Brookhaven Reporter www.ReporterNewspapers.net GENTLY-USED page 14 Inside Scan here to get Reporter Newspapers in your inbox or sign up @ ReporterNewspapers.net SEE CITY, PAGE 26 BY MELISSA WEINMAN [email protected]Drive through Brookhaven and you’re likely to notice a lot of construction. New apartment buildings, new homes and even a new hotel are all coming to Brookhaven. “We’ve been busy,” said Kevin McOmber with Brookhav- en’s Community Development Department. McOmber said as of March 19, 426 projects had been submitted to the city for permitting. So far, 253 have been issued building permits. Of that number, 27 applications are for commercial proj- ects, he said. “ere’s a lot of residential. at’s been the primary activ- ity we’ve seen,” McOmber said. Construction is up in Brookhaven SEE INTERIM, PAGE 27 BY MELISSA WEINMAN [email protected]Interim DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Michael urmond has been keeping a frantic schedule since taking the job in February. urmond has attended meeting after meeting with com- munity groups to talk to parents, city councils, teachers and others to reassure them that he and the new school board will restore full accreditation for the school system. “It’s important to any leader to first listen to the ideas, concerns, hopes, dreams and criticisms of those he wishes to serve. I think this is especially important as it relates to serv- ing as superintendent of the DeKalb school district,” ur- mond said. “ey have an overwhelming feeling that they have not been heard or listened to.” Thurmond makes the rounds in DeKalb PHIL MOSIER Francisco Palomeque, left, and his daughter Samai, 4, enjoy the Easter and childrens’ festivities at Skyland United Methodist Church in Brookhaven on March 30. More photos on page 30. Break out the smiles Catching on Proposed new cities popping up everywhere COMMUNITY 6-7 Duly noted Accomplishments aplenty for first ‘Hundred Days’ COMMENTARY 8 Minty fresh Farmers markets ready for new season COMMUNTY 10-11 On board City hires, introduces first police chief PUBLIC SAFETY 28 APRIL 5 — APRIL 18, 2013 • VOL. 5 — NO. 7 LOCAL RATINGS. BIG SAVINGS. Visit kudzu.com Summer Camps A special advertising section PAGES 19-23
Interim DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Michael Th urmond has been keeping a frantic schedule since taking the job in February.
Th urmond has attended meeting after meeting with com-munity groups to talk to parents, city councils, teachers and others to reassure them that he and the new school board will restore full accreditation for the school system.
“It’s important to any leader to fi rst listen to the ideas, concerns, hopes, dreams and criticisms of those he wishes to serve. I think this is especially important as it relates to serv-ing as superintendent of the DeKalb school district,” Th ur-mond said. “Th ey have an overwhelming feeling that they have not been heard or listened to.”
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Brookhaven City Council has adopt-ed the city’s fi rst budget, but acknowl-edges the plan is still a work in progress.
At a March 26 meeting, council members combated rumors that the city would raise taxes, explaining that the tax millage will not be set until June.
Before the budget adoption, many Brookhaven residents received anony-mous, prerecorded phone calls and post-cards claiming that city taxes and utility fees would be increasing.
City Councilman Joe Gebbia said he and the other council members are committed to not raising property taxes above the level residents paid last year as part of unincorporated DeKalb County.
“It’s a shame some of the information that’s being put out there is just a lack of knowledge about what the truth is,” Gebbia said.
Mayor J. Max Davis pointed out the city’s charter caps the city millage at 3.35 mills. Th e taxes on a property are determined by multiplying the millage times the assessed value of the property, minus any allowable exemptions such as homestead exemptions.
Financial consultant Chris Pike said the budget likely will be adjusted sev-eral times during 2013. “Th is is a fl u-id document over the course of this year. You will encounter unintended issues as well as things you saw coming down the line,” Pike said.
Of the nearly $16.5 million budget that was approved, $4 million is allocated to Finance and Administration, $4.3 mil-lion is set aside for contingency for future projects, and $2.6 million is reserved for setting up the city’s police department.
Th e budget calls for a tax rate of 3.35 mills. But that millage will not be ad-opted until DeKalb County sets the tax digest, or the value of taxable property within the county.
“Th e amount in here right now is for lack of a better word a ‘placeholder,’” Pike said.
Davis said he is hopeful that the city will be able to lower its tax rate once the digest is set.
“Th ere’s a lot of moving parts to this tax bill,” said Councilwoman Rebecca Chase Williams.
She pointed out that DeKalb Coun-ty still controls tax assessments, home-stead exemptions, and the portion of the Homestead Option Sales Tax or HOST, that Brookhaven will receive.
“Th ese are facts we really have no control over. Th e bulk of your money will still go to DeKalb County,” she said. “Our portion of about 3 mills is what we’re working hard to control.”
According to a news release, Brookhaven anticipates receiving $5 million in real property taxes, $3.5 mil-lion from HOST, $400,000 in personal property taxes and $350,000 in motor vehicle taxes, along with $1.8 million in business and occupation taxes, and $1.3 million in franchise fees.
Councilman Jim Eyre pointed out that due to several revenue streams the city will not be able to collect un-til 2014, the fi rst year’s budget is lower than it will be in the future. He said re-gardless of the challenges, the city was able to set aside money to start a police force this year.
“Even with reduced revenue we have an almost $5 million reserve,” Eyre said. “Th at obviously is money we will choose to spend very wisely.”
“It’s a shame some of the information that’s being put out there is
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After listening to lawyers argue for more than an hour, Brookhaven’s new Zoning Board of Appeals decided it needed more time to make a decision on a controversial apartment development on Peachtree Road.
Th e board is scheduled to reconsid-er the rezoning request near the Historic Brookhaven neighborhood on May 15. Th e delay was approved 5-2.
Th e property owner, Teresa Tomlin-son, wants to develop the roughly 2-acre property, which straddles the line be-tween Fulton and DeKalb counties, into a six-story, 176-unit apartment complex.
In late 2012, DeKalb County denied applications for a land disturbance per-mit and a certifi cate of compliance with the Brookhaven-Peachtree Overlay Dis-trict. Since the property is now in the city of Brookhaven, the property own-er went before the city’s zoning appeals board to appeal DeKalb’s decision.
Attorney Kathy Zickert said her cli-ent and others working on the project
were told by DeKalb County every step of the way that a high-density, multi-story building would be appropriate for the property.
“None of these folks are unfamiliar with how zoning works,” Zickert said. “Th ey wanted to make sure they could do what they wanted to do before they spent a penny.”
Attorney Linda Dunlavy spoke on behalf of the Historic Brookhav-en Neighborhood Association and the Brookhaven Peachtree Community Al-liance. She said that the main issue with the application is the density of the pro-posed building.
Currently, there are 16 apartments on the property. It is zoned for medi-um-density multifamily development, which is limited to 18 units per acre, according to the underlying DeKalb County zoning code.
