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Violinist Nadir Khashimov, accompanied by pianist Alexander Ullman, center, with Dilbar Khashimov, right, performs at St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church in Dunwoody on Jan. 5. Both musicians are with The Russian School #1, held at the church, which provides resources for 35,000 local Russians. Right, Kristina Makarova tells her son Peter, 6, left, and Andrei Ivanov, 8, center, to “hush” prior to the concert. He rides his bike across Israel to raise funds MAKING A DIFFERENCE 8-9
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As Brookhaven rounded out its first year as a city, officials happily announced plans to begin paving roads and building sidewalks. “This is really, in my mind, one of the main reasons for cityhood,” said Mayor J. Max Davis. “Now you’re actually seeing the results of your city and your tax dollars at work. It really does hit home for me about what this city is all about.” Brookhaven will complete the roadwork using a portion of approximately $5 million it received this year from a DeKalb County sales tax called HOST, which stands for Homestead Option Sales Tax.
North DeKalb lawmakers plan to be busy after the state Legislature convenes Jan. 13. They’re proposing a stack of new laws that, if approved, could create new cities, amend the state constitution to allow “new cities” to start school systems, amend Dunwoody’s charter to allow the city to collect money to finance a fire department, should it ever want one. The problem? Lawmakers may run out of time. “It’s going to be a very compressed session, just from a time standpoint,” said Rep. Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody). The session still will cover the usual 40 legislative days, but those
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The city of Dunwoody issued more than 1,850 building permits in 2013. Permits covered construction work ranging from installation of new water heaters or new roofs to builiding new homes from the ground up or the build-out of commercial or office space. Reporter Newspapers mapped the locations of the residential and commercial permits issued by the city to see where construction work was undertaken. In the map at left, purple “pins” locate residential permits and green “pins” locate commerical permits. The relatively few orange “pins” point to sites where building and land disturbance permits were issued jointly. The map demonstrates that construction spread throughout the city in 2013. Permits for commercial construction centered on the southwest corner of the city in the area of the Perimeter Center Improvement Districts, in the Georgetown area near ChambleeDunwoody Road and I-285, and in the central area around Dunwoody Village. Residential building permits spread throughout the city. To view a larger interactive version of this map, go to ReporterNewspapers.net. –Joe Earle
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Dunwoody city officials are hiring a New York-based consultant to redesign the city’s website in hopes of making it easier to use. Bob Mullen, city marketing and public relations director, said the intention is to make the website easier to search so it would provide better communications with residents. Work begins on the project this month, and city officials expect it to last four to six months. “We’re trying to improve our communications consistency,” Mullen said. In 2013, the site attracted 135,000 unique visitors, Mullen said. It regularly attracts about 2,800 unique visitors a week, he said. The site is used to post information about city projects, city council agenda and video of council meetings. “My hope is that the new site will be more transparent, both historically and
going forward,” said City Councilman John Heneghan, who maintains a blog on city and community issues. “It’ll be more like a Google search. That’s my hope, based on the previous work by the company.” The city is paying Jesse James Creative $62,060 to revamp the site to make it more “intuitive” for users. “As demonstrated by their completed sites, Jesse James Creative has an eye toward bringing more information front and center for visitors ... to encourage exploration,” Mullen and city Information Technology director Ashley Smith said in a memo to the council. The council unanimously approved the website redo in December. “I think at the end of the day when you compare what the site is today with what the new site will be, there’ll be a vast improvement,” Mullen said.
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days likely will be squeezed into a shorter piece of the real-world calendar because of elections this year, Taylor said. Preliminary discussions among lawmakers indicate the session could end as soon as midto-late March, he said. “It’s going to be a blink,” he said. “It’s going to be March before we know it. ... I think a lot of things are going to be left by the wayside. That’s just a factor of time.” Taylor said he plans to spend much of his legislative energy promoting H.R. 486, a proposal he introduced last year calling for a constitutional amendment to allow cities created since 2005 to start their own school systems or combine with adjacent cities to start school systems. The bill would apply to 16 cities, he said, including Dunwoody, Brookhaven and Sandy Springs. A recent study financed by the city of Dunwoody found a city school system there could operate with an annual surplus of nearly $30 million. A group of Dunwoody parents organized a group called Georgians for Local Area School Systems, or GLASS, to lobby legislators to approve H.R. 486. Rep. Mike Jacobs, (R-Brookhaven), said he’s not sure there will be enough time for the resolution to be approved this session. “It certainly will receive some debate this year. I fully support it. But because it’s a constitutional amendment, it has a steep, uphill climb. It may be the kind of
proposal that takes more than one year to pass. It could take multiple years to pass,” Jacobs said. Taylor’s fellow Dunwoody Republican, Sen. Fran Millar, says he’s working on legislation to make the DeKalb CEO race nonpartisan and to allow homeowners to record property tax appeal hearings. He’s also promoting S.B. 270, one of several bills that would call for an election to create a new city in DeKalb County. Miller’s proposal would create a city south of Brookhaven that would be called Lakeside. Other proposals would create cities in the same general area that would be called Briarcliff or Tucker. Citizens groups supporting each of the three cities have paid for studies that have determined the cities would be financially feasible. Millar has said he thinks the Lakeside proposal has the best chance of making it through the Legislature. “We’ve always given people the right to vote, and I hope we still will,” he said. “We’ve lost our way as Republicans if we won’t do that.” Jacobs also believes that if any of the proposals will be approved this year, it will most likely be the bill to create the city of Lakeside. “I would think that Lakeside has the best shot of the three proposals, but the overlapping nature of the three proposals makes passage for any of them a dicier proposition, especially with the legislative session being shortened this year,”
