From the City of Decatur’s website…

Starting at 7 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28 and ending 7 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, Katie Kerr Dr. will be closed to through traffic between E. College Ave. and S. Columbia Dr. for the installation of a gas main.

Road closure and detour signs will be placed in the area during the road closure period advising motorists of construction work in the area.

Questions regarding this road closure should be addressed to Brad Beckman, construction specialist, AGL Resources, 404-831-7262.

If you’ve noticed the blue “Public Notice Board of Appeals Notice” signs surrounding Suburban Plaza recently, you may have wondered “What’s that all about?”.

Well, the Medlock Area Neighborhood Association website has the answer.  Deanne sent around a note pointing to this latest post…

MANA has received clarification on the basis of the appeal, filed January 9th by Good Growth Dekalb’s (GGD) attorney on behalf of GGD and Kristina and Abhay Mishra. The appeal states that:

1. Medlock Road is not an authorized truck route, and therefore Walmart’s use of this road violates DeKalb Code Section 17-94
2. various hydrology requirements were not met, and
3. there are various violations of the county Tree Protection Ordinance

DeKalb County thoroughly reviewed the redevelopment plan and determined that all criteria were met before granting the building permit. Selig is confident they’ve met the criteria and is prepared to address the appeal at the Feb. 13th hearing.

According to Deanne, the hearing will be held on Feb 13 at 1pm in the DeKalb County Auditorium at 1300 Commerce Dr. in Decatur.

Photo courtesy of MANA website

More very sad news out of Decatur this morning.  I have received word that Teri Rogers, great community advocate and former owner of Feast, passed away yesterday morning.  You may recall that Teri closed her flagship restaurant, Feast, in February of last year after her breast cancer returned for a second time.

According to the note, the funeral arrangements are as follows…

Visitation will be Tuesday, January 29th from 5 pm to 7 pm at Joiner Anderson Funeral Home, 502 Miller Street Extension, Statesboro, Georgia 30458.    The funeral service will be at 2 pm on Wednesday, January 30th at 2 pm in the chapel at the funeral home.

All the very best to Teri’s family and friends during this very difficult time.  She will be dearly missed throughout the Decatur community.

Kevin sends in a few photos of Dearborn Park trail being built between W. Dearborn Circle and Chevelle Lane.

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Al sends in this pic.  Do you know the location?  Al will have to tell us if we’re right or wrong, since I don’t know where it’s located either!