Recycling event [May 12]

See flyer below for more details.

May 12, 9am - 1pm @ Decatur First United Methodist Church (downtown Decatur)

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Friends of DeKalb Animals fundraiser [May 6]

Friends of DeKalb Animals is hosting a fundraiser tomorrow at Pub 71 on Peachtree Road.

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Position open @ North Decatur United Methodist Church

For Immediate Release

North Decatur United Methodist Church is looking for a qualified person to direct our Parent’s Morning Out (PMO) program. We are a program dedicated to creating a compassionate learning community for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents. 

Developmentally appropriate activities, outside play, art and music are part of our daily activities.  Our goal is to promote each child’s emotional intellectual, social, physical and spiritual growth in a loving, Christian environment. PMO operates year-round Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Classes are offered for children ages 6 months to 5 years of age. 

The ideal candidate is a mature person with demonstrated administrative and/or teaching acumen in a daycare or early childhood education setting. Other experienced administrators are welcome to apply. Salary is negotiable. 

Please send your resume to: 

PMO Director Position
c/o North Decatur United Methodist Church
1523 Church Street, Decatur, GA. 30030 

We are looking to place this person into training the week of May 21st.

"Supermoon" this weekend [May 5]

Space.com reminds us that

The moon will swing in 221,802 miles (356,955 kilometers) from our planet, offering skywatchers a spectacular view of an extra-big, extra-bright moon, nicknamed a super moon. . . . To view this weekend's supermoon to best effect, look for it just after it rises or before it sets, when it is close to the horizon. There, you can catch a view of the moon behind buildings or trees, an effect which produces an optical illusion, making the moon seem even larger than it really is.

 When is that? Almanac.com has the answer:

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ICS OPEN HOUSE TODAY, MAY 1

Just a reminder that ICS will be hosting an open house today, May 1.

See additional details here.

Revenue Officer position open @ City of Decatur

MANA received a request to share this announcement:

We have a vacancy for one of our three Revenue Officer positions at City Hall in Decatur, Georgia.  Until now, there have been no vacancies in this position for the last 12 years, so this is a rare opportunity for a qualified candidate.  

I am e-mailing you because I thought that you might know somebody who would be interested in applying to join our team.  If so, please encourage them to read the job announcement and apply for the position. 

Customer service skills are a must, and a property tax background is preferred.  Decatur often receives national recognition for local government excellence, so many applicants have already expressed their interest in this position, and we expect many more over the next week or so until the deadline passes. 

Thank you for helping spread the word!

Sierra Club says no to T-SPLOST

Not green enough? Sierra Club wants more emphasis on mass transit.
Image source: GA Sierra Club website.

In a press release today, the Georgia Chapter of the Sierra Club urges a "no" vote on the July 31 T-SPLOST. Sierra Club argues that, as proposed, the budget is "business as usual" in its emphasis on roads at the expense of support for MARTA, pedestrians and cyclists.

Even the transit expansion projects that Sierra Club supports in concept, including the Northwest corridor, are vaguely defined and underfunded. Other transit projects, like the continuation of GRTA bus service, reward the state for not coming to the table to continue commuter bus service, instead electing to rely on the region step in and assume responsibility. 

Other supporters of the regional T-SPLOST argue it will be make-or-break for MARTA, but passage would not address MARTA’s most pressing need, which is to raise service up from the skeletal current levels. Because the legislature didn’t suspend or remove the 50/50 split this year, further deterioration of MARTA service remains a real and unacceptable possibility. The current suspension expires just after regional T-SPLOST revenue would flow, so the supplemental capital funding would have limited impact on MARTA’s operational budget. . . . Read the full press release @ Sierra Club.  

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