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Celebrating pet wellness
Pets, pet owners
experience Clarkstons
Small town, big
heart in action
by R. Scott Belzer
sbelzer@dekalbchamp.com
F
or three hours on
April 29, Clarkston
Community Centers
activity field area was
transformed into a
mecca for pets and pet-lovers, as
the city hosted its inaugural Pet
Wellness Day event.
The event featured free
resources to pet owners, including
opportunities for vaccinations,
microchips, neutering, training,
workshops and therapy dog
sessions. City officials said the
event led to 54 vaccinations,
25 microchip donations as
well as opportunities for local
organizations to educate the
public.
According to Clarkston city
councilwoman Beverly Burks,
the event provided Clarkston the
opportunity to be ahead of the
game in terms of pet legislation.
She said Pet Wellness Day gave
residents as well as community
officials the tools to be better pet
parents and legislate responsibly.
I always like to educate
before I legislate, Burks said.
We want to make sure, with
whatever ordinances we have or
put in place, that we have the right
ones made with experts. We dont
want to be reactionary after a bite.
We do need to be proactive and
find out whats the best thing for
our community and educate our
neighbors on what to do.
Burks specifically referenced
issues with aggression that may
be related to a need to spay or
neuter a pet. She said the event
provided a place for residents to
obtain such information.
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Pets and pet owners made their way to Clarkston Community Center on April 29 to celebrate Pet Wellness Day. Photos by R.
Scott Belzer and Beverly Burks
Barbara Cole, a the way the public thinks about injury to a person, a lot of times it
representative from the certain dog breedssuch as pit makes it on the news because its
Stubbys Heroes program, said bullsand subsequently change a pit bull, Cole said. Politicians
her organization is one such local, county and state legislation try to implement breed-specific
community resource. Cole said banning or restricting dog breeds.
Stubbys Heroes hopes to change When theres a catastrophic See Pets on page 5
Line dancing lures seniors to turn, step and sway
by Kathy Mitchell
Cha-cha up, step back,
do a half turn, then turn
backcome on, give it a
little flair, shouted dance
instructor Senella Watson
as she demonstrated steps
to somewhat reluctant senior
citizens April 27 at DeKalb
Countys Scott Candler Library.
The event was an hour of
hip-hop line dancing, the April
program in a monthly library
series called Seniors First!
Each months Seniors First! Dance instructor Senella Watson, left, and assistant instructor Billie Hill show
moves that are used in the dances they will be leading.
program is different and may
involve a speaker, a movie,
a technology class or other shes not much of a dancer. She said although the
engaging activities designed You dont have to be an library will be closed on what
especially for seniors, excellent dancer to participate. would normally be the Seniors
according to the library. Who cares if youre turning left First day this month, May is
Everybody has talent; when the others are turning Senior Citizen Month and will
everybody can do something, right? The idea is to be active
commented branch manager and to have fun.
Maveita Richards, who said See Dance on page 5
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MORE THAN A GAME
Local man impacting
DeKalb youth
by Horace Holloman
horace@dekalbchamp.com
Growing up, Frank
Johnson assumed that chess
was something old guys did.
Johnsons father played chess
but didnt teach his son the
game. During Johnsons youth,
chess just seemed out of reach
for him.
Now, Johnson is giving
young adults the opportunity
he didnt have by introducing
them to the game of chess at
an early age.
Johnson, who has been
teaching chess for roughly
15 years, teaches at the
Checkmate Chess Academy
an initiative of DeKalb-County
based nonprofit Unconditional
Love for Children Inc.
For me personally, its
been fulfilling to see some
of the students having huge
achievements and some of
the other students starting to
get it, Johnson said. Any
teacher wants their students to
be successful. Its not difficult
to pick out the shooting star,
but when you can get the
average student in the class to
start getting it, then you know
youre making process.
Johnsons introduction
to the game was purely by
accident, he said. One day
while Johnson was in ninth
grade, he and a friend were
trying to find a computer
lab. The duo happened to
stumble into a math lab where
students were learning how
to play chess. The instructor
told Johnson he could use
the computers under one
conditionthat he learn to
play chess.
From that point, Johnson
said his love for the game grew
as chess challenged him in
a unique way. Eventually he
would join the schools chess
team.
I ended up being the worst
on the team for about two
years, Johnson said. It took
me a good two years before
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the dots started connecting.
In hindsight, I was in my own
way.
Johnson isnt in his own
way anymore. In fact, hes at
the top of his game. Johnson
recently returned from
participating in the 2017 World
Amateur Chess Championship
held in Spoleto, Italy, where he Frank Johnson teaches students the game of chess. Johnson said his students range from ages 4 to 71.
placed second in his category.
He currently teaches chess
to more than 190 students
ranging from ages 4 to 71.
Johnson has also directed more
than 250 national chess events
with the United States Chess
Federation.
Chess is more than a
game. Chess can teach life
lessons as well, Johnson said.
Some of the kids that
are being exposed to adult
decisions as youth could
benefit from chess, Johnson
said. Theyre having to make
decisions outside of the game
and if you have the ability to
be able to calculate multiple
decisions and the impact of
it, it can help you. This is a
microwave generation, but
theres a lot that happens in According to Frank Johnson, a chess teacher teaching chess in the DeKalb County area, the game of chess can help young
between. That stuff in between adults with life decisions.
matters.
Johnson said he plans to
continue to spread his love for
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AROUNDDEKALB
AVONDALE ESTATES
City to host ham fest pre-party
Avondale Estates will host a May Ham Fest pre-
party May 5 at Avondale Towne Cinema at 7 p.m.
Avondale May Ham Fest is a one-day feast on May
6. The pre-party will get attendees in the mood for
the ham fest, which will feature 12 bands, artists and
vendors, pre-1971 car show, two big screen movies
and a pig roast. Avondale Towne Cinema is located
at 106 North Avondale Road. For more information,
visit www.avondalemayhamfest.com.
BROOKHAVEN
Community day announced
The Brookhaven Community Day will be held May
6, 12-to-5 p.m. at Lynwood Park Recreation Center.
The annual celebration will kick off with a parade at
noon starting at Lynwood United Church of God in
Christ to Lynwood Community Center. The free event
is open to all ages and will include a cookout, music
and fun games and activities. The recreation center is
located at 3360 Osborne Road in Brookhaven.
Mayor to host town hall meeting
Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst will hold a town hall
meeting May 11 at city hall from 6:30 to 8 p.m. City
hall is located at 4362 Peachtree Road.
DECATUR
Oprah to speak at Agnes Scott commencement
Oprah Winfrey is scheduled to speak at Agnes
Scott Colleges commencement ceremony on May 13
at 9:30 a.m.
We are educating our students to become global
change agents who have the courage, compassion
and commitment to make a difference in the world,
said Agnes Scott President Elizabeth Kiss in a related
press release. Winfrey is a phenomenal model of
leading a purpose-driven life with her impressive
legacy of leadership, philanthropy and service. We are
honored and thrilled to welcome her to our college to
share an inspiring and empowering message with our
2017 graduates as they embark on the next stage of
their lifes journey.
In addition to delivering the commencement ad-
dress, Winfrey will also receive an honorary degree.
Winfrey is known around the world for her career
in television, film, publishing, philanthropy and em-
powering women.
Agnes Scott College is located at 141 E. College
Avenue in Decatur. Tickets will be required for admit-
tance. For more information, visit agnesscott.edu/
commencement.
DEKALB FREE PRESS Friday, May 5, 2017 Page 3A
Wylde Center to host garden tour
Decaturs Wylde Centerlocated at 435 Oakview
Roadis scheduled to show off its greenspace in
a two-day event titled Into the Wylde: A Tour of
Gardens.
The weekend event allows the public
