Mason Mill Park, DeKalb County (pic courtesy of Al)

Decaturish reports on Avondale’s purchase of the now infamous, half-built Publix site with quotes from Mayor Ed Rieker.

Avondale Estates Mayor Ed Rieker said the city’s purchase of downtown property that’s been vacant for years is a sign that the city has regained some economic momentum.

Rieker said the 4.09 acres located along Oak Street, Franklin Street and North Avondale Road has been a drag on the city’s development prospects.

“It has been a deterrent to development because it just has put us in kind of a stuck place,” Rieker said.

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The Decatur Minute reports that barring any weather delays, construction of a new storm sewer along Church Street south of East Maple will close the street to northbound traffic starting today.  Here’s the full note, which also includes the map above…

Weather permitting, Reeves Contracting plans to start installing the new storm sewer on Church Street south of East Maple on January 2.  The new storm sewer will extend from East Maple down Church Street towards the CSX railroad and then east on East Howard Avenue.

Businesses on Church Street between East Maple Street and East Howard Avenue should notify patrons that once work begins, traffic will be limited to one-way in the southbound direction, so they will have to approach this area from East Trinity Place.

On-street parking on Church Street will be limited in the immediate area of construction. A schematic plan illustrating temporary traffic changes can be viewed here.