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Allie Riordan, 4, center, with mom Amy, learns something surprising during the “States of Matter” program at the Dunwoody Public Library on July 22. Georgia State University brought its Bio-Bus, a mobile laboratory, to the library so youngsters could learn about solids, liquids and gases. More photos on page 19.

Moratorium imposed on rezoning requests

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Dunwoody city officials have imposed a 90-day moratorium on rezoning applications because the city is rewriting its zoning and building codes.

Dunwoody City Council unanimously approved the moratorium during its meeting July 22.

City Manager Warren Hutmacher told council members the moratorium was needed because the council would soon begin considering new zoning and building codes for the city.

The moratorium, he said, would keep developers from rushing to the city with rezoning or Special Land Use Permit requests under rules that may change soon. It would prevent the city from accepting any requests for 90 days or until the new ordinances are adopted.

“Moratoriums are not ideal, but I think it makes sense at this

Many long-time Dunwoody residents say that in election years, their city’s political season starts with its popular Fourth of July parade. Candidates, they say, like to announce their intentions in time to appear in the parade and shake a few hundred hands.

But when the July 4 parade stepped off this year, only a single candidate had announced his intention to run for one of the three seats on Dunwoody City Council up for election Nov. 5.

Things have changed.

Over the week starting July 16, two incumbent councilmen announced they plan to run again, and three other candidates publicly announced plans to run together as a slate and try to oust the incumbents from office.

Heyward Wescott, a Dunwoody Homeowners Association board member, who had been the sole announced candidate, said

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Dunwoody city officials plan to open the first phase of the multi-use trail in Brook Run Park on Aug. 3, with a parade and prizes.

The “roll and stroll event,” which the city dubbed the “Wheel-a-Palooza and Pedal Parade,” is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. at the trail entrance between the playground and skate park.

The city plans to complete work on the second phase of the trail by next spring or summer, city Parks and Recreation Manager Brent Walker told members of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association during their meeting July 14.

“Most people who go to the park don’t go past the skate park, unless they go to the dog park or the community garden,” he said. “What this project is going to do is activate all the rest of that space.”

The trail eventually will connect with

trails to be built in the city’s Project Renaissance redevelopment in the Georgetown area of the city, Walker said. The completed network, he said, will allow residents to walk or bike the trail from Peeler to Chamblee-Dunwoody roads.

The city’s plan for the Brook Run portion of the trail has drawn criticism from residents who said it required removing too many trees and could create flooding in nearby neighborhoods. City officials deny the trail will create flooding and say the trees will be replaced.

City officials say they have removed about 230 trees to make room for the trail. On July 22, Dunwoody City Council voted to hire Trees Atlanta, a nonprofit, to plant 300 trees in Brook Run and other city parks. The trees will be planted in September by volunteers taking part in Volunteer for Dunwoody Day, Walker told council members.

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point,” Hutmacher told the council. “It will not stop any development from occurring, but will delay it until after the new ordinance. When we started this, and laid out the timeline, the market was dormant. There is a beehive of activity now, a lot of it in the Perimeter area.”

The rezoning and building code rewrites have been in the works for nearly two years, city officials said. The council is scheduled to meet Aug. 5 and Aug. 6 to discuss the proposals, Hutmacher said.

In the same meeting, the council adopted a plan to speed construction plan reviews by taking over some reviews from DeKalb County. The city will begin providing required life safety and accessibility reviews for projects in the city.

The reviews now are done by DeKalb County fire officials, city officials said.

Hutmacher said the city could do the reviews more quickly and help ease the seven- to eight-week backlog of plans awaiting review from county officials.

“We will help DeKalb County improve their backlog,” Hutmacher said.

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The standing-room-only crowd who packed the July 17 meeting of the Dunwoody Charter Commission was given a civics lesson.

“I want to explain what this commission does,” Rep. Tom Taylor told the crowd.

The five-member commission, Taylor said, could consider only whether to recommend changes to the city’s charter, the founding document of the city.

