Dunwoody City Council Agenda for Monday Night, 6 pm, September 29, 2025 (Community Garden, Curb Ramps, Ethics, Sustanability, Zoning Code Rewrite, Streetlights, SWAT, Chamblee Dunwoody modification)

DUNWOODY CITY COUNCIL 
Monday, September 29, 2025
6:00 PM
DUNWOODY CITY HALL - DUNWOODY HALL
4800 ASHFORD DUNWOODY ROAD
DUNWOODY, GA 30338

Agenda 6 pm  - City Site Agenda

City Council meetings are live-streamed on the City of Dunwoody’s Facebook page.

They are also available for viewing (no two way communication) on Zoom,
https://dunwoodyga-gov.zoom.us/j/85998548170 or  phone +14702509358,,85998548170#

You can access the video after the meeting on the City of Dunwoody’s YouTube page.

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

PUBLIC COMMENTS - Public Comment allows the City Council the opportunity to listen to the public (3 minutes per speaker / 30 minutes total).

Dunwoody Community Garden and Orchard Annual Presentation

Contract with CGS for Curb Ramp Accessibility Upgrades (Michael Smith)

Resolution Appointing Members to Serve on the Board of Ethics (Stanley Baum, Rachelle Carmel, Joanie Dwoskin, Bruce Hedrick, Aaron Chausmer, Eileen Shuman, Ram Ganesan)

Resolution Appointing Members to the Sustainability Committee (Colin Mey, Ryan Jenkins)

Additional Services for Code Testing and Technical Manual for the Code Rewrite From TSW. 

Lighting Services Agreement with Georgia Power for Streetlights along the Old Spring House Path (Tiffany Siegel)

MOU with North Metro SWAT (Chief Carlson)

Project Framework Agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation for the Village Crossing Project (Michelle Hirose)

Contract Amendment with KCI for Final Design of the Village Crossing Project (Michelle Hirose)

FIRST READ: Text Amendment to Adjust Eligibility Standards for Alcohol Licenses (Richard McLeod)

Dunwoody City Council Meeting Agenda for Tuesday November 12, 2024

DUNWOODY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday November 12, 2024 - 6:00 PM
DUNWOODY CITY HALL - DUNWOODY HALL
4800 ASHFORD DUNWOODY ROAD
DUNWOODY, GA 30338

Agenda 6 pm  - City Site Agenda

City Council meetings are live-streamed on the City of Dunwoody’s Facebook page.

They are also available for viewing (no two way communication) on Zoom,
https://dunwoodyga-gov.zoom.us/j/84919972403 or  phone +14703812552,,84919972403#

You can access the video after the meeting on the City of Dunwoody’s YouTube page.

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

Recognition of Citizens' Police Academy Class XV Graduates

PUBLIC COMMENTS - Public Comment allows the City Council the opportunity to listen to the public (3 minutes per speaker / 30 minutes total).

City Manager's Monthly Report

Dunwoody Community Garden & Orchard Annual Presentation

Stage Door Players Legal Entity Change

Skate Park Mural Surplus

On-Call Contract for Materials Testing, Geotechnical and Environmental Services

Funding Authorization for 4525 Sudbury Road Stormwater Repairs

Treetop Quest Dunwoody Renewal Agreement

SECOND READ: SLUP 24-01, 140 Perimeter Center W: The applicant, Starbucks Coffee Company c/o Gaskins + LeCraw, requests a Special Land Use Permit to Allow a Drive-Through Facility.

FIRST READ: Charter Amendment Article, Section 2.13(a)(4) - Prohibitions - Donations

City seeks to amend the charter prohibitions by permitting certain gifts or donations without limitations from individuals, charities, and benevolent or philanthropic organizations: (1) to provide aid and support of law enforcement; or (2) to provide aid and support of city personnel facing hardships due to a serious health condition of the employee (or immediate family member defined as spouse, child, or parent).

FIRST READ: Charter Amendment Article II, Section 2.13(e) - Prohibitions - Employment

City seeks to amend the charter prohibitions by permitting members of the city council to be employed by other governmental entities except Dunwoody, Georgia or DeKalb County, Georgia.

