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A coalition of religious leaders and other advocates are lobbying state senators to reject a sweeping gun bill moving through the legislature. 3

As of March 12, the DeKalb Development Authority is the county’s economic development agency. 6

Volunteers are poring over data collected in a January 27 survey of homeless veterans in Atlanta, and Fulton and DeKalb counties. 10

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Volume 19, Number 46

Vocal business owners land visit from code enforcement By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

Two days after eight Candler Road business owners gave county officials an earful at a Feb. 24 meeting about the ongoing $7.1 million water main and beautification construction, DeKalb Code Compliance officers did a sweep of the area and cited two of them for sign violations. The cited owners are Pherita Furcron, owner of Encore Travel and a FedEx Center, who had been vocal in a CrossRoadsNews frontpage story on the construction, and

“I voiced my opinion. I asked them wouldn’t it be better for them to have the construction at night when the businesses are closed.” Jackie McHugh

Jackie McHugh, owner of Locs for Life Salon, who was vocal at the meeting about the impact of the 11-month-old construction on her business. Since the 3.7-mile project start-

when the road and their driveways will be blocked. After their complaints hit the newspaper on Feb. 8, District 3 Commissioner Larry Johnson hosted the Feb. 24 meeting with DeKalb Watershed Management, Wolverton & Associates, and AtCommissioner Larry Johnson lanta Gas Light to update business owners on the construction, now scheduled to last until September. businesses. On Feb. 26, County CompliBusiness owners complain that the county did not inform them ance Officers A. Baptiste and M. about the scope and the length of Housworth made a sweep of the the project and that work crews don’t alert them ahead of time Please see SWEEP, page 2

“The meeting we had wasn’t a contentious type of meeting. There was no need for repercussions or cause for retribution. People asked questions and we gave them updates. We left there with a real good feeling.”

ed in April 2013, the installation of 8- to 36-inch underground water mains has snarled traffic, blocked the entrances to businesses, kept customers away, and reduced sales 20 percent to 75 percent for some

Property owners warming to East Metro CID Mack Patel, president of Super Inn Motel on Wesley Chapel Road, signs on to be part of the East Metro CID on March 11 with the help of consultant Nicole Hall.

Nearly a third have signed up in South DeKalb By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

South DeKalb business, commercial and industrial property owners are slowly coming on board for the proposed mega East Metro DeKalb CID. Through March 12, organizers say 31 percent of the 636 commercial property owners they need have signed up. The proposed CID covers 39 square miles with 1,250 business generating annual revenues of $1.1 billion. In a Community Improvement District, commercial property owners tax themselves 2 to 5 mills annually to improve infrastructure, transportation, public safety and beautification. With those funds, the CID can leverage up to 10 times more in funding from local, state and federal governments. The proposed East Metro CID is merging the economic development efforts of Candler Road, Stonecrest and Wesley Chapel commercial corridors. Its boundaries encompass the I-20 corridor to Stonecrest and include Memorial Drive, Candler Road, Wesley Chapel, Panola Road, Flat Shoals Parkway, Gresham Road, Covington Highway, and Turner Hill and Evans Mill roads. Gerald McDowell, who has worked with CIDs since 2005, said that Kaiser Permanente, which has medical centers on Mall Parkway and Panola Road in Lithonia; Hilton Garden Inn at Stonecrest; and SunTrust Banks already have signed up. Other early supporters include McDonald’s at Stonecrest and Panola Road, Zaxby’s at Stonecrest, and Injury 2 Wellness on Covington Highway. “We are meeting with Home Depot and Walmart next week,” said McDowell, a consultant with the Collaborative Firm that is shepherding the CID through the county’s approval process.

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McDowell said information also has been sent to RaceTrac, which owns multiple locations within the boundaries of the proposed CID. Last year when RaceTrac was going through the approval process for a new location at Wesley Gerald McDowell Chapel and Snapfinger Woods Drive in Decatur, the company said it would be part of the CID. QuikTrip, which has locations on Wesley Chapel Road and Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur, and Panola Road in Lithonia, also has been contacted. During a March 11 open house for businesses at the Sanford Realty building in Decatur, business owners received information about CIDs and got their questions answered

by presenters. Organizers say the CID will be a powerful public-private partnership leveraging matching dollars from local, state and federal government agencies, helping to increase property values, reviving businesses, creating jobs and enhancing the overall quality of life in southeastern DeKalb. Funds generated by the self-taxing district will be earmarked for major improvement projects such as infrastructure, transportation, public safety and beautification. Mack Patel, president of the Super Inn Motel on Wesley Chapel, completed his paperwork after the first session at 8 a.m. “This is good,” he said. “It can change the area.” Patel said his company has owned the Super Inn Motel, which sits on a three-acre site alongside the Wesley Chapel/I-20 East exit ramp, for 15 years.

He said he is very concerned about the growing number of homeless people in the area. “With the CID, maybe they will go away,” he said. Cornelius Jackson, who owns property on South Rainbow Drive, near the Gallery at South DeKalb, said the CID is a good idea. After listening to the presentation and getting his questions answered, he is ready. “Money is being spent and it is not being spent here,” he said. “With the CID we can make sure that the area is developed.” His wife, Ethel, who sells Zeal for Life nutritional supplement, said they have nothing to lose with the CID. “I have everything to gain,” she said. To succeed, the CID must attract 50 percent plus one of the 1,250 property owners, Please see SELF-TAX, page 6

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“As long as the sign meets the same requirements as it was in 1979, the overlay district doesn’t apply.”

