DeKalb COO seeks up to $800,000 for two emergency food‑distribution events; commissioners offer add‑on support for mobile markets
November 04, 2025 | DeKalb County, Georgia
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Commissioner Terry described the request as timely given recent high turnout at distribution events and proposed that commissioners consider adding a small supplemental amount to this authorization to keep MARTA markets in Doraville and Kensington operating year‑round (the MARTA markets typically close for two winter months). "I'm trying to get funds to support expanded mobile market locations and to partially subsidize food purchases," Terry said, noting the program operator was changed recently and mobile market launches on Monday.
Commissioners discussed that additional contributions could come from discretionary ARP interest balances in district budgets and asked for a small cost estimate for maintaining the MARTA markets across the winter months. COO Williams said the county would accept a figure from offices willing to contribute and incorporate it into the consent item if provided before Monday’s meeting.
Williams also flagged related walk‑on items and appropriations across districts (district 3 $70,000 ARP interest allocation for community food/wellness assistance; district 1 $25,000 ARP interest allocation for food distribution) and said the county will continue to monitor food‑access needs, which may require further actions into the spring if economic conditions do not improve.
The Board placed the item on consent and asked administration to return any requested cost details to commissioners ahead of the Nov. 10 meeting.
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