City unveils new logo at council meeting

As part of a larger marketing effort in Fayette County, the city of Fayetteville debuted a new blue-and-white logo at its City Council meeting.

The new version includes its name and founding year, 1823. City Manager Ray Gibson said the date emphasizes that “historic preservation is important here in Fayetteville,” but said the city is also “ready to move forward with the times.”

The original city seal will still be used for “various official uses.” Commissioners to begin assembling information regarding the process required to place a transportation SPLOST on the fall ballot.

After a presentation by a concerned citizen, a motion was made by Commissioner Bruce Holmes to start the process of determining whether a referendum could be created for the November ballot.

Holmes cited a variety of transportation needs throughout the county and said this mechanism should be put in place so voters can decide if they want it. to improve overall health. 770461-0813, Fayss.org.

Junior Police Academy. Application due June 1. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 17-21. Open to upcoming sixth, seventh and eighth graders. Applications can be obtained from the Fayetteville Police Department, Bennett’s Mill Middle School, Springhill Elementary School and Fayetteville Elementary School. 770-719-4441.

I Saw the Sign. 1:30-2:30 p.m. June 1. Free. Fayette Senior Services, The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive, Fayetteville. Join Traci Fuller to learn the basics of sign language. 770-461-0813 or register@fayss.org (include name, phone number and event title).

R&B Old School Concert with Erica Dawson & Kasper and The 911 Band. 7 p.m. June 3. Free. Lee Street Park and Amphitheatre, 155 Lee St., Jonesboro. events@JonesboroGa.com. Tickets: eventbrite. com.

Modular units at schools to be removed gradually

With school ending this week, the current modular era at City Schools Decatur is slowly winding down.

All 12 modular units at Renfroe Middle School will be removed this summer, restoring most of the playing field behind the school. Twelve more will get taken out of Decatur High — leaving only four, plus the restroom modular.

CSD began this school year with 36 modulars total — the most in the district’s history. Last year, Superintendent David Dude considered using Atlanta’s old East Lake Elementary as a temporary solution for CSD’s overflow, but then changed his mind. He hopes, however, to have all modulars removed by the 2019-20 year, when the new school on Talley Street is scheduled to open.

Next year, besides the four at DHS, there will be four at Oakhurst, four at the 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue and four new ones at Winnona Park Elementary, bringing that school’s total to eight. Winnona’s enrollment swelled to 434 this year. The building capacity, even counting two additions built in the last 15 years, is 293.

CSD’s Chief Operating Officer Noel Maloof said there are roughly 30 students living in Winnona’s zone who attend other elementary schools within the district.