11-9-18 Brookhaven Reporter

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NOVEMBER 9 - 22, 2018 • VOL. 10 — NO. 23

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Racing to rebuild

City claims ‘clear mandate’ with $40M parks bond approval BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net

City leaders said citizens sent a “clear mandate” Nov. 6 by approving a $40 million parks bond referendum with 60 percent of the vote. Work now begins to start construction of capital projects at six of the city’s parks, and the longawaited purchase of the front portion of Brookhaven Park from DeKalb County is expected to be finalized. “The residents of Brookhaven have delivered a clear mandate for us to follow through with our city founders’ vision of a top-notch park system that can be enjoyed in the near-term,” Mayor John Ernst said in a written statement. “With the funding in place, we can now make it happen.” The City Council is expected to vote at its Nov. 13 meeting to issue a request for proposals for program management services to oversee the capital projects

PHOTOS BY PHIL MOSIER; ILLUSTRATION FROM ST. MARTIN’S

St. Martin’s Episcopal School held the Warrior 5K and Fun Run on Nov. 3 to raise money for a $5.5 million capital campaign as recovery from a July 2017 arson fire. Eighth-grader Truman Thompson won the 5K and sixth-grader Judson DiVenere won the Fun Run. The run raised more than $7,800 toward the campaign, which has not yet reached its goal, according to the school, which is located at 3110 Ashford-Dunwoody Road. But work on the new building is already underway with a January opening in the works. The first floor of the new building will be a “STEAM village,” focused on science, technology, engineering, art and math. The village is planned to include science and “tinker” labs and an art room.

EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOR Middle School Teacher of the Year Page 18

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It shows that we are a cosmopolitan city where players and [the] NFL want to be. It makes us look good.

OUT & ABOUT Locomotive exhibit opens in Buckhead Page 17

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Affordable housing standards get a debate BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net

The City Council is expected to decide later this month if it wants to enshrine “workforce housing” in its revamped zoning code that would require developers to build a certain number of affordable units in new multiunit projects along Buford Highway. Doing so would be a “bold step” to ensure housing for residents like police officers and teachers, according to an Atlanta official who successfully pushed for inclusionary zoning along the BeltSee AFFORDABLE on page 22


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