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Peachtree Road is one of Brookhaven’s busiest streets, but some are hopeful that the thoroughfare may one day provide better access to people traveling by bike or by foot.

At background sessions leading up to a four-day char-rette, Brookhaven residents began sharing their vision for the redevelopment of the Brookhaven-Oglethorpe MARTA sta-tion.

Th e planning and brainstorming event, known as a char-rette, was scheduled for Oct. 21-24. Th e charrette brings to-gether architects, urban planners, transportation experts and stakeholders to discuss ways to make “transit-oriented devel-


Chamblee offi cials say they are prepared to annex a large tract of land south of the city - as long as voters and a judge rule in their favor, that is.

On Nov. 5, for a second time in two years, voters in the Dresden East area will have the chance to choose whether or not they would like to become part of the city of Cham-blee. If approved, the annexation would increase the size of Chamblee by about 11,000 residents.

Meanwhile, Brookhaven City Council voted Oct. 8 to annex the Century Center offi ce park, a large commercial property which is also part of the area on the Nov. 5 Cham-blee annexation referendum. Chamblee city offi cials say they

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A group of Brookhaven residents hope to revive a forgotten creek with walking paths and bike trails.

Betsy Eggers is spearheading a group billing itself as the North Fork Connec-tors, which aims to build a linear park along the north fork of Peachtree Creek that runs through the southern end of the city.

“We don’t want to own land. We don’t want to run a park. We just want to put people together with the idea to make it happen,” Eggers said. “Th at’s why we’re called connectors. We’re con-necting people and bringing ideas, grant money, government together to make private-public partnerships for the good of the community.”

With a board of about 10 people, in-cluding an environmental engineer and people with connections to the Environ-mental Protection Agency and Trees At-lanta, the North Fork Connectors have applied for nonprofi t status in hopes of securing grant funding to make their vi-sion a reality.

Eggers said she fi rst noticed Peachtree Creek this summer while driving through the Century Center offi ce com-plex.

One of the founders of the Brookhav-en Fields Civic Association in 1985, Eg-gers is no stranger to Brookhaven. But she said she never realized that the creek ran through the area.

She began thinking that with a little work, the creek could become a nice rec-reational amenity for the community.

“My children growing up in Brookhaven had no place to ride bikes,” Eggers said. “I would like to see my grandchildren be able to ride their bikes in a safe place close to my house.”

Eggers reached out to a group called

the South Fork Conservancy, which is building a walking path along Peachtree Creek’s south fork.

“Our vision is that, plus a paved bik-ing path, plus hopefully, eventually, that

people can kayak safely down the North Fork of Peachtree Creek too,” Eggers said.

Th e timing of the project also conve-niently coincides with Highwoods Prop-erties, one of the main property owners in Century Center, seeking annexation into the city of Brookhaven.

During the City Council’s Oct. 8 meeting, Jim Bacchetta, vice president of Highwoods Properties’ Atlanta Divi-sion, agreed to build the portion of the linear park that runs through the Cen-tury Center property, about a quarter of the total project.

Bacchetta said it would be open to the public, not just Century Center em-ployees.

“We’re really excited about it. For us, it off ers us an opportunity to bring a ter-rifi c amenity to the approximately 3,500 people who work in our park. We own other buildings in other markets, and we have similar amenities in some of our buildings. It’s kind of a rare thing to be able to walk out and get onto a green space and jog, or kayak or walk. … We’re very enthusiastic about it, and I look forward to the opportunity to help plan, design, develop and fund it,” Bac-chetta said.

Councilman Joe Gebbia, who repre-sents the southern portion of city, said the proposed linear park could be the fi rst park in his district.

“Th is could be a phenomenal park. Th is could really be statement park. I’m really excited about this opportunity,” Gebbia said.

He said at just a mile and a half from the Atlanta Beltline trail, the proposed bicycle and pedestrian trails could pro-vide great connectivity to the area.

“We’re looking short term at Brookhaven and keeping our eye on big-ger picture of connecting this to trails in the region,” Gebbia said.

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New city attorney appointed following Riley’s departure


Following the resignation of City Attorney Bill Riley, Brookhaven City Council appointed Th ompson Kurrie to serve as the city’s interim attorney.

At the council’s Oct. 8 meeting, May-or J. Max Davis announced that Riley would be leaving the city attorney post he’s held since the city’s incorporation in December. Riley will continue in his role as solicitor for Brookhaven’s Munic-ipal Court.

“I would like to thank Bill Riley for his expertise and service to Brookhav-en. Bill’s experience, particularly his work with new cities, has been invalu-able to us during the last nine and a half months,” Davis said. “We are excited to have another veteran attorney from a premier law fi rm to advise the city.”

Riley’s law fi rm, Riley McLendon, serves as city attorney and solicitor for several other cities in the metro Atlanta area, including Johns Creek and Dun-woody.

Riley said he resigned because Brookhaven required more time than he could provide.

“My contract called for about 18 hours a week, and we were consistent-ly doing 40, sometimes 50. We just couldn’t aff ord it,” Riley said. “I’m honored to work with them and I look forward to continuing being their prosecutor.”

Riley also volunteered as the pro bono attorney for the Governor’s Com-mission on Brookhaven, the organiza-tion appointed to help start up the city before the mayor and council members were elected. Riley said he has worked during the startup phase of each of the six new cities in the metro Atlanta area, beginning with Sandy Springs in 2005.

Council members thanked Riley for his help getting the city through the dif-fi cult startup phase.

“Bill was like the calm pilot,” said Councilwoman Rebecca Chase Wil-liams. “I will be forever grateful.”

“You were a really good guiding light when we needed it,” Councilman Joe Gebbia said. “You were the right man at the right time at the right place.”

Kurrie is a partner with the law fi rm Coleman Talley, and has been practicing law for 37 years. He also is a Certifi ed Public Accountant, city offi cials said.

“It’s very humbling and certainly been a privilege to be here this evening, and have the opportunity to serve the citizens of Brookhaven as well as to serve this council,” Kurrie said. “We look very forward to this.”

Kurrie said his fi rm, based in Valdo-sta, has been doing municipal work for more than 50 years. Th e fi rm has had an Atlanta offi ce for the past nine years.

According to the city, Kurrie will oversee a team of attorneys from his fi rm who will work on city business, as

well as other specialized fi rms that will be brought in to assist the city in oth-er areas. Th e city’s legal budget will re-main the same.

Kurrie’s fi rm also provides attor-neys for the cities of Valdosta, Hahira and Adel, as well as Lanier and Echols counties.

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Brookhaven looking toward Buford Highway redevelopment


Brookhaven is starting to think big.Th e City Council is preparing to em-

bark on several major long-term plan-ning projects, beginning with the Bu-ford Highway Improvement Plan and Economic Development Strategy.

Th e city has also issued requests for qualifi cations for fi rms to conduct a comprehensive plan, a comprehensive transportation plan, and a parks and rec-reation master plan.

At the City Council’s Oct. 8 meeting, City Manager Marie Garrett announced that the city planned to hire the Jaeger Company to create a vision for the Bu-ford Highway corridor.

“It will be almost like a mini compre-hensive plan that specifi cally focuses on Buford Highway, looking at the current built environment and what improve-ments could be made in terms of ser-viceability, as to what their market share would be and customer radius to attract certain types of developments,” Garrett said. “Because Buford Highway runs parallel to I-85 and has great access to an interstate, it opens the door to many other uses.”

She said any number of recommen-dations may come out of the report, possibly to increase height and density restrictions. Th ere will also likely be ef-forts to market the area to businesses for economic development.

Garrett said the report will be “fi rst and foremost, an examination of the current built environment, and the sta-tus of that environment.”

Councilman Bates Mattison, the council’s ex-offi cio member of Brookhaven’s Development Authority, said the Buford Highway plan is a log-ical next step to the city’s apartment in-spection program.

