All quiet is how police describe the events of this year's Glenwood Day in south DeKalb County.
The annual "block-style" party, known for its traffic in past years, was held at Shoal Creek Park on Glenwood Road this weekend.
DeKalb County officials worked proactively this year, preparing for what may come by sending out neighborhood alerts and focusing on a peaceful police presence.
Orange cones were placed along Glenwood Road to control traffic. And police officers were parked at the entrances to the park in patrol cars Saturday before party-goers arrived.
Officers also had four-wheelers on hand.
Glenwood Day is not sanctioned by DeKalb County and normally is held around spring break, DeKalb County commissioner Larry Johnson told the AJC on Friday.
“In a sense, it is a really big urban spring break,” he said.
Friday, Johnson released a traffic alert to inform citizens living in and around the area.
“Citizens are not aware, and so we wanted to let them know to be careful,” Johnson said.
The alert warned: “Heavy traffic on Candler, Glenwood, Wesley Chapel, I-20 and I-285 expected this weekend. Please be advised.”
Previously, there have been attempts to control the weekend celebration. In 2007, organizers accused county officials of keeping the event from happening.
County officials were concerned that the event “would attract an undesirable crowd of ... troublemakers,” Robb Anthowny, a local promoter credited with organizing the event, told Creative Loafing.
“I was told we were not welcome in DeKalb County,” he told the paper.
The following year, a 16-year-old teen was shot in the leg during the weekend festival and taken to Grady Hospital.
It is unclear when the event got its start.
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