Local lawmakers anxious to promote bills this session Here are some of the bills lawmakers from Reporter Newspapers communities are planning to promote in the state Legislature this session. SB 270, HB 677, HB 665 – Bills to allow voters to create new cities of Lakeside, Briarcliff, Tucker. HB 264, 265 – Bills to revise the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965, including changing the way appointments are made to MARTA’s governing board and the way the transit system handles money. HR 486. City school systems bill – Rep. Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody) is sponsoring a bill calling for a statewide vote on an amendment to the state Constitution to allow cities created since 2005 to form new city school systems or to combine with neighboring cities to create regional school systems. The proposal would allow formation of new, local public school systems in 16 cities, including Brookhaven, Dunwoody and Sandy Springs, Taylor says. SB 95 – Nonpartisan election of DeKalb CEO. This bill would change the election of the DeKalb CEO to a nonpartisan vote. DeKalb property tax appeals. Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody) says he plans to introduce legislation on the first day of the session to provide for several changes in the way DeKalb County handles homeowners’ appeals of property tax bills. Changes could include a provision allowing appeals hearings to be recorded, he said. Dunwoody Charter Commission’s recommended changes. DeKalb legislators are to consider proposed changes to the charter of the city of Dunwoody that were recommended by the city’s Charter Commission. The commission met last May through September. The commissioner’s report called for nine charter changes. One recommendation would allow city officials, if they should decide to begin a city or join a multi-city fire department, to take over fire services revenue collections from the county in what the commission called a “tax-neutral” way. DUN
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this year. “We will be back this year with proposed changes to the MARTA act. I anticipate that there will be a push for fewer of the issues than we have seen in prior legislative sessions because MARTA has handled some of the issues raised in previous legislation of their own recognizance,” Jacobs said. For example, Jacobs said MARTA has taken steps to privatize some of its departments to save money, as recommended in a recent audit. So Jacobs said mandating that privatization may not be necessary. Jacobs said the MARTA changes were approved by the House of Representatives last year. Those bills now await approval by the Senate this year. There will also be many issues of statewide importance to tackle in the upcoming session. “There’s no shortage of big issues for 2014,” Holcomb said. “We’ll see important legislation on health care, debates on education policy, and we’ll also continue dialogue about the spending of the state’s revenues.” Jacobs predicts the proposals for new cities and school systems will get the most attention locally. “Cityhood and independent schools are definitely hot topics in 2014 for DeKalb County,” Jacobs said. “But the nature of this year’s legislative session is that it will be short. And that makes passage of some of the larger local issues more treacherous.”
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Back in 2006, Robert Port thought the trip simply sounded like an interesting way to see Israel. He’d recently taken up riding a bike for exercise and the idea of cycling across the Israeli countryside sounded appealing. “I’d never been to Israel before ‘06,” he said. “I like adventures like this. I don’t like sitting on a tour bus.” So the Dunwoody lawyer set off to join a cross-country bike tour that started in Jerusalem and ended at the Red Sea. By the end of the five-day ride, he was hooked. “I loved it,” he said. “I’ve said this before and it’s true: Within 10 seconds of getting on the plane to come back after the first [trip]. I thought, ‘I want to do this again.’” And he has. Five times now. In 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and again last year, Port joined other cyclists from around the world for a fundraising ride through the Israeli desert. Along the way, he figures he’s raised $20,000 to
$25,000 for the Arava Institute of Environmental Studies, an academic program that brings Jordanian, Palestinian, Israeli and western students together at a kibbutz on the Israeli side of the Arava Valley, which runs along part of the border between Jordan and Israel. “We go very close to the Jordanian border,” the 56-year-old lawyer said, “and we can wave at the guards, who wave back and wonder what all these crazy people are doing riding along the border.” He likes that ground-level view of the country. “I’ve ridden over 1,500 miles, 1,700 miles, on my bike in Israel,” he said. “You see things you wouldn’t see otherwise. You get up close and personal. It’s a whole different experience than taking a tour bus,” he said. “It’s like what people say about backpacking. You get to really experience the place.” And since that first ride in 2006, his trips have taken on deeper meanings, he said. Part of the meaning comes from his
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE involvement with the institute the rides Jewish,” he said. “I had always wanted to support. The program brings togethgo to Israel. ... Because of these trips, er students from different countries and I’ve become more attuned to my Jewcultures to work together on common ishness, in terms of tradition and hisproblems. tory, and sort of like the long view of “The idea is that although that part time. of the world has a lot of strife and issues “When you go to Israel, there are and complexity and political intrigue, sights that are hundreds of years old. the goal is to under... It is important as stand that a lot of the an educational exDo you know an organization or environmental issues perience to me to individual making a difference come together,” he understand an area said. “The goal is to that’s in the news a in our community? Email have students of all lot. It’s helped me in editor@reporternewspapers.net these different backterms of my Jewish grounds come toidentity.” gether and try to find some commonaliHe’s also learned a lot, he said, ties dealing with these issues. The goal is about the conflicts in the Middle East. to foster some cooperation and under“Frankly, you see things aren’t black standing on the environmental side and and white,” he said. “There are lots of in other areas as well.” shades of gray. I think it’s given me a But the trips have taken on a persongreater appreciation that there’s a lot al meaning for him, as well, he said. “I’m more nuance than [is expressed by]
“When you go to Israel, there are sights that are hundreds of years old. ... It is important as an educational experience to me to understand an area that’s in the news a lot. It’s helped me in terms of my Jewish identity.” – ROBERT PORT
some of those talking heads on TV.” At the institute, “you have a Palestinian living with a Jordanian living with an Israeli in dorms, and they become friends and they have heated debates,” he said. “They are trying to figure out how to get together in this environment. It’s such an amazing thing because if you look at the media, you’d think people there are at each other’s throats. ... It’s
made me reflect a little more deeply on those issues. “There’s a lot more nuance. There’s a lot of history on both sides, issues that need to be sorted out. It’s made me at best a more intelligent observer of what’s going on in that part of the world.” Besides, he said, the ride is fun. He likes the challenge. “It’s exhilarating.”
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They’re mayors of side-by-side cities in north DeKalb. They’re faces of the “new cities” being created in the county. And they’re both named Davis, although they’re not related. Sometimes, though, their constituents can get a little confused about that. Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis says some people automatically assume he and Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis must be kin. “I have had people come up to me and say, “I’m so proud of what you and your son are doing in Dunwoody and Brookhaven...,’” Mike Davis said, with a bit of a harrumph. And as Brookhaven was forming south of I-285, Mike Davis said people would ask him just how he could be mayor of both cities. So, as the two mayors settle in to lead their young city governments through another year, we at Reporter Newspapers offer residents of the two communities a few ways to tell their mayors apart.
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Elected mayor of Dunwoody in 2011 Second mayor of Dunwoody (after Ken Wright, who served from October 2008 through December 2011) Age: 59 Grew up in: Connecticut Occupation: retired On being mayor: “I don’t regret a minute of it. I would do it again. And I intend to.”
