The City of Decatur Design, Environment & Construction Division (DEC) will not issue permits beginning Friday, March 1 at 12 noon either online or over the counter.
The current system will undergo a routine maintenance that involves updating to new software. They will re-open on Monday, March 4 at 9 a.m.
The DEC office is located in the Public Works Building on Talley Street.
Thank you for your patience during this time. For more information contact John Maximuk 678-710-5165.
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This week in #decaturga: Black History presentation, Tour deCatur registration, comedy and craft beer, and carbon-footprint conversations
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This weekend in #decaturga: Hygge in Decatur, Hoplicity release party, Oakhurst Wine Crawl, and art to boot
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The community is invited to the final open house and workshop to help plan improvements to the railroad crossing at Atlanta Avenue. The design team of Landis-Evans & Partners and Atkins has evaluated the preliminary plans and comments provided by participants in the previous workshops and will have recommendations to make the rail crossing and intersection safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists.
City of Decatur staff, Landis-Evans & Partners and Atkins will be available to explain the recommendations, respond to comments and listen to your suggestions. The planning team is interested in hearing from you about the design details and landscape elements that will help make the plan attractive for residents, a better Safe Route to Schools, and a long-term asset for Decatur.
Plan to drop by the Atlanta Friends Meeting, 701 West Howard Avenue, anytime during the workshop to learn about the project and share your thoughts.
Where: Atlanta Friends Meeting House, 701 West Howard Avenue
When: Thursday, February 28, 4:30-7:30 pm
Review the preliminary concepts and materials that were discussed at the January 16 workshop.
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Read along all month long with book club picks from Decatur’s Better Together Advisory Board and Little Shop of Stories that celebrate Black History Month. This week: Deep dive on Douglass. 📚✨
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight. The first major biography of Douglass in half a century, this is a powerful tome revealing all new insights into one of our nation’s most revered orators and writers. An absolute must-read for any history buff, especially those interested in the great abolitionist and his times.
Books are available for purchase at Little Shop of Stories, 113 E. Court Square. littleshopofstories.com
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This week in #decaturga: Love Run, YA fun, dance, books, and margaritas
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As an outcome of the Affordable Housing Summit held in November, the Decatur City Commission announces the creation of a citizen Affordable Housing Task Force. The Task Force will review the recommendations that came out of the Summit including ongoing research and education. They plan to have the citizen task force in place by April 15. If you are interested in serving on this task force, please fill out a Statement of Interest Form by March 15. Access to the form can be found at decaturga.com/resident-boards-commissions. You can return the form via email to City Manager Andrea Arnold, andrea.arnold@decaturga.com or mail it to her attention at City of Decatur, PO Box 220, Decatur, GA 30031.
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This is a reminder that all city offices are closed for President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 18.
Regular solid waste and recycling services for Mon., Feb. 18 will be on Tues., Feb. 19;
Regular solid waste and recycling services for Tues., Feb. 19 will be on Wed., Feb. 20.
The next Decatur City Commission meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Commission Meeting Room, Ground Floor, Decatur City Hall, 509 North McDonough Street.
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Read along all month long with book club picks from Decatur’s Better Together Advisory Board and Little Shop of Stories that celebrate Black History Month. This week: Meet your heroes. 📚✨
Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present by Jamia Wilson, illustrated by Andrea Pippins. A quintessential Who’s Who in Black History for readers ages 9 and up. Featuring an impressively wide range of figures, including Martin Luther King Jr., Nina Simone, W.E.B. Dubois, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, this book celebrates the depth and breadth of black excellence throughout history, as well as present day.
Books are available for purchase at Little Shop of Stories, 113 E. Court Square. littleshopofstories.com
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