🌱 Muscogee Creek's "Cop City" Connection + Homestead Tax Exemption

Hi there, friends! It's me, Cherryl Young/ MamaNyeMatters, your host of the Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch newsletter — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Today you'll read about...

• Continuous fight to "Stop Cop City"
• Bill preventing doctors from using surgical or hormone treatments on minors
• Decatur’s homestead tax exemption legislation

But first, today's weather:

Couple of thunderstorms. High: 62 Low: 37.

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

1. Environmentalists continue their fight to "Stop Cop City," a name given to the 85-acre-wide piece of land officially called the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. They are using their voices to express the rich history of the land that once was home to the Muscogee Creek people in the 1830s. It has been stated that these people were forced from their land as it was turned into a plantation and its people forced to up-root to Oklahoma. Despite the history behind the land, funds from The Home Depot, Chick-Fil-A, and Delta Airlines continue to propel the plan and completion of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center moving forward. (People's World)
2. Republican House lawmakers approved a controversial bill Thursday morning. The bill prevents doctors from using surgical or hormone treatments for gender dysphoria in minors.
   However, doctors are granted permission to prescribe drugs to minors that can block the effects of puberty. If the bill becomes law, any minor taking hormone treatments already may continue to do so. (The Current GA)
3. The city of Decatur’s homestead tax exemption legislation for city taxes has been approved by The Georgia General Assembly. The next step is to send it to the governor. Once it's signed, the homestead exemptions could be on the ballot in November of this year. (Decaturish.com )
4. Looking for a furry friend for your family? You can head over to Decatur-Avondale Estates animal shelters and rescue a pet. Many are available for adoption. You can choose from available dogs, cats, and other pets waiting and willing to be loved. Australian Cattle Dog Rescue Association Inc is just one of the local shelters you can visit. There are also shelters that offer the opportunity to foster animals. (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)

Today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

• Webinar - Forecasting Your Company Revenue - Ideas to Help (10:00 AM)
• Friday Movie Cinema - DeKalb County Public Library (11:00 AM)
• Take & Make: Jewelry with Gin - DeKalb County Public Library (12:00 AM)
• St. Patrick's Day Slime - Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library (3:30 PM)
• V Baseball @ MLK - Decatur High School (5:55 PM)

From my notebook:

• Yonah Mountain Farms raise their chicken a little differently than most conventional producers, according to sources. They use “Fresh grass, insects, spring water, plus a non-GMO and soy-free supplemental ration and they say it is that which gives their birds a healthy advantage. (Avondale Estates Farmer's Market via Facebook)
• In the March issue of the Decatur Focus, the New Resident Guide included a mistake. Printed, was an outdated summary of Decatur’s Tree Ordinance. Elements of the new Tree Canopy Conservation Ordinance can be viewed at, decaturga.com/trees and at decaturga.com/nrg. (City of Decatur GA- Government via Facebook)
• The next DEI event is scheduled for Sunday, March 26, from 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. All CSD families are invited. (Winnona Park PTA via Facebook)
• According to data in 2022 in a new Pew Research Center analysis women earned approximately 82% of what men earned. In 2019, the Junior League of DeKalb County began contributions towards decreasing this wage gap by providing unique professional development opportunities for women of all ages and backgrounds. (Junior League of DeKalb County, Inc. via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! 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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