opportunities for self-guided tours from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. on May 6 and noon to 5 p.m. on May 6.
We are excited to open up some very lovely
public and private gardens to the public, said Aditi
Bhardwaj, chairman of the tour. The tour is self-
guided, so attendees can spend as much time as
they wish at each stop and plan their own route, and
volunteers will be stationed at the gardens to answer
questions. In addition to the private gardens, we
encourage everyone to include a stop at Woodlands
Garden, Scott Park Garden, the five Wylde Center
greenspaces and other public gardens on the tour.
Tickets for the event begin at $20 in advance
or $25 the day of the event. Proceeds will benefit
the Wylde Center, which is celebrating its 20th
anniversary.
For more information, visit www.wyldecenter.
org.
Caliber Collision food drive in DeKalb
In its ongoing commitment to fight childhood
hunger, Caliber Collision has a national goal
to collect 5 million meals during its 6th annual
Restoration Food Drive until May 19.
In Doraville and Decatur, food and cash
donations collected by Caliber will benefit Atlanta
Community Food Bank.
Calibers annual Food Drive is a grassroots effort
driven by teammates nationwide who challenge
each other in friendly competitions while hosting a
variety of activities in local communities to donate
cash and food items.
Collection centers are set up at each of Calibers
13 Atlanta area store locations for food and cash
contributions. Donations can also be made online at
caliberDonations.com.
STONE MOUNTAIN
Mother and son fun night to be at trampoline
park
DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural
Affairs will host a Mother and Son Fun Night May 11
at 7:30 p.m. at the Get Air Trampoline Park.
Registration for the event, located at 2075 W. Park
Place Blvd., Stone Mountain is open through May 5.
The event will offer a night of jumping to music,
arcade games and food. Mother and son may register
as a couple for $25. To access online registration, go to
www.dekalbcountyga.gov/parks and click the register
now button on the departments homepage, or regis-
ter in person at any DeKalb County recreation center.
For more information, contact Recreation, Parks
and Cultural Affairs at (404)-294-3150.
TUCKER
Nonprofit hosts annual banquet
Nonprofit organization Boys to Men Christian
Mentors will hold its annual banquet event on May
5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton Atlanta-
Northlake, located at 4256 Lavista Road in Tucker.
Presented as the 20th Annual Deacon Oliver
Lindsey Saving a Generation Scholarship and
Achievement Banquet, the event will provide
members of the DeKalb County community an
opportunity to engage with and join a nonprofit
ministry targeted to at-risk Black male youth.
Scholarships also will be awarded to those helped
by the organization. Guest speakers at the event
will include author Marcus Johnson Jr., as well as
members Eroll Hooper and James Knowles.
Tickets can be purchased for a tax-deductible
donation of $40 by calling (770) 469-9245 or at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deacon-oliver-lindsey-
saving-a-generation-scholarship-achievement-
banquet-tickets-33227694930.
LOCAL
Doraville resident Tom Hart did not
agree with Doravilles contract with
an executive recruitment firm. Photo
submitted.
Doraville seeks city manager
Will spend $24k for search
by R. Scott Belzer
sbelzer@dekalbchamp.com
How much does it cost to
find a new city manager?
For the city of Doraville, the
answer is $24,500.
Doraville City Council
approved a contract in the
amount of $24,500 with
Colin Baenziger & Associates
(CB&A), a national executive
recruiting firm based in
Daytona Beach Shores, Fla.
The contract was drawn up
in the wake of the departure
of Doravilles first city
manager, Shawn Gillen, who
has accepted a city manager
position in Tybee Island. Gillen
has been with Doraville since
2013, when he was recruited by
Colin Baenziger & Associates.
The duties and costs outlined
by the contract include analysis
and information gathering
NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX HEARING
The Mayor and the Atlanta City Council will adopt a
millage rate which will require no tax increase.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public
hearing to be held at the Atlanta City Hall Complex,
55 Trinity Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia in the City Council
Chamber located on the Second Floor on Thursday,
May 11, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.
Colin Baenziger of Colin Baenziger &
Associates was hired to find a suitable
candidate for Doravilles now-vacant
city manager position. Photo submit-
ted.
($3,000), recruiting ($10,000),
screening ($9,000), interviews
and attorney selection ($1,500)
and contract negotiation
($1,000).
According to the firms
website, CB&A represents
hundreds of clients across 32
states in the private, education,
nonprofit, municipal and state
sectors.
Resident Tom Hart called
the firm a city manager
headhunter and criticized the
lack of legal postings by city
officials related to the position.
There are people who
are applying for this position
already even though theres been
no legal posting, Hart said.
Doraville announced
Gillens intent to depart on
March 31 on amicable terms.
Mayor Donna Pittman said
she was not familiar with any
submitted resumes or interest
DEKALB FREE PRESS Friday, May 5, 2017 Page 4A
Doraville city manager Shawn Gillen
will be leaving his post for a differ-
ent climate as city manager for Tybee
Island, prompting action from Doraville
City Council. Photo submitted.
in the Doraville city managers
position.
According to city officials,
the Doraville city manager is
responsible for implementing
the vision of the elected
leadership and directing the
activities of city departments, in
addition to serving as the citys
chief administrative officer.
Pittman said it was Gillens
hiring in 2013at a rate of
$113,000and success over the
course of four years that made
her want to rehire Baenzigers
firm for service. Councilpersons
Pam Fleming and Robert
Patrick shared the same
thoughts.
The council approved the
contract 5-0 with councilwoman
Shannon Hillard absent.
Gillen will officially leave his
post as city manager in June,
according to Doraville officials.
Tucker Tomorrow comprehensive
plan process update
Consultants have been
working for nearly six months
to gather and analyze input in
Tuckers comprehensive plan
process known as Tucker
Tomorrow, according to city
officials.
After more than a half-
dozen walking tours, several
community forums and
countless surveys, the team
from The Collaborative is
steering the process into its
final stages.
We are entering the final
phase of Tucker Tomorrow,
The Collaboratives Senior
Vice President Angela Parker
said. [We] look forward
to presenting a plan that
implements the communitys
Dunwoody Police Department settled a fourth lawsuit involving Officer Dale
Laskowski for $52,000, bringing the total spent on the officer to $187,000.
Dunwoody settles
fourth police lawsuit
Officer remains employed, costs city $187,000
by R. Scott Belzer
sbelzer@dekalbchamp.com
Dunwoody has settled a
fourth lawsuit in the calendar
year involving Dunwoody
Police Officer Dale Laskowski,
according to court documents
dated March 20.
An amount of $52,000 was
agreed upon between legal
representatives from Dunwoody
and Colton Laidlaw, a man
who alleges he was illegally
detained and searched by
Laskowski in March 2014.
Laidlaw filed a legal
complaint against Laskowski in
August 2016, joining Jermaine
Muhammad, Daniel Green
and Joseph Anderson as the
vision for the future.
Before that plan is
presented, there are several key
dates left in the comprehensive
plan process.
April 30 Last day for
residents and other
stakeholders to take the
Tucker Tomorrow survey
May 9 Tucker Tomorrow
Steering Committee Meeting
May 18 Community Forum
5: Tucker Tomorrow Plan
and the Community Work
Program
June 6 Tucker Tomorrow
Steering Committee Meeting
June 15 Community Forum
6
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fourth individual to claim civil
rights violations by Laskowski.
Dunwoody settled the three
lawsuits by agreeing to pay
$45,000 to each complainant
and a denial of any wrongdoing
from Laskowski and the
Dunwoody Police Department.
Laidlaws lawsuitwhich brings
the total settlements involving
Laskowski to $187,000bears
the same caveat.
According to Laidlaws
complaint, Laskowski
unlawfully searched his vehicle
for 14 minutes in March 2014,
when he was 17 years old.
For [several] minutes,
Laskowski lectured Laidlaw
about the dangers of having and
being caught with marijuana,
the complaint reads. [He]
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LOCAL
