Welcome to Decatur Metro’s Live Online City Commission Debate! The debate begins promptly at 8pm and is scheduled until 9:30p. If you have a comment or a follow-up question to ask the candidates during the debate, enter it below for consideration. A few more details below this window.

Candidates will take turns answering questions first, second, third, fourth. The order will be announced at the outset of the debate. Candidates will be asked to wait at least 30 seconds between replies to avoid any sort of “pig-pile” effect.

I received this note from CSD yesterday…

The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) has developed an H1N1 hotline phone number for Georgia citizens. The H1N1 hotline phone number is 1-888-H1N1-INFO. (Please note that the 8th digit after the area code drops automatically after you punch in the other numbers.) The hotline is now operational from 8 a.m. to midnight seven days a week.

However, I wasn’t entirely sure why or when I was supposed to contact this “hotline”, so I asked for a bit more info.  Here’s the response I received from CSD’s Maria Lewis…

The Georgia Department of Community Health has provided this hotline as a resource to citizens who are interested in learning more about the H1N1 virus. Some of the information that can be found through this hotline includes ways to prevent the spread of the virus and vaccination information.

Not that you need any reminders, but tonight is the night!

Tune in at 8pm to Decatur Metro and watch the four city commission candidates duke it out, debating the city’s most pressing issues!

Oh, and ya know how all debates wrap-up with a semi-lame, light-hearted question that tries to reminds us of our shared humanity?  I’m still in need one of those, so feel free to suggest some below.

Sydney at Bistro in a Box writes in…

On behalf of Bistro in a Box Catering Company, I am writing to inform you that we are no longer offering a discount for City of Decatur employees. However, we will extend our Agnes Scott College discount to Decatur blog owners if they come by and introduce themselves.

I can’t wait for all the emails from city employees asking if they can accompany me to Bistro in a Box posing as my spouse.