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reporternewspapers.net JANUARY 2021 • VOL. 12 — NO. 1 Dunwoody Reporter 1 A FOCUS ON EDUCATION Students find creative ways to support the community in pandemic crisis m-30 2020'n REVIEW Looking back at a historic year ph COMMENTARY Peering into the 2021 crystal ball P16-18 PUBLISHER’S NOTE New Year, New Beginnings pi6 Dunwoody Reporter is mail delivered to homes on selected carrier routes in ZIP 30338 For information: delivery@reporternewspapers.net SL# liuxied VO ‘eojuo|A| aivd a6eisod sn SSMy03 aislysyd y3i/\ioisno ivisod Top, the 18-foot-tall big “D” for Dunwoody would cost anywhere from $51,857 to $106,525 and would likely be used at an entrance to the city. Above, conceptual illustrations of monument signs for the city limits, consisting of illuminated metal letters on an 18-foot-long stone column. City considers supersized welcome signs, other wayfinding BY HOLLY R. PRICE A giant silver “D” welcoming visi tors to town? Or how about a sculpture- style sign of the city’s name with play ground swings built into the “Os” in “Dunwoody”? Those are among the ideas in a plan for welcome markers to the city and more modest wayfinding signs that will direct visitors or tell people how far it is to get to, say, MARTA. The Dunwoody City Council ap- Pandemic economy turns hotel project into senior apartments BY HOLLY R. PRICE It was touted as a sleek gray 12-sto- ry boutique hotel across from Perimeter Mall when it was approved by the Dun woody City Council in 2019. But now, due to the economic destruc tion to the hotel industry following the pandemic, the plan has been scrapped in favor of an age-restricted apartment complex. That type of project is some thing the city has been seeking for years, said Michael Starling, director of eco nomic development for Dunwoody. “Hotels are great from an economic development standpoint. They are great for many reasons,” Starling said. But the senior living “is a market we’ve been af ter for a while. We need options for res idents as they age. It’s a good trade-off.” The 2.8-acre property, located at the corner of Ashford-Dunwoody Road and Perimeter Center East, is being proposed now as an adults-only apartment com plex. Currently the site of a vacant bank, the planning board has recommended approval of a rezoning of the property. JSJ Perimeter plans to construct a 14-story apartment complex with up to 225 units and reserve 80% of the units for people aged 55 and older. Starling said he understands it’s going to be high- See PANDEMIC on page 15 See CITY on page 13
