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‘Save Fulton cities’

Unity leads sales tax negotiations

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Mayors and representatives of 11 Fulton County cities projected a message of unity and strength Sept. 28 at a second town hall meeting to discuss distribution of the countywide local option sales tax.

The cities are locking horns with Fulton County over how an estimated $3 billion in sales tax revenue will be distributed over the next 10 years. The cities are fighting a Fulton County bid to keep more than the 5 percent share it has been getting over the past decade.

The cities say the county’s proposal will cost them tens of millions of dollars they need to pay for local services without raising property taxes.

Held at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, the meeting was well attended by residents and a diverse panel of city officials from Alpharetta, College Park, East Point, Fairburn, Hapeville, Johns Creek, Milton, Palmetto, Sandy Springs, South Fulton and Union City.

City representatives spent nearly two hours answering questions on the proposed distribution negotiations with

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Fulton County officials, which have become increasingly heated.

“What Fulton County has been doing for the last few months, is not working together to help our residents,” Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin said. “The one thing that is common amongst all of us in this room is if you live in Fulton County, and Fulton County gets what they want, we’re all gonna get screwed.”

Every 10 years, the county and its cities – now 15 in number – renegotiate how money collected from LOST is distributed. Most often, the pot is generally apportioned based on each city’s population, while the county keeps a small portion for administrative fees.

But from the beginning of talks over the new 10-year agreement, the county has insisted on taking a greater share than it has in the last two decades. Fulton County initially proposed to increase its share from 5 percent to 35 percent.

City officials have come down hard against that proposal, saying it would devastate municipalities that rely on LOST proceeds to pay for things like law enforcement, fire and emergency rescue, parks and recreation, roads and other services.

Since that initial offer, negotiators on

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Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul speaks at a public forum in Roswell held Sept.

21 to discuss negotiations with Fulton County over the countywide sales tax. Mayors held another public forum Sept. 28 in College Park. both sides have exchanged proposals.

Most recently at a Sept. 23 mediation session with the Georgia Municipal Association in Atlanta, talks stalled when county officials refused to participate in negotiations in front of the public.

“There’s no reason for the county that they can justify an increase in their

percentage of LOST,” Johns Creek Mayor John Bradberry said. “If they want an increase in their percentage, they need to come to us, they need to come to you with a concrete proposal.”

The hostilities with the county over

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Woman sentenced in fatal hit and run

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — A 38-year-old Newnan woman was sentenced Sept.

19 to 15 years for a fatal hit-and-run in April 2021.

According to Sandy Springs police, Dominique Houston will serve 10 years behind bars, with the remaining five years on probation.

She pleaded guilty to several charges, including following too closely, homicide by vehicle in the first degree, hit and run resulting in serious injury or death, possession of a Schedule I controlled substance, cruelty to animals, failure to yield right of way to pedestrian, failure to yield right of way at crosswalk, two counts of failure to obey signs or control devices, and speeding, according to court records.

The victim was identified as 25-year-old Michael Farmer, of Sandy Springs, and his dog, a Catahoula named Bruce. Farmer is believed to have been walking Bruce just before 8 p.m. on April 25, 2021, on Hammond Drive near Glenridge Drive, when they were struck by Houston, who was fleeing another hit and run, causing fatal injuries in both.

Just minutes before striking Farmer and Bruce, police found that Houston had been in another hit-and-run crash with another vehicle while in the area of Roswell Road and I-285. She was driving a 2020 white Chevy Malibu with a Florida tag.

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A 38-year-old Newnan woman, Dominique Houston, was sentenced Sept. 19 to 15 years for a fatal hit-and-run in April 2021. The victim was 25-year-old Michael Farmer, of Sandy Springs, and his dog, a Catahoula named Bruce.

County Sheriff’s Office, Houston and her vehicle and occupant were located in Newnan. After being interviewed, Houston was arrested and charged for both incidents.

According to his obituary, Farmer was born in Gwinnett County and lived in Saint Cloud, Florida, before

graduating from East Coweta High School in 2014. He was a member of the middle and high school baseball teams and loved playing and coaching rugby. A graduate of Georgia College State University with a master’s in accounting, he worked as an auditor for KPMG in Atlanta.

82-year-old Roswell man accused of stabbing wife

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell police have arrested an 82-year-old man for allegedly stabbing and killing his wife Sept. 15.

The Roswell Police Department says the incident happened some time before 4 p.m., which is when officers responded to a reported suicide at a home in the 900 block of Oakhaven Drive. There, they found 80-year-old Judith Miller deceased, suffering from an apparent stab wound.

While her husband, Bruce Miller, is said to have called 911 and told investigators that Judith’s wound was self-inflicted, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled her death a homicide. Roswell police said information and evidence gathered at the scene support the autopsy findings.

Bruce was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 28, on charges of murder, felony murder and possession of a knife during

the commission of a crime. He will be booked into the Fulton County Jail.

According to her obituary, Judith was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated with the class of 1960 from Rocky River High School. She attended Hillsdale College in Michigan, where she sung in the female quartet and was on the archery team. Throughout her life, she perfected many sports including tennis and speed skating. She and Bruce were married for 56 years.

“Judith was a beautiful woman inside and out, caring deeply for all those around her,” it states. “She was a devoted and loving wife, mother and friend.

Judith will be deeply missed by those who were fortunate enough to have known her. Her wide smile and big heart exhibited a true interest and love for all around her and will always be cherished by so many.”

Her love of nature, travel, reading, drawing and all those aspects of life which bring people together versus apart

will always be celebrated and inspire others, according to her obituary.

