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Democrats successful in Dunwoody and DeKalb elections By JEFFREY ALBERTSON newsroom@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody voters turned out in droves for last Tuesday’s general election, yielding favorable results for area Democratic Party candidates. Congressional 6th District Rep. Lucy McBath, a Democrat, defeated Republican challenger Karen Handel by 36,575 votes, or 9 percent. McBath edged out Handel in the 2018 midterm election by 3,264 votes.
Both incumbents defended Georgia Assembly seats for the first time. Democratic Sen. Sally Harrell defended her Senate District 40 seat with a 21 percent margin over Republican rival Garry Guan. District 40 includes Dunwoody and several surrounding cities. House District 79 Democratic Rep. Michael Wilensky defeated Republican Andrea Johnson by almost 20 percent. Democrats won both contested county seats representing Dunwoody.
Incumbent Republican District 1 County Commissioner Nancy Jester lost her seat to Democratic challenger Robert Patrick by 10,034 votes, more than 13 percent. Jester had been the sole Republican on the county commission. DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox, the incumbent Democrat, defeated Republican opponent Harold Dennis by 242,672 votes, a margin of almost 2-1. Democratic success did not translate to immediate success in the Georgia
General Assembly since Republicans retained solid majorities in both chambers. Republicans picked up one House seat in rural Georgia. Democrats won three metro Atlanta district races, resulting in a two-seat net gain. Democrats flipped one Senate seat in Gwinnett county. Democrats hoped to shift the balance of power, reducing Republican control over statewide redistricting set to take place next year following the Census.
School Board set to decide on new elementary school By CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The DeKalb County School Board was expected this week to consider approving $35 million in funding to build a 950-student elementary school on Chamblee Dunwoody Road, the former site of Shallowford Elementary School. The design of the school will mimic that of the newly opened Austin Elementary School on Roberts Drive. According to documents filed in advance of the meeting, the former Shallowford site is the logical choice for a new school, because the school district already owns the land. “This site is also located close to the border of the Dunwoody and Chamblee clusters and provides several potential
options for relief of nearby overcrowded schools,” the report said. An architectural rendering of the school shows a 118,000-square foot, three-story structure with a 1.5-acre play field, an amphitheater located in a courtyard, and room on the edge of the property for placement of five modular classrooms. A Dekalb County School spokesperson said the school opening is projected to be August 2022. “The attendance area for this school has not been set,” a statement from the district said. “Attendance area planning for this school will be part of the current Comprehensive Master Planning Process that is kicking off this month and will run through November of 2021.”
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Police tangle with pedestrian charged with disorderly conduct DUNWOODY, Ga. — A Dunwoody police officer stopped an Atlanta man who was seen diagonally crossing the intersection of Perimeter Center West and Perimeter Center Place on Oct. 28. Abram Walker, 40, told the police officer he had the red light and had done nothing wrong. According to an incident report, Walker tried to walk away when the officer asked for his ID, and he began yelling that he was being harassed.
School: Continued from Page 1 Some residents have questioned the need for a new elementary school, citing DeKalb County School’s latest statistics regarding enrollment in the Dunwoody cluster. According to that document, published in early October, only Chesnut Elementary School and Vanderlyn Elementary School are overcrowded. The student count at Chesnut is 443 — 79 students more than capacity. Vanderlyn’s population is 443 and has a capacity of 389 students. Austin Elementary, which has room for 911 students, has 682 enrolled. Kingsley, Hightower and Dunwoody Elementary schools are all operating slightly under capacity. The board document indicates that the Dunwoody elementary school cluster is at about 85 percent of its capacity. In contrast, Peachtree Charter Middle School and Dunwoody High School
NEWS That set off a testy exchange during which the officer grabbed Walker, handcuffed him and tackled him to the ground after he refused to identify himself, according to the report. Once officers arrested Walker, he reportedly kicked the squad car doors and began spitting inside the police vehicle, telling police he had been diagnosed with coronavirus 12 days prior and wanted to infect the officer. In his report, the officer indicated that Walker also threatened to “rip my mouth off” and also said he wanted to kill him after he got out of jail. Walker was charged with disorderly conduct, obstruction of police officer, felony interference with government property and felony terroristic acts.
