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Council focuses on retail, public safety By JEFFREY ALBERTSON newsroom@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council addressed a crowded agenda Feb. 14 that included intensive questions about a retail development on Ashwood Parkway and taser replacements. The council continued meeting in a hybrid fashion with Councilwoman Catherine Lautenbacher in attendance by Zoom. The council spent about an hour discussing two retail developments off Ashford Dunwoody Road, one at 11 Ravinia Drive and another at 600 Ashwood Parkway. The public hearing for the Ashwood Parkway rezoning amendment became a lightning rod for questions and analysis centering around available parking space and access for pedestrians and bicyclists. District 1 Councilwoman Stacey Harris took issue with the development’s streetscape, commuter trail and road connection progress. “You talk about your commitment to people, you haven’t fulfilled your commitment to the city, and so I’m very reluctant to give you more when you haven’t done what you’re supposed to do,” Harris said. The Ashwood Parkway project is an 85,000-square-foot restaurant and retail space with a planned gas station. The applicant, Branch Ashwood Associates, L.P., is seeking a rezoning amendment for 8,400 square feet of retail space which would include 62 additional parking spaces and a walk-up ATM.
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Dunwoody City Council members consider two retail developments on Ashford Dunwoody Road near Perimeter Mall at the Feb. 14 regular meeting. Branch Properties Development Director Jack Haylett said he lived and dealt daily with Harris’ walkway concerns. The project ran into some delay after the discovery of 24 fiber optic cables below a steel water line. “I want to be clear that I understand your frustration with this project, I bet mine is tenfold,” Mayor Lynn Deutsch said. “When we were presented this (development) however many years ago it was a specialty grocery store and chef-driven restaurants, and I love the Publix, but to be clear we need to have the amenities and the walkability and
the attractiveness.” The council approved the rezoning amendment at 11 Ravinia Drive with little discussion. Most of the major elements of the development had been worked out at prior council meetings. The amendment made changes to protect trees, adjustments to street frontage and a raised crosswalk across Ravinia Parkway. The development also plans to create a welcome to Dunwoody sign. In other matters at the Feb. 14 meet-
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The City of Dunwoody has created a nonprofit organization geared to promote economic development and the city’s brand as a means of attracting businesses. The Create Dunwoody Alliance, includes two members each from the City Council, Discover Dunwoody and the Dunwoody Development Authority. The Dunwoody City Council unanimously approved creating the alliance along with an annual funding cap of $35,000 from the CARES II budget in 2022. The funding runs until 2026. The Dunwoody Development Authority recently approved $175,000 to support “experience-making” in the city, contingent on equal participation from Discover Dunwoody and City of Dunwoody.
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Shopper leaves store with pair of Ugg boots DUNWOODY, Ga. –– Police responded to a larceny-shoplifting call Feb. 3 at Von Maur on Ashford Dunwoody Road. A store employee stated he observed a male shopper make off with a pair of Ugg Boots valued at $130. The employee attempted stop the suspect, however he lost sight of him.
Resident reports damage to condo mail station DUNWOODY, Ga. –– Dunwoody police responded to a property damage call Feb. 3 on North Forest Trail. A resident of the condominium complex reported damage to the mailbox station. About nine mailboxes had been forced open with minor damage. The victim stated that nothing was stolen
from his mailbox and none of the other neighbors reported any thefts. Case numbers were issued for each of the opened mailboxes. There is a camera system at the front of the entrance but police were not able to access the footage at the time the report was filed stated that the gentleman who operates it was not home.
License plate stolen from woman’s car DUNWOODY, Ga. –– A stolen license plate was reported Feb. 2 on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. The victim told police that the license plate was missing from her white Nissan Rogue and believes the item was stolen within a 24hour time frame but is unsure where the theft occurred. Nothing further.
Bank thwarts attempt to access man’s account DUNWOODY, Ga. –– Police responded to a fraud call Feb. 1 from a man who stated he was notified by Piedmont Bank that someone was using his name to change the pin and passwords on his account.
A representatives from the bank told police that the fraudster was able to answer all of the owner’s account security questions. But, the banker refused to change anything because he knew the account holder was an elderly male and the caller sounded young.