“Th e [zoning] rules are very clear: you cannot put more than 18 units per acre,” Dunlavy said.
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BY J.D. MOORCourt conditions at the Blackburn
Tennis Center appear to be improving. At least 10 courts have been resur-
faced recently and the management company that operates the tennis center in Blackburn Park says it will have the fi -nal two courts resurfaced soon.
Stewart Russell, a partner with Uni-versal Tennis Academy/Management and director of the Blackburn facility, thinks it’s been about 13 years since the courts last were resurfaced. “Th at’s much longer than the average life expectancy of a hard court’s surface,” he said.
Players welcomed the changes. “We’ve all tolerated the unevenness
on the courts for a while, so now it’s going to be a better place to play,” said Grady Evans of Sandy Springs, who has played in weekday round-robin compe-titions at Blackburn for years.
B.B. Johnson of Brookhaven has played at Blackburn for over three de-cades. “We’re thrilled to have the courts done and also happy they decided to do only two at a time and not interfere with play,” she said.
Universal Tennis Academy/Manage-ment has managed the 18-court facili-ty since 2011. It rents the facility from DeKalb County, which owns the park until the city of Brookhaven takes con-trol.
Last fall, the six upper courts were resurfaced, but Russell did not see any chance of the remaining 12 being resur-faced. As of March 15, however, more money became available for repairs when Universal Tennis entered into a new portion of its three-year contract with
DeKalb, Universal Tennis offi cials said. David Stolle, another partner in Uni-
versal Tennis, said $20,000 a year has been allocated for capital improvements at Blackburn Tennis Center.
“Th at’s hardly enough to resurface all the courts, but it’s important to us to make this happen,” Stolle said. “Th is is, frankly, a safety issue, not just a play-ability one, so we’re paying more than what’s required by the county by several thousand dollars.”
Russell said all the courts will have the same surface style and color scheme as the courts used for the U.S. Open ten-nis tournament. “We’re trying to create that “wow” eff ect,” Stolle said. “Th at’s something Blackburn has needed.”
Blackburn management also has add-ed new fences to the grounds.
Next on the to-do list: Russell not-ed that the Blackburn clubhouse needs a new roof, water heaters and an overhaul of the restrooms.
“But the bottom line is we have such a high activity level on the courts that we had to make those the priority,” he said. “Everyone understands there are other needs, but the county has not ex-plained what they intend to do about the clubhouse.”
Andy Ho of Dunwoody, who has played on Blackburn teams for three years, looks forward to more improve-ments. “Th e courts look great, but the bathrooms are bad,” he said. “Th e club-house is a little outdated.”
But Stolle is pleased with the work. “We’re excited to get it done and so is everyone else,” he said.
J.D. MOOR
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Th e so-called cityhood movement is spreading south.
Following the incorporation of Dun-woody and Brookhaven, other residents of north DeKalb County are hoping to create cities of their own.
Th e fi nal days of the General As-sembly were like a geographical game of musical chairs, with DeKalb legisla-tors fi ling placeholder bills to allow their constituents to research forming cities in the swath of unincorporated DeKalb be-tween Brookhaven and Decatur.
Th e problem is that some of these proposed cities would have overlapping boundaries.
Th e most organized incorporation ef-fort has been led by a group called the Lakeside Alliance. According to a bill fi led on behalf of the group by Sen. Fran Millar, R-Dunwoody, the proposed city would have about 63,000 residents and would be bounded by North Dru-id Hills Road to the south, I- 85 to the north and Tucker to the east.
Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, D-De-catur, introduced a diff erent placehold-er bill for her constituents interested in creating a city in the Druid Hills/Bri-arcliff area near Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Oliver said she believes the talk about forming cities stems from an uneasiness in the area.
“I think the energy around Lake-side following the creation of Brookhav-en has been destabilizing for north DeKalb,” Oliver said. “Many citizens, particularly on the west side… are con-cerned about being gobbled up.”
Mary Kay Woodworth, chairwoman of the Lakeside City Alliance, said there is a tremendous amount of interest in the possibility of creating a city.
About 600 people attended the or-ganization’s fi rst meeting in February. A recent meeting on incorporation hosted by DeKalb Commissioner Elaine Boy-er drew so large a crowd that organizers had to turn people away from the Tuck-er Middle School auditorium. And the group’s April 1 meeting was postponed to fi nd a larger venue.
Woodworth said the group formed because of residents’ frustration with their county government.
“We’re long-time DeKalb County residents and for the past few years, 10 years at least … we’ve heard people talk-ing about dissatisfaction with DeKalb County government,” Woodworth said. “It’s just a churning issue that keeps coming up: collecting a lot of money from the county and it not being spent in our local areas.”
Woodworth said she thinks the re-cent incorporations of Brookhaven and Dunwoody inspired interest in the Lakeside eff ort, as well as an annexation
referendum around Chamblee last year. DeKalb County School System’s ac-
creditation probation has also made people want to take action, even though the Board of Education is a separate elected body.
“It appears there is somewhat of a movement toward municipalization,” Woodworth said. “Th ey’re completely diff erent topics, but I think people are paying more attention to what’s happen-ing in DeKalb County government be-cause of the school issues.”
But not everyone is on the same page. A group of Tucker residents, an-gered by the original Lakeside map that only included a portion of their com-munity, demanded that it be removed. Th e Tucker community now has a place-holder bill of its own that would allow it to explore the option of incorporating.
To make matters more confusing, some residents outside of Chamblee will have the option again this year to vote on being annexed into the city.
“Last year [former Rep.] Elena Par-ent had a bill for Chamblee for local an-nexation and it lost by 13 votes. Th ere were issues that were not disputed about ballots that did not include the ques-tion about annexation. Th ere were some fl aws in that election process,” Oliver said. “We wanted to give Chamblee an-other chance based on the fl aws of the election last year.”
And though it didn’t pan out, the city of Decatur was considering annexing some of the unincorporated area outside its borders too, Oliver said.
“Th ey’re interested in annexing but they decided not to move forward with a bill this year,” Oliver said. “Th ey’ll be back.”
She hopes that with so many options available, the residents of unincorporat-ed DeKalb will begin talking about what is best for their communities.
“Th ere’s a lot of activity. Th ere’s a lot of opportunity for citizens to engage and make decisions on what they want,” Oliver said. “Th e more people at the ta-ble, the better opportunity we have for a good discussion. And that’s my goal for the rest of 2013 and 2014.”
In order to create a new city, a bill must be introduced in the fi rst year of the General Assembly’s two-year legisla-tive cycle. Residents must then raise the approximately $30,000 needed to fund a study that will determine whether or not a city is fi nancially feasible in their area. If the study determines the pro-posed city would be viable, the bill may be considered by the General Assembly the following year.