Candler Road construction complaints cost business owners SWEEP,

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area looking for violations of the county’s sign ordinance and the I-20 overlay district. It is the practice of Code Compliance to issue warnings before citations. County press secretary Burke Brennan said this doesn’t apply when sweeps are done. “If it is a sweep, they issue citations,” he said Thursday. The citations summoned the business owners to DeKalb Recorders Court on March 11. Furcron, whose businesses are at 2376-B Candler Road, was cited for having banners on her building, which are prohibited in the I-20 overlay, and having multiple ground signs, also prohibited. Next door at 2760 Candler Road, McHugh got tickets for having a ground sign exceeding 6 feet in height in the overlay district and for having dilapidated and neglected signs, in violation of county codes. In a Feb. 8 CrossRoadsNews story, Furcron said her business had declined 75 percent since December because customers are avoiding the area. “I used to have 30 people a day coming to ship packages,” she said. “Now I have five a day.” At the Feb. 24 meeting, McHugh testified that she talked about the impact of the construction on her business and asked several times why work crews don’t work at night when most businesses are closed. Cornelius Williams, owner of Williams Insurance Agency, next door to Furcron’s business, said he was surprised to see the Code Compliance officers two days after the meeting. “Pherita had those banners over the window for a mighty long time and nobody came,” he said. “Why now? It seems mighty strange.” Furcron opened her FedEx store in September 2011 with the signs and banners and had never been visited by Code Compliance before Feb. 26. Chris Zellars, a DeKalb Code Compliance supervisor, said the timing of the Candler Road sign sweep was purely coincidental. “Twice a month we do a sign sweep day,” he said. “Candler Road, Memorial Drive, Covington Highway, Flat Shoals. We do every major artery in DeKalb County twice a month. Nobody knows when our sign sweep days are.” Zellars said he couldn’t say when the last sign sweep day on Candler Road was before Feb. 26. He said that no one called them to do a sweep there, but under cross-examination by McHugh at their March 11 appearance

Jackie McHugh, (in red) successfully challenged one of the code citations against her in DeKalb Recorders Court. Code Compliance Officer A. Baptiste is at right.

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before DeKalb Recorders Court Judge Jonathan Weintraub, Housworth testified that the sweep was prompted by an anonymous telephone call. McHugh: “When you came in, you said someone called you in relation to the sign violation. Who is that person?” Housworth: “Normally, complaints come in anonymously. We don’t know who actually made the complaint.” McHugh: “But you guys told me I could go down and find out who did it. Now you are telling me it’s anonymously?” Housworth: “Well, you can always file an Open Records Request. I believe that was the statement that was made. You can file an Open Records Request to see if a name appears on that request.” McHugh: “But you are saying it’s anonymous.” Housworth: “Most of the time they come in anonymously.” McHugh: “For this one, it was anonymously?” Housworth: “Based on my knowledge, it was anonymously.” Furcron pleaded guilty to her two citations and was fined $500 each plus $50 in court costs. Along with the $500 for a lawyer, the County Code Compliance visit cost her $1,550. She said her business is still struggling to win back customers. Despite the urging of Assistant District Attorney Richard Parsons, McHugh refused to take a plea and went to trial. “He was pressuring me to plead guilty,” she said. “But I said no.” McHugh and her landlord, Ronald Cooper, who has owned the property since 1979, testified that the sign was approved by the county when it was erected 35 years ago and was grandfathered in when the Candler Road

Overlay District was created in 2008. By press time Thursday, the county had not yet responded to a CrossRoadsNews Open Records Request about the Candler Road visit.

Sign grandfathered in Parsons argued that because the name on the sign changed when McHugh took over the building, it was not grandfathered. “My position is that sign did change, which removes it from the grandfather statute if there is such a thing,” he told the judge. Weintraub disagreed with him. “It was a legal sign in 1979,” he said. “I don’t care if it says Salon Red, Salon Blue, hair weaving. As long as the sign meets the same requirements as it was in 1979, the overlay district doesn’t apply. It was grandfathered in because the sign has not changed dimension.” Weintraub ruled in favor of McHugh. “I have to find her not guilty,” he said. “The overlay doesn’t apply, so I am finding not guilty on that one.” On the citation for having a dilapidated sign, he found McHugh guilty but reduced the $500 fine to $150 plus the $25 court fee. The business owners are convinced that if they had been quiet about construction, they would not have been hauled into court. Furcron said Wednesday that she didn’t know she needed permits for her signs and the sign company that made them didn’t tell her. “They didn’t give me a warning,” she said. “Aren’t they suppose to warn you first and give you an opportunity to fix it?” She has removed the banners and FedEx signage and said she will apply for permits. Despite the costs, Furcron said she would not stop speaking up when things are not

right. “I am still going to talk,” she said. McHugh’s landlord removed the 6-foot sign Tuesday before her 2 p.m. court time. Cooper said he did it before the court hearing because the Code Compliance officer came back on Monday and said it should be removed before they go to court. “After that second visit, I felt I had to take it down,” he said. “I felt that if I took it down, the judge might be more lenient with Jackie.” McHugh believes she was targeted by Code Compliance because she spoke up at the meeting. “I voiced my opinion,” she said. “I asked them wouldn’t it be better for them to have the construction at night when the businesses are closed.” When she testified that the meeting went a little out of control and Commissioner Larry Johnson said, “‘You all are giving me a hard time now,’” Parsons objected. “That’s hearsay,” he said. “No, I was there,” McHugh said. The judge interjected: “You can say what you said. You can’t say what somebody else said.” “OK,” said McHugh. “It was made known to us that Code Enforcement was going to come out. The next day, the construction ceased altogether. There were no trucks, no vans, no signs. Nothing. Then the next day, here comes Code Enforcement. They came straight up the block and cited everybody on the block. I saw the truck outside and when I looked, they were already writing up the tickets before they came in and said anything to me.” McHugh opened her salon last August and said that by October, she had to reduce her opening hours from six days a week to two days because customers got tired of parking in the Toney Valley subdivision and hiking to her shop. She told the judge that customers had to park two blocks away and walk. Johnson said he was unaware of the Code Compliance sweep and the citations before CrossRoadsNews called him. “This is the first time I am hearing about this from you,” he said. Johnson said the meeting wasn’t contentious, Code Enforcement was not part of it, and that he did not share the sign-in sheet from the meeting with anyone. “The meeting we had wasn’t a contentious type of meeting,” he said. “There was no need for repercussions or cause for retribution. People asked questions and we gave them updates. We left there with a real good feeling.”