Pet owners in Clarkston had the opportunity to receive free vaccinations,
microchips and pet advice from professionals during Clarkstons Pet
Wellness Day event on April 29.
PETS Continued From Page 1
legislation as a knee-jerk
reaction to those catastrophic
events. We have been seeing
this for a lot of years and we
want to get out ahead of that
catastrophic event.
Cole said Stubbys Heroes
achieves such a goal by
interacting with the public
and educating children on
proper dog handling. She said
appropriate behavior includes
informing parents theres a dog
nearby, making sure its OK
to pet the dog, not pulling on
tails, not lying on animals, not
disturbing them while theyre
sleeping, not pinching them and
other similar behavior.
Hopefully we can put a dent
in stopping these catastrophic
events, Cole said. It really
begins with kids at home.
Therapy Dogs International
representatives Helen
Thompson and Karen
Thornton brought out Crash
and Amanda to demonstrate the
difference between service dogs
and therapy dogs. The dogs
demonstrated a calm demeanor
and really embodied what a
comfort dog can do.
The pair said the dogs
respond to traumatic events to
provide comfort in the wake of
disasters.
Pet owners Courtney and
Sarah Jewell said the event
embodied the Clarkston motto
of Small town, big heart.
They said free shots for dogs
are a great thing for a city to
offer considering the typical
expensewhich ranges from
$50 to $100as well as the
number of dogs the two own.
There are needs in
the community that are not
necessarily addressed, Sarah
Jewell said. Providing access
to residents who may not
have it is important. We live in
Clarkston for that reason.
City council members Mario Williams and Beverly Burks said Pet Wellness Day in Clarkston
helps address issues related to petssuch as bites and straysbefore they become a
problem for residents. Photos by Travis Hudgons.
Gloria Brown, right, and Watson, center, encourage a visitor
to give the cha-cha a try.
DANCE Continued From Page 1
include activities for older library
patrons throughout the month.
We have a class in making
paper flowers, one on planning
healthy meals and several on
improving computer skills.
Gloria Brown, whos a
coordinator with TPCTenacity,
Purpose and Commitment
the umbrella organization for
Seniors First!, said her group
is invited to various library
branches to engage retirees
in an array of activities. Brown
said she was a bit disappointed
in the April session turnout of
fewer than a dozen people,
but speculated that storm
predictions may have kept
people away.
This library is next door to
a senior center and sometimes
our activities may conflict with
theirs, Brown added. Im
hoping well be able to plan so
that our activities give visitors to
the senior center more options.
The only man to show up at
the hip-hop line dancing event
decided hed rather watch than
try the dance steps, noting that
with a larger group that included
more men, he might have been
tempted to try the dances. I
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Just relax and get into, says Watson, left, as she shows
Hill and others steps she has choreographed.
like to stay active; I hike, bike
and climb and this looked like
fun, he said, but these ladies
are good. I dont want to get out
there and look foolish.
While some born not long
after World War II might find the
term hip-hop a bit intimidating,
Watson assured students that
she chooses music across a
broad spectrum all with one
goalthat it is easy to dance to.
Some of the music she
chooses may be familiar
enough to bring back memories
of long ago dances in teen
centers and high school
gyms. There is, for example, a
rendition of Everyday People.
Its not the Sly and the Family
Stone version, but there are
portions that likely will sound
familiar. Theres even music
from an artist who has spanned
the decadesTina Turner.
Miss Tina and I go way
back, declared Watson, who
describes herself as 70-plus.
I loved her music back in the
1960s and she hasnt quit yet.
Shes an inspiration to us all.
The steps, too, are
likely to lead down memory
lane. Participates may find
themselves doing a cha-cha or
a stroll much as they did back in
the day.
Its easy; you just have to
relax and get into it, insisted
Watson, who choreographs the
dances. You wont find these
on the internet; I make them all
up myself. The dance instructor
said shes always enjoyed
dancing and studied it as part of
her drama studies program at
Florida A&M University. I didnt
do much dancing for a while, but
after I retired, I went back to it.
Were just here to have a
good time, added Billie Hill,
the assistant instructor. If I
dont know the steps, I make
something up.
Prancing and swaying
across a dance floor may give
seniors more than a fun way
to spend time, according to
several recent studies, including
ones by the American Heart
Association, the University of
Illinois at Chicago and the Albert
Einstein College of Medicine in
New York. The studies found
that dancing reduces the risk
of heart disease and improves
mobility and brain function
among older people.
OPINION
Out of the mouths of babes and seniors
For many years, my wife and
I have joked about an incident
that occurred a year or so after
we married. My wife had gained
a few pounds since our wedding.
We were visiting my family
for Easter, if memory serves me
correctly, when a young niece
with a syrupy-slow southern
accent approached my wife,
patted her belly and innocently
asked Whats in they-ah? And
no, my wife was not pregnant.
Im not sure who was more
embarrassed by the situation
my wife, or my sisterwhose
daughter had posed the
question.
The tables have now turned
and Im the one getting the
weight comments. Over this
years Easter weekend, I visited
my aunt J-Net and uncle Don
whom I love dearly, as they are
the only family members of my
mothers generation who are
still living and have become like
parents to me.
My aunt has never been one
to hesitate about speaking what
John Hewitt
johnh@dekalbchamp.com
is on her mind and I have never
been one to be easily shocked
or offended but she shocked me
with her comment.
When I entered their home,
my aunt and I embraced and told
each other how good it was to
see one another. She then put
the palms of both of her hands
on my cheeks and said Baby,
you look so handsome. Im
beaming with pride right about
now. At a worn and tattered
60 years of age, it is rare that
I am told by anyone that I look
handsome.
My aunt then backed up a bit
and gave me a good once-over,
head-to-toe, visual assessment
and added But, youre getting
fat! She then proceeded to
DEKALB FREE PRESS Friday, May 5, 2017 Page 6
give me a beautiful antique tin
container filled with chocolates.
I know my aunt meant
absolutely no harm by her
comment, but I admit it has
bothered me a bit. She was
spot-on with her assessment
and it was just what I needed to
motivate me to curtail my caloric
intake and be a bit more active.
Sometimes our mental filters
dont block thoughts that are
best internalized and not shared
with the public. I think the older
we get, the less our filters work.
My first recollection of an
unfiltered comment by me was
a few years back while standing
in a long line to pick up a
prescription.
I was already miserable and
suffering the effects of a nasty
cold or sinus infection and did
not want to stand in line any
longer than necessary.
There was an end-cap
display in the store that caught
my attention and I momentarily
stepped a few feet from the
queue line to get a closer look at
whatever the product wasand I
now have no idea what the item
was that piqued my interest.
I turned to see that a young
man who appeared to be in
his late teens or early 20s had
taken my place in line. Without
hesitation, I placed my hand
firmly on the back of his shoulder
and said Oh, hell no. You will
not cut in front of me.
The guy turned around as
if in shock, began to apologize
profusely and motioned for me
to assume my original position. I
angrily took my spot and fumed
for a minute or two before
offering him my sincere apology
and attempting to explain the
concept of mental filtering to
him.
We both had a chuckle and
hopefully both learned a lesson
in public behavior. I learned
that I am quickly becoming a
crotchety old man.
OPINION
Our employees followed
established procedures for
dealing with situations like this.
While I deeply regret this situation
arose, I also emphatically stand
behind all of you, and I want to
commend you for continuing
to go above and beyond to
ensure we fly right, United
Airlines CEO, Oscar Munoz,in
an internal email to employees
following the forced removal of
a paying passenger from United
Airlines Flight 3411, at Chicago
OHare International Airport,
bound for Louisville, Ky. on April
9, 2017.
Though over-selling
passenger jet seats has become
a longtime industry practice,
allowed by the Contract of
