Midway Woods Decatur

Midway Woods is located in Decatur, Unincorporated DeKalb County. It affords you with the proximity to East Lake, Kirkwood, Downtown Decatur, Avondale Estates and Oakhurst. Though most homes located in this neighborhood were built in the 1950's and are brick ranch, you may find many styles and including many homes built within the last 5 years.

In addition, you will find real estate in a wide range of price points. There are a few homes that are listed in the low $100's (fixer uppers) up to nearly $700,000. There has a lot of movement in the last ten years, especially in the last 4-5 years. Homes appreciation in the area was as high as 10 percent some years. Large new homes were built on Midway Rd, Conway Rd and Thomas Rd. Many homes on Deerwood Drive and other streets were remodeled. Market forces have reduced the price appreciation, however, there is still quite a bit of construction occurring especially on Deerwood.

Why is this area so popular? Well, for one is it's within walking distance to restaurants in Oakhurst, Downtown Decatur and Agnes Scott. It has a Decatur mailing address, but is located in unincorporated DeKalb so you don't have the high taxes of the City of Decatur.

In 2008, there was talk of the City of Decatur annexing a portion or all of Midway Woods. There was an unconfirmed consensus that the area didn't want to be incorporated because of the taxes. In addition, the influx of students into the City of Decatur school system would have been disruptive to the students. It's my opinion, however, that within the next 5-10 years as this area continues to appreciate that you will see more and more residents in favor of becoming annexed.

If you are interested in additional information or would like to view homes in the area please contact me:

Kevin Polite
Solid Source Realty

www.IntownLifeAtl.com
404-299-7100

                              

Midway Woods Elects New Neighborhood Officers, Gets Stuff Done

May 9, 2011 | 10:07 am

John writes in…

The Midway Woods Neighborhood Association has elected officers for 2011-12: President Dana Perkins, Vice President Jessica Allen, Treasurer Daniel Sullivan and Secretary Sarra Everett.

The election was held May 4 at a meeting in Dearborn Park on Midway Road near Candler Road. DeKalb Commissioners Kathie Gannon and Larry Johnson spoke at the event. Over the past year, the association has focused on improvements to the park, including a new pedestrian bridge, tree-plantings and neighborhood work days to clear invasive plants. A development plan is in the works for Dearborn Park.

The neighborhood also started a community garden, began installing toppers on street signs, created a new neighborhood banner and started a website, http://www.midwaywoodsneighborhood.com. The neighborhood includes most of the area of unincorporated DeKalb and Decatur that is bounded by Columbia Drive, Memorial Drive, Candler Road and Kirk Road. It is part of DeKalb County schools & Druid Hills district.

       

DeKalb School Board Approves Museum School

A new day has dawned for the charter school, which will get one year reprieve to operate under DCSS.

By Renee DeGross Valdes | Email the author | June 13, 2011

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It's official: The Museum School of Avondale Estates is now part of the DeKalb County system.

The DeKalb County School System voted unanimously to approve the upstart charter school for one year. DeKalb County board members expedited the usual process in order to save the highly successful Museum School.

The next step for the Museum School, now under the wing of DeKalb schools, is approval by the State Board of Education on June 28.

"We're really excited," said Sasha Webb, board chair of The Museum School, in an interview. "The state will potentially endorse that decision and we have every expectation that they will approve that."

With this move, it gives the Museum School a one year reprieve following a recent state supreme court ruling that said charter schools approved by the state are unconstitutional.

While operating under a one-year waiver, the Museum School will be able to apply for a regular charter to operate to remain open for a five-year period.

The move comes after the Georgia Supreme Court ruled the the law creating the Georgia Charter Schools Commission unconstitutional and that the state's constitution only gave local districts the authority to create schools.

The commission was formed to oversee the formations and public financing of state chartered schools.

Webb said that the timeline is not yet known for the process to apply.

"We’re waiting to hear from the DeKalb County School System for the expectations for that process," Webb said.

The school's museum concept of learning incorporates arts and cultural experiences. Students step outside their classrooms and engage in activities at cultural instutions like the Georgia Aquarium to learn from experts within these organizations.

The launch of The Museum School was seven years in the making and it was conceived by area residents and parents, many of whom chipped in their own money. A sign outside the school shows that more than $300,000 has been raised for the development fund for a permanent building.

Currently, the Museum School is operating in a modular building on Covington Highway and is expanding the space to add more classrooms, including the fourth grade.

Under charter guidelines, the Museum School does have free use to empty DeKalb school facilities. However, Webb said the decision is so fresh, that a permanent facility is not a focus at this point.

"This whole process has been on an expeditied timeline," Webb said. "Now that we are past this checkpoint, we can start those discussions."