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And the cost to mail packages and postcards would go up, too.
'The focus of the meeting will be to provide information to residents on the differences between cities and counties.'
DeKalb County is looking into adopting a law that will make it easier for police officers to issue tickets to kids and parents alike if those 16 and younger are found out in public between 12 and 5 a.m.
The meeting is a chance to get updates and ask questions about county-related issues.
The Lakeside City Alliance will hold a meeting in mid-September and another in mid-October.
The whistle-blower sued DeKalb County and was granted the project contract.
The meeting will be held at Glenn United Methodist Church from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday.
Several others await unspecified action as well.
The council will consider a rezoning of the Scott Boulevard Baptist Church on North Decatur Road.
Lee May, the new interim DeKalb County CEO, is visiting a number of spots in the area Tuesday night.
The county also needs to provide voters with "unbiased" cityhood data, Lee May said last week.
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More than half of the donations came from "individual citizens," the group said.
General school supplies, clothes and computers will be exempt from sales tax on August 9 and 10, but there are some limits.
Hospital Director Leslie Wiggins held a press conference with local media Thursday.
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The group has finished raising the $30,000 needed to pay for the state-mandated study by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government.
The new office is located at 774 Jordan Lane in North Decatur.
The majority of that money is from local civic associations, the group said.
The group says the proposed code would allow for the construction of cell phone towers in residential areas.
Many are against putting the new shelter at Johns Homestead in Tucker.
The organization gave $1,000 and offered to match up to $500 in contributions from its residents.
All the remaining sites sit within close proximity to the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area.
The sessions have been organized in response to the devastating tornado that tore through Oklahoma late last month.
Several sit within the North Druid Hills, Brookhaven and Chamblee areas, particularly around DeKalb Peachtree Airport.
The North Druid Hills Study Group's City of Briarcliff proposal was the most popular cityhood option.
The county government honored Doraville police chief and U.S. Army Col. John King and featured him as guest speaker for its Veterans Memorial Day Program on Wednesday.
Gwinnett Rep. Phil Gingrey sent a frusrated letter to the veterans hospital this week.
Dunwoody state Rep. Tom Taylor also said Monday most of the cityhood bills submitted in March lack "legal sufficiency" because they don't have enough detail.
Leslie Wiggins comes on board as the hospital addresses several citations from an independent accrediting agency.