Elected mayor of Brookhaven in 2012 First mayor of Brookhaven Age: 44 Grew up in: Brookhaven Occupation: lawyer On being mayor: “I didn’t realize how much impact you could have as a mayor or as a member of an elected group. The things we are doing have a definite impact on the quality of life of my fellow citizens. When you’re actually seeing real change happen very quickly, that’s very fulfilling. It’s exciting.”
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College-bound students learn new vocabulary: ‘value,’ ‘jobs’ BY JOE EARLE
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Ann Fountain, associate director of college counseling at The Galloway School in Buckhead, says families are a lot more concerned these days with college costs and are looking for financial or merit aid.
Maddie Dill’s parents started her college fund early. They displayed a framed share of stock in the Walt Disney Co. on a wall of her nursery. “We’ve saved from the minute she was born,” said her dad, Don Dill. Now Maddie, a 17-year-old senior at Dunwoody High School, is applying to colleges and trying to decide which school best fits her needs and desire to study global health issues. She’s applied to 16 schools, ranging from Harvard University in Boston to Tulane University in New Orleans to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, in hopes of finding the right one. “I’m looking for a medium-sized school,” Maddie said. “Most of them are concentrated in the Northeast in large cities. I like schools that have their own campus that are in cities or are really close by to cities.” Come April, she’ll have to choose. “April will be a difficult month,” she said. And, like most high school seniors facing decisions about where to attend college, she’ll look at the cost of the colleges as well as the pro“In no particular order, I am looking for a grams they offer. Schools she is considering cost college with a broad variety of majors, a as much as $60,000 a year, she said, so she’ll see diverse population, and academic rigor.” what sort of financial aid they offer her. “Once Liya Mammo, Chamblee Charter High you get all the pieces of the puzzle in front of you April 2, and you look at all the financial aid, then you look at what makes long-term sense for her,” said her mother, Shannon Dill. The College Board’s Annual Survey of Colleges reported that the price of the average tuition fee, plus room and board costs for private colleges increased to $40,917 a year in 2013CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
Founding principal of Weber School to retire BY MELISSA WEINMAN
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After nearly two decades, Simcha Pearl is stepping down as the Weber School’s first and only head of school. “The school is extraordinary, and has been so supportive of me,” Pearl said. “But it’s time to move on to another project. It’s good to do something different and restart.” Pearl said he doesn’t yet know what he’ll do next. But he has faith that things will fall into place after he leaves the private Jewish high school that was established in Sandy Springs in 1997. Pearl believes that sometimes, you have to trust that the time is right, even if you don’t have a plan. He looks to the Biblical story of the Israelites leaving Egypt to illustrate his
point. Rabbinical scholars believe that in the book of Exodus, when the Israelites reached the Red Sea, it didn’t part immediately. But after one man jumped into the water in an act of faith, Pearl said, and kept wading until he was completely submerged, the sea parted and allowed the Israelites to cross safely. Leaving the Weber School is not the first time Pearl has hit the reset button. He started his professional life as a dentist in Albany, NY. But he was always involved in his synagogue and with Jewish summer camps. One day, he realized that dentistry wasn’t
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Shooting for the college stars, ending up chatting at Starbucks? BY MOLLIE SIMON According to the National Center exchange for $3 cups of Starbucks cocoa for Education Statistics, there are 3,053 with optional whipped cream. four-year institutions in the United When it comes to college admissions, States. There are also 10,787 Starbucks the interview is a rather ambiguous aslocations in the U.S., or approximately a pect. There is no guidebook or list of 3:1 Starbucks-to-college ratio. rules (is it OK to let the interviewer buy Before I began the college applicathe drink?), some schools offer them, tion process, there were many things I some do not, sometimes they are with was warned about by older students and alumni, sometimes they are with admisby admissions officers sions officers, and the on college tours. (Side list goes on and on. note: It is only necesIn the wild and There are 3,053 sary to take one coluncertain world of four-year institutions in lege tour; they are 99 interviews, there is the United States. There but one constant: percent the same, and, yes, student guides are also 10,787 Starbucks More likely than not, walk backward in the interview will locations in the U.S., most of them.) take place at one of or approximately a 3:1 I was advised not the 10,787 Starbucks to write essays at the Starbucks-to-college ratio. locations in the U.S. last minute. I was In fact, the interview told to bubble in my may even take place name correctly on in the bookstore Starthe SAT. I was informed of the tediousbucks of a university different from the ness of waiting for a decision, and the one to which you are applying (speaking more-than-likely-chance of getting unfrom personal experience). fortunate news in exchange for $70-$90 Doing the math and erring on the applications fees. side of caution, say we assumed that 30 What I was not told is that I would percent of the 19,913 face-to-face insoon be trading in my thrifty 50-cent terviews the University of Pennsylvapackets of Swiss Miss hot chocolate in nia conducted last year were completed
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at Starbucks’ locations. Say each interviewee and interviewer purchased a $3 drink (a generous under-estimate if you are going for a fat-free, decaf, extra-hot, soy milk latte). That would represent $35,843 in spending at Starbucks for just one university’s interviews (remember the 3:1 Starbucks-to-college ratio), which is why I am convinced that either Starbucks and the College Board are in cahoots, or Starbucks should be helping to underwrite the costs of America’s post-secondary education system. While I appreciate the time that Mollie Simon is a alumni take to interview prospective senior at Chamblee students, I think that it is ultimately Charter High School. Starbucks locations - and not seniors, interviewers, or even colleges - that are of you, college interviews are something coming out on top in the process. like speed-dating where your chances of Every interview is getting dumped on different, and they are April 1 are astronomnot all created equal. ically high. F I R S T P ER S O N From an interview I guess my advice Occasional articles by readers where the person just is simple to everyone about their activities graduated and quesstill scheduling coltions you from belege interviews: Just hind a computer be yourself and enjoy while reading prompts, to an interview the hot chocolate while it’s warm. where you feel like the person knows And my advice to the class of 2015: Inyou when you take the last sip of cocoa, stead of applying to so many colleges, conto the kind where you are told at the end sider buying stock in Starbucks for $77 a that you probably will not get in even share. I hear it’s gone up this past year. though the interviewer thought highly That might be a better investment.
