Doraville's city manager is retiring at the end of this year. The city should hire an interim city manager for the first part of 2020, and allow the new mayor and council to run the selection process.
Finding a New City Manager
Joseph’s Plan: Re-think Doraville’s Approach to Animal Control
Doraville can’t just keep handling animal control the way we always have. We need to look regionally for best practices, and make sure we’re offering real services to our residents.
Joseph’s Plan: Let’s Finally Build Downtown Doraville!
One of Doraville’s greatest assets is the location of its downtown. It has its own MARTA stop, and is easily accessible from both Buford Highway and I-285. Not only that, but the city owns more than 10 acres of land in this area that is mainly a blank slate: filled with parking lots and partially …
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Joseph’s Plan: Better Use of Data to Drive Infrastructure Improvements
Most of Doraville's infrastructure was built in the 1950s, and has served the city pretty well over the course of its life. At this point, however, a lot of it is starting to wear out and needs frequent repair or replacement. This is especially true of our water system, which is maintained by Dekalb County …
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Joseph’s Plan: Reinvigorating Doraville’s Downtown Development Authority
Part of Joseph's Plan for Doraville is reinvigorating the city's Downtown Development Authoirty
I’m Running for Mayor!
It has been my great honor to serve you on Doraville City Council. I'm proud of my efforts on your behalf, and I believe that the best way I can continue to serve you is to announce my candidacy for mayor in November's election. Doraville is a place with great potential. Even so, over the last decade, we …
2020 Budget – Results & Final Thoughts
Last night, city council held its final vote on the millage rate and 2020 budget. There were several votes for each of the component parts. Here's run-down of how the council voted on each, and my specific reasoning for my own votes. Millage Rate First was the vote to hold the millage rate at 10 …
Doraville’s 2020 Budget – First Pass
On Wednesday, May 29th, the city manager will be hosting a public meeting at the library about Doraville's budget for 2020. The budget was only posted tonight (May 28th), so there is not a lot of time to review it, but I encourage you to take a look and show up with questions and suggestions. …
Induced Demand: GDOT’s Misguided I-285 Top-End Plan
Update (5/1/2019) GDOT has announced public meetings in affected to "inform" the public about these plans. One meeting is currently scheduled for Doraville on Tuesday, May 14 from 12 - 2pm. I encourage anyone who cares about this issue to attend. If you can't attend the Doraville meeting because of work, there are some meetings …
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That Vision Thing
Doraville must be guided by its comprehensive plan if it wants to succeed.