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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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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Part of Joseph's Plan for Doraville is reinvigorating the city's Downtown Development Authoirty
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 …
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.
