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Cabbagetown Initiative announces the availability of relief funds for Cabbagetown residents affected in the March 2008 storms and tornadoes.
Our heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone who donated their time, hard work and money toward storm relief efforts. We have $25,000 in funds to distribute at this time, raised from many generous donors and relief events. We The goal of the current relief effort is to distribute funds to those with the greatest need.
To download the relief application, please visit www.cabbagetownrelief.com
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From now thru the end of April, Earth Solutions will commit half of the purchase price from your orders to the Cabbagetown Tornado Relief Fund. For example, you order $25 worth of aromatherapy products or jewelry, the company will contribute $12.50 to the Fund. Unless you prefer to do this anonymously, when the money is paid we will include a statement with your name as contributing to the cause. To help us track orders, please include the word “Cabbagetown” as the Promo Code when checking out at www.earthsolutions.com.
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How can you help Cabbagetown recover from this disaster?
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Add your photos to the Cabbagetown.com Gallery under News + Events or see more photos of the damage here:
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 ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A trail of uprooted and broken trees, downed utility lines, peeled-off roofs and collapsed brick walls marked the path of a tornado that tore through downtown Atlanta.
The National Weather Service confirmed late Saturday morning that an EF-2 tornado with winds up to 130 mph struck the city Friday night.
Trees blown down in Friday night's storm crushed a row of houses in the city's historic Cabbagetown district just east of downtown. Cabbagetown was among the hardest-hit communities. When daylight broke Saturday, residents woke up, looked around at the damage and were in shock.
Initial estimates from the mayor's office said at least 20 of the historic homes were damaged or destroyed by the tornado.
Atlanta police Maj. Renee Propes urged people to stay away from Cabbagetown.
"We appreciate the fact that people may want to help," Propes said. "But, in most instances, they are hindering our efforts and possibly putting people and property at risk."
The top floor collapsed at one building in the Fulton Cotton Mill Lofts, a 104-year-old industrial complex redeveloped into residences. Police officials said everyone was out of the structure and surrounding buildings and all residents in the lofts had been accounted for.
As of 11 a.m. Saturday, about 10,000 customers were without power, but restoring it in some areas will be "very slow going," said Georgia Power spokesman John Sell.
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In early January 2008 I was contacted by a traffic engineer about a detail in our traffic plan having a cross walk painted on Carroll St from the Mill's Carroll St. Gate. They said it would not be allowed, because cross walks could not be painted from private property entrances, however when asked he said that the city was reviewing the traffic plan for the neighborhood (excluding Carroll St.) and they hoped to be done by the end of January. No word yet, but the wheels are turning.
Steve Williams 2/8/08
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Agave, Lynne Splinter Realtors, The Stacks Lofts, Corner Tavern, 97 Estoria, Six Feet Under, Ice Box, BleuHaus Construction, Group Seven Consulting, Gay Construction, Keller Williams Intown Atlanta, Profiling Solutions, RateCapital, Gabler-Youngston, Village Pizza, New South Lending, Wag-A-Lot, Sweetwater, Park Grounds, Toolbox 9, Stone Soup Kitchen, Smith Dalia Architects, Verde Home, The Clean Dog, The Albert, FRA Engineering, Milltown Arms Tavern, Inman Park Cleaners and Rescue Me! Animal Project.
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 The Atlanta Development Cooporation and the City of Atlanta are seeking community input into the development of the Beltline project. Complete the online survey to voice your opinions at http://www.beltlinecommunity.com.
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The Traffic Committee is seeking resident input about proposed traffic flow and parking changes in the neighborhood. Read more about the changes and download the survey on the traffic information page.
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There will be a new 'Community Service Officer' or 'Crime Prevention Inspector' handling our area --- Welcome back Ms. Ruby Nayler!
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