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OCTOBER 2019 • VOL. 10 — NO. 10
Dunwoody Reporter COMMUNITY
Back to drawing board on public art law P2
VOTERS GUIDE
TO NOV. 5 CITY ELECTIONS PAGE 13-15
Candidates talk schools, Village and more in forum
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Book festival brings celebrities P10
Starter opera P24
DYANA BAGBY
Mayoral candidates Lynn Deutsch, left and Terry Nall faced off at a candidate forum held at Dunwoody High School. The citywide election is Nov. 5 with early voting beginning Oct. 14.
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Law to protect cyclists, pedestrians would be first in state
BY DYANA BAGBY
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A proposed Dunwoody ordinance would establish extra protections for cyclists and pedestrians traveling local streets beyond current state law and would make the city the first in Georgia
BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
to enact a “vulnerable road user” law. Councilmember Tom Lambert, sponsor of the legislation, made a passionate plea to the council at the Sept. 23 meeting to approve the “VRU” ordinance, saying it would save lives of those who choose to move around the city on bikes
The revitalization of Dunwoody Village, overcrowding at local schools and how to best spend the city’s money dominated the discussions during a Sept. 22 mayoral and City Council candidate forum. More than 50 people attended the forum, held at Dunwoody High School and sponsored by the Dunwoody Homeowners Association and the Dunwoody Reporter. Reporter Managing Editor John Ruch served as the moderator. Lynn Deutsch and Terry Nall, who have served on the City Council for eight years each, are facing off for the mayoral seat. Running for the District 1 at Large seat are Stacey Harris and Robert Miller. Joe Seconder and Heyward Wescott are seeking to fill
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