The DecaturNext website, which was updated frequently during the 2010 Strategic Planning process, has been revived as the city works through the process of crafting a “Unified Development Ordinance”.

The site is already reporting that the UDO “Kick Off” meeting will take place on Thursday, November 14th at 7pm at City Hall.  The site says that the consulting team will first present a “UDO 101″ for the room and then attendees will be asked to answer a specific question: “In what way(s) do you feel our existing development regulations fail to address the intent and/or goals of the Strategic Plan?”  You can read more about the meeting on DecaturNext.

The rest of the anticipated UDO schedule currently looks like this…

Trees! Crafting Decatur-Appropriate Regulations
Let’s find some common ground for a healthy canopy.
December 11 | Time and Location TBD

UDO Table of Contents Public Meeting
Help determine our “big picture” direction and what initial
recommendations will be made to City Commission.
January 8 | Time and Location TBD

City Commission Meeting
Consideration of a new tree ordinance will be on the agenda.
January 21 | 7:30pm | City Hall Commission Meeting Room

City Commission Meeting
Consideration of the UDO’s code assessment, “big picture” recommendations, and recommended policy changes will be on the agenda.
February 3 | 7:30pm | City Hall Commission Meeting Room

Celebrity chef Jim Stacy’s long-awaited Pallookaville restaurant is set to open today for a “preview party” in downtown Avondale Estates.  The spot will then close until next Monday, November 4th when it will presumably open for good.

The restaurant’s Facebook page reads…

Let’s have a party!
We are opening!
Halloween Night 6pm-1am
Special Party Fountain and Restaurant Menu
Closed Fri, Sat and Sun.
Chomp and Stomp Sat.
Back open Mon. 11am-4pm with a limited Opening Menu.
illustration: The Terrible Monster on Blackberry Street by Lyles, Vina & Frances Walter 1963.

The AJC had an entertaining story on Jim Stacey and Pallookville a couple of weeks back – but it’s behind the wall o’ pay.

Poster courtesy of Pallookaville’s Facebook page