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    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:15:52 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Commissioner Rader Digest</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Here are some topics of interest from recent DeKalb County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meetings: 911 Services Green Energy Code Red PDK Airport South Fork Peachtree Creek Trail ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/commissioner-rader-digest-107.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>DeKalb County Board of Registration &amp; Elections Encourages Voters to Take Advantage of Early Voting</title>
      <description><![CDATA[DeKalb County Board of Registration & Elections is encouraging voters to cast ballots early for the General Primary Election on July 20, 2010.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-issues/items/dekalb-county-board-of-registration-elections-encourages-voters-to-take-advantage-of-early-voting.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Road Closure Notification North Aiken Drive</title>
      <description><![CDATA[NEW UPDATE!!]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-issues/items/road-closure-notification-north-aiken-drive.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Commissioner Rader Digest</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Here are some topics of interest from recent DeKalb County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meetings: Mason Mill Park Roofs Replacement Sidewalk Funds Sign Ordinance]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/commissioner-rader-digest-102.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 15:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Safe Routes to School Day at Oak Grove Elementary School - 2010</title>
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      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-county-news/items/safe-routes-to-school-day-at-oak-grove-elementary-school.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Staffing Study Cites Inefficiencies in County Government</title>
      <description><![CDATA["That's the way we've always done it." The above is a popular refrain in organizations and businesses.  It’s a way to justify operational methods, usually based on organizational culture or a manager's instincts, in the absence of concrete data.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/staffing-study-cites-inefficiencies-in-county-government.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 22:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Road Closure Notification Green Meadows Lane</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Green Meadows Lane will be closed to through traffic between East Osborne Road and Chesire Way beginning Friday, April 16, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. and will reopen Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.  The closure is required to repair a storm water drainage system.  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-issues/items/road-closure-notification-green-meadows-lane.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Commissioner Rader Digest</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Here are some topics of interest from recent Board of Commissioner meetings: Marist School SLUP, Motorized Vehicles, Pension Act, Police Academy]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/commissioner-rader-digest-99.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:56:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Making Difficult Choices</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners (BOC) approved a tentative 2010 budget of $565 million.  That is a $17 million reduction from the budget proposed by the county CEO.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/making-difficult-choices.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Mt. Zion Community Exhibit - DeKalb History Center &amp;#40;March 3 - June 11, 2010&amp;#41;</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The DeKalb History Center opens a new Temporary Exhibit on the historic Mt. Zion Community.  This project has been the focus of students from the Arbor Montessori School for several years and builds on their work and oral interviews from community residents.  The DeKalb History Center also received assistance from Commissioner Jeff Rader to conduct research in the community.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-county-news/items/mt-zion-community-exhibit-dekalb-history-center-40march-3-june-11-201041.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:17:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Commissioner Rader Digest</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Here are some topics of interest from recent Board of Commissioner meetings: Audit Committee, Health Care Goals, Public Safety, Speed Zones]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/commissioner-rader-digest.89.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Road Closure Notification for Beech Haven Drive</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Beech Haven Drive from Brookforest Drive to Citadel Drive is closed to through traffic until further notice to repair a collapsed storm drainage pipe.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-issues/items/road-closure-notification-for-beech-haven-drive.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:38:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Burnt Fork Creek Stone Bridge to Medlock Park Map</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Please see the attached map.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-county-news/items/Burnt_Fork_Creek_Stone_Bridge_to_Medlock_Park_Map.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:26:00 -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>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-issues/items/alliance-to-improve-emory-village.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:39:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Not the Time for Business as Usual</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A year ago, I publicly expressed my disappointment in the budget process for DeKalb County. The process, as described in my formal remarks in February 2009, is subject to political considerations and short-term gains at the expense of tough decisions and long-term sustainability.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/not-the-time-for-business-as-usual.30.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:41:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Master Plan Provides Guidance for Parks and Recreation</title>
      <description><![CDATA[This month, a new director, Roy Wilson, takes the helm of DeKalb County's Parks and Recreation department. The hope is that the new director, like the New Year, marks the beginning of a new era for the department.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/master-plan-provides-guidance-for-parks-and-recreation.32.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Commissioner Rader Digest</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Here are some topics of interest from recent Board of Commissioners meetings: Staffing Analysis, Standing Rules, Town Brookhaven, Transportation Goals]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/rader-digest-12-17-2009.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Greenspace Acquisition Strategy</title>
      <description><![CDATA[n December 10th, DeKalb County officials will update the public about the county greenspace program at a forum next week.&nbsp; Please read below and attend the meeting to underscore our need for greenspace resources in District 2.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/greenspace-acquisition-strategy.35.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Here are some topics of interest from recent Board of Commissioners meetings:</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Here are some topics of interest from recent Board of Commissioners meetings: Community Centers, Energy Grant, Management Contracts, Performance Audit,  & Police Purchases]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/here-are-some-topics-of-interest-from-recent-board-of-commissioners-meetings.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Commissioner Rader Digest</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Here are some topics of interest from recent Board of Commissioner meetings: Bond Ruling, Health Benefits, Housing Program, Land Use Proposal]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/rader-digest-11-11-2009.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Calibrating Work Force Size</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Because of the country's economic recession, many states and counties are forecasting revenue shortfalls in the coming years. DeKalb County is no exception. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/calibrating-work-force-size.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>DEKALB LAUNCHES CodeRED EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS</title>
      <description><![CDATA[System Will Allow County to Communicate With Citizens During Disasters]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-county-news/items/dekalb-launches-codered-emergency-communications.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Commissioner Rader Digest</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Here are some topics of interest from recent Board of Commissioner meetings: Green Space, HOST Projects, Hotel/Motel Tax, Police Equipment, Power IT Down]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/rader-digest-09-11-2009.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Fixing the Budget Process</title>
      <description><![CDATA[One of the most important tasks for the Board of Commissioners (BOC) is approving the county's annual budget. Yet, the time allocated for this task does not seem proportional to its importance.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/fixing-the-budget-process.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
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