OCT. 28 - NOV. 10, 2016 • VOL. 8 — NO. 22
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Perimeter Business ► Filmmaking frenzy hits northern arc PAGE 4 ► Buyers line up for farms, sport estates PAGE 6
MARTA TOD project delayed amid clash on density
Happy little cats
BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
PHIL MOSIER
Sisters Nicole, 2, and Alexis Chevalier, 6, shows off their facepaintings at the Second Annual Brookhaven Arts Festival. The Oct. 15 festival was sponsored by the Brookhaven Community Foundation. Musical performances and the creations of more than 100 artists were featured. More photos, page 13.►
STANDOUT STUDENT Andi Rozelle
Holy Spirit Preparatory School, senior
The way that the election is conducted makes it very difficult to ‘rig’ an election for many reasons. In DeKalb County alone, there are more than 3,000 pieces of equipment that would have to be tampered with in order to have a substantial impact on the election. H. Maxine Daniels DeKalb County Elections Director
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The Brookhaven City Council voted unanimously Oct. 25 to defer a vote on the controversial MARTA rezoning request that would construct a mixed-use development on Peachtree Road. Questions about stormwater retention, proposed traffic improvements, architectural design and MARTA’s plans to seek tax credits for the multi-million dollar planned transit-oriented development, or TOD, at the Brookhaven-Oglethorpe station were raised by council members and given as reasons to wait until the Jan. 24 meeting to reconsider the request. “We are talking about Brookhaven’s front door, the city’s only transit center and the convergence of three of the city’s busiest streets [Dresden Drive, North Druid Hills Road and Peachtree Road],” Councilmember Joe Gebbia read from a lengthy prepared statement before voting See BROOKHAVEN on page 14
OUT & ABOUT City Council MJCCA Book Festival considers Nov. 5-20 Page 17 $36.9 million
budget
BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
Brookhaven City Council members are expected to vote Nov. 9 on the city’s proposed $36.99 million budget for 2017, an increase of $2.8 million over the city’s revised 2016 budget. The council held its first public hearing on the budget on Oct. 25. No comments from were made by members of the public. Highlights for the budget proposed by City Manager Christian Sigman include See CITY on page 12