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Maggie Duncan, 7, left, along with her sister Michelle, 3, right, walk nimbly across stepping stones at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody on June 20. The two, along with other members of their family, were there to enjoy Food Truck Thursdays. The event, held weekly throughout the summer, offers a variety of food options and live entertainment. More photos on page 30.
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It’s been 18 months in the making -- so far. And it’s got a least a couple more months to go. But this summer or fall, the city of Dunwoody’s rewrite of its zoning and land development regulations is scheduled to be wrapped up and put into law. The proposed rewrite goes to the city Planning Commission for consideration July 19 and is scheduled to be given to Dunwoody City Council for review in August. “It’s a big document,” said Steve Dush, the city’s community development director, who’s marshalling the rewrite project. “There’s
Dunwoody City Council voted June 25 to keep the city’s tax millage the same, rejecting an effort by half the council to cut the tax rate. The council unanimously approved a proposal to keep the city’s millage at 2.74 mills, the same rate it has levied since 2009. This year, the city’s tax digest – the value of taxable property in the city – has increased for the first time in several years, so the city expects to collect about $70,000 more than it did last year, City Manager Warren Hutmacher told the council. Taxes are calculat-
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City officials opened up the controversial Brook Run Park trail for walking tours one recent evening. Residents remained divided on the project. “It’s awesome,” said Stephen Suba. Suba and his wife Janine Suba live nearby and they regularly take walks through Brook Run. They welcomed the addition of the 12-foot-wide, concrete, multi-use path through the From left, Councilman Terry Nall, park, saying it made parts of the park City Manager Warren Hutmacher feel safer and more accessible. “It’s and Dunwoody Police Chief nice,” she said. Billy Grogan take the tour. But Hilbert Margol, whose home abuts from the park, worries that the trail will mean more runoff and flooding happened.” for homes near his. City officials say the first phase of the The city’s engineers say the drainage trail, which is about 0.7-mile long, is 90 system being installed will handle the runpercent to 95 percent complete. Work off once the trail is in place. City officials begins on the 1.1-mile second phase in plan to widen an existing detention pond the fall. The second phase is expected to at Brook Run, and the city’s engineering cost about $450,000, Smith said. The studies show no increase in water leaving first phase cost about $425,000, he said. the park, said city Public Works DirecThe work seemed worthwhile to Keltor Michael Smith. “We’re actually overly and Jeremy Bell, who say they regucompensating,” he said. larly walk in the park. They thought the Margol isn’t convinced. “That’s imtrail offered a place they could walk that possible,” he said. “I remember some was away from traffic and surrounded by of the top engineers in the world saying towering trees. the Titanic couldn’t sink. We know what “We’re excited,” Kelly Bell said.
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The Dunwoody Charter Commisfire services than they now pay to the sion partially reversed itself June 19 and county. “The bottom line is their tax bill recommended that city officials should will not change because of this vote,” not be allowed to automatically raise the Wingate said. fire tax rate if the city starts a fire deSome city officials have proposed partment. that Dunwoody join with other north After about an hour of discussion, DeKalb cities to start a new fire departthe commission voted 3-2 to recomment to replace the existing service from mend that the city’s charter be amendDeKalb County. They argue the cities ed in a way that would allow Dunwoody could provide better fire services to resito take over fire services from DeKalb dents without raising taxes above the tax County, but to impose a tax millage no millage DeKalb levies for the service. higher than the three-year average of the But residents attending the commiscounty’s tax millage for fire services. sion meeting argued that Dunwoody On June 5, the voters should be commission voted the ones to decide to ask state lawmakwhether to increase ers to allow the city taxes to provide for to take over the fire fire services. “I don’t think City millage and to allow Merry CarmiCouncil is adequately Dunwoody City chael said the city communicating with the Council to increase should not provide that tax rate by up fire services “until citizens. There are a lot to 20 percent withthere has been citof people watching you. out a public vote in izen vetting, active We want you to do what’s order to cover costs debate, as well as a of a new fire departright for the community.” citizen vote of apment. proval.” Commission“I don’t want to – Ed Palmer er Beverly Wingate give up my right to proposed the comvote,” she said. mission reconsider Ed Palmer told its earlier decision, the commissioners saying the original he had “become disvote “opened the door for the council to couraged over time by what’s been going raise taxes without a vote of the people. on in the city.” That was not my intent, and I think it “I don’t think City Council is adewas the intent of this group.” quately communicating with the citiWingate also said that Sen. Fran Milzens,” he said to the charter commissionlar (R-Dunwoody) had told her the proers. “There are a lot of people watching vision was something that state lawmakyou. We want you to do what’s right for ers could “gleefully veto.” the community.” Commissioners, meeting in a standThe charter commission is reviewing-room-only conference room packed ing the city’s charter as Dunwoody apwith an audience of about 25 residents proaches its fifth year as a city. It will and city officials, said the provision as report to state lawmakers any recommodified meant Dunwoody homeownmendations for changes it feels are needers would not pay more in taxes for city ed.
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Rosanne and Harry Lutz examine illustrations showing the turn lanes proposed for Mount Vernon and Vermack roads. They viewed the renderings during a public meeting on June 17.
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Harry Lutz welcomed the idea that Dunwoody city officials were considering doing something about the traffic backups at the intersection of Mount Vernon and Vermack roads. “It’s clear something needs to be done,” Lutz said. “All of us have sat at that intersection for a while. It’s encouraging they’re planning to do something.” City officials preCarlos Bouffier, left, and Henry Staats sented several possible discuss turn lanes proposed for Mount fixes to the intersection Vernon and Vermack roads. during a public meeting that drew about 80 people, including Mayor Mike Davis, city council memed to be done. Some argued the projbers and other city officials, to St. Luke’s ect would primarily benefit commuters Presbyterian Church on June 17. from Gwinnett County. Three proposals included adding cenHarry and Janet Butcher said they tral left-turn lanes to Mount Vernon and have lived nearby for 35 years and never Vermack. They differed in how long to seen an accident there. make the turn lanes on Mount Vernon “I think the whole thing is crazy,” or whether to move a power pole away Harry Butcher said. “It’s a problem only from the intersection. the few hours of rush hour. The other A proposal to build a traffic circle at 20 hours of the day, it’s not a problem.” the intersection also was presented, but “It’s like they have the money and wasn’t seriously considered. City officials they have to spend it,” Janet Butcher said the roundabout wouldn’t be effecsaid. tive in eliminating traffic backups. And Tony Delmichi, a member of City officials said the three projects the city’s Community Council, argued being considered were expected to cost the work would create “a $2 million $900,000 to $1.1 million each. The parking lot.” proposals are expected to be presented “It’s a waste of money,” he said. to the council in July, Dunwoody PubOthers disagreed. lic Works Director Michael Smith said. “It’s such a severe problem that it’s Work could begin in 2014, he said. good to see solutions,” resident Henry Not everyone agreed the work needStaats said.