It did not take positions on recent controversies within the city. Groups of residents publicly have protested recent city actions, including the construction of a 12-foot-wide multi-use trail in Brook Run Park and a plan to redesign Dunwoody Village Parkway.

“If you’re talking about Dunwoody Village Parkway [or other controversial issues] …, you’re in the wrong meeting,” Taylor told the crowd. “This is strictly for charter review.”

The commission, he said, “is not here to undo actions of a duly-elected body.”

Taylor also urged the audience “to tone down the rhetoric.”

A large crowd also attended the charter commission meeting two weeks earlier, overflowing the conference room in City Hall where the commission had been meeting. The size of the crowd convinced city officials to move the meetings to a larger room in an office building across a parking lot from City Hall.

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ed by the three state legislators who represent Dunwoody, including Taylor; by City Council; and by the mayor. Each appointed one commissioner. The commission is studying the charter as the city turns five to determine whether any tweaks are needed.

The commission makes only recommendations. It will report any changes it feels are needed to state lawmakers. The state Legislature would then consider whether to make the changes, Taylor said.

Commissioner Robert Wittenstein criticized unsigned messages he said were circulating in the community about the commission’s actions. “I think leadership matters, and leaders ought to sign their names,” he said. “This is an awful piece of trash.”

Crowd members questioned actions by city officials. Some criticized the commission for proposing that the charter be amended to allow the city to take over fire services and fire taxes from DeKalb County without a public vote.

“I want to have a say about what happens in our city,” Merry Carmichael told the commissioners. “If I have to pay, I want to have a say. It’s as simple as that.

The citizens are being totally ignored, and this is not acceptable.”

The commission had put a discussion of the fire services tax on its July 17 agenda, but did not take up the issue.

The commission next meets July 31.

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he welcomed the new campaigners because they would increase interest in the election, sharpen the public debate and energeize supporters.

Incumbent Councilmen Denis Shortal and Doug Thompson announced July 16 they plan to run for re-election to the seats they now hold.

Shortal, who represents District 1, said he decided to seek a return to the council in order to “continue the progress we’ve made and not to regress.”

“My ideals and my ideas, I think, are in line with the majority of citizens,” he said in a telephone interview. “I think we have to ensure we will continue to do what we told the people we would do. I think I have done that.”

Thompson issued a short statement saying he planned to run again in District 3. “It is with great excitement and the support of my family, friends, neighbors and colleagues, that I announce that I am seeking re-election for the local District 3 City Council post with the city of Dunwoody,” he said. “The great things going on in our city have inspired me to seek another term as I continue to advocate for paving, parks and police.”

Councilwoman Adrian Bonser, who represents District 2, also is reaching the end of her current term. She had not an-

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nounced publicly whether she intends to seek re-election. Wescott is running for the District 2 seat.

At the Dunwoody City Council meeting July 22, the number of announced candidates doubled.

Calling themselves the “clean sweep candidates,” Jim Riticher, Henly Shelton and Sam Eads announced plans to run as a slate of candidates opposed to the current direction of the city. Riticher said he plans to run in District 2. Shelton said he will run in District 1 and Eads said he will run in District 3.

Riticher said the three were “dedicated to basic and practical improvements, and common-sense solutions favored by a majority of Dunwoody residents.”

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“Clean sweep” Dunwoody City Council candidates, from left, Henly Shelton, Sam Eads and Jim Riticher at the council meeting on July 22.

“We are nonpartisan candidates and we are not members of – or beholden to – any organization or government agency, …” Riticher said, reading from a prepared statement. “We intend to restore trust and confidence in Dunwoody city government.”

The text named groups the three said they were “not beholden to” - Save Dunwoody, the Dunwoody Homeowners Association, the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce, the Dunwoody Bicycle Club and the Atlanta Regional Commission.

But before their announcement, they mentioned local issues that have inspired area yard signs and letters to the

editor, including the city’s multi-use trail through Brook Run Park and the Dunwoody Village Parkway.

“You hear people stand up and say, ‘I’ve not been listened to,’” Shelton said.

“Well, I’ll do something about it. I will listen.”

And, it turns out, all the newly announced candidates did take part in the July 4 parade this year.

