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May 15, 2025 | Decaturish.com | Locally Sourced News | An Appen Media Group Publication | Volume 1, No. 3
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR Ukrainian immigrant and VA chaplain Olga Westfall keeps the faith ► PAGE 8
OPINION
Williams: Let’s bring Serenbe to South DeKalb ► PAGE 12
DEKALB WATER WOES
DeKalb County resuming water shutoffs for high bills despite customer protections By ZOE SEILER zoe@appenmedia.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County water customers remain at risk of losing service or have already been disconnected, despite the county commission’s request to keep taps flowing for those with disputed bills, Deca-
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turish has learned. When the County Commission approved a water and sewer rate increase in February, it made a commitment not to shut off water for customers who say they were overcharged. One DeKalb County resident with an $18,000 bill that is in dispute lost water service for two
weeks. Another received a notice saying he had to pay 10 percent of his $8,500 bill or the full amount to avoid a shutoff. Still another customer says he has been told for years not to pay his high water bill, and it would work itself out. That bill reached $62,000 at one point.
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Above: DeKalb County resident Brandy Knox holds her water bill for over $18,000.
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