Carriage which underpins most
every airline ticket, the rules of
passenger/carrier engagement
have changed greatly since 9/11.
On April 9, an end of spring break
Sunday, passengers across the
nation were heading home, road-
weary and already frustrated by
weather or carrier-related delays,
flight cancellations or alterations
to their travel plans.
As a frequent business
traveler, I often travel solo, so
accepting a $500 or more future
flight voucher and/or overnight
accommodations for giving up
a needed seat is generally a
non-issue for me.I have often
released my seat, to allow a
senior citizen or family with
children, access to that same
flight.Nothing heroic, just another
case of compensated Golden
Rule behavior.
I was also in Chicago that
evening, awaiting boarding of my
own oversold Delta flight,while
elsewhere in the worlds second
busiest airport, United Express
gate agents boarded their
over-sold flight 3411, and then
announced that a computer
would randomly select four
passengers to deplane.
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domestic business and tourism carriers decision-making and
One Mans destination. Better technology common over-booking procedure
and yield management has full is broken.
Opinion flights now the norm, with carriers Carriers need to review
maximizing the value of every over-booking, and understand
Bill Crane seat. An empty seat holds no that customer goodwill is also
bill.csicrane@gmail.com value to the carrier once it pulls a valued commodity.Since
away from the gate. the departure of AirTran from
But it was not only the the Atlanta market, Delta
United admits that rather series of bad decisions, pratfalls Airlines again enjoys a practical
than random selection,the and battery that has beaten monopoly on business travelers
carrier actually reviews prices down Uniteds friendly skies of choice; but it can only take
of airfare, frequent flier mileage reputation since Dao got tossed one or two really bad decisions
redemption and general travel off his flightit was the denials to change that. Just ask United
loyalty with the carrier, before and attempts to defend that Airlines or the folks at Chicagos
selecting passengers for re- decision that made the black eye OHareand remember to try and
accommodation.Though this look more like a professional beat still fly the friendly skies.
clearly should have been down.
handledprior to boarding,United The initial United
Express also had other options spokesperson justification Bill Crane also serves as a
for getting four flight crew for Daos violent removal political analyst and commentator
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like a petulant child in some being that something in the
respects before Chicago Airport
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Georgia state representative Scott Holcomb speaking in Chamblee in February. Photo by R. Scott Belzer
State rep calls for more early voting locations
by R. Scott Belzer
sbelzer@dekalbchamp.com
According to DeKalb
County state representative
Scott Holcomb (D-81),
who represents parts of
Doraville, Chamblee, Tucker
and unincorporated DeKalb
County, at least two more early
voting locations are needed for
an upcoming runoff election.
The election in question is
for Georgias 6th Congressional
District seat on June 20 between
Democrat Jon Ossoff and
Republican Karen Handelthe
two frontrunners of a special
election held April 18.
In an email obtained by The
Champion, Holcomb wrote
Maxine Daniels, director of
Decatur hires new project manager
The City
of Decatur
Public Works
Department
announces that
Courtney Frisch
has joined the
department as
the new project
manager. Frisch
came to the
city in 2016 as Frisch
city planner.
Previously she worked as a
transportation planner for the
city of Roswell.
A graduate of Decatur
High School, she received
her bachelors degree in
DeKalb County Registration
and Elections, requesting voters
in District 81 be allowed to vote
at either the Chamblee Civic
Centerlocated at 3540 Broad
Streetor Tucker Recreation
Center, located at 4898 Lavista
Road.
Both proposed locations
are available on election day
according to DeKalb election
officials.
According to Holcomb,
his constituents in District 81
are not served well by the two
current early voting locations
Dunwoody Library, located at
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody
Road, and the DeKalb County
Tax Commissioners Office,
located at 4380 Memorial Drive
in Decatur.
The Dunwoody and Decatur
appropriate
technology and
a double minor
in sustainable
development
and urban and
regional planning
from Appalachian
State University.
She also holds a
master of science
in planning with
a specialization in
transportation planning from
Florida State University.
As project manager, she will
manage the Complete Streets
program, the Environmental
Sustainability Board, and
DEKALB FREE PRESS Friday, May 5, 2017 Page 8A
The Tucker Recreation Center currently hosts Tucker City Council meetings in addition to other
gatherings throughout the year. Photo submitted.
The Chamblee Civic Center hosts Chamblee City Council meetings in addition to other
gatherings throughout the year. Photo submitted
locations are the only early of an additional early voting made up of Michael Coveny,
voting locations available in location within the 6th Anthony Lewis, Leona Perry,
DeKalb County. Congressional District on the Samuel Tillman and Baoky
I am making this request eastern side of the district (since Vuwill decide whether there
based on my own experience Dunwoody covers the western will be additional sites at its
and after hearing from side of the district), Holcombs May 11 meeting.
constituents and leaders in the letter concludes. I believe this The letter was addressed
community, Holcomb states is a common-sense request that to me, yes, but the board
in his letter. For those who will make it easier for DeKalbs will be the ones to make the
live in the State House District citizens to vote. decision, Daniels said. Like I
that I represent, neither the According to Daniels, told [Holcomb], the board will
Dunwoody nor the Memorial the DeKalb County Board of consider additional sites at its
Drive locations is convenient. Registration & Elections next meeting.
And with the heightened traffic
challenges that metro-Atlanta is
facing, the drive is even worse. JOB OPENING
Holcomb said he cast an The City of Stone Mountain is accepting applications
early ballot vote for the April for the position of City Clerk. This is a full time position.
Benefits include medical insurance, paid holidays,
18 special election at the Tax vacation leave, sick leave, short term disability insurance
Commissioners office but and retirement. Compensation will be based on
admitted, it took considerable qualifications. Associate Degree in Public Administration,
time to make the commute. Business Administration or related field required; Bachelor
I would urge the opening Degree preferred. Minimum of three years of progressively
responsible public administration work experience or
Georgia City Clerk Certification required.
To apply: Interested candidates may email a rsum to
manager@stonemountaincity.org no later than May 31,
2017. Job description and additional requirements can
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Lithonia is looking for new management for the Lithonia Amphitheater. Photo by Travis Hudgons
Lithonia seeking new
manager for amphitheater
by Carla Parker
carla@dekalbchamp.com
After the breakup between
Lithonia and new Stonecrest
mayor Jason Lary, Lithonia
is now looking for new
management for the Lithonia
Amphitheater.
The Lithonia Downtown
Development Authority
(LDDA) posted a request for
proposal (RFP) on the citys
website to find qualified
individuals or [management
company] with professional
experience in facilities
management and cultural
program development to
submit qualifications for the
management and promotion of
the Lithonia Amphitheater.
Lary currently has a
contract to manage events until
the summer, but will not renew
his contract after he completes
the events he is contracted to
manage.
The Lithonia Downtown
Development Authority said
TUCKER Continued From Page 4A
By mid-summer, the
recommendations from The
Collaborative will be presented
to the mayor and city council,
who will have the final say on
what Tuckers comprehensive
plan should look like.
The plan, which is
mandated by state law, is
a document that dictates
public policy on issues like
transportation and zoning. It is
designed to guide development
its goal is to attract high-
quality performing arts events
from May to September to
support and promote growth
and development of the
entertainment arts in Lithonia.
The management company
is expected to provide
professional advice, make
recommendations, serve as a
