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DeKalb County is making recreation centers and libraries throughout the county available as cooling centers Friday, Saturday and Sunday due to a heat advisory. As defined by the National Weather Service's Peachtree City Forecast Office, a heat advisory is issued when “feels like” temperatures are expected to reach or be greater than 103 degrees, or when the actual air temperature is expected to be at 105 degrees or greater.

EDENS, a national real estate developer that partially owns the Toco Hill Shopping Center, announced its objection to its proposed annexation into the city of Brookhaven, according to a letter to Brookhaven officials. “EDENS opposes the petition and the inclusion of EDENS-owned property in the annexation without our consent,” stated Herbert Ames, managing director of EDENS, in the June 28 letter.

DeKalb County is making recreation centers and libraries throughout the county available as cooling centers Friday, Saturday and Sunday due to a heat advisory. As defined by the National Weather Service's Peachtree City Forecast Office, a heat advisory is issued when “feels like” temperatures are expected to reach or be greater than 103 degrees, or when the actual air temperature is expected to be at 105 degrees or greater.

Due to the county’s observance of Independence Day on Tuesday, July 4, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will be based on a revised schedule. The North Transfer Station will be open from 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4, resuming normal operating hours on Wednesday, July 5. The Customer Care call center, administration building, Central Transfer Station and Seminole Road Landfill will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, reopening on Wednesday, July 5, during normal operating hours.

Beginning July 1, DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) will welcome a new board member and appoint new officers during the July 20 regularly scheduled board meeting. Board members Susan Motter (D), Nancy Jester (R), Anthony Lewis (R) and Karli Swift (at-large) have been reappointed to serve two-year terms.