Police encourage anyone with information about the case to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770640-4100. Anonymous information can be provided through Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS(8477) or online at StopCrimeATL.org.

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Commissioners draw curtains on sales tax negotiations

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — It appears that if Fulton County and its 15 municipalities are to reach a deal over how to divvy up billions of dollars in future sales tax revenue, the bargain will be struck behind closed doors.

At a scheduled negotiation session Friday in Atlanta – which had been billed as a public discussion – representatives from Fulton County sequestered themselves from the public and about a dozen mayors, and left word they would not bargain in an open meeting.

Mediator Barry Fleming told the city negotiating team that the county representatives came close to leaving on Friday before discussions could even begin. He said the county team’s position was that if negotiations were to take place, they would need to happen privately.

“The Georgia Open Meetings Law allows the mediation process as an exception for the doors to be shut for private discussions to be had, because the law recognizes that quite often mediations have more success that way,” Fleming said. “[They argued] Your insistence that it began this way is not in the best good faith.”

Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin later said the city negotiating team felt disappointed the county changed the terms of their agreement at the last minute and chose not to face the public for the negotiations.

“It’s hard to have productive negotiations when one partner refuses to make commitments that they’ll follow,” Gilvin said. “However, it’s something we’re growing used to.”

From the outset of talks over the new 10-year agreement, Fulton County has insisted it wants a greater share of local option sales tax money than the 4.97 percent it has been receiving over the

Seats for the county’s negotiation team remain empty while members refused to publicly engage in the discussion.

past 10 years.

While the mayors waited in the main meeting room at the Georgia Municipal Association building Friday, the county did relate through Fleming that it would accept an 8 percent share from the start, graduating to 20 percent over the next 10 years. It also offered a flat 15 percent cut of the proceeds.

After several hours of private discussion, in which media was excluded from the room and the streaming cameras were shut off, city officials returned a counterproposal offer ing the county 7.5 percent of LOST proceeds.

Another offer was returned from county negotiators several hours later, proposing basically the same offer as before, but with slight alterations to how revenues would be allotted over the next 10 years.

However, Gilvin later said the 15 cities are unlikely to accept this proposal because it still falls outside the 5-15

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Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison and Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin, middle, wait for negotiations to begin at the Georgia Municipal Association on Friday, Sept. 23. percent increase negotiating range cities agreed would limit impacts on city residents.

“The disappointing thing from their offer was that they tried to dangle an incentive for a few cities, which would allow the few cities to only have to make tax increases up to the point where their charters would be invoked,” he said, “I don’t think that’s something that is equitable or even something that can be justified.”

After spending so much time renegotiating terms of how the meeting would be conducted, the city negotiating team said they did not have time to offer an opinion on the proposal before the meeting concluded on Friday.

They are expected to return a counteroffer at the next mediation session on Friday, Oct. 7.

MORE COVERAGE Appen Media will continue to cover the ongoing negotiations between Fulton County and its 15 municipalities.

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COMMUNITY

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. –– People of all ages were on hand Sept. 3 perusing selections of fresh produce, prepared foods, specialty goods and live entertainment at the Sandy Springs Farmers Market.

The market runs every Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon in front of City Hall, at 1 Galambos Way. This year’s market opened in April and runs through Nov. 12.

Shortly after opening Sept. 3, around 50 people were already scouting the aisles.

“It’s usually busier in the morning than today,” said produce vendor Jim Pearson. “It’s fairly consistent. If there’s an event nearby it draws more people.”

First opened in 2010, the market has gained popularity over the past decade and has expanded its long list of products and vendors.

“It definitely has grown, and we see about at least 500 people a week,” said Market Manager Erin Cianciolo.

The market is made up of two wide walking aisles with tents on either side. The longer aisle is for produce, prepared foods, and drinks, while the shorter aisle is dedicated to artisan vendors.

There are around 30 food vendors, with a few focusing on fresh produce.

One is Pearson, who works for Meadow Greens, which sells produce grown at Cornucopia farms near Avera, Georgia.

Meadow Greens offers peppers, kale, arugula, cherry tomatoes and a variety of lettuces, including romaine, red leaf and green leaf.

Other food vendors offer bagels, cookies, artisan breads, granola, fresh teas, local honey, lemonade, cornbread and more.

The promise of fresh bread and produce is what brought one visitor from Vinings to the market. He said he normally attends the Marietta Square Farmers Market but decided to venture out to Sandy Springs for the first time.

He said he was impressed with the vendors, accessibility and inclusion of live music.

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The skies were blue and artisan bread lines long at the Sandy Springs Farmers Market Sept. 3.

“I Iike the vibe,” he said. “I’ll probably come more often.”

There are around 10 artisan vendors selling cutting boards, bandannas, bath products, soaps, stuffed animals and a variety of jewelry.

At the “Not Quite Quotes” tent, Elizabeth Auten sells her handmade goods including necklaces, earrings, bracelets, bottle openers, and tumblers.

She started as a vendor earlier this year and said that the market is usually pretty busy.

“All the other vendors are super friendly,” Auten said. “When I started,

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Farmers market offers goods through November

Vendors like Jim Pearson, above, and various food trucks, top, are open for business every Saturday morning.

they were showing me the ropes. It was the best experience you could hope to have as a first-time vendor.”

It is common for vendors to network and help each other at the market. Several of Auten’s customers are recommended by other vendors, and Auten tries to help out other vendors, too.

Meadow Greens even sells their produce to fellow vendors Go Juicy, which makes fresh juices, and Strive, a local vegan restaurant.

