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The 150-year-old “Sims House” at 844 Mount Paran Road as it appears on a Google Maps image.
BY JOHN RUCH
Power poles and holes in sidewalks raise safety concerns BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net
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On a Buckhead corner across the street from a rehabilitation hospital, James Curtis cautiously piloted his wheelchair on a strip of sidewalk only a couple of inches wider than its wheels. To his right, cracked and pitted asphalt patching was a hazard; to his left,
a fresh, rectangular pit yawned open where the Georgia Department of Transportation controversially planted a new power pole within the sidewalk. “It’s like rolling the plank,” Curtis said. “One false move and, bang, I could fall right over.” Curtis made it through safely as pedestrians crossed through a private yard to get See POWER on page 23
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Proposing the demolition of a 150-yearold farmhouse once deemed historic by Sandy Springs preservationists would be the hot spot in many a redevelopment dispute. In the expansion plan by Holy Spirit Catholic Church and Preparatory School, however, it’s just another example of trust issues that are fueling neighborhood controversy. Some residents say it’s another case of Holy Spirit breaking old agreements, going back on a pledge to former nature-loving owner Ben Sims – the founder of a prominent Atlanta History Center garden -- to save the house and its surrounding woodSee HOLY on page 16
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