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Legislators update residents on key drives they support Education, sports betting among topics discussed By JEFFREY ALBERTSON newsroom@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Members of the legislative delegation in and around Dunwoody held a virtual town hall Feb. 18 to update constituents on a broad swath of issues from suburban bow hunting, criminal justice reform, Medicaid expansion and sexual assault kit tracking. Significant attention, as expected,
was directed at proposals seeking to change election law. While budget proceedings have dominated most of the session to date, several Republican-sponsored bills seek to change how absentee ballots are requested, returned and counted. About four dozen bills have been introduced that would change no-excuse absentee voting, early and Sunday voting and the location of ballot drop boxes. Legislation also calls for allowing the Secretary of State’s Office to take over an underperforming county elections board. One element common to most of the
proposals includes requiring a photo I.D. when requesting an absentee ballot. Hours before the town hall, Republicans released House Bill 531, the latest proposal to overhaul elections law. Sen. Sally Harrell (D-Atlanta) said the starting weeks of the session were unsettling because, though business continued as usual, 13 percent of the legislators in the Senate chamber were COVID-19 positive. Harrell said she wants to focus on people-oriented issues and not necessarily the bills that attracted the most attention.
“The voting bills that are being proposed really do not fix anything that is broken,” Harrell said. “They are addressed as stories (and) narratives that were created about voter fraud that were not real.” Harrell is focused on how to implement and fund a needs-based scholarship program to provide access to higher education for students who fail to maintain HOPE Scholarship’s GPA requirement. “There are always kids that maybe
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With virus infections down, parents anxious for classrooms to reopen By CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. – The science is there. The benchmarks have been met. Declarations have been made. Yet, parents say DeKalb County schools have not announced a date for students to return to the classroom. Dunwoody-area parents are livid at the lack of movement. DeKalb County Schools have been closed since mid-March of last year, and while several benchmarks publicized by the system for a return to class have been met, still no word. One of the benchmarks was to register a countywide positivity rate of below 10 percent. According to the Georgia Department of Health statistics, the positivity rate has been falling steadily, and for the past two weeks, it has been 7.9 percent. The school system announced in January a three-step plan for a return of
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quick succession. Teachers returned to their classrooms on Feb. 5. However, there have been no announcements about when the
first wave of students will return. In response to queries from the Crier, a school spokesman said, “No information has been released.” “The District will give parents a twoweek notice before moving to face-to-face instruction,” the spokesman said. Representatives from a Facebook group called DCSD Parents, which advocates resumption of in-person learning, said they are disappointed in the lack of action by the school system. “[Superintendent] Cheryl WatsonHarris and the DCSD Board have chosen to abandon an entire generation of students rather than offer them the option for face-to-face learning,” a statement released by the group said. “They repeatedly ignore the recommendations and guidance of scientists and physicians, opting instead for subpar virtual learning experiences across the district.”
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Car burglaries reported at apartment complex DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police investigated reports of someone breaking into multiple vehicles at the Arrive Apartments along Asbury Square on Feb. 14. Investigators spoke with three vehicle owners who claimed their automobiles were tampered with or rummaged through overnight. One victim told police someone busted out a passenger’s side window of his girlfriend’s Ford Edge and stole a laptop and iPhone 7. Another victim told investigators the suspect broke into two of her vehicles, both of them left unlocked. She said a 9mm handgun and a gun box with ammunition were missing
Legislators: Continued from Page 1 cannot maintain that GPA in high school because they are struggling with some sort of personal struggle at home, and we need some needs-based money to help get some of those kids in technical school and college,” she said. Legislation may be included that increases current state lottery revenue contributions directed to education funding. “Our (state) Constitution says we can put up to 35 percent of (lottery) revenues into education, but we are only doing 25 percent,” Harrell said. Another area of focus is a training requirement for concealed carry firearm permits. Tentative support exists from at least one Republican senator. Rep. Michael Wilensky (D-Dunwoody) discussed sports betting and three bills
from her Toyota Camry. A third victim reported that the metal keyhole cover on his Mercedes E350 was ripped off, and it appeared someone tried to break into vehicle. The man said the suspect did not make entry.
