Posted in Community, tagged city of decatur ga, City of Decatur Solid Waste and Recycling Services, decatur focus, Decatur GA, holiday schedule, Public Works, The Decatur Focus on November 19, 2020 | 2 Comments »
The holiday season is here so remember to cut out your waste and recycling schedule from the November Focus for this year. You’ll find the November 2020 to September 2021 schedule of changes due to city holidays on page 3 of the Focus or online here.
Please note collection services are not impacted for Columbus Day and Veterans Day. Holiday collection schedules and schedule changes are posted to the City website, the Decatur Focus, and social media.
Posted in Community, Transportation, tagged #DecaturGA, City of Decatur, city of decatur ga, Decatur, Decatur GA, DeKalb County Watershed, Public Works, Road Closure, West Ponce de Leon Avenue on November 2, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Lane closures are expected on West Ponce de Leon Avenue between Ponce de Leon Place and Fairview Avenue beginning 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, to accommodate DeKalb County Watershed crews working to repair a leaking water line. Motorists and MARTA passengers should expect delays.
Signs and detour routes will be posted to assist motorists in moving safely around the lane closure. Construction crews will work diligently to minimize the length of impact to residents and motorists.
Posted in Community, Transportation, tagged #DecaturGA, City of Decatur, city of decatur ga, Decatur, Decatur GA, Public Works, Road Closure on October 22, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Due to an extreme risk, be advised of a road closure on West Parkwood Road from Ponce de Leon Avenue to Parkwood Center. There’s a leaning Oak tree with a compromised root system that has a split on the backside of it. Georgia Power has been contacted and we anticipate the tree being removed as soon as possible.
Posted in Transportation, tagged cyclist, Decatur, Design Environment and Construction, pedestrian, Public Works, Trinity Triangle on December 18, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
As many are aware, bike and pedestrian access along the PATH trail along E. Howard has been rerouted for the last couple of months due to construction at the Trinity Triangle site. At this time, the City of Decatur is pleased to announce that bike and pedestrian access will be restored to this corridor with a new crossing on E. Trinity Place.
Here’s how it works: The new crossing is located between the construction site (west) and the triangle where N. Candler Street meets E. Howard (east). Look for the pedestrian crossing beacon and the street paint. Cyclists and pedestrians traveling east on the PATH Trail or north across E. College Avenue may now cross E. Trinity Place at a new temporary crossing. Cyclists and pedestrians traveling west across E. Trinity Place may now safely make their way across E. College Avenue or west on the PATH Trail.
Be careful! The crossing is well marked, but since it is a new location a bit closer to the railroad crossing, all cyclists, pedestrians and motorists should exercise caution.
The Decatur Police Department and Public Works Department will monitor use of the crossing. Updates will be provided as the project continues. This bike and pedestrian access is considered temporary because use of the new sidewalk is subject to construction phasing at the Trinity Triangle site through 2015.
For more information contact Design, Environment & Construction Division Director John Maximuk at 678.553.6570.
Posted in Sustainability, tagged Independence Day, July 4, Public Works, recycling, sanitation, trash, trash pick up on July 2, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Independence Day is Friday, July 4! There will be no trash pick up on the holiday. As a reminder, put out your bins a day early (tomorrow): Friday, July 4 services will be on Thursday, July 3.
Posted in Community, Sidewalk Talk, tagged Decatur Makers, decatur public works, First Christian Church of Decatur, garbage, Makers, Public Works, sanitation, trash, trash compactor on April 21, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
The Decatur Makers, a community organized makerspace for adults and school-aged kids, are busy readying their new space in the First Christian Church of Decatur, 601 W Ponce de Leon Ave. On Saturday, March 22 Makers big and small participated in a clean up day. Volunteers carried out over a ton of garbage, which Decatur sanitation workers crushed with a garbage compactor and hauled away. (Check out this impressive video of a couch being crushed during the clean up.)
The Maker movement promotes creating, repairing, repurposing and otherwise making things from electronics to textiles, usually around shared equipment and community space. More information about Decatur Makers, including how to join as a founding member, is available here or by calling 404-822-2279.
Posted in Events, tagged City of Decatur, City Schools of Decatur, Decatur, eloise leveritt, eloise t. leveritt, Public Works, ribbon cutting, talley st on March 23, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Events, tagged City Schools of Decatur, decatur public works, eloise leveritt, eloise t. leveritt, Public Works, rededication on March 20, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Please join City of Decatur Public Works and City Schools of Decatur Facilities Maintenance
on Monday, March 24 at 8:30 a.m.
for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the recently renovated Eloise T. Leveritt Building
Posted in emergency management, tagged Decatur Police, decatur public works, Public Works, snow, snow day, snow tractor on February 12, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you to everyone in the community for staying off the roads last night and today. It continues to be fairly quiet in the city, and most city offices are closed. Winter storm and ice storm warnings are still in place across Georgia today through Thursday morning, and more precipitation is expected to fall tonight.
Remember, if the power goes out or you see a tree or other object fall on power lines, contact Georgia Power at 1-888-891-0938. Continue to charge medical devices, phones and other electronics so you are ready in case there is a power outage.
Staff members from the City’s Public Works department are out clearing city sidewalks of slush, and the tractor (pictured above) is busy clearing streets. Please do your part by clearing the sidewalk in front of your home or business.
As always, call the police non-emergency number (404-373-6551) if you require assistance or 911 for life-threatening emergencies.
If there is a loss of power, the city may use the CodeRED Emergency Notification System to communicate with the community. Please take this opportunity before a power outage occurs to register your phone number here.
About CodeRED:
CodeRED Emergency Notification System is a telephone communication service that allows us to quickly notify citizens of emergency situations requiring immediate action.
All residential phone numbers in the BellSouth/AT&T system should be in the telephone database. All city of Decatur businesses should register, as well as individuals who have unlisted phone numbers, who have changed their phone number or address within the last year, and who use a cellular phone as their primary home phone.
The system can dial up to 50,000 phone numbers per hour and deliver a recorded message to individuals or their answering machines.
Posted in emergency management, tagged City Hall, DEC, Decatur, Decatur Fire Department, Decatur Police Department, Decatur Recreation Center, Design Environment and Construction, emergency management, GEMA, Public Works, recycling, sanitation, trash on January 29, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
City of Decatur government buildings will open at noon tomorrow. This includes City Hall, the Design, Environment and Construction division of Public Works at Talley St. and the Decatur Recreation Center. Evening activities at the Recreation Center are cancelled for tomorrow night, and the center will close early.
Trash & recycling pick up is expected to have a delayed start time of 10 a.m. tomorrow. If sanitation crews can safely get to your rear yard they will pick up trash tomorrow. If they cannot, they will pick it up next week. Please use good sense when deciding if it is safe to put your recycling bin by the curb. If your driveway is too frozen to safely move your bins leave them until next week’s pick up.
While most of the major roads in the City of Decatur are currently clear and mostly dry, GEMA continues to recommend staying off roads. It is possible that roads and sidewalks could refreeze overnight so continue to exercise caution if you decide to leave your house.
While there have been a few minor traffic accidents in the past 24 hours, no one has been seriously injured in the City of Decatur. The community has done a great job of staying safe and warm indoors. If you do require emergency assistance, please call the police non-emergency number 404-373-6551.
Stay warm, Decatur! Photo courtesy of Ashley Hizer
