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Dunwoody to hold Memorial Day ceremony May 30
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Members of the Dunwoody City Council and Dunwoody Development Authority discuss plans to create economic incentives to foster economic development in the city. The May 19 meeting at City Hall marked a milestone between elected officials and members of the Development Authority to coordinate efforts in future projects that will draw more businesses to the city.
Officials plan for city’s future
By JEFFREY ALBERTSON newsroom@appenmedia.com
DUNWOODY, Ga. — City leaders began the first step May 19 in what they hope will be a partnership to promote a strong economic future for Dunwoody. Members of the Dunwoody City Council and the Dunwoody Development Authority met in a special session at City Hall to determine common goals for economic development, build relationships and set priorities for the city. “We all have some common interests in that we love the city of Dunwoody, and we want good things to happen in this city
and we are all working to that end,” Dunwoody Development Authority Chairman Jonathan Sangster said. Daniel McRae, attorney for the Development Authority, spoke at the meeting to provide the history and purpose of the body. “In 1968, Georgia amended the Constitution to make economic development a public purpose; before that it was not,” McRae said. “It is a constitutional thing that Georgia has development authorities, other states are not like that.” McRae said development authorities have the power to issue bonds and provide financial incentives to attract businesses
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to communities, but a city or county is not liable for any incurred debts or contracts. A city’s development authority is like a subject matter expert on economic development, he said. One main focus of development authorities is to offer tax breaks – usually in the form of abatements – to attract business development. The Dunwoody Development Authority follows a tax abatement schedule that mirrors Decide DeKalb, the county’s development authority. The city authority has the ability to deviate from that schedule
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody Parks and Recreation Department will hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. May 30 at the Brook Run Park Veterans Memorial. The ceremony is open to the public and is co-hosted by the city’s Veteran Events Planning Committee. Charlissa Culp, a 10-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, will serve as the keynote speaker. Culp spent give years as an aviation electronics technician and another five years in human resources. During her time in the Navy, Culp oversaw drug operations and submarine warfare. She also inspected electrical systems to ensure planes were flight-ready. She earned master’s degrees in business education and education while in the Navy and now works as a real estate agent. Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch will lead the Pledge of Allegiance during the ceremony. Dunwoody Police Deputy Chief Michael Carlson, a retired captain of the Georgia National Guard, will introduce a moment of silence. Rev. Daniel Rogaczewski of
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