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2014, up 14 percent over five years. In public colleges, those costs increased to $18,391, up 20 percent over five years. Students, parents and high school guidance counselors say that the rapid rise in the costs of college is making students pay closer attention than ever to the price of attending. Coupled with changing family finances stemming from the recent recession and slow recovery, some students worry about taking on levels of debt that
mean they could graduate owing as much as their parents’ mortgage. “You’re starting to hear words like ‘value’ and ‘return on investment,’” said Tyler Sant, associate director of college counseling at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Sandy Springs, who worked in Emory University’s admissions office for three years before coming to HIES two years ago. “I think it’s been a gradual change over the last four or five years. Some of it is related to the uncertainty of the re-
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“I am looking for a school where I can not only get a good education, but also have an engaged social experience. When I think about college, I keep in mind that it is the place where I will be spending all of my next four years, so I want it to be a place where I feel at home. The greatest importance for me is definitely cost.”
“The first thing that I look at in a college is the location. I prefer colleges that are close to or in a big city because that means that there are more internship opportunities for me and I do not have to look far for the internships. The subjects are very important for me because I want to be able to find the subject that I am most interested in. I do not really pay much attention to the size or reputation of the college. ”
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cession as parents pass that on to their kids.” Ann Fountain, associate director of college counseling at The Galloway School in Buckhead, has seen similar changes in the four years she’s been working with college-bound students, both through jobs in college admission offices and at private schools in Florida and Buckhead. “Families are a lot more concerned about value,” Fountain said. “Families that maybe five years ago hadn’t been concerned about finances have had financial changes in their circumstanc-
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“I am looking for a college in the Southeast because I want to be close to home. When I am on a college tour or speaking to a representative, the most important things to me are the programs offered at the school, the tuition, and as weird as it might sound, the college that I attend must have air conditioning in most places. ”
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“The colleges I’m looking at need to have the subjects I’m interested in – English and journalism – as a major or as a school at their university. Size is also extremely important when deciding where you want to spend the next four years of your life. Finally, how close to home you are, for multiple reasons.”
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Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School senior Peter Myer plans on becoming a doctor. His mother, Deborah McCarty, will weigh scholarship offers when helping to make a decision.
lina or Washington and Lee in Virginia, and was still filling out financial aid applications in January. “We have four sons,” said his mother, Deborah McCarty. “We’ll just see where he gets in and what kind of scholarships he gets and weigh them.” Xavier Flournoy, a senior at Riverwood International Charter High School in Sandy Springs, said he’s looking at four colleges. He’s attracted to one, Goucher College in Baltimore, in part because it allows students to take courses at other, better-known and more expensive schools in that city, such as Johns Hopkins University. “Cost is important to me,” he said. “I don’t want to get to the point of, ‘Oh, yeah, take the student loan. We’re just not going to tell you that you’re going to be in debt for the rest of your life.’” Holy Innocents’ counselor Sant said students and their families also are beginning to look at additional costs they can expect, including the cost of graduate schools. “You see more kids looking at college as a way to set themselves up for what comes next, especially those who are interested in graduate school,” he said. “They are aware of the rising costs of school and looking at graduate school, and trying to save some money. ... This generation of students is no longer looking at a four-year degree as the end point.” Flournoy says he’s already thinking about how to afford graduate school. “I just want to get an education,” he said. “I want to get my degree.” Georgia’s state schools have benefited from more applicants as students look for value in their education. Some students, with an eye on graduate schools, think they’ll take advantage of the HOPE scholarship for undergraduate studies in order to save more for later schooling. “The HOPE came around at the right time,” he said. At the same time, Sant said, some
traditional four-year liberal arts colleges have begun to fight back. “A lot of these small schools and colleges have had a hard time trying to explain a degree that is intentionally broad in scope,” he said. “There are really great small colleges that do a great job teaching people how to think that are having to kind of justify that model.” Some small schools have even tried
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“My personal college process has centered predominately around academic concerns. This concern reflects the economic realities of my family: scholarships, not an improved economy, still provide the best, and possibly only, way for me to find colleges outside of my current economic scope. Even as the housing market has improved and my mother, as a real estate agent, has more than most felt the rising economy, my college search has been predicated on the results of my academic efforts. I am depending on the years of work I have spent at Westminster and the record I have created to direct my college search. I have sought out colleges that need prospective students to lead their programs, instead of more prestigious colleges that, perhaps, would see me as an appropriate, but not outstanding, addition. Without the prospect of out-of-state scholarships, the HOPE at Georgia and Georgia Tech undoubtedly offer the best value – value that will keep me in the state of Georgia.”
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Five questions with Bill Clarkson, president of The Westminster Schools In 1991, William Clarkson IV took the job as The Westminster School’s fourth president. He’s retiring in June after more than two decades of what school officials have described as his “transformative leadership.” Clarkson has called his years at Westminster the happiest of his career. As he prepares to retire, Reporter Newspapers asked him five questions about his career and about the private Buckhead school he has headed for 23 years. Here are his answers.
