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Four north DeKalb cities have created a nonprofit, public-private organization called the Peachtree Gateway Partnership to conduct regional planning. The partnership’s first project will be to create a coordinated plan for a multiuse trail network spanning the four cities, said Dan Reuter, the Atlanta Regional Commission official who helped the four -- Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville and Dunwoody -- establish the organization. “We’re going to undertake that next. PretSee SMALL on page 16
Dunwoody High School graduates, from left, Josh Palgon, Harrison Whately and Matt Bieber, talk with Kyra Perry, who wrote a message on her mortarboard for commencement exercises on May 26.
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The challenge on Buford Highway is harmonizing the dreams of the people who have given Buford Highway its identity and vitality with an ugly, unsafe, underdeveloped, underutilized corridor designed to move cars and trucks. Marian Liou We Love BuHi See COMMENTARY Page 13
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A developer’s plan to seek millions of dollars in tax abatements for a highrise on one corner of Perimeter Mall’s parking lot riled members of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association at the group’s most recent meeting. “Nobody is dragging you in here kicking and screaming, and you didn’t consider that cost and think, ‘Hey, those people who don’t get a 95 percent tax abatement might be a little pissed off by that?’” DHA board member See STORY. on page 18
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High Street: City’s urban heart?
The High Street mixed-use development planned for Dunwoody in the Perimeter Center dates back to 2007 and would cover some 42 acres on Hammond Drive and Perimeter Center Parkway. The project would include a mix of high-, mid- and low-rise buildings. These new renderings of the project were released recently.
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Above and left, the development is adjacent to the current State Farm development and near the Dunwoody MARTA station. Plans call for 8 million square feet of mixed-use space, 400,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 3,000 residential units, 1 million square feet of office space, 750 hotel rooms, approximately 8,500 parking spaces and also new streets, landscaped promenades, parks and plazas. Right and below, Boston-based GID Urban Development bought the Perimeter Center Parkway property for $83 million with plans to build a “verticalurban” community. Entitlements for the property, as approved by DeKalb County before Dunwoody was incorporated in 2008, allow for a 400-room hotel, 1,500 condos and 1,500 rental units.
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Dunwoody Mayor Denis Shortal proclaimed the city a Purple Heart City during a Memorial Day ceremony at Brook Run Park.
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The city of Dunwoody is now a Purple Heart City. During a Memorial Day event on May 30 at Brook Run Park, Mayor Denis Shortal, a retired U.S. Marine brigadier general, read a proclamation honoring veterans and proclaiming Dunwoody a Purple Heart City. The Military Order of the Purple Heart, a Virginia-based nonprofit organization, has a program encouraging cities to brand themselves with signage and ceremonies declaring “Purple Heart City” status to recognize veterans, especially those who were wounded in action. The Purple Heart is a U.S. military decoration recognizing those wounded or killed during service. The Dunwoody proclamation thanks and acknowledges the sacrifices of veterans in the Armed Forces.
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The city’s popular food truck events are expanding again with Food Truck Tuesday now taking place at the newly opened Park at Pernoshal Court. Food trucks as well as live music will be at the park every Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. through July 12. The popularity of Food Truck Thursdays, sponsored by the Dunwoody Homeowners Association, led to DHA members to ask the city to organize another food truck event to bring people to the city’s newest park that opened in April.
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Veteran lawmaker plans to retire after next term BY JOHN RUCH
retirement plan. House District 52, which covers parts of Buckhead and Sandy Springs, also State Rep. Wendell Willard, who has a long-time incumbent who is retirhelped found the city of Sandy Springs ing: Joe Wilkinson, who has served since and has represented the area in the Legis2000. In March, Wilkinson made a surlature for 15 years, said he plans to retire prise retirement anin 2018 at the end of his nouncement that set off next term. a heated race between Two candidates, SanGraham McDonald and dy Springs City Council Deborah Silcox. Silcox member Gabriel Sterling won the seat in the May and Roswell business 24 Republican Primary lawyer Alex Kaufman, alelection. ready have announced Wilkinson claimed they will run for his seat Sandy Springs leaders— in 2018. Sterling will not including Willard—had run for re-election to his a “plot” to replace him District 4 council seat in with McDonald, which 2017, opening that race Rep. Wendell Willard the city officials in turn up early as well. Willard denied. But McDonald said he is not backing did say that city offiany candidate and will cials, including Willard, urged him to run “leave it wide open. No endorsement.” as part of a changing of the guard with Willard, a Sandy Springs Republican Wilkinson and Willard poised to retire who is running unopposed for re-elecsoon. tion in House District 51 this fall, said he Willard called the HD 52 primary “a is “looking at my last term.” House Disstrange race” and said his own interest trict 51 includes Sandy Springs’ panhanin it “wasn’t this person or that person,” dle area and parts of Johns Creek and Robut in making sure Sandy Springs had a swell. skilled representative. Willard was elected to the state House “[With] Graham, I was talking about of Representatives in 2001. “That’s probthe chance to mentor him,” Willard said, ably enough for anybody,” he said. “[It’s adding that he is open to doing same for time to] get some fresh ideas down there.” Silcox “if she’s interested…I’m happy to Willard also serves as the city attordo the same with her.” ney for Sandy Springs, a job he said he “In the past, I have tried to be very is willing to retain after his retirement much a guardian” for legislation affectfrom the Legislature. ing Sandy Springs or other cities, Willard Rumors of Willard’s retirement besaid. “You don’t have a lot of people down came an issue in the recent race for an there who have…a background in local open seat in neighboring House District 52, but he had not directly confirmed his governments.” johnruch@reporternewspapers.net
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Monday, June 13, 6-7:30 p.m. Learn traditional organic henna art by trained and certified cosmetologist Raj Gill. Class continues on Tuesday, June 14, 6-7:30 p.m. Only sign up if you can attend both. Free. For kids ages 7-17. Open to the first 15 participants. Dunwoody Branch Library, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody 30338. Call 770-512-4640 to register.
