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SHCA Offi cers President: Allen Venet [email protected] PRESIDENT’S Vice President: René Kane 404-634-3636 • [email protected] LETTER Secretary: Rick Dascher [email protected] by Allen Venet Treasurer: Tom Heyse Safety in Sagamore Hills is No Accident 404-408-9797 • [email protected] What makes Sagamore Hills a great place to live? One of the most Contact your board by emailing [email protected] important factors is safety. No neighborhood is immune from criminal activity, but Sagamore Hills consistently enjoys a low incidence of crime. To a large extent this is both caused by and the result of our Committee Contacts stable neighborhood, but it is also because of the effort that we make Beautifi cation Committee: Jay Leslie to maintain safety and stability. [email protected] Communications Committee/Signal Editor: Tina Kalvelage & Shelley Coleman As noted regularly in the Signal, for many years the Sagamore Hills [email protected] • [email protected] Civic Association (SHCA) has used your security fund donations to pay Community Hotline Moderator: Jim Reeder for weekly patrols in Sagamore Hills by off-duty DeKalb Police offi cers. [email protected] Those patrols, and the special attention we receive from “our” Offi cers Ronnie and Mark, contribute directly to the high quality of life we enjoy Finance: Ted Beveridge & Deloyd Johnson-Jones [email protected] in Sagamore. The number of hours they patrol each week is directly related to the number of dollars we receive for the Security Fund. More New Resident Visitation: René Kane security fund donations will result in more patrols; fewer donations 404-634-3636 • [email protected] means we may need to cut back on the patrols. Year to date, security Security Patrol: Ronnie Viar fund donations are lagging a bit compared to recent years. If you have 404-867-3095 • [email protected] not made a 2018 donation, or if you can afford an additional donation, Security Patrol: Mark Taylor please send your check with the form you will fi nd in this issue. [email protected] Signal Advertising: Rusty Oliver Traffi c safety is another critical concern. The SHCA Traffi c Committee [email protected] is continuing to monitor traffi c and to seek solutions. We have data to Social Committee: Tina Kalvelage confi rm what many of you already know – traffi c volume is increasing, [email protected] particularly on the streets closest to Clairmont and LaVista. Without Traffi c Committee: Tracey Harting & Jaime Dutro question, many drivers are “cutting through” Sagamore. But traffi c SHCATraffi [email protected] safety begins with each Sagamore Hills driver. It is trite but true Webmaster: Karla Hafford that summer brings more children and adults outside, and often we [email protected] run, walk, or bike in the road where there are no sidewalks. Please remember to drive slowly and safely in our neighborhood and in every Zoning: Steve Pittard and Ted Beveridge [email protected] neighborhood. Last, but not least, a great way to help keep Sagamore Hills safe and secure is by getting to know, and looking out for, each other. Spend time in the yard, enjoy the summer weather, and enjoy the companionship of your neighbors. Watch each other’s homes and be sure to call 911 if you see anything suspicious or concerning.

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SAGAMORE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RISING KINDERGARTNER ROUNDUP THURSDAY, JULY 12TH - 10-11:30 A.M. Do you have a rising kindergartner who will be attending Sagamore in August? If so, come out for some fun at the Sagamore playground so the kids can meet each other and you can meet fellow K parents! Light snacks and drinks will be provided - we look forward to having you join us at Sagamore this year! Please RSVP to Dana Brewer at 404.964.1752 or [email protected]. Thank you!

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FRAZIER ROWE PARK EVENTS Wednesdays

EMT (Early Morning Therapy): A way to support our community green space while we get to know and support each other. If you have an hour to come and help water, plant and weed, please do join us! 9 am - 11 am. (weather permitting) No need to contact in advance, just show up.

SECURITY CONTACT INFORMATION Of cer Ronnie E. Viar - [email protected]

Many SHCA members have chosen to contribute to the security fund which has enabled us to retain the services of DeKalb Police Offi cer Ronnie E. Viar who patrols our neighborhood.

A benefi t of this arrangement is the ability to inform Offi cer Viar of events or situations you believe might impact the security of our community. This includes the ability to inform him of extended absences from your home due to vacations and general travel. Please contact Ronnie at the above email address.

As always, in case of an emergency please contact 911 immediately.

