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Inside No fire Candidates’ forum produces little heat COMMUNITY 2 ‘Bidding’ war City employees to see merit raises COMMUNITY 4 Sleepy hollow? Charter Commission found city is definitely not COAAMENTARY 8 Good read Annual book festival features over 40 authors OUT a ABOUT 18 Lone ranger Canine, handler bring joy to many COMMUNITY 20 Scan here to get Reporter Newspapers in your inbox or sign up @ ReporterNewspapers.net Dunwoody Reporter www. Reporter Newspapers, net OCT. 18 - OCT. 31,2013 • VOL. 4 - NO. 21 Pages 9-75 A ride for all seasons Council approves zoning codes BY JOE EARLE joeearle® reporternewspapers.net It required a mid-meeting break to rewrite one section on the fly, and an extensive last-minute discussion of how many pets would be too many. Still, members of Dunwoody City Council on Oct. 14 formally adopted the city’s new zoning and land development codes. Ending a process that began about 22 months ago and in cluded repeated reviews by citizens groups and city boards, the council voted 6-1 on Oct. 14 to approve the new codes, which are intended to create a zoning and building process that fits Dunwoody s needs and its residents’ desires. “This has been a monumental task and a Herculean ef fort,” City Councilman Terry Nall said. Councilwoman Adrian Bonser cast the lone dissenting vote. “I’m having trouble voting on this tonight,” she said, saying council members needed more time to review last- minute changes. She said it also troubled her that the city SEE CITY COUNCIL, PAGE 6 PHIL MOSIER Lauren Dowhower, 3, gets some bike riding safety tips at an event at Brook Run Park on Oct. 12. The bike rodeo, sponsored by the Dunwoody Parks and Recreation Department, offered equipment checks and helmet fitting instructions. More photos on page 27. Parents welcome news local schools financially viable BY FAT FOX AND DAN WHISENHUNT Some Dunwoody parents welcomed word that a new study found a city school system would be financially pos- sibile. “As a parent, I am completely for a local school dis trict,” Erika Harris said. “I think DeKalb is far oversized to meet students’ individual needs.” The campaign for a separate Dunwoody school system got a boost when State. Rep. Tom Taylor told members of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association that the study found local tax dollars could easily fund the enterprise. Taylor, R-Dunwoody, told a crowd of about 40 members of the DHA during its Oct. 6 meeting that, if taxes were left SEE PARENTS, PAGE 26 TE*WIN Find out how you could win an iPad! kudzu.com/best
