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Council members question added cost of Georgetown Park

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Some members of Dunwoody City Council flashed signs of anger when informed the cost of the Georgetown Park project is running $115,000 more than budgeted.

“We are tired of the surprises,” Councilwoman Adrian Bonser said. “It’s a lot of money. ... This is outrageous. It’s outrageous! I can’t approve it.”

The city budgeted $1.67 million, plus a $50,000 contingency fund, for the park construction. The parks are part of the $35 million Project Renaissance redevelopment, a partnership between the city and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, and being built on 35 acres in the Georgetown area of the city.

Work began on the parks in April, and Parks and Rec-

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Charter Commission discusses ways for better communication

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Chloe Fournel, 4, makes friends with two winged creatures at the Dunwoody Nature Center’s Butterfly Festival on Aug. 17. Guests were able to enjoy being close to hundreds of butterflies inside two tents. More photos on page 30.

Members of Dunwoody’s Charter Commission have watched as some of their meetings have turned into public platforms for complaints against the city. On Aug. 14, the commissioners turned their attention to several ways city officials could try to improve communication with residents.

“Communications have broken down,” Henly Shelton, one of three candidates who have announced they are running as a slate against incumbent council members, told the commissioners.

Shelton proposed the city charter be revised to require Dunwoody City Council to hold quarterly “town hall” SEE CHARTER COMMISSION, PAGE 3

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meetings. At the meetings, city officials could discuss their plans and projects and answer residents’ questions, he said.

“I think most of what’s going on [involving community complaints about city officials] is growing pains,” Shelton told the commissioners.

Members of the commission endorsed the idea, but weren’t convinced it should be included in the city charter, the city’s foundation document.

“I think this is a great idea. I think we ought to do it. But I would keep it out of the charter because I don’t think it’s something for the Legislature to dictate to elected officials,” Commissioner Robert Wittenstein said.

The five charter commissioners were appointed to review the document and see if any fixes to it are needed. They will report their findings and recommendations to the state Legislature.

The commissioners can only propose revisions; any changes would be made by state lawmakers. “We’re not rewriting the charter,” Commission Chairman Max Lehmann told the audience.

“That’s not our mission.”

The commission’s report is due in October. Commissioners decided that the Aug. 28 meeting would be the last at which it would consider new recommendations. Anyone who wants to make a recommendation should submit it by 7 p.m., Aug. 27, members said.

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ted online at charter.commission@dunwoodyga.gov, Lehmann said.

On Aug. 14, commissioners voted to recommend a plan that would allow the city to create a special services tax district to impose a fire services tax should the city take over fire services from DeKalb County. Commissioners said the city’s fire tax rate should not exceed the average of the fire services millage DeKalb County imposed during the five years before the start of the city service.

The commissioners also approved a plan to reduce a city fire services tax for homeowners to reflect the reduction created by the county’s Homestead Option Sales Tax during the five years before the start of the city service.

Commissioners discussed several proposals Lehmann described as efforts to deal with city communication issues.

Commissioner Rick Otness proposed the charter require three “Constituency Councils” to study proposals headed for a council vote.

Otness said the councils would represent Dunwoody’s residents, business community and non-profit groups in an effort to “get multiple sets of eyes” on proposals before the council.

Other commissioners said the Dunwoody Homeowners Association and the city’s Chamber of Commerce already provide similar reviews of city plans. The commissioners decided not to promote the proposal.

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The Georgetown Park project is costing $115,000 more than the city budgeted. The city initially planned to spend $1.67 million, plus $50,000 for a contingency fund. Some additional costs, such as $35,000 for “unsuitable soils,” were unforeseen, said city Parks and Recreation Manager Brent Walker.

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reation Manager Brent Walker said in a memo to the council that the project remains on schedule for completion this fall. With the overruns, the cost of the parks is expected to reach $1.78 million, Walker said in the memo.

Walker, in his memo, said the added costs include $35,000 to replace unsuitable soil discovered during construction, $24,500 for stormwater modifications, $33,500 for additional trail construction along Dunwoody Park, and $8,500 to add an ultraviolet light treatment system for a fountain in the park.

The city already had budgeted $50,000 in a contingency fund to cover unexpected costs, city officials said, so the council is expected to vote later this month on whether to spend another $65,000 on the project.

During the council’s Aug. 12 meeting, Walker said some costs, such as the need to replace unsuitable soil below footings for park equipment, could not have been predicted. “A lot of them were unforeseen,” Walker said. “The soil conditions were things we didn’t know until we got into the ground.”

Other changes reflect choices made during construction, he said. The ultraviolet treatment system, for instance, was added to cut future costs in operating the fountain.

The additional cost of the multi-use trail along Dunwoody Park appeared to have been the result of a “misunderstanding” by city officials during plan preparations, Walker said. City officials originally thought Wieland was paying to install that portion of the trail, but the city’s agreement with the company said the city would pay for it, Walker said. “Wieland showed it on their draw-

Estimated costs of Georgetown Park construction changes Unsuitable soils $35,000 Additional demo 7,500 Building changes 5,500 Stormwater modifications 24,500 Trail along Dunwoody Park 33,500 Fountain UV treatment 8,500 Relocate fire hydrants 10,500 Playground (deduct) (10,000) Total $115,000 Less existing contingency 50,000 Balance 65,000 Source: City of Dunwoody

ings, so we thought they were going to pay for it,” Walker said.

At one point, Bonser’s questioning of city officials over the Project Renaissance development and its history drew objections from other council members, who complained she was veering from the agenda. But Bonser continued her questions and asked that the matter be discussed publicly again.

“This project is already $115,000 over budget,” Bonser said. “I would like to make the point this is the Georgetown Project. It’s a huge project.”

Several other council members also questioned the added expenditures, and wondered whether the city was doing enough to contain costs on the project.

“Let’s be more diligent in what we’re doing,” Councilman Denis Shortal said.

“One of the things we really have to careful of is cost creep on our projects. .... This is excessive.”

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City Currents articles are prepared by the City of Dunwoody and published each month by the Dunwoody Reporter as a community service. They are intended to offer insight into the workings of Dunwoody city government.

This installment focuses on the city’s Sustainability Commission.

Based on the efforts of the Sustainability Commission, Dunwoody was awarded bronze-level certification in 2010 and silver in 2011. The city has applied for the highest level—gold --this year. The ARC will announce the 2013 award winners later this year.

While the gold-level certification is the culmination of the Green Communities certification program, the Sustainability Commission remains committed to its mission of promoting environmental sustainability.

Sustainability in Dunwoody? This For the past several years, the commay come as a surprise, but many resmission has also been serving the com**IMPORTANT NOTE** idents may not even be aware of the These Illustrator color swatches should only be used munity by hosting educawhen printing CMYK (Process) colors. local sustainable initiatives orPlease the city refer to the Dunwoody Brand Style Guide for proper use of this mark.tion and outreach events of Dunwoody’s Sustainability Comthrough its innovative “Livmission. ing and Learning CamIn December 2008, the Sustainpaign,” designed to teach ability Commission was the first citcommunity members how izen board appointed by the mayor they can live more sustainand City Council. The commission’s ably. original focus was to help the city esEach month has a theme geared totablish policies and procedures to enwards sustainable living. The themes sure city business would be conductallow community members to considRebecca Keefer ed in a sustainable manner. er how they aff ect and are affected by Instead of reinventing the wheel, Director of Sustainability the theme.

Past events have included the commission used the Atlanta Rea stream clean-up, bike-to-lunch day, a gional Commission’s Green Comstorm-drain marker event and rain barmunities certification process to help to minimize environmental impacts rel workshops. guide these efforts. The Green Comof both the city and the community.

