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Georgia’s state lawmakers expect to be working at a faster pace this year when the General Assembly convenes on Jan. 13.

The Legislature meets for 40 days, spread out over several weeks. This year will be different because party primary elections are expected to be in May, weeks earlier than usual, because of a federal court order.

Legislators representing Fulton County said the shorter legislative calendar means they will be working on a tight schedule. What that will mean for some high profile legislation, such as bills calling for referendums to create new DeKalb County cities, isn’t clear, legislators say.

New mayor, City Council members take the oath COMMUNITY 3

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He rides his bike across Israel to raise funds MAKING A DIFFERENCE 8-9

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Lasting legacy MLK’s home, church part of downtown tour OUT & ABOUT 30-31 PHIL MOSIER

On the lookout Apartments received more police attention in 2013 PUBLIC SAFETY 35

Firefighter David Light prepares the driveway in front of Sandy Springs Fire Station #2 on Jan. 6 in anticipation of below freezing temperatures. Light spread a rock salt product on the asphalt to reduce the possibility of emergency vehicles skidding when entering and exiting the station, located at 135 Johnson Ferry Road.

John Paulson wants to believe he ran unopposed for reelection in November because people like the job he’s doing as Sandy Springs’ District 1 City Councilman.

But Paulson isn’t one for self-congratulation.

“Another part of me says people decided if I want to do it again, I’m welcome to it,” Paulson said.

Whether that’s true or not, Paulson was in fact the only member of the Sandy Springs City Council seeking re-election who didn’t face opposition. He’s looking forward to serving a second term on the council. Paulson, 64, was first elected in 2009, defeating Jim Squire.

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We swear: Sandy Springs begins new era

BY DAN WHISENHUNT

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Sandy Springs swore in its new City Council and its new mayor on Jan. 8, and things definitely look different than they have in the last four years.

Eva Galambos, the city’s first mayor, has retired.

Shortly after her successor, Rusty Paul, took the oath of office, the new mayor received the ceremonial gavel. Galambos left through a side door as the meeting began.

There was some procedural stumbling. After the ceremony, Paul had to be reminded to leave his chair in the audience and sit where Galambos presided over meetings for the last eight years.

Paul was joined by other new members of the City Council: Andy Bauman, Graham McDonald and Ken Dishman.

Paul said the election marks a turning point for the city, which incorporated in 2005.

“Sandy Springs is emerging from its childhood into adolescence,” Paul said in his inaugural address. “We can no longer accurately say we’re a new city. We’re maturing.”

The new mayor outlined his agenda for the next four years.

His four main objectives: - Completing the city’s downtown revitalization project to transform the area just north of the intersection of Roswell Road and I-285 into a civic center; - Reshaping the city’s Roswell Road corridor to include a thriving business district; - Promoting affordable owner occupied and rent-

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al housing in the city to serve police officers, firefighters, nurses and other young professionals; - Protecting the city’s neighborhoods.

“However,” he said, “protecting the neighborhoods and protecting the status quo are not synonymous.”

Regarding his plan to DAN WHISENHUNT promote affordable housMembers of Sandy Springs City Council are sworn in on Jan. 7, ing for police officers and

by Superior Judge Shawn Ellen LaGrua. Left to right with hands firefighters, Paul said, “It raised are, Councilmen John Paulson, Ken Dishman, Graham is immoral to ask public McDonald, Gabriel Sterling, Tibby DeJulio and Andy Bauman. safety employees to lay their lives on the line for future City Council meeting to dissolve the city’s Dea community in which they can’t afford to live.” sign Review Board and merge its duties with the city’s Paul said he would try to live up to the standards set Planning Commission. The Design Review Board is reby his predecessor. sponsible for reviewing applications “for building and “She has set a standard that will be impossible to development based on their aesthetic, architectural and match,” Paul said. “So I’m not going to try to be Eva. design merits with respect to the standards of the SanBut what I will strive for is what she, and I believe this dy Springs Overlay District.” new council and the citizens of Sandy Springs want: to Paul said having two boards is inefficient. strive for quality in all we do, maintain a record of in“The reason to do that is to streamline our processes tegrity in all we attempt, think innovatively when conand reduce the number of meetings citizens have to atfronted with challenges, and settle for nothing less than tend,” Paul said. “We’re not doing away with the functhe greatness that this city, this community, deserves.” tion of the Design Review Board. We will shift it to the Paul said he intends to introduce a resolution at a Planning and Zoning Commission.”

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Target tear down draws crowd as city starts downtown project

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From left, Councilmen Gabriel Sterling, Tibby DeJulio, Mayor Eva Galambos, City Manager John McDonough, Councilwoman Dianne Fries, Councilwoman Karen Meinzen McEnerny and Councilman John Paulson

City officials, media and spectators gathered on Johnson Ferry Road on Jan. 6 to watch an old building fall.

As a light flurry of snow fell, Mayor Eva Galambos trumpeted the building’s destruction over a bullhorn, her words getting lost amid the sound of the wind and the rumbling of machinery behind her. A crowd of onlookers clapped and cheered. The mayor and members of City Council counted down from 10 before a giant claw began ripping away chunks of the former Target building’s facade.

The demolition of the Target building on Johnson Ferry Road is the first visible sign of the city’s downtown revitalization project.

Galambos worked for decades to help Sandy Springs become a city, and didn’t like the development that housed the old Target site. It began as a Richway retail store. In the 80s, Target purchased many of the old stores and converted them. The city bought the old Target site in 2005 for $8 million after the company moved farther south to the Prado shopping center.

Galambos is leaving office after two terms.

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Sandy Springs City Council members watch as construction workers start the demolition of the old Target building on Johnson Ferry Road.

After the demolition, everyone went back inside the nearby Fidelity Bank for coffee and hot cocoa. City Councilman John Paulson looked at the crumbling building through one of the windows.

He said the Target site and the downtown project should be home to something iconic.

“I think this site should have a tower,” Paulson said, while adding he was speaking only for himself. “The Sandy

Springs Tower.”

Mayor-elect Rusty Paul called the demolition “a new beginning.” He said the city’s downtown plans already have stirred interest from developers looking to locate on Roswell Road.

“This project will be the most important thing that happens in Sandy Springs over the next four years,” Paul said. “I’m gratified that Eva got it started. Now it’s my job to get it finished.”

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State Rep. Wendell Willard, R-Sandy Springs, said he has been working on legislation reforming the state’s forfeiture laws and discovery of electronic records in civil cases that he’d like to get passed this year before the session wraps.

“We want to get everybody out of session as quickly as possible because it means we’ll be qualifying somewhere around March 15 to meet the deadlines,” Willard said. “I expect we’ll probably be out of session by March 20.”

State Sen. Judson Hill, R-Marietta, has part of Sandy Springs in his district.

He said he thinks an election year is an ideal time to pass controversial legislation, like bills allowing for referendums on new cities. “I’ve always been in favor of introducing and passing great legislation, no matter when it is,” Hill said.

Hill said he’d like to pass legislation establishing charity care clinics and privatizing some of PeachCare, a service providing affordable health insurance to low-income children. He said new bills might be difficult to pass this year.

He said passing the state budget will likely consume most of the Legislature’s time and energy in 2014.

“The budget will take up a lot of time because the financial challenges on reve-

nues,” Hill said. “Even though we’ve had a slight increase, much of that increase has been brought about by a slow, gradual increase in revenues for individuals and corporations as well as the car title fee changes, but between education and Medicaid, those are quickly absorbed.”

