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Fine time
Alarms now must be
registered with city
COMMUNITY 2
Take a breath
Ease kids, yourself
into school routine
COAAMENTARY 6
Bridge mix
Classic card game
still draws fans
AROUND TOWN 7
Paddle pusher
‘Surf’s up’ on the
Chattahoochee River
OUT & ABOUT 10-11
On their way
‘Panhandle’ residents to
see faster EMS response
PUBLIC SAFETY 19
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AUG. 9 - AUG. 22,2013 • VOL. 4 - NO. 16
Trail blazers
PHIL M0SIER
Noelle Chatigny, 6, behind brother Andrew, 4, show off their
“Angry Birds” bikes during the Wheel-A-Palooza and Pedal
Parade at Brook Run Park on Aug. 3 in Dunwoody.
The park celebrated the opening of Phase 1
of its new trail. Story and more photos on page 3.
Council weighs in
on new zoning,
building regulations
BY JOE EARLE
joeearle® reporternewspapers.net
The questions facing Dunwoody City Council aren’t easy
ones: Should the council handle zoning variances along with
rezoning or send them to another city board? How many
trees can a homeowner cut down? What should go into com
post piles? Should snakes be household pets?
The council began plowing through the proposed rewrite
of the city’s zoning and building codes on Aug. 5. Discus
sion lasted more than three hours, and city officials expect
to schedule several more extended debates before the council
votes on a final product.
“We’re going to go through a couple of drafts,” Council
man Doug Thompson said at the end of the meeting, as he
encouraged residents to check out the zoning rewrite on-
SEE COUNCIL WEIGHS, PAGE 4
Charter Commission
tries again on fire
service funds
BE JOE EARLE
joeearle® reporternewspapers.net
The Dunwoody Charter Commission has taken another
crack at the controversial proposal to amend the foundation
document of the city so it could finance a fire department.
The commissioners voted 3-2 on July 31 to approve a
proposal to create a separate city fire millage should Dun
woody City Council decide to create a city fire department.
Commissioners said the fire millage — which they nick
named a “bucket” to hold fire revenues, or a “fire bucket” —
would be created to replace the DeKalb County fire millage
that now pays for Dunwoodys fire services.
The charter commissioners voted unanimously to approve
SEE CHARTER COMMISSION, PAGE 5
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