The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners chose a site near DeKalb Peachtree Airport for the county's new animal shelter Tuesday.
The 5-acre Chamblee site will be the new home of the shelter, which will cost $8 million to build, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The site was chosen from a narrowed list of three that included Johns Homestead, a Tucker park. That location drew heavy criticism from supporters who swarmed board meetings over the last two months, protesting its potential selection.
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