Join DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis for eleven upcoming town hall meetings to give citizens an update on, and discuss, county-related issues.  The first town hall meeting is set for Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at Cedar Grove High School, 2360 River Road in Ellenwood.  Click here for a full listing of meetings.

DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis utilized his 2012 State of the County Address to key business leaders as a call for a unified ONE DeKalb, a pledge to champion the Regional Transportation Referendum, and to define the role of morality in local government in the 21st century.

Speaking to an audience of more than 500 business and civic leaders at the Thalia N. Carlos Hellenic Community Center in Atlanta, CEO Ellis announced the new collaborative initiatives of ONE DeKalb Volunteers and ONE DeKalb Votes.

“We must do a better job of getting our citizens registered and out to vote.  Not only do we have much at stake in the Transportation Referendum in July, but we must re-elect our President in November,” said CEO Ellis.  “In line with our ONE DeKalb Votes initiative, I will venture into every community in this county to discuss the importance of voting and registering new voters.  Because as DeKalb County goes, so will the State of Georgia!”

Click here to read the speech.