COBB
Tea cups, saucers wanted for Tea Room
The Mable House Arts Center is requesting donations of china tea cups and saucers for its annual Mable’s Tea Room through Saturday at the Mable House Arts Center, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton.
Information: mablehouse.org or 770-819-328 Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC
GWINNETT
County gets grant for trauma equipment
Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services will receive a $40,596 grant from the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission to help purchase emergency medical equipment.
The Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission was created by legislation in 2007 to administer the state’s trauma center network, coordinate the best use of existing trauma facilities, to direct patients to the best available facility and oversee funds for system improvements.
Information: www.georgiatraumacommission.org or www.gwinnettcounty.com. Karen Huppertz for the AJC
FULTON
Fulton schools keep north, south meetings
The Fulton County Board of Education has approved a proposal to continue its practice of holding meetings in both North and South Fulton.
At the school board’s work session meeting on Tuesday, members Ok’d the measure on second reading.
Exact meeting locations have not yet been determined, but the school board will alternate its 2014-2015 meetings within the Central Learning Community, which is located in the cities of College Park, East Point, Hapeville and Sandy Springs. Rose French
Fairburn creates urban redevelopment plan
The city of Fairburn has firmed up a draft redevelopment plan, designed to revitalize several areas within the city, including the downtown area and the U.S. 29 and I-85 corridors.
The plan seeks to beef up streetscapes and residential housing downtown, revitalize commercial corridors, recruit small businesses and rehab older neighborhoods. The plan is available online at www.fairburn.com.
The City Council will consider adoption of it Monday. Mark Woolsey for the AJC
FORSYTH
Sawnee EMC overhauls power outage reporting
Sawnee Electric Membership Corp. says it has updated its online portal to expand real time power-outage information. The portal includes an interactive map spelling out affected areas, the likely cause and the estimated time of restoration and can be accessed at www.sawnee.com/outages. Cumming-based Sawnee provides power to members in seven north Georgia counties. Mark Woolsey for the AJC
DEKALB
McDonough to include innovative filtration
Decatur’s long-planned improvements for McDonough Street, between Trinity Place and Howard Avenue, will include 17 “bio-filtration” water beds, the first such system in metro Atlanta. McDonough will be narrowed from four to two lanes with a two-way bicycle track on the west side, the bio-filtration beds along the track.
Work on the $2 million project should begin next fall. Bill Banks for the AJC