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PLANT PULL Saturday, June 25, 9-11 a.m. The Atlanta Audubon Society seeks volunteers to assist with an invasive plant pull and habitat restoration at The Confluence Park, where the north and south forks of Peachtree Creek meet near Lindbergh. Groups welcome. Clear brush, spread wood chips on trails and more. For details and to sign up, email: adam@atlantaaudubon.org or call 678-973-2437. The Confluence, accessed at the terminus of Armand Road off of Lindbergh Drive, 30324.
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Wednesday, June 15, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Take your photography to the next level and create photos that catch the eye, are clean and free of distractions, use light best and see a more focused world. Bring camera or smartphone. Free. For middle and high school audiences. Open to the public. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., Atlanta, 30305. Registration requested by emailing: amy.alexander@fultoncountyga.gov. Call 404-814-3500 to find out more.
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY Thursday, June 16, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tinkering girls and boys are invited to see how STEM transforms things we wear. Learn garment engineering, circuitry and computer programming, and create circuitry for a tie, vest or skirt. Free. For elementary through high school youth. Open to all, but limited to 25 participants. Reservations required by emailing: robert1.white@fultoncountyga.gov. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., Atlanta, 30305. Call 404814-3500 with questions.
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Tuesday, June 21, 4-4:30 p.m. Rupee, a golden retriever with Canine Assistance of Georgia, and her owner explains how canine companions can help persons with physical challenges live a full life. Free. The community is welcome. For toddler, preschool and elementary school audiences. Northside Branch Library, 3295 Northside Parkway, Atlanta, 30327. Learn more by emailing: comments@co.fulton.ga.us.
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Wednesday, June 22, 11 a.m. Get up close and personal with some reptile friends. For ages 3 and up. Free. Open to the public. No registration required. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-303-6130 or email: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov for additional information.
Tuesday, June 14, 2-4 p.m. Adults, learn how to navigate the digital collections at the Buckhead Branch Library. Find out about Flipster and Zinio, and discover access to eBooks, music and TV shows via Hoopla. Bring your devices. Free and open to the public. For elders, college, high school and middle school audiences. 269 Buckhead Ave., Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us or call 404814-3500 to find out more.
LIBRARY MINI GOLF Wednesday, June 22, 1-2 p.m. The Buckhead Branch Library’s teen center will have a mini golf course! Putt your way around books, graphic novels and good times. Prizes and snacks for all players. For middle and high school youth. Free. All are invited. 269 Buckhead Ave., Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-814-3500 or email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us for further details.
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TITLES @ TWILIGHT Tuesday, June 14, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Heritage Sandy Springs’ adult program, “Titles@Twilight,” promoting local authors with stories of history and the South, continues. Franklin Cox presents, “How to Write from Your Five Senses: Make Your Words Come Alive.” On June 21, Jackie Cooper and Dale Cramer discuss, “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Writing.” Free and open to the public. In the Garden Room, Williams-Payne House, 6075 Sandy Springs Cir., Sandy Springs, 30328. RSVP by visiting: heritagesandysprings.org, emailing: mswindell@ heritagesandysprings.org or calling 404-851-9111 x2.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2-2:45 p.m. A high-energy, Latininspired dance fitness party for youngsters and their caregivers. For 5-10 years olds. Open to the first 30 participants. Free. No registration required. Bring water bottles and wear comfortable clothing. Park behind the Brookhaven Branch Library and enter at the lower level. 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-848-7140 with questions.
Thursday, June 23, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Discover Henri Matisse and his artwork, then create your own vase and flower drawing based on his style. Learn how to use lines, shapes and angles by using regular and watercolor pencils. Free. Open to the first 20 participants. For adults. Dunwoody Branch Library, 5339 ChambleeDunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Call 770512-4640 with questions.
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TOUCH A TRUCK Saturday, June 25, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Brookhaven Police and Fire Departments provide a day of fun and learning for the entire family. Hop on a fire truck, get behind the wheel of some heavy equipment, check out police vehicles and get safety tips. Free. The public is invited. Blackburn Park, 3493 Ashford-Dunwoody Rd., Brookhaven, 30319. For more details, email: philip.mitchell@brookhavenga. gov or call 404-637-0512.
LET’S LEARN JOIN PALS Monday, June 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Join others at Lunch & Learn programs with topics such as: the Constitution; beautiful geological marvels; Mahjongg; estate planning; a history of the world in six glasses; travel; Bridge; current events; local parks; and gardening. Continues through July 25. Call 770-698-0801 or go to: palsonline.org for course descriptions and fees. Catered lunches available with reservations. Dunwoody Baptist Church, 1445 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338.
Saturday, June 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Are you separated, considering or currently in the process of divorce? Learn how to navigate this process from a legal, financial and emotional perspective, and avoid some of the most common pitfalls. Class limit is 30. For adults. Free. To register, call 770-512-4640. Dunwoody Branch Library, 5339 ChambleeDunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338.
FIXING CLIMATE CHANGE Sunday, June 26, 4-6 p.m. The Atlanta Audubon Society and Dunwoody Nature Center offer a workshop on addressing climate change with Bill Witherspoon, co-author of “Roadside Geology of Georgia.” $5 for AAS or DNC members; $10 for non-members. Register and find out more: atlantaaudubon.org. 5343 Roberts Dr., Dunwoody, 30338. Call 678-973-2437 withquestions.
