First I want to express my appreciation to Mike Nunn for developing the Shoal Creek Forest Community Group site for our subdivision. This will hopefully provide our subdivison's community a convenient communication vehicle, initially to attempt to come to a concensus on being able to provide improvements to our two subdivision entrances, including the numerous large phone company "boxes" on the corner of the Oakcrest entrance As background to this entrance improvement effort this post will cover the results of what has been accomplished so far by some of our neighbors. Some months ago a survey, requesting either a yes or no response to providing entrance signs and/or plantings, was sent to every homeowner in our subdivsion. About one half of them responded. There were ninety responding with a yes, and three responded with a no. As this indicated significant support a committee was formed from ten of respondents who stated an interest in serving on a committee. One of the committee's first decisions was to determine where signs or plantings could be placed. Representatives of the state Department of Transportation (DOT), the Coweta County Road Department and AT&T were contacted. AT&T has responded that they do not allow signs or plantings on their right-of-way. Coweta County also responded that signs or plantings are not allowed on their right-of-way. The state DOT stated that a permit for plantings on their right-of-way could be applied for, although it the application would have to include a specific planting plan. In regards to signs the DOT stated they do not allow them in their right-of-way. However, just for the Willow Lake entrance the DOT owns what they call excess right-of-way and an there is a process that either part or all of the excess right-of-way can be applied for to be purchased.for either a sign or plantings In addition the owner of the property where the old sudivision sign on Oakcrest was located has stated a willingness to have another sign or plantings at the same location. The second committee decision was to collect photos and costs of a variety of existing subdivision signs. The third committee decision was to provide a web site to faciltate communication among our Shoal Creek Forest community and then to post a sign at each of the subdivison entrances so that residents were made aware of the site. Of course, now that the site has been established the web site information signs are going to be ordered. In the meantime, one of committee members offered to bushog the weeds on the state right-of-way on either side of the subdivision entrances and another committee member is looking into further discussions with AT&T to see if they would willing to, at least, allow for plantings around their boxes. We are going to encourage our Shoal Creek Forest neighbors to provide imput for this effort, such as providing photos of subdivision entrance signs and plantings, along with cost estimates if possible.