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Brookhaven City Council members are optimistic about the city’s revenue as they prepare to vote on Brookhaven’s first tax rate July 8.

The city held three public hearings on June 17 and 20 to explain what residents can expect on their city tax bill and to hear input from the public about the proposed tax rate.

Finance Director Bonnie Kline said June 17 that if the Council approves a millage rate of 3.35, the city would bring in about $6 million in property taxes in 2013.

DeKalb County officials are threatening to take the city of Brookhaven to court if the city doesn’t pay for the police and parks services the county has provided over the past six months.

The city and county have been negotiating for months over the costs of the interim police and parks services the county is providing until the city is able to establish its own departments. But the two jurisdictions have yet to sign an intergovernmental agreement over the services.

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Brookhaven may be headed for a court battle with a second Buford Highway business.

Brookhaven officials say a store called Stardust is violating the city’s sexually- oriented business ordinance.

City code enforcement officers have written the store 14 citations daily, starting June 7.

The city accuses the store of operating a sexual device shop without a license, operating a sexually-oriented business within 100 feet of another sexually-oriented business, and failing to identify a line of business at the time of business registration.

Stardust founder and COO Michael Morrison argues that his business is not a sexually-oriented business. He said the store does sell some adult items, but the majority of the merchandise is smoking paraphernalia.

“We really are more of a typical water-pipe store with some adult toys,” Morrison said. “We sell lots of female bachelorette-type stuff. Our store is pretty innocuous.”

Representatives of Stardust were scheduled to appear in Brookhaven Municipal Court on July 12. But Morrison said he plans to file suit against the city in state court instead.

City officials declined to comment on the citations.

“We cannot release any more details, other than what the citations are for, and do not wish to do an interview at this time,” Brookhaven spokeswoman Megan Matteucci said.

Brookhaven is already involved in high-profile litigation with the Pink Pony strip club, just a stone’s throw from the Stardust shop.

“We probably got caught up in the whirlwind that is the Pink Pony,” Morrison said.

The Pink Pony’s owners sued the city over the sexually-oriented business ordinance adopted by Brookhaven City Council. The ordinance bans alcohol and nude dancing, which the club’s owners say would destroy their business.

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Displayed in frames behind the counter at Stardust are the business’ occupational tax certificate, retail tobacco license and a Brookhaven Certificate of Occupancy.

Morrison said he spoke to Brookhaven officials before opening the business to clarify the city’s regulations.

“We absolutely have a license. We are correctly licensed for what we do.

By their definition we’re not even close to being adult entertainment,” Morrison said.

Morrison, an Oglethorpe University alumnus, said he chose to open the store at the Buford Highway location because of its visibility from the street and proximity to other entertainment venues. He has plans to open five other Stardust locations this year.

Morrison said he thinks Brookhaven is going to get a negative reputation in the business community if the city “keeps up this silliness.”

“Entrepreneurs and business owners are going to go to cities that want them,” Morrison said. “I think any business should be encouraged as long as they’re legal.”

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Cities say cameras help keep residents safe

By Melissa Weinman

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Amid the recent controversy surrounding national surveillance programs, many may not realize that jurisdictions around metro Atlanta are using integrated camera systems to record city-wide security footage.

But proponents say access to video footage is an invaluable tool for public safety.

The city of Atlanta and Sandy Springs already have these systems in place and the cities of Brookhaven and Dunwoody are considering them.

Bob Carter is the general manager of Iron Sky, the company that has helped to implement these integrated video systems. He said Iron Sky focuses on building networks for public safety technology.

Video is the most common technology, but Carter said the company also uses things like GPS software and license plate readers.

“Our solution is designed to integrate with newer and effective technologies as they become available,” Carter said. “Anything that gives an officer enhanced situational awareness.”

Terry Sult, Sandy Springs’ Director of Public Safety, said the city used existing traffic control cameras for its network.

“We’re not putting that much money into cameras, we prefer to use existing infrastructure and partner with companies that already have cameras in place,” Sult said. “We’re taking advantage of those that would be going up for traffic management or sharing cameras with private companies so that we reduce the cost.”

Sult said the system features a Google map that shows where all the city’s calls for service are located.

“It shows where your patrol cars are on the map, your police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, and it also shows where the cameras are,” Sult said.

The city is now working to give backup dispatchers access to the system to give them the ability to do things like

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view the area where there have been reports of traffic lights out or debris in the roadway.

“We give them access to it so ideally we don’t have to send a car when we don’t have to send a car,” Sult said.

Carlos Campos, a spokesman for the Atlanta Police Department, said the department launched its Operation Shield Video Integration Center in 2011. It cost about $8 million and was paid for using money from the Atlanta Police Foundation and the federal government.

Campos said the city has access to about 1,400 cameras in areas including Buckhead, Midtown and downtown Atlanta.

“There was already a great deal of existing infrastructure in downtown that we were able to tap into. That is one of the unique aspects of the [Video Integration Center]. We have a partnership with the private sector, so these are not just city-owned cameras,” Campos said.

Campos said the system has been helpful to Atlanta police.

“For example, during major events such as the Final Four, it provided us with situational awareness on a mass scale. We were able to provide live feeds on the ground into a Joint Operations Center. It has also been helpful in monitoring other major events.

We have also recorded several major crimes on the system that have helped provide evidence to investigators,” Campos said.

Sult recalled a particular incident where Sandy Springs police were able to review video footage to find a hit-andrun driver who fled the scene after hitting a cyclist.

Carter said “numerous, numerous events that have occurred, especially in

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Surveillance video feeds from cameras installed along major roads in Sandy Springs will assist officers in combating crime.

“You’ve got to be prepared and if you can’t prevent it, you want to have every resource possible to be able to investigate and mitigate that situation.”

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Midtown, where a camera system has helped to solve crimes, identified people in the process of committing crimes.

One of the most frequent ones is entering autos, people strolling the streets breaking windows.

“Normal, everyday issues are always occurring, and you can really make an impact there.”

Bob Mullen, a spokesman for the city of Dunwoody, said the city is preparing to set up a video system in Brook Run Park later this year.

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Park has experienced a significant level of crime including criminal damage to property, graffiti, and thefts from vehicles,” Mullen said.

Carter doesn’t believe security footage infringes on privacy because most recordings are taken in public places and only used in emergency situations.

“The idea is to make this information available so police can use it when they need it. They don’t have a monitoring operation. No one is sitting around watching it,” Carter said. “I think that’s the reality of it. No one is sitting around watching cameras all day.”

Sult said footage can also be used to hold police officers accountable. He said anything the city records is public record.

“The tools are two-edged,” Sult said.

“I think where the balance comes in is when you’re using them for accountability as well as solving cases, that’s where the Open Records Act helps. I’m a big fan of the Open Records Act.” Sult said the importance of technology and video footage was evident in locating the Boston Marathon bombers.

“When you think about having to be prepared in today’s age and challenges we face, with everything from active shooters to someone who can put together a pressure cooker bomb …. You’ve got to be prepared, and if you can’t prevent it, you want to have every resource possible to be able to investigate and mitigate that situation,” Sult said.

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City Council approves changes to overlay zoning district

By Melissa Weinman

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Brookhaven City Council recently tweaked the city’s “overlay zoning district,” but some residents and developers fret that even small changes could have big consequences.

Brookhaven Peachtree Overlay Zoning District is a special zoning that sets guidelines for urban, pedestrian-friendly development around the Brookhaven MARTA station and the Peachtree Road corridor.

Council members wanted to clarify the language in the city’s zoning document because of past confusion created by different interpretations of the rules. Confusion has arisen over parking, about what constituted a building’s required second story, and how densely developed projects could be.

One change to the overlay defines a “conflict” as competing regulations or provisions between the overlay and the underlying zoning district, and clarifies which rules should be followed if the overlay is silent on a topic. “In the absence of a provision in the overlay district, the regulations of the underlying zoning shall apply,” the new version reads.

