| Tucker Summit CID June 2023 Newsletter
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TSCID President Emory Morsberger will be the guest speaker at the June 15 Tucker Business Association Luncheon at First Christian Church Atlanta from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Emory will be speaking about what the CID is doing for the district and its members in terms of business growth and economic development.
The Tucker Business Association was established more than 50 years ago to promote and uplift the Tucker business community.
Purchase tickets to attend the luncheon here.
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It’s been a rainy winter and spring, causing large puddle collections and water intrusion issues for many. The purpose of having a stormwater system is to ensure that rainwater buildup does not lead to the flooding of roadways and property, but eventually makes its way back to the State’s riverways and water supply systems.
The stormwater and drainage systems are all underground and out of sight, meaning they are generally out of mind. The DeKalb County system, which has not seen a rate increase in 19 years, is in severe need of repair and maintenance.
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners has been holding meetings and town halls to discuss the pending rate increase along with the details and timeline of the stormwater system repairs. At the conclusion of the May ’22 Townhall, Richard Lemke of DeKalb County Public Works summarized that the rate increase would equate to about $0.13 a day.
DeKalb County is also proposing to increase the tipping fees it charges cities to dump trash in the County’s landfill, with the cost likely to be passed on to residents and business owners. The County’s sanitation department stated that it has not raised its fees in over a decade, and it has exhausted its reserves requiring additional funding to sustain operations. The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved the increase to commercial landfills for the sanitation department during its March 28, 2023 meeting but excluded cities and CIDs from this increase.
The City of Tucker voted in November 2022 to manage its own maintenance responsibilities, which will go into effect on July 1 of this year. The City’s millage rate is slated to increase from 0.848 mills to 2.284 mills as it takes over public works from DeKalb County.
The Board of Commissioners Committee of the Whole meeting led by Commissioner Robert Patrick can viewed here.
The Stormwater Town Hall led by Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson can be viewed here.
The Stormwater evaluation presentation can be found here and the Arcadis analysis can be viewed here.
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The Salvation Army receives a multitude of financial donations each year, in addition to also receiving gifts and products of a physical nature that need to be sorted, organized and grouped for their various purposes and recipients. The TSA Warehouse in Tucker is THE place for the organization to facilitate these tasks.
This building is formally called The Angel Tree Warehouse, as this program of The Salvation Army, Angel Tree, is the PRIMARY effort initiated from the warehouse. Angel Tree is the TSA program where individuals, corporations and donors across Atlanta can “adopt” an underprivileged and underserved child or senior and provide for them the presents, clothing, books and toys they are requesting during the Christmas Season. This effort results in an immense outpouring of generosity — which in turn results in an immense need for space for employees and Salvation Army volunteers to collect, sort and organize the gifts that go out to these neighbors in need. The Angel Tree Warehouse is the epicenter of the distribution of tens of thousands of Christmas gifts each year.
Recently, TSA brought a large truckload of pallets of canned food and dry goods from the food warehouse to be organized for a Senior Adult Feeding Effort program. After assembling meals in TSA food bags last week, volunteers and staff loaded a Box Truck and delivered these to Senior living facilities across Atlanta.
TSA also receives a very large donation of socks from the Bombas Company each year, that get sorted and distributed to various facilities and locations from the Angel Tree Warehouse.
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Tucker Summit CID prides itself on being one of the top logistics hubs of the metro Atlanta area. Logistics is a vital aspect of any organization’s operations, encompassing the strategic planning, implementation and control of the flow and storage of goods, supplies and information. The district’s proximity to the City’s major thoroughfares provides the CID members with convenient access to transportation points for shipping goods and supplies throughout city and beyond.
Within our CID we not only have successful businesses where logistics is the primary industry, but also large companies that store, manufacture or transport products where logistics plays a large role in their operations.
These companies include:
- Bekins – moving and transportation rentals
- Sunrise Moving & Storage – moving and storage
- Kronos Freight – transportation, freight and cargo
- Atlantic Relocation Systems – residential and household moving
- Southern Region Distribution Services – warehouse and distribution
- Anker International – bonded warehouse and container freight station
- Ryder Truck Rental – commercial truck rental
- College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving – moving and junk removal
- Furniture distribution companies – Macy’s, Georgia Furniture Mart
- Food distribution companies – Pepsi, Prime Meats, Five Star Food Services, Flowers Baking Company, Inland Seafood, Thermopac
- Manufacturing and packaging companies – WinCup, Flexible Metal Hose, HB Fuller Company, Frameworks, Carlyle Compressor, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Crespac
- Building supply companies – RAM Tools & Supply Company, Lade Electric Supply
- Life sciences and medical companies – Black & Black Surgical, Arbiser Machine, American Medical Response, Advanced Medical Transport, American 3B Scientific
Overall logistics serves as the backbone of the CID’s modern-day commerce, facilitating the seamless movement of goods to meet the ever-evolving demands of the global marketplace.
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We love learning about our members! We want to know who our longstanding business owners are so we can celebrate you and your company’s success! Please take this quick survey to highlight your business.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY TIPS
Please follow these basic safety tips to ensure the safety of your children and belongings. Report any emergencies or suspicious activity by calling 911.
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| City of Tucker Overlay Regulations
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Make sure your planned signage and architectural structures are within regulations! Review the Tucker Overlay District Regulations on our website.
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| Contact Emory Morsberger with Late Breaking News
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For any incidents causing major traffic conflicts or safety issues within the district, please contact Emory Morsberger immediately at 770.409-8100, so he can distribute communications and inform all members and associates as necessary.
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| Have Space? Looking to Sell?List Properties on the TSCID Website
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The TSCID website can now help promote your available commercial property listings!
If you have a property available in the district, please send a flyer with details to our communications team to post on our website.
Our district is an incredible place to do business!
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| TSCID Resources Directory: Refer a Contractor
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TSCID would like to help our members by creating a resources directory on our website.
Have a “go-to” company for electrical, plumbing, accounting, construction or any other critical service? Let us know and we’ll include them in our “Referred Resources” directory.
*Resources will be listed solely on the recommendation of our members. TSCID makes no endorsements or guarantees on quality or delivery.
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