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Brook Run Park plan draws praise BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
Daphne Bertholf, right, pours Bill Driscoll a beer at the Tap Into Georgia Beer Festival on May 20 at Brook Run Park. Festival-goers sampled dozens of Georgia-made beers, wines, meads and ciders at the festival.
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Brook Run Park’s preliminary master plan recently was unveiled and includes a host of new amenities. They include two multiuse athletic fields; new basketball and tennis courts in the general location of the site of the former theater building; an arboretum near the Skate Park; and a disc golf course in the wooded area in the back of the park. The plan also includes suggestions for building a band shell in the “great lawn” area and proposals to relocate the memorial plaza that links to the great lawn, add new connector trails, and create a new entrance on Barclay Drive. About 20 people gathered at City Hall on May 16 to look over the plans from JB+A. Many said they were pleased overall with the design. “This is really beautiful,” Erika Harris said. “I walk there nearly every day ... I live near the park and I like this. It’s really thoughtful and nice.” Plans are for representatives of JB+A See BROOK on page 13
Backyard chickens can flock to town BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
Backyard chickens soon may be flocking to Dunwoody. The City Council voted 6-1 at its May 22 meeting to allow residents to raise chickens at their homes, after a “pro-chicken” charge lead by two local Girl Scouts. The approval overcame some opponents who called chickens a filthy fad. The ordinance brings the city in line with surrounding municipalities, and sweeps aside a 2010 vote in which the council voted 4-3 against allowing backyard chickens. That vote seven years ago See BACKYARD on page 15