Sagamore Hills Civic Association Annual Meeting at Sagamore Hills Elementary School Tuesday, Oct. 23rd, 6:30pm social time with snacks, 7:00pm meeting

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July - August 2018 Sagamore Hills • The Signal 3 Sagamore Hills Neighborhood News

NEW FITNESS CRAZE FROM THE U.K. By Helen P. Fredrick I’ve been doing it a long time but didn’t know it had a name, OR that it was becoming a fad in Europe and slowly in the U.S. It’s plogging! No, that’s not a typo – the word is a combination of ‘jogging’ and ‘plocka upp,’ Swedish for ‘pick up’. When I walk my dog I always have a bag with me and naturally stop to pick up litter on my route. I feel this is my contribution to the beautification of our neighborhood. But now groups are organizing via social media sites to go “plogging” and clean up the environment in the process! They intentionally do squats and lunges to add to their workout. Some Tennessee citizens have started their own form of plogging, calling it “trashercize.” Groups often get together afterwards to celebrate their accomplishment at a cafe’ or restaurant, making a social event out of cleaning up the environment.

Of course it would be nice if such an activity weren’t necessary, but unfortunately, litterbugs abound! Some litter blows off the bins on trash days, but by and large the litter consists of items thrown out by passing motorists such as fast food containers, cups, straws, bottles, and cans. These items are a threat to our watersheds, as they will block our storm drains. On beaches and waterfronts they can create serious hazards for fish and birds. There’s always trash on any beach I go to.

Perhaps you’re part of a group looking for a project that would unite the group and create some memorable times together. If so, consider forming a plogging or trashercize group. By working together we can have a healthier, more beautiful city and world.

DEER IN BACKYARD OF HOUSE ON TAMARACK TRAIL By Helen P. Fredrick Also spotted lunching on hostas in front yard on two consecutive days. Also, a doe and fawn were spotted on Heatherwood in the middle of the day!

4 Sagamore Hills • The Signal July - August 2018 Neighborhood News Sagamore Hills

YARD OF THE MONTH MAY JUNE

2091 BLACK FOX DRIVE - DAN COLLIER 1726 ARROWHEAD TRAIL - TRISTAN AND KATHY SMITH

A NEW TOCO HILLS By Helen P. Fredrick I wasn’t sure how to categorize or label these words about Toco Hills – Clyde Shepherd and was one of the fi rst of its kind of shopping center in either eulogy or elegy. Recent developments have brought about popular Atlanta. The whole area was being developed in the 1950s following the as well as unpopular changes, with many of my favorite establishments baby boom after WWII. Shepherd learned the meaning of toco on an air closing due to increased rents. First it was The Shoe Center (I almost base in Brazil during WWII – it means ‘more luck than you can imagine.’ cried in dismay) and Petite Auberge, then Nearly New and Wellspring Luck was certainly on his side as he took advantage of the opportunity Treasures (two stores operated by non-profi t organizations where I could to build a place to shop and places to live for returning vets. donate as well as purchase used items), and most recently, the sudden closing of The Bagel Palace, which had been there as long as I had been There are plans to reinvent the former offi ce courtyard space into a going to Toco Hills. The aroma of fresh bagels wafted through the walls ‘hidden oasis,’ a green space back in the corner past the splash fountain, every morning into Power Lady, the gym next door (which has moved which will surely draw families on our hot summer days! Moms and dads temporarily into the Nearly New space while its new location on a lower can enjoy an iced coffee in the shade while watching their youngsters level is being made ready). Much of my life takes place at Toco Hills! get soaked and listen to their squeals of delight.

Many of the changes are welcomed and inviting – the updated lighting I was curious about “Westside Market” and ambled through it recently. and infrastructure, reconfi guration of parking spaces, colorful gathering I would describe it as a high-end fl ea market; it offers new and vintage spaces for chatting with friends or just sitting and enjoying a sunny gifts, clothes, art, and home décor. Its theme is “Where New Meets Old,” day. But you might have to search for a parking space, especially on and you are sure to fi nd gifts or decorative items in either category, from Friday nights! The array of eating places has changed Toco Hills into a rustic to formal and elegant. Truly a store to delight the senses and one kaleidoscope of international choices! There’s Thai/Malaysian, Mexican, very different from what has occupied Toco Hills up until now. Indian, poke’, and mideastern, along with a new pizza place, a creative salad place, and others. You can still get bagels and sandwiches, beer It seems Toco Hills offers something for almost everyone – but I for one and spirits, coffee and pastry. And its many fans know Petite Auberge will miss some of my favorite haunts. Change is hard but inevitable, merged with Violette and became Petite Violette on Clairmont Road – a and gradually we will come to embrace and enjoy the changes at Toco little bit further to drive for authentic French food. Hills; after all, it has gone through many changes over its lifetime. (How many of you remember the $1.00 movie theater??!! Its closing was a Toco Hills (I’ve always heard it called that, not HILL), was built in 1956 by real loss!)

