InTucker Magazine

City Council Update -May 2021

Tucker’s Mayor and City Council met three times during the month of April, primarily discussing budgetary issues. 

The first meeting took place on April 12, with the Council voting to set a date for a special election to fill a vacant seat. The election, to fill the seat left empty by the death earlier this year of Councilman Bill Rosenfeld, will take place concurrently with the election for three other Council seats and the Mayor’s office on November 2. Qualifying for all offices will begin in August.

Earlier in the meeting, Council voted unanimously to approve a mid-year budget amendment. They also voted to approve a special land use permit (SLUP) for the soon-to-be constructed CDC Federal Credit Union at the redesigned Northlake power center. They then held a public hearing on an amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance. 

There were a trio of transportation-related issues on the April 12 agenda. The first was a vote to approve a contract for engineering design, aiming to improve safety along Chamblee Tucker Road. The plan is to reduce lanes from four to three and reduce the speed limit to 35 miles per hour. Second, they approved a contract amendment for the intersection improvements being made at Hugh Howell Road and Flintstone Drive. And thirdly, they voted to adopt the Tucker Summit Community Improvement District (CID) Freight Cluster Plan.  

Lastly, Council approved a contract award for enhanced pool amenities. The contract, which was just shy of $60,000, includes funding for installation of a water slide at Rosenfeld Park pool and an aqua swing at Cofer Park pool.

At work sessions on April 19 and April 26, they discussed and debated projects and initiatives to include in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget. The $16 million budget must be approved by June and will have multiple public hearings over the next two months.

The Mayor and City Council will hold their next meeting on Monday May 10 at 7 p.m. at City Hall (1975 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 350B)