COBB
Paving work to close down ramps
The ramps from Interstate 75 north and southbound to State Route 120 Alternate (North Marietta Loop) will be closed Friday evening until 5 a.m. Oct. 14to repave the North Loop.
In addition, the North Loop Alternate in both directions between State Route 3/Cobb Parkway and the Wallace Road/Gresham Road intersection will be closed. Westbound traffic will be detoured onto the South Loop via Gresham Road and Cobb Parkway.
Eastbound traffic will be detoured onto the South Loop via Cobb Parkway.
Information: 404-326-5214
Staff
GWINNETT
Vote, help select Sugar Hill’s new logo
Sugar Hill will celebrate the city’s 75th anniversary next year and is choosing a new logo to mark the occasion. Vote by Oct. 11 for one of the six final entries at www.cityofsugarhill.com/Logo-Competition.
Karen Huppertz for the AJC
DEKALB
State increasing speed limit on I-285
Georgia Department of Transportation recently approved increasing the speed limit on I-285 in south DeKalb.
The speed limit south of the I-20 interchange will increase to 65 miles per hour starting Nov. 1.
The speed limit north of the I-20 interchange will remain at 55 miles per hour through October 2014, when it will be increased to 65 miles per hour at certain times, based on traffic.
April Hunt
“Work readiness” workshops continue
Interviewing techniques, resume writing and other skills to help people land work will be the focus of DeKalb Workforce Development sessions weekdays at the workforce offices, 774 Jordan Lane.
More than 2,000 residents have attended the sessions so far this year. They are free and open to the public.
Information: www.dekalbworkforce.org.
April Hunt
CLAYTON
Clayton leaders take ‘Show on The Road’
Clayton County Commission Chair Jeff Turner is taking his “Show on the Road” at E.W. Oliver Elementary School 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday to talk about county services available to the public. Other elected officials and representatives from county departments will join him. Information: claytontv23.com/join-us-show-on-the-road/
Tammy Joyner
HENRY
Community meeting set for overlay district
Henry County’s Community Development Division is hosting a community workshop to obtain public input on the county’s development of design guidelines for the Fairview Road Overlay District. The meeting is at 6 p.m. Tuesdayat the Fairview Recreation Center, 35 Austin Road in Stockbridge.
According to county officials, this project will result in the establishment of design guidelines intended to encourage improvements in the design quality of residential and business districts in the Fairview Road corridor helping to encourage economic revitalization through the use of development and design standards.
The county is inviting residents to the meeting in an effort to solicit input on key aspects of the project. Monroe Roark for the AJC