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“If the people of Georgia have not asked for more guns in church and the faith leaders have not, from where does this kind of legislation come?”

Ministers rally against bill that would allow guns in churches By Ken Watts

A coalition of religious leaders has urged state senators to reject sweeping gun legislation that would allow people to carry guns in churches and other places of worship. The group of 18 clergy and lay representatives rallied at Central Presbyterian Church in Atlanta on March 12 as part of the Outcry! Georgia Interfaith Coalition. HB 875 is seeking to lift restrictions on firearms to allow licensed gun holders to carry their weapons in churches. The group includes the Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church; the Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell, pastor of First Baptist Church in Decatur; Rabbi Loren Lapidus, The Temple; and Bishop Robert C. Wright, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. They said they never asked for the law and that its passage could make jeopardize the safety of churchgoers. Warnock said 72 percent of Georgians think that guns in churches and other places of worship is a bad idea. “If the people of Georgia have not asked for more guns in church and the faith leaders have not, from where does this kind of legislation come? Are those elected by the people doing the business of the people or are they doing the business of the gun lobby?” Warnock asked. Gun control advocates have been rallying for more than a year against legislative efforts to expand the areas where people can carry guns. Last year, a bill that also included expanding gun carry areas to college campuses failed when the House and Senate couldn’t come to an agreement. That bill was strongly opposed by the Board of Regents. The effort was revived in the 2014 legislative session in the form of HB 875, which

The Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, and other religious leaders have asked law makers to reject a sweeping gun bill.

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seeks to expand gun carry to churches, bars and government buildings that don’t already have security. It dropped college campuses. It is co-sponsored by six House members, including Rep. Rick Jasperse (R-Jasper) and Rep. John Meadows (R-Calhoun). No DeKalb legislators are among its sponsors. In a surprise March 11 maneuver, bill backers attempted to force the hand of the Senate. They tacked most of HB 875 onto HB 60 – a related bill that had already passed the Senate – just as a Senate committee was set to hear testimony on the former bill. The newly combined bill now goes back to the full Senate, which could be forced to

take an up or down vote. Piyali Cole, head of the Georgia chapter of Moms Demand Action, called the move “appalling.” Cole spoke as part of Georgia Gun Sense, another coalition that rallied at Central Presbyterian on Piyali Cole Wednesday. “It appears that the House does not wish to follow the democratic process and is trying to sneak the bill through by attaching it to another bill,” Cole said. But Georgia Carry head Jerry Henry said

what the House did was perfectly legal and forces the Senate to take up the issue as approved by the House. “The demand for this legislation does not come from the churches,” said the Rev. Dr. David Bartlett, pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church. “We have more than 260 signatures of pastors, imams and rabbis all over Georgia who support our opposition to this bill and we have over 1,400 congregation members who join us in opposing any legislation that allows guns in the sanctuary.” Senators said the bill could wind up in a conference committee instead of a full Senate vote. The 2014 session ends March 20.

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DeKalb County officials, including interim CEO Lee May (left) and Commissioners Larry Johnson and Stan Watson, helped launch a voluntary grease recycling program aimed at reducing the number of sewer spills caused by fats, oil and grease.

DeKalb launches anti-grease dumping campaign By Ken Watts

More than 2,200 residents at seven apartment complexes across DeKalb County will soon have grease pickup service. The collection by Atlanta recycler Green Grease Inc. is part of a new anti-grease dumping campaign sponsored by the Atlanta Apartment Association. Under the voluntary program that kicked off March 13 at five complexes, Green Grease, which has a plant in Lithonia, is providing custom-built receptacles for tenants to dispose of their fats, oil and grease and will haul the contents

away. The association also will host meetings to introduce the FOG collection program to tenants. It is at no additional cost to customers. DeKalb interim CEO Lee May, who announced the pilot program Thursday at Edgewater Vista Apartments in Decatur, said FOG clogs pipes and causes spills. Other participating complexes are Clarkston Station and Lakes at Indian Creek in Clarkston and Century Peachtree Creek, Post Glen, Sienna Ridge, and the Pointe at Lenox Park in Atlanta. A total of 2,215 residents live in the complexes. May said county statistics show that a growing number of sewage

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spills caused by FOG occur near apartment complexes, which points to illegal dumping of grease down kitchen sinks and sewer mains. The collection program is the second FOG initiative encouraged by DeKalb Watershed Management this year. In January, it launched an informational campaign urging tenants and homeowners not to pour grease down the drain. Alicia Pennie, Watershed’s acting public Alicia Pennie

relations manager, said the county has no involvement in the contract nor the selection of the grease vendor. She said 70 percent of county sewer spills are grease-related. “We have shown that there’s a direct correlation between where apartment complexes are located and where we’re having sewer spills,” she said at a Dec. 7 presentation at Commissioner Stan Watson’s Community Cabinet meeting at Chapel Hill Middle School. DeKalb is in the midst of a $1.35 billion upgrade of its aging water and sewer system. Visit http://dekalb watershed.com/departments/fog for more information.

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Two days after eight Candler Road business owners gave county officials an earful about ongoing water main and beautification construction, Code Compliance officers cited two of them for sign violations.

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Parents can offer input on the DeKalb School District’s 2014-2015 Code of Student Conduct Handbook.

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Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to grace capitol 9 A statue of Georgia son and civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will soon grace the grounds of the State Capitol.

Volunteers conduct survey of homeless veterans 10 Advocates for the homeless are analyzing newly gathered data that could point to better ways to help some of metro Atlanta’s hardest-hit people. Volunteers took to the streets in Atlanta and DeKalb and Fulton counties on Jan. 27 to conduct a groundbreaking survey of homeless veterans.

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State legislators reduced the DeKalb School Board to seven members by eliminating the at-large districts 8 and 9.

