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North Fulton cities have taken over services previously provided by Fulton County, and the next one to go may be the dogcatcher. The creation of Sandy Springs and Johns Creek gave those communities local control over police and fire departments. When the cities created their own 911 dispatch system, ChatComm, and began work on their own public safety radio system, they claimed they could provide those services more effectively than the county. But can north Fulton cities really do a better job of catching dogs than Fulton County? It’s possible, some Sandy Springs lead-
The race for mayor took an interesting turn this month. City Councilwoman Karen Meinzen McEnerny, considered a likely candidate, announced she would not seek to succeed outgoing Mayor Eva Galambos, who is the first, and, so far, only person to serve as Sandy Springs’ mayor. Meanwhile, local business owner Bob Brown announced he is jumping into the race for the mayor’s office. Aug. 30 is the last day to register for the Nov. 5 municipal election.
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City Council will likely decide the fate of the controversial Sandy Springs Gateway project during its July 16 meeting. The gateway development will be located at the intersection of Roswell and Wieuca roads. Traffic from the project will affect both Sandy Springs and Atlanta’s Buckhead community. The plan pushed by developer JLB Partners initially called for 700 apartment units, but during the June 20 Planning Commission meeting, the developer announced the plan will be reduced to 630 units. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the zoning, but still had concerns about the realignment of the Windsor Parkway and Roswell Road intersection. That realignment was a recommendation of the Georgia Region-
al Transportation Authority, which assessed the project as a development of regional impact. The High Point Civic Association recently sent an email to City Council endorsing the current plan. It said that the intersection realignment will be an important point of discussion going forward. “This intersection has a direct and critical impact on the homeowners in our community, as it rests within our representative region, and serves both our homeowners and the many thousands who commute through it each day,” Civic Association President Zach Wilson wrote. The July 16 meeting begins at 6 p.m. and will be held at Council Chambers at Sandy Springs City Hall, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500.
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City elections start heating up the city and things that I think could help All six of the council seats will be on it be a better city,” Brown said. “I think the ballot this year. So far Eva’s done an incredibly only one council member, good job, and I think she’s McEnerny, has announced left out parts of the busishe will not seek re-elecness community that need tion to her District 6 seat. to be there.” Andy Bauman, co-founder Paul has all but asof the Sandy Springs Farmsumed the status of heirers Market, is the only perapparent to Galambos. son who has announced He announced his canditheir candidacy for the job. dacy at a press conference Brown and former City in April where Galambos Councilman Rusty Paul announced her retirement are the only two candidates and endorsed Paul as her seeking the mayor’s job. successor. His work as a McEnerny, who has lobbyist and ties to the Karen Meinzen served on Sandy Springs business community, as McEnerny City Council since the city well as his early announcebegan in 2006, said she didn’t have the ment, gave him time to build support for energy the mayor’s job requires. his campaign. “We were blessed to have a mayor Paul has said he intends to mirror that was willing and able to devote that Galambos’ management style. On July type of commitment to it,” McEnerny 8 he announced he had raised $65,000 said in a telephone interin campaign contribuview. “I have a lot of other tions, including $5,000 interests that I’ve put aside he contributed. as I have dealt with my Paul said he isn’t takcouncil responsibilities.” ing his head start and Brown, who owns Red Galambos’ endorsement Baron Antiques, also ran for granted. in 2009 and lost to Galam“No not at all, we’re bos. still short of our camBrown’s entry in the race paign budget,” Paul assures that one of the camsaid. paign issues will be the city’s He said “it’s not recent use of eminent docheap” running a cammain to acquire businesspaign to reach 100,000 Rusty Paul es for its city center project. residents. Brown owns property along When asked about Roswell Road that the city is interested in the eminent domain issue, Paul said obtaining as part of its downtown revitalthat condemnation of property is “alization plan. ways an absolute last resort.” Brown said he will have “You find in situations to distance his campaign where you’ve bought 95 from the sale of his proppercent of what you need erty. for a project and you’ve “I’d have to step back got somebody who’s tryoff that,” Brown said. “It’s ing to hold it up because only one tiny piece of they can make a lot of property. I own a lot more money, and you’ve already property than that. It’s just invested taxpayer dollars one tiny piece of property in it,” Paul said. “It should and I think the city should be an absolute last resort make some kind of fair ofand you have to pay fair fer for it and buy it. I want market value for whatever to sell. I just don’t want to you take.” Bob Brown give it away.” Brown said he doesn’t Brown has been critical know if he’ll be able to of the city’s treatment of local businessraise as much money as Paul. es. He praised Galambos’ leadership style “I know a lot of people in the busiand thinks he can build on her record. ness community that see things my way,” “I just think that I have some ideas for Brown said.
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Fix Glenridge/Roswell intersection before Windsor Parkway To the editor: I am extremely upset to hear that Sandy Springs’ mayor and City Council are “determined to get the JLB project done,” and have been meeting to come up with taxpayer funding for the relocation of the Windsor Parkway/Roswell Road intersection. The only available funding I have seen referred to in city paperwork is being taken from other capital projects previously voted on. It seems to me to be a slap in the face to existing residents south of I-285 to eliminate the Glenridge/Roswell Road intersection improvement, and use those funds for a development that is too dense for the area and will tremendously increase traffic. Along with the apartments planned for Glenridge
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Point/Johnson Ferry Road and the Lakeside redevelopment, the JLB/Core project will add significant car traffic to an area that is already clogged at peak traffic times. Pictures from a recent Friday at about 5:30 p.m. show what happens on Roswell Road at Glenridge. Keep in mind that this is on a summer day, before a holiday, and a day with unusually light traffic.