DeKalb County provided Brookhav-en with $500,000 from its Communi-ty Development Block Grants to use toward inspecting and improving apart-ment buildings along Buford Highway.

Th e federal block grant funds allow the city to inspect one apartment build-ing a week. Offi cials will be able to in-spect all 72 apartment complexes in Brookhaven over an 18-month period.

Th e grant money is available for exte-rior renovations and repairs.

“I think that program is very unique. It has the stick of ‘Are you in compli-ance?’ but also the carrot of this pool of money,” Mattison said. “If you’re not, we’ve got access to funding to help bring your place up to speed.”

Mattison said despite grant fund-ing available to make improvements to apartment complexes, some owners may choose to sell their properties rather than bring them into compliance with the city’s code.

As a result, Mattison said the city wants to have a vision for Buford High-way.

Mattison said he envisions “dynamic pedestrian paths” and other infrastruc-ture upgrades in addition to the Georgia Department of Transportation improve-ments under way on Buford Highway.

“From an infrastructure standpoint, we’ve got tremendous potential,” Mat-tison said.

He said the goal is to improve the area without changing the fabric of the diverse, international community.

“We don’t want to go into a commu-nity that’s well established and appear to be shutting places down,” Mattison said.

Mattison said the study will take about four months to complete and will include many opportunities for commu-nity involvement.

“I think that Buford Highway is an unpolished gem of Atlanta,” Mattison said.

On Oct. 4, the city posted to its web-site a request for qualifi cations for a comprehensive plan, a comprehensive transportation plan, and a parks and rec-reation master plan.

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Brookhaven councilmen raise campaign funds

Brookhaven has two City Council members who are up for re-election this year.

Jim Eyre, who represents District 2, and Joe Gebbia, who represents District 4, are running unopposed for a second term. Th eir fi rst terms were only a year long, beginning with the start of the city in December.

By law, candidates must disclose to the Georgia Government Transparen-cy and Campaign Finance Commission how much they have raised and who contributed to their campaigns, as well as how much they have spent. Th e last report was due Sept. 30.

To date, Eyre has received $2,362.34 in campaign contributions. He hasn’t yet spent any money.

Gebbia has raised $28,036 and spent $28,023.

“Th at’s been since the day of incep-tion and prior to the campaign,” Geb-bia said. Th e majority of his funds have gone toward consulting fees. “Th ere’s things like maintaining your web page.”

Among contributions to Gebbia’s campaign is $1,200 from attorneys with the law fi rm Coleman Talley. Tom Kur-rie of Coleman Talley was appointed Oct. 8 to serve as interim city attorney following the resignation of Bill Riley.

“Th ey contributed last year and in-dividually this year. It’s their legal right and ability to do so. I welcome it,” Geb-bia said. “I listed everybody, including those who gave less than $100, for full disclosure.”

Gebbia said the contributions did not infl uence the appointment of the city attorney.

“My vote cannot be bought,” Gebbia said. “Coleman Talley was selected be-cause they were the next best option for the city to take.”

Regional Commission wants input on travel in

the PerimeterFed up with traffi c?Several local organizations have orga-

nized the Perimeter Center Travel Surveys to get input from residents on improving transportation around the Perimeter.

Th e Atlanta Regional Commission and partner agencies – MARTA, the Pe-rimeter Community Improvement Dis-tricts, Perimeter Business Alliance, and the Perimeter Transportation and Sus-tainability Coalition – have organized a series of travel surveys in the Perimeter Business District to gain a better under-standing about transportation issues in the area.

“Public participation is crucial to the success of the travel surveys, and key to understanding travel behaviors and pat-terns in the Perimeter Center area,” said PCIDs President and CEO Yvonne Wil-liams. “Th e surveys will help us deter-mine routes for a proposed circulator around the Perimeter Center area.”

During October, surveys will be ad-

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and the Marist School are the 2013 re-cipients of the Islamic Speakers Bu-reau of Atlanta annual Building Bridg-es Awards.

Th e bureau presents the awards annu-ally to individuals and organizations in the metro Atlanta area who have made signifi cant contributions toward inter-faith and multicultural understanding while partnering with the orgnization.

Th e awards dinner will take place on Nov. 2 at the Atlanta Marriott Perime-ter Center.

Th e DeKalb County Public Library is part of a national eff ort to off er a “Mus-lim bookshelf,” providing books, fi lm and other resources about Muslims in the U.S. the bureau said. Th e Marist School invited the ISB to provide reg-ular speakers to talk about the Muslim community.

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Rep. Tom Taylor: Study finds Dunwoody schools feasible

By Pat Fox and dan WhisenhuntThe campaign for a separate Dun-

woody school system got a boost recent-ly when State. Rep. Tom Taylor released findings of a new study showing local tax dollars could easily fund the enter-prise.

Taylor, R–Dunwoody, told a crowd of about 40 members of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association during its Oct. 6 meeting that, if taxes were left at the same rate, a local school system could operate with a surplus of cash, possibly more than $20 million.

That was welcome news to some par-ents. Erika Harris said the research she has read shows a smaller school district benefits students.

“As a parent, I am completely for a local school district,” she said. “I think DeKalb is far oversized to meet students’ individual needs.”

But, just a few days later, the head of the organization that accredits high schools throughout the nation told a Buckhead audience the state has too many school systems already and he would not favor adding another in Dunwoody.

Mark Elgart, president and CEO of AdvancED, spoke about the proposed new school system during the weekly Buckhead Business Association meeting on Oct. 10. He said the state has 181 school systems, which is “far too many.”

“Georgia does not need to expand the number of school systems it has in the state,” he said. “It needs to contract it, so it can use its resources differently than it currently does.”

The proposal that Dunwoody start its own school system has found support in part because Elgart’s organization has threatened to revoke the accreditation of the DeKalb County school system that now serves the city.

Dunwoody City Council earlier this year commissioned the study of the fea-sibility of financing a separate school system. The study, prepared by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and Georgia Tech, cost about $22,000. De-tails will not be released until the study is presented to City Council, Taylor said. During the council’s Oct. 14 meet-ing, council members said Taylor would present the study’s findings to the coun-cil on Oct. 28.

Since 1983, the state constitution has not allowed for the creation of any new school districts in Georgia.

Last year, Taylor introduced legisla-tion, HR 486, which would allow re-cently incorporated cities to form either a separate city school district or join with adjacent cities to form a cluster district that could cross county lines. Amending the constitution to allow the city school systems would require 120 votes in the House and a 2/3 majority in the Senate.

Dunwoody residents now pay a prop-erty tax rate of 2.74 mills to fund city government. They are taxed at 23.98

mills to pay for DeKalb County schools. “The surplus under the current mill-

age rate and the current cost that you would see would exceed the city of Dun-woody’s annual budget,” Taylor said.

The DeKalb school district, one of the state’s largest districts, has been plagued with problems in recent years. Earlier this year, Gov. Nathan Deal sus-pended six of the nine sitting members of the school board after the district was placed on probation amid allegations of financial mismanagement, nepotism and meddling in administrative matters.

With a new school board election scheduled in May, Taylor said there’s a chance some of the ousted members could win back their seats. It is vital to drum up support for the legislation be-fore May, he said.

“We need people to show up at hear-ings,” Taylor said. “We need people with kids in schools.”

State Sen. Fran Millar, who also at-tended the meeting at the DeKalb Cul-tural Arts Center, said the biggest push-back will probably come from school boards throughout the state.

“Once you get outside the metro area, they and hospitals are the two big-gest employers, and they don’t want to give up any power,” said Millar,R-Dun-woody.

Even with the legislation tailored to suit only cities formed since 2005, Mil-lar said school boards will still consider the move a threat.

But there was no dissent among Dunwoody residents Sunday.