Police arrest Atlanta man for unruly behavior at mall DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police arrested an Atlanta man on Feb. 12 for being too “loud and boisterous” inside Perimeter Mall and refusing to leave the shopping mall at 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road. Jerry Lee Campbell, 31, of McWilliams Road SE, was charged with criminal trespass. Police said he went into several stores in the mall being disruptive and rude to employees. When police tried to stop Campbell and question him, he became loud, argumentative and accused officers of racially profiling him. Police gave Campbell a criminal trespass notice and told him he needed to leave the mall. Police said he walked toward an exit in the Dillard’s store. he is co-sponsoring. The current sports betting proposals, H.B. 86 and S.B. 142 , both called the “Georgia Lottery Mobile Sports Wagering Integrity Act,” would codify sports wagering as a lottery game managed by the Georgia Lottery Corporation. Any revenues would be directed to support education. Casino gambling and parimutuel betting, such as in horse races, would remain excluded. Adoption of these would require a constitutional amendment. Wilensky said the Georgia Constitution does not allow gambling, but the Georgia Lottery was created by a loophole. Other legislation under consideration this session include bills to allow state courts to use alternative locations for proceedings (H.B. 405), adding ulcerative colitis to the approved list of conditions that THC oil can treat (H.B. 117) and preventing insurance companies from using information obtained from genetic
DUI & Drug arrests Victoria Ashley Brisco, 34, of North Avenue NE, Atlanta, was arrested Feb. 8 on Chamblee Dunwoody Road for DUI, open container violation and speeding. Raed Shanaa, 56, of Orlando, Florida, was arrested Feb. 11 on Ashford Dunwoody Road for DUI, improper stopping on roadway and limitations on backing. David Lopez Crisostomo, 40, of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, was arrested Feb. 9 on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard for DUI and duty upon striking fixture. Khalia Essence Moss, 22, of Gables Lane, Sandy Springs, was arrested Feb. 9 on Chamblee Dunwoody Road for DUI, improper lane usage and obedience to trafficcontrol devices. But officers arrested Campbell when he circled around the store and went to the mall’s second floor. testing for non-therapeutic purposes (H.B. 115). Representatives Matt Wilson (DBrookhaven), Scott Holcomb (D-Atlanta), Josh McLaurin (D-Sandy Springs) and Beth Moore (D-Peachtree Corners) were also participants in the town hall discussion.
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Development Authority gives nod to tax break for mixed-use project By CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. – The Dunwoody Development Authority took the first step that would allow a 50 percent tax abatement on a proposed 14-story mixed-use development in Perimeter Center. The approval for an inducement, which will spur a memorandum of understanding spelling out the 10-year abatement, passed 4-2 by the board Feb. 18 after more than an hour of discussion. The project will sit on nearly 3 acres at 84 Perimeter Center East and will include 40,000 square feet of retail, 225 age-restricted apartments and a parking garage. Previous plans called for a hotel on the site, but the onset of the global pandemic forced developers to switch their focus. Several members on the Development Authority questioned whether or not there is a demand for over-55 apartments in Dunwoody. John DiGiovanni, president of Inland Atlantic Development Co., said he thinks the facility will draw well. “These are people who don’t want to own a condo or live in a place like the Manhattan (a high-rise development in the Perimeter Center area), but maybe want to travel and not bother with maintaining something,” DiGiovanni said. “We think there is a large chunk of people who already live in the Dunwoody market. Dunwoody is a very desirable place to live.” DiGiovanni said estimates place the cost for the multi-family housing at
about $61 million, with retail coming in around $26 million, and the parking garage totaling about $3 million. “The question is, ‘Do we think this is a project that we want to support and is best for the city of Dunwoody?’” Authority Board Chair Jon Sangster asked of the panel after the lengthy discussion. Board member Bill McCahan said other potential uses for the property “seem to be slim and none,” and he moved to support the abatement. The final vote was 4-2, with board members Cheryl Strickland, Terri Polk, McCahan and Sangster voting in favor. Susan Mitchell and Greg Killeen were opposed. Board member Jeff Ackemann was absent. “We want to deliver the best quality product for the city of Dunwoody,” DiGiovanni said after the vote. The passage of the inducement is one of several steps that must be achieved before the project can break ground. The land requires a rezoning from C-1 Conditional (commercial) to PC-2 (Perimeter Center District). In addition, there are 20 conditions that must be addressed, including elimination of the established 15-foot setback and reduction of the impervious coverage of the land from 65 percent to 85 percent. These conditions and changes were to be considered at the Dunwoody City Council’s Feb. 22 meeting. In other action, the Development Authority re-appointed Sangster as chairman of the board and Ackemann the vice-chair.