July - August 2018 Sagamore Hills • The Signal 5 Sagamore Hills Neighborhood News

ZONING UPDATE – A CALL TO ARMS! By Ted Beveridge In our last issue of The Signal, we provided an update on the worrisome business at 2459 Clairmont Road known as Warrior Spa. That address is a single family home zoned as a residence, and in DeKalb County, a private residence may not host a business that involves visiting customers without a special exemption. In other words, Warrior Spa appears to be operating illegally from a home in our neighborhood. The Sagamore Hills Civic Association (SHCA) board has notified county commissioner Jeff Rader and filed complaints with DeKalb County, but Warrior Spa continues to operate.

This is not a case of one of our neighbors quietly providing spa services from home. The home appears to have been purchased to be the second location of Warrior Spa. The company utilizes signage along Clairmont Road and has put striped parking in the driveway. You can visit their website at www.warriorspa.com.

Additional voices would help, so please contact our county commissioners or DeKalb County Code Enforcement to issue a complaint; the contact information is listed below.

Commissioner Jeff Rader Commissioner Kathie Gannon DeKalb County Code Enforcement 404-371-2863 404-371-4909 404-687-3700 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

In other zoning news, county commissioners considered the Gipson Company retail development at Briarcliff Road and Clairmont Road on May 22nd and deferred the issue again until June 26th. At the May 22nd meeting, the SHCA spoke out in opposition to the Special Use Land Permits (SLUPS) the development company is seeking. These SLUPS would allow for rezoning the property, adding fuel pumps to the proposed Race Trac, selling alcohol at the proposed Race Trac, and including a drive-through at the proposed Wendy’s. Further, the SHCA intends to oppose the development at the upcoming commissioners meeting on June 26th.

Zoning enforcement and changes are issues that will continue to affect us in Sagamore Hills as development continues around us, and the SHCA will continue to monitor and report moving forward.

A CORNER PARTY: NEIGHBORS GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER By Sandra Menes & Don Broussard Last year around June, several new families moved into Sagamore Hills at the corner of Alderbrook and Timberland (the intersection closer to Sagamore Hills Elementary School). None of us really knew each other except for a quick wave or “hello.” At the Newcomers reception hosted by Rene’ Kane in the spring, we connected and quickly agreed that we wanted to create a social event to get to know each other (and our more long- term neighbors) better.

An informal committee quickly formed and decided to start small and simple. The easiest thing we could do to get together was a “happy hour”. We divided up simple responsibilities: Diane McWilliams likes to develop graphic art on her computer and volunteered to make invitations; Sandra Menes and Aimee Broussard delivered them to about 30 homes in our immediate vicinity. Don Broussard helped with set-up, and “the Gregs” (Greg Adkins, Gregg Guertin) and Christy L. Adkins, offered their lovely home and backyard. It was all BYOB and potluck snacks. Sure enough, on the sultry evening of June 5, about 30 of us gathered to chat, find out about each other, place names with homes, and congratulate ourselves for a wonderful time. Everyone agreed to do it again and several expressed interest in coordinating or hosting a future event. We’re awaiting a Fall event to be determined, with a renewed sense of neighborhood and friendship for those who live right nearby. Thanks to all who came out, to those who helped to coordinate it, and to those who want to help us turn our neighborliness into friendships.

