The Decatur Minute

• Amplify My Community Concert | Friday, Oct. 1 • 7-11 p.m.
• Amplify My Community Concert | Saturday, Oct. 2 • 4-11 p.m.
• AJC Decatur Book Festival | Saturday, Oct. 2 • 10 a.m.
• Decatur Arts Festival: Artists Market | Saturday, Oct. 2 • 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
• Art for the People Workshop: Decolonize Through Culture (4 Week Course) | Saturday, Oct. 2 • 5 p.m.
  
  Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89646549715?pwd=aTB1MVV3K0pNbDlEazU5d1hJekNpdz09
  Passcode: 740651
  
  Wednesday, Oct. 6 • 7 p.m.
  Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86573786630?pwd=Lzl1c1A0UFZ0eHpEL0dFTHRMWkpqUT09
  Passcode: 568223
  
  Saturday, Oct. 16 • 5 p.m.
  Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86260990674?pwd=RWtKSkFNM0F2YnpqRmlob1FIMUNZZz09
  Passcode: 461784
  
  
• Neighborhood Clean Up Day: Oakhurst Neighborhood #4 | Saturday, Oct. 2• 7:30 a.m.
  
  West Hill St.
  East Hill St.
  East Benson St.
  West Benson St.
  Mckoy St. (100 to 400 block)
  Adams St. (600 to 700 block)
  McDonough St. (600 to 700 block)
  Green St. (100 block)
  Oakview Rd. (400 to 800 block)
  Mead Rd.
  Olympic Pl.
  Jefferson Pl.
  
  MAK Neighborhood (rescheduled from October 9)
  Ansley St.
  Greenwood Av.
  Greenwood Pl.
  Evans Dr.
  Kings Highway
  Adams St. (100 to 500 block)
  South McDonough St. (100 to 500 block)
  West College Ave. (100 to 700 block)
  West Dougherty St.
  West Davis St.
  West Hancock St.
  East Hancock St.
  East Davis St.
  College Pl.
  
  All items to be collected should be placed at the curb no later than 7:30 am. This ensures that we do not have to rerun routes for late setouts. Collections run until 3:30 pm, or until finished-whichever is sooner.
  
  Visit decaturga.com/publicworks/page/neighborhood-clean-days for a list of acceptable items and to view the full schedule. If you have any questions, contact Sean Woodson at sean.woodson@decaturga.com or 404-377-5571.

• Decatur Arts Festival: Artists Market | Sunday, Oct. 3 • 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
• Placita Latina: Mercadito Pop-Up Market | Sunday, Oct. 3• 4 p.m.

City Updates & Reminders

• Decatur Focus: submission deadline for November issue | Friday, Oct. 1 
• Decatur Police Chief community survey, surveymonkey.com/r/Decatur-PoliceChief, will close October 3.
• City of Decatur is hiring. Visit https://www.decaturga.com/jobs

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Meetings

• City Commission Meeting | Monday, Sept. 27 @ 7:30 p.m. (rescheduled from Monday, Sept. 21)
  
  
• Lifelong Community Advisory Board Meeting | Tuesday, Sept. 28 @ 6:30 p.m.
  
  
• Historic Preservation Commission Special Called Meeting | Wednesday, Sept. 29 @ 6:30 p.m.

Visit decaturga.com/bc for additional meeting details. 

Events

• Truckin’ Tuesdays | Tuesday, Sept. 28 • 6-9 p.m.
  Legacy Park • 500 S. Columbia Dr.
  
  
• Happy Hour Courthouse Tour | Wednesday, Sept. 29 • 6:30 p.m.
  
  
• Fleet Feet Wednesday Runs | Wednesday, Sept. 29 • 6:30 pm.
  
  
• Decatur Parents Network Speaker Series: The Science of Addiction Recovery | Wednesday, Sept. 29 • 7 p.m. https://bit.ly/ParentNetworkSOAR. 

City Updates & Reminders

• Decatur Police Chief community survey, surveymonkey.com/r/Decatur-PoliceChief, will close October 3. 
  
  
• City of Decatur is hiring. Visit https://www.decaturga.com/jobs to view open positions.

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As of mid-September, the City’s recruiters have held over a dozen internal and external stakeholder interviews reaching over 100 individuals to learn what each group is seeking in the City’s next Police Chief. Using feedback from the interviews, a community survey has been developed to gather additional feedback about the community’s priorities for the next Chief. This survey may be found at surveymonkey.com/r/Decatur-PoliceChief and will be available through October 3, 2021. The information from the stakeholder interviews and community survey will be used to prepare a position announcement that will describe the qualifications, skills, and expertise required of the position. After applications have been reviewed and interviews conducted, candidates will be selected to participate in an assessment center. An assessment center is used to evaluate candidates using real world scenarios that reflect actual activities for a Police Chief. Shortly after the assessment center, the City Manager should be prepared to select the Police Chief. It is anticipated that this decision will be made in January 2022.

