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To hear Alan Mothner tell it, the Dunwoody Nature Center played the decisive part in his family’s move to Dunwoody 11 years ago. One look at the place and they were hooked.

“We actually bought the house because of its proximity to the nature center,” he said. “I think we saw the house, saw the back-yard, bought the house, and then went inside and looked at the rest of it.”

Once he was a neighbor, Mothner started volunteering to help out at the center, a former residence located in the 22-acre Dun-


Once the ice melted and the traffi c gridlock eased, local offi cials began considering how to improve future reactions to storms like the one that froze metro Atlanta in Jan-uary.

“We will do a post-mortem to assess things we did well and what could have been done better,” Sandy Springs May-

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Residents: City must work on transparency, responsiveness


Dunwoody residents generally are happy with their city, but some, especially older residents, feel city govern-ment is not paying attention to them, according to a new city-sponsored survey.

Th e survey, conducted of 520 residents who respond-ed from a randomly selected 5,000 Dunwoody house-holds, found residents were satisfi ed that the city was a good place to raise children, thought the city had a strong sense of community, and felt it was a good place to own a business. Residents said they felt safe, and that location and safety were the city’s greatest strengths.

“Th ere are a lot of towns that would love to have these numbers,” Charles Montgomery, director of research for Pioneer Marketing Research, which conducted the sur-vey, told members of Dunwoody City Council during their Jan. 24 retreat at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perim-eter at Ravinia.

Residents responding to the survey identifi ed traffi c as the city’s biggest problem, with 70 percent calling traf-fi c the city’s top weakness. Dunwoody’s streets and infra-structure, transportation and elected offi cials also were identifi ed as weaknesses.

Of public services, police were given the highest rat-ings of any city department in the survey, with respon-dents collectively rating police services at 4.29 on a scale of 5. Garbage collection, fi re services and drinking water, services provided by DeKalb County, also rated about 4 on the scale. Th e lowest rating, a 2.43, went to traffi c

fl ow and congestion.Respondents gave DeKalb County’s govern-

ment the lowest rating overall, a 2.12 of 5, with the federal government at 2.55 of 5 and Dun-woody’s city government at 3.14. “Th is is a very low rating for a county. It’s usually up in the threes,” Montgomery said.

A large percentage of residents identifi ed re-sponsiveness and a lack of transparency by city offi cials as the biggest issue facing the city. Th at feeling was expressed especially by residents who are older than 55. Altogether, 21 percent of the survey’s respondents identifi ed responsiveness of city offi cials as the city’s biggest problem. Th irty-nine percent of residents older than 55 cited the problem, while just 11 percent of those young-er than 55 did.

Overall, residents younger than 55 rated the city’s park and community development departments and city government as a whole higher than did residents older than 55, the survey said.

“If you look at the data as a whole, the city govern-ment is very well respected, particularly services [such as] police. Th at’s very strong,” Montgomery said. “Th e per-ception is most people are happy. Th e number of nay-sayers is signifi cant and cannot be ignored, but the main [message] is to continue doing what you’re doing and to talk to the ones who feel disenfranchised.”

Montgomery pointed out that the complaints about city government did not involve corruption. “Nobody talked about honesty here,” he said. “Th ey’re talking about transparency.”

City offi cials said the results showed the city needs to communicate better with residents, particularly old-er ones.

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Some council members said the survey may refl ect that some res-idents don’t like the responses they’re getting from the city on cer-tain projects. Th ree city projects – the redesign of Dunwoody Village Parkway, the construction of a 12-foot-wide multi-use trail through the forest in Brook Run Park and consideration of building a round-about at the intersection of Vermack and Womack roads – produced widespread controversy last year.

“In some cases, it’s not that we’re not responding, it’s that we’re not giving them the response they want,” Councilman Denny Shortal said.

Th e survey found that three-fourths of the city’s residents get their information about Dunwoody’s city government from local newspa-pers, rather than the Internet, social media or public meetings. More than nine of 10 residents older than 55 get their information from newspapers, the survey found.

“We’re using the web. We’re using email. We’re using the so-cial media. But we’re not doing things pro-actively in print media,” Councilman Terry Nall said. “[We should] get better use of print me-dia.”

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Left, Dunwoody residents say location is the area’s greatest strength, but they also gave high marks to feeling safe in the community. Right, traffi c, as well as local streets and infrastructure, are the biggest concerns.

A legislative proposal to al-low “new cities” to create school systems was approved by a House education subcom-mittee Feb. 4, and scheduled for a hearing before the House Education Committee Feb. 5.

HR 486 is a resolution that would amend the Georgia Constitution to allow for the creation of school districts in new cities incorporated since 2005 and the cities adjacent to them. Th e measure would po-tentially aff ect 16 cities in the metro Atlanta area.

Erika Harris, represent-ing Georgians for Local Area School Systems, told the com-mittee that most of the state’s highest performing school sys-tems have fewer than 10,000 students, compared with large school systems like DeKalb County, which has nearly 100,000 students.

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DeKalb CEO: ‘We’re changing the way we do business’

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Interim DeKalb County CEO Lee May recognizes that his county has seen better days, but he’s confi dent that things are turning around.

In his “State of the County” speech Jan. 23, May touted his plans to target public safety, economic development, beautifi cation and ethics to improve DeKalb County.

“Th is administration is prepared to take our struggles of today to defi ne our progress for tomorrow,” May said.

May was appointed interim CEO in June by Gov. Nathan Deal after for-mer CEO Burrell Ellis was indicted on several charges, including extortion and perjury.

May said public safety is a prior-ity in his proposed 2014 budget. To combat high levels of attrition, May said he would like for the county to hire 160 new police offi cers and 100 new fi refi ghters every year for the next three years. In December, public safety offi cers received a 3 percent pay raise, which for some offi cers was the fi rst increase in six years, May said.

“Th at is something we are doing to keep our streets safe,” May said.

May also would like to see DeKalb do a better job with economic devel-opment, an area in which he said the county has “faltered.”

“While government itself does not create jobs,” May said, “it is our re-sponsibility to create an environment in which businesses can grow and thrive.”

He would like for county offi c-es to make it quicker and easier for businesses to get permits and licens-es in DeKalb. “Th is has been a night-

mare for business to come in and ei-ther open or expand their business,” May said.

He said the county is also looking to hire a fi rm to create an economic development strategy.

Another way to help recruit busi-nesses and improve quality of life is to work on cleaning up and beautify-ing the county, May said. A program called “Operation Fresh Start” would focus on improving gateways and ma-jor corridors of the county by increas-ing eff orts to mow grass, pick up litter and remove illegal signs.

May said he also plans to step up code enforcement on private proper-ties. May said he would like to hire seven more code enforcement offi cers next year to help combat nuisances like abandoned properties.

“We are changing the way we do business, y’all,” May said.

As for ethics, May called for contin-ued investment in the DeKalb County Board of Ethics, restructuring audit-ing positions, and creating a commis-sion to study the county’s ethics ordi-nance and make recommendations.

May also used his speech to com-ment on three proposals to form new cities in the central area of the county.

“Cityhood is not necessarily a bad thing. But the cherry-picking of com-mercial properties and quickly drawn enclaves isn’t good for anyone,” May said. “I’d like to renew my call to the General Assembly to refrain from cre-ating any new cities this year until we can draw up an equitable solution to the current law.”

Dunwoody Government Calendar

The Dunwoody City Council usually meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Dunwoody City Hall located at 41 Perimeter Center East Suite No. 103.

For a complete and up to date schedule of Dunwoody City meetings, visit http://www.dunwoodyga.gov/Residents/Calendar.aspx

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Reporter Newspapers asked residents of our communities how they spent the “snow days” that froze the city on Jan. 28 and Jan. 29. Here are edited versions of their first-person accounts. To see the full versions, go to ReporterNewspapers.net.

