Just an FYI: The City Schools of Decatur School Board is scheduled to voted on the Superintendent’s recommendation of Map 9 at this evening’s board meeting, which begins at 6:30p at Westchester.  Here’s the agenda.

The public comment portion of the meeting will be the public’s final chance to speak out about the K-3 redistricting plan.

h/t: InDecatur

Welcome to Decatur’s new “Welcome Video”.

h/t: The Decatur Minute

Jonathan writes in…

LOST CAR.

My beloved 1995 Gold Honda Accord station wagon (tag 530 ZSX) ran off last night, possibly (well, definitely) in the company of ne’erdowells, from our home in Oakhurst. If anyone sees it, I would appreciate a call to the Decatur Police.

Yum.  Sewage leakage.

The AJC reports in an extensive article this morning that the Environmental Protection Agency has mandated that DeKalb County upgrade its 50 year-old sewage system after over 800 leaks have been reported over the past 5 years.  Failure to do so will result in daily fines of $37,500 a day.

The DeKalb County Commission is scheduled to vote on over $1 billion in sewer and water system upgrades at tonight’s commission meeting.  Many DeKalb residents have voiced passionate displeasure at what this will mean for their water bills – which will increase dramatically over the next couple years – citing the recession and financial difficulties.  Unfortunately, raw sewage waits for no man or woman.

And it seems like Decatur has been ground zero for pipe failure lately…

Two weeks ago, the county had to close portions of Second Avenue in Decatur after pipes broke and 40,800 gallons of sewage spilled, according to water department records. Last week, the county had to suspend water service for 12 hours to residents near Glenwood Road and Parkhill Drive in Decatur after a water main burst. And a rail section in Decatur is closed this weeks to repair a water main under the tracks.

Yuck.