At the largest gathering to date of property owners in the Stone Mountain CID, more than 70 owners or their representatives heard updates on district improvement projects and wished a grateful goodbye to one of the organizations founders at the monthly owners meeting on Feb. 19.
Larry Callahan, CEO of Pattillo Industrial Real Estate, was a founder and an original board member of the Stone Mountain CID, serving since 2010. Callahan is stepping down as chairman of the CID board as his company has sold most of its properties in the district, using the proceeds to fuel a corporate expansion into new territories and new investments.
“No organization has done more to improve the value of your property than the Stone Mountain CID,” Callahan said. “I believe that your continued support of the CID will provide long-term benefit to the owners and the community.”
Property owners thanked Callahan for his service both with applause and individually after the lunch meeting.
Meeting Highlights & Updates
- Jack Kaiser, president of Pattillo Grounds Management, outlined specifics of the continued efforts of maintenance and beautification of the district and the Mountain Industrial corridor by his company. In addition to planting more trees along Mountain Industrial, Kaiser asked owners to have owners report any problem to him in order to get the problem addressed with his crews.
- DeKalb County Police Sgt. Anthony Shover discussed security and a number of criminal incidents in the district that were resolved due to the presence of law enforcement or the private security serving the CID. Car break-ins continue to happen occasionally, but are usually crimes of opportunity created when people forget to take basic precautions such as locking the doors of their vehicles.
- Illegal sign identification and removal remains a priority for DeKalb County’s Code Enforcement, according to Alex Fite-Wassilak, a representative of TSW Landscape Architects, who also explained the CIDs sign overlay district.
- Don Camp, with Donald Camp & Associates, presented the cost savings available to companies that convert from halide or fluorescent lights to LED lights. The safety improvements and aesthetics are immediate benefits, he said, and the financial payback will be seen on your bottom line in as little as two years.
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