▁located ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Rail ▁Arts ▁District . ▁Little ▁Tree ▁Art ▁Studios ▁located ▁on ▁Franklin ▁Street , ▁is ▁a ▁w are house ▁that ▁includes ▁multiple ▁artist ▁stud ios ▁and ▁a ▁music ▁re he ars al ▁space . ▁ ▁The ▁movie , ▁“ Inst ant ▁Family ” ▁( 2 0 1 8 ), ▁st arring ▁Mark ▁Wahl berg ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Wahl berg , ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁Av ond ale ▁Est ates . ▁ ▁Government ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁mayor ▁and ▁a ▁board ▁of ▁commission ers . ▁Av ond ale ▁Est ates ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁city ▁manager ▁and ▁other ▁administrative ▁positions . ▁The ▁city ▁uses ▁the ▁De K al b ▁County ▁Fire ▁Service ▁for ▁fire ▁and ▁E MS ▁calls , ▁but ▁provides ▁its ▁own ▁police ▁service . ▁ ▁The ▁Av ond ale ▁Est ates ▁Police ▁Department ▁( A EP D ) ▁has ▁approximately ▁ 1 5 ▁members ▁providing ▁around ▁the ▁clock ▁coverage . ▁Offic ers ▁drive ▁D odge ▁Ch arg ers ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁P IT ▁b ump ers , ▁LED ▁lights , ▁in - car ▁computers ▁with ▁e - tick ets , ▁and ▁digital ▁video ▁cam eras . ▁City ▁Court ▁is ▁held ▁multiple ▁times ▁a ▁month . ▁ ▁The ▁Georgia ▁Department ▁of ▁Ju ven ile ▁Justice ▁has ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Av ond ale ▁Est ates . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Post al ▁Service ▁oper ates ▁the ▁Av ond ale ▁Est ates ▁Post ▁Office . ▁ ▁Education ▁Av ond ale ▁Est