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DeKalb panel approves 45‑year extension of regional land bank agreement with Lithonia

DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, Planning, Economic Development and Community Services (PECS) Committee · February 10, 2026
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Summary

The PECS committee approved a 45‑year extension to the intergovernmental agreement that keeps the DeKalb Regional Land Bank Authority operating with Lithonia as a partner, a move staff said state law allows and which commissioners debated during the meeting.

Director Mitchell presented a request to extend the intergovernmental agreement that governs the DeKalb Regional Land Bank Authority. The existing agreement with the City of Lithonia had expired; Mitchell asked the committee to approve extending the term by 45 years (to a 50‑year total, expiring in 2070), and said state law permits agreements of that length.

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