Eight vie for sheriff; challengers target incumbent lawmakers By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

In the hot race for DeKalb County sheriff, the field ended up at eight when qualifying closed on March 7. Incumbent Jeff Mann will face Dale Collins of Conley; R. “Tony” Hughes of Stone Mountain; and Diane Adoma Gloria Butler Gail Davenport Ted Golden, former DeKalb CEO Among the Republicans, Tom Taylor, Vernon Jones, Melody Maddox, Melvin Mitchell, and LaSalle Smith Sr., all of De- District 79, and Mike Jacobs, District 80, have challengers. catur. Taylor, a defense contractor, will face Nine incumbent state representatives and senators will face challengers in the May 20 Dunwoody dentist James Bradley “Brad” Goodchild, and Jacobs, an attorney, will face primary. In the Democratic primary for the state Atlanta attorney Catherine Bernard. In the Senate, Democratic incumbents House, Reps. Michele Henson, District 86; Ernest “Coach” Williams, District 87; and Nancy “Nan” Orrock, District 36; Gail Dee Dawkins Haigler in House District 91 Davenport, District 42; and Gloria Butler, attracted opposition when the qualifying District 55, all have opponents. Orrock, an Atlanta nonprofit executive, ended on March 7. is being challenged by Angela Stovall, an Henson, one of the longest-serving Atlanta nonprofit director. members of the DeKalb Delegation, will Davenport, a Jonesboro real estate face homemaker Jacqueline Adams of professional, will face Marcus Davis, a Rex Clarkston. Williams is being challenged by Stone minister. Butler of Stone Mountain will face SnellMountain businesswoman Ivy Green, and Dawkins Haigler is facing Conyers business- ville educator Mark Anthony Williams. In the open Senate District 42, Decatur woman Diane Adoma.

Decatur nonprofit program director and consultant; Rita Robinzine, a teacher from Lithonia; Tarnisha Dents, a Decatur educator; and Valerie Wilson, a Decatur nonprofit director. State Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan, a nonprofit program director and consultant from Austell, and D. Dawkins Haigler Michele Henson Coach Williams Marion Spencer “Denise” Freeman, attorney R. Kyle Williams will face nonprofit a consultant/advocate from Tignall, round executive Elena Parent who lives in Atlanta. out the Democrats. The winner will face Republican Gregory E. The Republican candidates are former “Greg” Williams, who is running unopposed DeKalb School Board member Nancy Jester for his party’s nomination. of Dunwoody; Allen Bowles Fort, a Valdosta Jason Carter, who represented District 42, superintendent; Ashley Bell, an attorney; is unopposed for the Democratic nomina- Kira Willis, a Roswell teacher; Mary Kay Bation for governor. callao, a college professor; Michael L. “Mike” In the open District 40 race, Benedict Buck, an educator; Richard Woods, a Tifton Truman II, an Atlanta consultant, will face self-employed educator; Sharyl Dawes, a Tamara Johnson of Tucker. Johns Creeks PTA member; and businessman Among the Republicans, Senate District T. Fitz Johnson. 40 incumbent Fran Millar is facing Atlanta Former Lithonia City Council member manufacturer Richard D. “Dick” Anderson. and consultant Doreen Carter and Gerald In the crowded race for state school Beckman, a mayor and agribusinessman, superintendent, six Democrats and nine are seeking the Democratic nomination for Republicans are seeking their parties’ nomi- secretary of state. nations. The winner will face Republican incumFour of the six Democrats are from South bent Brian Kemp, who is unopposed, in DeKalb. They are Jurita Forehand Mays, a November.

22 candidates vie for seven seats on smaller DeKalb School Board By Ken Watts

The races to populate the new seven-member DeKalb School Board will be among the hottest ones on the May 20 ballot. When qualifying closed on March 7, a whopping 22 people had qualified for the seven seats. Jerrie Bason Pia Bhatti The victors will take office in Kim Ault January 2015. State legislators reduced the School Board to seven members from nine by eliminating the atlarge districts 8 and 9. Seven incumbents, including four of the members appointed last year by Gov. Nathan Deal, qualified and will be on the ballot. The list also includes former B. Bolger Lee Dukes Willie Mosley Jr. School Board members Jesse “Jay” Cunningham and Don McChesney, who lost his District 2 seat in his 2012 re-election bid. In District 3, incumbent Michael Erwin will face Jerrie Bason, an ordained minister; Jarrod Jordan, a nonprofit manager; Atticus LeBlanc, an Avondale Estates general contractor; and Willie Mosley Jarrod Jordan Ella Smith Vickie Turner Jr., a security officer. In District 4, incumbents Jim McMahan and Vickie Turner, founder and director and Karen Carter will face video editor John of the Augustine Preparatory Academy in Oselette and Ella “Coach” Smith, who was a Decatur. candidate in 2010. In District 6, Dr. Melvin Johnson, the inFor the District 5 race, incumbent Thad cumbent, will face Bridgeman Bolger, a chef Mayfield will face Cunningham, who was at the Marriott Evergreen Conference Center removed from the DeKalb School Board in Stone Mountain and a 2004 graduate of in 2013 by Deal; Pia “Chaz Afzal” Bhatti, a Stephenson High School. Lithonia life insurance salesman; R. AlexanIn District 7, incumbent Joyce Morley der Fitzhugh, an Ellenwood businessman; will face Lee V. Dukes, a retired AT&T re-

search development engineer from Lithonia, and Kim Ault, a community organizer from Clarkston. In the District 2, incumbent Marshall Orson will face McChesney, whom he defeated for the seat in 2012. In District 1, Stan Jester, husband of

former School Board member Nancy Jester, is unopposed and will succeed incumbent appointee John Coleman, who chose not to run for election. Jester’s wife, who was removed from the School Board by Deal in 2013, is a candidate for state school superintendent.

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“Three years from now, this area will not look the same. If we do this, we will enjoy more of what we like on this side of town.”

