A man named Doug Brown has sent a letter to the city attorney advising that he plans to sue the city for $500,000 because Donna Pittman and Ed Lowe and “others” made him feel unsafe in his home in the Tilly Mill neighborhood. I do not know the specifics of Mr. Brown’s complaint, however, he sites infringement of his 14th amendment rights (Citizenship rights not to be abridged.) to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness! Can the citizens of Doraville continue to put up with the continuing horrendous behavior of these two uneducated, unethical council members? I think the city can no longer afford either one of them. They should both resign and the district should remain unrepresented until the Fall election.
PS more to come on this as it is common knowledge at City Hall and copies of the letter are available for you to see for your self…
See you in the neighborhoods!
Chris
All you artists out there! We are holding another city-wide art show this spring. After the success of our last show, we’re hoping for an even bigger, better-attended show in May. Butch Johnston, manager of the Holiday Inn on Buford Highway, has kindly offered us the use of his enormous ballroom for our exhibit. In the room adjoining our local artists’ collection, a Peruvian art exhibit is slated throughout the month of May. Hopefully, the two shows will complement each other and attract more people.
Unfortunately, nothing has changed when it comes to accommodating art shows or concerts or other cultural events in our downtown area. One of the reasons for holding last year’s show in the civic center was to show our city leaders how desperately such an area is needed. Nonetheless, we are very grateful to Mr. Johnston (whose restaurant serves Black Angus steaks and large Sunday brunches, by the way!) for his generosity!
We will be putting out flyers soon but, because we are trying to coordinate with the Peruvian exhibitors, we have not, as yet, decided on an exact date. Best guess is the end of May. I did want to give all our talented local artists a “heads up,” so you will have ample time to prepare for the show. Regular updates will be posted. Let’s make this year’s event even better than last year’s!
I’d like to apologize to everyone reading this blog–I started it with the best intentions, but my personal and work obligations have really gotten the best of me. Because of that, I have not gotten to city council meetings like I’d want to, and haven’t had time to get copies of videos and convert them for the website.
I’m looking for your help. I think that a public blog about the city of Doraville has the potential to be a powerful resource to citizens, but it needs to be updated by folks who are in the thick of things — and I have not had time to be as involved as I really should be.
If you’d like to be an author on this blog, send me an e-mail at “joseph at doraville.org”. I’m looking forward to hearing from you…
The 11th episode of the GA Politics Podcast is now online. Lots of discussion about what the legislature is spending its time doing this session. We did it this year at Podcamp Atlanta, where there were many interesting discussions of new media–both its technical components and strategies for building an audience.
Also, remember that there’s an election this Tuesday on a Special Local Option Sales Tax for Dekalb county schools. It’s a renewal of the 1 cent tax that we currently have, so not really a change in the status quo. So few people know about it, though, that I think it’s a little sneaky. Inform yourself about the issue and vote your conscience.
This story from someone in the Northwoods neighborhood really makes me mad.
I had my car parked on the street because I was having some stones delivered, just around 6:30 PM. I noticed several passersby, teenagers and others on foot.
When I retrieved my car there was white paint on the rear drivers side door. I called the police and Officer Doug Welch came and took a report. He then checked out the area and found another car painted and a stop sign with a gang note on it. He seemed hopeful
that he would catch the kid.
What I remember is a slight dark haired, brown skined boy with a long white collarless shirt and dark pants walking in the direction that the paint was sprayed.
Officer Welch says this was the first warm afternoon of the year and the mischief is beginning. Please be alert to teenagers coming home for school and in the street. They are not all criminal, I hope, and keeping alert will possibly help catch those that are!
Be alert and report this type of vandalism or suspicious activity to the police. Any tolerance for it will only lead to a deterioration of property values and overall standard of living in the area.