While many of you have already early voted, I wanted to be sure everyone knew about a comically vague referendum on the DeKalb ballot. “Shall the Act be approved which revises the Board of Ethics for DeKalb County?” If you have no idea what is in "the Act", how do you know how to vote? …
Tropical Storm Sally Versus an Atlanta Tree on Briarcliff
Some photos of the tree that took out power in the neighborhood. I spoke to one of the workers at 9am. They have to replace 2 poles and string a lot of wire. It will be awhile longer but they are working on it. I thanked them for being out in the rain to get …
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Vote on Nov 5 – Ethics Reform
This is from our neighbor Jay Starkman who requested I share it with the neighborhood: There is only one item on the ballot for DeKalb County on Nov 5: DeKalb Ethics Reform. You want to vote "NO"! Davis Fox also says vote "NO"! It's a watered down ethics bill. If we defeat it, the Georgia …
Road Closure – I-85 Underpass between N. Druid Hills and Clairmont Road
The I-85 Underpass between N. Druid Hills and Clairmont Road will be closed starting this Friday, Oct. 4 through Monday, Nov. 11.This temporary closure is required to safely construct the required infrastructure for this complex project. Signage is installed to direct traffic to detour options available for Northbound U-turns via Clairmont Rd. and Southbound U-turns via …
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Public Hearing – Biltmore/Clifton Traffic Calming Oct 8 at 10am
I don't have any details of the proposal, but there is a public meeting on Biltmore/Clifton traffic calming on Tuesday Oct 8 at 10am. This is where Toll Brothers developers want to add approximately 300 cars in a 5 story apartment complex, but have promised only 12 cars per hour due to Bird scooters and …
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