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Brookhaven mayor protests Sandy Springs apartments

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From left, Randy Glazer, Fikree Jordan, 1, Skyler Glazer, 5, Faith Brown, 12, and back, Farah Jordan, 3, pack a tent at Lynwood Park and Recreation Center’s “Back to School Campout and Supply Drive” on Aug. 8. The activity featured roasted marshmallows, hot dogs, games, activities and a drop-off for adults to donate school supplies.

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An apartment development proposed for Old Johnson Ferry Road is sparking a Brookhaven-Sandy Springs border clash.

Brookhaven Mayor Rebecca Chase Williams planned to appear at a Sandy Springs Planning Commission meeting on Aug. 20 to ask for a delay to allow Brookhaven to weigh in on the project.

“As mayor, I intend to let Sandy Springs know that we, the next-door neighbors, are very concerned about the additional traffic, density and design of the development,” Williams wrote in an email blast to constituents earlier this week.

Williams and Brookhaven City Councilwoman Linley Jones met with Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul about the plan on Aug. 17. Williams said Paul listened to their concerns in a “great meeting.”

“He understood the problem with the traffic,” Williams said in an interview. “He wasn’t fully versed in all aspects of the project. The report hadn’t come to him yet, frankly.”

Williams emphasized that the two cities continue to have a good working relationship “because we understand there’s no wall at any of our borders…It was in that spirit that we spoke.”

Asked about the get-together with Williams and Jones, Paul said only, “We had a very good meeting.”

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Death of ‘Mother Goose’ highlights speeding worries

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“Mother Goose,” a beloved white waterfowl in Murphey Candler Park, was killed by a car last month, triggering action over speeding on West Nancy Creek Drive.

Rudy Fernandez, a board member of the Murphey Candler Park Conservancy and the local community association, said the goose had become a part of the neighborhood.

“My kids grew up with that goose,” Fernandez said. “It’s sort of the park mascot.”

In fact, the park’s annual fall fundraiser race is called the “Duck Duck Goose 5K” and uses a white goose or duck as a logo.

Fernandez said the goose had been since around the park

since at least 1997. “We called her ‘Mother Goose’ because she would stand and protect the other geese,” Fernandez said.

Brookhaven City Councilwoman Linley Jones, who held an Aug. 15 community meeting about wildlife protection and traffic in the park, said that the bird’s demise is inspiring the city to add traffic-calming devices on a road heavily used by parkgoers, including many children in youth sports leagues.

“The recent death of the goose affectionately known by local residents as ‘Mother Goose,’ as well as other waterfowl and turtles, is a serious concern for all of us who care about preservation of urban wildlife,” Jones said in an email. “The fact that the SEE DEATH, PAGE 2

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An individual or group posted signs on West Nancy Creek Drive advising motorists to slow down and watch for crossing geese.

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Ed Walker, a Brookhaven resident for 36 years, walks throughout the Drew Valley neighborhood at least once a day, weather permitting, with his pet on a leash.

But Walker's pet isn't a dog; it's a 34-year-old black-horned Capuchin monkey, named Zorro.

Walker says he got Zorro from Busch Gardens in Florida, back when it was legal to do so.

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sidekicks. He eats Purina Monkey Chow and has a life span of 45 years, according to Walker.

Whenever one might see these two on one of their walks, Zorro will almost always be draped over Walker's shoulder or around his neck. But Zorro can shift from docile to guard monkey. Get too close to Walker, even just to shake hands, and Zorro becomes agitated or jumps.

"He gets protective and doesn't like others to touch me," Walker said.

How does Walker like having a monkey on his back? He says he wouldn't have it any other way.

Death of ‘Mother Goose’ highlights speeding worries CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

death of the goose was caused by speeding traffic just reinforces this related concern.

“Since this incident, the city has taken action by posting wildlife crossing signs, planning for the installation of a new speed table on the dam and ordering permanent radar signs to be installed on West Nancy Creek Drive.”

After the July 13 death of Mother Goose and another bird, one resident dotted the road topping Murphey Candler Dam with about a dozen homemade “Stop for Geese Crossing” signs. Written in marker on fluorescent paper, they also reported “Two geese killed by motorist.”

The city allowed the signs to remain there for about a month.