If approved by both legislative cham-bers and signed by the governor, the question of incorporation will go before voters on a ballot referendum. At least a simple majority, 50 percent plus one,
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must approve the city in order for it to be created.
Millar, who sponsored the Lakeside bill, said he doesn’t expect any serious cityhood eff orts will come out of the fl urry of last-minute placeholder bills.
“Do I think some of these bills are going to be going anywhere? Absolutely not,” Millar said. “I think the only one that will go anywhere -- if they can raise the money -- is the city of Lakeside.”
Millar noted that the creation of new cities has been a partisan issue in the past, with the bills to create cities in the metro Atlanta area led almost exclusively by Republican lawmakers. But this year, all of the last-minute incorporation bills were sponsored by Democrats.
“All the Democrats have done for the last couple years is complain about the growth of cities, and now you’ve got fi ve bills fi led by Democrats for cities,” Mil-lar said.
“I guess the municipalization trend in DeKalb County is now bipartisan. Th ere’s a bipartisan feeling that our cur-rent form of government isn’t very eff ec-tive. It’ll be interesting to see what hap-pens next year.”
Millar thinks there are likely a few factors that have led to the desire to in-corporate new cities.
“It’s a reaction to DeKalb County, and it’s a reaction to Brookhaven and Dunwoody, and, ‘We don’t want to be left behind,’” Millar said.
DeKalb County Commissioner Jeff Rader, who represents portions of the proposed cities, said he worries that the people left behind would be the re-maining taxpayers in unincorporat-ed DeKalb. Th ey could potentially pay higher taxes as a result of wealthi-er tax bases being drawn into municipal boundaries, he said.
“Th ere’s always the issue of the tax base they’re looking to incorporate is richer than county as a whole. Th at leaves the county tax base poorer than the new city,” Rader said. “Th ose are the issues that occur every time one of these things happens.”
Rader said there’s a broad constituen-cy potentially aff ected by being drawn inside or outside the boundaries of a proposed city.
“In the case of Brookhaven, there
was a majority vote against the city of Brookhaven everywhere south of Wind-sor Parkway. But there were insuffi cient votes to overcome the votes north of Windsor Parkway,” Rader said. “It’s the dynamic of ‘How did we get pulled into this’ or ‘how did we get left out of this?’”
Rader said the current process allows the groups studying new cities to draw the boundaries.
“If two diff erently bounded cities pursue the same area, it’s not clear how you reconcile that,” Rader said. “Who makes that call? Th ey either have to rec-oncile that themselves or the Legislature has to pick winners and losers.”
Rader said if diff erent groups look-ing to create cities aren’t able to resolve their border confl icts, there’s no legisla-tive mechanism in place to do so.
“Th e party line has been ‘this is about self-determination.’ But who gets priori-ty in self-determination?” Rader said.
JOE EARLE
Hundreds packed the Tucker Middle School auditorium for
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Some, such as Nicole Yarab, with sign, and Norm Lessard, right, foreground, objected to a proposal to divide the Tucker community by placing part in the new city and part outside.
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It has come fast -- much faster than Congress passing a bud-get. It has involved many late nights, numerous meetings, a great team and more importantly, an unwavering focus on us, the citi-zens of Brookhaven.
Th e city, after opening City Hall and starting operations on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, reached its 100th day on March 26, 2013 -- a historical milestone.
Fortunately, I had the opportunity, as interim deputy city manager, to serve my friends, neighbors and fellow citizens of Brookhaven for the fi rst 83 of those days.
Th e yardstick known as “the fi rst 100 days” was born from Franklin Roosevelt’s program following his 1933 inauguration. Th is program became known as the “Hundred Days” and since that time, presidents, CEOs, and other leaders have used the fi rst 100 days as a benchmark to judge their success during their tran-sition into a new leadership role.
In Brookhaven’s fi rst “Hundred Days,” the city and residents have seen challenges. Tough decisions have been made. We have heard from virulent, sometimes misguided naysayers, and heard from and observed hardworking, dedicated, ever-vigilant sup-porters of the Brookhaven community. We have seen the “Yes” and “No” merge to strengthen our bond and work toward a bet-ter future.
We have also seen 100 days of tremendous achievements by the city, made possible only by truly local, responsive govern-ment.
And, yes, this article focuses on achievements since I have ob-served fi rsthand, how the city staff , mayor and city council have dedicated their eff orts to facing challenges head-on and have done so with a passion to serve our best interest.
Th e achievements range from repairing car-damaging, road-rage creating potholes to saving a family from life-threat-ening living conditions to the secondary eff ects of energy, ex-citement and eff ort coming forth from every district of the city, in every form including neighborhood groups, charitable groups, individuals and the Chamber of Commerce. It is sim-ply undeniable.
I don’t have space to list them all, but below are multiple nota-ble achievements/successes that benefi t us:
--Severe road damage on North Cliff Valley next to Cross Keys High School has been repaired (one of many repairs). Ignored for years by DeKalb County, the repair crew received a hearty “halle-lujah” from a passing driver.
--Customer service is back in government. Th e City Hall front desk team returns missed calls even if a message is not left.
--One can walk into City Hall any time and almost imme-diately speak with someone from a multitude of departments. You may not like the answer, but that’s not always the point. It’s
honesty, accessibility and transparen-cy that helps create great service.
I would be remiss if I did not mention a touching example of how our new city impacted a family with a child struggling with cerebral pal-sy. Th e city, after responding im-mediately to long-ignored citizen complaints, partnered with the Lat-in American Association and the St. Vincent DePaul Society to relocate a family of eight to a safer apartment complex.
Th e family had been living for years with a rotten, unsafe kitchen fl oor. Th e fl oor had a 12” hole with an 8-9 foot drop. Th e conditions at Park Towne North, an apartment complex in almost third-world, deplorable condition, were ignored by DeKalb County Code En-forcement despite complaints dating back to 2008.
Th e following may pale in comparison to the story above, but the formation of Brookhaven has guaranteed that ALL of our tax dollars paid to the city of Brookhaven stay in Brookhaven. Ben-efi t? No brainer.
Full-time employees? Four (4). Each receives a defi ned con-tribution plan, not a defi ned benefi t pension plan. Benefi t to the taxpayers? We have avoided the tax-consuming snowball rolling down an infi nite hill—the defi ned benefi t pension plan.
Our planning commission and zoning board of appeals (ZBA) consist entirely of Brookhaven residents—DeKalb’s ZBA had one Brookhaven resident. Our benefi t? Decisions are transparent and made locally by those intimately familiar with Brookhaven.
As an aside, do you ever smile at the fact that you don’t have to drive to Decatur for every little thing?
Th e city is about more than just taxes.Th e city is about increased customer service and transparency.
It’s about localized control of planning, zoning, code compliance and police. It’s about your tax dollars staying local. And, perhaps most importantly, it is about the true, singular focus, by city staff , the mayor and city council, on the best interests of the citizens and businesses of Brookhaven.