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TRAFFIC UPDATE Pine Forest Drive MORNING DRIVE PATTERNS By Jaime Dutro, SHCA Traffic Subcommittee 400400 352 350 320 350 304 296 304 289 296 291 Sagamore Hills continues to be a prime neighborhood for cut-through rush 283283 289 291 300300 hour traffic as the latest data collection has confirmed. The latest traffic Westbound Westbound 250 Morning estbound than Eastbound250 Morning monitoring took place in late May before the end of the school year. Traffice stbound than Eastbound Volume 5.6 times more Volume Westbound than 5.6 times more 200 EastboundWestbound than volumes and speeds were monitored on Pine Forest, Alderbrook near Black 200 Eastbound Eastbound Eastbound Morning 150 Morning Fox, and Kodiak. Here are highlights of the new information gathered. 150 Volume 98 86 Volume 98 86 100 72 100 55 56 57 72 53 54 55 56 130 57 53 54 130 36 PINE FOREST. Volume is significantly higher by some 39% (Peak day) and 50 36 20 33% (Average count for weekdays = 211 more cars per day) and also 50 20 0 0 Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu higher even on the weekends. This after initially lower volumes following Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Westbound Eastbound the traffic calming installations as people continue to not tolerate waiting Westbound Eastbound 6am‐1pm 6am‐1pm at the light at LaVista and Clairmont. The good news is that the new traffic 6am‐1pm 6am‐1pm calming has continued to lower speeds - down 17.5% over Dec 2016 and Pine Forest Drive only 0.9% are driving over 30mph at this location compared to 44.9% prior AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING DRIVE PATTERNS to traffic calming measures. Cut-through volumes are the main culprit - AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING DRIVE PATTERNS 450 450 398 westbound volume in the mornings is over 5 times eastbound and eastbound 398 400 400 Eastbound is approximately 2 times westbound in the afternoon/early evening hours. 314 Eastbound 350 314 Afternoon 350 AfternoonVolume 300 Volume 256 300 229 256 236 ALDERBROOK. Volume on Alderbrook just north of Black Fox is also up 229 236 2.3 times 250 203 221 more 2.3 times 250 203 221 Eastboundmore 23% (Peak) and 18% (Average weekday). The 85th percentile speeds (the Eastbound 200 147 136 important speed criteria for traffic calming justification) at this spot are 200 147 136 150 150 170 very close to the 36 mph required for calming. That includes all the cars 162 170 174 171 100 162 Westbound 48 146 146 144 171 100 Westbound 174 49 146 144 turning out of or into Black Fox, certainly skewing the results a bit lower; so Afternoon 48 49 146 50 AfternoonVolume speeding is a major problem there, with high speeds recorded over 56 mph. 50 Volume 0 0 Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu KODIAK. This is the first time we’ve monitored this street; speeds are well Westbound Eastbound Westbound1pm‐8pm 1pm‐8pmEastbound below the 36 mph criteria for traffic calming, but volumes are nearly 400% 1pm‐8pm 1pm‐8pm over on the monitored segment of the street. Approximately 40% of drivers exceed the speed limit and 8.8% over 30 mph and high speeds over 56 mph • GDOT recently also performed some traffic monitoring on at the were also recorded Clairmont-LaVista intersection and on Black Fox, Council Bluff, and Pine Forest just off Clairmont. They have promised to share that data and we Random speeding in the neighborhood appears to be a continuing topic on will use it to validate our own numbers. Note - the equipment purchased Nextdoor with cars reportedly aggressively passing others on Fairoaks and from the Traffic Calming Fund is similar to the ones they use, and our Black Fox in the last month or so. Please slow down!!! numbers have been consistent with those taken by the County. Other traffic and safe pedestrian efforts on-going by the Traffic Committee • The proposed Racetrac/Wendys/Express Oil Lube project at Clairmont include: and Briarcliff has been opposed by the SHCA Board on the traffic impact • We have another meeting with the County to follow-up on replacement grounds but also to support our adjacent neighborhoods opposed to it and of faded Stop signs (the County requires they be replaced every ten years because it incorporated 4 of the 6 neighborhood-negative establishments and many of ours are pushing 25 years old). identified by the County in the SLUP-6 requirements (alcohol sales, gas pumps, drive-thru restaurant, and auto repair – only lacking check- • We also received a commitment to install the painted pavement “stop cashing and a pawn shop). bars” at stop signs which help increase driver awareness of the stop sign at intersections • We are actively looking to place driver-feedback radar signs on Alderbrook in both directions to help reduce speeds. Criteria for placement besides • We also received a commitment from the County to add crosswalk higher speeding location include a long line-of-site to approaching striping at ten key intersections, mostly around the school. vehicles, adequate sunlight for the solar panel, and homeowner approval - even though signs go in the public right-of-way. Anyone wondering • We are continuing to chase the County with efforts to reduce cut-through how they look can check the sign out on Black Fox which has effectively traffic which is only getting worse every year particularly around our slowed speeds by approximately 4 mph. If you think your street might LaVista/Clairmont streets as a result of continued unfettered development benefit from a radar sign; please let us know. and the looming mega-growth that the new Childrens’ Hospital will engender. July - August 2018 Sagamore Hills • The Signal 7 Sagamore Hills Neighborhood News