Please note the line of cars waiting to turn left on Glenridge from southbound Roswell Road. Not only do they block anyone from turning left into the Round Hill Condominiums, they take up a good deal of the left traffic lane. On a typical day, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., traffic is at a standstill on Glenridge, Johnson Ferry, Peachtree Dunwoody, and Roswell roads in every direction. I shudder to think what it will be like with the new JLB/Core project. Those of us living between Glenridge
and Windsor Parkway off Roswell Road will basically be stuck in our homes! Mayor and council members, please consider those of us who have been paying our taxes since before Sandy Springs was a city, and who want to retain our quality of life here. Please update the Glenridge/Roswell Road intersection before undertaking a realignment of Windsor Parkway/Roswell Road with our money. Jan Rabinowitz
Redeveloping Sandy Springs could bring consequences To the editor:
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have enough required parking, so they’re also asking for a parking variance. The development’s benefits are: 1) replacing aging apartments with upscale ones; 2) likely reducing crime in the area; 3) reducing the number of students attending High Point schools; 4) adding restaurants and shopping in walking distance of residences. The development’s unintended consequences: 1) adding 8,554 trips (weekdays) and 10,374 (Saturdays) to our already overloaded stretch of Roswell Road, mainly due to the commercial space (based on GRTA/Foresite Study); 2) setting dangerous precedents on building height, density and parking, which could allow other apartment to increase their numbers by 44.5 percent in five-story towers, plus add major retail with inadequate parking; 3) necessitating a multi-million dollar relocation of Windsor Parkway at Roswell, which takes land from residents, and severely impacts several businesses, and which cannot possibly allow an additional 8,000 to 10,000 cars without reduction in our traffic flow. JLB has made several compromises with its residential neighbors, and we heartily thank them. This development is welcome — but at a lowered density that will not create gridlock, overflow parking onto residential streets, and ruin the quality of life we all moved here for. This application gets a City Council vote on July 16, so residents, email councilpersons your views. Jane Kelley, president, Windsor Park Community Association
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New billboards result of a settlement agreement To the editor: Over the past few days, we have heard from many regarding the new billboard installed at Abernathy and Roswell roads. “How could we allow such a thing to happen? What happened to the protection of our neighborhoods?” many of you asked. Our history with billboards began before Sandy Springs became a city. It is lengthy, but I believe answers the questions the community is asking. In 2005, the billboard companies filed for permits from Fulton County while the communities of Sandy Springs, Milton and Johns Creek were still unincorporated. The permit requests were denied by Fulton County, and the billboard companies then filed suit against Fulton County. Fulton County Superior Court ruled that the county’s sign ordinance was unconstitutional and recognized that the permit applications vested with the sign companies included a right to erect billboards in the cities of Sandy Springs, Johns Creek and Milton. The Georgia Supreme Court ultimately upheld this action. In September of 2012, after lengthy negotiations, the Sandy Springs City Council approved a settlement agreement with four outdoor advertising companies - Action Outdoor Advertising, KH Outdoor, LLC, Granit State Outdoor Advertising, Inc. and Boardworks Outdoor Advertising Company Inc., regarding placement of billboards within Sandy Springs. The negotiated settlement follows the 2011 affirmation by the Georgia Supreme Court of the ruling by the Fulton Superior Court, which determined that the advertising companies had a vested right to build 23 new billboards within Sandy Springs. A
majority of those billboards would have been located along Roswell Road. As part of the settlement agreement, the city was able to successfully negotiate a reduction in the number of billboards to be placed in Sandy Springs from 23 applications to 8, also significantly limiting the number of billboards to be located on Roswell Road. The agreement defines the size and type of structure for the signs, and includes the use of LED facing for the signs. According to the settlement, the companies must obtain billboard permits within 42 months of the date of the agreement. The city has worked with all involved to identify 10 nodes from which billboard companies would be able to locate the eight allowed billboards. The billboard companies are now working with property owners to lease space within the 10 nodes for location of these billboards. Sign permits have been issued for 6595 Roswell Road (Abernathy Square Shopping Center) and 5565 New Northside Drive (Vet Clinic – facing I-285). A GDOT permit has been received for property at 8765 Roswell Road, North River Village Shopping Center, but to date, no application for a permit from the city has been received for this location. We realize that many of our residents would prefer to keep the landscape free of additional billboards. While I agree, we must adhere to the law. Reducing the overall number to eight with the structure specifications was a good settlement for the city. I hope this explanation provides all with a better understanding. Eva Galambos Sandy Springs Mayor
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What’s the real job of a school board member? Editors note: The regional school accrediting agency has taken issue with the actions of members of metro Atlanta school boards, including DeKalb County’s school board. Reporter Newspapers asked Mark Elgart, chief executive officer of AdvancED, parent of an accrediting agency that oversees local schools, to discuss the role school board members should play. Governance and leadership is critical to the success of any school or school system. The capacity of a Board of Education to work in concert with the leadership of a school system is a critical ingredient to establishing the proper conditions for a quality school system. Although board members are elected to serve on the Board of Education by their voting constituents, the position is not one of an elected official in the same sense as a state representative in government. The position on a Board of Education should be guided by service rather than politics. A member of a Board of Education should not have a defined group of constituents, but rather contribute to the board in fulfilling its role and responsibilities so that the school system effectively serves and supports all students. The Board of Education is designed to support the leadership and its administration of the school system. It is not the role of the board to assume any function related to the administration and management of the school system. However, the Board of Education (as a whole) should and must hold the superintendent accountable for effective administration of the school system. Boards of Education fulfill their role during the course of appropriately planned work sessions, public meetings, and, when appropriate, board retreats. When individual members elect to operate outside planned activities of the Board of Education, it causes disruption to the work of the board and the management of the school system, which is the sole responsibility of the superintendent and his/her staff. In fact, serving on a Board of Education should not be viewed as a job. The employees of the school system have jobs
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to fulfill for which they are held accountable. Every board member has the responsibility to actively participate in planned activities for the Board of Education. In such activities, the administration seeks to benefit from the board’s collective feedback, direction and appropriate decisions. The AdvancED Standards for Quality define responsibilities and expectations for effective goverMARK A. nance and leadership. Schools and ELGART, ED.D. school systems choose to be accredited, and in doing so, ask AdGUEST COLUMN vancED to ensure that they are fulfilling all the requirements of an effective school or school system through the accreditation process. As part of that process, AdvancED Accreditation examines the institution’s teaching and assessing practices, the purpose and direction of an institution, whether data is used to support improvement, resources and support systems for students, and whether its governance and leadership are functioning effectively in accordance with established policies. AdvancED recognizes those institutions deserving of accreditation, while at the same time encouraging and expecting them to demonstrate continuous improvement for the betterment of all students.
