Dunwoody Crier — November 7, 2019

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Dunwoody apologizes for early a.m. wakeup calls

Ike Roberts and Roswell Railroad’s first run

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Dunwoody adopts 2020 spending plan By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council adopted a $39.6 million 2020 budget with little dispute Oct. 28. The proposed budget assumes a tax rate of 2.740 mills, unchanged since Dunwoody incorporated in 2008. With this rate and other revenue sources, the proposed budget anticipates $39.6 million in revenue. The General Fund budget, which funds everyday operations, is $25.6 million, a 1.2 percent increase from 2019. The budget maintains a four-

month minimum reserve. The Capital budget includes $3.7 million for repaving, $1.4 million for intersection improvements at Chamblee Dunwoody and Spalding Drive and $1 million for a sidewalk on Peeler Road from Equestrian Way to Brook Run Park. In personnel, the proposed budget includes $109,000 for two additional sworn police officers, $160,000 for additional contractual parks positions. One difference from the mayor’s original proposal was an increase in parks positions from one full-time and one part-time to two full-time. Other changes out of committee

were additional funding for employee retirement plans and allocating $60,000 within economic development for art efforts. All of these were offset by reserve funds. Two citizens spoke against the budget at the one public hearing that was held Oct. 14. The opponents said the budget was too high, criticized the art funding and asked for more transparency of the city’s financial documents. One change was made to the budget at the Oct. 28 meeting. In the original proposal, $50,000 was allocated for an environmental study related to the I-285 managed lanes project. Councilwoman

Lynn Deutsch asked the money be reserved for professional services for the same project. “Because we don’t know the timing and what exactly we might need, and GDOT has turned inward and is not sharing, I think we’re better off leaving our options open for what services we might need,” Deutsch said. The funding could still be used for an environmental study, or it could be used for a traffic survey or litigation. The amendment passed unanimously along with the budget.

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DeKalb Schools considers trailers at new elementary school By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com

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A look at school redistricting options

DUNWOODY, Ga. — The redistricting process for DeKalb County elementary schools in Dunwoody continued with a second public meeting Oct. 23, when the laid out three possible enroll6district 66 6 ment plans. Austin, Chesnut, Dunwoody, Hightower Kingsley and Vanderlyn elementary schools will be impacted by the new plan, set to go into effect August 2020. The final public input meeting will be Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Dunwoody High School auditorium, when the school district staff will present recommended plan. @ their @ @ @

DeKalb County School District enrollment projections illustrate the difference between the redistricting options. Under option three, 106 students currently zoned for Hightower would attend Doraville United Elementary. School name Current districts Enrollment Trailers Hightower 748 11 Dunwoody 1,177 12 Vanderlyn 689 11 Chesnut 452 5 Kingsley 442 0 New Austin 711 0

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Option 1: Balance enrollment Enrollment Trailers 662 7 1,064 9 695 11 429 4 531 5 1,055 5> > >>

Option 2: Option 3: No trailers at Austin Hightower to Doraville Enrollment Trailers Enrollment Trailers 651 7 625 5 1,133 11 1,026 7 716 11 681 11 465 > 6 425 4 > > >> > 531 519 5 > 5> > > > 940 0 1,054 5 > >>   > >   > > >   > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hours:Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-5:30, 10-5:30, Fri 10-5 Fri 10-5 Mon-Thurs Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-5:30, Fri 10-5 Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-5:30, Fri 10-5

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