Tick tock, Tucker
AUG. 15 — It’s Cathy from Rough Draft with my weekly newsletter on Tucker. It’s Friday, friends, so you’ve got that going for you, no matter what horrors the week brought. At least you aren’t this guy.
Cathy
Drive on, drive-throughs
According to a staff memo, in the downtown area (DT-2), it would remove the option for a Special Land Use Permit for restaurants, thus making it a prohibited use. In the Northlake area, it would remove the option for a SLUP in the NL-2 and NL-3 areas. For Lawrenceville Highway, the SLUP option would be removed in LH-3 area. In other areas that are defined as city-wide, it would require a SLUP.
The council looked at two options, one with extra stipulations that were introduced at the July 14 meeting, and one that approves the changes to the use table and definitions only without adapting the supplemental changes. The passage ends the moratorium and allows time to discuss possible changes as part of a future text amendments.
The meeting was a long one, with lots of discussion about future projects. Click here to read about it.
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Out of the FOG in DeKalb
She also said so-called flushable wipes, which are marketed as degradable and safe for pipes, actually are magnets for the above-mentioned FOG. The department did an experiment by putting toilet paper and flushable wipes in a water-filled mason jar, and the wipes never degraded while the toilet paper did.
In addition, Winston mentioned that what you put down your sinks and toilets are most likely to affect your personal property, so you should think before you dump that bacon grease, meat, and other foods down the disposal.
Although this wasn’t one of the most riveting meetings, there is a lot of good information disseminated by the police moderators, and you will have the opportunity to ask top police personnel questions. There has only been 10-20 people at the meeting the handful of times I’ve attended, so there’s room for more.
Lawrenceville Highway: A road more traveled
Tucker City Council Member Cara Schroeder feels passionate about LVH and its development. She recently wrote an op-ed piece about its future.
Here’s an excerpt: “When I first ran for Tucker City Council, I committed to addressing road safety and investing in the corridors that connect city neighborhoods. One of the most important and most challenging of those corridors is Lawrenceville Highway.”
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City Council, mayoral qualifying to begin
All three incumbents, Roger Orlando (District 1), Cara Schroeder (District 2) and Alexis Weaver (District 3) have indicated they will seek re-election. Former council member Anne Lerner is running for the mayoral seat now held by Frank Auman, who is term-limited.
Not much intrigue so far, but things could change. Qualifying for the above-listed offices will begin at 9 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 18 and will end at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21.
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