Press Releases

In observance of Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Nov. 24, sanitation collection service for residential customers will be based on a revised collection schedule. The Seminole Road Landfill, and Central and North Transfer Stations will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24, reopening on Friday, Nov. 25, during normal operating hours. The Customer Care call center and administration building will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24, and Friday Nov. 25, reopening on Monday, Nov. 28, during normal operating hours.

Today, DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond’s plan to provide a one-time, $1,500 retention bonus for non-sworn frontline employees was unanimously approved by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners. The $1,500 retention bonus will be provided to frontline employees in multiple departments, including, but not limited to, Watershed Management, Sanitation, Library, Parks and Roads and Drainage.

DeKalb County will open warming centers for residents to use this weekend. Warming centers will be open in the following DeKalb County locations on Nov. 16, Nov. 17, and Nov. 18, beginning at 8 p.m. Anyone staying in the warming centers must follow the county’s COVID-19 protocols that include wearing a mask, social distancing and undergoing a temperature check.

Planning efforts are currently underway to revitalize Dunwoody Veterans Memorial at Brook Run Park. During a 2022 Memorial Day Ceremony earlier this year, a concept plan to upgrade the memorial was unveiled by the City of Dunwoody’s Department of Parks and Recreation.

The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 14, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/84958022051. The meeting can be joined by phone at 602-333-0032 or 1-888-270-9936 and using the conference code 482992.