InTucker Magazine

City Council Update – February 2019

Tucker’s City Council met twice in the month of January, holding several public hearings and casting votes on issues ranging from land use to transportation.

At the meeting on January 14, Council voted 4-2 to approve an amendment to the City’s Comprehensive Plan that will allow for construction of a 33-unit townhome complex on Fuller Way. They also cast a series of 6-0 votes to approve:

• an ordinance to regulate donation dropboxes and collection bins in the City
• allocation of $31,295 for a citywide pedestrian safety study
• a mid-year budget amendment necessitated by higher than anticipated revenues

Council also voted 5-1 to impose a 120-day moratorium on electronic scooters in the City. This is an issue potentially impacting public safety, as well as traffic flow. Council will examine the issue during the moratorium.

At the meeting on January 28, Council saw a presentation of preliminary recommendations on the City’s ongoing Parks Master Plan. Barge Design Solutions, the consulting group overseeing the plan, took questions from Council. They will fine-tune the plan and come up with specific financial projections before presenting a final draft of the plan in the spring.

Council also voted unanimously at that meeting to provide funding for Phase One of a plan to build a sidewalk along the southside of Elmdale Road from Fellowship Road to Tucker Industrial Road. Lowe Engineers will execute a survey of storm water structures and utilities along the stretch. The survey and construction documentation, which will not exceed $34,430, will give the City a shovel-ready project to apply for funding in the next round of Community Development Block Grants.

The next City Council meeting will be February 11 at 7 p.m. at the City Hall Annex (4228 First Avenue).