DeKalb County on Monday afternoon lifted its boil-water advisory for the entire county.
"Authorities have confirmed that the water supply in all areas of the county is safe for consumption without boiling," the county said in a statement.
Two three-minute power outages on Friday night prompted DeKalb County to issue the boil-water advisory on Saturday morning. Thunderstorms were blamed for the outages at the Scott Candler Water Treatment Plant on Winters Chapel Rd., which treats water drawn from the Chattahoochee River.
Even though backup generators restored power within three minutes each time, the county's Department of Watershed Management was obliged to check water quality after water pressure dropped to dangerously low levels in parts of the system.
DeKalb County was under a three-day county-wide boil-water advisory in March of 2018 when a large water main broke along Buford Highway. A broken water main also caused a three-day county-wide boil-water advisory in July 2015.
On average, thunderstorms occur in DeKalb County on an average of 50 to 55 days every year. Storm-related electrical power outages are not uncommon.
Monday, September 16, 2019
Friday, September 13, 2019
Pine Lake adopting new zoning ordinance and map
The City of Pine Lake is holding a second public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 24, on a new zoning ordinance and zoning map for the city. Residents are invited to attend the 7 p.m. hearing in the City Council chambers at 459 Pine Dr.
A copy of the proposed ordinance and map is available for public inspection in the City Clerk's office at 462 Clubhouse Dr.
A copy of the proposed ordinance and map is available for public inspection in the City Clerk's office at 462 Clubhouse Dr.
DeKalb has first West Nile case for 2019
An East Atlanta woman in her 50s has become the first human case of West Nile Virus in DeKalb County this year. The DeKalb County Board of Health says it is going door to door is working to educate the public about eliminating mosquito breeding sites.
Earlier this summer, the health board announced it had trapped WNV-positive mosquitoes at 11 different locations in DeKalb County. West Nile Virus is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. People 60 years of age and older have the greatest risk of severe disease from WNV, which affects the central nervous system and can be fatal.
There were two West Nile virus cases in DeKalb County last year, one of them was fatal.
Earlier this summer, the health board announced it had trapped WNV-positive mosquitoes at 11 different locations in DeKalb County. West Nile Virus is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. People 60 years of age and older have the greatest risk of severe disease from WNV, which affects the central nervous system and can be fatal.
There were two West Nile virus cases in DeKalb County last year, one of them was fatal.
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Pine Lake plans Peace Poles on Rockbridge Rd.
The City of Pine Lake plans to install Peace Poles on Rockbridge Rd. Peace poles are handmade monuments that carry the message "May Peace Prevail On Earth" in many different international languages.
The idea was started in Japan in 1955 by Masahisa Goi, who founded The World Peace Prayer Society in response to the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Pine Lake City Council approved spending $3,000 on the Peace Poles earlier this month after hearing information and plans from David Burt, who has a Masters degree in city planning and has served as an economic develeopment consultant to Hapeville and Avondale Estates
Business owners, churches, community members and residents will be involved in handcrafting each pole.
The idea was started in Japan in 1955 by Masahisa Goi, who founded The World Peace Prayer Society in response to the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Pine Lake City Council approved spending $3,000 on the Peace Poles earlier this month after hearing information and plans from David Burt, who has a Masters degree in city planning and has served as an economic develeopment consultant to Hapeville and Avondale Estates
Business owners, churches, community members and residents will be involved in handcrafting each pole.
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
City of Stone Mountain abandons annexation plans
The City of Stone Mountain has abandoned any plans to expand its city limits beyond current lines, the city has disclosed.
"The City of Stone Mountain has no plans to propose any annexation," according to a one-line announcement in the city's monthly newsletter.
"We are not promoting, requesting, presenting or proposing any annexation," Stone Mountain City Manager ChaQuias Miller-Thornton told City Council members at their regular meeting this month.
