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New plans for Decatur and Doraville

By Michelle E Shaw
April 29, 2011

New master plans for Decatur and Doraville, according to a news release from Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates, based in Midtown. The Decatur plan is the city’s second 10-year plan and Doraville’s plan looks at the redevelopment of the 165-acre General Motors plant. Both cities approved the plans unanimously, according to the release.

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