Dunwoody resident Robin Isaf found her usual trip to pick up her kids at school turned into a trial by icy road.

“I was one of the many who looked up at the sky at 7:30 Tuesday morning and said, ‘Nah, nothing to worry about.’” ... “I knew that there would be an early dis-missal [from school] and I was grateful for the school’s judiciousness. My boys would be home just after lunchtime and I had big plans for the day. I’d pick up my carpool. I’d leave 45 minutes early and be the first one in the carpool line. Then, once we got home — maybe it would take as much as an hour! — I’d make hot chocolate and a pot of soup, and we’d revive ourselves with something warm, and then I’d settle in in front of my laptop again while they went out and frolicked in the snow.

“So much for the best laid plans. “I hit the road to get to their school about the same time that a few innocent-

looking flurries began, and at precisely the same time that the entire metro Atlanta population of 6 million all left their respective homes and offices. It took me three times longer than usual to get to school.

“It took almost an hour to leave the school parking lot, even though there was a policeman directing traffic, primarily because the main road outside the school was so backed-up... I had been concerned about ice, but it soon became clear that the el-ements were nothing compared to the surrounding drivers. I’m convinced that all of us would have made it home at least five hours sooner if we only waited our turn and resisted the urge to drive through a green light if there wasn’t enough room to keep the intersection open. Thank goodness I had a full tank of gas…and went to the bathroom when I had the chance.

“As I rolled along with my carpool at a rate of less than 1 mile per hour, we were passed by groups of school kids wearing backpacks, and fathers pulling children in makeshift hamper sleds, and it became clear to us that there would be no snow frol-icking today. The boy I was driving convinced me (and his mother, via his cell-phone), to let him out of the car to walk the last quarter mile home. We had been sitting in a line of vehicles waiting to turn left onto Mount Vernon Highway for more than 30 minutes. I gave him my cap and gloves, and his prudence probably saved us two additional hours in the car.

“In the amount of time it would have taken me to drive to Florida, I covered 4 1/2 miles. I made it safely home with my boys. They were frustrated. I was exhausted.”

Snow shoes?Joey Carbonara, left, and Chandler Parks, sophomores at St. Pius X Catholic High School, were spotted hauling their basketball gear along Spalding Drive, near Temple Emanu-El in Sandy Springs, on Jan. 29. Carbonara and Parks were walking in order to meet Carbonara’s father so he would not have to drive down an icy hill to pick them up.

The two said they were supposed to get a ride from a friend’s mom on Jan. 28 since school let out early. However, icy conditions on Spalding made the drive treacherous, so instead of getting a ride home, their friend’s mom took them to her house, where they stayed the night. The next day was spent “playing video games indoors,” said Carbonara, and running on the icy roads outdoors, said Parks. “It was fun,” Parks added.

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The ‘storm’ in 140 CharactersTwitter lit up on Jan. 28 and Jan. 29 as

the snow storm rolled into the metro area. Here’s a sampling of how things unfolded:

Sandy Springs, GA @SandySpringsGA Jan 28National Weather Service issued winter storm warning. Dusting to sev inches of snow expected. Forecast models not conclusive.

Sandy Springs, GA @SandySpringsGA Jan 28Traffi c on most main surface streets in Sandy Springs has slowed to a crawl. Neighborhood streets are icy. Avoid travel where possible.

Brookhaven Police @BrookhavenGA_PD Jan 28All roads throughout Brookhaven are heavily congested at this time with conditions becoming more severe.

DeKalb Co. Schools @DeKalbSchools Jan 28All DeKalb County schools will be dismissed early today. Teachers & staff will remain at schools until all children are on buses/picked up.

Atlanta Police Dept @Atlanta_Police Jan 28APD is aware of the traffi c situations around the city and we are working with various departments to resolve the issues.

FultonCountySchools @FultonCoSchools Jan 28Today’s weather pattern has come in faster than initially forecasted. The school day will be ending at 1:45 p.m.

Georgia DOT @GADeptofTrans Jan 28Hazardous conditions are spreading throughout Northeast GA. Crews are active in the affected areas.

GrowBrookhaven @GrowBrookhaven Jan 28Attn: #Brookhaven ~ Dresden Drive is a sheet of ice & shouldn’t be attempted. Go home.

Dunwoody Police @DunwoodyPolice Jan 28The volume of traffi c everywhere is extremely high & all roads are gridlocked. We have an extended police response time.

City of Dunwoody, GA @DunwoodyGA Jan 28For stranded motorists: First Baptist Church Atlanta is providing room to stranded motorists at 4400 N. Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, Georgia.

City of Brookhaven @BrookhavenGaGov Jan 28Big thanks you to @BrookhavenGA_PD for working around the clock to help motorists in #Brookhaven stay safe on icy roads.

Governor Nathan Deal @GovernorDeal Jan 28Gov. Deal declares state of emergency related to the winter storm, delays opening of state government until noon tomorrow.

FultonCountyGeorgia @FultonInfo Jan 28Home Depot has announced that many of its stores are also available overnight for motorists who are stranded.

ATL Public Schools @apsupdate Jan 28Emergency Update: #APS will ‘shelter in place’ for the remainder of evening 1/28/14

Kasim Reed @KasimReed Jan 29Throughout the night, our crews have been working to salt and sand roads and bridges. We will continue all day until everyone is home safe.

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or Rusty Paul said.Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan, who worked more

than 30 hours straight during the storm Jan. 28 and 29, said his staff , too, would review their actions to look for ways to im-prove. Th e storm that blew in Jan. 28 closed schools and cre-ated traffi c tie-ups so bad that people abandoned vehicles to walk, or spent dozens of hours sitting in cars waiting for traf-fi c to clear.

Shelters opened at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School and Congregation Or Hadash, Paul said, and people spent the night at several businesses. Some children were stuck overnight at schools. Sandy Springs City Manager John McDonough said 334 mortorists stayed in shelters.

Dunwoody police Sgt. Fidel Espinoza delivered gas and blankets to stranded motorists using an ATV. He said most offi -cers ended up staying the night, sleeping at City Hall. “We ran out of cots and people ended up sleeping on the fl oor,” he said.

Despite sharp criticism leveled at state government offi cials for their actions during and prior to the storm, several local civic leaders seemed pleased overall with their community’s response. “Across the board, we had a great response,” McDonough said.

Paul said Sandy Springs offi cials got a jump on the strom. “We pre-treated the roads around the hospitals before the snow started as a precaution and also targeted schools to help bus traffi c,” he wrote. “Th e city issued updates at least every two hours throughout the emergency period, using social media and email chains to get crucial information to our citizens. ... Th e council members did a magnifi cent job of distributing this emergency information to people in their districts, which helped many people avoid impassable areas in their struggle to get home.”

Volunteers jumped in to help, providing stranded motor-

ists with water, food and shelter. In Dunwoody, Tony Delme-chi said people stopped in at his home for cocoa and bath-room breaks, and a group spent the night in his basement. In Brookhaven, Joel Callahan fed and walked dogs for a neighbor he didn’t know after posting an off er to help on a community bulletin board.

Part of the reason for the gridlock, Grogan pointed out, was that many people were at work when the storm hit and were headed home to neighboring communities, so they all were try-ing to drive on the same roads. “Everybody wanted to leave at the same time,” Grogan said.

Grogan said Dunwoody police received 222 service calls in 18 hours. Th e department usually receives about 75 calls in 24 hours, he said. McDonough said Chatcomm, the city’s 911 center, received 4,062 calls for service between noon Jan. 28 and 6 p.m. Jan. 29.

“I can’t say enough about our staff ...,” Grogan said on the department’s Facebook page. “Not once did I hear an offi cer complain about the harsh working conditions, the workload or the long hours.”