John Speros, senior vice president of brokerage for Ackerman & Co., represents the owner of the Peachtree Road property that houses Kauffman Tire and the former Hastings garden store.

Speros said after a proposal for a Chase Bank branch was denied by the DeKalb County Zoning Board of Appeals last year, his client went back to the drawing board and returned with a proposal that better meets the requirements of the overlay. They now are working on a $50 million development that is to include upscale apartments and about 20,000 square feet of ground-level retail.

But Speros said the underlying zoning of the property would not allow for multifamily development.

“It’s got everything that the Brookhaven Overlay district originally envisioned.

We are now being told this text amendment would eliminate our ability to do multifamily,” Speros said. “It can’t happen without having the density around it. They go hand in hand.”

Speros asked the council to consider the economic impact such a development could have on the city.

“We were willing to build within guidelines of the existing overlay, which is 5-6 stories,” Speros said. “We don’t have any idea what we’re going to end up with or if we’re going to end up with anything. That depends if the mayor and council will work with us to build a project that will make sense for the community.”

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“We’re looking at almost a million and a half more in property taxes than we originally estimated. I take that as good news,” said City Councilwoman Rebecca Chase Williams.

The council is considering a millage of 3.35, the maximum allowed under the city’s charter. Officials have proposed this rate due to low revenues that are expected during the city’s first year of operation.

Property taxes are calculated by multiplying the assessed value of property by the city’s millage.

Kline explained that taxes are levied on 40 percent of a home’s fair market val-

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portation culture is established in the Brookhaven area.

“We’re not a city like San Francisco.

We don’t have that kind of public transportation right now,” Forbes said. “I just think we really need to accommodate that parking.”

Michael Roberts cautioned against limited parking with strict enforcement, which has plagued areas like the Virginia Highland neighborhood of Atlanta. “It’s going to ultimately drive people away if they can’t find a parking spot.”

Councilman Bates Mattison said more broad discussions about the overlay should take place during the city’s comprehensive planning process, which is scheduled to kick off this fall.

“I think that a lot of thought by professionals and the community was put into the overlay,” Mattison said. “It would be improper without more public discussions to really get into the guts of the overlay.”

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Councilwoman Rebecca Chase Williams said rezoning is still a viable option for the project Speros presented.

“It’s not meant in any way to bog developers down or slow development down. But we’re going to live with these developments for generations.”

Among other changes in the amendment is language that calls for the second story to encompass 100 percent of the gross floor area of the first floor, allowing up to 25 percent of the second floor to be used for open air spaces for dining or other business purposes. The amendment also clarifies parking for restaurants, with a minimum of one parking space for every 125 square feet of dining space.

The changes in parking came after residents raised concerns that the limited parking allowed under the overlay would create a backlash in the community.

Kathy Forbes said the parking should be increased until a better public trans-

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ue. So 40 percent of a $250,000 house is $100,000. Subtracting $20,000 for the city’s homestead tax exemption leaves $80,000. Multiplying that $80,000 by 3.35 mills means the property owner would pay $268 in taxes, if the proposed millage is approved by council.

During the public hearing June 17, resident Stephanie Miller asked council members not to raise her taxes above what she paid before the city incorporated.

“I’d love to not have to pay one dollar extra over what I paid last year,” Miller said. “I’m looking at a $750 increase over a two-year period. That’s a lot of money.”

Resident Karen Lord also asked

council members to keep taxes low. “I want everybody to remember this city was sold to us as less taxes and better services,” Lord said.

Williams said council would like to make the tax rate as low as possible.

But more information, including the portion of DeKalb County’s HOST credit the city will receive, is needed before they will be able to make that decision.

“I know all of us share a desire to reduce the millage … but to do that we need more numbers,” Williams said.

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“I think they’re a good thing.

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New workplaces attract a new kind of worker

By Joe Earle

Like many who work from home, Steve Miller used to meet clients at a coffee shop. He didn’t really care for it.

“Starbucks is loud and distracting,” he said.

Miller describes himself as a business placement coach.

He helps people find jobs and helps employers find the right people. When he joined the hoards of office-less workers doing business from crowded shops and other public places, it often was hard to carry on the kind of conversations he needed to have.

So he joined Roam.

At its new facility, which opened in the heart of the Perimeter business area in March, Roam offers a 16,250-square-foot collection of meeting rooms, work niches and, yes, its own coffee shop. It is designed to give its members a place that functions as an office. They can meet clients, hold company meetings or brainstorm with co-workers.

But Roam isn’t an office building in the traditional sense. Located at 1155 Mount Vernon Road, on the second floor of a mall and above an Office Depot, it’s one of several metro Atlanta facilities promising to create a new kind of office for workers learning to do business in a different way as new technologies – smartphones, laptops and ubiquitous WiFi connections – allow them to spend less time in cubicles and more time working from home or Phil Mosier elsewhere.

To explain Peyton Day settles into one of Roam, Peyton Roam’s conference rooms. Day is Day, who had an investor in the Sandy Springs been in the hotel facility.

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Phil Mosier Roam, located in the heart of the Perimeter business district, offers a 16,250-square-foot collection of meeting space, work niches, access to high-tech equipment, and even a coffee shop. business and is among investors in the new Roam office facility in Sandy Springs, holds up his smartphone.

“This,” Day said, “changed everything in how we do work. Now that you have one of these, you can work anywhere.”

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Although BaskinRobbins store owner Shaheen Haque received a master’s degree in public health from Emory University, she decided sitting behind a desk wasn’t for her.

Tom Glaser, retiring president of the American-Israei Chamber of Commerce’s Southeast Region, discusses why Georgia and the Perimeter area attract so many Israeli businesses.

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Powers Ferry Landing, located four miles from Sandy Springs, and close to the Cobb County line, is looking for ways to bump up its business profile.

Perimeter Business

Baskin-Robbins franchise owner tastes success

By Dan Whisenhunt

Haque wasn’t thinking about the ice cream business back then. She The décor of the Baskin-Robbins was a graduate student at Emory store in Sandy Springs looks like a University, finishing her master’s busted piñata. degree in public health. She saw a Children spend their birthdays at future of sitting behind a desk and the two-story shop located at Citytaking orders. She decided it just Walk. They make candle wishes in a wasn’t for her. “My personality room sprinkled with shades of pink wasn’t suited for this type of job,” and blue. Frozen cakes decoratshe said. “I started thinking.” ed with a mother’s touch and crayShe bought out the owner of on-box colors of ice cream wait like the Baskin-Robbins store on Rotemptation inside glass cases. swell Road and hasn’t looked back, The aroma of cooked wafthough there were some rocky roads fles greets each customer coming along the way. through the door.

Haque moved the location to Store owner Shaheen Haque said CityWalk in 2006, hoping she would she didn’t expect her life’s work be a part of Sandy Springs’ downwould be this sweet. She’s spent 28 town renaissance. While the downyears serving up scoops of famous town plans haven’t moved as quickice cream flavors and loves ly as Haque expected, she her job. said she’s found new op“You meet people. Perimet er portunities at her much Pro fil e You manage employees. larger CityWalk address.

You have little kids comThe second story being to you as customers. came a party room and it’s You have cakes,” Haque said. “It’s something Haque credits with keepa very vibrant and happy atmoing her ice cream shop afloat during sphere, compared to sitting in a corthe economic meltdown. porate office with a desk and chair.”

When the economy crumbled Haque can win friends with a in 2008 and 2009, she stretched her few words and melt hearts with her company’s dollar by working more matronly smile. She’s not shy about hours at the store. Her uniform promoting her company’s brand. shows faint tatters at the shoulders Her sales pitch flows as easily as and 31 flavors (and then some) of caramel dripping off a ladle. ice cream stain the brim of her visor.

