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Trail test
City officials, community
tour Brook Run path
COMMUNITY 3
Mixed signals
Opinions differ on Mount
Vernon turn lanes
COMMUNITY 5
I spy?
Pros, cons voiced over public
surveillance cameras
COAAMENTARY 8
With a bang
Where, when to
celebrate July 4
OUT & ABOUT 18
Wonder woman
Parade co-chair is like
‘Energizer Bunny’
AAAKING A DIFFERENCE 19
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JUNE 28 - JULY 11,2013 • VOL. 4 - NO. 13
Traveling by tiptoe
Maggie Duncan, 7,
left, along with her
sister Michelle, 3,
right, walk nimbly
across stepping stones
at Brook Run Park in
Dunwoody on June
20. The two, along
with other members
of their family, were
there to enjoy Food
Truck Thursdays.
The event, held
weekly throughout
the summer, offers
a variety of food
options and live
entertainment. More
photos on page 30.
PHIL MOSIER
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New development,
zoning codes considered
MM MU
joeearle@reporternewspapers. net
It’s been 18 months in the making -- so far. And it’s got a least
a couple more months to go.
But this summer or fall, the city of Dunwoody’s rewrite of
its zoning and land development regulations is scheduled to be
wrapped up and put into law. The proposed rewrite goes to the
city Planning Commission for consideration July 19 and is sched
uled to be given to Dunwoody City Council for review in August.
“It’s a big document,” said Steve Dush, the city’s community de
velopment director, who’s marshalling the rewrite project. “There’s
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Millage stays the same
after vote to cut it fails
BY JOE EARLE
joeearle@reporternewspapers.net
Dunwoody City Council voted June 25 to keep the city’s tax
millage the same, rejecting an effort by half the council to cut the
tax rate.
The council unanimously approved a proposal to keep the city’s
millage at 2.74 mills, the same rate it has levied since 2009.
This year, the city’s tax digest — the value of taxable property in
the city — has increased for the first time in several years, so the city
expects to collect about $70,000 more than it did last year, City
Manager Warren Hutmacher told the council. Taxes are calculat-
SEE MILLAGE, PAGE 7
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