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Founding principal of Weber School to retire you’re meant to do.” He began teaching part time at a Jewish day school in New York. When he decided to devote his time to Jewish education, Pearl moved to Israel to participate in a fellowship program on Jewish
educational leadership in Jerusalem. While he was living in Israel, a friend from Albany happened to talk to someone in Atlanta who was working to establish a new Jewish high school. They were looking for a principal; he recommended reaching out to Pearl. Pearl calls the whole thing serendipity. He visited Atlanta on a lark, he said, at the end of the 1996 Centennial Olympic • Where to look Games. • How to organize findings He had no ties to Atlanta. But • How to write the perfect essay he was inspired by the work of the parents who wanted to establish a • How to GET SCHOLARSHIPS for new, trans-denominational Jew• Undergrad and Graduate Levels ish high school. At the time, there MELISSA WEINMAN was only one Jewish high school Founding Weber School Principal and it catered to Orthodox Jews. Two Ways to Participate: Simcha Pearl is stepping down. The mission of the new school mediately that Pearl was the right man would be to serve all parts of Atlanta’s to lead the school. Jewish community, Pearl said. “People who meet him are very “It was a true leap of faith for me,” drawn to him. It was pretty obvious Pearl said. “You have to combine some from the first day we wanted him. He’s faith with some confidence, with some Limited # of Seats Available just an exceptional individual. And he willingness to jump into the unknown. or just had incredible rapport with the stu“I was trusting that I would meet dents,” Robkin said. God halfway.” Robkin said they didn’t expect the Judy Robkin is a member of Weber’s first principal to stay with the school for board of trustees. Her daughter was very long. the school’s first student. She said the “We were incredibly, incredibly forfounders of the school knew almost imtunate to have had the benefit of his amazing educational experience and innovation for all of these years,” Robkin said. “When we initially hired him, we were told if we got someone dynamic… if he stays with us for three years we could consider ourselves very lucky. If he stayed with us five years, it would be amazing ... 10 years it would be extraordinary. We’ve been lucky enough to have Sim for 18 years, which is unheard of.” Robkin said she attributes much of the school’s growth to Pearl’s leadership. She said there were fewer than 20 students when the school first started. This Friday, May 2 Friday, February 21 year, there are more than 600. 9:00 am - 1:00 pm 10:00 am - 3:00 pm “People put their faith in him, put their trust in him. The kids are so drawn to him. He’s very charismatic,” Robkin said. Experience the Explore the Presidential Over the years, Pearl has grown with C i v i l Wa r l i k e the school, leading it from its early days G a l l e r y, p a r t i c i p a t e i n a r t with just a handful of students and never before at the activities and make teachers meeting in trailers. Pearl said his favorite thing about beBartow History discoveries about the ing the head of school for Weber is the Museum & Booth relationships he’s formed. Presidents! “Being able to be in constant, dyWe s t e r n A r t M u s e u m ! namic, evolving relationships with all kinds of people. That’s what growing community is,” Pearl said. Students: $5 Adults: $3 Though being the head of the school Students: $5 Adults: $3 has been challenging, Pearl said it’s ultimately been his belief in the mission of the school – to mold students into knowledgeable, thinking, responsible, Jewish adults – that’s kept him going. “The challenge is not to get caught up in the day-to-day challenges and lose sight of why you’re doing all that stuff,” Pearl said. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11
what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. “It fed my family but it wasn’t really feeding my soul,” Pearl said. “I eventually realized you can’t run away from what
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Pace students take part in diversity conference Six Pace Academy students took part in a national diversity conference in December. Sophomores Lali Zamora, Payton Gannon and Xori Johnson, and juniors Brittany Allen, Noah Brooker and Kamran Sadiq attended the Student Diversity Leadership Conference in Maryland. The conference, hosted by the National Association of Independent Schools, is a multiracial, multicultural gathering of upper school student leaders from around the country, Pace said. Participants examine issues of social justice, develop effective crosscultural communication skills, practice expression through the arts, and learn networking principles and strategies, the Buckhead school said.
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Lovett class maps the school Laurie Smilac’s first grade class designed a 3D map of The Lovett School in Buckhead as part of their study of maps and neighborhoods. The students were asked to create bird’s eye view maps of their own houses and a portion of their neighborhoods. That led to the idea of creating a 3D map of Lovett to scale. Students brought in boxes to be recycled into buildings. They worked in groups to plan out the buildings using Google Earth. They talked a lot about how to draw something as if they were “flying overhead in planes.” They also went on a few tours of the school to think about the height and size of the buildings.
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Cut that ribbon Sandy Springs Mayor Eva Galambos, City Council members Dianne Fries and John Paulson, Recreation and Parks Director Ronnie Young, Fulton County Public School Board members Julia Bernath and Gail Dean, along with Kathy Cox, and Dunwoody Springs Elementary Principal Ivy Freeman, joined students in celebrating a new multi-purpose field, made of artificial turf, at the school.
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Jewish Community Center hosts a Beatles tribute concert by “The UpBeatniks,” an Atlanta-based group that draws from the sounds of “The Beat Generation.” Tickets: members, $10; community, $15. In the Morris & Rae Frank Theatre, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. To purchase tickets or for additional details, visit: www.atlantajcc. org/boxoffice, or call 678-812-4002.
Act3 Productions Thursday, Jan. 23, 8 p.m. – Act3 Pro-
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King Story Tuesday, Jan. 14, 10:15 a.m. – Tod-
dlers and preschoolers hear a story about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They can also participate in an original rap about Dr. King. Sessions: toddlers age 1 at 10:15 a.m.; toddlers age 2 at 11 a.m.; preschoolers ages 3-5 at 11:45 a.m. Free, and the public is welcome. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-814-3500 for details.
Winter Craft Tuesday, Jan. 21, 4-4:30 p.m. – Have fun
with crafts that reflect the season! Appropriate for ages 5-12. Free, and all are welcome. Open to the first 15 participants. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-848-7140 to register or for further information.
Basketball Tryouts Sunday, Jan. 26, 1 p.m. – It’s time for spring
girls’ AAU basketball. Try outs for third through sixth grade, 1-2:30 p.m.; seventh and eighth graders, 2:15-4 p.m. High school try outs begin Feb. 23. Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, 805 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. No fee to try out. To find out more about league fees and the organization, visit: www.gapistols.com or email: jfeagin2@gmail.com.
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Bricks 4 Kidz Wednesday, Jan. 15, 4:30-5:30 p.m. –
Bricks 4 Kidz uses LEGOs to provide a multi-sensory, hands-on learning experience. Free and open to the public. Registration required and started Jan. 4. Space is limited. Suggested audiences: elementary and preschool. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-303-6130 or email: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov to sign up or to ask questions.
Book Sale Thursday, Jan. 23, 1-4 p.m. – Members of
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Sunday, Jan. 19, 10:30 a.m. – The Jewish National Fund welcomes Ambassador Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New York, who discusses Israeli politics. Free community event; pre-registration requested by visiting: www.jnf.org/atlido, emailing: ahalper@jnf.org or calling 404-236-8990 x852. Technology drive also on same day; $10 re-stocking fee for computer or monitor donations. Congregation Or Hadash, 7460 Trowbridge Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328.
trition and exercise tips to make 2014 your healthiest year ever! Open to the first 25 participants. For those 18 years and older. Free. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-848-7140 to sign up or to find out more.
Resume Rehab Wednesday, Jan. 15, 9:30-11 a.m. – Need help
creating a resume? Want to update your current resume but don’t know where to start? Brookhaven Library staff provides personalized resume assistance. For adults. Free and open to the first eight participants. Call 404-848-7140 or visit the branch to register. 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.
