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Final hearing scheduled for Dunwoody 2023 millage rate By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council will hold its third and final public hearing July 10 over a proposed millage rate that could cause local homeowners to see a property
tax increase in the coming year. Dunwoody leaders held the first and second hearings over the 2023 millage rate June 12. At each of the hearings, Assistant City Manager Jay Vinicki said that Dunwoody’s property tax rate will remain at 3.040 mills for the sec-
ond year, but tax bills are expected to increase by 1.57 percent for some homeowners this year, due to annual property reassessments. Dunwoody’s millage rate is capped by city charter at 3.040 mills. With property values generally increasing each year, the city can
lower the mill levy to keep revenues from existing properties stable, or it can maintain the same millage rate, which often results in owners whose property values have increased paying more.
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City calls for adjustments to Peeler Road Path plan By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com
DUNWOODY, Ga. — Plans for a shared-use path connecting two parks along Peeler Road were put to the test June 12, as Dunwoody officials and residents had their first chance to comment on the proposal. Public Works Director Michael Smith introduced the plans for Peeler Road Path, which began in 2022 but was paused for several months to allow the PATH Foundation to complete the city’s Trail Master Plan. “The city has always envisioned a trail between Brook Run [Park] and Winwood Hollow [Park] going back to the original transportation plan and the original parks plan which were adopted about 12 years ago,” Smith said. In 2017 the trail recommendations were extended up to Winters Chapel Road, he said. As proposed, the project would include a 12-foot-wide concrete path for cyclists and pedestrians on the north side of Peeler Road.
Eventually, the path would connect multiple trail segments in the area with local neighborhoods and residents. However, several Dunwoody residents who spoke during the meeting’s public comment session said that if the path is built on the north side of Peeler Road, it would have huge negative impacts on those who live in the area. A tight fit Smith said that while the path was being developed, they considered building it on the south side of Peeler Road, but when the road conditions were reexamined, they determined there was not enough room to accommodate the trail. “There’s places between Winwood Hollow and Winters Chapel where if you put it on the reservoir side, there's only 17, maybe 19 feet of space between the curb and the wall for the reservoir,” he said. “So, it's really tight to try to fit the recommended buffer and path in there.”
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A map of Dunwoody shows where officials may choose to build a multi-use trail along Peeler Road in the coming years. Plans for the trail were released at a City Council meeting June 12.