Read these articles from our other editions online at ReporterNewspapers.net. “Let’s focus on the positives…thank the administration for their willingness to work with us to enhance our plan, and perhaps share how wonderful it would be to offer an option like ACA to Atlanta families.” –Atlanta Classical Academy Chairman Matthew Kirby, in a letter to supporters after the Atlanta school board on July 1 delayed a vote on the proposed charter school. “This is one of the things we really, really need to do to protect our citizens. It’s like having a generator when the electricity goes out. You don’t use it very often, but when you do…. It’s a safety issue.” –Dunwoody City Councilman Denis Shortal, arguing the city should install tornado warning sirens in the city. “It’s not as easy as ‘Yes, they work,’ or ‘No, they don’t work.’ There’s a lot of gray there.” –Dunwoody City Councilwoman Lynn Deutsch, saying she needed more information about the warning sirens.
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“That’s not chump change for me.” –Atlanta school board candidate Tom Tidwell, on his decision to loan his own campaign $20,000 as he challenges incumbent Board Chairman Reuben McDaniel. “I think the consensus is that it wasn’t a bad idea to have multiple agencies looking at what we’re doing in our system. I am quite confident we will restore accreditation with [the Southern Associations of Colleges and Schools], but in this new era of accountability … the more scrutinizing us, the better. I think we’ll withstand that scrutiny.” –DeKalb County school board member Marshall D. Orson, on the board’s decision that DeKalb high schools should pursue individual accreditation through the Georgia Accrediting Commission to supplement the system’s accreditation, which now is on probation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. “A year to the day that the citizens voted to incorporate the city of Brookhaven, they’ll see their own police cars patrolling. That’s a significant milestone.” – Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis, announcing the start of the city’s police department.
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Her ‘purposeful’ walks lead to fresh mushroom suppers Susan Konkel spotted a promising patch of brown at the foot of a tree. “Here’s something,” she said, bending down to take a closer look. She plucked a small mushroom, held it up and inspected it quizzically. She couldn’t tell for sure what it was or if it would be good to eat. She set it aside and moved on. She was just getting started. There were plenty more mushrooms out there. “That’s without even trying,” she said. “This is the week for mushrooms.” The wet days of June have been happy ones for mushroom hunters. Konkel started seriously looking for wild mushrooms about a year ago, she said, and now regularly strolls through her comfortable Brookhaven neighborhood and nearby parks with an eye on the ground and a thought for the dinner menu. She’s not casually watching for fungi. She’s foraging. She seeks dinner-table treats among the suburban forest. “I walk around the neighborhood for
She stopped as she reached a tree she had visited before. She pointed to a large, flat mushroom with a brightly colored top. She AROuND had a smallTOWN er mushroom from the JOe eaRle same patch dried for display in her home. “They’re called shelf mushrooms,” she said. “It’s growing like a shelf.” Konkel learns about mushrooms from books and at meetings of the Mushroom Club of Georgia. The club organizes mushroom hunts and holds regular meetings to discuss favorite fungi and to learn how to tell one that’s good for supper from one that will make you ill, or worse. That, of course, is a problem with eating wild mushrooms. A bite of the wrong one can send a diner to the emergency room. It pays to be cautious. The Mushroom Club has numbers for Poison Control prominently displayed on its website. “There’s not a lot out there that would actually kill you, but there are some that may make you wish you were dead,” Konkel said. During the club’s July meeting, held the night before Konkel’s chanterelle hunt, more than 40 members gathered at Intown Community Church just south of Brookhaven to hear a speaker talk about how different kinds of mushrooms smell. Some, he said, don’t smell so good. Members filled a tabletop with examples of unusual mushrooms they’d Joe earle found. They shared notes on upcomSusan Konkel spots a shelf mushroom ing mushroom-centered events and even a few mushroom jokes. One Tin her Brookhaven neighborhood. shirt read: “Amateur mycologists have exercise. I thought it’d be nice to find questionable morels.” something,” she said. “You notice things Konkel first gathered mushrooms all the time. This gives you a reason to be when she was growing up. “When I was out there and a purpose to be out there, a little girl, my grandfather would take us which I like.” out for nature walks. This was in WisconOne recent afternoon, as the rain sin. I would collect button mushrooms. lightened to a slight drizzle and windEven then I was amazed. There were so driven spatter from the trees, she took a many mushrooms. He’d say, ‘No, you purposeful afternoon walk around her don’t want that one.’ … It was a differblock, hunting for edible mushrooms ent time. He was a big fisherman. People along the streets winding through new, lived off the land more.” closely-packed brick homes. “I’m always Now, remembering those hikes, she looking now,” she said. tries to take her own grandchildren She’d already been out hunting mushmushroom hunting. So far, they haven’t rooms once that day. During a break in had much luck, but she’s hopeful. After the storms, she headed out to a nearall, one good gullywasher and soon there by forest, where she’d found a basketful are plenty of mushrooms out there waitof chanterelles, golden mushrooms that ing to be found. now were drying on her kitchen counter. “You just have to start paying attenShe planned to turn them into a pate for tion,” she said. “Once you start paying an upcoming dinner party. attention, they’re everywhere.”
