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It's Time to Start Thinking About the 2011-12 City Budget

Posted in Budget, Meetings on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Budget Focus Group Meetings

Do you ever think about how your City tax dollars are spent?  How are decisions made to fund City services?  Where does the money come from to pay for these services?   If you’ve ever pondered these questions or any others about the City’s budget and finances, come be a part of the City’s Budget Focus Group for the 2011-2012 budget year.  You’ll have the opportunity to meet City budget staff, learn about the budgeting process and give your opinion on budget priorities.

All budget focus group meetings will be held at Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough Street, at 7:00 p.m.  Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:

March 8th
April 12th
May 10th

Please notify Andrea Arnold, Assistant City Manager, at andrea.arnold@decaturga.com or 404-370-4102, if you plan to attend.

You can follow the progress of the budget process and review prior years’ budgets on our website at www.decaturga.com/budget.

 

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Check Out Decatur's Welcome Video

Posted in Meetings on December 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

For the past few years every time a bus tour comes through Decatur or a conference wants more information or when the DBA hosts the annual Agnes Scott orientation we would think to ourselves, “We need an official welcome video for Decatur.” Well (drum roll please) we finally have one! The video “premiere” took place last Tuesday evening at the Decatur Business Association holiday meeting.

We got some great feedback and would love to hear what you think:

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City Commission Public Hearing: Urban Development Plan

Posted in Community, Meetings on December 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Decatur City Commission will hold a public hearing on designating two city properties as “urban redevelopment areas” on Monday, Dec. 6 at the City Commission Meeting, City Commission Meeting Room, 509 N. McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030.  The two proposed Urban Development Areas are the property on Sycamore Street that includes Fire Station 1 and the Recreational Center, and 3.61 acres on Talley Street/Sam Street (pictured above) where the City’s Public Works facility is located. For more information on The Urban Redevelopment, view the proposed plan here.

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Community Workshop: Design Starts on North McDonough Streetscape Improvements

Posted in Meetings on September 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »

A community workshop to discuss the railroad crossing improvements at Candler and McDonough Streets and the North McDonough streetscape improvements will be held on Thursday, September 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the City Commission meeting room of Decatur City Hall, 509 North McDonough Street, in downtown Decatur.

In addition to the railroad crossing improvements, funding recently has been obtained to design streetscape improvements to North McDonough Street between Howard Avenue and Trinity Place.  Both projects have similar goals — to improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians, bicyclists and others using these facilities. The streetscape improvements will join the railroad crossing improvements where North McDonough meets the CSX rail crossing.

We hope you will be able to join us to learn more about preliminary plans for the railroad crossing improvements and to help start the planning for the North McDonough streetscape improvements.

These projects are based on Decatur’s 2008 Community Transportation Plan. A major goal of the Community Transportation Plan is to encourage healthy lifestyles and active living in Decatur.

The City has retained URS Corporation of Atlanta, a planning and engineering design firm, to help plan both projects.  Sprinkle Consulting of Lutz, Florida, a nationally-recognized design firm that specializes in bicycle and pedestrian planning, is assisting URS  in the work. The projects will be funded through the City’s Capital Improvements Bond program and grants from the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Atlanta Regional Commission and MARTA.

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Conference Attendees Praise Decatur

Posted in Community, Meetings, Retail & Restaurants, Sidewalk Talk, Uncategorized on August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Waldorf School of Atlanta and Academe of the Oaks hosted more than 250 Waldorf teachers and administrators at the 2010 AWSNA Summer Conference on the campus of Agnes Scott College.  AWSNA, the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America, is the membership organization for more than 250 Waldorf schools in North America and this is the first time they have held the conference in the southeast.

