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DeKalb County Commissioners Eye Eliminating CEO
Last year DeKalb County voters approved changes to allow the County Commission to run its own meetings and set its own agenda stripping the CEO of everything except a legislative veto. Now a majority… more →
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DeKalb County Commissioners Eye Eliminating CEO
Kyle Williams wrote 5 days ago: Last year DeKalb County voters approved changes to allow the County Commission to run its own meetin … more →
Judge Rules Against Georgia in Tri-State Water Wars
Kyle Williams wrote 4 months ago: U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson issued his long-awaited decision in the 18-year Georgia-Alabama-Fl … more →
Attorney General Exempts State Agencies From Municipal Storm Water Regulations
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Kyle Williams wrote 4 months ago: Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker, who is running for Governor in 2010, issued an opinion that … more →
Possible Vote On Sembler Project
Kyle Williams wrote 5 months ago: DeKalb County Development Department will meet June 18 to discuss and possibly vote on Sembler … more →
DeKalb County Cuts Development Department
Kyle Williams wrote 5 months ago: DeKalb County laid off 60 Development Department employees due to budget shortfalls. The Department … more →
Cobb County Approves Development Incentives
Kyle Williams wrote 5 months ago: Cobb County recently approved a six month incentive program to spur residential and commercial const … more →
DeKalb County Pulls Plug on Military School
Kyle Williams wrote 5 months ago: AJC reports that DeKalb County pulled the plug on the proposed military school simply stating that t … more →
DeKalb County Defers Decisions On Suing Dunwoody And Changes to Liquor Ordinance
Kyle Williams wrote 6 months ago: The DeKalb County Commissioners again deferred a decision on whether it will sue Dunwoody. It was t … more →
Gwinnett County Settles Zoning Lawsuit, Purchases Land For $2.3 Million
Kyle Williams wrote 6 months ago: Majors Management sought rezoning of a 33-acre tract for higher density residential development. Ma … more →
Sembler Asks DeKalb County For $52 Million In Tax Incentives
Kyle Williams wrote 6 months ago: Sembler asked DeKalb County for $52 million in tax incentives to finish its 54-acre mixed-use develo … more →
Cobb County Quiet On Eyed Park Locations
Kyle Williams wrote 6 months ago: Cobb County is eyeing 277 properties to purchase for parks, but will not release the locations of th … more →
DeKalb County Releases Initial Marine Corps Institute Details
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Kyle Williams wrote 7 months ago: In the face of increasingly vocal citizen opposition, DeKalb County School Superintendent Crawford L … more →
Fulton County v. Milton County . . . Battle Lines Drawn
Kyle Williams wrote 7 months ago: Fulton County leaders picked sides this week over the divorce of the north areas from Fulton County … more →
Johns Creek Sues Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center
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Kyle Williams wrote 7 months ago: The City of Johns Creek filed suit against the nonprofit Autrey Mill Nature Preserve Association Boa … more →
DeKalb Sues . . . DeKalb Cities and Citizens Pay
Kyle Williams wrote 7 months ago: DeKalb County has already paid $32,000 to former Governor Roy Barnes in connection with the newly cr … more →
Court of Appeals Affirms Municipality's Right To Permanent Injunction Enjoining Code Violations
Kyle Williams wrote 7 months ago: The Georgia Court of Appeals recently affirmed the right of municipalities to obtain a permanent inj … more →
Atlanta Takes Aim At DeKalb's HOST Money
Kyle Williams wrote 7 months ago: With budget shortfalls and furloughs, the City of Atlanta is looking for a piece of DeKalb County … more →
Georgia Court of Appeals Sets Aside Rezoning Decision Made Without Site Plan Where Local Zoning Ordinance Required Site Plan And Consideration of Specific Criteria
Kyle Williams wrote 8 months ago: The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed a Banks County rezoning decision as violative of its zoning or … more →
DeKalb County Defers Suit Against Dunwoody . . . Again
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Kyle Williams wrote 8 months ago: In a sixth deferral, the DeKalb County Commission voted 7-0 to again to table the decision on whethe … more →
