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City Council calls for vote on $60 million in bond issue Funding would be used for parks, trail system By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody residents will have the chance this November to vote on a $60 million bond to finance parks, greenspace and trail projects. The Dunwoody City Council voted May 22 to approve a call for election on the bond that would complete four park projects and three trail projects over the next two decades. City leaders said the bond targets nine projects culled from a wish list of more than 100 proposals gathered from years of discussion, community feedback and debate. “There was nothing hasty about this decision,” Post 3 City Councilman Tom Lambert said. “For more than two years we have solicited community feedback, analyzed, debated or heard directly from our residents and evaluated to prioritize the capital needs of the city.”
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Perimeter and Dunwoody groups helped sponsor internationally renowned artist DAAS to erect a 2,500-square-foot mural on the Hammond Drive side of Dunwoody’s MARTA station. The mural was unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 1.
Officials unveil Dunwoody MARTA station mural By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody officials have cut the ribbon on a public art project to install a massive mural at the city’s MARTA station on Hammond Drive. “Flora Chroma” a mural by the internationally known artist DAAS was unveiled during a ribbon-cutting ceremony adjacent to the station on Hammond Drive June 1. The mural
was installed as part of a collaboration between the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts, the City of Dunwoody, the Dunwoody Development Authority, the Dunwoody Art Commission and Living Walls. In remarks before the ribbon cutting, the artist known as DAAS, said he painted the 2,400-square-foot mural as a celebration of the “exquisite beauty of color and nature,” focusing on Georgia’s state flower, the Cherokee Rose, and the
Azalea flower. DAAS said he is often asked why public art is important and loves to talk about the impact that murals and other public artworks can have on the community. “The significance of public art lies in its ability to engage us in thoughtprovoking and emotional ways,” DAAS said. “It not only sparks conversation
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