Haque fell in love with Baskin“You have to know how to manRobbins ice cream in 1985, when she age your numbers,” Haque said. took her first bite of the chain’s Pis“That’s the key factor to your surtachio Almond ice cream. She said vival. You have to control product that first bite “sold me on the franwaste. You have to control payroll chise.” cost.”

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BaskinRobbins store owner Shaheen Haque, left, with employee Michael Star.

Haque says working with teenagers is part of what makes her job worthwhile.

Dan Whisenhunt

The store is never far from Haque’s thoughts. When she visited Turkey for one week in November, she had a video conference with her employees every day.

Haque said the teenagers she employs in the store are part of what makes the job worthwhile. In 28 years, she’s seen many grow up, become successful and return to her shop with their own children in tow.

She thinks she can take some credit for their success. Two of Haque’s children are doctors and they worked in the store when they were teenagers.

“They have learned some of their management skills from BaskinRobbins,” Haque said.

The dessert fads have also tried to take a bite of her ice cream shop’s profits. Cupcakes, cakes and pies are all contenders, but frozen yo-

gurt currently reigns as the dessert fad king.

Frozen yogurt shops offer customers a myriad of toppings, but Haque doesn’t see the fad toppling ice cream’s enduring appeal. Haque conducts market research by visiting nearby shops.

She said that full-fat ice cream is healthier than nonfat yogurt, particularly when customers eat their yogurt with a pile of sugary toppings.

That master’s degree in public health came in handy, she said.

“I think it will take time for people to catch up and realize that having a serving of yogurt with all that toppings heaped up on it is worse,” Haque said.

And when they do, Haque will be waiting for them behind the counter at Baskin-Robbins.

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Q+A on trade with Israel: ‘Metro Atlanta and the Perimeter area … are among the favored locations’ Israeli companies need easy air access, which Atlanta provides throughout the Americas. Our costs of living and doing business are also significantly lower than the other regions they typically consider (primarily Boston, New York and Silicon Valley). We have one of the country’s fastest-growing Jewish communities, and also a sizeable Israeli community in Atlanta.

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How did the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce’s Southeast Region get its start?

Why was it created? Has its purpose changed through the years?

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AICC was organized in 1992 through the support of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta and the Consulate General of Israel. The original impetus was to help Israel absorb the huge number of new immigrants (mostly from the Soviet Union, but also from other countries, including Ethiopia) by stimulating business relationships geared for the U.S. market as a way to create jobs in Israel.

Over the years, the mission has changed into much more of a mutual benefit as many new jobs were also created in the Southeast through our programs and initiatives. Since our founding over 21 years ago, the chamber has been involved in completed transactions between Southeast and Israeli companies valued at over $1 billion.

The Southeast (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee) is now one of the top five centers of activity for Israeli companies, and most of the major corporations in our region do business in Israel or with Israeli companies.

Q

The American-Israeli chamber’s Southeastern U.S. regional office is in Sandy Springs. What brought its operations here?

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I have lived in Sandy Springs since moving to the Atlanta area in 1992 to start AICC. Originally, we were in the Jewish Federation’s office in Midtown, and then next to the consulate’s office on Spring Street.

In 2000, we moved the office to Lake Hearn Drive, just inside the Perimeter, and four years ago, we relocated to The Pointe on Northridge Road, just off Ga. 400. It is a very convenient location for our members, guests and Israelis who are visiting the area.

Q

How are business relations between Israel and Georgia, and the Southeastern United States

Tom Glaser has been president of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce’s Southeast Region since its founding in 1992. He recently announced his plans to retire from the post.

now? How have they changed over the last two decades?

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Business relations are excellent. We have a great deal to offer Israeli companies as they look to enter the U.S. market through the Atlanta-Southeast portal. Our local and state governments, economic development agencies, and technology associations are great partners, and we can open doors for them to potential strategic partners, investors and customers.

As compared to 20 years ago, Israel is now a technology entrepreneurship powerhouse -- the “Start Up Nation.” We can learn a lot from the Israelis as we seek to develop our own economic base in the Southeast. And local companies are now quite receptive to the idea that “if it came from Israel, you ought to take a good look at it.” This was certainly not the case when we started.

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What sort of Georgia businesses succeed in Israel?

The Coca-Cola Co. was the first major Georgia company to dominate the Israeli market, and through the years, Coca-Cola has earned the reputation as Israel’s most respected brand. Subsequently, The Coca-Cola Co. has been mining Israel for technologies related to ingredients, water, energy and the supply chain.

BellSouth (now AT&T) was another big winner in the Israeli market when they established Israel’s second mobile company, Cellcom, in 1994, and subsequently sold their interest at a huge profit. AT&T also taps into Israeli technology, and has one of their four Foundry operations in Ra’anana, Atlanta’s sister city in Israel.

NCR just acquired an Israeli company, Retalix, for $650 million, and this was our 2013 Deal of the Year. But it’s not just the huge Georgia corporations that benefit by doing business with Israel. We’re seeing small and medium-sized enterprises succeed in Israel and partner with Israeli companies.

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How did metro Atlanta become one of the top five centers in the country for Israeli company activity?

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About 35 of [the Israeli businessses in Georgia] are in metro Atlanta, and the Perimeter area, Roswell, and Alpharetta are among the favored locations. Atlanta has been a favored location for them as a result of our efforts through the years, working with our economic development partners, to promote the area to Israeli companies and service them through our “headquarters” programs that provide an easy landing.

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Perimeter Business Chambers, local officials welcome new businesses New businesses offering everything from tacos to boxing lessons to holistic dog food are starting up in the Perimeter market, one of the largest commercial areas in metro Atlanta. Here’s a sampling of recent ribbon cuttings formally marking the opening of new businesses in the area. Photos were provided by the Sandy Springs/

O pe nin gs

Perimeter Chamber of Commerce and the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce.

Dog City Bakery owner Marcia Lain, center, right, with Sandy Springs City Councilman Gabe Sterling, center, cuts the ribbon at the store’s grand opening on June 8, surrounded by friends, employees and Chamber representatives. The company, located at 6309-1D Roswell Road in Sandy Springs, offers handmade treats and cakes baked in-house, as well as holistic dog food, toys, collars, beds and fashionable accessories.

In a Snap Imprints owner Neil Wiesenfeld, center, with scissors, celebrates the opening of his store with Councilwoman Dianne Fries, second from right, members of the Sandy Springs/ Perimeter Chamber of Commerce, SSPC Ambassadors, family and friends. The company, located at 220 Hammond Drive, Suite 308, in Sandy Springs, offfers in-house embroidery, monogramming and digital printing.

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The Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce sponsored the June 4 grand opening of Buckhead Fight Club’s newest location at 3293 Buford Highway, Suite 500, in Brookhaven.

City Councilman Joe Gebbia, left, and Mayor J. Max Davis, right, were in charge of the ribbon cutting as company owner and professional boxer Terri Moss, center, smiles in approval. Buckhead Fight Club is the home of the Boxing Chicks, one of the largest women’s boxing/ boxing fitness programs in the Southeast, which welcomes women of fitness levels, amateur or professional, to train with Terri Moss.

Barberitos, a quickservice restaurant specializing in burritos, tacos, salads, quesadillas and nachos, celebrated their grand opening in with a ribbon cutting on June 20. Owner Jim Purcell shares the scissors with Sandy Springs Councilwoman Karen Meinzen McEnerny, surrounded by friends, employees, and representatives from the Sandy Springs/ Perimeter Chamber and Keller Williams.

The restaurant is located in the Prado Shopping Center at 6210 Roswell Road.

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Atlanta earns A-

Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, has released the second-annual Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey showing that Atlanta ranked among the friendliest cities in the country for small businesses. This is the second year in a row that Atlanta has made Lenox Square (simon.com) the list, with the city earning in Buckhead has announced an A- rating, and ranking in the addition of Vince Cathe Top 10. Other cities on Perimet er muto, Invicta, Tumi and Bathe list included Austin, Virchrach to its retail roster. In Briefs ginia Beach-Norfolk, Housaddition, there have been exton, Colorado Springs and pansions of the Lacoste and San Antonio. To see the full A|X Armani Exchange stores, ranking, visit thumbtack.com. and relocations of Brookstone, Original

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Penguin and Carol’s Daughter.

