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CEO Burrell Ellis to Host Town Hall Meetings

Join DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis for eleven upcoming town hall meetings to give citizens an update on, and discuss, county-related issues. The first town hall meeting is set for Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. ...
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DeKalb County to Hold Stormwater Control Plan Workshop

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis announces that DeKalb County Government, in conjunction with the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), has conducted a feasibility study of Indian, Sugar, Intrenchment, and Snapfinger Creeks.
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DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis and Board of Commissioners to Host 28th Annual MLK Celebration

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis and the Board of Commissioners will present the county’s Annual MLK Celebration program, “From the Movement to the Monument,” Friday, Jan. 13 at 11 a.m. in the Maloof Auditorium ...
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Gary A. Cornell Appointed Interim Director of the Department of Planning and Sustainability

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis announced that Gary A. Cornell has been appointed to serve as the Interim Director of the Department of Planning and Sustainability, effective today.
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The DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs 2012 Youth Basketball Season

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis announces that DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs has begun its 2012 Youth Basketball Season. The season, which began Jan. 7, will run until Feb. 11.
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DeKalb Selected for $300,000 Families Grant

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis announces that DeKalb County has been selected to receive a $300,000 federal Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting grant from the Governor’s Office for Children and Families.
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DeKalb County to hold two Flood Insurance Open Houses

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis announces that DeKalb Countyhas completed a countywide revision of the Flood Insurance Rate Maps ...
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DeKalb State of the County Address

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis utilized his 2012 State of the County Address to key business leaders ...
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Ring in the New Year Without Celebratory Gunfire

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis reminds citizens to celebrate safely during the upcoming New Year’s holiday by not engaging in celebratory gunfire.
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DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis Delivers 2012 Executive Budget Recommendation

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis delivered his 2012 Executive Budget Recommendation to the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, in accordance with the Organizational Act of DeKalb County.
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2012 EXECUTIVE BUDGET RECOMMENDATION 

First Round of DeKalb County Water Sewer Bonds are a Hot Commodity

Bond investors wasted no time in buying all of the DeKalb County Water and Sewer Bonds.  Through this transaction, DeKalb County raised $381 million in an hour and a half in the first phase of financing to start the $1.35 billion overhaul ...
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DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs Contributes to Soles4Souls

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis announces that DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will contribute to the Soles4Souls charity by collecting shoes until Feb. 29, 2012.
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DeKalb County Holds Ribbon Cutting for New Trail Segment at Gresham Park

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis announces the completion of a new trail segment at Gresham Park with a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday, Dec. 3 at 11 a.m. at the large bridge near Cottonwood Drive and Will Rogers Place ...
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S&P Restores DeKalb's Credit Rating

Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC (S&P) notified DeKalb County that DeKalb's credit rating has been restored.  S&P assigned its 'A+' long-term rating to the county's series 2011A water and sewer revenue bonds ...
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ONE DeKalb Works Puts People Back to Work

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis announced today an innovative initiative that leverages a $1.35 billion capital improvement program to create jobs for local residents and infuse millions into the economy ...
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ONE DeKalb Lives Helps Teachers, First Responders

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis announced today the details regarding ONE DeKalb Lives, a comprehensive affordable housing initiative, and the Good Neighbor Next Door initiative ...
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