public relations representative
when needed and work closely
with the LDDA on matters
pertaining to the operation
and maintenance of the
amphitheater, the RFP reads.
The LDDA said the
schedule of fees, rental
and ticket prices set by the
management company should
be submitted, in writing, for
approval by the LDDA.
The LDDA does recognize
that the management company
may be presented with
options for negotiating with
subcontractors to compete
with other facilities, therefore
the method for resolving such
situations will be reviewed
and decided at the time of
decisions in the city for years
to come.
The level of community
engagement in the Tucker
Tomorrow Plan has been
outstanding, Parker said.
Clearly, Tucker citizens care
deeply about their new city.
For more details about
the comprehensive plan
process and what it means
for Tucker, visit www.
tuckertomorrowplan.com.
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The Tucker City Council celebrates the opening of the new Tucker City Hall
Annex.
Mayor Frank Auman, left, reads the proclamation declaring April 24, 2017, as
Tucker Historical Society Day.
an awarded management Tucker holds council meeting in
contract, the RFP reads.
The LDDA is requesting new city hall annex
that 12 items be addressed The Tucker City Council downtown development
by applicants to demonstrate held its regular called meeting authority (DDA). This was
expertise in managing an for the month April 24 at the a discussion with no formal
outdoor facility. The 12 items new city hall annex, located at action taken. A DDA, if
include projected season 4228 1st Avenue. instituted, would be an
length, number, and types The council heard a first appointed body focused on
of performances or events; read of a petition to annex spurring redevelopment in
projected revenues for the five properties on and around Tucker.
season; proposed staffing levels E. Ponce de Leon Ave. on the The highlight of the meeting
and costs and event parking south side of the city. A final was a mayoral proclamation
plans. vote on that annexation will declaring April 24, 2017, to be
Management firms have likely happen at the councils Tucker Historical Society Day.
until May 18 at 4 p.m. to May 8 meeting. This proclamation comes 125
respond to the RFP. The The council also examined years to the day that the first
response must be delivered to boundaries of a proposed train rolled through Tucker.
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QUITE A YEAR
Doraville mayor:
residents can expect more
improvements in 2017
by R. Scott Belzer
sbelzer@dekalbchamp.com
According to Doraville
Mayor Donna Pittman,
residents have much to celebrate
when reflecting on the past
year and looking forward to the
future.
Its been quite a year here in
Doraville, Pittman said.
Pittman delivered the 2017
State of the City Address on
April 28 in front of a packed
and newly renovated Flowers
Park. Pittman used the occasion
to commend city staff, share
accomplishments and outline the
upcoming year.
Pittman began by describing
the venue for the event
Flowers Parkand its $1.7
million revitalization. With its
pool renovations, playground
additions, landscaping,
pedestrian infrastructure and
other improvements, Pittman
said the park is the first of many
projects included in redesigning
GDOT approves road diet for Highway 278
by Carla Parker
carla@dekalbchamp.com
Avondale Estates got its wish
to make Highway 278 safer.
Mayor Jonathan Elmore
announced April 24 that
the Georgia Department of
Transportation has approved the
citys road diet model. Elmore
said he received an email from a
state traffic engineer at GDOT,
who informed the mayor that
GDOT approved the model.
We have previously asked
for that and they had turned us
down, Elmore said. After some
time, we decided to make a
second go at it and we went and
approached them. we made
our case, they did some studies
and they came back and said,
Well, [we] think you can pull
this off.
Elmore said there will be
reduced lanes along 278, as well
as wider sidewalks from Sams
Crossing down to Ashton Place,
Doravilles downtown core.
Doravilles new downtown
started as a vision and is now
becoming a reality thanks to our
wonderful staff, Pittman said.
Pittman credited each
department in city hall as well as
their department heads.
The address also credited
Doraville Police Department
and Chief John King for the
departments 43,287 calls for
service, 2,160 arrests, 11,869
traffic stops, 54 community
engagement meetings and
12,999 neighborhood patrols in
the last twelve months.
Pittman lauded the
departments aggressive
approach to drug trafficking
as well as the departments
focus on community-oriented
policing. She also credited a city-
wide effort to increase patrol
cars, improve body armor and
provide body-cameras for police
officers.
These efforts have made
Doraville one of the safest cities
in the metro region and the
state, Pittman said. Our police
Mayor Jonathan Elmore announced that the Georgia Department of Transportation has approved the citys road diet
model. Photo by Travis Hudgons
fewer curb cuts, pedestrian
crossings and bike lanes.
Basically, what currently is
a state highway is going to seem
more like main streetgive our
city more identity, make it safer
for pedestrians and hopefully
bring about more sustainable
growth.
A road diet involves
DEKALB FREE PRESS Friday, May 5, 2017 Page 10A
Doraville city officials hosted the 2017 State of the City Address at Flowers Park on April 28. Photo by R. Scott Belzer
department does a great job and
we want to provide whatever is
needed to keep them safe.
According to Pittman, the
local libraryheaded by Tammy
Henryis second to none in
providing books to readers. She
referenced the branchs 54,648
circulated items, 56,350 visitors,
37,297 in available materials and
515 new library cards.
Pittman also said residents
should look forward to the
new Carver Hills home
development, New Peachtree
Road improvements and new
elementary school.
Pittman reminded residents
that Assemblya major
mixed-use office and living
development, what she calls a
hard fought battle to approve
converting an undivided four-
lane roadway into three lanes
two through lanes and a center
two-way left turn lane. Last year,
Elmore said the city wanted to
get advice on the model before
spending money to have the
model revised, which could cost
$45,000 to $65,000.
We want to consider
is just over the horizon.
Stanton Eckstut, the chosen
architect for Assembly, as well
as Egbert Perry and Dave
Schmidt, financial backers
for Assembly, also offered
insight about the upcoming
development.
The growth of the Assembly
and the evolution of Doraville
is an example that people and
jurisdictions all around Atlanta
are going to be learning from
for a long time, Eckstut said.
Its a vision of a way of living
in the future which hasnt been
practiced enough, where it is
more sustainable and based
more in a walkable set of
neighborhoods.
The event was also
bittersweet, as Pittman said
making changes to the road
diet model, so we would like
for them to take a second look
at that after we have modified
it and tweaked it, which we just
didnt do the first time, Elmore
said last October. Were not
asking them to look at the same
thing again. We want them to
consider a modified modeling
farewell to city manager Shawn
Gillen, who will be taking on the
role of city manager for Tybee
Island in June. Pittman said
Gillen is directly responsible for
many of the accomplishments
listed.
A wise person once told me,
we dont remember the years
we remember the moments,
Pittman said in conclusion. We
remember the instances in our
life that set us on one path or
another. Here we are in one of
those moments , an instance
in life we will all remember as
a point Doraville became an
even greater place to live, work
and play. This is Doravilles
time to shine, this is Doravilles
momentthis is your moment.
of the road diet.
In January 2014, the
Atlanta Regional Commission
announced it would award the
city a $50,000 Livable Centers
Initiative (LCI) grant to conduct
a feasibility study to determine
the best design for U.S. 278,
including the intersection at
U.S. 278 and Clarendon Avenue.
The city received three
proposals from firms to
complete the study and selected
Nelson\Nygaard. In December
2014, the city conducted a
road diet and roundabout
demonstration, which is
proposed in the citys downtown
master plan update.
The consultant team and
city staff presented the concept
plan and associated research
at a public meeting in March
2015. Since then, there have
been no public meetings about
the project before Elmore
announced the city will go back
to GDOT about revising the
road diet model.
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DeKalb County Board of Commissioners recognized DeKalb Countys Office