Chinese Astrology Wednesday, Jan. 15, 6-8 p.m. – Discover how the ancient science of Chinese astrology uses the elements and characteristics of the Wood Horse to predict events and outcomes for 2014. Free and open to the public. For adult audiences. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: comments@co.fulton. ga.us or call 404-303-6130 with questions.
My Aching Back Wednesday, Jan. 15, 6-8 p.m. – Start the new
year by taking better care of yourself. Learn an easy home practice to help with nagging back, neck and shoulder pain. Handouts provided. Free. RSVP to 404-843-1880. For members of the Cancer Support Community, 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Suite C-225, Atlanta, 30342. Go to: www.cscatlanta.org to find out more.
“Great Decisions” Thursday, Jan. 16, 7:30-9 p.m. – The
“Great Decisions 2014” series gets under way. Topics include: Israel and the U.S.; Islamic awakening; energy independence; defense technology; food and climate; China’s foreign policy; U.S. trade policy. Sessions include speaker followed by Q&A. Through March 6. $30; includes briefing book (or $40 if book shared). Dunwoody United Methodist Church, 1548 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For information and registration, call 404832-5560 x 17 or visit: http://gciv.org/programs/ gd/dunwoody.
Reptile Day Saturday, Jan. 18, 1 p.m. – Get close to venomous and non-venomous snakes at the Chattahoochee Nature Center! Learn to identify and be safe around snakes. Other programs: Reptile wagon: 12-4 p.m.; artsy alligators and slinky snakes: 2-4 p.m.; sidewalk reptile sketch contest: 1- 4 p.m. Activities included with general admission. 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell, 30075. Go to: www.chattnaturecenter.org or call 770-992-2055 to learn more.
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Writers’ Forum Wednesday, Jan. 22, 6:30-8 p.m. – Share
original creative writings of up to 500 words or five minutes of reading time. Readings followed by facilitated discussions where audience members offer feedback. For adult writers at any experience level. Free and open to the community. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: comments@co.fulton. ga.us or call 404-303-6130 or for information.
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Retirement Planning Saturday, Jan. 25, 4:30-6 p.m. – Learn how
much income you’ll need during your retirement years to support the lifestyle you want, and figure out how to position your assets to provide that income. Learn steps to maximize a financially-secure retirement. Free and open to the public. For adults. Registration required by calling 770-799-7016 or emailing: clare.stefan@lfg.com. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-303-6130 for additional details.
Holocaust Lecture Sunday, Jan. 26, 6:30 p.m. – Am Yisrael Chai! hosts “The Spirit of Survival: Art, Music and Culture During the Holocaust.” Ela Weissberger, survivor of a concentration camp, is keynote speaker. No charge, but RSVP by calling: 888-608-4988. Greenfield Hebrew Academy, in the auditorium, 5200 Northland Dr., Atlanta, 30342. Go to: www.amyisraelchaiatlanta.org to learn more.
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Living in metro Atlanta, it’s easy to forget there are a number of significant historical and cultural attractions nearby. So, for the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, why not check out one of those hometown destinations and visit the National Historic Site dedicated to his legacy? Just east of downtown Atlanta, you can take a self-guided tour around some of the places that were important to King’s life and to the Civil Rights Movement. “We portray his life from birth to death,” said Del Kittendorf, a volunteer park ranger. Kittendorf, who has volunteered at the King site for 10 years, said while he regularly meets people from Asia, Africa, Europe and South America, visitors from Atlanta are rarer. “Especially the northern suburbs,” Kittendorf said. A Cobb County resident himself, he
hypothesizes it’s because people often put off seeing the sites in their own city as something they’ll do later, especially when traffic is a factor. “We’re a backyard site. Coming downtown is inconvenient,” Kittendorf said. Mickey Goodson, another volunteer ranger, said people just don’t take the time to visit the historic sites near them. “We’ll travel 500 miles to visit somewhere we’re heard about,” Goodson said. “Folks come from all over the world. It’s the folks from Sandy Springs … we don’t get much of.” The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site is not just one museum. Maintained by the National Park Service, the site consists of a visitors’ center, Ebenezer Baptist Church, a historic fire station, historic homes on Auburn Avenue, including the one where King was born, and the site where King and his
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 cities make it difficult to afford paving HOST funds make up nearly one-fifth of roads in the unincorporated areas of the the city’s total budget of $26.3 million. county. But as more cities look to incorporate “Those funds have been allocated disin DeKalb County, it could reduce the proportionately to the new cities,” Radamount of money each city receives, and er said. “And as a consequence, the ineven eliminate funding for capital projects frastructure needs of the county have in unincorporated DeKalb, officials say. suffered.” A recent study into the feasibility of Rader said the commissioners typicalthe proposed city of Lakeside in central ly use HOST funds to pave roads. “We DeKalb County by the Carl Vinson Inprobably have a 30-year backlog at the stitute of Government at the University pace we are able to expend funds paving of Georgia noted that “incorporation of our roads,” Rader said. any other cities will decrease the amount Chamblee Mayor Eric Clarkson said of HOST proceeds received by the study the structure of the HOST puts Chamarea city by virtue of the HOST calculablee at a disadvantage. tion.” In 2013, Chamblee received about “Finally, there is a ‘tipping’ point af$697,000. Clarkson said the city’s low ter enough new territory is incorporated, yearly payment isn’t enough to accomwhere the amount due to the municipaliplish much in the way of capital projects. ties under the equalization calculation will And the city doesn’t have many other opexceed