The commission and business and munities certification is a voluntary Some procedures include governcitizen participants are planning upprogram to recognize and promote ment policies, such as environmentalcoming events, including planting trees local governments that are leading ly-preferable purchasing and “lights at Brook Run Park in September, an the way to sustainability by reducing off/power down” and some include electronics recycling event in Novemtheir environmental footprint. Certicity-wide ordinances, such as dark ber, and a Household Hazardous Waste fication can be achieved by adopting skies ordinances and pervious paver event in December. eco-friendly policies and ordinances provisions.

Local energy, efforts drive sustainability

In addition to monthly projects, one longer-term initiative in which the commission has been active is the effort to create a “sustainability plan” for the city.

Over the last several months, the Sustainability Commission has worked with city staff members to assess the city’s assets and definitions of success for the following key categories: Resource Conservation and Waste Production; Synergies with other adopted plans; Ecology, Biodiversity, and Public Health; Education and Outreach; and Economic Prosperity.

The recommendations and action plan resulting from this process will help frame some of the city’s policies and a working timeline for the implementation of these tasks.

The plan will not only assist the commission in guiding its initiatives, but it will also provide city staff with a framework for the actionable will of the City Council and greater community toward sustainability.

Look for the public review of that draft beginning with the Sustainability Commission in early fall of this year.

If you’d like to get involved, please join us at our monthly meetings at City Hall—the second Thursday of each month at 7:45 a.m. Feel free to connect with the Sustainability Commission via email: sustainability.commission@dunwoodyga.gov

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DHA should recuse itself from candidate forums To the editor: Recent comments by Dunwoody Homeowners Association board member Bob Fiscella only serve to confirm blatant DHA conflicts of interest in sponsoring candidate forums for the 2013 Dunwoody City Council election.

To admit that many Dunwoody Homeowners Association board members have publically supported the current DHA Vice President Heyward Wescott for District 2 and then state the DHA board has not taken a formal position on his candidacy is itself a conflicting juxtaposition that is obvious to almost anyone.

The fact that Fiscella participated in the 2008 DHA candidate forum without difficulty or bias is irrelevant – there were no meaningful conflicts of interest in 2008. He failed to mention what DHA President Stacey Harris public-

Le t t e R S t O t He e DIt OR ly stated during the last DHA monthly meeting regarding the process to be used at the candidate forums this year. Harris said that she had been talking about the process with Heyward Wescott, DHA vice president.

The DHA will provide the questions and call on certain individuals they select from the audience for questions – a very unfair format that no credible moderator would agree to.

The DHA should do the right thing and recuse itself from any involvement in the candidate forums for the 2013 Dunwoody City Council election.

Robert Green

City has declared a war on cars with planned bike lanes To the editor: The vast majority of our main roads in residential metro Atlanta are narrow, two-lane roads with 12-foot-wide lanes without sidewalks.

It was obvious that private property, privacy and security were hallmarks of these residential developments. When on-street bike lanes were announced, we were shocked. There was no room for them. We were, and still are, in an economic depression, and fully expected that local government would need to stick to the basics and hold down expenses for amenities. The opposite occurred.

With 10- to 11-foot car lanes and 4-foot bike lanes being installed by our new urban planners, drivers cannot avoid violating the traffic rules requiring that they stay three feet away from the biker without pulling in to an on-coming lane.

Bikes are for recreation, not transportation. They take large portions of our main roads and present a driving hazard. Now we feel like we may be invaded by Tour de France. The city has declared a war on cars.

On-street bike lanes cost $50,000 per lane mile to construct, if curbs and storm sewer lines need to be moved, and they are planned to span the en-

tire lengths of Mount Vernon Road and Chamblee-Dunwoody Road.

The Transportation Plan Appendix H shows about 15 miles of on-street bike lanes. With lanes on both sides of the road, this amounts to 30-lane miles of solid-striped, on-street bike lanes planned.

On-street bike share lanes are planned for an additional 30 miles of road where roads will be shared between auto drivers and bikers. These run vertically and horizontally throughout the city.

In addition to these 60 miles of bike lanes, there are 40 more miles of multiuse trails, at a cost of $500,000 per mile, to be located on stream buffers and easements in the back yards of privatelyowned residential homes.

Sidewalks are useful to enable school children to walk or ride their bikes to school, and should be added to sections of our roads for this purpose.

Since 2009, strings attached to excessive federal stimulus grants are requiring recreational mal-investment to crowd out our transportation infrastructure, and remove our privacy and private property rights.

We are allowing government to spend printed money on boondoggles we don’t need while they allow our roads to rot.

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March on Washington: Unite for common good On Aug., 28, 1963, thousands of people gathered on the Mall in Washington, D.C. to demand the nation take action on civil rights. Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech to the assembly. Reporter Newspapers asked Rep. John Lewis of Atlanta, the last surviving speaker from that day, to describe the event and what it means to people in 2013. We also asked three of our local high school interns to describe how they view the March on Washington a half-century later.

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, on Aug. 28, 1963, was one of this nation’s finest hours. The American people pushed and pulled, they struggled, suffered, and some even died, to demonstrate their desire to see a more fair, more just society.

Leading up to the March on Washington, there had been an unbelievable amount of action on the part of the Movement. People were sitting-in at lunch counters, standing-in at theaters. They were beaten, arrested and jailed by the hundreds and thousands by state and local government offiu.S. Rep. cials. They were standing in unmovable lines all across the South trying to register and vote. Martin JOHN LeWIS Luther King Jr., Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and other leaders had been arrested and jailed.

GUEST COLUMN Those of us in the movement made a decision that we had to do what we could, give our very lives if necessary, to demonstrate that equal justice was imperative to democracy. The morning of the march we met with Democratic and Republican leaders on Capitol Hill on the House and Senate side. We planned to leave the Senate and lead the people to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. But when we stepped out into the streets, we saw hundreds and thousands of people pouring out of the train station.

They were black and white, Latino, Asian and Native American. There were members of every faith, speakers of many different languages. We were supposed to be leading them, but the people were leading us, and they literally pushed us down Constitution Avenue, up to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Dr. King inspired all of us that day with words that embodied what we all believed. He was the last speaker, but I was number six. I was the young upstart who said, “We march today for jobs and freedom, but we have nothing to be proud of for hundreds and thousands of our brothers are not here, for they are receiving starvation wages or no wages at all….I said, “We must seek more than civil rights; we must work for the community of love, peace and true brotherhood. Our minds, souls and hearts cannot rest until freedom and justice exist for all people.”

We have come a great distance since that day, but we are not finished yet. Many of the issues that gave rise to that march are still pressing needs in our society—violence, poverty, hunger, long-term unemployment, homelessness, voting rights, and the need to protect human dignity.

What the March on Washington is saying to us today is that we are at our best as a nation when we understand that our differences do not divide us. We will be at our best when we finally accept that we are one people, one family, the American family. We all live in the same house, the American house, the world house.

The March on Washington is saying to us today that we can unite for the common good to accomplish great things for all Americans and not just for some.

U.S. Rep. John Lewis represents Georgia’s Fifth District, which includes parts of Buckhead and Brookhaven. Lewis was one of the speakers during the March on Washington. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech to the marchers that day.

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Fifty years ago, hundreds of thousands of people marched on Phil Mosier, Martha Nodar, Sandie Webb, Washington for civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his most famous speech during that march.

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In 1963, when a sea of people gathered for the March on Washington, they did so in a great public expression of their First Amendment rights. While my generation faces new issues of social justice, what still resonates today and stands to be learned from that event in history is that every American, regardless of race, gender, and even age, can generate change through activism and the use of constitutionally-protected rights.

The Civil Rights Movement showed that the Constitution is not merely a set of words to be memorized in a classroom—it is an adaptable tool for creating a better America.

–Mollie Simon Chamblee Charter HS

One of the most memorable moments from elementary school was learning about Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.