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tribute to their communities. Tish Ford is the development specialist for an organization called enAble of Georgia, Inc., which provides support services for adults with developmental and physical disabilities in Fulton County. Ford said that after individuals with special needs age out of the public school system at 22, it’s important for them to continue to receive support and enrichment during their adult lives. “You have these young adults who face an uncertain future of social exclusion in activity, and really not being able to gain independence they could gain if they have the proper support,” Ford said. Ford said enAble provides options like medical care, transportation and day programs for people with conditions such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and autism. The organization has a fleet of 22 vans that provide transportation to everything from medical appointments to worship services to community activities. “There are day enrichment programs for individuals to remain active. They have something to do every day, and what they do with their day is their choice,” Ford said. “Some of them have jobs in the community, some of them volunteer in the community.” EnAble also operates 16 group homes throughout Fulton County, where adults with similar interests and needs can live together with a 24-hour assistance staff. Buckhead resident Peggy Farris said her son Evan, who is 36, has thrived in his group home. Though he uses a wheelchair and is unable to speak, he is able to lead a relatively independent life, doing things such as taking pub-
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Potter, a spokeswoman for the organization. Along with day programs, the DeKalb Services Center also provides a hot lunch and physical therapy for those who need it. Marilyn Reid, coordinator of developmental disabilities services, said the organization believes it’s important for people with developmental disabilities to interact with the community as well. They regularly go on outings and volunteer to do things like deliver meals to senior citizens through Meals on Wheels. “Even though they have disabilities, they have a lot to give to people,” Reid said. Sandra Segars teaches day programs for people with more severe disabilities. On a recent afternoon, she was leading sensory activities using lights and music. She has been at the center for 17 years and said the people she works with are like her family. “They need this in their lives, to come to the center to socialize,” she said. “It’s important that our individuals know they are loved here.”
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lic transportation to participate in day be important, and we were limited in programs with enAble. the ’80s and ’90s as far as available ser“It’s a wondervices for long-term ful peace of mind care in the state,” we have as parents Farris said. “We knowing his needs did not want insti“it’s a wonderful peace of are in place,” Farris tutionalization for mind we have as parents said. “Not only his our son.” needs -- he has an Farris said knowing his needs are in enriched life.” though it was a difplace. not only his needs – ficult decision at Farris said she he has an enriched life.” first started thinkfirst for Evan to ing about long-term move away from care when Evan was home, she’s confi– PEGGy FARRIS in middle school. dent that he is in BuCKHEAD RESIDENT “He’s a young the best possible guy and we’re aging place. parents,” she said. “It gives us such She didn’t want hope for the future Evan to be isolated in the family’s home for people with intellectual disabilities once he was out of school. to be in an environment where they are “I knew long-term care was going to safe and cared for,” Farris said.
Nestled in Brookhaven Park off of Peachtree Road in Brookhaven is the DeKalb Services Center, which also provides services for adults with developmental disabilities. The DeKalb Services Center, which has been in its location since 1978, serves about 120 people, including a large aging population, said Michelle
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Attractions aplenty for remaining summer vacation days By Dan WHisenHUnT
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The Fourth of July 4 holiday has passed, and the beginning of school is still several weeks away. There’s got to be something to do. But what? There are several local attractions that will provide a fun distraction from the summer doldrums. Here are a half-dozen summer spots
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1) The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
It’s 48 miles of river and protected forest land right in your own backyard. Park rangers are available to lead sunset kayaking trips, night hikes and sce-
nic strolls. The best part, aside from nature’s splendor? Many of the events cost next-to-nothing, most requiring $3 to cover parking. For more information, visit: www. nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/events.htm
2) Anne Frank Exhibit
footage of her. “This powerful, moving exhibit provides visitors a chance to learn, explore, share and remember the history and lessons of the Holocaust and its continued relevance today,” the exhibit’s website says. The exhibit is open six days a week and admission is free. For more information, visit: www.annefrankexhibitsandysprings.org/
3) Legoland
It’s not as well known as the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, but it’s definitely a shorter trip if you live in metro Atlanta. Anne Frank became famous after the publication of her diary chronicling her family’s years spent hiding from the Nazis. The Anne Frank Exhibit in Sandy Springs contains 600 photographs of Frank, and also the only known film
It’s one of the area’s newer attractions. Legoland opened in 2012 and offers the essential building blocks of fun. It’s a family-oriented attraction – adults won’t be admitted unless they have a child with them. Kids can build, play and learn everything there is to know about Legos. It’s open seven days a week, and ad-
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Perfect for the couple that has nothing else in common but their love for this classic film. The last of the Atlanta Summer Movie series ends on a high note, with the July 25 showing of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” at Town Brookhaven. The film, based on the Truman Capote book of the same name, stars Audrey Hepburn. Relive all the glamor and quirkiness. For more information visit: http:// townbrookhaven.net/atlanta-summermovie-series-town-brookhaven-chastainpark-thursdays-may-30th-july-25th/
Celebrate railroads and their unique history during the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History’s first
Railroad Rendezvous • Family-friendly event scheduled from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on July 27 • Features range of indoor and outdoor games, live music and a hobo jungle • Learn about railroad safety with Operation Lifesaver
5) Visit one of DeKalb County’s oldest houses
• Experience spectacular model train layouts
Brookhaven’s Solomon Goodwin House is still hanging in there after nearly 200 years. In the 1830s it housed travelers resting from a journey on the wagon trail. Federal troops used it as a landmark as they descended on Atlanta during the Civil War. The home provided for Civil War refugees and comfort for those hit hardest by the Great Depression. At one time it was part of a 600-acre farm, but now the house on Peachtree Street in Brookhaven is all that’s left. Descendants of the Goodwin family still own the house. They open its doors to the public the third Sunday of every month. For more information, visit: http:// goodwinhistory.org/#
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Tuesday, July 23, 10 a.m. – The Bio Bus brings
Children ages 2-10 will learn beginning Chinese through songs, rhymes and poems, led by Mingle Chinese Academy. Free. Open to the community. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-814-3500 for information.
