Decatur City Commissioner Fred Boykin sends in this request…

The Decatur Bicycle Map is very popular and supplies are nearly gone. The City would like to hear from residents and map users about any changes you would like to see in the new map. So far the following updates have been noted:

• The newest bike lanes on Commerce.
• Adding water fountain locations.
• Any new sharrows that were put down.
• Also the new city limits to include Parkwood.

Your comments are welcome! Feel free to post to Decatur Metro or contact Fred Boykin. [email protected]

CSD sent out this announcement yesterday…

The Georgia School Superintendents Association shared the following announcement this week:

Georgia School Superintendents Association’s (GSSA) selection committee has narrowed the 2015 Superintendent of the Year competition to four. The four candidates are: Dr. Phyllis Edwards of City Schools of Decatur,  Dr. Philip Lanoue of Clarke County, Dr. Curtis Jones of Spalding County, and Dr. Randy Shearouse of Effingham County. Congratulations to all four finalists, their Boards of Education, and school communities they represent. All of these candidates have been working on some very special things in their respective school systems. Their communities and students are certainly the beneficiaries of the leadership each is providing. We had nearly 30 nominations for the selection committee to review and discuss. The selection committee is made up of past Georgia Superintendents of the Year that are still active in their profession. All the nominees represented Georgia from all over the state and the decision making process was very challenging to narrow to just four finalists. Again, GSSA is proud to have these four finalists represent Georgia as 2015 Superintendent of the Year!

“This is a tremendous honor to be named a finalist and I sincerely thank the Board of Education for nominating me,” said Dr. Edwards. “Beginning my twelfth year as Superintendent of Schools in City Schools of Decatur, I can say that it has been a joy to lead this system of caring and dedicated teachers and staff!”

Dr. Edwards and the other nominated finalists will now apply to become the Georgia Superintendent of the Year to be announced at the Georgia School Superintendents Association/Georgia School Boards Association conference in December.

Congratulations Dr. Edwards!

Justin sends in this photo from the site of Decatur’s Dairy Queen, which had stood since 1954, which was demolished this week to make way for the large, mixed-use Trinity Triangle project.

ArtsATL wrote about the “vernacular landmark” back in February.