His words have influenced millions, and with each successive generation, his dream becomes ever more of a reality. While we have come so far in 50 years, there is still work to do. Discrimination based upon religion, sex and sexual orientation is still rampant in the United States and beyond.

MLK was just a single figure who represented countless people who chose to fight discrimination in their everyday lives. We can continue to shape society with each passing day, if we continue to allow ourselves to be inspired by the dream of equality.

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Incentives are the new normal for cities Phil Mosier Employees of GT Software, a global information technology company with its headquarters in Sandy Springs, meet in the conference room. Left to right, Heather Frogge, director of accounting, Tim Sacklyn, financial analyst, Deborah Reed, accounting clerk, and Ellie Soleymani, marketing manager.

GT Software received $6,284 in economic incentives to locate in the city of Sandy Springs.

By Dan Whisenhunt GT Software in Sandy Springs buzzes with the chatter of people the city wants to attract.

The employees are young, well-paid professionals working at high-tech jobs in an office with rows of cubicles. The office building is close to a MARTA station.

Getting the company to locate in Sandy Springs required more than a nice lunch and a memorable elevator speech. The city gave the company a tax break, called “economic incentives.” GT Software received $6,284 in incentives, a minor amount compared with the hundreds of thousands other companies received from Sandy Springs.

A company official with GT Software said Sandy Springs was the right fit overall.

“Our Sandy Springs headquarters allows us to take advantage of the best IT talent found in the Atlanta area,” GT Software President Eric Nelson said in a statement emailed to Reporter Newspapers. “We offer innovative solutions for complex IT challenges to businesses all over the world, and our Sandy Springs headquarters provides the perfect environment for our employees.”

Incentives are becoming a permanent reality for cities looking to land jobs to boost their local economies.

The New York Times in December 2012 investigated incentives programs nationwide, and found that governments in the U.S. give $80 billion annually to private companies.

According to records provided by the cities of Dunwoody and Sandy Springs, Dunwoody has award-

Profile: They love books –Page 10

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Atlanta Vintage Books is thriving despite the digital revolution.

Coowners Bob Roarty and Jan Bolgla are passionate about books and their bookloving customers.

Christopher Tomlinson, executive director of the State Road and Toll Autority, says there are other local toll road projects in the works.

ed $8.4 million in incentives and Sandy Springs has awarded $1.8 million.

The city of Brookhaven, which incorporated last year, is still in the process of determining how or if it would grant incentives, spokeswoman Dana Johnson said.

At its Aug. 6 meeting, Sandy Springs City Council members revived the debate over the city’s incentives program. Mayor Eva Galambos has been an outspoken critic.

Sandy Springs City Council imposed a 30-day moratorium on new incentives while the city reworks its current policies. The moratorium came shortly after City Council awarded $120,000 in incentives to CH2M Hill. CH2M Hill is a contractor that used to Continued on page 14

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Atlanta Vintage Books thrives despite digital revolution husband-and-wife team bought the store on Clairmont Road in Brookhaven nearly seven years ago Despite the convenience of shopfrom the original owners after seeping online or downloading an eBing a “for sale” ad in a newspaper. ook to your Kindle or Nook, nothThe couple was burned out from ing can replace the experience of their careers – Roarty in commerbrowsing in a brick and mortar cial printing and Bolgla in graphic bookstore. Atlanta Vintage Books design – and they both loved books.

(AVB) in Chamblee has been bank“It seemed like a no-brainer,” Roaring on bibliophiles’ need for the tanty said. gible for the past 25 years, and busiThe shop covers 7,000 square ness is thriving. feet and has roughly 75,000 books Atlanta’s chain and independent for sale. While upstairs is saved bookstores have taken a hit over the for more vintage and rare books, last decade as eBooks and big-box the huge downstairs has contemstores have sapped away readers porary hardbacks and palooking for lower prices perbacks selling for $2 to and the ease of shopping from a computer or smart- Perimet er $4. The display cases are treasure troves of classic phone. Last year’s closing Pro fil e books, including first ediof Borders Books locations and the loss of landmark tions of Catcher in the Rye, Ray Bradbury’s science ficgay and lesbian bookstore tion novels and a copy of Gone With Outwrite shook up the literary comthe Wind autographed by Margaret munity, leaving Barnes & Noble and Mitchell. a handful of independent stores to “People come in the shop and carry on. find books they’ve been searching AVB owners Bob Roarty and Jan for their whole lives,” Bolgla said.

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Roarty said AVB is filling a niche that the chains and big-box stores are not: supplying readers with older titles that aren’t readily available

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or have gone out of print. “Nonfiction is very popular in the shop right now,” he said. “History, military, art, photography, religion, esoteric and metaphysical have been big sellers. We’re always on the hunt for more.”

Roarty said sci-fi, fantasy and horror novels are also in demand, mainly because fans of those genres tend to hold onto their books. He said books some people consider out of date are a prized find for some collectors.

“We have engineers looking for old engineering books to find the tables and graphs and English-as-asecond language teachers in search of old grammar books,” he said.

The couple regularly goes to estate sales and gets calls from people who are downsizing and need to get rid of their book collections. Bolgla said AVB’s clientele regularly calls in or stops by the shop to see what has come in.

“We have incredibly loyal customers,” Bolgla commented. “Some come in every day to grab a cup of coffee, browse and talk books.”

Roarty agreed, likening AVB to the fictional bar in the sitcom Cheers: “People really do want to go where everybody knows their name, and we are on a first name basis with many of our customers.”

AVB’s move to differentiate itself from other new and used bookstores and embracing Amazon has also helped the store navigate difficult times. “We sell our rare and used books at Amazon and on our own website,” Roarty said. “Many people believe that Amazon is evil, but physical bookstores and Amazon can co-exist.”

Bolgla said AVB has also used online deal sites like Living Social and Scoutmob to bring a “new generation” of booklovers to the shop. AVB has also made fans of parents with

young children by often giving a kid a free book.

AVB is also hosting a regular open mic night, which Bolgla likens to the old Paris literary salons once held by Gertrude Stein. The open mic is held the third Saturday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m. and brings in writers of all ages who want to try out their latest work in front of an attentive audience. “It’s a casual evening and an audience that is willing to listen to your work with no pressure or expectations,” Bolgla said.

Roarty said one dream he’s hoping to make reality in the near future is having AVB open late on the weekends. “I‘d like to be open until midnight or 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays,” he said, harkening back to the days of the much-missed Oxford Bookstores in Buckhead and Peachtree Battle that regularly kept late hours for literary night owls.

Of course, it wouldn’t be a bookstore with a cat – or five. Callie, Frieda, Mickey, Boo and Little Boo can often be found lounging on the display cases or prowling around the shelves. Roarty and Bolgla also work with other businesses in the neighborhood to feed stray cats and always keep a bowl of food or water outside.

With more books coming in regularly and collectors looking for those elusive treasures, Bolgla said her and Roarty’s passion for the shop grows every day.

“We are passionate about books and we love to talk to people about books,” she said. “When you wake up every morning excited to come to work, then you know you’ve found your calling.”

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Are there other tolls you’ll oversee as well, in addition to Ga. 400?

We’re responsible for the I-85 express lanes, and we’re working with the Georgia Department of Transportation on two upcoming projects. Both have been recently awarded. One will be the Northwest Corridor, a 22-mile reversible express lane running from Cobb County all the way up to Cherokee County. On I-75 south, in Henry County, they’re doing a 12-mile reversible toll facility there, and that’s going to open in 2016. The Northwest Corridor is scheduled for 2018.

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How does the closing of the toll road on Ga. 400 affect your office?

Currently we have 150 positions. When the toll goes away later this year, about 50 of those positions will be eliminated, essentially 47 to 50 people who are dedicated to working at the Ga. 400 toll plaza.

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What’s the process for creating a toll road?