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Amid the recent controversy surrounding national surveillance programs, many may not realize that jurisdictions around metro Atlanta are using integrated camera systems to record city-wide security footage. But proponents say access to video footage is an invaluable tool for public safety. The city of Atlanta and Sandy Springs already have these systems in place, and the cities of Brookhaven and Dunwoody are considering them. Bob Carter is the general manager of Iron Sky, the company that has helped to implement these integrated video systems. He said Iron Sky focuses on building networks for public safety technology. Video is the most common technology, but Carter said the company also uses things like GPS software and license plate readers. “Our solution is designed to integrate with newer and effective technologies as they become available,” Carter said. “Anything that gives an officer enhanced situational awareness.” Terry Sult, Sandy Springs’ Director of Public Safety, said the city used existing traffic control cameras for its network. “We’re not putting that much money into cameras, we prefer to use existing infrastructure and partner with companies that already have cameras in place,” Sult said. “We’re taking advantage of those that would be going up for traffic management or sharing cameras with private companies so that we reduce the cost.” Sult said the system features a Google map that shows where all the city’s calls for service are located. “It shows where your patrol cars are on the map, your police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, and it also shows where the cameras are,” Sult said. The city is now working to give backup dispatchers access to the system to give them the ability to do things like
view the area where there have been reports of traffic lights out or debris in the roadway. “We give them access to it so ideally we don’t have to send a car when we don’t have to send a car,” Sult said. Carlos Campos, a spokesman for the Atlanta Police Department, said the department launched its Operation Shield Video Integration Center in 2011. It cost about $8 million and was paid for using money from the Atlanta Police Foundation and the federal government. Campos said the city has access to about 1,400 cameras in areas including Buckhead, Midtown and downtown Atlanta. “There was already a great deal of existing infrastructure in downtown that we were able to tap into. That is one of the unique aspects of the [Video Integration Center]. We have a partnership with the private sector, so these are not just city-owned cameras,” Campos said. Campos said the system has been helpful to Atlanta police. “For example, during major events such as the Final Four, it provided us with situational awareness on a mass scale. We were able to provide live feeds on the ground into a Joint Operations Center. It has also been helpful in monitoring other major events. We have also recorded several major crimes on the system that have helped provide evidence to investigators,” Campos said. Sult recalled a particular incident where Sandy Springs police were able to review video footage to find a hit-andrun driver who fled the scene after hitting a cyclist. Carter said “numerous, numerous events have occurred, especially in Midtown, where a camera system has helped to solve crimes, identified people in the process of committing crimes. One of the most frequent ones is entering autos, people strolling the streets breaking windows. Normal everyday issues are always occurring, and you can really make an impact there.”
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Bob Mullen, a spokesman for the city hold police officers accountable. He said of Dunwoody, said the city is preparing anything the city records is public reto set up a video system in Brook Run cord. Park later this year. “The tools are two-edged,” Sult said. “In the past several years, Brook Run “I think where the balance comes in is Park has experienced a significant level when you’re using them for accountabilof crime including criminal damage to ity as well as solving cases, that’s where property, graffiti, and thefts from vehithe Open Records Act helps. I’m a big cles,” Mullen said. fan of the Open Records Act.” Carter doesn’t beSult said the imlieve security footportance of technolage infringes on priogy and video footFor more about the debate on vacy because most age was evident in surveillance cameras, see recordings are taken locating the Boston Commentary page 8 in public places and Marathon bombers. only used in emer“When you think gency situations. about having to be “The idea is to prepared in today’s make this information available so poage and the challenges we face, with evlice can use it when they need it. They erything from active shooters to somedon’t have a monitoring operation. No one who can put together a pressure one is sitting around watching it,” Cartcooker bomb …. You’ve got to be preer said. “I think that’s the reality of it. pared, and if you can’t prevent it, you No one is sitting around watching camwant to have every resource possible to eras all day.” be able to investigate and mitigate that Sult said footage can also be used to situation,” Sult said.
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ed by multiplying a property’s taxable value by the millage. Councilman Denny Shortal said the city should use the additional revenue “to pave a couple more roads.” But the city’s digest has been declining over the past several years, so tax revenues remain below the amount city officials thought the city would collect when it was created nearly five years ago. “We’ve had to live on less dollars since we incorporated,” Councilman Terry Nall said. “We’ve had to run the city on less dollars than we use to pay DeKalb County. I think we need this extra money to put into capital projects.” Before the vote to set the rate at
2.74 mills, the council split 3-3 on a proposal to lower the tax rate to 2.68 mills. The motion failed because of the tie vote. Councilman Doug Thompson proposed the reduction, saying levying 2.68 mills would produce about $100,000 less in revenue than the current rate. He said he proposed a rate slightly below the break-even point because “I want a tax decrease.” Council members Adrian Bonser and Lynn Deutsch joined Thompson in voting for the decrease. Shortal, Nall and Mayor Mike Davis voted against it. Councilman John Heneghan was absent. City officials have said they expect the 2.74-mill levy to produce about $5.9 million in revenue.
Council dismisses complaint By Joe Earle
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Members of Dunwoody City Council voted unanimously June 25 to dismiss an ethics complaint against Councilwoman Adrian Bonser. The city’s Board of Ethics on June 12 found Bonser violated the city’s ethics code by sending a “discourteous” message during an email exchange with a constituent. The board voted to recommend that the council consider publicly reprimanding Bonser. Councilwoman Lynn Deutsch recommended the city again review its ethics code in light of the finding against Bonser. “I’d like us to take a look at the ethics code so that we’re careful as to what we call an ethics violation,” she said.
Bonser left the council bench and sat among the audience as her fellow council members deliberated about what to do with her case. Several council members said they thought Bonser’s actions did not constitute a breach of the city ethics code. “In my view, there is a difference between unethical conduct and unprofessional or inappropriate conduct,” Councilman Terry Nall said when moving to dismiss the complaint. “I believe the email exchange ... was unprofessional and inappropriate.” Earlier in the meeting, Bonser said she was dropping an ethics complaint she had announced against Lenny Felgin, one of the city’s attorneys.
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Cities across the nation are seeing the lowest incidences of crime since the early 1990s. In the city of Atlanta alone, crime is down more W. David than 53 percent – the safest this city Wilkinson has been since 1969. CEO and president As the margins for crime reducof the Atlanta Police tion and resources get tighter, we Foundation. will look to new technologies and innovative approaches to make our city safer. Most industries in the past 20 years have progressed through technological advances. Innovations in software, hardware and processes have yielded enhanced capabilities to analyze and manage data in ways never thought possible. There is no doubt that policing is undergoing a similar transformation toward technology-driven strategies. Consider for example Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) – the use of video cameras to monitor public spaces. While this technology is not new, recent advances in camera technology and the introduction of computer-aided video analytics make it an invaluable tool for any policing strategy. Cameras provide a safety component, and much-needed domain and situational awareness for police officers as they are deployed to the scene of a crime. They are a force multiplier as video and analytics make it possible for one officer to monitor many “virtual police beats” 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Cameras help speed the process of solving
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In the post-9/11 era, cities across the U.S. have developed mass surveillance programs with the hope of improving security. In recent years, the city of Atlanta has expanded its network of Kristen surveillance cameras. Throughout Collins the city, you will see many cameras Law clerk with the posted along sidewalks and busy inAmerican Civil tersections, and signs informing the Liberties Union of public that they are being watched. Mass surveillance has now been ex- Georgia and a student at John Marshall tended to Buckhead and Sandy Law School. Springs. While we all want to live and work in safe communities, we must be aware of the potential problems that come from warrantless mass surveillance. Before expanding the use of surveillance programs, we must ensure there is sufficient oversight to safeguard our privacy and to protect against potential abuse. The Iron Sky surveillance system has been implemented in many parts of Georgia. Iron Sky claims the technology has helped alleviate criminal activity. Reports on the effectiveness of surveillance cameras have been mixed, with many studies showing that the use of these cameras has had little to no effect in deterring crime. Even if it is shown that these cameras can improve public safety, we must ensure there are safeguards in place so that we meet the need for public safety without jeopardiz-
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“I think they can be both. I think they can be great for deterring crime and also catching criminals after the fact. At the same time, I think they can lead to paranoia, and they can make people act differently than they normally would, like by slamming on their brakes at red lights out of fear of a ticket.”
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“I think they’re a good thing. I don’t think they cause any harm and they can do some good.”
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New workplaces attract a new kind of worker By Joe Earle
Like many who work from home, Steve Miller used to meet clients at a coffee shop. He didn’t really care for it. “Starbucks is loud and distracting,” he said. Miller describes himself as a business placement coach. He helps people find jobs and helps employers find the right people. When he joined the hoards of office-less workers doing business from crowded shops and other public places, it often was hard to carry on the kind of conversations he needed to have. So he joined Roam. At its new facility, which opened in the heart of the Perimeter business area in March, Roam offers a 16,250-square-foot collection of meeting rooms, work niches and, yes, its own coffee shop. It is designed to give its members a place that functions as an office. They can meet clients, hold company meetings or brainstorm with co-workers. But Roam isn’t an office building in the traditional sense. Located at 1155 Mount Vernon Road, on the second floor of a mall and above an Office Depot, it’s one of several metro Atlanta facilities promising to create a new kind of office for workers learning to do business in a different way as new technologies – smartphones, laptops and ubiquitous WiFi connections – allow them to spend less time in cubicles and more time working from home or Phil Mosier elsewhere. To explain Peyton Day settles into one of Roam, Peyton Roam’s conference rooms. Day is Day, who had an investor in the Sandy Springs been in the hotel facility.
