Comments on Sustainable Dunwoody: Time Waits for No One

Please don't back off. They knew the job was dange...

2008-10-29T11:52:30.255-07:00

Please don't back off. They knew the job was dangerous when they took it, and Fran Millar claims they had an extra year to prepare. There should be no surprises.

Thanks for commenting. Ya' know, I think I'm goin...

2008-10-29T10:38:42.705-07:00

Thanks for commenting. Ya' know, I think I'm going to back off on these issues a little bit for a little while. The council is working so darn hard and I know that many good people are already on top of these issues. In due time.

We must proceed carefully though with a land use p...

2008-10-29T09:51:00.251-07:00

We must proceed carefully though with a land use policy. We need professionals in place that can guide us as this is a process full of land mines. Property owners have rights, neighborhoods have rights etc. I expect that it won't be pretty or easy, but certainly should be started soon.

I like the Crier as well for what it is. But as a ...

2008-10-29T07:14:44.760-07:00

I like the Crier as well for what it is. But as a free weekly it cannot tolerate controversy without going out of business. Several years ago they ran an article exposing some questionable actions by boosters on behalf of the Dunwoody High School BBall team. The community reaction was incredibly negative and we've not seen anything approaching investigative journalism since (unless you consider blasting Jill Chambers investigative).

I agree with your implicit statement that land use is a high priority. Right behind establishing a web site for immediate publication of all city materials. Transparency should be the foundation for all city actions.

Thaddeus: I actually happen to like the Crier, bu...

2008-10-29T07:03:05.384-07:00

Thaddeus: I actually happen to like the Crier, but a weekly vehicle is not a news-breaking vehicle in today's world.

My comment about land-use policy being premature is my own comment and has no supporting "URL." I recognize that our City Council has many, many priorities and things will take time. I simply suggest that we try to balance many balls concurrently, with necessary citizen support, so that all the issues move forward.

We have a weekly as the paper of record because of...

2008-10-29T06:21:11.828-07:00

We have a weekly as the paper of record because of Mr. Williams' unwavering support for citihood, both in controlling editorial content as well as in-kind donations. The Crier is the only business in Dunwoody that will directly and immediately benefit from citihood as every other business will pay higher taxes and fees with no guarantee of city purchases. And yes, quid pro quo sounds a lot like politics as usual.

Could you give a reference (URL, etc.) to support the assertion that "We consider land-use policy-making to be "premature" for our city?" That is quite disturbing since development was such an important issue before the referendum.