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A day after Ed Rieker resigned as mayor of Avondale Estates, the city has announced the timeline for holding a special election to fill the position. According to the city, the earliest possible date for ...
Ed Rieker surprised many on Thursday when he announced he was resigning as mayor to pursue an undisclosed professional opportunity. Decaturish editor Dan Whisenhunt sent him an email: I’m shocked. What is the professional opportunity you ...
This story has been updated. Avondale Estates Mayor Ed Rieker announced his resignation on Thursday afternoon. Here is his official statement: Dear City of Avondale Estates Friends and Neighbors, I have accepted a professional opportunity ...
Avondale Estates’ elected officials apologized numerous times on Wednesday to residents who are ticked off about how they approached the issue of annexing more property into the city. The special called work session also offered ...
The owner of The Market in Avondale had planned to open this month in Avondale’s Tudor Square building, but a dispute over a building permit has delayed the project. The Market will take over the ...
Elected officials in Avondale Estates will hold a special called work session on Oct. 1 to discuss the city’s annexation plans. Mayor Ed Rieker called the work session after a tense Sept. 22 meeting where ...
Avondale Estates Mayor Ed Rieker apologized to residents and promised to hold a public conversation about the city’s annexation plans. Residents showed up in force at the Sept. 22 City Commission meeting, which rarely draws ...
This story has been updated. A plan to annex the Forrest Hills neighborhood into the city of Avondale Estates is taking some residents in both communities by surprise. There also may be more options for ...
Avondale Estates City Commissioners reexamined the process of appointing citizens to local advisory boards during their Sept. 17 work session. Mayor Ed Rieker said the purpose of bringing the topic up was to “make sure ...