Ex-DeKalb County official to head state parks

ATLANTA - The Georgia Board of Natural Resources has named the former head of the DeKalb County parks system to head state parks. <br> <br> The board named Becky Kelley to be the new director of the state Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division during a vote yesterday. <br> <br> She replaces Burt Weerts, who is retiring after a 34-year career with the state Department of Natural Resources. That includes the last seven as head of state parks. <br> <br> The state parks division generates about 40 percent of its budget from fees and rentals. <br> <br> Kelley says she sees promotion of the parks as a big part of her job because people don&#39;t know a lot about the parks. <br> <br> Kelley was director of the DeKalb County Parks and Recreation Department for ten years before becoming administrator of the county&#39;s parks bond program in February.