District 6 Sen. Hunter Hill, R-Smyrna, who represents a portion of Buckhead, said he plans to work on passage of legislation to streamline the process to create public-private partnerships for state projects. “This is about delivering mission-critical facilities,” he said.

Rep. Joe Wilkinson, R-Sandy Springs, said he intended to work on economic development and legislation intended to improve emergency vehicle access at large public events.

Rep. Mike Jacobs, R-Brookhaven, who chairs the MARTA Oversight Committee, said the committee will continue to look at changes to the mass transit organization this year.

“We will be back this year with proposed changes to the MARTA act,” Jacbos said.

I anticipate that there will be a push for fewer of the issues than we have seen in prior legislative sessions because MARTA has handled some of the issues raised in previous legislation.”

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HB 264, 265 – Bills to revise the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965, including changing the way appointments are made to MARTA’s governing board and the way the transit system handles money.

HR 486. City school systems bill – Rep. Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody) is sponsoring a bill calling for a statewide vote on an amendment to the state Constitution to allow cities created since 2005 to form new city school systems or to combine with neighboring cities to create regional school systems. The proposal would allow formation of new, local public school systems in 16 cities, including Brookhaven, Dunwoody and Sandy Springs, Taylor says.

SB 95 – Nonpartisan election of DeKalb CEO. This bill would change the election of the DeKalb CEO to a nonpartisan vote.

DeKalb property tax appeals. Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody) says he plans to introduce legislation on the first day of the session to provide for several changes in the way DeKalb County handles homeowners’ appeals of property tax bills. Changes could include a provision allowing appeals hearings to be recorded, he said.

Dunwoody Charter Commission’s recommended changes. DeKalb legislators are to consider proposed changes to the charter of the city of Dunwoody that were recommended by the city’s Charter Commission. The commission met last May through September. The commissioner’s report called for nine charter changes. One recommendation would allow city officials, if they should decide to begin a city or join a multi-city fire department, to take over fire services revenue collections from the county in what the commission called a “tax-neutral” way.

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Cyclist finds history, meaning riding through Israel

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Back in 2006, Robert Port thought the trip simply sounded like an interesting way to see Israel. He’d recently taken up riding a bike for exercise and the idea of cycling across the Israeli countryside sounded appealing.

“I’d never been to Israel before ‘06,” he said. “I like adventures like this. I don’t like sitting on a tour bus.”

So the Dunwoody lawyer set off to join a cross-country bike tour that started in Jerusalem and ended at the Red Sea. By the end of the five-day ride, he was hooked.

“I loved it,” he said. “I’ve said this before and it’s true: Within 10 seconds of getting on the plane to come back after the first [trip]. I thought, ‘I want to do this again.’”

And he has. Five times now.

In 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and again last year, Port joined other cyclists from around the world for a fundraising ride through the Israeli desert. Along the way, he figures he’s raised $20,000 to

$25,000 for the Arava Institute of Environmental Studies, an academic program that brings Jordanian, Palestinian, Israeli and western students together at a kibbutz on the Israeli side of the Arava Valley, which runs along part of the border between Jordan and Israel.

“We go very close to the Jordanian border,” the 56-year-old lawyer said, “and we can wave at the guards, who wave back and wonder what all these crazy people are doing riding along the border.”

He likes that ground-level view of the country. “I’ve ridden over 1,500 miles, 1,700 miles, on my bike in Israel,” he said. “You see things you wouldn’t see otherwise. You get up close and personal. It’s a whole different experience than taking a tour bus,” he said. “It’s like what people say about backpacking. You get to really experience the place.”

And since that first ride in 2006, his trips have taken on deeper meanings, he said. Part of the meaning comes from his

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE involvement with the institute the rides Jewish,” he said. “I had always wanted to support. The program brings togethgo to Israel. ... Because of these trips, er students from different countries and I’ve become more attuned to my Jewcultures to work together on common ishness, in terms of tradition and hisproblems. tory, and sort of like the long view of “The idea is that although that part time. of the world has a lot of strife and issues “When you go to Israel, there are and complexity and political intrigue, sights that are hundreds of years old. the goal is to under... It is important as stand that a lot of the an educational exDo you know an organization or environmental issues perience to me to individual making a difference come together,” he understand an area said. “The goal is to that’s in the news a in our community? Email have students of all lot. It’s helped me in editor@reporternewspapers.net these different backterms of my Jewish grounds come toidentity.” gether and try to find some commonaliHe’s also learned a lot, he said, ties dealing with these issues. The goal is about the conflicts in the Middle East. to foster some cooperation and under“Frankly, you see things aren’t black standing on the environmental side and and white,” he said. “There are lots of in other areas as well.” shades of gray. I think it’s given me a But the trips have taken on a persongreater appreciation that there’s a lot al meaning for him, as well, he said. “I’m more nuance than [is expressed by]

“When you go to Israel, there are sights that are hundreds of years old. ... It is important as an educational experience to me to understand an area that’s in the news a lot. It’s helped me in terms of my Jewish identity.”

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some of those talking heads on TV.” At the institute, “you have a Palestinian living with a Jordanian living with an Israeli in dorms, and they become friends and they have heated debates,” he said. “They are trying to figure out how to get together in this environment.

It’s such an amazing thing because if you look at the media, you’d think people there are at each other’s throats. ... It’s

made me reflect a little more deeply on those issues.

“There’s a lot more nuance. There’s a lot of history on both sides, issues that need to be sorted out. It’s made me at best a more intelligent observer of what’s going on in that part of the world.”

Besides, he said, the ride is fun. He likes the challenge.

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Look to the Hills: Two local Senators share common name, ground They’re not related, but they’re both Republicans, both members of the Georgia Senate, and they represent side-by-side districts that straddle portions of Fulton and Cobb counties. Sens. Judson Hill and Hunter Hill are two of the three Georgia senators who happened to be named Hill. The third Hill in the senate, Sen. Jack Hill, lives in Reidsville. (There also are three Thompsons and two Carters, for anyone keeping score.)

Sens. Judson and Hunter Hill say there’s no confusion in the Senate about who’s who – senators are referred to on the Senate floor during debate not by name, but district number, as in “the Senator from the 32nd” – but they admit some voters may mix them up at times.

In fact, Sen. Judson Hill says that before the most recent round of redistricting, he used to represent neighborhoods now represented by his younger colleague. He thinks some of his old constituents may have voted to elect Hunter Hill without realizing the candidate had changed. “A lot of people were saying, ‘You’re up for re-election, but your signs look different,’” he joked.

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Age: 53 Grew up in: Florida and Virginia Lives in: East Cobb District: 32 Represents portions of Sandy Springs and Cobb County First elected: 2004 Committees: chairman, Atlanta-Fulton County Delegation; chairman of senate finance committee and legislative federal and state healthcare financing overview committee; member of appropriations, insurance and labor, rules health and human services, and regulated industries and utilities committees.

Occupation: lawyer

Age: 36 Grew up in: Vinings Lives in: Smyrna District: 6 Represents portions of Buckhead, Sandy Springs and Cobb County First elected: 2012 Committees: vice chairman of veterans, military and homeland security committee; secretary of the senate finance committee and state and local government operations committee; member of the judiciary non-civil, retirement, and reappointment and redistricting committees.

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College-bound students learn new vocabulary: ‘value,’ ‘jobs’

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Ann Fountain, associate director of college counseling at The Galloway School in Buckhead, says families are a lot more concerned these days with college costs and are looking for financial or merit aid.

Maddie Dill’s parents started her college fund early. They displayed a framed share of stock in the Walt Disney Co. on a wall of her nursery.