Tropical Storm Zeta winds topple trees onto homes DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police were dispatched to a pair of homes after trees are operating well above capacity. The middle school is more than 200 students over its 1,213 capacity. Dunwoody High School’s population is at 2,143 for a school that was built for 1,515 students. Overall, there are 93,674 students enrolled in the DeKalb County School System, with a capacity of 106,280. Educate Dunwoody, a group advocating for Dunwoody public school students with a focus on school overcrowding, has several people in its Facebook forum calling for construction of a school that would relieve middle and high school congestion. “We need something to happen for the middle and high school … are you even kidding me?” wrote Tina MuirheadWalden on the Educate Dunwoody Facebook Page. “What do you expect our families to do, just abandon public education because DeKalb refuses to address the overcrowding and lack of sports fields in Dunwoody? Our overcrowding and lack of fields is completely unacceptable.” Others said they think the impact of the pandemic means that virtual learn-
DUI arrest Jeremy Michael Crouch, 41, of North Helton Road, Villa Rica, was arrested Oct. 27 on I-285 for DUI, reckless driving and improper lane usage. fell onto them Oct. 29. One of the trees dropped on a Mount Vernon Place residence. According to a police report, the homeowner told officers Tropical Storm Zeta fell the large tree, which landed on the backside of his house. No one was injured in the incident, but the home sustained structural damage, the report stated. A second tree fell into a front yard along Trailridge Lane and caused structural damage to the home. No one was injured in that incident either, a report stated. ing will be the norm rather than the exception, and that building new schools that will remain empty is a waste of taxpayer’s dollars. Still others complained that the design of the school is impractical and that advance planning of space for modular classrooms shows a lack of planning from the start.
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Charter Commission adopts final report to legislators By CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — In a meeting that lasted less than 15 minutes, the Dunwoody Charter Commission approved a final report Nov. 2 that outlines proposed changes to the city charter. Then, the group quickly disbanded. The memo, sent to Georgia State Sen. Sally Harrell and State Reps. Mike Wilensky and Matthew Wilson, outlines proposed changes to Dunwoody’s charter from the five-member panel, which had been meeting bi-monthly since August to comb through the city’s bylaws line by line. Charter Commission Chairman Robert Wittenstein complimented the panel on their thoughtful deliberation during the three-month stint and said he was “grateful for the professionalism that the committee showed.” Commission member Amy Swygert said the recommendations the committee made to the Georgia General Assembly offer a “sound rationale for everything that is in the report.” The recommendations made by the commission must be passed by the Georgia General Assembly before a local referendum on the changes can be scheduled. Dunwoody voters will make the final call on whether the changes should be adopted. The proposed changes, outlined in the five-page memo, include four major recommendations, which include: • Changing the term limit for the mayor from two consecutive terms to three consecutive terms • Establishing term limits for council members at three consecutive terms
• Supporting the election of council members with a plurality of 45 percent, rather than a majority of 50 percent to reduce the likelihood that a council election will be decided in a runoff election • Shifting the election for mayor by two years to coincide with the district elections, effective 2025 The commission also recommended that the Georgia Legislature make six changes to the city’s charter, which would not have to go through a referendum. Commissioners are asking for: • The inclusion of the wording “improve water quality” under environmental protection, noting the belief that it was an editorial omission • A provision that would provide for the compensation of the mayor and council to be determined by the Consumer Price Index • Removing the defined expense allowance for the mayor and council members and replace it with the reimbursement of actual expenditures • A shift in the swearing-in of newly elected officials from the first work day of the year to the first regularly scheduled meeting of the year • A provision for establishment of emergency powers in the event of an emergency impacting life and health within the city • A push back, by one month, the schedule for approving the annual budget The memo also noted that the commission has considered, but did not pass several recommendations, including the removal of the millage rate cap of 3.04 and a provision that the mayor could be elected by a plurality of 45 percent, rather than 50 percent plus one vote.
