Mazda Toyota Manufacturing has partnered with the Round Island Creek Missionary Baptist Association (RICMBA) to host a Career Fair and Community Workshop on Saturday, August 6th from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the RICMBA Complex in Athens, Alabama.

Decatur is listed in the top 50 for housing markets in the country according to a ranking released by the Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com. The Decatur metro area is number 43 in the Emerging Housing Markets Index for summer 2022. The only other metro area in Alabama in the top 50 is Huntsville which is number #15.

The City of Decatur’s Engineering Department, in partnership with Garver Engineering, will host a public input meeting for residents regarding the Upper River Road and Old River Road project on Wednesday, August 10, from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., at Turner-Surles Community Center.

The Alabama Innovation Corporation (Innovate Alabama) has opened applications for the Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program to bridge connections and resources for innovative small businesses. In addition to helping the state’s leading entrepreneurs and innovators, dispersing these funds will grow Alabama’s economy by stimulating research and commercialization, developing exportable products and services and creating and retaining high-wage jobs in skilled occupations.

The members of Decatur City Council and Planning Commission will host a presentation regarding the current zoning code rewrite on Thursday, August 18 at Turner-Surles Community Center, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Clarion Associates, who has assisted in the zoning code rewrite process for the City of Decatur, will deliver the presentation.

The City of Decatur has recently completed a full revision of its comprehensive zoning ordinance. Decatur’s zoning ordinance was published in 1987, with several portions dating back to the 1950s. In order to reflect a changing landscape and a modern community, Decatur’s long-range planning initiative, One Decatur, prioritized a full rewrite of the ordinance.