Bob Lundsten said the campaign should be broadened outside Dunwoody to include other newly incorporated cit-ies, like Sandy Springs, Brookhaven, Milton and Johns Creek.

“I think you need to have this ground-swell effort in other cities,” he said.

Elgart told the BBA that govern-ments need to find new ways to pay for schools. He said while expectations keep rising, funding remains stagnant.

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What do great schools mean to our community?Shortly after I was elected to Brookhaven City Council, my

friend Glenn Delk shared with me some startling statistics. An April 2013 report by the Organization for Economic Coop-eration and Development showed where U.S. middle class-students rank globally: trailing 24 countries in math, and 15 countries in science.

Th e National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) put’s Georgia’s profi ciency level at 25 percent or lower on the four major subjects. According to the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, Georgia public schools achieve a 59 percent high school graduation rate of rising ninth graders, of which only 22 percent are ready for college without needing remediation. Gov. Nathan Deal has stated that in order to re-main economically competitive, 60 percent of our students must achieve two- or four-year degrees by 2018, yet we’re cur-rently at 9 percent.

It’s time to start thinking outside the box about education.Th e obvious questions are: What’s the solution? Do we

need to invest more in education? Are parental involvement, socio-economic factors, or curriculum the determinants in student success?

First, let’s look at the money. Georgia currently invests $17 billion annually on K-12 education, having more than dou-bled per pupil spending since 1950, adjusted for infl ation. In 2014, DeKalb County is projected to spend around $8,000 per pupil.

Is this enough?Let’s look at an example of a charter school in San Diego

called High Tech High (HTH), founded in 2000 with just 200 high school students. Last year, the HTH system, which has grown to a network of 12 schools serving 4,700 students, has 90 percent of ninth grade students achieving graduation, and 100 percent acceptance of graduates to college (80 per-cent to four-year institutions). Over 35 percent of HTH stu-dents are fi rst-generation college students, meaning they’re achieving these results within a diverse, socio-economic en-vironment.

Here’s the best part - they’re achieving these results on $7,500 per pupil. HTH is just one example of schools able to achieve dramatic results, but schools such as KIPP Acade-my in Washington, D.C., and BASIS Schools in Arizona have achieved similar results with a diverse student population and similar funding.

Our schools are becoming inundated with standardized test-ing. We have the state tests, IOWA tests, CoGAT, PSAT, SAT, and now Common Core. In many instances, teaching in the classroom stops for up to a week while tests are administered.

I believe testing is important, but let’s choose one or two,

and make them international, com-petitive tests. Th e Program for In-ternational Student Assessment (PISA) administers a test which al-lows high schools to benchmark it-self against the world’s best schools (www.americaachieves.org).

Our children are competing for jobs in an increasingly internation-al world, so let’s start competing on the same playing fi eld before it’s too late. As Th omas Friedman said in Th e New York Times, “Th e truth is, America has world-beating K-12 schools. We just don’t have nearly enough.”

If some schools can achieve bet-ter results than others with similar resources and population, then how do we replicate the suc-cess? In my opinion, it’s all about local control and good man-agement.

Businesses succeed because they’re well managed, focus on the needs of the customer, and deliver the best value - and schools are no diff erent. Successful schools are led by strong local management, which empowers teachers to teach to the needs of the student population they serve.

Th e culture of success invites parental involvement and community “buy-in.” If the parents and members of the com-munity see results, then the community is willing to invest in the schools through capital campaigns for facility and teach-ing improvements.

Th e success of our schools creates a dramatic economic im-pact on our city. Better schools create higher property values - creating a higher tax digest for infrastructure improvements - and attracting employers that create jobs for our citizens.

We have an opportunity to demand greater accountability in our public schools.

Describing his 2011 presentation to the Metro Atlanta Chamber, IBM’s Stan Litow suggested: “Create public-private partnerships to tackle big problems. Neither the public nor private sectors can overcome our current challenges by act-ing alone. Furthermore, cities cannot successfully attract and create jobs without coordinating education and economic de-velopment. But public-private partnerships can enable the creation and execution of targeted strategies that connect edu-cation to employment, and improve other areas of urban life.”

Bates Mattision represents District 3 on Brookhaven City Council.

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“Everybody wants sidewalks.”– Sandy Springs City Councilman Chip

Collins, at left, on the city’s lack of sidewalks.

“If we ask for $1.5 million and we’re put-ting up $700,000, and the slip lane is very attractive for the Ga. 400 needs, we believe it’s a very competitive opportunity.”

– Perimeter CIDS President and Chief

Executive O� cer Yvonne Williams on the PCIDs grant application for design of a “slip lane” for Sandy Springs biggest employers..

“Th ere are others that say without having that stop-and-go caused by the toll, it will get better.”

– Christopher Tomlinson, executive director of the State Road and Tollway Authority, on the scheduled closing of the Ga. 400 tolls and its e� ect on tra� c.

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Perimeter BusinessA monthly section focusing on business in the Reporter Newspapers communities

Q&A: Changes in dentistry -10Dentist Jeffrey Pri-

luck who has oper-ated Dentistry With a Difference for 38 years in Dunwoody, says his pratice has evolved over the past three decades.

Business openings -12-13The Perim-

eter area saw a number of new compa-nies open their doors, offering a variety of ser-vices.

Airport, port key partners -11Both Harts-

field-Jackson In-ternational Air-port and the Port of Savannah play vital roles when it comes to doing business in the Perimeter.

By Dan Whisenhunt

Over the last three years, there’s been an ex-plosion of medical offices opening in the Perim-eter area, specifically in Sandy Springs. The city has issued 70 business licenses to all kinds of clin-ics since 2011, records provided by the city show. There are several new physicians’ offices, walk-in clinics and urgent care centers.

Three of the Sandy Springs centers are consid-ered “urgent care,” offering hours outside the nor-

mal work week, and treating conditions that might otherwise be treated in an emergency room, ac-cording to city records. The city has permitted 12 new physicians’ offices, including one primary care doctor.

Growth in doctor’s offices appears in other parts of the Perimeter area, too. Perimeter Clinic Buck-head Office Manager Sasha Kron said she’s seen 12 clinics open up nearby within the last three years. Kron’s office has been open for eight years, and Kron remembers when her clinic saw up to 60 pa-

tients a day.She said she anticipates seeing more patients

and clinics because of the new federal Afford-able Care Act, which went into effect this month. One key provision of the new law, also known as “Obamacare,” is that it requires millions of Ameri-cans to enroll for health insurance, if they don’t al-ready have it. President Barack Obama signed the health care law in 2010.

“Oh, absolutely it will bring more in,” Kron

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Physician Assistant David Seabolt, a staff member with the Perimeter Clinic Buckhead, takes a look at paperwork. Office Manager Sasha Kron says she has seen 12 clinics open nearby in the past three years. She anticipates seeing more patients and clinics due to the new Affordable Health Care Act.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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Q & A: Affordable Care Act hasn’t affected dentistryJeffrey Priluck has operated Dentistry With a

Difference at its Dunwoody location for the last 38 years. In addition to running a successful prac-tice, Priluck also has been involved in the Dun-woody community. One of his proudest moments was helping to restore the Spruill Farmhouse in Dunwoody.

Reporter Newspapers asked Priluck how den-tistry has changed and what effect the implemen-tation of the Affordable Care Act will have on his business.

Q Why did you choose to locate in the Perim-eter?

A I thought it had good demographics. It was the type of clientele I was looking for, peo-

ple who were appreciative of upper level dental care.

Q How many people do you employ here?

A 12

Q What’s the most common condition you see in your offi ce?

A Our biggest demand is we see a lot of pa-tients – I’d say in the 30- to 60-year-old Baby

Boomer range – that have a tremendous desire for

looking younger, especially in this economy, where people are looking to put their best foot forward.

