ONS, 2021 Year in Review
Where we started:
2021 brought with it a new ONS President and Vice-President. The three person ONS board went down to a two member board in February of 2021.
What we accomplished in 2021:
Staffed a full-fledge 5-person Board (New Secretary, Treasurer and Zoning Chair) and created two adhoc committees (Communications and Finance) to welcome additional neighbors to the ONS team
Completed a final draft of the revised ONS bylaws after pulling in neighborhood feedback through two ONS Bylaws workshops
Designed and completed a brand new ONS website, and revamped and staffed multiple communication streams (newsletter, social media channels)
Neighborhood Projects Completed in 2021:
Completed the Phoenix III Park Amphitheater and installed the shade sail at Heritage Park to wrap up a multi-year, multi-site park initiative
Submitted and secured a $99,999 grant from the Stadium Trust Fund, with 100% matching support from the Atlanta Police Foundation (total of $199,998), to install 16 security cameras throughout the Summerhill neighborhood
Worked with Councilmember Carla Smith to:
Pass an amendment to Summerhill’s neighborhood zoning that reduces the 20-foot minimum home width to 15-feet which would allow developers and property owners the space needed to maintain the 5-foot minimum distance between new housing structures and neighboring property lines
Secure $40,000 to procure a Rapid Reflective Flashing Beacon or blinking pedestrian light for the crosswalk at Georgia Avenue and Reed Street
Celebrate, as a community, the unveiling of a long-awaited neighborhood grocery store and Publix super market groundbreaking
A group of residents, leaders and business owners at the unveiling of a Summerhill Parks Improvement project.
Where we’re going in 2022
Continue to build community
More community events to bring neighbors and local stakeholders together (building off of our July 2021 gathering and District 1 forum)
Improve residential parking
Working with the City of Atlanta and Atlanta DOT to conduct a neighborhood wide assessment of residential parking; have gotten the process started with Councilmember Carla Smith and Sheryl Bennett and will continue with Councilmember-elect Jason Winston
Strengthen local partnerships
Increase standing communication and collaboration with local partners including: Summerhill Neighborhood Development Corporation, Carter, Georgia State University, Martin Street Plaza, City of Atlanta, commercial partners along Georgia Avenue, etc.
Increase neighborhood solidarity
Welcome events and materials for new neighbors
Promoting house signs; sold out of existing house signs
