Posted on: September 14, 2023
The vision for a vibrant retail and restaurant row adjacent to Avondale Estates' Town Green is one step closer to reality. In a little over a year, the Town Green will be fronted by restaurants, retail spaces, an abundance of outdoor seating, and...
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Posted on: August 10, 2023
Following wins in 2021 and 2022, Avondale Estates again was voted Best Small Town Beer Scene in the nation for 2023.
A panel of experts along with USA Today's 10Best editors nominated 20 cities from across the United States for the 10Best Readers’ Choice A...
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Posted on: July 27, 2023
Join the Avondale Estates Police Department (AEPD) for National Night Out, a free family-friendly event to kick off the start of the new school year. The fun will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 1 from 6-8 p.m. at the Town Green, 64 N. Avondale Rd.
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Posted on: July 14, 2023
The City of Avondale Estates Police Department (AEPD) has partnered with Cordico, a leader in public safety wellness technology, to provide a customized, confidential wellness app for AEPD personnel and their families to proactively address mental health ...
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Posted on: May 7, 2023
The Weekend Wind Down concert series returns to the Town Green for its second year starting on Mother's Day. Concerts will occur on the second Sundays of the month. The free series will take a break in the middle of summer and resume in the fall....
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Posted on: June 13, 2023
Avondale Estates will be THE place to be this Independence Day!
Fourth of July Parade
The highly anticipated Avondale Estates Fourth of July Parade, a community tradition for years, returns in celebration of the nation’s birthday. The parade begins at 10 a....
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Fourth of July Avondale Estates Calendar Event
News Releases
Posted on: June 2, 2023
The Governing Authority of the City of Avondale Estates has tentatively adopted a 2023 millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 10.42 percent. All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this matter to be held at A...
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Press Release 2023 Millage Rate
News Releases
Posted on: May 26, 2023
Yesterday afternoon on May 25, the Avondale Estates Police Department (AEPD), at the request of The Museum School, responded to two separate verbal threats to student safety. The AEPD is assisting the Dekalb County Police Department and the Dekalb County ...
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News Releases
Posted on: January 11, 2023
The vision for a vibrant retail and restaurant row adjacent to Avondale Estates' Town Green took a step closer to reality Tuesday, Jan. 10. At the Avondale Estates Downtown Development Authority’s (DDA) regular monthly meeting, authority members voted una...
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Posted on: October 28, 2022
The City of Avondale Estates and the Avondale Estates Downtown Development Authority received the 2022 Regional Excellence Award in the Great Places category for the Town Green project from the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) ...
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News Releases
Posted on: November 4, 2022
For the second year in a row, Avondale Estates has been named the Best Small Town Beer Scene in the U.S. A panel of experts partnered with USA Today's 10Best editors to pick the initial nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by...
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Posted on: November 2, 2022
Visit with Commissioners Merriam and Shortell to ask questions and share your input. The discussion will center around capital project updates and the Comprehensive Plan work program for 2021-2025. The event will be at City Hall on Thu., Nov. 3 from 6:30-...
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Posted on: October 17, 2022
The City of Avondale Estates welcomes residents and visitors for Halloween on October 31, 2022. To keep everyone safe, the city’s police department has developed the following traffic plan:
Beginning at 5:30 p.m., the following roads wi...
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Posted on: October 19, 2022
Join us on the 'Dale Ale Trail this weekend to celebrate the Return of Avondale Ale Days. Enjoy live music, food and local craft beers along the ‘Dale Ale Trail at Little Cottage Brewery, The Lost Druid Brewery, My Parents' Basement and Wild Heaven Beer.
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Posted on: October 4, 2022
Traditions Trees Pumpkin Truck will be at the Market Pavilion of the Town Green Saturday, Oct. 8 and Oct. 15 from 3-6 p.m. They will have a huge variety of pumpkins and gourds, hay bales, cornstalks, a kids pumpkin painting station, and a "Pumpkin Wa...
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Posted on: September 29, 2022
Please help the City welcome Deputy Chief Anthony Cappuccio to the Avondale Estates Police Department. Cappuccio was sworn into service on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Cappuccio served four years in the United States Marines Corps and is an Iraq wartime veteran. Af...
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Posted on: September 20, 2022
As the City plans for the eventual evolution of Covington Highway, residents, businesses and community members are invited to participate in a survey to provide feedback on the future of the corridor. Weigh in on the long-term plans to address multi-modal...