Woman cited for theft at Walmart check-out DUNWOODY, Ga. –– Dunwoody police were dispatched Jan. 31 to a shoplifting call on Ashford Dunwoody Road at Walmart. A loss prevention officer informed police that she observed a female skip-scanning items. Once she observed multiple unscanned items being placed into bags, the security employee paused her self-checkout, so the suspect would be forced to move to a standard cashier checkout. The suspect was moved to a standard cashier who was to re-scan all of her items. The suspect was then observed on camera placing items from the cart to the belt, and then back to the cart before they were scanned. The items totaled $297. The suspect received a citation for shoplifting.
Sandy Springs man sought in meat theft By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell police are searching for a 53-year-old man accused of stealing over $15,000 worth of meat products from Uncle Jack’s on Canton Street before and after Valentine’s Day. Roswell Police spokesman Tim Lupo said the suspect is Warren Kearney, of Sandy Springs, who had recently been hired at the restaurant. According to the initial report, at around 7:20 a.m. on Feb. 13, a suspect forced open the business’ external walk-in freezer and was captured on security footage loading “high-value meat products” into his vehicle before leaving the scene.
The suspect allegedly made four trips to and from the freezer carrying boxes with strip loin, lamb, tuna steak, short rib and tomahawk steak. The general manager stated in the report he had 200 reservations for Valentine’s Day and was worried there would not be enough food for the evening. Four days later, officers returned to Uncle Jack’s to investigate a second burglary. The incident report states security footage shows the same suspect forcing entry to the business’ freezer at around 6:45 a.m. on Feb. 17, this time using a pair of bolt cutters to cut the padlock that had been placed on the cooler door. Kearney allegedly took several cases of the same meats as before as well as prime strips, ribeye, oysters, flap meat, striploin
wagyu and Kobe beef loins. The head chef of the restaurant told police Kearney had visited the restaurant for a “trial run” on Feb. 12 and that he resembled the suspect in the video from the past two burglaries. Kearney’s first day at Uncle Jack’s was slated for Feb. 18, according to the incident report. Detectives have since secured warrants for Kearney’s arrest for two counts of second-degree burglary. Anyone with additional information about the case or Kearney’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-640-4100. Anonymous information can be provided through Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or online at StopCrimeATL.org.
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Dunwoody recognized as Tree City USA DUNWOODY, Ga. — For the 10th year in a row, the City of Dunwoody has been recognized as a “Tree City USA” for its commitment to core standards of sound urban forestry management. Alex Ballard, regional specialist with the Georgia Forestry Commission, will join city leaders to celebrate the designation with a ceremonial tree planting on Georgia Arbor Day, Feb. 18. “As a city, we show our commitment to trees in a variety of ways,” Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch said. “I’m excited to introduce our newest initiative to grow our tree canopy. Beginning in the fall, we will bring the Trees Atlanta Front Yard Tree Program to Dunwoody. This program allows residents to have a tree planted on their property at little to no cost.” Tree City USA provides the framework
for community forestry management in cities and towns nationwide that meet certain requirements, including specific spending levels for urban forestry and planned Arbor Day celebrations. Since 2013, the City of Dunwoody has worked with Trees Atlanta and community volunteers to plant almost 2,000 trees in Dunwoody, including 100 during this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. Dunwoody will celebrate Arbor Day on Feb. 18 with the ceremonial planting of a white oak at 9 a.m. at Brook Run Park near the Barclay Road entrance to the multi-purpose fields. Representatives from the Dunwoody City Council, Dunwoody Parks & Recreation, Dunwoody Community Development and members of the Dunwoody Sustainability Committee will gather for the planting.
Development: Continued from Page 1 Experience-making or place-making are interchangeable strategies used to develop shared public spaces. According to the Project for Public Spaces, place-making fosters creative patterns of use, paying particular attention to the physical, cultural and social identities that define a place and support ongoing evolution. “The Create Dunwoody Alliance works to improve and promote the City of Dunwoody to Cultivate the creativity, energy and economic vitality that make the area a vibrant center of commerce, community and culture,” a presentation delivered on Feb. 14 by Dunwoody Director of Economic Development Michael Starling said. A memo Starling sent to the council on Dec. 3 called for a unique partnership to address the city’s geographical challenges created by multiple downtowns.
