Comments regarding Clairmont Bridge from City of Chamblee
Please be advised that DeKalb County is responsible for the maintenance of the roads within the City of Chamblee as well as most of the other municipalities in DeKalb County. There have been multiple reports by different news media regarding the Clairmont Road bridge and one this morning commented something about the city making one pass at the bridge.
(In inclement weather) the bridge ices over immediately and the Chamblee PD is forced to close it and place the barricades until DeKalb County is able to make it passable. This time is no different. DeKalb County has been advised more than once about the (Clairmont) bridge and I can only assume that they will get to it when they are able and in order of priority.
By law, counties and their municipalities are required to agree on a service delivery strategy in which each jurisdiction agrees which services they are responsible for in order to prevent double taxation for the same services. DeKalb County and it's cities just signed a renewed agreement and pursuant to that agreement DeKalb County is responsible for the maintenance of the roads within the City of Chamblee. In spite of that agreement, and recognizing the severity of this winter storm, Chamblee’s Public Works Department has been working to clear up some of the smaller more manageable road hazards with the equipment we have. The Clairmont Road bridge is far beyond the capabilities of any of the equipment Chamblee has at its disposal.
The City of Chamblee is proud of the services that we offer and I don’t believe it is fair at all to be criticized for the quality of a service which we are not responsible for providing. I am also not going to criticize DeKalb County for the level of service they are providing, as I don’t know how they are prioritizing the problem streets.
If you have any questions about the operations of the City of Chamblee, please call City Hall at 770-986-5018
