Commissioner Larry Johnson, in response to the growing concern that the corridors around DeKalb were inundated with litter, recommended that a special work group be developed — the Litter Patrol.   With funding appropriated in the 2007 budget the Litter Patrol came into being, April 6, 2007.

The Litter Patrol is designed to be a control measure in monitoring and maintaining the county’s rights-of-way, corridors, state roads and interchanges.   Community Service Workers, under the supervision of a county employee provide litter pick up to areas in need.  There are four (4) crews – north, east, south and west DeKalb are serviced as needed.

For your information, below is a short overview of the some of the corridors serviced by the Litter Patrol.

Bouldercrest Road – 42 bags of loose litter – May 6, 2008
Bouldercrest Road – 64 bags of loose litter – July 30, 2008
Bouldercrest Road – 55 bags of loose litter October 30, 2008
Bouldercrest Road 26 Bags December 5, 2008
Bouldercrest Road – 15 bags 1 tire – January 7, 2009

Flat Shoals Road – 18 bags of loose litter – July 30, 2008

Snapfinger Woods Drive – 26 bags of loose litter December 16, 2008
Snapfinger Woods Drive 16 Bags December 16, 2008
Snapfinger Woods Drive 26 Bags 2 tires December 18, 2008

Henrico Road – 41 bags of trash and 21 tires – January 27, 2009
Moore Road – 33 bags of litter – January 27, 2009
Bonsal Road 17 bags of litter, 25 tires – January 27, 2009

I-20 East  Access Road at Gresham Road 12 bags – January 13, 2009
I-20 West Access road at Gresham Road 15 bags – January 12, 2009

H.F. Sheppard Road 17 bags December 3, 2008
H.F. Sheppard Road 12 bags 6 tires 1 illegal dumping January 5, 2009
Whites Mill Road 21 Bags 1 tire December 3, 2008
Whites Mill Road 10 bags 1 tire – January 5, 2009
Lloyd Road 12 bags January 5, 2009

Key Road 28 bags 17 tires January 7, 2009
Constitution Road 28 bags 3 tires January 6, 2009

South Hairston Road 21 Bags December 29, 2008
South Hairston Road 44 Bags December 30, 2008

Litter costs each and every citizen in DeKalb County — so help save money and don’t litter and if you see litter on the ground, help Keep DeKalb Beautiful and lend a hand and put litter in its proper place