A full list of vendors can be found at https://citysprings.com/our-vendors.

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NEWS

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Redistricting timeline

ATLANTA — The redistricting process impacting the entire North Fulton region is underway with Fulton County School officials advising parents to be involved and aware of changes to their student’s assigned schools next August.

“This is a community process,” said Yngrid Huff, executive director of operational planning for Fulton County Schools. “Rest assured this process is transparent and there is access to all the information and data that we have available.”

She noted the district has opened 40 new schools over the past 22 years, with the majority in North Fulton, to address the capacity needs of the growing district. That trend is now reversing as enrollment declines, leaving some schools still crowded and others with many more seats than students.

While periodic redistricting was a familiar process for parents during the enrollment boom, most current parents have never been involved. The last significant redistricting in the North Fulton region was in 2011 with the opening of Cambridge High School in 2012.

In North Fulton, the current redistricting will focus primarily on enrollment imbalances in elementary schools.

However, any adjustments to elementary zones will likely require tweaks to current feeder patterns at middle and high schools.

The district will also revise the attendance zone for the replacement Crabapple Middle School which opened last year off Woodstock Road in Roswell.

Despite the relocation of the school from its original site a few miles away, attendance lines were not adjusted.

District officials will spend the next two months gathering information from the community as they develop the new enrollment zones. The Fulton County Board of Education will vote on the maps in December, with the new zones in place next August.

Round Three – Oct. 18, 2022 (6-8 p.m.) at Alpharetta High School

• Community members review and provide input on revised attendance zone draft plans in facilitated small-group discussions.

• Staff uses comments to develop an attendance zone recommendation for Board consideration.

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Redistricting to refine attendance

Criteria for redistricting Huff said Fulton County Schools has used a process for redistricting since the year 2000 with established criteria for decision-making. Prior to that time, new school zones were created by parent groups.

“So [our current process] is tried and true and it has worked,” Huff said during a recent virtual community meeting on redistricting. “It has become a national example for revising [zones] based on data and logistics.”

The three primary criteria for attendance zones are geographic proximity, projected enrollment and school capacity

Final Recommendations – Nov. 8

Staff will present recommended map for attendance zone boundaries to the Fulton School Board (first read). At this point, all public comments regarding the proposed attendance zones should be directed to members of the Board of Education.

Final Action – Dec. 15

Board members will vote on final attendance zone changes that will go into effect August 2023.

which varies by school.

Huff noted that while geographic proximity is the first consideration, it does not mean a student will be attending the school closest to their home.

Planners start at the border of the school district or county boundary and move inward towards a school site as it fills the school.

“For example, if I am starting at the Forsyth County line and have to assign all the students to their nearest high school…oftentimes, the school is close to capacity by the time we get to the school site,” Huff explained.

In those instances, some students may be assigned to their second or third closest school site based on available space.

While primary criteria leads to a decision nearly 80 percent of the time, Huff said the district may turn to secondary criteria for a final decision. These include traffic patterns, frequency of previous rezonings, school feeder alignment and balancing enrollment in special programs such as talented and gifted (TAG), and special needs populations.

“We also look at not just where the students are today, but where we anticipate growth in the future,” Huff said.

K-8 academies Last year Fulton County Schools floated the possibility of converting Haynes Bridge and Holcomb Bridge middle schools into kindergarten through 8th grade academies. Both schools are well under capacity and not expected to increase enrollment in the near future.

However, this discussion will likely not be part of the current redistricting, said Huff since there are no concrete plans in place for the school conversions. She noted the planning for K-8 academies will likely stretch well beyond

the current redistricting process.

“If those [K-8] schools are not coming online within the next three years, then they may not be a part of this [redistricting] program,” Huff said. “We do want to ensure students aren’t moving multiple times.”

She added the district will be able to review attendance boundaries and come to decisions even without information on future K-8 academies.

Community involvement Information sessions for the 2023 redistricting have been underway for the past few months, however community input in the final stretch of the process is still needed as the district moves toward a final plan.

Another community meeting will be held Oct. 18 at Alpharetta High School at 6 p.m. Draft maps for elementary, middle and high school zones will be presented for community comment in small group settings. Typically only one draft map will be presented. Online comments will also be accepted.

Following the Oct. 18 meeting, district staff will develop a final recommendation to present to the Fulton School Board at its Nov. 8 meeting.

Huff noted there has only been one instance in the past 22 years that the final recommended map was not one of the previous versions reviewed by the public.

“So we really are taking into consideration the feedback that we receive to make any possible adjustments that we can to accommodate the public,” Huff said.

At this point, district planners step back, and the board of education becomes the “voice of redistricting” with all comments on the final recommendation directed to board members.

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Auburn classes draw local high schoolers

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — More than five dozen Fulton County students are finishing out their high school career while taking college courses through Auburn University this semester – all without having to pay out-of-state tuition.

Fulton County Schools entered into a landmark agreement with Auburn University last year that allows all public high school students access to free or reduced-cost classes. So far, 63 students, representing 13 local high schools, have enrolled, according to Fulton County Schools Chief Academic Officer Clifford Jones.

About 38 percent of the students are seniors, and 62 percent are juniors. The top three schools with students enrolled in the program are Roswell, Johns Creek and Milton high schools. Jones told Appen Media in July the most popular courses are English 1100, Psychology 2010 and Economics 2020.

The first-of-its-kind arrangement allows the university to establish virtual learning locations in the county to assist

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At last count, 63 Fulton County students are enrolled in free or low-cost classes at Auburn University.

in outreach classes, including virtual learning centers at the district’s two innovation academies in Alpharetta and Fairburn.

