tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410149219983195338.post7610306876080554318..comments2023-07-05T10:47:29.606-04:00Comments on Dunwoody Working Girl: 99 Red Balloons - Denny Shortal and City Council Declare War on Dunwoody Homeowners AssociationSDOC Publishing Internet Solutionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041229381529252700noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410149219983195338.post-89604697955067521852016-06-23T06:31:28.561-04:002016-06-23T06:31:28.561-04:00Thanks SDOC!
I respect the work being done by oth...Thanks SDOC!<br /><br />I respect the work being done by others and will let those processes perc on their own - I have no patience for meetings, even when be paid to attend. This will all work out and you add a good voice to the mix.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751379074248257519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410149219983195338.post-50599980388641979912016-06-22T11:26:34.927-04:002016-06-22T11:26:34.927-04:00Before I forget, to your points:
I have trouble p...Before I forget, to your points:<br /><br />I have trouble putting the words "classy" and "Crown" in the same sentence given the legal mouthpiece that enjoys conflict with the DHA and has for decades. Some lawyers who enjoy placing low-rent apartments and extended-stay motels wherever he can get away with it are not shy about suing. It has nothing to do with Crown's alleged "classiness". They don't have a case to sue.<br /><br />The "stunt" was "pulled" with a "Boston-based developer" - that is, they entered into a legally binding agreement with the DHA (before Dunwoody's incorporation) over the ratio of rental to owned units. DeKalb County (the municipal authority at the time) did not go into a panic over an imagined future lawsuit.<br /><br />As always - you are welcome to join us at any Sunday night meeting and learn these issues for yourself and lend your opinion in the public discussion. :-)SDOC Publishing Internet Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041229381529252700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410149219983195338.post-43564700425659864882016-06-22T11:19:43.960-04:002016-06-22T11:19:43.960-04:00Max -
The best answer I can give you is "we a...Max -<br />The best answer I can give you is "we all" were not unanimously in favor of that action.<br />Your answer will involve responses from those who represent the spectrum of opinions in the room at the times it was discussed.<br /><br />You're welcome to come to any Sunday night meeting and learn these opinions first hand and voice your own. ;-)SDOC Publishing Internet Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041229381529252700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410149219983195338.post-50357450675406045862016-06-22T11:03:41.135-04:002016-06-22T11:03:41.135-04:00I think that Joe has a valid point and that the re...I think that Joe has a valid point and that the recent announcements may need to be scaled back - Sort of like a developer asking for 75% apartments and taking less...<br /><br />You need to be positively recognized for being on the DHA Board, a lot of work and dealing with a wide range of strong personalities is commendable civic service. <br /><br />In my opinion, this action is a direct result of the Crown/GoldKist interaction with DHA. You don't see ANY other group forcing a kow-tow from developers and having the power of contract with them. Certainly not C of C. Your argument is flawed on that basis.<br /><br />How can any City, anywhere, live up to a contract made by any 3rd Party, especially a powerful HOA? How does it work for ANY City to become obligated by an outside group, regardless of the nobility of their intentions? Others have made this point in the past.<br /><br />In my opinion, had DHA been negotiating with anyone less classy and professional than the Crown folks, we would already be in Court. Luckily this stunt was not pulled with a certain Boston based developer.<br /><br />How the heck did you all think negotiating a $3/4 MM payment was something the City could endorse? Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751379074248257519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410149219983195338.post-32963865874872096082016-06-21T16:10:55.066-04:002016-06-21T16:10:55.066-04:00Ken--
You said: "You're not the first p...Ken--<br /><br />You said: "You're not the first person to express buyer's remorse."<br /><br />Please do not project your personal feelings on to my thoughts. Your feelings and others' ideas are not interchangeable. You may portray that on Other Dunwoody but that's where it ends.<br /><br />Show up once in a while and talk to people outside the blog where they are able to respond and the comments aren't turned off. I'm not expressing buyers remorse in regards to Dunwoody's incorporation. I am criticizing bad decisions recently enacted by our current Mayor. And there's more of that to come.<br /><br />SDOC Publishing Internet Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041229381529252700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410149219983195338.post-69975911536515659582016-06-21T16:00:12.276-04:002016-06-21T16:00:12.276-04:00Your link to St. Andrews Circle does not resolve t...Your link to St. Andrews Circle does not resolve to a host. Mike may have dropped the domain. In any event we ain't got no HOA, we're just neighbors. Intentionally Unorganized works for us but apparently not so much for others. <br /><br />In the good ole days DHA played the role of loyal and powerfully lawyered up opposition to DeKalb's predatory zoning and developers who wanted to abuse it. Were it not for DHA we'd have a mega grocery across from the library (instead of some really nice condos) and a couple of closed groceries just up the street in the village proper. Good on them. Then.<br /><br />The DHA was at the very least a catalyst if not a driving force behind forming the City. Perhaps with that great success came a sense of entitlement, perchance even ownership. As Williams points out in his article our first mayor stepped in from his position as DHA President with nary a vote needing to be counted. Some might see this as Democracy Inaction. <br /><br />In any event the DHA was transformed from a critical thinking, and sometimes just usefully critical organization to a pipeline to City Hall. When the Redshirters, our local outsiders, popped up they were attacked as not having "paid their dues" which seemed code for "what have you done in 'the community'?" Having held positions in DHA was a significant plus during the election--at least based on the results as any Redshirter facing a DHA-credentialed opponent lost.<br /><br />You're not the first person to express buyer's remorse. The bloke up the street, who was on a "Task Force" starting saying "this is NOT what we voted for when we voted for a City" well over two years ago. Maybe three. Hard to tell--he whines a lot. I was not altogether unhappy with the benign neglect of DeKalb and based on services like paving (the end of my street is going to gravel) I do not really see a meaningful difference. I suppose I should appreciate the entertainment value the City offers. From Chickens to Parkways to Anderson to Bonser to "Smart City" to the Walmart logo to Chick-fil-A to Redshirts to ride-him-out-on-a-rail Hutmacher to questionable bond referenda and now this. I probably missed many others but I travel a lot and cannot keep up. I'm sure you know all this and much more.<br /><br />Maybe the honeymoon is finally over and DHA can return to being the loyal opposition.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472463018986761579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410149219983195338.post-29516362225068810382016-06-21T13:44:40.516-04:002016-06-21T13:44:40.516-04:00There was a time when I would have rather gouged o...There was a time when I would have rather gouged out my eyeballs with a blunt instrument than say "Gee, maybe things weren't so bad under Dekalb County", but.......dpgroupiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864940870956527437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410149219983195338.post-12193348332431583122016-06-21T11:40:35.441-04:002016-06-21T11:40:35.441-04:00This is going to be challenged in the courts and/o...This is going to be challenged in the courts and/or struck down by our State Attorney General. For starters, it violates the US Constitution's First Amendment "the right of the people peaceably to assemble" by prohibiting Council members to attend DHA meetings. Joe Seconderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16130137634385579597noreply@blogger.com