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Decatur Police Pop-Up Trunk or Treat Tonight!

Posted in Community on October 31, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Decatur Police officers will be conducting pop-up trunk or treat stops at the following locations and times.  Stop by to say hello to officers and pick up more treats!

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Officers will be at the following locations at 7:00pm:

  • In front of Oakhurst Elementary
  • Maxwell Street and 3rd Avenue
  • In front of Winnona Park Elementary
  • South McDonough Street and West Hill Street
  • Glendale Avenue at Mt. Vernon Drive
  • Electric Avenue at Robin Street
  • Adair Street at Hibernia Avenue
  • Kathryn Avenue at Chelsea Drive

 

 

Officers will be at the following locations at 7:30pm:

  • Ansley Street at Adams Street
  • In front of FAVE on 5th Avenue
  • Kirk Road at Oldfield Road
  • Garland Avenue at Brower Street
  • In front of The Church at Decatur Heights on Sycamore Drive
  • In front of Clairemont Elementary
  • Clarion Avenue at Nelson Ferry Road
  • Superior Avenue at Willow Lane

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DEC-Public Works to Host Open House for Residents on Nov 10

Posted in Community on October 31, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Save the date for the 2016 Public Works Open House!

Have a question about renovating?  Have a question about sanitation?  Want to find out more about complete streets?  The doors to the Leveritt Public Works Building will stay open late on November 10 for an all-resident Open House.

The open house is your chance to get info about Public Works services and to tour our award-winning Leveritt Public Works Building.  Staff from the Facilities, Sanitation, Design-Environment & Construction will be present to answer your questions.

The open house will take place on November 10 between 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the Leveritt Public Works Building, 2635 Talley Street.  For more information, contact DEC Director John Maximuk at John.Maximuk@Decaturga.com or call 678.553.6570.

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MARTA to Conduct Annual Full-Scale Police Training Exercise

Posted in Community on October 31, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

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The MARTA Police Department will create a simulated full-scale training exercise (Operation Deep Impact) on Saturday, Nov. 5 (after revenue service) until the early morning of Sunday, Nov. 6 at the Sandy Springs and Decatur MARTA stations.
These annual drills are designed to evaluate emergency response capabilities in the event of an actual threat to the system.

WHAT: Full Scale Police Training Exercise

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 5 at 11:30 p.m. through Sunday, Nov. 6 at 3 a.m.

WHERE: Sandy Springs and Decatur MARTA stations

MARTA will be single-tracking at the Decatur Station from 11:30 p.m., with rail service ending at midnight. Bus service will continue at the Decatur bus loop for the entire evening. A bus bridge will start between East Lake and Avondale from 11:30 p.m. until end of revenue service to accommodate for the closed rail lines at Decatur.
Regular service will not be interrupted at the Sandy Springs Station. Customers will be guided by MARTA personnel who will be posted near the platform entrances since portions of the parking deck will be closed for the exercise.
This training exercise provides the opportunity for MPD, MARTA staff and other emergency response agencies to address potential incidents, such as terrorist attacks, pandemics or natural disasters, in a real-life setting.

The Federal Transit Authority and the Department of Homeland Security require that transit agencies of MARTA’s size conduct these exercises to assess plans and response capabilities.

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This Week In Decatur: Oct 30-Nov 4

Posted in Community on October 29, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

This is a weekly blog post that lists all of the events and sales going on around town. It will be updated daily. If you would like to add an event, email renae.madison@decaturga.com.

Sunday, Oct. 30

Monday, Oct. 31

Wednesday, Nov. 2

Thursday, Nov. 3

Friday, Nov. 4

Saturday, Nov. 5

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Decatur Fire/Rescue Smoke Alarm Blitz

Posted in Community on October 27, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Saturday, October 29th Decatur Fire Rescue and the American Red Cross are partnering to install free smoke alarms to residents in the following areas:

South McDonough St., West Dougherty St., West Davis St., West Benson St., West Hancock St., Ansley St., and McKoy St.

For more information, visit the Decatur Firehouse Blog.

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Decatur Haints and Saints Halloween Parade This Sunday

Posted in Events on October 27, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

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Homegrown’s 5th Annual parade is bigger and better than ever this year! If you’re not part of the parade, come camp out along Ponce de Leon Avenue to check out the bands, floats, and amazing costumes. Then come hang out on the square for a post-parade dance party.

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Audio Now Available of Homestead Exemption Information Session

Posted in Community, Events, Meetings, tagged , , , on October 26, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Audio is now available on the City of Decatur website of the Lifelong Community Advisory Board’s information session on the Homestead Exemptions that will be on the November 8 ballot. City Manager Peggy Merriss, City Schools of Decatur Superintendent Dr. David Dude, and City Schools of Decatur Board Chair Annie Caiola were on the panel. The talk was moderated by Lifelong Community Advisory Board member Maria Pinkelton. Special thanks to Lifelong Community Advisory Board member Elizabeth Burbridge for recording the talk.

We apologize that the audio is a little grainy at the beginning but it gets better. Please be certain to listen for at least the first 15 minutes and you will get a good summary. Visit the City Schools of Decatur website for more in depth information. Also, visit the City website for information regarding Homestead Exemptions currently available.

If you would like more information about the Lifelong Community Advisory Board and its committees (Taxation and Affordability, Transportation, Housing, Decatur Neighbors, and Communication), please email leeann.harvey@decaturga.com or call 678-553-6548.

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Street Lamp Repairs

Posted in Community on October 26, 2016 | 1 Comment »

Several blocks of street lamps along Ponce de Leon Avenue near the Old Courthouse have been out for weeks.    Georgia Power was working to find the cause and had isolated the problem to a faulty underground service line.

Before they could start on a repair, they had to pull all of their crews to help restore power to south Georgia and adjacent states in the aftermath of hurricane Matthew.   Georgia Power is now back on the project and we have been assured they will make it their top priority.

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Dairy Queen Grand Opening

Posted in Community on October 26, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

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The wait is finally over!  Dairy Queen has returned to Decatur and is inviting the community out to their grand opening and ribbon cutting on Monday, October 31 at 10 a.m.

Dairy Queen is located in the ARLO building- 245 E Trinity Pl, Decatur, GA 30030- where it had been scheduled to open since the project started.

*There will be a “soft serve” opening on Sunday.

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December Focus Submission Deadline is Near

Posted in Community on October 25, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

The deadline to submit information for the December Focus is Tuesday, November 1.  Send information for this issue to decaturfocus@decaturga.com (as a word document or in the body of the e-mail only; please no PDFs) or to ATTN: Decatur Focus, PO Box 220, Decatur, GA 30031.

Also, feel free to include high resolution photos with your submission.

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