Q How has your business changed over the last 38 years?

A It’s changed a lot. The new technology has made our jobs a lot easier. A lot of the old-

time dentists only did stand up dentistry, so they suffered back and neck problems.

Q How many of your patients have dental in-

surance?

A It’s 66.5 percent.

Q Is that lower or higher than when you start-ed practicing?

A When I first started my practice, no one had dental insurance. … What has changed is

the proliferation of HMOs and PPOs. These are managed care companies. We are still a fee-for- service practice. We feel as though so many HMOs and PPOs don’t allow us to do the dentist-ry we’re allowed to do.

Q Will the Affordable Care Act change the way you do business?

A Absolutely not. Dentistry is really not affect-ed. There is no impact of “Obamacare,” the

Affordable Care Act. The main focus has been to educate and provide dental care whenever possi-ble, to improve the type of care children are get-ting. The Dental Association feels that children should be covered at 100 percent with good preventative dental care, but that’s not being addressed. The problem is with Medicaid now. A lot of dentists don’t want to accept Medicaid. Their fee schedule is poor. Their time frame of payment is poor. It’s just not a very well-run system.

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Georgia port extremely important to PerimeterBy Melissa Weinman

Sandy Springs may seem a long way from Savannah, but the coast-al city’s port plays a big role in busi-ness in the Perimeter, transportation experts told members of the Perime-ter Business Association recently.

“We are a gateway to the entire Southeast, but Atlanta is a major com-ponent of our growth. It’s very im-portant that we rely on each other,” Griff Lynch, chief operating officer of the Georgia Ports Authority, said dur-ing a panel discussion hosted by the PBA at Villa Christina on Sept. 20.

Chuck Altimari, vice president of UPS, which is headquartered in Sandy Springs, and a board mem-ber of the Perimeter Community Im-provement Districts, told the business group that it was important to look at transportation from a statewide per-spective. Both the port and Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Air-port have a major affect on Perimeter businesses, he said.

He said the proximity of Atlanta’s airport was a big factor in UPS’ deci-sion to locate its corporate headquar-ters in the Perimeter. That access to direct flights is a big boost for the ar-ea’s economic development efforts, he said.

The discussion featured Lynch, Al-timari and Louis Miller, general avia-tion manager for the Atlanta airport.

Lynch said the Georgia Ports Au-thority directly employs about 1,000 people. But according to a study from the University of Georgia, the move-ment of the cargo that comes through the ports creates about 350,000 jobs statewide, he said.

Altimari, who moderated the dis-cussion, said the next big transpor-tation priority for the PBA and the PCIDs is improving the Ga. 400/I-285 interchange. He asked the other pan-elists how traffic around the Perime-

ter affects them.Miller said better traffic flow

throughout the metro region is im-portant for the airport to run smooth-ly.

“We want them to be able to get to the airport as quickly as possible,” Miller said. “If they’re slowed down coming into or coming out, it impacts traffic around the airport.”

Lynch said businesses want to know that their cargo can move quickly to its destination once it is un-loaded in Savannah.

“If cargo can’t move fluidly, they’re not going to come,” Lynch said.

Efforts are underway to deepen the port of Savannah.

According to the Georgia Ports Authority, deepening the Savannah River to 47 feet would enable the port to more efficiently serve the larger vessels expected in greater numbers after a planned expansion of the Pan-ama Canal in 2015. Accommodating larger vessels would also lower ship-ping costs, according to the Ports Au-thority.

“This project is critically important to the state of Georgia, Southeast re-gion and nation, and it would sup-port hundreds of thousands of jobs each year while generating billions in revenue,” U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) said in a statement.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed also has been a strong supporter of the harbor expansion.

“I am pleased to join Gov. Na-than Deal, Sen. Johnny Isakson, Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Congressman Jack Kingston to continue advocating strongly for the deepening of the Port of Savannah right away, which along with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta In-ternational Airport, helps fuel Geor-gia’s economic health, and allows our region and state to remain globally competitive,” Reed said in a press re-lease.

SpecialFrom left, Chuck Altimari, vice president of UPS, Louis Miller, general aviation manager for Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Griff Lynch, chief operating officer of the Georgia Ports Authority, respond during a panel discussion at the Perimeter Business Association’s Sept. 20 meeting.



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cutting on Oct. 9. Company employees and Sandy Springs/

Perimeter Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors

attended. From left, back, Carla Sweetwood,

Vicki Rogers, Dave Savage, Sandy Springs

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On Oct. 11, the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce hosted ribbon cutting

ceremonies for Grecian Gyro, located at the Shoppes of Georgetown in Dunwoody. Mayor Mike Davis, along with members of Dunwoody City Council and the Chamber of Commerce, were on hand to celebrate with

owner George Koulouris and employees. The restaurant

specializes in gyro wrap sandwiches, salads and

sides, incorporating Greek ingredients and traditions.

SpecialDr. Measha Dancy, center,

holding the scissors, is surrounded by associates,

clients and friends, as she marks the opening of Comprehensive Internal Medicine, located at 960

Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 543, in Atlanta. The practice opened a new location next

to Northside Hospital after 10 years serving

the Alpharetta and Johns Creek communities.

Chambers, local officials welcome new businesses

New businesses, from caregiver services to children’s dentistry, are starting up in the Perimeter, one of the largest commercial ar-eas in metro Atlanta. Here’s a sampling of recent ribbon

cuttings formally mark-ing the opening of new businesses in the area. Photos were provided by the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce and the

Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce.



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eLab Solutions recently

celebrated its relocation and

expansion to 5009 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs,

and the keynote speaker was Lt. Governor Casey

Cagle, pictured at center. Joining him were, to his left, Sandy Springs Mayor Eva Galambos,

as well as Marty Smith, president of eLab Solutions, Regional Small Business Administrator Cassius Butts, State Sen. Hunter Hill, State Rep. Joe Wilkinson, Sandy Springs City Councilman Gabriel Sterling, Metro

Atlanta Chamber of Commerce leaders, and other special guests.

SpecialThe Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce and Dunwoody City Council members held

a ribbon cutting on Sept. 7 to note the grand opening of Dentistry for Children and Family Orthodontics, located at 1420 Dunwoody Village Parkway. From left, employees

Natalie Copeland, Natalie New, Allison Howard, chamber board member Dr. Jeffrey Priluck, employee Dr. Ezat Mulki, chamber member Tyra Guthrie, City Council members

Terry Nall and Lynn Deutch, chamber member Jan Slimming, Chamber Executive Director Beth Summers, employee Rachel Brennan, chamber member Alan Slimming,

and employees Bevin Rogers, Edie Warren, Vanessa Bercian and Sia Grable.

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The Dunwoody Chamber of

Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting

on Sept. 30 at First Watch

Restaurant, which specializes in

breakfast, brunch and lunch. Joining in the festivities,

from left, Steve Ratner, general manager, Kelly Clark, district manager, Doug Thompson and Lynn Deutsch, Dunwoody City Council members,

Kenneth Pendery Jr., president and CEO, Terry Nall, City Council, Don Boyken, chamber board chairman, Beth Summers, chamber executive director and Katie Bishop, CVBD, executive director. The restaurant is located at 1317 Dunwoody Village Parkway.

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Georgia Commerce and Brookhaven banks merge

Georgia Commerce Bancshares, Inc., the holding company of Geor-gia Commerce Bank, and Brookhav-en Bank on Oct. 1 jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement that will create a near-ly $1 billion in assets banking fran-chise.

The merger will expand Geor-gia Commerce Bank’s footprint to nine branches across metro Atlanta. Brookhaven Bank has two branch-es located in North DeKalb County, one located at 2987 Clairmont Road and a second located at 2221 John-son Ferry Road.

The acquisition has been approved by the boards of directors of the compa-nies, and is expected to close late in the fourth quarter of 2013. It is subject to cus-tomary conditions, including Brookhaven shareholder and regulatory approval.

