News Line for Douglasville

Douglasville leaders act on hazardous guardrail
The Douglasville City Council authorized Mayor Harvey Persons to sign an agreement with Croy Engineering, LLC, for the relocation of the guardrail, which sits on Chapel Hill Road.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Council eyes June 17 for pay vote
The Douglasville City Council will consider an item Monday authorizing city staff to give notice that they will vote to increase their salary or compensation on June 17.
Source: Dawson Community News

Council eyes June 17 for pay vote
The Douglasville City Council will consider an item Monday authorizing city staff to give notice that they will vote to increase their salary or compensation on June 17.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

WSA says no to bottled water company
The Douglasville-Douglas County Water Sewer Authority (WSA) hasn’t caved in to special requests from large companies in the past. Not even Google.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Council still can't come to agreement on pay
After months of discussion and two public hearings on the issue, Douglasville City Council members still haven't come to an agreement on monthly compensation.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Pay and park on Douglasville City Council agenda
Douglasville City Council members will consider a resolution Monday naming one of the new youth baseball fields in Hunter Park in honor of Ike Owings, the first president of the park's little league.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Douglasville advances with Google-sponsored Municipal WiFi for downtown
The City of Douglasville in collaboration with Google, Network Utility Force of Atlanta, and Aerohive of California, is advancing toward the May 1, 2013 implementation date of a 60 acre combined service area of free WiFi to the downtown Douglasville area and selected City park locations.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Douglasville City Council can't agree on final play propsal
The Douglasville City Council failed to finalized the amounts to include in a new pay proposal Monday after five council members voted against the proposal.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Mainstreet program offers design help to makeover downtown buildings
Buildings in downtown Douglasville overdue for a makeover have an opportunity to try on a new look thanks to a new program provided by state Department of Community Affairs’ downtown development office.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Council to finalize pay plan, board appointments
City council members will vote on the amounts to include in a new pay proposal Monday that they hope their constituents will find more appealing.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Douglasville Team Gears up for the 2013 Georgia Rides to the Capitol
On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 the Metro Atlanta Mayors Association (MAMA), Georgia Bikes!, and event sponsors will host over 1,000 cyclists from the metro Atlanta region as they participate in the annual Georgia Rides to the Capitol event.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

City Council tables vote on pay hike
Citizens will have to wait a little longer to find out if Douglasville City Council members will approve a proposed new salary plan.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

City Council to vote on pay hike tonight
After hearing residents blast them for seeking a pay hike at a public hearing, the city council will decide Monday whether to approve the proposed new salary plan.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Residents blast council for seeking pay hike
The Douglasville Conference Center auditorium was filled with area residents Thursday evening at a public hearing where the city council welcomed comments on a proposed new salary plan for elected officials.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Public gets opportunity to sound off on council pay Thursday
Do the citizens of Douglasville care about the amount that their elected city leaders are paid?
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Council approves pay raise proposal
Douglasville City Council members voted Monday on the proposed compensation amounts that will be included in information presented at a March 14 public hearing.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Plans OK'd for bowling alley, bank
Members of the City of Douglasville Planning and Development Committee have approved a development plan for a new bowling alley and entertainment center.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Date set for vote on city council pay as yet another proposal is aired
Douglasville City Council members voted Wednesday to start advertising for a March 18 meeting when they will decide whether to increase their salary.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Special meeting called as city moves closer to decision on salary for elected officials
After weeks of discussion, Douglasville City Council members are expected vote March 18 during its regular meeting on whether to increase their salary.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

City council holds last meeting in old chambers
After 17 and a half years of conducting city business at City Hall, Douglasville City Council passed its last resolution Monday night in the council chambers at 6695 Church Street.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Latest Douglasville City Council compensation plan raises concerns
After proposing a more-than 60 percent pay increase for city council members, Douglasville Mayor Pro Tem Larry Yockey has presented four more salary options for the city’s elected officials to consider.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Council to hear another salary proposal
After proposing a more-than 60 percent pay increase for city council members, Douglasville Mayor Pro Tem Larry Yockey is expected to present a revised salary proposal today.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Council to see new salary proposal: Advice in grand jury report treated simply as 'recommendation'
After proposing a more than 60 percent pay increase for city council members, Douglasville Mayor Pro Tem Larry Yockey is expected to present a revised salary proposal this week.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Council approves agreement on energy tax
Douglasville City Council members authorized the mayor Monday to sign an intergovernmental agreement with Douglas County and the City of Villa Rica regarding an energy excise tax.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Douglasville City Council mulls proposal that would give them a 68 percent raise
The Douglasville City Council has been presented with a second compensation proposal and while the numbers are different, if enacted it would still mean more than a 60 percent pay increase for city council members and rank as one of the highest council salaries among Georgia cities of similar size.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

