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DECEMBER 2019 • VOL. 10 — NO. 12
Olympic Park bombing investigation: Remembering dark days P8
Dunwoody Reporter COMMUNITY
New protections for cyclists begin May 1
Mayor-elect Deutsch says city is ready to ‘imagine what else it can be’
Light Up Dunwoody ushers in holiday season
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COMMUNITY
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A public challenge: Reimagine I-285
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From left, brothers Jayanth and Charith Savitala, ages 10 and 6, enjoy a spot on Santa’s sleigh with real reindeer. More pictures on Page 27 ►
High Street set to get $19M tax break for mixed-use project BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
A $19 million tax break for a portion of the massive High Street mixed-use development in Perimeter Center is being considered by Dunwoody officials as it appears the long-dormant project may soon break ground.
The entire $2 billion High Street project that has been stalled for more than a decade would be built on 42 acres of property at the northwest intersection of Perimeter Center Parkway and Hammond Drive, near the Sandy Springs border and the Dunwoody MARTA station. The mini-city See HIGH on page 30
Lynn Deutsch said being elected as the city’s next mayor validates her vision that Dunwoody is ready to move beyond just providing basic services to its residents and to begin to create a city where people want to live, work and play. Deutsch, who served two terms on the City Council, defeated Terry Nall on Nov. 5 and will be sworn in as mayor on Jan. 2. She said she is ready to begin implementing a vision that includes vibrant commercial areas, multiuse paths and sidewalks for more connectivity, an arts and culture scene – attributes that residents have been consistently telling her they want to see in the city as well, she said. “There was a real risk of the city just staying in the same place and continuing down a path … of doing nothing but paving a few roads, fixing some intersections and maybe adding another park, while every community around us is doing more to meet their citizens’ needs,” she said. During the city’s first decade after it was incorporated in 2008, the mayors and councils made great strides in repairing and installing new infrastructure, she said. The Dunwoody Police Department is one of the best in the state and the city’s parks and trails are also some of the best in the area, she said. “Now that we’ve done all that, what comes next?” she asked. “People overall are happy with police See MAYOR on page 14
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