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Trout anglers: Delayed Harvest season is here! Every year there are certain mileposts: birthdays, anniversaries, and of course the opening of Georgia’s Delayed Harvest trout season! While trout fishing is now yearround in Georgia, STEVE HUDSON and has been for Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net a while, so-called Delayed Harvest streams are special seasonal waters that are managed specifically to increase angler success (that’s another way of saying “to help anglers have fun!”). Delayed Harvest waters are portions of streams that are too warm for trout during the late spring, summer and fall. But come winter, the water temperatures drop enough to turn them into comfortable trout habitat. They’re then stocked with trout and managed under a special set of “Delayed Harvest” regulations which have been designed to provide good trout fishing through the colder months of late fall through early spring. John Lee Thomson, Wildlife Resources Division trout stocking coordinator, notes that portions of five
Georgia streams are part of the state’s Delayed Harvest program. During the Delayed Harvest season, which runs from Nov. 1 through May 14, these waters are managed under catch-andrelease, artificials-only regulations. Only single-hook lures can be used, and all trout caught must be immediately returned to the water. What happens once Delayed Harvest season is over? On May 15, regular trout regulations take over, and the trout can be caught and kept — thus, “Delayed Harvest.” Many anglers eagerly anticipate the arrival of the Delayed Harvest season. I know that I do! I start planning my first trip several weeks in advance. Where are these Delayed Harvest waters? Starting in far northern Georgia and working our way south, they include the following: The stretch of the Toccoa River in Fannin County from 0.4 miles above Shallowford Bridge to 450 feet above the Sandy Bottom Canoe Access. A portion of the Chattooga River in northeastern Georgia from Ga. 28 upstream to the mouth of Reed Creek on U.S. Forest Service land bordering South Carolina.
Learn more Anglers interested in Georgia’s Delayed Harvest streams will want to check out Steve Hudson’s book Georgia Delayed Harvest Trout Guide, a comprehensive guide to each of Georgia’s Delayed Harvest streams. It’s available from Amazon and from many local outfitters. Signed copies are available direct from the author at FlyKits.net. The section of Smith Creek extending downstream of Unicoi Lake to the Unicoi State Park boundary. The portion of Amicalola Creek on the Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area from Steele Bridge Road downstream to Ga. 53. Georgia’s fifth Delayed Harvest water, and the one closest to us, is the section of the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta from Sope Creek (located downriver from Johnson Ferry Road) downstream to the Hwy 41 Bridge. This fishery is easily accessed through several units of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Most anglers get to the water through either the Palisades West, Whitewater (via Whitewater Creek Road) or Cochran Shoals Units, though access is also possible via the Powers Island CRNRA access point or via the Akers Drive access. But there’s some bad news for Chattahoochee Delayed Harvest anglers, at least temporarily. This year, the Chattahoochee Delayed Harvest water has not yet been stocked. “Due to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ need to lower Lake Lanier’s water level for dam repairs,” Thomson says, “and the associated high flows in the Chattahoochee River below Morgan Falls Dam, we will not stock the Chattahoochee River Delayed Harvest section until fishable conditions return to the river.” However, Georgia’s other four Delayed Harvest streams have plenty of fish and should continue to offer good catch-and-release fishing through the season. These waters are stocked monthly by Georgia’s Wildlife Resources Division and by other partner agencies including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and South Carolina’s DNR. It’s no surprise that this combination of regular stocking and catch-and-release allows for good trout catch rates and generally high angler satisfaction. One of the neatest things about Georgia’s Delayed Harvest waters is that they offer the potential for a variety of different angling experiences. Looking
for easy access and kid-friendly water? Check out Smith Creek. Want to enjoy a midsize stream? Then Amicalola Creek may be for you. If you want a little bit bigger water, then the Toccoa DH (or the Chattahoochee DH, once stocking eventually resumes following dam repairs) may be your cup of tea — and for more of a backcountry experience, check out the DH portion of the Chattooga. What sort of flies and lures work best? Remember that only artificial single-hook lures can be used. Fly fishers will do well with San Juan Worms, egg imitations such as the Y2K, and buggylooking nymphs or flashy streamers. Spin fishers can have good success with single-hook in-line spinners in silver, gold, or rainbow trout colors. If you’d like to learn more about Georgia’s Delayed Harvest waters, you might like to join in on a Zoom presentation I’m offering at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18. This free program, which is sponsored by Alpharetta Outfitters, will teach you everything you need to know to get the most out of Georgia’s great Delayed Harvest trout waters and will also give you an up-close look at each of Georgia’s five Delayed Harvest streams. For more information on this program as well as details on how you can tune in, contact Alpharetta Outfitters at (678) 762-0027 or via email at AlpharettaOutfitters@yahoo.com.
