09-28-18 Dunwoody Reporter

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SEPT. 28 - OCT. 11, 2018 • VOL. 9 — NO. 20

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► CVB creates Arts & Culture Month with new tax money PAGE 2 ► As 285/400 interchange expands, air pollution is a concern PAGE 6

Two cities take different paths on EMS delivery

Waving for the Wildcats

BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net

PHIL MOSIER

Dunwoody High cheerleader Charlotte Taptich gets some help from Shipp Walters, 3, in holding the “Wildcat Flag” before her football team took the field against the Alpharetta Raiders at North DeKalb Stadium in Chamblee Sept. 21. The Raiders won the game, 55-21.

Battle against Tesla CEO is latest high-profile case for local lawyer Page 4

Would a local Board of Education for Sandy Springs be able to better understand the unique needs of our 10,000 students at our 11 public schools? We believe all evidence points to ‘yes.’ CHERYL BARLOW CITIZENS FOR LOCAL AREA SCHOOL SYSTEMS.

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See COMMENTARY, page 10

OUT & ABOUT Welcome fall with Apple Cider Days Page 16

A DeKalb County public safety consultant’s statement that ambulance response times have no real consequence on a patient’s treatment and care has alarmed Dunwoody officials as they seek to create their own localized EMS zone to speed up arrival times. And while Brookhaven officials say they are also concerned about slow EMS response times in the city, they have decided to work with the county to put an EMS post on Buford Highway rather than support the creation of a new EMS zone. Brookhaven’s stance, announced by City Manager Christian Sigman at the Sept. 20 EMS Council subcommittee meeting, shocked Dunwoody City Councilmember Terry Nall, who questioned the city’s motives as it works out a nearly $200,000 agreement with DeKalb County to put a new EMS station in Brookhaven. See TWO on page 22

Proposed $25M budget would cover Brook Run Park renovations BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net

The city’s proposed $25 million budget for 2019 includes much of the money needed to cover costs of building two new athletic fields at Brook Run Park and the construction of a small band shell for live performances. How to spend the city’s new revenue from the hotel-motel tax increase apSee PROPOSED on page 14


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