Posted in Community on October 18, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
The details
Astra Grading and Pipe will repave East Trinity Place in front of Fire Station No. 1 on Wednesday, October 19. The work will take one day.
How to manage
Expect traffic delays during the work. Once East Trinity is repaved, it will be re-opened with three lanes of traffic.
Additional details can be found here.
Got questions? Direct them here.
Posted in Community, Events, Meetings, tagged City of Decatur, City Schools of Decatur, homestead exemption, Lifelong Community, property tax on October 17, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Decatur’s Lifelong Community Advisory Board’s Taxation and Affordability Committee is hosting a Third Thursday information session for City of Decatur residents to learn more about the new homestead exemptions that will come up for vote on the November 8 ballot. Please join us on Thursday, October 20, 6:30 p.m., at Decatur Recreation Center, 231 Sycamore Street, to learn more about the exemptions.
A panel from City Schools of Decatur and City of Decatur will answer questions and provide information about these five homestead exemptions. One of them is an exemption from school property taxes for homeowners over the age of 65—an exemption that expires in five years when it will be re-evaluated.
For more information about the Decatur for a Lifetime initiative or the board, contact leeann.harvey@decaturga.com or 678-553-6548.
Posted in Community on October 17, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
The Decatur Police Department and Decatur Farmers Market will be hosting a bicycle registration this Wednesday, October 19, 2016 from 4pm-7pm at First Baptist Church Decatur (308 Clairemont Avenue).
Bicycles are a commonly stolen item and are not registered like vehicles. Bicycle registration includes bringing your bicycle, providing owner contact information, having the manufacturer and serial number documented and having a numbered decal applied to and a photo taken of your bicycle. The process takes just a few minutes. Registering your bicycle allows officers to look up recovered bicycles and contact the owner and allows for us to quickly look up the needed information about your bicycle if it were to be stolen. The information is kept in a secured database only accessible by police department staff.
We will also register scooters that do not meet the size requirements for state tag registration. *There is NO CHARGE to register your bicycle or scooter.
For additional information, please contact Lt. Jennifer Ross.
Posted in Community on October 16, 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. 16
Tuesday, Oct. 18
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Thursday, Oct. 20
Friday, Oct. 21
Saturday, Oct. 22
Posted in Community on October 14, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Update: Gas leak has been repaired.
Traffic near the 200 block of East Trinity is being diverted due to a gas leak. Please utilize alternative routes to avoid this area.
Posted in Community on October 13, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
A number of residents have commented about the removal of the magnolia in the traffic island at North Candler Street and East Trinity Place. This is part of the overall plan for improving the Candler railroad crossing to make it accessible and safe for pedestrians, bicyclists, and the disabled; encourage persons who live in Winnona Park, the McDonough-Adams-Kings Highway community, and other neighborhoods south of the CSX rail corridor to walk and bike into downtown Decatur; and improve the “Safe Route to School” for students and parents who travel to the Fourth/Fifth Academy, Renfroe Middle School, and Decatur High School.
Removal of the magnolia is a consequence of raising the grade of the street roughly three feet on the north side of the crossing, tapering gradually as it approaches Fire Station Number 1. You can visualize this by looking at the ARLO planters (pictured above) at the corner of East Trinity and East Howard. The top of the planters will be at street level when the work is completed.
Presently, pedestrians and bicyclists have to share the roadway at the crossing with vehicles. The planned improvements will provide a gentler slope on the north side of the crossing for construction of an accessible path for persons in wheelchairs, strollers, etc., that replaces the existing old wooden steps. There will also be a much safer route located outside the railroad crossing gates for pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as a protected crosswalk from the PATH trail to the old Depot.
During the design phase of the project, multiple schemes for rebuilding the intersection were considered but it was not possible to achieve a safe, buildable alternative that retained the magnolia. There will be a significant amount of fill in this area making it unfeasible for this particular tree. New trees will be planted in the project area to mitigate the loss of the magnolia.
To view the engineering schematic that illustrates the new crossing, visit decaturmakeover.com.
Posted in Community on October 13, 2016 | 4 Comments »
The City of Decatur 2010 Strategic Plan calls for the City to be good stewards of environmental resources and one of the tasks in the plan is expanding the use of more sustainable lighting options on streets and within city parks and public areas. In addition, the City of Decatur Police Department has received community feedback requesting better and brighter lighting to increase safety and deter criminal behavior in our neighborhoods and business districts.
To achieve those objectives, the City of Decatur LED lighting project is designed to provide quality lighting for city roadways and sidewalks and reduce electricity consumption. We have contracted with Georgia Power to upgrade approximately 1380 streetlights from high pressure sodium light fixtures to LED fixtures.
The benefits of the LED lights include:
Georgia Power has started replacing fixtures in the Winnona Park, College Heights, Lenox Place and Great Lakes neighborhoods. We anticipate that it will take approximately one month to complete installation city-wide. The new LED lights are brighter than sodium vapor lights and emit a much clearer light. It will be different and they change the lighting along the street. Once city-wide installation is complete, we will be working with Georgia Power to make adjustments and add light shields, so please bear with us as the new lights are installed.
Posted in Community on October 13, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
A percentage of the day’s proceeds goes to the Decatur MLK Service Project, a large-scale volunteer initiative to help low income seniors live safely, comfortably and affordably in their homes by completing needed repairs, weatherizing, adding handicap accessible features and doing yard work.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Lee Ann Harvey, City of Decatur
leeann.harvey@decaturga.com
678-553-6548
MLKServiceProject.com
Posted in Community on October 11, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
The details
An old terra cotta sanitary sewer collapsed on East Howard Avenue this afternoon during construction of the downtown Decatur storm drainage improvements. This required closing the short section of East Howard Avenue between North Candler and East Trinity Place.
How to manage
Westbound traffic on East Howard headed for North McDonough Street will need to detour around this area until repairs are completed. Presently, the detour runs north on North Candler from East Howard to Sycamore Street.
Posted in Community on October 10, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
I am excited to be your next District 84 State House Representative. Come out and meet me on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at the Decatur Recreation Center, 231 Sycamore Street, Decatur GA from 6:00pm – 7:30pm to discuss the proposed amendments that will be on the ballot in November.
Representative-Elect Renitta Shannon
Georgia House District 84
