Departmental News

Two valued associates retiring as of February 1, 2019. The Planning Department will be wishing two associates a well-deserved and happy retirement January 31.  Steve Kelso who was hired May 3, 1990 as a draftsman and promoted to Planning Technician March 2, 1995 and most recently...

THE MORGAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S 2019 ANNUAL MEETING—A CELEBRATION OF THE STATE’S BICENTENNIAL, FEBRUARY 12, 2019 AT MORGAN COUNTY ARCHIVES, 624 BANK STREET, DECATUR, AL 35601 This is a great opportunity to hear and to interact with Senator Arthur Orr, Chairman of the Alabama Bicentennial Commission and...

  Thanksgiving Dinner and Special Olympic Awards – This year Decatur Parks & Recreation Therapeutics Program held their annual Thanksgiving Dinner and Special Olympics Awards banquet at Ingalls Harbor Pavilion on Thursday, November 15. With the help of the Decatur and Priceville Civitan Clubs we were able...

I really enjoy receiving updates from our Facilities and Operations Manager, Paul Floyd; he is brief, but productive.  We are thankful for Paul: Concrete at Small Dog Park is done. Fence posts are up and in progress. The excessive rain held us up some this week...

On September 4-6, 2018 Jack Allen Soccer Complex held The Alabama Labor Day Cup. It consisted of 65 teams from 8 states which included  AL, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MS, and TN. As part of the tournament on Sunday afternoon Point Mallard Waterpark played host...

Weather permitting, we will be cleaning out the big concrete drainage structure, which is in the NE corner of Brookmeade and Country Club Road. If we get the equipment delivered as planned, we hope to do this on Tuesday of next week. We have to...

  Schedule of Events August 11 … Brothers 4 Life Run (Point Mallard) August 18 … USSSA Softball Tournament (Wilson Morgan) August 25 … USSA Softball Tournament (Wilson Morgan) August 31 – September 2 … Alabama Labor Day Soccer Tournament (Jack Allen) September 1- 3 … Battle for Decatur Civil War...

Join us this week Monday through Thursday (August 6 through August 9) for the last week of half price days for the 2018 water park season. Weekends only (Saturday and Sunday) start on August 12.  Kids Swim Free on Sunday! Join us on Sundays for...