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Phil Mosier Roam, located in the heart of the Perimeter business district, offers a 16,250-square-foot collection of meeting space, work niches, access to high-tech equipment, and even a coffee shop. business and is among investors in the new Roam office facility in Sandy Springs, holds up his smartphone. “This,” Day said, “changed everything in how we do work. Now that you have one of these, you can work anywhere.” Continued on page 15
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Baskin-Robbins franchise owner tastes success By Dan Whisenhunt
Haque wasn’t thinking about the ice cream business back then. She The décor of the Baskin-Robbins was a graduate student at Emory store in Sandy Springs looks like a University, finishing her master’s busted piñata. degree in public health. She saw a Children spend their birthdays at future of sitting behind a desk and the two-story shop located at Citytaking orders. She decided it just Walk. They make candle wishes in a wasn’t for her. “My personality room sprinkled with shades of pink wasn’t suited for this type of job,” and blue. Frozen cakes decoratshe said. “I started thinking.” ed with a mother’s touch and crayShe bought out the owner of on-box colors of ice cream wait like the Baskin-Robbins store on Rotemptation inside glass cases. swell Road and hasn’t looked back, The aroma of cooked wafthough there were some rocky roads fles greets each customer coming along the way. through the door. Haque moved the location to Store owner Shaheen Haque said CityWalk in 2006, hoping she would she didn’t expect her life’s work be a part of Sandy Springs’ downwould be this sweet. She’s spent 28 town renaissance. While the downyears serving up scoops of famous town plans haven’t moved as quickice cream flavors and loves ly as Haque expected, she her job. said she’s found new op“You meet people. Perimet er portunities at her much Pro fil e You manage employees. larger CityWalk address. You have little kids comThe second story being to you as customers. came a party room and it’s You have cakes,” Haque said. “It’s something Haque credits with keepa very vibrant and happy atmoing her ice cream shop afloat during sphere, compared to sitting in a corthe economic meltdown. porate office with a desk and chair.” When the economy crumbled Haque can win friends with a in 2008 and 2009, she stretched her few words and melt hearts with her company’s dollar by working more matronly smile. She’s not shy about hours at the store. Her uniform promoting her company’s brand. shows faint tatters at the shoulders Her sales pitch flows as easily as and 31 flavors (and then some) of caramel dripping off a ladle. ice cream stain the brim of her visor. Haque fell in love with Baskin“You have to know how to manRobbins ice cream in 1985, when she age your numbers,” Haque said. took her first bite of the chain’s Pis“That’s the key factor to your surtachio Almond ice cream. She said vival. You have to control product that first bite “sold me on the franwaste. You have to control payroll chise.” cost.”
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BaskinRobbins store owner Shaheen Haque, left, with employee Michael Star. Haque says working with teenagers is part of what makes her job worthwhile.
Dan Whisenhunt
The store is never far from Haque’s thoughts. When she visited Turkey for one week in November, she had a video conference with her employees every day. Haque said the teenagers she employs in the store are part of what makes the job worthwhile. In 28 years, she’s seen many grow up, become successful and return to her shop with their own children in tow. She thinks she can take some credit for their success. Two of Haque’s children are doctors and they worked in the store when they were teenagers. “They have learned some of their management skills from BaskinRobbins,” Haque said. The dessert fads have also tried to take a bite of her ice cream shop’s profits. Cupcakes, cakes and pies are all contenders, but frozen yo-
gurt currently reigns as the dessert fad king. Frozen yogurt shops offer customers a myriad of toppings, but Haque doesn’t see the fad toppling ice cream’s enduring appeal. Haque conducts market research by visiting nearby shops. She said that full-fat ice cream is healthier than nonfat yogurt, particularly when customers eat their yogurt with a pile of sugary toppings. That master’s degree in public health came in handy, she said. “I think it will take time for people to catch up and realize that having a serving of yogurt with all that toppings heaped up on it is worse,” Haque said. And when they do, Haque will be waiting for them behind the counter at Baskin-Robbins.
Perimeter Business
Q+A on trade with Israel: ‘Metro Atlanta and the Perimeter area … are among the favored locations’ Israeli companies need easy air access, which Atlanta provides throughout the Americas. Our costs of living and doing business are also significantly lower than the other regions they typically consider (primarily Boston, New York and Silicon Valley). We have one of the country’s fastest-growing Jewish communities, and also a sizeable Israeli community in Atlanta.
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How did the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce’s Southeast Region get its start? Why was it created? Has its purpose changed through the years?
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AICC was organized in 1992 through the support of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta and the Consulate General of Israel. The original impetus was to help Israel absorb the huge number of new immigrants (mostly from the Soviet Union, but also from other countries, including Ethiopia) by stimulating business relationships geared for the U.S. market as a way to create jobs in Israel. Over the years, the mission has changed into much more of a mutual benefit as many new jobs were also created in the Southeast through our programs and initiatives. Since our founding over 21 years ago, the chamber has been involved in completed transactions between Southeast and Israeli companies valued at over $1 billion. The Southeast (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee) is now one of the top five centers of activity for Israeli companies, and most of the major corporations in our region do business in Israel or with Israeli companies.
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The American-Israeli chamber’s Southeastern U.S. regional office is in Sandy Springs. What brought its operations here?
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I have lived in Sandy Springs since moving to the Atlanta area in 1992 to start AICC. Originally, we were in the Jewish Federation’s office in Midtown, and then next to the consulate’s office on Spring Street. In 2000, we moved the office to Lake Hearn Drive, just inside the Perimeter, and four years ago, we relocated to The Pointe on Northridge Road, just off Ga. 400. It is a very convenient location for our members, guests and Israelis who are visiting the area.
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How are business relations between Israel and Georgia, and the Southeastern United States
Tom Glaser has been president of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce’s Southeast Region since its founding in 1992. He recently announced his plans to retire from the post.
now? How have they changed over the last two decades?
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Business relations are excellent. We have a great deal to offer Israeli companies as they look to enter the U.S. market through the Atlanta-Southeast portal. Our local and state governments, economic development agencies, and technology associations are great partners, and we can open doors for them to potential strategic partners, investors and customers. As compared to 20 years ago, Israel is now a technology entrepreneurship powerhouse -- the “Start Up Nation.” We can learn a lot from the Israelis as we seek to develop our own economic base in the Southeast. And local companies are now quite receptive to the idea that “if it came from Israel, you ought to take a good look at it.” This was certainly not the case when we started.
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The Coca-Cola Co. was the first major Georgia company to dominate the Israeli market, and through the years, Coca-Cola has earned the reputation as Israel’s most respected brand. Subsequently, The Coca-Cola Co. has been mining Israel for technologies related to ingredients, water, energy and the supply chain. BellSouth (now AT&T) was another big winner in the Israeli market when they established Israel’s second mobile company, Cellcom, in 1994, and subsequently sold their interest at a huge profit. AT&T also taps into Israeli technology, and has one of their four Foundry operations in Ra’anana, Atlanta’s sister city in Israel. NCR just acquired an Israeli company, Retalix, for $650 million, and this was our 2013 Deal of the Year. But it’s not just the huge Georgia corporations that benefit by doing business with Israel. We’re seeing small and medium-sized enterprises succeed in Israel and partner with Israeli companies.
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How did metro Atlanta become one of the top five centers in the country for Israeli company activity?