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Brush Sushi Izakaya is a Japanese gasmame, nigiri and tropub located in Decatur specializing in omakase. The yakitori. dish that will Gastropub: snacks and plates somewhat keep Brush in bigger than what we think of as tapas, but the running for still smaller than a full entrée and usually top tier dining in meant for sharing. Yakitori: skewers upon this regard is defskewers of grilled chicken parts that are deinitely the snow licious and not very greasy. Also, kushikatcrab chawansu: skewers more heavily seasoned and mushi. Chawanbreaded than yakitori. mushi: a hot or All skewers run from $2.50 to $6, with a cold egg custard. Dining Out chef’s choice mixed plate at $18 to $20. EatBrush’s version Megan Volpert ers new to this type of grilling can stick to arrives steamMegan Volpert lives in wings and thighs, maybe a little pork beling in a gorgeous Decatur, teaches in Roly. More adventurous eaters can hit the clay pot. The swell and writes books heart, neck, cartilage and other items that silky custard is about popular culture. are comparatively rare. You don’t see a lot wonderfully deliof conservationist whole-bird butchering in Atlanta. cate and the snow crab is eviThere are some things on dent throughout. Between the the menu that are gaining in pop of the ikura (salmon cavau rant Re popularity right now. The house iar) and the umami (savory chashu rice with soy-cured yolk taste) of the Shimeji mushand seared pork belly will satisfy folks who rooms, Brush’s snow crab chawanmushi is usually stick to the safety of ramen or fried one of the best ways to spend $9 in Decatur. rice. There’s a Some peonice rice-less ple have compoke (fish salad) plained that it’s of tuna, salmtoo expensive on, avocado and and that Decahouse chili oil tur is already that was thorfull of decent oughly flavorsushi. It’s true ful without gothat this place is ing overboard more expensive into spicy territothan other nearry. For those who by places; save do enjoy more it for date night spicy food, they or when you’ve Rice-less poke, or fish salad. have a yellowtail got visiting injalapeno that I’d put up against Umi’s. While Umi lays a pepper slice right on the fish, Brush does it as a puree that looks just as lovely while thankfully distributing the heat more evenly. With the ramen renaissance in our city, from Nexto to Jinya, Atlanta will need to be increasingly discerning about the broadly competitive field of Asian cuisines. At a minimum, our vocabulary needs to A selection of skewers. get somewhat beyond edalaws to wrangle. Brush will especially please your father-in-law, who notoriously subsists on steak and baked potatoes. This is because Brush is not really a sushi place.
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Quick Bites Alon’s Bakery in Dunwoody will host its 2016 Sip Suds & Summer beer tasting event on Friday, June 17, from 6 to 9 p.m. Guests will be given a souvenir glass and ‘tasting passport’ to sample each beer offering from participating breweries, which include Wild Heaven Craft Beers, Three Taverns Breweries, Creature Comforts Brewing, Terrapin Beer Co. and more. Visit alons.com for more information. Asheville, N.C.,-based Tupelo Honey Cafe will bring its scratch-made, reimagined Southern food, craft beer list and cocktail program to Sandy Springs on June 20. The restaurant is located in the new Gateway development, located at 4600 Roswell Road, Building C, Suite 110. For menus and information, visit tupelohoneycafe.com. Budweiser, in partnership with Atlanta-based radio stations ROCK 100.5 and 99X, will host the second annual Bud & Burgers Festival in Brookhaven Park on June 25. The festival will showcase 20 to 25 local restaurants as they compete for the “Best Burger in Atlanta” and a chance to win a share of $10,000 in cash and prizes. Tickets and information are available at BudNBurgers.com. Fifth Group Restaurants opened South City Kitchen Buckhead at 3350 Peachtree Road for lunch and dinner. Executive chef Jason Starnes, previously of The Sun Dial, will be cooking up a menu of traditional and contemporary Southern cuisine. For more information, visit buckhead.southcitykitchen.com. The 10th annual Give Me Five Dinner featuring Atlanta’s premier chefs and sommeliers will benefit Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign on Sunday, Aug. 14, at Piedmont Driving Club. Featured chefs will include Chef Chair Jay Yarbrough (Piedmont Driving Club), Christopher Grossman (Atlas Restaurant), James Neale (Rathbun’s), Piero Premoli (Pricci) and Wesley True (The Optimist). Sommeliers include Gil Kulers (Piedmont Driving Club), Clarke Anderson (No. 246), Joon Lim (Rathbun’s), Caleb Hopkins (Atlas Restaurant) and Linda Torres (The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead). For more information, visit givemefivedinner.org.
