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LOCAL THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 • Page 2A Brookhaven city councilman announces re-election bid BY CARLA PARKER carla@dekalbchamp.com Brookhaven City Councilman Joe Gebbia announced July 19 his plans to seek re-election for his council seat. “I’ve had the honor to be at the table since the inception of the city of Brookhaven,” Gebbia said in a press release. “By working together, we have achieved a great deal and created a fantastic city. With your support, I would be honored to have the privilege to once again serve as your representative. Therefore, I am proud to announce my candidacy for re-election as your councilman for District 4.” Gebbia was first elected to Brookhaven’s inaugural city council in 2012 and was re-elected to a full four-year term in 2013. He earned a certificate of achievement from the Georgia Municipal Association for completing more than 100 hours in continuing education courses for elected officials. Gebbia co-chairs the Brookhaven Economic Development Committee, he led in the creation of Keep Brookhaven Beautiful and the development of the 2.8 mile Peachtree Creek Greenway Park. Gebbia also led the charge of Brookhaven becoming the first city in Georgia to be certified by the Attorney General’s Office as part of its “Georgia’s Not Buying It” anti-sex-trafficking campaign, and the annexation of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Executive Park into Brookhaven. Gebbia said he has been an advocate for efficient, sustainable development and improved communications between city officials and residents. “I will continue to provide a business-style approach to running our city,” he said. “I’ve worked hard to successfully address the three P’s— Police, Parks and Pot Holes, and to lower property taxes while creating and approving balanced and sound budgets. “We have accomplished a great deal since the inception of cityhood,” he added. “Over the next four years, I hope to continue to be a part of the process of making Brookhaven one of the most desirable cities in the region by working on the redevelopment of Buford Highway, the building and completion of the Peachtree Creek Greenway and the building of a new and permanent city hall.” The election in Nov. 7. wer in the Pews Clinic Affordable primary care services $40 office Avondale Estates awarded grant to complete Carl's Corner BY CARLA PARKER carla@dekalbchamp.com The preservation project for historic Carl’s Corner in Avondale Estates will be completed soon. Carl’s Corner, located on South Avondale Road next to Twin Oaks Plaza, was once the city’s entryway when the city was built in 1926. It was named after Carl Houseworth, an Avondale Estates gardener. City Planner and Community Development Officer Keri Stevens said the city has received federal sub-grants since 2015 to restore the archway. The city received a $1,500 grant from the Georgia Historic Preservation Division July 10 to complete phase III, the final phase, of the project. Avondale Estates was one of seven cities to receive federal sub-grants from the historic preservation division. “Carl’s Corner, the actual arch structure, was in very poor condition and we received our first grant from HPD to stabilize it, which we finished in 2015,” Stevens said. “A community member designed the landscaping that surrounds Carl’s Corner.” For Phase III of the project, the city will use the grant funds to install a historic marker that will explain the history of Carl’s Corner and include a visualization of Avondale Estates. “After that, it’ll just be maintaining the existing structure, maintaining the landscaping,” Stevens said. “We may decide to do additional historic markers at locations throughout the city, but that will be the last phase of Carl’s Corner.” Stevens said there was a companion piece to Carl’s Corner on the other side of South Avondale Road. “That was sadly torn down when they widened U.S. 278,” she said. “But we’re excited to stabilize our historic assets and also to be able to highlight them.” The Georgia Historic Preservation Division awarded $90,000 in federal sub-grants to the seven cities to support historic preservation activities. The 2017 Historic Preservation Fund grants help historic preservation planning initiatives and projects such as historic resource surveys, outreach efforts, and bricks-and-mortar projects throughout the state. The grants are provided annually through the historic preservation fund of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service and are administered by the historic preservation division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Avondale Estates received a $1,500 grant from the Georgia Historic Preservation Division to complete the preservation project for historic Carl’s Corner. 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