Construction Manager at Risk Contract for the Brook Run Maintenance Facility

2025 Athletic Association Agreements

Our Athletic Associations provide beneficial recreation services within the City. The City first partnered with Dunwoody Senior Baseball in 2012, followed by Rush Union Soccer (then Chiefs Futbol Club) in 2019; DHS Boys Soccer Booster Club, Dunwoody High Stix Club, and Dunwoody Wildcats Soccer in 2022; and Dunwoody High School Softball Booster Club and Atlanta MABL in 2023.

Dunwoody Community Garden wins Orchard

Ceremony on November 9 at 10:00 AM

On Friday, November 9 at 10:00 AM Johnny Appleseed is coming to the Dunwoody Community Garden at Brook Run Park.  Well, not literally, but certainly in spirit.

This past August it was announced that the Dunwoody Community Garden at Brook Run Park had won a complete orchard in a nationwide contest sponsored by Edy’s Fruit Bars.  The Dunwoody Community Garden will receive more than 20 fruit trees and at least 15 berry bushes to plant on the grounds of the Community Garden.  The trees will include apples, pears, plums, persimmon, pawpaw and pomegranate.

There will be a ceremony on November 9 at 10:00 AM for the presentation of the trees by Edy’s and the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation which is overseeing the planting of the orchards.  Following opening ceremonies, volunteers will begin the work of planting the orchard. Luckily, Handy Andy Outdoors of Chamblee has contributed equipment to dig the planting holes and that bit of hard work is already done. Refreshments and lunch will be provided to volunteers doing the planting work.  Representatives from the DeKalb Master Gardeners, the Dunwoody Community Garden and civic groups will attend and take part in the planting.  Dunwoody’s Mayor and City Council representatives will also attend.

As a newly selected training site for the DeKalb Master Gardener Program, Dick Langway and Karen Converse will serve as co-leaders for coordinating the Orchard activities and the Dunwoody Community Garden. According to Karen Converse, “DeKalb Master Gardeners are excited to be partnering with the Dunwoody Community Garden on this unique opportunity to grow an orchard using organic methods. Our intention is to provide workshops and hands-on learning for community members who may be interested in growing organic fruit in their home Garden. We invite participants from the greater community to come and learn with us on planting day.”

Those wishing to join the volunteers in the planting should arrive at 9:30 AM.  They should bring gloves, scissors or trowel for separating roots and a shovel for back filling the hole. Lunch will be provided in the barn. A free seminar afterward will be provided by certified arborist Rico Montenegro of the Fruit Tree Planting Association.

Each year Dunwoody Community Garden has contributed over a ton of fresh vegetables grown in their organic Garden to St. Patrick’s Church Food Pantry and the Interfaith Outreach Home.  Now they will be adding fresh, healthily grown fruit to those contributions.

The public is encouraged to attend and enjoy the activities planned.

Dunwoody Dog Park, Principals, Signs, Eagle Project, 911 dispatch, Garden Orchard and Playable Green Space.

Dog Park wants to move out of the shadows.

• Austin Elementary & Chesnut Charter School are both looking for new Principals.
• Having heard only negative comments, I think the wayfinding sign initiative will soon be dropped to focus on other priorities.
• Kudos to Adam Stecker who recently gave back to the Dunwoody community by renovating the walking paths at Vernon Oaks Park.  Adam is about the third Eagle Scout that I have helped in someway along his journey and is one of the more rewarding aspects of the City Council position.
• CAD to CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) between Chatcomm 911 and DeKalb Fire is taking longer to figure out then anticipated and it is scheduled to be discussed at the Monday night Dunwoody City Council Meeting.  The system that is currently in place (manual transfer for Fire calls) is the same that Chamblee and other local municipalities use when they have a 911 system separate from DeKalb 911.  CAD to CAD call transfer is the preferred system for fire calls but we have yet to see results due to computer compatibility issues.  Bob Fiscella wrote a piece on his blog and my hopes are that many of the questions on there will be answered on Monday.

Garden wins an Orchard

Dunwoody rallies around orchard victory

New Playing Field planted in Brok Run.

This field at the back of Brook Run was filled in and enough grass planted so that regulation soccer field could be installed.  Playable green space where there were once chunks of concrete is a very good thing.