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Opinion / A vision for Buford Highway I’m frequently asked about my viage Buford Highway’s assets to accomAs We Love sion for Buford Highway. plish two things: (1) capture and grow BuHi has demWhat is Buford Highway’s vision for an inchoate sense that Buford Highway onstrated, so itself? is the American Dream writ small, that long as good Sometimes, not often enough, I ask Buford Highway, positioned at the geofood and interthe people living and working on Bugraphical, social and cultural margins esting sights are ford Highway about their vision for Buguaranteed, peoford Highway, though not in preciseple will pay for ly those terms. I ask them where they the novelty of grew up, how they came to the Unitriding their bied States and then to Buford Highway, cycles on the Marian Liou how long they’ve lived or worked in the deadliest road Founder of We Love BuHi area, and which schools their children, in Georgia or if they have children, attend. crowding onto MARTA buses to hear Although the words “vision,” “hope,” experts talk about infrastructure and and “dream” may never come up in pedestrian safety. these conversations, I’m fairly certain By providing individuals with phystheir vision for Buford Highway, the ical experiences that connect them to a place in which they live or work, is a viplace and to each other, We Love BuHi sion that is common to all of us, no mataspires to instill among them a sense of ter where we live or work. We all want personal ownership in the future of Bua safe place to live, a decent job that’s ford Highway. By attracting new cusconvenient to get to, good schools for tomers through non-traditional activiour children, an opportunity for a life ties and marketing channels, We Love of meaning and joy. BuHi hopes to facilitate agency, engageThe challenge on Buford Highway ment and expertise among local busiis harmonizing the dreams of the peoness owners in the processes of comple who have given Buford Highway its munity and economic development. identity and vitality with an ugly, unMy vision for Buford Highway, theresafe, underdeveloped, underutilized fore, is one in which ideas and plans to MARIAN LIOU corridor designed to move cars and make Buford Highway livable, more FOUNDER OF WE LOVE BUHI trucks. The paradox is that these very connected and still affordable comunpromising conditions have enabled prise the communities living and workcontinuous waves of our ing on Buford Highway today. most recently arrived immiMy vision for Buford Highgrants to find housing, jobs, way is one in which “commuand resources among people nity engagement” no longer of similar economic and ethrequires quotation marks. nic backgrounds – in other My vision for Buford Highwords, to thrive. way is one in which inclusion Is it necessary, or even posand equity foremost are built sible, to ensure that the forinto any and all discussions tunes of the immigrants of and decisions about Buford Buford Highway do not fall as Highway. the fortunes of Buford HighFinally, my vision for Buway rise? Can both rise toford Highway recognizes that gether? if Atlanta is the cultural capiWe Love BuHi was foundtal of the New South, then we ed, in part, to frame any serimust learn to celebrate Buous and truly thoughtful disford Highway as the multicussion of Buford Highway’s cultural capital of Atlanta. JOHN RUCH challenges squarely and inI say “learn,” because celWe Love BuHi founder Marian Liou envisions tentionally within the context ebrating a place and its a safe, fun, attractive, livable, inclusive Buford Highway. of its immigrant community, many varied communities to ensure that recommendaisn’t merely holding a festitions and policies established through of the city of Atlanta, is actually an inval once a year. It isn’t one-dimensionlocal and regional decision-making and trinsic and important part of Atlanta al. It is a process that involves bravery, planning, as well as their implementaand of this country’s larger fabric; and vulnerability, a willingness to possibly tion and actual outcomes, fully include (2) catalyze a broad, community-driven say the wrong thing and own up to it, the ideas and dreams of the people who conversation about Buford Highway’s a commitment to forgive, an acknowlhave made Buford Highway what it is challenges. In forming creative placeedgment that all our hopes and dreams today. making collaborations with other soare fundamentally the same, and an We Love BuHi envisions a safe, fun, cial enterprises and grassroots organiempathy borne of that common underattractive, livable, inclusive Buford zations, area nonprofits and neighbors, standing. Highway. What that means in its parWe Love BuHi encourages people to It is an ongoing process that begins ticulars is for us to figure out together. re-examine and imagine what Buford not with a grand vision, but by saying We Love BuHi simply seeks to leverHighway can be. hello.
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It’s book season in Brookhaven. The city soon will have its own entry in the “Images of America” history book series, and a book about the houses of Historic Brookhaven is preparing for publication, too. Arcadia Publishing just offered a publishing contract for a Brookhaven book last week, said former Mayor Rebecca Chase Williams, who commissioned the historical research project that led to the book deal. “They just recently accepted Brookhaven to be a book,” said Williams, who will be co-author along with local historian Valerie Biggerstaff. Williams said they have to deliver the book by January and it is slated to be published in March. Biggerstaff, who previously put together an “Images of America” book about Dunwoody, started the project last year with $3,500 from Williams’ mayoral discretionary funds. In part, Williams hoped it could be the beginning of a local historical society. Meanwhile, a coffee-table-style book about Historic Brookhaven homes is in the writing and production stage, even as its backers hope to raise more money to add to it. The book is being funded through sponsorships and pre-sales to owners of houses that will be featured in the book. Backers say they have raised $25,000 but are aiming for more.
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“We have enough funds to do a book,” said Richard Dietrich, a local author and architect who is doing the writing. “But we’re expecting the book to be just bigger and better.”
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After months of community argument over how best to remake the Bobby Jones Golf Course, city officials have transferred ownership of the historic Buckhead course to the state. Atlanta City Council voted 12-3 after hours of discussion on June 6 to turn over the course to the state of Georgia. State officials promise a $25 million makeover that will add a golf museum to the site and create what one supporter called “a junior golf Mecca.” In return for the course, the state will turn over to the city a parking facility and another property near Underground Atlanta that the city needs to complete the sale of Underground to a private developer. The developer proposes building housing and shops in place of the little-used, city-owned tourist attraction. Mayor Kasim Reed told council members before the vote that the transaction was the best thing for the city and community. “When this is all said and done, this will be the best golf facility in the region and state of Georgia,” Reed said.
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Dan Sasser loves coming and going as he pleases. That’s just one of many reasons he chose Canterbury Court to be his home. “I left a tenured position so I could live wherever I wanted. Then I retired at 60 and was working part time when I discovered Canterbury Court. I thought, ‘How wonderful it would be to live there.’” When he decided to move to Canterbury Court, he chose a studio apartment, which he says “is more than big enough for me.” The maintenance-free lifestyle also lets him keep a second home in Florida and take frequent road trips.
ty small steps,” Reuter said. The board of the new organization includes the four cities’ mayors, with Chamblee Mayor Eric Clarkson as chair. The board also includes representatives of DeKalb-Peachtree Airport; Georgia Power Co.; Epps Aviation Co., a charter airline operating at the airport; and developers on the team undertaking Assembly, the redevelopment of the former GM plant on Buford Highway in Doraville. The Peachtree Gateway Partnership has been in the works for roughly two years. The four cities invited ARC to help them create some sort of regional planning and development authority, officials have previously said. Potential impacts of the Assembly project was one major motivation, while another was finding better ways to market the airport, which sits on the Brookhaven-Chamblee border. ARC suggested a public-private partnership modeled on a similar group in Gwinnett County called Partnership Gwinnett and on the Atlanta Aerotropolis Alliance, an effort to redevelop the area around Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The cities conducted the planning in secrecy until last October, when former Brookhaven Mayor Rebecca Chase Williams announced its existence. Current Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst and Dunwoody Mayor Denis Shortal, who both took office this year, agreed to proceed with the effort, Reuter said. Ernst said he agreed with the partnership as “a great way for all four of us to get together and talk and see what each other is doing…I think it’s a good use of my time…And hopefully we can talk about traffic.”
