SEPTEMBEROCTOBER 2014Volume 8 Issue 2

IMPROVED PARK TRAILS for ZonoliteIn 2013 the GA Department of Natural Resources awarded Dekalb County about $80000 in grant money to build trails in Zonolite Park We are now seeing those improvements come to life

We here at Floataway would like to sa-

lute our friends at South Fork Con-

servancy SFC formed their scrappy non-

profit about four years ago around a dream

of connecting greenspace along the south

fork of Peachtree Creek To our great de-

light they set their sights on Zonolite Park as

ldquoPhase Irdquo of their efforts

They enlisted the talents of landscape ar-

chitect Susan Stainback (Sylvatica Studio) to

create a master plan and the attention they

brought to the Zonolite Park site spurred

the EPA to clean up the area a portion of

which had been contaminated with asbestos

back in the lsquo50s lsquo60s and lsquo70s by manu-

facturer WR Grace After the cleanup SFC

volunteers spent the next year installing a

$10000 donation of dogwoods maples

and other species from Trees Atlanta They

also wrote several grants including one

on behalf of Dekalb County which netted

the funds the county needed to begin real-

izing SFCrsquos dream of a permanent well-

graded well-drained 08 mile trail system

through Zonolite Parkrsquos 12 acres Itrsquos a lot

more complicated than you might imagine

to build trails that will stand the test of time

First you have to mark off the trail align-

ment Next the trail must be graded to drain

properly Then therersquos a three-layer process

of construction involving landscape fabric a

gravel base and a top layer of hardwood

mulch This is the work currently underway

on the section of trail from the park entrance

to the wooden bridge Next comes construc-

tion of an attractive trailhead with benches

and signage South Fork Conservancy is

overseeing this process as we speak

Tenacious determined and eternally opti-

mistic South Fork Conservancy is a won-

derful partner to the Floataway Community

and we are eternallymdashand publiclymdashgrate-

ful Thank you

In This Issuebull Zonolite Park 1-2bull New Floataway Faces 3bull Natural Body 3 bull Boi Tips 4bull Tenant of the Quarter 4

1955 aerial shows of WR Grace site whose indus-

trial activities contaminated the park with asbestos

2014 Zonolite park is actively enjoyed by the entire community (including photographer Eric Bowles who took this awesome photo)

In 2012 WR Gracersquos bankruptcy settlement funded a $2M

cleanup of the Zonolite park site

March 2012mdashEPA Work winds down amp Zonolite Park was declared asbestos-free

SOUTH FORK CONSERVANCY BEGAN INSTALLING TREES NA-TIVE SHRUBS POLLINATING PLANTS amp TRAILS IN THE PARK

ZONOLITE PARK A RETROSPECTIVEV O L amp D A T E

2

V O L amp D A T E

3

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RAY WHITE amp AU1Property management special-ists Ray White amp AU1 are setting up headquarters at 1123 23 Wersquoll have more from them in the next issue of the Flash

SHIPE DOSIKKitt Shipe and Pete Dosik of Shipe Dosik Law LLC are nationally-recognized leaders in franchise law and they also act as ldquogeneral counselrdquo to busi-ness owners Their clients in-clude Fresh to Order Tin Drum Backyard Burgers and Tropical Smoothie Cafeacute Theyrsquore excited to be part of the Floataway community (1145 1)

Law

Bruce PBrown

BRUCE BROWNBruce will settle his law practice into 1123 6 in late Septem-ber A former partner in McK-enna Long amp Aldridge Bruce started his own firm in 2012 Bruce is a trial lawyer special-izing in complex commercial cases First Amendment and public policy litigation Clau-dia Bradley is the firmrsquos Law Practice Consultant Bruce lives nearby in VaHi and loves the space and the commute