“Numerous initiatives in the city are ongoing relating to place-making and it’s important that these activities and investments are coordinated, supported and amplified,” Sterling said in the memo. “Our challenge is how to bring it all together and elevate what our partners are under-taking.” The specific organization of the alliance remains under consideration. City Council members Joe Seconder and Catherine Lautenbacher will represent city government. “This (idea) came out of a consultant’s plan that we did for our public art plan,” Mayor Lynn Deutsch said. “We don’t know the specifics yet, but if it falls apart – it falls apart and we don’t do it – but by having two people from council to represent council’s concerns and help flesh out (details) is a strategy I am comfortable with.”
Council: Continued from Page 1 ing, the council approved an allocation of $230,404 for the purchase of 64 Axon Taser 7’s to replace the existing X2 model used by Dunwoody Police. The existing tasers will be traded in for a credit against the cost for the new models. Dunwoody Police Public Information Office Sgt. Michael Cheek said officers were provided two Taser 7’s to use on a trial basis while on duty. The department’s taser instructors were also
trained using the new equipment. Deputy Chief of Police Mike Carlson said current tasers are out of warranty and a broken unit must be replaced at full cost. The police department had 61 uses of force last year, 26 of them were taser displays. The new tasers will activate body and vehicle cameras of nearby officers. “The technology is phenomenal, (and) I could go on for about 30 minutes talk-
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Local journalists keep showing up We wrote a story this week about a component of President Biden’s Build Back Better Act that would provide an employment tax credit for local newspapers that would encourage them to hire and retain more HANS APPEN journalists. Publisher hans@appenmediagroup.com I was asked to provide a quote for the article on why that provision of the bill was important and what it would mean for newspapers and local journalism across the country, should the provision stay in the bill and make it to the president’s desk for signature. The assignment made me think about a recent planning retreat that the Alpharetta City Council took to Greenville, South Carolina. On the retreat, the council and city staff talked about its priorities, where it can and should spend money, strategies for promoting and continued planning one of its largest infrastructure investments ever – the Alpha Loop trail system, and much more. No votes were taken. No money was of-
ficially allocated. But still, a lot happened. And sitting front row for it all, taking furious notes to bring back with him to Alpharetta, was our reporter, Jake Drukman. He was the only person that was not a member of city staff or an elected official in attendance. No one from the community was there, no one voiced their opinion in favor or against an agenda item, and there was not a live stream of the meetings available to those at home. We paid for Jake’s trav el, food and hotel. He spent his entire weekend reporting on the retreat. He was there, representing the eyes and ears of the citizens of Alpharetta, to ensure they would know what had happened when he’d finished writing his report. We have no reason to believe anything nefarious would have happened had he not been there, taking notes and asking questions, but it doesn’t matter, because he was. And that’s the case in local newsrooms across the country: they show up. They ask the hard questions. They help readers understand issues and hold government officials accountable. But many of the newspapers who employ those journalists are in a tough spot, especially the ones in rural com-
munities where businesses and residents that support local newspapers through more traditional means, like advertising and paid subscriptions, just aren’t there anymore. Google the term “news desert” and you’ll see what I mean. A tax credit for employing journalists in those communities could be the difference between keeping one or two journalists on staff, if they keep any at all. The Build Back Better Act has already passed in the House of Representatives,
but it has not made it to the floor of the Senate yet for a vote. Both Georgia Senators Warnock and Ossoff have signaled their support for the bill, should they be given the opportunity to vote on it, but I would still encourage you to take the time to give their offices a call and thank them for supporting local journalism. It matters. The phone number for the United States Capitol is (202) 224-3121. A switchboard operator will connect you directly with the Senate office you request.
