File #: 2026-0334    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Public Hearing
File created: 2/5/2026 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 2/26/2026 Final action:
Title: Commission District(s): 3 and 7 Resolution and Order of the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Authorizing Condemnation by Declaration of Taking Method Pursuant to O.C.G.A. ?? 22-3-140 And 32-3-1, Et Seq. Of Certain Property Situated in Dekalb County, Georgia, For Public Sanitary Sewer Collection and Treatment and Wastewater Purposes
Attachments: 1. Condemnation Summary 3580 River Edge.pdf, 2. Exhibit A Declaration of Taking _ Resolution (Avina) - River Edge DEKCD250909 (full)(4241870.1).pdf, 3. Appendix A to Exhibit A - RESOLUTION (Avina - River Edge) DEKCD250909(4241761.1)(4241871.1).pdf

                                    

Public Hearing:  YES ☒     NO ☐                                                  Department: Watershed Management                                     

 

SUBJECT:

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Commission District(s): 3 and 7

Resolution and Order of the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Authorizing Condemnation by Declaration of Taking Method Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §§ 22-3-140 And 32-3-1, Et Seq. Of Certain Property Situated in Dekalb County, Georgia, For Public Sanitary Sewer Collection and Treatment and Wastewater Purposes

 

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Information Contact: Reginald Wells

Phone Number: 770-414-6240

 

PURPOSE:

To consider the attached Resolution, Order, and Declaration of Taking for the acquisition of an easement on 3580 River Edge Court; Parcel ID: 15 060 01 122; Tract #35 (further described in the legal description and shown on the plat attached in Exhibit A) located within the boundaries required to complete the Shoal Creek Section I Project. The purpose of this Project is to meet Consent Decree requirements, improve the County’s sewer infrastructure, and reduce sewer spills.

 

NEED/IMPACT:

The exercise of eminent domain for this property will enable the County to include the subject parcel in the Shoal Creek Section I Project. This project is essential to complete critical sewer system upgrades throughout the County and to ensure compliance with Environmental Protection Division (EPD) guidelines. The proposed improvements will support compliance with the Federal Clean Water Act and the Georgia Water Quality Control Act, while enhancing the overall reliability and performance of the County’s sewer infrastructure.

 

 

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

The total cost to DeKalb County, Department of Watershed Management is $3,700.00 (Three Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars and 00/100) to purchase the easement.

 

 

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommended Action

To adopt the attached Resolution, Order and Declaration of Taking for the acquisition of an easement on 3580 River Edge Court; Parcel ID: 15 060 01 122; Tract #35 located within the boundaries required to complete the Shoal Creek Section I Project and to authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all necessary documents in a form acceptable to the County Attorney.