IT company opens

Computer Generated Solutions (cgsinc.com), a provider of technology solutions and services, has opened a new office at Perimeter Center. CGS’s new location will house sales and IT support staff for their software solutions, and will serve as the main office for their Leadtec division.

Modani Furniture opens showroom

PulteGroup relocates

Banking for a CURE

PulteGroup (pulte.com), one of America’s largest homebuilding companies, will relocate its corporate headquarters to 100,000 square feet of Class A office space in an yet-to-bedetermined Buckhead building. The company will bring 300 jobs to the city.

Novelis honored

Buckhead-based Novelis (novelis. com), which makes and recycles alumi-

Modani Furniture (modani.com) has opened a new showroom in Buckhead, at 3221 Peachtree Road. The store offers furniture and accessories for the living room, bedroom, office and more.

Sandy Springs-based Affinity Bank has formed a new partnership, Banking for a CURE. If at least 500 new customers open charitable checking and money market accounts with Affinity by Oct. 31, 2013, the bank will donate $50,000 to CURE, which helps children with cancer and their families. No donation is required by those opening the new accounts – the bank will make the donation to CURE on their behalf. For more information, visit myaffinitybank.com/ cure.

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Perimeter Business

Powers Ferry businesses seek an identity of their own

By Dan Whisenhunt Business leaders can recite a list of what’s lacking in the Powers Ferry Landing commercial district, but they also can name its strengths.

Geography is not one of them, and that’s part of the problem.

The district is close to the Cobb County line and Chattahoochee River, four miles from the city of Sandy Springs. It’s in the city limits, though many people don’t make that connection.

Powers Ferry Landing is home to several high-profile companies, including IntercontinentalExchange and Graphic Packaging, but the community suffers from a bit of an identity crisis. It doesn’t have one, business leaders say.

Nearly a year ago, city and business leaders gathered for a brainstorming session on how to better market the area. Sandy Springs Chamber President Tom Mahaffey said there had been talk of creating a Powers Ferry Business Alliance, but there was little progress. The concerns expressed then were still

on the minds of the people gathered at the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce after-hours event on June 25, held at 1600 Riveredge Parkway.

“We’re working on an identity,” said Ron Comacho, chair of marketing and communications for the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce. Comacho’s specific task for the event was unveiling a potential logo for the area. He held up a placard that said, “Powers Ferry Sandy Springs” and received encouraging applause.

“It’s not the Galleria,” Corey Hooper, a vice president with Sun Trust Bank, said while sipping wine.

“But it’s not Sandy Springs. It almost has to represent itself.”

Hooper said Powers Ferry Landing doesn’t lack opportunities. He endures a brutal commute to get to his job.

Mike Laney, a property manager for the 1600 Riveredge Parkway building, said Powers Ferry Landing has good restaurants and neighborhoods. He thinks a better mix of uses that includes more restaurants

and entertainment venues could do the trick.

“I hope it does take off,” he said.

Cindy Coombs, director of leasing with Newmark Grubb Knight Dan Whisenhunt Frank, said the Ron Comacho unveils Powers Ferry Landing logo.

Central Perimeter office market is boomlike you’re in the woods,” Coombs ing because it has amenities Powers said.

Ferry Landing doesn’t. She said the But is Powers Ferry Landing’s Central Perimeter is more walkidentity getting lost in those woods? able and close to a MARTA transit Businesses and civic leaders said station, perks corporations floodit shouldn’t be, because there’s ing the Perimeter Market find aploads of potential. pealing. There are bus stops along Sandy Springs City Councilwomthe river at Powers Ferry Landing, an Karen Meinzen McEnerny told but there’s limited ability to walk to attendees of the Chamber event that work from them. once people discover Powers FerShe said some customers like sery Landing, they will be amazed by clusion. what they find.

“The really cool thing about this “This is an undiscovered gem in area is when you get here, you feel terms of an office market,” she said.

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New workplaces are designed for a new kind of worker Continued From page 9

In Buckhead, Atlanta Tech Village is creating new “co-working” office spaces aimed at technology and related companies, and targeting tech start-ups. A five-story, 1980s-vintage marble-and-glass office building at 3423 Piedmont Road is now undergoing a $5 million renovation to create the new workspace.

Some companies already are at work in the partially-renovated building. Once construction is complete, the building will offer open offices where young tech entrepreneurs can work side by side, conference rooms, expandable offices for growing companies, and places where workers can get away to play ping-pong or tabletop shuffleboard, community manager Karen Houghton said during a re“This is our office,” he said one recent cent tour for potential clients. “It will afternoon as he and his marketing dibe a very different building,” said rector Erynne Ligeski typed away on Houghton said. laptops in one of Roam’s booth-like The operators of Roam and Atworkspaces. “It’s very cost-effective. lanta Tech Village say their facilities It has this flexible space.” aren’t traditional office buildings. For Sanchez said he usually meets with one thing, they look more like college two or three employees at his office dorms or classroom buildings than at Roam while his other employees high-rise cube farms. They offer comwork elsewhere. “We started out at fy couches where workers can plop my apartment, when there were just down with their laptops and places two of us,” he said. “That’s definitely where people can write on the walls, not a place to meet clients. [Here,] we if they want to. At Atlanta Tech Vilget a clean conference room with all lage, workers ride scooters through sorts of high-tech stuff.” the building’s open hallways.

Software subcontractor Robert Jim Wade plans to move his new Hudson said he works at Roam’s fainsurance busicilities four days a ness specializweek because it aling in digital sales lows him to con“What we’re finding is that from more tradicentrate on his job. when you go home to work, tional Buckhead “Instead of workthere’s a factor called social isolaoffice space into ing from home, I tion. When you collaborate, you Atlanta Tech Vilwork here because become more productive.” lage after the first my daughter of the year. He wouldn’t let me Peyton Day, Roam Investor hopes the enviwork at home,” he ronment will help said. him attract youngThe new faer workers. “It’s as much as anything cilities also offer business owners a else, a recruiting tool and a place for chance to meet and exchange ideas them to work rather than a stodgy old with like-minded folks, their ownoffice building,” he said. ers say. As more people work from For small business owners, the alhome – and, according to a recent ternative office facilities promise flexWall Street Journal article, a 2006 govibility. Roam can handle meetings ernment study found that 42.6 people ranging in size from two people to in the U.S. worked outside an office 200, Day said. Both Atlanta Tech Vil– some are finding that distractions lage and Roam sign their customers such as children, dogs or housework to memberships, not leases. can get in the way of their productiv“People today want to keep their ity. options open. They want to be nim“What we’re finding is that when ble,” Day said. “You can add employyou go home to work, there’s a facees here or remove employees. It’s tor called social isolation,” Day said. month to month.”

“When you collaborate, you become That appeals to Blake Sanchez, a more productive.”

27-year-old engineer who’s CEO of a Jeff Thompson, a commercial real two-year-old, six-employee company. estate consultant, found that get-

Phil Mosier At left, Blake Sanchez, president and CEO of Pyrodynamics, left, works alongside Erynne Ligeski, marketing director for the company, at the Roam office. Above, Jeff Thompson, a commercial real estate consultant, said getting out of his home office helped his work. ting out of the home office helped his work. “I’m more productive when there are other people around,” he said. “Things at home can be disruptive. I get a little cabin fever.”

Now he can do his job from his virtual office. One recent afternoon, he was hard at work in a booth next to the one Sanchez, the engineer, was

using as his office and just a couple of dozen feet from the one where Miller was interviewing clients. And, of course, he was just a quick walk from Roam’s in-house coffee shop.

