Category: Government

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.

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

Friendly Reminder if you received a property appraisal notice of assessment change

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From Kathie Gannon and Jeff Rader

Even though the Tax Assessors office is recalculating property values based on the new law requiring among other things foreclosure sales and bank sales to be included in fair market value, your request to appeal the value needs to be submitted by May 18, 2009. The letter needs to be hand delivered or post marked by May 18, 2009. The address to mail the letter or hand deliver the letter is 120 West Trinity Place Decatur, GA 30030. If you choose to hand deliver the letter the office hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.

Executive Park Development

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From Commissioner Jeff Rader:

Final approval was granted for "The Park Druid Hills," a mixed-use development for the space occupied by the current Executive Park office complex (I-85 and North Druid Hills Road). This project incorporates several recommendations from the Quad Area Study conducted in 2007.

Those elements include green space, street boulevards with urban context, traffic calming techniques, and a street network that eventually can connect to other sections of the quad area bisected by North Druid Hills Road and Briarcliff Road. The feedback at public meetings, and through my office, indicated the surrounding neighborhoods were comfortable with the proposed location and density for this project.

The Quad Area study helped us to articulate a vision for the area, which in turn compelled the developers to implement the community's wishes. This project could set a new standard for public space in the district or county.

[The QAS report is available at: http://www.commissionerrader.com/issues/issue33.html]