the amount of tions for funding imcapital outlay proprovements they’d like ceeds available for disto make, such as retribution,” according paving the road in “We’re to the study. somewhere front of Chamblee The 1-percent sales Charter High School. in the range Part of the problem tax is used primarily to reduce property of 15 to is that the value of all taxes for homeowners 20 percent the city’s taxable, ownin the county. Eighty er-occupied homes is of [DeKalb relatively low – which percent or more of County’s] translates to a smaller the funds collected go toward properHOST payout. overall ty tax abatement. The “We have an oldproperty value in the remainder, up to 20 er, smaller, housing city of Dunwoody. A town stock,” Clarkson said. percent, may be designated for capital im“We traditionally have like Lithonia or Pine provements. a lower average asLake is going to have a The money allosessed value on our much lower value.” cated for capital imhomes... Plus we have provements is divided a significant amount between the cities and of rental property in – CHRIS PIKE unincorporated areas DUNWOODY’S FINANCE DIRECTOR the city of Chamblee.” of DeKalb County usClarkson said he ing a complicated forfeels the HOST tax mula that includes the penalizes the smaller, value of the area’s tax base and the services older cities in DeKalb, who don’t have a it receives from DeKalb County, among way to raise the money they need for capother things. ital improvements. DeKalb’s newest cities – Brookhaven “I think it’s ridiculous when you go to and Dunwoody – receive a much largother counties and see some of the projer portion of the HOST funds than exects they’re able to accomplish through isting cities. Each received more than $5 sales tax revenue. And in DeKalb Counmillion in 2013. The next largest allocaty, especially older cities in DeKalb Countion went to the city of Decatur, which ty, we just don’t have that revenue source,” received $3.7 million. The other cities reClarkson said. “It’s very frustrating.” ceived much smaller payments,less than DeKalb is one of just two counties in $1 million each. The rest of unincorpothe state that levies a Homestead Option rated DeKalb had about $6 million left Sales Tax. The other is Rockdale Counover for capital improvements. ty. Typically, counties collect a 1-percent Dunwoody Finance Director Chris sales tax called a Special Purpose Local Pike said he’s aware that the incorporation Option Sales Tax, or SPLOST, to raise of a new city would lower Dunwoody’s money needed for capital projects. HOST payment, though he’s not too “Gwinnett and Cobb have used concerned because HOST payments have [SPLOSTs] to great effect, not only for loalways varied from year to year. cal projects but to leverage state and fed“If other residents of the county want eral funds,” Rader said. to take advantage of incorporation, we The problem is, because of the HOST certainly can’t fault them for that,” Pike and the sales tax collected for MARTA, said. DeKalb already levies the maximum sales DeKalb County Commissioner Jeff tax allowed under the law. Rader said the high HOST payments to Under HOST, 20 percent is the maxDUN
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Local HOST revenues Revenues from the Homestead Option Sales Tax, or HOST, are divided among DeKalb County and cities within the county. Here is how the money was split up in 2013.
Distribution of HOST in 2013 Sales tax collected 2012 80 percent for Homestead tax relief 20 percent for capital projects
$108,259,815 $86,607,852 $21,651,963
2013 HOST Payments
% of capital projects
Avondale Estates
$233,953
1.08%
Brookhaven
$5,147,897
23.78%
Chamblee
$697,253
3.22%
Clarkston
$27,156
0.13%
Decatur
$3,729,679
17.23%
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Doraville
$156,110
0.72%
Dunwoody
$5,595,379
25.84%
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Lithonia
$2,619
0.01%
Pine Lake
$10,470
0.05%
Stone Mountain
$39,914
0.18%
Unincorporated DeKalb
$6,011,532
27.76%
Total
$21,651,963
100%
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imum amount that can be spent on capital projects. Several factors are used to determine how that HOST pie is sliced up. Pike, Dunwoody’s finance director, said one factor is how much residents pay to the county for services. All residents pay for county-wide services, such as the jail. But the county provides police services or park maintenance to unincorporated areas, while municipal governments provide those services in cities. For example, Pike said, DeKalb County charged unincorporated residents 19.29 mills while the county tax bill for Dunwoody residents was 14.33 mills. The idea behind the HOST payments is that cities will receive money to make up for the services they are no longer getting form the county. “The bigger that spread, the more the city will get,” Pike said. “That’s one part of the formula.” Pike said another factor is the value of taxable property within the city limits. “We’re somewhere in the range of 15 to 20 percent of [DeKalb County’s] overall property value in the city of Dunwoody,” Pike said. “A town like Lithonia or Pine Lake is going to have a much lower value.” Pike said there are other calculations that go into the final payment that is made to each city. He said it’s an extremely complicated formula that can be difficult to predict. “I estimate it for our council each year and there’re probably 10 tabs on an Excel spreadsheet,” Pike said. “I’m usually off a percentage or two with what the state publishes we’re going to get.” DUN
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Dunwoody UMC hosts legislative forum State lawmakers from Dunwoody, Brookhaven and Sandy Springs are scheduled to appear at a legislative forum at Dunwoody United Methodist Church. The forum, which begins at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 12, is schedBR I EF S uled to be held a day before the Georgia Legislature begins its 2014 session. Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody) and Reps. Tom Taylor (RDunwoody), Mike Jacobs (R-Brookhaven) and Wendell Willard (R-Sandy Springs), are scheduled to take part in the discussion in the Friendship Hall of the Dunwoody UMC at 1548 Mt. Vernon Road. Additional parking is to be provided free at the Dunwoody branch of the DeKalb County Library. Transportation is to be provided between the library parking lot and the church.