In their statement, the three on the “clean sweep” slate said they carried signs that read, “clap if you want your roads repaved.”

Shortal and Thompson appeared, too, as sitting members of City Council.

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What is the proper role of an accreditor?

In the Dunwoody Reporters’ July 12-25 editions, we heard from Mark Elgart, the CEO of AdvancED, parent company of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) about the “proper role of a board member.”

With the power and influence that AdvancED wields in Georgia why is it that our state is permanently parked at or near last place in student achievement? This is especially troubling because our spending on education remains in the Top 10 in the nation.

What is being accredited and what does it mean? What is the proper role of an accreditor?

AdvancED/SACS has a great deal of power in our state. There are laws linking the HOPE scholarship to graduating from an accredited school.

Ironically, there is no law that requires a school or district to be accredited at all. Most people seem to believe that accreditation means something about the quality of the academic product within the schools and some minimum standard for results.

Unfortunately, this commonly held belief is wrong. SACS “accredits” schools and districts based on “standards” and “indicators,” none of which require rigorous instruction or basic proficiency for students.

SACS’ accreditation methods were criticized by a former U.S. Senator from Colorado, Hank Brown, in a Wall Street Journal article earlier this year. Brown decried the lack of objective measurements by SACS, as well as their bullying tactics used to protect college administrators. He’s seen this first hand. In addition to being a former senator, he was also the president of the University of Colorado. In his article, Sen. Brown pointed out that regional accreditors have threatened removal of accreditation based on salary and benefit cuts to administrators.

The American Council for Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has also illuminated the shortcomings of the accreditation process and the political agendas that play out with AdvancED/SACS. ACTA has filed an official complaint with the U.S. Department of Education regarding accreditation as currently practiced by our regional accreditor.

These critiques and others emphasize that accreditation is meant to be a designation of quality assurance but has strayed

Some of us value lifestyle over development To the editor: Regarding Economic Development Director Michael Starling’s “Major Impact” article [Dunwoody Reporter, July 12-25]: While it may be true that pawning off homeowner tax responsibilities on businesses moving to Dunwoody (assuming no tax concessions were made to get them to come) expands the tax base, it is definitively not “highly beneficial to each and every resident.”

In fact, the quality of life in Dunwoody has been seriously diminished by traffic congestion, pollution, litter, noise and overcrowded public facilities, to name just a few, resulting drawbacks.

Simply because it is possible to raze one house and squeeze in nine, doesn’t mean it is beneficial to the community. How many Dunwoody residents feel good

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from this responsibility. ACTA calls for a reformation of the accreditation process so that Americans can rely on objective measurements of academic rigor and success.

Many states accredit their own K-12 schools based on objective criteria. Virginia’s state Department of Education has a page with listings of their accreditation standards and the accreditation status of all schools in the state.

Recently Virginia’s DOE revoked the accreditation of a high school in Manassas because their achievement levels failed to reach the state’s standards. In an interesting twist, after losing state accreditation, the high school community contracted with AdvancED/SACS in an effort to buy their accreditation product.

AdvancED/SACS found them highly functional and granted accreditation to the school.

Our state doesn’t require a school or district to be accredited, but links accreditation by a private agency to receiving the HOPE scholarship and then doesn’t even keep a public list of these schools. This doesn’t even begin to address the fact that HOPE is a merit-based scholarship and accreditation is not based on any objective measures of student achievement and/or academic rigor.

There is a wide gap between what the public generally believes accreditation means and what is really going on.

Shouldn’t the proper role of accreditation be to convey an objective assessment on the quality and outcomes of a school?

Our state should quit abdicating this role to a private agency and, as many other states do, accredit our own schools based on concrete, objective standards and achievement data.

It is clear that the recent declination of Georgia’s academic standing has come in tandem with the growth and power of AdvancED/SACS. It’s time that we join with other states and informed leaders to restore the proper value to accreditation.

Our taxpayers and parents deserve real quality assurance and our children’s futures can only be built on these honest assessments.

