04-27-18 Buckhead

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APRIL 27 - MAY 10, 2018 • VOL. 12— NO. 9

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► Staying on track with a new regional transit plan PAGE 8 ► After Atlanta cyber attack, other cities prepare defenses PAGE 20

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Pine Hills residents fear townhomes would worsen flooding

Fighting cancer 5K style

BY EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net

Super-dad Will Cromie, and super-daughter Madelyn, 5, cross the 5K finish line during the annual Chastain Chase on April 22. They were among more than 200 participants in the 5K and 1-mile walk, run and “tot trot” at Chastain Park, which raised money for the Cancer Support Community Atlanta.

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OUT & ABOUT Dunwoody Art Festival is back for 8th year Page 18

See PINE on page 14

Nonprofit formed to oversee Bobby Jones clubhouse renovation EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net

You knock yourself out for 20 years, staging multiple birthday parties at recurring intervals ... and all they will remember is that Barney didn’t come to their fourth birthday party. See page 6

A proposal to build six townhomes near Peachtree Creek and Buford Highway has drawn concerns from Pine Hills residents, who say it could increase flooding and doesn’t fit the character of the neighborhood. Atlanta City Councilmember Howard Shook said the area needs special protection due to flooding concerns and held up the proposal in the April 25 zoning committee. “It’s an extraordinarily environmentally sensitive piece of property,” Shook said. Some Pine Hills residents have called for the lot to be preserved and sold to the Peachtree Creek Greenway or donated to the neighborhood to be used as greenspace. The owners wrote in the rezoning application that the site plan includes an easement for a 10-foot multiuse path for a potential connection to the Peachtree Creek Greenway, a park envisioned to run along the north fork of the Peachtree Creek and connect Brookhaven to

See ROBIN’S NEST, page 9

A nonprofit has been formed to oversee the proposed Bobby Jones Golf Course clubhouse’s renovation into a recital hall with plans to open by the end of next year if the agreement with the city moves forward. An ordinance that would sublease the historic clubhouse to the newly-formed nonprofit is working its way through Atlanta City Council. The state owns the See NONPROFIT on page 13


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