“We’ve saved from the minute she was born,” said her dad, Don Dill.

Now Maddie, a 17-year-old senior at Dunwoody High School, is applying to colleges and trying to decide which school best fits her needs and desire to study global health issues. She’s applied to 16 schools, ranging from Harvard University in Boston to Tulane University in New Orleans to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, in hopes of finding the right one.

“I’m looking for a medium-sized school,” Maddie said. “Most of them are concentrated in the Northeast in large cities. I like schools that have their own campus that are in cities or are really close by to cities.”

Come April, she’ll have to choose. “April will be a difficult month,” she said.

And, like most high school seniors facing decisions about where to attend college, she’ll look at the cost of the colleges as well as the pro“In no particular order, I am looking for a grams they offer. Schools she is considering cost college with a broad variety of majors, a as much as $60,000 a year, she said, so she’ll see diverse population, and academic rigor.” what sort of financial aid they offer her. “Once Liya Mammo, Chamblee Charter High you get all the pieces of the puzzle in front of you April 2, and you look at all the financial aid, then you look at what makes long-term sense for her,” said her mother, Shannon Dill.

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Founding principal of Weber School to retire

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After nearly two decades, Simcha Pearl is stepping down as the Weber School’s first and only head of school.

“The school is extraordinary, and has been so supportive of me,” Pearl said. “But it’s time to move on to another project.

It’s good to do something different and restart.”

Pearl said he doesn’t yet know what he’ll do next. But he has faith that things will fall into place after he leaves the private Jewish high school that was established in Sandy Springs in 1997.

Pearl believes that sometimes, you have to trust that the time is right, even if you don’t have a plan. He looks to the Biblical story of the Israelites leaving Egypt to illustrate his

point. Rabbinical scholars believe that in the book of Exodus, when the Israelites reached the Red Sea, it didn’t part immediately. But after one man jumped into the water in an act of faith, Pearl said, and kept wading until he was completely submerged, the sea parted and allowed the Israelites to cross safely.

Leaving the Weber School is not the first time Pearl has hit the reset button.

He started his professional life as a dentist in Albany, NY. But he was always involved in his synagogue and with Jewish summer camps. One day, he realized that dentistry wasn’t

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Shooting for the college stars, ending up chatting at Starbucks?

BY MOLLIE SIMON According to the National Center exchange for $3 cups of Starbucks cocoa for Education Statistics, there are 3,053 with optional whipped cream. four-year institutions in the United When it comes to college admissions, States. There are also 10,787 Starbucks the interview is a rather ambiguous aslocations in the U.S., or approximately a pect. There is no guidebook or list of 3:1 Starbucks-to-college ratio. rules (is it OK to let the interviewer buy Before I began the college applicathe drink?), some schools offer them, tion process, there were many things I some do not, sometimes they are with was warned about by older students and alumni, sometimes they are with admisby admissions officers sions officers, and the on college tours. (Side list goes on and on. note: It is only necesIn the wild and There are 3,053 sary to take one coluncertain world of four-year institutions in lege tour; they are 99 interviews, there is the United States. There but one constant: percent the same, and, yes, student guides are also 10,787 Starbucks More likely than not, walk backward in the interview will locations in the U.S., most of them.) take place at one of or approximately a 3:1 I was advised not the 10,787 Starbucks to write essays at the Starbucks-to-college ratio. locations in the U.S. last minute. I was In fact, the interview told to bubble in my may even take place name correctly on in the bookstore Starthe SAT. I was informed of the tediousbucks of a university different from the ness of waiting for a decision, and the one to which you are applying (speaking more-than-likely-chance of getting unfrom personal experience). fortunate news in exchange for $70-$90 Doing the math and erring on the applications fees. side of caution, say we assumed that 30 What I was not told is that I would percent of the 19,913 face-to-face insoon be trading in my thrifty 50-cent terviews the University of Pennsylvapackets of Swiss Miss hot chocolate in nia conducted last year were completed

How can (i) explore new ideas and build on the ideas of others?

at Starbucks’ locations. Say each interviewee and interviewer purchased a $3 drink (a generous under-estimate if you are going for a fat-free, decaf, extra-hot, soy milk latte). That would represent $35,843 in spending at Starbucks for just one university’s interviews (remember the 3:1 Starbucks-to-college ratio), which is why I am convinced that either Starbucks and the College Board are in cahoots, or Starbucks should be helping to underwrite the costs of America’s post-secondary education system.

While I appreciate the time that Mollie Simon is a alumni take to interview prospective senior at Chamblee students, I think that it is ultimately Charter High School.

Starbucks locations - and not seniors, interviewers, or even colleges - that are of you, college interviews are something coming out on top in the process. like speed-dating where your chances of Every interview is getting dumped on different, and they are April 1 are astronomnot all created equal. ically high.

F I R S T P ER S O N From an interview I guess my advice Occasional articles by readers where the person just is simple to everyone about their activities graduated and quesstill scheduling coltions you from belege interviews: Just hind a computer be yourself and enjoy while reading prompts, to an interview the hot chocolate while it’s warm. where you feel like the person knows And my advice to the class of 2015: Inyou when you take the last sip of cocoa, stead of applying to so many colleges, conto the kind where you are told at the end sider buying stock in Starbucks for $77 a that you probably will not get in even share. I hear it’s gone up this past year. though the interviewer thought highly That might be a better investment.

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Finally, as for the financial aspect of a university, I am a believer in the quote, “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door,” by Milton Berle.

I acknowledge that tuition has a major impact on decisions to attend a university, or not, yet I also feel that there are many opportunities (especially today with the easy accessibility of the Internet) for scholarship money, or for recognition of one’s achievements. It is my idealistic wish that all those who have a dream will not be forestalled by monetary restrictions, yet it is also my pragmatic mind that goes out and searches for ways to reach the goal of college, instead of wishing wistfully for fate to grant me a solution.”

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2014, up 14 percent over five years. In public colleges, those costs increased to $18,391, up 20 percent over five years.

Students, parents and high school guidance counselors say that the rapid rise in the costs of college is making students pay closer attention than ever to the price of attending. Coupled with changing family finances stemming from the recent recession and slow recovery, some students worry about taking on levels of debt that

mean they could graduate owing as much as their parents’ mortgage.

“You’re starting to hear words like ‘value’ and ‘return on investment,’” said Tyler Sant, associate director of college counseling at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Sandy Springs, who worked in Emory University’s admissions office for three years before coming to HIES two years ago. “I think it’s been a gradual change over the last four or five years. Some of it is related to the uncertainty of the re-

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“I am looking for a school where I can not only get a good education, but also have an engaged social experience.

When I think about college, I keep in mind that it is the place where I will be spending all of my next four years, so I want it to be a place where I feel at home. The greatest importance for me is definitely cost.”

“The first thing that I look at in a college is the location. I prefer colleges that are close to or in a big city because that means that there are more internship opportunities for me and I do not have to look far for the internships.

The subjects are very important for me because I want to be able to find the subject that I am most interested in. I do not really pay much attention to the size or reputation of the college. ”

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cession as parents pass that on to their kids.”

Ann Fountain, associate director of college counseling at The Galloway School in Buckhead, has seen similar changes in the four years she’s been working with college-bound students, both through jobs in college admission offices and at private schools in Florida and Buckhead.

“Families are a lot more concerned about value,” Fountain said. “Families that maybe five years ago hadn’t been concerned about finances have had financial changes in their circumstanc-

es. They’re looking for financial aid.

