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A Star Wars dream come true
Best to you in the new year
— Page 2
— from The Crier
Serving the community since 1976
December 27, 2017
‘A Child is born!’
North Peachtree traffic calming nears completion By Sue Stanton For The Crier The new lane striping on North Peachtree Road from Mt. Vernon to Davantry surprised some drivers after the road was painted last week. Some remarked that it looked like a child painted the stripes, others wondered if the striping indicated bicycle lanes. The road striping was intentional and are not indicative of bike lanes. The striping, along with the center islands and newly-placed side barriers, is a component of the traffic calming project for that stretch of North Peachtree Road. Dunwoody’s Director of Public Works Michael Smith said that the striping is intended to narrow the road and create a visual cue for drivers to avoid hitting the small islands.
The intent is to slow traffic down on that long, hilly and winding portion of the road. Residents on North Peachtree requested the traffic calming measures in 2015 and worked to gain signatures from at least 65 percent of their neighbors to initiate the project. Earlier this year, city council members approved a $200,000 budget for the improvements. Homeowners on the affected roads will be assessed $25 annually for the traffic calming measures. The first splitter islands were installed a few months ago and in October, a post on a neighborhood website, nextdoor.com spurred almost 70 comments; most in favor of the project and one was decidedly against it.
TRAFFIC, page 7
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The popular live Nativity scene returned again to St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church on Mt. Vernon Rd. Church members portray Jesus, Mary, Joseph, the shepherds and angels. They are surrounded by farm animal and, of course, a donkey in the stable. The tableau is one Dunwoody’s surest signs of Christmas. Crier photos: David King
DeKalb names new public safety chief By Dick Williams For The Crier The chief of the SavannahChatham metropolitan police department has been named director of public safety for DeKalb County. DeKalb Chief Executive Michael Thurmond announced the selection of Joseph Lump-
kin and said he will begin his position in late January. The job has been vacant since the retirement of Dr. Cedric Alexander. Lumpkin will oversee county police, fire rescue, animal control, emergency management and 911 and medical examiner services. He will oversee 1600 employees and a budget of
nearly $201 million. Thurmond is working on his first budget as chief executive and he said he was charging Lumpkin with recruiting and hiring 248 new officers. He also will work on programs emphasized by Thurmond including a police mental health roundtable and youth crime prevention ini-
LUMPKIN, page 8
A new home for dogs at apartment complex By Carol Niemi For The Crier
A driver navigates through a recently placed splitter island on N. Peachtree Road near Mt. Vernon Road. The islands were placed to provide taffic calming measure on N. Peachree from Mt. Vernon Road to Daventry Drive.
Approximately 105 million Americans own dogs, with dog ownership up 29 percent over the past decade, exceeding the growth of the general population. An increasingly affluent group, dog owners are often willing to spend millions of dollars a year to pamper their canine companions. Many of them are single, childless and live in apartments. Given these facts, upscale apartment complexes are looking to cater to the needs of their dog-owning residents. In Dunwoody, the London Luxury Apartment Homes at 350 Perimeter Center North already
DOGGIE, page 8
“I love dogs. I don’t think I could do anything other than work with them,” said staff member Jen Dong with Lucky and JoJo. Residents of London Luxury Apartments Now Have Luxury Doggie Daycare.