Decatur Main Street will be holding its annual Easter event Saturday, March 27th, from 1pm-4pm on the square.  Everyone is invited!  There will be a  whole range of events including:

A Fun Jump, Face Painting, Petting Zoo, Train Rides, An Egg Hunt, and Pictures With The Easter Bunny.

Times for the egg hunt will vary based on age.  Please visit http://www.decaturmainstreet.com or call 940-627-6158 for more details.

The following were the results from the March 22nd , 2010 city council meeting:

Monthly Department Reports were presented in Workshop at 5:30 p.m.

   1.  Presentation of Texas Municipal League’s Director’ Association 2009 Achievement of Excellence in Libraries Award (Agenda Item #1)
    2.  Presented Proclamation: Proclaiming March as American Red Cross Month. (Agenda Item #2)
   3.  Approved Council meeting minutes for March 8, 2010. (Agenda Item #3)
    4.  Approved Ordinance for a zoning change from SF-1 to CO on 2.7 acres at 1500 W. 380 Business (Agenda Item #4)
    5.  Held first reading of an Ordinance canceling the General Election scheduled for May 8, 2010   (Agenda Item #5)
   6.  Held first reading of an Ordinance amending Chapter 13, of the Code of Ordinances – Traffic and Motor Vehicles to address issues related to vehicle towing (Agenda Item #6)
   7.  Held first reading of an Ordinance amending Article II of Chapter 13, of the Code of Ordinances – dealing with traffic and motor vehicles, providing for the yielding of right-of-way when emerging from a private road or alley(Agenda Item #7)
   8.  Held first reading of an Ordinance amending Chapter 13, of the Code of Ordinances dealing with traffic and motor vehicles, adopting a new Article IV defining various parking violations and parking enforcement (Agenda Item #8)
   9.  Approved “Performance Agreement” between the Decatur Economic Development Corporation and United Rotocraft Solutions, L.L.C. in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 (Agenda Item #9)

The following were results from the March 18th, 2010 Special City Council Meeting:

   1. Approved a Subdivider’s Agreement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (Agenda item #1)

The meeting agenda can be found at: http://www.decaturtx.org/council/agendas/

The following were the results from the March 8th, 2010 city council meeting:

   1.  Presented Proclamation: Declaring March 24, 2010 as “March for Meals Day” in Decatur. (Agenda Item #1)
   2.  Presented Proclamation: Declaring March 15-21, 2010 as “Poison Prevention Week” in Decatur. (Agenda Item #2)
   3. Presented Proclamation: Declaring April 2010 as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” in Decatur. (Agenda Item #3)
   4.   Approved Council meeting minutes of February 22, 2010 (Agenda Item #4)
   5.   Approved bills and invoices for February 2010. (Agenda Item #5) 6.  Held Public Hearing and first reading of an Ordinance on Zoning Change Application 2010-02 -1500 W. 380 Business. (Agenda Item #6)
   7.  Approved Preliminary Plat Application 2010-01 MarketPlace Addition (Agenda Item #7)
   8.  Approved Final Plat Application 2010-02 MarketPlace Addition (Agenda Item #8)
   9.  Approved Replat Application 2010-01 CVS-Decatur Addition (Agenda Item #9)
   10. Approved Replat Application 2010-02 Midstar Addition (Agenda Item #10)
   11. Tabled Subdivider’s Agreement and the Mayor called a special meeting for Thursday, March 18, 2010. (Agenda Item #11)
   12. Approved a utility easement with Decatur ISD. (Agenda Item #12)
   13.  Appointed Mark Duncum and Lesa Warren to the Wise Regional Health System Board of Directors (Agenda Item #13) 14.  Accepted the yearly Police Racial Profiling Review Statistics (Agenda Item #14)

The meeting agenda can be found at: http://www.decaturtx.org/council/agendas/

The City will hold an election on May 8, 2010 for the following: Mayor (at-large), Place 1 (must reside in District 1), Place 3 (must reside in District 3) and Place 5 (at-large) Councilmember seats, all terms are for two years.

For more information on filing to run for the available positions, voting times, and general information, please view the following document:

General Election Information