“A lot people who walk through think this is like a coffee bar – a Starbucks with meeting rooms,” Day said.

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Free. Open to middle and high school youth. Registration required.

Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. To sign up or to ask questions, call 404-303-6130 or email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us.

Teen Filmmaking Friday, July 12, 1-3 p.m. – Learn what goes

into filmmaking, from writing a script to the importance of production planning to the actual production. Session includes a demonstration using professional- grade equipment (cameras, boom microphones, clapboards, etc.) Learn how engineering, math and technology are used in set designing, and how special effects are created using technology. Free. Open to the public. Appropriate for ages 12-18. Registration required.

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Foundation for Public Spaces’ summer movie series continues with a showing of “Parental Guidance,” starring Billy Crystal and Bette Midler, at Town Brookhaven. Rated PG. Free. The public is welcome. Movie starts at dusk. Approved lawn chairs only. No outside food, drinks or coolers (except water). Town Brookhaven restaurants will participate. For more details, go to: www.affps.com or www.facebook.com/TownBrookhaven. 4330 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.

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band, which performs pop music “with an edge,” brings their unique sound to the stage at the upcoming Concerts by the Springs event. Free, and open to the community. No pets. Picnic baskets, coolers and blankets are welcome; no outside tables. Food and beverages available for purchase. No smoking. Heritage Green, on the Sandy Springs Entertainment Lawn, 6110 Bluestone Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328.

Questions? Visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org or call 404-851-9111, ext. 4. To learn more about the band, go to: http://atownalist.com.

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Butterfly Festival Saturday, July 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. –

The 14th annual Flying Colors Butterfly Festival at the Chattahoochee Nature Center opens. See hundreds of butterflies as they are released, and check out the “butterfly encounter” tent, allowing you to handfeed more than 250 free-flying butterflies. Enjoy live music, photography and entomology exhibits, arts and crafts, and face painting. Kids encouraged to wear butterfly costumes for the butterfly parade. Food trucks on site. Festival continues Sunday, July 14, 12-5 p.m. $8 for members; $12 for non-members; free for children 2 and under. Call 770-992-2055, ext. 236 or visit www. chattnaturecenter.org for more information. 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell, 30075.

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Music Time Wednesday, July 3, 10:15-10:45 a.m. – Join others for a high-energy, interactive music and movement program that will have you and your baby singing and jamming with an array of child-friendly musical instruments! Led by Ms. Jennifer, Buckhead’s early childhood music specialist. Free and open to all. Appropriate for ages 3-11 months and their caregivers.

Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-814-3500 or email: comments@ co.fulton.ga.us to find out more.

Bead Fun Monday, July 8, 3-4 p.m. – Explore different

ways to express your creativity with beads. Free, and the public is welcome. For ages 13-17. Open to the first 10 participants. No registration required. For groups of five or more, call the branch at 404-848-7140 for an appointment. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.

Magic Show Wednesday, July 10, 4-4:45 p.m. – Bill

Packard, the “Magic Man,” combines magic, comedy, music, puppetry and special effects to “wow” you.

Free. For preschool and elementary school audiences. Northside Branch Library, 3295 Northside Parkway, NW, Atlanta, 30327. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-814-3508 for more details.

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Wednesday, July 10, 10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – “Buzz” into the Buckhead Library for hula

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All are welcome. Registration required by going to: http://diabetesfun4kids.eventbrite.com, calling Felicia Clift at 404-955-8352 or visiting the branch.

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Saturday, July 13, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. –

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Want to learn about “edible science?” Topics include: the dry ice mystery; making Play-dough; “gooey goop” (cornstarch and water); how does popcorn pop; fun with Pop Rocks candy; finding iron in cereal, “s is for Skittles,” and making candied apples. Free and open to the community. Sign-up required and started June 20. For elementary and middle school youth. Additional session from 2-3 p.m. Children may sign up for one session only. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: leah.germon@ fultoncountyga.gov or call 404-303-6130 to register or with questions.

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out & about The Fourth of July holiday is a time for poolside fun, cooking out, enjoying cool drinks and topping off the evening by viewing a fireworks display. There are several locations in and around the Reporter Newspapers communities where you can put a little “sparkle” into your Fourth of July festivities this year.

Buckhead – Lenox Square

An Atlanta summer tradition for more than 50 years, Lenox Square will celebrate the Fourth of July with musical entertainment, food concessions and the largest fireworks display in the Southeast. New in 2013, Lenox Square will showcase “Atlanta’s Next Legend,” local singer Wesley Cook. Enjoy family-friendly fun outdoors in the mall’s parking lot. Evening culminates with a signature, 20-minute fireworks display, accompanied by a patriotic musical soundtrack.

When: Thursday, July 4, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. The mall’s shops and restaurants open 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.; live music gets under way at 6 p.m.; fireworks scheduled for approximately 9:35 p.m.

Where: 3393 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, 30326, Lenox Square How much: Free; no pets For more information: 404-233-7575 or www.simon.com/mall/lenox-square

Chamblee

Celebrate the holiday in Chamblee, beginning at 5 p.m. with a kids’ bike parade from Chamblee Middle School to Keswick Park. Children will enjoy a multitude of activities, including train rides from 5-8 p.m. Bring a picket basket and enjoy the sounds of the “Mike Veal Band,” and end your July Fourth evening with a fireworks show.

When: Thursday, July 4, 5-10 p.m.; music by the “Mike Veal Band” at 6 p.m.; fireworks at approximately 9:15 p.m.

Where: Keswick Park Soccer Field, 3496 Keswick Drive, Chamblee, 30341.

How much: Free admission. Concessions from local businesses will be available throughout the evening.

For more information: www.chambleega.com, under the Parks & Recreation link, or contact Loren Roberts at 770-986‐5016 or lroberts@chambleega.com.

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Buckhead – Atlanta History Center

Wrap up your Fourth of July week by experiencing what the holiday has meant throughout American history. Take part in activities, demonstrations, and performances that highlight Independence Day traditions from 1776 through today. Meet Thomas Jefferson and participate in a re-enactment of the signing of the Declaration of Independence! Enjoy making and tasting hand-cranked ice cream, learning historic dances and songs, sharing Fourth of July memories, and competing in lawn games and trivia for patriotic prizes.

When: Saturday, July 6, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, 30305.

How much: Included with general admission. Free parking; food available for purchase; picnics welcomed.

For more information: 404-814-4000 or go to: www.atlantahistorycenter.com.

The annual Dunwoody Fourth of July parade, the largest in the metro area, kicks off a morning of marching bands, clowns, candy, floats, antique cars, government officials and local celebrities. The 2.7-mile route, which winds through the city along Mount Vernon Road, with an end point at Dunwoody Village, features something for everyone. Post-parade festivities include barbeque, vendor booths, kids’ activities and live entertainment. The event attracted over 2,500 participants and 32,000 spectators in 2012.

When: Thursday, July 4, 9 a.m.

Where: Parade steps off at Mount Vernon and Jett Ferry roads, Dunwoody, 30338, and ends in the Dunwoody Village parking lot.

How much: Free.

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The city of Sandy Springs rolls out a fireworks show in 2013, on July 6, from the Concourse Corporate Center lawn. Sit back and enjoy live music, with fireworks set to go off at 9:45 p.m. Water will be available, and complimentary popsicles will help keep kids cool. The public is encouraged to pack snacks and a blanket, and bring soft-sided balls, Frisbees and other kidand crowd-friendly toys. Pets, tents, outdoor cooking and personal-use sparklers are not permitted.

When: Saturday, July 6, 6:30 p.m.; live music by the band “Shiloh” gets under way at 7:30 p.m.; fireworks scheduled for 9:45 p.m.

Where: Concourse Corporate Center, Five Concourse Parkway, 30328.

How much: Free admission.

Complimentary parking available in parking decks Five and Six; handicapped parking in deck Four.

For more information: www.sandyspringsga.gov or call 770-730-5600.

