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Inside State of affairs DeKalb CEO Ellis talks property taxes, annexation COMMUNITY 6 Spending limit Legislature looking to cap gifts from lobbyists COMMUNITY 7 Up in arms Readers sound off over 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 share 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 Scan here to get Reporter Newspapers in your inbox or sign up @ ReporterNewspapers.net Dun woody Reporter www. Reporter Newspapers, net FEB. 8 - FEB. 21,2013 • VOL. 4 - NO. 3 CUSSIIOOM STARS Pages 22-23 Time for tartan PHIL MOSIER Yvonne Miller, center, plays the recorder during the prelude to the Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan service at St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church in Dunwoody on Feb. 3, part of the church’s Scottish Heritage Sunday celebration. More photos on page 3. Trail fight moves to new phase BY TOM ODER The temporary court order that halt ed construction of the controversial trail in Brook Run Park was lifted on Feb. 4, but it appears opponents of the city’s plan aren’t giving up. Shortly after DeKalb County Superi or Judge Tangela M. Barrie announced her decision to lift the order, former Dunwoody City Council member Dan ny Ross presented city officials with a petition asking they return to the orig- CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 New group forms to support Brook Run Park see page 2 City sets fines for ‘excessive’ false alarms BY JOE EARLE joeearle@reporternewspapers. net Dunwoody homeowners and busi nesses must register their burglar alarms with the city and pay fines after two false alarms under a new ordinance adopted recently by City Council. The proposal drew sharp criticism from some council members who ob jected to a provision that police will not respond to an alarm if the owner is de linquent in paying false alarm fines. Dunwoody police have backed the plan in an effort to reduce the number of false alarms received by the city. Check ing false alarms takes police time and re sources, officials say. “We have a lean police staff level,” City Councilman Terry Nall said before the council voted to adopt the ordinance CONTINUED ON PAGE 27
