Midway Woods is a neighborhood in Decatur, Georgia. Most of Midway Woods is part of unincorporated DeKalb County.

Neighborhood Information

Social media:

Midway Woods Association Facebook group:
Join the closed Midway Woods Neighbors Facebook group for updates and information: https://www.facebook.com/groups/midwaywoodsneighbors/

NextDoor:
NextDoor is a social-networking site for neighbors. The Midway Woods NextDoor site is a good way to keep up with what’s happening in the neighborhood. Sign up for free:
https://nextdoor.com/neighborhood/midwaywoods–decatur–ga/

Neighborhood Email newsletter:
The Midway Woods Association puts together and distributes an email newsletter, a semi- and sometimes-monthly round-up of neighborhood news and activities that we hope will be of interest to everyone. If you’d like to sign up to receive this newsletter, send us an email — midwaywoodscommunications@gmail.com — and we’ll be happy to add you to the list.

PARKS AND NATURE:

Dearborn Park:

Dearborn Park is Midway Woods’ neighborhood park. Located near the intersection of Midway Road and South Candler Street, the park offers paved paths, wooded trails, a creek, basketball courts, playground equipment, and covered picnic tables. Friends of Dearborn Park organizes park beautification and other projects at the park.

Dearborn Area Nature Alliance:
This neighborhood all-volunteer organization gathers every other weekend to work to clear the park of invasive species.  This group has a Facebook page where information about their actives and upcoming events is posted.

Shoal Creek
Three branches of the creek run and converge in our neighborhood. Friends of Shoal Creek is a coalition of neighbors based in Decatur, Georgia, interested in protecting the natural and community resources of Shoal Creek, including the wildlife and habitat in the surrounding Shoal Creek watershed.
https://www.friendsofshoalcreek.org/

SCHOOLS

Most of Midway Woods is located in the DeKalb County School District and is in the attendance zones of the following schools:

• Avondale Elementary School
• Druid Hills Middle School
• Druid Hills High School

Other nearby schools:

• The Waldorf School of Atlanta
• The Friends School of Atlanta
• The Museum School

UTILITIES AND SERVICES

• DeKalb County Roads and Drainage Pothole Hotline: (404) 297-3813
• DeKalb County Roads and Drainage Customer Service: (404) 297-3840
• DeKalb County Code Violation Enforcement: (404) 687-3700 
• DeKalb County Sanitation: (404) 294-2900
  • Frequently Asked Questions about curbside collection procedures, the residential recycling program, etc.
• DeKalb County Police Department crime reports: visit https://www.crimemapping.com/ and input an address to look up nearby incidents
• DeKalb County Police Department Non-Emergency Number: (678) 406-7929
• DeKalb County Public Library
• Dekalb County Beautification Department – Submit Service & Program requests (for litter collection, to report illegal dumping etc.)