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Committee approves DeKalb stormwater master plan; commissioners push for curb‑line assessments and pilot green infrastructure
Summary
The Public Works committee approved the county’s first comprehensive stormwater master plan and discussed next steps including rate analysis, targeted basin work, curb‑line assessments in problem neighborhoods, and pilot green‑infrastructure detention projects.
DeKalb County’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday approved a countywide stormwater master plan, which staff and commissioners described as the county’s first structured approach to prioritizing drainage repairs, detention‑pond rehabilitation and long‑term maintenance.
The plan’s executive summary and discussion materials estimate the county needs roughly $500 million to address the backlog of stormwater infrastructure repairs countywide. Committee members said that figure underscores the need for an ongoing funding…
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