Posted in Community, emergency management on March 4, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow is the first Wednesday of March 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 March 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.
Posted in Community on March 3, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Heather Tell purchased a Lunch With the Mayor at Oakhurst Elementary’s Auction for her daughters Greta & Liza. Greta, Liza & Heather met up with the Mayor at City Hall for a tour of City Hall. They learned about what they City Commission does here with the Mayor in the City Commission meeting room.
They ran into State Legislator Mary Margaret Oliver on the way to lunch.
Thanks for the awesome thank you note Greta & Liza – we had a great time!
Posted in Events, Uncategorized on March 3, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
My daughter, Molly, at her first Touch a Truck
Whenever anyone asks me what the best event we do in Decatur is, I am always torn. Our Arts Festival is so cool, the is Book Festival impressive, and the Beer festival is fun (I mean, come on, its beer!) but hands down, the very best event we do here in the City of Decatur is the annual Touch-a-Truck!
Join Decatur Active Living on Saturday, March 8th from 10am until 1pm for the annual Touch-a-Truck Event. This fun community event gives children of all ages an opportunity to touch, explore and see their favorite trucks or equipment on wheels. The City of Decatur and DeKalb County dump trucks, fire trucks, tractors, police cars and motorcycles and many other types of vehicles will be on display.
NEW! Decatur Active Living is celebrating National Nutrition Month at this annual event. National Nutrition Month is a campaign that focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. When you come to Touch-A-Truck, join in the effort by bringing any canned or non-perishable food item. All items will be delivered to DEAM, Decatur Emergency Assistance Ministry.
Touch-a-Truck takes place in the Callaway Building Parking lot located at 120 West Trinity Place, Decatur. In case of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled for Saturday, April 19. For more information, contact Cheryl Burnette 678-553-6541 or cheryl.burnette@decaturga.com. Be sure to visit www.beactivedecatur.com for up to date information on all Active Living programs throughout the year.
Posted in emergency management, Meetings, tagged children, City of Decatur, city of decatur fire department, famliies, Fire Department, Fire station, fire station #1, smart 911, special needs on March 2, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Announcement from Sgt. Violante of the Decatur Fire Department:
Special Needs Informational Meeting
Wed. March 12
Two opportunities to stop by: 10 a.m. or 6:30 p.m.
Fire Station #1, 230 E. Trinity Pl.
The City of Decatur Fire Department would like to meet with any families with children with special needs or medical issues. We want to continue responding in the best way possible to care for all families, including those with special needs. The meeting will discuss medical care, large scale events, and fire scenarios with families. In addition, we want to inform families about the benefits of using Smart 911 and exchange ideas on how to better dispatchers’ responses to emergency calls from families with special needs.
We need your participation and input to do the best job possible. Please join us on March 12 at 10 a.m. or at 6:30 p.m. at the City of Decatur Fire Station #1.
The address for Fire Station #1 is 230 E. Trinity Pl., Decatur, GA 30030. If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact Sergeant Violante at Ninetta.Violante@decaturga.com or via phone, at 404-457-3289.
Children interacting with City of Decatur firefighters last fall
Posted in Transportation, tagged Church Street, Decatur GA, East Trinity, Reeves contracting, storm drainage improvements on March 1, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Depending on the weather, Reeves Contracting will start the last phase of the downtown storm drainage improvements at 7 p.m. tomorrow night (Sunday, March 2). Due to the volume of daytime traffic on Church Street, work during this period will be at night between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. The initial challenge will be to cross the intersection at East Trinity Place. At times, traffic on East Trinity will be reduced to one two-way lane with traffic control provided by police officers and flaggers. This will be adjusted as work progresses.
Once across East Trinity, Reeves will lay drainage pipe in Church Street up to the area just north of the entrance to the parking lot at 320 Church Street. During this period, the 300 block of Church Street will be open to local traffic only at night between 7 pm and 5 am. Access to businesses and parking will be maintained during the evenings. Church Street will be open as usual during the day. A flyer is attached describing the work and suggested detour routes.
This phase of the work should take about four weeks to complete. We appreciate everyone’s patience and good will during this project.
