Press Releases

Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced the county’s Equalized Homestead Option Sales Tax (EHOST) credit for 2022 will provide $137 million in property tax relief for property owners with homestead exemptions. The EHOST has generated more than $454 million in tax relief for DeKalb property owners since 2018.

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw will host his third Quarterly in the Fourth Community Breakfast meeting for 2022 that will be held virtually for the foreseeable future. “I remain optimistic and look forward to one day resume these meetings at community-based locations soon,” Commissioner Bradshaw said.

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a second virtual community meeting on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at 6 p.m. The meeting to discuss the master plan will be conducted via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82810051554?pwd=bTZNWTVONGVmVUhaMlR1M0U1aGlNZ…

Ridgewood Drive, between Burlington Road NE and North Decatur Road NE, will be closed to through-traffic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, July 22, to facilitate a large crane removal of a tree at 1880 Ridgewood Drive NE, Atlanta 30307. Road closure and detour signs will be placed in the area during the road closure period advising motorists of construction work in the area and of local traffic restrictions.

In the wake of unprecedented gun violence and increasing challenges to home ownership due to concerning market dynamics, DeKalb County District 7 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson recently introduced two resolutions to the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners addressing important issues plaguing communities—not only in DeKalb County, but across the United States—the housing crisis and violence.