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Dunwoody City Council Agenda for Monday July 13, 2026 (New Kroger Gas Station, planning to remove two lanes on Ashford Center Parkway, Paving Lockride Forest, Tilly Mill Mt Vernon Paths, Council is approving over $17 million at one meeting)

John@JKHeneghan.com (John Heneghan) — Thu, 9 Jul 2026 08:58:16 -0400

DUNWOODY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday July 13, 2026 6:00 PM
DUNWOODY CITY HALL - DUNWOODY HALL
4800 ASHFORD DUNWOODY ROAD
DUNWOODY, GA 30338

Agenda 6 pm - City Site Agenda

City Council meetings are live-streamed on the City of Dunwoody’s Facebook page.

They are also available for viewing (no two way communication) on Zoom,
https://dunwoodyga-gov.zoom.us/j/86452715091 or phone +14703812552,,86452715091#

You can access the video after the meeting on the City of Dunwoody’s YouTube page.

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

Public Comment

City Manager's Monthly Report (Eric Linton)

Dunwoody Senior Baseball Annual Presentation

Rush Union Soccer Annual Presentation

Public Hearing & First Read: RZ 26-01, 4725 Ashford Dunwoody Road: The Kroger Co. requests a rezoning to modify the zoning conditions for the property to allow the development of a grocery store with an associated gas station and 4 concurrent variances.

Public Hearing & First Read: SLUP 26-01, 4725 Ashford Dunwoody Road: The Kroger Co. requests a Special Land Use Permit for a drive-through pharmacy.

Public Hearing & First Read: MMSP 26-01, 4725 Ashford Dunwoody Road: The applicant, The Kroger Co., seeks a Major Master Sign Plan.

Minutes of Joint Sustainability / City Council Meeting

Resolution Appointing Members to Serve on the Alcohol License Review Board, Bona Allen, Neil Wilcove, Marcus Wilson

Resolution Appointing Member to Serve on the Dunwoody Art Commission, Yasmin Eskandari

Resolution Appointing Members to Serve on the City of Dunwoody Board of Zoning Appeals, Ryan Esslinger, Ellen Ethridge, Kenneth Melby

SECOND READ: Ordinance to Amend Chapter 27 of the Code of Ordinances to Adjust Review and Approval Procedures of the Zoning Ordinance

Homecoming Park Construction Manager At-Risk ($600K of the $4.2M project)

City Hall Renovation ($700 Thousand)

Approval of a Contract for Ashford Connector Concept Design ($82K to plan removal of two lanes of traffic for bike lanes)

Dunwoody Cultural Arts Center Wheelchair Lift Service Agreement

Contract with Wilson Construction Management to Construct Improvements on Mount Vernon Road at Tilly Mill Road ($7.6 M)

Contract Amendment with Blount Construction to Pave Additional Streets in Lockridge Forest in 2026 (150K)

Contract Extension with TriScapes for Road and Stormwater Maintenance ($900K)

2026 Holiday Lights Display at Brook Run Park ($88K)

Intergovernmental Agreement between City of Dunwoody and Chattahoochee River 911 Authority ($7M plus)

Dunwoody Zoning Board of Appeals to hear about new homes being shoehorned into lots that encroach on either neighbors, maximum heights or the stream buffers. Briers North & Nerine Circle

John@JKHeneghan.com (John Heneghan) — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:43:25 -0400

Zoning Board of Appeals
Thursday July 2nd at 6:00 pm
Dunwoody City Hall, 4800 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, 30338

The Dunwoody City Council puts zoning law into place and the Zoning Board of Appeals hears and decides cases requesting variances to the zoning ordinance, sign ordinance, and the land development regulations ordinance. Thursday looks to be a full agenda with new houses being shoe horned into lots that encroach on either neighbors, maximum heights or the stream buffers. Should be interesting to see how these are handled as the staff is recommending Approval. The numerous requests for variances on Nerine Circle are silent of any opposition but the house on Brierwood Place located in the Briers North Subdivision off Tilly Mill has numerous letters of opposition and as it is a stream encroachment case they have provided documentation of flooding in the area.

It will be interesting to see what the Zoning Board does?

If you are interested in these cases or would like to comment on what is being proposed, I suggest you attend the meeting in person and be prepared to speak.

The Zoom link (for viewing purposes only) for this meeting is here:
https://dunwoodyga-gov.zoom.us/j/81130094308

Agenda can be found here and the full packet here.

3	ZBA 26-11: Eyal Livnat, property owner at 1414 Nerine Circle, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, requests a special exception from Chapter 27, Section 147 to allow a new home to encroach into the contextual street setback range.

4	ZBA 26-12: Liel Manoah, property owner at 1412 Nerine Circle, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, requests a special exception from Chapter 27, Section 147 to allow a new home to encroach into the contextual street setback range.

ZBA 26-13: William Brackbill, on behalf of the property owners at 4600 Brierwood Place, Dunwoody, GA, 30360, requests one special exception from Chapter 27, Section 147 to allow a new home to encroach into the contextual street setback range and one variance from Chapter 16, Section 78 to allow a driveway to encroach into the 75-foot stream buffer.

ZBA 26-14: Jim Milam, property owner at 1348 Nerine Circle, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, requests one special exception from Chapter 27, Section 147: one to allow a new home to encroach into the contextual street setback range and two variances: one from Chapter 27, Section 270 to allow a wing wall to encroach into the side setback and one from Chapter 16, Section 78 to allow encroachment into the 75-foot stream buffer for storm water management improvements.