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Dunwoody boys soccer kicks off 2021 season The Dunwoody Boys Soccer team is off to a promising start for the 2021 season under third-year coach Sheldon DeRoux. After posting a win, loss and draw in the preseason, the Wildcats kicked-off region play with a 2-1 win over Archer behind goals from senior captains Andreas Henderson and Josh Hitt in a match which also included a key penaltykick save by junior keeper Tommy Odom. Coach S. DeRoux said it’s important to have on-field leadership. “Senior leadership is the extension of the coach, and when they’re able to command the respect of their teammates it definitely helps out from a coaching standpoint,” he said. “So whatever effort they give, the team gives the same effort, and they’re able to hold each other accountable and the team accountable and that’s what I expect from my senior leadership.” The Wildcats are a young squad made-up mostly of juniors and sophomores, with only two seniors and two freshmen. “We lost a lot of seniors last year, and we only played half the season,” said DeRoux. “So a lot of these guys haven’t really gotten the full experience of playing varsity at a high level. It’s just for them to understand the level and commitment needed to really take
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Dunwoody celebrates a goal in a 4-3 win at Alpharetta. it to that next level. The speed of the game is so much quicker, faster and more physical.” It’s a large squad and DeRoux is constantly tinkering with the lineup and player combinations. “One of the reasons I like keeping a large squad is that it builds a competitive spirit among my players,” he said. “Sometimes when you have maybe 17-19 players, everyone feels they’re privileged to just come out and not give the energy. When you have more players, a lot of the players are hungry for their opportunities, many of the players are interchangeable, and I love that about this team.” This is Dunwoody’s first season play-
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The statement expounded on the group’s position that the school board refuses to listen to experts who say that back-to-school instruction is necessary. “The most recent CDC guidance prioritizes in-person instruction, even saying that elementary schools can open, and remain open, despite high COVID-19 transmission levels within the community,” the statement said. “Yet, the Superintendent and board continue to keep all schools close for instruction.” In her weekly message to teachers and administrators on the district website in mid-February, DeKalb County School Superintendent Cheryl WatsonHarris, said that “the CDC has recommended that schools should reopen as soon as possible.” She said the CDC also states that keeping schools closed “could adversely affect students’ academic progress, mental health, and access to essential services.” Her message offers no concrete timeline for a return to the classroom. “Again, this is a tough decision that superintendents across the nation are making,” she wrote. “I believe we have created a safe environment for our staff, and on the right track to getting our systems in place for the return of our students.”
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Your earliest memory of money George Kinder, financial planner, writer and trainer, is a pioneer in what began as a “life planning movement” in the financial planning community of the Because LEWIS J. WALKER, CFP 1980s. financial advisers normally are not psychologists or credentialed therapists, “financial life planning” emerged as a more descriptive term relative to the role of money in one’s life and value system. That idea has been further refined by speaker, writer and thought-leader Mitch Anthony around the concept of “life centered financial planning.” Mitch has authored 23 books, including “The New Retirementality” and his latest tome, coauthored with British adviser Paul Armson, “Life Centered Financial Planning.” Mitch recognizes the importance of one’s formative childhood years in terms of habits that carry into adulthood. Mitch urges advisers to “get the client’s story,” understand how you got to where you are, learn where you are now