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This is a drawing of the setup for the Southern Railway train carrying President Theodore Roosevelt on his trip to Roswell in 1905.
A 1905 presidential visit On October 20, 1905 there was a lot of excitement about a special visitor to Chamblee, Dunwoody and Roswell. President Theodore Roosevelt was traveling to Roswell to see his mother’s childVALERIE hood home. His wife BIGGERSTAFF Edith Kermit Roosevelt accompanied him on the trip. They would be riding the Roswell Railroad from Chamblee through Dunwoody to the Roswell Station, which sat on a hill south of the Chattahoochee River. The remainder of the trip would be made by horse and carriage. Theodore Roosevelt’s mother was Martha (Mittie) Bulloch of Roswell, and his father was Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. of New York. They married at Roswell Presbyterian Church in 1853. The president heard his mother tell stories of the place she grew up in, and in 1901 he began thinking of a visit. Bulloch Hall still stands today, owned by the City of Roswell and supported by Friends of Bulloch, Inc. The two engines for the Roswell Railroad, Dinkey and Old Buck, were both attached to President Roosevelt’s Southern Railway car for this momentous occasion. Ike Roberts, engineer of the Roswell Railroad, drove the train slowly that day. People were gathered along the side of the railroad tracks, cheering as he blew the train whistle and rang the bell. The train came along what is now Chamblee Dunwoody Road and passed by the Dunwoody Depot, which sat in the area between where CVS and Chevron are today. The train arrived at the Roswell Station at 6 a.m. A carriage met the train to carry the president and first lady to Roswell, accompanied by mounted police. The Marietta Band provided music for the event and played “Home Sweet Home.” (Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Environs, Volume II)
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Sen. Alexander Stephens Clay of Georgia and wife Sara Frances Clay joined the president and first lady for breakfast. Warren Crockett, who fought along with Theodore Roosevelt in Troop D of the Rough Riders, was also there and shook hands with his comrade. (Roswell Railroad Maps of Michael Hitt and Chuck Brown) Bulloch Hall was owned at the time by Mrs. J.B. Wing, and she greeted the president and first lady when they arrived at his mother’s childhood home. The next stop was Roswell Presbyterian Church for a reception. (roswellhistoricalsociety.org) The Cherokee Advance Newspaper of Canton, Georgia, reported that thousands gathered in Roswell to watch. Roosevelt commented, “You have no idea of how much it means to me to come back to Roswell, to the home of my mother and of my mother’s people.” Catherine King Baker, the daughter of Barrington King, lived at Barrington Hall at the time. The story goes that she would not attend the festivities that day, expecting President Roosevelt to visit her in her home. He made that his last stop before leaving Roswell and heading on to Atlanta. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@ gmail.com or visit pasttensega.com.
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