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THE CHAMPION, THURSDAY MARCH 23 - 29, 2023 • PAGE 3
Tucker asks for residents’ input
on comprehensive plan update
BY JAY PHILLIPS
JAY@DEKALBCHAMP.COM
Tucker residents and stakeholders may
attend a city council meeting on March 27
at 7 p.m. at Tucker City Hall (1975 Lakeside
Ave., Suite 350) to participate in the first
step of updating the city's comprehensive
plan.
City officials said the comprehensive
plan, dubbed the Tucker Tomorrow
Comprehensive Plan, is used to guide
future development in Tucker. City
councilmembers approved the first version
of the plan in 2018 with plans to update in
2023 through a partnership with Sizemore
Group.
The March 27 council meeting marks
the first public hearing for the update. City
officials said residents and stakeholders can
"share their vision for the long-term future"
of Tucker at the meeting.
According to the city spokesperson, the
main focus of the update will be to create
a new community work program and a
report of accomplishments that describe
the current status of each activity in the
previous community work program. The
update is also expected to add language
regarding broadband services and housing
data.
According to the first Tucker Tomorrow
Comprehensive Plan, the city's community
work program "will assure" that the city's
comprehensive plan is implemented. The
original plan also notes that the community
work program "can and should change over
time."
According to the city's website, other
project objectives include analyzing
recent annexations and rezonings and the
recent update to the DeKalb County 2050
Tucker’s comprehensive plan will be updated in
2023 through a partnership with Sizemore Group.
File photo
Comprehensive Plan for impact to Tucker or
the comprehensive plan and hosting several
community engagement sessions.
In addition to the March 27 meeting,
Tucker residents and stakeholders are also
invited to complete a survey that will be
released in April and to attend meetings on
April 15 at the Tucker Spring Fling event on
Church Street and at 6:30 p.m. on May 4 at
Tucker City Hall.
City officials will also host public
hearing dates at city hall for the planning
commission on May 18 at 7 p.m. and
additional hearings for the city council
on June 12 and June 26, both at 7 p.m.,
according to the city's website.
To find the currently approved version
of Tucker Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan,
visit: https://files4.1.revize.com/tucker/
document_center/Tucker%20Tomorrow/
Tucker-Comprehensive-Plan.pdf.
City Schools of Decatur
new five-year plan approved
BY CHRISTINE FONVILLE
CHRISTINE@DEKALBCHAMP.COM
City Schools of Decatur (CSD) has
launched a new five-year strategic plan
that officials said will "center on the whole
student's social, emotional and cognitive
development."
The plan received unanimous support
from the CSD Board of Education. It was
adopted and approved at the board's March
14 meeting.
Maggie Fehrman, CSD superintendent,
presented the plan at the meeting before
the vote where she said "a pandemic
and rapidly changing social landscape"
necessitated an updated strategic plan for
the district.
SEE SCHOOL ON PAGE 8
City Schools of Decatur’s Board of Education voted
to approve the new All In Decatur strategic five-year
plan. Photo by Christine Fonville
CITY OF TUCKER, GA
INVITATION TO BID ITB# 2023-012
Marta Pad and Sidewalk Connection Project
The City of Tucker, Georgia is seeking compet
itive bids for a sidewalk and MARTA pad con
struction contract. Proposals will be accepted
until the date and time listed below and will be
awarded to the responsive and responsible bid
der whose bid, conforming with all the material
terms and conditions of the ITB, is the lowest in
price. The complete scope, specifications, and
other relevant information for the Marta Pad and
Sidewalk Connections project (ITB 2023-012)
will be available upon bid release on March
2, 2023, for download from the City of Tucker
website: https://www.tuckerga.gov/government/
rfp_rfq/index.php . Proposals will be accepted
until 2:00 p.m. EST on March 30,2023, for ITB
2023-012.
CITY OF TUCKER, GA INVITATION TO BID
ITB# 2023-011
Right of Way Acquisition Services
The City of Tucker is requesting proposals to
provide title opinions, appraisal and valuation
reports, right of way negotiations, and closing
packages for the acquisition of right of way /
easements for seven (7) parcels required for the
Mountain Industrial Boulevard @ Hugh Howell
Road Intersection Improvement Project. Propos
als will be accepted until the date and time listed
below and will be awarded to the responsive
and responsible bidder whose bid, conforming
with all the material terms and conditions of the
ITB, is the lowest in price. The complete scope,
specifications, and other relevant information
for the Right of Way Acquisition Services project
(ITB 2023-011) will be available upon bid release
on March 2, 2023, for download from the City
of Tucker website: https://www.tuckerga.gov/
government/rfp_rfq/index.php. Proposals will
be accepted until 1:00 p.m. EST on March 30 ,
2023, for ITB 2023-011.
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