04-27-18 Dunwoody

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APRIL 27 - MAY 10, 2018 • VOL. 9 — 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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Feds decline to swear in new citizens at July 4 parade

Lemonade Days, another sweet success

BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net

Dunwoody Preservation Trust President Jim Williams, left, and Vice President of Development Jack Lane take in the scene at the 19th annual Lemonade Days festival at Brook Run Park on April 21. They said they enjoy bringing the community together at the festival which raises funds to help the nonprofit preserve the city’s history. Read story page 11.►

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

See FEDS on page 14

Baseball league strikes out on pitch to speed up field construction BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@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

The swearing in of new American citizens has become a popular event at the annual Fourth of July Parade sponsored by the Dunwoody Homeowners Association. But this year, the federal government has backed out, saying it will hold a smaller event at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library instead. A Dunwoody immigration attorney speculated the decision could be due to an anti-immigrant sentiment rising within the current administration under President Donald Trump. U.S. Rep. Karen Handel (R-Ga.) said it was her understanding the government is trying to use resources more efficiently. DHA President Adrienne Duncan said she hopes the ceremony will come back to Dunwoody in the future. “We’re disappointed, but the show will go on,” Duncan said. “Hopefully they

See ROBIN’S NEST, page 9

Rain, rain, go away. There’s some baseball that needs to be played. Recent heavy rainfalls have slowed construction significantly on the new Dunwoody Senior Baseball fields adjacent to Brook Run Park and Peachtree Charter Middle School and the league was willing to pony up $100,000 over five years to speed up construction so the second field could be completed by May 20. But the approximate $100,000 needSee BASEBALL on page 12


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