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Posted on: August 31, 2022
The City of Avondale Estates will hold a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Sunday, September 11 at the Dewey C. Brown Plaza. The ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will include a ringing of the bell at 8:45 a.m. to mark the time the first tower was hit.
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9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
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Posted on: August 10, 2022
Join City staff and representatives from Pond Engineering at an open house to review concept designs for road improvements to Laredo Drive. The City seeks to make the road more pedestrian-friendly and to connect to the PATH Foundation's Stone Mountain Tra...
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Calendar Event
News Releases
Posted on: August 2, 2022
Here’s a brief recap provided to the Board of Mayor and Commissioners on July 27, 2022 regarding the City’s current capital projects:
Town Green Construction: The final items on the Town Green’s construction punch list are sch...
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News Releases
Posted on: June 17, 2022
City Hall will be closed in observance of Juneteenth, a state and federal holiday. No sanitation pick up will occur on Monday, June 20. Sanitation routes will resume on Tuesday, June 21.
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News Releases
Posted on: May 11, 2022
Join City Manager Patrick Bryant, Assistant City Manager Shannon Powell and other City staff to provide feedback on the new Covington Highway study and learn about the status of current city projects including:
- the Covington Highway study,
- the U.S. 278/Nort...
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News Releases
Posted on: April 28, 2022
To our Avondale Estates community:
“If you build it, they will come.” The phrase made popular in the movie “Field of Dreams” is as true today in Avondale Estates as it was in an Iowa cornfield in 1989. City leadership strongly believed that buil...
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News Releases
Posted on: April 13, 2022
The City of Avondale Estates has named Harry Hess as the next chief of police. Hess will take over the leadership role of the city’s police department on April 26, 2022.
“Harry Hess not only brings a wealth of experience to the city, but ...
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News Releases
Posted on: April 13, 2022
Kristin Moretz, CESSWI, joined the City of Avondale Estates as the the new Capital Projects Construction and Maintenance Director April 13, 2022. She recently worked for the environmental compliance and consulting company Path Light Professionals where sh...
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News Releases
Posted on: January 31, 2022
The next plastic film recycling day is this Wed., Feb. 2.
Though City Hall remains closed, City staff will be available from 1-5 p.m. on Tue., Feb. 1 to distribute plastic film recycling receptacles for those who wish to participate in the pilot ...
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News Releases
Posted on: January 31, 2022
The City plans to return to City Hall on Feb. 14. Until then, the City will continue with the following changes in operating procedures:
- Public, in-person attendance at all meetings is suspended and City Hall is closed to the public.
- Check the Municipal Cou...
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News Releases
Posted on: January 21, 2022
To maintain the health and safety of staff, the City will continue with temporary changes in operations through the end of January.
- Public, in-person attendance at all meetings is suspended, and City Hall is closed to the public.
- The Municipal Cou...
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News Releases
Posted on: January 14, 2022
In order to reduce transmission and maintain the health and safety of staff, the City will continue implementing the following temporary changes in operating procedures:
- Public, in-person attendance at all meetings is suspended and City Hall is cl...
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News Releases
Posted on: January 14, 2022
Life's most persistent and urgent question is 'What are you doing for others?
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On the 36th anniversary of the King holiday, we honor the legacy of Dr. King, and reflect upon what we can do individually and tog...
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News Releases
Posted on: January 2, 2022
Due to the increasing numbers of positive cases of Covid-19 within the City of Avondale Estates and the State of Georgia, the Avondale Estates Municipal Court will not be in session for the first two weeks of January 2022.We have rescheduled early January...
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News Releases
Posted on: December 28, 2021
City Hall will be open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tue., Dec. 28 - Thu. Dec. 30. City Hall will be closed in observance of New Year's on Fri., Dec. 31. Have a safe and happy new year!
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Posted on: December 20, 2021
We received news that one of our employees tested positive for COVID-19. City Hall will be closed until further notice. During the temporary closure, staff will continue to work remotely. The Board of Mayor and Commissioners regular meeting will still be ...
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News Releases
Posted on: February 19, 2021
For the 37th consecutive year Avondale Estates has been named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. There are approximately 150 Tree Cities in Georgia and more than 3,500 in the country. Avondale Estates is one of the three oldest Tree Cit...
