MIC Newsletter January 2024
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A community of involved residents coming together to improve the quality of life in Mableton. | |
2023 MIC Annual Report President's Statement | |
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Dear MIC Members, Sponsors, Volunteers, and Friends,
We hope you and your family had a sensational Christmas Holiday season and wish you a safe, healthy, and prosperous new year.
We are excited to report to you how we fared in 2023. It was a remarkable and historic year, with the onboarding of the new city of Mableton. Mableton is continuing to experience unprecedented growth and development. The Mableton Improvement Coalition (MIC), pronounced “Mick,” has been advocating for smart redevelopment of our community for over 20 years.
The immense scope of our work is shown in our 2023 Annual Report. While further improvement in our city is still needed, Mableton is emerging as a shining community on the hill.
Looking forward, 2024 will be an exciting year, with continued progress on the way. On April 13, 2024, we will be hosting the 3rd annual Taste of Mableton, As always, the Taste of Mableton will showcase a fusion of flavors, passion, people, culture, service, and lifestyles. Additionally, we look forward to greater economic development and opportunities, more restaurants, a new Workforce Development Center, more places to feed and shelter our unhoused neighbors, expanded support of our local schools, public safety, businesses, places of worship, and non-profit organizations.
In closing, I would like to express our thanks and appreciation to MIC’s Board of Directors, as well as our volunteers, sponsors, elected officials, supporters, and friends. We value your support and your commitment to Mableton's sustainable growth, economic development, and education needs.
Respectfully,
Ray Thomas
President
Mableton Improvement Coalition
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EpiCenter celebrates 10th anniversary in 2024 | |
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Cobb County Chairwoman Lisa Cupid invites the community to celebrate 10 epic years of the Riverside EpiCenter on Jan. 6. The Level UP 2024 event begins with a 5k fun run and boot camp followed by a career fair, double Dutch, a screening of The Miracle of BBQ documentary, food trucks, paint on purpose, faith board experience, live podcasts, concert, giveaways and more.
Spend the day networking, getting active, enjoying great food and having some fun, from
9 a.m. - 9 p.m. at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Parkway, Austell.
Get all the details and tickets at RECATL.com/10years/
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The City of Mableton has launched its website at http://www.mableton.gov
Use this website to find information about upcoming council meetings, past meeting minutes, adopted ordinances and contact information for city officials and staff.
You may also visit MIC's website at http://www.mableton.org/city-of-mableton for additional information about the City
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The Mableton Improvement Coalition (MIC) is an all-volunteer, non-partisan, non-profit community organization working to promote activities, enhance communication, and facilitate initiatives that will benefit the welfare of the community and its spirit.
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Floyd Middle School has been again nominated for the BEST OF COBB contest for Best Public Middle School! Last year, Floyd came in 3rd Place....this year Floyd will hopefully be 1st place! The Best of Cobb is a community voting contest. It is not about test scores or demographics. It is about those who believe in our school and make the choice to vote for Floyd Middle School. | |
The voting window is open until January 5, 2024. You can vote once a day by clicking on the link below:
Vote for Floyd Middle School!
https://www.mdjonline.com/ cobblife/bestof/#/gallery/402390700/
If you believe in Floyd Middle School...its students, staff, teachers, and community, please vote now.
LET'S GO FLOYD!!!
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Winter Festival Celebration
Mableton Improvement Coalition's Education Committee supported Sanders Elementary Winter Festival on December 8. Brandeis Thompson, committee co-chair, and Dr. Bre Peeler, committee member, were on hand to answer questions about MIC and the education committee.
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Assistance For South Cobb School Families! | |
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On January 5th from 4 pm-7 pm, First Christian Church of Mableton will be providing an evening of assistance to South Cobb School Families. We will train parents in navigating the CTLS and Parent Vue platforms, for both English Speakers AND Spanish Speakers! This program will be for families new to Cobb and long-time residents who want to learn the systems. Parent Facilitators and Administrators in the area, as well as other bilingual volunteers trained in using these platforms, will conduct the program.
