InTucker Magazine

City Council Update

Tucker’s Mayor and City Council met twice during the month of March. The first meeting, held on March 14, saw further discussion on a proposal to relocate the Tucker Station Chick-fil-A restaurant. Representatives for Chick-fil-A asked for a deferral on the project, as they seek to work different transportation options to alleviate concerns of neighbors in the area. Council voted 6-0 to grant the deferral, and the project will go back before the Planning Commission at its meeting later this month.

Council then held a public hearing on a special land use permit (SLUP) and concurrent variances for a proposed multi-family apartment development that would feature almost 500 units. The project, slated to be built at 2059 Northlake Parkway, is expected to get a final vote from Council at its meeting on April 11. Next was a pair of public hearings for city-initiated rezonings at 1220 and 1250 Richardson Street. Similarly, these came before Council on first reads, meaning no vote is anticipated until the April 11 meeting.

Those issues were followed by unanimous approval of a pair of contracts. The first was for Human Resources consulting services for the City. Council okayed a contract for $30,000 with Mercer Group Associates. The second contract approved was for curb radius construction at four locations throughout the Tucker Summit Community Improvement District (CID). That contract was awarded to DAF Concrete for $74,890.

At a special called meeting on March 28, Council approved an ordinance that would amend the City Code by strengthening a prohibition on parking illegally in handicapped spaces. That was followed by approval of an ordinance to amend the City Code chapter on alcoholic beverages. This will replace the current section of code to allow for retail wine, beer and distilled spirits establishments to have tastings with some restrictions. 

The next meeting of the Mayor and City Council is scheduled for Monday April 11 at 7 p.m. at City Hall (1975 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 350B).