The latest edition of PLAINTalk for January/February, 2017 is available at this link: January/February, 2017,
Enjoy and look forward to seeing you at our fun winter events.
The latest edition of PLAINTalk for January/February, 2017 is available at this link: January/February, 2017,
Enjoy and look forward to seeing you at our fun winter events.
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Name of citizen with special need: ____________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________
Telephone: ____________________________________________
Person(s) to be contacted in case of emergency:
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phone numbers: ____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
phone numbers: ____________________________________________
Medical condition police department should be made aware of:
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Special instructions:
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Please observe the following guidelines when submitting comments, suggestions and complaints to City Hall:
It is recommended that you submit your ideas in writing. This gives you a chance to clarify your thoughts and allows the appropriate person(s) the chance to clearly understand your issues, possess a record of your communication and prioritize their time and resources.
Please be specific. If you have a number of issues to present, it may be advantageous to prioritize your concerns. Again, this allows the responsible individual(s) to identify specific issues and formulate plans to efficiently and effectively deal with them.
If you do not know who to refer to, it’s okay. We’ll determine which person(s) need to receive your communication and direct copies to all those concerned.
When submitting comments, please include your name, street address and telephone number.
1. Each resident is billed annually (in January of each year) for Sanitation Tax and Plot Tax. Most mortgage companies do not pay this. Please check with your company to determine if they pay for these items. This tax is due to Pine Lake by March 15.
2. BFI picks up household waste only on Tuesday, along with recyclables. Trash may be put out on Monday night for Tuesday morning pickup. Trash cans must be put back, out of sight of the street, by Wednesday at noon. Do not put yard trash or building materials in these cans, or BFI will not pick up.
3. Yard trimmings, limbs, etc. should be placed at the curb for city maintenance pickup. Leaves should be spread at the curb for vacuuming by city leaf machine.
4. Furniture, appliances and/or building materials should be put on the curb for city maintenance pickup. Paint cans will be picked up if sand is put into the cans.
5. House numbers should be visible from the street, and at least three (3) inches high (Ordinance under title 6, Chap 2, Sec 9a).
6. Park cards are issued to new property owners — two per family — at no cost. There is a $10 fee per replacement card. Renters may get park cards at a charge of $25 per set, with proof of residence. $15 of this charge will be refunded if cards are returned when renter moves out. Cards are updated annually with stickers at no charge. Applications are available at city hall, or by clicking here.
7. Permit forms: Building permits, tree removal permits, fence permits, and yard sale permits can be found at city hall. Building permits are required for structural changes, new structure, porch or deck additions, driveways, etc. Check with city hall to verify requirement. Electrical and plumbing permits must be secured from DeKalb County after Pine Lake permit is obtained.
8. Voter registration forms are available at city hall and at pinelakegeorgia.com. Notary service also available at city hall.
9. Car registration, marriage licenses, finger printing and other civil legal requirements must be handled through DeKalb County. Call (404) 371-2601 for information.
10. Although walking pets is allowed around the lake area, all pets must be restrained. Owners are required to maintain control of their pets at all times, to keep pets out of the swimming area of the lake (inside the berm) and to clean up behind their pets.
11. PLAIN hosts a monthly pancake breakfast, on the first Saturday of each month, at the Beach House. Low cost, great food and good neighbors from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
12. Other general resident information will be published in the monthly newsletter PLAINTalk. Upcoming events and state of the city matters are included in an insert, Notes from City Hall.
The nearest MARTA rail station is the Indian Creek Transit Station. Take Poplar out of the city (as the street crosses Rockbridge, it becomes Rowland). Follow Rowland until it deadends at S. Indian Creek. Turn right. Turn left at next light, then left into station lot.
Indian Creek is the last station on the East-West line. The next station, Kensington, is just off Memorial Drive near Covington Hwy. The 118 Rockbridge Road bus serves that station.
The 120 Stone Mountain bus serves the 3rd station in, Avondale, and follows East Ponce de Leon Ave/Memorial Drive to Stone Mountain Village. Bus route 119 enters Stone Mountain Park from a park and ride lot in the village.
For more bus schedules, click here.
For a map of the rail system, click here.
For rail schedules, click here.