“Similarly, the families who are middle-income or upper-middle-income families ... are becoming less and less able to afford the sticker price of college. These families are looking for merit aid. They’re looking for value: Is my student going to get a job after college?”

Peter Myer, a senior at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School who lives in Buckhead, plans on becoming a doctor. He’s applied to eight schools, most of them small or medium-sized liberal arts schools such as Duke University and Davidson College in North Caro-

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“I am looking for a college in the Southeast because I want to be close to home. When I am on a college tour or speaking to a representative, the most important things to me are the programs offered at the school, the tuition, and as weird as it might sound, the college that I attend must have air conditioning in most places. ”

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“The colleges I’m looking at need to have the subjects I’m interested in – English and journalism – as a major or as a school at their university. Size is also extremely important when deciding where you want to spend the next four years of your life. Finally, how close to home you are, for multiple reasons.”

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Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School senior Peter Myer plans on becoming a doctor. His mother, Deborah McCarty, will weigh scholarship offers when helping to make a decision.

lina or Washington and Lee in Virginia, and was still filling out financial aid applications in January.

“We have four sons,” said his mother, Deborah McCarty. “We’ll just see where he gets in and what kind of scholarships he gets and weigh them.”

Xavier Flournoy, a senior at Riverwood International Charter High School in Sandy Springs, said he’s looking at four colleges. He’s attracted to one, Goucher College in Baltimore, in part because it allows students to take courses at other, better-known and more expensive schools in that city, such as Johns Hopkins University.

“Cost is important to me,” he said.

“I don’t want to get to the point of, ‘Oh, yeah, take the student loan.

We’re just not going to tell you that you’re going to be in debt for the rest of your life.’”

Holy Innocents’ counselor Sant said students and their families also are beginning to look at additional costs they can expect, including the cost of graduate schools.

“You see more kids looking at college as a way to set themselves up for what comes next, especially those who are interested in graduate school,” he said. “They are aware of the rising costs of school and looking at graduate school, and trying to save some money. ... This generation of students is no longer looking at a four-year degree as the end point.”

Flournoy says he’s already thinking about how to afford graduate school.

“I just want to get an education,” he said. “I want to get my degree.”

Georgia’s state schools have benefited from more applicants as students look for value in their education. Some students, with an eye on graduate schools, think they’ll take advantage of the HOPE scholarship for undergraduate studies in order to save more for later schooling. “The HOPE came around at the right time,” he said.

At the same time, Sant said, some

traditional four-year liberal arts colleges have begun to fight back. “A lot of these small schools and colleges have had a hard time trying to explain a degree that is intentionally broad in scope,” he said. “There are really great small colleges that do a great job teaching people how to think that are having to kind of justify that model.”

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“My personal college process has centered predominately around academic concerns. This concern reflects the economic realities of my family: scholarships, not an improved economy, still provide the best, and possibly only, way for me to find colleges outside of my current economic scope.

Even as the housing market has improved and my mother, as a real estate agent, has more than most felt the rising economy, my college search has been predicated on the results of my academic efforts. I am depending on the years of work I have spent at Westminster and the record I have created to direct my college search.

I have sought out colleges that need prospective students to lead their programs, instead of more prestigious colleges that, perhaps, would see me as an appropriate, but not outstanding, addition. Without the prospect of out-of-state scholarships, the HOPE at Georgia and Georgia Tech undoubtedly offer the best value – value that will keep me in the state of Georgia.”

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Melanie Taetle, a senior at Galloway, started with a list of 50 schools to consider and ended up applying to seven schools, including the universities of Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Texas. “I kind of want to get out of Georgia,” she said. “I’ve lived in Georgia my entire life. I want to go some place new.”

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Five questions with Bill Clarkson, president of The Westminster Schools In 1991, William Clarkson IV took the job as The Westminster School’s fourth president. He’s retiring in June after more than two decades of what school officials have described as his “transformative leadership.” Clarkson has called his years at Westminster the happiest of his career.

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Founding principal of Weber School to retire you’re meant to do.”

He began teaching part time at a Jewish day school in New York. When he decided to devote his time to Jewish education, Pearl moved to Israel to participate in a fellowship program on Jewish

educational leadership in Jerusalem.

While he was living in Israel, a friend from Albany happened to talk to someone in Atlanta who was working to establish a new Jewish high school. They were looking for a principal; he recommended reaching out to Pearl.

Pearl calls the whole thing serendipity. He visited Atlanta on a lark, he said, at the end of the 1996 Centennial Olympic • Where to look Games.

• How to organize findings He had no ties to Atlanta. But • How to write the perfect essay he was inspired by the work of the parents who wanted to establish a • How to GET SCHOLARSHIPS for new, trans-denominational Jew• Undergrad and Graduate Levels ish high school. At the time, there MELISSA WEINMAN was only one Jewish high school Founding Weber School Principal and it catered to Orthodox Jews.

Two Ways to Participate: Simcha Pearl is stepping down.

The mission of the new school mediately that Pearl was the right man would be to serve all parts of Atlanta’s to lead the school.

Jewish community, Pearl said.

“People who meet him are very “It was a true leap of faith for me,” drawn to him. It was pretty obvious Pearl said. “You have to combine some from the first day we wanted him. He’s faith with some confidence, with some Limited # of Seats Available just an exceptional individual. And he willingness to jump into the unknown. or just had incredible rapport with the stu“I was trusting that I would meet dents,” Robkin said.

God halfway.”

Robkin said they didn’t expect the Judy Robkin is a member of Weber’s first principal to stay with the school for board of trustees. Her daughter was very long. the school’s first student. She said the “We were incredibly, incredibly forfounders of the school knew almost imtunate to have had the benefit of his amazing educational experience and innovation for all of these years,” Robkin said. “When we initially hired him, we were told if we got someone dynamic… if he stays with us for three years we could consider ourselves very lucky. If he stayed with us five years, it would be amazing ... 10 years it would be extraordinary. We’ve been lucky enough to have Sim for 18 years, which is unheard of.”

Robkin said she attributes much of the school’s growth to Pearl’s leadership.

She said there were fewer than 20 students when the school first started. This Friday, May 2 Friday, February 21 year, there are more than 600.

9:00 am - 1:00 pm 10:00 am - 3:00 pm “People put their faith in him, put their trust in him. The kids are so drawn to him. He’s very charismatic,” Robkin said.

Experience the Explore the Presidential Over the years, Pearl has grown with C i v i l Wa r l i k e the school, leading it from its early days G a l l e r y, p a r t i c i p a t e i n a r t with just a handful of students and never before at the activities and make teachers meeting in trailers.

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“Being able to be in constant, dyWe s t e r n A r t M u s e u m ! namic, evolving relationships with all kinds of people. That’s what growing community is,” Pearl said.

Students: $5 Adults: $3 Though being the head of the school Students: $5 Adults: $3 has been challenging, Pearl said it’s ultimately been his belief in the mission of the school – to mold students into knowledgeable, thinking, responsible, Jewish adults – that’s kept him going.

“The challenge is not to get caught up in the day-to-day challenges and lose sight of why you’re doing all that stuff,” Pearl said.

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Pace students take part in diversity conference Six Pace Academy students took part in a national diversity conference in December. Sophomores Lali Zamora, Payton Gannon and Xori Johnson, and juniors Brittany Allen, Noah Brooker and Kamran Sadiq attended the Student Diversity Leadership Conference in Maryland.

The conference, hosted by the National Association of Independent Schools, is a multiracial, multicultural gathering of upper school student leaders from around the country, Pace said. Participants examine issues of social justice, develop effective crosscultural communication skills, practice expression through the arts, and learn networking principles and strategies, the Buckhead school said.