Beth Kirk Fernandez, Rudy Fernandez’ wife, posted photos of the dead Mother Goose and a Canada goose on July 13 in a now-deleted Facebook entry. “We’ve

lost our ‘Mother Goose.’ A red car just hit these two,” she wrote.

Rudy Fernandez said the local concern is greater about potential human victims.

“The real issue is speeding and cutthrough traffic,” he said. “The fear is, kids are constantly crossing…We walk our dogs and almost get hit every day.”

Area streets have some traffic calming devices, including large humps known as speed tables and islands known as splitters.

Fernandez said the speed tables are worn down and the splitters do little to slow traffic.

Besides road issues, there are ongoing concerns about wildlife health and the water quality in Murphey Candler Lake.

The city recently installed other devices intended to protect wildlife, including fishing line recycling containers and signs warning people not to feed wild animals.

Brookhaven Government Calendar Brookhaven City Council usually meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7 p.m. at Brookhaven City Hall, 4362 Peachtree Rd. For complete and up-to-date schedule of Brookhaven city meetings, go to http://brookhavenga.gov.

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Brookhaven City Council will pick tention,” he said. three specific departments for its auTravel and exditor to investigate, it decided at the pense reimburseAug. 11 meeting. ments, and the use The possible picks largely revolve of city purchasing around how the city spends and accards is another counts for funds, as well as a review of area. Mulcahy said the municipal court. he has seen “douWilliam Mulcahy was hired as the ble payments or city’s auditor in March, and his curlate payments” in rent auditing work is routine, accordthe current system.

William ing to city spokeswoman Ann Marie Another item is Mulcahy Quill. The city’s charter requires the ensuring the muhiring of an auditor. nicipal court is in Mulcahy told the council that in compliance with new laws, includrecent months, council members and ing recent reform of the misdemeancity staff had suggested 24 areas for or probation system. him to audit. He declined to name Other potential audit areas are how them all, though he added, “There’s the city is spending, or not spending, nothing in here that’s crisis material.” the hotel/motel taxes and permit fees.

Mulcahy said he whittled the conThe council will select the three arcerns down to a “top-five” list and eas to receive full audits after Mulcaasked the council to choose three of hy formally submits his top-five list them. That is all he can handle at one in writing, which has yet to happen, time, the city later said.

Quill said.

One item is “better documentaMulcahy is being paid $17,000 tion” on expenditures under $50,000. a year to produce quarterly audit re“That looks like it deserves some ataccording to the1 city.

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Democrat Taylor Bennett’s victory over Republican J. Max Davis in the Aug. 11 House District 80 election provided a rare win for his party in north DeKalb, and it effects the state’s political landscape.

Democrats now control the Fulton County delegation and can block state constitutional amendments in the House.

How much that will matter deJOE EARLE pends on who’s talking. The state Left, Republican J. Max Davis and Democratic Party chair, DuBose Porter, calls Bennett’s win a “turn- Democrat Taylor Bennett shake hands before a public forum at Oglethorpe ing point in Georgia politics.” State University on Aug. 6. Both were in Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody), the running for the House District 80 on the other hand, says he’s “not seat, which Bennett won on Aug. 11. sure what it’s all going to mean.”

Bennett took 54.5 percent of the vote in the district that includes ation with several Republicans fighting Brookhaven and parts of Chamblee, it out, rather than a sign of DemocratDunwoody and Sandy Springs. He will ic momentum. replace Republican Mike Jacobs, who “I think the Democrats ran a hard left the seat to become a judge. race,” Millar said. “They put a lot of “It’s just like playing football,” Benmailings out against a Republican cannett, a former Georgia Tech quarterdidate that were pretty harsh. They back, said in an Election Night interworked. view. “Enjoy the victory, but tomorrow “I don’t think it’s a bellwether for we’ve got to get back to work. There’s a anything,” he said. “But if I was a Demlot of work to be done and a lot of probocrat, I think I’d be emboldened.” lems to solve.”

Millar acknowledged that Democrats Porter was enthusiastic about the imgained a strategic edge with Bennett’s pact of Bennett’s win in a traditionally victory, but he added that it remains to Republican district that said “yes” to his be seen how that plays out in upcom“progressive agenda.” ing battles.