“It’s not really set in stone…what the objective is,” Ernst added, saying the cities have agreed to start setting goals at a future meeting. Some early talk has involved transportation issues and the possibility of creating self-taxing community improvement districts, he said. Ernst said he is not concerned about developers having close access to city officials on the partnership board, as he has not even noticed them at meetings. More of the talk has been about the already planned city trails and the airport, he said. In Dunwoody, Shortal also was convinced of the partnership’s usefulness, according to city spokesperson Bob Mullen. “Dunwoody believes in the advantages of working with neighboring cities and jurisdictions to promote coordination, partnerships and efficiencies,” Mullen said. “By working together, we can help to address any number of matters or needs, including transportation, infrastructure, parks, trails and green space.” One reason Williams revealed the partnership planning was that the cities were nearing the time to decide what form the group would take. They finally settled on forming a 501(c) 6 nonprofit business organization, a status that was officially approved last week, Reuter said. The nonprofit status means the group can raise money from private sources in such forms as contributions, membership dues or sponsorships. The payments would not be tax-deductible, but can be written off as business expenses, Reuter said. The partnership is not currently charging dues and is still in the early stages of bringing the cities’ staff together to “talk about priorities,” he said.
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Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville and Dunwoody have formed the Peachtree Gateway Partnership to conduct regional planning.
One decision has been made, Reuter said: the partnership’s efforts will not include the parts of Brookhaven and Dunwoody that are currently within the Perimeter Center Improvement Districts. The PCIDs are two self-taxing business groups, led by a single organization, that plan and fund various improvements in Perimeter Center. The PCIDs also cover part of Sandy Springs, which is not part of the Peachtree Gateway Partnership. “It’s more the Buford Highway corri-
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dor, the MARTA [Gold Line] corridor” and the airport that the partnership wants to focus on, Reuter said. ARC itself is not part of the partnership, Reuter said. “I hope ARC is going to have a very minimal role. We’re hoping this is something really led by local governments,” he said. Reuter said that even though it’s a formal group, the partnership is “modest,” and “whether it has any utility or benefits” will depend on the partners’ efforts.
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Adrienne Duncan told Trent Germano, senior managing director of development for Transwestern, when he said the tax abatement would make the project viable and marketable. Transwestern representatives presented their plans for the $130 million office building, called Nexus at Perimeter, to the DHA board on June 6. They say they intend to build on an unused corner of the Perimeter Mall parking lot adjacent to the Dunwoody MARTA station at the intersection of Hammond Drive and Perimeter Center Parkway. The developers first presented their plans for the 350,000-square-foot building to the Dunwoody Development Authority on May 19 and told its members they would be seeking a 95 percent tax abatement. Germano said the tax abatement would give the proposed development an “edge” and allow it to compete with existing developments as well as the Perimeter Summit development being constructed now in Brookhaven, across I-285. Perimeter Summit last year received a $6.3 million tax break from DeKalb County to build a 360,000-square-foot office tower.
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Transwestern’s request for a tax abatement, which still must formally be made before the Dunwoody Development Authority, would be a 95 percent abatement for the first year only. Michael Starling, director of Economic Development for the city of Dunwoody, said the DDA follows a schedule that mandates the abatement taper off over the years. “Based on the final tax abatement structure and the entire project’s assessed value determined by the DeKalb Tax Assessor’s office, the abatement could be worth around $10 million dollars over the next 10 years,” Starling said. “The anticipated schedule would include gradual annual reductions in the tax abatement amount, which would potentially create a tax abatement rate of approximately 45 percent over the full 10-year period,” Starling said. Perimeter Mall pays taxes to all five jurisdictions, Starling said. But the corner of that parking lot and the MARTA parking deck that Transwestern wants to purchase for its highrise development is not producing much revenue, he said. How much is not known – it will be up to Transwestern to determine that amount through analysis of the property when it formally asks
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for the abatement, he said. What Starling could say is that the 5 percent Transwestern would pay in taxes the first year of the abatement, if approved, would be significantly more than any tax revenue currently being collected from the undeveloped parking space and the parking deck and distributed to the city, county and the DeKalb Board of Education. “They will receive 5 percent [in taxes] of a greatly improved piece of property,” Starling said. “I suspect they will get more in year one than they do now.” And as the years go by and the tax abatement “burns off,” the city, county, PCID, school district and state will continue to “receive significantly more” than what is being generated now on what is essentially a storage space on a parking lot. Dunwoody has issued tax abatements in the past – to the Popeyes headquarters when it relocated from Sandy Springs; the former Sterling Pointe Hotel, now the Hampton Inn & Suites; and also for State Farm when it moved into the vacant buildings on 64 and 66 Perimeter East. State Farm did not seek a tax abatement for its corporate headquarters now under construction. But there is a second phase to that development that will include the con-
struction of three more 20-story buildings to include a restaurant and retail. Starling said he would be surprised if developers did not seek a tax abatement for the second phase. Part of the discussion over tax abatements is that because other cities are providing them, then all cities must provide them, Starling acknowledged, and the issue of tax abatements are a policy debate being argued everywhere. “It is a fairly common practice [to approve tax abatements] for new office buildings in Atlanta,” he said. “We do compete, no matter how much we are booming in Perimeter, with Midtown, Buckhead, Alpharetta. All new office buildings are being built with tax abatements in play.” Transwestern’s proposed highrise also would stand across Hammond from the State Farm building now under construction to the southeast of the intersection of Hammond and Perimeter Center Parkway. The proposed High Street development is northwest of the intersection. High Street’s developers recently unveiled new drawings of the megadevelopment, which includes 8 million square feet of mixed-use space; 400,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space; 3,000 residen-
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tial units; 1 million square feet of Class A office space; 750 hotel rooms; approximately 8,500 parking spaces; and new streets, landscaped promenades, and signature parks and plazas. High Street developers have so far only filed a land disturbance application for a parking deck with the city of Dunwoody, Starling said. Starling said he would be “shocked” if applications for construction were not filed this year. As for a tax abatement for that development, Starling said that is unlikely because of the amount of multi-family units included. COOPER CARRY
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Transwestern is seeking a special landuse permit from the city to construct the building up to 20 stories; current zoning for the property only allows for two stories. Renderings of the building by Cooper Carry architects show 16 stories. DHA President Robert Wittenstein said the drawings should accurately represent what the developers are seeking. “It’s annoying … that you are asking for one thing and your visuals are showing another,” Wittenstein said. Germano explained they are comfortable with the 16-story highrise but wanted the flexibility to build higher if a big-name company wanted to locate there. The project includes a 5-story parking
The highrise would include a two-story lobby, a restaurant and retail. A pedestrian bridge would connect the building directly to the Dunwoody MARTA station.
