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AUG. 7 — AUG. 20, 2015 • VOL. 6 — NO. 16
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Consultants say Perimeter zoning should be about ‘balance’ BY ELLEN ELDRIDGE
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Emily Grumboski, 5, left, gives Ryan Trujillo, 5, a chase around the Dunwoody Nature Center’s ballfield during morning exercises at the center’s “Mad Scientist” summer camp on July 29. The one-week camp encouraged youngsters to look at nature from a scientist’s point of view.
Zoning in the Perimeter area should be about balance, say consultants drawing up new Dunwoody development rules for the area. In May, the city of Dunwoody contracted with Duncan Associates and CodaMetrics to write a zoning plan specifically for Perimeter Center because, during the earlier Zoning and Land Development Code rewrite, members of City Council determined the area required additional attention. “Our mission was to facilitate the evolution of Perimeter Center into something that is more urban, but reflects the unique character of Dunwoody,” said Leslie Oberholtzer, principal at CodaMetrics. She and Kirk Bishop presented a draft of the code to the Dunwoody Homeowners Association on Aug. 2 and then to City Council on Aug. 3. Oberholtzer said the code works to create a balance between what the current zoning code says and what has been recentSEE CONSULTANTS, PAGE 4
Volunteer teaches kids about life through baseball BY ELLEN ELDRIDGE
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Baseball, like life, is a game of failure, Jerry Weiner says. nities, Shortal said. Many of them come from Murphey And he wants to continue a baseball program Candler Park’s Little League Baseball when at Dunwoody Park so others can learn from his they’re too old for that program. experience. Weiner said he started as a volunteer coach “My dad likes to say baseball is a game of for DSB when he retired at age 50, in 2001, failure,” Jonathan Weiner said. “Twice as often he said. as you succeed, you fail, and that’s something “That was perfect timing because my youngto be proud of, rather than ashamed.” er son came from Murphey Candler, into DunJerry Weiner recently took the role of presiwoody Senior, and I had a lot of time on my dent for Dunwoody Senior Baseball, a program hands, whereas previously I had traveled a lot,” that City Councilman Denis Shortal, who Weiner said. coached for six years, says “fills an age gap” for Many people get confused, he said, beplayers 13 to 18. cause the “senior” in this case means kids oldJerry Weiner “I know Jerry Weiner, and he has the knowler than 12. Instead, those folks expect to see reedge and desire as the new ‘CEO’ to continue tired or older adults playing ball at Dunwoody to enhance DSB,” Shortal said. Park. About five or six years ago a printer incorrectly printThe 40-year-old program benefits boys (and girls if they ed T-shirts that said “Dunwoody Seniors,” with an extra “s,” choose to join) from Dunwoody and surrounding commuSEE VOLUNTEER, PAGE 5
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Dunwoody Senior Baseball President Jerry Weiner, right, keeps an eye on his son Jonathan during a game in 2006.