Strategically, it gives the Democrats “Technically, they have control of a one-seat majority in the Fulton delethe Fulton County delegation,” Millar gation, and tips them over the one-third said. “But again, you’ve got to get things margin of House seats needed to block through two chambers [in the General potential constitutional amendments on Assembly]…I’m not sure what it’s all gosuch issues as “religious freedom” proing to mean.” tections previously shot down as anFor now, Bennett is sounding a spirti-LGBT rights. Bennett, whose mothit of bipartisanship. He and Davis spoke er and sister are gay, made fighting such on Election Night, with each congratubills a key part of his platform. lating each other on the race. Bennett “It’s really kind of a turning point in said that mirrors his approach to the ofGeorgia politics,” Porter said, going as fice he will soon hold. far as describing Bennett’s win as a sign “I want to [have] open ears to everyof Georgia being a swing state in the one in the district, regardless of political 2016 presidential election. affiliation,” Bennett said.

Porter said the win also sends an is“I reached out to Taylor Bennett, sue-based message to the state GOP. said, ‘Congratulations,’” Millar said.

“Republicans have felt very comfortable “I’m happy to talk to him and go from cutting education, cutting the HOPE there.” scholarship, not expanding Medicaid,” According to unofficial results from the he said. “But these are issues people realGeorgia Secretary of State’s Office, 4,977 ly care about.” votes were cast in the election. Bennett Davis, in an Election Night interearned 2,714 votes and Davis 2,263. view, had a different view of a race that Bennett praised his campaign team’s involved some bitter, partisan campaign hard work for beating Davis, Brookhavflyers. Davis was repeatedly targeted en’s first mayor and the son of a former over accusations that he engaged in sexstate representative. ual harassment while mayor and was in“Two and a half months ago, no one volved in a cover-up. “Obviously, the knew who we were, and we had zero politics of personal destruction played a dollars in the bank,” Bennett said. big role in this race,” Davis said. “A lot Asked about any plans to continue in of falsehoods and untruths were thrown public service, Davis said his focus will my way.” be on his family and his business in the Millar agrees and suggested that Bencoming months, and “rebuilding my nett’s win came out of a particular situreputation” for his children’s sake.

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Bennett: ‘I’m up to the task’ Taylor Bennett won the District 80 seat in the state House of Representatives in a special runoff election Aug. 11.

He will represent Brookhaven and portions of Sandy Springs, Chamblee and Dunwoody when the Legislature reconvenes in January. The Sandy Springs Reporter asked him five questions about his legislative plans. Here are his answers.

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How are you preparing for the upcoming legislative session?

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“how” I’ll approach my responsibilities as a representative for House District 80. Judge [Mike] Jacobs was a strong and responsible representative who served our district well regardless of his own affiliation, and I’ll be looking to do the same. Being open, transparent and accountable doesn’t have anything to do with my being a Democrat or another representative being a Republican, it’s just the way elected officials ought to conduct themselves.

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Well, first and Your election foremost, I’m gives Demofinalizing a community crats numerical conoutreach plan. We made trol of the Fulton a point during our camCounty delegation. paign of trying to touch Very little of the camand connect with every paign centered on Sanvoter we could regarddy Springs, the porTaylor Bennett less of party or any othtion of your district in er characteristic, and I Fulton, and relatively intend to carry that approach forward as few Sandy Springs voters turned out. a state representative. In order for me to What do you think you’ll be able to be the best representative I can be for the add to the discussion in the Fulton people of Brookhaven, Sandy Springs delegation? and Chamblee, I’m going to have to be I’m looking forward to workaccessible, open, and listen and solicit ing with my colleagues in the input on all decisions. I’m really looking Fulton County delegation regardless of forward to that dialogue, and we’re gowhat party they belong to. Even with ing to roll out our community schedule the shift in numbers brought on by my very soon, so stay tuned. election, it’s still nearly even and we’re What do you plan to do as going to have to work together to make your first action in the the best decisions for Fulton County House? that we can. For all of the partisan talk brought on by this election and the nuI’m not sure there is a singular merical ramifications of my seat, I’m first action, but there’s a lot to truly just committed to being the best be done between now and the start of representative I can be and bringing an session. First and foremost, I’m looking open, cooperative, and forward-thinkforward to establishing relationships ing attitude and approach to the Generwith my new colleagues on both sides of al Assembly in January. the aisle. There are a number of bipartiYou’ve said publicly that san bills already in the works that I think your family and your objecwould improve the lives of people in our tion to the “Georgia Religious Freedistrict and in our state, and I’m anxious dom Restoration Act” were among the to see how I can support those ideas and things that originally interested you in hopefully move them along. I’ve also got running for a seat in the House. Do several ideas of my own I’d like to subyou expect similar legislation to come mit for consideration, which will mean up again next session? If so, what do meeting with party leadership on both you see as your role in the debate? sides of the aisle and working closely with legislative counsel to craft strong I do see RFRA coming up legislation. As soon as I get my commitagain this session, and I will tee assignments I’ll immediately get towithhold any specific comment until we gether with the respective chairpersons have its most recent iteration in print and other members so I can learn as and in the House or Senate hopper. I’m quickly as I can and be the best represennot going to speculate as to the specifics tative I can be for my constituents. of what exists currently as a hypothetiThere’s a lot to do, but I believe I’m up cal, however likely it may be to arise. As to the task.

