New Residents

Welcome to Echo Mill! This page contains information to help you. Below is a checklist that should make your move a little easier. Please email Debbie Pelfrey (dpelfrey@heritageproperty.com) of Heritage Property Management Services with any questions.

• Access to website's Residents' Only menu options
  To obtain the login userid and password, Pool Key and any other questions please contact Debbie Pelfrey (dpelfrey@heritageproperty.com) of Heritage Property Management Services.
• Pool Key and wristbands
  Echo Mill Pool wristbands must be worn when at the pool and while in the pool area. Wristbands cost $5.00 and can be purchased from Heritage Property Management. Please contact Debbie Pelfrey (dpelfrey@heritageproperty.com) of Heritage Property Management Services.
• Trash service pick up - Every Thursday
  Echo Mill is under a contracted agreement with Waste Management Services. All Echo Mill residents are invoiced $45.00 quarterly ($15/month) for this service. Please contact Waste Management at  404-794-6707 for new service (mention Echo Mill to get our rate) or to ask any questions about trash services. Rolling trash receptacles are provided to every homeowner at no charge and should be stored in your garage or in a location not visible from the street.
• Have you forwarded your mail?
  You can visit the local Post Office to make the necessary changes.
  • First-class, Priority, and Express Mail will be forwarded for 12 months at no charge.
  • Periodicals (including magazines) are forwarded for 60 days at no charge.
  • Standard Mail (A) (which includes circulars, books, catalogs and advertising mail weighing less than 16 ounces) is not forwarded unless requested by the mailer.
  • Standard Mail (B) Forwarded locally at no charge for 12 months. You pay forwarding charges if you move outside the local area. This includes packages weighing 16 ounces or more.
  
  The Powder Springs Post Office is located at:
  4644 Old Dallas Hwy
  Phone: 770-439-2771
  
  Business hours are:
  Week Days 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Saturdays 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  
  Directions to the post office:
  Turn right out of our subdivision on Corner Road. Continue about 1/2 mile to the traffic light. Turn left at the traffic light at MacLand Road. Continue to the next traffic light which is Old Lost Mountain Road and turn right. Go several miles to the next traffic light at Richard D Sailors Parkway and turn right. Turn at the first left, Silver Springs Way and go about 1/10th mile to the stop sign and then turn right to continue on Silver Springs Way about 1/10th mile. The Post Office entrance is on the left.
• Have you notified Newspaper subscriptions and Magazines?
• Do you have all medical records?
  Ask your doctor for all copies of your medical, dental and x-ray records for your family and pets. Ask your doctor to recommend a peer in our area.
• Have you changed the address on your bank statements, bills, and businesses?
  Most bills you receive include a change of address form to return along with your payment. Don't forget to notify your bank and insurance companies of your new address.
• Homestead Exemption
  This is an important Property Tax Credit. Contact:
  Property Tax Division
  100 Cherokee Street, Marietta, GA
  Phone: 770-528-8600
• Tax Assessor's Office
  To appeal your property tax assessment, write to:
  10 East Park Square, Suite 400 Marietta
  Phone: 770-528-3100
• Registrar of voters
  You can register to vote at many different locations in Georgia including the local library and where you apply for your Georgia driver's licence. Please visit www.sos.state.ga.us/ or call:
  Cobb County Department of Elections and Voter Registration
  47 Waddel Street, Marietta, GA
  Phone: 770-528-2300
  
  To register to vote by mail, please call 770-528-2581 to request an application. You may also register to vote at the following locations:
  Elections and Registration Office, Cobb County public libraries, government services canters or any location where you can obtain or renew drives license.
• Drivers License
  If you have a valid driver’s license from your state, you do not need to take a drivers test or road test. Be sure to bring your proof of residency in Georgia such as an electric bill or a bank statement.
  
  To obtain a State of Georgia Drivers License, you may go to:
  1. Marietta, 1605 County Services Parkway, approximately 1/2 mile south of Powder Springs Road and 1 3/4 miles North of Austell road. County Services Road runs between Powder Springs Road and Austell road. Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., no road test given after 4:30 (or earlier if crowded) Service provided: New Drivers License, License Renewals, Learners Permit, Handicapped Permits, Identification Cards, and Driving Record (Phone) 770-528-3251
  2. Mableton, Kroger, 4875 Floyd Road. Corner of Floyd Road and Nickajack Road
     Monday-Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Renewals Only!
  3. Roswell/Marietta, Kroger, 4401 Shallowford Road, Roswell/Marietta.
     Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. & Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Renewal Only!
• Your Georgia Car Tags (Licence Plates)
  Tags must be purchased within thirty (30) days of establishing your residency. You must have proof of ownership, current mileage, name of insurance company, policy
  number and proof of emission inspection. Georgia requires an inspection of your
  automobile. The inspection can be done at any state designated inspection station.
  For more information on the emission inspection call 1-800-449-2471. You will be billed for your tag annually on the owners birthday. If you have all of your vehicles titled in one name you may want to change this to avoid due dates all at once.
  
  Tax Commissioner's Office Motor Vehicle Division(Car Tags)
  700 South Cobb Drive Marietta,
  (Phone) 770-528-8247
  www.cobbtax.org
  
  In addition, three satellite locations are open to serve you:
  1. East Cobb Govt. Service Center, 4400 Lower Roswell Road
  2. South Cobb Govt. Service Center, 4700 Austell Road
  3. Market Square Shopping Center, 2950 Canton Highway
  
  All tag office locations are open 8:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. , Monday- Friday. Satellite
  offices close for lunch from 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Other Important Web Sites:
  Cobb County
  City of Powder Springs
  State of Georgia
  Georgia House of Representatives
  Georgia State Senate
  US House of Representative - GA
  US Senators - GA
  United States White House
• Be sure to see the list of important phone numbers (includes web links and contacts)

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