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About 35 of [the Israeli businessses in Georgia] are in metro Atlanta, and the Perimeter area, Roswell, and Alpharetta are among the favored locations. Atlanta has been a favored location for them as a result of our efforts through the years, working with our economic development partners, to promote the area to Israeli companies and service them through our “headquarters” programs that provide an easy landing.
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Perimeter Business Chambers, local officials welcome new businesses New businesses offering everything from tacos to boxing lessons to holistic dog food are starting up in the Perimeter market, one of the largest commercial areas in metro Atlanta. Here’s a sampling of recent ribbon cuttings formally marking the opening of new businesses in the area. Photos were provided by the Sandy Springs/
O pe nin gs
Perimeter Chamber of Commerce and the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce.
Dog City Bakery owner Marcia Lain, center, right, with Sandy Springs City Councilman Gabe Sterling, center, cuts the ribbon at the store’s grand opening on June 8, surrounded by friends, employees and Chamber representatives. The company, located at 6309-1D Roswell Road in Sandy Springs, offers handmade treats and cakes baked in-house, as well as holistic dog food, toys, collars, beds and fashionable accessories.
In a Snap Imprints owner Neil Wiesenfeld, center, with scissors, celebrates the opening of his store with Councilwoman Dianne Fries, second from right, members of the Sandy Springs/ Perimeter Chamber of Commerce, SSPC Ambassadors, family and friends. The company, located at 220 Hammond Drive, Suite 308, in Sandy Springs, offfers in-house embroidery, monogramming and digital printing.
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The Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce sponsored the June 4 grand opening of Buckhead Fight Club’s newest location at 3293 Buford Highway, Suite 500, in Brookhaven. City Councilman Joe Gebbia, left, and Mayor J. Max Davis, right, were in charge of the ribbon cutting as company owner and professional boxer Terri Moss, center, smiles in approval. Buckhead Fight Club is the home of the Boxing Chicks, one of the largest women’s boxing/ boxing fitness programs in the Southeast, which welcomes women of fitness levels, amateur or professional, to train with Terri Moss.
Barberitos, a quickservice restaurant specializing in burritos, tacos, salads, quesadillas and nachos, celebrated their grand opening in with a ribbon cutting on June 20. Owner Jim Purcell shares the scissors with Sandy Springs Councilwoman Karen Meinzen McEnerny, surrounded by friends, employees, and representatives from the Sandy Springs/ Perimeter Chamber and Keller Williams. The restaurant is located in the Prado Shopping Center at 6210 Roswell Road.
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Atlanta earns A-
Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, has released the second-annual Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey showing that Atlanta ranked among the friendliest cities in the country for small businesses. This is the second year in a row that Atlanta has made Lenox Square (simon.com) the list, with the city earning in Buckhead has announced an A- rating, and ranking in the addition of Vince Cathe Top 10. Other cities on Perimet er muto, Invicta, Tumi and Bathe list included Austin, Virchrach to its retail roster. In Briefs ginia Beach-Norfolk, Housaddition, there have been exton, Colorado Springs and pansions of the Lacoste and San Antonio. To see the full A|X Armani Exchange stores, ranking, visit thumbtack.com. and relocations of Brookstone, Original
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IT company opens
Computer Generated Solutions (cgsinc.com), a provider of technology solutions and services, has opened a new office at Perimeter Center. CGS’s new location will house sales and IT support staff for their software solutions, and will serve as the main office for their Leadtec division.
Modani Furniture opens showroom
PulteGroup relocates
Banking for a CURE
PulteGroup (pulte.com), one of America’s largest homebuilding companies, will relocate its corporate headquarters to 100,000 square feet of Class A office space in an yet-to-bedetermined Buckhead building. The company will bring 300 jobs to the city.
Novelis honored
Buckhead-based Novelis (novelis. com), which makes and recycles alumi-
Modani Furniture (modani.com) has opened a new showroom in Buckhead, at 3221 Peachtree Road. The store offers furniture and accessories for the living room, bedroom, office and more.
Sandy Springs-based Affinity Bank has formed a new partnership, Banking for a CURE. If at least 500 new customers open charitable checking and money market accounts with Affinity by Oct. 31, 2013, the bank will donate $50,000 to CURE, which helps children with cancer and their families. No donation is required by those opening the new accounts – the bank will make the donation to CURE on their behalf. For more information, visit myaffinitybank.com/ cure.
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Powers Ferry businesses seek an identity of their own By Dan Whisenhunt Business leaders can recite a list of what’s lacking in the Powers Ferry Landing commercial district, but they also can name its strengths. Geography is not one of them, and that’s part of the problem. The district is close to the Cobb County line and Chattahoochee River, four miles from the city of Sandy Springs. It’s in the city limits, though many people don’t make that connection. Powers Ferry Landing is home to several high-profile companies, including IntercontinentalExchange and Graphic Packaging, but the community suffers from a bit of an identity crisis. It doesn’t have one, business leaders say. Nearly a year ago, city and business leaders gathered for a brainstorming session on how to better market the area. Sandy Springs Chamber President Tom Mahaffey said there had been talk of creating a Powers Ferry Business Alliance, but there was little progress. The concerns expressed then were still
on the minds of the people gathered at the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce after-hours event on June 25, held at 1600 Riveredge Parkway. “We’re working on an identity,” said Ron Comacho, chair of marketing and communications for the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce. Comacho’s specific task for the event was unveiling a potential logo for the area. He held up a placard that said, “Powers Ferry Sandy Springs” and received encouraging applause. “It’s not the Galleria,” Corey Hooper, a vice president with Sun Trust Bank, said while sipping wine. “But it’s not Sandy Springs. It almost has to represent itself.” Hooper said Powers Ferry Landing doesn’t lack opportunities. He endures a brutal commute to get to his job. Mike Laney, a property manager for the 1600 Riveredge Parkway building, said Powers Ferry Landing has good restaurants and neighborhoods. He thinks a better mix of uses that includes more restaurants
and entertainment venues could do the trick. “I hope it does take off,” he said. Cindy Coombs, director of leasing with Newmark Grubb Knight Dan Whisenhunt Frank, said the Ron Comacho unveils Powers Ferry Landing logo. Central Perimeter office market is boomlike you’re in the woods,” Coombs ing because it has amenities Powers said. Ferry Landing doesn’t. She said the But is Powers Ferry Landing’s Central Perimeter is more walkidentity getting lost in those woods? able and close to a MARTA transit Businesses and civic leaders said station, perks corporations floodit shouldn’t be, because there’s ing the Perimeter Market find aploads of potential. pealing. There are bus stops along Sandy Springs City Councilwomthe river at Powers Ferry Landing, an Karen Meinzen McEnerny told but there’s limited ability to walk to attendees of the Chamber event that work from them. once people discover Powers FerShe said some customers like sery Landing, they will be amazed by clusion. what they find. “The really cool thing about this “This is an undiscovered gem in area is when you get here, you feel terms of an office market,” she said.