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Who loves a parade? Dunwoody’s Pam Tallmadge surely does

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Work starts in January. Committees start meeting. Spreadsheets fill with data. Volunteers recruit and train scores of other volunteers.

Pam Tallmadge watches over it all.

About six months later, on the morning of July 4, everything comes together as Dunwoody’s annual Fourth of July Parade – which residents of the north DeKalb city claim is now the biggest event of its kind in the metro area – steps off on its 2-plus-mile march down Mount Vernon Road.

“I love the parade,” Tallmadge said.

“The parade is my favorite volunteer job I’ve ever done. Who doesn’t love a pa-

rade?”

Tallmadge, co-chairwoman of the parade since 2006, jokes she’s known around town nowadays as “Parade Pam.” She, co-chair Penny Forman, and their volunteer crew make sure Dunwoody’s annual holiday to-do comes off without a hitch.

On July 3, Tallmadge marks the starting spots for all the units registered to take part in the parade. Once the parade starts, Tallmadge said, she actually runs alongside to make sure everything is in the right place and stays there. “I am the parade police,” Tallmadge joked one recent afternoon during a chat at a local

“I love it. July 5 is kind of like Christmas afternoon at our house. It’s over. All my email gets really quiet. I’m like, ‘Where did my friends go?’”

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What keeps her coming back? “I have a ball doing it,” she said. “It’s a cel-

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Parade co-chair is ‘one of those people who pull the wagon’ Continued from page 19 woody Crier, a community newspaper, … It’s a small-town thing.” draws more than 30,000 to the north The parade’s not her only volunteer DeKalb city, the DHA says. job. Tallmadge has held PTA and other “It’s kind of amazing that right here school-related posts, run scout groups, in Dunwoody, we have the largest paserved as swim team mom, sung in the rade,” Tallmadge said. “It’s kind of specchurch choir. In recent years, she’s overtacular.” seen the DHA’s annual Light Up DunThe Dunwoody Women’s Club woody, its outdoor Christmas light show staged the city’s first July 4 parade in and celebration.

1976. It continued “She is the Enerfor five years and gizer Bunny of volunDo you know an organization or then ended for lack teers,” said Bill Grossof a chairperson, the individual making a difference man, secretary and DHA website says. in our community? Email past president of the The parade was reeditor@reporternewspapers.net DHA. vived with DHA Last year, the sponsorship in 1991, homeowners group awarded her its and has been growing ever since. Now, “Citizen of the Year” award for her vol“anybody who’s home on the Fourth is unteer work. After the presentation, forat the parade,” Tallmadge said. mer Mayor Ken Wright joked she was Once things get going, spectators Dunwoody’s Wonder Woman. “I’m surhave lots to see. Tallmadge expects this prised you don’t have a cape,” he said. year’s parade, which begins at 9 a.m., She’s won plenty of fans for her volwill include up to 170 spots for entrees. unteer work in Dunwoody.

That’s up from about 120 when she took “The world is only made up with two over. or three percent of the people who actuThe parade includes everything ally get things done,” said current Dunfrom marching bands to displays from woody Mayor Mike Davis. “She’s one of churches to military veterans to a group the people who pull the wagon.” that likes to dress up as pirates. About 50 Dunwoody residents take pride in floats will roll past the gathered paradethe parade and its success. The event, watchers. Tallmadge hopes to someday sponsored by the DHA and the Dunattract the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.

Members of the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce march in the city’s 2012 Fourth of July parade.

New this year? Horses. An equestrian color guard and a horse-drawn stagecoach advertizing a national bank chain are both signed up to take part.

“We’ve never had horses before,” Tallmadge said. “We have had dog units – the ‘pug club,’ the ‘Westy club’ – but not horses.”

The parade’s final spot, she said, goes each year to DeKalb County sanitation workers. She said they’re greeted in Dunwoody’s July 4 parade with the

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kind of enthusiasm usually reserved for Santa Claus in most community Christmas parades. “They always get big applause,” she said.

As she closes in on her eighth July 4 parade, Tallmadge has no plans to give up her post any time soon.

“I love it,” Tallmadge said. “July 5 is kind of like Christmas afternoon at our house. It’s over. All my email gets really quiet. I’m like, ‘Where did my friends go?’”

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crime after it occurs as was demonstrated in the aftermath of the recent terrorist attack in Boston. But, perhaps most importantly, cameras provide a deterrence factor when would-be criminals know cameras are in the area.

A study by the Urban Institute found that in Chicago cameras were responsible for a 12 percent decline in crime when deployed in Humboldt Park. The study also identified a 25 percent drop in crime in Baltimore roughly four months after cameras were installed.

Atlanta is at the leading edge of this state-of-the-art revolution in law enforcement. Our system is unique in that the bulk of cameras will consist of existing private sector cameras that monitor public spaces: sidewalks, streets, parking facilities.

Our Operation Shield Video Integration Center (VIC), inaugurated in 2011, captures live, real-time video of more than 2,000 private and public security cameras in high traffic areas of downtown, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Midtown and Buckhead. By 2017, we expect to have more than 10,000 cameras trained on public spaces in the city, supporting our uniformed officers.

The video system will be fully integrated with the 911 Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, monitored by video analytics software and managed by police officers. Integration and ana-

lytics are important because it is impossible for one officer to effectively monitor thousands of cameras. In fact, it is highly unlikely for one person to monitor two camera feeds without missing some details. The video analytics software constantly “monitors” the video feeds and alerts the officers monitoring the network when a 911 call is made or other triggers are identified, such as abandoned packages left on a street.

For Atlanta, video integration is just one component of a larger, technology-driven public safety strategy known as “Operation Shield.” Through Operation Shield, we are combining a multitude of previously independent policing tools into a dynamic network.

Public and private cameras, the 911 emergency system, license plate readers, arrest records and other databases are being integrated to assist in crime prevention, and in identifying, tracking and apprehending suspects when crimes are committed.

Operation Shield ensures that we accomplish three law enforcement imperatives: first, deter crime and terrorist attacks; second, expand the eyes and ears and presence of law enforcement throughout the city; and third, speed the investigative process when crime does occur.

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ing our citizens’ right to privacy. Cameras used in Iron Sky surveillance have extremely high-tech capabilities, and if left in the wrong hands, they could potentially pose a threat to privacy.

The Iron Sky surveillance system advertises on their website that the cameras have pan-tilt zoom capabilities, high-definition megapixels, remote site monitoring, integrated map interface, and one-click access to floor plans and cameras within buildings. Additionally, the police can access these cameras 24hours a day, 365 days a year.

One concern is whether the tilt-andzoom technology will only be used in public spaces. We must assure citizens that it will never be used to zoom into a private home or office. The use of cameras should be limited to public spaces and protocols should be established to avoid privacy violations.

Other issues that can come from mass surveillance include deterring lawful expressive activities, such as political demonstrations, which are protected by the First Amendment. We are concerned that these cameras could be used to monitor certain political or religious

groups, and that it could lead to greater racial profiling. Recently, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the New York Police Department for their unlawful surveillance of the Muslim community. The NYPD used cameras that were pointed toward the entrance of mosques to monitor their activities.

A study of a British surveillance camera program showed that minorities were 2 ½ times more likely to be monitored. That same study showed that one in 10 women was monitored for voyeuristic reasons. In San Francisco, a police officer was suspended after using surveillance cameras to ogle women at the San Francisco International Airport.

In order to ensure that the power of these cameras is not abused or potentially left in the wrong hands, there needs to be transparency about how the images are collected, stored, reviewed and used. The public needs to know who has access to these images, and how the information is shared with other parties.

There must be sufficient oversight to ensure cameras are being used in a way that maintains residents’ reasonable expectation of privacy.

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Taylor Bradley has helped build homes with Habitat for Humanity.

She’s a member of the National Honor Society and has won awards for her scores on national Latin exams.

But some of her greatest success has come on athletic fields.