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Under terms of the agreement, students are allowed to take up to 24 hours of college courses through the university without paying out-of-state tuition. Students receiving free or reduced lunch can apply for the classes at no cost. Other students pay $550 a class.

When the partnership was announced in September 2021, Julie Huff, Auburn assistant vice president for Strategic Initiatives and Communications, said the university had stepped up efforts in recent years to expand opportunities to students who may have felt left out of the traditional path to college.

Introducing the college experience into high school, she said, could help students garner some success, gain confidence and help put them on a path that might have intimidated them before.

Fulton County Schools spokeswoman Anne Boatwright said while it is too early to engage in interviews, the district is thrilled with the “incredible opportunity” to partner with Auburn University, and students and families are committed to active participation in the program.

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LOST negotiations has unified the cities.

“North, south, there’s always been a divide,” Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul said. “Republican, Democrat, there’s always been a divide. Black, white, an unfortunate divide … Look up here, there’s one positive thing that Fulton County has accomplished. They organized all of us.”

Paul said the cities have set aside all historic differences to focus on solving the real problems residents face in their daily lives.

That theme was echoed by each of the panelists, from all parts of Fulton County, each expressing their appreciation for the chance to tackle issues facing all of Fulton County together.

“We’re all here united because this is a vitally important issue,” College Park Mayor Bianca Motley Broom said.

Motley Broom, who’s city hosted the town hall Wednesday night, said all Fulton County Commissioners had been invited to share their position on LOST with residents. County officials chose not to attend.

“This was not supposed to be an event where we just talked and didn’t have a dialogue with them,” Motley Broom said. “Commissioners Ellis, Abdur-Rahman, Morris and Arrington said they would not be able to attend, the others went radio silent … That is not good enough, when they are accountable to each one of us.”

Challenging the crowd to reach out to their county elected officials on the issue, Motley Broom said the County Commission should be held accountable by its constituents the same way city residents demand accountability from their mayors.

“Ask them the hard questions,” she said. “Ask them why they are so proud of a rollback in their millage rates – Because they want to look like the good guys while they’re putting it on our backs.”

City and county officials will have their second mediation session on LOST at the Georgia Municipal Association in downtown Atlanta on Friday, Oct. 7, starting at 10 a.m.

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We’re called booksellers, but we are book showers.

SONNY IDEKER, co-owner, Sonny Ideker Rare and Antiquarian Bookseller

Antiquarian book shower sparks curiosity

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Sonny Ideker wasn’t fond of reading growing up, but today, he spends most of his time surrounded by a grand collection of rare and antiquarian books that hold rich history between their pages.

The 76-year-old is the owner of Sonny Ideker Rare and Antiquarian Bookseller inside City Antiques and Interiors in Roswell. The bookstore features an eclectic mix of decorative, general antiquarian books, most 100 years or older.

His collection ranges from “St. Gregory’s (Pope Gregory I.) Teachings on the Gospel” from 1493 to the 1987 “We the People,” an elephant folio work made in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. The shelves also include a variety of classics as well as works by authors such as William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allen Poe and Jane Austin.

And, if you just so happen to be looking for costume books from Russia, Turkey, England, Africa or Asia, he has those too.

“We’re called booksellers, but we are book showers,” Ideker said. “Our job is to find out your interest and show you books of interest. You decide if you want to buy or not. You can have a library and not one book looks like this, and it could still be a wonderful library. You should always buy what you want, not what someone tells you to buy.”

Ideker has been in the bookselling/ collecting business for over 25 years, but he said he doesn’t read for pleasure and never has, because of his dyslexia. However, that doesn’t stop him from trying to spark an interest in others, especially

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From left, Sonny Ideker and Steven Martin bond over their passion for antiquarian books at Sonny Ideker Rare and Antiquarian Bookseller inside City Antiques and Interiors in Roswell. children, whenever they visit his store.

“We show them the fore-edged painted books and have them say, ‘abracadabra,’ because they’re magic,” Ideker said.

Before he was a collector, Ideker was a U.S. Air Force pilot for 20 years and served in the Vietnam War. He was stationed in countries such as Korea, Thailand, Spain and Germany, where he was able to immerse himself in different

cultures. When he retired, he was hired

by Delta and eventually moved to Europe, where he lived with his wife, Janel, for five and a half years.

At that time, he says he had never visited a bookstore or antique store.

Then, one day his wife, who owned a home décor store, asked him to bring her back interesting books he happened to come across on one of his trips. He said she planned to use them to deco-

rate.

“That’s how it all started,” Ideker said. “Once I was introduced to books, the people in England were so kind to me and willing to share their knowledge with me, ... and I just fell in love with the process.”

The first set of books Ideker bought was at a street fair in Brighton, England, that had been in a fire. While they smelled, he said they were nice looking. His wife didn’t quite feel the same, and the books never made it out of the garage, Ideker said.

As time went on, he learned what to look for in antiquarian books from his bookseller friends in Europe. The more he collected them, Ideker said the more they became a reason to get up in the morning.

Ideker said he probably sells more religious books than anything else because most early books were all religious in nature. But, his personal favorite is a French version of the New Testament and Book of Psalms from 1710 in which every psalm is put to music.

Somehow though, he says he doesn’t get attached to any one book.

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Continued from Page 10 “When someone buys a book, you see the person and you see the joy it brings them,” Ideker said. “So, it’s not like it’s just a financial transaction. There’s some emotion because you’ve met the person.”