DeKalb Development Authority is now county’s economic arm and now.” The Development Authority of DeKalb County The DADC will eventually employ a staff of 12, is now the county’s economic development arm. with an annual budget of $1.25 million for the first Interim CEO Lee May and Vaughn Irons, the five years. The team will be led by a president, but authority’s chairman, signed the intergovernmenuntil a national search for a qualified candidate can tal agreement designating the DADC the county’s be completed, the authority’s board of directors will economic development agency at a March 13 act in that capacity. document-signing ceremony at the Kensington Commissioner Larry Johnson, the DeKalb Board of MARTA station, a proposed transit-oriented develCommissioners presiding officer, said the partnership opment site. gives DeKalb County the tools it needs to ensure the May said the agreement signals the new way of full implementation of the comprehensive economic undertaking economic development. development strategic plan they have been working “We are stronger when we work together in on. partnership,” he said. “Now the DADC will have the funding and the staff With the agreement, the DADC will implement to take the lead on stimulating new investments, execonomic development programs, such as New Marpanding existing industry, and developing sustainable ket Tax Credits, small business/entrepreneur loans, economic strategies for balanced growth,” he said. and manage the Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund The county said that the intergovernmental agreeGrant program, among others. It also will manage ment with the development authority is the latest in a the county’s Tax Allocation Districts, develop a mar- DeKalb County and DADC board members celebrate signing of agreement. series of developments designed to streamline operaketing and branding plan, and create a new business tions and create a business-friendly environment in alliance to support a meaningful engagement with the greater business community. Irons said that government and business have to work DeKalb County. The DADC will deliver quarterly reports to the Board May said other local jurisdictions enjoy widespread suc- together for success. cess with the model and are realizing exciting results. “Government doesn’t really create jobs by itself,” he said. of Commissioners in a public forum on the progress of the “With this in place, DeKalb County will be elevated as a “However, government is responsible to create a business- implementation of work and the status of economic develmajor competitor on the local and national stage,” he said. friendly environment and that is what is happening here opment activities.

East Metro CID designation could be a game changer for South DeKalb SELF-TAX,

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who own 75 percent of the area’s assessed property value. McDowell, who is executive director of the Lilburn CID, said about 100 of the property owners account for 75 percent of the assessed value of the proposed CID. The deadline for property owners to sign up is April 25. The DeKalb County tax commissioner will collect the self-tax for the CID. Once the CID is approved, the self-tax will be leveraged on all businesses within the CID. Once the DeKalb Board of Commissioners approves the CID, its seven-member board will include five certified property owners elected by member property owners and two more property owners appointed by the BOC. Any property owner who joins the CID will be eligible to serve on the board.

Ernest Gilchrist and Cornelius Jackson, who owns property on South Rainbow Drive, look over the boundaries of the proposed East Metro DeKalb CID.

for infrastructure development. Organizers hope to have the East Metro CID created by June. Property owners would pay the first self-tax on their 2014 property tax bill. McDowell said that CIDs are attractive to developers because of the public-private partnership. Doreen Carter, who chairs the board that is launching the East Metro CID, said it will be a game changer for South DeKalb. Doreen Carter “I guarantee you that three years from now, this area will not look the same,” she said. “If we do this, we will Jennifer Ffrench Parker / CrossRoadsNews enjoy more of what we like on this side of McDowell said that the CID will be If approved, the East Metro DeKalb CID town.” created for six years, and each year on its would join 17 CIDs across metro Atlanta. For more information, visit www.East anniversary, board members will decide the CIDs typically provide the 20 percent MetroCID.com. amount of the group’s self-tax. match needed on state and federal funding

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March 15, 2014

Wellness

“As more Georgians learn that financial assistance is available, we are experiencing larger event attendance numbers.”

A third of eligible Georgians have selected Marketplace plan With the March 31 deadline to register for the health insurance in the Healthcare Marketplace, 139,371, or about a third, of the eligible Georgians have selected a plan for coverage through March 11. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said more than 341,650 Georgians have been determined eligible to enroll, and that 181,790 of them are eligible for financial assistance to help pay their monthly premiums. HHS says that six out of 10 uninsured Americans can get coverage for $100 per month or less. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said more than 341,650 Georgians Danté Mc- have are eligible for coverage under Affordable Care Act. Kay, director of the Get Covrolled are ages 18 to 34, and that 58 percent are women and ered America Campaign in Georgia, said 85 percent have received financial assistance. the HHS March 11 enrollment report With the approaching deadline, he said Get Covered shows that Georgians’ interest in access- America has intensified its outreach efforts to get Georgians Danté McKay ing quality, affordable health insurance covered. coverage remains strong. “As more Georgians learn that financial assistance is availSince Feb. 1, he said enrollment in Georgia has seen 27 able, we are experiencing larger event attendance numbers percent growth. and remain confident that enrollment will only accelerate as Open enrollment in the Healthcare Marketplace began we close in on the March 31 deadline,” McKay said. Oct. 1, 2013. Since then, more than 4 million Americans have Applications are available at www.healthcare.gov or by enrolled in private health insurance in the Marketplace. calling toll-free 1-800-318-2596. When enrollment closes on March 31, it will not reopen For in-person assistance with the enrollment process, until November for the 2015 year. visit www.getcoveredamerica.org/events to locate an enrollMcKay said that 28 percent of the people who have en- ment event near you.

ACA enrollment help at Stonecrest Library Residents who still need help or information on enrolling for coverage under the Affordable Care Act can attend a forum on March 17 at the Stonecrest Library in Lithonia. The event, hosted by the Greater Lithonia Chamber of Commerce, takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. Participants should visit www.HealthCare.gov and set up an account before attending the forum. Organizers say setting up an account beforehand will save 20 to 30 minutes during the enrollment process. Participants will need their Social Security number or document number if they are eligible immigrants who want health coverage. Applicants also should bring birth date; pay stubs, W-2 forms or other information about income; and policy or member numbers for any current health coverage. The Stonecrest Library is at 3123 Klondike Road. For more information, visit www.greaterlithoniachamber. com.