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Nash’s Store of Dunwoody In the early 20th century, the Cheek and Nash Store was located on the west side of Nandina Lane, then known as Spruill Road. William Joberry Cheek, Jr. and VALERIE William Richard BIGGERSTAFF Nash operated the feed/grocery store. Nash was born in 1872 to William Riley Nash and Marinda Jane Guess of Duluth in Gwinnett County. William Joberry Cheek, Jr. was the son of Laura Eidson Cheek and Joberry Cheek, who built the Cheek-Spruill House at the corner of Chamblee Dunwoody Road and Mount Vernon Road. In 1895, Nash married Maggie Eugenia Power, and they had three children. Maggie died in 1904, and Nash married Ethel Gertrude Dryeman of Roswell in 1906. William and Ethel Nash had two children. A few months ago, I shared the story of James Clark, who was on a rampage and looking for ammunition when he
went in the Cheek and Nash Store. Clark shot both Cheek and Nash when they denied him. Cheek died and is buried at New Hope Cemetery on Chamblee Dunwoody Road. Nash was saved when the bullet aimed at him struck the Masonic charm on his watch. Following Cheek’s death, Nash continued to run the store. The Dunwoody Post Office was in the store and had been managed by Cheek. Nash ran the post office for a brief time, until Cheek’s sister Columbia was appointed postmaster of Dunwoody. From 1930 to 1949, William R. Nash’s second wife Ethel was postmaster of Dunwoody. According to DeKalb County historian Vivian Price, Nash’s store was “the center of activity.” Aside from the retail business and post office, the Shallowford District Court held monthly meetings at the store. In the 1930s and ’40s, the Atlanta Constitution listed polling places in the communities surrounding Atlanta. If you lived in the Shallowford District, your voting location was Nash’s Store. The Nash family operated a store at a different location beginning in the 1920s. This was the small grocery, post office and gas station that sat on the southwest corner of Chamblee Dun-
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William R. Nash, far left and William J. Cheek, far right in the store they ran together until Cheek was shot in 1906. Others in the photo include Lon Eidson, Don Warnock, Chris Warnock, and Jim McElreath. woody and Mount Vernon roads. After Nash died in 1945 and Ethel Nash was no longer postmaster, the Thompson family took over the small store. A story passed down from previous generations tells that the store building was the old railroad depot, which was rolled up Chamblee Dunwoody Road on logs. It sat where the BP gas station is today.
When William R. Nash died, his obituary in the Atlanta Constitution describes him as a merchant for 50 years, a Mason with the Roswell Lodge, and a deacon of the Baptist Church. He is buried in the historic New Hope Cemetery on Chamblee Dunwoody Road. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@gmail.com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.
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Private school vouchers gain steam in Legislature By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — Private school vouchers have taken a front seat under the Gold Dome this session as one group of legislators push for more education options, while others lobby for more public school support. In past sessions, lawmakers have created programs for special needs students to receive vouchers for private school tuition, as well as tax breaks for donations to foundations which fund private school scholarships. This session, legislators will consider HB 999, dubbed the “Georgia Educational Freedom Act,” requiring the state set aside funding for $6,000 scholarships to pay private school tuition. Unlike other private school vouchers, HB 999 has few eligibility requirements for students. Sponsored by Rep. Wes Cantrell (RWoodstock) the bill seeks to provide options for parents unhappy with public education. “Even when our public schools do a great job, which they most often do, there’s always going to be a small percentage of students who need a different learning path,” Cantrell said during a recent podcast. “One size does not fit all, especially when it comes to education.” The disruption to education because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the struggles by many students to adapt to remote learning is spurring the need for more choices. Under HB 999, any student whose public school did not offer 100 percent in-person instruction for at least one semester last year is eligible for the voucher. That provision opens the scholarship to students in many of the larger school districts in Metro Atlanta. “I trust parents, and parents know what’s best for their kids,” Cantrell said. “And why shouldn’t they be able to take a portion of their tax money and find a better path for their children?” Funding for private school vouchers would have to be appropriated in the state budget each year, similar to the current voucher programs. In contrast to other private school voucher campaigns, HB 999 has bi-partisan support. Three Democrats, representatives Patty Bentley (Butler), Mike Glanton (Jonesboro) and Angela Moore (Decatur) are signed on as co-sponsors. Some criticize proposal But most Democrats are wary. Rep.
Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville) says public schools have been historically underfunded, and HB 999 cuts even further. “We’ve not given the public school systems all the resources they need to actually work,” McLeod said during the podcast appearance with Cantrell. “And so, we’re damaging our own children [the majority of whom] are in the public school system.” She said private school vouchers do little to help lower-income students gain access to private schools. According to Private School Review, the average private school tuition this year in Georgia is $11,040. Cantrell noted the legislation only impacts the state allotment for schools – not local and federal tax funding which is a significant part of many school budgets. In the Fulton County School System, local tax dollars fund nearly 70 percent of the district’s annual budget. Another voucher option Cantrell is also the sponsor of House Bill 60, referred to as the “Georgia Promise Scholarship Act.” The bill was introduced last year and remains “alive” this session. HB 60 provides a private school voucher up to 95 percent of the state allotment for public schools. It limits eligibility to students in foster care, with special needs, whose parents are active military, and from families earning 400% below the poverty line. One key difference between HB 999 and HB 60 is the funding availability. Under HB 60, vouchers would only be allowed if the state fully funds all public schools under the Quality Based Education (QBE) formula, a system that bases state funding on the number of full-time students. For historical reference, the state has rarely fully funded schools since the QBE formula legislation was passed in 1985. There is, however, more commitment in recent year to achieve full funding. Both HB 999 and HB 60 must be approved by both the Senate and House before being sent to the governor for final approval. HB 60 was recently passed out of the House Education Committee and sent to the Senate for further action. HB 999 is currently in committee. Cantrell said he is confident at least one bill will pass this session.
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Word of the year Highway 9 and I go way back. Last Saturday, we became even more familiar with each other. It was late morning. I was traveling north on 9, at the speed limit, going through the interRAY APPEN section of Ga. 9 and Publisher Emeritus Mansell Road on a ray@appenmediagroup.com big- time green light. I was driving my Toyota Tundra, a heavy full-sized pickup. Out of the corner of my eye I see something white in front of me, a white sedan turning left onto Mansell road – turning left as in about to get T-boned by my Tundra into the passenger side in the next milli-second. Not sure whether anyone in that passenger seat would have survived. I hit my brakes harder than I have ever hit brakes before and veered to my left as I watched that white blur also turning left crossing in front of me onto Mansell. My truck had been sliding now for about 30 feet as I watched the tail end of the white blur miss my right front bumper by maybe a foot and continue through the intersection – never stopping or slowing down. Stopped, heart pounding, in the middle of the intersection, I turned my head to the right and just caught sight of that white vehicle disappearing up Mansell Road going east. The cars behind me had stopped. I let my foot off the brake and turned back into the middle of the lane and got out of the intersection. It all happened in perhaps a second or so. As I drove on, I think I was numb; there wasn’t any real emotion – not anger, not fear, nothing. I remember though, sending my brain a “good job” thought. It processed a lot of information, sent orders and took charge on its own – really, really fast. I had no dog in that fight. I was just a bystander, the driver of the Tundra minding my own business and headed home. The next morning, I noticed I was missing a hubcap and small piece of my bumper. “Strange” I thought. I know there was no contact with that white blur but I certainly don’t recall this damage happening previously. Well, maybe we did hit just a little and I just didn’t realize it, I thought. So, Sunday morning about 11, I decided to drive back to the intersection
to see if I could see parts of my Tundra somewhere in the road, just in case. It was a bright, clear and crisp Sunday morning with light traffic. I stood at the corner of Ga. 9 and Mansell Road – right in front of that Starbucks – and found no parts to my truck. I wasn’t in a hurry though, so I just stood there in the morning sun and watched the traffic for a bit. As I said, it was just a beautiful day. I was there for about 15 minutes. I looked up when I heard the horn blasting. It was either a BMW or a Land Rover on Mansell Road turning left onto Ga. 9. The driver was shaking his fist and shouting (inside the car with all the windows rolled up) at the car in front, and I am sure if I had been closer, I would have seen the veins in his neck on the verge of bursting. I hadn’t noticed anything out of the ordinary, so I guess that the car in front of him just hadn’t reacted to the green light fast enough. “The man and perhaps his wife in the BMW or Rover just aren’t having a good Sunday morning,” I thought to myself. “Sad.” In that 15 minutes that I watched the traffic at the intersection on this cool Sunday morning, there were four instances of horn-blowing drivers – all without any obvious provocation. Two of the four instances included a one finger salute. One of the four – the one giving the salute – I can comfortably classify as a “road-rage” – again, on a slow, peaceful, Sunday morning in Alpharetta. When I left I felt the same numbness I had felt the day before when I had, by the narrowest of margins, avoided possibly killing someone – someone probably in a hurry or on their phone. The experience from both days felt to me like metaphors for life today – the stress, the politics, the vitriol and the frustration. None of it makes a whole lot of sense. There seems to be some sort of great big disconnect. There is so much anger. And, I think – no, I know – we are so much better than this. It’s not like we no longer have reasons to be good, or be tolerant, or patient, or kind, or polite, or generally to treat each other as we would like to be treated. We still have all the reasons to be that way and to act that way. Those reasons have not left us. They are still here within each and every one of us. So, my nomination for Appen Media’s word of the year is “why?”