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Meetings

• City Commission Meeting | RESCHEDULED for Monday, Sept. 27 @ 7:30 p.m.
• Historic Preservation Commission Meeting | Tuesday, Sept. 21 @ 6:30 p.m.

Visit decaturga.com/bc for additional meeting details. 

Events

• Truckin’ Tuesdays | Tuesday, Sept. 21 • 6 p.m.
  Gather your friends, family, blankets, chairs, and most importantly, appetites! The area’s best food trucks will be offering up delicious fare from 6-9 p.m. at Legacy Park (500 S. Columbia Dr.).
• Fleet Feet Wednesday Runs | Wednesday, Sept. 22 • 6:30 pm.
  Join Fleet Feet Decatur’s Wednesday Run club for 2, 3, & 4 mile routes every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
• Art for the People Workshop: Decolonize Through Culture (4 Week Course) | Begins Wednesday, Sept. 22 • 7 p.m.
  Wednesday, Sept. 22 • 7 p.m.
  Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82950216731?pwd=cjdXbjM1Y2pQWU5nSWZ6ZGtZTUpEUT09
  Passcode: 852411

  Saturday, Oct. 2 • 5 p.m.
  Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89646549715?pwd=aTB1MVV3K0pNbDlEazU5d1hJekNpdz09
  Passcode: 740651

  Wednesday, Oct. 6 • 7 p.m.
  Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86573786630?pwd=Lzl1c1A0UFZ0eHpEL0dFTHRMWkpqUT09
  Passcode: 568223

  Saturday, Oct. 16 • 5 p.m.
  Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86260990674?pwd=RWtKSkFNM0F2YnpqRmlob1FIMUNZZz09
  Passcode: 461784

• Neighborhood Clean Up Day: Oakhurst Neighborhood #3 | Saturday, Sept. 25 • 7:30 a.m.

  Spring St.
  Fayetteville Rd.
  Underwood St.
  Pharr (100 to 500 block)
  Russell St.
  East Lake Dr. (700 to 1000 block)
  McKoy St. (500 to 700 block)
  Adams St. (1000 to 1100 block)
  Lenore St.
  Sterling St.
  McDonough St. (800 to 1000 block)
  Lenore Pl.
  Oakhurst Common Dr.

  All items to be collected should be placed at the curb no later than 7:30 am. This ensures that we do not have to rerun routes for late setouts. Collections run until 3:30 pm, or until finished-whichever is sooner.

  Visit decaturga.com/publicworks/page/neighborhood-clean-days for a list of acceptable items and to view the full schedule. If you have any questions, contact Sean Woodson at sean.woodson@decaturga.com or 404-377-5571.

• Fleet Feet Saturday Runs | Saturday, Sept. 25 • 8 a.m.
  Join Fleet Feet Decatur on Saturday mornings at 8 am for an open group run. The group meets in front of Fleet Feet Decatur, 431 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., and the run starts and end there. 

• West Ponce Music Stroll | Saturday, Sept. 25 • 10 a.m.
• Woodlands Fall Plant Sale | Saturday, Sept. 25 and Sunday, Sept. 26• 4 p.m.

City Updates & Reminders

• City of Decatur is hiring. Visit https://www.decaturga.com/jobs to view open positions.

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Nominations are now open for the 2021 Better Together Advisory Board Welcoming Business Award. The purpose of the award is to:

Reward and publicly recognize leadership actions that create a welcoming and inclusive business environment in the City of Decatur; Encourage businesses to prioritize inclusivity as a “best practice;” and Publicize and share “best practices” among local businesses.

The deadline to submit nominations is October 25. Award criteria and nomination forms can be found at decaturga.com/welcomingbusiness. You may submit the form online, or return the form via email to Linda Harris linda.harris@decaturga.com or mail it to her attention at City of Decatur, PO Box 220, Decatur GA 30031. For more information, contact Linda Harris linda.harris@decaturga.com or Renae Madison, renae.madison@decaturga.com.

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September 13th, 7:30 p.m. – We are experiencing technical difficulties with the live broadcast of this evening’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting and the Zoom virtual meeting. Please send questions or comments to john.maximuk@decaturga.com or kay.evanovich@decaturga.com or attend the meeting in person. City Hall is located at 509 N. McDonough Street.

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Meetings

• Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting | Monday, Sept. 13 @ 7:30 p.m.
• Active Living Board Meeting | Tuesday, Sept. 14 @ 8 a.m.
• Better Together Advisory Board Meeting | Tuesday, Sept. 14 @ 6:30 p.m. (rescheduled from 9.7.21)
• Planning Commission Meeting| Tuesday, Sept. 14 @ 7 p.m.