“We are very excited about having Brookhaven Bank as part of our family and expanding our banking franchise into the vibrant Brookhaven community,” Mark Tipton, CEO of Georgia Commerce Bank, said in a press release. “We are impressed with the employees, officers, management and board of this quality community bank, who share our same values, philosophies and commitment to outstanding customer service.”

Bill Kane, chief executive officer of Brookhaven Bank, said the acquisition will benefit customers, employees and the community. “With its larger size and suc-cessful track record, Georgia Commerce Bank offers our customers new and ex-panded services, and creates more opportunity for our employees,” Kane said.

Columbia Property Trust on NYSEA real estate invest-

ment trust headquar-tered in Sandy Springs now is being traded on the New York Stock Ex-change.

Columbia Proper-ty Trust, which holds a portfolio of 82 build-ings in 19 states, has more than $5 billion in-vested in prime office real estate and about 134,000 shareholders, the company said. It will be traded on the stock exchange under the symbol CXP.

Olens to speak to Dunwoody ChamberGeorgia Attorney General Sam Olens is scheduled to be the featured speak-

er Nov. 7 at the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 annual meeting and gala.

“It is a great pleasure for the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce to host Sam Olens, attorney general for the state of Georgia,” Chamber Executive Director Beth Summers said in a press release. “He will provide Dunwoody businesses with insight on regulations that could impact our community as a whole.”

The chamber’s annual gala is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 7 at Lee-Brant Jewelers, 127 Perimeter Center West. The chamber’s annual meeting will begin at 5 p.m.

Tickets cost $55 or $95 for couples. For tickets and other information, contact the chamber at 678- 244-9700 or dunwoodycommerce.org.

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Perimeter sees increase in ʻpop-inʼ clinicssaid. “Will it be quality medicine? I don’t know.”

Dr. Okiki Louis, regional medical director for Concentra’s Southeast Region, said the company was interested in opening a walk-in clinic closer to Sandy Springs’ aging Baby Boomer population. Con-centra opened three differ-ent clinics along Roswell Road within the last three years: an urgent care, primary care and thera-py clinic.

“The Sandy Springs location is in a high-traffic retail space,” Louis said. “It lies on a busy street in the Sandy Springs/Perime-ter area, so there is high visibility. This particular center is part of our new Integrated Well-ness Center model where both prima-ry care and urgent care offices make up the facility. In addition, the well-ness center is adja-cent to a Humana guidance center, so it allows us to also serve the Humana members’ medical needs and create a meeting space for the senior community.”

Louis said Concentra sees the ACA as an opportunity as more patients walk through the clinic’s doors.

“We anticipate an increased use in urgent care facilities as more pa-

tients become covered under plans in the exchanges and seek medical resources for routine health issues,” Louis said. “In the long term we see greater opportunities to expand the

continuum of care through the use of (electronic health record) systems, greater connection to health care systems, and a greater fo-cus on wellness and long-term health.”

Louis said that Concentra is get-ting ready by putting its records sys-tem in place and implementing care coordinators who will help patients find providers and specialists.

“We have also expanded our fo-cus to include pri-mary care centers in order to create additional access points for newly-covered patients and longer-term medical homes,” Louis said.

Kron said that she thinks there will also be a rise in clinics that ac-cept no insur-ance at all be-cause physicians

will want to avoid the hassle of pro-cessing new insurances. She said her main selling point will be the quali-ty of care patients receive at Perim-eter Clinic.

“I think, in a way, the healthcare law is going to benefit me,” Kron said. “You can offer more quality. Patients are going to come and see you.”

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Dan WhisenhuntPhysician Assistant David Seabolt, who works at Perimeter Clinic Buckhead, walks past rows of charts.

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StorytimeSaturday, Oct. 26, 3-4 p.m. – Ms. Leah holds a seasonal story time and related activities for the whole family. Costumes strongly encour-aged! Free and open to the com-munity. Suggested audience: elementary school. Sign-up required and started Aug. 31. Space is limited. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Story Time Room, 395 Mount Vernon High-way, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: [email protected] or call 404-303-6130 to register or to � nd out more.

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Holiday TraditionsSaturday, Oct. 26, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. – Shop the 33rd annual Marist Holiday Traditions Arts and Crafts show, one of the largest in the area. � e jur-ied event features over 250 crafters with hundreds of original, one-of-a kind, handmade items. Admis-sion, $3; no strollers allowed. Food items for sale. Free parking at the school; complimentary shut-tle service from Ashford Green O� ce Park. Marist school campus, 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Brookhaven, 30319. Call 770-457-7201 or visit: www.marist.com/holidaytraditions for details.

Anniversary Parade Saturday, Oct 26, 9:30-10:30 a.m. – North Springs Charter High School continues marking its 50th anniversary with a parade. Free. All alumni and community friends are invited to attend. Pa-rade kicks o� from Woodland Elementary at 9:30 a.m. 1130 Spalding Dr., Sandy Springs, 30350. To learn more, visit: http://school.fultonschools.org/hs/northsprings.

Tree ClimbSaturday, Oct 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Go on a tree climbing adventure at the Dunwoody Nature Center. $29 for members; $25 non-members. En-joy all day activities for free, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., such as face painting and tattoos, a photowalk, scav-enger hunts, pumpkin carving (bring your own), and crafts and games. � e center’s meadow o� ers picnicking from 4-5 p.m., followed by a concert by the Chattahoochee Chain Gang (free for members; $5 non-members; $3 children). Register for the tree climb at: www.dunwoodynaturecenter.org. 5343 Roberts Dr., Dunwoody, 30338. Call 770-394-3322 with questions.

Irish TraditionsFriday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m. – Irish Traditions, a non-pro� t focusing on promoting Irish music, culture and arts, holds a two-day “Irishfest Atlanta.” Learn about traditional Irish music and dance through concerts and workshops. Continues all day Sat-urday, Nov. 2. Westin Atlanta Perimeter North, 7 Concourse Parkway, NE, Sandy Springs 30328. Go to: www.irishmusictraditions.org to learn more and to register.

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Day of the DeadSunday, Oct. 27, 12-5 p.m. – � e Atlanta History Center presents its annual Day of the Dead festival, an exploration of an ancient Mexican ritu-al in which families remember their deceased loved ones while celebrating their children and the con-tinuity of life. Enjoy storytelling, elaborately-deco-rated altars, and authentic Mexican food and music. Free admission to the center. Food and drinks avail-able for purchase. 130 W. Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, 30305. For information, call 404-814-4000 or visit: www.atlantahistorycenter.com.

“The Witch’s Tale”Friday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m. – Years ago, radio pro-vided audiences with its share of terror and screams. � e great-granddaddy of those broadcasts was a weekly program known as “� e Witch’s Tale.” � is Halloween season, relive the “golden age” of radio at Dunwoody United Methodist Church through a reading of the radio classic, “From Dawn To Sun-set” and other scary writings. Donations bene� t Literacy Volunteers of Atlanta. Additional reading on Saturday, Nov. 2, 7 p.m. 1548 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Contact Robert Edwards at 770-394-0675, ext. 108 or [email protected] for details.

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Beans and BowlsFriday, Oct. 25, 5-9 p.m. – � e Spruill’s ce-ramics department holds its 12th annual “Free Beans with Every Bowl” sale. Free admission, and all are wel-come to browse and buy. Sale continues Saturday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 27, 12-5 p.m. Spruill Education Center, 5339 Chamblee Dun-woody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For additional infor-mation, contact Ken Horvath at 770-394-3447, ext. 233 or email: [email protected].

