and 3, and At-large Seats 7 and 9), please read our 2023 BoE Voters’ Guide!  We asked the candidates 11 key questions to showcase their positions on many important issues affecting the Midtown Cluster.

Find out where you can vote early starting today through November 3,  in Fulton County here and DeKalb counties here, and for Election Day, November 7th, you should go to your regular voting location which you can find out by using https://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/sites/default/files/users/user3597/Polling%20Place%20Report%202023-09-25.pdf . You can always check your voter registration by going to your voter page here. Polls are open from 7am-7pm on Election Day.

Please note: Lake Claire is District 3!