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New workplaces are designed for a new kind of worker Continued From page 9
In Buckhead, Atlanta Tech Village is creating new “co-working” office spaces aimed at technology and related companies, and targeting tech start-ups. A five-story, 1980s-vintage marble-and-glass office building at 3423 Piedmont Road is now undergoing a $5 million renovation to create the new workspace. Some companies already are at work in the partially-renovated building. Once construction is complete, the building will offer open offices where young tech entrepreneurs can work side by side, conference rooms, expandable offices for growing companies, and places where workers can get away to play ping-pong or tabletop shuffleboard, community manager Karen Houghton said during a re“This is our office,” he said one recent cent tour for potential clients. “It will afternoon as he and his marketing dibe a very different building,” said rector Erynne Ligeski typed away on Houghton said. laptops in one of Roam’s booth-like The operators of Roam and Atworkspaces. “It’s very cost-effective. lanta Tech Village say their facilities It has this flexible space.” aren’t traditional office buildings. For Sanchez said he usually meets with one thing, they look more like college two or three employees at his office dorms or classroom buildings than at Roam while his other employees high-rise cube farms. They offer comwork elsewhere. “We started out at fy couches where workers can plop my apartment, when there were just down with their laptops and places two of us,” he said. “That’s definitely where people can write on the walls, not a place to meet clients. [Here,] we if they want to. At Atlanta Tech Vilget a clean conference room with all lage, workers ride scooters through sorts of high-tech stuff.” the building’s open hallways. Software subcontractor Robert Jim Wade plans to move his new Hudson said he works at Roam’s fainsurance busicilities four days a ness specializweek because it aling in digital sales lows him to con“What we’re finding is that from more tradicentrate on his job. when you go home to work, tional Buckhead “Instead of workthere’s a factor called social isolaoffice space into ing from home, I tion. When you collaborate, you Atlanta Tech Vilwork here because become more productive.” lage after the first my daughter of the year. He wouldn’t let me Peyton Day, Roam Investor hopes the enviwork at home,” he ronment will help said. him attract youngThe new faer workers. “It’s as much as anything cilities also offer business owners a else, a recruiting tool and a place for chance to meet and exchange ideas them to work rather than a stodgy old with like-minded folks, their ownoffice building,” he said. ers say. As more people work from For small business owners, the alhome – and, according to a recent ternative office facilities promise flexWall Street Journal article, a 2006 govibility. Roam can handle meetings ernment study found that 42.6 people ranging in size from two people to in the U.S. worked outside an office 200, Day said. Both Atlanta Tech Vil– some are finding that distractions lage and Roam sign their customers such as children, dogs or housework to memberships, not leases. can get in the way of their productiv“People today want to keep their ity. options open. They want to be nim“What we’re finding is that when ble,” Day said. “You can add employyou go home to work, there’s a facees here or remove employees. It’s tor called social isolation,” Day said. month to month.” “When you collaborate, you become That appeals to Blake Sanchez, a more productive.” 27-year-old engineer who’s CEO of a Jeff Thompson, a commercial real two-year-old, six-employee company. estate consultant, found that get-
Phil Mosier At left, Blake Sanchez, president and CEO of Pyrodynamics, left, works alongside Erynne Ligeski, marketing director for the company, at the Roam office. Above, Jeff Thompson, a commercial real estate consultant, said getting out of his home office helped his work. ting out of the home office helped his work. “I’m more productive when there are other people around,” he said. “Things at home can be disruptive. I get a little cabin fever.” Now he can do his job from his virtual office. One recent afternoon, he was hard at work in a booth next to the one Sanchez, the engineer, was
using as his office and just a couple of dozen feet from the one where Miller was interviewing clients. And, of course, he was just a quick walk from Roam’s in-house coffee shop. “A lot people who walk through think this is like a coffee bar – a Starbucks with meeting rooms,” Day said. “But it’s so much more than that.”
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Get Published Friday, July 12, 1-3 p.m. – Guest
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Teen Filmmaking Friday, July 12, 1-3 p.m. – Learn what goes
into filmmaking, from writing a script to the importance of production planning to the actual production. Session includes a demonstration using professional- grade equipment (cameras, boom microphones, clapboards, etc.) Learn how engineering, math and technology are used in set designing, and how special effects are created using technology. Free. Open to the public. Appropriate for ages 12-18. Registration required. Buckhead Branch Library, in the large Meeting Room, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-814-3500 or email: ouida.mccarther@ fultoncountyga.gov to sign up or to learn more.
Foundation for Public Spaces’ summer movie series continues with a showing of “Parental Guidance,” starring Billy Crystal and Bette Midler, at Town Brookhaven. Rated PG. Free. The public is welcome. Movie starts at dusk. Approved lawn chairs only. No outside food, drinks or coolers (except water). Town Brookhaven restaurants will participate. For more details, go to: www.affps.com or www.facebook.com/TownBrookhaven. 4330 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.
Concerts By The Springs Sunday, July 14, 7 p.m. – The A-Town A-List
band, which performs pop music “with an edge,” brings their unique sound to the stage at the upcoming Concerts by the Springs event. Free, and open to the community. No pets. Picnic baskets, coolers and blankets are welcome; no outside tables. Food and beverages available for purchase. No smoking. Heritage Green, on the Sandy Springs Entertainment Lawn, 6110 Bluestone Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. Questions? Visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org or call 404-851-9111, ext. 4. To learn more about the band, go to: http://atownalist.com.
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Butterfly Festival Saturday, July 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. –
The 14th annual Flying Colors Butterfly Festival at the Chattahoochee Nature Center opens. See hundreds of butterflies as they are released, and check out the “butterfly encounter” tent, allowing you to handfeed more than 250 free-flying butterflies. Enjoy live music, photography and entomology exhibits, arts and crafts, and face painting. Kids encouraged to wear butterfly costumes for the butterfly parade. Food trucks on site. Festival continues Sunday, July 14, 12-5 p.m. $8 for members; $12 for non-members; free for children 2 and under. Call 770-992-2055, ext. 236 or visit www. chattnaturecenter.org for more information. 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell, 30075.
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Music Time Wednesday, July 3, 10:15-10:45 a.m. – Join others for a high-energy, interactive music and movement program that will have you and your baby singing and jamming with an array of child-friendly musical instruments! Led by Ms. Jennifer, Buckhead’s early childhood music specialist. Free and open to all. Appropriate for ages 3-11 months and their caregivers. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-814-3500 or email: comments@ co.fulton.ga.us to find out more.
Bead Fun Monday, July 8, 3-4 p.m. – Explore different
ways to express your creativity with beads. Free, and the public is welcome. For ages 13-17. Open to the first 10 participants. No registration required. For groups of five or more, call the branch at 404-848-7140 for an appointment. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.
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Want to learn about “edible science?” Topics include: the dry ice mystery; making Play-dough; “gooey goop” (cornstarch and water); how does popcorn pop; fun with Pop Rocks candy; finding iron in cereal, “s is for Skittles,” and making candied apples. Free and open to the community. Sign-up required and started June 20. For elementary and middle school youth. Additional session from 2-3 p.m. Children may sign up for one session only. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: leah.germon@ fultoncountyga.gov or call 404-303-6130 to register or with questions.
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out & about The Fourth of July holiday is a time for poolside fun, cooking out, enjoying cool drinks and topping off the evening by viewing a fireworks display. There are several locations in and around the Reporter Newspapers communities where you can put a little “sparkle” into your Fourth of July festivities this year.
Buckhead – Lenox Square
An Atlanta summer tradition for more than 50 years, Lenox Square will celebrate the Fourth of July with musical entertainment, food concessions and the largest fireworks display in the Southeast. New in 2013, Lenox Square will showcase “Atlanta’s Next Legend,” local singer Wesley Cook. Enjoy family-friendly fun outdoors in the mall’s parking lot. Evening culminates with a signature, 20-minute fireworks display, accompanied by a patriotic musical soundtrack. When: Thursday, July 4, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. The mall’s shops and restaurants open 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.; live music gets under way at 6 p.m.; fireworks scheduled for approximately 9:35 p.m. Where: 3393 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, 30326, Lenox Square How much: Free; no pets For more information: 404-233-7575 or www.simon.com/mall/lenox-square
Chamblee
Celebrate the holiday in Chamblee, beginning at 5 p.m. with a kids’ bike parade from Chamblee Middle School to Keswick Park. Children will enjoy a multitude of activities, including train rides from 5-8 p.m. Bring a picket basket and enjoy the sounds of the “Mike Veal Band,” and end your July Fourth evening with a fireworks show. When: Thursday, July 4, 5-10 p.m.; music by the “Mike Veal Band” at 6 p.m.; fireworks at approximately 9:15 p.m. Where: Keswick Park Soccer Field, 3496 Keswick Drive, Chamblee, 30341. How much: Free admission. Concessions from local businesses will be available throughout the evening. For more information: www.chambleega.com, under the Parks & Recreation link, or contact Loren Roberts at 770-986‐5016 or lroberts@chambleega.com.