Paul said public response to city offi cials has been favor-able, too. “I received more than 300 emails and Facebook posts thanking us for keeping them informed about the situation and activities that occurred, while commending our fi rst responders and public works personnel,” he said.

Grogan wrote on Facebook that his department will soon begin looking for ways to improve reaction to future storms.

“In hindsight, the two things that would have helped the most would have been if the schools had closed Tuesday [Jan. 28], and if many of the businesses had closed as well and their employees had stayed home,” Grogan wrote. “Fortunately, we can all learn from events such as this and improve upon our fu-ture responses.”

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Jobie Ponder and 15 other senior citi-zens who set out for an outing in Atlanta found themselves facing a harrowing trip back to Sandy Springs.

“We went to a lovely luncheon at a Chi-nese restaurant. While eating, the beautiful snow started coming slowly down. Quick-ly loading the bus we started the 8-mile trip to our home. It took us eight hours before we reached a gas station with a bathroom. It took seven more hours before the bus arrived home. Of course seniors adjust to many dif-ferent circumstances. Th at’s how we got to be seniors. Th ere was joke-telling and laugh-ing at anything you could think of. We sang on the bus many times. Th e one we sang the most was “Show Me Th e Way To Go Home.”

JOE EARLE

Baby, you can’t drive your car

On Jan. 28, traffi c gridlocked around Atlanta, including this stretch of Hammond Drive in Sandy Springs.

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State Sen. clarifi esTo the editor:

My friend Bob Hickey recently quot-ed me in a letter [Dunwoody Reporter, Jan. 24-Feb.6]: “We’ve always given the people the right to vote and I hope we will. We’ve lost our way as Republicans if we won’t do that.”

It is true that I made this statement, but it was said in the context of city-

hood and a message to my fellow Re-publican legislators.

I do not believe people need to vote on every issue - [that’s] why we are a constitutional republic and not a de-mocracy.

I do agree with Bob that if a sub-stantial cost increase is necessary to take over a service such as fi re, such as a bond issue for equipment, then I would want a citizen vote. If taking over fi re by the city involves substantial new cost to

our citizens, then as a citizen I would in all likelihood vote no.

Hope this clarifi es my position to those that are interested in what I think.

Fran Millar

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Allowing ‘new city’ school systems would increase fl exibility

Flexibility appears to be the new buzzword in education. It is possible that we have fi nally hit on an idea that we hope will take off like wildfi re and, more importantly, be here for the long run.

Th ere is no arguing that teachers need fl exibility in a class-room, through curriculum and instructional implementation, to meet the needs of individual classes and students. School-houses benefi t from fl exibility too, in order to build school- wide programs that match their student body’s needs.

In various ways, school districts also benefi t from fl exibili-ty. Currently the state has embraced fl exibility by encouraging school systems to adopt programs that allow them to waive certain requirements in order to build programs that will sup-port their district’s needs and goals.

Flexibility not only exists within program development, but is also an important tool in system organization and structure.

Th e Georgia Constitution provides one-sided system fl ex-ibility through allowing for school system consolidation. In certain cases, very small school districts may see an opportu-nity to improve upon academic and extracurricular programs, and strengthen fi nancial management through consolidating with another school district.

However, on the other end of the spectrum, when school systems are too large, there is no fl exibility to deconsolidate.

Th is moves school-system fl exibility into uncharted terri-tory, as deconsolidation has never been broached. Th at is be-cause only now, nearly 69 years after the Georgia Constitution capped the number of school systems in Georgia, are we real-izing that just as there are school systems that can be too small to succeed, there are also school systems that are too large to succeed.

With the average school system nationwide being 3,500 students, it isn’t shocking that this conversation is not being heard more often. Super-sized systems are truly in the minor-ity. However, when you consider that in a school system the size of DeKalb County you could fi t 28 average-sized school systems, it seems deserved that this conversation be moved to the forefront.

To determine when a school system has grown too large to successfully off er an education that maximizes each student’s potential, you would look to the following: When a school system loses the ability to fi nd the pulse of the individual stu-

dent or accurately determine a schoolhouse’s needs (and more im-portantly meet those needs); when fi nancial management becomes mismanagement because of an in-ability to eff ectively and effi ciently match those dollars in a way that will result in successful outcomes; when the administration fl ow chart looks more like a fi fth-generation family tree; or when media cov-erage seems lost in a labyrinth of continual hope for improvement with results that show a downward trend, the need for the fl exibility of deconsolidation becomes critical.

Th ere have been many studies pointing out the benefi ts of systems of manageable sizes. Among the measurable and ob-servable positive outcomes are: higher graduation rates, maxi-mizing of fi nancial resources, increases in teacher satisfaction, increases in parental engagement, increased cross-level com-munication, and an increased sense of community.

Providing for the deconsolidation of super-sized systems can allow more students, parents, teachers and districts to re-alize these benefi ts.

House Resolution 486, put forth by Rep. Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody), is the constitutional amendment that seeks to re-introduce the fl exibility of school system deconsolidation into the constitution. It provides the opportunity for cities formed after 2005, and any other cities that share a contiguous border, to form municipal school systems.

By allowing for the opportunity to create municipal school systems of a manageable size, these new school dis-tricts can capitalize on the full benefi ts of fl exibility on all levels in education: instructional diff erentiation in the classroom, program innovation in the schoolhouse and dis-trict structural fl exibility. Th at provides a winning combi-nation for everyone.

Erika Harris, a Dunwoody resident, is co-chair of Georgians for Local Area School Systems, or GLASS, a group organized by parents to lobby for passage of House Resolution 486.

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In the song, the protagonist Tevye asks Golde, his wife of 25 years by an arranged marriage, “Do you love me?” � ere is such poignancy in that question, in the fact that after 25 years of marriage he must ask, and that she avoids answer-ing.

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Ken Storr knew he would love living in Hillsdale from the � rst moment he saw his house.

“We pulled up and I told the real es-tate agent you don’t even have to take me inside. I’m going to buy it,” Storr said. “We’ve lived there since 1990.”

� e Hillsdale neighborhood is locat-ed o� of North Druid Hills Road near Cross Keys High School in the south-ern portion of the city of Brookhav-en. Neighbors say they love the loca-tion, which is con-venient to interstate highways, shopping in Buckhead and the Brookhaven commu-nity, which has devel-oped a lot in the past few years.

Established in the 1950s, the neighbor-hood is comprised mostly of ranch- style houses with large lawns.

Storr said he’s always been drawn to that design, which he describes as vi-brant and modern. He collects mid-cen-tury furniture too, he said. “It’s just a very interesting era,” Storr said.

Storr said there’s something nostalgic about the neighborhood, too.

“You feel like you live in a di� erent time, where everybody used to walk the streets with the kids and dogs,” he said. “To me it’s like an old-fashioned ‘50s neighborhood.”

One of the things that brings neigh-bors together is the annual block par-

ty during the � rst weekend of Octo-ber, said David Schurer, president of the neighborhood association. “We do a really awesome Oktoberfest neighbor-hood event,” Schurer said.

He said the event always includes great food and live enter-tainment, which for the past several years has been provided by his own three-piece band.

Schurer said Hills-dale has many senior residents.

“� e neighbor-hood is de� nitely a little bit older. But some of those peo-ple are leaving, tru-

ly leaving this world, or they’re moving to assisted living or senior citizens plac-es, so we’re seeing things change,” Sch-urer said.

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of the neighbors he was closest to passed away this year at age 96.“Some of our best friends ended up being some of the older people

that lived in the neighborhood,” Storr said. � roughout the city of Brookhaven, there’s been a building boom as

people purchase older homes in neighborhoods like Ashford Park and either tear them down or renovate. � at transformation hasn’t reached Hillsdale.

“It hasn’t had the newer-style homes that have gone in, say, Brookhav-en Heights, where you see a lot more teardowns and rebuilds,” Schur-er said.