Every day that passes reinforces the thought that the city of Brookhaven is right for the citizens.
JD Clockadale was a member of Citizens For North DeKalb, a member of the board of Brookhaven Yes, the District 1 representative on the Governor’s Commission for Brookhaven, and served as inter-im deputy city manager for the city of Brookhaven.
The city of Brookhaven: A successful � rst 100 days
Needless to say, I am not a fan of “ro-bo-calls” (Please raise your hand if you are), but I am more than annoyed (in-furiated?) with the recent such calls from two separate individuals who 1) do not identify themselves and 2) spout “facts” regarding J. Max Davis and his “Brookhaven Bureaucracy Project.”
Following these annoying and dis-
turbing calls came a postcard via U.S. Mail (of course, with no return ad-dress or identifying party) with a blazing
header – “TAX INCREASE – FINAL NOTICE” – and listing names and cell-phone numbers of our mayor and mem-bers of the city council.
Who are these people and what do they intend to gain with this cowardly spate of their own rhetoric?
Get a life, people. Do something pro-ductive instead of being spiteful and un-derhanded.
J. Guschenritter
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Todd Koetje raced from the backyard to breathlessly announce a special guest’s arrival.
“Hey, guys,” he yelled to 50 or so people – about half adults, half kids – gath-ered for their neighbor-hood Easter party at Ray and Nicole Johnson’s house. “I just saw the Easter Bunny. Th e Easter Bunny is here.”
Moments later, the big rabbit himself hopped into view. Woodsong Court’s own Easter Bunny had returned. He paid his annual visit to the Dunwoody cul-de-sac on the Saturday before the holiday as the neighborhood kids were hunting Easter eggs, and moms and dads and a few grandparents gathered for brunch.
Th is bunny stood at least six feet tall, had fl oppy ears, was covered head-to-toe in fl uff y white fur, wore a bright-ly colored vest and a rubbery nose, and looked surprisingly like Koetje’s neigh-bor Jess Brown in a bunny suit.
Woodsong Court’s Easter Bun-ny has appeared at the neighborhood’s holiday party every year since 2008. A Woodsong dad has worn the big bun-ny suit each year. Th ere’s a tradition to determine which dad will appear as the bunny: whoever has the last-place team in the neighborhood fantasy football league wins the honor, or perhaps dis-honor. Except this year, when the last-place fi nisher had a confl ict, so Brown stepped in to fi ll the bunny gap.
As he hopped into the yard, everyone gathered around to welcome him. Everyone, that is, except Brown’s own kids. Th ey bolted. “My kids, it’s like their minds are blown,” Brown, a 32-year-old who usually handles fi -nancial matters for a con-tracting and consulting company, said later. “Th e only two scared kids were mine.”
It turns out that Eas-ter Bunnies get used to a little rejection. Th e year Koetje wore the suit, his kids ran away at the sight of him. His description of his turn as the big bun-ny: “It’s great. You get a bunch of middle-aged kids running around with Whiffl e ball bats trying to hit you. It’s hot and it’s sweaty, and your kids don’t recognize you and start to cry, which is OK because you don’t want them to remem-ber you did it.”
But everybody else remembers who wore the suit. Th is is how holiday mem-ories are made.
Woodsong Court and nearby Wood-song Trail, residents say, make up a little island surrounded by larger neighbor-hoods. Th eir island is a place where ev-erybody knows everybody. Residents get together regularly. Th ey swap ornaments at Christmas and hold a big Halloween party. Th ey have a website to trade info. “Th is is a great neighborhood,” April Williams said.
Th ey look out for one another. Nehal and Samantha Desai said their young-er son was born just 19 days after they
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Peachtree Road Farmers Market Where is it? Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road, NW. How long does it last? April 6 through Dec. 14. What time is it open? April through Sept., 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Oct. through Dec., 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.What can I find there? Abundant Harvest Gardens of Winston: Naturally grown fruits and vegetables.Decimal Place Farm of Conley: Goat farm selling artisanal goat cheeses.Dubberly’s Seafood of Savannah: Sweet Savannah shrimp. Hidden Springs Honey of Williamson: Naturally grown honey.For a full listing of vendors, visit: www.peachtreeroadfarmersmarket.com
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Where is it? In the parking lot be-hind Haven and Valenza restaurants, 1441 Dresden Drive.How long does it last? May 5 through December.What time is it open? Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. What can I find there? City Dog Market of Brookhaven: Natu-ral cat and dog food lines.Sweet Tea Factory of Hapeville: Quality food and beverages.For a full listing of vendors, visit: http://brookhavenfarmersmarket.comNote: The Drive-Thru Farmers Market is scheduled to open April 18 at 3522 Ash-ford-Dunwoody Road. It wlll operate from 3 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays.
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Dunwoody Green MarketWhere is it? Th e Shops of Dun-woody, 5500 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road.How long does it last? April 17 through November.What time is it open? Wednesdays, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. What can I fi nd there? Zocalo Fresh Mexican Salsas and Dips of Atlanta: Fresh salsas and other pre-pared foods.CalyRoad Creamery of Sandy Springs: Artisans cheeses made from fresh milk and local ingredients. Annie Okra’s Barn of RydalKent’s Country Cookies of Fayette-villeFor a full listing of vendors, visit: http://dunwoodygreenmarket.com
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Sandy Springs Farmers MarketWhere is it? 235 Sandy Springs Circle, NW. How long does it last? April 13 through October.What time is it open? Sat-urdays, from 8:30 a.m. to noonWhat can I fi nd there? Watsonia Farms of Monet-ta, S.C.: Fruit and produce.Dr. Sweet’s Cake Empori-um of Atlanta: Desserts.Sausage World of LilburnJones Sharpening of Mari-etta: Sharpens knives, scis-sors, garden tools and chainsaw chains.For a full listing of vendors, visit: http://sandyspringsfarmersmarket.com
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Brightening up the worldAbove, North Springs Charter High School freshmen Jada Mitchell, left, and Demetrie Colbert, plant azaelas around
an outdoor classroom during the school’s fi rst “Clubs in Community Day” on March 28. Students arrived on campus for a different type of day - not attending classes - instead, they volunteered for service projects throughout the community.
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Rain, rain take the trash awayDespite bad weather on March 23, the third annual Buckhead Eco
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Th e Atlanta chapter of the Assistance League, a national charitable organiza-tion, claims more than 200 members. About half live in Dunwoody. Others live in Sandy Springs or nearby commu-nities.
Founded more than 30 years ago by 34 Atlantans, the Atlanta chapter broke ground 15 years ago when members built their two-story building in its cur-rent location. Th e building contains the thrift shop, a warehouse, offi ce space, storage areas and a donation center.
“When we hear the doorbell ring in the donation center we know an angel has arrived,” member and Dunwoody resident Lynn Farrell said.