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about another hotel, apartment complex, or high-rise office building in the neighborhood? This attitude of “lower taxes by growth of any sort” as the be-all and endall of Dunwoody city policies is foolhardy at best.

As a Dunwoody homeowner for more than 25 years, I would like Mr. Starling to know that I did not move to Dunwoody because the jobs were here or because I might save a buck on my tax bill. I came because it was a lovely, quiet residential area, mostly single-family homes, convenient location, great schools, ample access to mom and pop shops as well as Perimeter Mall, which we could actually get to in five minutes in those days.

While then, like now, there was a dearth of sidewalks, we could cross the street without fear of being run over, and calling DeKalb County actually got a response when a repair was needed.

Now we are paying for the abomination referred to by concerned citizens as the “Brook Run Anti-Nature Pave Over” (i.e. the council-misnamed Multiuse Trail, of which it is neither, unless the second “use” is economic benefit of the cement company) rather than fixing dan-

gerous sidewalks and potholes.

The loss of our other green spaces (the so-called “Dunwoody Park” and former Shallowford Hospital grounds) to developers, will bring more taxpayers, but not enough to offset the impact of their cars, congestion and demands for more services and infrastructure... all of which increases the tax burden on citizens, while lowering the quality of life in Dunwoody, not improving it. Mr. Starling’s “confidence” in the opposite is sorely misplaced as demonstrated by the evidence of current circumstances.

If he wants to live next to the parking lot of a corporate headquarters, he is free to do so (hopefully elsewhere) and take advantage of whatever tax saving putting up with that brings, but please do not try to justify imposing that lifestyle on those of us who moved here because we value peace and quiet more than having “one of the lowest mill-rate of any similarly-sized city” in the Atlanta area.

Economic development has a major impact on the community, just not the feel-good, free-lunch, propaganda the director pretends.

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Builders, buyers running out of roofs

By Dan Whisenhunt There’s a sharp increase in the amount of homebuilders applying for construction permits, data from Perimeter area cities and Buckhead show.

Builders are responding to a growing need for inventory in a market that’s become increasingly competitive. They’re finding that keeping up with the demand isn’t as easy as it was five years ago.

“This is exactly the kind of problem I want to deal with,” Dunwoody homebuilder Bill Grant said.

The number of single family home permits issued for the first six months of 2013 are striking compared with 2012 figures.

Sandy Springs reported the best numbers for 2012, with 158 permits issued. So far this year the city has issued 66.

Buckhead has shown the most dramatic improvement. In 2012 there were 29 permits issued. So far this year, there have been 60.

“The new construction market is on fire right now,” said Randy Glazer, owner of Glazer Design and Construction.

“In the last four months every single one of my projects went under contract, before they were even built, and I’m seeing the same thing from all my friends that are builders.”

While the lack of homes on the market is keeping builders busy, the lack of inventory is creating problems for buyers.

Patricia Sklar and her husband have been looking for a home in Buckhead or Brookhaven, but so far haven’t had any luck. Homes she’s liked go off the market almost as soon as they get there. Sklar said she came close to buying one home, but the deal fell apart when she discovered the home needed $100,000 worth of repairs.

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The Perimeter area performed significantly better than many other submarkets in the Atlanta metro area. Retailers scaled back and “cherry picked” prime locations, taking minimal risks. Fortunately, the Perimeter area was on the short list of submarkets where retailers pursued a location, despite overall weak economic conditions.

Retailers have an incredibly positive view of the Perimeter – in addition to having considerable retail gravity, it’s the perfect storm of burgeoning daytime population - coupled with wealthy residents - that’s a recipe for success.

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Retailers have heightened their focus on the quality of the shopping centers they locate in, and who their neighbors will be. From a landlord’s perspective, we’ve placed a much stronger focus on merchandising, assessing the quality of prospective tenants, as well as keeping our shopping centers looking fresh.

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A more desirable approach may be a “multi-use” format, rather than mixed-use, where office, retail and residential uses co-exist nearby each other, but are located on separate properties. You get most of the benefits of “live-workplay” without as much pushback from retailers.

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Looking forward, how do you see shopping centers changing?

Perimeter Business taurants and service businesses.