“The Tempest”Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m. – � e Galloway School presents “� e Tempest,” about a man who conjures up a tempest after being betrayed and ban-ished. He shipwrecks his brother, and then must de-cide if he should use his powers for revenge or to forgive. Additional show: Sunday, Oct. 27, 2 p.m. Tickets, $10; purchase online: www.gallowayschool.org or at the box o� ce on day of show. Chaddick Center for the Arts, � e Galloway School, 215 W. Wieuca Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30342. Contact Sher-ri Breunig at 404-252-8389, ext. 145 or via email: [email protected] to � nd out more.

Classical MassSunday, Oct. 27, 3 p.m. – � e William Bak-er Festival Singers open their 29th season with a con-cert at St. John United Methodist Church, performing three diverse settings of the Mass: Stravinsky, Byrd and Schubert. Open to the public. Tickets, $20 for adults; $15 for students and seniors 65+; children under 12 are free. Childcare available by emailing: [email protected]. In the Main Sanctuary, 550 Mt. Paran Rd., Atlanta, 30327. Email: [email protected], call 404-255-1384 or go to: http://fes-tivalsingers.org/the-mass-oct-27/ with questions.

Jazz ConcertsSunday, Oct. 27, 5 p.m. – Pianist Joe Alterman kicks o� the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta’s new 2013-14 Jazz at the JCC series by per-forming two jazz concerts. Second show at 7 p.m. Tickets, $17-$22. In the Morris and Rae Frank � e-atre, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For information, contact the box o� ce at 678-812-4002 or visit: www.atlantajcc.org/boxo� ce.

A French AfternoonSunday, Nov. 3, 4 p.m. – “A French After-noon: Music of Les Six and Others,” features sopra-no Wanda Yang Temko and Brent Runnels on the piano. $10; free for Oglethorpe University Museum of Art members and those with a Petrel Pass. 4484 Peachtree Rd., Brookhaven, 30319. Visit: http://museum.oglethorpe.edu or call 404-364-8555 for further details.

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Jewish Male ChoirSunday, Nov. 3, 4:30 p.m. – � e Atlanta Jewish Male Choir celebrates their 10th anniver-sary with a performance at the Green� eld Hebrew Academy. Proceeds bene� t the Jewish day school’s program to continue to improve security. Tickets, $10-$54, available at: www.showtix4u.com. 5200 Northland Dr., Sandy Springs, 30342. For more in-formation, call 678-298-5359 or email: [email protected]. To learn more about the choir, go to: http://atlantajewishchoir.org.

Choral GuildSunday, Nov. 3, 4 p.m. – � e Choral Guild of Atlanta presents a concert of Benjamin Britten music, celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth. Music includes: “I Lov’d A Lass” and “Lift Boy,” and “Song Of � e Fisherman” and “Old Joe Has Gone Fish-ing.” Tickets, $15 person; $12 seniors; $5 students and children. Northside Drive Baptist Church, 3100 Northside Dr., Atlanta, 30305. For more information call 404-223-6362 or email: [email protected].

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Mountain Way Soiree Saturday, Nov. 2, 6 p.m. – � e Friends of Mountain Way Common hold their “Denim and Diamonds” fundraiser, with proceeds going to turn a part of Buckhead into a world-class, urban park. Tickets, $100 each. Includes open bar, unlimited food, live entertainment, silent auction. Terminus 200 Building, 3280 Peachtree Rd., NE, Atlanta, 30305. To � nd out more or to purchase tickets, go to: http://mountainway-common.org.

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• Opening Night: Scott Turow reads from and signs his latest novel, “Identical,” which focuses on a complex web of murder, sex and betrayal between a fami-ly and their neighbors. Nov. 2, 8:15 p.m. Tickets are $18 for members, $24 for the community.

• Clark Howard: � e consumer will discuss and sign his latest book, “Living Large for the Long Haul: Consumer-Tested Ways to Overhaul Your Finances, Increase Your Savings, and Get Your Life Back on Track,” on Nov. 6, 8:15 p.m. Tickets are $13 for members, $18 for the community.

• Je� rey Toobin: CNN legal analyst discusses his latest non� ction book, “� e Oath: � e Obama White House and � e Supreme Court,” on Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 for members, $24 for the community.

• Family Reading Festival: � is event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m on Nov. 10. Tickets are $7 for children members, $10 for children from the community. � ere will be authors interacting with the kids, a visit from the Atlanta Hawks cheerleaders, a sing-a-long, dance and gymnastic exhibitions, and more.

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At � rst glance, Ed Zito looks more like a member of a corporate boardroom than a volunteer activist.

� e Buckhead resident wears a pressed suit and keeps his salt-and-pep-per hair neatly styled. He’s from New Jersey and speaks in a polite, no-non-sense tone.

Zito’s an entrepreneur, but these days he spends much of his time volunteer-ing on behalf of the nonpro� t American Kidney Services. He treats it as though it were a multimillion-dollar account, mak-ing appearances at lo-cal chamber meetings and in local media.

He can rattle o� the statistics and as-surances. American Kidney Services col-lects 120,000 pounds of donated clothes per week. In 2012, Consumers Digest named its parent organization, Ameri-can Kidney Fund, as one of the coun-try’s top charities.

Zito said he was referred to AKS in 2010 because of his ability to network and his business contacts. He’s been president of three di� erent � rms and currently works as a sales consultant.

“When I checked it out, I was very impressed,” he said.

Locals will recognize the teal-colored collection bins scattered throughout the metro area. American Kidney Ser-vices will pick up donated items from the bins and local homes. � e nonprof-it then sells the items to Value Village thrift stores, taking the proceeds and sending them to the American Kidney Fund. American Kidney Fund uses the money to help defray the expenses of people who have kidney disease.

Zito said he became interested in the charity in part because of a family ill-ness. His wife was diagnosed with can-cer. Watching her go through the pain of treatments reminded him of the toll an illness can take on a family.

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could take a life, it gave me a di� erent perspective,” Zito said. “I couldn’t take things for granted anymore.”

People who have worked with Zito say he has been able to put his business experience to good use.

Greg Grisham, logistics coordinator for American Kidney Services, said Zito has been an e� ective spokesman in the community for the nonpro� t.

“We’re a mem-ber of four di� erent chambers of com-merce,” Grisham said. “It’s impossible to attend everything, and with me trying to do that, I was getting

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“He’s a people person, a nice as-set to have,” Grisham said. “He’s very knowledgeable about what we do. He’s had some great ideas as far as launching commercials. He brought a lot of di� er-ent knowledge to the table.”

Tom Maha� ey, president and exec-utive director of the Sandy Springs/Pe-rimeter Chamber of Commerce, said he enjoys working with Zito in his role as an ambassador for American Kidney Services. “He seems to be very dedicated and very loyal to his project,” Maha� ey said.

Zito said he continues to think of ways to innovate on behalf of the cause. He said one problem facing American Kidney Services is its dwindling list of phone numbers. Many households no longer have a landline telephone, and it’s become more challenging to contact people about donating items.

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“We put smiles on the faces of total strangers. It’s been a calling, like carry-ing on her ministry,” Frew said.

One recent morning, Dave and Ranger teamed up to visit residents at the Canterbury Court seniors complex in Buckhead.

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Jackie Lynn was just � nishing her breakfast in bed. Ranger doted on her, a bit distracted perhaps. “He doesn’t love me, he loves my eggs,” Lynn said joking-ly. As the duo left, she hollered: “You come back soon. Woof-Woof!”

Mary Lynn Morgan recognized how therapeutic Ranger‘s drop-in was to her. As a former dentist, she often had a dog sit beside her child patients during ap-pointments, just to help relax them.

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� e Frew team’s latest initiative has forged a partnership between PetSmart and the Shepherd Center in Buckhead to show wounded veterans how service dogs can help their recovery.

Shepherd’s program has treated Da-vid Peacock for post-traumatic stress dis-order, traumatic brain and shoulder in-juries incurred during his service as a U.S. Air Force � ight medic in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Frew dreads the inevitable loss of his own dog, but he has already thought about extending Stephanie’s legacy when that time comes.

