MARCH 31 - APRIL 13, 2017 • VOL. 8 — NO. 7
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Perimeter Business ► Agents deploy drones, hire models to sell multimillion-dollar homes PAGE 5 ► Cities jump on the logo brand-wagon
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Communities of Faith
REBIRTH OF A CHURCH | P16
Will backyard chickens come home to roost?
BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net Thanks to some prodding by a couple of local Girl Scouts, some City Council members are ready to reconsider the city’s ban on backyard chickens. A proposed ordinance legalizing backyard chickens is expected
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Lauren Fitzgerald, left, and Chloe Fenster, who want to have their own backyard chickens (but now can only have a stuffed one) are hoping to help legalize backyard chickens in Dunwoody.
EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOR Bringing science to life Page 20
Our streets and our neighborhoods cannot handle the volume of cars that it’s going to take to move the people to the games. Are we prepared for Braves traffic? Residents speak out. See COMMUNITY SURVEY Page 14
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OUT & ABOUT Author talks early aviation in Georgia Page 8
State lawmakers approve increase in hotel/motel tax BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
State lawmakers have approved a request from the city of Dunwoody to increase its hotel/motel tax to raise nearly $2 million annually that some have said will fund trails and green space in Perimeter Center as well as cover costs to market and brand the trails that city leaders believe will attract more tourists to the city. The bill now goes to Gov. Nathan Deal’s desk for his signature and then back to the City Council for a vote on See STATE on page 15