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Dunwoody, Perimeter CIDs partner to build path network By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
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As dusk settles at Brook Run Park Dec. 1, members of the Dunwoody City Council flip the switch on the Mega Tree at the fifth annual Holiday Lights celebration.
Brook Run Park glows at Holiday Lights gala
DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council approved a cost-sharing agreement with the Perimeter Center Community Improvement Districts Nov. 25 to extend cycle tracks along Ashford Dunwoody Road. The joint project addresses the shared goal of increasing mobility and transportation options in Central Perimeter, crucial to the city’s economic development and the district’s needed
infrastructure projects. Public Works Director Michael Smith reviewed completed work on the Ashford Dunwoody Road cycle track and introduced future build-out of the Central Perimeter trail network. “Phase two is a part of a larger effort to provide highquality bicycle and pedestrian connections within Perimeter and to other surrounding areas,” Smith said. “Phase two includes extending that two-way cycle
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By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
Youngsters wave from inside illuminated faux igloo geo-domes, a popular reprieve from 40-degree temperatures Dec. 1 during Holiday Lights at Brook Run Park.
DUNWOODY, Ga. — Scores of Dunwoody residents gathered at Brook Run Park Dec. 1 for the opening night festivities of Holiday Lights. The fifth annual celebration has become a popular holiday tradition, which began in 2020 as an effort to bring the community together. The crowd of a few hundred at Brook Run Park was on the youthful side, with kids running around the illuminated playground and checking out various displays.
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PERIMETER CIDS/PROVIDED
A map shows the geographical reach of the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts, a self-taxing commercial area split between Fulton and DeKalb counties. The Dunwoody City Council discussed a cost-sharing agreement with the Perimeter CIDs Nov. 25 for construction of a multi-use trail along Ashford Dunwoody Road.
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