Blighted homes to be destroyed in DeKalb
DeKalb County plans to demolish 25 dilapidated homes before the end of the year, part of an effort to clean up neighborhoods.
The homes that will be razed are often abandoned properties where the owner hasn’t paid property taxes. These residences drag down nearby home values and attract vagrants.
“These properties have been a pox on their respective communities for a long time,” said DeKalb spokesman Burke Brennan.
The DeKalb Sanitation Department will use its staff and resources to expedite the process of house demolition.
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Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