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“The yellow daffodil bloom is reminiscent of the Star of David that Jews throughout Europe were forced to wear in public,” said Andi Videlfsky, the Marietta physician spearheading local efforts. “The daffodils are symbolic because they bloom with a burst of color and energy each spring, reminding us that life is eternal.”

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Metro Atlanta home school families are invited to take part in activities at the Marcus Jewish Community Center through a new program called “Homeschool Extras.” Participants can take part in activities such as tennis, gymnastics, swimming, art or dance. Programs are offered for ages 4 to 6, 7 to 9 and 10 to 13, and are offered 11 a.m. through 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call 678-812-3867, email homeschool@atlantajcc.org or visit www.atlantajcc.org/homeschool.

Lovett class maps the school Laurie Smilac’s first grade class designed a 3D map of The Lovett School in Buckhead as part of their study of maps and neighborhoods. The students were asked to create bird’s eye view maps of their own houses and a portion of their neighborhoods.

That led to the idea of creating a 3D map of Lovett to scale.

Students brought in boxes to be recycled into buildings. They worked in groups to plan out the buildings using Google Earth. They talked a lot about how to draw something as if they were “flying overhead in planes.” They also went on a few tours of the school to think about the height and size of the buildings.

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Cut that ribbon Sandy Springs Mayor Eva Galambos, City Council members Dianne Fries and John Paulson, Recreation and Parks Director Ronnie Young, Fulton County Public School Board members Julia Bernath and Gail Dean, along with Kathy Cox, and Dunwoody Springs Elementary Principal Ivy Freeman, joined students in celebrating a new multi-purpose field, made of artificial turf, at the school.

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“Winter to Spring” Friday, Jan. 24, 8 p.m. – Covenant Presbyteri-

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Students and music educators, free. Tickets available at the door or at: www.skylarkensemble.org.

Free parking on the upper deck of the Peachtree Battle Shopping Center. 2461 Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, 30305. Find out more at: www.covenantpresbyterian.us or by calling 404-237-0363.

itage Winter Classics Series continues with The Bonaventure Quartet, performing classic standards, western swing, gypsy jazz and original compositions. $5 per person. Park on Sandy Springs Place or in the Sandy Springs United Methodist Church Activities Center parking lot. Call 404-851-9111, x4 or email: events@heritagesandysprings.org for details.

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In the Morris & Rae Frank Theatre, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. To purchase tickets or for additional details, visit: www.atlantajcc. org/boxoffice, or call 678-812-4002.

Act3 Productions Thursday, Jan. 23, 8 p.m. – Act3 Pro-

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King Story Tuesday, Jan. 14, 10:15 a.m. – Tod-

dlers and preschoolers hear a story about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They can also participate in an original rap about Dr. King.

Sessions: toddlers age 1 at 10:15 a.m.; toddlers age 2 at 11 a.m.; preschoolers ages 3-5 at 11:45 a.m. Free, and the public is welcome. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-814-3500 for details.

Winter Craft Tuesday, Jan. 21, 4-4:30 p.m. – Have fun

with crafts that reflect the season! Appropriate for ages 5-12. Free, and all are welcome. Open to the first 15 participants. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.

Call 404-848-7140 to register or for further information.

Basketball Tryouts Sunday, Jan. 26, 1 p.m. – It’s time for spring

girls’ AAU basketball. Try outs for third through sixth grade, 1-2:30 p.m.; seventh and eighth graders, 2:15-4 p.m. High school try outs begin Feb. 23. Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, 805 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. No fee to try out. To find out more about league fees and the organization, visit: www.gapistols.com or email: jfeagin2@gmail.com.

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Space is limited. Suggested audiences: middle school and elementary. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Community Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-3036130 or email: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov to sign up or to learn more.

Bricks 4 Kidz Wednesday, Jan. 15, 4:30-5:30 p.m. –

Bricks 4 Kidz uses LEGOs to provide a multi-sensory, hands-on learning experience. Free and open to the public. Registration required and started Jan. 4. Space is limited. Suggested audiences: elementary and preschool. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Call 404-303-6130 or email: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov to sign up or to ask questions.

Book Sale Thursday, Jan. 23, 1-4 p.m. – Members of

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Tuesday, Jan. 14, 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Learn nu-

Sunday, Jan. 19, 10:30 a.m. – The Jewish National Fund welcomes Ambassador Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New York, who discusses Israeli politics. Free community event; pre-registration requested by visiting: www.jnf.org/atlido, emailing: ahalper@jnf.org or calling 404-236-8990 x852. Technology drive also on same day; $10 re-stocking fee for computer or monitor donations. Congregation Or Hadash, 7460 Trowbridge Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328.

trition and exercise tips to make 2014 your healthiest year ever! Open to the first 25 participants. For those 18 years and older. Free. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-848-7140 to sign up or to find out more.

Resume Rehab Wednesday, Jan. 15, 9:30-11 a.m. – Need help

creating a resume? Want to update your current resume but don’t know where to start? Brookhaven Library staff provides personalized resume assistance. For adults. Free and open to the first eight participants. Call 404-848-7140 or visit the branch to register. 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.

Chinese Astrology Wednesday, Jan. 15, 6-8 p.m. – Discover how the ancient science of Chinese astrology uses the elements and characteristics of the Wood Horse to predict events and outcomes for 2014. Free and open to the public. For adult audiences. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: comments@co.fulton. ga.us or call 404-303-6130 with questions.

My Aching Back Wednesday, Jan. 15, 6-8 p.m. – Start the new

year by taking better care of yourself. Learn an easy home practice to help with nagging back, neck and shoulder pain. Handouts provided. Free. RSVP to 404-843-1880. For members of the Cancer Support Community, 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Suite C-225, Atlanta, 30342. Go to: www.cscatlanta.org to find out more.

“Great Decisions” Thursday, Jan. 16, 7:30-9 p.m. – The

“Great Decisions 2014” series gets under way. Topics include: Israel and the U.S.; Islamic awakening; energy independence; defense technology; food and climate; China’s foreign policy; U.S. trade policy. Sessions include speaker followed by Q&A. Through March 6. $30; includes briefing book (or $40 if book shared). Dunwoody United Methodist Church, 1548 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For information and registration, call 404832-5560 x 17 or visit: http://gciv.org/programs/ gd/dunwoody.

Reptile Day Saturday, Jan. 18, 1 p.m. – Get close to venomous and non-venomous snakes at the Chattahoochee Nature Center! Learn to identify and be safe around snakes. Other programs: Reptile wagon: 12-4 p.m.; artsy alligators and slinky snakes: 2-4 p.m.; sidewalk reptile sketch contest: 1- 4 p.m. Activities included with general admission. 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell, 30075. Go to: www.chattnaturecenter.org or call 770-992-2055 to learn more.

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Free. No experience necessary. Open to the first 25 participants. For adults. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.

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Writers’ Forum Wednesday, Jan. 22, 6:30-8 p.m. – Share

original creative writings of up to 500 words or five minutes of reading time. Readings followed by facilitated discussions where audience members offer feedback. For adult writers at any experience level. Free and open to the community. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: comments@co.fulton. ga.us or call 404-303-6130 or for information.

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Suitable for adults. Registration required by going to: www.grantspace.org. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-303-6130 or email: comments@ co.fulton.ga.us with questions.

Retirement Planning Saturday, Jan. 25, 4:30-6 p.m. – Learn how

much income you’ll need during your retirement years to support the lifestyle you want, and figure out how to position your assets to provide that income.