A lot of people don’t realize that the reason you have a Toll Authority and the DOT, and that they’re separate, is it’s actually a check and balance. Only the state Transportation Board, the head of DOT, can designate a road as a toll road. Once they do that, only the Toll Authority can operate it. That way no one entity has the power to unilaterally decide they want to set up a toll. It takes two separate boards to be in concurrence before you can have a toll project.

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I think that not passing it continues to bring to the forefront of the discussion, “How are we going to fund our transportation needs?” … The defeat of TSPLOST eliminated that potential revenue.

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We look at ourselves as a facilitator for the overall [transportation] programs, because we, unlike the Department of Transportation, also have the ability to sell toll revenue bonds as a potential financing option.

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Do you think we’re going to see more toll roads around Georgia?

I think it’s a possibility for two reasons. All the projects that were slated in the future … have two key factors that make a difference. One: They’re all additional capacity. We’re not looking at any conversion projects. Two: Where we can use dynamically priced, congestion-based tolling to help ensure those lanes continue to flow, that’s key. We’re not just doing it for the sake of generating revenue.

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What do you think the closing of the Ga. 400 toll will do to traffic patterns in Atlanta?

That remains to be seen. We have seen some studies that have predicted an increase in traffic.

There are others that say without having that stop and go caused by the toll, it will get better. I think, overall, there will probably be an increase. … The only reason it’s so hard to get a prediction is you have to remember, we’re taking down these tolls in November, and between December and January, the new I-85-Ga. 400 connecter ramps are going to come open. There are a lot of changes happening out there at the same time.

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“We are pleased to have this dedicated business professional, with demonstrated success in general management within the hospitality industry, join our board,” said Central (DeKalb) Perimeter CID Board Chair John Heagy.

The PCIDs, composed of both the Central (DeKalb) and Fulton Perimeter CIDs, are special areas established by the Legislature where commercial property owners voluntarily pay additional property taxes to help make transportation and other infrastructure improvements.

Beth Summers has been named the new executive director of the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce.

“I am honored to have this opportunity to support the business community in my hometown,” Summers said in a chamber press release.

Prior to going to work for the chamber on Aug. 19, Summers worked as director of parish life and stewardship at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church, she said. She held that position for eight years.

Former executive director Debbie Fuse will continue to work with the organization, the chamber said.

“I am really proud of the significant growth and accomplishments the chamber has made over the last five years, and am confident that the organization will continue to thrive and expand in serving our members and the Dunwoody business community,” Fuse said in the release.

“It has been an honor to take a brand new organization from our 36 original founding members to 400 business members. Our substantial growth and expansion of business connections makes it a very exciting, thriving business environment.”

Perimeter Mall has completed its new food court after months of renovation. The renovations include new décor, energy-efficient LED lights, banquet-style seating with built-in work stations, and new vendors, including Cloud 9 Cakes, Fusion of India and Chipotle’s first Atlanta location inside a mall.

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PulteGroup, which is moving its corporate offices from Michigan to Buckhead next summer, has announced it will need to fill more than 200 positions at its new location. PulteGroup, a homebuilding company, will move into 101,000 square feet of office space in the Capital City Plaza building on Peachtree Road. Those interested in employment should visit pultegroupatlanta.com.

Southern Airways Express has announced plans to begin regularly scheduled flights to six regional cities from DeKalbPeachtree Airport.

Flights will begin Sept. 9 offering nonstop service to Destin, Panama City Beach, Memphis, Birmingham and Oxford, Miss., the airline said in a press release. There will also be a one-stop service, via Birmingham, to New Orleans, the airline said.

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Newell Rubbermaid is bringing about 60 employees who market Sharpie pens and other writing instruments to its Sandy Springs headquarters. The move will establish Sandy Springs as the company’s marketing hub, bringing together the majority of the company’s consumer marketing teams, the company said in a press release. Employees are relocating from a company office in Oakbrook, Ill.

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handle most of the city’s basic serCity governments often try to vices. In 2011, the city split that conconvince companies to invest in tract apart in order to save money. their cities by offering tax breaks.

Incentives programs are typicalIncentives approved ly justified by the amount of jobs created, the wages companies pay,

by Sandy Springs: • Cox Enterprises – $1.4 million and the money owners invest in • Graphic Packaging – $187,000 capital improvements.

• Matrix Resources – $151,201 Though the City Council ap• Americold – $8,000 proved the CH2M Hill incentives, • GT Software – $6,284 it prompted the council to rethink its practices. Before the moratorium was in effect, companies used the Incentives approved amounts invested in rented space

by Dunwoody: when providing city officials with • RBC 64 and 66 Perimeter estimates of capital expenses.

Center East – $8.2 million Galambos said that was a mis• CHEP – $130,000 take.

• AFC Enterprises – $77,000 “I made a big point of saying I don’t want this to become some Sources: cities of Dunwoody kind of contest between brokers and Sandy Springs in Dunwoody and Sandy Springs over who can get the best terms in company came to us.” filling out a building,” Galambos Dunwoody’s largest incentives said. award went to the develAccording to recommenopers of Perimeter Center dations provided to City East, a tax break valued at Council during its Aug. 6 Co v er $8.2 million over 10 years. work session, the city’s EcoSt o r y In exchange, the developnomic Development Adviment provided $60 milsory Committee will “work lion in new capital investwith the City Attorney to ment and 580,000 square feet of office clarify its policy to define capital inspace. vestments as permanent, lien-free inSandy Springs largest incentive vestments built into tenant’s premaward was $1.4 million in tax breaks ises, which cannot be removed from for Cox Enterprises. In exchange, Cox the space to remain after tenant’s expromised to create 1,500 jobs and piration.” make a $100 million capital investSandy Springs Director of Ecoment. nomic Development Andrea Hall deStarling said the tax breaks are an clined comment, saying it would be essential part of landing the next big premature to discuss policy changes company. before the council has an opportunity “We are probably less aggressive to review them. than other communities, but at the Sandy Springs’ policy already imsame time we need to understand poses a certain threshold companies we’re all competing over the same have to meet before becoming eligible types of companies,” Starling said. for these tax breaks. The city requires He said he disagreed with Galamcompanies to create a minimum of 15 bos’ view that physical improvejobs. ments, as opposed to improving rentThe economic incentives policy of al space, should be given more weight Sandy Springs differs greatly from when deciding whether a company Dunwoody’s. Sandy Springs has a should receive incentives. policy. Dunwoody doesn’t.

“Obviously, Eva is an economist.

Dunwoody Economic DevelopShe’s got a deep understanding of ment Director Michael Starling said this,” Starling said. he likes it that way.

“I think the impact to Dunwoody “We decided early on after I was whether a company is leasing or buyhired that we would prefer not to ing would probably be the same.” have an ordinance, that we would Starling said the city has benefitlook at each project, each company, ed from the tax breaks city leaders ofon a case-by-case basis,” Starling said. fered companies.

“We felt like that gave us more flexi“Oh, absolutely,” he said. “I don’t bility and opportunity really to look doubt that one bit.” at a bunch of different issues when a

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Baby Essentials Thursday, Aug. 29, 6-9 p.m. – Do you have

questions about giving your child his first bath, or diapering or feeding your newborn baby? Practice these important parenting skills, while also learning about infant cues and characteristics. Key topics include: holding, bathing and diapering; learn about your baby’s methods of communication through infant cues; practice and learn about soothing and comforting techniques. Bring a snack and water. $56. Northside Hospital Atlanta Interchange Building, Room 400, Classroom 426, 5780 Peachtree-Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, 30342. Call 404-845-5555 or visit: https:// classes.northside.com with questions.

