Brookhaven News, Updates and Resources The Brookhaven Blast Brookhaven News, Updates and Resources CITY OF BROOKHAVEN NEWS City offices closed for Christmas and New Year's Brookhaven administrative offices will be closed for Christmas on Monday, Dec. 27, and will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28. Offices will also be closed on Friday, Dec. 31, for New Year's and will reopen Monday, Jan. 3 at 8:30 a.m. Text Link 'Rain Brigade' sweeping your street soon! As part of the City’s Stormwater Management Program, our team sweeps all streets in the City at least once per year, collecting over 40 tons of dirt, pebbles, cigarette butts, leaves, and debris! That’s over 40 tons of material that is diverted from our creeks and streams. Street sweeping has begun, but it is a continuous and linear operation, so we can’t pinpoint when the sweeper will be on your street. Each street will receive two passes. Once down each curb line. Please review the DOs and DON’Ts below. DON’T Sweep your yard trimmings, leaves, or other debris into the street before the sweeper passes Tailgate. The sweeper has limited visibility, especially behind it. Pass. Try to refrain from passing the sweeper on our narrow residential streets DO Be patient with the process. The sweeper moves slowly, so there may be some temporary slowdowns on the streets. Try to park off-street whenever you can. (We won’t be sweeping Christmas Day, New Years Day, or on the weekends) Take a picture of the street sweeper in action, as we’re in the process of creating a Street Sweeping web page. Send photos to stormwater@brookhavenga.gov City Council renews sponsorship of Front Yard Tree Program Back by popular demand, Brookhaven is once again partnering with Trees Atlanta to sponsor the Front Yard Tree Program. In this partnership, Trees Atlanta will plant up to 40 trees (max. 2 per household) in the front yards of Brookhaven residents. Homeowners can choose one of six varieties of oak; Tupelo, River birch, Tulip poplar, American sycamore or Bald cypress, all between six and eight feet in height. Trees Atlanta will plant the tree and provide the initial mulching and watering and include a two-year replacement guarantee. More information here. Brookhaven revamping Dresden Drive study Based upon community feedback, Brookhaven is revamping the Dresden Intersection Analysis study, currently underway. The enhanced project scope will address revised development assumptions, multiple growth assumptions, and a review of potential bicycle facilities. Going forward, the consultants will include traffic potential based upon highest possible density, not current use, as well as impacts to each intersection based on the higher anticipated volumes. The scope is now expanded to include options for traffic calming beyond what is in place now to neighborhood streets due to possible increase in future potential traffic. There will also be additional bicycle / pedestrian safety recommendations. More presentation and opportunities for input are coming before the end of the year. Keep up to date with the latest info here. Don't forget fireworks safety over the holidays All you need to know regarding fireworks in Brookhaven! From City Ordinances, Georgia Laws, and how to celebrate safely this New Year 2021. Find out all the details here: https://www.facebook.com/BrookhavenGAGov/videos/1194509087744322 Happy Holidays! Get involved in City Centre Vision 2021 planning The Brookhaven City Centre Master Plan will guide future developments in the area surrounding the Brookhaven-Oglethorpe MARTA station. To view study updates, feedback from the community, and for future public input opportunities, visit https://sycamore.mysocialpinpoint.com/brookhaven. City Centre Vision 2021 planning public meeting . UPCOMING CITY EVENTS & MEETINGS Brookhaven will honor MLK Day at drive-in event Jan. 17 Brookhaven will host its sixth annual MLK Day Dinner and Program Monday, Jan. 17, in the Apple Valley Road parking lot of the Brookhaven MARTA station, 1268 Apple Valley Road NE. The event, with featured speakers and “dinner in a bag,” will begin at 5:30 p.m. “I am excited that we are returning to last year’s format for one of Brookhaven’s most popular events,” said District 1 City Councilwoman Linley Jones (pictured at last year's event). “Adapting this to an outdoor venue only added to the energy and inspiration of the evening, and I invite the public to join us.” The keynote speaker for 2022 will be Pat Martin, a Lynwood Park community leader and one of the Lynwood School Trailblazers. Additional speakers and performers will be announced soon. More information here. Next City Council Meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 11 The Brookhaven City Council's next regular meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. Click here for updated information regarding public access. ROAD CLOSURES & TRAFFIC ALERTS PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS Food pantry open at Latin American Association To receive food or make a contribution yo