She has played numerous sports since she started high school at Marist School, where she will be a senior in the fall. She has played golf and basketball, and has lettered for the varsity track team three times.

And Taylor’s real passion is for fast pitch softball.

“It’s a team sport,” she said, “and you can never have a single standout player – to win you have to work as a team and I love it. It’s given me so much, and opened so many doors with friends and relationships, and I’m so grateful for it.”

Taylor has participated in softball from age 7. By age 10, she was playing on traveling softball teams, like the Atlanta Flames and the Las Cruces Rebels, a team in New Mexico. With the Rebels, Taylor competed in the Amateur Softball Association’s national competition in 2011. She also has participated in a regional showcase with Fastpitch Scouting Report, and was selected for the 2012 All American Games in Akron, Ohio.

During her junior year at Marist, Taylor served as co-captain of the varsity softball team. She has been chosen for both the All-Region and All-State softball teams every year starting in 2010.

At the Marist School, she has been a starting member of the varsity softball team since her freshman year, and was named the Most Valuable Player during both her sophomore and her junior years.

In 2011, Taylor was named as a Featured Athlete by the Archdiocese of Atlanta. In 2012, she was named a DeKalb County Athlete of the Week. Currently, Taylor is playing travel softball with the 18 and younger team, the Georgia Impact.

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A non-profit group has begun collecting donations to finance a study of the feasibility of creating a city of Brookhaven.

Citizens for North DeKalb announced recently that it had begun collecting donations through its website and by check.

The group hopes to raise enough money to pay for a state-mandated study by the Carl Vinson Institute of Governmental AfPHIL MOSIER fairs at the University of Georgia to examine whether a proposal Noah Rich, 5, listens to his father Mark, as he gets a bicycle to create a new city in the area makes financial sense. lesson at Keswick Park July 9. Noah, who will attend “We want to learn all we can about the municipal options kindergarten at Murphey Candler Elementary School this fall, that are on the table,” Doug Dykhuizen, president of the group, Practice, practice says was so encouraged he learned to ride that afternoon.

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Coach Mike Trapani described Taylor as “the epitome of a team player.”

“She is all about what’s best for the team, whether that means she plays out of her normal position, or is asked to sacrifice an at-bat,” he said. “You have heard the phrase “Check your ego at the door”? Well, that’s what Taylor does as she steps on the field.

“She has truly been a delight to coach and I look forward to her senior year and watching her grow as a softball player and young lady in the years to follow.”

Asked what drives her, Taylor credited her parents, both doctors.

“My parents are role models,” she said, “and they’ve driven and pushed me. But at the same time, I’m self-motivated. When I want to achieve something, I go out and do it.”

What’s Next: Taylor is committed to Georgia State University, where she plans to play Division I softball. She plans to major in psychology, and she is leaning toward a career in therapy. “I want to help people, and I think that the major will allow me to do so,” she said.

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Buckhead and Sandy Springs voters are telling state lawmakers they want to live in election districts that will strengthen representation of their neighborhoods.

Legislators listened to residents at a public hearing June 30 in preparation for the upcoming special session of the Georgia General Assembly in which the state’s legislative and Congressional districts will be redrawn to reflect changes in population.

Many of the speakers expressed hope that “communities of interest” – areas which share common beliefs and lifestyles – would be kept intact during the process.

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“Both of my older brothers did the theater program, so I grew up in that community,” Jacob said.

Throughout his time at Galloway, Jacob took on many roles, including favorites as the Scarecrow in “The Wiz,” and the King in “The King and I.” “It was very challenging, but in the end, we had a great time and a really fun experience,” Jacob said.

Challenge does not intimidate, but rather motivates Jacob to work harder.

“I enjoy being outside of my comfort zone,” said Jacob.

While preparing for a musical freshman year, Jacob was required to take dance technique classes, a completely new experience for him. He grew to love dancing, and by sophomore year, he joined the Dance Ensemble.

“My love of theater morphed into a love of the arts, and I’m now a big fan of dance,” said Jacob.

His newfound interest is aerial dance, in which he uses two vertical pieces of fabric attached to the ceiling in the choreography.

In the creative spirit of Galloway, Jacob decided to join the Galloway Jug Band, where he, along with other students and teachers, play old American folk songs with jugs, pots, pans and a washboard.

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After Jacob joined the Galloway Service Board in high school, he encountered an opportunity to travel to Nepal, which he received on scholarship with eight other kids from around the country. Their mission was to provide running water for a girls’ school in order to eliminate the hours-long trek up the mountain for water.

After his experiences abroad and through his reading, Jacob has become passionate about working for equality.

“It’s not OK to put other people down for no reason,” said Jacob. “There’s so much work still to be done.”

When he’s not busy dancing or helping others, Jacob loves being outdoors.

He’s particularly fond of hiking.

But during high school, it was rare to find a spare moment to head outside.

“There were times when I felt like a crazy person for doing all that I was doing,” said Jacob.

Sometimes, he would have to stay up all night after rehearsal to study. “But it was all worth it,” he said. “I’ve made really great friends.”

Jacob does not underestimate the little moments in life, taking advantage of every moment he has to touch another’s life. “Even as simple as giving an old lady a compliment on the street. There is nothing compared to seeing that smile, that kind of personal connection.”

What’s Next: Jacob plans on attending Colorado College, where he would like to pursue aerial dance and psychology, as well as being outside and continuing doing charity work.

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Volunteers from Ashford Park School are forging ahead with efforts to write a charter for the elementary school.

Charter schools are public schools, typically overseen by a community governing board, that have more autonomy from the school system in exchange for more accountability.

A group from Ashford Park has been meeting weekly over the summer to write a charter, outlining the school’s educational objections. They are working to meet an Aug. 15 charter petition deadline imposed by the DeKalb County Board of Education.

Shawn Keefe, an Ashford Park parent who has been heading the school’s charter initiative, said the group’s Thursday meetings typically draw between 35 and 40 parents, teachers, administrators and community residents to work on the charter.

“The petition is going to be 75 pages. There’s a lot that goes into it,” Keefe said.

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Keefe said the group has been working closely with the Georgia Charter Schools Association during the process.

“They have a nice blueprint about what needs to be done,” Keefe said. “It’s been nice to work with them because they’ve been there and done that and worked with other schools. It’s nice to have those connections. We’re not trying to do it all from scratch.”

Keefe said the goal is for Ashford Park to focus on science, technology, engineering, arts and math, a program that has been billed “STEAM.” “What we’re trying to implement from the curriculum side of things, is a version of the STEAM program, which is what Chamblee Charter High School’s new charter is being written as,” Keefe said.

Ashford Park feeds into Chamblee Charter High School. Keefe said the idea behind the matching charters is that if Ashford Park’s is approved, students would have early exposure to the STEAM curriculum to better prepare them for high school.

Another aim of the charter is to, “get to more project-based learning, instead of just textbooks all the time,” Keefe said.

The group is aiming to complete the charter petition by July 18, to allow time for two informational community meetings before Ashford Park Elementary School’s scheduled open house on Aug. 7.

Keefe said the group will ask parents and faculty to vote on the charter petition at the annual open house.

“If it’s approved by both parents and faculty at that time we’ll submit it to the county school board for their approval Aug. 15,” Keefe said.

To date, the group has raised about $6,500 of their $10,000 goal.

“We’re raising funds because like everything else in this world, consulting with the Georgia Charter Schools Association comes with a cost,” Keefe said.

“We’ve had success doing that, and again that just shows the broad interest in this effort.”

Keefe said the principal and assistant principal of the school have also been active in the meetings.

“It’s been positive. Now that they hear what can be taken off their plates that will enable them to focus more on their classrooms and give their teachers more empowerment, it’s something very interesting and real to them,” Keefe said. “We see a lot of enthusiasm from not only administrators, but teachers as well.”

