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Dunwoody OKs Perimeter Center retail complex By CONNER EVANS newsroom@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council passed a rezoning modification 6-1 to allow development of a shopping center near Perimeter Center. Branch Properties plans to break ground early next year, building a grocery-anchored shopping center, a new cut-through road and pedestrian trails at the lot surrounded by Ashford Dunwoody Road, Meadow Lane and Ashwood Parkway. The site is already home to a P.F. Chang’s, but the two restaurants next to it are closed. A pond frequented by Canada geese and a parking lot take up the rest of the lot. Several council members said they were less than impressed with the plan Branch presented, but the development would be better than a nearly empty lot.
“You got to remember that right now, that property is vacant and vacant property doesn’t really bode well,” Dunwoody Mayor Denis Shortal said. “Could we do better? Yes, I think we could.” Councilwoman Lynn Deutsch agreed. The development they have is not what she envisioned, she said, because it does not fully comply with the PC-2 zoning that is part of their comprehensive plan. “I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a little disappointed,” Deutsch said. “I came here tonight intending to vote against this.” In the end, she voted in favor, mostly because of the amenities that Branch was providing, including multi-purpose walking and biking paths around the center, a road connecting Ashwood Parkway and Meadow Lane and the landscaping around the property, she said. Councilman Tom Lambert, who cast
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Branch Properties will break ground early next year on a new grocer-anchored shopping center development in the Perimeter Center area. The site will include new bike lanes, sidewalks and a road to connect Meadow Lane and Ashwood Parkway.
County to consider ambulance contract as local response times sag By CONNER EVANS newsroom@appenmediagroup.com 66 6
The state ad hoc EMS council for Dunwoody’s ambulance zone will meet July 18 to discuss whether DeKalb County may warrant being divided into multiple zones, DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody remains potentially having different ambulance plagued with ambulance response times that exceed targets set when DeKalb Coun- service providers for each zone. Whatever course it pursues, imty signed a new contract in January with proved response times can’t come fast its provider, American Medical Response. enough for Shanna Tolbert. The DeKalb County Board of ComOn June 4, Tolbert’s daughter was missioners is set to extend that contract turning blue. Little oxygen was getthis week for three more months. ting to the 4-year-old’s brain and other @ @ @ The @ county has received emergency vital organs as she seized for nearly 12 @ @ ambulance service bids from EMS 1 13/4/19 Page11 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 3/4/1911:16 11:16 AM AM Page @ @ Grady, @ 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout minutes. In aPage recording of her call to PatientCare Logistics Solutions 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 1 3/4/19 11:16 AM 1 1 3/4/19 11:16 AM Page 1 @ the incumbent AMR. 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout dispatchers, Shanna asked the 9-1-1 and 6 66
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call. All the while, the family’s oximeter dispatcher where the ambulance was. measured dangerously low blood oxygen “There’s actually a medic unit on saturation levels. scene,” the dispatcher responded. It wasn’t the first time the Tolberts “There is not,” Tolbert said. “That is have had to wait. In 2017, while waitincorrect information. There is nobody ing on an ambulance, they gave up and on scene. I’m looking out my window. drove Ireland to the hospital themselves. Nobody.” On another call when her daughter Minutes ticked by. Ireland still seized was 18 months old, Tolbert told the 911 while her parents attempted to comfort > > dispatcher: “Unfortunately I don’t trust the toddler who suffers from status > > > epi-> lepticus, a life-threatening condition that> you, > because you don’t really know. I > >> > don’t trust DeKalb County. I don’t trust causes seizures. > > > > > >a minute > >that they will be here.” A fire truck arrived > about > > later, but an ambulance never arrived on > > > > > > scene until about 15 minutes into See AMBULANCE, Page 2 > the> >
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