Learn steps to maximize a financially-secure retirement. Free and open to the public. For adults. Registration required by calling 770-799-7016 or emailing: clare.stefan@lfg.com. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

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Holocaust Lecture Sunday, Jan. 26, 6:30 p.m. – Am Yisrael Chai! hosts “The Spirit of Survival: Art, Music and Culture During the Holocaust.” Ela Weissberger, survivor of a concentration camp, is keynote speaker. No charge, but RSVP by calling: 888-608-4988. Greenfield Hebrew Academy, in the auditorium, 5200 Northland Dr., Atlanta, 30342. Go to: www.amyisraelchaiatlanta.org to learn more.

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Living in metro Atlanta, it’s easy to forget there are a number of significant historical and cultural attractions nearby. So, for the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, why not check out one of those hometown destinations and visit the National Historic Site dedicated to his legacy?

Just east of downtown Atlanta, you can take a self-guided tour around some of the places that were important to King’s life and to the Civil Rights Movement.

“We portray his life from birth to death,” said Del Kittendorf, a volunteer park ranger.

Kittendorf, who has volunteered at the King site for 10 years, said while he regularly meets people from Asia, Africa, Europe and South America, visitors from Atlanta are rarer. “Especially the northern suburbs,” Kittendorf said.

A Cobb County resident himself, he

hypothesizes it’s because people often put off seeing the sites in their own city as something they’ll do later, especially when traffic is a factor.

“We’re a backyard site. Coming downtown is inconvenient,” Kittendorf said.

Mickey Goodson, another volunteer ranger, said people just don’t take the time to visit the historic sites near them.

“We’ll travel 500 miles to visit somewhere we’re heard about,” Goodson said.

“Folks come from all over the world.

It’s the folks from Sandy Springs … we don’t get much of.”

The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site is not just one museum.

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You can move through the site at your own pace.

Start at the visitors’ center, where you can pick up a map and read about the history of segregation, the Civil Rights Movement, and the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. You can also watch video footage of historic events, such as the Selma, Ala., march, where hundreds of demonstrators were attacked by state troopers. There are also interviews with leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, MELISSA WEINMAN including U.S. Rep. John Volunteer Del Kittendorf, second from Lewis of Atlanta. right, shares stories with translator Roberto Ebenezer Baptist is the Nogueira and his church group from Brazil. church King grew up attending. His grandfaneighborhood was dubbed “Sweet Auther and father served as pastors of the burn,” and served as the center of black church, and in the 1960s, King was colife in Atlanta. Auburn Avenue was the pastor of the church with his father. Ebsite of the first black-owned businesses enezer Baptist is no longer an active in the city and many affluent black famchurch, but it has been restored to its ilies made the street their home.

1960s appearance, and it is open to the On a recent weekday morning, Kitpublic. You can take a seat in one of the tendorf shared the story of the historsanctuary’s pews and listen to recordings ic fire station with a church group from of King’s speeches over the sound sysBrazil. tem.

“For us it’s one of the most imporAs a boy, King liked to visit Fire Statant places to see in Atlanta,” said Rotion No. 6, which was just down the berto Nogueira, the group’s translator. road from his Auburn Avenue home. In Nogueira said touring the site is espe1963, Atlanta hired its first black firecially meaningful for the group because fighters and Station No. 6 became the of how important churches were to the first racially integrated fire station in AtCivil Rights Movement. lanta. There’s a 1927 fire engine on dis“We came to see a little bit for hisplay inside as well as information on the tory, and for the church environment,” history of firefighters in Atlanta.

Nogueira said. “We have two pastors Though the National Park Service with us.” maintains the exteriors of a number of Shawn Jenkins of Greensboro, N.C. historic homes on Auburn Avenue, it’s visited the historical site for the second still an active neighborhood. Some of time. He said it was important for him the shotgun style houses are used as park to visit because of the huge effect Martin offices, but many are leased as private Luther King, Jr. had on the world. residences.

“I wanted to keep it fresh in my During the early 20th Century, the mind, and current,” Jenkins said.

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He’d served on the Committee for Sandy Springs back when Eva Galambos, who decided not to seek a third term as the city’s mayor in 2013, was campaigning for cityhood. Aside from that, he really had no interest in politics.

But he said he felt a little restless, too.

“I was getting tired of sitting in front of the TV and complaining,” he said.

He decided to run for his first term after he ran into Galambos at a bike race in Sandy Springs. She mentioned that former Councilman Doug MacGinnitie wouldn’t be running for the District 1 seat again. Paulson decided to take advantage of the opportunity. “I wanted to know more about this new city of Sandy Springs and help guide the new city,” he said.

Paulson is originally from Chicago.

His day job is as an engineer. He has a wife, Mary, two grown children, and one grandchild.

He works as a business development manager for Milliken Infrastructure Solutions. He often brings his engineering background to his job as a councilman. Recently, he took a keen interest in the repair of Lake Forrest Drive in Sandy Springs, which isn’t even in his district. During City Council discussions, he spoke at length about the condition of the road, which had been closed due to rock slides, and gave the council his opinion about the proposed fixes.

“It’s a construction-related activity,” he said, explaining his involvement.

“I’m a geotechnical engineer.”

Being an engineer is something that Paulson says helps with his decision making.

“There’s a lot of money spent in this city on construction of one kind or another,” Paulson said. “It helps me understand things sometimes and explain things to the council.”

City Councilman Gabriel Sterling, who works as a political consultant, said Paulson ran unopposed in November because he’s an effective councilman and lives in a safe district for incumbents.

He said unlike other districts in the city, there aren’t many neighborhoods that are well organized in District 1.

“John does a very good job of keeping in touch with his constituents,” Sterling said.

Paulson said he actually encouraged his constituents to run against him in November, just to get people involved in the political process, but there were no takers.

With the city’s downtown redevelopment plans unfolding over the next four years, plans that include many construction projects, Paulson thinks he’ll be able to make meaningful contributions in his second term.

“I felt like I could still contribute to that whole aspect of the city’s growth,” Paulson said.

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Residents of Sandy Springs’ Spalding Woods neighborhood say they’re satisfied with the outcome of a deal that will allow a developer to build 13 single family homes on Mabry Road.

Sandy Springs City Council approved the zoning for the project at its Dec. 17 meeting.

A new developer has taken over the project from Traton Homes, which had initially requested 18 to 20 homes on 6.6 acres of land at the corner of Glenridge Drive and Mabry. Steve Currivan, president of the Spalding Woods HOA, said a poll of residents found 81 percent agreed with the smaller 13-home development.

The original plans for the project stirred up Spalding Woods, and the city’s Planning Commission had recommended denying the zoning application. City Council had repeatedly deferred zoning on the project and it brought scores of residents to public meetings in the city.

E.A. Andrews Homes took over from Traton. City Council named several conditions before approving the rezoning, including: - Using techniques that will

Pink Pony battle continues The Pink Pony strip club is appealing a DeKalb judge’s recent decision to dismiss its lawsuit against the city of Brookhaven.

On Dec. 24, DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Courtney Johnson granted Brookhaven’s motion to dismiss the Pink Pony’s lawsuit, claiming the suit had no legal merit.

In May, the owners of the Pink Pony sued the city over its sexually-oriented business ordinance, claiming the ban on alcohol and nude dancing would put them out of business.

Before the ruling, Brookhaven chose not to enforce the new ordinance until the case was resolved. Officials have not yet decided if they will delay enforcement again due to the appeal. Alan Begner, who represents the Pink Pony, said if the court sides with the club, the city will be responsible for paying damages. Begner also represents strip clubs in Sandy Springs, which have been in litigation with the city for nearly a decade.