Storr said a few new homes have been built on Hillsdale lots. But he hopes the look of the neighborhood he loves so much won’t change too drastically.

“I’d have to admit I’d like to see our neighborhood stay intact,” Storr said. “But that’s the Atlanta way – we tear down and build new.”

Storr said one thing is for sure: He plans to stay in his beloved Hills-dale home for years to come.

“� is is it. It’s home,” Storr said.

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Real estate snapshot: Single family home salesSandy Springs: 30327, 30328, 30350

# BRs Sq. Ft. List Price Sales Price Days on MarketHigh 7 11,000 $2,495,000 $2,170,750 262Low 3 1,340 234,000 200,300 3Median 5 4,057 595,000 554,000 47

Buckhead: 30305, 30327# BRs Sq. Ft. List Price Sales Price Days on Market

High 6 7,853 $2,500,000 $2,400,000 217Low 3 1,664 309,900 322,000 2Median 4 2,998 749,000 755,000 67

Brookhaven: 30319# BRs Sq. Ft. List Price Sales Price Days on Market

High 5 3,720 $850,000 $705,000 127Low 2 984 244,900 225,000 0Median 3 2,081 375,000 354,000 20

Dunwoody: 30338# BRs Sq. Ft. List Price Sales Price Days on Market

High 6 3,848 $425,000 $411,000 188Low 3 1,265 150,000 120,000 2Median 4 2,812 336,450 332,500 53

� is information is compiled from First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) from Jan. 1 - Feb. 4, 2014. It is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed, and is not a complete list of activity. Data provided by Judy Soden, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Sandy Springs o� ce.

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Mitch Kamin-er, associate bro-ker with RE/MAX Paramount Prop-erties and owner of Kaminer Property Management, has been honored with the 2013 Realtor of the Year Award by the Atlanta Board of Realtors. Todd Emerson, senior vice president and managing broker of Har-ry Norman, Realtors Atlanta Perime-ter and Blue Ridge O� ces, was named 2014 President of the Atlanta Board of Realtors.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Jan. 30 for a new $72 million lux-ury high-rise in Buckhead. SkyHouse Buckhead is being developed by Novare Group and Bastson-Cook De-velopment Company. Located on Stratford Road behind Maggiano’s, the 26-story, 362-unit high-rise apart-ment community will be connected to the Buckhead MARTA station and the west side of Ga. 400 by a new, under-construction pedestrian bridge span-ning the highway. � e building will fea-ture residential units of one, two and three bedrooms, with high-end � nish-es and � oor-to-ceiling glass. � e “Sky-House” will be on the 26th � oor with a clubroom, � tness area, and outdoor pla-zas that include an in� nity swimming pool, � replaces, covered outdoor loung-es and 360-degree views. � e building is expected to be complete in early 2015. Novare has already developed similar SkyHouse projects in Midtown Atlanta and in Dallas.

Traton Homes has announced the development of � e Enclave at Dun-woody, which features six, single-fam-ily “executive luxury homes” priced in the $700,000s. � e community is locat-ed not far from I-285 on Happy Hol-low Road. www.TratonHomes.com for more.

Online real estate brokerage � rm Red� n recently released its Top Ten Hottest Neighborhoods of 2014 list and the Morningside-Lenox Park neigh-borhood is number one in the Atlan-ta market and third nationwide. � e Spring� eld and Dunwoody Club For-est neighborhoods are also in the local Top 5. Red� n bases its list on homebuy-er searches on Red� n.com leading into the new year. Page views, “favorited” homes and insights by Red� n agents all play into the selection process. Nation-ally, Morningside-Lenox Park ranked with up-and-coming neighborhoods in

San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Las Vegas, Austin, Seattle, Port-land, Denver and Chicago.

iStar Res-idential has announced a new sales team for The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, At-lanta. Karen Rodriguez of Dorsey Alston Real-tors will lead the revamped sales e� orts. � e Residences currently are being built out with contemporary, high-end � nishes and built-in � replac-es with marble surrounds. Each unit will also feature a 36-inch Viking gas grill as well as a � replace on its bal-cony. � e team is also revamping the common areas with modern color pal-ettes and marble � oors. iStar has part-nered with local architectural � rm Harrison Design Associates to craft unique layouts that showcase the spec-tacular views. Additionally, plans are un-der way to build out all the remaining un� nished shells. Harrison Design also designed a three-bedroom model home

that was staged on the 45th � oor to demonstrate � e Residences’ new con-temporary appearance. For more, visit www.moresidencesatlanta.com.

Harry Norman, Realtors has relo-cated its Buckhead Northwest o� ce to 4401 Northside Parkway, Suite 250, At-lanta, 30327, within the new One Riv-erside live, work and play community.

A proposed o� ce tower in Buckhead would feature a shimmering glass exte-rior that would be the � rst of its kind in Atlanta, accord-ing to a report in Curbed Atlanta. � e 30-story tower would be the third and � nal building in the Alli-ance Center complex near the intersec-tion of Lenox Road and Ga. 400. Ac-

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Rockhaven Homes has announced that framing is under way at Brookhav-en’s newest luxury townhome commu-nity, � e Haven on Briarwood. Lo-cated on a quiet street and surrounded by mature hardwoods, the development features three-story townhomes with shake, brick and stone exteriors; two-car garages, 10-foot ceilings, gourmet kitch-ens and more. For more information, visit rockhavenga.com.

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ings in a new exhibit now on display at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art caught the eye of Oglethorpe fresh-man Jordan Michels, who credits her art history professor for “reviving her inter-est in art.”

� e “Sky Light: Landscapes, Tra-ditional and Contemporary” exhibit, which runs through March 9, consists in part of paintings and lithographs from Impressionists and Post-Impressionists Eugène Boudin, Armand Guillaumin, Édouard Manet, Maxime Maufra, Ca-mille Pissarro and others capturing the French countryside.

In� uenced by Japanese prints, Ma-net’s 19th century oil on canvas, “Le Dejeuner sur J’Herbe,” (Luncheon on the Grass) is one of the paintings in the show and one of Manet’s most contro-versial pieces.

“� e greenery surrounding this com-position serves as a natural frame, and makes me think it is perhaps a warm day in late spring,” Michels said. “I want to know more about the female � gure in white garments depicted in the center background.”

Manet’s piece holds a contrast to Maufra’s 19th century, “La Glace Etans

de Ville d’Avray” (� e Frozen Pond in the Villa of Avray), portraying a win-tery scene. Maufra’s expertise in marine painting does not go wasted in this com-position where the water literally takes center stage.

“In this piece, the action is in the foreground with the implied movement of the water,” Michels said.

“� ere is also a contrast of warmth and cold between the snow depicted in the left foreground and the dark green leaves of the trees bordering the edge of the water toward the right background.”

Michels, who is majoring in interna-tional studies and minoring in Japanese culture, praises her art history professor Je� rey Collins for what he brings to the classroom.

“Dr. Collins is not a traditional teach-er,” she said. “He likes to engage his stu-dents in conversation, and we have the freedom to express ourselves.”

In addition to teaching art history and anthropology to Oglethorpe stu-dents, Collins also oversees the univer-sity’s study abroad program, which al-lows Oglethorpe students to travel to other universities around the world and study there for a semester. Michels said she hopes to travel to Japan during her

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Love SongsSunday, Feb. 16, 4:30-6:30 p.m. – � e Her-itage Winter Classics series concludes when trum-peter and band leader Joe Gransden takes the stage for a Valentine’s Day concert with special guest Fran-cine Reed. Enjoy classic love songs from Broadway, jazz, American standards and � lm. $5 per person. Held indoors. Park on Sandy Springs Place or in the Sandy Springs United Methodist Church Activi-ties Center parking lot. Call 404-851-9111, x4 or email: [email protected] for details. Heritage Hall, 6110 Bluestone Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. www.heritagesandysprings.org.

