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City to rent ‘affordable’ house to police and firefighters BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net
The city of Sandy Springs will rent one Hammond Drive house as affordable housing for police or firefighters, while demolishing two others, the City Council decided Sept. 20. The house at 521 Hammond will be offered to city public safety workers, likely for $500 a month, following repairs estimated to cost $10,500. And 418 and 550 Hammond See CITY on page 12
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From left, Laura Avalos, 10, Yuliana Villanueva, 9, Juan Seruin Jr. 7, and Sage Allen, 9, get in position for the sack race finale held during the Fiesta in the Park event at Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church on Sept. 25. The festival benefited Los Ninos Primero, a Sandy Springs educational program serving at-risk Latino preschoolers and their families. Sage won the race.
EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOR ‘On fire’ for art
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... An inclusive, better educated and empowered community provides better opportunities for everybody.
BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net A 2.5-hour forum about the new Braves stadium’s traffic impacts on Sandy Springs, held Sept. 21 at Riverwood International Charter School drew about 250 residents, the mayor, state legislators, a Cobb County commissioner and a state Department of Transportation board member. What the forum didn’t have was the Braves. Reed Haggard, president of the Riverside Homeowners Association, which orga-
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Hundreds voice concerns about Braves stadium traffic impact
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