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Wednesday, July 17, 3-3:40 p.m. – Cathy Kaemmerlen takes kids back to the prehistoric age of dinosaurs with stories, rhymes, games and songs. Free. Appropriate for ages 4-12. All are welcome. Northside Branch Library, 3295 Northside Parkway, NW, Atlanta, 30327. Email: comments@co.fulton. ga.us or call 404-814-3508 to learn more. Thursday, July 18, 10:30-11:30 a.m. – It’s all
about dino science! What is a dinosaur? Where did they live? What did they eat? How do we find their bones today? Junior paleontologists conduct their very own research to piece together the story of the “Great Dino Dig.” Free, and open to the community. Appropriate for elementary school audiences; sign-up required. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov or call 404303-6130 to register or to ask questions.
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Dogs do so much more than dig for bones! CAREing Paws brings dogs to the Buckhead Library to discuss all the different kinds of jobs dogs can have, and how they help people. There will be time to pet the dogs! For ages 5-12. Free, and open to all. Registration required; call 404-814-3500 to sign up. 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us for additional details.
States of Matter Monday, July 22, 10 a.m. – The Bio Bus brings chemistry and “states of matter” to the library. Discuss dry ice, plasma, solids and liquids. Presented by Georgia State University. Free, and open to all. For ages 6-12. Parents welcome. Additional sessions, 11 a.m., 1 and 2 p.m. Limited to 20 participants each. Registration required, and started June 18. Call 770-512-4640 or visit the Dunwoody Branch Library to register. 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338.
animal biology to the library. Presented by Georgia State University. Free, and open to all. For ages 6-12. Parents welcome. Additional sessions, 11 a.m., I and 2 p.m. Limited to 15 participants each. Registration required, and started June 18. Call 770-512-4640 or visit the Dunwoody Branch Library to register. 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338.
Digging to China Tuesday, July 23, 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Curious Moon Puppets has run out of stories! What can their faithful dog Skeeter do to save the show? Dig a hole to China to find more, of course. Join us for puppets and merriment, and see what stories we unearth as we “dig.” Free. Suggested audiences: toddler, preschool, elementary and middle school youth. 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 find out more.
ZooMobile Tuesday, July 23, 6-6:45 p.m. – Zoo Atlan-
ta visits the Northside Library and shares three of their animals with the youngsters. Free. For ages 4-12. Open to the public, but reservations are required. Northside Branch Library, 3295 Northside Parkway, NW, Atlanta, 30327. Call 404-814-3508 or email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us for additional details or to sign up.
“Kangoo Can Do” Wednesday, July 24, 10:30-11:15 a.m. – Author Mieke Wollaert will read her book, “Kangoo Can Do!,” about Kangoo, who is overweight and can’t jump as high as his friends. He learns one is loved for what one is, not for what one looks like. Book signing follows. Free. All are welcome. Appropriate for ages 4-8. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@co.fulton. ga.us or call 404-814-3500 with questions.
Read to Rover Wednesday, July 24, 2:30-3:30 p.m. – Share
your new reading skills by reading aloud to Ellie, a therapy dog. For ages 5-8. Free, and all are welcome. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-848-7140 for additional details.
Dig Into Reading Thursday, July 25, 10:3011:15 a.m. – D’Avante Parks
inspires children with amazing magic and lots of laughter so they will want to dive into reading again and again! Free and open to the community. For ages 3-12. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-814-3500 for more information.
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terson, director of the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, discusses the European and Asian origin of color woodcut, and the techniques and process of printing in this traditional media. $5; free admission for OUMA members and children under 12. Oglethorpe University, Third Floor, Weltner Library, 4484 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. For more information visit: museum.oglethorpe.edu or call 404-364-8555.
Organ Concerts Wednesday, July 17, 7-8 p.m. – Isabelle De-
mers, Canadian concert organist, performs during the 19th annual Atlanta Summer Organ Festival at the Cathedral of Christ the King. The one-hour concert features works by Bach, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky, and concludes with a dessert reception. $15. Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-233-2145.
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Road United Methodist Church welcomes back Olivier Latry, titular organist, from the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, and professor at the Paris Conservatory. $15. Casual dress. Concert concludes with a dessert reception. 3180 Peachtree Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30305. Visit: www.prumc.org or call 404-266-2373.
Moonshine Making Thursday, July 18, 6:30 p.m. – Bob Slack, con-
sultant and interpreter, presents “The Lost Folk Art of Moonshine Making.” Slack is retired from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, was the naturalist/program director at UNICOI Park, and was the Folklore Education Specialist for the Conservation Center at Smithgall Woods. Free and open to the public. Heritage Sandy Springs Museum, 6075 Sandy Springs Road, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information email: kbrigance@heritagesandysprings.org or go to: www.heritagesandysprings.org.
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Chamber Music Thursday, July 25, 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Come out and en-
joy the unique talents of the Franklin Pond chamber music program, comprised of talented string students ages 11-19. Free and open to the community. All ages welcome. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov or call 404303-6130 for details.
The Deadfields Thursday, July 25, 6 p.m. – Spend your
Thursday with “The Deadfields,” an Atlanta-based Americana/folk-rock group. Part of Heritage Sandy Springs’ new Rhythm & Brews series. Music runs 6:30-8 p.m. Admission, $5 for ages 21 and up; $2, ages 13-20, free for ages 12 and under. Blankets, picnics and coolers welcomed. Pets and smoking not allowed. Sandy Springs Society Entertainment Lawn, Heritage Green, 6110 Bluestone Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, visit www.heritagesandysprings.org, call 404-851-9111, ext. 4 or e-mail: events@heritagesandysprings.org. To learn about the band, go to: www.thedeadfields.com.
