Press Releases

DeKalb County District 5 Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson will host a Voter Registration Rally and Vaccination Clinic on Friday, April 1, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. The event is being held in celebration of Women’s History Month and will take place at the DeKalb County Voter Registration & Elections Office parking lot, 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30032.

The DeKalb Human Services Department will host a “Leap into Spring: Stay Healthy & Active Health Expo” on Wednesday, March 30, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lou Walker Senior Center, 2538 Panola Road, Stonecrest, Ga. 30058. The purpose of this event is to promote healthy living and celebrate spring.

Commissioner Robert Patrick has partnered with St. Vincent de Paul Georgia to help DeKalb families living in extended stay motels to move to permanent housing through the organization’s Motel-to-Home Program. To disrupt the extended stay motel trap, the Motel-to-Home Program helps families pay the necessary upfront costs of moving, and pairs families with a dedicated caseworker who provides information and resources to promote economic mobility and a path to self-sufficiency.

On Thursday, March 31st, the Presiding Officer of the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Robert Patrick will host a community meeting at Pleasantdale Elementary. As the District 1 County representative, Commissioner Robert Patrick believes good neighborhoods are predicated on well-maintained infrastructures, parks, trails, and proper planning for future growth.

Due to staffing challenges within its residential collection team, the DeKalb County Sanitation Division is currently experiencing recycling and yard trimmings collection delays in the north service area. The Sanitation Division’s north service area includes the section of Atlanta in DeKalb County, Tucker, Dunwoody, Brookhaven and Doraville.