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Progress made in 2010, commissioner says

This year will go down as the year DeKalb County had to weather an “unperfect storm,” said Larry Johnson, presiding officer of the county’s Board of Commissioners. The decrease in property values, increased pension payments and the poor nationa...

County plans redevelopment of North Druid Hills

Once a rural byway, North Druid Hills Road has developed into a major thoroughfare to the upscale commercial district of the Buckhead, Lenox and Lindbergh communities. Now the DeKalb County government wants a unified plan for future development along...

Pension contributions to increase for county employees

DeKalb County employees are going to have to dig a little deeper to save for their retirements. After a vote by the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday employee contributions into their pension plans will increase from 4.5 percent of their income to 8...

County agrees to a $453,000 penalty for sewage spills

The day before a final vote on a major rate hike to improve its water and sewer system, DeKalb County agreed to pay a $453,000 penalty from the federal Environmental Protection Agency for excessive sewage spills. The proposed consent agreement betwee...