City of Peachtree Corners

City of Peachtree Corners Launches New Community Calendar

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3 hours ago

January 17, 2025

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The easy-to-use, online calendar, designed to enhance resident engagement and connectivity, will launch January 20.

The City of Peachtree Corners has announced the launch of its new, innovative community calendar, designed to foster greater connectivity, inclusivity and engagement among residents, businesses and community organizations.

This cutting-edge tool offers a personalized approach to community involvement by allowing users to register and receive tailored notifications about events that matter most to them.

Submitting events

Another exciting function of the new online calendar is that it will allow businesses, nonprofits and members of the community to add their own public events.

City of Peachtree Corners online community calendar

Is your business planning an event that’s open to the public? Submit it to the calendar. Is your favorite entertainment spot hosting an open mic night? Submit it to the calendar. Is your animal shelter having a pet adoption? Submit it to the calendar.

“We are thrilled to introduce a platform that not only informs our residents about upcoming events but also encourages them to participate more actively in community life,” said Louis Svehla, director of communications and public affairs. “The community calendar reflects our commitment to ensuring that Peachtree Corners remains a vibrant and welcoming place for everyone.”

Key features of the calendar

Personalized event notifications: Registered users can select their areas of interest — ranging from entertainment events to city council and commission meetings — and receive timely notifications tailored to their preferences.
User-submitted events: Businesses, residents, non-profits and community leaders are invited to contribute to the calendar by submitting their own events. This feature ensures a diverse and comprehensive listing of events around the city.
Event registration: Each listed event will offer the opportunity for users to register for the event. This registration allows the posting party to see who will be attending.
Event search functionality: Do you like certain events? Looking for something tailored to children, concerts or government meetings? The calendar allows you to filter events by event type as well as audience type.

How to register

Signing up is simple. Residents, businesses and organizations can visit the online calendar page to create an account and customize their event preferences. Once registered, users can begin receiving notifications and submitting events right away.

“Our goal is to make Peachtree Corners a more connected community where everyone has access to events that inspire, educate and entertain,” said City Manager Brian Johnson. “We encourage all residents and community members to sign up and be part of this exciting new initiative.”

The launch of the community calendar marks another significant step in Peachtree Corners’ ongoing efforts to leverage technology to enhance the quality of life for its residents. The city invites everyone to explore this dynamic new resource and take advantage of the opportunities it offers.

For more information or to register for the community calendar, please visit community.peachtreecornersga.gov or contact the Department of Communications and Public Affairs by phone at 678-691-1200 or by email at events@peachtreecornersga.gov.

About the City of Peachtree Corners, Georgia

As the heart of what is being called the Silicon Orchard in the metro Atlanta region, Peachtree Corners is a vibrant municipality that’s home to more than 45,000 residents, 45,000 jobs and an innovation hub that houses some of the world’s most disruptive technology companies.

As the United States’ premier smart city powered by real-world connected infrastructure and 5G, Peachtree Corners serves as the model for how government and private industry can collaborate to create a better future for society and business.

From the world’s first deployment of teleoperated e-scooters to fully autonomous shuttles being utilized by actual residents, and from a solar roadway to the largest electric vehicle fast-charging hub in the region, Peachtree Corners is where the future-forward Internet of Things (IoT) and sustainable technologies come to life for the benefit of its citizens and the world.

For more information, visit peachtreecornersga.gov.

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City of Peachtree Corners Installs Bioswales on Bankers Industrial

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City of Peachtree Corners Installs Bioswales on Bankers Industrial

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January 14, 2025

Peachtree Corners Magazine staff

To assist with water quality and lessen the impacts of potential flooding, earlier this year, the City of Peachtree Corners installed a bioswale on Bankers Industrial Drive. A bioswale is a shallow, landscaped depression in the ground that collects, filters and treats stormwater runoff. Bioswales are designed to reduce flooding, filter pollutants and slow runoff.

This project began as an offshoot of the Georgia Environmental Protection Department’s Nancy Creek Watershed Improvement Plan. The city participated due to the headwaters of Nancy Creek being located inside Peachtree Corners city limits around Bankers Industrial Drive.

To help fund the project, the city applied for and was awarded federal Section 319(h) funds of $400,000 for design and construction. The city was then required to provide a local match of $392,749.

About the project

The Bankers Industrial area is heavily urbanized, with many impervious areas, including large buildings, parking lots and connecting road networks, which are common in industrial complexes. The area typically sheds large volumes of stormwater runoff, which has caused localized flooding and water quality impacts downstream in the tributary of Nancy Creek.

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This project installed 10 (ten) linear bioretention cells/bioswales totaling up to 13,000 square feet in area within the city right-of-way along Bankers Industrial Drive. The linear bioretention cells/bioswales were installed as a retrofit into the landscaped areas adjacent to parking lots, roadways and/or large rooftops within the existing stormwater drainage system. The bioswales infiltrate and treat stormwater before its discharge to the existing system.

As the system previously existed, most stormwater infrastructure discharged directly to the Nancy Creek tributary without any treatment or attenuation since the area was developed before the current Georgia Stormwater Management Manual (GSMM) design standards.

This project demonstrates watershed improvements by retrofitting and installing updated stormwater controls, green infrastructure and stormwater treatment within a heavily urbanized area while leveraging dedicated funding sources, including the city’s stormwater utility.

Environmental benefits

In addition to managing nonpoint source pollution, the project provides several other environmental benefits, including the reduction in volume and rate of runoff flow into the tributary of Nancy Creek.

The excessive volume generated by impervious surfaces in the headwaters of the watershed has damaged the health of the tributary downstream, impacting aquatic habitat and increasing the sediment loads carried into Nancy Creek.

This project is expected to infiltrate approximately 4 million gallons of runoff per year and provide an effective solution for addressing water quality impacts by addressing runoff reduction and infiltrating stormwater runoff.

For more information, visit peachtreecornersga.gov/civicalerts.