Why? Because you cannot purchase services and a restaurant experience online. And many traditional, product-based retailers are starting to utilize their brick-andmortar locations as showrooms to complement their online presence along with point-of-sale revenues.

We’ve also seen an uptick in interest from medical tenants, and we expect that trend to continue.

Aging Baby Boomers will need more medical services in the coming years, and many medical users see the marketing benefit of having a retail presence.

Hagan has worked at Regency Centers, a real estate investment trust focusing on Class A shopping centers, for almost seven years, where he’s managed over 350 transactions.

Hagan graduated from the College of Charleston, earned a MBA from the University of Florida and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.

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Regency has a “Fresh Look” initiative that we’ve implemented for several key shopping centers to ensure the long-term excellence of our assets. Sometimes the capital costs are a hard pill to swallow, but well worth it in the end.

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Brookhaven City Council voted Jan. 8 to delay a controversial decision on adopting a new ordinance to regulate adult businesses.Ethics, schools and transportation are among the broad range On Dec. 17, its first day of opeartions, the city adopted allofoftopics they intend to tackle this year. The legislature convenes DeKalb County’s ordinances, including one regulating adult on en-Jan. 14. tertainment businesses. But council is looking to replace the coun-Rep. Ed Lindsey, R-Atlanta, is promoting his “parent trigger” ty’s ordinance with one that has been adopted by other cities inbill the that will make it easier for moms and dads to form charter publically-funded schools that are more independent from metro area, including Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Johns Creek, schools, and the school district than traditional schools. most recently, Doraville.

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It’s not particularly glamorous work signing agreements, As substate legislators head back to the Gold Dome in 2013, they mitting plans and conducting studies for a planned trail, Livable have a lot to think about.

Buckhead Executive Director Denise Starling said.

One local issue the state’s lawmakers may be asked to confront But Starling and other backers of a planned 5-mile trail is thealong controversy surrounding DeKalb County’s school board.

Ga. 400 knew it would take time. That patience and attention to was recently placed on accreditation probation by AdThe system detail may also be gaining them some support from neighbors liv-the accrediting agency. vancED, ing alongside the project. The path will connect pedestrians, Sen.cyFran Millar (R-Dunwoody), who chairs the Senate Edclists, skaters, Buckhead’s businesses, parks and schools ucation to the AtCommittee, said at a recent forum that DeKalb County lanta BeltLine. schools are his No. 1 priority.

Starling said planners presented pub“I’m guardedly optimistic we can turn this thing around,” MilScan here30topercent get drawings to the lic in October and November, that give an idea what lar of said.

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Riverwood International Charter School coach Scot Waldrop, center, gets his junior varsity girls’ basketball team fired up as the Lady Raiders prepare to take on the Creekview High School Lady Grizzlies Jan. 4. The Lady Raiders eventually fell to their opponent 43-15. More photos on page 31.

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A court order halting construction of a controversial multi-use danwhisenhunt@reporternewspapers.net trail through Brook Run Park was extended after a boisterous Friday afternoon hearing in DeKalb County Superior Court attendedOperation Tennis Inc. in December filed a lawsuit to overturn the by city officials and dozens of opponents of the city’s plan. city of Sandy Springs’ decision to award a contract to a competitor.

Judge Tangela M. Barrie said her temporary restraining orderBut disputing the contracts to run tennis centers may be as popuagainst the trail will remain in effect until she holds a full hearing lar as the game itself, public records and newspaper reports show. In on the matter. Barrie said homeowners who oppose the city’s plan the past, disputes have arisen over contracts to run tennis centers in for the trail must convince her that its construction throughSandy the Springs and at Blackburn Park, a DeKalb County facility locatforest in Brook Run Park should be permanently stopped. ed in what is now the city of Brookhaven.

Critics are upset the planned 12-foot-wide concrete trail will re-Operation Tennis’ lawsuit alleges the winning bidder, Groslimond Scan here to get quire removal of more than 300 trees.

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Ethics, schools and transportation are among the broad range of topics they intend to tackle this year. The legislature convenes on Jan. 14.