deck within the structure. Transwestern is also set to purchase the MARTA parking deck closest to the mall. No traffic study has been done, Germano said. Because the office building is located next to the MARTA station, it is expected many people would be using public transportation to access the building. Architect Sean McClendon with Cooper Carry said his company’s tenant base is demanding to be located next to public transit. The highrise would include a two-story lobby, a restaurant and some retail business on the main floor. A pedestrian bridge would connect the building directly to the MARTA station.
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Transwestern is buying the property from General Growth Properties, owner of Perimeter Mall. As part of the deal, General Growth will buy MARTA out of its lease of the parking deck closest to the mall; that lease expires in 2017. The planned office building will eliminate 119 parking spaces from the mall, but those spaces will be replaced by parking spaces inside the parking deck, Germano said. The MARTA parking deck has 600 spaces; 481 spaces would be gated off from replacement mall parking to be used by those in the new office building, he said. Plans are to break ground in early 2017 and open in late 2018.
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Amenities, attractions draw home buyers to the mountains BY KATHY DEAN There’s a lot to love about living in the city, but everyone needs a change of scenery from time to time. Luckily for Atlanta residents, some of the most breathtaking scenery in the Southeast is just north of the city, in the foothills of the Appalachians. “Mountain life is appealing because it has a low-key resort feel with lots of amenities and attractions,” said Nathan Fitts, with Nathan Fitts & Team of REMAX Town & Country. “Blue Ridge is just 90 miles from downtown Atlanta, making it a great weekend escape for those looking to get a break from the hustle and bustle of the city.” It’s a perfect fit for those who love the great outdoors, as there are 106,000 acres in the Chattahoochee National Forest offering horseback riding, whitewater rafting, tubing, zip lining, mountain biking trails and hiking trails – including the Benton MacKaye Trail and the beginning of the Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain. “Some of the best trout fishing waters on the East Coast are in Blue Ridge, which has been designated by the state as ‘The Trout Capital of Georgia,’” Fitts reported. Local mountain trout is a popular dish in many of the region’s eateries, too. The historic downtown Blue Ridge area is full of upscale and specialty restaurants. Other favorite foods that visitors enjoy include barbeque, fried apple pies, biscuits and grits and sausage gravy. “The mountains of north Georgia provide peace, beauty, solitude and outdoor recreation,” said June Slusser, CEO, Coldwell Banker High Country Realty. “Clean air, the night sky filled with stars and a lack of urban noise is what many city dwellers look for. What they find is even greater than their expectations – lively, small downtowns, quaint shops, extraordinary
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restaurants, community theater, the arts and so much more.” Among that “so much more” is the ecotourism opportunities offered at orchards, farms and wineries. Festivals – such as Trout Fest, Wine and Jazz Fest, Big Green Egg Fest, Blues and BBQ, Arts in the Park and Apple Festival – fill the calendar. Of course, visitors still ride the train – The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway – and walk along Main Street while browsing the antique shops, boutiques and galleries. They enjoy stopping for a bite at the cafes while drinking in the small town atmosphere and chatting with the friendly folks who pass by. “Other big draws are the ever-growing Union County Farmer’s Market, as well as new wineries and wedding venues,” Slusser said. “There’s always a crowd heading to Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino in Murphy and more musical events are slated for the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds in Hiawassee. Expanding and upgraded RV parks bring in more campers, too.” Highlands gives the Atlanta commu-
nity a quick get-away spot with a short 2-2 ½ hour drive. Bill Gilmore, provisional broker, Highlands Cove Realty and Atlanta Realtor with PalmerHouse Properties, noted that the elevation offers a lower temperature of 10 to 15 degrees, and fresh air cleaned by the National Forests awakens the senses. Hikes and views appeal to everyone, with the most popular destination being Whiteside Mountain.
