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David Junger, Decatur’s new deputy city manager, has worked his way up the ranks in the city of Decatur throughout his 33-year career. He began working for the city as a police officer and is now the deputy city manager.

The planters along West Howard Avenue have a long run as a traffic-calming solution and as a source of complaints and jokes. The 197 multicolored planters were always meant to reduce the lanes temporarily from four to two on the street but have lasted longer than expected.

The city of Decatur and the planning team of Landis Evans and Partners, and Atkins will host an open house and workshop to discuss the Re-Imagine West Howard project on Thursday, Dec. 9, from 4:30-7:30 p.m....

West Howard Avenue will eventually have a new permanent traffic-calming solution. The Decatur City Commission recently increased the budget for the Atlanta Avenue railroad crossing improvement project for master planning and design. Part of that project will replace the planters with a different element that will slow traffic.