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Sandy Springs city officials say their community will offer a better fit for the headquarters of Fulton County’s school system than its current location in south Fulton County.

City Council members Karen Meinzen McEnerny and Chip Collins say the move will benefit Sandy Springs and the system as a whole. They dismissed criticism that the system is abandoning south Fulton students by moving from its current location on Cleveland Avenue in southwest Atlanta.

“They have been headquartered there for 50 years and things change,” McEnerny said. “The enrollment growth changes. Being adjacent to I-285, they’re still readily accessible to the southern part of Fulton County.”

Collins said the new headquarters will bring jobs to the city

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PTO president: Heards Ferry Elementary move unavoidable

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Emma Clinch, standing, Ginnie House, center, in a 1932 Ford Model A, and her father Rich, driving, show their exuberance during North Springs Charter High School’s 50th anniversary parade on Oct. 26. The parade welcomed all alumni and friends to celebrate Homecoming and Spirit Week.

Heards Ferry Elementary PTO Co-President Stacy Heerin said in a perfect world, her child’s school would stay right where it is.

She said the school’s age and geographic location make moving the school unavoidable, however.

“Given where we live in Sandy Springs, there’s not a lot of space for new development and new construction,” Heerin said.

Officials with Fulton County Schools confirmed they have settled on a site for the new location of Heards Ferry Elementary School. Patrick Burke, deputy superintenSEE PTO PRESIDENT, PAGE 4

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Lake Forrest Drive expected to reopen in early 2014 City officials say the portion of Lake Forrest Drive between Lake Summit and Chevaux Court should reopen early next year.

On Aug. 5, the city blocked off the portion of Lake Forrest Drive due to safety concerns. Contractors hired by the city determined the road is dangerously unstable after multiple rock slides occurred. On Aug. 6, Sandy Springs City Council declared the road an emergency, and endorsed suspending the public bid process to speed up the repairs.

The road is a popular north-south alternative for people avoiding Roswell Road. Children attending Heards Ferry

Elementary School live along the road, according to county maps.

City Council recently received an update about the project. The council directed city staff members to finish structural plans to stabilize the slope of the road. The design would use portions of the road that are within the city’s right of way, city spokeswoman Sharon Kraun said.

“Final design options will be reviewed with the council. Contractor selection will be conducted utilizing an emergency procurement procedure,” Kraun said. “Barring unforeseen complications, Lake Forrest Drive should reopen in early 2014.”

Sandy Springs holds Veterans Day event at Concourse

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Sandy Springs will hold its fourth annual Veterans Day Tribute on Nov. 11.

The celebration of men and women who serve and have served is scheduled to begin at 11:45 a.m. at the Concourse Corporate Center, next to Building Five, the city said in a press release.

Brig. Gen. John King, U.S. Army National Guard, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker. The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available in Concourse Parking Deck Six. For more information: www.sandyspringsga.gov or 770-730-5600.

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The members of the 2014 class are: Stephen Bedsole of Draffin & Tucker, LLP; Carrie Bellware of Senior Services North Fulton, Inc; Dana Bible and Nancy DeLoach of Northside Hospital; Ken Dishman of Sandy Springs Youth Sports; Tony Giardino of Arrow Exterminators; Allan Hamer of U.S. Trust; CPA Marsha Holcomb; James Holmes of BB&T Branch Banking and Trust Co.; Chip (Philip) Houston of Mount Vernon Presbyterian School.

Also, lawyer Jennifer Jakob-Barnes; Gene Jordan of The Rotary Club of Sandy Springs; Heather Kaufman of Troy University-Atlanta Campus; Sherwin Lewis-Nelson of GV Financial; Jason Lina of Resource Planning Group; Dario Lizcano of Yellobee Studio; Emily Massey of Sandy Springs Middle School; Christy Merritt of Drake House.