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Estella Dieci’s father is from Rome, It-aly, and her mother is from Albuquerque, N.M., but she grew up surrounded by Chinese culture and language.

“My dad works at Georgia Tech and we have a lot of Chinese friends,” Estella said. “I always wanted to learn Chinese.”

Now a senior at the Atlanta Inter-national School (AIS), Estella � rst trav-eled to China after her sophomore year at North Atlanta High School. � rough an organization called Americans Promot-ing Study Abroad (APSA), Estella and 60 other public high school students were given the opportunity to participate in an intensive immersion program in Beijing.

� is past summer, Estella won AIS’s Educational Advancement Legacy Schol-arship to travel to study in China once more, this time for � ve weeks.

While her father worked at Jilin Uni-versity in Changchun, Estella studied Chinese with a tutor from the Univer-sity. Estella said that her tutor, who is a postgraduate student in English linguis-tics, became a friend and, now, a pen pal.

“One day I taught her how to make pasta and she taught me how to make dumplings,” Estella said. “� at was a re-ally fun experience.”

She also visited Dandong, where the Chinese stopped American aggres-sion during the Korean War, as well as Changbai Shan, a famous glacier lake in the mountains that separate China and North Korea.

“I went on an all-Chinese tour, which was interesting,” Estella said. “It was ex-citing when I understood what was going on, but I didn’t always understand.”

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er made communication challenging at times, Estella learned a lot through her interactions with the people she met.

“Because I didn’t really go to major tourist areas, I was the � rst American that many people had met,” Estella said. “I felt like an ambassador for America or something — at least a representative of American culture.”

At AIS, Estella is in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. � is year she is taking IB Physics, Spanish and � eo-ry of Knowledge, among other advanced courses. Her favorite class is IB English.

Apart from academics, Estella is com-peting to win the Silver Award in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Young Americans Challenge. In order to get the Silver Award, participants must commit to six months of a physical activity, a skill and service. For her activity and skill, Estella chose general � tness and knitting, respec-tively. She volunteers as a tutor at Garden Hills Elementary School to ful� ll the ser-vice requirement.

Estella also enjoys being a witness on the school’s mock trial team.

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Student Profi le: Will Gillett St. Pius X Catholic High, senior

Will Gillett’s fi rst foray into run-ning a business came through a sum-mer camp he started with his brothers at their home. For a small fee, campers could engage in activities ranging from hockey on the pavement to obstacle courses in the backyard.

Will didn’t stop there. He has found-ed and managed a photography busi-ness, a sports camp and a T-shirt busi-ness called Anchor Prep.

His T-shirts, promoted as “clothing that fi ts your lifestyle ” and by encour-aging customers to “stay preppy,” feature his brand’s signature anchor with a bow tied around it in the center of a red and white lifebuoy. Th rough Anchor Prep, he has designed specialty T-shirts for his school and for Village Burger, a local Dunwoody restaurant.

His photography business started af-ter his mother gave him a camera dur-ing his freshman year of high school. “My camera was pretty basic,” Will said. “[She] got me one as a hobby, which quickly turned into a business.”

He has been hired to photograph fi rst communions, take family portraits and record families’ special occasions. He serves as a photographer for San-dy Springs Youth Sports and took pho-tos for his high school’s football team. “From seeing [my] pictures in the year-book to the locker room,” Will said, “it’s just nice to be appreciated in that way and to be able to give back.”

With all that he has accomplished, Will admits that he could not have been successful without the help and support from some of the closest people to him, including his mother, who sometimes accompanies him on photo shoots.

“My mom has been awesome!” Will said. “My mom has really always been there for me and I really appreciate that.”

Will also has the support from many of his friends, including St. Pius X se-nior Matthew Coody, who runs his own landscaping business. Th e two bonded over their hobbies, and have helped one another with their businesses. “I think it’s really ironic that we are the best of friends, and we’re both two avid entre-preneurs,” Will said.

Coody calls Will “hardworking and motivated,” and says he’s willing to help others develop their photography skills. “He is kind of like a mentor to a lot of people,” Coody said.

At St. Pius X, Will was a member of the freshman football team, the swim team, the dive team and water polo team. He also serves as a “lion leader,” a role in a mentoring program for incom-ing freshman at the school, and has been certifi ed as diving judge and swim meet starter.

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Chamblee prepares to vote on annexation

are prepared for the potential growth – just as they were last year before the an-nexation referendum failed by a slim margin. State legislators agreed to put the annexation referendum back up for a vote this year due to issues with the ballots in 2012.

“A lot of the planning for this par-ticular annexation was done last year in preparation for that vote,” said Cham-blee Mayor Eric Clarkson.

Acting Chamblee City Manager and Police Chief Marc Johnson said the city is interviewing for 28 addi-tional employees in the police depart-ment: 23 sworn offi cers and fi ve civil-ian employees.

“We’ve been recruiting police offi cers for several months now,” Johnson said.

Johnson said Chamblee would need to spend about $1.1 million for capital expenses in 2014, including cars, com-puters and equipment for the new offi -cers. “Th e total for recurring cost for the fi rst fi ve years would be between $2.4 and $2.5 million,” Johnson said.

Johnson said those numbers would need to change if Century Center does not become a part of Chamblee.

“It would lower some of the need for police response in that area, but it would also be a drastic reduction in the reve-nue, no one knows how much for sure. We’re just erring on the side of caution,” Johnson said. “We would be cautious about fi lling all those positions prior to the courts deciding.”

On July 1, Highwoods Properties, the owners of Century Center, applied to be annexed into the city of Brookhav-en.

Because Century Center was already included in the Chamblee annexation referendum, Chamblee offi cials fi led an injunction to stop the Brookhaven an-nexation vote, and on Aug. 16, DeKalb Superior Court Judge Tangela Barrie blocked Brookhaven from annexing the property until after an Oct. 24 hearing.

On Sept. 17, Brookhaven fi led an emergency motion asking the Supreme Court to lift the injunction imposed by the DeKalb judge.

In the motion, Brookhaven claimed the DeKalb judge overstepped her au-thority because, “Th e Superior Court en-joined a state legislative function, which is entirely inappropriate and outside the jurisdiction of the Superior Court.”

In its response, the Georgia Supreme Court sided with Brookhaven, stating “that the injunction prohibits a vote by the City Council of Brookhaven on the annexation of Century Center or other-wise interferes with acts of a legislative character.”

Th e high court ruled Oct. 3 that Brookhaven had the right to vote to an-nex the Century Center offi ce complex. However, the court’s ruling only applied to the city’s ability to vote, leaving the dispute over the annexation open.

“Th is order only stays interference with the legislative process. To the ex-tent, if any, that the interlocutory in-junction entered by the Superior Court is directed toward executive or other non-legislative acts in furtherance of an-nexation, the interlocutory injunction remains in full force and eff ect,” the Su-preme Court ruling states.

Johnson, Chamblee’s acting city manager, said he’s “not really surprised” by the ruling, which he described as a technicality. He said regardless of the re-sults of the annexation referendum or the judge’s decision, the two cities likely will go back to court.

“It’s pretty much destined to be de-cided in Supreme Court,” Johnson said.

In a statement, Brookhaven City Manager Marie Garrett said, “the city policy is not to comment on pending litigation. We do not wish to comment on this case.”

Jordan Fox, president of the Dres-den East Civic Association, said with no other items on the ballot for the area this year, the challenge will be making sure people get out and cast their vote on the annexation referendum. “Th e main thing that DECA has tried to do is make sure people are informed, make sure people know there’s an election,” Fox said.

Citizens For Chamblee is the main group that has been advocating for the annexation. But Fox said DECA is “cer-tainly not shy about saying we support everything the Citizens for Chamblee group is doing.”