of Senior Affairs, DeKalb County Public Library, DeKalb Recreation, Parks and
Brookhaven has contracted with Dewberry Consultants LLC to produce the Emergency Action Plan for the Murphey Cultural Affairs, Senior Coalition of DeKalb and Senior Connections at the
Candler Dam. Photos provided April 25 commissioners meeting.

City of Decatur Mayor Patti Garrett, right, the United Methodist Childrens
Home (UMCH) President and CEO, Rev. Hal Jones, middle, and Debby Commissioner Kathie Gannon speaks
Stikes, chair of the UMCH Board of Trustees, met to sign the sale agree- during the April 25 board of commission-
ment for the $40 million purchase of the approximately 77 acre UMCH ers meeting to raise awareness about
property. Child Abuse Prevention Month.

An Allied Barton security vehicle flipped in the early morning hours of

April 25 in Dunwoody, resulting in no injuries. Photo courtesy of the
Dunwoody Police Department
The Wildcat Whizzes from Sagamore Hills Elementary took home the top honor at the FIRST Lego League Robotics World
Expo in Houston, Texas on April 24. Photo submitted.

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Mayor Deborah Jackson talks about new development in the city.
Lithonias future envisioned
by Carla Parker
carla@dekalbchamp.com
Lithonia Mayor Deborah
Jackson is hoping new
developments under way in the
city will attract millennials.
Jackson gave the state of
the city address April 24 in
which she highlighted the
progress in the city, including
the construction of a 75-unit
apartment complex.
Granite Crossing apartment
complex, a $14.7 million
development, will include
24 one-bedroom units, 45
two-bedroom units and six
three-bedroom apartments for
residents with annual incomes
of up to $40,000.
The development will
include a pool, gazebo,
computer room, community
room and other amenities.
Wendover received low-
income housing tax credits
from the Department of
Community Affairs for the
development.
Jackson said the city is
looking at ways to market the
complex, along with other
aspects of the city.
We want to do more
marketing of the city to not
only attract investors but to
also attract residents, she
said. We have this new unit
that is going up and how do
we market it? Were really
interested in diversifying the
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Lithonia Mayor Deborah Jackson
gives the state of the city address.
population base and getting
some more millennials
considering moving into the
city.
Jackson said the city is
also in talks with the owner of
Wayfield Foods to improve that
portion of the Lithonia Plaza to
blend in with the complex. The
apartment complex is expected
to be completed at the end of
the year.
Single-family homes are
being constructed on Max
Cleland Boulevard on the east
side of the railroad tracks,
where Jackson said the city will
move its development focus.
Weve done a lot of things
on [the west] side of the tracks,
now its time to go across
the tracks and really help
demonstrate that there is one
DEKALB FREE PRESS Friday, May 5, 2017 Page 12A
DORAVILLE Continued From Page 4A
then advised Laidlaw he was he had a number of speeding
going to put Laidlaw, who was tickets on his record. That was
a minor at the time, in the found to be false.
city of Dunwoodys system as Muhammad, Green and
possibly, might be in possession Andersons complaints are all
of marijuana and any time he similar in nature.
was stopped in Dunwoody, Throughout court
Laidlaw would be red-flagged proceedings, Laskowski has
as possibly having marijuana. issued several citations and
According to court conducted several arrests.
documents, Laskowksi Some arrests involve marijuana
maintains he conducted a possession.
lawful traffic stop complete As of press time, Dunwoody
with a verbal warning. During Police Department had no
the course of the warning, he comment on Laskowksis
maintains he observed from case. Whether Laskowksis
outside of the vehicle and later responsibilities have changed
found [what] he believed to be as well as the departments
marijuana seeds, shake, stems rationale on keeping Laskowski
and leaf. on the police forcedespite
Laskowski allegedly costing the city nearly
informed the then-teenager that $200,000remains unknown.
Celebrating
84 Years
of Service in the
Metro Atlanta
Community
th
community and not let the
Board Chairman William Taggart &
railroad tracks continue to be a
mental divide, Jackson said.
President & CEO Leona Barr-Davenport
The right side of the tracks Cordially Invite You to the
also includes the Bruce Street Annual CEO
community, the historically Appreciation Luncheon
African-American community,
where Jackson said the city is
hoping to develop. In 2015, Tuesday | May 16, 2017 | 11:30 AM
the city partnered with the Networking Begins at 11:00 AM | Luncheon Begins at 11:30 AM
University of Georgia to Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
develop a master plan for
Bruce Street and will look for 39th Annual CEO Awards Luncheon Honorees
funding to bring the plan to Herman J. Russell Visions of Excellence League Leadership
fruition. CEO of the Year Award Award Award
Jackson also discussed the
new initiatives in the city, such
as the farmers market and the
AmeriCorps Volunteers in
Service to America (VISTA)
program. She also mentioned
the increase in revenue the city
saw in fiscal year 2016. Dan T. Cathy Dr. Joyce J. Dorsey Thomas W. Dortch, Jr.
Chairman & CEO President & CEO President & CEO
[We] had an increase in Chick-fil-A, Inc. Fulton/Atlanta Community Action Authority TWD, Inc.
revenue$85,000which Visions of Excellence Entrepreneur of
Award
Catalyst Award
the Year Award
was an 8 percent increase
from what our revenue was in
2016, she said. In June, well
do a budget review to see how
we have been trending. A lot
of the building that has been
taking place in the cityhas
contributed to an expanded
Grace Fricks Dana L. Lemon Gregory B. Levett, Sr.
revenue based on permitting President & CEO State Transportation Board Member of GA, Founder & CEO
and those kind of things.
Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, Inc. 13th Congressional District Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home, Inc.
Georgia Department of Transportation
The state of the city address
concluded with a presentation
Each year the Atlanta Business League (ABL) recognizes local chief executive officers (CEOs) for
outstanding participation in minority vendor development and community activities. The honors
we confer are based in part on the willingness of extremely busy executives to take on work vital
by Georgia Tech students,
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to carrying forward the agenda of the ABL and the business community, which is establishing and
building economic equality for minority enterprises. In addition to CEOs, the ABL recognizes a
number of individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the develop-
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COMBINED NOTICE

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND NOTICE TO
THE PUBLIC OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

May 4, 2017

DeKalb County Community Development Department

3486 Covington Highway
Decatur, Georgia 30032
Telephone (404) 371-2727

TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS:

The DeKalb County Community Development Department gives notice that it will submit a request for release of grant funds and an environmental
certification pertaining to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 15 days following this publication. The request and
certification relate to the following projects.

Project: Senior Residences at Mercy Housing

Location: 5134 Peachtree Road, Chamblee, GA 30341

Purpose: The purpose of the senior housing development at this location is to provide much needed affordable senior housing to the
growing senior population in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The development will allow seniors to age in place in an area with access to surrounding
amenities. According to Novogvadac & Co., LLC, there is a definite need for affordable housing units for the aging population in the immediate area of
the proposed units which is located in the NE Atlanta Urban Area which includes the cities of Chamblee and Doraville. The purpose of the proposed
development is to provide the needed affordable housing to the area. The Atlanta Regional Commission has also well documented the need for more
affordable senior housing in the Atlanta metropolitan area to meet the needs of the growing senior population. DeKalb County will provide $250,000
of HOME and/or HOME Investment Partnership Program Income funds to the total estimated cost of $13,109,737 to complete the Senior Residences
as Mercy Housing Development.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (FONSI)

It has been determined that such request for release of funds will not constitute an action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment
and, accordingly, DeKalb County has decided not to prepare Environmental Impact Statements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(P.L. 91-190).

The reasons for such decision not to prepare such Statements are as follows:
An Environmental Assessment has been made for the project which concludes that all adverse effects will be minor, short-term impacts will be
mitigated by either the requirements of the construction contract documents or by the requirements of applicable local, state or federal permits and
environmental ordinances. The positive effects of eliminating public health hazards and improving environmental conditions for low and moderate-
income families outweigh any potential negative impacts. This project is consistent with the goals and objectives of DeKalb County Government and
the Community Development Department.
The Environmental Review Record, respecting the proposed project, has been made by DeKalb County which documents the environmental review
of the project and fully sets forth the reasons why such Environmental Impact Statements are not required.

The Environmental Review Record is on file at the DeKalb County Community Development Department, 3486 Covington Highway, Decatur, Georgia
30032 and is available for public examination and copying upon request between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
No further environmental reviews of the subject project are proposed to be conducted prior to the request for release of Federal funds.

Public Comments on FONSI

All interested agencies, groups, and persons disagreeing with this decision are invited to submit written comments for consideration by DeKalb
County to the Community Development Director. Written comments will be received at 3486 Covington Highway, Decatur, Georgia 30032 on
or before May 19, 2017. All comments received will be considered and DeKalb County will not request the release of Federal funds or take any
administrative action on the proposed projects prior to the date specified in the preceding sentence.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS (NOI/RROF)

At least one day after the termination of the public comment period for the FONSI, but not before comments on the FONSI have been considered and
resolved, DeKalb County will submit a Request for Release of Funds (RROF) and certification to HUD. By so doing DeKalb County will ask HUD to
allow it to commit funds to this project, certifying that (1) it has performed the environmental reviews prescribed by HUD regulations (Environmental
Review Procedures for Title I Community Development Block Grant Program - 24 CFR part 58), and (2) the Certifying Officer, Allen Mitchell, Director,
DeKalb County Community Development Department, consents to accept and enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental reviews or
resulting decision-making and action. The legal effect of the certification is that by approving it, HUD will have satisfied its responsibilities under the
National Environmental Act, thus allowing DeKalb County to commit CDBG funds to this project.

Objection to Release of Funds

HUD will accept objections to its approval of the release of funds and the certification only if it is on one of the following basis: (a) that the certification
was not in fact executed by the Certifying Officer; or (b) that the applicants Environmental Review Record for the project indicated omission of a
required decision, funding, or step applicable to the project in the environmental review process. Objections must be prepared and submitted in
accordance to HUD at the Regional Environmental Branch, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 40 Marietta Street N.W., 15th floor,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-9812.

Objections to the release of funds on basis other than those stated above will not be considered by HUD. No objection received after June 6, 2017
will be considered by HUD.