Caregiver Seminar Saturday, Aug. 31, 10 a.m. – Plantation South Dunwoody hosts a caregiver seminar. Join others for this free session where you will learn to identify and understand the needs of someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Christina Conklin, caregiver advocate with Workshops of Hope, will speak. Refreshments served. Open to the public. RSVP to 770-884-4614

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Big Peach Sizzler 10K Monday, Sept. 2, 7:30 a.m. – A Labor Day tradition! Celebrate the end of summer by running a 6.2-mile course, and attending a post-race party with food, drink, vendors and music. Walker- and stroller-friendly. $32 by Aug. 31; $40 race day. Fee for timed runners: $37 through Aug. 31; $45 race day.

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Multi-Family Yard Sale Saturday, Sept. 7, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. – Brookhav-

en Fields holds its 19th annual multi-family yard sale! Browse through antiques or gently used household goods, furniture, toys, crafts, clothes or collectibles – you never know what treasures you might find! Free and open to the public. Look for “hot pink signage” to guide to the 40= homes. Neighborhood maps available. Located behind the Brookhaven MARTA station, between North Druid Hills and Dresden Dr., 30319. Questions? Email: pattygreen999@bellsouth.net or call 404-550-6502.

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dy Springs Police Benevolent Fund holds a black tie “Casino Royale” night.

Enjoy food, cocktails, music, raffles, live auction and casino games. $100 per person. Funds raised benefit the SSPDBF, created in 2010 to assist public safety personnel and their families in times of crisis. Cox Enterprises, 6205 Peachtree-Dunwoody Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328.

To find out more or to order tickets, contact Cathy Riehn at criehn@sandyspringsga.gov, call 770-5516910 or go to: www.ssbpf.org.

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versary of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania, by joining others at the Ryan P. Means’ American Legion Hall.

Run or walk a 5K around Chastain Park, with funds benefitting the American Legion Post 140. $25; $40 race day; $15 for children 17 years and under. 3905 Powers Ferry Rd., Atlanta, 30342. Go to: www.active.com to register or to www.RPM911Race.com for additional information.

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friendly movie, on a large, outdoor screen. Activities and refreshments begin at 6 p.m.; movie starts at dusk. “Oz, the Great and Powerful,” is about a smalltime magician who is swept away to an enchanted land and forced into a power struggle between three witches. Rated PG. Starring James Franco, Mila Kunis and Rachel Weisz. Free and open to everyone.

Pets and alcoholic beverages not permitted. Sandy Springs United Methodist Church, Hitson Center Lawn, 86 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Visit: www.facebook.com/SandySprings MoviesByMoonlight with questions.

Bake a Difference Tuesday, Aug. 27, 7-8:30 p.m. – Gather with

other teens to “Bake a Difference” in the community for those in need. You’ll serve the community, and prepare recipes, while exploring the issues of hunger and tzedakah. You can earn 1.5 community service hours. Marcus Jewish Community Center – Zaban Park members, $10; non-members, $15. Pre-registration is required by emailing: amy.helman-darley@ atlantajcc.org or calling 678-812-3978. 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338.

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class to help kids relax, learn techniques for relieving stress, meditation, stretching through yoga poses, sharing and finding balance, concentration and body awareness. Free and open to the community. Appropriate for elementary school audiences, ages 7-10.

Sign up required and started Aug. 15th. Space is limited. Class continues Thursdays through Sept. 26.

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“Old You,” who blends a mix of jazz, blues and acid rock to the soul-bearing vocals of Young-Mi Feldsott. Part of Heritage Sandy Springs’ Rhythm & Blues concert series. Admission, $5 for ages 21 and up; $2 for ages 13-20; free for ages 12 and under.

Doors open at 6 p.m. The Sandy Springs Society Entertainment Lawn at Heritage Green, 6110 Bluestone Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. For more details call 404-851-9111, ext. 4 or visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org. To learn more about the band, go to: www.oldyoumusic.com.

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High School Football Preview Fall 2013 PHIL MOSIER

Football’s back!

Cross Keys High School’s varsity football team hit the field for practice on Aug. 14 in Brookhaven. Players taking a water break, front, left to right, Dominique Wilson and Patrick Huff.

Back, Alexander Ramonov, Oluwatomi Adedayo and Daniel Raygoza. The team is lead by head coach David Radford. The Indians look to improve on last year’s 0-9-0 record.

High school football has fans of all ages

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Barbara Moore just might be the No. 1 fan of the Chamblee Charter High School football Bulldogs.

A long-time volunteer at the high school, the 75-year-old Moore, known as “grandma,” is a fixture around the Chamblee football program.

“I go to every game,” Moore said, admitting, “I’m kind of loud in the stands.”

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dance - she buys treats for the players who do well, sometimes rides the bus with the team to away games, and gives pep talks.

“I have been known to go into the locker room afterward,” Moore said. “They know to block, because if they haven’t been blocking, I’ll fuss at ‘em.”

Go to any high school football stadium during a game and you’ll likely feel the unmistakable energy of teenagers crammed into the stands with their friends, clapping and cheering for their classmates on the field. But for many adults, the joy of Friday night football is just as sweet.

“It’s a great pleasure to sit in the stands with family and friends,” said Steven Scales, a Dunwoody High School Wildcats fan. “Friday night is a great opportunity for fellowship, to end the work week on a great note, to be with friends, and watch your children play after they’ve put in so much time to | www.ReporterNewspapers.net

Long-time volunteer and ardent Chamblee football Bulldogs fan Barbara Moore, right, gives Perry Moss some bone-shaped “Scooby-Doo cookies” to deliver to the football players.

be able to play on Friday night.”

Around metro Atlanta, there are fans just as devoted to their high school teams as any NFL fan is to his or her pro players. High school football may not have all the fanfare of the game at the college or professional level, but many

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“It’s more than just football. It’s more than the enjoyment of the game. It’s knowing the kids, and knowing how proud they are of themselves and how proud their parents are,” said Bart MillSEE RIVALRIES BRING, PAGE 20

HIgH SCHOOL FOOtBALL pReVIeW FALL 2013 Chamblee Charter Bulldogs

Coach: Allen Johnson | 2012 record: 8-2-0 Aug. 30 @ Dunwoody Sept. 16 vs. Druid Hills Sept. 13 @ Greater Atlanta Christian Sept. 20 vs. South Atlanta Oct. 4 @ Redan Oct. 11 vs. Columbia Oct. 18 @ Stone Mountain Oct. 26 (Sat) @ Lithonia Nov. 1 @ Marist

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High school football a ‘bellwether’ in the South CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 able and intelligent,” she said. Scales is a er, a fan of the Holy Innocents’ Episcofather of two boys who have played footpal School Golden Bears. ball for Dunwoody High School. The “Grandma” Moore loves it when her president of the school’s booster club Chamblee Bulldogs win, but she loves for the past six years, he decided to step it even more when she knows the playdown this year and spend more time eners are doing well in school. “As a team, joying the games and rooting for his son, we want to have the highest scores of Tylor, a rising junior. anybody in the county, state and on,” “I decided I just wanted to be more Moore said. of a dad in the stands and just focus on She encouraghim,” Scales said. es the players who His oldest son, are doing well in Treavor, was a star school to help tutor player for Dunthose on the team woody who went who are struggling. on to play at the And she’s proud of college level. “He Chamblee alumhad a very good cani who have gone reer at Dunwoody on to play football and an exceptional for top academcareer at Harvard,” ic schools, such as Scales said.

Georgia Tech.

He said he loves “They know if Dunwoody High the team average School because supstarts going down, porting the school I’ll parade myself and supporting the down on the field football team seems and start giving to be a community BRYAN MCDERMOTT them a talk.” effort.