Steven Martin, a business partner at Sonny Ideker Rare and Antiquarian Bookseller, said their customers are some of the most interesting people he’s ever met. They come from all walks of life, often oohing and aahing as they move from shelf to shelf.

“It’s a good feeling to be able to provide something like this to the community,” Martin said. “Most people are not familiar with this sort of shop. The two words I hear constantly from outside the door are ‘wow’ and ‘amazing.’ A lot of people are afraid to come in or touch anything, but, I mean, the books are here, books are designed to be held. So, we’ll go through the process of educating them on how to hold a book or what to look for, and that’s neat when you can open somebody’s eyes.”

Martin was a student at Kennesaw State University when he responded to a request to help porter a book fair. There, he met Ideker, and the rest is history. He says he’s in heaven being surrounded by

the artistry, workmanship and craftsmanship of every book in the store.

“Many of them are just as beautiful with the information on the inside as they are with the bindings on the outside,” Martin said. “There’s just so much to learn about everything in here.

It’s nonstop. If I don’t know something, I’ll get up and grab a book.”

Martin said they don’t restore many of the books, but they do “feed” them to get them ready for sale, meaning they condition the leather to bring luster and life back into the bindings and protect them for future generations.

“Every book tells a story in one sense

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Sonny Ideker Rare and Antiquarian Bookseller in Roswell features an eclectic mix of decorative, general antiquarian books dating back to the 1400s. or another, whether it’s what’s in the book, what’s on the book, what’s written in the book or where it came from,” Martin said. “These books are special because, for the most part, they’ve been taken care of over the millennia and are ready for their new home. There’s a certain feel. I think they give off an energy

in a sense. Maybe we sound a little silly, but they kind of do.”

Sonny Ideker Rare and Antiquarian Bookseller is at 700 Holcomb Bridge Road, No. 100 in Roswell. For more information, visit sonnyidekerbookseller. com or call 770-853-3311.

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Sandy Springs firm hosts U.K. tech startups SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Deluxe, a $2 billion payments and business technology company, recently hosted a delegation of 10 British fintech companies in partnership with the U.K.’s Department for International Trade. The partnership is designed to promote transatlantic collaboration and innovation in financial and business services, and to strengthen the ties between Atlanta and the U.K. as leading regional and global Fintech markets.

After a competitive recruitment process, 10 companies were selected for the chance to showcase their products and expertise to Deluxe leadership at the company’s Innovation Center in Sandy Springs. The selected companies received feedback and advice from Deluxe, and all applicants enjoyed the chance to learn about the Atlanta fintech ecosystem from local economic development organizations, industry bodies and academia. The 10 fintech startups in attendance were BR-DGE, Centelli, Datactics, EarthID, Eedenbull, Float, Identitech, Liberis, Willo, and Yoello.

The DIT, through the British Consulate in Atlanta, approached Deluxe for the opportunity because of its reputation as

an innovator and focus in payments and data spaces.

“Deluxe is committed to open innovation, not just within our walls, but with new, emerging businesses no matter where they are located,” said Scott Sanchez, vice president and chief innovation officer for Deluxe. “Participating in this event allows us to shape the way we work within the broader payments and data ecosystem. The future of fintech is all about collaboration, and this event was a way to explore exciting new companies as we continue to push forward.”

Deluxe has engaged with customers in the payments space for more than a century.

Magda Lowisz, head of the Southeast Financial Services Sector at DIT and lead on the initiative, said Deluxe is a payments and data powerhouse, and Atlanta is one of the most competitive and rapidly developing technology markets in the financial industry.

“It’s no surprise that this mix attracted the most competitive cohort of trade mission applicants and resulted in top-caliber companies being selected to represent the U.K. fintech sector,” Lowisz said.

North Fulton CID announces newly elected officers, board ATLANTA —The North Fulton Community Improvement District announced the election of new officers during its regularly scheduled board meeting on Sept. 6.

Newly elected officers include: Chairman Tim Perry, managing partner of North American Properties Atlanta; Vice Chairman Leslie Day-Harrell, executive vice president of Jackson Healthcare; and Treasurer Al Nash, Parallax Advisory Group LLC. Former Chairman Kerry Armstrong, managing director at Pope & Land Enterprises, and former Vice Chairman Moses Brown were recognized for their distinguished service to the Community Improvement District.

In addition to new officers, Bernie Tokarz, principal with Cloverhurst LLC, was sworn in as a new CID board

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He currently serves as vice chair of the Fulton DeKalb Hospital Authority and on the Board of Directors for the Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation.

“The North Fulton CID Board of Directors is a group of business professionals volunteering their time and efforts to make our community a better place to live, work and do business.

Their leadership has allowed our organization to deliver significant and needed infrastructure improvements and we look forward to our future success providing more important projects,” NFCID Executive Director Brandon Beach said.

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Members of the new Leadership Sandy Springs Class of 2023 take their first class photo at the Leadership Luau, held in their honor on the outdoor terrace of the Leadership Sandy Springs office at 1000 Abernathy Road., Suite L-10.

Leadership Sandy Springs welcomes 34 new members SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Thirty-four new members began their nine-month community leadership development program with Leadership Sandy Springs with a retreat at Unicoi State Park in Helen, Georgia.

The retreat was held Sept. 22-24. Class members will now attend monthly program days and special events to educate them about Sandy Springs and the Greater Perimeter area, enhance leadership skills, deepen civic understanding and connect them with leaders across many sectors.

Executive Director Rosalyn Putnam said she’s proud to say that community doesn’t just happen, but that Leadership Sandy Springs helps create it.

