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Dunwoody OKs $6.3M Mount Vernon Road project By JAMIE GODIN newsroom@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council unanimously approved a $6.3 million construction contract Monday for the long-planned Mount Vernon Road improvement project, moving the infrastructure overhaul one step closer to construction while clearing up a funding shortfall that city
officials had previously identified. The council voted 6-0 to award the contract to Wilson Construction Management for improvements along Mount Vernon Road between Mount Vernon Place and Jett Ferry Road. The project is intended to replace aging underground utilities, improve traffic flow, and expand pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure along the corridor. Although the council approved
Todd Olesiuk named development director of Greater Perimeter
the contract, the city cannot execute it until DeKalb County approves its share of the project funding through the county’s Contract Administration and Business Services process. Public Works Director Michael Smith said that approval is expected to take one to two months. Smith also said staff had resolved what had previously been presented as roughly a $500,000 funding gap. Since
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Campus 244 revised plan may add 350 apartments BY DYANA BAGBY dyana@appenmedia.com
By HANNAH YAHNE hannah@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Greater Perimeter Chamber has named Dunwoody resident Todd Olesiuk as its new development director. In the role, Olesiuk will collaborate with team members and community partners to strengthen relationships, OLESIUK expand strategic partnerships and support membership growth. He will also help businesses in Dunwoody and Sandy Springs thrive while expanding their community impact. Throughout his career, Olesiuk worked in different technology areas helping organizations identify new opportunities to connect with clients and community partners. Most recently, he has worked with businesses, nonprofits and schools to develop innovative fundraising partnerships that generated sustainable revenue while strengthening community engagement.
the project was last discussed in June, city staff reviewed the bid with the contractor and determined that a larger share of traffic control costs should be attributed to the county-funded water main portion of the project rather than the city’s roadway work. The adjustment increases DeKalb County’s contribution by roughly $200,000.
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This rendering shows the planned residential building at Campus 244 overlooking I-285 in Dunwoody.
DUNWOODY, Ga. — A large mixed-use development overlooking I-285 in Dunwoody could soon include hundreds of residents in the busy Central Perimeter district. The plan could further the vision Central Perimeter leaders have to transform the commercial hub from a commuter pass-through into a thriving live-work-play community. The Georgetown Company and RocaPoint Partners, developers of Campus 244, are seeking to build a 400,000-square-foot residential building, totaling 350 units, on the nearly 13-acre site near Perimeter Mall and the Dunwoody MARTA station. The site already includes an office building, a hotel and two restaurants but is surrounded by parking lots — land that could be better utilized, the developers say. They are requesting the property be rezoned from office institutional to planned unit development district to allow for multifamily residential. “The rezoning is necessary to allow the applicant to respond to market demand and develop these underutilized areas with economically viable uses, such as multifamily residential,” according to a rezoning application with the city.
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