Decatur City Council approves contracts, schedules demolition hearing and tables park-rate changes

The Decatur City Council on Feb. 17 approved a series of routine and project-specific actions, set a public hearing for demolition of an unsafe building and delayed proposed rate changes for Point Mallard park venues.

The council voted to set a public hearing for Resolution 25-019 to consider demolition of the former car wash at 2612 Old Bolton Road SW, scheduled for March 17, 2025 at 10 a.m. The council also moved forward on a series of staff-recommended contracts and assessments: a special-event retail liquor-license public hearing for Carnegie Visual Arts Center (Resolution 25-020); nuisance-abatement cost assessments of $348 each for properties at 1517 Bay Street SW (Resolution 25-021) and 1121 10th Avenue SE (Resolution 25-022); and an agreement with LAS (board AXS sergeant planning and design) to produce a historic-structures report for the Carnegie Arts Center (Resolution 25-023).

The council approved relocation-expense payments tied to right-of-way acquisition for the Upper River Road/Tract 12708 Davenport property project using state funds (Resolution 25-024). Council members also approved an engineering proposal from Morrell Engineering for access improvements at Wilson Morgan Park (Resolution 25-025) and awarded a construction contract for Sixth Avenue roadwork to Grayson Carter & Son…