Also, Cassandra Mills of Project Management Paradigm; lawyer Michael Moebes; Ernestine Morgan of Springmont School; John Mullin of Sandy Springs Fire and Rescue; Anna Cay Robertson, community volunteer; Cheston

Roney of the city of Sandy Springs; Brenda Rothschild of B’nai Torah; Dianne Shain of Cox Enterprises, Inc. Also, Michael Smith of RTD Financial Advisors, Inc.; Debbie Sonenshine of Coldwell Banker; Steve Soteres of Choate Construction Co.; Darlene Trigg of the Fulton Education Foundation; Adriana West of Keller Williams Realty First Atlanta; and Vicki Willard, a community volunteer.

‘Major’ national employer facing millions in fines Attorney Charles Kuck spoke to the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 21.

Kuck, who specializes in immigration law, said a “major national employer” will be facing millions of dollars worth of fines levied by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement for improperly documenting employee eligibility.

Kuck did not release the name of the company but said the news would be revealed in the coming weeks.

In Fiscal Year 2012, ICE levied $12.4 million in fines. Kuck said the pace of fines has increased as ICE has turned the work of auditing companies over to accountants.

“That’s why they can do so many more audits than they’ve ever done,” Kuck said.

Kuck said if immigration reform isn’t passed by Congress this year, it will likely be shelved until after 2014.

He added that historically, immigration bills have passed in lame-duck sessions of Congress, when representatives are leaving office or are far enough away from the next election.

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Voters to make decisions on Nov. 5 Sandy Springs voters head to the polls Nov. 5 to choose a new mayor and members of City Council.

Former Councilman Rusty Paul faces local business owner Bob Brown in the race for mayor. Five of the six seats on the council are contested; only Councilman John Paulson, the incumbent in District 1, does not face opposition.

The other council candidates are: Ken Dishman and incumbent Dianne Fries in District 2; Barbara Malone and Graham McDonald in District 3; Tochie Blad and incumbent Gabriel Sterling in District 4; Clayton E. Cole and incumbent Tibby DeJulio in District 5; and Andy Bauman, Patty Berkovitz, Jennifer A. Steele, John Stoj and Sonja Tonpea in District 6.

For more information about the candidates, go to ReporterNewspapers.net.

Candidates must receive more than half the votes cast to win the seat. If a runoff election is required, it will be held Dec. 3.

To vote, you must be a registered voter. Be sure to bring with you identification that includes a photograph. Acceptable photo IDs include Georgia drivers’ licenses, U.S., state or local government IDs, valid passport, valid U.S. military IDs, valid tribal IDs or state Voter ID cards.

To check your registration status, determine the polling place where you should vote, or to see a sample ballot for the election, go to the My Voter Page on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website at mvp.sos.state.ga.us/Login.aspx.

For more information: 404-656-2871.

Sandy Springs Government Calendar The Sandy Springs City Council usually meets the first and the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at City Hall, which is located at 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500 For the most up to date meeting schedule, visit http://www.sandyspringsga.org/Calendars/City-Calendar

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PTO president: Heards Ferry Elementary move unavoidable CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Dean told constituents that she appredent of operations, said the school sysciated their input as the school system tem has made an offer on property at considered sites for the new school.

6151 Powers Ferry Road, just south of There were some contentious public I-285. The building is owned by KBS meetings about the move held in SanStrategic Opportunity REIT. dy Springs.

The new school would relocate “I appreciate Heards Ferry from the patience and its current location support extended adjacent to Riverduring the many “We’ve really worked wood International months it has taken hard to find the most Charter School. to select this school viable option out there.” site,” Dean said. “I Burke said Fulton Counknow you share my ty Schools offiexcitement that we – PATRICK BURKE cials have worked remain on schedule DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT closely with Santo open this new OF OPERATIONS dy Springs to find school for students a viable site, and to

by August 2015. As make the site as acwe begin construccessible as possible to students. tion, which should be in early 2014, “We’ve really worked hard to find I will be in touch to share more inforthe most viable option out there,” mation, and hope you may be a part of Burke said. our groundbreaking celebration.”

Under the current plan, the school’s Heerin said there will be benefits to contractor would demolish the sixthe new location, even though it won’t story building at the site and replace it be as accessible to pedestrians as the with a new, three-story building. current Heards Ferry location.

The new school is scheduled to “I think they’ll put together a nice open sometime in 2015, Burke said. building,” she said. “Traffic flow will Fulton County BOE member Gail better.”