Visit decaturga.com/bc for additional meeting details. 

Events

• Truckin’ Tuesdays | Tuesday, Sept. 14 • 6 p.m.
  Gather your friends, family, blankets, chairs, and most importantly, appetites! The area’s best food trucks will be offering up delicious fare from 6-9 p.m. at Legacy Park (500 S. Columbia Dr.).
  
  
• Fleet Feet Wednesday Runs | Wednesday, Sept. 8 • 6:30 pm.
  Join Fleet Feet Decatur’s Wednesday Run club for 2, 3, & 4 mile routes every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
  
  
• Placita Latina: Coffee Tasting and Performance and After-Party | Wednesday, Sept. 16 • 4 p.m.
  
  
• Neighborhood Clean Up Day: Oakhurst Neighborhood #2 | Saturday, Sept. 18 • 7:30 a.m.
  
  East Lake Dr. (100 to 300 Block)
  Winter Ave. (east side only)
  Johnston Place
  Bryan Place
  Beatty Place
  Madison Ave.
  Third Ave. (100 to 300 block)
  Feld Ave.
  Leyden St.
  Cambridge Ave.
  Hood Circle
  W. College (Mead to Cambridge)
  Park Place
  Fair Park Ln.
  
  All items to be collected should be placed at the curb no later than 7:30 am. This ensures that we do not have to rerun routes for late setouts. Collections run until 3:30 pm, or until finished-whichever is sooner.
  
  Visit decaturga.com/publicworks/page/neighborhood-clean-days for a list of acceptable items and to view the full schedule. If you have any questions, contact Sean Woodson at sean.woodson@decaturga.com or 404-377-5571.

• Fleet Feet Saturday Runs | Saturday, Sept. 11 • 8 a.m.
  The group meets in front of Fleet Feet Decatur, 431 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., and the run starts and end there. 

• Global Growers Garden Tour | Saturday, Sept. 18 • 10 a.m.
  
  
• Placita Latina: Salsa on the Square and La Choloteca After Dance Party | Saturday, Sept. 18 • 4 p.m.

City Updates & Reminders

• City of Decatur is hiring. Visit decaturga.com/jobs to view open positions.

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• Neighborhood Clean Up Day: Oakhurst Neighborhood #1 | Saturday, Sept. 11 • 7:30 a.m.
  Oakhurst Neighborhood #1 – September 11
  First Ave.
  Second Ave. (100 to 600 Block)
  Third Ave. (400 to 900 Block)
  Fourth Ave.
  North Fourth Ave.
  Fifth Ave.
  Gordon St.
  Northern Ave. (north side only)
  Oakview Rd. (1000 to 1700 Block)
  Maxwell St.
  East Lake Dr. (400 to 600 Block)
  
  All items to be collected should be placed at the curb no later than 7:30 am. This ensures that we do not have to rerun routes for late setouts. Collections run until 3:30 pm, or until finished-whichever is sooner.
  
  Visit decaturga.com/publicworks/page/neighborhood-clean-days for a list of acceptable items and to view the full schedule. If you have any questions, contact Sean Woodson at sean.woodson@decaturga.com or 404-377-5571.
  
  
• Fleet Feet Saturday Runs | Saturday, Sept. 11 • 8 a.m.
  Join Fleet Feet Decatur on Saturday mornings at 8 am for an open group run. The group meets in front of Fleet Feet Decatur, 431 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., and the run starts and end there. 
  
  
• Turning Towards Each Other: 20^th Anniversary 9-11 Interfaith Service | Saturday, Sept. 11 • 11 a.m.
  Outdoors at Ebster Pavillion, Trinity and Electric Avenues
  Live In-Person & Virtually on Facebook Live
  
  An Open Interfaith Service hosted by representatives from a variety of faith traditions and the City of Decatur. First responders (EMTs, Fire, Police) will be recognized. Indra Thomas, Soprano will perform.
  
  
• Art for the People | Sunday, Sept. 12 • 1 p.m.
  New art is coming to Decatur! See artist Ellex Swavoni unveil “What Sonia Said,” a fiery, heroic phoenix inspired by Sonia Sanchez’s poem, “Catch the Fire,” on Sept. 12 at 1 pm on the plaza at the Beacon Municipal Center, between the Ebster Recreation Center and the Decatur Police Department at 420 W. Trinity Place.

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7:30 PM: We are experiencing technical difficulties with tonight’s City Commission Meeting and won’t be able to livestream or host comment virtually on Zoom. If you want to speak during the public comment portions of the meeting, you will need to attend in person.

City Hall is located at 509 N. McDonough Street.

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