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Purchase Order User of the Quarter The Purchasing Staff is happy to announce the PO User of the Quarter. This recognition is for an individual that Purchasing interacts with on a daily basis. This person possesses a great attitude and a willingness to adapt to change....
We Continue to Prepare For Growth The OneDecatur Summit showed us 14,500 Decatur residents commute to another community daily. Decatur has long served as a bedroom community to Redstone Arsenal, Marshall Space Flight Center civil servants, contractors and contractors located in Research Park. I-565 is a...
Fayette County, Alabama Volunteer Fire Department Earlier this year Mayor Bowling received the following email from the Stonewall Volunteer Fire Department: "Good Morning Mayor Bowling, We understand that your fire Department has a Fire Engine in surplus. We are a very small rural department in Fayette County. We are...
Frances Tate is a true asset to The City of Decatur Frances Tate graduated from the Certified Alabama Planning and Zoning Official (CAPZO) Program May 4, 2017. Frances is an active community member. To complete the training Frances completed the following UNA courses. The Legal Foundation...
City of Decatur Team Members attend and learn during Leadercast Live WHAT is Leadercast Live? Leadercast Live is our flagship annual experience and the world's largest one-day leadership event, with more than 100,000 attendees at 700+ locations across 20 countries. It is designed for those seeking inspiration...
Indian Hills / AL:67 Intersection Realignment: The contract for this work is out for bid and bids will be taken on May 11th. We are planning for a May 15th approval of the bid and issuance of a Notice-of-Award. We would expect to have a Notice-to-Proceed...
Project Sweet Treat The Decatur Police Department’s School Resource Officer Unit is kicking off its 2nd Annual Project Sweet Treat initiative on May 1, 2017 for Bicycle Safety Month and will continue the program throughout all of the summer months. This year several area businesses have partnered...
Professional Administrative Assistant Day Director, Rickey Terry (yellow shirt) Wednesday, April 26th was Professional Administrative Assistant's Day so we did what we do best, EAT! These ladies are responsible for the day to day operations of the departments and believe me, I couldn't do my job without...