InTucker Magazine

News from Inside City Hall

Community Development

Late last year, the Mayor and Council requested and approved the Urban Land Institute Technical Assistance Panel to perform a study on Tucker’s housing needs and options. In April the appointed members met in Tucker to tour the city, learn the Tucker community, conduct interviews with community leaders, business/property owners, and residents to research solutions and make recommendations based on community needs combined with successful solutions from other communities. The ULI TAP members brought their expertise in architecture, urban development, single family development, affordable housing, real estate, housing market analysis, economic development, community development and community planning. The complete study will be presented to Council this month.

Parks & Recreation and Engineering

The Johns’ Homestead Park dam and park renovation project is off to a great start. Both lakes have been drained, and the reconstruction of the upper dam is underway. With good weather approaching, the contractors are confident that they will complete the project within the 600+ day timeline and is scheduled to be completed by June 2026. The park renovation and improvements include new parking on Stapp Drive with access to the lake and new pavilion, additional bridges along the trail as well as a new dock/viewing area on the lake. The area is an obvious construction zone with safety issues, and the public is asked to please refrain from entering the area at this time.

The Lake Erin Dam project at Henderson Park began last month. In anticipation of the construction and to provide space for a newly designed play area, both playground sets have been removed and rehomed. The play set for younger children has been relocated to the Church Street Greenspace and the older child play set is now just up the hill from the lake next to the tennis courts in Henderson. Access to the site and a small length of the trail is restricted during construction, but the off-leash dog parks are still open and easy to navigate to via a trail from the tennis courts parking lot.