Lemonade Days April 16-19, a few kind hearted weightlifters needed.

Second Call for Volunteers

"A Few Good Men" are needed to help with the ever-popular pony rides on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 from 12 to 4pm. Please join us for a 1 hour shift to lift small children on and off ponies.

Ladies and gentlemen alike are needed to help with tickets and to lead the ponies - perfect for couples. What's more fun than fresh air, kids and animals! Choice of day and hours -1 or 2 hour shifts available.

Please contact: Su Ellis at suellis@bellsouth.net

Comcast and Mother Nature Network celebrate Comcast Cares Day at the Dunwoody Nature Center, Sat April 25, 1 - 4 pm

Join the going green party at the DNC
Saturday, April 25, 1 - 4 pm

The "cable guys" are coming to the Dunwoody Nature Center and they are throwing a party!

On Saturday, April 25, more than 1,700 local Comcast employees, their families, and their friends, will spend the morning participating in an annual day of service. Then, they'll invite the public to join them in a celebration of "going green."

Families can boogie to live music, many celebrities from the Mother Nature Network (including Farmer D) will share their talents, teen volunteers from iT/Gets Better (www.itgetsbetter.org) will paint faces, and the Dunwoody Nature Center will have many fun craft activities.

Dunwoody Business License Applications are due April 15

Dunwoody will not be making the same mistakes as DeKalb County when it comes to business tax collections.

Businesses have stiffed DeKalb County millions of dollars in license fees in recent years, and officials have done little to retrieve the lost revenue, according to two reports by consultants.

In one report, a spot check of 75 businesses in 2007 determined that a third of them were operating without a license. Data indicating that DeKalb had fewer registered businesses per capita than either Cobb or Gwinnett counties led the firm, Capital Principles, to conclude that about a quarter of the businesses in DeKalb were operating without a license — and paying no fees.

The City of Dunwoody was aware of businesses operating without proper licenses prior to this report being made public and will be conducting audits in the coming month to verify compliance. I encourage any business who may need to register to do so prior to the April 15th deadline. The information below was copied from the City of Dunwoody website and I understand that the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce is also offering assistance to area businesses.

If you operate a business in Dunwoody, please do follow through on this important matter and if you have questions please call (678) 382-6700 and ask for the finance department.

New Business License Application
Use this application if you have never received a business license from the City of Dunwoody or from DeKalb County. In addition, the Business License General Information document contains detailed information concerning the requirements for successfully completing your license application.

Note: If you have a home business, you will also need the Business Home Occupation Supplemental License Form below.

The Useful Links for Business License Applicants document contains links to state and local agencies whom the applicant may need to contact in order to complete their application.

Existing License Holder Application
Use this application if you currently hold a DeKalb County Business License. Complete this form, calculate your estimated taxes, and enclose a copy of your existing business license and your proof of gross receipts. Once we receive your correctly completed form, we will mail your business license to you. The Business License General Information document contains detailed information concerning the requirements for successfully completing your license application. Certain types of businesses may be required to present additional documentation.

Note: If you have a home business, you will also need the Business Home Occupation Supplemental License Form below.

The Useful Links for Business License Applicants document contains links to state and local agencies whom the applicant may need to contact in order to complete their application.

Chapter 15 – Business Occupation tax, licenses and regulation contains the Dunwoody ordinance regulating business licenses.

Frequently Asked Questions for Business Licenses is a compilation of the questions we have received this year concerning the renewals and new applications for 2009.

1. Chapter 15 - Business Occupation tax, licenses and regulation

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2. Useful Links for Business License Applicants

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3. Business License General Information-Rev 03-16-2009

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4. New Business License Application

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5. Frequently Asked Questions for Business Licenses

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6. Existing License Holder Application

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7. Business Home Occupation Supplemental License Form

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Contact Info for Business License

City of Dunwoody
Finance & Administration
P.O. Box 888074
Dunwoody, GA. 30356
Phone: (678) 382-6700
Fax (678) 382-6701

Radar Speed Limit Sign - to be tested in Dunwoody on North Peachtree Road

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.

Sign Announcement from PEDS

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.

The GoDeKalb Show - Dunwoody Edition featuring Dick Williams, Mudcatz & the Chamber of Commerce

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEwG8xH0FS8

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.

Radio Interview