The city of Avondale Estates will soon be getting more greenspace. At the Sept. 28 city commission meeting, the board approved an intergovernmental agreement with DeKalb County for the greenspace known as Lanier Gardens.
Avondale Estates Mayor Jonathan Elmore highlighted the development and projects that are happening in the city during his State of the City address on Thursday, April 21.
The Avondale Estates City Commission, at its April 13 meeting, continued discussing short-term rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo and asked city staff to come up with a definition for "kitchen" that will be applied to the zoning code.
The city of Avondale Estates recently sent about 25 violation notices to residents who are renting out properties or an accessory dwelling unit on a short-term basis, using services like Airbnb or VRBO, violating the city's zoning code.
Construction will soon begin on the North Woods rain garden project at Lake Avondale. The Avondale Estates City Commission, at its Feb. 23 meeting, approved a resolution allowing the city manager to contract with Centennial Contractor Enterprises to construct phase one of the project.