HARRISBURG - LANEY WALKER NEIGHBORHOODSFebruary 2015 - Augusta, Georgia

Join us on Monday, Feb.23 6pm at Blue Collar Bistro 2027 Broad St. (next to Mom and Pop convenience store) The Historic Harrisburg Community Council meets quarterly on the fourth Monday of month at 6pm (May...next meeting) We are a movable/mobile group that will visit various locations in the community in order to feature area businesses and other locales of interest to our community. Fish and Chicken baskets will be available for purchase.

Laney Walker Neighborhood Association This is a new year with new officers for the Laney Walker Neighborhood Association (LWNA). The current officers are as listed: Alison Fields-President, Charlie Paschal-Vice President, Stanley Hawes-Treasurer, Stella Nunnally-Secretary , Parliamentarian-Defoor Holmes. We are currently having the selected bylaws committee update our bylaws and we are in the process of getting a new logo. After the logo is completed then we will work on tee shirts. After everything is completed we will focus on ways to improve the community and build membership. So far everything is looking positive. If you are interested in attending one of our meetings, we meet every 3rd Monday of the month at 6:30pm at the Dyess Park.

PUBLIC MEETINGS!

COMMUNITY NEWS

Turn Back the Block

www.facebook.com/LaneyWalkerHarrisburgNeighborhoodNews

F.Y.I.Check on City services at augustaga.gov

Office of the Mayor 706.821.1831

District One Commissioner Bill Fennoy 706.726.4014/706373.0075At Large Comissioner, Marion Williams 706.664.1496/706.910.2582

Marshalls Office 706.772.5611

Georgia Senator Harold Jones 404.463.3942/706.432.9028Georgia House of Representative, Wayne Howard 404.656.6372/706.627.2835

United Way Social Service assistance 211Augusta Cares 311Recycling Call them to get a bin free of charge 706.592.3200Ombundsman Elder or Child Abuse or Neglect 866-552-4464

GOOD CITIZEN AWARD Send us your pics of examples of random acts of kindness on your block. Turn Back the Block WINS it !

Welcoming Our Newest HomeownerWednesday, Feb. 25, at 10:00 a.m.1600 Block of Broad Street.(across from the UHaul)

Tell Us Your StoriesWe want to hear your stories and we would like to be your voice in the community.

Send us your comments and check out our page on the Internet.

Editorial Board

Denice Trainadenicetraina@gmail.comAlison D. Fieldsafields82@yahoo.com

Anibal IbarraDesign and Webinfo@anibalshow.com

IN THE GARDEN

G.R.O.W. Harrisburg is an urban gardening effort to "Grow R Our Wellness" in the inner city of Augusta, Georgia. Our most recent effort is called "100 in Harrisburg." Our goal is to install 100 small raised beds at individual homes (front yards and back yards) with families throughout this neighborhood. We've also put several of the raised beds in public places, such as a church, a free health clinic, and a neighborhood cafe. As of today, we've installed 61 beds! We aim to install the remaining 39 beds in time for spring planting in 2015. Each garden site is approached differently, according to need. For elderly and disabled folks, we raise the beds to minimize bending. For folks with limited light, we clear brush and even take down scrubby trees. We work with landlords to fix outdoor spigots; we provide watering cans or hoses; we even supply compost and earthworms! When possible, we match seasoned gardeners from within the community with beginners for extra support in organic gardening. The "100 in Harrisburg" project is part of the G.R.O.W. Harrisburg initiative. This initiative also includes a farmers market called The Veggie Truck Farmers Market (which has an EBT doubling program); seasonal cooking classes; and - starting in May 2015 - a Fruit & Veggie Rx program in partnership with the Harrisburg Family Health Care clinic. Families growing vegetables, herbs and fruit in their raised beds are encouraged to eat and share what they grow. We also hope to "grow" a few serious backyards growers who aspire to sell at the farmers market. Eventually we hope Harrisburg becomes a model "agrihood" that inspires others in Augusta to grow their own. For more information and to obtain a raised bed, visit growharrisburg.org

Help Us Bring Trader Joe's to Augusta!

It is a neighborhood grocery store with great prices on organic foods and fresh veggies. Most attractive is that they pay a Living Wage! Visit facebook: Bring Trader Joe's to Augusta, than Like and Share the page.

