Westview Cemetery Anniversary Celebration Pre-Planning Seminar

The Westview Cemetery is celebrating their 130 year anniversary in October 2014. Join them for a series of events that include book release/signing, lectures, tours, and a Halloween bash with the Atlanta History Center on October 30th in the Westview Abbey!

Pre-Planning Seminar

By reservation only at cjulian@westviewcemetery.com, or sign up during open house on October 25.

10:00am

Location: Business Office

Party with the Past at Westview Cemetery

The Westview Cemetery is celebrating their 130 year anniversary in October 2014. Join them for a series of events that include book release/signing, lectures, tours, and a Halloween bash with the Atlanta History Center on October 30th in the Westview Abbey!

You’re invited to join the Atlanta History Center as they ”Party with the Past”

Come party with some of Atlanta’s most influential, dearly departed leaders. Historical costumes encouraged. 1st place takes home a pretty rad prize.

Free event, open to everyone 21 and over with reservations at www.atlantahistorycenter.com. For more information, call 404.814.4021 or email krast@atlantahistorycenter.com.

5:00pm-9:00pm

Location: Abbey Mausoleum

Westview Cemetery Anniversary Celebration Guided Bus Tour

The Westview Cemetery is celebrating their 130 year anniversary in October 2014. Join them for a series of events that include book release/signing, lectures, tours, and a Halloween bash with the Atlanta History Center on October 30th in the Westview Abbey!

Guided Bus Tours of Grounds

10:00am, 11:15am, 3:00pm
By reservation only at cjulian@westviewcemetery.com, or sign up during open house on October 25th.
Event location: Abbey Mausoleum (arrive 10 min prior to departure)

Westview Cemetery Anniversary Celebration Guest Speakers

The Westview Cemetery is celebrating their 130 year anniversary in October 2014. Join them for a series of events that include book release/signing, lectures, tours, and a Halloween bash with the Atlanta History Center on October 30th in the Westview Abbey!

Guest Speakers

10:15am – Rodney Mims Cook, Founder and President, National Monuments Foundation
11:15am – John S. Bayne, Author Atlanta’s Westview Cemetery, Sr. Consultant AT&T
1:15pm – Boyd Coons, Executive Director, Atlanta Preservation Center

Location: Abbey Mausoleum

Information, Book Signing, Commemorative Calendar, Tour & Seminar Reservations

10:00am – 2:00pm

Location: Abbey Family Room

WCO Holiday Potluck

2013 Westview Holiday Potluck at Fire Station 17The Westview Community Organization is hosting its annual Holiday Luncheon at Fire Station 17. This is a great event to socialize with your neighbors in a non-meeting setting while eating home cooked food.

The WCO will cook a turkey and neighbors are asked to contribute side items. Please note we traditionally leave the leftovers for the firefighters, so consider bringing your dish in a disposable container.

View photos of past Westview holiday potlucks:

Sweet Water Creek Fall Hike

Sweet Water Creek ParkThe Westview Community Organization is planning a hike on Saturday, November 22, 2014. We will be hiking at Sweet Water Creek State Park, which is west on I-20 in Douglasville. Everyone will meet at the Calvary United Methodist Church, 1471 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd, at 12:00pm and carpool to Sweet Water Creek State Park from there. The entry fee to the park is $5.00 per car.

Things to remember:

  • wear comfortable shoes
  • dress for the weather
  • bring water
  • bring a snack

Westview Kickball

Westview is kicking off a kickball event! Please join for the first ever Westview kickball event at the baseball diamond at West End Park.

For details please contact Kendal at (404) 788 3431 or kenscarey@yahoo.com.

October Westview Community Organization Meeting

October Westview Community Organization Meeting

The Westview Community Organization gathered for its monthly meeting. The special topic for the evening focused on economic development in Westview and southwest Atlanta, which drew not only a large Westview crowd, but was additionally well attended from surrounding neighborhoods.

To see photos of the meeting view the photo gallery below or visit the Westview Facebook page.

Health on the Atlanta BeltLine

The Atlanta BeltLine: Where Atlanta comes together to get healthy.

The Atlanta BeltLine is asking for your input in developing a fun culture of health and activity in Atlanta. Join us during any of the upcoming study group dates this October to discuss “Health on the Atlanta BeltLine.” These meetings will include an open forum presentation followed by discussions to identify, create and provide unique opportunities for healthier, more sustainable living in Atlanta BeltLine communities.

SOUTHWEST STUDY GROUP – Thursday, October 23, 2014 from 6:30pm-8pm at Fulton County Central Training, 425 Langhorn Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30310

Infrastructure Bond Meeting

Infrastructure Bond Meeting Photos

The City of Atlanta has determined that a $1 billion infrastructure project backlog currently exists. In an effort to address at least part of the backlog they are proposing a $250 million bond. As part of the process citizens are able to provide input through a series of meetings (June 2014, September 2014, January 2015) before heading to the polls in March 2015 to vote on the selected projects.

Westview has been very active trying to promote projects from the Westview Master Plan to be incorporated into the proposed infrastructure bond list. After the initial infrastructure bond meeting in June residents met to determine which priority projects from the Westview Master Plan should be proposed to the city. The community then continued with a heavy email campaign to city employees and councilmembers, followed by Executive Committee members meeting with members of Public Works. To further drive the point of the community’s strong desires to have Westview projects included in the bond referendum 32 community members showed up to the phase two meeting at Atlanta Metropolitan College.

To learn more about the infrastructure bond visit http://www.atlantaga.gov/infrastructure.

To view photos of Westview in action at the infrastructure bond meeting view the photo gallery below (click “continue reading”) or visit the Westview Facebook page.

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