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DeKalb leaders press for $300 million in transportation funds and a rental registry to track investor-owned homes

DeKalb County · March 24, 2026
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At DeKalb Day at the Capitol, County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson and local lawmakers urged state action to secure more than $300 million in transportation investments and backed a rental-property registry to identify homes bought by LLCs and institutional investors.

DeKalb County officials used DeKalb Day at the Capitol to press lawmakers for greater transportation investment and a new rental-property registry to track investor-owned homes.

"Over $300 million is being invested," DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said, underscoring the county’s push for projects that increase connectivity and support transit-oriented development. She said mobility investments are a top legislative priority for the county.

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