COMMUNITY NEWS - HARRISBURG/LANEY WALKER NEIGHBORHOODS - November, 2014

VOLUNTEER

Help your community BE PREPARED for emergencies. Join (CERT), Community Emergency Response Team and share the skills taught to you by local professionals with your neighbors whenever a disaster strikes. Free of charge, contact Sharon Bennett 706.821.1156/ 706.821.1155

MEETINGS

Richmond County Neighborhood Assoc. (1st Saturday/month 9am RYANS on Peach Orchard Rd.)

The Harrisburg West End Neighborhood Assoc. (2nd Thursday/month 7pm at St. Lukes Church on Crawford Avenue)

Community Spring Cleaning

Community clean up March 14, 2015 from 8:30am to 12noon. Sign-in and drop-off locations at Lake Olmstead Park, May Park, Diamond Lakes, Brigham Community Center and Warren Road Park. Team leaders and volunteers needed.

The( TCAC,) Transit Citizens Advisory Committee meets the 4th Thursday of the month at 4pm in the Fenwick St. transit office building

IN APPRECIATION

THANK YOU to our anonymous neighbors and friends and to the Augusta Richmond County Public Library and Friends of the Library for their continued support of our Porch Library. Please feel free to stop by 708 Bohler Avenue and drop off books or magazines for both children and adults. I can assure you they are appreciated.

Augusta Richmond County Commission meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 2:00pm. Their Committee meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th

The Heritage Trail Update By Alison Fields

Have you notice the construction from 7th be a concrete multiuse trail with interior lighting. The total project will cost $1,000,099.00 to complete. The full project should be completed in the next few months. In a month or so the continuation of the project will start from 15th that will be used be information compiled from Christine Betts at the Laney Walker Museum. Pictured on the cover is the trail on the corner of 8th-12th street. Yes, officially the Heritage Trail has started. It will and through Lake Olmstead in the Harrisburg neighborhood. The markers street and Taylor Street.

COMMUNITY NEWS Harrisburg/Laney Walker Neighborhoods

Just how important is recycling? By Alison Fields

Recycling is one of the best ways to have a positive impact on the world. Recycling helps our natural environment. The constant amount of waste we create can be contributed to a few things. For example, the more wealth in the world the more waste people will produce. The higher the population means the higher the waste content. As new packaging is created many of the packing are not biodegradable. Recycling is very important since waste has such a negative impact on the natural environment. Many harmful chemicals and greenhouse gasses are released from the waste in the landfill sites. Recycling does help with the pollution caused by the waste. Since we have no space for waste our landfills are filling up fast. The only way to help is by recycling. Recycling does reduce the need for using raw materials to make products. Using raw materials cost. If we recycle we reduce the cost of using raw materials. Using recycled material uses less energy. With all of this being said, which items can we recycle? Cans, boxes, and newspapers are the most common. Other items can be googled online. It is well over 100! How can I get started recycling? Call 311 and request a recycle bin. They will be glad to send you one. Make sure when you get it, you know what can be recycled and what can not. And make sure all items placed in the recycle bin are clean and dry.

Harrisburg—West End Historic District is an important large residential area that grew up west of downtown Augusta from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries. The district includes the remains of the late 18th-century village of Harrisburg, early to mid-19th-century development between the city of Augusta and the community of Summerville, a large amount of late 19th-century housing for the workers of the nearby mills, and an early 20th-century area. Together they form one cohesive community. The district has a collection of residential and commercial buildings, churches, and schools dating from the late 19th century into the early 20th century in a wide variety of building types and styles. The earliest settlement formed around Ezekiel Harris’ house (Harris-Pearson-Walker House) at 1822 Broad Street. In 1794, Mr. Harris, a tobacco merchant from South Carolina, bought 323½ acres with the intent of developing a tobacco trading center to rival those in Augusta. He built a tobacco warehouse on the river, constructed his large house in 1797 to accommodate planters who arrived with their crops, and established a free ferry to entice business to the area. Mr. Harris was not a successful businessman, however. Due to a series of costly lawsuits, he began selling off lots for residential development in 1799. The area became known as the Village of Harrisburg by 1800 and existed as a sparsely settled community through the 1870s, when industrial progress brought tremendous residential growth.Source: NPS