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Reshuffle could close 13 South DeKalb schools By Carla Parker
In August, South DeKalb could have 13 fewer schools and thousands of students will be attending classes in new locations and in different school buildings. The reshuffle is part of a redistricting and consolidation proposal before the DeKalb School Board. It is seeking to shutter more than 20 percent of the schools in the southern part of the county to compensate for shifting demographics and declining enrollment and to help the school district access maximum state funding for its schools. In all, the proposal presented to the new School Board by its consultants at its first meeting of the year on Jan. 3 calls for 14 schools – 12 elementary, one middle and one high school – to close countywide by the start
Redistricting & Consolidation Public Input Workshops
“If you know where Bob Mathis is and where Oak View is, they’re nowhere near each other. I know we want to have the numbers to fill seats, but we have to think in consideration of the kids and parents.” Jesse “Jay” Cunningham District 5 School Board representative
of the 2011-2012 school year. The proposal will consolidate schools, dramatically change attendance lines, and reassign students to schools that will all have enrollment of more than 450 students. It also will merge the district’s high achievers magnet schools and programs that serve 1,605 students countywide.
The elementary and middle schools and programs will be consolidated into a single location in Avondale Estates, and the high achievers magnet programs at Chamblee Charter and Southwest DeKalb high schools will merge into a single location, also in Please see CONSOLIDATION, page A2
Date Location Jan. 11 Miller Grove High School, 2645 DeKalb Medical Parkway, Lithonia Jan. 13 Chamblee Charter High School, 3688 ChambleeDunwoody Road, Chamblee Jan. 18 McNair High School, 1804 Bouldercrest Road, Atlanta Jan. 20 Stone Mountain High School, 4555 Central Drive, Stone Mountain All workshops start at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.dekalb.k12 .ga.us/vision-2020.
New site proposed for biomass plant Claudette Powdard was among Lithonia residents opposing Green Energy Partners’ new location for a proposed $60 million “biofuel” generation facility.”
Lithonia residents renew fight against processing facility By Jennifer Ffrench Parker
The proposed biomass plant just won’t go away, and Lithonia residents are asking the big “why” question. The $60 million plant to process wood chips into electricity was rejected by the city of Lithonia on Dec. 6. It is now being proposed for a 20-acre site at 1744 and 1770 Rogers Lake Road, just outside the city limits. At a Jan. 5 community meeting at the Redan-Trotti Library, residents questioned why the plant is back on the table for adjoining properties near their city, homes and churches. Gerald Sanders, who lives a quarter-mile from the newly proposed site, said they have told the developer and DeKalb County repeatedly that they don’t want the plant in their neighborhood. “So I am asking you, why would you continue to bring it to the county and to the people in this area when you hear over and over again that we don’t want it,” he said. “Could you answer that – why do you keep bringing it back?” Sanders and a vociferous crowd of about 25 residents attended the meeting hosted by Patrick Ejike, a former DeKalb Planning and DevelopPatrick Ejike ment director, who took early retirement from the county last year. Ejike, who is now CEO of his own planning and engineering consulting firm, Aku-
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Bata Group LLC, was hired by Green Energy Partners to shepherd the plant through the county’s permitting process. Green Energy Partners has a 20-year contract from DeKalb County to collect and convert yard waste into electricity using a non-emission technology. It says the plant will incinerate 100,000 tons of yard waste – wood chips from trees and leaves – to generate 10 megawatts of electricity to power 7,000 homes. It plans to sell the electricity to Georgia Power Co. and says the plant will generate $200,000 in revenues for DeKalb County government, create 100 jobs during construction and 25 permanent positions, and add $50 million to the tax digest. In the month since the plant – first pro-
dent, passed out copies of a Waste posed for a 26-acre property on Gasification report published by Bruce Street – was rejected by the the Blue Ridge Environmental DeLithonia City Council, developers fense League and urged residents to have all but dropped the word “gasread up on the subject. ification” from its name and now He told them also to read the refer to it as a “bio-fuel generation reasons given by the county last facility.” April when developer Raine CotEjike told the residents that the ton withdrew his application to Rogers Lake property is already Willie Dunlap locate a similar plant in Briarwood zoned industrial, a permitted zoning for the proposed plant. He said he was in Atlanta. “If they turned it down three miles away, hosting the meeting to inform residents why would it be better for me to accept it,” about the plant. Ejike said the proposal will go before the Dunlap asked. “This gentleman says he is DeKalb Board of Commissioners in March, not trying to mislead you, but he is just not and before that, to the Community Council telling you the truth.” and the DeKalb Planning Commission. Willie Dunlap, a 24-year Lithonia resi- Please see GASIFICATION, page A4
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“We are not like a General Motors or cost assembly plant. We are dealing with, most specifically, our children … people want minimum disruption.”