Beginning in 2016, Stone Mountain floated a proposal to almost double the geographical size of the city and increase its population by a little more than 50 percent (from 6,109 to 9,235). The city's analysis of that annexation proposal (a PDF file) can be found at http://bit.ly/2m02HpO .
Nickel Works Consulting was hired by the city in 2017 to do surveys and outreach in conjunction with the annexation proposal. However, the city's annexation task force committee has not met since February 2018.
In 2000, Stone Mountain Mayor Chuck Burris proposed expanding the city limits to all locations that have a Stone Mountain postal address. The proposal, which failed to advance, would have increased the city's population to more than 20,000.
"The City of Stone Mountain has no plans to propose any annexation," according to a one-line announcement in the city's monthly newsletter.
"We are not promoting, requesting, presenting or proposing any annexation," Stone Mountain City Manager ChaQuias Miller-Thornton told City Council members at their regular meeting this month.
Beginning in 2016, Stone Mountain floated a proposal to almost double the geographical size of the city and increase its population by a little more than 50 percent (from 6,109 to 9,235). The city's analysis of that annexation proposal (a PDF file) can be found at http://bit.ly/2m02HpO .
| Map of abandoned 2016 annexation plan |
In 2000, Stone Mountain Mayor Chuck Burris proposed expanding the city limits to all locations that have a Stone Mountain postal address. The proposal, which failed to advance, would have increased the city's population to more than 20,000.
Thursday, April 4, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Community activist ordered to shut down pirate radio station
Federal authorities have ordered a community activist and event-facility operator to shut down a pirate FM radio station that has been operating on 88.9 MHz since last August.
The Federal Communications Commission has sent a "notice of unlicensed operation" to Charles McCorkle and his GB Ministries, Inc., after finding that a radio station identifying itself as "The Community's Voice" was transmitting from 4225 Snapfinger Woods Dr. in Decatur.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
DeKalb begins three-year water meter replacement program
DeKalb County has begun a three-year program to replace 102,000 water meters, partially funded by a legal settlement reached last year with a meter manufacturer.The county has created an interactive online map where residents can to determine, by entering their address, if they will be receiving a new meter and in what month the replacement is scheduled.
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Stacey Abrams honored at Stone Mountain church
Stacey Abrams was honored with a Trailblazer Award at the Antioch African Methodist Episcopal Church in Stone Mountain on Sunday morning, as the church recognized women of DeKalb County during National Women's History Month.Others honored with "Women On The Move Awards" included DeKalb NAACP President Teresa Hardy, On Common Ground News publisher Valerie Morgan and DeKalb County Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson.
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Pedestrians targeted in Memorial Dr. safety crackdown
Authorities in DeKalb County have begun an effort to caution pedestrians crossing major thoroughfares who aren't using crosswalks or are distracted by their electronic devices. WSB-TV reports DeKalb Police were on Memorial Drive on Friday evening, giving warnings about the risks to pedestrians.
The crackdown by police is in partnership with DeKalb County Board of Health, which received a $30,000 grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety last year for a "Live Safe DeKalb" program. The state office says that about one-third of the of the 196 deaths related to motor vehicle crashes from 2014 to 2016 in DeKalb County involved pedestrians.
The crackdown by police is in partnership with DeKalb County Board of Health, which received a $30,000 grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety last year for a "Live Safe DeKalb" program. The state office says that about one-third of the of the 196 deaths related to motor vehicle crashes from 2014 to 2016 in DeKalb County involved pedestrians.
Friday, March 29, 2019
Dunwoody businesses complain of unfair property assessment hikes
DeKalb County officials say most of DeKalb County has not seen the sharp rise in commercial property assessments that has led to complaints by Republican leaders that Dunwoody businesses are being unfairly targeted for increases, according to the Reporter Newspapers.
"At no time did we unfairly target Dunwoody," the article quotes DeKalb County Board of Assessors chairman Robert Burroughs as saying. "We used the same standards across the county."
