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DeKalb County officials begin demolition of blighted house, say weekly removals will continue
Summary
DeKalb County leaders opened a demolition event near Snap Finger School, naming Tisper Construction as the contractor, citing a $35,750 cost for this removal, and announcing operational changes to accelerate blight enforcement, including split shifts, zoned enforcement and more municipal court days.
DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Lorraine Cochran Johnson said the county started demolishing a long-blighted house near Snap Finger School on Thursday and plans to carry out demolitions weekly across the county.
"As we bring down blighted properties, we bring forward hope," Johnson said, calling demolitions "long overdue." She told residents the removal of the house at the event represented a $35,750 investment and said the county will "aggressively seek to be reimbursed through placing liens" and selling those liens to recoup costs.
The announcement came at a public…
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