Press Releases

The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 10, 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.

The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will host two Tire Amnesty Day events on Saturday, July 29, 2023, from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. The events provide an opportunity for residents to dispose of car and light-duty truck tires and will be held simultaneously at the DeKalb County Tax Commissioner’s Office parking lot, 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA 30032, and the Seminole Road Landfill, 4203 Clevemont Road, Ellenwood, GA 30294.

The DeKalb County Charter Review Commission will be meeting Thursday, July 13, at 6 p.m. to continue to review sections of the County Organizational Act. The meetings will be held in person at the Manuel J. Maloof Center,1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA 30030.

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a Parks Citizen Advisory Board Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 25 at 6 p.m. at the Wade Walker Family YMCA, 5605 Rockbridge Rd SW, Stone Mountain, Ga. For more information, contact Carol Underwood, administrative coordinator, at 404-371-2927 or cjunderw@dekalbcountyga.gov.

DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold an official groundbreaking ceremony for a new playground, parking lot and entrance at Ellenwood Park, 4100 River Rd., Ellenwood, Ga. on July 12, at 10 a.m. Over $2 million was provided from Commissioner Larry Johnson and the Parks Department to complete the park improvements. The public is invited to join county officials and parks staff at the ceremony.