Civil RightsFriday, Feb. 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – � e Ab-ernathy Arts Center presents “Women, Agents of Change in the American Civil Rights Movement,” a documentary photography exhibit by Dr. Do-ris Derby, civil rights activist, educator and artist. Opening reception and exhibition are free, and open to the public. Show continues through March 29. 254 Johnson Ferry Rd., NW, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-613-6172 or visit: www.fultonarts.org for additional information.

Marion GrodinSaturday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m. – Marion Grodin, daughter of Charles Grodin, brings her wit to the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. Gro-din recently appeared at the MJCCA’s book festival. Tickets, $15–$22. Available online at www.atlan-tajcc.org/boxo� ce, by calling 678-812-4002, or in person at the MJCCA’s sports or front desks. 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338.

“Bring on Spring”Sunday, Feb. 23, 3 p.m. – Lauda Musicam of Atlanta performs Medieval and Renaissance music on instruments appropriate for the time period at the Church of the New Covenant. � e group show-cases music written for the annual change in seasons in a concert “Bring on the Spring: A French & Eng-lish Celebration of Springtime.” Free; donations ap-preciated. 3330 Chestnut Dr., Doraville, 30340. To learn more, call 404-314-1891 or go to: www.lau-damusicam.org.

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Artery DiseaseWednesday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. – Dr. Joseph Ricotta speaks at Dunwoody United Method-ist Church. His areas of expertise include aortic and peripheral aneurysms, peripheral artery disease (PAD), renal and mesenteric disease, venous disease and thoracic outlet syndrome. Free, and open to all. No registration needed. Contact [email protected] or call 770-394-0675 ext. 112 with questions and/or for free childcare reservations. 1548 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338.

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Saturday, Feb. 15, 12:30-2:30 p.m. – Learn how proposals � t into the overall grant seeking pro-cess; what to include in a standard proposal to a foundation; tips for making your proposal stron-ger; what funders expect to see; communication tips; and more. Free. For adult audiences. Registration re-quired by visiting: http://foundationcenter.org/at-lanta. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-303-6130 or email: [email protected] for additional details.

Minimum WageSaturday, Feb. 15, 2 p.m. – Raise the Minimum Wage, San-dy Springs, holds its in-augural meeting in Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church’s Fellowship Hall. At-tendees will discuss why the wage should be raised and how to encourage elected leaders to raise it. Free and open to the public. Questions? Visit: http://san-dyspringsminimumwage.weebly.com or email: [email protected]. 471 Mount Vernon High-way, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Chemo BrainWednesday, Feb. 19, 12-2 p.m. – “Che-mo brain” is a phenomenon associated with cogni-tive dysfunction. � e American Cancer Society says “people who have chemo brain may � nd themselves unable to concentrate on their work or unable to juggle multiple tasks.” Join others for a free, informa-tive discussion about the signs, symptoms and phys-iology behind “Chemo brain.” Lunch provided. For members of the Cancer Support Community. RSVP to 404-843-1880. 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Suite C-225, Atlanta, 30342. www.cscatlanta.org.

Civil WarWednesday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. – James McPher-son re� ects on his career as America’s chief interpret-er of the Civil War. Moderated by Stephen Berry, Gregory Professor of the Civil War Era at the Uni-versity of Georgia, the evening features a free-rang-ing interview in which McPherson discuses the war, its legacy, and its changing place in American mem-ory. $5 for Atlanta History Center members; $10 for non-members. Reservations required by calling 404-814-4150 or going online to: www.atlantahis-torycenter.com/Lectures. 130 West Paces Ferry Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30305.


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Kids in the KitchenSaturday, Feb. 15, 4-5 p.m. – Kids of all ages are invited to come learn about health and well-ness in a hands-on environment that focuses on pre-paring healthy foods. Free. Open to the commu-nity. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Story Time Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: [email protected] or call 404-303-6130 to learn more.

Black History MonthWednesday, Feb. 19, 4:30-5:30 p.m. – Join Out of the Box Art Studio in celebrating Black His-tory Month by creating an African art project. Free and open to all. Appropriate for ages 6 and up. Space is limited. Registration required and started Feb. 1. Email: [email protected], call 404-303-6130 or visit the Sandy Springs Branch Library to sign up or with questions. In the Story Time Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Girls Only! Friday, Feb. 21, 5:45-9 p.m. – Calling all girls! Hang out, eat pizza and play games when the library is closed! For girls ages 8 and 9 ONLY. Space is very lim-ited. Free, and open to the community. Registration required and started Feb. 1. Email: [email protected], call 404-303-6130 or visit the San-dy Springs Branch Library to sign up. 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Drop-In CraftSaturday, Feb. 22, 12-4 p.m. – Children ages 4-12 can drop in any time between 12-4 p.m. and make a unique Black History Month craft as a par-ent and child activity. Free. Open to the public. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: [email protected] or call 404-814-3500 to learn more.

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Senior Pastor Wiley Stephens outside the Dunwoody United Methodist Church sanctuary.

BY J.D. MOORDunwoody Baptist Church and

Dunwoody United Methodist Church stand together in the center of their north DeKalb city.

Neighbors on opposite sides of Mount Vernon Road, they are hard-ly mirror images of one another. Instead, they’re more like mis-matched bookends with one core value kept upright between them: nurturing the community through spirited cooperation.

“We’re here to minister to the com-munity, whether you’re a member of the church or not,” Dunwoody Baptist Senior Pastor Mack Hannah said.

Both churches hold contemporary and traditional Sunday services. Th e Methodist congregation is more than 100 years old and claims some 4,600 members. Th e Baptist congregation’s 1,500 members will celebrate their

church’s 50th anniversary in March.“I hope nothing really distinguish-

es us from other churches. I hope that we’re all involved with each other,” Dun-woody United Methodist Senior Pastor Wiley Stephens said.

Dunwoody Bap-tist has been part of Chip Th ompson’s life since 1979.

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such as concerts or public meetings. Plus, the two pastors meet over break-

fast periodically to compare notes. “We believe in the same basic faith. The core beliefs are the same,” Stephens said.

A sampling of the two churches’ in-dividual highlights includes Dunwoody Methodist’s long-term plans to build a new addition to its youth ministry, a new covered parking area, and to assem-ble a new organ, using vintage pipe ma-terials. Later this year, the church hopes to launch a community initiative with six other churches that will help local se-nior citizens live independently in their own homes by providing transportation services and other programs.

“Asking us what is special about DUMC would be like asking a goldfish what is special about water,” member Sid Linton said.

Dunwoody Baptist’s extended family includes the 2,000 people who belong to its state-of-the-art fitness center, plus those who participate on athletic teams through its sports center and the many who take music, dance and voice lessons at its Dunwoody School for the Arts.

They are open to the general public, as is a robust ESOL program. Church members, such as Jack Hamilton, also have access to a Men’s Fraternity, which he proudly said has changed his life.

“We are learning how to be bet-ter men at home and better men in our workplace,” Hamilton said. “It has opened my eyes and been very benefi-cial with my relationship to my wife, my daughters, my sons.”

The pastors agree that their biggest challenge is pacing themselves.

“We want to continue to be relevant in this community while things are ever changing,” Hannah said. “The gospel doesn’t change, so it’s a wonderful chal-lenge.”

Hannah is into his 10th year as senior pastor. “I plan to be here as long as God wants me to,” he said.

In 2015, Stephens will face manda-

tory retirement, according to Method-ist rules. “It will leave a big hole in our community when he goes. He’s such a great man,” Hannah said.

Stephens, who lives in Sandy Springs, says that after retirement, he doesn’t plan on going far. “I’ll always be in ministry,” he said, “but just as a volunteer.”