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Members volunteer to work at their local chapter and contribute between $70 and $95 in annual membership fees.
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Drake emphasized the chapter could not function without the additional as-sistance of non-member community volunteers who may lend a hand in sort-ing donated items in the warehouse or making deliveries and picking up donat-ed furniture alongside some of the mem-bers’ husbands.
Drake said that through their multi-ple philanthropic programs, they help approximately 40,000 people in need within the community every year. Th is fi gure includes 6,000 to 8,000 elemen-tary public school children who are the
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Sherry Waugh, a member from San-dy Springs, said that through another program they bring approximately 20-24 women a year to their thrift shop from Mary Hall Freedom House and outfi t them “with appropriate clothes for job interviews.”
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ArtSSpring 2013 starts April 18 and lasts through May 17. Th e month-long celebration features a variety of events highlighting local artists, great literature and tempting food. Many of the events are free to attend.
Th e event’s organizers will place green bows throughout the city as a reminder for residents.
Peggy Allen, a spokeswoman for ArtSSpring, said this year’s list of events is condensed, compared with prior years. While there were near-daily events in 2012, organizers decided to schedule most of the activities around the week-end for the 2013 festival.
Allen said there will also be new events this year.
“Foodie Fridays is our new endeavor, and we’re excited about that because it includes music and the food trucks,” Al-len said.
Foodie Fridays will be held at Kud-zu & Company. Allen said 13 local res-taurants will also display artwork during ArtSSpring.
Allen said organizers are taking ad-vantage of the city’s resources.
On May 16 there will be a “Painting to Music” event at Big Trees Forest Pre-serve from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. “We’re us-ing a lot of the natural parks and the or-ganizations in the community,” Allen said.
Sandy Springs Reads this year chose “To Kill a Mockingbird” as the featured book. Th e celebration will hold several events honoring the Pulitzer Prize win-ning novel by Harper Lee.
Th e fi rst weekend event will be San-dy Springs Artsapalooza, held April 20 and 21 at 6100 Lake Forrest Dr., NE, 30328. Th e event hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m on April 20, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 21.
“Th is two-day outdoor art and hand-craft festival is hosted by the Atlan-ta Foundation for Public Spaces,” the ArtSSpring announcement says.
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Allen said the events bring attention to local artists and businesses.
“It’s all a gift from us to them from the city,” Allen said. “It creates enthusi-asm and activity for the city.”
For a full list of events, visit: www.artsandysprings.org.
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Artist MarketSunday, April 14, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. – Local art-ists display and sell original work at the third annu-al Congregation B’nai Torah’s Artist Market. Check out paintings, ceramics, jewelry, photography, metal and fabric art. Other onsite activities include: com-puter and small electronics recycling (no TVs or mi-crowaves); paper shredding; car wash; bake sale. Food available for purchase. Rain or shine. Free admission and open to the community. Call 404-257-0537 or visit: www.bnaitorah.org for details. 700 Mount Ver-non Highway, NE, Sandy Springs, 30328.
Chamber Players Sunday, April 14, 3 p.m. – Th e Georgian Chamber Players perform Schubert’s Impromptu and Rondeau Brilliant, Dohnanyi’s Serenade and Beethoven’s ‘Ghost’ Piano Trio at the Trinity Presby-terian Church in Buckhead. $20 for adults; $10 for students. Reception to meet the players follows con-cert. 3003 Howell Mill Rd., Atlanta, 30327. Go to: http://georgianchamberplayers.org to learn more.
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Folk MusicSunday, April 14, 4 p.m. – Th e Atlanta Bala-laika Society presents Russian and Eastern Europe-an folk music and songs at the Dunwoody United Methodist Church. Th e concert showcases Russian, Gypsy, and Jewish folk music, as well as classical se-lections. Open to the public. A $10 donation at the door is suggested. 1548 Mount Vernon Rd., Dun-woody, 30338. Call 770-394-0675 or visit: www.dunwoodyumc.org for details.
“Miss Saigon” Friday, April 19, 7:30 p.m. – Th e North Springs Charter High School Performing Arts Mag-net presents “Miss Saigon,” featuring a live pit or-chestra. Evening performances continue April 20, 25-27, at 7:30 p.m.; matinees April 20 and 27 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $15 adults; $20 VIPs; $10 seniors and students. For more information or to buy tick-ets, go to: www.northspringshigh.com. Call 770-551-2490 with questions. 7447 Roswell Rd., San-dy Springs, 30328.
Artsapalooza Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. – San-dy Springs’ two-day Artsapalooza gets under way. Outdoor event with an emphasis on the visual arts and handcrafts, featuring up to 150 painters, pho-tographers, sculptors, leather and metal craft per-sons, glass blowers, jewelers and more! Also in-cludes a children’s play area, local musicians and interactive art stations. Free admission and open to all. Rain or shine. Pets allowed on leash. Event continues Sunday, April 21, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 6100 Lake Forrest Dr., NE, Sandy Springs, 30328. For additional details, visit: www.aff ps.com or call 404-845-0793.
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Saturday, April 13, 8-9:30 a.m. – Th e Atlan-ta Speech School’s certifi ed speech-language pathol-ogists provide screenings for children three years and older, and written documentation of the results, in-cluding recommendations for further evaluations, if needed. By appointment only. Free and open to the community. Call 404-233-5332 or email Jen-nifer Buck: [email protected] with questions or to make an appointment. Atlanta Speech School, 3160 Northside Parkway, NW, Atlanta, 30327. www.at-lantaspeechschool.org.
Touch a TruckSaturday, April 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Fun for all ages! Kids get “hands-on” with construction trucks, a tow truck, fi re truck, mail truck, race car, police cruiser and more! Infl atables, face painting and other activities onsite. Concessions available for purchase. Admission: $3 per person; children age 1 and under are free. Hit-son Activities Center, Sandy Springs United Methodist Church, 85 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-250-9455 to fi nd out more.
Turtle ToursSaturday, April 13, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Her-itage Sandy Springs presents “Turtle Tours,” an education-al series appropriate for chil-dren ages 2-5, in the Heri-tage Sandy Springs Museum. Museum mascots “Sandy” the Chipmunk and “Spring” the Turtle introduce pre-schoolers to history. In this
month’s program, Sandy and Spring “Feed Th eir Feath-ery Friends.” Free; donations encouraged. 6075 San-dy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more in-formation visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org or call: 404-851-9111.
Poetry WorkshopSaturday, April 13, 12-2 p.m. – Turn your writing into performance art with the help of this workshop. For those interested in competing in lo-cal poetry slams. Session geared for middle and high school youth. Free and open to the public. Registra-tion required. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: [email protected] or call: 404-303-6130 for additional details.
Earth Day Activities Wednesday, April 10, 3-3:45 p.m. – Learn about recycling and other things you can do to make our planet a better place, then turn your trash into treasure with a recycling craft! Presented by Sarah Brodd, with the DeKalb Cooperative Ex-tension. Free. Appropriate for 5-12 year olds, and open to the fi rst 15 participants. All from the com-munity are welcome. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-848-7140 to learn more.
