Commissioners Robert Patrick and Steve Bradshaw Assist in Funding for Tucker Infrastructure Maintenance
Commissioners Robert Patrick and Steve Bradshaw contributed $50,000 each to the City of Tucker for maintenance and repair improvements for sidewalks, striping, signage, and curbs along Stone Mountain Industrial Park. These funds were augmented contributions to road repairs within the City of Tucker from City, County and Tucker CID budgets. Beginning Monday July 18th, engineering […]
Commissioner Robert Patrick Celebrates National Garbage Man Day as a Sanitation Worker
On June 17th, municipalities around the country celebrated Global Garbage Man Day, to show appreciation to the men and women who keep our streets and neighborhoods clean. As the sanitation industry continues to grapple with labor shortages, DeKalb County is no different. District 1’s North Lot has been experiencing high labor shortages that have caused […]
Commissioner Robert Patrick Joins WABE/NPR’s Rose Scott on A Closer Look to Discuss New Motel-to-Home Initiative
DeKalb County, as with the rest the nation, is facing a housing crisis. From the lack of housing inventory to the high cost of rent, residents are dealing with a great deal of housing insecurity. While this issue is multi-layered and complex, one segment of the housing-insecured population that is often overlooked are those living […]
Commissioner Robert Patrick Partners with St. Vincent de Paul to Launch DeKalb’s First Motel-to-Home Program
Program aims to assist families to stable and permanent housing DECATUR, Ga.— Commissioner Robert Patrick has partnered with St. Vincent de Paul Georgia to help DeKalb families living in extended stay motels to move to permanent housing through the organization’s Motel-to-Home Program. To disrupt the extended stay motel trap, the Motel-to-Home Program helps families pay […]
Fox5 Atlanta Reports on the Motel-to-Home Program
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/dekalb-county-launches-motel-to-homes-program-for-families
Commissioner Robert Patrick to hold Community Meeting to Seek Feedback on Pleasantdale Park Upgrade
Decatur, GA – On Thursday, March 31st, the Presiding Officer of the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Robert Patrick will host a community meeting at Pleasantdale Elementary. Commissioner Patrick is holding the meeting to seek input from those who live in the area and will ultimately be the immediate benefactors of the park’s makeover. Joining […]
Board of Commissioners Approve Water and Sewer Rate Increase
Come Aug. 1, DeKalb County residents’ water and sewer bills will be a little higher. The county commission voted Tuesday to approve the 6% rate hike, which officials say is necessary to help cover the cost of more than $2 billion in improvements to DeKalb’s historically neglected water and sewer infrastructure. The increase — which […]
Commissioner Robert Patrick Offers Water Bill Assistance for District 1 Low-Income Residents
DECATUR, Ga.—Inflation and the rising cost of goods and services are creatingfinancial hardships for many DeKalb County residents. As a result, basic needs such asrent, food and utilities are going unmet. To alleviate some of these burdens, Commissioner Robert Patrick is offering water billassistance for residents of District 1 through St. Vincent de Paul’s utility […]
Commissioner Robert Patrick Meets with Senators in DC to Advocate for DeKalb County
On a recent trip to DC during the 2022 NACo Conference, Commissioner Patrick, his chief of staff and members of Dekalb County Central Staff had the opportunity to visit the US Capitol and meet with US Senators and federal agency staff. During these meetings, Commissioner Patrick advocated for and pitched projects for potential federal funding, […]
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Presiding Officer announces 2022 Committee Assignments
Decatur, GA – On Tuesday January 18, 2022, the DeKalb County Board of Commissionerselected District 1 County Commissioner Robert Patrick to serve as the 2022 presidingofficer and District 5 County Commissioner Mereda-Davis Johnson to serve as deputypresiding officer. The first primary responsibility of any presiding officer is to appoint members of the Board ofCommissioners to […]