Author: Jesse Thompson

Fourth of July Sanitation Schedule

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Per Commissioner Jeff Rader:

The DeKalb County Sanitation Department announces its collection schedule for Independence Day, which will be observed Friday, July 3, 2009. There will be no collection service on Friday, July 3, 2009.

Garbage and yard waste collection for Thursday, July 2, 2009 will be collected on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

Garbage and yard waste collection for Friday, July 3, 2009 will be collected Thursday, July 2, 2009.

Regular scheduled pick-up will resume on Monday, July 6, 2009.

Kittredge Park Festival

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Title: Kittredge Park Festival
Location: Kittredge Park
Description: From Moshe Hiller
President; MHHA

Hosted by Friends of Kittredge Park
“The future of the park is in our hands.”
Join Dekalb County Commissioners Jeff Rader and Kathie Gannon at the park clean-up on SUNDAY, JUNE 14 and do your part to shape the future of our one-of-a-kind, local 32-acre greenspace.
· From 10am until 12pm, there will be a park clean-up of invasive plant species and trash from the park (please dress appropriately)
· After the clean-up, stay for a logo/t-shirt design contest - $100 prize! Anyone can win. For contest rules and information, please visit http://www.merryhills.com/contest.pdf
· Enjoy free pizza (including kosher and vegetarian), refreshments, a moonwalk for kids, and kickball for all ages, at the park!
DIRECTIONS: Kittredge Park is located off of N. Druid Hills Rd. near the intersection with Briarcliff Rd., across from Target & behind Adams Stadium. Follow the signs to the parking area at the end of the drive (Please do not park at any other park entrance)

Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2009-06-14
End Time: 12:00

DeKalb Eases Ourdoor Water Use Schedule

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Per commissioner Jeff Rader:

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis announces that DeKalb County will adopt the non-drought schedule for outdoor water use declared by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) on June 10, 2009.

Under a non-drought schedule, outdoor water use is allowed three days a week on assigned days using odd and even-numbered addresses.
• Odd-numbered addresses can water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
• Even-numbered and unnumbered addresses are allowed to water on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Water use may occur at any time of the day on the assigned days, but to be water efficient, landscape watering should not occur between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
“By taking the initiative to conserve water, DeKalb County residents have conserved approximately 5.7 billion gallons of water since January 2008,” said Francis T. Kung’u, Director for Watershed Management.
For additional information, please visit the Department of Watershed Management’s website at http://www.dekalbwatershed.com/.

DeKalb Issues Notice of a Proposed Property Tax Increase

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From Commissioner Jeff Rader:

DECATUR - The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners has tentatively adopted millage rates which will require an increase in property taxes by the following percentages:

                                         % Increase

    Unincorporated                       3.73%
    Avondale Estates Special Services    0.73%
    Chamblee Special Services            0.43%
    Decatur Special Services             1.33%
    Debt Service                         6.94%

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase to be held on the following dates, at the indicated times and locations: Read More