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Inside
Master plan
Zoning Board of Appeals
almost in place
COMMUNITY 2
State of affairs
DeKalb CEO Ellis talks
property taxes, annexation
COMMUNITY 7
Up in arms
Readers sound off
on gun control
COAAMENTARY 8-9
Wild things
‘Mixed-up’ animals
come alive in book
AROUND TOWN 10
Heart strings
Group hits high notes
for Valentine’s Day
COMMUNITY 11
Bible verses
Clergy shares favorite
scripture ‘love stories’
FAITH 12-13
Speak easy
Actors ‘blossom’ with
this theater company
OUT & ABOUT 14-15
Summer
Camps
A special
advertising section
PAGES 18-21
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FEB. 8 - FEB. 21,2013 • VOL. 5 - NO. 3
A colorful look at China s culture
PHIL MOSIER
Lisa Chyn, artistic director of the Lisa Chyn An Fong Dance Company, performs on stage
during the St. Martin’s Episcopal School’s “Opening Doors to the World Through Storytelling”
program on Feb. 1. Read the story below and see more photos on page 27.
City begins its first
budget process
BY MELISSA WEINMAN
melissaweinman@reporternewspapers.net
Brookhaven’s budget proposal includes roughly $16 million for
the new city’s first year of operations as officials continue to work
with DeKalb County to hammer out final costs for police cover
age and parks.
“As was expected, our first year budget revenues are significant
ly less than they will be in our first full year of operations and rev
enue projected for 2014,” Mayor J. Max Davis said in a budget
memorandum.
Davis recommended adopting the maximum millage rate of
3.35 mills allowed in the city’s charter.“Though my preference is
a lower millage rate, I do not feel that would be a responsible rec
ommendation for our first year due to the high level of demands
from years of neglect, the significant revenue sources not received
SEE BROOKHAVEN, PAGE 5
St. Martin’s hosts
storytelling celebration
Bf MELISSA WEINMAN
melissaweinman@reporternewspapers.net
Chase Stewart stood beaming before his peers, rocking back and
forth in anticipation of his performance.
The first grader at St. Martin’s Episcopal School was the first in
line to tell a folktale to his age group at the school’s annual World
Storytelling Celebration Feb. 1.
Stewart told the story of the three little pigs, animating the
tale by building imaginary houses with his hands, and puffing his
cheeks full of air as the big, bad wolf blew them down.
His mother, Megan Stewart, stood in the back of the room,
smiling with an equally big grin as she watched her son.
She said she’s seen a lot of growth in her children through their
participation in the storytelling event.
Stewart said Chase and her daughter Devon, a third grader, have
practiced their stories since December. She said she’s glad her kids
had the opportunity to do something creative and perform in front
SEE KIDS, PAGE 26