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Wrap up your Fourth of July week by experiencing what the holiday has meant throughout American history. Take part in activities, demonstrations, and performances that highlight Independence Day traditions from 1776 through today. Meet Thomas Jefferson and participate in a re-enactment of the signing of the Declaration of Independence! Enjoy making and tasting hand-cranked ice cream, learning historic dances and songs, sharing Fourth of July memories, and competing in lawn games and trivia for patriotic prizes. When: Saturday, July 6, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, 30305. How much: Included with general admission. Free parking; food available for purchase; picnics welcomed. For more information: 404-814-4000 or go to: www.atlantahistorycenter.com.
The annual Dunwoody Fourth of July parade, the largest in the metro area, kicks off a morning of marching bands, clowns, candy, floats, antique cars, government officials and local celebrities. The 2.7-mile route, which winds through the city along Mount Vernon Road, with an end point at Dunwoody Village, features something for everyone. Post-parade festivities include barbeque, vendor booths, kids’ activities and live entertainment. The event attracted over 2,500 participants and 32,000 spectators in 2012. When: Thursday, July 4, 9 a.m. Where: Parade steps off at Mount Vernon and Jett Ferry roads, Dunwoody, 30338, and ends in the Dunwoody Village parking lot. How much: Free. For more information: Call Pam Tallmadge at 770-393-9647 or www.dunwoodyga.org/Dunwoody-4th-of-July-Parade
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Work starts in January. Committees start meeting. Spreadsheets fill with data. Volunteers recruit and train scores of other volunteers. Pam Tallmadge watches over it all. About six months later, on the morning of July 4, everything comes together as Dunwoody’s annual Fourth of July Parade – which residents of the north DeKalb city claim is now the biggest event of its kind in the metro area – steps off on its 2-plus-mile march down Mount Vernon Road. “I love the parade,” Tallmadge said. “The parade is my favorite volunteer job I’ve ever done. Who doesn’t love a pa-
rade?” Tallmadge, co-chairwoman of the parade since 2006, jokes she’s known around town nowadays as “Parade Pam.” She, co-chair Penny Forman, and their volunteer crew make sure Dunwoody’s annual holiday to-do comes off without a hitch. On July 3, Tallmadge marks the starting spots for all the units registered to take part in the parade. Once the parade starts, Tallmadge said, she actually runs alongside to make sure everything is in the right place and stays there. “I am the parade police,” Tallmadge joked one recent afternoon during a chat at a local
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Parade co-chair is ‘one of those people who pull the wagon’ Continued from page 19 woody Crier, a community newspaper, … It’s a small-town thing.” draws more than 30,000 to the north The parade’s not her only volunteer DeKalb city, the DHA says. job. Tallmadge has held PTA and other “It’s kind of amazing that right here school-related posts, run scout groups, in Dunwoody, we have the largest paserved as swim team mom, sung in the rade,” Tallmadge said. “It’s kind of specchurch choir. In recent years, she’s overtacular.” seen the DHA’s annual Light Up DunThe Dunwoody Women’s Club woody, its outdoor Christmas light show staged the city’s first July 4 parade in and celebration. 1976. It continued “She is the Enerfor five years and gizer Bunny of volunDo you know an organization or then ended for lack teers,” said Bill Grossof a chairperson, the individual making a difference man, secretary and DHA website says. in our community? Email past president of the The parade was reeditor@reporternewspapers.net DHA. vived with DHA Last year, the sponsorship in 1991, homeowners group awarded her its and has been growing ever since. Now, “Citizen of the Year” award for her vol“anybody who’s home on the Fourth is unteer work. After the presentation, forat the parade,” Tallmadge said. mer Mayor Ken Wright joked she was Once things get going, spectators Dunwoody’s Wonder Woman. “I’m surhave lots to see. Tallmadge expects this prised you don’t have a cape,” he said. year’s parade, which begins at 9 a.m., She’s won plenty of fans for her volwill include up to 170 spots for entrees. unteer work in Dunwoody. That’s up from about 120 when she took “The world is only made up with two over. or three percent of the people who actuThe parade includes everything ally get things done,” said current Dunfrom marching bands to displays from woody Mayor Mike Davis. “She’s one of churches to military veterans to a group the people who pull the wagon.” that likes to dress up as pirates. About 50 Dunwoody residents take pride in floats will roll past the gathered paradethe parade and its success. The event, watchers. Tallmadge hopes to someday sponsored by the DHA and the Dunattract the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.
Members of the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce march in the city’s 2012 Fourth of July parade.
New this year? Horses. An equestrian color guard and a horse-drawn stagecoach advertizing a national bank chain are both signed up to take part. “We’ve never had horses before,” Tallmadge said. “We have had dog units – the ‘pug club,’ the ‘Westy club’ – but not horses.” The parade’s final spot, she said, goes each year to DeKalb County sanitation workers. She said they’re greeted in Dunwoody’s July 4 parade with the
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crime after it occurs as was demonstrated in the aftermath of the recent terrorist attack in Boston. But, perhaps most importantly, cameras provide a deterrence factor when would-be criminals know cameras are in the area. A study by the Urban Institute found that in Chicago cameras were responsible for a 12 percent decline in crime when deployed in Humboldt Park. The study also identified a 25 percent drop in crime in Baltimore roughly four months after cameras were installed. Atlanta is at the leading edge of this state-of-the-art revolution in law enforcement. Our system is unique in that the bulk of cameras will consist of existing private sector cameras that monitor public spaces: sidewalks, streets, parking facilities. Our Operation Shield Video Integration Center (VIC), inaugurated in 2011, captures live, real-time video of more than 2,000 private and public security cameras in high traffic areas of downtown, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Midtown and Buckhead. By 2017, we expect to have more than 10,000 cameras trained on public spaces in the city, supporting our uniformed officers. The video system will be fully integrated with the 911 Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, monitored by video analytics software and managed by police officers. Integration and ana-
lytics are important because it is impossible for one officer to effectively monitor thousands of cameras. In fact, it is highly unlikely for one person to monitor two camera feeds without missing some details. The video analytics software constantly “monitors” the video feeds and alerts the officers monitoring the network when a 911 call is made or other triggers are identified, such as abandoned packages left on a street. For Atlanta, video integration is just one component of a larger, technology-driven public safety strategy known as “Operation Shield.” Through Operation Shield, we are combining a multitude of previously independent policing tools into a dynamic network. Public and private cameras, the 911 emergency system, license plate readers, arrest records and other databases are being integrated to assist in crime prevention, and in identifying, tracking and apprehending suspects when crimes are committed. Operation Shield ensures that we accomplish three law enforcement imperatives: first, deter crime and terrorist attacks; second, expand the eyes and ears and presence of law enforcement throughout the city; and third, speed the investigative process when crime does occur. We are living in a high-tech world, and we are embracing it to improve public safety and make Atlanta the safest, large city in the nation.
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ing our citizens’ right to privacy. Cameras used in Iron Sky surveillance have extremely high-tech capabilities, and if left in the wrong hands, they could potentially pose a threat to privacy. The Iron Sky surveillance system advertises on their website that the cameras have pan-tilt zoom capabilities, high-definition megapixels, remote site monitoring, integrated map interface, and one-click access to floor plans and cameras within buildings. Additionally, the police can access these cameras 24hours a day, 365 days a year. One concern is whether the tilt-andzoom technology will only be used in public spaces. We must assure citizens that it will never be used to zoom into a private home or office. The use of cameras should be limited to public spaces and protocols should be established to avoid privacy violations. Other issues that can come from mass surveillance include deterring lawful expressive activities, such as political demonstrations, which are protected by the First Amendment. We are concerned that these cameras could be used to monitor certain political or religious
groups, and that it could lead to greater racial profiling. Recently, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the New York Police Department for their unlawful surveillance of the Muslim community. The NYPD used cameras that were pointed toward the entrance of mosques to monitor their activities. A study of a British surveillance camera program showed that minorities were 2 ½ times more likely to be monitored. That same study showed that one in 10 women was monitored for voyeuristic reasons. In San Francisco, a police officer was suspended after using surveillance cameras to ogle women at the San Francisco International Airport. In order to ensure that the power of these cameras is not abused or potentially left in the wrong hands, there needs to be transparency about how the images are collected, stored, reviewed and used. The public needs to know who has access to these images, and how the information is shared with other parties. There must be sufficient oversight to ensure cameras are being used in a way that maintains residents’ reasonable expectation of privacy.