I’ve said many times before, however, The House District 80 seat there are no shades of gray in discrimihas been held for many years nation, and I’m always going to oppose by a Republican. What will you do any legislation that allows for any indidifferently as a Democrat? vidual group to be discriminated against on the basis of their race, gender, sexual I don’t think that my party aforientation, ethnicity, religion or any filiation has much to do with other such characteristic.

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“I think there’s nothing wrong in having a casino in Georgia.”

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“I would have mixed emotions. I would want to see more statistics on comparable cities that have legalized gambling in terms of crime rates and gambling addictions. And I would also have concerns about poorer families statistically spending more of their income gambling.”

“I would have to look at the pros and cons and see what is done in other states…I could go either way.

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“I would be highly in favor of it. I’d be excited about it. I love to go to the casino.

I love to go eat and I love to go gamble.”

“I think it would bring money and entertainment to the city — as long as there’s not a ton of casinos.”

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“Opposed.

Because I like going on vacations to do my gambling.”

Josh Betts “I know in Florida a lot of the proceeds go toward education, so if there was some benefit to it I would be in favor of it.”

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“Right now I do not have a stance on legalizing gambling in Atlanta.

However, I do believe that many of the pros and cons balance each other out. For instance, the increase in tourism may attract a different crowd into the city, but on the other end it would bring in a lot of revenue.

The revenue would then be put towards the HOPE scholarship, which would allow for more students to be awarded financial aid.”

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“I really don’t have a strong opinion either way. I wouldn’t support it or be against it.

If people want to gamble, I don’t care. I don’t consider myself a big supporter of gambling, but I don’t think the government has the right to tell people they can’t do it since the state currently operates the only legal gambling in the state with the lottery.”

Bill Selvey

“I would support it — more revenue for the state to help fund programs. The lottery funds the HOPE scholarship.

Maybe casino gambling can do the same.”

Ravi Patel “My personal opinion [is] if they could control the crime elements, it could be positive, bring a lot of income [to the area]...”

Calvon Moore, with granddaughter Kara Croon

“I would probably support it.

Additional tax revenue would presumably reduce the tax burden on the citizens and retard future tax growth.”

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Apartment boom sparks debate about Perimeter’s future

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An apartment development boom is reshaping the new Perimeter cities and sparking debates about density, traffic and quality of life.

From the new Mercedes-Benz USA headquarters project in Sandy Springs to the old Hastings Nursery in Brookhaven, residents are packing neighborhood gatherings and city zoning meetings in order to push back against massive apartment plans. This week, an apartment proposal even triggered friction between cities, with Brookhaven’s mayor complaining of lack of input on a Sandy Springs border project.

Yet, at the same time, city officials argue that mixed-use apartment complexes will give them attractive, walkable downtowns where outmoded, car-centered suburban strip malls now stand. That creative tension will continue along with the apartment trend, real estate and planning experts say.

Apartments are the growth area of residential development, driven by “a switch from ‘I rent because I have to’ to ‘I rent because I want to,’” said Ron Cameron, a senior vice president at Colliers International-Atlanta who specializes in multifamily real estate investment.

Millennials and retiring baby boomers drive the trend to create new “live-work-play” places such as Brookhaven’s TOWN/Brookhaven and Sandy Springs’ planned City Center project, according to Cameron.

