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 …
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. …
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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Doraville must be guided by its comprehensive plan if it wants to succeed.
The city is pricing bids on an important safety improvement to the intersection of Wheeler and Chestnut.
At its April 8th meeting, city council will be asked to approve staff resources to support a Planning Commission subcommittee focused on protecting Northwoods' character.
At the March 20th Planning Commission meeting, that body's chairman, Andy Yeoman, created a committee to investigate the potential boundaries and scope of a proposed Northwoods zoning overlay district. This ties back to the town hall meeting I hosted in September, where many residents of Northwoods came together to learn about different strategies for preserving …
An update on the project to make accessibility improvements in Brook Park.
Doraville’s city council will be considering several resolutions at its work session and special called council meeting tonight - each one in support or opposition to bills that are moving through the state legislature. These are: A resolution to oppose House Bill 302 / Senate Bill 172, which prevents cities from requiring builders meet certain …
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Doraville's council has finalized its first set of SPLOST infrastructure projects
