“Press Release, Decatur 12/13/14: In order to aid the City of Decatur’s firefighters  safe passage onto Trinity Street, tonight while the children in the City of Decatur were all asleep Elfie painted the street. It’s true, go see for your Elves!”

Trinity Place, Decatur GA @ Fire Station (pics and explanation courtesy of Doug)

This is a much more believable explanation of what’s up on Trinity than the one provided by the Decatur Minute on Thursday.  

On Monday, the Decatur City Commission will vote to extend current homestead exemptions of all residential property owners with a focus on Decatur residents 62 and older.  They will also vote to create a new exemption for seniors older than 62 with income less than $50,000.  The specifics are as follows according to a note from City Manager Peggy Merriss to the commission…

The city commission asked city staff to investigate the possibility of expanding homestead exemptions in the last fiscal year.  (The idea was also discussed  on DM back in August in reaction to the diversity project.)

Ms. Merriss’ letter states that the annual tax deduction on a $400,000 home would be approximately $60 for a resident homeowner who doesn’t meet any other qualifications and $340 for a homeowner who meets all the aforementioned qualifications.