Brookhaven homeowners on Ashford Road could see their properties connected to county sewer lines under a petition headed for a public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 10.
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to hear Resolution 2026-1577, a septic-to-sewer petition covering properties on Ashford Road in Brookhaven, according to the Committee of the Whole's tentative agenda reviewed Nov. 5. The item falls under the county's Watershed Management department and involves Commission Districts 2 and 6.
The agenda is tentative. It is subject to change because the final agenda for the regular Board of Commissioners meeting is set at the Committee of the Whole.
Septic-to-sewer conversions replace aging private septic systems with connections to the public sewer network. The board approved a similar petition for Forrest Road in Pine Lake on April 14, with Commissioner Chakira Johnson making the motion and Commissioner LaDena Bolton seconding it, according to board minutes from that meeting.
Which specific parcels on Ashford Road are covered, whether the petition has met signature thresholds and what costs individual homeowners would face are not detailed in the agenda materials reviewed.
Housing fund items on the same agenda
The Nov. 10 agenda also carries several proposed allocations from the DeKalb County Affordable Housing Fund, all assigned to the Planning, Economic Development and Community Services Committee (PECS):
- Resolution 2026-1584: Up to $1 million for the "Revive DeKalb" Blighted Property and Redevelopment Program, run jointly by the DeKalb Regional Land Bank Authority and the CEO's Office of Housing. The money would cover due diligence, professional and legal expenses.
- Resolution 2026-1587: $500,000 to the Land Bank to support public land disposition for housing.
- Resolution 2026-1586: Up to $250,000 for a compliance monitoring and reporting system called the "DeKalb Housing Platform," serving the county's Housing Investment Bond Programs.
A separate item, Resolution 2026-1593, would have allocated up to $1.3 million for the Road to Home/Safe Space DeKalb Initiative addressing vehicular homelessness. That resolution was withdrawn from the agenda at the Nov. 5 Committee of the Whole meeting. A county press release issued Nov. 5 said the initiative, sponsored by Commissioner Nicole Massiah, is still being planned and that the administration is exploring potential locations.
The housing fund allocations tie into DeKalb's broader $155 million Housing Investment Bond Program, which the board approved earlier this year. That program is projected to support more than 10,000 housing units and leverage more than $1.2 billion in public and private investment, according to a county press release announcing the bond.
The Board of Commissioners meets Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Maloof Auditorium in Decatur. Residents can follow the agenda on the county's Legistar portal.