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Dunwoody police plan to take part in the 2014 Polar Plunge at Lake Lanier on Feb. 15. More than 20 members of the department have signed up to jump into the chilly lake waters to raise money for the Special Olympics of Georgia, the department says. “We have set a high goal of raising $10,000 as a department,” Dunwoody police said on the department’s webpage. “The money raised will help support Special Olympics athletes all over Georgia. What many people don’t know is that this program also provides medical care to all athletes in the form of physicals, dental work, eye exams with glasses, proper fitting shoes, and training in communications/public speaking. ” To donate, go to dunwoodyga.gov/ Departments/Dunwoody-Police-Department/Police-News/News-Press-Releases-Details/14-01-03/Dunwoody_ Police_take_Polar_Plunge.aspx. DUN
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You can make a difference in Dunwoody in 2014 As I think about the challenges facing Dunwoody in 2014, I am reminded of NOTE** how much we need the members of theThese Illustrator**IMPORTANT color swatches should only be used when printing CMYK (Process) colors. community to work in partnership with Please refer to the Dunwoody Brand Style Guide for proper use of this mark. us to address crime and disorder. The citizens are the eyes and ears of the Dunwoody Police Department. Police presence is a great deterrent for crime; however, it’s not realistic to be able to have a police officer present everywhere, at all times. Instead, we must leverage the collective knowledge and Billy Grogan reach of the members of our community Chief of Police to prevent and solve crime, and improve Dunwoody Police Department the quality of life of our citizens. How can I get involved? How can I help? Residents and community memup a reason for knocking on the door and bers can get involved and help in many leaves. If someone knocks on your door ways. First, you can join one of our 78 and something doesn’t seem right, call active Neighborhood Watch programs. 911 so we can check it out. Get as much If you live in a community that doesn’t information as you can without putting have a Neighborhood Watch program, yourself at risk, such as a description of you might consider starting one. The dethe person, car make or model, or even a partment periodically sends out infortag number. If you are afraid to answer mation and lookouts to Neighborhood the door, make some noise to let them Watch groups so they know about any isknow you are home and call 911. sues occurring in their neighborhoods. When a crime is committed, there You can participate in one of our Citare always three sides to the crime izen Police Academy classes. These classknown as the Crime Triangle: The Ofes provide citizens with the fender, The Victim and opportunity to learn about The Location. our department, meet our One of the easiest staff, and get a behind-theways to reduce your scenes view of what we do chance of being a vicand why we do it. tim of vehicular burThe Dunwoody Police glary is to make sure no Department is well known items of value are left in for our use of social media to connect your car. This is called target hardening. with our community. Consider joining You reduce your chances of having somein the conversation on Facebook, Twitter thing stolen from your car down to alor YouTube. We try and keep our commost zero if there is nothing of value vismunity informed about crime in Dunible while your car sits in your driveway, woody, provide crime prevention tips, at a restaurant, or in a parking lot while provide real-time event information, and you are shopping. The typical offender receive information from the public. entering an auto in Dunwoody ordinarOne of the easiest and best ways to ily looks through the window of the car help our department is to adopt a new and does not break into it if there is nothhabit, “If you see something, say someing of value visible. thing.” You know your neighborhood Additionally, we use an anonymous better than anyone. If something doesn’t tip program, TIPSOFT, which gives citlook or feel right, please call 911 and alizens the opportunity to provide inforlow us to investigate. mation to us online via our website or by The University of North Carolina, text to 274-637 with DPDTIPS at the Charlotte, completed an intriguing restart of the message. This is a great way search project in 2012 titled, “Underfor you to help us address crime and disstanding Decisions to Burglarize From order issues in your community while rethe Offender’s Perspective,” which studmaining anonymous. ied and analyzed incarcerated burglary While we have many citizens directly offenders. The top four reasons these burinvolved in helping keep Dunwoody safe, glary offenders gave for not burglarizing we can always use more. Please consida house were: 1.) There were people iner partnering with the Dunwoody Police side. 2.) A police officer was spotted nearDepartment in 2014 to help us address by. 3.) Noise was coming from inside. 4.) crime and disorder issues, and improve The house had an alarm system. the quality of life for those who live in In Dunwoody, we’ve seen that the typand visit Dunwoody. Please contact Ofical burglar will knock on the front door ficer Tim Fecht at 678-382-6917 or by to see if someone is home. If someone anemail at timothy.fecht@dunwoodyga.gov swers the door, the offender often makes to get involved today.
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A U TO T H E F T 8100 block of Madison Drive – Theft of an auto was reported on Dec. 18.
7100 block of Peachford Circle – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, resulted in the theft of a wallet and a laptop, and was reported on Dec. 23.
1st block of Perimeter Center East – Theft of an auto was reported on Dec. 26.
300 block of Perimeter Center North – Two burglaries to residences, using forced entry, resulted in the theft of two iPads and a TV, and was reported on Dec. 24; a burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on Dec. 25.
5600 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – A larceny of a laptop and a wallet from a vehicle was reported on Dec. 18.
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Saving lives, solving a homicide, highlights of PD’s past year For Dunwoody police, 2013 was a year of life-saving rescues, a rise in violent crime and the start of a new crime-fighting team. The Dunwoody Reporter asked Police Chief Billy Grogan five questions about how he viewed the events of 2013, and what he foresees for his department in 2014. Here are his answers.
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What do you consider the high point for the department in 2013?
There have been many high points for the Dunwoody Police Department in 2013, so there is a lot to choose from. However, I don’t believe any are as dramatic or important as saving a life.
A.
There are always odd things happening around our department, odd cases we get involved in or just odd people we encounter. It is the nature of police work. We had a home invasion a few months ago involving several suspects and several victims. The two groups exchanged gunfire. The result was one victim was shot and one suspect was shot in the forehead between the eyes. The odd part was the bullet did not penetrate his skull. Instead, it lodged in his forehead. He went to the hospital and was released with a bandage and told to make an appointment to have it removed at his convenience.
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At mid-year 2013, violent crimes appeared to be trending up slightly in Dunwoody while property crimes were trending down. Did those trends hold through the year? How do you interpret the numbers for 2013?
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In 2013, Officer Irwin and Officer Tedesco, along with help from others, used their AED device to save two separate people. In addition, Officer Stallings was able to save a woman, who was attempting to commit suicide, from leaping off a five-story parking deck.
Those trends have continued the remainder of the year. Through November, overall crime is down 4.2 percent. However, our crimes against persons is up 19.5 percent. Fortunately, we have very few crimes against persons, so even a slight increase in numbers can be a significant percentage. We have a much higher solvability rate for person crimes. We solved our only homicide and several home invasions quickly. Many of the other crimes against persons were domestically related.
What’s the oddest thing that happened in 2013?
The department in May added a Crime Response Team. Has the team made any no-
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The Crime Response Team has been a great asset to the department since their deployment earlier this year. They have made a significant number of arrests, including many felony arrests. The Police Chief department has been able to Billy Grogan use them to effectively target high crime areas with targeted traffic enforcement. In addition, the unit has been used to conduct stakeouts in areas experiencing an increase in entering autos, which resulted in multiple offenders being arrested and multiple cases being cleared. The unit has been able to quickly and efficiently address traffic complaints as they are received.
Q. A.
What do you expect for the department in 2014?
In 2014, the addition of a new detective and a crime analyst for the department will greatly enhance the exceptional work already being accomplished by the Dunwoody Police Department. The additional detective position will help reduce the case load of our detectives so they may devote more time to each case and conduct a more thorough investigation. The new crime analyst will provide much needed support for our limited resources. The department will continue to expand our partnership with the community to help keep Dunwoody safe.
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