“The bottom line is, who wants to live in a place

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Construction on One City Walk, located at the corner of Roswell Road and Hammond Drive in Sandy Springs, is underway. The mixed-use project will consist of 202 units as well as street-front retail space.

that’s not a place?” says Michelle Alexander, Sandy Springs’ director of community development.

The irony is that Brookhaven, Dunwoody and Sandy Springs incorporated partly out of concerns that apartment projects were overwhelming single-family neighborhoods.

Dense apartments have been viewed as generators of traffic, crime and infrastructure strains. Some new projects are replacing older apartments with new, luxury-oriented models,

but many of these criticisms remain.

Two apartment-complex owners sued the city of Dunwoody in 2013, accusing the city of trying to force low-income apartments out of business. The lawsuit was dropped, but it illustrates the sense of tension in a city that the head of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association says is now roughly half homeowners and half renters.

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Mixed-use development is slated for the east side of the 6000 block of Roswell Road.

Apartment boom sparks debate about Perimeter’s future CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 happening. More than 2,400 apartRobert Wittenstein, a former Dunments are approved or under construcwoody city councilman and current tion at various sites on the Roswell Road DHA president, explained some of the corridor. The city made such developlocal concerns. “Apartment-dwellers ments a key part of its 2012 downtown tend to be more transient, tend to have master plan. In fact, it’s a partner in one less of a stake in the community,” he of them—the public-private City Censaid. “This is a great place to ter project, which pairs a new come, and we want [residents] City Hall facility with multito stay.” family housing.

Co v er School system capacity is a The Sandy Springs City St o r y big infrastructure issue as well.

Council is often split on “All of our schools have trailwhether apartment proposals ers…Every building that gets match those City Center goals built creates overcrowding in schools,” or are overdoing the density. A mixedWittenstein said, noting that applies to use project at 6075 Roswell Road that dense condo projects, too. came before the council last month was Density can also solve infrastructure a case in point. The council ended up problems. Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty approving the project—but also cut the Paul often points out that apartments number of apartment units by roughly located near workplaces should reduce 10 percent. the city’s notorious commuter traffic.

The situation highlighted holes in Then again, Paul has reservations himthe city’s zoning code, including lack of self about the pace of the city’s aparthow to measure density or how to dement boom. fine “mixed-use.” The city is embarking “I don’t think we need to redevelop on a full rezoning and planning process Roswell Road all at one time,” he said at in part to get a better handle on the dea recent City Council meeting. velopment boom.

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The 2012 City Center master plan contained projections for how many new apartments the area market would bear in coming years. After approval of a multi-use project on Roswell Road in July, the city passed the number of apartments it had projected for 2017 and was closing in on its 2022 numbers.

Cameron said that is part of an Atlanta market boom. About 11,000 new multifamily units—including apartments and condos—have been built in the past seven quarters in metro Atlanta, he said. There is still plenty of demand, as suggested by rents continuing to climb: 5.5 percent last year and more than 7 percent higher so far this year.

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Retired baby boomers are another growing demographic moving away from high-maintenance, single-family homes. Cameron said market experts estimate that by 2030, the number of U.S. renters age 65 and older will more than double to 12.2 million.

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Sprouts Farmers Market will hold a ribbon cutting for its new Sandy Springs location at 4600 Roswell Road on Sept. 2 at 7 a.m. The market offers fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, natural body care and household items catering to consumers' Br ief s growing interest in health and wellness. For more information, visit www.sprouts.com.

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BY MARY HELEN KELLY Kissy Dabbs recalls when books overtook her Sandy Springs home after a book drive for the Mini Libraries program at Heards Ferry Elementary last year.

“We had our entire dining room and foyer just full. We could lose children in these books!” she said.

Dabbs and her two daughters provide the brains and a large part of the energy behind the Mini Libraries program sponsored by the Sandy Springs Education Force.