“Many Atlantans belong to one of the 12 private golf clubs or play the three public courses,” Gilmore said. “Visitors also love the variety of restaurants and shopping offered in both Highlands and Cashiers, and there are many events that add to special time spent in the mountains.” He suggested stopping at local farmers’ markets that are open summer through fall to stock up on fresh fruit, local cheeses and produce from the region. Visitors should be sure to schedule time for the Highlands 10th annual Culinary Weekend, Nov. 10-13, too. “In October, many Atlanta residents come to see the shadow cast in the valley from Whiteside Mountain,” Gilmore said. “It’s called the Spirit Bear or Bear Shadow and appears just before sunset.” One key to Big Canoe’s attraction is its proximity to Atlanta and the surrounding metro area. It’s only one hour from the high energy of the city, yet once a person passes through the gates and crosses over the covered bridge, they feel a million miles away. “In today’s nonstop, fast-paced world, Continued on page 22
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Are the Mountains Calling You? Ellijay, GA 5BR/5BA/4HB $1,250,000 Exquisite Mountain Home on 8.2 acres exceeds all expectations of space, design, custom features, privacy, and offers year-round Mountain views. In gated community and borders USFS. Five ensuite BRs + 4 powder rooms. An outdoor fireplace AND a 6 car garage. So many more features and benefits make this a very special property. A MUST SEE! MLS 256584 Call Mark Reeves 706.455.2418
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Ellijay, GA 3BR/3BA $490,000 Upscale Adirondack style mountain home on 1.1 acre beside the Ellijay River. Master suite on main, open kitchen overlooking keeping room with FP. Lodge style living room with FP and French doors to screened outdoor living room with 3rd massive fireplace. Words & pictures can’t do it justice. You MUST come experience mountain living here. MLS 255208 Call Mark Reeves 706.455.2418
Epworth, GA 4BR/2BA $288,500 Spacious weekender on 1.3 flat acres with 280 feet on Fightingtown Creek. Fly fish, tube & kayak from your yard. True master on the main, cozy stone fireplace in the open concept living/dining/kitchen. Partial, unfinished basement for storage & workshop. Decks galore AND a covered rocking chair front porch. 20 minutes to Blue Ridge and Ocoee River Gorge. MLS 257760 Call Mark Reeves 706.455.2418
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Georgia Wine Country Festival Three Sisters Vineyards in Dahlonega is marking 15 years by hosting this festival every weekend in June. A garden showcasing wineries from around the state will be featured along with food trucks, jazz and more. Visit threesistersvineyards.com for details.
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Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Music Festival The annual festival will be held in the downtown Blue Ridge City Park on Sept. 17 from noon to 9 p.m. There will be barbeque, live music, craft beer, fun stuff for the kids and more. Find more information at facebook. com/BlueRidgeBluesandBBQ.
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highly desired, one of Big Canoe’s most sought-after spots is Wildcat, a mountain ridge neighborhood with a private reserve. Nearly half of the 700-acre area is set aside for usable green space, including 12 miles of walking paths and trails. Home sites share spectacular views of the neighboring mountains, wildflower meadows and lush forests. Wercholuk said that other frequent requests include a master bedroom on the
interested in an outdoor lifestyle, Wercholuk reported. “With our unique Jeep Trail, 22 miles of award-winning hiking/biking trails, three outdoor dog parks, three waterfalls, three lakes and scenic mountain landscapes, they have it all. In fact, we won 2015 Hiking Community of the Year from Bliss Awards-Real Estate Scorecard.” Since neighborhoods with trails and locations that promote outdoor living are
main level, open floor plans, four-season rooms, such as covered screened porches with fireplaces and grilling areas, and longrange mountain views and water views. Slusser agreed that log and cottage style homes on a lake or with long-range mountain views are in the greatest demand. Many homebuyers are seeking a home off the grid, as well as tiny homes. “Smart home technology is becoming a necessary feature for the out-of-town buyer,” she
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added. “Locks, security systems and thermostats that can all be controlled from a smartphone are increasingly important.” Intown living is in big demand, too. She has a list of buyers looking to purchase a loft- or cottage-type dwelling within walking distance to the quaint downtown areas. Gilmore has also noticed that intown living is popular. “It’s nice to put away the car and walk to town or the grocery store. Close proximity to town, spectacular views, and lakefront or golf community properties tick most of the boxes for location,” he said. Cashiers has a new development in the construction phase which will be the first in-town eight-cottage community, just two blocks from the crossroads. Highlands’ new construction is increasing in-town, and there are many resale homes and condos in the area at prices ranging from $300,000 to $6 million-plus. Real estate has always been robust on the plateau, and the area is known for its expensive homes, so affordability is not something folks often look for, Gilmore stated. He quickly added that there are still homes and townhomes for every budget. Communities like Sapphire and Whispering Lake offer great values starting in the $300,000s. Many homes are sold fully furnished, allowing new residents to move right in and enjoy their mountain homes. “Lots of homeowners can’t make it to the mountains every weekend, so they rent their homes using VRBO or one of the many rental management companies. It’s a great way to utilize your home and capture some funds for expenses,” he explained. “Clients in this area are typically very nice families that respect and care for others’ property.” With all the interest in the Blue Ridge, some new developments have gained in popularity. The Heights at Cashes Valley offers elevated rustic living and is one of the most upscale communities in the area, according to Fitts.
