Residents set for increase to water service rates ► PAGE 4
August 28, 2025 | AppenMedia.com | An Appen Media Group Publication | Ser ving the community since 1976
Dunwoody council candidates qualify for November election By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
HAYDEN SUMLIN/APPEN MEDIA
Anne Hicks, a member of the Sustainability Committee and the Environmental Stewardship Committee at Dunwoody United Methodist Church, opens the Aug. 20 Green Speak presentation on rooftop solar panels at the Dunwoody Nature Center’s North Woods Pavilion.
DUNWOODY, Ga. — After a three-day qualifying period for the Nov. 4 general election and three seats on the Dunwoody City Council, only one incumbent is running unopposed. Qualifying for the municipal election wrapped at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 20. Each of the districts, dividing the city into thirds
from east to west, have a local and an at-large seat. Dunwoody elections are staggered on a four-year cycle, with half the City Council seats coming up for a vote this year. The three seats up Nov. 4 are for posts 1-3, which are voted upon by residents of the district the candidate will be representing. All three incumbents qualified for reelection.
See QUALIFY, Page 15
Sustainability Committee event highlights solar panel experts By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody Sustainability Committee hosted a “Green Speak” presentation about rooftop solar panels Aug. 20 at the Dunwoody Nature Center’s Northwoods Pavillion. Some two dozen residents and industry experts gathered for a one-hour seminar as a part of the citizen-led committee’s push
to bring the conversation about sustainability-related regulations, plans and initiatives. The Sustainability Committee meets on the second Thursday of each month at 8 a.m., and the “Green Speak” series gives residents a chance to catch up with the latest on investments in renewable energy, energy conservation and recycling. Anne Hicks, a member of the Sustainability Committee and
the Environmental Stewardship Committee at Dunwoody United Methodist Church, said her congregation just installed the largest solar system in the area, a 152-kilowatt array. “Dunwoody Methodist is very, very busy with sustainable projects. We just secured a commercial composting contract [and] expanded recycling,” she said.
See SOLAR, Page 10
Paying Retail for Diamonds 1ct Lab Grown Diamond Solitaire Engagement Ring $1195 2ctw Lab Grown Diamond Stud Earrings $995 2.5ctw Natural Diamond Stud Earrings $5980
H&A Inter nat i ona l Je wel r y • 7 7 0 -396-3 4 5 6
GRAPHIC BY CARL APPEN/APPEN MEDIA
Five candidates qualified for the District 1 seats on Dunwoody City Council. Clockwise from top left; Incumbent Catherine Lautenbacher is unopposed for Post 1; David Ziskind will challenge Rob Price in Post 2; Wendi Taylor is vying to take the Post 3 spot from Tom Lambert.