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DECEMBER HAPPENINGS
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• DECEMBER 2, 6:30 P.M.
Downtown Development
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• DECEMBER 3
Zoning Board of Appeals
• DECEMBER 7, 4-7 P.M.
North Pole at Tucker
Church Street
Greenspace
4316 Church Street
DECEMBER 9
City Council
Meeting
DECEMBER 19
Planning Commission
DECEMBER 24-25
City Buildings Closed
in Observance of
Christmas Eve and
Christmas Day
HOWEVER YOU CELEBRATE
THIS SEASON, WE WISH
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TUCKER
Controversial pickleball court
project on hold for now
By Cathy Cobbs
Despite assurances that Tucker’s
controversial proposed pickleball court
construction project is on hold for now,
residents voiced their opposition to it at
the November city council meeting.
During public comment on Nov.
12, residents who live near the Tucker
Recreation Center cited issues with
potential flooding, property values,
noise, and dissatisfaction about the
lack of public input regarding its
construction.
Before the meeting, Council member
Cara Schroeder, standing in for Mayor
Frank Auman, who was attending
remotely, thanked people for attending a
Nov. 7 informational meeting regarding
a proposal to construct the 12-court
pickleball court and said that the plan
was not on that night’s agenda.
“The project is on pause right now,”
Schroeder said.
FFowever, a half-dozen people
continued to voice their opposition to
the project, saying that “on hold” doesn’t
mean the plan is dead. They urged city
officials to consider the $3.25 million
price tag, the effect of getting rid of
one of the few remaining green spaces
in the city, and the negative impact
existing pickleball courts are having on
surrounding neighbors.
In other action, Tucker City Engineer
Ken FFildebrandt and city officials
discussed a mandate made by Gwinnett
County that DeKalb County reverse
any sewer flows that are currently
flowing into Gwinnett County and their
treatment facilities.
“This requires DeKalb Watershed
to construct sewer lift stations, force
mains, and gravity sewer lines,” a memo
regarding the project said.
The reversal process will impact some
areas of FFenderson Park, officials said,
and require temporary and permanent
easements.
The process will use “jack-and-bore”
methods, which is a trenchless method
of sewer construction that is suitable for
installing short pipe runs.
The cost of the reversal will result in
no financial impact to the city. DeKalb
has offered $7,800 for an easement
running through FFenderson Park.
City staff said the project is in the
design phase now with construction
slated to start in 2026 and expected to
take one to two years to complete.
The council also recognized the
Friends of Tucker Parks, who received
the Georgia Park and Recreation
Association State Volunteer of the Year
award.
“The relationship with the FOTP has
grown into a flourishing collaboration
between the [parks] department and this
vital volunteer network,” a commentary
about the award said. “They meet
regularly to discuss the big picture
along with bimonthly park clean ups,
plantings, educational opportunities
and volunteer in park planned events.
The contributions are numerous and
encompass many years of sweat, tears,
and possibly a bit of blood at times.”
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