Rhonda Wildman sent us some of the Decatur experiences shared by conference participants including:

FarmBurger was a big hit – especially the veggie burger and the fried okra.  People loved the food at Farmstead 303 – on the day they visited, they were thrilled to be greeted by former President Jimmy Carter.  One group frequented The Iberian Pig four times during their week-long stay in Decatur.  The sandwiches from Badda Bing and Nectar were very popular.  And finally, there were many sightings of Squash Blossom shopping bags during the duration of the conference.

The Waldorf School and Academe of the Oaks were proud to host this annual conference and proud to share all that Decatur has to offer.  One of the conference participants noted on the evaluation, “Decatur gets a 10 out of 10 for beauty, graciousness and fabulous hosting and hospitality.”

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Decatur Open City Hall Wins an Award

Posted in Community, Meetings on June 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

A couple of us are in Las Vegas for the Transforming Local Government conference. During the awards lunch today, the City of Decatur won an award for our Open City Hall program. (Apologies for the grainy photo – I only have my camera phone with me).

The City of Decatur was one of the pilot cities for Open City Hall, an online forum for civic engagement. If you’ve never used Open City Hall before and are a resident of Decatur, check it out on the city’s website here. We’re currently looking for feedback on the 2010/2011 proposed budget.

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Budget Focus Group Meetings

Posted in Budget, Meetings on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Do you ever think about how your City tax dollars are spent?  How are decisions made to fund City services?  Where does the money come from to pay for these services?  How is the City faring during the economic recession?  If you’ve ever pondered these questions or any others about the City’s budget and finances, come be a part of the City’s Budget Focus Group for the 2010-2011 budget year.  You’ll have the opportunity to meet City budget staff, learn about the budgeting process and give your opinion on budget priorities. 

 Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:
March 9th
April 13th
May 11th

 All meetings will be held at Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough Street, at 7:00 p.m.  Please notify Andrea Arnold, Assistant City Manager, at andrea.arnold@decaturga.com or 404-370-4102, if you plan to attend. 

You can follow the progress of the budget process on our website at www.decaturga.com by clicking on ‘Residents’ and ‘Annual Budget’.

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Cultural Arts Conversation Continues

Posted in Community, Meetings on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

We are about halfway through with the Cultural Arts Master Plan.  Thank you to all who have participated in a public input session, filled out the online survey, and/or made a comment at Open City Hall.  We are holding two more focus groups on Wednesday, January 20 targeting young professionals and families.  Please consider joining the conversation.  All are welcome even if you do not fall into either of those groups.  Please see the details below:

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Decatur's Hometown Heroes Rock!

Posted in Community, Events, Meetings, Uncategorized on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

 

Decatur announced its newest 2009 Hometown Heroes at the Decatur Business Association Holiday Party at the Holiday Inn Decatur Conference Plaza.  Hometown Heroes are those folks that work, mostly behind the scenes, to make our community a better place to live and work.  And they work for free!

Decatur started its Hometown Hero program at the close of the 1996 Summer Games after our Hometown to the World Festival during the Olympics.  We put on a 10-day festival thanks to hundreds of volunteers who helped make it happen. 

This year marks the 13th year of honoring volunteers and we now have 217 Hometown Heroes.  You can see the photos from each year at City Hall – they are on the wall that goes down the steps to the City Commission Meeting Room.

Pictured here with our City Commissioners are our newest Hometown Heroes – Bill & Vicki Ainslie, Michelle Bray, Bill Bryson, Greg & Nicole Coleson, Mary & Bill Flad, Gary Kronick, Dot Moye, Mercedes Pasqualetti, and Vernita Pinto.

Thanks for all you do for Decatur!

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Community Workshop: Railroad Crossing Improvements

Posted in Community, Meetings, Transportation on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As part of the capital improvements program, the City of Decatur is looking at options for improvements on the railroad crossings at Candler and McDonough streets and needs your input. If you are available, come to the City Commission meeting room at City Hall (509 N. McDonough St.) on Thursday, Nov. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. for a community workshop to discuss the railroad crossing improvements.

For more information, see the RR Crossings Improvement webpage.

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