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Chattahoochee Hills reports ALPR results, community‑center progress and ongoing right‑of‑way work
Summary
Police Chief Kevin Digou reported December enforcement and the new ALPR system produced 224 citations with 46 directly from ALPR reads; Public Works Director Darold Wendlandt updated council on paving, community‑center rehab and Greystone’s right‑of‑way tree work; a recent dog‑mauling remains under investigation.
Chattahoochee Hills staff updated the council on public‑safety activity and public‑works projects at the Jan. 6 meeting.
Police Chief Kevin Digou said the city’s new automated license plate reader system (ALPR) contributed to 224 citations in December and accounted for 46 of those citations. "Of those, 46 came directly from the ALPRS," he said, noting the technology helped identify people driving without insurance, wanted individuals and other license‑related violations; he also described a drug arrest that resulted from ALPR leads. Chief Digou reported an open investigation into a dog‑mauling that injured two juveniles, one of whom was airlifted; the incident is under the city’s animal‑control agreement.
Public Works Director Darold Wendlandt told council that Watkins Road and Sardis Road paving work is complete and crews are finishing shoulders and striping; crosswalk work on Watkins Road is in progress. Wendlandt said the Cedar Grove Community Center rehabilitation is near completion and contractors addressed unforeseen items (hot water and exterior lighting) without additional cost. He also described ongoing utility‑provider tree work: Greystone crews are clearing rights‑of‑way (including Barnes, Jones Ferry and Garrett Ferry roads) and installing three‑phase lines over the coming year; Wendlandt said some residents have objected, but the work is within the utility’s rights‑of‑way and aims to reduce outages.
Councilmembers raised safety concerns for the South Fulton Parkway crossing and for animal‑related public safety after the mauling incident; staff said the routing of improvements and right‑of‑way work are coordinated with GDOT and utility providers and that animal‑control procedures are handling the investigation.
The council received the reports; no formal council action was taken on these operational updates.