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Taylor Bradley has helped build homes with Habitat for Humanity. She’s a member of the National Honor Society and has won awards for her scores on national Latin exams. But some of her greatest success has come on athletic fields. She has played numerous sports since she started high school at Marist School, where she will be a senior in the fall. She has played golf and basketball, and has lettered for the varsity track team three times. And Taylor’s real passion is for fast pitch softball. “It’s a team sport,” she said, “and you can never have a single standout player – to win you have to work as a team and I love it. It’s given me so much, and opened so many doors with friends and relationships, and I’m so grateful for it.” Taylor has participated in softball from age 7. By age 10, she was playing on traveling softball teams, like the Atlanta Flames and the Las Cruces Rebels, a team in New Mexico. With the Rebels, Taylor competed in the Amateur Softball Association’s national competition in 2011. She also has participated in a regional showcase with Fastpitch Scouting Report, and was selected for the 2012 All American Games in Akron, Ohio. During her junior year at Marist, Taylor served as co-captain of the varsity softball team. She has been chosen for both the All-Region and All-State softball teams every year starting in 2010. At the Marist School, she has been a starting member of the varsity softball team since her freshman year, and was named the Most Valuable Player during both her sophomore and her junior years. In 2011, Taylor was named as a Featured Athlete by the Archdiocese of Atlanta. In 2012, she was named a DeKalb County Athlete of the Week. Currently, Taylor is playing travel softball with the 18 and younger team, the Georgia Impact.
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A non-profit group has begun collecting donations to finance a study of the feasibility of creating a city of Brookhaven. Citizens for North DeKalb announced recently that it had begun collecting donations through its website and by check. The group hopes to raise enough money to pay for a state-mandated study by the Carl Vinson Institute of Governmental AfPHIL MOSIER fairs at the University of Georgia to examine whether a proposal Noah Rich, 5, listens to his father Mark, as he gets a bicycle to create a new city in the area makes financial sense. lesson at Keswick Park July 9. Noah, who will attend “We want to learn all we can about the municipal options kindergarten at Murphey Candler Elementary School this fall, that are on the table,” Doug Dykhuizen, president of the group, Practice, practice says was so encouraged he learned to ride that afternoon. More this cello master told members of the Brookhaven Community Connection on photos on page 4 and online at reporternewspapers.net. SEE GROUP, PAGE 5 STANDOUT STUDENT 18
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Local author praisessee their taxes rise substantially under a new tax millage adopted purloo, moonshine by the DeKalb County Commission. At the same time, the commission presented a list of deAROUND TOWN 7 mands for spending oversight changes, including a reduction in the number of county employees. The tax rate for residents in unincorporated areas of DeKalb will rise by 4.35 mills, from about $8 on $1,000 of taxable valVeteran comic ue of a property to about $12.35. That means the taxes on a opens new club $200,000 house could rise by about $180, county officials said. The tax hike for Dunwoody residents will be lower, rising 2 OUT & ABOUT 11 mills, meaning the taxes will rise from about $8 to nearly $10 on $1,000 of taxable property value. That’s because Dunwoody provides some of its own services, like police. That could mean
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Coach Mike Trapani described Taylor as “the epitome of a team player.” “She is all about what’s best for the team, whether that means she plays out of her normal position, or is asked to sacrifice an at-bat,” he said. “You have heard the phrase “Check your ego at the door”? Well, that’s what Taylor does as she steps on the field. “She has truly been a delight to coach and I look forward to her senior year and watching her grow as a softball player and young lady in the years to follow.” Asked what drives her, Taylor credited her parents, both doctors. “My parents are role models,” she said, “and they’ve driven and pushed me. But at the same time, I’m self-motivated. When I want to achieve something, I go out and do it.”
What’s Next: Taylor is committed to Georgia State University, where she plans to play Division I softball. She plans to major in psychology, and she is leaning toward a career in therapy. “I want to help people, and I think that the major will allow me to do so,” she said. This article was reported and written by Blake Flournoy, a rising senior at Riverwood International Charter High School.
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Buckhead and Sandy Springs voters are telling state lawmakers they want to live in election districts that will strengthen representation of their neighborhoods. Legislators listened to residents at a public hearing June 30 in preparation for the upcoming special session of the Georgia General Assembly in which the state’s legislative and Congressional districts will be redrawn to reflect changes in population. Many of the speakers expressed hope that “communities of interest” – areas which share common beliefs and lifestyles – would be kept intact during the process. See SANdy SpRiNgS pAge 4
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City considering new zoning, development codes Continued from page 1
a lot of information in there.” It’s actually two chapters of the city code – Chapter 16, which sets technical land development standards, such as how wide new streets have to be, and Chapter 27, which spells out zoning regulations, such as where tattoo parlors or food trucks may set up shop. Along the way, the rules touch some recent hot-button issues in Dunwoody, such as home occupations (allowed, within certain restrictions); the “loophole” allowing apartment construction in certain office districts (no longer allowed); and even raising chickens (still prohibited). Dush is quick to emphasize that the rewrite will not change any existing zoning in Dunwoody. “We’re not rezoning any property,” he said. But the new regulations will guide future changes and tie the city’s zoning and building codes to its plans. “We are molding the zoning to our own plan,” Dush said. He said the documents city staff members and consultants have developed have been presented in more than 50 public meetings so far. They have been reviewed by a city “sounding board” of citizens, in general public meetings, by the Dunwoody Community Council and by groups such as the
Dunwoody Homeowners Association. For some, that isn’t enough review. Community Council member Tony Delmichi argued during that group’s June 18 meeting that passage of the ordinances should wait until after the fall election.“This still needs more debate,” Delmichi said. “It’s a very important document. …We need more time to go into public debate over this document.” Other council members disagreed and the group voted 4-0 to send the rewrite to the city Planning Commission for consideration. Dunwoody’s zoning and development regulations originally came mostly from DeKalb County. When the city came into existence, it adopted much of the county’s code. The rewrite seeks to simplify the regulations by replacing long passages of text with easier-to-read graphics and tables, Dush said. “We’re making it more user-friendly and readable,” he told the Community Council on June 13. Before, “it was like reading Thomas Aquinas,” Dush joked later. In drawing the proposed new regulations, “what we’ve done is minimize any need for interpretation, to the best of our abilities,” he said. With the new proposals, a homeowner or a developer “asking, ‘What is a side, interior yard?’ can go to this graphic and – boom! – it
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tells you,” he said. But some residents question specific changes made in the rewrites. Robert Wohlford, for instance, told members of the Community Council on June 13 that proposed changes to the home occupation regulations would change the feel of the city’s neighborhoods. The draft ordinance allows teaching-based home occupations and certain other occupations, within limits. “The proposed changes are going to allow something that’s never been allowed since my father bought a house
here … I am against commercial activity bringing traffic into our neighborhoods,” he said. “The time and place for commercial activities is in commercial areas. The time and place for the peace and tranquility of residential activities is in residential areas.” Bob Lundsten argued Community Council members should look closely at a provision that allows Dunwoody City Council to consider needed zoning variances at the time it considers a rezoning. The city’s rules now require a separate board, the Board of Zoning Appeals, to consider the variances after the rezoning is approved. Dush argued to the Community Council that the change makes the process more understandable for citizens because all the changes are made public and considered at once. But Lundsten argued the process meant the changes being approved through the variances might be compromised “in the haste and excitement of letting that new zoning come through.” “It’s the second set of eyes, the independent review…,” Lundsten said. “When you start talking variances on major development projects at Perimeter Center, what happens can be terrific or devastating, depending on your point of view.”
