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DECEMBER 2020 • VOL. 11 — NO. 12
Dunwoody Reporter
BY THE NUMBERS
Mapping Biden’s win in local communities P11
New elementary school is welcomed, but overcrowding remains a concern Holiday Events P5 ROBIN’S NEST
A thankful farewell to readers P13
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CAC leader’s legacy of helping others
A site plan of the new elementary school planned to be built on Chamblee-Dunwoody Road.
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The initiative aims to help restaurants and other businesses move their warmweather operations outdoors, a safety measure as COVID-19 spills into the winter season. As part of the grant program, the city will cover 50% of the costs for businesses to buy and install tents, space heaters and outdoor furniture, lighting and flooring. “We have been focused all summer on
While the announcement of a new elementary school in Dunwoody is being welcomed by some residents and officials, they are also questioning the move when local middle and high schools remain overpopulated. The DeKalb County Board of Education approved plans Nov. 9 to build a 950-student school on the former campus of Shallowford Elementary on Chamblee-Dunwoody Road. The construction timetable is not set, but the project is expected to be fast-tracked. Along with the opening of a larger Austin Elementary School on Roberts Drive earlier this year, the new site is expected to alleviate some overcrowding that has led the DeKalb County School
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City to help businesses operate outdoors in pandemic winter BY MATT BRUCE
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Winter is coming, and the city of Dunwoody has authorized $150,000 in federal relief to help local businesses work outdoors in cold weather under the pandemic’s social distancing restrictions. The City Council on Nov. 9 approved the allotment as matching grant funding for the “Al Fresco” program.
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