Bart Miller was key in bringing She buys boxes “It’s the famia football program to Holy and boxes of bonelies that are willInnocents’ Episcopal School. shaped graham ing to roll up their crackers to award sleeves. The parents the players for good performance on the who work all day but volunteer to feed field and in the classroom. “We have the boys before the games, who volun‘Scooby Snacks’ because we’re bulldogs,” teer to come out in the summers for a Moore said. car wash,” Scales said. “It can be an exShe said she’s proud to be associated tremely close family environment.” with such a fine group of student athScales said he’s excited about seeletes. “The kids all know they are respecting the Wildcats play this year. “Watch-

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From left, Tylor Scales, member of the Dunwoody Wildcats, mom Theresa, brother Treavor, a former Wildcat, and father Steven.

ing the kids that are going to be sophomores, juniors and seniors who had a very tough season last year, watching their maturity and development and their commitment to getting better is by far the best I’ve seen in years,” Scales said. “They learned by baptism last year.

This year the expectation is things will be better.”

Miller has a mental countdown clock running until Holy Innocents’ first football game of the season.

“I love high school football. Particularly Holy Innocents’ Golden Bear high school football,” Miller said.

In fact, Miller is credited with bringing the sport to Holy Innocents’.

“My youngest son went there, and it was before the time we had football. He had to leave Holy Innocents’, unfortunately, to play high school football.”

Miller said his son, who went on to be an offensive lineman at the Univer-

sity of Georgia, had a hard time leaving his friends at Holy Innocents’, where he had gone to school since kindergarten.

Miller served for several years on the school’s board of trustees and worked to make football an option for boys at Holy Innocents’. “I didn’t want other kids to have to do what my son had to do,” Miller said.

Miller said he thinks the addition of a football program has been a “positive force” for Holy Innocents’.

“It has lifted school spirit,” Miller said. “It’s lifted the spirit of all the sports.”

Miller said he goes to almost every Holy Innocents’ game. He often sees other parents whose children have graduated, but still enjoy the spirit of those high school football games.

“Football’s kind of a bellwether here in the South,” Miller said. “It’s a place where the community gathers.”

We asked seniors at local schools what they hoped to take from their final high school football seasons. Here’s what they had to say.

“This is my second year as starting quarterback. I have played on the football team for all four years. This year, we’ve changed the competition, and that’s given us more of a goal of winning games.”

“The main thing that I would like to take away from senior season is to be a leader on and off of the field. I hope that when the season is over that I can say that I did everything that I could do for the team’s success.”

Oluwatomi Adedayo Cross Keys High Indians

Austin Chapman The Westminster Schools Wildcats

“I want to take the lessons I have learned out on the football field and apply them to life. Even though I will not be playing football in college, I know my football experiences will help me in college and my career.”

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“I want to be the best quarterback for my team — to go out and do the best I can for the guys around me, and give the guys the best season they could imagine. High school football days are some of the best days of our lives, and I want to make them as memorable as possible for all my friends and teammates.”

Luke Wright Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School Golden Bears

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“I hope that I can have fun and win games.”

Denzel Franklin Pace Academy Knights

“I think the biggest thing I want to take away from this season is learning how to become a better leader. As of right now, I am the only senior on the team, and I am taking a lot of responsibility into my own hands. While it may be extremely difficult, I think it will help develop my leadership skills tremendously.”

“I hope to take away the many friendships I have made on the team over the years.

Also, I hope to help the team reach its many goals, including playing for the state and region championship again. Personally, I would like to use this season to help further my football career in college.”

Luke Whelan Holy Spirit Preparatory School Cougars

Michael Caragher St. Pius X Catholic High School

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Barbara Pryor contacted Northside Hospital to volunteer her sewing services.

She now makes neck-bracing pillows for male patients who are undergoing cancer treatments.

Pryor hopes pillow project can soften someone’s day

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The idea for Barbara Pryor’s pillow support services at Northside. “Her project started at a meeting of the Dunthoughtfulness is remarkable, and our woody Woman’s Club. patients are very appreciative.”

Back last winter, Pryor said, a speakPryor said she was simply trying to er at one of the club’s regular monthly make someone’s day a little brightmeetings talked about how volunteers er. “This is something you can do to made small square pillows for women let people know you’re thinking about who received breast cancer treatments at them,” she said. “All that positive enerNorthside Hospital. gy can’t hurt.”

Pryor thought that sounded like a She’s used to tackling projects for othnice thing to do. “It touched my heart,” ers. In 2004, she started sending personthe Dunwoody real estate saleswoman al packages to soldiers in Iraq. She startsaid. ed after her daughter got an email from She likes to sew. She started working a soldier who was being deployed overwith needle and thread when she was a seas and needed someone to watch her young girl growing up in Sandy Springs. two cats. By the time the Pryors volunBack then, she made dresses for her teered, the cats were taken care of. But dolls. She’d held on to some of her doll the soldier asked them to stay in touch clothes; she keeps them in a box in her by email.

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They did. After a After the womwhile, Pryor sent the Do you know an organization or an’s club speech, Prysoldier a package of individual making a difference or contacted the hosgoodies from home. pital to volunteer to Soon, she was sendin our community? Email make the pillows, she ing packages to otheditor@reporternewspapers.net said, but a hospital er soldiers in combat official told her that zones. After a while, Northside had plenty of the little square she was mailing packages to 20 or so pillows for its women patients. What soldiers four times a year, and recruitit needed, the official said, were larger, ing help from her coworkers to assemble neck-bracing pillows to give to men pathe boxes of toiletries, snacks, coffee and tients who were sitting for long periods homemade cookies. undergoing cancer treatments.

“I’m still sending ‘CARE packages,’” That suited Pryor. Making pillows, she said. “We still send them and I want she said, would offer a way “to spread to send them until we get [the soldiers] our love a little farther... [and to say], all home.”

‘Even if we don’t know you, we still Now she’s planning another round of care.’” pillow-making for Northside. She hopes Pryor set to work. She copied the deto recruit some helpers so she can make sign of a neck pillow provided by the more pillows and make them faster. hospital and turned out 20 new pillows.

Anyone who’s interested in helping can Then, on July 4, in the down time becontact her at Barbara.Pryor@harrynortween the Dunwoody Fourth of July paman.com. rade and a family dinner, she cranked How long will she make pillows for out another batch. She provided the Northside’s cancer patients? “I have no hospital with 40 pillows. reason to stop doing them,” she said. “I “Northside is grateful for the supthink if we get a little group of people, port of individuals in the community it can just expand. I don’t foresee stoplike Barbara,” said Susan Casella, coorping. Certainly, the need is going to be dinator of breast health education and out there.”

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All smiles The Epstein School in Sandy Springs is noting its 40th birthday with a year-long celebration, culminating in campus renovations in 2014. Happy to be back at school are, front, from left, Jeffrey Parmet, Becky Greenberg, Rachel Greenwald and Maci Benveniste. Back row, Lily Schneider and Robyn Salzberg.

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Trash, treasure For the 2012-2013 school year, Dunwoody Elementary School recycled 165 pairs of shoes, 66 cellphones, over 100 printer cartridges, and 874 drink pouches.

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 Cece Bouska  The Galloway School, rising senior When Cece Bouska was born, her mother knew something was not right.

At birth, Cece was diagnosed with a rare heart ailment called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). A part of her heart was too small to function properly.

During the first two years of her life, Cece underwent three surgeries. She was given a pacemaker when she was 12 in order to speed up her heart rate and give her more energy. Her most recent surgery occurred last year.

“I think I am more down-to-earth, empathetic, and accepting because of all the surgeries,” Cece said.

But Cece doesn’t always accept things just the way they are, she and school officials say. She always has been willing to fight back to try to make things better.

After her mother passed away from breast cancer in 2003, her willingness to give back was strengthened.

Two years ago, Cece and one of her friends, Julianne Lang, put together a fundraising walk at The Galloway School to raise money for cancer charities. The first year, about 500 people took part, she said. Last year, 300 joined the march.

Cece’s success doesn’t surprise people at Galloway.

