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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to increase the rate residents pay for water once a year for the next decade. In a 5-2 vote ...
DeKalb CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson invited residents who are struggling to pay their water bills on Wednesday to come forward to the county.
Among the numerous complaints about skyrocketing water bills in DeKalb, nothing tops the case of the $795,000 invoice.
A $30,000 water bill is exactly the kind of problem DeKalb County has invested millions of dollars and years of work into preventing.
The DeKalb County single mother said the Watershed Department recently disconnected her water after she wasn't able to pay an $18,000 bill.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A family wants to pay the thousands of dollars owed on the water bill of a dead relative, but says DeKalb County officials won’t let them. It’s nearly $9,000 Larry Sipes ...
As the end of DeKalb County’s long-standing ban on disconnecting water service for unpaid bills approaches, thousands of residents have signed up for installment plans or taken other measures to ...
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The cost of water in DeKalb County could soon rise and residents are speaking out, as county leaders discuss a plan that would double water bills over the next 10 years. At ...
DEKALB COUNTY, GA — DeKalb County is ramping up efforts to collect on overdue water bills, with more than 100,000 homes and businesses currently behind on payments. CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson ...
A $30,000 water bill is exactly the kind of problem DeKalb County has invested millions of dollars and years of work into preventing.