Saturday, April 20, 12-4 p.m. – Children ages 4-12 can drop in any time between 12-4 p.m. to make an Earth Day craft as a parent and child activity. Free and open to all. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: [email protected] or call: 404-814-3500 for additional details.
Monday, April 22, 3:30 p.m. – Come learn how beavers help build dams. Presented by Sha-ron Smith from Fulton County Water Resources. Program suitable for ages 4-6. Free and open to the public. Space is limited. Sign-up required and start-ed April 1st. Come by, call 404-303-6130 or email: shannon.duff [email protected] to register or with questions. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.
Story Round UpSaturday, April 13, 2:30 p.m. – Ms. Leah en-tertains with a cowboy and cowgirl story time and re-lated activities for the entire family. “Cowpoke” dress encouraged. Free and open to the community. For ages 3-7. Space is limited. Sign-up required and started March 23rd. Come by, call 404-303-6130 or email: [email protected] to register or ask questions. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, San-dy Springs, 30328.
Lemonade DaysWednesday, April 17-Sunday April 21 –Th e Dunwoody Preservation Trust presents “Lem-onade Days.” Th e 14th annual event features carni-val rides, 5K, petting zoo, music, concessions and more. Free festival admission; rides, food and oth-er events require ticket purchase. Continues through April 21. Proceeds support the DPT’s historic sites upkeep and community engagement events. Held in Brook Run Park, 4770 N. Peachtree Road, Dun-woody, 30338. For additional information, go to: www.dunwoodylemonadedays.org.
Fun FairSaturday, April 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Th e Early Childhood School of Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church hosts its ninth annual Fun Fair! For all ages, particularly preschool and elementary kids. Activities include: pony and train rides, petting zoo, bake sale, clowns, arts and crafts, games, infl atables, fi re truck, police car and DJ. Free admission; tick-et purchase required for activities and onsite conces-sions. Silent auction features children’s artwork, gift baskets, restaurant gift certifi cates and destination vacations. Open to the public. Rain or shine. 2715 Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-266-8111 or visit: www.spdl.org to learn more.
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Lunch & LearnMonday, April 8, 10 a.m. – Join those aged 50+ at the Lunch & Learn programs of Perime-ter Adult Learning & Services, Inc. (PALS). Select from: Mao Tse Tung; military life stories; museums; mahjongg; three presidents; super foods; book re-views; bridge; Mayan civilization & culture; gar-dening; chess. Have fun and enjoy catered lunches, available with reservations. For a detailed brochure on courses and fees, contact Lee Smith at 770-698-0801 or go to: www.palsonline.org. Classes continue through May 13. Temple Emanu-El, 1580 Spalding Dr., Sandy Springs, 30350.
Meditate Effortlessly Tuesday, April 9, 6:30 p.m. – Th is one-hour guided, seated session off ers a simple, but power-ful way to meditate eff ortlessly. Benefi ts of regular practice include improved energy; enhanced men-tal focus; reduced stress. Free session facilitated by a trained Isha Kriya instructor. No previous medi-tation experience necessary. Open to fi rst 25 partici-pants. For adults. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-848-7140 to fi nd out more.
New Mom Pediatrics Tuesday, April 16, 10:00 a.m. – Dr. Ruth Brown, retired pediatrician, mom and grandmother, answers questions, discusses issues, and provides sup-port to young and older moms. Share child-related and pediatric-related concerns. Free and open to the com-munity. Dunwoody United Methodist Church, in the Francis Asbury Room, 1548 Mount Vernon Rd., Dun-woody, 30338. Email: [email protected] with questions and/or childcare reservations.
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tions. Th e wives call themselves the “Wom-en of Woodsong,” proudly known as “the WOWs.” Th ey gather for “girls’ night out,” and organize the holiday parties. Th eir hus-bands responded with the Men of Wood-song, or “the MOWs,” who gather around a backyard fi re pit to talk and drink beer. And, of course, to provide someone to fi ll the bun-ny suit.
Th is year’s bunny got a workout. Brown’s bunny hopped with the kids and posed for photos with just about everybody. “It’s a bit warm in this thing,” he admitted after a while. “My lungs are burning.”
Good to know. Brown will have his chance to warn others who don the com-munity bunny suit in the future that they should do a little stretching before hippity-hopping onto the Easter stage. Each dad who wears the suit writes a letter of advice to fu-ture bunnies. Th e letters are handed down from dad to dad during a ceremony the night before the new bunny makes his debut.
How did Brown hold up? “We’re good,” he said, holding his arms aloft like a winning ballplayer during March Madness. “I’m feel-ing the bunny. It’s that Easter pride.”
What Easter pride? He stopped a moment and thought about it. “Helping to continue the tradition,” he said.
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PHOTOS BY PHil MOSieR
Above, far left, Peyton Koetje, with other neighborhood children, center, from left, Lucy Johnson, Iris Williams,
Annie Quinn and Bennett Brown, are eager to share their fi ndings with Ashley Koetje, far right, during Woodsong
Court’s Easter festivities on March 30. Right, party hostess Nicole Johnson helps daughter Emma with the eggs.
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Anna Kampfe has been painting for as long as she can remember.
“I have always been attracted to art and making marks on a page,” she said. “I like that art is a way of putting a part of myself out in the open. When I draw something, it’s not just a drawing, it’s me showing how I see things.”
One of her works was recently select-ed to be a part of a teen artist exhibit at the High Museum of Art. Teens were required to create a portrait inspired by Frida Kahlo, and were then judged based on technique, skill and their abil-ity to react to the artist’s work. Th e ex-hibition celebrates the High Museum’s “Frida and Diego: Passion, Politics, and Painting” exhibition, which continues through May 12.
Anna hopes that one day she can have her own exhibit at the High Mu-seum. Not only has this process helped Anna become more professional and im-prove her time management skills, but she also realizes how important it is to share her work with others.
“I also think it is important to learn that everybody has a diff erent view-point,” she said. “Every portrait was dif-ferent, which was a wonderful thing to see.”
Katie Arnold is Anna’s art teacher at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School this year. She describes Anna as “an artist in the making.” “It’s fun to watch her stretch herself,” Arnold said. “She is al-ways trying something new, and always thinking outside of the box.”
Th eater is another form of art that Anna enjoys. She has been in many plays and is a part of a girls’ a cappella singing group.
“When people say that the theater is like a family, it is absolutely, 100 per-cent true,” she said. “It is probably the one place I can go where everyone is just themselves, and we all love each other for our diff erences.”
As a result of the numerous roles she has played, Anna has become much more confi dent in front of a crowd and has gained public speaking skills.