Umbrellas Needed for Peachtree Middle School "Umbrella Project"

"Sustainable Pattie" Baker recently worked with Peachtree Charter Middle School students to establish "water barrels" fashioned from umbrellas.  Click here to read about the project.  Unfortunately, the umbrellas have been broken.  The call has gone out to help replace these umbrellas.  If you have any umbrellas, preferably ones with color, that can hold water when turned upside down and would like to donate to the "Umbrella Project" please leave them in the Community Garden on the row by the bamboo.

http://theumbrellaproject.blogspot.com

Five local juveniles arrested for vandalizing community garden.

Via the Dunwoody Patch: Five juveniles have been charged with a felony in connection with vandalizing the community garden in Brook Run Park, according to Dunwoody Police.

Those arrested were all 16 years old, police said. Their names are being withheld by police as is the normal procedure for those accused of crimes who are underage.

Four of those charged are students at Dunwoody High School, police said. A teenager from Roswell charged in the incident used to live in the city.

The garden was vanadalized late on March 30 or early March 31 causing damage, including the destruction of 60 pounds of food that was going to be given to a local food pantry.

An anonymous source stepped forward with information during the last week, Sgt. Mike Carlson said.  The documents formally charging the five juveniles was dropped off at the county's juvenile court on Tuesday. The youths were charged and then released to their parents, according to police.

The five juveniles have been charged with criminal damage to property, a 2nd degree felony, police said.  The community garden was estimated to have been damaged up to $4,000. The threshold from misdememeanor to felonies in such cases is $500, Carlson said.

Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan said in a statement, "A group of teenagers decided to go to Brook Run Park after hours. One thing led to another and now all five of them are charged with ... a felony. I can’t stress enough about how important it is for teenagers to think about the consequences of their actions before they do something like this."

Actions have consequences and as you get older the consequences become more severe. This is a great opportunity for parents to engage their teenager in a conversation about decision making that may help them make better decisions in the future."

Dunwoody Garden looks to you for simple help to plant an orchard.

 Enter the contest to win an orchard.

A few months ago, the Dunwoody Community Garden applied for a grant to plant an orchard at our Brook Run site. It is a grant sponsored by Edie's Fruits.

They, along with about 100 other gardens were selected to take part in a nationwide vote to determine winners. The website for voting is: http://www.communitiestakeroot.com

One must register with a password to vote, but then can vote once per day per e-mail address. It takes a little navigation on the site to find our garden, which is listed under Georgia.

Dunwoody Community Garden - Plant Sale starts Friday at Brook Run

 

 

Ms. Diana Wood preps an entire green house of plants for sale.

Dunwoody Community Garden gets a little help from the business community of Costco and Home Depot in order to rebuild.

Video

The 11Alive Help Desk teamed up with Home Depot, who moved quickly to send "Team Home Depot" volunteers to assist in plantings and provide seedling flats. Costco, located just a few miles from Brook Run Park, stepped right up to replace all of the produce lost in the vandalism, so the Food Pantry would not lose a beat in its donations.

The Garden has teamed up with the City of Dunwoody to offer a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the vandals who caused the damage.  If you have any information about this case, please contact the Dunwoody Police Department at 678.382.6919. You may also leave anonymous tips via SUBMIT A CRIME TIP, www.dunwoodypolice.com, or text via TIPSOFT program, www.crimereports.com. Each of these methods is confidential, encrypted, and completely anonymous.

Dunwoody Community Garden at Brook Run Park vandalized and $500.00 reward offered.

Community Garden has posted a $500 reward for information.

The Dunwoody Police Department is currently investigating a vandalism that occurred within the Community Garden at Brook Run Park. During the overnight hours of Friday night and Saturday morning (03/30 – 03/31/2012) vandals broke into and caused substantial damage to the garden, including the destruction of food that was to be donated to a local food bank.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Dunwoody Police Department at 678.382.6919. You may also leave anonymous tips via SUBMIT A CRIME TIP, www.dunwoodypolice.com, or text via TIPSOFT program, www.crimereports.com. Each of these methods is confidential, encrypted, and completely anonymous.

Above is the Official Police Notice, but to read the heart felt anguish over the destruction of so much time and effort, you need to read what Farmer Bob has to say.

Miscellaneous Items that cross my desk.

AJC - Smoother rides on tap in Dunwoody: Paving the way to Dunwoody’s future will mean a lot more asphalt. The city will nearly triple its spending on road paving this year, part of a five-year commitment to smooth as many main drags and residential roads as possible in the north DeKalb City.   “We know that our roads are in need of as much renovation as we can give them,” said Councilman Robert Wittenstein of the $2 million paving plan for this summer.

