Heart of South DeKalb

OPEN House FROM THE ALLIANCE OF DEKALB COUNTY The Alliance of DeKalb County a DeKalb based non -profit organization that receives HUD grants to buy blighted properties. The organization refurbishes and resales them to mode rate income buyers who meet the HUD criteria. Commissioner Larry Johnson w ho has been a supporter of this project…

UPCOMING EVENTS NAACP Turkey Give-A-Way The Gallery at South DeKalb Mall 2801 Candler Rd., Decatur, GA 30034 November 17th – 11:00AM – 1:00PMTree of Love Kick-Off The Gallery at South DeKalb Mall 2801 Candler Rd., Decatur, GA 30034 November 17th – 12:00PM – 2:00PM 11th Annual Tree Lighting Porter Sanford Performing Arts & Community Center…

DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond will give an update on progress made toward addressing the water billing crisis on Tuesday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m., in the Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA 30030. CEO Thurmond will discuss the most recent steps the county has taken to resolve the county’s water billing crisis. This meeting is part of CEO…

“Place does Matter, and Blight is a Public Health Issue”, with those words from Commissioner Larry Johnson, along with the CEO, the Code Enforcement, the DeKalb Police and the Conley Business District Association launched a historic campaign against blighted properties in the Commercial District of Conley CID. Commissioner Johnson recognized that blight may not go away…