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Important Information from City Schools of Decatur

Posted in Community on March 2, 2017 | Leave a Comment »

An announcement from City Schools of Decatur:

City Schools of Decatur and the Elementary Facility Planning Engagement Steering Committee are hosting a community meeting regarding the construction and grade configuration of our elementary schools. This engagement session will be an opportunity for community members to participate in a facilitated discussion to provide valuable feedback to the Board of Education. In addition, the committee will post an online survey to solicit further input after the meeting.

Event Details:
Monday, March 13
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Decatur High School Cafeteria
310 N. McDonough Street

For more information, visit http://bit.ly/EngageCSD2017.

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Intersection Improvements at the McDonough Rail Crossing Begin this Weekend

Posted in Community on March 2, 2017 | Leave a Comment »

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The intersection at McDonough and Howard will be closed for grading and resurfacing on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5.

Parts of the PATH Foundation’s Stone Mountain Trail near the crossing have been demolished and will be closed to bicycle traffic as well.

Further work on the sidewalks and the Stone Mountain Trail on East Howard will continue for the next couple of weeks. East Howard will be closed to through traffic until 3 p.m. each weekday during this period.

How to manage

There will be no traffic through the McDonough-Howard intersection this weekend, March 4 and 5. However, East and West Howard and North McDonough will be open to local traffic. Consult the applicable detour maps below (click images for larger view).

Avoid East Howard before 3 p.m. each weekday until further notice. Access during the afternoon/evening rush hour will not be impacted.

For more detailed information and detour maps, sign up for Extreme Makeover: Downtown Decatur Edition updates at decaturmakeover.com.

 

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CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Visits Decatur/DeKalb

Posted in Community on March 2, 2017 | Leave a Comment »

DeKalb County is one of 15 counties selected for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Residents will have an invitation-only opportunity to participate in NHANES. Individuals have been selected at random (in a process similar to taking names out of a hat) for NHANES. They include all ages, races, and ethnicities to represent the U.S. population as a whole. Respondents first participate in a health interview conducted in the respondent’s home followed by a health examination that takes place in one of three mobile examination centers.

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Mark Your Calendars -The Return of Touch-A-Budget

Posted in Budget, Community, Events, tagged , on March 1, 2017 | Leave a Comment »

Tuesday, March 21, 5-7 p.m. on the Decatur Square

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Get an up-close and personal look at the city’s budgeting process at the free Touch-A-Budget event. See what “pending spending” is planned for the FY 2017-2018 city budget and how it supports the 2010 Strategic Plan principles developed by Decatur residents. Talk to representatives from all city departments and play budget games for prizes. For information, check decaturga.com/budget.

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