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Chatt Hills Civic Association (2008 - 2012)
By: Laurie Searle 2008 was a year of new beginnings. With our new City of Chattahoochee Hills officially open for business, our mayor and council faced a daunting task of establishing services, hiring personnel, and setting up the structure for the City’s government. When civic-minded residents offered their help, Mayor Don Hayes came up with a plan. Mayor Hayes initiated a volunteer support system to help residents align their volunteer efforts with the needs of the City. He identified five broad volunteer groups – Citizen Services, Cultural Activities, Environment & Public Improvement, Public Safety, and Sustainable Economic Development – and assigned a city council representative to serve as liaison to each group. Under the system, each group was to have autonomy to elect their own representatives, manage their own work, and function independently. After the volunteer groups formed, they decided to formally organize as the Chattahoochee Hills Civic Association so they could leverage their resources, coordinate their activities, and come up with a master plan for helping the City. The Chattahoochee Hills Civic Association elected officers in August and incorporated as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization in October. This 2009 Annual Report summarizes the support activities the Chattahoochee Hills Civic Association provided last year. We thank the many volunteers, city officials and staff, and local organizations for contributing to the success of our City. |
Chatt Hills Civic Association - 2009 Annual Report
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Civic Activity
The Chatt Hills Civic Association had a high-level of community participation for the first several years, as residents were eager to help the City while it established its government and administration. Once the City was well established, civic interest began to wane along with volunteerism. The Civic Association continued its non-profit filing until 2012 and then officially dissolved in 2015.
Volunteers continued the long tradition of publishing a free community newsletters which was started @ 2006 during the incorporation effort. When the last volunteer newsletter editor was elected to the city council, the newsletter and its mailing list was transitioned to the City of Chattahoochee Hills in 2020 and became, "The Chatt Hills News," the official municipal newsletter.
The Chatt Hills Civic Association had a high-level of community participation for the first several years, as residents were eager to help the City while it established its government and administration. Once the City was well established, civic interest began to wane along with volunteerism. The Civic Association continued its non-profit filing until 2012 and then officially dissolved in 2015.
Volunteers continued the long tradition of publishing a free community newsletters which was started @ 2006 during the incorporation effort. When the last volunteer newsletter editor was elected to the city council, the newsletter and its mailing list was transitioned to the City of Chattahoochee Hills in 2020 and became, "The Chatt Hills News," the official municipal newsletter.