and where you want to go in the future, before attempting to give advice about money and other “life centered” matters. Kinder, in his 1999 book, “The Seven Stages of Money Maturity,” posed questions, one of which was, “What is your earliest memory of money?” During WW II, while my mom was working and my stepfather was in the Pacific on a Navy destroyer, my brother and I were raised by grandparents in Flushing, New York. My grandparents didn’t believe in an allowance for kids. If I was to have money, I had to earn it. I took my red Radio Flyer wagon and knocked on doors to collect things to sell to the junkman. The neighbors were generous and cooperative. I quickly learned that I liked getting paid by the junkman. Later, a bit older, I devised a comic book exchange as a money generating scheme. I’d also go to a local park and collect empty soda bottles to turn in for a deposit refund. After the war, with my little brother in tow, I was put on a train in New York and sent to Jacksonville, Fla., to live with my mom and stepdad. Again, no allowance. In college, side jobs and loans helped me to get through. Because my mom and stepfather
always had money pressures, 0nce married I resolved to accumulate sufficient capital for my family to live for one year with no income. It took time, but I succeeded. When we moved to Atlanta, in the first few weeks of a new job I knew the company was not where I belonged. Lasting eight months, I resigned one Friday afternoon. My wife was not worried because she knew we were okay financially. Our family could live a year or more with no earned income. That financial independence allowed me in the mid-1970s to establish a financial planning firm with a friend as partner, the first of three companies that has spanned more than a four-decade career as a self-employed and independent financial adviser and entrepreneur. Lessons learned. That’s why younger clients are urged to accumulate a Freedom Fund as a goal, enough safe liquid capital to live a year or more with no income. Parents, what are you teaching children about money? Good money habits mean freedom...freedom from worry and stress, freedom to make choices, to help and serve others, to create, travel, learn, grow. Bad money habits are destructive to self and others who love you and depend on
you. It’s hard to make progress of any kind if you’re under constant financial pressure. Imprudent money habits destroy companies and careers, amplifying ruinous trends. Good money habits are based on developing God-given talents, that with the right training and the addition of relevant skills and knowledge, sustain the ability to make a good living, foster financial independence and contribute to society. Society-building creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, altruism and philanthropy spring from engrained values and focused talents. What are your earliest childhood memories about money? How do they play into your story, but more important, the story you’re going to write going forward? Lewis Walker, CFP®, is a life centered financial planning strategist with Capital Insight Group; 770-441-3553; lewis@ lewwalker.com. Securities & advisory services offered through The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. (SFA). Lewis is a registered representative and investment adviser representative of SFA, otherwise unaffiliated with Capital Insight Group. He’s a Gallup Certified Clifton Strengths Coach and Certified Exit Planning Advisor.
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World War II veteran and Dachau liberator Hilbert Margol It was an honor to meet Hilbert Margol, a World War II veteran who has lived in Dunwoody since 1984, thanks to a Zoom call arranged by Jan Slimming and the Churchill Society-Atlanta Chapter. He shared with VALERIE the group the story of BIGGERSTAFF how he and his brother came to be at Dachau on April 29, 1945-liberation day. Twins Hilbert and Howard Margol were born in 1924 in Jacksonville, Florida. The boys began college at the University of Florida in 1942 just 10 days after they graduated from high school. They joined the ROTC horse drawn artillery and began training as gunners on 105 mm Howitzers. Hilbert remembers, “The Howitzers were real, the horses were real, but the rifles were made out of wood.” Later in 1942, the ROTC students were told they would probably be able to finish college if they joined the army reserve. However, a few months later they were called up to active duty and reported to Camp Blanding, Florida. Next came 13 weeks of basic training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Officers training was offered to the brothers, or army specialized training at a college. They chose specialized training which took them to The Citadel, Syracuse University and the University of Illinois. Hilbert Margol says the Army decided there were too many healthy young men in college. Howard was sent to the Mojave Desert in California, and Hilbert went to Camp Gruber in Oklahoma. This is the first time the brothers were separated.
