Meeting Preview: Council Will Discuss Four Master Plans

The Dunwoody City Council will get a look Monday at four master plans that the city has been working on since last year.

At Monday's work session the council will hear presentations about the Parks, Transportation, Dunwoody Village and Georgetown master plans.

Each of the plans have been finalized for presentation to the council. The council will have an option to approve the plans in the next few months.

The transportation plan aims to decrease congestion by first synchronizing the city’s lights, adding turning lanes on busier roads and adding in roundabouts at some intersections, among other upgrades.

The parks plan will overhaul the city’s parks, redesigning several of the city’s parks, including large-scale overhauls at Brook Run and the Dunwoody Nature Center. The plan had included a plan for greenways along the Georgia Power powerline and a water pipe line, but that proposal has since been taken off of that plan.

The Georgetown Plan includes several proposals for beautification in the area, as well as walking paths and economic development.

The Dunwoody Village plan includes plans for the overhaul of the village area, making it more pedestrian friendly, adding a central greenspace and possibly adding a municipal complex.

911 Update

The council will hear updates on 911 service agreements. The council has been weighing two options for 911 service – DeKalb County service or ChatComm, a private 911 service that works with Sandy Springs and Johns Creek. At the last meeting the council found out that some of the costs associated with the ChatComm service may have been calculated incorrectly, not taking into considering compliance fees.

Fees taken on every cell phone and home phone are used to pay 911 service. The city estimated that it would bring in about $800,000 to $1 million per year in such fees. However, Councilman Danny Ross pointed out that cell phone companies have an option to take back a portion of those fees, something that hadn’t been factored into the administration’s estimates.

City Manager Warren Hutmacher will present to the council Monday with updates on those issues. According to the agenda, he’ll be increasing the estimated cost of ChatComm from $1.075 per year to $1.154 million per year.

Ukrainian visitors

The city will also be hosting legislators from Ukraine, who are in town on part of an international program on democracy.