Register for Code Red - a reverse 911 system which offers emergency calls to your phone when there are emergency situations including threatening weather.  (Says Sandy Springs but was told it will work for Dunwoody)

Dunwoody Community Plant Sale this Fri & Sat (9 am to 5 pm) at the Brook Run Greenhouse

If your not following Audra's Aha Connection blog or getting her e-mails, your missing what I consider the best blog in Dunwoody.  Lots of great information there, check it out.

Interesting Dunwoody Crier article states that the central Perimeter office and retail district in Dunwoody and Sandy Springs has more office space than exists in the entire City of Charlotte.

The DeKalb School Board has to learn what executive session and confidentiality means and as much as I respect Maureen Downey's right to report the news, I think this comment on the DeKalb School Watch Blog using Ms. Downey's own words on why the public should learn who leaked the information is dead on.  Now let's see how that budget is configured?

Patch - North Metro SWAT Team Training at Brook Run Park

Pre-Registration needed for Monarchs & Margaritas supporting Dunwoody Nature Center, deadline coming soon.

Can you help make the next Dunwoody Community Garden a reality?

There are at least four community gardens in the City of Dunwoody and the dynamic duo of  Ms. Pattie Baker (Sustainable Pattie) and Mr. Bob Lundsten (Farmer Bob) would like to install the fifth in one of the most densely populated parts of the city, just yards off Ashford Dunwoody Road.  They put out a call for volunteers and now Ms. Shawn Bard just fell out of the sky to take the leadership role in launching and running the planned vegetable garden at the Spruill Gallery in Dunwoody, GA.

Can you help Shawn?

Shawn is a Dunwoody resident and mom of school-age children. She has a large vegetable garden at home, is a master gardener, is a beekeeper, for goodness sake, and has been separately working on developing a program to provide 50 families in Dunwoody this summer (especially those in multi-family housing) with free Grow Bags, tomato plants, Farmer D Organics planting mix, and trellises (ALL of which she had donated by various companies) (more details to come about that another time). AND she writes a relatively new, beautiful blog named Grow. Great. Full.

Help Shawn and this garden be a success!  $3,000 is needed during the month of April, or this garden will not happen.  Donate now by sending a check to: Spruill Gallery, 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338. Be sure to write in the subject line that it is for the garden. (A Paypal option should be live in about a week.)  The garden is scheduled to be installed May 2.  An art opening for an installation titled Architecture in the Garden is scheduled for June 2.

H/T to the incredible Ms. Pattie Baker, a Fearless Thinker, an Honest Advisor, as well as a Passionate Storyteller who will soon to be a best selling author.

Dunwoody Park Proposals Revealed - Brook Run

 Brook Run Park Proposal

Thursday night the consultant for the City of Dunwoody revealed a comprehensive layout as to what five city parks and a trail system could look like in a few years. Though the drawings are conceptual at this point, I liked at lot of what I saw of the parks at first glance but with so many changes, several questions and concerns arise as well. I believe the City Council will have a more detailed review of the these plans at the Feb 15th (Tuesday) work session therefore I will hold my personal comments until then.

Here is a really rough overview of what I see being presented at Brook Run. The park will have three entrances for vehicles, Peeler, North Peachtree & Barclay but the park will be divided into two sections by removable bollards in the park road just past the community garden. The front main part of the park will be serviced by Peeler and N Peachtree and the back "active section" of the park where ball fields will be installed will only be available via Barclay. I counted six walking / biking entrances into the park with noticeable sidewalk improvements completely surrounding the park including Peeler and Barclay. There will be multi-use trails throughout the park, including though the heavily wooded area where the dog park is now. The dog park will be moved across the street and broken into three areas to differentiate between Large and Small dogs. The community garden, skate park, playground and green house all seem to stay in place.

