From the Decatur Minute regarding overnight construction next Monday July 7th…

The City of Decatur has approved a one-time only permit for the Alexan to carry out overnight construction at its site near 160 Clairemont and Commerce Dr. The developer is in the process of relocating an 8” public water main located on Montgomery St. In order to abandon the existing water line and transfer to the new line, water will need to be turned off for four to five hours. This will disrupt the water flow to the nearby buildings.
In order to minimize the inconvenience to the adjacent buildings, DeKalb County has suggested this work take place in the evening, starting at approximately 11:00 p.m. As part of the work, the new water line will be filled with water, chlorinated and flushed prior to the switchover, which should help with any sediment or air gaps in the water line. For questions, please contact John Maximuk, John.Maximuk@decaturga.com, 678-710-5165.

Beth sends along this message…

Eliot is lost. He’s small, white, 15-20 pounds. Will respond to his name. Is friendly.

Last seen on Sanford road near Sunstede at 2pm Tuesday.

Please call Dayle at 404-663-1650 if you see him. Thanks.

Lew Lefton of Decatur Makers writes in…

This coming weekend, Decatur High School student Duncan Trotter is putting on a hackathon called HackDecatur http://touchred.github.io/hackdecatur/

This will be a two day gathering of programmers, designers, techologists and creative problem solvers working on software solutions to help local businesses.  It will be held at the Decatur Rec Center, July 5 and 6 from 9-3 both days.

Decatur Makers is helping him get the word out. Here’s how you can help.

• * If you are a software developer, designer, technologist, etc. and you are curious/interested, please register at http://touchred.github.io/hackdecatur/\
• * If you are a local business owner and have an idea of a problem you would like solved, reach out to 
•   Traditionally, there are bounties put on the various problems that arise at a hackathon. If you suggest a problem, please include a bounty (cash, merch, whatever) that lets people know how important the problem is to you.
• * Trotter also needs donations of drinks, snacks, and even additional bounties/prizes to keep the hungry hackers working.  He said it would be great if you could provide cash, gift cards, or other things to support the hackathon participants.  Again, reach out to 

Please feel free to spread the word to any interested communities and thanks in advance for your support!