Your Monday Roundup for August 28, 2023
Candidates have qualified in the municipal races for the November 7 election. Some cities went to greater efforts than others to let residents know of the qualifying period. While Georgia law requires a public notice in the paper of record (in Clayton County, that’s the Clayton News), the municipalities generally gave far greater homepage prominence…
How should Forest Park look in 5 years?
If you live in Forest Park, you have a chance to tell city officials how you think the city should look five years from now. Residents can let officials from both the City of Forest Park and the Atlanta Regional Commission know their thoughts about possible changes to the 2023 Comprehensive Plan Update tonight, Wednesday,…
Tell MARTA your thoughts on BRT June 26
BRT will change the face of Clayton County The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority wants your input on bus rapid transit coming to GA Highway 54, (also known as State Route 54, also known partly as Jonesboro Road), one of Clayton County’s busiest thoroughfares linking Clayton and Fulton Counties. On Monday, June 26, MARTA will…
County property tax estimates out
Making sense of your taxes Clayton County homeowners are getting their annual property tax assessment estimates in the mail. For some, an increase in property value may be great news. For others, it could place them in danger of being priced out of their own homes. That’s a big deal because, for homeowners, most of…
Riverdale homeowners welcome $2.6M stormwater package
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff visited Frank Bailey Senior Center Monday to announce a $2.6 million stormwater mitigation package for the Camp Creek watershed. Ossoff, who was joined by the Clayton County Board of Commissioners, said the funding will come from the Environmental Protection Agency “sometime this fiscal year.” Riverdale homeowners who have lost thousands of…
Your Monday Roundup for March 20, 2023
Election Day is this Tuesday, March 21 in Clayton County—and just about everyone we’ve spoken with, wherever they fall on the political spectrum, has said, “I can’t wait for this election to be over.” It’s been a contentious special election season, with gaping divides in the race to choose former sheriff Victor Hill’s replacement and…
FEMA flood insurance discounts
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has published its ratings for local communities, which determine how much of a discount those communities will get on flood insurance. Lake City and Morrow will present detailed information about their ratings at this week’s council meetings. These rates are effective as of April 1. We made a chart for…
