City Council wrap up: Highlights from the Sept. 12 meeting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Brookhaven, GA, Sept. 14, 2018 – The Brookhaven City Council acted on several items in its Sept. 12 meeting at Brookhaven City Hall: 

• The Administration announced its FY 2019 budget schedule.  The 2019 proposed budget will be presented Oct. 9 at 7 p.m., and public hearings will be conducted Oct. 23 and Nov. 13, both at 7 p.m.
   
• The Council unanimously approved a recommendation not to abandon the public right-of-way on Bramblewood Drive. 
   
• The Council unanimously accepted a request for withdrawal of an application for rezoning 32 parcels on Buford Highway and Bramblewood Drive from R-75 to O-I and RM-75 for a proposed development of 226 townhomes by Ardent Development.
   
• The Council unanimously voted to adopt and protect its current logo and other branding symbology.
   
• The Council unanimously approved the purchase and installation of the new, all-inclusive Murphey Candler Park Playground through the U.S. Communities Purchasing Alliance in the amount of $210,000.
   
• The Council approved a supplemental resolution approving the final terms of the Brookhaven Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds in the amount of $12.6 million for construction of Brookhaven’s portion of Phase 1 of the Peachtree Creek Greenway.
   
• The Council unanimously approved a purchase order for DAF Concrete in the amount of $102,792 to complete the Tryon Road sidewalk.  The funds will be paid from the performance bond from the previous contractor.
   
• The Council unanimously approved a contract for $65,175 with Site Engineering to repair a stormwater culvert on Hart’s Mill Road.

The entire meeting agenda and summary for Sept. 12 can be viewed on the Brookhaven website at www.BrookhavenGA.gov.  At the top of the page, click on City Hall, then Meetings and Agendas.  The next scheduled Brookhaven City Council meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. at Brookhaven City Hall, 4362 Peachtree Road, Brookhaven. 

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