In 1989 when Cici Coffee and Patti Beggs founded Natural Body

hardly anyone had heard of let alone been to a ldquoday spardquo To-

day Natural Body has spas all over the southeast with locations in

Georgia North Carolina Tennessee and Florida Theyrsquove built their

reputation around being one of the ldquogreenestrdquo spas in the business

But championing natural products doesnrsquot leave Natural Body be-

hind the curve when it comes to skincare technology Their newest

product line Jurliquersquos Nutri-Define collection of age-reclaiming

products is a case in point Natural Body reports that the clini-

cal evidence supports Nutri-Definersquos efficacy with 85 of women

who used the products reporting their skin felt instantly nourished

in 7 days 71 saw a visible reduction in the appearance of lines

and wrinkles in just 28 days and 89 say an improvement in skin

smoothness after 28 days

As part of their product launch Natural Body is offering the Float-

away Community $50 off a package including a Nutri-Define Con-

touring Facial and the Retexturizing Serum ($210 for a $260 pack-

age) Email ggrimestuckermottcom to receive a coupon for this

very special offermdashcompliments of your neighbors at Natural Body

NATURAL BODY

V O L amp D A T E

3

FLOATAWAY FLASHESLUXE LINEAR DRAINSLUXE provides linear shower drains tile insert drains and other specialty products for residential and commercial projects Featuring marine grade stainless steel for un-matched quality and durability applications include residential hospitality health care and customspecialty We are a veteran owned small business based here in Atlanta GA To learn more about LUXE and our products visit lineardrainscom

RAY WHITE amp AU1Property management special-ists Ray White amp AU1 are setting up headquarters at 1123 23 Wersquoll have more from them in the next issue of the Flash

SHIPE DOSIKKitt Shipe and Pete Dosik of Shipe Dosik Law LLC are nationally-recognized leaders in franchise law and they also act as ldquogeneral counselrdquo to busi-ness owners Their clients in-clude Fresh to Order Tin Drum Backyard Burgers and Tropical Smoothie Cafeacute Theyrsquore excited to be part of the Floataway community (1145 1)

Law

Bruce PBrown

BRUCE BROWNBruce will settle his law practice into 1123 6 in late Septem-ber A former partner in McK-enna Long amp Aldridge Bruce started his own firm in 2012 Bruce is a trial lawyer special-izing in complex commercial cases First Amendment and public policy litigation Clau-dia Bradley is the firmrsquos Law Practice Consultant Bruce lives nearby in VaHi and loves the space and the commute

In 1989 when Cici Coffee and Patti Beggs founded Natural Body

hardly anyone had heard of let alone been to a ldquoday spardquo To-

day Natural Body has spas all over the southeast with locations in

Georgia North Carolina Tennessee and Florida Theyrsquove built their

reputation around being one of the ldquogreenestrdquo spas in the business

But championing natural products doesnrsquot leave Natural Body be-

hind the curve when it comes to skincare technology Their newest

product line Jurliquersquos Nutri-Define collection of age-reclaiming

products is a case in point Natural Body reports that the clini-

cal evidence supports Nutri-Definersquos efficacy with 85 of women

who used the products reporting their skin felt instantly nourished

in 7 days 71 saw a visible reduction in the appearance of lines

and wrinkles in just 28 days and 89 say an improvement in skin

smoothness after 28 days

As part of their product launch Natural Body is offering the Float-

away Community $50 off a package including a Nutri-Define Con-

touring Facial and the Retexturizing Serum ($210 for a $260 pack-

age) Email ggrimestuckermottcom to receive a coupon for this

very special offermdashcompliments of your neighbors at Natural Body

NATURAL BODY

V O L amp D A T E

4

Yrsquoall Irsquom remembering a particularly cringe-worthy photo of my 1980rsquos self in a perm and full makeup (before I identified as a lsquoboirsquo) Irsquove never been accused of having great style yetmdashsomehowmdashIrsquove ended up working in an environment that practically defines style

This community has taught me the value of clean lines good bones subtlety and minimalism I especially love spaces that celebrate synergies between interiors and exteriors Increasingly over the years Floataway has embraced these synergies From the boxwood ldquoFrdquo planter in front of 1123 to Nickel Bottom the com-munity garden wersquore envisioning for the Zonolite Park meadow behind 1145 I feel like wersquove ldquogrown greenrdquo together

Our community has been instrumental in envisioning the lovely Nickel Bottom Garden concept pictured left With an open air pole barn a rainwater harvesting sys-tem an orchard and a fanned design of raised plant-ing beds when its built Nickel Bottom promises to be a best-in-class public spacemdashright in our backyard Wersquove got the dream but we need you to help us make it a reality Please consider donating your time and leadership to help our garden grow Email ggrimestuckermottcom to learn how you can help

BOi TIPSWit and wisdom by property manager Jan McCurryrsquos emotion-ally evolved alter ego ldquoBoirdquo

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TENANT OF THE QUARTERDataView has been growing fast since moving into our community a few years ago Theyrsquore currently building out an expanded space at 1123 10

The technology company manufactures engineers and designs state-of-the-art audio visual and computing systems Want to turn an entire wall of your office into an interactive video screen They can hook you up And theyrsquoll have a lot fun doing it too The easy-going staffers at DataView are enthusiastic participants in all of Floatawayrsquos community events and theyrsquore a plea-sure to workmdashand playmdashwith Dataviewsyscom