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.

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

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/.

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: Continue Reading »

From J.A. Hightower

Have you ever wondered if you should dial 911 on a vehicle that seems out of place in your community? Well maybe this will help. I’ve attached a couple of questions to ask yourself when you think a vehicle maybe suspicious.

Please pass this along to your neighbors, family and friends.
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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.

From J.A. Hightower
Public Education Specialist
DeKalb Police - Center Precinct
1960 W. Exchange Place, Tucker, Ga. 30084
770-724-7616 ofc – 770-724-7605 fax
jahighto@co.dekalb.ga.us

*** Remember if you don’t inform the Police, the Police don’t know what’s happening in your neighborhood. ***
Provided by Crime Awareness Unit of the DeKalb Police Department 12 May 2009
Together Let’s Avoid the “Spring/Summer Burglaries”
When the weather warms up, there tends to be an increase in the number of burglaries reported. DeKalb Police wants to remind all on increasing your awareness to decrease the possibility of becoming a victim by:
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By now you should have received information about our membership drive, including a flyer inviting you to our 1st Annual Spring BBQ.
Come down and join us for some great food, prizes, and fun!!!
So come on out and get to know your neighbors!
Catering is being provided by Whole Foods and Publix. We will have door prizes and a Moonwalk for kids.
Hope to see you there!!!

By CHIP TOWERS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Monday, May 11, 2009

Emory University police are asking motorists to avoid the area until after 9:30 a.m. this morning and again from 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. this afternoon due to heavy traffic congestion created by graduation ceremonies.

Vicente Fox Quesada, who was the President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006, is the commencement speaker for this morning’s ceremonies. More than 15,000 people are expected, according to the school’s website.

“It’s already heavy right now,” a police dispatcher of the traffic. Every officer in the department is on duty, police said.

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]