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      <title>District 2 Budget Town Hall Meeting with Commissioner Jeff Rader</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Join Commissioner Jeff Rader, Monday, February 6th at 7pm at the Greek Orthodox Church located at 2500 Clairmont Road for a presentation on the proposed 2012 DeKalb County Budget. ]]></description>
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      <title>Rep. Karla Drenner's Red Tape/Barriers to Business in Georgia Town Hall</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>DEKALB COMMISSION and SCHOOL BOARD REDISTRICTING HEARING TONIGHT, JANUARY 31st @ 6:30 pm</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to the DeKalb County Commission's failure to publicly discuss and vote on a redistricting proposal, the DeKalb Delegation to the Georgia General Assembly is moving to meet Legislative deadlines to redraw County Commission and School Board Districts before February 14.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:06:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>CEO Burrell Ellis to Host Town Hall Meetings</title>
      <description><![CDATA[First town hall set for Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at Cedar Grove High School]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:38:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>DeKalb News: 2012 Budget Recommendation</title>
      <description><![CDATA[DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis delivered his 2012 Executive Budget Recommendation to the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, in accordance with the Organizational Act of DeKalb County.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-issues/items/dekalb-news-2012-budget-recommendation.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Walks in Mary Scott Nature Park</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:28:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Construction Begins on “Trash to Gas” Plant - Renewable Fuels Facility to Save County $3 million</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Greenest Urban County in America is getting a little greener. DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis, in conjunction with the Clean Cities Atlanta Petroleum Reduction Program and Energy Systems Group, held a ceremonial groundbreaking today for a new renewable natural gas (RNG) processing facility at the Seminole Road Landfill in Ellenwood.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:43:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>DeKalb Cooperative Extension Offers Radon Testing Kits</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It can contaminate your home, poison your family and is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.  Radon – an invisible radioactive gas that is colorless, odorless and tasteless – is caused by the decay of uranium in the soil. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 23:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Emory Village Update from AIEV - Proceeds to the Next Phase</title>
      <description><![CDATA[DeKalb Countys project to improve streetscapes and add a roundabout in Emory Village moves forward to the next phase on Thursday, March 17, and it will have critical traffic implications. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-issues/items/emory-village-update-from-aiev-proceeds-to-the-next-phase.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:08:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>MARTA Service Changes Effective December 18, 2010</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Several MARTA bus routes are being modified to improve overall service and on-time performance.  The attached changes will go into effect on Saturday, December 18, 2010.  For additional information, please call 404-848-5000 or visit www.itsmarta.com.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Briarcliff/North Druid Hills Study</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A 128-page report of the Quad Area study outlining recommended principles for future development at the North Druid Hills and Briarcliff Road intersection. The recommendations are based on feedback from public meetings throughout 2007.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-issues/items/briarcliffnorth-druid-hills-study.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:42:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Alliance to improve Emory Village</title>
      <description><![CDATA[AIEV is a small, all-volunteer, non-profit community organization with one goal: to help revitalize the historic, commercial heart of Druid Hills in Emory Village.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:39:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Water Conservation Matters</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The growing water crisis in metro Atlanta is the topic of much concern in District 2.  Based on the information explored below, I believe that it’s time for DeKalb to assume a leadership position in water conservation for our region.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-issues/items/water-conservation-matters.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:08:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Modifying On Premise Hours of Sales of Alcohol Beverages</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The ordinance to change the pouring times was introduced by Commissioner Rader at the September 25, 2007, Board of Commissioners meeting and was deferred to the November 13, 2007, meeting.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-issues/items/modifying-on-premise-hours-of-sales-of-alcohol-beverages.86.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:13:00 -0400</pubDate>
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