“As a junior, Cece impressed her teachers, and she worked hard to raise her grade-point average to above 4.0,” Galloway Upper Learning Principal Gordon Mathis said.

“She was an active participant in all class activities, and she applied classroom learning to real-life situations.

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Cece says she doesn’t remember who originally came up the idea for the walk, but she knows she and Julianne “could not have done it without one another.”

The two met with the principal and headmaster of Galloway and were shocked when they loved the idea and told them to go for it. Parents and staff members all helped get the word out.

CeCe also has a strong interest in Spanish. She has been studying the language since elementary school. This summer, she went to Costa Rica for a month for further study.

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notes that as far as he’s concerned, traditional art and photography “balance themselves out” in his life.

“When I want to approach something realistically, I would rather use photography. When I want more of an emotional and personal piece, I tend to lean toward painting,” he said.

Jonah’s dedication extends to his school life as well. He was selected as one of four Riverwood students to take part in the Governor’s Honors Program this summer. Jonah is also vice president of Riverwood’s 2013-2014 senior class.

 Jonah Blumenthal, rising senior  Riverwood International Charter School When he was in the sixth grade, Jonah Blumenthal asked his father to teach him about photography. In the years since, Jonah’s art has flourished, both in photography and other visual arts.

Now a rising senior at Riverwood International Charter School, Jonah shows no signs of slowing down.

Jonah’s dedication to his work is greatly influenced by the ties his family has to photography, Jonah said. Jonah’s father and grandfather are both photographers, he said.

“I’m very close with my grandfather and share many of the same hobbies,” Jonah said. “Photography also gives me a way to spend time with my father doing something we both are passionate about.”

In 2011, Jonah launched a photography business with his father, Jeffrey Blumenthal. “I am a photographer who loves to capture the essence of my subjects,” Jonah says on the company’s website. “As a high school student and rising professional, my work illustrates both a traditional and artistic approach to pho-

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The business comes from humble origins, Jonah said.

“My dad told me that I should do something with [his work], and that there was a market I could tap into,” he said. “I got excited and made a website.

He supported me fully, and it started from there.”

Jonah also produces art in other media, such as painting, and has had his work on display both at the High Museum of Art and the Mason Murer Fine Arts Gallery.

Describing himself as an expressionist and impressionist painter, Jonah

Jonah has not yet picked a college he wants attend, but he intends to continue studies in both biology and the visual arts with hopes of eventually attending medical school.

Asked about the future of his photography business, Jonah said, “If I stay in Georgia then I intend to keep the business going. If not, my father (who is a better photographer than I am concerning technique - I’m more artistic) will probably take over.”

This article was prepared by Blake Flournoy, a student at Riverwood International Charter School.

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Dunwoody police provide a variety of online and Say a child is reported missing, he said. Posmartphone services to stay in touch with residents. lice could use Code Red to contact residents “We’re in this tech-savvy world, so we have to try within a half mile of the child’s home to play to keep up...,” community outreach Officer Tim Fecht a recorded message asking they watch for the said. “We just want to provide citizens as many options child. “It’s very quick,” Fecht said. as possible to keep safe.”

The Code Red system now includes about And to keep in contact. “Our goal is 17,274 phone numbers, Fecht to reach out to as many people as possaid. City officials uploadsible,” Fecht said. “The better informed ed about 14,000 Dunwoody they are, the easier our job is.” land-line telephone numbers You can register for the programs into the system when it startthrough the Dunwoody Alert Neted, Fecht said, and the rest work on the department’s webpage, have signed up online for the Residents can register for the city’s safety at dunwoodyga.gov/home/project-deprogram. programs through the Dunwoody Alert tails/13-05-30/Dunwoody_Alert_Net2. Interactive Defense.

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Fecht outlined several of the protion, they can use this online grams in a recent talk to the Dunwoody system to ask police to keep an dents to view lists of wanted or missing people; to keep Homeowners Association and in an ineye on their homes while they’re away. an online “lockbox” containing an inventory of things, terview. Here are some highlights of the The system allows residents to tell police such as guns, televisions, furniture or tools, that might department’s programs. about the kinds of cars that should be be stolen; and to receive email from police.

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Code Red. Code Red, the deparked at the house and when pet sitters 3.

My PD. My PD is an application that allows partment’s most recent offering, provides come to walk the dogs. It also includes smartphone and tablet users to check the police webwarnings of imminent storms and othemergency contact information. site, Facebook page and tweets. “Basically, it’s a oneer emergency information through email, smartphones Police can use the system to find out which houses stop shop for anything Dunwoody-related,” Fecht said. and text messages. The Weather Channel provides the need checking and to contact the residents of a home, 4.

Text a Crime Tip. If you have a tip for police, storm warnings when there are reports of tornadoes, should police find something. Fecht said Dunwoody you can text it anonymously to “crimes” (274-637). flash floods or severe thunderstorms, Fecht said. police try to check on houses on the list at least once Use the key work DPDTIPS at the start of the message.

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DeKalb Police closing North Precinct

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The DeKalb County Police Department is shutting the doors of its North Precinct after nearly three decades of operation on Ashford-Dunwoody Road.

Public Information Officer Mekka Parish confirmed the North Precinct will officially close Oct. 1.

“We are beginning the process of transition out of the North Precinct,” Parish said.

An Aug. 17 post on the North Precinct’s Facebook page reads, “The North Precinct officially ceased operations last night at midnight. All police calls continue to be dispatched through 911, but the response will be from Center Precinct. Thank you for all your support over the last 27 years.”

The precinct is located at 4453 Ashford-Dunwoody Road in Dunwoody.

The precinct closure had long been expected. Now that the cities of Brookhaven and Dunwoody have their own police departments to patrol the north DeKalb area, there is no longer a need for the North Precinct.

Parish said officers and resources from the North Precinct will be redirected to the county’s other four precincts.

“As a benefit of moving additional officers into some areas, we see that

as a definite benefit of addressing some of the crimes that may occur,” Parish said. “We see this as an opportunity to strengthen our force and provide even better services to our constituents in the county.”

The North Precinct building is owned

by Hines, the company that owns the adjacent Ravinia development.

John Heagy, senior managing director for Hines, said the company has not yet decided what it will do with the property.

“We haven’t had any official communication,” Heagy said. “We know they’ve been evaluating what they want to do there, given they’re right in the middle of the city of Dunwoody. We’ve been happy to have them there, but we’re kind of waiting to hear what the next step is with DeKalb.”

With the recent addition of a Starbuck’s coffee shop on property near the precinct, Heagy said more retail is likely for the site in the future.

“We might take that property back and re-purpose it with a retail use or something that might be advantageous for the Ravinia project,” Heagy said.

“That’s probably the best use for it, given it’s right on Ashford-Dunwoody.”

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Police Blotter

 4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny of cellphones was reported on Aug. 8.

Dunwoody Police Blotter Reports Dated through Aug. 15.

 4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting was reported on Aug. 8.  4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny of an iPad was reported on Aug. 9.

The following information was pulled from Dunwoody’s Police-to-Citizen Portal Event Search website and is presumed to be accurate.

 4700

block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny was

ROBBERY  4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A strong-arm robbery in the street using a knife was reported on Aug. 3.  1st block of Perimeter Center East – A strong-arm robbery in the street was reported on Aug. 8.

BURGLA RY  1st block of Dunwoody Park – A burglary to a non-residence, using forced entry, resulted in the theft of a $1,200 laptop, and was reported on Aug. 4.  5500 block of Abercorn Avenue – A burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, reported a stolen Xbox, Wii system, iPod Touch, iPad and other electronics on Aug. 10.  6700 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, reported cash, jewelry and computer equipment stolen on Aug. 11.