Howard and Hilbert’s mother, Sarah Margol, wanted her sons to be reunited. She wrote a letter to President Roosevelt asking that her sons serve together. The first reply to her letter, dated June 12, 1944 was signed by Maj. Gen. Edwin Watson and closed with the following. “To you a two-star-mother the President sends friendly greetings and all good wishes.” Following two additional responses, one from the War Department and one from 104th Division headquarters, Hilbert and Howard were reunited. In December 1944, Hilbert and Howard, both part of the 42nd Infantry, boarded a troop train, which took them across Canada, through New York and on to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. They boarded a ship and arrived in Marseilles, France, in early January 1945. The division went into active combat at the village of Wingen-Sur-Moder, France. They were in support of the 222nd regiment. The Germans dug in on one side of the Moder River while the 42nd, Rainbow Division, dug in on the other. At the break of dawn, they heard shells flying overhead. Hilbert remembers how the men learned the direction of the shells based on the sound. A memorable day for Hilbert was March 23, 1945, when a special Passover Seder was arranged for the 42nd division in Dahn, Germany. From Dahn, the 42nd traveled to Wurzburg, Schweinfurt and Furth, a suburb of Nuremberg. At Furth, Howard entered a captured German airbase. Hilbert shares a memory of his brother at Furth. “Howard went into one of the buildings, saw a stack a white silk parachutes, took out his bayonet, cut off a large piece of one of the parachutes and
made himself a neck scarf, then went back to his gun.” Hilbert was unhappy that Howard did not make him a scarf. He recalls how April 29, 1945 began. “It was early on a Sunday morning, a two-lane country road, a cool day.” The orders were to pull off on the right side of the road. The men set up their four Howitzers and proceeded firing projectiles toward Munich, which was 8 to 10 miles south. The brothers noticed an unusual strong odor. Their gun sergeant gave them permission to go through the woods to determine the source. Past the woods were boxcars along a railroad line that were filled with dead bodies. They were at Dachau Concentration Camp. Thirty thousand prisoners were within the camp, but the brothers only saw three or four sitting outside. A few of the men from the 222nd were walking around. The prisoners in the boxcars were transported from the Buchenwald Camp to Dachau because the American Army was getting close. In all, 2,500 prisoners were packed in the cars with raw potatoes, a loaf of bread, and only one porcelain pot for a bathroom. The trip to
Dachau took 20 days. One side of the camp was for German soldiers and the other was a prison camp with a gas chamber and crematorium. The previous day, Swiss Red Cross representative Victor Maurer arrived with provisions. He informed the SS general in charge that the American Army was close, and their choice would be stay and fight or leave. They left. Howard and Hilbert had a Brownie camera they had picked up but had no additional film. They took two photos of the boxcars, and these photos are now held at the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The official surrender of Dachau took place on April 29, 1945 at 2:30 p.m. Later, at 4:30 p.m., one tank crew of the 20th Armored Division, halfway to Munich, received orders to turn around and go to Dachau. They had an official camera and film. Howard Margol died Feb. 9, 2017. In 2015, Hilbert attended the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site. There, he met some former prisoners and liberators. Hilbert Margol celebrated his 97th birthday on Feb. 22. He and wife Betty Ann have been married for 72 years.
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OBITUARIES Larry Dean Hansen, age 83, of Dunwoody, Georgia, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones in his son’s home on February 9, 2021. Larry was born in August of 1937 in Audubon, Iowa, the second son of Emil Carl HANSEN and Hazel Caroline (Hilsabeck) Hansen. He married Marcia Ruth Hicks on September 7, 1958 in Des Moines, Iowa with Marcia’s dad, Paul, officiating. Larry graduated from the University of Omaha, Nebraska, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Upon graduation, Larry began his career with Western Electric as an accountant, which later became AT&T and then Lucent Technologies. After retirement, Larry enjoyed working with his hands, doing handyman work around the house and for neighbors. He also enjoyed building decks, porches and bird houses. Fishing was also a big part of Larry’s free time. He would spend hours fishing on Lake Hiawassee, where he had a cabin located in the resort community of Bear Paw, near Murphy, NC. Larry also volunteered his accounting skills during tax season helping those in need at the Dunwoody Library. Most of all, Larry loved doting on his four granddaughters every chance he could get. After Marcia’s death in early 2007, Larry married Sharon (Sinsel) at his home in Dunwoody, GA, on June 7th, 2008. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Marcia, his brother Wayne and sister-in-law Norma. He leaves behind his loving wife Sharon, his sons, Michael and Mark, daughtersin-law, Diana and Ruth, his four granddaughters, Jennifer, Stacy, Kristin, and Teresa, two grandsons-in-law Jesse and Tim, and great grandson Baze. Thanks for being an amazing dad, grandfather (Papa) and great role model. Ednaearle Noe, age 81, long time resident of Dunwoody, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2021 in Alpharetta, GA. She was born to Vesper and Ednaearle Williams of Toledo, Ohio. She was the older sister of Sarianne NOE Petroff and her brother Vesper Williams II, both of Toledo. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Lewis Noe, sons Scott Sampsel and wife, Loni plus grandson Wyatt in Orlando, FL and James (Jay) Sampsel and wife, Robin of Atlanta plus step-sons David Noe and wife Tracey in Lexington, KY, Douglass Noe and wife Alicia in Roswell, GA and John Noe and wife Vanessa in Huntersville, NC plus four other grand-
