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The city of Decatur's election District 2 will extend to cover more of downtown Decatur. The city commission, at its Nov. 21 meeting, approved the new election districts for the city. 

The Decatur City Commission will meet on Monday, Nov. 21, for a work session at 6:30 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. The meetings will be held in person at Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough Street, as well as Zoom.

A warming center will soon be open in the city of Decatur. The city commission, at its Oct. 17 meeting, approved a memorandum of understanding with Frontline Response International to operate a warming center on Gresham Road. 

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The Decatur City Commission, at its Oct. 3 meeting, approved one of two votes to substitute gender-neutral pronouns in the city's charter.

The Decatur City Commission will meet on Monday, Oct. 3, for a work session at 6:30 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. The regular meeting will be held in person at Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough Street, as well as Zoom.

The Decatur City Commission will meet on Monday, July 18, at 6:30 p.m. for a work session, followed by the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. The meetings will be held in person at Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough Street, as well as Zoom.

Neighbors of the property occupying 600 and 604 Commerce Drive spoke at Tuesday's city commission meeting in favor of the city of Decatur paying $600,000 to buy it. 

The Decatur City Commission will hold public hearings on the millage rate on June 13 and 21. The city commission, at its May 16 meeting, tentatively approved a millage rate of 13.92 mills for fiscal year 2022-2023 for general operations, capital improvements, downtown development authority operations and debt service. 

A wide variety of vehicles and heavy equipment were on hand at the East Lake MARTA station for people to touch and explore during Decatur’s always popular Touch A Truck event on Saturday, March 19.