Tuesday, August 21, 2012
City's parks commissioner tells Candler Park residents that golf course will remain.
Ever since the city said it was looking at ways to take the Candler Park Golf Course out of the loss column and into the profit column, Candler Park residents worried what the end result would be. The city considered a driving range, following a consulting study that outlined options. That, of course, sparked a tilt-a-whirl of rumors that included supposed plans for an amphitheater, to a sale to the Paideia School in Druid Hills to construction of a parking deck. On Monday, George Dusenbury, commissioner of Atlanta's Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, laid the rumors to rest. The nine-hole golf course loses about $50,000 a year, Dusenbury said. Nevertheless, the golf course is not for sale. Nor are there plans for …
Though Candler Park and Lake Claire are among the safest neighborhood in the city with respect to violent crime, motor vehicle break-ins remain a serious issue.
In a city that has undergone a series of major crimes ranging from a string of armed robberies to kidnapping attempts to carjackings, residents of Candler Park and Lake Claire have largely been spared. Compared with other Atlanta Police Department neighborhood beats, APD Beat 608, which includes Candler Park and Lake Claire, is among the safest in the neighborhoods comprising East Atlanta Patch. Beat 608, which falls under APD Zone 6, ranks first in terms of safety concerning rapes and homicide and nearly impressive showings in other serious crimes, Officer Ryan Stephens told Candler Park residents Monday night at the neighborhood's monthly meeting. Even a recent spate of mobile phone snatch-and-run thefts seems to be under control. The …
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Candler Park committee looks at future for greenspace, golf course. But plans hit a snag with Park Pride organization pulling out.
A Candler Park steering committee charged with helping shape future of that neighborhood's namesake park could hire a firm to help it create a visioning plan for the 55.3-acre greenspace. Such a plan could cost between $10,000 and $40,000, Amy Stout, a steering committee member, told residents Monday night at the monthly meeting of the Candler Park Neighborhood Organization. The move follows Park Pride's decision to part ways with the committee, which sought that organization's help with the visioning plan for Candler Park, which is located at 1500 McLendon Ave. NE. Founded in 1989, Park Pride, a non-profit group, is a greenspace advocacy group. It helps communities with volunteer clean-ups, maintenance and improvement projects and works …
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Péralte Paul
11:22 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Dusenbury was asked that question, Tommy: The tennis courts do turn a profit but the swimming pools and rec centers don't, he said. more ›