🌱Green Forrest Water Line+ Food Autonomy Festival At "Cop City"​

Hi there, everyone! It's me, Cherryl Young/ MamaNyeMatters, your host of the Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch newsletter — back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town. Today you'll find news about:

• The Green Forrest Water Line Replacement Project
• The Food Autonomy Festival
• The Resmark Cos. and Eastwood Homes developing single family rentals

But first, today's weather:

Some sun, breezy and cooler. High: 51 Low: 30.

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Here are the top stories today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

1. An announcement to launch the Green Forrest Water Line Replacement Project was made yesterday. The DeKalb County project is scheduled to pick back up on May 1 of this year and flow through Feb. 2024. 20,200 linear feet of deteriorating water lines will be replaced. Normal construction hours are scheduled from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. To learn more about this project you may click on this link, (https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/89274443270) to join an informational Zoom meeting to be held on March 30, at 6:30 p.m. (Decaturish.com )
2. After a week long "Stop Cop City Week of Action," The Food Autonomy Festival was held. There was a week of festivals, protests and other demonstrations that occurred throughout Atlanta and within the forest of the opposed "Cop City." By the end of it all activists and environmentalist planted 200 fruit trees, reminisced, sang songs, and tried to put into words all that has taken place since the plans for the proposed training center. (Decaturish.com )
3. The Resmark Cos. and Eastwood Homes are developing a single family rental community not too far from Decatur- Avondale Estates. The rentals are destined for the Atlanta suburbs. They will consist of 220-units and built on a 30-acre parcel at Interstate 75, Center Road and Smiley Ingram Road SE. Construction for the project will begin this spring and is scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2024. (Multi-Housing News)

Today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

• English Conversation Class - DeKalb County Public Library (10:30 AM)
• College Readiness Workshop for High School Students (11:00 AM)
• Yoga with Andrea Redmond - DeKalb County Public Library (11:00 AM)
• DHS Track & Field @ Westlake HS - Decatur High School (12:00 AM)
• DHS Winter Dance - Decatur High School (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Decatur Law Enforcement Hiring Expo is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 23, from 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. at Hilton Atlanta Perimeter Suites 6120 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd. in Atlanta. Those interested may also apply online. (City of Decatur GA- Government via Facebook)
• Georgia recently received over $317 million in clean energy funds from the Inflation Reduction Act, the Infrastructure Investment, and Jobs Act. You can find out how these investments are benefiting Georgia communities by vising the Georgia Interfaith Power & Light. (Georgia Interfaith Power & Light via Facebook)
• If you are interested in learning about the importance of examining our current education system, Gail's most recent blog post discusses this as well as the importance of examining the current education system. For more information you may click on this link... (https://decatureducationfoundation.org/thinking-beyond-sch…/ ). (The Decatur Education Foundation via Facebook)

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Featured events:

• Rugby ATL's Bark In The Park (March 18)
• Music from Seven Continents (March 18)
• Meet the Winners! DeKalb Symphony Orchestra (DSO) (March 21)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! I'll see you around.

— Cherryl Young/ MamaNyeMatters

About me: Cherryl Young DBA MamaNyeMatters. I was born in Providence, Rhode Island and moved to Georgia in 2017. My first children's book, You Are the Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow was published in 2021. https://www.mamanyematters.com... I've worked in Atlanta and Gwinnett County Public Schools assisting children who have special needs. I studied Community Development @ Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. My Purpose In Life Is To Connect, Create, Inspire, Write, and Expand and I am ELATED to Be Here as a Contributing Writer @ Patch! Journey With Me...

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