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Julianne Lang long has had her heart set on theater. Ever since kindergarten, she has loved performing.

In high school, she devoted herself to performing at Galloway, where she re-cently played one of her favorite roles, Prospero, the lead in Shakespeare’s Tem-pest.

“It was the most challenging role I had ever done, being my fi rst Shake-speare show, and playing a guy...it was a long process, but I felt like all of my hard work really paid off ,” Julianne said.

Another of Julianne’s favorite parts came in a comedy about two robots who fall in love. “I love comedy. It’s just fun - there’s something really wonderful about making people laugh,” said Juli-anne, who was also involved in a impro-visational comedy troupe for four years.

But theater is not the only activi-ty in Julianne’s life. At one point, Juli-anne thought she wanted to be a law-yer, prompting her to join the mock trial team. “I originally got involved to be a witness, because it’s a way of performing and working on public speaking skills,” said Julianne.

Eventually, she became an attor-ney and won an Outstanding Attorney Award at the regional mock trial compe-tition the next two years.

Julianne, who “absolutely loves mu-sical theater,” enjoys singing. A mem-ber of Galloway’s chorus since freshman year, she’s taken voice lessons for fi ve years and made all-state chorus for the past three years.

Her interest in community service is demonstrated in her organization of two Breast Cancer Awareness walks with her best friend, collectively raising $6,000 for the cause.

To top it off , Julianne serves as Gallo-way’s Student Body President, after be-ing a member of Student Government (SGA) since freshmen year.

Her ability to succeed in so many ar-eas is unsurprising to her SGA advisor and history teacher, Felicia McCrary.

“Julianne is not afraid of failure, and, because of that, she is bolder and sees things from such a unique per-spective,” McCrary said. “Th ere is joy in everything she does. I have been en-tertained by her abilities on the stage, in-spired by her commitment to service, in-trigued by her perspective as a student, impressed with her academic and artistic

gifts, amused by her sense of humor, en-gaged by her storytelling gifts, and over-whelmed that a student so wonderful has been in my life for four years.”

Julianne claims that while it might seem counterintuitive, “the fact that I have such a busy schedule helps me be more productive,” and her devotion to Galloway shines through - enough that wearing the school’s stinky mascot cos-tume hasn’t bothered her for the past four years.

While Julianne’s life is fi lled to the brim, her passion for theater still emerg-es. “If I could, I would live eight million lives to do everything,” she said. Th e solution to her endless interests is the-ater, where “you get the chance to live so many lives, dabble in everything, by playing characters.”

Julianne used her summers to ex-plore performance, fi rst participating in a program at the renowned North Car-olina School of the Arts, and the follow-ing summer, at the Cherubs program at Northwestern, a fi ve-week theater inten-sive.

“We would wake up at 6 a.m. and stay up to 10:30 p.m. doing everything,” said Julianne. “While I’ve always been pretty sure that theater is what I want to get into, the hard work that went into everything we did really solidifi ed in my mind that this is exactly what I want to be doing.”

What she loves most about theater is the family atmosphere it fosters. “It’s the community that happens in every show - whether you’re Hamlet or the guy helping with quick changes, you’re all working together...it’s about creating a story together,” said Julianne.

What’s Next: Julianne plans on pursuing theater at

Northwestern University.Elizabeth Wilkes, a senior at North

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Winning the Georgia title puts his name in a hat for the national title. “That is a lot harder to achieve, because I am going against the top 50 in the na-tion,” he said.

Last year, Austin raced to his second consecutive AAA individual state cham-pionship, pacing the St. Pius X boys’ team to its fourth consecutive AAA state crown, the school said in a press release. Austin also was named co-Runner of the Year by the Atlanta Track Club after a season which saw him finish fourth in the Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Re-gional. He placed 32nd at the NXN Fi-nal national race and has finished in the top 30 at both the 2011 and 2012 Foot Locker South Regional Championships.

“Austin is a very dedicated athlete, and despite making some sacrifices ear-ly, we were able to still help him accom-plish his goals, so the season definitely ended on a high note,” said St. Pius X’s head boys’ cross-country coach, Ryan McClay. “He has four individual state titles, and five team state titles in cross-country and track and field. He’s look-ing to get three more this spring. He also has the rare accomplishment of placing in the top 10 at state all four years of high school.”

McClay called Austin “the fiercest competitor that I’ve ever coached.”

“He’s a very talented athlete, obvious-ly, but his work ethic is second to none,” McClay said. “He does everything right, and takes care of himself in every way. I’m so proud to have coached him and will miss him as an athlete.”

After cross-country season is over, Austin usually takes 1 or 2 weeks off and then moves into training for track season. “I do both indoor and outdoor track and field,” he said, “but while the weather is cold, it is nicer to race in-doors.”

His first race is in Kentucky on Feb. 22, where he hopes to qualify for the in-door track nationals in New York City.

When Austin is not running cross-country or track, he spends his time working at a program for kids with oc-cupational therapy needs. “During the summer I work with kids and do differ-ent activities, like bowling and laser tag.”

He discovered the program through a former gym teacher. “He invited me out to one of the hikes, then invited me to one of the summer camps,” Austin said. “Ever since then, I have fallen in love with it.”

What’s Next: Austin plans to attend Furman Uni-

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Felipe Schmidt, a student at the Atlanta International School, prepared this article.

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Nature center president Su Ellis calls Mothner “the ideal man for the job.”

“He has the spirit of an entrepreneur, who is passionate about every aspect of the nature center, and environmental education in particular,” Ellis said in an email. “He is creative and fl exible – al-ways exploring new ideas and pursuing new avenues for us to be of value to the community.”

In January, Mothner, who turns 44 this month, was named the city of Dun-woody’s “Sustainable Hero” for 2013 because of his work at the center.

Th e city’s proclamation described Mothner as “a vital steward of sustain-ability and environmental awareness in the greater community.” City offi -cials cited the recent reconstruction of the nature center’s meadow to address drainage and erosion as an example of the environmental work being done at the facility.

Mothner says he considers the award an honor not just for him, but for the nature center and its corps of volun-teers. He said 1,300 volunteers worked at the nature center in 2013, and they logged more than 11,000 hours of work. “I think that award is part of what the nature center is doing and not what I’m doing,” he said. “We are sustainable be-cause of our programs and environmen-tal education.”

One recent project remade the na-ture center’s meadow, a large, open space behind the center’s building where the nonprofi t holds programs. “Th is is our main gathering area,” Mothner said one

recent morning as he walked out into the snow-covered meadow, “where we do concerts, the butterfl y festival. Th is is where the public comes to enjoy na-ture.”

Th ey added a deck and walking trails, and landscaped to better control water fl ow during rains. Mothner pointed to a big, clear panel built into the side of one of the small hills. Th e panel showed the layers of diff erent kinds of soil and gravel that had been used to allow wa-ter to move through the soil. “Th is is the coolest part of it,” he said. “We did a cutaway so people can see what we did.”

Mothner worked as a professional photographer before he went to work at the nature center. He started shoot-ing photos after he inherited his grand-father’s camera, he said. He took a photo course, learned how to use the camera, and found people liked his work. He turned that into a job shooting freelance news and commercial work. He says his work running his own photo business trained him in ways to operate the na-ture center as a business, rather than a program-driven nonprofi t.

“It’s actually not that big of a leap,” he said, sitting in his cluttered offi ce over-looking the nature center’s meadow. “As a small business owner, I was in charge of everything from development to mar-keting to putting out a quality product.”

And, of course, for his daily trek from home to work, he can just take a short stroll about a quarter mile down a creek that runs through the park. “It’s a great commute,” he said.

Oddly, during the recent winter storm and gridlock, he was stuck in traf-fi c for hours after making a presentation in downtown Atlanta about the work done on the nature center’s meadow.

He texted friends that he was stuck in traffi c. One texted back: “Why? Was the creek crowded?”


