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Mayor, council candidates present platforms By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody voters will pick a new mayor this Nov. 5, with three City Council seats also up for election. While Post 6 Councilman John Heneghan will run for reelection unopposed, Post 4 Councilman Terry Nall and Post 5 Councilwoman Lynn Deutsch will be competing for mayor, leaving open races for their seats. To help inform voters, the Dunwoody Crier asked each of the candidates: 1. Why are you running for Mayor/City Council? 2. What experiences or skills would you bring to the city? 3. If elected, what would be your top priorities? The answers below have been lightly edited for space. Mayor Councilwoman Lynn Deutsch Q1. Dunwoody has established an out-
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standing police department, completed many infrastructure projects and started building a park system, all while being fiscally responsible. As your mayor, my focus will be preserving our small-town feel while creating a vibrant place DEUTSCH to live, work and play. Q2. Having served on City Council for eight years, including two as Mayor Pro Tem, I am uniquely qualified to serve as your next mayor based on my education, experience and willingness to listen and respond to your input. I have a Master’s of City Planning, served on the city’s first planning commission, am active in the Georgia Tech SMART City Institute and have focused my council-member training on important areas for our community including parks, design, community development and engagement, and more. Q3. My priorities include reinvigorating commercial areas, increasing con-
Councilman Terry Nall Q1: Dunwoody and public service are my passion. I think I’ve made a positive contribution over the past two terms, and there are challenges ahead that will take strong leadership to address. I will continue NALL to advocate for a careful balance of fiscal responsibility and our quality of life, as I have for the last eight
years. I also look forward to hearing the voice of our community through town hall meetings and other forums. Q2: As an active CPA and a senior financial services executive, I’ve earned a reputation as someone who does the homework on each item to fully understand the issue and develop a plan for a solution. I am known for responding to people throughout the community, protection of homeowner values, and strong passion to build what I call “A Better Dunwoody.” Q3: Police and EMS ambulance services to maintain our public safety edge; Dunwoody schools and improved relationships with the school district and Board of Education; Dunwoody Village transformation with a focus on vibrant placemaking; economic development to attract and retain new businesses; roads, trails, sidewalks and parks for connectivity and quality of life; implementing the Dunwoody Arts Master Plan and zoning to achieve a balanced mix of growth and development.
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Dunwoody opens new North Shallowford facility
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sive tactics training room. Police officers will be able to use the training room to practice defensive tactics, weight training and handcuffing techniques. DUNWOODY, Ga. — The City of Dun“We can do training closer to home woody has opened a new facility on and we can do more of it,” Police Lt. FiNorth Shallowford Road to provide del Espinoza said. “We no longer have to indoor classroom space for Parks and jump through hopes to rent space, and Recreation programming and a training now we can invite other departments center @ @ @ @ for the Dunwoody Police Departhere to train with us.” @ @ ment. 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 1 3/4/19 11:16 Page11 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 11:16 AM AM Page @ @ @The 2011, Dunwoody paid $1.4 million second story of the 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout annex in- 1 13/4/19 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 3/4/19In 11:16 AM Page 11:16 1 1 3/4/19 AM Page 1 @ for 5 acres and a 12,000-square-foot cludes a firearms simulator and defen@ @ @ @
nectivity, enhancing parks, recreation, and cultural offerings, and maintaining our highly regarded police department. We also face tremendous challenges. Our overcrowded schools are at a crisis point and new highway projects threaten neighborhoods and retail centers. Using over 20 years of experience advocating for Dunwoody and my ability to collaborate with other metro Atlanta leaders, I am already actively working on these top priority issues for our future mayor.
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building, which was recently renovated to serve as the annex. It is equipped with a new automated external defibrillator donated by the Dunwoody Homeowner’s Association. There was an open house for the > > > >> > city’s new North Shallowford Annex on Sept. 18. The annex is at 4470 N. > > > > of > Shallowford Road >at the >>intersection Peachford Road. > > > >> > > >
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Dunwoody Police Lt. Fidel Espinoza performs a handcuffing demonstration at the new training room at the North Shallowford Annex. CARSON COOK/ CRIER
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