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Avondale Estates. The school closings will help eliminate 11,310 empty seats across the county and affect 12,900 to 16,100 students. The schools targeted for closing are among 21 elementary schools with fewer than 450 students. The state only funds schools with more than 450 students. The students from the closed schools will be merged into the other eight low-enrollment schools and increase their sizes. School Board chairman Tom Bowen, said there are compelling fiscal and education reasons to redistrict. “The 11,000 empty seats has cost the district millions of State dollars Tom Bowen in the form of lost operational and capital funding.” he said. “And all schools are being evaluated to make sure they are educationally adequate.” Bowen said the goal is to have the right number of students in schools with real resources. “Redistricting allows us to put more money in the classroom and gets students in the best possible learning environment,” he said. MGT Consultants of America, which prepared the redistricting and consolidation plan, proposes that a dozen south DeKalb County elementary schools – Atherton, Bob Mathis, Glen Haven, Gresham Park, Livsey, Medlock, Peachcrest, Rock Chapel, Sky Haven, Toney, and Wadsworth, and Kittredge
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Proposed closings Atherton ES Glen Haven ES Gresham Park ES Peachcrest ES Sky Haven ES Toney ES Wadsworth ES Bob Mathis ES Rock Chapel ES Livsey ES Medlock ES Magnet students at Evansdale ES Kittredge ES
n Medlock students will move to Avondale,
Relocation schools Snapfinger ES, Canby Lane ES Knollwood ES, Midway ES, Rowland ES Clifton ES, Flat Shoals ES, Kelley Lake ES, Meadowview ES Avondale ES, Knollwood ES, Midway ES Clifton ES, Flat Shoals ES, Kelley Lake ES, Meadowview ES Columbia ES, Kelley Lake ES Avondale MS Oak View ES, Rainbow ES Pine Ridge ES, Princeton ES Brockett ES, Midvale ES, Smoke Rise ES Avondale ES, Laurel Ridge ES, McLendon ES Jolly ES Avondale Middle
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Bethune, Columbia and Freedom Middle Clarkston, Columbia and Towers High
in Dunwoody – be closed and consolidated into other schools. It also calls for Avondale Middle and Avondale High to be closed and their buildings to become the new home for the district’s high achievers magnet programs for elementary, middle and high school students. Under the proposal, the Avondale Middle School buildings will house 950 magnet students from Kittredge and Wadsworth elementary and from Chapel and Chapel Hill Middle schools. The Avondale High School buildings will become home to 655 magnet students from Chamblee and Southwest DeKalb high schools.