The big open area near the front of the park at the corner of N Peachtree and Peeler will be converted into a water feature or splash area and I see eight tennis courts with rest rooms being added into an open area past the skate park. There are a number of buildings removed in this drawing including the theater, the maintenance facility and the dormitory which are currently located off Azalea Drive (the Peeler access point). The Veterans memorial is also relocated to be surrounded by a water feature and adjacent to the great lawn and special events area (stage, bandshell?) and opposite the chapel which will remain. The back of the park where the old hospital was located now shows three large ball fields and or multi-use fields as well as a few group picnic pavilions. Brook Run is slated to handle most of the active ball playing since Dunwoody Park's ball fields will be removed to allow other recreational amenities (playground) on the far North side of town as well to allow an improved Dunwoody Nature Center.

Since the City is currently in discussions with the DeKalb County School System and Peachtree Charter Middle School to have a joint use agreement put into place to share the Peachtree amenities; this plan shows a few improvements there too. First item is that Barclay will no longer be a thru street whereby the section around the curve between the new Brook Run Entrance on Barclay (near fire station) and the back entrance to the Peachtree Middle School football field will be closed off to allow and encourage more foot traffic between the park and the school fields thereby attempting to make it a seamless park structure with new paths into the park. There are also plans for the City to possibly improve or install fields at Peachtree therefore they are part of the active layout of the park.

Please take a look at the large pdf of Brook Run Park to zoom in as well as look at the other park designs located on the City's Parks and Greenspace Master Plan page.

Dunwoody Budget, Pattie Baker & the Brook Run Garden, Property Tax Comparisons, Fran Millar, Anthony Delgado & Kasim Reed

Flash version & PDF version

The City of Dunwoody just released the very impressive, final 2011 budget book for the city. Even though I know the budget numbers and the great work the city has done in the first two years, it is the City's Mission, Vision and Values that moves me every time I read them. Check them out.  Pdf version here.

Pattie Baker was spotlighted in an AJC article regarding the impact that she has had the City's Sustainable practices, the creation of the Dunwoody Community Garden as well as the impact that the garden has had on the lives of so many people. In a related article, Dunwoody Patch quotes a number of concerns that I heard from residents as well as Pattie that the Dunwoody Community Garden would be forced to move once the master plan for Brook Run was completed. Though I fell behind in replying to e-mails over the holiday due to both the flu and festivities, this is what I wrote to council regarding my thoughts on the Garden. "Months ago I went on the record of stating that the garden should not move and I stand by my previous comment. I was assured that what was discussed at the Brook Run planning meeting was going to be blended in with all of the other interviews and focus groups. If the garden is in the final plan to be moved, I won’t be approving it unless through public hearings and other correspondence the opinion I have now of what the community wants, changes my opinion."

Dave Bearse over at the Dorablog did a nice three part segment on various cities property tax comparisons when looking at the millage rate as well as the amount of Homestead Exemption and then other city fees for things like sanitation, storm water, street lights and franchise fees. No matter what city or unincorporated area you live in, all DeKalb residents are affected by our bond rating being downgraded because now borrowing this $36 million will cost more, therefore expect more water rate increases to do the upgrades they intend to do because of "cost overruns".

Fran Millar gives a preview of What to Expect in the State Legislature and states we can’t ignore the HOPE crisis any longer

A reader e-mailed stating that he wanted to make a modest donation to help Anthony Delgado with his efforts for feeding the homeless, but didn't know how to do so. Tax Deductible Donations can be sent to Anthony via his website, http://www.mybrothers-keepers.org and there is a nice video clip here if you want to see what Anthony does 7 days per week.

Finally I thought this was worth sharing, NY Times Op-ed columnist Thomas Friedman singled out Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed as a new breed of leader for the tough decisions that Mayor Reed has made to attempt to lead the City of Atlanta into solvency.

Garden Classes at Dunwoody Library (Trees & English Gardening)

DeKalb Cooperative Extension
Homeowners Class at Dunwoody Library
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 6pm

“Trees of Our Lives: Small Native Trees for the Landscape” – Dawn Hines, Master Gardener This presentation includes many photographs showing all aspects of tree care: choosing, planting, pruning, and the danger of non-native invasives (or exotics) to our landscapes and native areas.

“English Gardening through the Ages – Ideas for your Atlanta Garden” – Averil Bonsall, Master Gardener Coordinator for DeKalb County Come and hear about the different styles of gardens as they developed over the years in England, and get ideas about how you can use these same styles in your garden in the Atlanta area. Averil will show a lot of pictures of English gardens, including some from family gardens not open to the public.

