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BH Art & Entertainment | 11 FEBRUARY 2020 ■ www.ReporterNewspapers.net BCID News Roundup BY JOHN RUCH johnruch(a)reporternewspapers.net West Village sidewalks and a North Buckhead orchard were among the discussion topics for the Buckhead Community Improvement District board at its Jan. 22 meeting at Tower Place. The BCID is a self-taxing group of commercial property owners in cen tral Buckhead that funds various safety and transportation programs. WEST VILLAGE STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS TO BEGIN Sidewalks and other pedestrian amenities are coming soon to the West Village in a BCID project expected to wrap up in late November. The West Village is the area bordered by East Andrews Drive and Roswell and West Paces Ferry roads, known for entertainment, dining and shopping. The BCID’s West Vil lage Streetscape proj ect will add sidewalks, pedestrian lighting and street trees to the area. At the same time, the city and the Georgia De partment of Transpor tation will install new stormwater infrastruc ture along Roswell and East Andrews. The streetscape work will be performed by As tra Group, which also built the adjacent Lou- dermilk Park at Ro swell and East Paces Fer ry Road, for a contract of up to $2,958,888 ap proved by the BCID board at its meeting. Matt Gore, a BCID project and programs manager, said construction would begin “imminently” once the paperwork is done. ORCHARD COMING TO MOUNTAIN DRIVE A fruit-tree orchard will be planted soon near the Mountain Way Common park, ac cording to Livable Buckhead Executive Director Denise Starling. The orchard site is 684 Mountain Drive, a lot at the intersection with North Ivy Road, which Livable Buckhead acquired in 2017 for Mountain Way Common - which runs be neath Ga. 400 across the street - and future expansion of the PATH400 multiuse trail. Starling told the BCID board that the planting is expected in February or March. The trees should be mature enough for harvest in about five years, she said, at which time the fruit might be donated to a food pantry. POLICE PAY RAISE MEANS FEWER TRAFFIC COPS Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ pay raise for Atlanta police officers is credited with boosting the ranks. But it’s also cutting down on the number of officers willing to work the BCID’s special traffic duty program. City Councilmember Howard Shook of Buckhead’s District 7, who is also a BCID board member, raised the issue at the Jan. 22 meeting. BCID staff member Tony Peters confirmed the pay raise’s impact on off-duty traffic officers, calling it a “continuing bat tle... And we’ll have to figure out unique ways of attracting them.” Peters said the BCID is not yet considering a raise in the hourly pay rate for traffic of ficers, but is considering hiring them from other departments. According to Gore, the BCID program currently employs officers regularly to cov er 11 locations along Piedmont, Lenox and Roswell roads during rush hours at a rate of $45 an hour. In the winter holiday season, additional locations around shopping cen ters are served at a rate of $50 an hour. LENOX SQUARE MAY GET A NEW SIGN The Lenox Square mall is working on new and redesigned signage at Peachtree and Lenox roads, according to General Manager Robin Suggs, who serves as the BCID board’s vice chairman. The 3393 Peachtree Road mall currently has a stone-like monument sign on Peachtree and its name on walls along the intersection. The new signage could come along with Lenox Road improvements the BCID is plan ning. That project won’t come until mid-2021 at the earliest, Peters said. A Lenox Square spokesperson later said that mall officials have no further informa tion about the signage. E Andrews Dr f # % Irby Ave NW ■52r A BCID map of the West Village, where sidewalks and other amenities will be added. A • Serving Buckhead community for over 30 years • Minutes from OK Cafe • Quiet residential neighborhood • Apartments tailored to personal needs Wa daim youf da yoLi sa/J ilovehomecleanhome.com 770-450-5955 I Home Clean Home, LLC I 3904 N. Druid Hills Rd, #322 I Decatur, GA 30033 saint anne’s terrace We call it home. PAT LANDER Resident since 2017 "Besides making new friends, I love the library, exercise classes and someone to change my linens on my big bed!!" CALL US TO SCHEDULE YOUR VISIT 3100 Northside Parkway, NW Atlanta 30327 www.saintannesterrace.org • 404-238-9200 2042 Johnson Ferry Rd NE (at the corner of Ashford-Dunwoody Rd. in Brookhaven) $5 OFF Lunch or Dinner Minimum $20 purchase Hours: 11am to 10:30pm Not valid with any other offers. Not valid on Fridays, must present newspaper ad to redeem. Expires 2/29/20