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Summer Splash Saturday, July 27, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. – Float and
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It’s not particularly glamorous work signing agreements, As substate legislators head back to the Gold Dome in 2013, they mitting plans and conducting studies for a planned trail, Livable have a lot to think about. Buckhead Executive Director Denise Starling said. One local issue the state’s lawmakers may be asked to confront But Starling and other backers of a planned 5-mile trail is thealong controversy surrounding DeKalb County’s school board. Ga. 400 knew it would take time. That patience and attention to was recently placed on accreditation probation by AdThe system detail may also be gaining them some support from neighbors liv-the accrediting agency. vancED, ing alongside the project. The path will connect pedestrians, Sen.cyFran Millar (R-Dunwoody), who chairs the Senate Edclists, skaters, Buckhead’s businesses, parks and schools ucation to the AtCommittee, said at a recent forum that DeKalb County lanta BeltLine. schools are his No. 1 priority. Starling said planners presented pub“I’m guardedly optimistic we can turn this thing around,” MilScan here30topercent get drawings to the lic in October and November, that give an idea what lar of said. Reporterrenderings Newspapers the finished product will look like. A Jan. 17 hearing of the Georgia Board of Education is schedin your inbox The public’s response? Soorfar, so up good, uled to consider suspending the DeKalb school board members. If sign @ she said. ReporterNewspapers.net SEE LEGISLATORS, PAGE 34 See LiVeaBLe, page 35
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Running 17 exercise classes each week, plus private sessions with people recovering from injury or surgery, would surely exhaust an average person. Of course, Mattie’s far from average. She’s a bundle of energy who loves to dance, works a variety of music into her classes, and joins Canterbury’s walking club whenever she can, especially when they’re training for the annual Peachtree Road 10k. She says residents and staff are so much like family that she’s always encouraging people to move here.
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ers say. “I think it will be a wonderful thing to invest the funds, $4 million, and have all the north Fulton cities share in it and make it a first-class operation for the animals and for adoptions,” City Councilwoman Karen Meinzen McEnerny said. During its June 18 meeting, Sandy Springs City Council renewed its contract with Fulton County for animal control services. The contract increased to $87,000, up from $71,000 approved two years ago, when the city last renewed its intergovernmental agreement with the county and other Fulton County cities. Part of the increase will go to improve facilities and vehicles. City Manager John McDonough told the council the increase “seems reasonable.” McEnerny proposed the north Fulton cities might provide a better service than the county, and asked staff to look into it. Mayor Eva Galambos said she’d mention it at the next meeting of north Fulton mayors. Councilwoman Dianne Fries also liked the idea. The council asked city staff to study it. Councilman John Paulson said he’d be interested to see what the staff learns about the viability of the suggestion. “I would like to have an assessment of the level of service that’s currently being provided, and based on that, it might be worth taking look at, sure,” he said. Councilman Tibby DeJulio said there’s not anything wrong with what Fulton County is doing, in and of itself. “I think the question is can we do better for the citizens and the animals, too, than what we’re currently doing,” he said. And Councilman Gabe Sterling agreed. “I’m always in favor of trying to find ways to do things at a lower cost and higher quality, and if that can be done, I’m more than happy to look into
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room. No forced entry was found. 600 block of Granville Court 30328 – On June 25, the resident said she saw that her patio door had been forced open.
The following incidents and arrests are some but not all of the reports filed with SSPD over the listed period, dated through July 3. The following information was provided by the Sandy Springs Police Department from its records and is presumed to be accurate.
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7700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On June 26, the maintenance shed of an apartment complex had been forced into. A 1.5ton AC unit, 2-ton heat pump and 5-ton compressor were stolen.
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6300 block of Vernon Woods Drive 30328 – Between June 15 and June 18, someone came into the home by forced entry on a door. A forced (from outside) bedroom window was also discovered. Jewelry and documents were taken. 400 block of Summerset Lane 30328 – On June 17, the resident said that someone entered the apartment by using a pry bar. Two TVs, a PS3, two iPods and other items are missing. 5000 block of Cross Gate Drive 30328 – On June 18, a contractor reported that he installed an icemaker into the kitchen of a home on June 11. On June 15, the icemaker, valued at $600, was missing. The basement and garage door of the unoccupied home was unlocked. The house is owned by a bank and managed by a contracting company. 1000 block of Balmoral Road 30342 – On June 18, the resident reported that some time just after midnight, someone came into his garage and took several items. Two sus-
pects were captured on video. 5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On June 19, the victim reported that while he was gone overnight, someone entered his apartment and took his 32” flat screen TV. Pointe Ridge Drive 30328 – On June 19, a caretaker for the residence reported that over the course of a day, someone came into the home and took several items. Several workers have been inside the home recently. 7000 block of Hunter’s Branch Drive 30328 – On June 19, a resident reported that
while she was gone for two hours, someone entered the home through a rear door by breaking out a bottom glass pane. The victim reported several items of jewelry missing.
5000 block of Magnolia Bluff Drive 30350 – On June 19, the resident reported that someone entered his home and took a set of silver utensils from a box in the dining
9400 block of Roberts Drive 30350 – On June 26, someone forced a front door to the apartment of the resident, who was in the shower, and took two laptops from the living room table. 4900 block of Powers Ferry Road 30342 – On June 27, following an alarm call to the owner of a home and her subsequent request not to call the police, the owner found that her home had been forcibly entered. Nothing was gone, indicating that the alarm scared them off. 300 block of Aldenshire Place 30328 – On June 27, a resident reported that around 11 a.m. she was at her kitchen table when she heard a noise that she recognized as someone trying to open the garage door. She heard the dog bark in that area as well. She saw a man run through the backyard of the home.
On June 30, a man reported that his brother broke into the home and took items as well as the victim’s 2013 Ford Fusion. 1st block of Concourse Parkway 30328 – On June 30, an employee reported that when she arrived at her office, she noticed that a drawer to her file cabinet had been forced open. Three laptop computers and several memory cards were taken. Another office reported three laptops had been taken during this same period. 4600 block of Brinkley Lane -- SSPD is in-
vestigating a burglary that took place on July 1. A neighbor saw two men in a green Ford Explorer back from the driveway and leave the area. They traveled to Windsor Parkway, where they turned east and drove away. An audible alarm activated on the home at this time as well. Although the front door was damaged, it isn’t known if the men got into the residence before fleeing.