The only exception would be the magnet students at Evansdale Elementary in Doraville. They will be relocated to the Jolly Elementary School in Clarkston. Among the proposals: n Students from Atherton, Glen Haven, Gresham Park, Peachcrest, Sky Haven and Toney will go to either Avondale Elementary in Avondale Estates or to Canby Lane, Clifton, Columbia, Flat Shoals, Kelley Lake, Knollwood, Midway, Rowland and Snapfinger; n Bob Mathis students will be relocated to Oak View and Rainbow; n Rock Chapel students will move to Pine Ridge and Princeton;
vale and Smoke Rise;
Laurel Ridge and McLendon. District 9 School Board member Eugene Walker commended the consultants for trying to incorporate neighborhood schools but disagreed with having a centralized location for the magnet programs. “Instead of centralizing all those magnet schools, I would hope that we would have one regional up there where Kittredge is and another regional where Wadsworth is and let those schools be the focal magnet schools in the county,” Walker said. Walker also was concerned about students being disrupted due to the changes. “We are not like a General Motors or cost assembly plant,” he said. “We are dealing with, most specifically, our children, and these people in the various communities want minimum disruption.” Jackie Henry, a retired teacher who taught in DeKalb County, agreed with Walker about having regional schools. “I can’t imagine how early a 5-year-old will have to get up to catch the bus,” she said. District 5 School Board member Jesse Cunningham also was concerned about transportation for students to neighboring schools. “If you know where Bob Mathis is and where Oak View is, they’re nowhere near each other,” he said. “I know we want to have the numbers to fill seats, but we have to think in consideration of the kids and parents.” Four public meetings are planned on Jan. 11, 13, 18 and 20 across the county for parents, teachers and DeKalb citizens to have their say on the proposal.
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“It is a budget of shared sacrifice. It addresses those rising costs that cannot be ignored.”
Ellis: County needs to rebuild reserves DeKalb County is living paycheck to paycheck and CEO Burrell Ellis says it’s time to take corrective action. In his Jan. 6 State of the County address, Ellis said it will take trust to move the county forward. “We must now make difficult, but necessary, decisions about how much more of our resources we Burrell Ellis can afford to cut, without harming those services we depend upon to protect and preserve our quality of life – services like public safety, code enforcement, libraries, and senior services,” he said. Ellis said tough economic times have taken toll on the county and have depleted reserves and eaten away at revenues. This year, the county is anticipating tax revenue falling another $12.8 million on the heels of a two-year revenue reduction of $86 million reductions. At the same time, Elis said that operating costs have increased
more than $39 million to meet legally-mandated expenses. The county’s credit rating was downgraded because of its dwindling reserves. “That means every DeKalb citizen will pay even more to cover normal operating expenses,” he said. Ellis said he has cut, eliminated, consolidated and reorganized. “Many of these cuts have been quite painful,” he said. To balance previous budgets without raising taxes, Ellis said the county’s reserves were reduced to $9 million. “Good accounting principles require that the reserve equal one month’s operating expenses, or $45 million,” he said. “It is our savings account; our primary line of protection in the event of an unexpected emergency.” Ellis defended his 2011 Budget Recommendation that includes a 2.32 mill-tax increase. He called the proposed budget both lean and responsible. He said it was lean because it carries
forward the deep spending cuts instituted during its first two years in office, and responsible, because it addresses the essential service needs that residents expect, deserve and have requested. “It is a budget of shared sacrifice,” he said. “It addresses those rising costs that cannot be ignored, forces county government to be more innovative and more efficient, positions us for a robust recovery, and protects our most vulnerable citizens.” Ellis stressed Job Creation, public safety, Neighborhood Empowerment and said trust is vital action is taken to confront the county’s current reality. “This spirit of inclusion, innovation and leadership is how we will guide DeKalb County in 2011 and beyond,” he said. “As we lead, we do so under the umbrella of partnership – a partnership “of the people, by the people and for the people’’ – that includes you, me, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, our state and federal lawmakers, and our stakeholders in the private, civic and faith-based communities.”
Fundraiser for slain worker Boston appointed solicitor Friends, family and strangers can skate on Jan. 14 at the Golden Glide Skating Rink to help raise money for the daughter of slain Church’s Chicken worker Gary Andrews. Andrews, 23, was gunned down at the Flakes Mills Road restaurant on Dec. 18 while protecting female co-workers from the two armed gun men.He died on the spot. The fundraiser is hosted by the WoodGary Andrews lands Townhomes Homeowners Association in Decatur. Tene Harris, the group’s vice president, said they were moved by the tragedy. The fundraiser takes place 6 to 8 p.m. The rink is at 2750 Wesley Chapel Road in Decatur.