“Since 1987, Leadership Sandy Springs has graduated nearly 1,000 alumni who make a positive impact in our community and region,” Putnam said.

“They lead nonprofits, large and small businesses and organizations, serve on boards, city councils and commissions, and volunteer their time and talent to build a thriving, inclusive community.”

The foundation starts each year with the members selected to the new class.

The Leadership Sandy Springs Class of 2023 includes: • Lauri Barrett - Community volunteer • Charnaye Bosley - Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital • Sherry Collins - Community volunteer • Cameron Darweesh - Community Assistance Center • Michelle Day - Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta • Gail Early Jokerst - Brightside Works LLC • Jennifer Emery - City of Sandy Springs • Maite Fuertes - Los Niños Primero • Shanti Gangadharan - Health-

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This home is one of the stunning homes featured in the 49th Annual Dunwoody Home Tour set for Wednesday, October 12, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and is hosted by the Dunwoody Woman’s Club. All profits of the home tour are used to implement the club’s charitable initiatives. Home tour tickets can be purchased now online at the following link -https://www.dunwoodywomansclub.com/ht-tickets/ In addition you can purchase tickets in other ways as shown at the end of this article.

Stone lions entice you to enter through leaded-glass doors into a grand, two-story foyer where a stunning floral display on a marble-topped table invites you to explore further, and a sweeping curved staircase beckons you to the second floor where you’ll find the artist-owner’s studio, offices, and guest bedrooms. (Note the oneof-a-kind Dana Ross wood sculpture on the second-floor balcony.) To the right off the foyer is a richly paneled den with coffered ceiling, fireplace, and inset bookshelves. Here you will first learn that the family loves chess. You’ll also find a large outdoor chess set on

the back deck.

Ahead is a light-filled family room with gray granite fireplace, velvet seating, and a Steinway piano that can play music of your choosing. You only have to ask Josh. Through smart technology, Josh controls the home’s many TVs, music, lighting, and thermostat with but a polite command from the homeowners.

A gilded double Möbius sculpture atop a mirrored credenza captures your attention as you travel from the family room, through the spacious dining room, and head into a bright, multifunctional kitchen with keeping room that goes from breakfast to cocktail hour with ease. This gourmet kitchen features professional grade appliances including two dishwashers and belowcounter coolers for water and drinks.

While the home has seven beautifully decorated en suite bedrooms, the master on main will take your breath away. It is an oasis of soothing off-whites, mirrors and gold. Its spa bath features his and hers walk-in closets, separate vanities and toilets, steam shower, and a freestanding, clawfoot jet tub.

Centerpiece of the ground floor is a media room with plush leather seating and recessed ceiling twinkling with miniature lights, another full-service kitchen, billiard room, fully equipped exercise room, and (yes) another bedroom.

But there is more. Extensive decking sweeps the back of this home and a stone bordered pool invites a lap or two. And the property’s pipestem path to the mighty river’s edge encourages a

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This year’s home tour will include three outstanding private homes; one in Dunwoody and two in nearby Sandy Springs. Once again the club is partnering with Southern Comforts Consignments in Dunwoody. Included on the tour is “Designing for My Best Life”– a home tour decorating event with Marc Jones our in-house Consignor’s Designer. Seating is limited so pre-registration is encouraged. Home Tour tickets are available now and can be purchased as follows: • Online at: https://www.dunwoodywomansclub.com/ht-tickets/

• From any member of the Dunwoody Woman’s Club • At the following locations: Blooms of Dunwoody, Camelot Jewelers, Face Haven, Lauderhills Fine Jewelry, Lookingood Hair Design, Southern Comforts Consignments, The Enchanted Forest, and Under the Pecan Tree.

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Wood: Very traditional and good looking.

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FEATURED: SANDY SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET

What: Shop for fresh produce and artisan foods from more than 30 vendors every Saturday morning through Nov. 12 at the Sandy Springs Farmers Market.

When: Saturday, Oct. 8, 8:30 a.m. -noon Where: City Green, 1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs More info: citysprings.com

ART: PAINT LIKE BOB ROSS

What: Complete a Bob Ross painting in just one class with Bob Ross Certified Instructor Jeremy Rogers, who will walk you through step by step how to paint a Ross landscape, complete with “happy trees.”

When: Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Where: Hammond Park Activity Building, 6005 Glenridge Drive, Sandy Springs Cost: $65 More info: Register online, sandyspringsga.gov

SPIRITS FOR SPRUILL

What: Enjoy a casual celebratory evening at Spruill Gallery with spirits, food, music and comradery as the gallery

unveils AMPLIFY, its 3rd annual public art installation.

When: Saturday, Oct. 15, 4-7 p.m.

Where: Lawn of the Spruill Gallery art garden, 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody Cost: Tickets are $45 More info: spruillart.org

STUDIO SERIES: RANDALL BRAMBLETT

What: Known for his “swampy, sweaty Southern-fried funk,” Randall Bramblett continues the Studio Series with an exploration of his discography and a few stories along the way about his work with legends like Bonnie Raitt and Levon Helm.

When: Thursday, Oct. 20, 8 p.m.

Where: Studio Theatre, 1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs Cost: Tickets start at $10 More info: citysprings.com

OUT AND ABOUT: DUNWOODY FOOD TRUCK THURSDAYS What: Sweet and savory food trucks with live music every Thursday through the end of October.

When: Thursdays, Oct. 13, 20, & 27, 5-8

OVERLOOK PARK BIRD WALK

What: Join naturalist Roseanne Guerra for a walk-through of Morgan Falls Overlook Park, which boasts several habitats with a variety of birds. The walk will involve (possibly wet) grass, stairs, gently sloped pavement and unpaved trails. A scope and loaner binoculars will be available.

