Last night the Dunwoody City Council put an end (temporarily) to a planned subsidized housing project in Dunwoody. The location of the proposed low-income housing project was between the high-density of the PCID and the single-family homes areas of Dunwoody. If we did not have two challengers in the city council races, we believe this vote would have have been 4-3 in favor.
Who fought against these types of projects prior to Dunwoody becoming a city? It was the Dunwoody Homeowner's Association - the same volunteer group that brings you Light Up Dunwoody (sans the mention of a "Christmas" tree, much to the chagrin of the Gentiles), and the Independence Day parade (referred to as the July 4th parade to appease the authoritarians).
The notes from the 1988 annual meeting were drafted by two local legends - Bob Lundsten and Don Converse. These two guys were awesome. Miss them both.
In the annual meeting notes there is mention of a lawsuit brought by the DHA against a developer for a project in "the buffer" area between the Perimeter and the neighborhoods. You can see notes here on that lawsuit. In the 1980's the DHA was very active, using funds for lawsuits. The DHA, from its beginning and up until about 15 years ago, used lawyers and the court system to protect Dunwoody homeowners. Since cityhood, the DHA has morphed into a community chest for other local non-profits. The DHA was not created to give the local school PTA $500 grants for gardens. It was created to have a war chest to fight government and developers. For the DHA to again become more than a parade organizer and provider of electricity for a Menorah and a holiday tree, it needs to fight for homeowners.
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