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DeKalb commissioners preview agenda; warming centers set to run 24/7, MARTA sublease and $35,000 ARP walk-on placed on consent
Summary
At a county board meeting, commissioners reviewed committee reports and the preliminary agenda, announced four 24-hour warming centers funded in part by a $375,000 ARP allocation, and placed a MARTA sublease and a $35,000 ARP walk-on for Decatur Cooperative Ministries on the consent agenda.
Commissioner Marita Davis Johnson, presiding officer of the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, opened the meeting with committee reports and a review of the board’s preliminary executive agenda.
The county will operate multiple 24-hour warming centers during the expected cold spell, County staff member Zach told the board. "Each of those 4 will be open on a 24 hour basis until further notice," Zach said, listing Front Line Response International (2585 Gresham Road), Toby Grant (593 Parkdale Drive), Mason Mill Recreation Center (1340 McConnell Drive) and Exchange Recreation Center (2771 Columbia Drive). Zach also said North DeKalb Senior Center (3393 Malone Drive) would be open on an overnight-only basis and that transportation pickup points would be shared via an email blast; the name of the transportation provider was not specified in the meeting record.
Commissioner Michelle Long Spears, PECS (Planning, Economic Development and Community Services) committee chair and representative for District 2, told the board that her…
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