Dawn is a DeKalb Master Gardener who began her gardening journey at a very early age. She spent the first 12 summers of her life playing among her grandmother’s gardens and listening to her grandmother’s dramatic readings. Today her love of the garden, enhanced by her love of the stage, encourages her to add to her collection of garden speeches.

Dawn encouraged and lead the creation of the Tucker Butterfly Garden on LaVista Rd in 2008 as a new DeKalb County Master Gardener Project. Dawn’s latest project is a Butterfly Presentation and Tour for Preschoolers.

Averil is a life-long English gardener who brought her love of gardening to Stone Mountain some thirty years ago. She now lives in Stone Mountain Village, and she and her husband are developing an English-style garden around their old bungalow and front porch! She also helps to maintain the Village Community Garden.

New Food Pantry Garden Is In - Thank You for your Generosity !!

I would like to thank everyone who donated to the worth cause of the garden at St. Patrick's to benefit the the Malachi's Storehouse because, in truth many of us are just one paycheck away from needing their services. Thank You.

Below is a note from Pattie Baker as posted on her blog.

Big thanks to the entire community (and beyond) for your outpouring of generosity.  Enough money was donated to create this garden and to have funds to manage it for an entire year.  And thank you to all the folks who helped in other ways small and large.  So many people were involved these past two weeks that I can't even list everyone!  Now, let's see what else besides good, healthy food grows as a result.

Please help me fund community garden beds at St. Pat's Episcopal to feed Dunwoody area food pantry clients.

Can you help me, help others?

As I have discussed here previously St. Patrick's Episcopal Church on North Peachtree Road operates the Malachi's Storehouse which is a food pantry that provides basic groceries to area families in need. The Church has just partnered with the Dunwoody Community Garden (located at Brook Run) to have garden beds installed on church property whereby all of the fresh food grown will be donated to the food pantry.  My good friends Pattie Baker & Bob Lundsten are spearheading the fund raising drive ($1,000 by Wednesday) and I am honored to lend a hand here, as well as make a personal donation. 

All donations made though the Dunwoody Community Garden website until this Wednesday will be assumed to be for the new food pantry beds.  Please click here or click the button below if you are able to make a tax deductible financial donation towards this worthy effort.



Thank you for your generosity.

John

Monday August 23rd, Dunwoody City Council Meeting Agenda

Monday, August 23rd
Dunwoody City Hall
41 Perimeter Center East

Dunwoody, GA 30346
7:00 p.m. - Watch Live

Meeting Agenda

• Announcement of Winner of Parks Photo Contest.
• Convention and Visitors Bureau of Dunwoody Quarterly Statements.
• Proclamation for Dunwoody Community Garden
• Citizen Police Academy Graduation Class #2 Recognition
• Proclamation in Recognition of 4th of July Parade Committee.
• Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award.
• Resolution to Appoint Member to the Sustainability Commission to Serve Out the Unexpired Term of Tracy Coffie.
• Resolution to Appoint Member to the Planning Commission to Serve Out the Unexpired Term of Bob Lundsten.
• Resolution to Appoint Members to Serve on the Dunwoody Village Master Plan Sounding Board.
• Resolution to Appoint Members to Serve on the Georgetown Master Plan Sounding Board.
• Resolution to Appoint Members to Serve on the Comprehensive Transportation Plan Advisory Board.
• Resolution to Authorize an Amendment to the City Manager’s Employment Contract for a Merit Increase.
• Resolution to Amend the Salary Range for the City Clerk Position.
• Resolution to Authorize a Merit Increase for the City Clerk.
• Resolution to Appoint Member to the Alcohol License Review Board to Serve Out the Unexpired Term of Doug Thompson.
• PUBLIC HEARING & SECOND READ: Proposed Text Amendments to Chapter 27, Zoning, Section 27-809 and Section 27-810, Retail, Service and Restaurant Uses in the O-I Zoning District.
• PUBLIC HEARING & SECOND READ: Proposed Text Amendments to Chapter 27, Zoning, Section 27-1, “Definitions,” to Address the Definition of “Paved” and “Pervious Surface.” 
• PUBLIC HEARING & SECOND READ: Proposed Text Amendments to Chapter 27, Zoning, Section 27-1576, Scheduling Requirements for Public Hearings Related to Zoning Actions.
• PUBLIC HEARING & SECOND READ: Proposed Text Amendments to Chapter 27, Zoning, Section 27-1575, Withdrawal Requirements for the Zoning Board of Appeals. 
• Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of Park Property Located at 5547 Roberts Drive.
• FIRST READ – Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 26, Streets, Sidewalks, and Other Public Places, Section 26-265 Definitions of Special Events.
• Discussion of Bike Racks in the Dunwoody Village Overlay District.

