Danny Ross wants every Dunwoody neighborhood treated the same when it comes to stormwater, and he's collecting signatures to prove the demand exists.

Ross, a founding member of the Dunwoody City Council, launched the Dunwoody Stormwater Stewardship Initiative and an online petition at DunwoodyStormwater.org on Monday, July 27. The effort follows findings, first reported in The Aha Connection and detailed in our July 27 coverage, that open-records requests turned up no permits or agreements authorizing the city's use of privately owned Kingsley Lake as a stormwater outlet.

The petition lays out six demands: transparent government, consistent application of stormwater policies across neighborhoods, responsible stewardship of lakes and drainage systems, sound engineering, meaningful citizen involvement, and equal treatment for every neighborhood. Its tagline is "We All Live Downstream."

The initiative's website states the effort spans the entire city, not a single neighborhood.

Why it matters

Every Dunwoody property owner pays a stormwater utility fee. The city ties that fee to the municipal cost index, adjusting it for inflation, according to the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District's April 2026 Resilient Water Utilities Report. That same report notes Dunwoody monitors more than 25 farm-pond dams, many dating to the 1940s and '50s, that sit on private property but generate flooding complaints the city fields.

The Kingsley Lake situation illustrates the tension. The lake's spillway collapsed last summer, opening a sinkhole near the Kingsley Racquet & Swim Club's tennis courts and playground. The club has since sent the city a notice of intent to sue for $2 million, with resident Zachary Humphries writing in a July 27 Appen Media letter that any payout would come from the stormwater fund.

That's residents' money.

What the city has said

Nothing, so far. The Ledger has not received a response from city officials regarding the petition or the broader Kingsley Lake controversy. The city did approve a contract extension with Triscapes for road and stormwater maintenance at its Tuesday, July 28 council meeting, according to Rough Draft Atlanta.

How to weigh in

Residents can sign the petition at DunwoodyStormwater.org or contact Ross at [email protected]. As the petition site puts it: "One signature will not solve this problem. Thousands of signatures can change the conversation."

The city posts council agendas and public-comment procedures at dunwoodyga.gov.