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SECTION A: VOL 26 NO. 3
JULY 14-20,2016
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DeKalb residents request better code enforcement
by Horace Holloman
horace@dekalbchamp.com
Longtime DeKalb County
resident Robert Blackman
grew up in a time when
teachers, parents and
community leaders had a
no-nonsense attitude to
wrongdoing or infractions. It’s
that type of attitude Blackman
says DeKalb County should
adopt in regards to code
enforcement.
Blackman, along with
others attending the annual
DeKalb Neighborhood Summit
July 9, expressed concerns
over code enforcement
throughout DeKalb County.
Violators of code
enforcement need more
than just a slap on the wrist,
Blackman said.
“I’ve been working
volunteer with code
enforcement since 2011 and
I know I’ve picked up at least
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Marcus Kellum, center, director of beautification in DeKalb County, speaks to a crowd of participants as part of a panel discussion
during the county’s annual DeKalb Neighborhood Summit. Photo by Horace Holloman
Documents detail Doraville TAD disagreements
by R. Scott Belzer
sbelzer@dekalbchamp.com
A series of communications
between DeKalb County
School District’s legal
counsel and representatives
from Integral Group LLC were
recently made public, outlining
disagreements on the proposed
Doraville tax allocation district
(TAD).
In an email dated May 17, Nina
Gupta, an attorney from Nelson
Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
representing DCSD, requested
written information from Integral,
the company developing the former
General Motors plant in Doraville,
now known as Assembly.
The requested information
included analyses on development
of the site without the TAD, cost
calculations, alternative financing
options, potential progress tracking,
public and private investments,
construction timelines, enrollment
projections and environmental
studies involving the former General
Motors site.
“The district realizes that the
[request] represents a significant
amount of information; however, we
believe it is a reasonable amount
to request, in light of the significant
contribution that [Integral] is asking
the district to make,” Gupta wrote.
“This information is necessary so
the district may continue to fully vet
this proposal and move forward.”
The email also states
representatives from Integral
“have met privately with various
members of the DeKalb County
Board of Education and the DeKalb
County School District” regarding
TAD participation, but provides no
specific names.
See TAD on Page 5A
The DeKalb County School District has been at odds with the proposed Doraville
TAD for more than six months. No formal presentation has been made to the
DeKalb County School District though it has been suggested by the city of
Doraville and Integral Group LLC, the development firm behind the project.
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