Eight years ago on the 12th of December, Brookhaven, Georgia, officially began operations as Georgia’s newest municipality. From those early days to the present, the community rallied around progressive policies of creating livable and workable spaces for all of its citizens. In that effort, the City Council has proposed and supported the creation of a Public Facilities Authority to creatively use… Read More
When You Want It Done Right
When John Ernst, Mayor of Brookhaven, Georgia gets an idea to create something big, something that will benefit his community for decades to come, he knows exactly how to get the ball rolling with integrity, transparency, and efficiency: He calls Chris Balch, whose firm Balch Law Group serves as the City Attorneys. One of these plans has now come to… Read More
Balch Law Group Completes Negotiations for $45M Community Investment for CHOA in Brookhaven, GA
Chris and Balch Law Group recently completed negotiations for a $45 million Community Investment Agreement related to the construction of a $1.5 billion dollar hospital campus by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. The Brookhaven hospital, sited at the corner of Interstate 85 and North Druid Hills Road, is projected to include nearly 450 beds, two “patient towers,” a diagnostics and… Read More
Balch Law Group Parnters with City in Historic First Step Toward Greenspace and Alternative Transportation Solutions
The City Of Brookhaven, Georgia held the historic groundbreaking for Phase I of the Peachtree Creek Greenway on December 12, 2018. The Peachtree Creek Greenway will stretch 1.27 miles from North Druid Hills Road to Briarwood Road to include a series of paved multi-purpose trails and promenade trails. When Phase I and II are complete, the Brookhaven segment of the… Read More
CHOA’s New Campus in Brookhaven
“Our partnership with Children’s allows us to accelerate several key projects of vital importance to Brookhaven, while retaining and growing one of our largest employers,” said Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst in a prepared statement. “Children’s campus is going to change our community in a positive way, but this cannot compare to the life changing effect it will have on children… Read More
Brookhaven officials participate in Atlanta Hawks ‘beam signing’
As reported by Dyana Bagby on reportersnewspaper.net | Jan 13, 2017 | Brookhaven city officials put signed their names on a steel beam that will be used in the construction of the new Atlanta Hawks practice facility now going up in Executive Park. The ceremonial beam signing took place Jan. 12 at Philips Arena and included Mayor John Ernst, Councilmembers… Read More