Reporters press DeKalb for parcel map and clarity on Michelle Obama Park boundaries

Reporters repeatedly asked whether the 40 acres that DeKalb conveyed in the 2021 swap included Michelle Obama Park and how the county and private-party parcels relate to the ribbon-cutting area. County officials declined to provide an oral parcel-by-parcel description and said they would circulate a map and the complaint to avoid confusion.

"What I would invite you to do is to take a look at the map that's going to be provided and understand that all of what was called Entrenchment Creek Park is now Michelle Obama Park," County Attorney Terry Phillips said, adding he did not want to mislead reporters by trying to describe complex parcel boundaries orally. Communications Officer Deanna Smith said the map and a link to the filing will be included in the press release and will be sent to media within about an hour.