A U TO THE FT  3200 block of Asbury Square– Theft of an auto was reported on Aug. 7.  5000 block of Trailridge Way – Theft of an auto was reported on Aug. 7.  6700 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard – Theft of an auto was reported on Aug. 8.  3500 block of Lakeridge Lane – Theft of an auto was reported on Aug. 11.

T HEF T/ L A RC EN Y  200 block of Perimeter Center Parkway – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Aug. 2.  4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny of an iPad was reported on Aug. 2.  4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of women’s underwear was reported on Aug. 2.  2900 block of Winterhaven Court – A larceny of a lockbox was reported on Aug. 2.

reported on Aug. 9.

on Aug. 4.  100 block of Perimeter Center Place – A larceny of a Polo duffle bag and clothing was reported on Aug. 4.  4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny, articles from a vehicle, was reported on Aug. 4.  100 block of Perimeter Center Place – Shoplifting of clothing was reported on Aug. 4, 5.  4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny from a building was reported on Aug. 5.

 4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of purses was reported on Aug. 10.

 200 block of Perimeter Center Parkway – Larcenies of laptops from vehicles were reported on Aug. 7.

 4500 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny of a $700 cellphone was reported on Aug. 3.

 4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of clothing was reported on Aug. 7; shoplifting of jewelry.

 1000 block of Crown Pointe Parkway – A larceny of a cellphone was reported on Aug. 3.

 4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny of $200 from a building was reported on Aug. 7.

 1200 block of Ashford Crossing – A larceny of computer equipment, a pearl necklace and glasses from a vehicle was reported on Aug. 4.

 4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny of a license plate was reported on Aug. 8.  5600 block of Brooke Ridge Drive – Two larcenies, articles from vehicles, were reported on Aug. 8.

5500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – A larceny

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of a laptop from a vehicle was reported on Aug. 12.

 5000 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – A larceny of a purse and its contents from a vehicle was reported on Aug. 12.  4900 block of Glaze Drive – A larceny of CONTINUED ON PAGE XX

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 4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny of a rear view mirror from a vehicle was reported on Aug. 6.

 300 block of Perimeter Center North – A larceny, parts from a vehicle, was reported on Aug. 7.

 4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of a basketball was reported on Aug. 12; shoplifting of two phone covers; shoplifting of phone accessories.

 4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny of a cellphone was reported on Aug.

 200 block of Perimeter Center Parkway – A larceny of a laptop from a vehicle was reported on Aug. 6.

 6600 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard – A larceny from a building was reported on Aug. 7.

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computer equipment was reported on Aug. 10.

 4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of clothing and jewelry was reported on Aug. 6.

 4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Pick pocketing was reported on Aug. 2.

 100 block of Perimeter Center Place – Shoplifting of household goods was reported

 4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of

 4500 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of Polo clothing was reported on Aug. 6; shoplifting of Nike shoes.

 300 block of Perimeter Center North – A larceny, articles from a vehicle, was reported on Aug. 7.

 4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of $1,900 worth of bras was reported on Aug. 12.

Read more of the Police Blotter online at www.reporternewspapers.net

 100 block of Perimeter Center West – A larceny of a briefcase from a vehicle was reported on Aug. 5.

 5000 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – A larceny, articles from a vehicle, was reported on Aug. 7.

11; larceny of a toolbox and cordless drill.

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Dunwoody Police Blotter CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 prescription medication and a cellphone from a vehicle was reported on Aug. 13.  4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of women’s underwear was reported on Aug. 13.  4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting was reported on Aug. 13.  4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny was reported on Aug. 14.  4600 block of Ridgeview Road – Two larcenies, articles from vehicles, were reported on Aug. 14.  4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of clothing was reported on Aug. 14.  4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of purses was reported on Aug. 15.

AS S A U LT  5500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – Simple assault/battery was reported on Aug. 3.  4300 block of Georgetown Square – A sexual assault was reported on Aug. 3.  2100 block of Peachford Road – A man reported a sexual assault on Aug. 4; a sexual assault at a hospital was reported on Aug. 8.

 4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Simple assault was reported on Aug. 6.

ily battery/simple battery was reported on Aug. 12.

 4600 block of Peachtree Place Parkway – Simple assault/battery was reported on Aug. 6.

 300 block of Perimeter Center North – Assault through intimidation was reported on Aug. 12.

 2900 block of Lakeridge Lane – Simple assault/battery was reported on Aug. 8.

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 6600 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard – Simple

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4400 block of Village Springs Run  – Fraud through impersonation was reported on Aug. 3.

North Peachtree Road/Dunwoody Crossing– Forgery was reported on Aug. 6. 

 4900 block of Dunwoody Terrace Cove – Fraud through impersonation was reported on Aug. 9.

OTHER  1800 block of Leiden Court – Harassing communications were reported on Aug. 2.  4900 block of Winters Chapel Road – Criminal trespass was reported on Aug. 2.  5100 block of Sheridan Lane – An animal attack by a neighbor`s dog resulting in the death of the victim`s dog was reported on Aug. 3.  5400 block Chamblee Dunwoody Road– Disorderly conduct was reported on Aug. 3.  4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Loitering and prowling was reported on Aug. 4.  2100 block of Peachford Road – An animal locked in a vehicle was reported on Aug. 5.  4500 block of Olde Perimeter Way/Meadow Lane Road – Disorderly conduct was reported on Aug. 5.

 5500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – Fraud was reported on Aug. 9.

 2300 block of Dunwoody Crossing – Harassing communications were reported on Aug. 5.

 4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Credit card fraud was reported on Aug. 12.

 200 block of Perimeter Center Parkway – A loitering violation was reported on Aug. 5.

 1100 block of Aurora Court – Credit card fraud was reported on Aug. 13.

 6400 block of Azalea Garden Drive – Harassing communications were reported on Aug. 6.

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Speaking quietly from the witness stand, Andrea Sneiderman tearfully asked the judge for leniency on behalf of her children.

“Sofia and Ian have been punished enough. Please let me go home to my children,” Sneiderman said.

But Sneiderman was unable to avoid time in prison in connection with her husband’s 2010 death.

On Aug. 20, DeKalb Superior Court Judge Gregory A. Adams sentenced Sneiderman to serve five years in prison for nine counts, including perjury and false statements.

Sneiderman, who appeared for her sentencing in an orange DeKalb jail jumpsuit, will get credit for the roughly one year she already served in custody and on house arrest leading up to her trial.

On Nov. 18, 2010, her husband, Rusty Sneiderman, was fatally shot in front of a Dunwoody day care center after dropping off one of their children.

Hemy Neuman was found guilty of the murder last year and sentenced to life in prison.

Sneiderman also spoke about Neuman, her former boss, and maintained that they never had a physical affair.

However, she admitted that she would have acted differently in hindsight.

“One of my greatest regrets will always be allowing this predator into my life,” Sneiderman said.

During Neuman’s trial, both Neuman’s defense team and prosecuting attorneys painted Andrea Sneiderman as a co-conspirator who manipulated Neuman to kill her husband.

Sneiderman said she felt betrayed by the district attorney, whom she said she intended to help by testifying as a witness in Neuman’s trial. “I was shocked when the prosecution began to attack me,” she said.

Steven Sneiderman, Rusty’s brother, spoke on behalf of the Sneiderman family.

He urged the judge to remember his brother’s murder when considering the sentence.

“She lied. Just like we always knew it.

To everyone. She lied to her family, she lied to friends, she lied to Rusty. Then Rusty was brutally taken from us, and she lied some more,” Steven Sneiderman said.

“These were not little lies. These were covering her role in the death of Rusty Sneiderman, her husband, the father of her children. Her pathetic narcissism would be almost comical if it were not tied to the death of such a special person.”

Several of Andrea Sneiderman’s friends and family members also spoke to the judge on her behalf, many crying as they spoke.

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