The City of Decatur has launched a new web portal and smartphone app, MyDecaturGa, that allows residents, visitors and business owners to report quality-of-life issues and request services. Powered by SeeClickFix, the place-based reporting platform allows residents to document neighborhood concerns and improvements alike, ranging from graffiti and code violations to damaged sidewalks and potholes. It also features useful information such as lists of restaurants and city parks as well as links to the city’s blog, Facebook page and Twitter account. “MyDecaturGa replaces the city’s previous reporting system, GovPartner ,” said City Manager Peggy Merriss. “The SeeClickFix interface is more robust and allows users to report concerns not only online but using the mobile app. This makes it much easier to include a photo and exact location when reporting an issue.” Go to SeeClickFix.com to create a login and report an issue or download the free app from the Apple or Google Play stores by searching for “MyDecaturGa.”
SimplePart, an e-commerce firm currently based in Inman Park, will soon be calling 84 Walton Street, in the Fairlie-Poplar District, home. The company has doubled its staff each year for the last three years and is anticipating the same amount of growth by the end of 2015. The move is expected to be complete by Sept. 15. SimplePart, which has been creating, marketing and supporting parts websites for auto manufacturers and dealerships since 2008, has grown 31 percent in revenue and gained 86 new clients in the first two quarters of 2015 alone. 84 Walton Street, owned by Selig Enterprises, was built in 1907 as the first of several buildings commissioned by the newly-formed Georgia Railway and Power Company, which today is Georgia Power.
The Republican party’s presidential candidates will make their way to Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 7, for this weekend’s RedState Gathering at the Intercontinental Buckhead. Find out more about the events at the AJC.