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Alan Mothner, executive director of the Dunwoody Nature Center, is “creative and fl exible, always exploring new ideas and pursuing

new venues of value,” says Su Ellis, the center’s president.

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Jan. 30.

The following information was pulled from Dunwoody’s Police-to-Citizen Portal Event Search website and is presumed to be ac-

curate.

BURGLARY 4700 block of Pine Acres Court – A bur-

glary to a residence, without using forced en-try, resulted in the theft of two fi rearms, and was reported on Jan. 22.

4400 block of Village Drive – A burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, re-sulted in the theft of a fi rearm and $1,500 in cash, and was reported on Jan. 22.

300 block of Dunbar Drive – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, resulted in the theft of purses and costume jewelry, and was reported on Jan. 23.

4400 block of Tilly Mill Road – A burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, was reported on Jan. 25.

1100 block of Hammond Drive – A bur-glary to a non-residence, using forced entry, was reported on Jan. 28.

2500 block of Bentbrook Drive – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, resulted in the theft of a TV, and was reported on Jan. 28.

AUTO THEFT 4600 block of Peachtree Place Parkway –

Theft of an auto was reported on Jan. 20.

4500 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Theft of an auto was reported on Jan. 21.

4400 block of Tilly Mill Road/Stoning-ton Road – Theft of an auto was reported on Jan. 27.

2200 block of Dunwoody Crossing – Theft of an auto was reported on Jan. 29.

THEFT/LARCENY 1500 block of Dunwoody Village Parkway

– A larceny of a briefcase and checkbook from a vehicle was reported on Jan. 17.

2300 block of Delverton Drive – A larceny was reported on Jan. 17.

1st block of Dunwoody Park – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Jan. 17.

4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny of a briefcase from a vehicle was reported on Jan. 17; a larceny of cognac from a vehicle was reported on Jan. 17; shoplift-ing of merchandise was reported on Jan. 21; shoplifting of jeans and scissors was report-ed on Jan. 24; a larceny from a building was reported on Jan. 25; shoplifting of sunglasses was reported on Jan. 25.

1000 block of Ashwood Parkway – A larce-ny of a bicycle was reported on Jan. 18.

1st block of Perimeter Center Place – A lar-ceny was reported on Jan. 18.

4700 block of N. Peachtree Road – Three larcenies of purses from vehicles were re-ported on Jan. 18.

1100 block of Hammond Drive –Shoplift-ing was reported on Jan. 18; shoplifting of clothing was reported on Jan. 24.

100 block of Perimeter Center Place – Shoplifting of clothing, purses and sunglasses was reported on Jan. 18; shoplifting of cloth-ing was reported on Jan. 28.

4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of clothing was reported on Jan.

18; shoplifting was reported on Jan. 24.

4500 block of Ashford Dun-woody Road – A larceny of arti-cles from a vehi-

cle was reported on Jan. 18; a larceny of a gun, medication and a backpack from a vehi-cle was reported on Jan. 25.

1200 block of Ashford Crossing – A larce-ny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Jan. 18.

4400 block of N. Peachtree Road – A larce-ny was reported on Jan. 19.

4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of four wallets and headphones was reported on Jan. 20; two incidents of shoplifting of merchandise were reported on Jan. 22; shoplifting of two Xboxes was re-ported on Jan. 23; shoplifting was report-ed on Jan. 23; shoplifting of cosmetics was reported on Jan. 25; shoplifting of comput-er equipment and speakers was reported on Jan. 30; shoplifting was reported on Jan. 30.

1200 block of Hammond Drive –Shoplift-ing of six Michael Kors totes and four hand-bags was reported on Jan. 20.

4400 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – A larceny was reported on Jan. 20; shoplift-ing of groceries was reported on Jan. 30.

200 block of Perimeter Center Parkway – A larceny of a laptop and headphones from a vehicle was reported on Jan. 21; a larce-ny of clothing from a vehicle was reported on Jan. 28.

4600 block of Ridgeview Road – A larceny was reported on Jan. 22.

1st block of Perimeter Center East – A lar-ceny was reported on Jan. 22.

4600 block of Ridgeview Road/Alder Ave-nue – A larceny of a wallet from a vehicle was

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Dunwoody Police Blotterreported on Jan. 23.

100 block of Perimeter Center West – A larceny of a $3,000 bicycle from a vehicle was reported on Jan. 25.

4600 block of Peachtree Place Parkway – A larceny of $10 worth of paint from a vehicle was reported on Jan. 28; a lar-ceny of a $500 air compressor from a vehicle was reported on Jan. 28.

1800 block of Cotillion Drive – A larceny was reported on Jan. 29.

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4000 block of Dunwoody Park – Simple assault/battery was reported on Jan. 20.

1200 block of Witham Drive – Simple assault/battery was reported on Jan. 21.

4600 block of Peachtree Place Parkway – Simple assault/battery was reported on Jan. 23.

5400 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – Family bat-tery/simple battery was reported on Jan. 24.

4600 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – Aggravated as-sault with a gun was reported on Jan. 24.

6600 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard – Simple as-

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4800 block of Twin Lakes Trail – Family battery/simple battery was reported on Jan. 27.

FRAUD 100 block of Ashwood Parkway – Credit card fraud was re-

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400 block of Perimeter Center Terrace – A worthless check was reported on Jan. 20.

4500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – Fraud through impersonation was reported on Jan. 21.

4500 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A worthless check was reported on Jan. 23.

5100 block of Hidden Branches Drive – Check forgery was reported on Jan. 24.

1600 block of Damon Court – Swindle was reported on Jan. 30.

5500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – A worth-less check was reported on Jan. 30.

OTHER 5500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – Public peace

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5400 block of Brooke Farm Drive – Disorderly under the in-fl uence was reported on Jan. 20.

1600 block of Old Spring House Lane – An animal com-

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1000 block of Ashwood Parkway – Disorderly conduct was reported on Jan. 20.

100 block of Perimeter Center West – Child neglect was re-ported on Jan. 20.

4600 block of N. Shallowford Road – A runaway juvenile was reported on Jan. 20.

4300 block of N. Peachtree Road/Cotil-lion Drive – Carrying a concealed weapon was reported on Jan. 21.

2100 block of Peachford Road – A run-away juvenile was reported on Jan. 21.

5400 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – Disorderly conduct was reported on Jan.

22.

2100 block of Bucktrout Place – Aggra-vated stalking was reported on Jan. 23.

4900 block of Winters Chapel Road – Dis-orderly conduct was reported on Jan. 24.

4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Disorderly conduct was reported on Jan. 24.

5300 block of Tilly Mill Road – A civil dispute was report-ed on Jan. 26.

100 block of Azalea Gardens Drive – Criminal trespass was reported on Jan. 30.


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Dunwoody City Council members are asking for a report on the handling of a Jan. 8 emergency call made by a 79-year-old woman.

Former City Councilman Danny Ross played a tape recording of the call during the Jan. 27 council meeting which showed the woman was placed on hold during the transfer of the call from Chatcomm to DeKalb County dispatchers. Ross said it took about five minutes for the woman to be connected to an emergency medical and fire services dispatcher.

Dunwoody’s 911 calls are handled by Chatcomm, and fire and medical servic-es are handled by DeKalb County and dis-patched by DeKalb County dispatchers. Ross has said that the transfer of fire and medical calls from one agency to another should be handled by a computer-assisted dispatch system, or CAD, rather than the single-button transfer now used.

But Dunwoody has been unsuccess-ful in efforts to convince Chatcomm and DeKalb to connect with a CAD-to-CAD system and get the system operating. City officials now say the system should “go live” by the end of February.

Councilman John Heneghan asked city staff members to report to council why a police car was not dispatched to aid the woman before the call was transferred from Chatcomm to DeKalb County dis-patchers. Henghan said he was “livid” po-lice were not sent to what appeared to be a medical emergency.