1800 block of Summerbrook Drive 30328 – On July 2, the resident was out of town for a while, and apparently during this time, someone came into the home and took a number of items including a 55” TV, desktop computer and liquor. No forced entry was found.
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400 block of Morgan Falls Road 30350 – On June 14, a 29-year-old woman reported that someone stole her iPhone at the recycling location where she was doing community service.
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PUBLIC SAFETY 14, someone stole a can of Freon from a golf cart that belonged to an apartment complex. ď Ž 5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On June14, a woman reported that she set her iPhone down in the Target store near the towels. Later, she checked on it, but it had been taken. ď Ž 5900 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On June 15, a silver Toyota Camry was stolen ď Ž 8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On June 15, a man was arrested after he stole a sandwich at Publix. ď Ž 8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On June 15, a grocery store manager said a former employee was in the store and tried to steal a box of Gillette Fusion razors valued at just under $29. He was confronted at the customer service desk and ed before police arrived. ď Ž 6000 block of Roswell Road 30328 –
On June 16, a grey 2012 Nissan Rogue was stolen.
ď Ž 8100 block of Colquitt Road 30350 – On June 2,7 a man reported that someone took his Mitsubishi Montero. ď Ž 1100 block of Perimeter Center West 30328 – On June 27, an employee of a company reported that someone took two laptops and a webcam from the ofďŹ ce area.
ď Ž 6300 block of Powers Ferry Road 30328 – On June 17, a 50-year-old man reported that someone entered an unlocked construction trailer and took an iPad. The iPad GPS was then tracked from that location to Rolling View Drive in Smyrna, and then to the 2400 block of Spring Drive in Smyrna. He said he suspects two people who were on the site earlier and left about the time the theft occurred. ď Ž 6500 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On June 18, a cellphone was reported taken from a restaurant. The victim placed the phone on the counter to pick up her order, and when she turned around, the phone was gone. The phone was later traced to a condominium at in the 6700 block of Roswell Road. ď Ž A donut shop on Northridge Road report-
ed that on June 25, just before 10 a.m., a man took the tip jar and disappeared in the bathroom only to return with a now-empty tip jar.
ď Ž 6300 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30328 – On June 26, a white, 2007 GMC Yukon Denali was stolen. ď Ž 4900 block of High Point Road 30342 – On June 26, a 2000 Honda Civic was taken. ď Ž 7800 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On June 26, a man arrived at a convenience shop around 9 a.m. and pulled into the gas pump area. He left the keys in the car when he walked inside the store. He looked outside to ďŹ nd the pump number and discovered his car was gone. The car was tracked to Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard in Atlanta. ď Ž 1st block of Concourse Parkway 30328 – On June 26, an employee of the Maid Brigade Co. reported that a projector, two laptops and a laptop bag were stolen from the company’s ofďŹ ce. ď Ž 1100 block of Mount Vernon Highway 30328 – On June 26, a man reported that
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ď Ž 5900 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On June 17, a 27-year-old man was at the gym when someone took his clothing and wallet. $20 cash, credit cards and personal ID were taken. The locker wasn’t locked.
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ď Ž 300 block of Winding River Drive 30350 – On July 1, cops were called in reference to someone stealing power from another apartment. They spoke with a woman who ran an extension cord from her apartment to another. She said it must be a mix-up with the power company. She was given a citation for theft and a court date to appear. ď Ž 500 block of Glenforest Road 30328 – On July 1, someone broke into the pool area of the Hammond Hills Swim and Tennis Club and stole approximately $100 from a locked box.
AS S AULT ď Ž Cedar Run 30350 – On June 14, a man reported that around 2:15 a.m. he was in his car driving on North River Drive when a Chevy Impala pulled up next to him. In the other car, a man he knew as “Memphisâ€? pulled a gun and pointed it at him. He said he was in fear for his life and for that of his 10-year-old child. The complainant said he was out to buy cigarettes for his girlfriend at that hour. ď Ž 300 block of Granville Court 30328 – On June 14, a woman reported that during the night, she was sleeping and her boyfriend of seven months came home drunk. Her boyfriend pulled the covers off her three times. Each time, she pulled the covers back over her, which enraged him. He crawled up on top of her and struck her several times in the face. The victim’s 19-year-old daughter heard the noise, came into the room, and witnessed the assault. The man was arrested for domestic violence and jailed. ď Ž On June 14 – around 6 p.m. in the Huntcliff community, the lifeguard reported that due to a power outage, the pool pumps were not working, therefore the pool had to be closed. An man in his 40s came to the pool and once told the pool was closed, became argumenta-
SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:
201301819
Petitioner:
Delgado Boxing
Property Location:
6335 Roswell Road
Request:
Primary variance from Section 33.26.H.2 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow a wall sign on a wall not attached to the exterior wall of the business.
Public Hearings:
Board of Appeals August 8, 2013
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 VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:
201301777
Petitioner:
David and Tracy Duncan
Property Location:
1005 Mount Vernon Highway
Request:
Two Primary Variances: 1) from Section 6.1.3.D of Zoning Ordinance to reduce the required rear yard setback from fifty (50) feet to thirty (30) feet to allow for an accessory structure; and 2) from Section 19.3.11.B.1 of Zoning Ordinance to allow a recreation court to be located in a minimum yard.
Public Hearings:
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Location:
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SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:
201301751
Petitioner:
Chase Bank
Property Location:
6180 Roswell Road
Request:
Primary variance from Section 33.26.H.2 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow a wall sign on a non-street facing wall (west elevation).
