When e-scooters landed in Decatur in late 2018, denizens complained about them. Then, the city government decided to regulate the e-scooters, only to stir up more of a debate.
Andrea Arnold, who has worked within the City of Decatur for 21 years, was appointed City Manager in mid-December 2018 and started in the position in the new year.
On July 16, Decatur City Manager Peggy Merriss announced her retirement from the City of Decatur effective Dec. 31. Merriss began working for the city in 1983 and became City Manager in 1993.
The City of Decatur began the North McDonough streetscape improvement the week of Sept. 9. City construction workers quickly closed off two lanes of N. McDonough between Trinity and E. Howard closest to DHS, and began pipework.
