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Brookhaven police are hiring Brookhaven Police Chief Gary Yandura said his department is “multiplying by the hour.” Yandura is working to assemble the new city’s first police department and updated Brookhaven City Council on his progress May 14. Yandura is hiring command staff before hiring officers. Three lieutenants have been selected and he is vetting one more, he said. Yandura said he has hired nine sergeants and is looking for three more. “We’ve got about 1,000 resumes and applications,” Yandura said. The city is looking to hire around 50 officers all together. Supplies for the department are also on the way. Yandura said guns and ammunition have been ordered, and uniform patches and identification cards are being designed.
Council changes sexually-oriented business ordinance In an emergency amendment to its May 14 agenda, Brookhaven City Council members voted to add provisions to its ordinance regulating sexually-oriented businesses. Interim City Attorney Bill Riley asked the council to amend the ordinance by changing the definition of a sexual device shop and by adding spacing requirements for sexually-oriented businesses. Mayor J. Max Davis said the emergency amendment was made to the agenda because GIS data from DeKalb County was not available when the city adopted its sexually-oriented business ordinance in January. “We just got the GIS data. We can’t just sit on it,” Davis said.
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Attorney Scott Bergthold, who helped write the city’s ordinance, said it’s a minor change. “It’s relatively a housekeeping matter related to what we talked about back in January,” Bergthold said.
County reports two rabid raccoons found in north DeKalb County officials have placed two north DeKalb neighborhoods on alert after rabid raccoons were found in the areas. Officials said the two animals were captured near Ragley Hall Road in Brookhaven and Harts Mills Court in Chamblee. The Harts Mill animal was captured April 28. The Chamblee raccoon was captured April 30. Both tested positive for rabies. County officials said that anyone who has been bitten or scratched by a wild animal should seek medical attention immediately. They also warned homeowners to remove outdoor pet food and to watch pets for signs of the disease. “If household pets begin to exhibit unusual nervousness or aggressiveness, or if they have excessive drooling or foaming at the mouth, contact DeKalb County Animal Services and Enforcement,” the county said in a press release. Animal services officials can be reached at 404-294-2996 Monday-Friday from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. or at 404- 2942519 after hours, the release said.
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The flashy electronic signs are bright and colorful and sometimes have quickly changing text. “It’s kind of Times Square looking,” Williams said. “It can look exciting.” But she said she would like to consider regulating where those types of signs could go. “I would personally like to clean up some of the visual pollution,” Williams said. Sandy Springs has outlawed those types of signs on Roswell Road, Abernathy Road and Hammond Drive, citing studies that they create traffic hazards, Williams said. Councilman Bates Mattison also expressed concern. “My preference is to stay away from LED/LCD signs, especially bright ones. But I believe technol-
ogy has made LED/LCD a good way to convey information, so I don’t want to ban them,” Mattison said. Williams said the council also should consider rules for temporary signs. “We allow these big, giant balloons, banners, gas-filled characters,” she said. “You’ll notice all of our sister cities have banned them for a certain non-classiness.” She said she would like to put time limits on how long balloons and banners may stay up outside of a business. Eyre said he and Williams would like to have a draft of a new ordinance to present to the council in about a month. “I think we just need to streamline the process a little,” Eyre said. “I don’t think you’ll see any major changes, with the exception of scaling back some of the flashy stuff.” BK