06-23-17 Sandy Springs Reporter

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JUNE 23 - JULY 6, 2017 • VOL. 11— NO. 13

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Perimeter Business ► Joining the circus

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► Movie biz booms

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After Handel’s win, parties look ahead to 2018

BY DYANA BAGBY AND JOHN RUCH The GOP can breathe a little easier after Republican Karen Handel’s victory over Democrat Jon Ossoff in the special election for the 6th Congressional District seat after a campaign that set records for spending and drew a national spotlight. But not too much easier, warn local political pundits, as Handel won narrowly, with just under 52 percent of the PHIL MOSIER

See AFTER on page 13

Karen Handel is joined onstage by husband Steve after her Election Night victory at the Hyatt Regency at Villa Christina in Brookhaven.

COMMUNITY

Library renovation coming early next year

Property tax assessments rolled back amid outrage

OUT & ABOUT Fire up your Fourth! Page 19

BY EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net

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Like many others, I received a shock in late May in the form of my Annual Notice of Assessment from the Fulton County Board of Assessors. My assessment went up 65 percent. LEE MORRIS

Fulton County Commissioner

Amid outrage over a huge boost in property assessments, Fulton County is rescinding appraisals for residential properties and asking the state legislature for new laws to prevent a repeat of the pain in 2018. Hundreds of residents attended recent public meetings about the assessments See PROPERTY on page 14

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