For more information contact Barry Smith at: [email protected]
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Future Land Use Map Amendments | |
Cobb County has published proposed changes to the Future Land Use Map, which guides zoning decisions. Most of the map changes in Mableton are the result of suggestions from MIC's Zoning Committee. MIC appreciates Commissioner Sheffield sponsoring these updates which will provide for a better framework for development and redevelopment in our community. Learn more here. | |
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Hearings Coming Up in February (no hearings in January)
February 6 - Planning Commission
February 20 - Board of Commissioners
applications from February 6 Planning Commission hearing and:
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OB-40 - Kerley Family Homes - for a new site plan for a townhome development approved in 2019 at 32 and 34 Cooper Lake Road, Mableton - MIC recommendation pending.
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OB-66 - Chick Fil-A - for a new location on Veterans Memorial Highway at Hickory Trail. MIC recommendation pending.
Applications Completed in December
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OB-60 - Enoch Appiah - for an additional building at 5780 Powell Drive. MIC recommended denial; application was denied.
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OB-61 - Leopard Pinestraw - for permission to sell pinestraw from trailers at 740 Veterans Memorial Highway. MIC recommended denial; application was denied.
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LUP-29 - James Frank - for permission to manufacture firearms at 6585 Queen Mill Road - MIC recommended denial; application was denied.
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If you live in an area near one of these zoning applications, the MIC Zoning Committee wants to hear from you! We welcome new neighbors to Mableton, but we also want to do all we can to protect existing neighborhoods. Email us at [email protected]!
Hearing and Meeting Information - The Planning Commission hearings are the first Tuesday of each month and the Board of Commissioners Zoning Hearings are the third Tuesday of each month, except January. Both are at 9 am at 100 Cherokee Street just off Marietta Square. The Board of Zoning Appeals hearings begin at 1:30pm in the same location.
Comment Online - Use this easy form to let the Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners know your thoughts on pending applications.
Each month, District Commissioner Monique Sheffield and Planning Commissioner Michael Hughes hold a virtual "In The Zone" meeting to review pending zoning applications. Meetings are usually the 4th Wednesday of each month, but the holidays will affect that schedule. Sign up for Commissioner Sheffield's newsletter to receive the link and instructions.
There is more information related to zoning cases on MIC's website. Please email the MIC Zoning Committee with any questions.
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MIC’s recommendations on zoning applications are made without consideration of the applicant’s status as a sponsor of MIC or MIC’s events/ programs. Any sponsor with a zoning application is placed on hiatus and their funds returned until the zoning process is complete. | |
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District Attorney Broady will speak to the job of his office, which is to prosecute felonies, but he will also be discussing:
- The newly opened (grand opening Dec. 15, 2023) Family Advocacy Center and partner agencies that are co-located at the Fairground St location
- Victim Witness program – walking with victims thru the criminal justice process including helping them get restitution
- Alternative Case Resolution which includes pretrial diversion, accountability courts for drugs, mental health, veterans and parental accountability court.
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Thank You to our sponsors who are committed to helping people, strengthening families, and building a more vital and vibrant Mableton. With the help of our sponsors, MIC continues to fulfill our mission to promote activities, enhance communication, and facilitate initiatives that will benefit the welfare of the Mableton community and its spirit.
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GENERAL SPONSORS
Barnes Law Group, Bellhop, blue frog plumbing, Cobb Travel & Tourism, DaLee and Company, Dogs We Trust, First Christian Church of Mableton, Go Juicy, Harris Advisors Group, H.O.P.E Family Resource Center, JJA Project Management, John Thornton Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC, Keller Williams Cityside – Taiwo Oniru-Akintokun, MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes, M3 Innovations dba Aquatree, Moore Diagnostic Laboratory, Printridge, Putnam Body Shop, Quick Tax Professionals, Readyset Atlanta, Refuge Law PLLC, Riverside EpiCenter, SOS Holdings, Sweetwater Mission, The Pillar Church Mableton, The Real Estate Maven, TS Tax & Accounting Services, Vitality Village, Inc. White Columns Funeral Home, Wilson Agency/Farmers Insurance, Yeah Man Jamaican Restaurant, and Zaxby's.
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The Mableton Improvement Coalition (MIC) is an all-volunteer, non-partisan, non-profit community organization working to promote activities, enhance communication, and facilitate initiatives that will benefit the welfare of the community and its spirit.
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We CAN affect our future when we work together.
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