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“The prices per square foot in the community have yielded higher returns than anywhere in the county,” he said. “The homes are architecturally designed using many natural materials, including rough sawn wood, natural poplar bark siding, live edge siding, board and batten, cedar shake, and lots of natural stone accents and columns.” A few other Blue Ridge communities with new construction include Shepherds Ridge and Little Creek Overlook, located in the popular Aska Adventure Area. Necowa Cove is a community that offers lakefront living as well as properties with panoramic views along miles of Lake Blue Ridge with layered mountains in the distance. “For lake lovers and those who en-
joy boating, water skiing, stand up paddle boarding and jet skiing, this community is perfect,” noted Fitts. The homes overlooking the lake are in the $400,000-$600,000 range and the lakefront homes range from $1 million to $1.5 million. Leading builders Big South Builders and Watkins Home Builders are responsible for many of the newly designed homes in the area. Fitts added that the trend for Atlanta residents purchasing in the mountains has transitioned from the log cabin look to more of a modern rustic design. “This term in the north Georgia mountains simply means that the homes offer rustic charm and warmth with the modern amenities that most city folks are used to.” Other requested design features are a
wall of windows to take in the mountain or lake views, along with a fully stocked wet bar and fireplace to add to the ambiance. Also popular are finished basements with areas for entertaining, including media rooms, home theaters and game/billiard rooms typically equipped with pool tables, ping pong tables or shuffleboard. “Most homebuyers want a spacious open floor plan because it’s family time when they’re in the Outdoor seating and a fire pit next to the stream mountains, especially when they’re means you enjoy the outdoors most of the year. here just for the weekend,” Fitts said. places, creating a spot that’s perfect for re“Outdoor living space is key, so folks laxing in the evening.” want lots of covered porches, decks and outdoor party porches featuring rock fire-
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From police reports dated May 22 through May 29 A 44-year-old woman reported to Dun-
woody Police on May 25 that she was raped at an office space located in the 2100 block of Peachford Road. The suspect did not have a weapon. On May 25 in the 4300 block of Ash-
ford-Dunwoody Road at Hammond Drive, a police officer ran a license check on a Toyota Corolla. The tag came back as belonging to a GMC Sierra K-1500 pickup truck. The officer stopped the vehicle by using his blue lights and siren. The vehicle was impounded. A 33-year-old Decatur man was arrest-
ed May 28 for taking lewd photos of unsuspecting shoppers at a discount department store in the 4300 block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road. Police reported several thefts of car
wheels on May 28 at various locations in the city. A 29-year-old man reported to police his custom wheels valued at $7,000 were stolen from his 2015 Dodge Challenger while it was parked in the parking lot of his apartment complex in the 4800 block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road. A 61-year-old man from Ellijay reported the wheels from his 2015 Chevy Silverado valued at $3,000 were stolen sometime after 9:30 p.m., while the truck was parked in a parking lot in the 4300 block of Dunwoody Park. And a 33-yearold woman reported the wheels from her 2016 Honda Accord were stolen while parked in the parking lot of her residence in the 8300 block of Peachford Circle. The tires were valued at $3,000. A Lawrenceville man with nearly 70
grams of cocaine and more than $5,000 in cash was arrested by police after he was stopped for speeding on May 29 on I-85 eastbound at Ashford-Dunwoody Road. Police stopped the man, driving a rental 2016 Chevy Tahoe, at about 6:15 a.m. The 35-year-old driver was charged with theft by receiving stolen property and possession of cocaine for sale. The man had a stolen .40 caliber FN handgun, Blazer .40 caliber ammo, an FN ammo magazine, 67.8 grams of cocaine, four cellphones and $5,477 in cash on him. On May 29 at about 9:30 a.m., police
stopped a 25-year-old man from Dublin, Ga., and a 25-year-old woman from Alabama for a crosswalk violation in the 100 block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road. The woman was released, but the man gave false information about his identity and DUN
he was arrested after police found out he had an outstanding warrant. He was charged with fraud-impersonation, obstruction-false information and wanted person located.
LARCENY 4500 block of Old Perimeter Way – On
May 22, report of larceny from vehicle. 4700
block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On May 22, report of larceny shoplifting. 300 block of Perimeter Center – On
May 22, report of larceny-parts from vehicle.
shoplifting.
– On May 23, arrest for DUI.
1300 block of Dunwoody Village Park-
100 block of Perimeter Center East –
way – On May 27, report of larceny-from building.
On May 23, arrest for fraud-impersonation.
100 Perimeter Center Place – On May
4400
28, report of larceny from vehicle. 8000 block of Peachford Road – On
May 28, report of larceny-parts from vehicle.
4700
block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On May 22, arrest for shoplifting. First block of Perimeter Center Way/
– On May 22, report of larceny-articles from vehicle. 4300
block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On May 23, report of larceny-articles from vehicle.
4700
4300
100 block of Perimeter Center/Ash-
block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On May 23, report of larceny-other offenses. 100 block of Perimeter Center Place/
Meadow Lane Road – On May 23, report of larceny-articles from vehicle. 4500 block of Olde Perimeter Way –
On May 23, report of larceny-other offenses.
Ashford-Dunwoody
Road/Perimeter Center East – On May 23, arrest for DUI. I-285 WB/Ashford-Dunwoody Road –
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Perimeter Center Parkway – On May 22, arrest for driving while license suspended/revoked.
100 block of Perimeter Center East
block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On May 23, arrest for larcenyshoplifting.
block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On May 22, arrest for larcenyshoplifting. ford-Dunwoody Road – On May 22, arrest for driving while license suspended/revoked. I-285 West-Chamblee Dunwoody Road
On May 24, arrest for improper lane usage. 4400 block of Shelborne Drive/Ston-
ington Circle – On May 24, arrest for possession of drug-synthetic narcotic possession. I-285
Westbound/North Peachtree Road – On May 24, arrest for driving while unlicensed. 2100 block of Peachford Road – On
May 24, arrest for simple assault/battery. 4300
block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On May 24, arrest for larcenyshoplifting.
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1500 block of Dunwoody Village Park-
way – On May 23, report of larceny-articles from vehicle. 4400
block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On May 23, report of larcenyshoplifting. 4400
block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On May 23, report of larcenyshoplifting. 5000 block of Perimeter Trace East –
On May 24, report of larceny-other offenses. 4600 block of Peachtree Place Park-
way – On May 24, report of larceny from vehicle. 1400 block of Dunwoody Village Park-
way – On May 25, report of larceny-articles from vehicle. 4700
block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On May 25, report of larcenyshoplifting. 4400
block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On May 26, report of larcenyshoplifting. 4700
block of Ashford-Dunwoody Road – On May 27, report of larceny-
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