My review of V for Vendetta (and some associated political talk, don’t worry I’ll lead with the review) is coming. This ain’t it. The internet will funnel it into your eye sockets later this week so that when you are making plans for the weekend you will remember that it is good and you will go see it. Twice.
Tonight though was the second Decatur City Commission meeting of the month. I won’t bore you with as much detail as I did last time, but a couple items are worth mentioning (and thus worth you reading).
First, an awesome little figure: 2.5 lbs. That figure is the current amount of trash produced per capita by Decaturites each day. So why is it an awesome figure? Well, there’s this Solid Waste Management Plan which says we need to reduce trash to 10% below the 1992 figure. Back then, Decatur residents each excreted 6.6 lbs of trash per day. That’s already a 62% reduction and they haven’t even gotten recycling figured out for all these just-showed-up-overnight condos yet.
Last time I mentioned a study of traffic signal timing here in Decatur. I learned tonight that the analysis and public feedback is being paid for by the city (my landlord’s tax dollars at work). The signals and the timing of them are all maintained by Dekalb County. They should be the ones paying for the analysis. Sounds like I should be upset with the city for paying, right? Well, despite the fact that we’re the county seat, Dekalb refuses, according to Mayor Bill Floyd, to pay for or even conduct a study. All I can figure is that the county officials have jet packs and thus don’t have to deal with the traffic lights around here. If you’re like me though and actually have a car (or feet), go fill out the questionnaire and/or send an email to trafficsignals@decaturga.com.
And since this is likely the last time I’ll write about local stuff until the next meeting, if you keep waking up at 3AM to find that old busted monitor perched on the edge of your bed leering at you, smack it with a bat and drag it to Electronics Recycling Day this Saturday in the high school parking lot. If you don’t, it will eat your toenails.