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News Releases
Posted on: January 21, 2020
Over a 4-week period between the beginning of November and the beginning of December 2019, 140 individuals took part in an online survey to inform the zoning rewrite efforts currently underway.
Survey results are being used to augment input the staff and c...
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News Releases
Posted on: January 27, 2019
On Jan. 27, nine cities received a 2019 Live, Work, Play City Award presented by the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), in conjunction with Georgia Trend Magazine, during GMA's annual Mayors' Day Conference in Atlanta.
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News Releases
Posted on: February 20, 2018
Avondale Estates was one of 34 Georgia cities recognized as a Tree City USA during the state Arbor Day celebration at Trees Atlanta, February 15. Tree City USA provides the framework for community forestry management in cities and towns nationwide that me...
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News Releases
Posted on: February 15, 2018
The Board of Mayor and commissioners (BOMC) and City Manager Clai Brown announce that they have reached a mutually acceptable agreement that will allow the parties to move forward in a positive and productive way. Mr. Brown’s last day as City Ma...
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News Releases
Posted on: July 5, 2017
The City celebrated the 4th with its annual 4th of July parade and fireworks show. This year's parade starred a torrent of talented folks. Seed and Feed Marching Abominable joined the parade this year and The Atlanta Freedom Bands, Clarkston High School M...
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News Releases
Posted on: June 19, 2017
Public input is sought for the submitted design ideas of the City-owned four acres (North Avondale Road from Oak Street to Lake Street and north to the mill property). The City received 10 submissions after the Board of Mayor and Commissioners (BOMC) anno...
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News Releases
Posted on: June 13, 2017
The City of Avondale Estates has been designated as an accredited Main Street America program for meeting
rigorous performance standards set by the National Main Street Center. Each year, the National Main Street Center and its Coordina...
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News Releases
Posted on: May 16, 2017
If you would like to submit a design idea, you must notify City Manager, Clai Brown, via email (rcbrown@avondaleestates.org) or phone 404-294-5400, of your intent to submit by Friday, May 19, at 3 p.m. At that time, you will be assigned a number, which yo...
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News Releases
Posted on: May 3, 2017
On Saturday, April 29, the Avondale Estates Police Department partnered with the DEA for their annual National Drug Take-Back Day. Major Browen coordinated the City's participation with the help of his son, Sam, to collect 98 pounds of unwanted a...
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News Releases
Posted on: May 2, 2017
This weekend enjoy the Second Annual Avondale May Ham Fest.
Beginning on Friday, May 5, at 10 p.m. head over to the Avondale Towne Cinema, 106 North Avondale Road, for the pre-party event. Start the weekend twistin' to a rock 'n...
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News Releases
Posted on: April 24, 2017
The City will be participating in Georgia Municipal Association's Georgia Cities Week to celebrate the City of Avondale Estates.
Selfies in Support of Local Business
The City is taking "Shop Local" to a whole new level during Georgia Citi...
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News Releases
Posted on: April 11, 2017
When: Wednesday, May 10, at 7 a.m.; 10 a.m.; 1 p.m.; 4 p.m.; 6 p.m.
Where: City Hall, 21 North Avondale Plaza
The City will hold a day of training classes to educate residents on how to navigate the City's website. Communications Manager Debbie Rev...
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News Releases
Posted on: December 13, 2016
The Board of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development announces DeKalb County graduates from the 2016 Region 3 Multi-Day Training Program. Congratulations to Avondale Estates City Planner and Community Development Officer, Keri Stevens. Class particip...
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News Releases
Posted on: November 29, 2016
From the Tudor Village lights to the Lake Avondale Christmas tree, the City is glistening and glowing this holiday season. Happy Holidays from the City of Avondale Estates.
News Releases
Posted on: November 14, 2016
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting was awarded to the City of Avondale Estates by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certi...Read more...
News Releases
Posted on: June 21, 2016
The City of Avondale Estates has been designated as an accredited Main Street America program for meeting rigorous performance standards set by the National Main Street Center. Each year, the National Main Street Center and its Coordinating Program partne...Read more...
News Releases
Posted on: March 18, 2022
Special request pickups will now occur once a week on Wednesdays. Fill out a Special Request Form and complete payment by noon on Tuesdays to schedule pickup. Special pickups include large items, small dead animals (in ...
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