Dunwoody Community Garden at Brook Run looks to expand as it enters its second year.

Google Map Link

On Thursday, I will be touring the Dunwoody Community Garden to hear details of a proposal for expansion and I already received a video outlining the proposed expansion that I thought I would share with you.  Brook Run Park by deed must stay 70% green space and the garden would easily be working towards that requirement and the beauty is that this would be usable productive green space that would be improving the park, improving peoples lives, as well as bringing visitors into the facility on a regular basis.  (The more regular visitors the safer the park.)

The only downside I see is that the community as a whole hasn't had a discussion as to the future best uses of the limited green space that we have here in Dunwoody and the revision to the Master Plan of Brook Run also has to happen.  Is this the best use for the property in question and if the garden is expanding shouldn't the dog park have the same right?  Even though I may personally love the idea of expanding the Community Garden at Brook Run, I still want to know what is the communities long term vision of the property so that the expansion, if deemed appropriate, will mesh with the other long term improvements.

What are your thoughts and future vision for Dunwoody's parks? 

Please check out the video below and then if you haven't visited the garden or the very back sections of the park, I highly encourage you to do a full tour of the facility.

 Video

City takes over responsibility of parks on Monday Jun 21st and other recent tidbits of information.

 Brook Run Park, (Playground, Skate Park & Theater)

The City of Dunwoody is excited to announce the official turnover of Dunwoody parks from DeKalb County on Monday June 21st and will be holding a park tour to discuss the future for the properties. Click for details.

AJC reports Dunwoody OKs blueprint for its future.  Two years into its existence, Dunwoody has an outline of the city it wants to become.

Newsweek names Dunwoody High School one the best in the nation (#775) at providing Advanced Placement courses.

Fellow blogger Rick Callihan was busy updating his Dunwoody Talk blog with the usual humorous spin on Dunwoody City Council meetings. He posted a second recap of Mondays meeting discussing Signs, the new Parks Director & a proposed amendment to the City's alcohol ordinance. He also posted two serious pieces, one on the CRCT test scores at Dunwoody Elementary and another on the possible tax increase that Dunwoody residents may have to pay to secure the redevelopment of the Doraville GM Plant as well as a rebuttal from DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis. The Crier also had a good story on the same issue.

It appears that Rick's CRCT story line might have been started by Dunwoody Mom over at the Dunwoody School Daze blog, whom I thoroughly enjoy reading. Sticking with an Education angle, the Crier reports that Lynn Deutsch is considering a run for the DeKalb County School Board though she is still weighing her options. Former DeKalb County School Board member, Brad Bryant may be picked to replace Kathy Cox as the State School Chief and that could be very good news in cleaning up the issues in DeKalb.

The Brook Run Dog Park Association, currently named Just a Walk in the Park, just updated their website address to correlate with a possible association name change.  In reviewing their website, I saw that they are worried about Brook Run being transferred to Dunwoody.  I recently talked to Laine Sweezey, the President of the organization and informed her that I believed that the Dog Park and the Community Garden are now mainstays of the park and the City of Dunwoody will be fostering relationships with both.  In fact I believe the City has already scheduled meetings with the various park organizations to improve the relationships.

Volunteers are needed for the 5th of July parade, please email Stacy Harris at Staceyharris70@hotmail.com to get further details.  There is only one short pre-planning meeting on Sunday June 27th at 4:00 pm at Dunwoody United Methodist Church and you will be given a newly designed parade t-shirt as well as a coveted parade marshal whistle!!!  For those only interested in getting the t-shirt, hurry up and buy yours at Dunwoodytshirts.com because the deadline is this Friday and also be sure to check out their photo contest as well.

One final item, be careful on the shoulders of 285 because almost all of the storm drain covers on the highway are missing.  Check out this video, featuring my friend and Dunwoody resident Ray Egan that was filmed at Chamblee Dunwoody & 285.