“What we heard tonight was trou-bling...,” he said.

Meanwhile, Chatcomm is offering Dunwoody a chance to purchase a mem-bership in the authority over the next five years. Dunwoody is a customer of the au-thority, which is owned by the cities of Sandy Springs and Johns Creek.

On Jan. 24, Dunwoody City Manager Warren Hutmacher gave members of City Council copies of a letter from Chatcomm chairman Wendell Willard that said Dun-woody could continue its current relation-ship with Chatcomm for $1.075 million a year for five years, its current compen-sation, or pay that amount plus an addi-tional $1.75 million over five years, paid at a rate of $350,000 a year, to purchase a share in Chatcomm equal to 1/3 of the value of its capital investment.

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Pink Pony offers $200,000 a year to settle lawsuitBY MELISSA WEINMAN

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Representatives for the Pink Pony strip club say they have off ered to pay the city of Brookhaven $200,000 a year in licens-ing fees to settle their ongoing lawsuit, but city offi cials haven’t accepted it.

Th at amount, off ered for an undis-closed long-term period, doubles the amount the club has paid DeKalb County in fees each year, said Dennis Williams, chief fi nancial offi cer of Trop Inc., the corporation that owns the club.

“We never really got a yes or no,” Williams said. “Th ey said they’d take it under consideration.”

Brookhaven City Manager Marie Garrett declined to discuss the off er.

“We cannot comment on that. It’s pending litigation,” Garrett said.

In May, the owners of the strip club sued the city after Brookhaven City Council approved a sexually-orient-ed business ordinance that would ban nude dancing with the sale of alcohol. In December, a DeKalb County judge dismissed the lawsuit, and the club ap-pealed the decision shortly after. Th e case is now awaiting a hearing in Geor-gia Supreme Court.

Meanwhile, Brookhaven offi cials de-nied the Pony’s application for a 2014 li-

quor license, a decision that was upheld recently by the city’s Alcohol Board.

At the board’s fi rst meeting Jan. 27, the four members present took a split vote, with two siding with the city and two with the club. A majority of the fi ve-member board would have been needed to overturn the city’s administra-tive denial.

Enforcement is now at the city’s dis-cretion.

“We still have a valid state license and we will still operate legally until the Su-preme Court or someone else affi rms or reverses the DeKalb judge’s decision,” said Aubrey Villines, an attorney for the Pink Pony, referencing the lawsuit be-tween the club and the city.

Th e issue with the Pony’s license re-volves in part around the 2012 death of its late owner, Jack Galardi.

Scott Bergthold, the lawyer who was brought in to draft the city’s sexually-oriented business ordinance, said the Georgia Department of Revenue, which issues state licenses, requires that the li-cense holder be actively engaged in the business. Also, in order for the state li-cense to be valid, the business must also hold a valid county or municipal license.

Bergthold said because Jack Galar-di is no longer involved with the business,“they had a duty to notify the state of that.”

“Pink Pony does not have corre-sponding, valid city of Brookhaven al-coholic beverage license. Th ey’ve never had one,” Bergthold said. “Th ey have to have a local license for the state license to be valid.”

At the state level, the club is licensed using its corporate name, Trop Inc.

Villines said that shouldn’t be an is-sue at all. Many businesses register un-der a corporate name to obtain a state li-quor license, he said.

“Th erein lies the rub. You’ve got a city that licenses the person and a state that licenses the corporation,” Villines said. “We’re licensed as Trop Inc. not Jack Galardi, not [his daughter] Teri Galardi,

not JEG Family Trust.”Williams said the state Department

of Revenue has verbally been informed of Galardi’s death. However, the owner-ship of Trop Inc. is also being decided in court, so formal documents will not be submitted to the department until it is resolved, he said.

Villines said along with the club’s ap-plication for a Brookhaven license, he sent a letter to the city explaining Galar-di’s death and asking for further instruc-tions.

“We explained and basically asked for direction. Th ere was no deception here,” Villines said. “Th e only thing inconsis-tent is we’re not getting a license.”

During an interview in his offi ce at Galardi South Enterprises, Williams said the employees of the Pink Pony are concerned about what will happen to the club.

“I get asked all the time, how are we doing? Are we going to lose our liquor li-cense?” Williams said. “We lose sleep at night. We’d like to get this behind us.”

But Mike Kap, chief operating offi -cer for the Pink Pony’s parent compa-ny Galardi South Enterprises, said he doesn’t believe the city will negotiate.

“I don’t think there’s anything we could off er them that they would ac-cept,” Kap said.

Dennis Williams, CFO of Trop Inc., which owns the club.

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Call James Cell (404) 784 5142 Home (770) 455-6237

Trash, Junk Hauled For Less$35 - $150 per load

We will pick up appliances, furniture, tree limbs, construction debris, basement and foreclosure clean outs.

Reporter Classifi eds To place a Classifi ed or Service Directory ad call Deborah at 404-917-2200 x 110.

INSTALLATION Offering vinyl, wood and composite windows – All types of siding. Factory-trained installation. Family-owned, Family-priced. Angie’s List ‘A’ Rated. BBB ‘A+’. 33 Years In Business. Quinn Windows & Siding. 770-939-5634.

PERSONALSSt. Jude – Thank you for answering my prayers! MR, CC, PC

LANDSCAPENorth Georgia Lawn Care – Honest, affordable and dependable. Free estimates. Tony 404-402-5435.

CARE GIVERCare Giver / Household Technician – Let me take care of your loved one. Call Robin 770-572-6441. Full-time, Part-time or Overnight. References Available.

CLEANING SERVICESAround the Clock Cleaning Services – Residential, Commercial & Free estimates. Shanta at 404-247-2816 – Early bird weekly specials available.

Driveways & Walkways – Replaced or repaired. Masonry, grading, foundations repaired, waterproofi ng and retaining walls. Call Joe Sullivan 770-616-0576.

Furniture Care – Onsite repairs & touchups. Cell/Text 770-882-5132. Linton’s Furniture Shop

Matthew’s Handy Services – small jobs and chores are my specialty. Flexible scheduling, shelving/organizers and towel bars, carpentry, drywall, painting, plumbing and cleaning. Call 404-547-2079 or email [email protected]

SERVICES AVAILABLEHELP WANTEDAdvertising Sales/Reporter Newspapers & Atlanta Intown – We’re hiring another great salesperson—join our team! You should have a record of success selling products or services to small and mid-sized businesses, know the local market and enjoy working in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented, entrepreneurial company. Unlimited earning potential with base salary + commission + company-paid health insurance. Contact publisher Steve Levene at 404-917-2200, ext. 111 or email [email protected]

Part Time Cashier / Greeter Needed – Looking for a local Dunwoody resident to greet customers and cashier at Sunshine Car Wash of Dunwoody. $8.50 / hour. Call (770) 350-0252 for details.

Euro-distribution (Dunwoody) – Is looking for a QuickBooks expert for one day per week. Please send resume to [email protected]

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For information, call Publisher Steve Levene at 404-917-2200 ext. 111.

Put Reporter Newspapers & Atlanta INtown to work for your business!

We both opened our new businesses in 2013 and decided to run a coupon offer in Reporter Newspapers. This advertising campaign has been the most

successful of any we’ve tried. The results have far exceeded our expectations. Thanks Reporter Newspapers and your valued readers!

Ryan Finks, Owner – Chastain & Glenn Baker, Owner – Sandy Springs

I’ve been advertising with Atlanta INtown for 7 years

because I continue to get great results. After the paper is mailed each month, my phone starts to ring! And, as an avid reader, I rely on Atlanta INtown for the best information about the area

where I live and work. It’s a great publication.– Ken Covers, Luxury Home Specialist

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