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Brookhaven location open for ballots May 14-18

Brookhaven, GA, May 2, 2018 – The DeKalb County Office of Voter Registration and Elections has opened Early and Advance Voting for the 2018 General Primary & Nonpartisan Elections on May 22.  This election includes the partisan nominations for a number of statewide offices including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General, and many non-partisan elections for judicial and school board positions.

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Public invited to historic neighborhood event

Brookhaven, GA, April 27, 2018 – The City of Brookhaven will celebrate the annual Lynwood Park Community Day at Lynwood Park, 3360 Osborne Road, on Saturday, May 5, from noon to 6 p.m.

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List includes roads on the 2019 paving plan

Brookhaven, GA, April 27, 2018 – The City of Brookhaven continues its aggressive 2018 paving schedule with the approval of 23 more paving projects during the April 24 City Council meeting. 

Brookhaven, GA, April 25, 2018 – The Brookhaven City Council has approved a contract with Park Pride, allowing the organization to conduct improvement activities and events in Brookhaven parks.  

“I am thrilled that Brookhaven has re-engaged with Park Pride. Civic engagement and community partnerships like this are key to making Brookhaven’s parks the best they can be,” said Brookhaven Councilmember Linley Jones, whose district includes two of Brookhaven’s most prolific parks, Murphey Candler and Blackburn.

Fraudulent applications noted, suspensions begin in May

Brookhaven, GA, April 23, 2018 – The City of Brookhaven has identified eight business with fraudulent alcohol license renewal applications and began the administrative act of suspending those licenses.

“Based on the evidence gathered on April 7 your application provides false information by failing to acknowledge your business model. Accordingly, the application is fraudulent and violates City of Brookhaven Code,” the suspension letter states.  The suspensions take effect May 18.

The City of Brookhaven announces its participation in Georgia’s Cities Week a statewide campaign by the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) to bring awareness about local government. Georgia’s Cities Week is April 22-28, with the theme “Georgia's Cities: In the Spotlight!” Here is a list of the activities we have planned for you during this amazing week. 

Sunday, April 22 , 5 p.m.– Flute Concerto by Elena Duran at the Conant Performing Arts Center at Oglethorpe University - 4484 Peachtree Rd NE, Brookhaven, GA 30319

City adds more than 21 acres for connectivity, greenspace and ADA access

Brookhaven, GA, April 10, 2018 – With a unanimous vote, the City of Brookhaven agreed to purchase two tracts of land totaling more than 21 acres for the Peachtree Creek Greenway.  The acquisitions are a very significant milestone in order to complete the Peachtree Creek Greenway (PCG) which will ultimately become a 2.98-mile multi-purpose linear park and alternative transportation system along the North Fork of Peachtree Creek. 

The City of Brookhaven sponsorship kicks off Georgia’s Cities Week. Brookhaven is among the sponsors responsible for bringing renowned international flautist, Elena Durán to Brookhaven. The free event organized by the Mexican Consulate will take place on April 22, 2018 at 5 p.m. at the Conant Performing Arts Center in Oglethorpe University, 4484 Peachtree Rd NE, Brookhaven, GA 30319.

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Planning work can begin for massive upgrade

Brookhaven, GA, March 23, 2018 – On Feb. 27, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) voted to award the City of Brookhaven $400,000 in federal Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) funding toward the planning work for the interchange at I-85 and North Druid Hills Road.  The Interchange Modification Report would be the first step toward determining best design to accommodate the current and future traffic volume.

First federally-funded project in the Ashford Dunwoody Corridor Study

On Feb. 27, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) voted to award the City of Brookhaven $560,000 in federal Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) funding toward the Ashford Dunwoody/ Windsor Parkway intersection and complete street improvements to Ashford Dunwoody Road between Oglethorpe Drive and Windsor Parkway.  This is the first project from the Ashford Dunwoody Corridor Study to be placed in the regional plan and approved for federal funding.

Brookhaven, GA, March 8, 2018 – Brookhaven City Hall has resumed normal operations following Wednesday’s water outage and is open today until 5:30 p.m.

All City facilities, including the Brookhaven Police Department, Municipal Court and recreation centers at Briarwood and Lynwood remain open.

Meeting items from the cancelled Planning Commission meeting originally scheduled for March 7 will be on the commission’s April 4 meeting agenda.