ZBA 26-15: Jim Milam, property owner at 1340 Nerine Circle, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, requests two special exceptions from Chapter 27, Section 147: one to allow a new home to encroach into the contextual street setback range and one to allow front door threshold elevation above contextual requirements and one variance from Chapter 27, Section 270 to allow a wing wall to encroach into the side setback.

Dunwoody City Council to hold final hearing (and vote) for Millage Rate on Wednesday July 1st, 2026, 6 pm during special called meeting.

John@JKHeneghan.com (John Heneghan) — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:00:00 -0400

DUNWOODY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Special Called
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
6:00 PM
DUNWOODY CITY HALL - DUNWOODY HALL
4800 ASHFORD DUNWOODY ROAD
DUNWOODY, GA 30338

Agenda 6 pm

City Council meetings are live-streamed on the City of Dunwoody’s Facebook page.

They are also available for viewing (no two way communication) on Zoom,
https://dunwoodyga-gov.zoom.us/j/86452715091 or phone +14703812552,,86452715091#

You can access the video after the meeting on the City of Dunwoody’s YouTube page.

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

Public Hearing & Vote for Establishing the 2026 Millage Rate

No Public Comment on agenda for special called meetings but feel free to comment during the public hearing on the tax rate.

The passing of my Mom, Therese Heneghan, Chicago, IL (October 12, 1938 - June 18, 2026)

John@JKHeneghan.com (John Heneghan) — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:36:10 -0400

I love you Mom, till we meet again.

Therese Heneghan
October 12, 1938  -  June 18, 2026

Therese (nee O’Regan) Heneghan, age 87, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2026, with family by her side. She was the devoted wife of John for 57 years, until his death in 2023. She was the beloved mother of John (Kristin), Kathleen (Robert Narowski), William, and Michelle (Ted) Rymarcsuk, and grandmother of Riley (Kathleen), Gavin (Mary Ellen) and Declan Heneghan, Jack (Magda) and Ella Narowski, Katlyn, Molly and Abbey Heneghan, and William Rymarcsuk, and great grandmother to Adalyn McAuley, Ivy Summers, and Percy Heneghan. Dear sister of the late Mary Ellen O’Regan, Jack (late Neville) O’Regan, and Kathy (late Kenneth) Lipinski, and was the daughter of the late Catherine (nee Ryan) and Maurice O'Regan from County Limerick, Ireland. Fond Aunt to many nieces and nephews.

A lifelong Chicagoan, Therese attended Presentation Catholic School and St. Mary High School. Her greatest achievement was raising four children and watching her grandchildren grow and thrive. As a young woman she lived in San Francisco and Chicago with girlfriends before marriage. She and John raised their family at St. Monica parish where she sang in the choir for many years. She enjoyed music, art, conversation, people, stories, and learning. She especially loved Irish dance and music and folk music of all kinds. She and John spent their winters at Edgewater Pines Resident Owned Community in Seminole, Florida for 27 years. She enjoyed her neighbors and dinner companions at the Resurrection Retirement Community where she and John lived since 2019. She had a great sense of humor, was deeply compassionate, and made friends easily. She was interested in everything and loved being connected to her community.

Memorial Visitation will be held Friday, June 26th, from 3:00 to 8:00pm at Olson Burke/Sullivan Funeral & Cremation Center, 6471 N Northwest Hwy., Chicago,  60631.  Family and friends will return the following morning for an additional visitation from 9:00 to 10:00 am and then go in procession to St. Monica Church 5135 N Nottingham, Chicago, for the funeral Mass on Saturday, June 27th beginning at 10:30 am. Interment at a later date at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL.  For additional information, please call 773.774.3333.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Therese’s name can be made to Catholic Charities.

Dunwoody City Council Agenda for Monday June 15, 2026 - Tax Rate, Tilly Mill Path, Mount Vernon Path, Ashford Connector Path, City Hall Changes, Homecoming Park Construction

John@JKHeneghan.com (John Heneghan) — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 22:47:06 -0400

DUNWOODY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, June 15, 2026
6:00 PM
DUNWOODY CITY HALL - DUNWOODY HALL
4800 ASHFORD DUNWOODY ROAD
DUNWOODY, GA 30338

Agenda 8 am / Tax Rate Hearing - City Site Agenda

Agenda 6 pm - City Site Agenda

City Council meetings are live-streamed on the City of Dunwoody’s Facebook page.

They are also available for viewing (no two way communication) on Zoom,
https://dunwoodyga-gov.zoom.us/j/86452715091 or phone +14703812552,,86452715091#

You can access the video after the meeting on the City of Dunwoody’s YouTube page.

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

Recognition of Lt. J. Dove, Northwestern SPSC, Grad. Class #628

Lifeline Animal Showcase

City Manager's Report

Public Hearing & FIRST READ: Ordinance to Amend Chapter 27 of the Code of Ordinances
to Adjust Review and Approval Procedures of the Zoning Ordinance

Public Hearing for Establishing the 2026 Millage Rate

Holiday HQ Update

Peeler Trail stormwater storage on Windwood Hollow Park

Approval of a Contract for Ashford Connector Concept Design

RFP - The corridor typical section is a cycle track (one-way vs/ two-way TBD), 6 to 8-foot wide sidewalks, 10 to 11-foot wide travel lane (one in each direction), 2-foot curb and gutter, and a 5-foot landscaped buffer with a 4:1 cut/fill slope (desired) in grassed areas.

Approval of Law Enforcement Medical Svcs (L.E.M.S.) Contract

Homecoming Park Construction Manager At-Risk

MRI Space / City Hall Re-fit

Contract with Wilson Construction Management to Construct Improvements on Mount Vernon Road at Tilly Mill Road

ITB Tilly Mill & Mt Vernon