Proposal would split $32.6M in coronavirus aid among DeKalb cities
(World News USA)

A new proposal would give DeKalb cities about $32.6 million of the federal coronavirus aid received by the county earlier this year. The figure — which would be distributed to cities based on population — represents a little over one-fourth of the $125 million that DeKalb County received from the federal CARES Act in March. DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and the DeKalb Municipal Association reached agreement on the new proposal during a Monday afternoon meeting, their fourth in recent months. It must still be approved by the county’s Board of Commissioners. There was some push back from members of that body when Thurmond presented the plan...