“Sandy Springs agreed to that, smartly on their behalf, because they’re in their eighth year,” Begner said. “If they had shut us down, the damages would be astronomical.”

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Peachtree Road Bikes has turned a corner since a fire in early December destroyed its Buckhead location.

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Owner Mike Wagaman said on Jan. 7 that his employees are busy setting up the displays and merchandise at the new Peachtree Road location.

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Wagaman said he hopes the store will be open this March. Since the fire, the company has been conducting all of its business from the Sandy Springs location, at 225 Hilderbrand Drive.

He said the old location will be rebuilt, but construction could be six months to a year away. The fire started in the Peachtree Road Bikes store.

Wagaman said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Wagaman said he’s feeling optimistic about his company’s future.

“Yeah, it’s going to be good,” he said.

“We’re going to rock it out.”

Cathedral Antiques Show returns The Cathedral Antiques Show returns to the Cathedral of St. Philip in Buckhead with a week of events, book signings, flower show, home tour and the show itself.

The antiques show, at 2744 Peachtree Road, will be Jan. 30–31, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, and Feb. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than two-dozen selected dealers of period furniture, jewelry, art, and accessories ranging from 17th-century antiques to iconic mid-century modern pieces will be on hand for the event.

The Tour of Homes will be held Feb. 2, and feature homes from around Buckhead, showcasing the best in interior design and architecture. Inspiration Avenue, Jan. 30–Feb. 2, will showcase nine unique spaces featuring the work of nine interior designers, complemented by the work of nine floral designers. In an added twist, each space will be decorated as a current interior for a historical “client” – Jane Austen or Coco Chanel, for example.

The beneficiary of the 43rd annual event will be Crossroads, which helps the homeless with housing, medical and work assistance.

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The Sandy Springs Reporter asked DeSimone for his take on 2013 and his expectations for the coming year.

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What do you consider the high point for the department in 2013?

Well, maybe not a high point, but definitely a changing point was when I took over as chief of police in March 2013. Having already been with SSPD as the deputy chief for over four years, it was an easy transition.

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What crime trends did you notice in 2013 compared with prior years?

Crime trends remained about the same though we are about half a percentage point lower in Part 1 crimes for the year. Our main crime problem continues to be larceny, and the majority of these are from autos. One of our main overall calls for police service continues to be traffic-related incidents.

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What’s the oddest thing that happened in 2013?

In police work you come across the strangest situations.

A better question would be what is the oddest thing that happened this week.

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 500 block of Cimarron Parkway 30350 – On Dec. 14, the resident returned home from out of town and found his home had been entered. An Xbox 360 and 46-inch TV were among the items taken.  6500 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Dec. 14, the manager arrived at 4:15 a.m. and found that his internal cameras were sprayed with black spray paint. $375 was missing from three registers. There was no forced entry. The manager had received a call hours earlier, just before 1 a.m., from a woman employee who said she was angry and was quitting, and would not be closing up the store.

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 1400 block of Summit Place 30350 – On Dec. 19, the victim said the front door had been kicked in. A piece of a cellphone holder was left at the scene. Some items were stolen.  5500 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Dec. 25, the victim said she was asleep on her couch during the night and at some point, someone came in and moved presents from the living room to the bedroom, set up her ironing board and went through her dresser drawers. Nothing was reported missing.

 1800 block of Spring Creek Lane 30350 – On Dec. 17, a man called police and said he had been beaten up and $1,000 cash was taken from him by a  5600 block chubby man named of Roswell Road “Wes” and another 30342 – On Dec. Read more of the man. He met the men 27, the victim rePolice Blotter online at near the clubhouse at turned home and www.reporternewspapers.net approximately 2:30 found his door una.m. to sell an iPhone locked. Missing is a 4. One suspect pulled video game system, a gun and they robbed him. and two laptops. An officer later found an unlocked window which was probably the entry point.

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 Cedar Run 30350 – On Dec. 17, the victim said she found her front door open when she arrived home from shopping. Nothing was missing. Another burglary was reported in the same building.

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and who had a shoulder and wrist injury, called police around 1:30 a.m. He told officers he was driving a car with his friends when they stopped. He got out of the car on a bridge, and his friends threw him off the bridge and drove off in his car. The man fell some 12 feet and broke his wrist. His black 2014 Ford Fusion was taken. The victim was taken to the hospital.

 6000 block of Weatherly Drive 30328 – On Dec. 18, the victim returned home and found a window open (forced) over the kitchen sink. Muddy shoe prints were found on the floor and the scent of air freshener was coming from the bathroom. The victim reported jewelry missing.

NOTE: If you’re the victim of a burglary and shoe prints are left on your floor, don’t clean it up until the officer can get a look and a photo of them.  8300 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Dec. 18, sometime between June and now, someone removed items from the victim’s storage room.

 5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Dec. 27, the victim said someone forced a rear door and entered his apartment. $800 cash was taken from under a mattress.  4800 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Dec. 29, officers responded to an alarm just before 7 p.m. and found a door pried open.

The owner of the business later said a 32-inch television was taken. A crow bar was found inside the business.

THEFT  5700 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Dec. 14, a Chevy Suburban was reported stolen.  5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Dec. 14, a Jeep Grand Cherokee was reported stolen.  6600 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Dec. 14, a woman reported that she placed her cellphone next to the workout bicycles and after 45 minutes, she realized the phone was gone.  5400 block of Glenridge Park 30342 – On Dec. 15, a Ford Escape was reported stolen.  5600 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Dec. 15, the manager of the Game Stop store said a young man came in and stole several used Xbox video games.  6600 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Dec. 16, a man reported that he placed his gym bag behind a workout machine for 21 minutes while he used the machine. When he finished, the bag was gone.  1100 block of Mount Vernon Highway 30328 – On Dec. 18, a man reported that someone stole his Reebok jacket while he

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Neither wanted to pursue charges.

 400 block of Morgan Falls Road 30350 – On Dec. 18, a resident said his former roommate stole his Glock pistol.

 8000 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Dec. 19 an employee of the Nigerian Consulate reported that a woman, described as a co-worker, became upset with him because he was helping other people in the office.

She hit him on his chest and scratched his wrist. He said this happened on Dec. 3 but he waited to report it because he hoped his employer would take care of it.

 A cabbie said he was stiffed on the $72 fare

after taking a 22- or 23-year-old man from the airport to the Point of Canyon Apartments.

 200 block of Sandy Springs Place 30328 – On Dec. 19, a 77-year-old woman said she was in the ice cream aisle when a man took her wallet from her purse.  1000 block of Johnson Ferry Road 30342 – On Dec. 25, a man reported that he was in the ER at Northside Hospital and accidentally left his laptop and bag in the waiting room.

He returned and discovered it missing.  1st block of Concourse Parkway 30328 – On Dec. 26, a man left an envelope with $200 cash at the main desk at an athletic club with instructions to forward the envelope to his trainer. Upon checking later, the trainer said he never received the envelope. The victim said he left it with a young man at the member’s services desk who was well dressed, well spoken and now $200 richer.  Ridgemere Trace 30350 – On Dec. 26, the victim said sometime over the past months, someone stole jewelry from her home. She said there have been several times in which construction workers were in the home.  8300 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Dec. 26, the proprietor of a liquor store said a man, who comes in frequently, stole a bottle of New Amsterdam vodka.  7500 block of Roswell Road – The manager of a grocery store said a man ordered two sub sandwiches and then left without paying for the sandwiches, which came to just under $10. The person described has been arrested at this location before. Also, on Dec. 27, at the same grocery, this same guy stole another sandwich but this time was detained and later arrested.  North River Drive – A man said someone stole his son’s watch from his kitchen table.

