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In their own words

Opened in 2005 in Lithonia as part of DeKalb
Medical, Emory Hillandale Hospital joined Emory
Healthcare in 2018 and is now part of Georgia’s
most comprehensive academic health system.

STEVE BRADSHAW
Commissioner District 4
My hope for DeKalb County during the next 100 years
is that we have garnered a reputation that consists of a safe,
clean, and great place to do business, live, work, and play. My
vision is that DeKalb County has a generational respect for
cultural diversity with a rich history of amazing amenities. I
hope to see DeKalb County ranked #1 for quality of life.

DORIAN DEBARR

President, Decide DeKalb
Development Authority
DeKalb County’s extraordinary people, diverse landscape,
and vast multiculturalism are reasons why it is a special
place to live, work, and play. In the next 100 years, I hope
the people and the community remain at the forefront of
how business progresses and economic development occurs
throughout all of DeKalb. For the next 100 years, I hope the
leadership will be intentional with their pursuits of creating
Perimeter Mall opened in Dunwoody in 1971 in an
area that was largely undeveloped at the time. flourishing pathways to quality developments, job creation,
and a thriving quality of life for all.

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