Tucker Overlay District Approved -- March 25, 2008. The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on March 25th to approve the Tucker Overlay District as proposed by Main Street Tucker Alliance (MTA). TCA has worked as a partner with MTA on this Overlay District, and the TCA Board of Directors at its most recent meeting voted to recommend approval of this proposal. With the County Commission's approval of the Overlay District, work should shortly commence on renovation of Main Street.
New TCA Officers and District Representatives Elected -- February 25, 2008. At the TCA annual membership meeting on February 25th, the following officers and District Representatives were elected to the TCA Board of Directors for 2008-09:
Paul Ellingson, President
Heather Honerkamp, Vice President
Donna Raposa, Secretary
Tom Democko, Treasurer
Ken Streater, District 1 Representative
Joe Scarpaci, District 2 Representative
Rickard Livingston, District 3 Representative
Harriett Gess, District 4 Representative
Emory University to purchase the former Northlake Medical Center -- November 15, 2007. In a November 15th press release, Emory University announced its intention to purchase the former Northlake Medical Center near Lawrenceville Hwy and I-285. The new facility will be called Emory University Hospital Northlake and will offer diagnostic services as well as support services required for inpatient care.