"At no time did we unfairly target Dunwoody," the article quotes DeKalb County Board of Assessors chairman Robert Burroughs as saying. "We used the same standards across the county."
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
DeKalb BOC rejects slaughterhouse zoning application
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday evening unanimously rejected an application to permit an abattoir behind a single-family home located on a 5 1/2-acre lot at 1676 Rice Rd., in Lithonia. The zoning application sought a rezoning from R-100 (Residential Medium Lot) District to RE (Residential Estate) [large lots] for the property just north of S. Deshon Rd.
The vote against was 6-0-0. (Commissioner Nancy Jester did not attend the zoning meeting.)
Decision on Porter Road mixed-use development delayed one month
The DeKalb Board of Commissioners on Tuesday delayed action for one month on an application to rezone 11 acres of property at the corner of Porter Road and Covington Hwy. from R-75 to MU-1 (Mixed Use Low Density) for 60 townhomes and unspecified retail. The applicant has changed the proposal several times and presented a January 18 site plan.
At the BOC zoning meeting, a spokeswoman for the applicant said retailers including Panera Bread and Cold Stone Creamery have expressed interest in the retail space. However, Derik Rinehart, in opposition, said he had spoken to the woman who would be the first point of contact at Cold Stone Creamery and she said she had never heard of the proposed development.
At the BOC zoning meeting, a spokeswoman for the applicant said retailers including Panera Bread and Cold Stone Creamery have expressed interest in the retail space. However, Derik Rinehart, in opposition, said he had spoken to the woman who would be the first point of contact at Cold Stone Creamery and she said she had never heard of the proposed development.
DeKalb County approves elections board audit
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved an audit of the DeKalb County Voter Registration & Elections Department after hearing complaints from voters about the way last fall's elections were handled.
A resolution approved by commissioners in a 7-0-0 vote calls for the Office of Independent Internal Audit to coordinate and manage an external operational overview of the elections office that includes a fiscal and performance audit.
John Greene, Chief Audit Executive for DeKalb County, told commissioners that it would take a couple of months to determine the "scope, objectives and methodology" for the audit.
"It will become a high priority in our work plan," he said. He estimated that it would take "six months or less" for the audit to be completed.
A resolution approved by commissioners in a 7-0-0 vote calls for the Office of Independent Internal Audit to coordinate and manage an external operational overview of the elections office that includes a fiscal and performance audit.
John Greene, Chief Audit Executive for DeKalb County, told commissioners that it would take a couple of months to determine the "scope, objectives and methodology" for the audit.
"It will become a high priority in our work plan," he said. He estimated that it would take "six months or less" for the audit to be completed.
Stone Mountain man arrested for robberies in two states
A 21-year-old from Stone Mountain is one of two men arrested in Mississippi for a series of robberies of fast-food restaurants in Mississippi and Alabama. WLBT-TV reports that Sharae Threadgill of Stone Mountain and Jaylen Benton, 18, of Ellerslie, Ga., were arrested near Vicksburg after a police chase. Brandon police say the two are also wanted for a murder in Georgia.
Coastal vote against new city may turn the tide
Voter rejection of a proposed city of Skidaway Island near Savannah last week may put a damper on legislative approval of new cities, writes Charlie Harper, the Marietta-based publisher of GeorgiaPol.com and executive director of PolicyBEST, which focuses on policy issues of business climate, education, science and medicine, and transportation.
Skidaway Island, a 6,300-acre island surrounded by tidal marshes and the Intracoastal Waterway, is in unincorporated Chatham County. About 63 percent of voters opposed the proposed new city. Of the island's more than 8,000 voters, 73 percent cast ballots.
Skidaway Island, a 6,300-acre island surrounded by tidal marshes and the Intracoastal Waterway, is in unincorporated Chatham County. About 63 percent of voters opposed the proposed new city. Of the island's more than 8,000 voters, 73 percent cast ballots.
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