Fox said this year there’s more of a sense of urgency surrounding the annex-ation referendum. He said the possibili-ty of Century Center joining Brookhav-en would leave DECA with few other options.

“If we don’t annex into Chamblee, we could really be left without a tax base surrounded by other cities,” Fox said. “It could really have a negative impact on this area.”

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Chamblee and Brookhaven will confuse voters.

“In some aspects, it’s created con-fusion among some voters, which we’re trying to clarify. It makes them think we could be annexed into Brookhaven, which is highly unlike-ly,” Fox said.

Fox said DECA has also battled fl y-ers and “robocalls” telling residents to vote against the annexation. He said the anti-annexation materials are com-ing from groups using names similar to the civic associations, such as Th e DeKalb Annexation Education Coali-tion (DAEC) and DeKalb Concerned Citizens (DCC).

“We wanted people to know they’re not coming from us because they’re us-ing a name similar to ours,” Fox said.

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“I think it’s great that people have an opportunity to choose a form of govern-ment that is more local, and I believe, more responsive,” Clarkson said. “I think it would help us to make a stron-ger community overall if the folks on our southern border were also Cham-blee constituents.”

In 2010, Chamblee annexed an area to the north known as the Hunt-ley Hills/Gainesboro area. Clarkson said that area was smaller than this proposed annexation, but it was pro-portionally similar for the city at the time.

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opment” at the MARTA station a reality.Th e Brookhaven-Oglethorpe MAR-

TA station is one of several stations around Atlanta with underutilized park-ing lots that have been identifi ed as strong candidates for redevelopment with a mix of residential and commer-cial uses.

Robert Reed, communities design di-rector with Southface, an environmental nonprofi t organizing the events, said the purpose of the charrette is to help the community zero in on what it wants be-fore a developer is selected for the proj-ect.

“One of our deliverables is a quality development guideline,” Reed said.

Th e Brookhaven community has long been interested in focusing more resources around the MARTA station, located at the intersection of Peachtree and North Druid Hills roads.

A Livable Centers Initiative study conducted by the Atlanta Region-al Commission in 2006 identifi ed the MARTA station as a centerpiece for a future Brookhaven town center that would include a mix of offi ce, retail and public spaces.

But Reed said people must be able to safely walk to and from the MARTA sta-tion before a transit-oriented develop-ment can be successful.

“We have to have a pedestrian-friend-ly Peachtree Street,” Reed said.

Th e goal is to improve safety and us-ability along Peachtree for pedestrians, bikers, and other alternative modes of transportation.

“Everyone complains about car traf-fi c, but there’s more than one way to get around,” Reed said.

Some residents voiced concerns about traffi c along Peachtree. Th ey said

the road is already congested without future development around MARTA and the new apartment buildings un-der construction along Dresden Drive.

Reed said making roads friendlier for alternative transportation lessens the impact of development, but won’t solve current traffi c issues.

“I’m not saying this development is going to make it better, but this develop-ment is going to happen one way or an-other,” Reed said.

Bob Munger, president of the Au-gusta Greenway Alliance, shared in-formation about low-speed vehicles. His organization promotes sustain-able transportation, including the use of golf-cart-like, low-speed vehicles, which he said are an environmentally-friendly option.

He said the vehicles can be used on roads with low speed limits and on multi-purpose trails. Unlike electric cars, he said they can be charged at home without a special charging sta-tion at a cost of about 2 cents per mile.

“We emphasize it because we feel we have an excellent way to get around that’s underutilized,” Munger said. “Th e vehicles are very economical to own and operate.”

Dan Reuter, with the Atlanta Region-al Commission, said more dense, urban development is the trend in the region.

“Our region is going to continue to grow,” Reuter said. “People are mov-ing back into urban places, particularly young people.”

Rent is higher in walkable, urban ar-eas, which benefi ts local economies, he said.

“Th ese urban places have really been run up in the past fi ve to 10 years. Th ey’re very desirable places to live,” Re-uter said.


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Brookhaven police to open Buford

Highway substationBrookhaven’s Police Department

will set up a substation in an apartment complex on Buford Highway.

City offi cials said offi cers are prepar-ing to open the offi ce at the Marquis Terrace Apartments, located at 3547 Buford Highway, within a few weeks.

“Th is will provide an excellent op-portunity for offi cers to interact with the community, build partnerships, and be more proactive in crime preven-tion,” Police Chief Gary Yandura said in a news release. “Th is will be the fi rst sub-station in Brookhaven.”

According to the city, the substation will provide a space for offi cers to hold meetings, write reports, and conduct other operations outside of the depart-ment’s temporary locations at Brookhav-en’s municipal court and city hall.

Marquis, which owns nine properties on Buford Highway, is providing the space at no cost to the city, offi cials said.

Grant received for bullet-proof vestsBrookhaven police were awarded a

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Th e fed-eral grant covers about half of the police de-partment’s total cost for the 55 American Body Armor vests pur-chased earli-er this year, city offi cials said.

“Safety is our number one priority,” Police Chief Gary Yandura said. “Th ese vests are part of our uniform and essen-tial to our police operations. Th is grant helps us not only stay safe, but be fi s-cally responsible with Brookhaven’s tax dollars.”

To be eligible for the funds, police departments must have a policy requir-ing offi cers to wear vests, as well as a mission that focuses on safety and train-ing, Brookhaven offi cials said in a news release.

Th e U.S. Department of Justice’s Bul-letproof Vest Partnership has purchased more than 1.1 million vests for more than 13,000 law enforcement agencies since the program began in 1999. Ac-cording to the Justice Department, at least 33 offi cers were saved in fi scal year 2012 because of the protective vests.

Offi cers walk home with Woodward

studentsBrookhaven police offi cers walked

home from school with Woodward Ele-mentary School students and parents as part International Walk to School Day Oct. 9.

Police Chief Gary Yandura spoke to about 300 students and their families about pedestrian safety at the Interna-tional Walk to School Day rally. Th e ral-ly also included a show of appreciation for Woodward crossing guards.

Ga. 400 toll booths to close Nov. 21

Consider it an early Christmas pres-ent of sorts. Th e toll booths on Ga. 400 are scheduled to shut down, weather permitting, on Nov. 21 – just in time for the beginning of the holiday shop-

ping season.Georgia Department of Transporta-

tion offi cials said motorists would begin to see preliminary work before the end of October, including removal of sig-nage and re-striping of lanes.

Th e question on many Ga. 400 users minds is what will happen to traffi c once the toll ends.

Christo-pher Tom-linson, ex-ecutive director of the State Road and Tollway Authority, said he has seen studies that show an increase in traffi c, but it’s un-predictable until the road is open.

“Th ere are others that say without having that stop-and-go caused by the toll, it will get better,” Tomlinson said in a recent interview.

Tomlinson also noted that the open-ing of the new connector ramps to I-85 make traffi c patterns more diffi cult to predict.

On the toll plaza itself, concrete bar-riers will be erected once the booths close. Th e barriers will funnel drivers traveling north and south into the for-mer Peach Pass lanes.

Demolition of the toll plaza will be-gin early next year and will cost $4.5 million.

PUBLIC SAFETYBRIEFS

Police Chief Gary Yandura

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Tough enoughThe Guns & Hoses Charity Softball Challenge

was held Oct. 5 at Dunwoody Park, with police departments and fi refi ghters raising funds

for Special Olympics Georgia and the Georgia Firefi ghters Burn Foundation. Left, DeKalb

fi refi ghters team manager Patrick Scott, back, left, goes over assignments with his players. Right, Eric Drum, left, with the Dunwoody

Police Department, shares a laugh with Sandy Springs Police Offi cer Nick Smith. Below,

Brian Bolden, with Dunwoody PD, pitches. PHOTOS BY PHIL MOSIER

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