When: Saturday, Oct. 15, 8-11 a.m.

Where: Meet at the overlook, past the playground, Morgan Falls Overlook Park, 200 Morgan Falls Road, Sandy Springs Cost: Free More info: Register online, sandyspringsga.gov. For morning of walk, call 678358-4916.

PAWS AND PASTRIES

What: Bring all your puppers to this “pawsome” socialization event. Spending time at the park helps keep a dog’s socialization skills in tip-top form and can wear out a busy pup. There will be dog treats, tennis balls, water and pastries. Bring a dog bowl and water.

When: Saturday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Morgan Falls River Park Dog Park, 100 Morgan Falls Road, Sandy Springs Cost: Free More info: Register online, sandyspringsga.gov

FESTIVE: SPOOKY SPRINGS

What: Come to this safe, family-friendly event for young trick-or-treaters. There will be trick-or-treat candy stations, face painting stations, fog machines, a DJ and food trucks.

When: Saturday, Oct. 22, 5 p.m.

Where: Abernathy Greenway Playable Art Park, limited parking at Sandy Springs Christian Church, 301 Johnson Ferry Rd, Sandy Springs Cost: Free More info: sandyspringsga.gov

BOO-TACULAR FUN RUN

What: Superheroes, pirates, princesses and ghosts, etc. are invited to walk, skip or run. This is not a timed run. After the run, enjoy a hayride and roast marshmallows. Runner will receive a race medal, apple cider and supplies to make s’mores. Please, no scary costumes.

When: Friday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m.

Where: Roswell Area Park, 10496 Woodstock Road, Roswell Cost: $22 More info: Register online, roswellgov. com. Call 770-817-6670

OPINION

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Hello Sandy Springs It is our distinct honor and privilege to introduce you to the first edition of the Sandy Springs Crier, Appen Media’s newest publication in our family of community newspapers.

It’s not every day that we at Appen HANS APPEN Publisher Media have the opporhans@appenmedia.com tunity to bring a new publication to market.

In fact, the last time we did so was in 2006 when we launched the Milton Herald and helped usher in north Fulton County’s newest city.

It is, however, a process we are familiar with and know how to make successful.

Appen Media is a family owned and operated news media company, founded by my parents, Ray and Christina Appen in 1990. They bought what was, at the time, a monthly newspaper called The ReVue in a sleepy little cotton town called Alpharetta.

They built and grew their company as north metro Atlanta grew, and The ReVue became a weekly newspaper called the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald.

They launched the Forsyth Herald in 1998, Johns Creek Herald in 1998, and then the Milton Herald. In 2019, they purchased the Dunwoody Crier from long time newspaperman Dick Williams.

My parents still work part-time in

the company, but have since passed the reigns to my brother Carl and me. You could say that ink is in our blood.

What you can expect every week from your hometown newspaper is a commitment to journalistic excellence that has earned Appen Media countless regional and national awards in its 32year history. The newspaper is delivered for free to 12,000 homes in the city and available online at appenmedia.com. We believe that people should have unfettered access to local news, which is why we deliver our newspapers for free to 105,000 homes every week and do not have a paywall on our website. We are able to operate by helping local businesses promote their products and service with advertising campaigns. Please support them and shop local!

In our newsroom, we cover the issues and events that most personally effect your lives. We avoid the noise of Washington, D.C., and instead focus on local issues that you often have a more frequent and personal connection to.

You will see extensive coverage of Sandy Springs City Council meetings, infrastructure projects, Fulton County Commission and School Board, business developments, local sports, and public safety updates and trends.

These issues are the threads that connect communities and determine the quality of life that you and your family can expect to enjoy. We think they deserve the full attention of our newsroom.

I think it’s also important to note that we at Appen Media are here for the long haul, and are not done expanding our news offerings and creating new ways to connect people to news about their community. Too often now we are seeing local news organizations consolidate or sell to hedge funds that strip them of local resources. Or even worse, go away entirely.

We are doing the opposite. I am 33 years old. My brother Carl, who is my business partner and runs our newsroom and new business development efforts, is 26. We are excited about and looking forward to investing and then reinvesting in local news.

Earlier this year we launched the Appen Press Club, which is a division of Appen Media 100% dedicated to solving issues of sustainability for local news and providing the necessary funding to make sure that happens. The Press Club is a membership organization comprised of people like you, members of the community, who care about staying informed and are willing to voluntarily pay monthly or annual dues to ensure that happens.

I will make sure to keep you informed of the effort in future publications, but in the meantime, you can find out more (or join!) at appenmedia.com/join Again, we look forward to working with you to tell the ongoing story that is Sandy Springs.

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The city that started it all did things right It’s been almost 15 years since proud north metro residents cut the ribbon on Sandy Springs.

The city of 108,000 people laid the groundwork for what has served as PAT FOX a model for other Managing Editor residents in Fulton pat@appenmedia.com and DeKalb counties to declare their independence from county rule.

This was not a bunch of malcontents.

Leaders behind the movement were a smart and shrewd bunch who’d had an axe to grind for over 35 years. They fended off a move from the city of Atlanta for annexation, then fought for a voice of their own from Fulton County.

They spoke with one voice, inspired by one vision: to build a community that conforms to local values, a community with order.

In the years since, city leaders have

forged that vision into reality, sorting out the – sorry – mess they’d been left with.

What we see today and what has been evident along the way is the sheer intelligence this city has forged that path.