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Jerry’s Habima Theatre to mark 29 years with ‘Mamma Mia!’ By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta’s Jerry’s Habima Theatre will celebrate 29 years with a full-scale musical production of “Mamma Mia!” March 3 - 13. The theatrical company features actors with disabilities along with other professional actors from the community. The show is family-friendly, and is produced with the help of the community center’s Blonder Family Department for Special Needs. All performances are held at the community center’s Morris & Rae Frank Theater, 5342 Tilly Mill Road in Dunwoody. “Mamma Mia!” follows the story of a young woman’s search for her birth father and is set on a Greek island paradise. “Jerry’s Habima Theatre is one of the most beloved and enduring programs at the MJCCA,” said Gayle Seigel, committee chair for the Blonder Family Department for Special Needs. “The cast and crew dedicate countless hours learning elaborate choreography, dialogue and show music. It’s so wonderful to be able to present their hard work to the community after two long years.” Tickets can be purchased by calling 678-812-4002 or by visiting atlantajcc. org/habima.
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OBITUARIES Fred Wetzel Jr. passed away on December 19, 2021 after an unexpected intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke at the age of 88. Born in the Bronx, New York on May 9, 1933 to Luise and Fred Wetzel Sr, Fred Wetzel Jr. was raised in Trenton, NJ. and graduated from Trenton State University where he majored in P.E. and played on the basketball team. He joined the US Navy in 1955 and served in the Active Reserves until 1975, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He was first stationed in Oahu, Hawaii where he played basketball for the base team and trained as a navigator. He was next stationed at McGuire Airforce base in New Jersey where navigated flights regularly to Paris, Madrid, London, and Frankfurt. He flew many memorable and story-worthy missions throughout Europe, Japan, and parts of Africa. A handsome man in uniform, he attracted his wife, Maria Manco, at a restaurant on the New Jersey shore. They were married in 1964 at the Manhattan courthouse and moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1966 where he completed his service at the Dobbins Air Reserve in Marietta. They bought their first house together in Dunwoody in1967 where they raised three children and never moved.. Fred graduated from Georgia State University with a Masters of Finance and was one of the original members of the Chartered Financial Analysts. He first joined Citizens and Southern National
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Bank (C&S), then Montag & Caldwell, and eventually was a consultant at Invesco. He later joined up with colleagues he had mentored over the years to form Cornerstone Investment Partners, LLC, where he retired at the age of 82. Fred loved outlaw country music and would recite lyrics verbatim to listeners lucky enough to lend him their ear. The free-spirited, unapologetically nonconformist and often misunderstood cowboy motif matched Fred’s values. Fred appreciated people who were the “real deal” and warned us to be wary of “the man in the high-heeled Gucci shoes”. One of the greatest joys of his life was becoming a grandfather to Dylan at age 80. Dylan said “BoBo” (his nickname for his grandfather) was his favorite person. He is survived by his wife Maria Wetzel, his children Fred and Frank Wetzel of Dunwoody, GA, Marina and Andrew Bearman, of Berkeley, CA, his daughterin-law Paula Marcet and grandson Dylan Wetzel of Dunwoody, GA, his sister E. Susan Magill of Castle Rock, CO, and his nephews Sean Magill of Franklin CO, and Mark Magill of St. Ignatius Mt. He was buried on January 12 at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton at 2 o’clock. Please consider honoring Fred by donating to Atlanta Habitat for Humanity.
