AUGUST 17 - 30, 2018 • VOL. 9 — NO. 17
FACEBOOK.COM/THEREPORTERNEWSPAPERS
Dunwoody Reporter
►
TWITTER.COM/REPORTER_NEWS
reporternewspapers.net
Unitarian Universalist church proposes expansion as regional interest grows PAGE 4
► Exhibits mark 50 years of teaching art in Chastain Park PAGE 18
Council awards $250K to nature, history nonprofits
Flights of fancy
BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
Lily Armstrong, 14, of Dunwoody sports some wings of her own while meeting a colorful friend at the 25th annual Butterfly Festival, which drew a sold-out crowd to the Dunwoody Nature Center Aug. 11.
EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOR ESOL teacher wins award
PHIL MOSIER
OUT & ABOUT ‘HOT PURSUIT’ FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS Page 16
I stay aware of my surroundings. I also think social media makes the fear worse than it should be. How are you changing your behavior because of fear of crime? See page 6
See COMMENTARY, page 10
SIGN UP TO RECEIVE DAILY & WEEKLY EMAILS WITH LOCAL NEWS @ REPORTERNEWSPAPERS.NET/SIGNUP
The mayor and City Council have awarded $250,000 to the Dunwoody Nature Center and Dunwoody Preservation Trust as part of its annual Facilities Improvement Partnership Program (FIPP), but some council members raised questions about the funding process and the ongoing expansion of facilities at the Nature Center. At the council’s Aug. 13 meeting, members voted 6-1 to award $82,000 to the Dunwoody Nature Center to buy and refurbish two shipping containers to transform into an “eco classroom.” The council also voted to award the Dunwoody Preservation Trust $171,000 to renovate the guest house and expand parking at the Donaldson Bannister Farmhouse. An additional $17,000 will be used for contingency funding, bringSee COUNCIL on page 15
State board to consider localized ambulance response BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net
Responding to the city of Dunwoody’s alarm over long ambulance response times, a state board Aug. 9 decided to quickly study the creation of new EMS zones to speed up arrival times in DeKalb County. That could mean localized service in such cities as Dunwoody and Brookhaven. Meanwhile, the county is rethinking its See STATE on page 12