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Decatur Urban Garden Planning Meeting

Posted in Community, Meetings on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 2
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: The Solarium, 321 W. Hill St.

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The current fiscal budget includes funding for developing an urban garden on the property owned by the City of Decatur located between 2nd and 3rd Avenues south of East Lake Drive.   The City of Decatur has been working with Lindsey Mann, a Decatur resident and landscape architect, to design gardening opportunities on this property. To make the plan successful we need public participation in the process. The first meeting is scheduled will be held at The Solarium next Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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Mayor Bill Floyd Sworn In As GMA President

Posted in Community, Events, Meetings, Uncategorized on June 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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Mayor Floyd addresses GMA

Decatur’s Mayor Bill Floyd was sworn in as President of the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) this past weekend in Savannah, GA.  He takes the helm of this statewide 500+ member association at what he called a challenging time for cities.

Mayor Floyd noted that because of the close connection city officials have to their communities, they have the capability to help steer the state in the right direction saying, “We’re the ones that feel the pulse of this state better than any other elected official.”

Two other Decatur officials were elected to the GMA Board of Directors.  Decatur Commissioner Kecia Cunningham was elected to an at-large position, and City Attorney Bryan Downs is serving as president of the City Attorneys Section. 

In addition, Decatur resident Jim Finch, deputy commissioner for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), received GMA’s “State Government Service” Award.  The Award is given annually to state employees who exemplify integrity, diligence and energeic service to the citizens of the state.

GMA is based in Atlanta and is a voluntary, non-profit organization that provides legislative advocacy, educational, employee benefit and technical assistance services to its 500 member cities. 

Congratulations to all of our Decatur honorees – you do us proud!

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Recreation Center Master Plan Meeting Tonight

Posted in Community, Meetings on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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The Recreation Center Master Plan design consultants will present their recommendations tonight at a meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Decatur Recreation Center, 231 Sycamore Street.

Their recommendations are based on the information received from public input at previous meetings and from survey responses.

The community is invited and encouraged to attend.

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Environmental Talk with Congressman Hank Johnson

Posted in Community, Meetings, Sustainability on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

logo1Environment Georgia is hosting Clean Energy, Green Economy Town Hall with Congressman Hank Johnson on Thursday, April 16, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Decatur Public Library Auditorium.

Join them for a discussion about a cooler, cleaner and cheaper energy future for Georgia with leaders in energy efficiency and renewable power. Learn how you and your community can support cleaner energy and a greener economy.

For more information or to RSVP contact Emily Thomas, 404-892-3573, emily@environmentgeorgia.org.

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State of the City Address to be held on January 27th

Posted in Meetings, Uncategorized, tagged , , on January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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Calling All Writers or Would-Be Writers

Posted in Community, Events, Meetings, Uncategorized on January 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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Agnes Scott College debuts “Agnes Writes” on February 2 and you are invited!  This new series of writing classes, taught by several of Atlanta’s most accomplished authors and hosted by Agnes Scott College, allows all area writers the opportunity to hear from professionals and develop your craft at the same time.

What better way to spend the cold winter evenings than hear from David Fulmer (teaching his popular Fiction Shop – an intense study of the art and craft of storytelling), Hollis Gillespie (The Shocking Real-Life Personal Essay Clinic – Your Crazy Family), Chelsea Rathburn (a poetry workshop aimed at developing poets’ voices), and Terra Elan McVoy (“Writing Like a Grown-Up, But Thinking Like a Kid” a class on writing chapter books for children).

The series is led by Daren Wang (most recently of AJC Decatur Book Festival fame but also Verb and The Spoken Word) with the collaboration of Tom Bell (also of Book Festival fame, the Duck & Herring Pocket Field Guide and Creative Loafing) and David Fulmer (Shamus Award winning author of six novels).

Most classes will meet weekly, 6 -8 p.m., for eight weeks.  Visit www.agneswrites.com for details.

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ING Marathon Community Meeting February 5th

Posted in Community, Events, Meetings, tagged on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

ing-logoThe 3rd annual ING Georgia Marathon will be coming through the City of Decatur on Sunday, March 29th. The City of Decatur and the organizers of the marathon are holding a Community Meeting on Thursday, February 5th from 6 until 7pm in the Commission Room of Decatur City Hall. The meeting will inform citizens of route details, volunteer opportunities, and the Neighborhood Challenge. The first year of the marathon Decatur won first place for the best cheering section and a donation of $10,000 to youth sports programs. The second year Decatur won second place and a donation of $5000 to youth programs. No reason why we can’t win again and make it three in a row!

Part of our effort both years included a series of “Burma Shave” type signs posted along the route. We continue to expand the effort and need your help. Submit your ideas for Burma Shave rhymes to lyn.menne@decaturga.com.

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For those who cannot attend the meeting, but would like to stay informed, send your email address to cheryl.burnette@decaturga.com for updates and volunteer opportunites. We look forward to seeing a lot of Decaturites at our official cheering station in front of Fellini’s Pizza on March 29th.

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Happy New Year and Welcome to Our New Fire Chief

Posted in Community, Meetings, Uncategorized on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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The City Commission had its first meeting of 2009 and officially confirmed, welcomed and swore in Decatur’s new Fire Chief Toni Tolbert Dixon.  Chief Dixon brought her entire family – husband, daughter, mom, dad, brothers, sisters, neices, nephews and they filled up most of the seats in the room.  

Chief Dixon comes to Decatur from East Point where she was most recently the Deputy Chief, Administrative Services.  She joins Chief Jerry Malone who plans to retire in July after 30+ years of service.   They will work together as Decatur’s Dynamic Duo for the next six months.

Welcome Toni – and thanks for the support of all of your family.  We look forward to your being a part of the community.

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Public Meeting for Decatur Recreation Center Master Plan

Posted in Meetings, tagged on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

You are invited to a public meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. to discuss the future use of the Decatur Recreation Center. After mid-2009, the Recreation Center will no longer be used for high school athletics. This offers an opportunity to consider its future use, especially the 10,000 square foot gym. The City of Decatur has employed LP3 Architects to prepare a master plan, schematic design and cost estimates for the “Rec.” Decatur’s Active Living Department needs your help in planning how the building can be modernized to serve future community needs. The meeting will be held in the social room at the Decatur Recreation Center, 231 Sycamore St., in downtown Decatur.

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