THE CITY OF DUNWOODY, GEORGIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Dunwoody Zoning Board of Appeals will meet on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Dunwoody City Hall, which is located at 4800 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338, for the purpose of due process of the following: ZBA 21-32: Variances requested for 4851 Adams Road from Sec. 1678 to allow encroachment into the 75-foot stream buffer, from Sec. 27-58 to encroach into the rear setback, and Sec. 27-147 to eliminate the contextual street setback. ZBA 22-03: Variance requested for 5018 Hidden Branches Circle from Sec. 16-78 to allow encroachment into the 75-foot stream buffer. Should you have any questions, comments, or would like to view the application and supporting materials, please contact the City of Dunwoody Community Development Department at 678-382-6800. Members of the public are encouraged to call or schedule a meeting with staff in advance of the Public Hearing if they have questions or are unfamiliar with the process. Staff is available to answer questions, discuss the decisionmaking process, and receive comments and concerns.
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Ellie the Mini Schnauzer, our resident Chaser of Cats, also loves to chase leaves. Earlier in the season, when the big leaves started falling from that tree in the corner of the yard, she have a field day STEVE HUDSON would chasing them as they Get Outside Georgia, drifted to the ground – aa4bw@comcast.net and the nice thing was that there was a never-ending supply of falling leaves for her to chase. It never got old, for her or for me. It really is a lot of fun to watch a little gray dog chase big, golden leaves. The only downside of all that is that those leaves don’t evaporate. Eventually they have to be raked up. Our abundance of leaves gets raked into a big ol’ pile at the back of the yard, where they eventually turn to mulch. It’s a great place to dig worms for fishing, too, so I really don’t mind the effort it takes to keep them corralled. Decades ago, however, we’d take a different approach to leaf management. We’d rake them up into a big pile and burn them. Those slow-burning leaves filled the area with a smoky aroma that burrowed itself into my olfactory memory and that will always remind me of late fall. We always had good luck burning leaves. But now and then you hear stories of leaf burning that gets out of hand. In fact, it happened just a week or so ago up in White County. The fire started Sunday, Feb. 13, when burning leaves got out of control and started a forest fire on the back side of Tray Mountain northeast of Unicoi State Park in the vicinity of GA 356. Fire crews went to work battling the fire through the night Sunday and into Monday, constructing containment lines and setting backfires from the Unicoi
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Firefighting efforts from the Forest Service, including the use of a helicopter to pick up water from the Unicoi State Park lake. State Park side in an effort to get the fire under control. “The winds were in our favor,” notes Bill Mish, general manager at Unicoi State Park, which helped to house and feed the firefighting team. “It really was a pleasure to see how the various agencies worked together,” Bill continues. “They took good care of our park.” By Monday, Feb. 14, the Forest Service reported that the fire was 50 percent contained. Meanwhile, crews continued working to enhance the containment lines and prevent further spreading of the fire. Crews also battled the blaze from the air. If you were in the area early last week, you might have spotted a Forest Service helicopter transporting water from the Unicoi State Park lake to help fight the fire’s spread. By Tuesday, these efforts were clearly
paying off. The Forest Service’s Feb. 15 update reported that the fire was 100 percent contained, adding, “Fire crews successfully kept the fire within control lines yesterday and strengthened and improved those lines.” The statement went on to note that crews were focusing on mopping up and on patrolling to find any remaining heat sources that could cause new fire to break out and threaten the containment lines. A final update from the Forest Service came last Wednesday, Feb. 16, and reported that the fire continued to be 100 percent contained. More good news came in the form of higher humidity and light winds toward week’s end, as well as the rain brought to the area by our latest storm. What are the impacts of that fire on this popular recreation area? By the time the fire was contained, it had affected some 184 acres. For a time, it led to
closure of the Smith Creek Trail (that’s the long the trail which goes from Unicoi State Park to Anna Ruby Falls, not the trail along Smith Creek within the state park) as crews constructed fire lines
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