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Archive for February, 2014
More information later this afternoon
Posted in emergency management, tagged smart911 on February 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
The 2014 Citizen Survey is on its way!
Posted in Community on February 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Every other year for the past 8 years, the City of Decatur has surveyed its residents through the National Research Center (NRC.) The NRC sent out the 2014 survey to a random sample of Decatur residents on Wednesday, February 5th with a postcard notification. If you didn’t receive a postcard that means you weren’t one of the random households chosen this time.
The actual survey will be sent out twice on Feb. 12 and Feb. 19 to the random sample. If you are one of the lucky ones to receive the survey, please make sure to fill it out and send it back via mail or online. We’ve had a 40% response rate for the past 4 surveys, which is great, but we want more! The survey is completely anonymous and we only get the final tabulations from NRC.
If you’d like a better idea of what the final tabulations look like, click here for our webpage where you can download the 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012 survey results. The data from the survey is used by the City in its budgeting, strategic and annual planning processes.
If you have any questions regarding the survey, contact Budget & Performance Measurement Manager Meredith Roark at meredith.roark@decaturga.com or call 404-370-4102.
Cancelled: Fall In Love Indie-Catur on Thursday, Feb. 13
Posted in Events, Retail & Restaurants on February 10, 2014 | 3 Comments »
Update 2/12/14: Due to inclement weather conditions this event has been cancelled.
February 13 • 5-8 p.m.
Spread Valentine love in Decatur during a special edition Terrific Thursdays event!
- Free gifts and goodies from the Decatur Visitors Center booth on the square.
- 11Alive broadcasts live 5-6 p.m. from the square.
- Valentine Photo Booth with our beloved downtown sculpture in front of the Historic Court House.
- Live performers and musician including Michael Magno, Morgan Rowe, and Troy Cono.
- Samples from Souper Jenny, New Orleans Snoball Cafe, Fabu Face Spa and more.
- Bree the Romantic Intuitive mixed up love potions for a little boost on Valentines Day at Worthmore Jewelers.
Events: This Weekend in Decatur
Posted in Events, Retail & Restaurants, tagged Decatur Library, Decatur Old House Fair, Decatur weekend events, eat well indie-catur, Kavarna, Mingei World Arts on February 7, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight (Friday, 7, 2014):
Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis present Wildwood Imperium
Kavarna Coffee, 7-10 p.m.
Colin Meloy, lead singer of The Decemberists, and acclaimed artist, Carson Ellis, will debut their latest in the Wildwood Chronicles with a reading and signing of Wildwood Imperium. All proceeds benefit the Decatur Education Foundation’s literacy program that ensures low-income students have access to great books and develop a lifelong love of reading. Hosted by Poverty is Real. Tickets available at Little Shop of Stories, 404-373-6300. $15 adult/$10 children.
This Weekend
Decatur Old House Fair
Saturday, Feb. 8 • 9am-4pm
Marriott Courtyard Decatur Hotel and Conference Center, 130 Clairemont Ave.
Discover new ideas, materials and techniques for rehabilitating, furnishing and maintaining your older home.
Mingei World Arts
Saturday • 10am-5pm & Sunday •noon-5pm
Mingei’s pop up is open this weekend. Stop by for new finds, old favorites and a glass of wine.
This Month
Decatur Library
Exhibit: Owls, The Symbol of Wisdom and Knowledge
All during the month of February, the Decatur Library will exhibit the private collection of owls of Mrs. Lillian W. White (March 24, 1932-May 8, 2011), former librarian of the Durham County Library System and one of the first professionally-trained, African American librarians in the state of North Carolina. Mrs. White is the mother of Greg D. White, director of the City of Decatur’s Active Living Division.
Eat Well Indie-Catur Returns
In February, Decatur Active Living and the Decatur Visitors Center team up once again with local restaurants for the Eat Well Indie-catur Campaign. Visit a participating restaurant any day during February, choose one of the featured healthy entrees and get your Eat Well Indie-catur card. Cards are available at participating locations and at the Decatur Visitors Center, 113 Clairemont Ave. Participate three times during February and you will earn a recipe book featuring some of Decatur restaurants’ healthiest recipes.
