DeKalb holds class Thursday for code enforcement volunteers

DeKalb County will train resident volunteers to help identify and report code violations in a two-hour class that begins at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Maloof Auditorium in downtown Decatur.

The Neighborhood Ambassador program will include information such as an overview of code violations and DeKalb’s illegal sign ordinance.

Volunteers are needed to help because the county has just 25 code enforcement officers in the field to serve about 700,000 residents.