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City manager talks shop at Rotary By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. –– City Manager Eric Linton went into detail about upcoming city projects Jan. 28 at the Dunwoody Rotary Club breakfast. Linton discussed High Street, a $2 billion mixed-use complex to be located just east of Perimeter Mall. In its first phase, the complex will feature 24,000 square feet of office and retail space and 600 apartments. High Street is modeled after Alpharetta’s Avalon and will include greenspace to host events throughout the year. The complex’s first confirmed tenant is Puttshack, an indoor mini golf center with another location at The Interlock in Atlanta. Nearby will be Campus 244, a new five-story, 380,000-square-foot office complex located at what used to be the Gold Kist headquarters on Perimeter Center Parkway. The development is set to include “post-COVID workspace features” such as outdoor meeting space and open staircases. The location will include an Element Hotel by Marriott. Linton said Dunwoody will also soon be home to a few new corporate offices. Hapag-Lloyd, a German-based international shipping company, will establish a new North American headquarters in Dunwoody. The company is investing $18 million in the city and is expected to open its new building at Three Ravinia in the summer. Linton said this development will be “huge” for
Police official on paid leave following crash By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com
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Dunwoody City Manager Eric Linton discusses upcoming city projects with the Dunwoody Rotary Club at Le Meridien hotel Jan. 28. the city. Online car dealer Carvana also plant to move its operations to Dunwoody, subleasing the first State Farm building. Linton said more announcements of corporations moving into the city are expected this year. A new Publix store at Perimeter Marketplace opened Jan. 26, and residents will soon have new restaurant options in the area. Linton said six more businesses, including Chopt Creative Salad Co., Chicken Salad Chick and Burger Fi are also set to open loca-
tions in the center. Linton also provided an update on the city’s Public Works projects. The city is finishing intersection improvement at Chamblee Dunwoody Road and Spalding Drive. It has also begun work on the Georgetown Gateway project, which aims to make the entrance to the city on Chamblee Dunwoody road more welcoming for pedestrians and cyclists. The project is expected to be complete in 2024.
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — A Dunwoody police sergeant who was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation. Sgt. Robert Parsons, 37, was charged Jan. 26 with DUI and driving in roadways laned for traffic. Police say Parsons, who acts as the spokesman for the Dunwoody Police Department, was off-duty and driving his own vehicle, a gray 2021 Ford F-150, when he crashed in the area of Arrie Way and Sumac Drive. The initial incident report from the Dunwoody Police Department states that at 11:55 p.m. Jan. 25, one of its police officers arrived at the scene. After identifying the driver as a member of Dunwoody Police, it was determined shift supervisor Sgt. Anwar Sillah needed to respond. Sillah then asked the Georgia State Patrol to investigate the crash. The Dunwoody Police Department’s
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