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Consultants
say Perimeter
zoning should
be about
‘balance’
BY ELLEN ELDRIDGE
elleneldridge@reporternewspapers.net
Zoning in the Perimeter area should be
about balance, say consultants drawing up
new Dunwoody development rules for the
area.
In May, the city of Dunwoody contract
ed with Duncan Associates and CodaMet-
rics to write a zoning plan specifically for
Perimeter Center because, during the earli
er Zoning and Land Development Code re
write, members of City Council determined
the area required additional attention.
“Our mission was to facilitate the evo
lution of Perimeter Center into something
that is more urban, but reflects the unique
character of Dunwoody,” said Leslie Ober-
holtzer, principal at CodaMetrics.
She and Kirk Bishop presented a draft
of the code to the Dunwoody Homeown
ers Association on Aug. 2 and then to City
Council on Aug. 3.
Oberholtzer said the code works to cre-
Emily Grumboski, 5, left, gives Ryan Trujillo, 5, a chase around the Dunwoody Nature Center’s ate a balance between what the current zon-
ballfield during morning exercises at the center’s “Mad Scientist” summer camp on July 29. The in S c °d e sa Y s an< ^ w b at bas been recent-
one-week camp encouraged youngsters to look at nature from a scientist’s point of view. I see consultants, page 4
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PHIL M05IER
Dunwoody
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AUG. 7 - AUG. 20, 2015 • VOL. 6 - NO. 16
Winging it
OUT & ABOUT 14
Volunteer teaches kids about life through baseball
BY ELLEN ELDRIDGE
elleneldridge@reporternewspapers.net
Baseball, like life, is a game of failure, Jerry Weiner says
And he wants to continue a baseball program
at Dunwoody Park so others can learn from his
experience.
“My dad likes to say baseball is a game of
failure,” Jonathan Weiner said. “Twice as often
as you succeed, you fail, and that’s something
to be proud of, rather than ashamed.”
Jerry Weiner recently took the role of presi
dent for Dunwoody Senior Baseball, a program
that City Councilman Denis Shortal, who
coached for six years, says “fills an age gap” for
players 13 to 18.
“I know Jerry Weiner, and he has the knowl
edge and desire as the new ‘CEO’ to continue
to enhance DSB,” Shortal said.
The 40-year-old program benefits boys (and girls if they
choose to join) from Dunwoody and surrounding commu-
Jerry Weiner
nities, Shortal said. Many of them come from Murphey
Candler Park’s Little League Baseball when
they’re too old for that program.
Weiner said he started as a volunteer coach
for DSB when he retired at age 50, in 2001,
he said.
“That was perfect timing because my young
er son came from Murphey Candler, into Dun
woody Senior, and I had a lot of time on my
hands, whereas previously I had traveled a lot,”
Weiner said.
Many people get confused, he said, be
cause the “senior” in this case means kids old
er than 12. Instead, those folks expect to see re
tired or older adults playing ball at Dunwoody
Park. About five or six years ago a printer incorrectly print
ed T-shirts that said “Dunwoody Seniors,” with an extra “s,”
SEE VOLUNTEER, PAGE 5
SPECIAL
Dunwoody Senior Baseball President
Jerry Weiner, right, keeps an eye on his
son Jonathan during a game in 2006.