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Special Taggart’s Driving School, located at 5529 ChambleeDunwoody Road, Suite 260, noted its newest location with a ribbon cutting on July 10. From left, Sarah Breffle, Caitlin Stoll, Zane Cowman, Owen Blank, Eileen Brewster, Councilman Denny Shortal, Berry Schrenk, Taggart’s president, Juan Diego, Ashley Nalley, Taggart’s vice president, Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce member Glen Fuse, Councilman Terry Nall, Bob Dallas, Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce member Bill Mulcahy, Ken Manous, Tanya Kirwan, Erika Henry and Ed Platenburg.

Special V’s Barbershop recently opened its doors and celebrated with a ribbon cutting. Owner Lance Jordan, third from left with scissors, and Sandy Springs Councilwoman Dianne Fries, third from right, are surrounded by his family, staff and friends, and representatives from the Sandy Springs/ Perimeter Chamber of Commerce. Located at 5975 Roswell Road, Suite E-357, the barbershop offers shaves, haircuts and shoeshines.

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Thursday, August 1, 8 p.m. – Company J at the Marcus Jewish Community Center-Atlanta closes its 2012-13 theater season with “Legally Blonde,” the story of rich and flamboyant Elle Woods, who after being dumped, enrolls at Harvard Law School, and discovers newfound confidence, selfrespect, and the triumph of productive brainpower over revenge. Show runs through August 11. Tickets: $10-$20, with discounts for students, seniors, groups and MJCCA members. A portion of the proceeds benefit Angels Among Us Pet Rescue. Morris and Rae Frank Theatre, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For information on show dates and times, and to purchase tickets, call the box office at 678-812-4002, or visit: www.atlantajcc.org/boxoffice.

Sunday, August 4, 7 p.m. – Concerts by the Springs continues with The Mustangs, a six-piece group who covers popular tunes from the past 40 years. Free; outdoor concert is open to the public. No pets, no smoking. Picnic baskets, coolers and blankets are welcome. Additional food and beverages available for purchase. Heritage Green, on the Sandy Springs Entertainment Lawn, 6110 Bluestone Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. Questions? Visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org, call 404-851-9111, ext. 4 or email: information@heritagesandysprings.org.

Folk Music Thursday, August 8, 6:30 p.m. – Kathy Reed, a native of Georgia, with roots in east Tennessee, presents “Folk Music and Folk Tunes.” Reed is a singer/songwriter, and plays bass and guitar. She and her band have opened for many performers, including Tony Rice, Peter Rowan, Claire Lynch and Patty Loveless. Free and open to the public. Heritage Sandy Springs Museum, 6075 Sandy Springs Road, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information call 404-8519111, email: kbrigance@heritagesandysprings.org or go to: www.heritagesandysprings.org.

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Blood Drive Wednesday, July 31, 11 a.m. – Northside Hospital hosts a community blood drive. All donors receive a free T-shirt and free parking. As long as you are healthy, weigh at least 110 pounds, and are 17 years or older, you can give blood every 56 days.

Northside Hospital Doctors’ Centre, Ground Floor, Classroom B, 980 Johnson Ferry Rd., NE, Atlanta, 30342. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call Mandy Snavely at 404-851-6561 or email: mandy.snavely@northside.com.

Grill & Grub 5K Saturday, August 3, 10:30 a.m. – The Grill & Grub 5K gets under way! Run or walk the streets of Buckhead, starting and finishing at Frankie Allen Park. Participants enjoy food trucks, merchant expo, music, t-shirt, a pig nose to wear while you run, and an eating contest. $ 35; $20 for children 2-12. Stroller and dog friendly. Race raises money and awareness to benefit Project Open Hand. Canned food donations welcome. Registration ends August 2; no same day registration. Race begins and ends at Frankie Allen Park, 445 Pharr Rd., Atlanta, 30305.

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ers for the 2nd annual “National Night Out,” and build a stronger, safer community. Check out First Responders and their vehicles, and enjoy a picnic, snow cones, popcorn and an appearance by the Fire Clown. Additional activities include sack races, tugo-war, face painting, a waterslide and inflatables.