Friday, January 21, 2011 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Salem Bible Church 5460 Hillandale Drive Lithonia, GA 30058
Attorney Sherry Boston is DeKalb County’s new solicitor-general. Boston was appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue on Dec. 30, days before he left office. She edged out seven other candidates, including acting Solicitor-General Nicole Marchand, for the job. Boston, 36, will serve two years before facing election in 2012. She is a judge on the DeKalb Recorder’s Court and Sherry Boston the Dunwoody Municipal Court. She succeeds Robert James, who is now district attorney. Attorneys Gabriel Banks, Gregory Brown, Bob Dallas, Cliff Howard, Jennifer Little, and Brian Ross also sought the job.
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Dunlap said the plant will operate round-the-clock with trucks going in and out. He said it will cause traffic congestion and generate ash that will have to be disposed of. He said that if the plant was a good thing, Ejike would take it somewhere else. “He wouldn’t let us benefit from it,” Dunlap said. “The people that he represents, they wouldn’t let us benefit from it. Go back to the people you represent and tell them ‘no,’ we don’t want this.”
Neville Anderson, Green Energy Partners CEO who joined the meeting about halfway through, said his company was not affiliated with the company that withdrew its application last year. “The information you have is not accurate,” he said. “It’s two different companies and your science is skewed.” Anderson said the gasification technology that Green Energy Partners will use has “extremely limited emission.” He said their technology is in an oxygen-free chamber. “So there is absolutely no com-
bustion,” he said. “Fire does not exist in an oxygen-free environment. It is impossible.” Barbara Lester, a former Lithonia City Council member, told Anderson that she has no problem with his project. “It’s the place that I have the problem with,” said Lester, a lifelong Lithonia resident. “It seems as though you have all designated places that you put in these places and it is obvious to me by now, DeKalb County has determined that this plant is going to be in DeKalb County. And after they
couldn’t put it over near Lenox, they determine that it’s going to Lithonia. I say it again, it’s not the project, it’s the place. Do we want it? No.” After the meeting, Anthony Woods, pastor of Grace Tabernacle, which is located next door to the Rogers Lake property, said that they don’t want the biomass plant because of health reasons. “It’s not going to be good. We already have landfills there. In the summertime we can smell the landfill in the church. We have rodents. It’s a mess. The air quality
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“Your home is where you go to feel safe, and most people are not aware of the dangers of this invisible, odorless, tasteless gas.” Residents sign up for radon testing during the DeKalb County Green Expo in November. The county is encouraging residents to test for the gas during January, which is National Radon Action Month.
