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🎨 Council Awards Contract for New Town Green Sculpture

The council awarded a $75K contract to Atlanta sculptor Phil Proctor for the Tucker Town Green's centerpiece - a steel sculpture featuring the letters TKR. The design will be "bold, playful, and eye-catching" with a vertical orientation perfect for selfies.

Cool touch: it'll incorporate material from old Tucker railroad tracks donated by a local business. 🛤️ 

Phil Proctor is a sculptor based in Atlanta who specializes in public art displays. Council started the search for an artist back in February for the $5.6M Town Green project, and selected Proctor after considering 3 proposals.

What part of Town Green are you most excited for?

Read more from the source: Decaturish

🌶️ Tucker’s Pickleball Controversy Continues

The Tucker City Council voted 4-3 to rebid the Pickleball project at Tucker Recreation Center - but not without some drama. Mayor Frank Auman added the item to the agenda at the beginning of the meeting, catching council members and the public off guard.

The Split Vote:

• For rebidding: Mayor Auman, Roger Orlando, Cara Schroeder, Vinh Nguyen

• Against: Alexis Weaver, Virginia Rece, Amy Trocchi

What's the Fuss About? This $3 million project has been brewing for over two years. The original plan called for 12 dedicated Pickleball courts, but opponents - mainly neighbors - have been flooding city meetings with complaints about noise. The city even paid for a sound study and planned noise barriers, but opponents hired their own experts to dispute the findings. Some have threatened lawsuits.

The project seemed dead last month when the city wouldn't award a contract due to licensing questions with the winning bidder. But with municipal elections coming up, it's back on the table.

Council members weren't happy about the surprise agenda addition. Even Amy Trocchi, who's has sparred with Alexis Weaver over pickleball before, agreed the timing was not ideal. Both Trocchi and Weaver represent the district with the Rec center and promised constituents they'd get advance notice of any pickleball moves.

Mayor Auman defended the decision, saying that he had considered having the city manager rebid the contract without any council vote at all. He continues to receive “emails from all sides making all sorts of accusations."

What's Next? The public won't get to weigh in until July (unless the council allows comments at the June 23 meeting). With election season heating up, expect pickleball to be a hot campaign topic.

Read more from the source: Decaturish

📰 June 9th City Council Roundup

• Drive-Thru Restaurant Rules - New regulations are coming July 14 that will make it harder to get drive-thru permits for restaurants (banks and pharmacies not affected).

• Rosenfeld Park Tennis Courts - Complete renovation planned with stormwater improvements and 9 new parking spaces, ready to go to bid

• Budget Changes - Approved 2026 budget ($56.5M revenue, $67.8M expenses, using $11.2M from reserves) and streamlined capital project tracking for better transparency

• Luxe Events Permit - Approved special land use permit for event facility on Northlake Parkway after lengthy back-and-forth over code compliance

• Purchasing Policy Update - Raised formal bid requirement threshold from $100L to $250K to match new state regulations

Read more from the source: Decaturish

🚨 Fatal Stabbing in Tucker

DeKalb County Police are investigating a fatal stabbing that happened early Tuesday morning at a gas station on Lavista Road in Tucker. Officers found the victim with stab wounds outside the station in the 3900 block just after midnight - he died at the scene.

Police are still working to identify the victim, who may have been homeless according to reports. They're asking anyone with information to come forward.

Have Info? You can share tips anonymously through the Tip411 app or by texting 'DKPD' to 847411.

Stay safe, Tucker!

Read more from the source: Decaturish

🌽 Tucker’s Farmers Market: This week’s highlights - June 12

Tucker's Farmers Market is open every Thursday (4-7pm) at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church (4882 Lavista Road) until October. Shop from 25+ vendors providing local fruits & veggies, baked goods, and more!

🍑🫐 Peaches & blueberries are in season! Strawberry season ending soon and tomatoes starting to trickle in.

Vendors this week:⠀

• My Vietnamese Food Mobile - Vietnamese Asian fusion classics from banh mi to spring rolls

• Vanilla Crepes - sweet and savory crepes

• Sabor Provisions - sweet and savory empanadas, dips, drinks, and more

• Sweet Sweet Syria - chicken mandi, falafel, chicken shawarma, and more

• Fitzgerald Smoked Meats - Brunswick stew, pulled pork, ribs, brisket, and more

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Tucker’s Farmers Market, and you can double your benefits on fresh fruits and veggies. More details here.

🎬️ Movie on the Green is back!

Location: Church Street Greenspace (4316 Church Street)
Date/time: 5:30pm - greenspace opens; 7pm - movie starts

Join the community for family-friendly movie nights, featuring special screenings of the following films:

• June 12th - Mufasa (rescheduled)

• June 26th - Wild Robot

• July 17th - IF

• August 21st - Shrek

• September 26th - Wicked

Bring your blankets and chairs and enjoy these movies while indulging in some great vendors. No pets unless they’re service animals. More event details here!

🎶 Tucker Summer of Fun: First Friday Concerts

Don’t miss TKR Summer of Fun’s upcoming First Friday Concert on Friday, June 6th, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Church Street Greenspace! (The space will open at 5:30pm and live music will kick off at 7pm.)

Beverage and food vendors will be available on-site. Bring your blanket or lawn chair and enjoy a fun night out in Tucker! You won’t want to miss this line-up— mark your calendars now! More details here.

• ✅ May 2nd - The American Flyers

• ✅ June 6th - Chairmen of the Board

• August 1st - Nick and the Knacks

• September 5th- Heart Breaker