Public Hearings:
Board of Appeals August 8, 2013
Location:
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Sandy Springs Police Blotter CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 tive with the lifeguard. The 17-year-old lifeguard told him that he had to get out. According to the lifeguard, the man pushed him so he pushed back. The man then grabbed him by the neck and the fight was on. The lifeguard had some scrapes and such on him. He said he thought he knew the man and could ID him again. Coincidentally, the person who was identified as the other party later filed a report and named the lifeguard as the aggressor. 1700 block of Jefferson Drive 30328 – On June 18, a 32-year-old woman reported that she was at her residence washing dishes. Her friend, who is temporarily staying with her due to his marital problems, came in the door. He was followed by his wife, uninvited, who came in right behind him. She was not too happy. The wife physically assaulted the victim before being pulled off. At this time, no charges have been filed. I-285 west of Roswell Road 30328 – On June 18, a man reported that he was merging onto I-285 (west) from Roswell Road when a Honda sped up to cut him off from merging. He had to bail out to the emergency lane to avoid a collision. The complainant then sped up and rolled his window down and made a hand gesture. The man in the Honda threw something at him, which knocked off his sunglasses and almost caused a wreck. The Honda then pulled ahead. There was no further contact.
8800 block of Dunwoody Place 30350 – On June 27, a cab driver reported that around 3 a.m., he gave a ride to a fare from Northwood Drive to an apartment complex on Dunwoody Place. The man gave the cab driver a $100 bill and the cabbie pulled out $80 for change. The man suddenly grabbed the $80 from the cabbie’s hand and then peppersprayed him in the face before running. 6300 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On July 1, officers met with a man who had walked into an urgent care facility on Roswell Road with what appeared to be three stab wounds. The man said that on the previous night, he was at a billiards parlor in the 7800 block of Roswell Road and had stepped into a fight between a man and woman in order to break it up. Apparently during the altercation, he was stabbed three times in the abdomen. He told the officers that he had been drinking and didn’t notice that he had been stabbed until he went home. He went to the care facility because he thought he needed stitches. He was taken to North Fulton Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
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She backed up, but struck a car behind her. She called the police. The man got up and walked over to a tree and sat down. He was later arrested for being intoxicated and doing dumb stuff. 6400 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30328 – On June 17, employees of a home improvement store saw a man steal a nail gun, valued at $399, and attempt to leave. He was caught. He told the officers that he was going to steal the gun, sell it, and use the money to buy more medication for his condition that causes him a great deal of pain. He was charged with the theft. 5500 block of Glenridge Drive 30342 – On June 17, a 24-year-old woman called police and told the officers that her boyfriend hit her four times in the face. She had some lacerations and dried blood on her face. Apparently, her boyfriend didn’t like what she was making for dinner and started an argument, which led to her throwing a ketchup bottle at him, which led to the assault. This was witnessed by her two juvenile children. He was arrested and taken to jail. Ga. 400 at Hammond Drive – Two men were cited following a speeding traffic stop. A pungent smell of marijuana omitted from the window. The officer found a small container that had a partially-smoked joint which the two occupants said they knew nothing about. The driver did say that he smoked some weed on that day, but not in the car. Both were cit-
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8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On June 25, police were called just before 7 p.m. about a shoplifter who had fled a grocery store. The manager was in the woods, chasing the man. An officer checked the area of Dunwoody Place near a convenience store and located a man with the same physical description. He was described as “sweating.” He was detained and positively identified as the same person who stole three cans of baby formula. He was arrested for the theft. 3100 block of River Exchange Drive 30350 – On June 26, narcotics detectives,
following up on drug complaints, spoke to a resident who was the subject of the complaint. The detectives could smell marijuana, and could see a glass pipe used to smoke marijuana. The description of the smell was “overwhelming.” The amount of seized marijuana was small, and so the resident was cited with a court date to appear.
Family Law & Civil Litigation Attorney – Divorce, Custody, etc. – flat and reasonable hourly rates. Heather Robinson, Esq. 404-500-1768 or Heather@HRobinsonLegal.com.
Offering all types of windows, All types of siding – Factory-trained installation. Family-owned, familypriced. Angie’s List (A rated), BBB (A+ rating). 33 Years in Business. Quinn Windows & Siding. 770-939-5634.
Care Giver / Household Technician – Let me take care of your loved one. Call Robin 770572-6441. Full-time, Part-time or Overnight. References available.
I can help you with local moving and delivery
FOR SALE Avon Products – Get your Avon products – Thomas Pope 678-237-7959. “Every Day can be a Spa Day with Avon.” Please visit www.youravon.com/formen.
Powell Roofing & Repairs – Leaks, chimneys, valleys, Skylight installations, roof and ridge vents. Free estimates. 20 years experience. Daniel Powell 678-663-1366.
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Place your order for Summer organic vegetable plants now! – We will germinate the seeds (Herbs, Peppers, Tomatoes, etc.) and bring them to you. Free delivery and gardening assistance is available. Contact Tom 678-755-3804 or email tockbul@aol.com.
An officer, patrolling an apartment complex, spotted a man that he knew and knew was wanted on a Sandy Springs’ warrant. The man was arrested for a probation violation.
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North Georgia Lawn Care – Honest, affordable and dependable. Free Estimates. Tony 404-402-5435.
ORGANICS
8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On June 25, a woman was arrested for shoplifting $4 worth of condoms.
To place a Classified or Service Directory ad call Deborah at 404-917-2200 x 110.
SERVICES AVAILABLE Driveways & Walkways – Replaced or repaired. Masonry, grading, foundations repaired, waterproofing and retaining walls. Call Joe Sullivan 770-616-0576.
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Active Senior looking to rent a room, cottage or apt – Furnished or unfurnished as of 8/1 in private home in Sandy Springs. Very clean, quiet and trustworthy grandparent who wants to be close by his family in the area. If available please call Howard at 770-330-4850
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Call Cornell, 678-927-9336 or cell 803-608-0792
CLEANING SERVICES Rosie’s Cleaning Service – Weekly, Biweekly, Monthly or One Time Service. Move-in or Move-out. Free estimate call 678-914-8878. House Cleaning Services Available – Home or Office. Detailed Oriented. Free Estimates Call Elle Wingers or Walter at 404-903-2913.
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