MEDIA CONTACTS
| Andrew Cauthen | Quinn Hudson | Sloan Turner |
| Communications Manager | Chief Communications Officer | Public Relations Specialist |
| 404-371-2806 (o) | 404-371-2813 (o) | 470-393-8348 (c) |
| 470-553-4408 (c) | 470-522-8923 (c) |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2021
Media Alert – News Conference
Who:
- DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond
- Larry Johnson, District 3, DeKalb County Board of Commissioners
- Marvin Billups, Deputy Director, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs
- Ernest Slaughter, Atlas Program Management Coordinator, DeKalb SPLOST
- Tellis Holloway, President of Baseball, Gresham Park Athletic Complex
What:
In recognition of national Park and Recreation Month, the county will announce $4.5 million in improvements to Gresham Park including nearly $3 million in SPLOST funding and $1.5 million from the Atlanta Braves baseball club. In 2017, more than 70% of DeKalb voters approved the first-ever Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) that will produce approximately $388 million for needed projects in the county including $37.5 million for parks and recreation improvements through 2024. In addition, a companion residential property tax relief measure, known as the Equalization Homestead Option Sales Tax, or EHOST, that will provide approximately $750 million in tax cuts, was adopted.
For more information, visit https://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/splost/dekalb-county-splost
When:
10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 1, 2021
Where:
The Pavilion at Gresham Park
2466 Gresham Rd., Atlanta 30316
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