Penalties for failing to get health coverage Individuals and families who miss the March 31 deadline to enroll in the Healthcare Marketplace will face fines and have to wait until November for another shot. The “penalty,” “fine,” “individual responsibility payment,” or “individual mandate” for not having coverage in 2014 is calculated one of two ways. You’ll pay whichever of these amounts is higher: n 1 percent of your yearly household income. (Only the amount of income above the tax filing threshold, $10,150 for an individual, is used to calculate the penalty.) The maximum penalty is the national average yearly premium for a bronze plan. n $95 per person for the year ($47.50 per child under 18). The maximum penalty per family using this method is $285. The way the penalty is calculated, a single adult with household income below $19,650 would pay the $95 flat rate. A single adult with household income above $19,650 would pay an amount based on the 1 percent rate. (If income is below $10,150, no penalty is owed.) The penalty increases every year. In 2015, it’s 2 percent of income or $325 per person. In 2016 and later years, it’s 2.5 percent of income or $695 per person. After that, it’s adjusted for inflation. If you’re uninsured for just part of the year, 1/12 of the yearly penalty applies to each month you’re uninsured. If you’re uninsured for less than three months, you don’t have to make a payment. HHS says it is making the application process easier at HealthCare.gov and CuidadoDeSalud.gov.

Johnson, Sebelius tout ACA as deadline looms ployers or start their own U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson businesses without losing joined Health and Human Serhealth care coverage.” vices Secretary Kathleen SebeSebelius thanked Johnlius on March 10 in Atlanta to son for helping spread the promote the Affordable Care word that it’s not too late Act as the March 31 deadline for Georgians to sign up. looms to enroll in the Health “Congressman Johnson Insurance Marketplace. is a great partner in our ef“With 21 days of open enfort to protect families and rollment left, my top priority help millions of Americans is reaching every American enroll in quality, affordable who needs access to quality, health coverage,” Sebelius affordable insurance to help them understand how to sign Georgians are urged to sign up for affordable health insurance. said. Also joining Sebelius up,” Johnson said. In his 4th Congressional District, Johnson said more than were Dr. John Eaves, chairman of the Fulton County Commission, and Jemea Dorsey, CEO of the Center for Black 165,000 people lack health insurance. “But today because of the ACA, they have a chance to Women’s Wellness. People who miss the March 31 deadline will have to wait access quality, affordable coverage without fear of discrimination or higher rates because of a pre-existing health condi- until November 2014 to sign up for health coverage begintion,” he said. “They also now have the freedom to switch em- ning Jan. 1, 2015.

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March 15, 2014

The goal of the Safe Teen Driving Initiative is to enlighten teens, parents and the public about the importance of safe driving habits.

Safe driving course for teens Colleges offer summer programs Teens and adults can attend a free safe driving course on March 15 at Miller Grove Middle School in Decatur. The class will be held from 10 a.m. to noon. Attorney Janice L. Mathis is the instructor. The course is presented by the UPS Foundation, the Stewart Foundation, and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, which Janice Mathis have determined that the UPS interactive CD-ROM based program, “Five Eye Seeing Habits,” is the best curriculum available to acquaint young drivers with safety issues. The goal of the Safe Teen Driving Initiative, which was started in 2001, is to enlighten teens, their parents and the general public about the importance of safe driving habits

among young drivers. Staff and volunteers will guide teens ages 14-18 through computer-based, driver-simulated driving scenarios. Each scenario is followed by a series of questions testing comprehension of material covered in the segment. Prior to administration of the course, teens are given a pre-test to determine their level of awareness. Students are tested for retention of material covered. Students who successfully complete the course are provided a certificate of completion that entitles them to discounted auto insurance. The program takes 1.25 hours to administer. Allstate, State Farm and other insurers give a 5 percent to 15 percent discount for certificate of course completion. Miller Grove Middle School is at 2215 Miller Road. To register, visit www.Free SafeDriving.eventbrite.com.

Engineering event focuses on girls Middle school girls and their parents can attend WOW! That’s Engineering on March 29 at Lockheed Martin in Marietta. The 8:30 a.m.-to-1 p.m. event is the biannual outreach program of the nonprofit Society of Women Engineers Atlanta Section and local engineers. Student attendees will “design shoes,” “ship a chip,” and explore “why does salt

dissolve?” Parents can attend a program to learn about the opportunities and challenges in STEM fields. Registration ends March 24 and there is a $5 fee. The Society of Women Engineers was founded in 1950. Visit sweatlanta.org for more information and to register.

Parent input for Code of Conduct Parents can offer input on the DeKalb School District’s 2014-2015 Code of Student Conduct Handbook. The Code of Student Conduct – Student Rights and Responsibilities and Character Development Handbook informs students in grades k–12 of the types of behaviors that are unacceptable. It outlines the policies, rules and regulations that govern student discipline in the district, including dress code, behavior, bus information, electronic communication

devices, violence against students, school personnel and other student responsibilities. A copy of the current 2013-2014 handbook is available in all DeKalb schools and at www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/student-relations in English, Burmese, Nepali and Spanish. Comments may be sent to www.student-relations@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us or the Department of Safe Schools and Student Relations, 5823 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083.

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Computer camp n Kids and adolescents ages 8 to 17 can attend Emagination Computer Camps for middle school and high school students at Mercer University in Atlanta. Emagination blends the latest in technology with fun non-tech activities that create a well-rounded summer camp experience. Two-week sessions allow time to make friends and become part of a community. Beginners to experts choose three technology workshops, and campers get unplugged

in outdoor games, swimming, a talent show, and camper groups. For more information, visit www.Com puterCamps.com.