COLORS OF SUMMER

8 Sagamore Hills • The Signal July - August 2018 Neighborhood News Sagamore Hills

FESTIVALS AROUND TOWN JULY The 9th Annual BronzeLens Film Festival is back in Atlanta with fi lm screenings, fi lm workshops, master classes, our famous BronzeLens ATLANTA ICE CREAM FESTIVAL Awards Show, the women superstars luncheon, and more! Date: 7/28/2018 - Join us as we pursue our mission to bring worldwide attention to Join us in Piedmont Park this summer to cool off with the 8th Annual Atlanta as a center for fi lm and fi lm production for people of color. Ice Cream Festival. Enjoy delectable local ice cream, gelato, and more, For more details visit: while celebrating the season with games, activities, and lots of fun. We’ll www.atlanta.net/events/national-black-arts-festival see you there! For more details visit: DECATUR BBQ, BLUES & BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL www.atlanta.net/events/detail/atlanta-ice-cream-festival/101948 8/11/2018- 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Harmony Park, 860 Oakview Rd, Decatur, GA 30030 ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATO FESTIVAL For more details visit: Date: 7/15/2018 - 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Westside Provisions District, www.atlanta.net/events/detail/decatur-bbq-blues-bluegrass-festival/101950 1100-1210 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30318 Chef-restaurateur Ford Fry’s tenth annual Attack of the Killer Tomato GRANT PARK SUMMER SHADE FESTIVAL Festival will be at Westside Provisions District this year. The south’s top 8/25/2018 - 8/26/2018 - 8:00 AM - Grant Park chefs, most-skilled mixologists and local farmers are teaming up once For more details visit: again to create tomato-based delights in support of Organics, a www.atlanta.net/events/detail/grant-park-summer-shade-festival/107103 local non-profi t connecting organic food from Georgia farms to Georgia families. Live music by G. Love & Special Sauce and a special appearance PIEDMONT PARK ARTS FEST from Ford Fry’s band will entertain guests alongside creative libations, 8/18/2018 - 8/19/2018 - 10 AM - Piedmont Park, 400 Park Drive NE, inspired tomato treats and cold pours of SweetWater beer, sponsored Atlanta, GA 30309 by United Distributors. Featuring special out-of-town guests including For more details visit: Los Angeles chef and Korean taco king legend Roy Choi, Kelly Fields of www.atlanta.net/events/detail/piedmont-park-arts-fest/113416 Willa Jean in New Orleans and Jeni Bauer of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams! More: For a list of participating restaurants and specifi c ticket prices, visit Keep cool and visit these attractions June 16 - August 31, 2018 killertomatofest.com. • Planetarium Show at - Ticket deal $9 for For more details visit: two www.atlanta.net/events/detail/attack-of-the-killer-tomato-festival/107555 • The King Center - Free admission and free parking every day • + CNN Studio Tours + World of Coca-Cola + AUGUST 2 more - CityPASS gets you 5 attractions for $84 (choose 2 from these: , Center for Civil and Human Rights, Fernbank BRONZELENS FILM FESTIVAL Museum of Natural History, College Football Hall of Fame) 8/22 - 8/26/2018 - Atlanta Marriott Marquis; 265 For more details visit: https://tinyurl.com/CityPassATL Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303

TIPS TO DETER CRIMINALS 1. Keep big dog bowls out in the open, front or back porch. 2. Keep men’s work boots by the carport. 3. Get a home security system and post security signs so they are visible. 4. Install cameras, real ones. 5. Get a lockable mailbox. 6. Don’t mention travel plans on-line. 7. Keep an eye out for neighbors’ homes. 8. Ask a neighbor to get your mail while you’re away, criminals watch and see when postal service skips a delivery.

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July - August 2018 Sagamore Hills • The Signal 9 Sagamore Hills Civic Association, Inc. Membership Dues Enrollment & Directory Information January – December 2018

Make checks payable to Sagamore Hills Civic Association, Inc. You can also $35.00 Annual Membership Dues for 2018 join on the website Optional Designated Donations www.shca.wildapricot.org ______Beautifi cation Fund ______Security Patrol Fund ($130/year suggested) ______Total Enclosed

Membership Directory Information: (check here if joining as a non-owner renter _____) Address: ______City & Zip: ______Household Phone: ______1. Member Name: ______Cell:______( __ do not list) E-Mail: ______2. Member Name: ______Cell: ______( __ do not list) E-Mail: ______

Other household members over 18 Member Name E-Mail Address Preferred Contact Number

As always, the Board welcomes your comments, suggestions, and concerns. Use this space for your comments:

Sagamore Hills Civic Association, Inc. P.O. Box 49207, Atlanta, GA 30359

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