Allen Mitchell, Director

DeKalb County Community Development Department
3486 Covington Highway Decatur, Georgia 30032

Date of Publication and Dissemination of Notice May 4, 2017

LOCAL
Clarkston sends message to ICE
City to pass symbolic non-detainer policy to help protect immigrant residents
by R. Scott Belzer
sbelzer@dekalbchamp.com
Somalians have been
coming here since the 1980s.
We have integrated into this
great country. We have paid
our dues for passes. Weve
raised our children here. When
we saw the raids by ICE, it
affected us. It hurt our feelings.
Its not something were used
to here and expected from this
country. In this country of
freedom, everyone is judged
by who they are. Now, our
families are being raided,
terrorized, profiled, separated
and destroyed. This is not the
American way.
Ive been here for 35 years,
been educated here. Ive never
seen anything like thisthis is
the work of the devil.
These are the words of
Omar Shekey, president of the
Somali American Community
Center in Clarkston.
Shekey is one of many
Somali-Americans living in
the Clarkston community.
According to Shekey and
others, approximately 10
Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) arrests
and raids have taken place,
resulting in hysteria unseen
since Somalian refugees fled
their native country.
The country we left is
waging a civil war right now,
Shekey said. People are dying
by famine; theres a terrorist
group suicide bombing every
day. How can we allow people
to go back to Somalia at this
time? How can we allow
people to hurt and separate
families at this time? This is
irrational, unconstitutional and
inhumane.
Following these reports,
Clarkstons public safety
committee met April 27
to inform residents a non-
detainer policy will be passed
May 2 at Clarkstons monthly
city council meeting.
According to Clarkston
officials, the non-detainer
policy will urge law
enforcement not to enforce
requests from ICE unless
presented with judicial
warrants.
An ICE detainer request
is a voluntary request from
ICE to state or local law
enforcement to arrest or
hold an individual until ICE
can take that person into
custody, reads a memo to
Clarkston city officials from
city attorney Stephen Quinn.
In the last year alone, state
and federal courts in four
statesMinnesota, Texas,
Rhode Island and New York
held that ICE detainers raise
the specter of routine Fourth
Amendment violations. ICE
detainers are not probable
cause that a person is in the
country illegally.
Quinn said a non-detainer
policy will not violate Georgia
law, but he does acknowledge
potential retaliation from
federal authorities in the form
of withholding funding.
Dozens of residents were
present at Clarkstons meetings
on April 27 and May 2 to show
support for Clarkstons policy.
Some, such as Azadeh
Shahshahani, legal director
for Project South, Stephanie
Ali, civic engagement director
with New American Pathways,
Stephanie Cho, executive
director of Asian Americans
Advancing Justice-Atlanta, and
Dawn ONeal of Black Lives
Matter, were present to offer
legal advice, social support
and options to the Clarkston
community.
Shashahani said a lack of a
detainer policy places Fourth
Amendment liability on
Clarkston.
Others, such as Nema
Musa, were present to share
stories of family traumalosing
husbands, fathers and mothers
in the middle of the night.
Musa, a mother of five,
said ICE officials approached
her family looking for a man
named Hussein at her address.
One day later, her husband was
arrested.
According to Musa, her
husband, Ibrahim Ahmed
Musa, suffers from mental
illness and is being inhumanely
held at the Irwin County
Detention Center on suicide
watch. She said he is being
denied medication and has lost
a significant amount of weight.
This is not right and this is
not the America we know and
this is not fair, Musa said. My
husband has a Social Security
card, his parents are citizens.
He has work authorization he
pays for every year. He checks
in every six months with
immigration.
Others present shared
similar stories involving fathers
and mothers who areor
DEKALB FREE PRESS Friday, May 5, 2017 Page 14A
have beendetained by
ICE in the past few months.
This prompted resident
Tom McClellan to say that
ordinanceseven if symbolic
onlyare needed in Clarkston
to send a message to the rest of
the country.
Bryan Cox, spokesman
for ICEs southern regional
office, said ICE is conducting
routine targeted enforcement
operations throughout the
country. He said those arrested
or detained in Clarkston or
elsewhere were unlawfully Clarkstons Public Safety Committee held a meeting April 27 informing residents
present foreign nationals who of their intent to pass a non-detainer policy in the city. Photo by R. Scott Belzer
had a day in court in front of
immigration judges.
Cox references Musas
husband as a person with
a removal issue from 1998.
He also said, Abdull Issak,
has numerous criminal
convictions in DeKalb County.
DeKalb County has no
records of Issak or Musa on the
countys online judicial system.
Councilmen Ahmed
Hassan, Dean Moore, Jamie
Carroll and Awet Eyasu
urged constituents to remain
strong while Clarkston officials
consider options for protecting
FRITO
Clarkston residents showed up by the dozens to voice support for a Clarkston
residents. non-detainer policy when dealing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Photo by R. Scott Belzer
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DONT ASK, DONT TELL
Code enforcement on portable classrooms
by R. Scott Belzer
sbelzer@dekalbchamp.com
DeKalb County
Commissioner Nancy
Jester has raised questions
about code enforcement on
school property following
the installation of portable
classrooms at Dunwoody High
School.
Jester posted concerns
on her blog on April 12,
approximately one week after
DeKalb County School District
(DCSD) placed modular
classrooms on school property.
The post contendsciting
a 2002 Georgia Court of
Appeals casethat the city of
Dunwoody, along with other
DeKalb County municipalities,
have a say in enforcing city
ordinances and codes relating
to permitting, plumbing,
building, electrical, land
disturbance, storm water and
more.
The 2002 ruling stated
county governments are
exempt from zoning laws
as long as they are able to
perform a function such as
education or government
but not from city ordinances
dealing with code enforcement.
According to its summary, the
ruling was made to protect
cities from legal liability.
Jester summarized her
concerns in an email sent
to Dunwoody city council,
requesting they enforce these
supplementary powers on the
recent activity that has taken
place at Dunwoody High
School and provide her with
accompanying documentation.
Jester also released
details of an email sent to
a Dunwoody Chamber of
Commerce member from a
Dunwoody city councilman.
According to Jester, the email
states the city has a dont ask,
dont tell policy when it comes
to code enforcement.
Jester detailed an April 9
conversation via Facebook
with Dunwoody councilman
Terry Nall who contended the
school district is exempt from
city code. Nall said DCSD is
exempt from city government
but not from state or federal
authorities.
DCSD isnt exempt from
complying with applicable
building codes, life safety
reviews, etc. As a separate,
sovereign government,
they have a number of ways
to accomplish it without
necessarily coming through
the city, Nall said. DCSD
is exempt from city-specific
DEKALB FREE PRESS Friday, May 5, 2017 Page 15A
rules, but not rules of higher
government, such as state or
[federal government]. DCSD
is considered a local governing
authority.
On April 18, following
pressure in the wake of Jesters
blog post, Dunwoody city
spokesman Bob Mullen and
DCSD officials stated city and
school district staff will meet
before April 21 to clarify who
has the authority to enforce
ordinances on school property.
City officials from
Clarkston, another DeKalb
County city with their own
code enforcement division,
said they would only enforce
municipal ordinances as a last
resort.
Im a big proponent of the
age-old adage, You get more
flies with honey than vinegar,
said Mayor Ted Terry. There
may be mechanisms to act, but
generally speaking, that seems
like a last resort, not usually an
opening offer.
That should not suggest
cities do not have the power
to act, according to Terry.
He referenced a nuisance
abatement law, which he said is
used by most municipal code
enforcement departments to
pass ordinances relating to
issues raised by Jester.
He said ordinances have be unfruitful. He, too, was
been formed under the unsure whether cities have the
nuisance abatement that authority to enforce code on
would allow a city to repair governing bodies.
a property and put a lien on DCSD schools in Clarkston
it, if the property is out of include Indian Creek
compliance by posing a serious Elementary, Clarkston High
health or environmental risk to School and Jolly Elementary
residents. each currently features at least
Terry was unsure if such two portable classrooms.
ordinances apply to other The school district has
governments, but said city plans to utilize several recently
officials should have a good purchased trailers in the wake
line of communication with of its $500 million E-SPLOST
other governing bodies should capital improvement plan.
conflicting issues arise. Among other projects, the plan
Clarkston city councilman hopes to address overcrowding
Mario Williams said he in Region 1 of DCSD, which
would also only resort to code includes Dunwoody High
enforcement if contacting School.
school officials proved to
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BUSINESS
LOVE
Immigration attorney deals in international marriages
by Kathy Mitchell
Stone Mountain-based
attorney Jamene Christian
knows what its like to fall in
love with someone whos a
citizen of another country then
help that person come to live in
the United States. Now her law
practice is limited to assisting
such people.
I am the proud wife of
an immigrant, Christian
explained. Thirty-one years
ago my husband and I sat on
the other side of the desk and
I petitioned for him as my
fianc, so I get itI truly do.I
understand the apprehension,
anxiety and concerns that my
U.S. citizen clientsexperience
when they petition for their
foreign-born fiancs and
spouses. My clients like that I
get it.
Christian said many Atlanta
immigration lawyers practice
immigration law across the
spectrumfamily, business,
refugee/asylum, deportation
and other areas. Not me,
she said. Immigration law is
complex and I focus on one
areafianc/spouse visa law.
Her clients are usually
seeking a K1 visa, a special
government endorsement
issued to the fianc or fiance
of a United States citizen to
enter the United States. Foreign
nationals are required to marry
the U.S. citizen petitioner within
90 days of entry to remain in the
country.
Christian said the process
for her and her husband was
relatively simple compared with
what some couples in a similar
position today face. Our
interview lasted maybe two
minutes. Immigration officials
deal with thousands of people
in this situation. They develop a
keen instinct for whos real and
whos faking it. They could tell
that we really were in love, she
recalled.
While in earlier years of her
career Christian focused on
other areas of the law for the
past three years she has defined
herself as a fianc/spouse visa
lawyer with a unique approach
to the delivery of immigration
legal services.
The process has become
more complicated during
the current presidential
administration, according to
Christian. Immigration vetting
is more meticulous now than
it was a few years ago, she
commented. Couples more
AND THE LAW
Jamene Christian, who describes herself as the proud wife of an immigrant, focuses her law
practice on fianc/spouse immigration law.
than ever need an attorney who
is thoroughly knowledgeable in
this area.
Christian acknowledges
that there are those who
try to misuse federal law
designed for those planning
to marry American citizens.
She emphasizes that she has no
interest in dealing with such
clients. I usually can sense
when a couple is not sincere.
There are small things that tip
me off. For example the person
keeps using the phrase my
fianc, rarely calling the person
by his name. I do my own
vetting before I accept a client.
My name and my reputation are
at stake.
Also, she added, there are
U.S. citizens who sincerely
believe they are part of a love
match, but who are being
duped by a person just trying
to get a green card and even
someone who has no intention
of marrying them or of entering
the United States; they are only
trying to get the person to send
them money.
She said there are
circumstances immigration
authorities see as red flags
that might indicate the
proposed marriage is a sham.
When there is a large age
gapparticularly when the
man is much younger than the
womanor a substantial gap
in education or socioeconomic
status, authorities will take a
closer look. I dont automatically
write such couples offa
22-year-old man could fall in
love with a 50-year-old woman,
but its not what you usually see.
Perspective clients should
remember the immigration
DEKALB FREE PRESS Friday, May 5, 2017 Page 16A
the law is followed, Christian
said.
Because her practice is
cloud-based with much of the
work done online, Christian
works from a home office and
her practice is not limited to
clients who live in the area.
Even though I am awoman of
a certain age,like my millennial
peers, I amsuccessfully
embracing new technologies
and social media to earn a
living andpromote my brand.
I consult and meet with
prospective clients fromall
50 states and U.S. territories
via Skype and FaceTime, she
said.If my client is local, I
bring my immigration law
practice to them by meeting the
prospective client in their office,
neighborhood library or local
coffee house.
officials dont care about romance, they want to see that
METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY
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Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
will hold public hearings for the purpose of considering the
Proposed Fiscal Year 2018 Operating and Capital Budgets,
Modification to Partnership Program Discount Structure, and
Proposed Bus Service Modifications for August 5, 2017 for the following routes:
Route 12: Howell Mill Road/Cumberland; Route 30: LaVista Road; Route 75: Tucker; Route 81: Ve-
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The Tucker Lady Tigers defeated Brunswick 3-2 in the first round of the Class AAAAAA playoffs. Photos by Carla Parker

