9-29-16 Dunwoody Reporter

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SEPT. 29 - OCT. 12, 2017 • VOL. 8— NO. 20

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City OKs final transportation plan update BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net

The city’s new comprehensive transportation plan is officially in the books after a unanimous vote of approval from Dunwoody City Council. Earlier versions of the plan had raised concerns. Councilmembers worried over the definitions of “multi-modal” and “multi-use” and residents argued that proposed bike paths and trails would take out large swaths of people’s yards. Before the council voted on Sept. 18 to adopt the plan, resident Cheryl SumSee CITY on page 14 Leah May Kogon, 11, shares some love with her dog Buddy, a Shih Tzu poodle mix, at the second annual “Strut Your Mutt” event at Brook Run Park. Fourteen cities across the U.S. participated in the charity walk and festival hosted by Best Friends Animal Society. The Sept. 23 event at Brook Run Park featured dog friendly activities including dog yoga before and after the walk in the park with neighbors, supporters, and foster families. More photos, page 22. ►

EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOR From math class to ‘Jeopardy!’ studio

At first, I thought the absence of electricity would be no problem. After all, people lived happily for millennia before Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse came along.

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Police chief to cut a rug for good cause BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan loves to watch the popular “Dancing with the Stars” TV show, which features celebrities and professional dancers performing complicated choreography. Now, he gets his own chance to show off his fancy footwork. Well, maybe. “I have two left feet,” he said with a laugh after being congratulated on being selected to perform as part of the Oct. 14 “Dancing with DeKalb Stars” fundraiser. The event is hosted by DeKalb County Solicitor-General Donna Coleman-Stribling to See POLICE on page 15

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