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‘Seniors with a tennis problem’ find a home on Blackburn courts

By J.D. Moor At age 87, Ted Gregory is the godfather of a weekday morning tennis bunch at Blackburn Park in Brookhaven.

“I don’t play anymore. Equilibrium is a big thing. I could jerk around to hit a ball and land flat on my face,” the Dunwoody resident said.

Even though he’s hung up his racket, Gregory still presides over the 23-yearold round-robin at Blackburn. Nowadays, Gregory takes pride in policing the courts as he mixes and mingles with the mostly retired players.

Besides Gregory, a small handful of others have stayed and played for decades. The group’s been called “over the hill” or “seniors with a tennis problem,” but despite their advancing ages -- and perhaps declining skills -- they embody the fact that tennis is a lifelong sport.

One of the originals is Charlie Dixon, 78, of Brookhaven, who is the group’s correspondence secretary, website administrator and record keeper. An everyday player who retired at 54, Dixon has seen many others come and go through the years.

“We’ve been able to field about 25 players a day, but it’s getting harder to maintain the group’s numbers,” he said.

“Now that people retire much later,

most folks only stay with us about five to 10 years, so I started the website and made business cards to drum up new recruits.”

Bruce Kovac, 73, comes in from Decatur. The retired civil engineer prefers the Blackburn group to one that meets less often at DeKalb Tennis Center near Decatur. “I just joined three months ago, and I’ll gladly drive the hour roundtrip for better competition,” he said.

But the quality of tennis they play doesn’t define this group. Instead, they’re known for their esprit de corps.

Bob Cleary, 68, retired from apparel sales, has been with the group for four years. “I tease the guys a lot on the court, but there’s always immediate pushback.

They’re really decent guys who care about each other,” he said.

It’s by no means an exclusive club.

No membership dues -- only $3 a day or $200 a year for unlimited Monday-Friday round-robin play. Players of all levels and both genders are welcome.

At 80, Pete Kammer is one of the oldest active players. The retired engineer said he doesn’t mind driving 34 miles to play. “I owe tennis a little bit.

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to the hospital … Tennis helped me find what was wrong with me. It saved my life,” he said.

Beth Williams checks players in each morning at the Blackburn clubhouse.

“These guys come rain or shine, hot or cold. They’re like a fraternity,” she said.

The Blackburn round-robin group continues its camaraderie off the courts too. Whenever a regular player passes away, they often contribute to a cause that supports medical research. They

also meet for lunch four times a year, to keep in touch with former players and other inactive members.

Charlie Dixon hopes he can keep going indefinitely. “Old age is the enemy.

My body knows what to do out there, it just doesn’t always do it,” he said.

As for Gregory, he knows how important the tennis is. “These people would have no place else to go. Whenever they take the nets down for maintenance, the crime rate goes up,” he said, laughing.

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The Century Center office complex off Clairmont Road has asked to be annexed into the city of Brookhaven.

Highwoods Properties filed an annexation application June 21. The property owners decided to petition Brookhaven for annexation based on the quality of the services available, according to Jim Bacchetta, vice president of Highwoods Atlanta Division.

Brookhaven spokeswoman Megan Matteucci confirmed that the city has received the application.

“We have five days to review it and then give notice to DeKalb County,” Matteucci said. “Once the Community Development Department determines it’s a complete application, it will go before City Council and they will vote on it. I anticipate that will be next month.”

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Matteucci said Brookhaven officials did not offer the property owners any special incentives to join the city.

“Century Center approached us and had questions, and was encouraged to submit an application,” Matteucci said. “Century Center property owners contacted the city manager, who in turn contacted the city attorney. The city manager recommended they file an application if they wanted to move forward in the process.”

If City Council approves the annexation application, Century Center would provide a huge boost to Brookhaven’s tax base.

But Jordan Fox, president of the Dresden East Civic Association, said he and his neighbors worry that if Century Center joins Brookhaven, their neighborhood would become an island of unincorporated DeKalb County.

“As you can imagine, we’re concerned by it because we have a pending referendum in November that would annex our area, including Century Center, into Chamblee,” Fox said. “It’s definitely something on our radar we’re very worried about.”

This is the second time residents of the neighborhood, known as DECA, have tried to join the city of Chamblee. An annexation referendum failed by a few votes last year, and due to technical issues with some ballots, the measure will go before voters again this year during municipal elections.

Fox said Chamblee likely would not want to annex DECA without Century Center.

“It’s highly doubtful because Chamblee cannot afford to take on residents of this area without a commercial base to support that,” Fox said. “We would be left as an unincorporated island with no tax base to support us.”

Century Center was drawn into the original boundary lines for the city of Brookhaven during initial incorporation discussions in 2011. DECA residents fought to have the area removed. They

argued that taking the commercial area would limit their own future municipal options.

Brookhaven advocates agreed to remove the area from the proposed maps.

“Six months into cityhood, here they are looking to take it again, something they said two years ago was unfair and unjust, so it’s frustrating,” Fox said.

Brookhaven’s elected officials declined to comment on the potential annexation.

“The mayor and City Council cannot give comment regarding Century Center because we are reviewing the application,” Matteucci said.

Matteucci said Brookhaven officials reached out to the city of Chamblee to discuss the application on June 19.

But Fox said he doesn’t believe that’s enough.

“It’s disappointing to us that this has been going on behind the scenes for what seems like months, and Brookhaven officials have been looking at it without letting their residents know, without letting us know, without letting the city of Chamblee know,” Fox said. “This is another thing they’ve done that shows lack of transparency and lack of accountability to the people they represent and the region.”

According to Highwoods Properties, the 120-acre Century Center office complex is owned by Highwoods as well as Emily Fisher Crum, a Brookhaven resident and philanthropist. Centrury Center is located in unincorporated DeKalb County just south of Brookhaven’s city limits. The property is bounded by Clairmont Road, Century Boulevard, Century Parkway and I-85, according to Highwoods. The property also houses a half-mile of Peachtree Creek.

Century Center is home to the Atlanta Marriott Century Center and several general services administration agencies, including the FBI, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to Highwoods.

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County Attorney O.V. Brantley said the county is prepared to take legal action. The letter says the city should pay $525,000 a month for police and $400,000 for 11 months of parks services.

“Last week, you informed the county that Brookhaven did not intend to pay anything for parks services, and only intended to pay a total of $500,000 for six months of police services,” Brantley wrote in the letter. “This is not a tenable legal position, and is contrary to the parties’ negotiations and previous course of good faith dealing.”

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gan Matteucci said the city manager and city attorney are reviewing the letter, and continuing to negotiate with DeKalb County.

At City Council’s work session June 11, City Manager Marie Garrett told council members that on the cost of interim police services, “we are far apart.”

In a memo to DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis dated June 18, Brantley said, “unfortunately, negotiations have broken down between the county and Brookhaven regarding payment for police and park services.”

The county asked for notification by June 28 if Brookhaven intends to pay the amount requested for interim services.

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Burgla ry 2700 block of Redding Road – A residential burglary, using forced entry, was reported on June 6.

1500 block of Wayland Circle – A residential burglary, using forced entry, was reported on June 7.

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3900 block of Peachtree Road – Theft of an auto was reported on June 9.

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4000 block of Peachtree Road – Theft of an auto/recovered auto was reported on June 13.

4000 block of Peachtree Road –An attempted larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 8.

2700 block of Drew Valley Road – Theft of an auto was reported on June 18.

4000 block of Peachtree Road –An attempted larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on June 8.

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Back to normal Right, volunteers like Andy Hedricks met at Murphey Candler Park on June 15 to help clear the grounds. Below, Alan Hadley, right, discusses the plan of action with volunteers Betsy Coyne, center, and Shane Boyer. Hadley brought a crew of 10 DeKalb County workers to assist with the effort.

Left, Hedricks said there was a low turnout “due to recent storms, and neighbors were caring for their own properties.”

Upper left, debris left by the storms. photos by phil mosier

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