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Public comments at DeKalb Committee of the Whole press for light rail, faster meetings and park reopening

3677143 · June 3, 2025
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Summary

Three speakers urged commissioners to pursue light rail and better transit investment in South DeKalb, called for meetings reform and asked the county to reopen Entrenchment Creek Park and audit the one‑cent sales tax.

Speakers in the public-comment period at the June 3 DeKalb Committee of the Whole raised several recurring concerns about transit, county governance and local parks.

Gina Mangum, a Southeast DeKalb resident, criticized what she described as long-term neglect of transit investment in South DeKalb and urged commissioners to pursue rail rather than bus-only options. "We have spent $40,000,000 to renovate…

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