DPD's Citizen's Police Academy set to begin Feb. 5
The city police department is urging citizens to sign up for its next Citizens Police Academy that will give the public a behind-the-scenes look of how it operates.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Plans OK’d for Riverside at Sweetwater development
Members of the City of Douglasville Planning and Development Committee have approved a development plan for property in the Riverside Parkway corridor.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

If pay plan is approved, council would be one of state's highest paid
The Douglasville City Council plans to continue its discussion on a proposal that would make the city’s elected officials the highest paid among municipalities with similar populations.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

City, GDOT and Norfolk Southern discuss improvements to railroad crossing
City of Douglasville officials have meet with representatives from the state Department of Transportation and Norfolk Southern to discuss improvements to a railroad crossing where a car was recently hit by a train.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

City OKs condemnations for Bright Star Connector
Douglasville City Council members took another step that will help get them closer to their goal of completing work on the Bright Star Connector.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Council weighs salary plan that would raise their salary, cut mayor's
The Douglasville City Council is weighing a proposal that would increase the compensation for city council members, while decreasing the mayor’s pay.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Three events kick off new convention center's grand opening
The opening of the new Douglasville Conference Center has finally arrived and in celebration the city is hosting three grand opening events this weekend.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

City, GDOT and Norfolk Southern to meet over crossing issues
City of Douglasville officials will meet with representatives from the state Department of Transportation and Norfolk Southern this week to discuss the safety of a railroad crossing where a car was recently hit by a train.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Zoning board says no to Hospital Drive car lot
A request from a local furniture store owner to open a car lot on the other half of his property was denied by the Douglasville Zoning Board.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

City expects summer completion on Bright Star Connector, while work on Hwy 92 underpass set to begin in 2014
A Douglasville city official said he is hopeful work on the Bright Star Connector will be done by early summer and that construction on Phase 1 of the Highway 92 relocation project should begin in the spring of 2014.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

City's move saves more than predicted on West Pines debt
The City of Douglasville's move to refund bonds used to purchase the West Pines Golf Course ended up saving more money than expected.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Douglasville city council continues compensation discussion
After months of discussion, the city appears closer to making a recommendation on how much its elected officials should be paid.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

City to rebuild Hunter Park train
Douglasville City Council members approved an item Monday that they hope will lead to the completion of a project at Hunter Park that has been ongoing for the past four years.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Council weighs proposal to rebuld Hunter Park train
Douglasville City Council members will consider an item Monday that they hope will lead to the completion of a project at Hunter Park that has been ongoing for the past four years.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Local leaders to address legislators
Leaders from the city of Douglasville, the Douglas County School System and the Douglas County Board of Commissioners will get a chance to bend the ears of the area’s delegation in the General Assembly this morning.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Resurrecting a building adds life to downtown with custom furniture store
When Chris Hedgecock moved here from New York at age 24 to care for his dying mother, he had no idea he’d be breathing new life into both a business and a historic building in downtown Douglasville before he turned 30.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

City eyes move on West Pines debt that could save big bucks
Cities are no different than most people dealing with tough economic times, always looking for ways to better manage money and balance a budget.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Council OKs outdoor wireless network
Visitors to downtown Douglasville and the city’s parks will soon have access to free outdoor wifi service.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

Downtown renovations continue with plaza east completion
The ongoing renovation of downtown Douglasville continued Friday as council members celebrated the end of the O’Neal Plaza East renovation project.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

City approves alcohol at center's grand opening
City council members unanimously adopted a resolution Monday that provides for an open bar at a grand opening event for the new Douglasville Conference Center.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

City changes up phone system
The City of Douglasville went live Friday with a new phone system that features a new automatic attendant and voiceover Internet protocol (VoIP).
Source: Douglas County Sentinel

City considers partnering with county to market current jail site
The City of Douglasville is considering an alternative to acquiring the current jail site downtown owned by the county that could continue the two government's partnership in economic development.
Source: Douglas County Sentinel