{"id":232050,"date":"2025-09-11T11:47:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=232050"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:47:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:47:48","slug":"dekalb-county-taking-down-another-eyesore-this-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=232050","title":{"rendered":"DeKalb County Taking Down Another Eyesore This Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-ai-summarize yoast-ai-summarize\"><h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list yoast-ai-summarize-list\">\n<li>DeKalb County plans to demolish an abandoned property in Decatur on September 12 as part of its fight against neighborhood blight and eyesores.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Since 2019, DeKalb has tackled 438 blighted properties, aided by a comprehensive survey of property conditions completed in September 2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The county&#8217;s cleanup efforts also include inspections of commercial areas and regulatory compliance for hotels and motels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Demolition and Abatement Task Force, formed in 2017, coordinates efforts across seven county departments to address problem properties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>DeKalb County is continuing its fight against neighborhood blight with the scheduled demolition of an abandoned property in Decatur this week that many residents consider an eyesore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>County officials will tear down a building at 2624 Old Wesley Chapel Road on Friday, September 12, at 10 a.m. CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson and Community Development Director Allen Mitchell will be on site to oversee the demolition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fighting-blight\">Fighting Blight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The upcoming demolition adds to an impressive track record. Since 2019, DeKalb has demolished or cleaned up 438 blighted properties across the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes this effort different is that officials now have a complete picture of the problem. In September 2020, the county finished its first-ever comprehensive survey of property conditions in unincorporated areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time, the county can identify all properties subject to abatement or demolition in unincorporated areas of DeKalb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-beyond-houses\">Beyond Houses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The county&#8217;s cleanup efforts extend to commercial areas too. Officials have created a five-year plan to inspect business corridors throughout unincorporated DeKalb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They&#8217;re also keeping hotels and motels in check with regulatory compliance inspections to ensure these properties meet safety standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-they-decide\">How They Decide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind these efforts is the Demolition and Abatement Task Force, created in January 2017. The group brings together seven county departments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planning and Sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep DeKalb Beautiful<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Code Compliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sanitation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GIS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These departments meet regularly to coordinate enforcement and share information about problem properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links yoast-seo-related-links\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/news\/rockdale-county-eyesore-to-get-facelift\/\">Rockdale County &#8216;eyesore&#8217; to get facelift<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/your-community\/dekalb-countys-fight-against-blight-continues-find-out-which-houses-will-be-destroyed-next\/\">DeKalb County&#8217;s Fight Against Blight Continues: Find Out Which Houses Will Be Destroyed Next<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/your-community\/dekalb-county-set-to-demolish-two-blighted-properties\/\">DeKalb County set to demolish two blighted properties<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/government\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-atlantas-proposed-blight-tax\/\">Everything You Need to Know About Atlanta&#8217;s Proposed &#8216;Blight Tax&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/family\/gas-prices-in-georgia-slip-down-ahead-of-july-4th\/\">Gas prices in Georgia slip down ahead of July 4th<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n[mailerlite_form form_id=33]\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeKalb County is continuing its fight against neighborhood blight with the scheduled demolition of an abandoned property in Decatur this week that many residents consider an eyesore. County officials will tear down a building at 2624 Old Wesley Chapel Road on Friday, September 12, at 10 a.m. CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson and Community Development Director Allen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":232051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5790],"tags":[13137],"class_list":["post-232050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","tag-blight","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=232050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=232050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=232050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=232050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}