Residents armed with more than 1,100 signatures on petitions made a last-ditch plea Monday night to preserve a patch of Dunwoody parkland.
The group has redoubled efforts since last week, when a DeKalb County judge lifted an injunction prohibiting the city from building a 12-foot-wide concrete trail through Brook Run Park.
Close to a dozen residents addressed the issue before the City Council, most opposed to the $425,000 multi-use trail.
Kevin Corcoran argued that city leaders had expanded the project beyond the scope of what was originally proposed, more than tripling the cost and scope of its effect to the forest.
But Travis Reid, one of two who spoke in favor of the trail, said the investment mirrors that of other cities who are on the cutting edge of revitalization.
The City Council took no official action on the matter Monday, but work crews stand at the ready to begin work on the trail. Officials estimate
the trail will result in the loss of close to 250 trees. Opponents put the number higher.
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