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December 23, 2021 | AppenMedia.com | An Appen Media Group Publication | Ser ving the community since 1976
Softball field controversy spills over into council meeting BY CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmedia.com
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The Austin Eagle visits students at Oak Cliff Elementary School as part of the Winter Wonderland book event on Dec. 14
Book drive benefits disadvantaged children By CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — On Dec. 14, Dunwoody residents turned out in a big way to help increase literacy and give children a gift they won’t soon forget. Teachers and students from Austin and Dunwoody elementary schools, along with members of the Dunwoody community, gathered enough books so that each of the 700 students at Oak Cliff Traditional Theme School in Doraville could take home five books of
their choice. The ambitious project netted more than 5,000 books, most donated by Dunwoody citizens or purchased from various discount retailers and resale stores like Goodwill. So many books were gathered that the library also got a refresh of its inventory, and teachers replaced worn books that were in the classrooms. About 97 percent of Oak Cliff’s population qualifies for free or reduced lunch, according to the school’s counselor Denise Quintera, and many of the
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students’ parents are first-generation Americans. “Many students and parents are unfamiliar with the protocols and the rights that we all take for granted,” Quintera said. “The Dunwoody community for many years has been assisting with providing the kind of help and support that these families need.” This year, however, Dunwoody students, teachers from Austin and Dunwoody elementary schools, parents,
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The debate over plans for a softball field at a new park in Dunwoody continued at the Dec. 13 meeting of the City Council. Several citizens speaking during the public comment portion of the meeting said they opposed the installation of a single softball field on a 10acre piece of land on Roberts Drive. The neighbors cited concerns about traffic and lighting, and asked that the park remain more a passive, rather than an active park. Seth Murphy, whose home is directly across the street from the proposed field, said he wants the proposed area to remain “an open field.” “Me and all my neighbors are concerned about the lights and the fields, primarily,” he said. “Having softball fields right in our back yard is a real issue for us.” Carlos Lemos, who lives in the Arden Woods neighborhood, said he is also against the field.
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