MAYOR’S OFFICE OF
COMMUNICATIONS
55 Trinity Avenue, Suite 2500
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 |
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| CONTACT: |
Sandra Allen Walker, Director |
| Office |
404-330-6395 |
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404-925-1666 |
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swalker@ci.atlanta.ga.us |
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LaChandra Butler |
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404-330-6248 |
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404-886-2334 |
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ldbutler@ci.atlanta.ga.us |
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September 05, 2003 |
Mayor Shirley Franklin,
Councilmembers Jim Maddox and Mary Norwood and
Community Leaders Celebrate Greenspace Acquisition
WHO: Mayor Shirley Franklin, Councilmembers Jim Maddox and Mary
Norwood,
Watershed Management Commissioner Jack Ravan and Community Leaders
WHAT: Program to celebrate the acquisition of City's newest
and most
significant greenspace tracts, the Lionel Hampton and Beecher
Hills
properties
WHEN: Saturday, September 6, 2003, at 9:30 am
WHERE: Beecher Hills Elementary School, 2257 Bollingbrook Dr.,
SW
Atlanta, GA 30311
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES will include tours and a discussion of
the
natural history of Utoy Creek, tours of historic Union Army
fortifications, a mountain biking demonstration and environmental
education activities for children.
Additional Media Contact: Janet Ward, Department of Watershed
Management,
404-330-6620 office, 404-787-4812 cell,
email: jward@atlantaga.gov
Directions to Beecher Hills Elementary School:
From downtown Atlanta:
I-20 West to Langhorn Street/ Cascade (Exit 54). Turn left onto
Langhorn Street. Turn right onto Ralph D. Abernathy Boulevard
which
turns into Cascade Avenue. Pass Kroger and Amoco; turn right
at the
next light onto Beecher Street. After one mile, veer right onto
Beecher Circle. Take the first right onto Bollingbrook Drive.
From I-285 (Westside):
Exit Cascade Road (Exit 7) and turn east. After approximately
two
miles, turn left onto Beecher Road. Veer left onto Beecher Circle.
Turn left onto Bollingbrook Drive.
The school is at the end of Bollingbrook on the right. Parking
is
available in the school parking lot or on the street. # # #
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