Saturday, May 9 - New DeKalb County Green Commission

CEO BURRELL ELLIS AND COMMISSIONER KATHIE GANNON TO LAUNCH GREEN COMMISSION

DECATUR – Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis and Commissioner Kathie Gannon, Super

District 6, will launch the DeKalb County Green Commission at a kick-off event on Saturday,

May 9, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. at the county’s new LEED building The Porter Sanford Performing

Arts Center located at 3181 Rainbow Dr. in Decatur. This community event is free and open to

the public.

“We all have a responsibility to become more involved in protecting our future resources,” said

CEO Ellis. “What better way to lead than by example and that is exactly the message this

administration hopes to send the citizens of DeKalb County.”

The administration is committed to the Green Commission to ensure that DeKalb County is

meeting the “green needs” of the future. The Green Commission will chronicle the County’s

sustainable practices and policies which will be submitted to the Atlanta Regional Commission

for DeKalb County to be designated as a “Green Community.”

“The kick-off of the Green Commission is about making changes today that will have a

significant impact on our environment tomorrow,” say Commissioner Gannon. “This is a cause I

am passionate about. I am pleased that CEO Ellis shares my sentiments about this important

issue and our responsibility as a county to meet the needs of the present without compromising

future generations.”

The Green Commission will showcase and display the green practices of DeKalb County

Government, local businesses and non-profits through workshops and forums that will educate

citizens on environmentally friendly lifestyle alternatives.

For more information regarding the Green Commission, please contact Rita Morgan in

Commissioner Gannon’s office at 404-371-6353 or visit www.yourdekalb.com or http://www.kathiegannon.com/.