DeKalb schedules first property demolition of 2019

DeKalb County plans to demolish an abandoned and dilapidated building near Stone Mountain.

The home in the 1200 block of Muirforest Drive will be the county’s first demolition of the year on Friday morning, the county said in a statement Wednesday.

According to the DeKalb assessor’s website, the property has a one-story building of 1,690 square feet in “poor” condition.

The county has demolished or otherwise addressed almost 300 abandoned and poorly maintained properties since 2017, the statement said. DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond and the Board of Commissioners previously approved $3.8 million in funds to go toward blight-fighting initiatives.

DeKalb has considered doing a comprehensive study of blighted properties this year. The study would “enable the county to develop a more comprehensive long-term strategy,” DeKalb community development director Allen Mitchell said.

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