Press Releases

DeKalb County Department of Planning and Sustainability announces the release of its Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) Study, a detailed assessment quantifying the extent and impact of the county's tree coverage. The Urban Tree Canopy, defined as the area of leaves, branches, and stems covering the ground when viewed from above, plays a crucial role in maintaining healthy and sustainable urban environments.

The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections meeting for the purpose of conducting its normal monthly business will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. This meeting will be conducted in person at 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300, Decatur, Georgia 30032 and is open to the public.

Today, DeKalb County announced a program to assist seniors (aged 62 years and over) with a no-cost removal of dangerous trees that threaten the safety and well-being of DeKalb County residents. The DeKalb Senior Tree Removal Program was approved by the Board of Commissioners in January 2025 and will be administered by the Department of Community Development.

DECATUR, GA – The Board of Ethics will resume its next regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at 178 Sams Street Decatur, GA 30030.

Nearly 58,000 DeKalb County voters have recently received official voter verification notices, known as “No Contact” and NGE (No Activity for Two General Election Cycles) mailers, as part of Georgia’s voter list maintenance process. These notices are sent by the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office to help ensure accurate and up-to-date voter rolls. The “No Contact” mailer, which was initially distributed throughout the month of July, is sent to voters who have had no contact with their county elections office for at least five years. The NGE mailer, mailed in the same month, is sent to voters who have remained in “Inactive” status for two consecutive general election cycles.