Mountain Park Civic Club

04/09/2016

Hi all. Here are the details for the Mountain Park Earth Day:
Mountain Park Earth Day 2016
Join us April 24 for a day of activities throughout the city.
Earth Day’s Global 2016 Theme: Trees For The Earth. - See more at: www.earthday.org

• 7:30 a.m. Rise and Shine with our annual Bird Walk, BYO binoculars, and questions for the expert. Meet at the green. For people age 13 and older.

• 9 a.m. Clean up and Beautify our lakes, parks and streets--free garbage bags and gloves, meet on the green for supplies then fan out to clean up.

• 11 a.m. Displays and Exhibits join the MP Civic Club, Organic Community Garden, Beer Club, MP Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Tree City, USA and MP Watershed Preservation Society, Inc. On the green with tables. Inside the community center if rain.

• Bring your recyclables to make art! Bring your CLEAN recyclable containers to make props for the Mountain Park production of The Princess Bride.

• 11 a.m. Creek-side (wear boots or sandals!) science for all ages, and
Games, activities, crafts for kids

• 12 p.m. Bring a picnic, meet your neighbors/bring friends, enjoy the 'village green' and get updates on lakes preservation.


For information or to set up a display table, contact Hope Mays, 404-697-2129, [email protected] or Sarah Buehrle, 770-688-5579, [email protected]

You can make a difference! Help Earth Day Network – that works with over 22,000 partners in 192 countries - broaden and mobilize the environmental movement.

02/25/2016

Tuesday night civic club held its annual board elections. Thank you to all the club members who came out to vote and who helped to keep the civic club going.

Below are the 2016 officers:

Linda Dixon, President and Vice President
Lonnette Davis, secretary
Gladney Cooper, Treasurer

Treasurer Mike Douglas and vice president/secretary Sarah Buehrle have both stepped down, per previously announced intentions.

Mike Douglas intends to help put together an updated Mountain Park directory. Sarah Buehrle plans to help finish the playground project that has been worked on by many community members for the last several years.

Civic club meetings will move back to the second Tuesday of every month, at 7 p.m. The scheduled dates are as follows:

April 4
May 10
June 14
July 12
August 9
Sept. 13
Oct. 11

The Easter Egg Hunt will be held on The Green at 11 a.m., Saturday March 26.
Anyone interested in volunteering may contact Linda Dixon at [email protected] or 770-841-5408.

Mountain Park bumper stickers are back! The oval MP stickers can be purchased for $5 each at City Hall.

12/05/2015

Hello Mountain Park.

A week from today is the Civic Club's annual holiday dinner, 7 p.m.. in the community building.

Civic Club provides the ham and non alcoholic beverages, and everyone else contributes a potluck side or dessert. Santa may even show up!

Kids can decorate peanut butter and bird seed ornaments for the City's Tree on the Green. Tree lighting will take place during the evening. So bring a dish and join Mountain Park for a warm evening of holiday cheer.

11/03/2015

Hi all. The Mountain Park voting polls are open till 7 p.m. in the community building. Come vote for Mayor and Council!

10/30/2015

Hey Mountain Park! Don't forget tomorrow night's Halloween Trunk or Treat starting at 6 p.m. - come on down to the parking lot by the green to decorate your trunk and pass out candy for the kids! We'll also have the civic center open with a potluck for everyone. Join us for the party!

09/17/2015

In case you didn't get the e-mail from the city, a bear has been sighted in Mountain Park. See City's message below:
We have multiple confirmed reports of a bear sighting this morning on Cedar, Tupelo Hollow and likely heading to Magnolia and beyond. Please avoid contact. Do not feed or leave food out. Keep your pets inside. If you come across this bear make a lot of noise and go the other direction but do not run.

08/31/2015

Civic Club, a group of residents who promote fellowship in Mountain Park through hosting community gatherings and community service, is also hosting elections at its November 24 meeting. In order to vote, residents must be a registered and paid civic club member by the Oct. 27 meeting. To run for president, vice president, treasurer or secretary, you just need to be a resident with civic spirit!

08/31/2015

Mountain Park's November elections include the mayor’s and three city council seats. No experience is necessary, just the desire to help your city thrive.
If interested in qualifying as a candidate for Mayor or one of three seats on the City Council, the qualifying dates are August 31, as well as September 1 and 2 from 9:00 am – 5 pm at City Hall. The fee to qualify is $27 for Council and $35 for Mayor. On November 3, 2015 a municipal election will be held, and the elected officials will serve a four year term beginning January 1, 2016.

07/31/2015

Hi all. If you haven't been by lately, the pool opened yesterday!!!! See you there.

07/04/2015

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO CELEBRATE ON TODAY'S RAINY FOURTH OF JULY!!! WE HAD A GREAT TIME!

07/04/2015

Hey Mountain Park! It may be a little soggy, but as of now we're still holding the parade ...