It doesn't happen often but I stepped away from the internet for about a week (except for a work Blackberry which was reviewed mostly after hours). The family & I had the pleasure of getting out of town for Spring Break visiting St. Simon's Island and had a very nice time.
Speeding in school zones and neighborhoods is a serious and pervasive problem. Speed humps, one of the cheapest traffic calming devices, are also the crudest and most controversial. Most jurisdictions prohibit them on collector streets, where speeding cut-through traffic is rampant. Radar speed signs are effective and affordable and are being used in more and more metro Atlanta jurisdictions. Come see why.
I am very proud to announce that on April 30th at 11:30 am at Chestnut Charter Elementary School south parking lot, there will be a public demonstration and media event announcing the results of a two-week demonstration project aimed at reducing school zone speeding and discuss the tool used to deter speeders.
A sign like the one above will be installed in the coming weeks on North Peachtree Road and if the project is successful other signs may be ordered by the city. Sponsored by PEDS, the City of Dunwoody, the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and Radarsign.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
The GoDeKalb Show - Dunwoody Edition featuring Dick Williams, Mudcatz & the Chamber of Commerce
GoDeKalb.com the online county news source which I have touted in the past has a new video feature and this weeks episode features the City of Dunwoody. It is hosted by Randy Barnes and includes conversations with Dick Williams, the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce and the owner of Mudcatz among others.
Dick Williams, editor of the Dunwoody Crier gives a city hood update, talks about Burrell Ellis and environmental issues. Finally he poses a question to CEO Ellis and the other DeKalb County officials asking if they are serious about negotiating with the city for a transfer of properties?
Randy Barnes then asks a few Dunwoody ladies about social networking and they seem a little lost? What is twitter?
Shari O'Halloran, the owner of Mudcatz Baytou Bar & Grill (my personal favorite socializing establishment, non-smoking, no cover, great Blues music, outstanding food) in Dunwoody is interviewed and discusses the high quality blues artists that play in their fine establishment. The restaurant will soon be moving next door to the much bigger Pavilion and when that happens expect to see some of the biggest names in music play on this stage. (Yes, I know the names and I'm not telling.)
Randy hears from Ms. Debbie Fuse of the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce that the DeKalb Convention & Visitors Bureau is doing a fine job.
Finally Randy looks directly into the camera and says that public officials, including those running the new City of Dunwoody should get into social networking in order to get the word out.
You know what Randy, I think I just might take you up on that suggestion?
Amy Otto & Lee Kantor of Atlanta Business Radio interviews City of Dunwoody leadership.
Lee Kantor and Amy Otto of the Atlanta Business Radio Network interviewed Dunwoody Mayor Ken Wright, City Councilman Denis "Denny" Shortal and its City Manager Warren Hutmacher on the latest happenings in one of Georgia's newest cities. The 30 minute interview details the history of incorporation starting in 1971 up to the start of the police department which happened just hours before the interview.
Dunwoody Police motto "serving with distinction", I hope I can live up to expectations.
As I sat on the stage at the Dunwoody Police swearing-in ceremony listening to the names and the impressive credentials of the 40 newly hired Dunwoody Police Officers, I couldn't have been prouder that we the City decided to incorporate and that I was given the honor to assist us in getting to this point. Thank you.
The speeches at the ceremony were good & I especially enjoyed Senator Dan Weber's speech directed at the officers about service & trust. At the 11:30 pm roll call Chief Grogan reiterated the importance of making a good first impression with the community and he then put the bad guys on notice that they need to go somewhere else. At Midnight, I was allowed to ride out in procession with a young officer who is about to move within the City Limits of Dunwoody to take advantage of the city residency benefit item that I pushed for from the very beginning with my candidacy for office.
Chief Grogan instituted the motto of "serving with distinction" for the department and I know that they will do so under his leadership. Now I just hope that I can continue to serve with just as much distinction on the City Council.
An impressive Dunwoody police debut - Crier
by Dick Williams of the Crier
The 40 officers and eight civilian employees of the Dunwoody police department took their oaths of office Tuesday evening at the Dunwoody Farmhouse before an appreciative crowd of more than 200 Dunwoody residents, DeKalb County officials and police officials from neighboring cities.
A few hours later, just before midnight April 1, the officers assembled for their first roll call. As midnight approached, 40 black and white squad cars rolled out from the new Dunwoody city hall and police headquarters, blue lights flashing and an appreciative audience applauding.
The Farmhouse ceremony was led by City Manager Warren Hutmacher and featured an invocation by the longtime Georgia State Patrol Chaplain, Monsignor R. Donald Kiernan of All Saints Catholic Church. Speeches by City Councilman Tom Taylor and state Sen. Dan Weber (R-Dunwoody) were warmly received as they recounted the three-year march to the incorporation of the new city.
Taylor drew appreciative laughter when he thanked the police and said, "To the folks on the other side of the law, the season is now open."
But the audience was riveted as Police Chief Billy Grogan and his command staff introduced the 48-person staff individually.
"The average officer," Grogan said, "has 11 years of experience, two are graduates of the FBI National Academy in Virginia and four hold master's degrees. Many have been SWAT team commanders and one has been a member of the Drug Enforcement Administration task force."
Grogan explained that the motto of the police force is "serving with distinction." He introduced a retired DeKalb police officer, Frank Figueroa, who designed the department's sleeve patch. It includes the date of city's founding and the word "Integritas," Latin for integrity and a word used by Roman legions at the time of Caesar.
"Our core values," Grogan said, "include service, integrity, teamwork and courage."
Grogan delighted the crowd by saying that each officer had been given two "challenge coins," commemorative coins often used by police and military units. After the ceremony, the officers gave their coins to members of the audience.
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