Game design n Students 15 to 18 who are serious about learning game design may be interested in the Emagination Game Design Summer Program for high school students at Mercer University in Atlanta. Teens will learn creative and technical skills, join a development team, build a playable game, present it to a panel of experts, tour a game design studio, and learn from guest speakers in the immersive 14-day precollege program. For more information, visit http:// www.computercamps.com/georgia/sum mer_camp.html. Hands-on STEM n Georgia Tech CEISMC Summer PEAKS offers summer camps for high school students. Programs for Enrichment and Accelerated Knowledge in STEM are hands-on, interactive learning experiences. The programs cover many different science, technology, engineering and mathematics concepts. For more information, visit https:// peaks-ceismc.gatech.edu/available_high_ school_camps. Summer enrichment programs are offered at colleges and universities throughout the state. Visit http://www.studenteducation programs.com/precollege.html.

Sporty Girls’ camps extends deadline The deadline to apply for ming and tennis interviews Sporty Girls’ Camp Elite has are at 11:15 a.m. been extended to March 29. The nonprofit Sporty “Return to sender” noGirls Inc. was founded tices were sent to some appliby media personality and cants, but the error has been Southwest DeKalb High corrected and applications School alum Rashan Ali. can be resubmitted via mail Its Saturday programs or scanned and emailed to are designed to develop sportygirlsinc.org@gmail. and foster lifestyle skills com. and build self-confidence Girls ages 10 to 16 also among student-athletes. may bring their completEligible girls involved ed application on April 5 Rashan Ali in golf, soccer, swimming for candidate interviews at or tennis at the competiBurgess-Peterson Elementary School at 480 tive level can apply for the 2014 Sporty Tract Clifton St. S.E. in Atlanta. to Scholarship Initiative. Camp Elite golf and soccer applicant For more information, visit www.sporty interviews take place at 10:30 a.m. and swim- girlsinc.org.

Free seminar explores legal system Teens can learn about the legal system at a “Keeping Kids Out of Prison” seminar on March 22 at the Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library in Decatur. The 2-to-4 p.m. event, which is free, is sponsored by Watchdogs for Justice, a nonprofit established for the specific purpose of decreasing the number of young people entering the criminal justice system. Attorneys Clara King , Lawanda O’Bannon, Dana Harrell, Betty Kirby and Alis Hughes and private investigator Janine Brooks-Collier will discuss a variety of topics – from armed robbery, automobile theft, possession of crack cocaine, possession of marijuana, underage drinking to theft by receiving stolen property and the prison sentences associated with the crimes.

The seminar includes interactive skits based on cases they have handled in court. Most of the young people can relate to the stories based on their own personal experience or that of a friend or relative, organizers say. WFJ also makes use of the stories in its crime-prevention books that show clearly how one wrong decision can have lifetime tragic consequences. Participants also will learn about their Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights; what to do if stopped by the police; and get answers to question they have about the system. The Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library is at 2861 Wesley Chapel Road. For more information, visit www.watchdogsfor justice.org or call 678-412-2299.

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Community

“It shows Georgia in a positive light, that we’re honoring one of our noted sons, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”

Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to grace state capitol By Ken Watts

A statue of Georgia son and civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will soon grace the grounds of the State Capitol. The Georgia Senate voted 49-to-1 on March 12 to allow the first monument to the late civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner somewhere on the grounds or in another prominent place “as soon as is practical.” The vote was a rare show of bipartisanship in the Legislature, crossing party and racial lines. A portrait of King, who was born just a few miles away on Auburn Avenue, hangs inside the Capitol building, but there is no other memorial to him in or around the site. The overwhelming vote by the senators approved HB 1080, which passed the House of Representatives on March 3 with a vote of 173-to-3. Democratic state Sen. Gail Davenport, a member of the DeKalb Delegation, sponsored the bill in the Senate. She said the vote says a lot about Georgia. “It shows Georgia in a positive light, that we’re Gail Davenport honoring the life and legacy of one our noted sons, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., someone who was reared here in Georgia, lived a few miles from the Capitol, and then a person who received more than 600 awards and honorary degrees, and really a true drum major for justice,” she said Wednesday on the Senate floor. Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell) supported the King bill shortly after the Senate approved a bill for a monument of the Ten Commandments and other documents. He said it was important to honor King. “I just want to assure all of our fellow senators that we worked closely with our legislative counsel to assure that in no way would we have any issues with the likeness or other intellectual property of Dr. King on the statue, so private funds as well the state of Georgia would not have any additional costs to them,” he said. “I do think it would be very appropriate to have the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King next to the Ten Commandments and other important monuments.” Rep. Bill Heath (R-Bremen) was the lone

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., shown at the 1963 March on Washington, was born on Auburn Avenue just a few miles away from the Georgia State Capitol.

senator to vote against the bill. In a statement after the vote, he said he opposed the measure because he was not convinced by the language of the bill that the statue will never cost the taxpayers. “Though the bill specifically states private funds must be used in order to erect the statue, it does not expressly exclude from the use of public funds for intellectual property rights,” he said. “With the King family fighting over the sale of Dr. King’s Bible and Nobel Peace Prize, I am not comfortable with erecting the statute on state property at this time.” Last week, in a letter to Gov. Nathan Deal’s chief of staff, the King estate said it should have input on plans to honor the civil rights icon. Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta), who co-sponsored the King statue bill with Rep. Calvin Smyre (D-Columbus) in the House, said intellectual property rights won’t be a problem. “It’s not an issue because the project is

going to be paid for with private funds and the monument will be given to the people of Georgia as a gift,” said Brooks, who plans to help civil rights leaders and others raise money for the project. “The state will not profit and won’t have to pay intellectual property rights.” Brooks said the Sen- Tyrone Brooks ate made minor language changes in the bill to ease property rights concerns and sent it back to the House for a vote on the new language. “We expect to vote on it Tuesday [March 18] and have it on the governor’s desk for his signature the next day,” he said. The General Assembly session ends March 20. Brooks said he feels good about the King statue bill. “It passed the House 173-to-3 and the

Senate 49-to-1,” he said. “That’s cause for celebration.” The exact form of the monument is still to be determined. Brooks said he hopes it looks something like the MLK statue at King’s alma mater, Morehouse College. During a celebration of King’s birthday in January, Deal, a Republican, pledged to work with state lawmakers to erect a fitting monument to King. Members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which King helped found, are backing the measure and say it is overdue in his hometown. Late last year, a statue of U.S. Sen. Thomas Watson, who died in 1922 and was known for his racist, anti-Catholic and anti-Semitic views, was moved from the Georgia Capitol grounds to a less prominent park across the street. King, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, fought for civil and voting rights for African-Americans. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., in 1968.

