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Residents question design for 5-acre city park
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year as part of the city redevelopment ef
fort known as Project Renaissance. The
redevelopment project is intended to
build parks, housing and shops on 35
acres in the Georgetown area of the city
that had been the former site of Emo
ry Dunwoody Hospital and an aban
doned housing development that had
been nicknamed the “PVC pipe farm.”
Residents seemed on the whole to
welcome the idea of the park. “I’m just
glad to see the property where the hos
pital was is going to be utilized,” George
Houston said as he reviewed the large
drawings showing the kinds of recre
ation facilities the city might include in
the park.
But several residents raised questions
about the design.
“I think they’re trying to do too much
with this 5-acre space,” David Whitten-
ton said. “I think it could be a little bet
ter planned.”
“I think they’re trying to do
too much with this 5-acre
space. I think it could be
a little better planned.”
- DAVID WHITTENTON
City officials said they would take
the comments to park designers. Dun-
woody City Council is to take another
look at the plan on Dec. 9. “This plan
isn’t written in concrete,” City Coun
cilman Denny Shortal told the crowd.
“These are the latest ideas.”
The latest plan for the 5-acre park,
one of four parks being developed in
Project Renaissance, calls for two play
grounds; a multi-use court set up for
basketball and other games; an open,
multi-use field for sports; a picnic area;
a multi-use trail; restrooms; and the am
phitheater.
Dunwoody
Government
Calendar
The Dunwoody City Council
usually meets the second and
fourth Monday of each month
at 7 p.m. at Dunwoody City
Hall located at 41 Perimeter
Center East Suite No. 103.
For a complete and up to date
schedule of Dunwoody City
meetings, visit http://www.
dunwoodyga.gov/Residents/
Calendar.aspx
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Several people attending the meeting
argued the amphitheater would be too
close to a busy street, so noise would in
terrupt performances. They argued the
amphitheater should be put in Brook
Run Park, which is much larger.
Lynne Nault, who lives nearby on
Pernoshal Court, worried about the
noise from performances and crowds
at the amphitheater. And, she said, “we
don’t need all these trails.”
Iris Reily said she felt that, over all,
the park “looks pretty good.” But, she
said, “I’m a little worried about the noise
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DUNWOODY RENAISSANCE | 5 ACRE PARK
JOE EARLE
Iris Reilly examines a map showing
the location of the city’s new
parks in Project Renaissance at a
meeting at St. Patrick’s Episcopal
Church on Nov. 19. To view a
larger version of the above map,
go to ReporterNewspapers.net.
from the amphitheater. I’d rather see a
nice Zen garden.”
Kristin and Justin Moore, who live
near the proposed park, worried about
traffic the park might attract to their
street.
“I think it’s great for the city of Dun
woody, but maybe not so great for the
[neighbors],” Kristin Moore said.
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