Posted in Community, tagged #cityofdecatur, #cityofdecaturga, #DecaturGA, city of decatur ga, community engagement, Decatur GA, Happening in Decatur on May 21, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
As we prepare to observe Memorial Day on Monday, May 25 this is a friendly neighborhood reminder of the holiday scheduling for City of Decatur Solid Waste and Recycling Services: Regular services for Monday will be on Tuesday, May 26 and regular services for Tuesday will be on Wednesday, May 27 following the holiday.
Posted in Community, tagged #cityofdecatur, #cityofdecaturga, #DecaturGA, city of decatur ga, community engagement, Decatur GA, enagaing decatur, Happening in Decatur, Small Business in Decatur, Small Business Loans in Decatur on May 21, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
As applications for Decatur’s Emergency Small Business Loan Program have exceeded the $500,000 in funding provided by the city and its Development Authorities, ongoing resident donations are well on their way to making up the difference. And while the application period has ended, donations will continue through the end of the month.
Currently, donations have totaled just over $30,000 in the past two weeks, more than half way towards a goal of $50,000. With the continued donations, we’ll provide additional loans that otherwise wouldn’t be possible. And there’s still time to give! Donations are tax-deductible and can be made through non-profit Legacy Decatur’s Decatur United fund at www.legacydecatur.org.
Posted in Community, tagged #CensusRapidResponseNLC, #cityofdecatur, #cityofdecaturga, #DecaturGA, Census Rapid Response NLC, city of decatur ga, community engagement, Decatur GA, enagaing decatur, Happening in Decatur on May 18, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
The Decatur City Commission encourages the community to complete the 2020 Census. As of Saturday, May 16, the Decatur response rate was 68.7%. Help us reach our goal of a 90% response rate.
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The Legacy Park trails in the green space at 500 S. Columbia Drive will be closed for maintenance on Wednesday, May 20. Thank you for your patience as we make the trails safer for users!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged #cityofdecatur, #cityofdecaturga, 2020 CHP Challenge, City of Decatur, Corporate Health Partners, Corporate Health Partners 2020 City Challenge on May 13, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Recently City of Decatur employees were announced as winners of Corporate Health Partners’ 2020 City Challenge! The City Challenge is an annual event in which employees from different cities within the greater Atlanta metropolitan area compete to be most active.
Posted in Community, tagged #cityofdecatur, #cityofdecaturga, City of Decatur, city of decatur ga, covid-19, covid-19 testing, covid-19 testing in Georgia, GA Public Health, Georgia Department of Public Health on May 11, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
A message from Georgia Department of Health
Effective immediately, testing is available to all Georgians who request it, whether they have symptoms or not. There are more than 65 specimen point of collection sites (SPOC) throughout the state, with an additional 30 mobile SPOCs – locations and hours vary daily.
Individuals wanting to be tested can contact any Georgia public health department to schedule an appointment at a SPOC location convenient to them. Contact information for local health departments can be found on the DPH homepage at https://dph.georgia.gov/.
For more information about COVID-19 visit https://dph.georgia.gov/novelcoronavirus or https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.
Posted in Community, tagged #cityofdecatur, #cityofdecaturga, #DecaturGA, city of decatur ga, community engagement, Decatur GA, enagaing decatur, Happening in Decatur on May 8, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Acknowledge and celebrate your graduate in the Decatur Focus. Send a photo and a message (up to 50 words) to decaturfocus@decaturga.com by 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 to be included in the June Focus.
Posted in Community, tagged #cityofdecatur, #cityofdecaturga, #DecaturGA, city of decatur ga, community engagement, Decatur GA, enagaing decatur, Happening in Decatur, Small Business in Decatur, Small Business Loans in Decatur on May 8, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
The City of Decatur, the Decatur Development Authorities (DDA), and Legacy Decatur have announced the creation of a small business loan program in response to the financial challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of $500,000 is being made available as part of this initiative, with $400,000 coming from the City of Decatur and $100,000 pledged by the DDA, with additional charitable contributions through efforts of Legacy Decatur, a 501(c)(3).
To contribute towards the fund, click here. Donate $100 or more and Legacy Decatur will place a yard sign at your address.
If you are a small business owner in the City of Decatur and wish to apply for the loan, visit the Resources for Decatur Businesses website. The application is thru an online portal that will be available 8am on May 5 thru 5pm on May 15, 2020.
If you have questions, please contact Angela Threadgill, Executive Director of the Decatur Development Authorities at angela.threadgill@decaturga.com.
Posted in Community, tagged #cityofdecatur, #cityofdecaturga, #DecaturGA, city of decatur ga, community engagement, Decatur GA, enagaing decatur, Happening in Decatur, Small Business in Decatur, Small Business Loans in Decatur on May 2, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
The City of Decatur, the Decatur Development Authorities (DDA), and Legacy Decatur have announced the creation of a small business loan program in response to the financial challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of $500,000 is being made available as part of this initiative, with $400,000 coming from the City of Decatur and $100,000 pledged by the DDA. The public will be able to contribute to the program by making a tax-deductible donation through Legacy Decatur.
The no-interest loans are for a period of four years with repayment beginning 12 months after the state of emergency order is lifted. The repayment plan can be for a period of up to three years following that date, and they can be repaid without a prepayment penalty. Any small business in Decatur employing between two and 30 full-time or full-time equivalent employees is eligible, so long as they were open and operational as of March 1, 2020. Depending on various factors in the application process, including the number full-time employees, eligible businesses will be considered for a loan of up to $25,000.
The loans are being administered by the DDA, and businesses interested in applying are encouraged to visit Decatur’s business resources webpage for updates and for the loan guide. The online portal to submit an application will open at 8:00 a.m. on May 5, 2020, and the deadline to apply is 5:00 p.m. on May 15, 2020. In the event that the loan fund is over-subscribed, a lottery method will be used to select which businesses from the group of qualified applicants will receive the loan. Loan distributions are expected by the end of May.
The DDA has also created an interactive webpage detailing which local businesses are remaining open during the COVID-19 pandemic and their updated operating hours, which can be accessed through DecaturGA.com.
Posted in Community, tagged #cityofdecatur, #cityofdecaturga, #DecaturGA, afterschool lottery, City Schools of Decatur, Happening in Decatur on April 1, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
For Parents of rising 2020-21 Kindergarteners, you can find various Afterschool options for Kindergarteners for the 2020-21 school year on the www.csdecatur.net website under Families > Resources > After School and Camps.
The City of Decatur offers the Animal Crackers program at all K-2nd schools. Enrollment for incoming Kindergarteners is done through a lottery process which opened February 18 and closes April 17, 2020 at 6 pm. The lottery spin will be run April 24, 2020. Full details on how to register for the Afterschool lottery are posted on the City of Decatur website at www.decaturga.com/cys on the Afterschool Lottery 2020-21 tab. Contact Children and Youth Services for more information at cys@decaturga.com or 404-378-1082.