In her free time, Anna enjoys writ-ing. Now she’s working on combining her interest in writing with her visual art work. She has been working on a graph-ic novel since last summer.
What’s Next: Anna is looking into art schools such
as the Savannah College of Art and De-sign, and the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is considering tying her two passions, art and theater, together and pursuing a career in animation.
Th is article was reported and written by Stacy Bubes. a senior at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School.
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Student Profi le: Alex Cameron Junior, Dunwoody High
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Whether she’s competing in cross-country races, playing an instrument or swimming, Alex Cameron fi nds running toward her goals comes naturally.
Alex always stays active.Last fall, the Dunwoody High girls’
cross-country team qualifi ed for the state tournament along with 31 oth-er teams. DeKalb County hasn’t had a girls’ cross-country team win the state ti-tle in 30 years. Th at’s right. Th e last one was in 1982.
Th e girls’ team won the state ti-tle. Alex brought home the individu-al 5-AAAAA state championship with a time of 19:49:96. She bested about 200 runners. One mile into the race, she had a clear lead.
Dunwoody girls’ cross-country coach Brian Boucher wasn’t surprised by Alex’s victory. He saw the dedication to success she displayed throughout the season.
“She took on a greater leadership role this year,” Boucher said. “Her desire to have the whole team be successful truly made a diff erence.”
It takes time and hard work to ex-cel at any sport. She’s been swimming competitively, mostly on summer league teams, since age 6. Alex discovered her passion for running when she joined a club in the sixth grade at Peachtree Mid-dle School. “I really liked it, and it just went from there.”
Whether playing a sport or study-ing, it’s important to have a support sys-tem. And what better encouragement is there for a runner than having a mom who ran track in high school and a dad who runs marathons? “I also run with a separate group year-round to stay ac-tive,” Alex said.
Alex proves that dedication goes a long way in achieving goals.
“Alex uses her talent and builds on it through hard work,” Boucher said.
Along with her passion for running, Alex participates in the band at Dun-woody High. She has been playing trumpet since the sixth grade.
Alex’s running hasn’t stopped at cross country. Th is spring, she’s on the track team. She runs 1600-meter and 3200-meter events.
She does a lot, but she’s careful not to overdo it. “Quality is always better than quantity,” Alex said. “It’s always better to work a little each day than a whole lot crammed in just twice a week.”
What’s Next: Alex will be a senior next year and
plans on joining the Dunwoody High School swim team as well as continuing to compete in cross country and track. Alex hopes to take her talents to college – she’s not sure where yet -- and to con-tinue running competitively. “Running is a healthy life choice,” she said.
� is article was report-ed and written by Erin Pirkle, who is a se-nior at Dunwoody High School.
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Much the residential construction is remodeling and renovation of existing homes, he said.
“Homeowners are making improve-ments to property they already own,” he said.
Th ere is also a lot of infi ll develop-ment in established neighborhoods, where “smaller homes are being re-placed with newer, often larger homes,” McOmber said.
Th e city is also seeing some new sub-divisions, or renewed activity in the de-velopment of subdivisions started years ago that were stalled during the recession.
Brookhaven also is taking over some projects from DeKalb County, such as the Hyatt hotel under construction at Villa Christina. DeKalb issued the foun-dation and land disturbance permits for the hotel, but Brookhaven will issue the building permit and conduct inspections.
“Th ey’re putting in the foundations for the buildings now and we’ll start go-ing vertical very soon,” McOmber said.
Brookhaven offi cials implemented a development moratorium when the city was fi rst starting up to allow time to es-tablish a community development de-partment.
Once the moratorium ended, there were a lot of projects waiting to get start-ed, McOmber said.
“We’ve certainly been more busy than we anticipated,” McOmber said. “Th at anticipation was based on what DeKalb County was experiencing in the bound-ary that is now the city of Brookhaven. Th ere was historical information from 2011 and 2012.”
McOmber thinks Brookhaven is part of an improving housing market in met-ro Atlanta.
“I can tell you for the region, activ-
ity does seem to be trending upward,” McOmber said. “Th e region is seeing a bit of an upswing.”
Mikel Muffl ey, of real estate fi rm Muffl ey & Associates, said there’s a lot of demand for new homes in Brookhaven.
“We probably built in the Brookhav-en and Ashford Park area 25 homes last year and we’re projected to do more than that,” Muffl ey said. “People just want new.”
Muffl ey said people are very drawn to Brookhaven’s central location, especial-ly the neighborhoods around the Village Place development on Dresden Drive.
“Ashford Park is defi nitely one of the big hotbeds,” Muffl ey said. “Th at area has become the new Virginia-Highland. People are attracted to live-walk envi-ronments.”
He thinks the new apartment devel-opments will also be a benefi t for the area.
“Th at creates a buyer base for those businesses and keeps them alive, and that’s good for everyone,” Muffl ey said.
Muffl ey said though people are interest-ed in new houses, they are building more modest homes with higher quality materi-als than they were before the recession.
“It’s not about lots of rooms,” he said. “People are being smarter about what they’re doing.”
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On his way through north DeKalb, Th urmond spoke to the Dunwoody Homeowners Association and the new-ly-formed Dunwoody Parents Con-cerned about Quality Education. He also attended a recent meeting in Tuck-er hosted by DeKalb County Commis-sioner Elaine Boyer.
And on March 26, Th urmond spoke to the Brookhaven City Council. Also invited to the education-focused meet-ing were DeKalb Board of Education representative Marshall Orson, char-ter school advocate Dan Weber, Rep. Mike Jacobs, R-Brookhaven, and for-mer DeKalb school board member Nan-cy Jester.
Mayor J. Max Davis said he organized the Brookhaven meeting to let parents ask questions and talk about public edu-cation, including eff orts to create charter school systems and independent school districts. “We’re not endorsing any plan or option. We’re just discussing plans and options,” Davis said.
Th urmond took questions from par-ents and talked about some of the unique challenges the school system faces.
“Th is county is one of the most di-verse counties in not only Georgia but in the whole country,” Th urmond said. “Nearly 20 percent of students enrolled in our schools are English learners.
“Th e old concepts of north/south, black folks/white folks is obsolete,” Th urmond said.
He said the system needs to be de-centralized to become more fl exible to the diverse needs of students in diff er-ent schools.
Th e crowd was shocked when Th ur-mond said that 71 percent of students in DeKalb County qualify for free and re-duced lunch.
He pointed out that it is not neces-sarily a problem, but something that needs to be taken into account. “I quali-fi ed for free and reduced lunch from fi rst through 12th grade. I’m a free-and-re-duced lunch kid,” Th urmond said.
He said going forward, the commu-nity and the school board need to think in terms of what’s best for the entire county.
“In order for us to really become a high-quality system, we have to move away from ‘my district’ and ‘my school,’” Th urmond said. “We’re going to have to become interested in the education of other people’s children who don’t live in ‘my neighborhood’ and ‘my district.’
