Patch and Dateline: Decatur both report that the city showed a mock-up of a roundabout at Church and Lucerne Streets – at the entrance of Glenlake Park – at last night’s community workshop addressing ped and bike safety along Commerce, Church and Clairemont.  (Patch has a pic of the roundabout mockup HERE)

Patch reports that Deputy City Manager Hugh Saxon explained at the meeting that a majority of the project would be paid for by GDOT, since they believe that roundabouts improve traffic flow.  As for the larger scope of the C-Streets project, Patch’s Ralph Ellis adds…

Overall, officials said, the streets will get narrower because bike lanes will be added in places. Sharrows, bike boxes and other safety measures for bicyclists would be added.

Dateline: Decatur has a nice video of the evening, including interviews with Mr. Saxon and City Commissioner Fred Boykin.  In the video, Mr. Boykin notes that implementation of any of these plans is at least 5 years away, as is the cast with any GDOT project.  (McDonough Street improvements, anyone?)

And before anyone brings up the West Ponce/Nelson Ferry/Northern roundabout idea again, I remind you of Planning Director Amanda Thompson’s reply to us on that…

This project is not identified in the Community Transportation Plan or the 2010 Strategic Plan. So it would need significant community support to become part of our transportation program and for the City to pursue funding. Occasionally, the Georgia Department of Transportation will help fund roundabouts if the City prepares a concept study showing whether or not the roundabout will work.

Chris Billingsley sends in this pic these new posts ‘n chains set up along the gravel road in Glenlake Park, where reports suggest that parking on the grass has gone unchecked for quite some time.

Welcome to the new normal!

Sean Dammann sends in the info…

Glenlake Music Festival – Sunday, September 26, 4-7 pm

• Featuring Ed’s Crackers (www.edscrackers.com), The Dammages (www.thedammages.com), The Bitterroots (www.thebitterroots.com)
• Join us in celebrating the Re-Opening of Glenlake Park!
• Glennwood Estates/Clairemont-Great Lakes Neighborhood Picnic & Concert
• Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010
• 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Glenlake Park

Come celebrate with friends and neighbors; bring your picnic dinner and chairs/blankets and enjoy the music of local bands: Ed’s Crackers, The Dammages, and The Bitteroots. The Cookie Studio and King of Pops will be selling fabulous desserts, and there will be a bouncy for kids.  Hosted by Glennwood Estates and Clairemont/ Great Lakes Neighborhood Associations.

From Cheryl Burnette at the City of Decatur…

Glenlake Pool will be closed today until 5pm for necessary sanitation procedures. Plan to visit one of the other City of Decatur pools to stay cool.

Lots of reports coming in from residents that Glenlake Park, which has been under renovation for over a year, has finally reopened to the public.

In fact, City Manager Peggy Merriss wrote in a comment on Friday…

We’re trying to get some parts of Glenlake Park open this weekend but the whole park will probably not be ready. If someone can just keep it from raining for just a few more days, we’ll be ready to go.

None have the comments I’ve received have mentioned any portions of the park that aren’t yet open.  They’ve consisted mostly of just eyewitness reports stating that the park did infact seem open to the public.

Go!  And report back!