Free and open to everyone. Hammond Park, corner of Hammond and Glenridge Drives, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 770-551-3328 or email: ljacobs@sandyspringsga.gov with questions.

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Dig Into Reading Tuesday, July 30, 10:30-11:15 a.m. – Children ages 3-12 are invited to a multi-media musical performance by Ronald McDonald, as he motivates children to read. Snacks provided. Free and open to the community. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@ co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-814-3500 with questions.

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Ancient Civilizations Thursday, August 1, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.–

Become an archaeology detective and dig for clues that lead to understanding the civilizations of ancient Egypt, China, Africa and Greece in four educational films. Free and open to the public. Appropriate for children ages 5-12. Groups of 10 or more must register. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@co.fulton. ga.us or call 404-814-3500 to find out more.

Teen Boss Thursday, August 1, 1-3 p.m. – Workshop

teaches young people how to start their own business, setting them on the road to entrepreneurship, self-confidence and money. Learn about pricing, profits, customer service skills, marketing, licenses and taxes. Understand the importance of math, and how technology is crucial toward success. Free and open to the community. For ages 12-18. Registration required by calling 404-814-3500 or emailing: ouida.mccarther@fultoncountyga.gov. Buckhead Branch Library, in the large Meeting Room, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305.

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into his bag of tricks, puppets, music, storytelling, video projection, and lots of books to inspire children to read. Free, and the public is welcome to attend. For all audiences. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Email: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov or call 404-303-6130 for information.

Dinosaur Puppets Wednesday, July 31, 4-4:45 p.m. – Join “Dr. Dinosaur” on this exciting expedition of prehistoric proportions! Presented by Lee Bryan, “That Puppet Guy.” Free and open to all. Suggested audiences: preschool and elementary school youth. Northside Branch Library, 3295 Northside Parkway, NW, Atlanta, 30327. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us or call 770-992-2055 for details.

teen who’s interested in becoming a forensic scientist? The Georgia State Bio-Technology Department hosts a forensic science program. Learn about fingerprinting, blood typing and other techniques used by forensic scientists. Geared for middle and high school youth. Free; all are welcome. Registration is required by calling 404-814-3500 or emailing: ouida.mccarther@fultoncountyga.gov. Buckhead Branch Library, in the large Meeting Room, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305.

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Under the tall canopy of trees, nothing appears to be there by accident. Tidy clumps of monkey grass and logs surround benches volunteers assembled to raise money for the park. Little blue clean-up bags tied around trees and fences are frequently replenished by a loyal legion of volunteers. Homemade wooden plaques around the perimeter fence honor beloved pets.

“We’ve taken good care of it all these years,” said Laine Sweezey, president of the Brook Run Dog Park Association.

“We feel very slighted we’re not getting any credit for that, or any support.”

The dog park, located on nearly four acres of Dunwoody’s Brook Run Park, has often been controversial. It is viewed by some Dunwoody residents as a punishment foisted upon them by former DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones, a reminder of the time before Dunwoody was a city. Others look at the erosion and compacted soil from years of use as a threat to the park’s mature trees.

Now, many of the dog park’s regular patrons are upset about a city of Dunwoody plan to move the dog park to a different area of Brook Run. Though the new plan includes bathrooms, water fountains and shaded seating areas, dog park regulars are still upset about the move.

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City officials said they have listened to dog park users and have come up with a plan for a new dog area in a different part of the park. The new design calls for 1/4 of an acre to 1/3 of an acre for a small dog play area. The main dog park will be divided into two areas, which will be alternated every three to four months to allow the land in one area to rest while the other is in use.

“The overall acreage in the boundaries of the new dog park will be similar in size to the existing dog park, however the new design incorporates a “small dog” park area and a “large dog” park area, and also allows for areas to be closed for recovery and maintenance,” Mullen said.

Dog park users say the shade at the current location is a large part of its appeal and something they feel simply cannot be replaced.

“The best part of the dog park is the trees,” said Samantha Suggs, another regular visitor. “I’d say it’s an easy 10-degree difference, and just makes it so much nicer for the dogs on those summer days.”