Radon gas is odorless, tasteless and silent killer By Brenda Camp Yarbrough
A silent, invisible killer is seeping into homes in DeKalb County and throughout the nation. And its name is radon. During January, which is observed as National Radon Action Month, DeKalb Commissioner Kathie Gannon and DeKalb Cooperative Extension radon educator Edda Cotto-Rivera are stepping up efforts to spread the word about radon gas exposure and how families can protect themselves against this silent killer. Cotto-Rivera says 15 percent of DeKalb homes have high levels of radon. “However, because you can’t see or smell radon, people tend to downplay the health effects and ignore the possibility that there might be a silent Kathie Gannon killer in their home,” she said Wednesday. Gannon, the DeKalb Super District 6 commissioner, will present a proclamation at the Jan. 11 Board of Commissioners meeting highlighting the dangers that radon exposure poses and the work that DeKalb Cooperative Extension does to promote awareness throughout the county. There also will be a radon display at the Georgia Capitol from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 11. Gannon said radon awareness is important. “Your home is where you go to feel safe, and most people are not aware of the dangers of this invisible, odorless, tasteless gas or the easy [ways] of mitigating radon levels in their home,” she said. The only way to identify the existence of radon gas is to test for it. Because testing is easy and inexpensive, Cotto-Rivera says everybody should test their homes. The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension has test kits available for a nominal fee. “During the month of January, we are going to provide the test kits free of charge
at community events or at our office,” she said. “Homeowners can also contact certified measurement professionals to conduct the testing.” Radon gas is released by the natural decay of uranium in our soils and rocks and easily enters Edda Cotto-Rivera our homes through the foundations and well water. Nationally, radon gas causes more than 20,000 deaths annually, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says. That’s more deaths in 2010 than drunk driving, fires and carbon monoxide. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, after smoking, and the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. While mortality statistics are not available for DeKalb County, Cotto-Rivera said about 822 people die statewide because of radon exposure, making Georgia the state with the highest radon death rate in the Southeast. DeKalb is considered to be a Zone 1 county, Cotto-Rivera said. This means that the risk of having high levels of radon is higher in our county compared to other areas of the state. A high measurement is 4 picocuries per liter – 4pC/Li. Since radon is a radioactive gas, there is no “safe” level for the gas. Cotto-Rivera said other metro counties, including Fulton, Gwinnett and Cobb, are also in Zone 1 . Radon problems have been detected in almost every county in the United States, and the U.S. surgeon general and American Lung Association have recommended that all homes be tested regardless of geographic location or foundation type. Cotto-Rivera said test kits are to be installed at the lowest lived-in area of the home. “Depending on the device you are using, it can take up to seven days for a short-term test or up to a year for a long-term test.” She said instructions are easy to follow.
“Homeowners will send the test kit to the appropriate laboratory and will get their results in about two weeks.” She said the DeKalb Extension office has the test kits available year-round for $5 at its office at 4380 Memorial Drive in Decatur.
For more information on radon, radon testing and mitigation, and radon-resistant new construction, contact DeKalb Cooperative Extension at 404-298-4080 or www. dekalbextension.com or visit www.epa.gov/ radon/nram.
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CrossRoadsNews
January 8, 2011
Interst ate and comm local motor ute this weeke through south ists will find their nd. DeKalb Startin I-20 Count Georgia g at 9 p.m. y nightm east Weeke arish nd ongoin Department on Friday, Motor work wraps g weather Colum I-20 resurfa of Transportatio up at 5 permitting, to access ists traveli bia Drive, cing a.m. on ng eastbo either It will contin Mond and Evansproject will n said that und also north I-285 north cut off access or southb on I-20 ay. Mill and close ramps the (Exit ue east on who wish I-20; Turne ound at The 68), and Thom and south. from I-20 eastbo r Hill roads. return exit at Wesley I-285 should resurfa will be as Parker, DOT’s westbo cing und lanes Evans significant Mill and will contin und on Chapel Road to I-20 “We ue delays area engine Turner The Hill roads.for two miles to I-285. sible,” would ask the throughout er, said that I-20 and eastbound entran he betwee public this corrid there themselvessaid. “And n Hill will the eastbound ce ramp to avoid if extra time they must the area or. outsid be closed througexit ramp from Evans The drive e lane under $28.6 millio and be extrem through if poshout the from I-20 to Mill to of I-20 The resurfa it, way betwee Turne weekend, I-20 betweesince June n resurfacing ely careful.” allow and as will r weekends cing projec n the two interch The projec n Colum 18. It is resurfaproject has t It will until tempe will contin anges. the bia Drive been be cing t has comm ute difficu snarled traffic and Turne 9.8 miles of weeknights completed in ratures get ue on weeknights lt for residen and made r Hill Road. continuouslyfrom 9 p.m. the spring too cool . Work to pave. until 5 the weeke ts and on from Mond hours a.m. interst Friday ay. ate travele nd night at and on weeke are 9 p.m. rs. org.For more inform until 5 nds ation, a.m. call 511 or visit www.5 11ga.
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CrossRoadsNews
January 8, 2011