Mr. Maximuk, As someone who has lived on Norris Street for over thirty five years, may I suggest that the problem is not that the road is poorly maintained. The road, a one lane dirt/gravel "turkey path" (Mr. Clyde Davidson's description, who lived on the corner of Norris and Church for more than fifty years) that is the last remaining Civil War era street in Decatur, was not designed to handle the hundreds of soccer mommies and daddies that choke the road on the weekends. May I suggest that you either designate the road "residents only" during the weekend, forcing soccer parents to walk the 100 yards from Church Street parking spaces or what I favor, which is "Do Nothing". The condition of the road forces people to slow down thereby making the park safer for walking children and their parents. Drivers do a pretty good job navigating the road without the help of the police or other government workers. Oh, one more thing, the tree trunk in the middle of the end of road parking lot is all that remains of the keep to the right swing around that helped vehicles move through the area. Why the city cut it down is beyond my level of comprehension but that's another topic. Chris Billingsley

Decatur Public Works - A Jackson assigned this issue to Decatur Public Works - J Maximuk

Mr. Billingsley -

Thank you for your comment. I will commit to looking at this issue and observing the weekend flow on Norris Street. If you would like to describe this in more detail, please contact me at the office at 678.553.6570. I would be happy to talk with you.

John Maximuk

Mr. Maximuk-
So is the condition of Norris Street acceptable to the City of Decatur or not? If not, when will it be remedied?
*brian w jones

I have not been able to make a determination. I will look into this by June 17. John Maximuk 678.553.6570

Status please?

We will look at this area of concern.

Progress?

We're still waiting for an answer. The problem Mr. Billingsley states is only part of the problem. Those soccer Mums & Dads won't use Norris Street, so they drive through the Decatur Square Condos private property at break-neck speed, endangering the resident homeowner/taxpayers who live there, not to mention the wear and tear on the asphalt.

This issue has been addressed.