Press Releases

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson in partnership with Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson and Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington will host a virtual Homeowner Association (HOA) Boot camp on June 26, 2021, at 10 a.m. “I look forward to hosting this event each year to ensure our residents are equipped and empowered with the knowledge and tools to help them be successful,” Commissioner Larry Johnson said.

DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson in partnership with Soldiers’ Angels and Atlanta Food Bank is hosting a mobile food distribution event to provide food assistance to 200 at-risk and homeless veterans and their families. The distribution will take place Friday, June 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Atlanta VA Arcadia Clinic, 250 North Arcadia Avenue, Decatur, Ga. 30030, and will be one of three events scheduled for June, August and December to benefit veterans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections meeting for the purpose of conducting its normal monthly business will be held on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. This meeting will be conducted via teleconference (Zoom). Simultaneous public access to the meeting will be available via livestream on DCTV’s UStream channel https://video.ibm.com/channel/dctv-channel-23.

Due to the county’s observance of Independence Day on Monday, July 5, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will run one day late. The North Transfer Station will be open from 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Monday, July 5, resuming normal operating hours on Tuesday, July 6. The Customer Care call center, Central Transfer Station and Seminole Road Landfill will be closed on Monday, July 5, reopening on Tuesday, July 6, during normal operating hours.

The DeKalb County Audit Oversight Committee will meet virtually on June 23, 2021, at noon. To view the meeting via Zoom, go to https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/83210983037 Password: 962348 To join by telephone, dial 602-333-0032 and use conference code 249531.