I think everyone will agree that 2020 has been an off-kilter year. When I was sworn in this January, I had no idea Doraville would soon be confronting a global pandemic. Even though we were forced to swerve a bit, I think the city council and I were still able to accomplish a lot. Here's a list of the things I am most proud of getting done this year:
Tonight (March 18th), the Doraville City Council held a first read of an emergency ordinance (related to the Covid-19 Pandemic) that would do the following within the city of Doraville Require take-out only at restaurants/bars (no dining in)Close all massage, nail salon, and fitness club operationsClose all large event spaces At the end of the …
Continue reading "Doraville Declares a State of Emergency and Takes Steps to Protect Public Health"
By enforcing measures to keep people apart (“social distancing”), we can slow the spread of this virus, prevent hospital beds from filling up, and save lives... Doraville is doing its part.
As the Covid-19 virus begins to spread throughout the US, it seems likely that we are dealing with a health situation that could last for several months. To that end, I have asked Doraville's city manager to quickly come up with a pandemic preparedness plan that will keep the city operational even if a large …
One of the things that I worked on while I was a council member that never made it over the finish line was a revision of our ordinance around parking in residential neighborhoods. I get frequent complaints from people who are upset about large vehicles parked on the streets, as well as houses that appear …
Continue reading "Regulation of Heavy Vehicle Parking in Residential Districts"
Since Regina Gates announced she was retiring as Doraville's city manager at the end of this year, I have been very concerned about the city finding someone who would act as an interim city manager after she steps down. I’m pleased that last night, in their final meeting of the year, the mayor and council …
Continue reading "City Council Appoints Interim City Manager"
I applaud Dekalb Schools for working to relieve overcrowding, but have a few concerns about specific aspects of that plan.
Doraville's budgeting process is broken. Unless Doraville elects a mayor who is willing to take the leadership on this, we will not see significant changes to the way our city handles its budget, and more tax increases are likely on the horizon.
Doraville's Mayor race will be settled in a run-off election on December 3rd. You can also apply for an absentee ballot if you can't vote on the day-of.
On the day before the November 5th election, the city released all Campaign Contribution Disclosure Reports that had been due the Friday before. These reports cover contributions and expenditures from October 1 through October 25th 2019. As I did when the first set of these reports was released in early October, I have put together …