Kissy Dabbs, center, with daughters The program, which foLiza Twari, 9, left, and Clara Twari, 10, cuses on supplying books generated the idea for the Mini Libraries to children who otherwise by starting a neighborhood library in the might not have access to basement of their Sandy Springs home. them, is active at three elementary schools in Sandy Springs -- Ison Springs Elementathe libraries program. ry, Dunwoody Springs Elementary and Irene Schweiger, executive director Lake Forest Elementary. In the last year, of the nonprofit, said, “These may be Dabbs said the Mini Libraries have prothe first and or only books these chilvided over 14,000 donated books to dren have for themselves. Putting these children at these elementary schools. books in the hands of these needy stu“Our big goal is just [to get] books in dents is a first step in encouraging a love hands,” Dabbs said. of reading and furthering their success Through the Mini Libraries, kids are in school and life.” invited to take two books a day that they The libraries are stocked solely from never have to return. Kids get to keep donations, all of which are sorted and the books themselves, share them with distributed from the home of Dabbs. their friends or form libraries of their “People drop off books all the time, own. which is fantastic. And it’s nice because The idea for the Mini Libraries began they know where they’re going. They’re when Liza, 9, and Clara, 10, decided to staying in this community, and they’re start a library in their basement for kids going to be read by the kids who later in the neighborhood. Dabbs, who had go to junior high with them, or the kids always fostered a love of reading in her who they play soccer with, or the kids daughters, full heartedly supported the who we see at Kroger,” Dabbs said. idea.

Sandy Springs’ kids are the ones doThe girls soon realized that they lived ing most of the sorting of these books at in a neighborhood where books were the “sorting parties” Dabbs hosts at her easy to come by. About two months afhome. Clara and Liza both recall special ter opening their “Sisters Library,” they memories from the big sorts they have realized that more books were being doat their house. nated to the library than were being Liza playfully said sorting was her checked out. least favorite part because she can hardDabbs reached out to education adly stand to be surrounded by so many vocacy groups in the area to see where books and not be allowed to read them these books might be better used. The all. Clara said all the “hard labor” of Sandy Springs Education Force resorting was worth it when she sees the sponded to Dabbs and extended their impact these books are having in other helping hand in the process of putting kids’ lives. these books into schools for other chilDuring sorts, books are categorized dren to enjoy. to ensure they are being used in the most “They really gave us an infrastruceffective ways at schools. The donations ture and support which I didn’t expect,” are not only used to stock the libraries, Dabbs said. but are also distributed to teachers at The nonprofit purchased magazine schools when needed and available. holders on Craigslist that were made Teachers have been able to make reover by kid volunteers to house the quests through the program, and if books. Dabbs describes the Mini LiDabbs has the books available, they are braries program as a “no-overhead ingiven directly to the teachers. Dabbs stitution” based on volunteers and doworks with curriculum support teams at nations. Cardboard boxes are the only schools to find and fill the needs of each other supply the nonprofit purchases for school.

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“For me, the best part of our experience was seeing kids realize everyday people like them can do amazing things.

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Romberg came Both coaches to Westminster after have piled up imcoaching stints at pressive records public and private and regularly keep high schools, intheir teams in the cluding Dunwoody state championHigh and Washship hunt despite ington, D.C.’s Maworking at priret School, as well vate schools with as at the college levstrong academel at the Citadel ic programs. Both and the U.S. Coast coaches have an Guard Academy. In old-school com2009, he became mitment to highWestminster’s most school ball. winning coach. A “Over the years, Then there’s the championship reI’ve enjoyed the direct connection: mains elusive, but Romberg played Romberg keeps his opportunity to develop for Chadwick years teams consistent[and help] young boys ago during one year ly in the running, mature into adults we of middle school at including 18 trips can be proud of.”

Marist. “He doesn’t to the playoffs— advertise that very including last seamuch,” Chadwick son’s 12-2 team— – GERRY ROMBERG, said with a laugh. and two to the state WESTMINSTER VARSITY “He is an excellent semifinals.

FOOTBALL HEAD COACH football coach. He Both men said knows the game they thrive on the extremely well,” challenge of keepChadwick quicking their teams ly added. competitive and have a love for the Romberg said he’s proud he had a high-school game. chance to play for Chadwick—and “I just enjoy this age group,” Romhopes their schools will soon be schedberg said, praising Westminster’s harduled to play against each other, as they working students. “Over the years, were in the 1990s.

I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to devel“You talk about consistency and op [and help] young boys mature into continuity, he’s the model of that,” adults we can be proud of. Sometimes Romberg said of Chadwick. “He’s the I feel like football is just a vehicle to most competitive guy I’ve ever met in help these young men progress into my life.” successful adults.”

