Summer 2008

To Our University Heights Neighbors


Saturday and Sunday, August 9th & 10th
mark your calendars!

NEIGHBORHOOD-WIDE YARD SALE
Saturday, August 9th 8:00 AM-1:00 PM

A lot of folks asked for this! To clarify,
anyone interested will hold their OWN
yard sale on this day. The UHCA will
cover getting the permit, putting up signs,
and advertising in the Athens Banner and
Flagpole. Additionally, Paul Walker is
being so kind to have a big truck in the
parking lot of the UGA building
at the corner of College Ave & College
Station from 2:00-3:00 PM that day,
to take unsold items to Good Will.
Call if you want more info at 706-714-7417

SUMMER FUN FLING!
Sunday, August 10th 3:00-6:00 PM
400 Caldwell Circle (on the river)

Open to ALL residents!
Our Fall Fling was a lot of fun, so if you
missed it last time, please come meet your
neighbors, have some burgers & dogs,
play horseshoes, volleyball and badminton.
Bring a side dish (cole slaw, baked beans,
salad,chips) or a dessert if you would like!
Fishing poles welcome!
BRING A LAWN CHAIR!
We need volunteers to help set-up and
break-down. Also, if anyone would like
to coordinate some activities for the kids,
please email michelle@michelleroche.com
A special thanks to Kroger for a donation of
a $50 gift certificate.

Mosquito Control
www.athensclarkecounty.com/mosquito
The Mosquito Control Program encourages citizens to eliminate mosquito breeding
grounds by eliminating standing water, picking up litter around property, and cleaning up excess vegetation overgrowth. Free larvacide briquets for water that can’t be removed are available to ACC citizens at all Fire Stations beginning late spring through late fall. More tips and contacts for specific areas are available online or by calling the ACC Public Information Office (706-613-3795).

ATTENTION WALKERS!
Just a reminder that you should walk AGAINST traffic!

Parking On An Unimproved Surface
(Front Yard Parking)
Parking on an unimproved surface in a front yard in a residential zone is a violation of this ordinance. In all residential zones, all off-street parking of auto-mobiles, trucks, trailers, and recreational vehicles in the front yard shall be limited to a
contiguous area which is no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of the front yard, or a contiguous area twenty-five (25) feet wide and
the depth of the front yard, whichever is greater. Such parking area shall
be paved with pervious or impervious concrete or asphalt, or graveled if edged in a permanent fashion.

Barking Dogs! Who loves ‘em?
Learn about bark training at www.barkingdogs.com

Notes from our March 28, 2008, General Meeting Regarding Traffic Calming
Our guest speaker, STEVE DECKER, ACC traffic engineer, gave us valuable insight not only into traffic calming in U.H., but for future plans for ACC. He has been here for 9 months and is highly qualified. ACC went 3 years without a traffic engineer.
Next week, we will have traffic counters in the neighborhood. They will measure the amount of cars per day in both directions, the average speeds and also the time of day of the traffic. They will also measure the percentage of cars going 35 MPH and over. This will determine if we are even eligible for speed humps or traffic circles. As of now, ACC requires 750 cars per day, with 85% going 35 or over, to even start the process. Once qualified, the city pays 50% of the cost of the speed hump ($3500-5000) or traffic circle ($5000-8000), only if 65% of the property owners on that street agree for the remaining balance to be accessed on their tax bill over a period of 10-12 years. So, as you can see, it is a difficult process. Steve mentioned of the 10 neighborhoods he has studied so far, NONE of them have qualified, so he may
go to ACC in the future to change the policy. He also discussed stop signs. From his experience, stop signs are not effective in traffic calming and in fact, encourage folks to actually run them. He sees a higher crash rate at stop signs within neighborhoods. Sidewalks ARE an effective way to calm traffic. However, there is a long list of neighborhoods wanting them as they are covered 100% by the county.
We all agreed that some of the worst offenders for speeding are school buses, Fed-Ex and UPS trucks. Mr. Decker encouraged us to CALL those companies and report speeders, especially the school buses, call the Board of Education Asscoc. Superintendent Ted Gilbert at 706-546-7721 ext 18264. You will need
to provide the school bus #.
We will certainly stay on top of this issue. If you have any more questions, email
Steve Decker at SteveDecker@co.clarke.ga.us

If you haven’t paid your 2008 dues, please make checks for $10 payable to: UHCA
Checks should be made out to “University Heights Community Association” and can be mailed to our treasurer:
Paul L. Walker
265 Spalding Circle
Athens, GA 30605

If you have any suggestions, complaints, comments, or problems, please contact one of your UHCA board members. We want to hear from you!

Your UHCA board members are:
Michelle Roche, President 706-353-3244 m.roche@charter.net
Sander Heilig 706-353-2248 sanderheilig@charter.net
Carolyn Lehr 706-549-2280 clehr345@charter.net
Cyndi Logan 706-202-3974 cyndilogan@charter.net
Paul Walker 706-714-7417 paul@neatstripe.com
Manley Kiser 706-248-3857 mkiser@uga.edu

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