He said two friends as well as two women, whom he did not know, were at his home after drinking at the North River Tavern. He called the folks who were over but they all denied having the watch.  600 block of Lorell Terrace 30328 – On Dec. 28, someone stole two lawn mowers and a pressure washer from a carport.

AS S A U LT  8400 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Dec. 15, a woman reported that she was assaulted by another at the Hellenic Tower Senior Community high rise. The 70-year-old victim said another resident, a man, knocked on her door, yelled at her in Chinese, and then struck her in the face with a closed fist, causing the victim’s eyeglasses to break.  100 block of Granville Court 30328 – On Dec. 15, cops investigated a “person screaming” call at an apartment. A woman said she got mad at her boyfriend because he wasn’t going to spend the night with her. She pushed him and he hit her with an open hand in the face. She told him she was angry that he hit SS

 On Dec. 26, Sara called the police regard-

ing an assault. She called back and said she didn’t need the cops, and hung up. When they got there, they talked to Wayne who had a small cut on his lip. Wayne said he returned from shopping and accidentally bumped up against the car door and hit Sara. Sara got mad and hit him in the face.

Both had had some drinks. Wayne and Sara have been arrested by SSPD in the past for domestic issues.

300 block of Winding River Drive 30350 – On Dec. 26, a

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19-year-old woman reported that she was assaulted with a belt by a male acquaintance. The acquaintance previously sent text messages of a sexual nature.

She saw him on the street and an argument began, and he took off his belt and hit her. He was later located by officers at a gas station on Dunwoody Place. He told them he hit her with his belt in selfdefense of her pepper spraying him.

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The man had a large joint in his hand. The officers managed to get the man semi-alert, and asked him to roll the window down so they could talk to him. He kept rolling the wrong windows down. Finally they got him out of the car. The officer found several more “cigars with green leafy material contained” and the driver was arrested.

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 400 block of West Spalding Drive 30328 – On Dec. 16, officers were called to an address in reference to a man soliciting. They stopped him and found that he had no permit. He was also on record as having been stopped before and told not to solicit without a permit. He was charged and told to leave.  8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Dec. 17, employees of a grocery called the police regarding a shoplifter who had taken $96 in batteries and Zyrtec tablets.

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 500 block of Morgan Falls Road 30350 – On Dec. 25, officers arrested one man following a domestic violence call. The victim said she is separated from the suspect and withheld his keys from him due to his drinking.

He grabbed her purse, breaking it, took the keys, and tried to get in the car, but others at the location prevented it. He was charged with disorderly conduct.  8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Dec. 25, employees at a grocery store watched a woman steal $11 worth of Naked Juice and a box of Dulcolax from the shelves, and place them in her purse. She was arrested.

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SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF REZONING Petition Number:

201303645

Petitioner:

Mt. Vernon Estates, LLC

Property Location:

0, 320, 336 Mt. Vernon Hwy

Present Zoning:

R-1 (Single Family Dwelling District)

Request:

To rezone the subject property to R-2A (Single Family Dwelling District) to allow 8 lots, with concurrent variances.

Public Hearings:

Planning Commission January 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Mayor and City Council February 18, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

Location:

Sandy Springs City Hall Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road Building 500 Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF REZONING Petition Number:

201303646

Petitioner:

4652 PTD, LLC

Property Location:

0 Northwood Drive (Corner of Northwood & Lake Forrest)

Present Zoning:

O-I (Office and Institutional District)

Request:

To rezone the subject property to TR (Townhome Residential District) to allow 11 townhomes, with concurrent variances.

Public Hearings:

Planning Commission January 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Mayor and City Council February 18, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

Location:

Sandy Springs City Hall Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road Building 500 Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

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Sandy Springs Police Blotter CONTINUED FROM PAGE 37  8100 block of Colquitt Road 30350 – On Dec. 26, officers, responding to a “suspicious person” call, saw four young men loitering and trying to enter a window at the Lakes Apartments. As they passed, one of the men walked toward the officers, but then saw the cops, and then ran back and away from the officers. They found him hiding in the laundry room. He did not live there and said he was visiting a person whose first name was the letter “G.” He did not know which apartment “G” lived in. The suspect was arrested for loitering.  5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Dec. 29,a discount store employee was arrested after video revealed he was purposely not scanning several item,s including battery chargers and air fresheners.

201303679

Petitioner:

Emory University

Property Location:

875 Johnson Ferry Road

Present Zoning:

O-I (Office and Institutional District)

Request:

To rezone the subject property to O-I (Office and Institutional District)

Public Hearings:

Planning Commission January 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Mayor and City Council February 18, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

Location:

Sandy Springs City Hall Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road Building 500 Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

suspect was charged with disorderly conduct.

 A woman on Natchez Trace said the per-

son described as the “offender” in the report, drove to her residence intoxicated and she gave him a ride home due to his condition. The next day, the woman drove to his home to pick him up and take him to his car but found that he was again, too drunk. She left his keys with him and departed.

Later, the offender called her and accused her of stealing his car.  1000 block of Brentwood Way 30350 – On Dec. 25, officers arrested a 25-year-old man after he shot a 24-year-old man over money owed.

Apparently the arrestee walked to his car, got the gun, and returned to shoot the other man. The arrestee remained on the scene and cooperated with officers and detectives. He was later charged with one count of murder.

O T H ER S T UFF  Two nitwits got a car stuck in

the mud next to the Huntcliff tennis courts. They were turned over to mommy.

 1100 block of Perimeter Center 30328 – On Dec. 18, cops were called to I-Nails Salon regarding an employee dispute. The victim said the offender, who is a co-worker, pushed a table into the victim’s stomach. The victim, who is pregnant, heard the suspect say “I pray every day your baby dies.”

SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF REZONING Petition Number:

 The victim refused medical transport. The

 1000 block of Pitts Road 30350 – On Dec. 27, a man reported that someone scratched the word “bitch” on the trunk of his car.  A man reported that he received a call from his ex-wife’s current husband who said he would kill him if he ever spoke to his exwife again.

NOTICE TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH OFFICE Pursuant to 12 C.F.R. § 303.41 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company, notice is hereby given that Midtown Bank & Trust Company, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, has filed an application for approval to establish a branch office. The proposed branch office is to be located at 6000 Sandy Springs Circle, Atlanta, GA 30328.

Any person wishing to comment on and/or protest the application filed with the FDIC may do so by filing written notice with the FDIC Atlanta Regional Director, Tom Dujenski at 10 Tenth Street, NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309-9306, by the 15th day following the date of this publication. Nonconfidential portions of the application filed with the FDIC are available for public inspection during regular business hours; photocopies of the nonconfidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request.

SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF REZONING

SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF REZONING

Petition Number:

201303686

Petition Number:

201303719

Petitioner:

David Kuniansky

Petitioner:

V&V Land, LLC

Property Location:

4890 Northland Drive

Property Location:

6545, 6555, 6555 (rear) Roswell Road

Present Zoning:

R-2 (Single Family Dwelling District)

Present Zoning:

C-1 (Community Business District)

Request:

To rezone the subject property to R-2 (Single Family Dwelling District), with a concurrent variance.

Request:

To rezone the subject property C-1 (Community Business District), with concurrent variances.

Public Hearings:

Planning Commission January 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Public Hearings:

Planning Commission January 16, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Mayor and City Council February 18, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

Location:

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