THIRTEEN SOCCER TEAMS ADVANCE

TO SECOND ROUND OF PLAYOFFS
by Carla Parker
carla@dekalbchamp.com
DeKalb County is still well-represented
in the soccer state playoffs as 13 teams
advanced to the second round.
Teams from DeKalb County School
District, City Schools of Decatur and
private schools played in second round
matchups May 2-3. Scores were not
available by press time. Below are scores
from the first round, which took place
April 25-28.
Class AAAAAAA
Girls
South Forsyth 4, Lakeside 0
Class AAAAAA
Boys
Tucker 5, Brunswick 0
Girls
Tucker 3, Brunswick 2
Effingham County 10, M.L. King 0
Glynn Academy 10, Stephenson 0
Rome 8, Chamblee 7
Girls
Chamblee 7, Kell 1
Decatur 6, Johnson-Gainesville 0
Paulding County 10, Southwest DeKalb 0
Carrollton 4, Cross Keys 0
Rome 7, Arabia Mountain 0
Class AAAA
Boys
Druid Hills 5, Spalding 0
Marist 6, Troup 0
St. Pius X 7, Heritage-Catoosa 0
Girls
Marist 10, Central-Carroll 0
St. Pius X 10, Gilmer 0
Howard 1, Druid Hills 0
Class AAA
Boys
East Hall 5, Stone Mountain 1
Girls
Greater Atlanta Christian 10, Redan 0

Class AAAAA Class A

Boys Boys
Clarkston 5, Cass 0 Paideia 5, Lakeview Academy 1
Cross Keys 3, Villa Rica 0
Decatur 4, Loganville 0 Girls
Carrollton 5, Arabia Mountain 0 Paideia 1, Hebron Christian 0
SPORTS
Five baseball teams advance to second round of playoffs
by Carla Parker
carla@dekalbchamp.com
Only five of the 11 DeKalb
County baseball teams that
made the playoffs remain after
the opening round.
Arabia Mountain, Decatur,
Marist, Redan and Tucker all
won their first-round matchups
April 28-29.
The No. 1-seed Arabia
Mountain Rams advanced to
the second round of the Class
AAAAA playoffs after beating
Villa Rica two games to one in
the best-of-three series. The
Rams lost the first game of the
series 6-3, but came back and
won games 2 and 3 with a score
of 11-5 and 10-5.
The Rams will host McIntosh
in the second round with a
double-header on May 4, and a
game 3 on May 5 if necessary.
The No. 1-seed Decatur
Bulldogs had a memorable first
round series against Walnut
Grove. The Bulldogs won the
best-of-three series and did so in
31 innings in less than 24 hours.
Decatur lost the first game of the
series 3-2 in 11 innings, won the
second game 7-5 in 13 innings
and won the third game 7-6.
Decatur will host Union
Grove in the second round of
the Class AAAAA playoffs with
a double-header May 4, and a
game 3 on May 5 if necessary.
In Class AAAAAA, the no.
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Chamblee was swept by Kell in two games in the first round of the Class AAAAA playoffs. Photos by Carla Parker
FIVE REMAIN ALIVE
1-seed Tucker Tigers swept Class AAAAA Kell 11, Chamblee 3 April 29
Brunswick in two games to win
Carrollton 10, Southwest East Paulding 10, Columbia 1 Class AAAA
their first-round series. Tucker DeKalb 0 East Paulding 13, Columbia 1 West Laurens 18, Druid Hills 1
won the first game 14-2 and Carrollton 22, Southwest
closed out the series in game 2
DeKalb 3 Class AAAA
with a score of 9-7. Tucker will West Laurens 10, Druid Hills 0
host River Ridge in the second
Kell 14, Chamblee 0 Druid Hills 3, West Laurens 2
round with a double-header on
May 4, and a game 3 on May 5 if
necessary.
The No. 2-seed Marist War
Eagles also had a 2-game sweep
June 5 -
P olice Athletic League
dekalb county p.a.l.
in their first-round match up of
the Class AAAA playoffs. Marist July 28
defeated Cedartown 4-1 in game
Lithonia Middle
1, and completed the sweep with
a 7-1 win in game 2. summer academy School
Marist will travel to Cairo for
the second-round matchup with Ages 7-14
a double-header on May 4, and a
game 3 on May 5 if necessary.
On Class AAA, the No.
1-seed Redan Raiders swept
Fannin County in the first
roundwinning the first game
3-0 and the second game 16- ACTIVITIES
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County in the second round service, fitness fieldtrips, guest
with a double-header on May speakers, sports workshops,
3, and a game 3 on May 4 if swimming, tutorial and more!
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Richmond Hill 15, Stephenson 5
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