Meet me at the Old House Fair
Posted in Events on February 7, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
We do a lot of really cool events in Decatur-beer, books, art, wine-you get the picture. But every winter we do one really, really cool event that that you might not know about. Its the Decatur Old House Fair-a one day event dedicated to new ideas, materials and techniques for rehabilitating, furnishing and maintaining your older home. If you live anywhere in or around Decatur, the chances are good to live in an old home and therefore have done work to an old home. Personally, I am living one of those very projects right now- finally putting hardwood floors in our kitchen, which was previously covered by the ugliest, dirtiest vinyl of ALL time.
See, I told you we are living in Old House heaven
Goodbye vinyl, hello hardwoods!
So you can bet that my husband and I will be at the Old House Fair tomorrow, soaking up any knowledge anyone will give us. We hope to see you there! Click here for more information and to buy tickets
Update on Tree Conservation Ordinance
Posted in Events, Sustainability on February 4, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
In October 2013, the City Commission passed a 90-day moratorium on tree removal, and directed staff to develop an updated tree ordinance that would reflect current best management practices in the industry. The final recommendations were presented on January 21st. Based on concerns voiced by the community, the City Commission requested that the ordinance be revised and brought back for consideration in March.
On February 3rd, the Commission modified their request to include a work session on March 3rd. The format of the session will be designed to provide the Commission with an opportunity to articulate and discuss their specific concerns and the concerns expressed by the community. Once a clear policy direction has been established, a schedule for ordinance revisions and community input will be developed.
The work session will be open to the community, but there will not be an opportunity for attendees to comment. Amendments to the tree ordinance will not be considered until after March 3, 2014.
Below are the updated materials on this issue. Public comments are still being accepted on the DecaturNEXT website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Amanda Thompson, amanda.thompson@decaturga.com, 404-370-4102.
January 21st Presentation to City Commission
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Ordinance Materials (as presented on January 21, 2014):
Supporting Materials:
Tree Factsheets:
Firefighter Recognition Day
Posted in emergency management, tagged Decatur Fire Department, decatur firefighter, Fire Department, firefighter, Firefighters, firefighters recognition day on February 4, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know today is the 42nd annual Firefighters Recognition Day? Firefighters from around the state were recognized this morning at the Georgia State Capitol in downtown Atlanta.
Thank you to all the firefighters in the Decatur Fire Department for all you do every day to keep our community safe!
Tornado Outdoor Warning Siren Test Tomorrow
Posted in Community, emergency management on February 4, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow is the first Wednesday of February so we’ll be testing the tornado outdoor warning sirens at 5:00 p.m. The test should last approximately one minute. Should the weather become inclement, the test will be postponed until Thursday, 6 February 2014.
If you have questions or want more information about the siren system, check out the Siren page on the City’s website or contact Police Lt. Barry Woodward at 404-373-6551.
Filming in Decatur today
Posted in Sidewalk Talk on February 4, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
If you are driving around town today, you may notice film crews out and about. Locations include Trinity Street near Fire Station #1, Thumbs Up Diner on Ponce, and at Decatur First Baptist Church. There will be law enforcement present with all crews to ensure public safety and to help with traffic flow. If you are driving through downtown today, you may experience very temporary delays in front of Thumbs Up. Please either make plans to take an alternate route, or just be patient for a few moments while scenes film.
Interested in previous projects filmed in Decatur and around our state? Click here to see a full list of projects
Church Street Storm Drainage Improvements Update
Posted in Transportation, tagged Church Street, detour, storm drainage improvements on February 3, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Weather permitting, Reeves Contracting plans to start installing the new storm sewer on Church Street north of East Maple early this week. The new storm sewer will extend from East Maple north on Church Street towards East Trinity Place.
Businesses on Church Street between East Trinity Place and East Maple Street should notify patrons that once work begins this week, traffic will be limited to one-way in the southbound direction, so they will have to approach this area from East Trinity Place.
Due to the location of the new storm line, on-street parking on Church Street will be prohibited in the area of construction. A schematic plan illustrating temporary traffic changes can be downloaded here.
The photo shows Reeves’ construction team installing the new storm line across East Howard Avenue earlier last week. This line intercepts an old granite rubble and terra cotta storm sewer that crosses the CSX railroad and heads cross country under several properties on the east side of Church Street.
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