These days, Romberg said, few Chadwick says the power of his coaches stay put support staff and as long as he and Marist’s traditions Chadwick have. “A are part of what Find local high school lot of coaches are has kept him at the football schedules at going to bounce school for three dearound and chase cades.

ReporterNewspapers.net. state champion“It’s the people ships,” he said, and and just the overthere is more NFLall environment at style pressure for schools to fire coachMarist,” he said. “It’s such a uniquees who don’t win quickly. ly wonderful place to work and to Chadwick was a star player at Deplay. ... Five of my varsity staff memcatur High and a record-setting quarbers played here [and] came back to terback at East Tennessee State. He coach.” was drafted by the Chicago Bears but Marist is famed for still using the ended up not making an NFL roster. running-game-based wishbone ofHe started coaching at Marist in 1976 fense. “We’ve been running it for 40-

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL plus years,” Chadwick said.

“We’ve tweaked it a good bit.”

“We don’t always have the types of athletes [opponents] do,” Chadwick said of Marist’s method of grinding opponents down. “You’re not going to see us run a lot of fakes, or a lot of razzle-dazzle.”

“The more things change, the more they stay the same,” Romberg said of the concept underlying Westminster’s program. “We use the word ‘family.’ It’s the cornerstone of our program.”

High-school football also goes through changes, often trickling down from the NFL. Programs to reduce concussions and other injuries are a big change these days. Chadwick said

took over a team struggling with coaching turnovers and off-field issues. Going up against a far su“It’s the people and just the overall perior Marist team, they battled to a 7-7 halftime tie. “Alan just went environment at Marist. It’s such a uniquely ballistic. [Marist] came out [afwonderful place to work and to play.” ter] the half and just blitzkrieged us” to win the game, Romberg re– ALAN CHADWICK, MARIST VARSITY FOOTBALL called.

HEAD COACH But by standing their ground against a better team, “The kids realized I was dedicated to making this program as good as it can be,” he said.

Chadwick recalls those battles fondly as well. “They knew us better than we knew ourselves,” he’s not a fan of most of them, calling ing the kids today not being as overly aghe said of the Romberg-coached them “conversations of mommas not gressive and physical as they need to be Westminster teams. letting ‘baby’ play football anymore.” to play this game,” he said.

That’s why both coaches clearly wish Concussion-reduction efforts have Romberg said a game against Marist they had one more thing in common: been good, he said, but added, “I’m seewas crucial to his first season, when he more chances to play each other.

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For her work fighting human trafficking, Sydney was honored as Scout of the Year by the Dunwoody/Sandy Springs Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter and placed third in the state of Georgia.

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It has been a pleasure to watch her grow socially, intellectually and emotionally. I believe she is well equipped to excel in a college environment.”

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Rader: DeKalb officials must ensure public is well informed DeKalb County’s government is “rotten to the core,” according to investigators hired by the county. Investigators Mike Bowers, the former state attorney general, and Richard Hyde reported in a letter to Interim CEO Lee May that they had found widespread waste and fraud throughout county government, including an apparent “bribery scheme involving a major county department.”

“The DeKalb County government we have found is rotten to the core,” Bowers and Hyde wrote. “The misconduct starts at the top and has infected nearly every department we have looked at.”

Their final report has not been completed. We asked District 2 County Commissioner Jeff Rader, whose district includes parts of Brookhaven, what he thought of the claims made in the letter.

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block of Town Boulevard—On Aug. 10, burglary was reported at a nonresidence.

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block of Granger Court—On Aug. 5, theft by taking auto was reported.

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block of Peachtree Road—On Aug. 9, theft by taking auto was reported.

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block of Club Trace—On Aug. 5, a harassing communication was reported.

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block of Buford Highway—On Aug. 5, a sexual assault and battery was reported.

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block of Corporate Boulevard—On Aug. 8, aggravated assault with a weapon was reported.

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block of Peachtree Road—On Aug. 8, battery was reported. block of Buford Highway—On Aug. 9, an arrest was made for battery of a family member.

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block of Clairmont Road—On Aug. 1, fraud by swindle was reported.

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block of Briarwood Road—On Aug. 4, fraudulent activity was reported. 

2400 block of Briarcliff Road— On Aug. 6, forgery of check was reported; On Aug. 7, an arrest was made for forgery in the fourth degree.  3300 block of Buford Highway—On Aug. 7, fraud by swindle was reported.

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