It’s time to discuss redistricting!…again.

Just a couple of years since the last rezoning – which incorporated Glennwood back into the K-3 brick and mortar contingent – the awesome foursome (Oakhurst, Clairemont, Winnona Park and Glennwood), now need to make physical space inside the city limits for their mid-century styled old friend, Westchester Elementary, again.

The CSD zoning committee met on October 14th to develop rezoning options.  One of the initial rezoning options (seen above) was shown in a presentation for that meeting, which can be found on CSD’s zoning website.

CSD has a Community Meeting scheduled for Monday October 28th at 6p to go over all the potential rezoning options.  The meeting will aptly take place in the Board of Ed room at Westchester.

We’ll update you all once all the rezoning options are posted.

The final rezoning recommendation will be presented to the School Board on November 12th and then is scheduled for a final vote on December 10th.

 

Leah writes in…

She is a 3 year old, 13 pound, Jack Russell/Beagle mix. Her name is Sophie and she is tan, white and brown. She is very sweet. She is not wearing her collar. She has a tiny little blue line tattoo on her belly.

She got out last night around 8pm.  I live on Scott and Pensdale Ave.

If found , please contact Leah at 770-596-7613.

…for Lemony Snicket!  (You thought it was going to be something else, didn’t you?)  Photo courtesy of Chris

At last night’s three and a half hour long meeting, the Decatur City Commission unanimously approved a temporary 12+ inch diameter-at-chest-height tree removal moratorium that will remain in effect until January 24, 2014.  Commissioner Scott Drake recused himself from the tree moratorium discussion and vote.  The moratorium doesn’t apply to sick or dying trees – as determined by the city arborist.

The commission then discussed and voted 3-2 (with Mayor Baskett and Commissioner Boykin voting in favor) to deny the residential demolition moratorium.  Mayor Baskett opened the discussion saying he hoped the consultants could provide options to deal with the issues of teardowns, adding “We don’t want to stop growth and progress in this city, we just want some better handles on how much is appropriate height in scale on very small lots and houses very close together.

The commission also asked the city manager to provide recommendations – which could cost upwards of $60,000 – to have permanent tree ordinance changes in place by the end of the moratorium in January and a recommendation on zoning changes regarding teardowns.

Check out Decaturish for a good report.