After Th urmond spoke, Jacobs dis-cussed a proposed legislative eff ort to al-low cities formed after 2005 to form in-dependent school districts. Weber spoke to parents about the benefi ts of creating “charter clusters” that would give par-ents and teachers more fl exibility in ed-ucation.
Th urmond said he’s not bothered by these discussions about separating schools from the DeKalb County system.
“Each parent has to do what they think is in the best interest of their child,” Th urmond said. “While these decisions are being made, their children are still enrolled in the DeKalb Coun-ty School District. It’s my responsibility and the responsibility of the district to provide them with best education possi-ble. To me, they’re separate issues.”
Th urmond said that as he’s made his way around DeKalb, some com-mon themes have emerged from his dis-cussions. Almost everyone is concerned about the dysfunction of the school board, with improving academic perfor-mance, and with increasing salaries to keep the best teachers in the school sys-tem, he said.
Th ere’s a lot of anger and frustration, too. But overall, Th urmond said people have been hopeful and supportive of the direction he’s taking.
With no background in education, Th urmond was a non-traditional choice for interim superintendent. But he said as a former state legislator, state labor commissioner, and head of the state Di-vision of Family and Children’s Servic-es, he has experience leading large public institutions through times of crisis.
“As a Georgian and resident of DeKalb County, I did not feel like I could allow the system to fail,” Th ur-mond said. “I felt like I had something to off er and could be a benefi t to the sys-tem at this critical moment.”
He realizes that few envy his posi-tion. But Th urmond said the experience has been “exhilarating.”
“Years ago, I dedicated my life to public service. Th is is why you go into public service,” Th urmond said. “At a time of great need, to be able to go in and provide help. I’m just honored that the people of DeKalb County gave me this opportunity. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime and it’s also the challenge of a lifetime.”
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Interim superintendent Thurmond makes the rounds
MELISSA WEINMAN
Interim DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Michael Thurmond
speaks at the Brookhaven City Council’s March 26
meeting at PATH Academy.
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Yandura, who previously served as chief of police in College Park, was intro-duced as Brookhaven’s new chief during a press conference April 2. His fi rst day in Brookhaven will be April 15.
“I am humbled and honored to be cho-sen as police chief for Brookhaven,” Yan-dura said.
Brookhaven City Manager Marie Gar-rett said city offi cials are deferring to Yan-dura’s professional experience in law en-forcement to determine how many offi cers to hire for the department.
She said Brookhaven’s feasibility study conducted by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia will not dictate staffi ng levels.
“Th e study recommends 54 offi cers. We are not going to hold Gary to that,” Garrett said.
Yandura said he is already reviewing ap-plications, and hopes to have police offi -cers on the streets of Brookhaven this sum-mer.
“We’d like to get heavy involvement in the community to fi nd out what their needs and expectations are,” Yandura said.
Yandura said some of the challeng-
es of starting the police department will be Brookhaven’s physical boundaries – roughly six miles long and two miles wide – and meeting the needs of the city’s di-verse population. “We’ll also try to hire to meet that diversity,” Yandura said.
Yandura said he has spoken with law enforcement offi cials from other nearby cities. “I’m a believer of sharing resources and building partnerships,” he said.
According to Brookhaven, Yandura is credited with reducing crime in College Park during his tenure as police chief.
Yandura spent 24 years in Lake Forest Ill., where he began his law enforcement career.
He is a graduate of the FBI Academy and holds a master’s degree in public ad-ministration.
Garrett selected Yandura from nearly 100 applicants.
“I am excited to have Chief Yandura join our team,” Garrett said in a news re-lease. “We received a lot of interest from experienced candidates, but Yandura was the right person to help build a new police department from the ground up.”
Brookhaven has an agreement with DeKalb County to provide police services until the city’s department is up and run-ning.
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Police BlotterFrom police reports dated through
March 28.
The following information was pulled from DeKalb County Police Department’s Crimetrac system (www.crimemapping.com/map/ga/dekalbcounty) for the zip
code 30319 and the lower Buford Highway corridor. The information on the website is
presumed accurate.
BURGLARY 3900 block of Peachtree Road – A com-
mercial burglary, using forced entry, was re-ported on March 19.
2000 block of Johnson Ferry Road – A commercial burglary, using forced entry, was reported on March 25.
AUTO THEFT 2700 block of Archway Drive – Theft of an
auto was reported on March 16.
THEFT 2400 block of � ompson Road – Theft by
taking was reported on March 28.
ASSAULT 4000 block of Peachtree Road – Simple as-
sault/simple battery was reported on March 17.
2100 block of Oglethorpe Drive – Simple battery on a peace offi cer was reported on March 19.
3200 block of Osborne Road – Domestic family battery was reported on March 23.
4000 block of Peachtree Road – Simple as-sault was reported on March 25.
VEHICLE BREAK-IN/LARCENY
4000 block of Peachtree Road –A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 16.
500 block of Brookhaven Avenue –A lar-ceny of articles from a vehicle was report-ed on March 18.
3600 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Entering an auto was reported on March 20.
3700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Entering an auto was reported on March 20.
Construction of more than 50 new hangars at the DeKalb-Peachtree Air-port is under way, the airport director says.
“Broke ground on the hangar proj-ect last week,” PDK Director Mike Van Wie told members of the Buckhead Business Association on March 28.
Van Wie said the hangar project will cost more than the original $5 million budget because of federal environmen-tal regulations. Total construction costs will be around $8.3 million, he said.
Th e airport director said there will be an offi cial groundbreaking ceremo-ny in April.
During his remarks, Van Wie talked about the economic benefi ts of gener-al aviation. PDK provides general avia-tion services, meaning it does not han-dle commercial or freight traffi c.
Th e airport, located on Chamblee Tucker Road, is the second busiest air-port in Georgia after Atlanta’s Harts-fi eld-Jackson International Airport.
“We’re a general aviation reliever air-port,” Van Wie said. “Th at reliever des-ignation is important to us. We relieve
Hartsfi eld of the business jets, the Cess-na 172s, the prop planes. Th at reliever status qualifi es us for a separate pool of federal money that’s available for capital improvement.”
He said the airport brings in $39.9 million in tax revenue to DeKalb Coun-ty and traffi c at the airport creates 1,834 jobs.
Van Wie said the airport has felt little impact from the federal government’s sequestration, a series of automatic fed-eral budget cuts that began in March. He said PDK air traffi c controllers are federal employees while other Georgia airports use contractors for those jobs.
While PDK receives federal money for improvement projects and air traf-fi c controllers, Van Wie said the current president isn’t a friend of general avia-tion.
Van Wie outlined the “No Plane, No Gain” advocacy program, a joint eff ort of the National Business Aviation Asso-ciation and the General Aviation Man-ufacturers Association. Th e group has taken issue with President Obama’s crit-icism of corporate jets.
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