Love Your Planet by Caring for your Community

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February is a month centered on love and what better way to show it than by caring for the planet we all share. As part of our Love Your Planet: Recycle Campaign, Team Commissioner Ted Terry joins Keep DeKalb Beautiful to encourage residents, schools, and businesses to take simple, meaningful steps toward reducing waste and keeping our community clean.

As we move forward, we invite everyone to March Into a Cleaner Tomorrow by getting involved in local cleanup efforts. The Great American Cleanup officially kicked off nationally January 2026 and will continue through July 4, 2026, offering multiple opportunities to make a visible impact in our DeKalb neighborhoods.

Ready to make a difference?

Schedule a cleanup in your neighborhood, business, or school today. Contact Keep DeKalb Beautiful to reserve cleanup bags and litter sticks and once your cleanup is complete, DeKalb County’s Beautification Department will take care of picking up the filled garbage bags.

Interested in Making an Even Bigger Impact?
Organize a community cleanup in your neighborhood and join our efforts to promote a cleaner, greener DeKalb.

Schedule a Community Cleanup: Click here
Contact Keep DeKalb Beautiful: Click here
Learn more about Recycling & Waste Diversion: Click here

Together, we can keep our community clean, beautiful, and sustainable.

Sharing Planning & Sustainability Building A Greener, Stronger DeKalb Highlights

DeKalb Planning and Sustainability Front Yard Tree Program

The Front Yard Tree Program offers DeKalb County homeowners the opportunity to add shade and beauty to their yards at no cost.

Through a partnership with Trees Atlanta, homeowners receive expert guidance on tree species selection and proper placement. Trees Atlanta will also deliver and plant the tree, making the process easy and accessible.

For more information regarding Planning & Sustainability program click here.

DeKalb County Recognized as a 2025 Tree City USA

The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. With a network of more than one million supporters and partners, the organization has helped plant over 500 million trees in forests and communities across more than 60 countries.

DeKalb County has been named a 2025 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in recognition of the County’s ongoing commitment to planting, growing, and maintaining trees that enhance and benefit the community.

Zoning Ordinance Revisions Supporting A Resileint DeKalb!

The DeKalb County Planning & Sustainability Department is updating its zoning ordinance for the first time in a decade and its sign ordinance for the first time in 20 years to ensure the ordinances support the needs and priorities of the community.

This update aims to better align the Zoning Ordinance with the 2050 Unified Plan and existing development patterns, reflecting the values of DeKalb County residents and businesses. The project will take place over the next two years, with adoption targeted by the end of 2027. Opportunities for community input are integrated throughout the planning process and will be available through both in-person and online engagement.

For more information click here to visit Planning & Sustainability website.

2/3/2026 COW Commissioner Terry Comments

Happy Black History Month

This month, we honor the brilliance, resilience, and lasting contributions of Black leaders, artists, and communities who have shaped history and continue to shape our future with Black History Month. I look forward to attending and am happy to invite you to the Tobie Grant Recreation Center’s A CENTURY OF BLACK HISTORY COMMEMORATION on Wednesday, February 25 starting at 10:00 AM. I hope you will join with me in celebrating.

Aging in Placers Update

The Aging in Placers kicked off 2026 as the “Year of Action” by detailing its strategic plan for advocating for housing options in DeKalb County. Critical actions include continuing in step with the DeKalb Zoning Update Project and advocating for specific zoning changes to expand housing options that support aging in place, whether that means staying put in current homes or moving to ones that are a better fit. Parallel actions will focus on helping older adults tap into available support and services for aging in place.

In January, the Aging in Placers Initiative was featured on The Crossroads Public Affairs News Hour on WRFG 89.3FM Atlanta. Bonnie Davis, leader of the Aging in Placers Initiative, was interviewed and shared what it means to age in place with dignity, and how we help to shape policies that are inclusive of all. There are several important items that impact our Seniors this 1st quarter and we are gearing up to educate and advocate. You can catch up by listening to the interview here.

Environmental Justice

Super District 6 Staff, along with several community members participated in Environmental Justice Day at the Capitol on January 29, 2026. Senior Environmental Policy Aide, Keyanna Jones Moore represented Super District 6 as a part of the Georgians Organized to Survive and Thrive (GOST) Network, and spoke with State Legislators about bills in regards to Data Centers; the reappointment of a Consumer Utilities Counsel and a regulation that would require mandatory reporting on the presence of forever chemicals to wastewater treatment facilities. 

Super District 6 Community Outreach

Our Outreach Team has been busy in January attending neighborhood meetings all over Super District 6. 

We saw a new President named for Neighbors of Gresham Park and a huge cleanup happened along the Michelle Obama trail for Martin Luther King Day where a whole section of the South River was cleaned up from illegal dumping. Girl scouts, community and church members pitched in. 

In Decatur, the Downtown Decatur Neighbors activated their group to help get a downtown park named as a historic site. 

 At Greystone Park, we attended their 2nd ever neighborhood meeting and heard from residents that crime has gone way down since October of last year. Our Outreach team helped to connect neighbors by knocking doors and inviting residents to a neighborhood meeting. DeKalb Police, Park police, and adjacent neighborhood groups came together to create a network of people talking to each other on the REGULAR. It helped shut down the break-ins happening and now neighbors are focused on getting speed bumps, cleaning up illegal dump sites and advocating for sidewalks and better lighting. 

The residents of Longdale Park are on the final phase of a master plan on their neighborhood park. And Morningside Lenox Park Association is working on getting a new roundabout installed in coordination with the City of Atlanta and DeKalb County.

This month, we’re pitching in to canvass neighborhoods around Bouldercrest, Cedar Grove and Moreland Ave for the small area plan. Neighbors have submitted their ideas via survey. Now there are several meetings this month that will take place in person and online so residents can dig into the details on what they want to see built in their community. 

The Super District 6 Outreach team welcomes any requests for neighborhoods that would like our help in boosting attendance at monthly meetings and getting neighbors activated to being involved to make their communities better. We’ll come and knock doors with you and invite folks to turn out. 

How to Stay Up To Date

You can always stay up to date with all things in the Super District 6 Office by visiting the website, https://commissionertedterry.com/ or COMMISSIONER TED TERRY on Facebook and Instagram. If you would like to text, the office you can do so at: 470 735 7804. Message and data rates may apply. To learn more about texting the Super District 6 office, click here.

Additionally, we have done a great job ensuring we are sharing County Resources that may be available to you. Programs such as the Water Bill Assistance Program, various electric bill assistance programs, and home repair resources. Be sure to click here for more information.