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Planning Commission approves Georgetown townhomes CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 adjacent neighborhoods,” according to a style office park. city zoning memo. “It’s a bunch of asphalt and bricks and If approved by Dunwoody City Counsticks whose time has passed,” said Comcil, the Minerva Properties townhomes missioner Tom Dwyer, who said he once will rise near the city’s own Project Released an office in the development. naissance, a redevelopment project adding Davison described the office park as homes, commercial spaces and parks. “a sea of asphalt” surrounded by trees. He Davison said his company is involved said the developers plan to keep many in redevelopment projects in several metof the existing trees and build the townro Atlanta communities and sees Dunhomes primarily on the area now occupied woody as an attractive market, especialby office buildings and parking. A plastic ly for young professionals. “You take surgery business now located in the office opportunities as they come,” Davison park will remain as part of the gated comsaid. “The opportunities to do something munity, he said. creative in Dunwoody are few and far Several residents who live close to the between.” proposed townhomes objected to the proDavison told the planning commisposal, saying the new development would sioners the company expects the towncreate unwanted traffic in the area and dehomes to attract either older residents stroy deer habitats. looking to downsize their homes or young “I am horrified,” resident Sandra professionals attracted to new jobs in the Blalock said. She said a family of deer live Dunwoody area. in nearby woods. “I don’t think this develThe planning commission approved oper did his homework as to how importhe rezoning 5-1, with Commissiontant this wildlife is.” er Heyward Wescott voting no. Wescott Margo Cuthbert, another neighbor, questioned whether the project would atexpressed concern about the number of tract families with school-age children. homes in the proposed development. “Our schools have always been slow to re“This is not a feasible plan,” she said. act to overcrowding,” he said. “Maybe if they put in 10 homes, not the But Davison said the planned town55 they’re putting in. I don’t think we can homes would not be designed to attract manage the traffic.” families with young children. “We don’t The proposed development, west of see this to be a draw for families,” DaviChamblee Dunwoody Road and south of son said. Old Spring House Lane, sits within the boundaries of an area the city has designated the “GeorgetownShallowford Road Character Area.” The city’s plans call for redevelopment projects that “demonstrate appropriate transiA developer plans 55 townhomes on this Georgetown tions between intense uses and site. For a larger version, go to ReporterNewspapers.net.
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Dunwoody, DeKalb to work together on key road, water projects City officials have reached an agreement with DeKalb County officials to cooperate on several critical road and water infrastructure projects. The agreement will help expedite construction of several large projects in the city and eliminate the potential for repeated disruption of roadways, city officials said in a press release. Under the terms of the agreement, city officials will bid, contract and manage the projects and pay for the paving, according to the press release. The county will oversee and pay for the work associated with the water main replacements, the city said. The agreement allows water main replacements and road repaving to be bid and contracted as one project, and includes work planned for Mount Vernon Road between Ashford Dunwoody Road and Vernon Oaks Drive, Chamblee Dunwoody Road between Roberts Drive and Cambridge Drive, and the Tilly Mill Road at North Peachtree Road intersection improvement project. “By working in tandem with the county, the city can efficiently complete these projects so the identified roads and intersections will not have to undergo repeated construction disruptions over the span of several infrastructure upgrade projects,” Dunwoody Public Works Director Michael Smith said. DUN
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