Press Releases

Efforts to improve the watershed system throughout DeKalb County continue on Monday, July 17, with the launch of the Cobb Creek Sewer Improvement Project. Crews will replace approximately 18,439 feet of gravity sewer main lines. This sewer improvement project is expected to last approximately 30 months (Summer 2023 to December 2025), barring any weather delays.

Efforts to improve water service capacity throughout DeKalb County will continue in July with the launch of the Scott Boulevard Water Main Replacement Project Phase II. Crews will replace 10,000 linear feet of crumbling water lines with new 30-inch ductile-iron water lines along East Ponce de Leon Avenue and DeKalb Industrial Boulevard.

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.