The host of cities that followed – Johns Creek, Milton, Dunwoody and others – all, in one form or another, used Sandy Springs as a template to engineer their own road to self-rule.

What struck me as a witness to this municipal upheaval was just how perfectly Sandy Springs had crafted its emancipation. Its city charter, its collaboration with consulting firm CH2M Hill, was copied by countless other new cities in the following years. Those who strayed from the Sandy Springs template regretted it.

One brief, and truly tragic, example of this is the case of Milton and Johns Creek.

As adopted in 2005, Sandy Springs’ charter caps the property tax rate at 4.731 mills “unless a higher limit is recommended by resolution of the city council and approved by the qualified voters of the City of Sandy Springs.”

A year after Sandy Springs incorporated, Milton and Johns Creek followed suit.

They also capped their property tax levies at 4.731 mills. But, for some reason, they used different wording in their charters to say the levy could only be increased through city council approval and “a majority of all registered voters” in a referendum.

It was an unfortunate oversight. The two cities had painted themselves into a revenue corner by requiring more than half of all registered voters in the city to approve a tax hike. Many times, half the registered voters don’t even turn out for an election, much less favor a proposal to raise their taxes.

As a result, both Milton and Johns Creek suffered in their ability to secure bonding capacity to pay for major projects because no bonding company would gamble on a city that couldn’t raise taxes to pay off the debt. It took them years to get their charter language straightened out through legislation at the Capitol.

Sandy Springs did it right.

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PAST TENSE

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Blacksmithing, a way ‘back to simpler times’ The work of a blacksmith was crucial to everyday life in small farming communities.

Blacksmiths made tools, horseshoes and plowshares.

They were called VALERIE on to repair horseBIGGERSTAFF drawn wagons and they made railroad spikes and railroad tools.

According to Vivian Price’s 1983 book “Past Memories, Present Progress, Future Dreams, a History of the Community and City of Chamblee,” there was a blacksmith shop in the early 1900s near the Chamblee railroad depot. Robert Hardin is listed in the 1910 census with a blacksmith shop on Peachtree Road in Cross Keys.

The blacksmith shop of James Cephas Spruill was near the Dunwoody Depot, located between where CVS and Chevron are on Chamblee Dunwoody Road. His shop was in the triangle that is formed by today’s Nandina Lane, Chamblee Dunwoody Road and Mount Vernon Road. The census records of 1920 and 1930 indicate Spruill continued working as a blacksmith for many years.

His son, Sentell Spruill, was also a blacksmith. His shop was behind the farmhouse where he and Emma Spruill lived on the property where Dunwoody Baptist Church is today.

John W. Ball worked as a blacksmith at his home on today’s Roswell Road where Big Trees is located. He and wife Margaret Adams Ball built a log cabin, two wells, a barn and a blacksmith shop on their property.

John Ball made wagon wheels, plows, and shod mules in his blacksmith shop. The property was along a wagon road that led to Roswell.

Two other blacksmiths are listed

FROM THE COLLECTION OF VALERIE BIGGERSTAFF

The Remount Station of World War I Camp Gordon was built in 1917 to house horses and the people who would care for them. It included a blacksmith shop. in the 1910 census in Dunwoody, both near the depot and the railroad tracks. Zebulon Reeve also had a blacksmith shop in the area where Chamblee Dunwoody Road forks at Roberts Drive. He is listed on the 1910 census with his wife Sarah Reeve and six children.

William Allgood was a horse shoer and blacksmith, listed in 1910 with wife Mary and eight children. Their street name is identified as Sandy Spring Road, an early name for Mount Vernon Road as it leads to Sandy Springs.

William J. Donaldson, who built

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the farmhouse at Donaldson-Bannister Farm in 1870, was a blacksmith.

The blacksmith shop was in the small buildings down the hill from the house and caretaker’s house.

The large estate known as Glenridge Hall (now demolished) at Glenridge Drive and Abernathy Drive included a blacksmith shop. An estate this large and with several horses needed a blacksmith shop on the property.

Another blacksmith shop in Chamblee was built in 1917 as part of World War I encampment Camp Gordon. Ten

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paddocks for horses, a blacksmith shop, housing for veterinarians and a mess hall were all part of the Remount Station built at Camp Gordon. In 1920, Joel Logan, Singer Moon and Claude L ynch were still employed at the Camp Gordon blacksmith shop.

Not every blacksmith considered that their occupation. Farmers, such as Ambrey Carpenter at the corner of Tilly Mill Road and Mount Vernon Road, also were skilled blacksmiths but considered farming their principal work.

If you are interested in learning the skills of a blacksmith, classes are offered at the Spruill Center for the Arts in Dunwoody. Falls classes just began and are full, but more will be available in January according to instructor Mike Romeo.

Romeo took a class himself when his sons bought him a gift certificate for Spruill Center for the Arts. He enjoyed the class, adding “The original blacksmiths mostly made tools. I find it fascinating that if I need a tool to complete a project, I just make it. You really can’t say that about many other trades. Tradespeople used to go to a blacksmith for that needed tool. Today, you go to a big box store for a tool.”

“Blacksmithing as a hobby is a way to detach from the fast-paced technology driven world and make something useful or create art out of a piece of metal,” suggests Romeo. “I think the renewed interest in blacksmithing today has a basis in people wanting to get back to simpler times where you can take pride in what you’ve made and actually use physical labor to make it - no button pushing.”

Award-winning author Valerie Biggerstaff is a longtime columnist for Appen Media, the Dunwoody Crier and now, the Sandy Springs Crier. She lives in Sandy Springs. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@gmail.com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.

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