COMMUNITY children. Ednaearle graduated from Ohio State with a double major in Dental Hygiene and teaching. She later earned a Masters in Public Health from Emory. She balanced being a wife, raising all her sons, and a career as a Dental Hygienist with Dr. Nick Smith in Atlanta for many years. Ednaearle was a long time member of the Dunwoody Baptist Church where she served a number of years as Director of its ESOL program. In addition, Ednaearle enjoyed being a part of the Wynterhall Bridge Club, hiking with her Fab 5 group and traveling abroad. She visited every continent except Antarctica. Perhaps her favorite place after retirement was St. Petersburg, FL especially Anna Marie Island. Following her wishes, Ednaearle was cremated and her family plans to have a celebration of her life much later in the year at Dunwoody Baptist Church. Any memorial donations may be sent to Dunwoody Baptist Church or the Alzheimer’s Association. Carol Anne (Colavito) Burke On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Carol Anne (Colavito) Burke, loving wife and mother of three, passed away at the age of 78, has moved on to enjoy the rewards of her greater BURKE destiny and is now in the presence of Our Father in Heaven. Born on August 26, 1942, to Alfred Michael and Anna Milano Colavito, Carol grew up in The Village of Fairview, in Southern New Jersey. Having met as classmates at Camden Catholic High School, she and Joseph Patrick Burke fell in love. They were consummate loving high school sweethearts, graduating in 1960. One week after his graduation from college, they were married on June 20, 1964. They raised two sons, David and Paul, and one daughter, Suzanne. Throughout their early lives, she planted her children’s roots deeply into the soil of life’s most enduring values. Carol was also “Mom Mom” to seven lovely grandchildren, Adam, Katie, Shelby, Kelsey, Joey, Audrey and Abbey.
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She loved them so dearly. Not only was Carol a loving, devoted wife, mother and grandmother but also a deeply devout Catholic, very involved in her church, at All Saints Catholic Church in Dunwoody, Georgia, for many years. She was at one time President of the Mary Queen of Peace Women’s Circle. Full of life, Carol lit up the room wherever she went with her smiles and laughter. She never met a stranger. Everyone who ever knew her will tell you that “she was a wonderful person”. Over the years, Carol has been involved in her children’s and grandchildren’s lives and activities, book clubs, crafts, church committees and more recently yoga. Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred M. and Anna M. Colavito.
She is survived by her husband Joseph P. Burke, children, David J. Burke, Paul M. Burke and Suzanne M. Snelgrove, daughters-in-law, Kelly H. Burke and Michelle G. Burke, son-in-law, Steven D. Snelgrove, seven grandchildren, one sister, Kathleen Colavito Wolk, as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. A Funeral Mass will be held at All Saints Catholic Church, 2443 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338, on Friday, February 26th, at 2 p.m. Interment of Ashes will take place immediately after the Mass at Mary’s Garden in front of All Saints. In lieu of flowers, kindly send donations to The Society of St. Vincent de Paul at All Saints Catholic Church, 2443 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338.
THE CITY OF DUNWOODY, GEORGIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Dunwoody Zoning Board of Appeals will meet on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Dunwoody City Hall, which is located at 4800 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338, and on Zoom for the purpose of due process of the following: ZBA 21-10: Kathryn Duncan, homeowner at 4603 Holliston Rd, Dunwoody, GA 30360, requests a variance from Chapter 16, Section 78 to encroach into the 75-foot stream buffer to install backyard fence. ZBA 21-11: Amy Litvak, a homeowner at 5069 Hidden Branches Dr., Dunwoody, GA 30338, requests a variance from Chapter 16, Section 78 to encroach into the 75-foot steam buffer to install a backyard fence. ZBA 21-12: Venture Communities, owner of 1640 Shadow Court, Dunwoody, GA 30338, requests a variance from Chapter 27, Section 269 to encroach into the side yard setback with a retaining wall. Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to join. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84341066450 Or join by phone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 Webinar ID: 843 4106 6450 International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcFIkT3uyh 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 decision-making process, and receive comments and concerns.
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