Sweezey said she doesn’t think the dog parks’ opponents have taken the time to look at all the positive things the park brings to Dunwoody. Sweezey said the Brook Run Dog Park has repeatedly been named by publications such as Atlanta Magazine as the best dog park in the city. She worries that by moving the dog park, Dunwoody is squandering one of its greatest assets.

“It gives a really positive image to Dunwoody. People now know where Dunwoody is because it’s the city that has the best dog park,” Sweezey said.

The Brook Run Dog Park Association holds monthly clean-up days, she said.

Sweezey updates a Facebook page for the dog park and sends out newsletters. Recently, volunteers from the dog park collected 200 pounds of dog food to donate to an animal shelter that was running low on supplies, Sweezey said.

“It truly is a community. It’s a cliché, but it really is,” Sweezey said. “The bonds that have occurred out there over the years are phenomenal.”

Sweezey visits the park every day with her dog, Bama. On a recent afternoon, she walked around with a few plastic bags in her pocket, stopping every so often to pick up dog waste. She greeted a woman and her daughter, walking their new puppy through the park, and gave them her business card. She told them to call her if they had any questions about the dog park or wanted advice on puppy-rearing.

Before long, two German Shepherds came running into the park and Sweezey greeted them enthusiastically. “At any given time I can usually name most of the dogs in the park,” Sweezey said.

Suggs, the German Shepherds’ owner, said she’s met a lot of people at the dog park, including Sweezey, who now babysits Suggs’ dogs when she’s out of town.

“People just come up and start talking to you. You have your dogs in common. It just opens up the conversation,” Suggs said.

Lamont Robeson is another regular, who comes with his Shar Pei, Maserati, nearly every day. Robeson said before he adopted him, Maserati was abused, and it has taken a while for him to trust people again.

“Everybody’s really nice,” he said.

“This is a good place for him to be.”

For some, the dog park is more significant than just a place to let their dogs run around.

Gantt said her fiancé, Bryan Rosengrant, proposed to her at the dog park in March.

“We’ve lived up the street from the park for about two years and we go to the park almost every day,” Gantt said.

She said the dog park is a special place for the couple. They spend about an hour there each day sitting on the benches together as their dogs run around and play.

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“He wanted to make sure it was at the park so the whole family could be included, which I thought was adorable,” Gantt said.

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Kenny was introduced to hurdling at the age of 12 when he began running with the Gazelle Track Club.

“I tried it, I liked it, and I had good results in it.”

Since then, Kenny has been in several competitions. Earlier this summer, he won the 400-meter hurdles at the Golden South Invitational in Orlando, Fla. He also won the Emerging Elite men’s 110-meter hurdles in Greensboro, N.C., at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals.

Now, Kenny is the state champion in the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles.

Kenny’s achievements led him to participate in the World Trials. There, the best youth athletes across the country aged 16 and 17 flew to Illinois to compete before coaches.

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Kenny was among 43 athletes on the USA team chosen to attend the World Youth Championship in Ukraine.

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“It was crazy seeing all the different countries and their uniforms,” he said.

“It was scary but fun knowing I was representing the USA.” Kenny hurdles at the Pace Academy, but also trains five days a week with an outside coach year-round.

Along with hurdling, Kenny enjoyed playing basketball for the Pace Knights.

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“It’s something that I like to do,” he said. “It’s a ‘me’ thing.”

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 4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting was reported on July 5.  4500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – A larceny was reported on July 5.

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 4500 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting was reported on July 6.  5000 block of Winters Chapel Road – A larceny, parts from a vehicle, was reported on July 10.

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 6600 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard – Family battery/simple battery was reported on July 7.  6900 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard – Simple assault/battery was reported on July 7.  4900 block of Buckline Crossing – Family battery/simple battery was reported on July 7.  4700 block of North Peachtree Road – Simple assault was reported on July 8.  5000 block of Winters Chapel Road – Simple assault/battery was reported on July 11.  6700 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard – Simple assault was reported on July 12.

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