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

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