CEO Thurmond to Address DeKalb's Water Billing Crisis

DECATUR, GA -- DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond will address the water billing crisis in a special meeting on Thursday, Patch has learned.

DeKalb's water woes have plagued the past two CEO administrations as residents inexplicably experienced enormous surges in their monthly bills and some had their gauges cut off.

The Board of Commissioners meeting will delve into Thurmond's findings, along with a task force of staffers, after he studied data about billing issues and their root causes. Thurmond said during his campaign that the water crisis would be his No. 1 priority.

Former CEO Burrell Ellis and interim chief executive Lee May both grappled with how to resolve the water issues, which were at their height.

One of the final acts of Ellis' tenure was to facilitate the formation of a water and sewer billing advisory committee.

What: DeKalb CEO address

When: Thursday, Feb. 23, at 9:15 a.m.

Where: Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, Ga. 30030

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