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From left, in March interim DeKalb County CEO Lee May hired former
state attorney general Mike Bowers “to root out corruption,...waste,
fraud and abuse.” Bowers’ recent report says May should resign. Photos
by Andrew Cauthen
Residents, commissioners seek
action after corruption report
by Andrew Cauthen
Andre w@dekalb champ, com
N early two weeks after
the release of a special
investigators report al
leging “a pattern of corrosive
and widespread misconduct”
in the DeKalb County gov
ernment, three online peti
tions are calling for the in
terim county CEO to resign.
Additionally, two county
commissioners have intro
duced resolutions calling
for a state investigation and
more internal controls.
As of Oct. 13, more than
440 people had signed three
online petitions calling for
the resignation of interim
DeKalb County CEO Lee
May after the results of a re
port by former state attorney
general Mike Bowers, who
investigated the Atlanta Pub
lic Schools cheating scandal.
Bowers was picked in March
by May to root out county
corruption.
See Corruption on page 15A
South DeKalb Senior Center finally opens
by Andrew Cauthen
Andrew@dekalbchamp.com
Seniors in south DeKalb
packed the house Oct. 12 for the
official grand opening of their
newly-constructed center.
Located at 1931 Candler Road,
the South DeKalb Senior Center is
on the site of an old funeral home
that was turned into a senior cen
ter.
“We can fix it up, we can paint
it up, you can do whatever can, but
every time I came in here, I could
not [forget] it was an old funeral
home,” said DeKalb County Com
missioner Larry Johnson whose
district the new facility serves.
At a cost of approximately $3
million, the center was construct
ed using U.S. Housing and Urban
Development Community Devel
opment Block Grant funds.
The center is a 15,400-square-
foot facility with amenities includ
ing community meeting rooms,
a computer lab, a fitness area, a
1,400 square foot covered porch,
kitchen and more. Additionally,
the center includes classrooms to
accommodate the various activi
ties requested by the community
and a dining hall.
See Center on page 15A
Residents and county officials celebrated the grand opening of the recently finished South DeKalb Senior Center Oct. 12. Photos by Andrew
Cauthen
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