Article Category: From the Mayor

My time as Mayor has mostly felt more like a sprint than a marathon. There’s been so much to do, we haven’t had a minute to spare, so I haven’t spent much time reflecting. But as I approach the end of my third and final term as Mayor, I’ve been asked a lot about what…

Last month I wrote about the promises we made in forming the City of Tucker, and how we have sought to fulfill those promises. The progress we have made in executing on our vision of improving the quality of life for our residents and creating a place we can all be proud to call home,…

October marks the start of autumn. The year is winding down, the air is crisp, football is midseason, and sweaters will soon come out of hibernation. This autumn is unique for me as it is the last quarter of my service as Mayor for the City of Tucker. Over the next three months I’ll be…

Education has long been a community strength in Tucker. The Tucker cluster of schools in the DeKalb County School District have been models of growth, rigor and innovation. And thanks to the HOPE scholarship, the Georgia Board of Regents has been able to retain much more of Georgia’s brain power, skyrocketing the prestige of and…

There are so many factors that make Tucker the thriving, safe and desirable place that we are blessed to call home. At the top of the list is our people; you won’t find a warmer, more welcoming group of citizens anywhere. Another is our faith community; we have countless faith-based groups doing good not just…

For most of the 20th century, Tucker prospered as a growing suburban community in unincorporated DeKalb. In the first decade of the 21st century, new cities had formed in Dunwoody and Brookhaven, who joined Chamblee, Doraville and Decatur, among other older cities. For a variety of reasons, a group formed to consider cityhood for Tucker…

One of the more visible ways the City serves the community is through our Parks and Recreation department. City staff has created and expanded our lineup of monthly events, grown our sports leagues and fostered relationships with third-party teachers and leaders at the Tucker Recreation Center. In 2019, we entered into a partnership that has…

One of the prime goals of incorporating the City of Tucker back in 2013 through 2015 was to improve the quality of life for all of us. Usually when we think of that phrase, we think of safe streets and neighborhoods, new economic development, plenty of shops and restaurants, and beautiful parks, some full of…

The end of the year is a natural time for reflection on what we’ve accomplished, and what’s at the top of our list for the new year. But some years just seem to go by faster than others. We have done so much together in these 8-plus years, and there is so much more to…

Gratitude is one of the most powerful emotions in our lives, but it’s not just an emotion. It’s a daily decision, and even a way of life. When we embrace thankfulness in all our comings and goings, we grow the ability to see that most everything in life is something to be grateful for. In…