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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action # ++14CV1394-10++ La Veda Buckles Plaintiff Vs. Erich Buckles Defendant 4969 Central Drive Stone Mountain, Ga 30083 By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated March 5, 2014 you are hereby notified that on January 17, 2014 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Divorce You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiffís attorney whose name and address is Erich Buckles 4969 Central Drive Stone Mountain, Ga 30083. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, March 5, 2014 Witness the Honorable Tangela M.

Barrie Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 5th day of March, 2014. 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15

Notice of Petition to Change Name of MINOR CHILDREN in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 13CV12456-9++ Tracey Astin filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on December 9, 2013 to change the name of the following minor child(ren): Tarri Amanda Harris to Tarri Ward Harris Astin. Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed. Dated: February 7, 2014 Tracey Astin Petitioner, Pro se

3666 Stanford Cir Decatur, Ga 30034 (440)-241-2440 2/22 3/1, 3/8, 3/15

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action # ++13CV12507-4 ++ Ezekiah Brown Plaintiff Vs. Kathy Brown Defendant 1645 Laurel Creek Circle Lithonia,Ga 30058 By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated March 3, 2014 you are hereby notified that on February 27, 2014 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Divorce You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiffís attorney whose name and address is Ezekiah Brown P.O Box

566221 Atlanta, Ga 31156. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, March 3, 2014 Witness the Honorable Gail C. Flake Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 3th day of March, 2014. 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29

Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV2215-3++ Eboni M’Kaila Haynes filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on February 20, 2014 to change the name from: Eboni M’Kaila Haynes to Eboni M’Kaila Lanier. Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed. Dated: February 8, 2014 Eboni M’Kaila Haynes Petitioner, Pro se 900 Martin Road Stone Mountain, Ga 30088 (770)-323-1127 03/8 3/15 3/22 3/29

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Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV2502-5++ Lamaman Ngandu Tshidibi filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on February 27, 2014 to change the name from: Lamaman Ngandu

Tshidibi to Nathalie Lamaman Leya. Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed. Dated: February 27, 2014 Lindsey Siegel Ga. Bar 730072 Attorney for Petitioner Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc 246 Sycamore Street, Suite 120 Decatur, Ga 30030-3434 Tel: (770) 817-7522; (404)377-4602 3/15 3/22 3/29 4/5

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action # ++14CV2506-9++ Annie Wiley Plaintiff Vs. Gerald Wiley Defendant By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated March 5, 2014 you are hereby notified that on February 28, 2014 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Divorce You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiffís attorney whose name and address is Annie Wiley 1006 The Hill Parkway Stone Mountain, Ga 30088. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, March 5, 2014 Witness the Honorable Mark Anthony Scott Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 5th day of March, 2014.

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Community

March 15, 2014

“The [Department of Veterans Affairs] and the White House decided that they want to end veterans homelessness by 2015.” Volunteers with the Metro Atlanta TriJurisdictional Collaborative on Homelessness asked homeless veterans about their military service. They also focused on young people 18 to 24.

Volunteers conduct comprehensive survey of homeless veterans By Ken Watts

Advocates for the homeless are analyzing newly gathered data that could point to better ways to help some of metro Atlanta’s hardest-hit people. Volunteers took to the streets in the city of Atlanta and DeKalb and Fulton counties on Jan. 27 just ahead of the metro area’s first snow and ice storm to conduct a groundbreaking survey of homeless veterans. Dr. Josie Parker, project director, said the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs needed a targeted national study and they needed it quickly. “This year VA wanted to receive the most accurate and current statistics on homeless veterans to determine veteran housing and other critical needs,” she said. “The VA and the White House decided that they want to

end veterans homelessness by 2015.” The homeless veteran study was on top of the biennial census of homeless conducted on Jan. 29, 2013, by volunteers with the Metro Atlanta Tri-Jurisdictional Collaborative on Homelessness. That census counted all people living on the streets and in shelters. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development uses the data to determine the official number of homeless in the Tri-J area and determine millions of dollars in funding to local communities for homeless aid programs. Organizers say this year more than $10 million in federal grant money is at stake. For this year’s homeless veterans survey, the VA needed more than just basic demographic information of age, gender and race. Washington officials wanted specific

data about veterans living on the streets and awarded grants to 14 cities including Atlanta to gather additional information. DeKalb County Community Development was the lead agency for the Tri-J count. Parker said this year’s survey was unique because they not only counted every homeless person in the city of Atlanta and DeKalb and Fulton, but they wanted to understand how many of them were veterans. “In order to do that, we also conducted a survey of the population and from that information we hope to understand the extent of veterans homelessness in our community,” she said. The volunteers asked the veterans about their experience in the military. “We’ve always asked who among them is a veteran, but this year we asked how long they served, in which branch, and did they

see war?” Parker said. The Tri-J workers also focused on homeless young people between 18 and 24. “With the young, the questions focused on issues such as foster care and where they were living before they became homeless.” The information will be used by local governments in Atlanta, DeKalb and Fulton who will submit the data from their areas to HUD. “And with that submission we’re hoping to get over $10 million in funding for our communities to help with housing and services,” said Parker. “The data will also be submitted to the Department of Veterans Affairs to get money for housing and other programs specifically for veterans.” Parker said the Tri-J hopes to send the data to HUD and the VA by the end of March or early April.

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