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Newspaper Page Text
Inside
Fresh paint
Municipal Court
poised to open
COMMUNITY 3
Fire forces
Local cities considering
joint fire department
COMMUNITY 6
Business boom?
Self-taxing business
district proposed
COMMUNITY 7
Out of focus
Residents vent over
DeKalb school system
COAAMENTARY 8
Crafting calm
Creative therapy helps
trauma victims
AAAKING A DIFFERENCE 10
Rifles, riots
Experience home life, battle
lines during Civil War
OUT a ABOUT 14
Summer
Camps
A special
advertising section
PAGES 18-22
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MARCH 8 - MARCH 21,2013 • VOL. 5 - NO. 5
Give it a spin
PHIL MOSIER
Ritch Fusakio helps “turn over” the engine on a B-17 aircraft at the DeKalb-
Peachtree Airport on March 2. This plane, used by the Liberty Foundation, a
nonprofit group based in Oklahoma, served in World War II. It now employs
a crew of three and flies passengers on tours. More photos on page 28.
manager,
solicitor
BY MELISSA WEINMAN
melissaweinman@reporternewspapers.net
Brookhaven City Council has ap
pointed two key officials, marking a mile
stone in the development of the new city.
Interim City Manager Marie Gar
rett will serve as city manager. Interim
City Attorney Bill Riley, who advised the
council on legal matters as the city adopt
ed its initial code of ordinances, will be
come the city’s part-time solicitor.
“I’m looking forward to helping you
implement policies, procedures, and
most importantly your vision for this
city,” Garrett said at the Council’s Feb.
26 meeting.
Brookhaven conducted a nation
al search for its top administrative posi-
SEE CITY, PAGE 4
Drew Valley
residents revive
crime watch
Bf MELISSA WEINMAN
melissaweinman@reporternewspapers.net
The residents of Drew Valley have re
vamped their neighborhood watch pro
gram to take a stronger stand against
crime in their neighborhood.
Drew Valley is comprised of more
than 800 homes in a knot of residential
streets between Dresden Drive and Bu
ford Highway in the heart of the new city
of Brookhaven.
At the Brookhaven City Council’s first
meetings and town hall gatherings, resi
dents of Drew Valley told council mem
bers that they are concerned about crime.
One woman recounted being held at gun
point while she walked her dog. Oth
ers recalled burglaries, especially in the
homes nearest Buford Highway.
Many residents say they have been
SEE DREW VALLEY, PAGE 30
