Brookhaven News, Updates and Resources The Brookhaven Blast Brookhaven News, Updates and Resources CITY OF BROOKHAVEN NEWS Brookhaven hosts Special Olympics Torch Run The Special Olympics came to Brookhaven on Friday, May 27 as the torch run was held around Town Brookhaven. The torch run has been raising awareness and funding for the Special Olympics movement over the past 40 years. The torch run in Brookhaven (one of only three in the State of Georgia) saw 75 runners participate, along with 10 Brookhaven Police Officers and other law enforcement agencies around the state. Mayor Pro Tempore Linley Jones and Police Chief Gary Yandura spoke on behalf of the event and congratulated all the runners. Coming up June 5-12, the Special Olympics USA Games will take place in Orlando, Florida which is where this torch run is headed. Brookhaven and UGA join forces to improve water and soil quality The City of Brookhaven has entered a partnership with the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources to evaluate the use of biochar for surface water quality enhancement. As a part of the project, residual biochar will be evaluated for its value as a soil enhancement. Under the terms of the one-year, $150,000 agreement, a research team will collect and analyze baseline representative water quality data in Murphey Candler Lake and in stormwater runoff in the area. At the same time, the team will create biochar-filled filter bags to deploy at stormwater runoff discharge points to remove nutrient laden sediments. The potential for biochar-amended soil to promote healthy growth of trees and turf will be evaluated. Click here for more information. City of Brookhaven offices closed for Memorial Day City of Brookhaven administrative offices are closed Monday, May 30, for Memorial Day and will reopen Tuesday, May 31, at 8:30 a.m. City of Brookhaven pools open for the summer on May 28 Keep cool this summer at one of the City of Brookhaven’s municipal pools or splash pad. The pools are located at: Murphey Candler Park, 1551 W, Nancy Creek Drive, and Briarwood Park, 2235 Briarwood Way NE. The splash pad is located at Ashford Park, 2980 Redding Road. All three will open for the summer on Saturday, May 28, at 10 a.m. The Lynwood Park pools is closed this summer as construction is underway on a new pool, pool house and splash pad. Details here. Parks & Rec Summer Activity Guide available now Parks & Recreation's 2022 Summer Activity Guide is available in the May issue of Reporter Newspapers, and can be downloaded here. You can also email News@BrookhavenGA.gov to have a complimentary copy mailed to your home. UPCOMING CITY EVENTS & MEETINGS Next City Council Meeting: Tuesday, June 14 The Brookhaven City Council's next regular meeting will be held Tuesday, June 14, at 7 p.m. Click here for agendas and other information. Due to weather, the Food Truck Night planned for May 25 in Blackburn Park has been postponed to Wednesday, June 1, 6-9 p.m. ROAD CLOSURES & TRAFFIC ALERTS DeKalb Watershed replacing sewer lines in Drew Valley Road area DeKalb County Watershed will be inspecting and replacing sanitary sewer lines on Drew Valley Road and streets intersecting it -- Nesbitt, Poplar Springs, Ewing, Cortez Ln, Thompson Rd, Skyland Trl, Cove Circle, Wawona, and Briarwood Way -- through approximately June. Residents should expect traffic delays as DeKalb contractor Renee Group will be working in the middle of the roads. No roads will be closed and signs and flaggers will be present at all times. The latest updates on Brookhaven's paving progress Appalachee Drive, Cartecay Drive, Cove Circle, and Oaklawn Avenue are just some of the locations that Brookhaven is undertaking road repaving or reconstructions. Brookhaven's 2021 paving schedule has been extended into 2022. Find out the latest updates here. Find out more about the road building process here. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS Food pantry open at Latin American Association To receive food or make a contribution you must make an appointment. Those interested can call the LAA at 404-639-1839. Learn more about the City of Brookhaven's Stormwater Division projects and initiatives here. AROUND TOWN Input needed for DeKalb Unified Plan We're planning for a more #UnifiedDeKalb and want to hear from you! Visit dekalb2050unifiedplan.com to take the online survey and learn more about this plan to develop more coordinated strategies and investments for all of DeKalb. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority welcomes North DeKalb chapter On May 15, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority welcomed one of its newest chapters, Alpha Beta Lambda Omega, to the North DeKalb County area. The chartering ceremony and luncheon were held at the Hyatt Regency Villa Christina in Brookhaven and officiated by Mrs. Carolyn Gause Randolph, South Atlantic Regional Director. Ms. Phyllis Mitchell will serve as the chapter president and lead its 57 members in its mission of providing service to all mankind in the North DeKa