Decatur Commissioner Fred Boykin just sent in this announcement…

I am pleased to announce my intention to seek another term on the Decatur City Commission. It has been an honor and a privilege to represent this community since I was first elected in 2001. Decatur has certainly changed since then. We have a vibrant Square, downtown residential, a bustling Oakhurst, and a crackerjack school system – just to name a few of our community’s many accomplishments. We’ve updated many of our city buildings  – City Hall, Fire Stations 1 & 2, the Recreation Center and Glenlake Park. We’ve created new Boards to help guide our community – the Active Living Board, Environmental Sustainability Board, and soon to come – the Lifelong Communities Board. The list goes on.

However, there is still much to do – infrastructure enhancements like the Church Street redesign, N. McDonough and the railroad crossing improvements, plus Public Works, the Beacon Hill Complex and the Calloway Building are all in the design phase or under construction. We have annexation and taxation issues plus new zoning guidelines to work out. An update of our tree ordinance and a number of our other codes is needed. The list goes on.

I have taken part in these kinds of decisions since I was first elected and I believe I have fairly represented Decatur and tried to do what was in the best interests of our community. I say now what I said in 2009: I do my homework, keep up with the issues, listen to the community and then vote for what I believe best for Decatur. I believe my efforts when combined with the high level of involvement of so many of you have helped Decatur become the community that it is – the community we care so much about.

I ask for your support and your vote this November. My campaign website will be up shortly and I will be out in the community to hear your thoughts. If you would like to contact me before then, feel free to email  or give me a call.

Thank you,

Fred Boykin, Decatur City Commission, District 1
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Trish sent in a couple of photos from the filming of “Endless Love” starring Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde in Decatur today.  The movie has been filming all around Atlanta for the past few weeks.  The movie is a remake of the 1981 film starring Martin Hewitt and Brooke Shields.  The movie is set to be released on Valentine’s Day next year, according to the interweb.

Looks like a few young ladies were lucky enough to get a photo op with the movie’s star!  (photo posted with permission)

One more pic of the filming after the jump!

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A lot of the articles from the larger news outlets have been recaps of what has been reported here piecemeal.  But here’s a segment that adds a bit of dimension to the downtown carjacking this past Wednesday. WSB talked with the two DeKalb County Roads and Drains Department employees who helped track carjacking suspect that morning.

Only Channel 2 Action News talked to two DeKalb County workers who helped police track down a carjacker Wednesday morning.

“We were right up on his tail,” Harvey Carter said about how they followed the 15-year-old.

Carter and Sean Brown from the DeKalb County Roads and Drains Department happened to be across from the street on Swanton Way when the victim was carjacked.

Full video and article HERE.

Been getting lots of folks pointing to this recent Winnona Park rehab featured over the last few days on the New York Times website.

Take a look!

Photo courtesy of the New York Times