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Some residents favor project at Wieuca and Roswell roads To the editor: An article [“Scrutiny slows down development,” Sandy Springs Reporter, Nov. 30-Dec.13] listed High Point Civic Association (HPCA) as one of four neighborhood associations that opposed a planned development near the intersection of Wieuca and Roswell Roads. I wanted to at least send you a different perspective as my wife and I are HPCA members that are in favor of this development for the reasons below: 1) The development will help revitalize the area and will bring a new image as well as new retail shops and restaurants closer to our neighborhood. 2) This has potential to increase property values. 3) Several apartment complexes on Roswell Road could use facelifts or a rebuild, and these two complexes are two of many that could use some modernization or a dynamic shift is space utilization (which is what this will do). 4) This has potential to help our neighborhood school with population control. High Point has been making great strides toward re-establishing its prominence as a great neighborhood school. No one that has kids going to High Point (or those that live in the High Point school district) wants to see trailers added to accommodate growth. By revitalizing this area, there is a strong
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possibility that the High Point population will see a small decrease in the student count which helps the school maintain its focus on the number of students the school is set up to support. 5) Now that the HPCA community has sidewalks on Windsor Parkway that run from High Point Road to Roswell Road, there will be even more potential for neighbors to walk to and from restaurants and shops located in the revitalized area. 6) We would like to see a thorough traffic plan laid out in order to support this development (we agree with everyone with this concern), but we also are cognizant that this new development will possibly attract a different work classification which in turn could help minimize the early-morning traffic patterns we see today. A younger generation (or simply a more technical/professional generation) could potentially provide more work from home-type scenarios. We do understand there is much more to discuss on this and we only ask that the Sandy Springs Reporter also cover some of neighbors that are in favor of this development as well as those that oppose. We just think this is a great opportunity for the neighborhood and want to show our support.
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The SSTA is a Community Tennis Association (CTA) of the United States Tennis Association (USTA). The SSTA is a nonprofit organization under 501C3 regulations and its main mission is to grow tennis through teaching the sport to the elementary schools of Sandy Springs at after school programs. We have taught more than 500 children in about four years of existence. Our funding depends mostly on small fees, grants and donations, and many of the children are underserved, being part of the Hispanic and African American diverse population. In the past, the SSTA as a CTA of the USTA, has partnered with many entities which include the city of Sandy Springs, the Sandy Springs Tennis Center and others. The Reporter Newspapers has been very kind to the SSTA in publicizing our various events. The health and
welfare of the children of Sandy Springs is a by-product of learning the sport of tennis and the children are always foremost in our mission. We continue to look forward to a safe and stable environment for our programs and to the long-term support of the Sandy Springs community. Best regards, Manny Guillen Chairman of the Board of Directors SSTA SS