Phone: 404.848.4800
Complete this form and return it to City Hall at 459 Pine Drive, or mail to PO Box 1325, Pine Lake GA 30072. If you are not a property owner, please include proof of residency.
Date _________________________
Name __________________________________________________________________
Street address: ______________________________________ PO Box ________
Phone number: __________________________ Work: _______________________
Renters complete next two lines
Owners name: __________________________________________________________
Owners phone: __________________
Date lease expires: __________________
PUBLIC SERVICE INFORMATION
Occupants:
1. __________________________________ Age _________ DOB ______________
2. __________________________________ Age _________ DOB ______________
3. __________________________________ Age _________ DOB ______________
4. __________________________________ Age _________ DOB ______________
5. __________________________________ Age _________ DOB ______________
6. __________________________________ Age _________ DOB ______________
Emergency contact: ____________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________ Zip _____________
Phone number: ____________________________ Relationship _______________
Postmaster
Pine Lake Post Office
United States Post Office
PINE LAKE RESIDENTS
PINE LAKE, GA 30072
THE RESIDENTS OF PINE LAKE DO NOT HAVE CARRIER DELIVERY SERVICE (REQUIREMENTS FOR DELIVERY SERVICE: MUST HAVE A POPULATION OF 2500 OR MORE, OR 750 POSSIBLE DELIVERIES (DMM 144).
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOUR POST OFFICE BOX NUMBER BE PLACED ON YOUR MAIL SO THAT IT WILL NOT BE RETURNED AS “INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS.”
THERE IS A $1.00 DEPOSIT FOR EACH KEY, WHICH WILL BE REFUNDED IF THE KEY IS RETURNED WHEN THE BOX IS CLOSED.
NO FEE FOR BOX RENTAL FOR PINE LAKE RESIDENTS ONLY.
YOU MUST PROVE THAT YOU ARE A RESIDENT. THIS IS REQUIRED EACH YEAR.
YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR MAIL 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.
OUR OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00AM-4:30PM M-F AND 9:00AM-12:00PM SAT
IF WE CAN BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL US.
404/292-9224
4567 ROCKBRIDGE ROAD
PINE LAKE, GA 30072-9998
404/292/9224
City Hall/Police Department
404 292 4250
PLAIN
info@plainhelps.org
https://www.plainhelps.org
MARTA
404 848 4800
BFI
770 339 9393
Allied Waste Service
404 693 9200
Hello, and welcome to Pine Lake. We’re so glad you’re here, sharing this beautiful community with us.
We’ve all been newbies at one point, and know how overwhelming it can be moving into a new community, finding your way around, meeting the neighbors, figuring out how on earth your furniture will fit into your new place. It can be stressful, but it can be fun, too.
Now, I can’t tell you how to fit the furniture that used to fit into your square living room in your old place, into the longer, rectangular (sort of) living room in Pine Lake.
I can, however, pass along a few tips that will make your transition into Pine Lake just a tiny bit easier.
1. Wave. To everyone. Always.
2. When someone offers you help, take it. They really mean it, and are not “just being polite.”
3. When someone invites you to stop by, do it. They really mean it. (see above)
4. If you have a computer, go to www.pinelakega.com, and www.plainhelps.org. And check out these sites. There is a good bit of information available online.
5. Join PLAIN, the neighborhood organization. Meetings are the third Thursday of the month, at 7:00, in the Clubhouse. (Clubhouse and Forrest)
6. Come to the PLAIN sponsored pancake breakfast the first Saturday of each month from 8:30 – 10:30AM.. This is a great ways to meet your neighbors.
7. Come to the First Friday Concert Series for top notch entertainment at the Beach House or Club House the first Friday of each month at 8:00PM. This is another great way to meet and to enjoy your neighbors.
8. Take exercise walks early, because mid evening walks consist of walking a few yards, stopping to chat, walking a few more … chatting again … and so on and so on – a twenty minute walk can take 2 hours and you end up talking more than walking.
9. Be kind to the lake. Pick up your own mess, and your dog’s mess as well.
10. Be prepared for strangers to ask to walk through your house. It happens. We’re a nosey bunch. Think of it as a kind of initiation.
11. If you need a tool, a hand, a skill — ask around. Most likely someone here has it, and is willing to lend it.
12. Relax. You’re home now.