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One newcomer, one incumbent win Brookhaven council seats

BY SAMMIE PURCELL 64.4% of the votes compared to challengNewcomer John Funny and incumbent John Park will serve on the Brookhaven City Council, according to the city’s November elecer Katie Dunagan’s 35.23%. Park won a special election for the council seat in 2014 and a full term in 2017. Park has said that tion results.

Funny will serve as the District 4 council member. He won about 80% of the votes compared to challenger Dale Boone’s 19.52%.

Funny previously served as the chairman for Brookhaven’s Social Justice, Race, and Equity Commission as well as on the city’s Planning Commission. He previously John Funny John Park stated his priorities for the city include “transportation, smart growth and affordable housing, public safety, and greenspace.” Park will once again serve as the District 2 council member, winning about his priorities for Brookhaven’s District 2 include stormwater improvements, connectivity, and managing the city’s growth.

Brookhaven chamber honors Joe Gebbia

The Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce honored District 4 City Councilmember Joe Gebbia for his service to the city.

“All of the successes that Brookhaven has, every one of them, can come back to Joe Gebbia,” Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst said at a November luncheon. “Joe led the council in the most civil way possible.”

Gebbia, a health-food entrepreneur, was a member of the city’s founding City Council in 2012. He won a full term in 2013 and a second term in 2017.

Gebbia announced earlier this year he would not run for reelection. John Funny won the Nov. 2 election to serve District 4.

District 4 covers much of southern Brookhaven, including the rapidly redeveloping Buford Highway corridor and Executive Park area where both Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory Healthcare have massive projects.

“I have loved every minute of it since I started nine years ago,” Gebbia said. “It has made me such a better person … What an amazing experience.”

Other speakers at the event included current and future Brookhaven councilmembers, along with Santiago Marquez with the Latin American Association. The Cross Keys High School marching band gave a special performance.

Lynwood Park to get improvements

The Brookhaven City Council recently approved three contracts for improvements to Lynwood Park. The contracts are related to the construction of a pool, splash pad, pool house, and turf field in the park.

All of the projects are included under Brookhaven’s $40 million park bond, which received voter support in 2018. The bond sets aside just under $11 million for improvements to Lynwood Park, which is located at 3360 Osborne Road.

“It’s so long-awaited for the Lynwood community,” said Councilmember Linley Jones. “It comes at the tail end of the start of our park bond projects, and I hope that the Lynwood community is excited for the improvement and patient with the process. It’s going to be a wonderful, wonderful set of amenities for Lynwood.”

The council approved an $8.6 million contract with Integrated Construction and Nobility (ICAN) for construction of the splash pad, pool, a pool deck, fencing, and pool house. A roughly $565,000 contract with the construction company Advanced Sports Group will cover the installation of a multi-use synthetic turf field at the park, and an $82,557.60 contract with Geo-Hydro Engineers will cover soil and materials testing for the splash pad.

Construction is expected to take about 11 months, with the goal to finish by the end of 2022.