Month: January 2018

Mead Road Mardi Gras Will Be Here Before We Know It!

Decatur’s Mead Road Mardi Gras is earlier than ever this year!  From the event’s website…

Mead Rd. Mardi Gras is a homegrown fundraiser in Decatur, Georgia.

Get your friends together, create a Krewe, and join us on February 10th, 2018 at 1pm to celebrate Mardi Gras and raise money for the Decatur Education Foundation.

The parade winds its way through the Oakhurst Neighborhood and culminates with live music, Cajun cuisine, and kids activities at The Imperial.

All proceeds from Krewe sign up fees, Sponsorhips, and food and drink sales at The Imperial will fund Decatur Education Foundation grants that support music and arts in our schools.

Sign up HERE!

Photo courtesy of Mead Road Mardi Gras Website

Free-For-All Friday 1/12/18

Feel free to use this post to make comments and ask questions about local topics not yet discussed here over the past week.

CSD Elementary School Boundary Community Meeting Being Held Wed, January 17th

Stop by Decatur High School next Wednesday, January 17th from 6:30p to 8:30p to chime in on the new school zone boundaries that will need to go into effect in 2019 to accomodate the change to K-2 elementary schools.

Here’s the blurb from CSD…

City Schools of Decatur and the Elementary Boundary Planning Steering Committee are hosting a community meeting regarding the school zone  boundaries for all of our elementary schools. This engagement session will be an opportunity for community members to participate in a facilitated discussion to provide valuable feedback to the Board of Education. In addition, the committee will post an online survey to solicit further input after the meeting.

For more info on the whole process, dig in HERE.

East Lake MARTA Redevelopment – Request for Stakeholder Feedback on Concepts

MARTA and the cities of Decatur and Atlanta have been soliciting feedback from stakeholders, regarding the development around and within the East Lake MARTA Station for over two months.  Now it’s time to showcase their ideas and get your feedback!   Take the survey HERE and see the proposed concepts.

Here’s the blurb on The Decatur Minute…

The stakeholders of three different municipalities, one transit system, and a variety of businesses and environmental interest groups have come together to develop a vision for the place they share – the East Lake MARTA Station.  Your input over the last two months and six events generated several concept diagrams for the East Lake MARTA Station study area. Now’s the time to share, once again, your feedback on each of the concepts for the north parking lot, the south parking lot, potential future AT&T redevelopment, and street improvements for East Lake Drive, College Avenue, and Park Place.  You’ll want to allow 15-20 minutes to complete the survey that can be found here, http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4037001/ELMConcepts.

Whatcha all think?  The actual redevelopment isn’t expected to begin for another 3-5 years, as MARTA works to complete development at other stations around Atlanta.

Decatur Schools Closed Tomorrow Due To Forecasted Icy Conditions

From CSD…

Weather update from City Schools of Decatur- Out of an abundance of caution and awareness for the safety of our students and employees, City Schools of Decatur will be closed on Monday, January 8, 2018, due to potential icy road conditions. All scheduled after school activities and events are canceled for Monday, January 8.