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"); The median on the south end of Hudson Memorial bridges will look prettier, and the map of Decatur's police jurisdiction will change. The landscaping project and PJ expansion were among several items approved Monday by City Council during a morning meeting. The council unanimously OK'd agreements with the Alabama Department of Transportation that will allow the city to landscape and maintain the median at the U.S. 31/Sixth Avenue and Alabama 20/Wilson Street intersection. Mayor Tab Bowling said the landscaping plan hasn’t been drawn up so he doesn’t know yet how much improving th...

"); Implementing a plan to improve the entrance into Decatur along Sixth Avenue will cost $5 million to $6 million, Decatur officials said, and they expect details of the plan to be unveiled early in 2021. Those involved with the plan to beautify Sixth Avenue from the Hudson Memorial Bridge to Delano Park met in a video conference Wednesday with consultant Volkert Inc., which estimated the cost of the project. Their goal is to improve this city entrance from the north so it’s more inviting to visitors and developers. Birmingham-based Volkert is receiving $100,000, funded primarily by ...

"); The Decatur Housing Authority board will interview five candidates, including one local applicant, by video conference Monday to find a new leader of the authority designated as having “substandard management" in 2019. The board chose to replace the authority's co-directors with one executive director. Chief Operations Officer Andy Holloway and Building Director Jeff Snead, who acted as co-directors, are retiring. Holloway’s last day is Jan. 8. Snead’s official last day is Feb. 18, but he built up enough leave so his final work day was Sept. 15. The board voted at a called ...

"); Decatur employees will receive a $400 holiday bonus that will cost the city $200,000, despite one city councilman questioning the wisdom of making the unbudgeted expenditure given the financial uncertainty caused by the pandemic. Hartselle, Moulton and Priceville also plan holiday bonuses, and Athens will give employees additional paid days off. Decatur's City Council approved the $400 bonus for each of the 500 full-time employees at Monday’s meeting with a 4-1 vote. This is in addition to a previously approved $100 benefit employees receive for participating in the health program...