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Water shutoffs for high bills resume despite new safeguards By ZOE SEILER zoe@appenmedia.com
PHOTOS BY: HAYDEN SUMLIN/APPEN MEDIA
Spruill Center for the Arts CEO Alan Mothner works the nonprofit’s drawing table May 11 full of future painters at the Dunwoody Art Festival’s Kidz Zone. The city’s annual Mother’s Day weekend tradition brought thousands to Dunwoody Village Parkway to peruse vendors, check out artwork and enjoy food trucks.
Village sees thousands on Mother’s Day for arts festival By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
Families check out unique paintings and sculptures from hundreds of vendors along Dunwoody Village Parkway during the May 10-11 Dunwoody Art Festival.
DUNWOODY, Ga. — After a rainy Saturday at the Dunwoody Arts Festival, thousands strolled up and down Village Parkway May 11, perusing hundreds of booths filled with unique art of every medium. The Dunwoody Arts Festival is a Mother’s Day tradition. Since 1999, artists and vendors from Metro Atlanta and across the country have filled the
Village with unique arts, crafts and treats. Like the Dunwoody Preservation Trust’s annual Lemonade Days, the Dunwoody Arts Festival began as a fundraiser for families impacted by the 1998 tornado that destroyed parts of the city. There were no carnival rides at the May 10-11 arts and cultural celebration, but one of the more popular beverage vendors was selling lemonade.
See FESTIVAL, Page 21
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County water customers remain at risk of losing service or have already been disconnected, despite the county commission’s request to keep taps flowing for those with disputed bills, Appen Media has learned. When the County Commission approved a water and sewer rate increase in February, it made a commitment not to shut off water for customers challenging disputing overcharges.
See SHUTOFF, Page 18
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DeKalb County resident Brandy Knox holds her water bill for over $18,000.
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