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Tattoo parlors 27-8.40-A.2 Defined; now regulated the same as other “adult uses.” Animal Care and Boarding 27-8.40-B Defined “animal, companion” in definitions section of ordinance. Gold Brokers 27-8.40-G.1 Defined; now regulated the same as checking cashing and other “convenient case businesses.” Community Gardens 27-9.50 1. Removed reference to growing season and maximum ground cover plant height. 2. Removed minimum setback requirements for the gar-den (structures must be set back at least 10 feet). 2.3. Removed limitation on donations. Food Trucks 27-9.80 Draft revised to allow one food truck per 20,000 sq. ft. of site area or fraction thereof. Home Occupations 27-10.30 The limit on number of customers present at one time has varied, but is now set at two. Teaching-related home occupations now permitted as of right; all other “type B’ home occupations require administrative permit approval. Here, listed by article or section, are some of the changes city officials have identified in the building regulations rewrite. Minor subdivision Article 14 Establishes a new, expedited procedure for subdivisions that will result in the creation of no more than three lots; do not require utility extensions (other than individual service lines); and do not require additional right-of-way dedication or new streets or street improvements. Tree removal 16-10.30-E Added new provision related to tree removal requiring property owners to notify city arborist before removal of trees. This was an issue discussed at length and receiving majority support at the March 5 public workshop. 16-10.50-D Revised to allow single-family property owners to remove a maximum of one specimen tree per calendar year without replacement. Additional trees may be removed only subject to tree replacement provisions.
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Police Blotter
4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
– Shoplifting was reported on June 10.
2200 block of Dunwoody Crossing – A
ed on June 7. 100 block of Perimeter Center Place – A
larceny was reported on June 7.
4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
– Shoplifting was reported on June 7.
Road – A burglary to a non-residence, using forced entry, was reported on June 12.
4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
5200 block of Marston Road – A bur-
1st block of Perimeter Center East – A
4500 block of E. Kings Point Circle – A
burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on June 18.
T hef t/ La rc eny 300 block of Perimeter Center North –
A larceny from a building was report-
4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
– A larceny was reported on June 9.
A strong-arm robbery of a business was reported on June 11.
glary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on June 17.
1st block of Perimeter Center East – A 4500 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road –
5500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody
4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
larceny was reported on June 9.
Robbery
burglary was reported on June 12.
6700 block of Peachtree Industrial Bou-
levard – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 9.
The following information was pulled from Dunwoody’s Police-toCitizen Portal Event Search website and is presumed to be accurate.
Burgla ry
200 block of Perimeter Center Parkway
– Shoplifting was reported on June 8.
From police reports dated through June 19.
100 block of Perimeter Center Place – A
4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
– Shoplifting was reported on June 7. larceny was reported on June 8.
1st block of Perimeter Center East – A
larceny was reported on June 8.
4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
– Sudden snatching was reported on June 8.
4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
– Shoplifting was reported on June 8.
larceny from a building was reported on June 11.
2100 block of Drexel Way – A larceny
from a building was reported on June 11.
4400 block of
Chamblee Dunwoody Road – A larceny was reported on June 11.
– A larceny was reported on June 12.
– A larceny from a building was reported on June 13. – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 13.
4500 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
– Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 13.
1100 block of Hammond Drive – Shop-
lifting was reported on June 14.
4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
– A larceny from a building was reported on June 14.
4700 block of N. Peachtree Road – A lar-
ceny from a building was reported on June 14.
1200 block of
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4700 block of
Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting was reported on June 11.
4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
– Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 12.
Ashford Crossing – A larceny was reported on June 14.
4400
block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting was reported on June 14. 4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
– Shoplifting was reported on June 14.
4500 block of Olde Perimeter Way –
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Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 15.
4500 block of Olde Perimeter Way –
Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 15.
4500 block of Olde Perimeter Way –
Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 15.
4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
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– Shoplifting was reported on June 15.
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– A larceny was reported on June 15.
ny was reported on June 15.
3000 block of Asbury Square – Larceny
of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 16.
3000 block of Asbury Square – Larceny
of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 16.
4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
– A larceny from a building was reported on June 16.
1100 block of Hammond Drive – Shop-
lifting was reported on June 16.
200 block of Perimeter Center Parkway
– Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 16.
2100 block of Charleston Place – Lar-
ceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 17.
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Public Safety 4800 block of Twin Lakes Trail – A lar-
6600 block of Peachtree Industrial Bou-
2100 block of Cotillion Drive/N. Shal-
1st block of Perimeter Center East –
4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
2100 block of Womack Road – Simple
4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
4500 block of Olde Perimeter Way – Dis-
2100 block of N. Forest Trail – Larceny
1st block of Perimeter Center East –
5500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody
1300 block of Mile Post Drive - Solicit-
2300 block of N. Peachtree Way – Dis-
6600 block of Peachtree Industrial Bou-
ceny, parts from a vehicle, was reported on June 17.
– A larceny from a building was reported on June 17.
of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 17.
levard – Simple assault/battery was reported on June 13. assault/battery was reported on June 14.
Simple assault/battery was reported on June 16.
4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody
Road – A larceny was reported on June 18.
4400 block of Ashford Dun-
Fraud 5400 block of Redfield Drive – Fraud was reported on June 7.
woody Road – A larceny from a building was reported on June 18. block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting was reported on June 18.
1600 block of Mount Vernon Road – Check forgery was reported on June 7.
4300
4700 block of Ashford Dun-
woody Road – Shoplifting was reported on June 18.
4400 block of Chamblee Dunwoody
Road – A larceny was reported on June 18.
100 block of Perimeter Center Place – A
larceny was reported on June 18.
4500 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
– Shoplifting was reported on June 18.
4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
– Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 18.
4500 block of Olde Perimeter Way –
Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 18.
1st block of Perimeter Center
2800 block of Winterhaven Court – Fraud through impersonation was reported on June 11.
4500 block of Olde Perimeter Way – A worthless check was reported on June 11.
1st block of Perimeter Center Place –
Fraud was reported on June 13.
4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
– Forgery was reported on June 13.
8200 block of Perimeter Loft Circle –
Fraud through impersonation was reported on June 17.
300 block of Perimeter Center North –
A worthless check was reported on June 17.
4700 block of Andalusia Trail – Credit card fraud was reported on June 19.
2000 block of Pernoshal Court – Fraud was reported on June 19.
10500 block of Madison Drive –
Theft of an auto was reported on June 8.
A s s a u lt 1st block of Perimeter Cen-
ter East – Simple assault was reported on June 7.
Oth e r 2900 block of Sumac Drive – Firing a weapon was reported on June 9.
3700 block of Dunwoody Club Drive – Criminal trespass was reported on June 10.
4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road
100 block of Perimeter Center Place –
I-285 EB Expressway/N. Peachtree Road
6800 block of Peachtree Industrial Bou-
– Simple assault was reported on June 13.
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4600 block of Olde Perimeter Way – Graffiti was reported on June 10.
woody Road – A sexual assault was reported on June 7.
– Simple assault/battery was reported on June 11.
orderly conduct was reported on June 12.
ing without a permit was reported on June 18.
4400 block of Ashford Dun-
– Simple assault/battery was reported on June 10.
Road – Disorderly under the influence was reported on June 12.
orderly conduct under the influence was reported on June 16.
Fraud through impersonation was reported on June 13.
4400 block of Ashford Dun-
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– Disorderly conduct was reported on June 12.
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– Disorderly conduct was reported on June 11.
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Eating out Above, left, Michelle Duncan, 3, shows off her selection during the Food Truck Thursdays event at Brook Run Park on June 20. Above, right, Dunwoody residents Jenna Becker, left, and Connor McKnight, enjoy the food. Left, there’s lots to choose from, with vendors changing each week. Far left, the public is encouraged to bring chairs and coolers, and enjoy live entertainment and numerous food options.
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