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CHAMPION ist Place General Excellence Award winner GEORGIA PRESS ASSOCIATION 'Better Newspaper contest’ 2007, 2009-2017 SECTION A: VOL. 27 NO. 2 The Official Legal Organ ofDeKalb County, GA. Serving East Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Dunwoody, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Tucker, Stonecrest and Stone Mountain. THURSDAY, JULY 13,2017 THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.COM E DEKALBCHAMPNEWS Ei , DEKALBCHAMPNEWS Doraville fire displaces five families FOR THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS VISIT US AT THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.COM CHAMBLEE INVESTS GREENERY PAGE10A An unidentified woman carries personal items from a fire-damaged unit at the Shallowford Gardens Apartment in Doraville. Photo by Travis Hudgons Afire that began in the early morning hours of July 11 destroyed 12 units of Shallowford Gardens Apartments displacing five families. Contained to one building in the complex, the roof of which collapsed on top floor units. Capt. Eric Jackson of DeKalb Fire Rescue described the damage as “substantial” and reported to Red Cross that 16 individuals lost their homes. Presumed residents were seen removing personal items from lower-level units after the fire had been extinguished; Red Cross was on the scene offering assistance to those in need. Shallowford Gardens Apartments was recently purchased by DeKalb County School District and residents had been told to vacate the premises by August 31. A moving fair was held June 29 in an effort to make for a smooth transition of tenants. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. See related story on page 4A ALL DAYS ARE DOG DAYS AT AVON DALE ESTATES MARKET PAGE19A DeKalb County Commissioner Jeff Rader leads a group discussion about Emory University’s plans to annex into the city of Atlanta at the Central DeKalb Senior Center last year. Rader said he plans to have another informational meeting July 13. By Horace Holloman BROOKHAVEN BUCKS SITS SECOND IN LEAGUE'S EAST DIVISION MAKING A MOVE Emory, CDCplart to annex to Atlanta PAGE19A QUICK FINDER Business 12A Classified 14A Education 13A Opinion 7A Sports 15A BY HORACE HOLLOMAN horace@dekalbchamp.com Several DeKalb County-based institutions have expressed interests in annexing into the city of Atlanta. Emory University, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA)—all located within DeKalb County—filed petitions to annex. CDC, CHOA and Emory, which filed separate petitions on June 27, will wait on a vote by the Atlanta City Council sometime this fall. The process of annexation started roughly a year ago for Emory when the university announced it would attempt to annex. DeKalb County Commissioner Jeff Rader, whose district covers the Emory area, said an annexation could have adverse effects on the county. “Commercial districts may potentially follow [in that area] and then you start seeing the surrounding neighborhood begin to erode,” Rader said. Rader also said increased traffic in DeKalb County would be a potential concern. “The expectation is that Atlanta would be more liberal with zoning on Emory and Children’s Healthcare campus and the additional development and people would generate traffic problems that Dekalb County would have to respond to,” Rader said. According to Emory officials, the annexation to Atlanta is “the most viable, long-term option.” According See MOVE on Page 5A
