The Dunwoody City Council at its March 9 meeting authorized the renewal of its permit to enforce speed limits with some significant changes, including a 10-mile-an-hour reduction for Ashford Dunwoody Road.
The city’s permit to enforce speed limits using detection devices will expire in December, according to a staff memo submitted to the council.
“As part of the renewal process, the city is required to submit a list of roads and corresponding speed limits for approval by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT),” the memo said. “In accordance with state law, GDOT requires the local jurisdiction to perform an engineering and traffic investigation to support proposed changes to established speed limits.”
Based on those studies and a recommendation from the council at a November 2025 meeting, a list of roads with reduced speed limits will be submitted to the GDOT, the memo said.
In addition, the council discussed several other additions to the list to designate that the streets are within school zones, which include Austin and Dunwoody elementaries, Dunwoody Christian, and Endeavor Montessori.
The council had also recommended adding several streets to the list, including Berkshire Pass, Dunwoody Station Drive, and Vernon Lakes Drive.
After discussion, the council voted unanimously to submit the speed limit list to the GDOT, which could approve or deny the requests. Permits for the revised speed limits are issued for three years, but can be updated at any time, the memo said.
In other news, the council discussed adding 20 pedestrian lights between the Brook Run Park multi-use fields and the Pernoshal Park entrance along the Dunwoody Trailway.
The installation, according to a staff memo about the expenditure, would see 20 lamp posts installed for $131,160, which would be allocated from the general capital fund. Monthly fees are estimated to run about $680 a month.
Several other parks-related projects were discussed, including resurfacing the Windwood Hollow Park tennis courts and purchasing recreation permit software. The matters will come up for a vote at a future meeting.
The panel also:
- approved a revised athletic renewal with Dunwoody Senior Baseball that will allow for the organization to hold baseball tournaments in May, June, July and one weekend in October;
- honored two members of the Dunwoody Police Department, Liz Stell and Alvin Slocum, for their over-and-above contributions during the fourth quarter of 2025;
- heard another plea for help during public comment with sentiment issues at a private lake in the Brooke Farm neighborhood;
- listened to highlights from Dunwoody City Manager Eric Linton’s monthly report that discussed past and upcoming events, crime statistics, and city projects.
Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch was absent from the meeting because of illness. Catherine Lautenbacher attended the meeting remotely.