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The family gathers for Judge John Heard’s birthday.

Judge Heard: Fighter, farmer, father

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The man whose family cemetery is the focus of a lawsuit lived a long, prolific life, according to a Georgia researcher.

Barry Colbaugh wrote an article about Judge John Heard in October 2012 for The Georgia Confederate, the official newsletter of the Georgia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Heard was a Confederate Veteran and a prominent community figure.

Heard served as a local judge in the 1900s, and his bloodline also connects him to other political figures in Georgia history. He is believed to be a descendant of Stephen Heard, who was governor of Georgia in 1778, according to Colbaugh.

One of John Heard’s descendants, Paul Heard, made an unsuccessful run for governor in 1994, according to Paul Heard’s obituary.

According to Colbaugh’s article, as well as information posted on genealogical websites, Heard wasn’t just another rank and file soldier in the Confederate Army. He also witnessed history.

Heard was in his early 30s when he surrendered with Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House in Virginia in 1865, according to the article.

He walked barefoot from Virginia to his

family farm in Georgia, his hands ruined from injuries sustained during the war.

The location of the Heard Cemetery is all that remains of the farm.

According to Colbaugh, when Heard returned, he discovered the farm was destroyed and the livestock had been stolen.

Heard rebuilt and grew a successful crop that year. He also took over the ferry that bears his name from John Isom, who had been Heard’s commander in Company B of the 9th Battalion, Georgia Artillery.

In addition to being a judge, Heard held large family reunions at the farm each year to celebrate his birthday. According to court records, in 1900, he deeded the 1 acre that would become the family cemetery, the property that is the subject of a recent lawsuit. He was said to have told his family members that he would like to “sleep by the banks of a beautiful river one day,” according to Colbaugh’s article.

Heard married twice. He married Abigail Isom, who died in 1882, and then married Athelena Dickerson, who died in 1947. Heard fathered a total of 23 children, 13 of which survived. He died in 1931 at the age of 95.

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Descendants of Judge John Heard have suffered a setback in their attempt to regain control of their family’s historic cemetery.

According to a copy of the decision forwarded to Reporter Newspapers, Fulton County Superior Judge Kimberly Adams on Oct. 8 ruled that there are “genuine issues of material fact” that must be resolved before the descendants can regain control of the property.

On Oct. 21, Adams granted a motion for a Certificate of Immediate Review that will allow the Georgia Court of Appeals to review her ruling.

Wright Mitchell, attorney for the descendants, said he will petition the Court of Appeals.

The order stems from a May court hearing on the case involving plaintiff Christopher Mills, who is the current owner of the property. Mills sued Sandy Springs in 2012 after city officials denied his application to build a house on the property. Officials denied the application because of city rules preventing development on land containing graves. Mills has said in various court filings that he wants to build his home on an undeveloped portion of the property that doesn’t contain any burials.

Mills and his attorney had no comment when Reporter Newspapers requested one.

One of Heard’s descendants, Mary Ann Elsner, sold her rights to the property in 2007 to Mills’ in-laws, Henry and Wanda Cline. The Clines bought the property with the intention of preserving it, but those plans never materialized. They eventually sold the property to Mills for $1.

After Mills filed the lawsuit, Heard’s descendants intervened and asked the judge to give the property back to them. Judge Heard is one of the community’s original founders and a Confederate Veteran.

Preston Heard, a descendant, emailed other family members with news about the judge’s order.

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just a portion of the property,” Heard wrote. “In reality, the current legal authority is simply not clear on this issue, which is why it warrants review by the Court of Appeals. If the appeals court agrees to take up the issue, we will obtain the legal clarity needed to move forward. If it turns out that, as we argue, the heirs could not, and have not abandoned a portion of the cemetery property, then Judge Adams’ order cannot stand.”

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Will Sandy Springs take my studio?

Our mission is to provide our readers with fresh and engaging information about life in their communities.

How many of you as Sandy Springs residents know the location of Eric Bern Studio on Mount Vernon Highway?

I am Eric Bern. My 23-year-old photography studio on Mount Vernon Highway was voted to be demolished by the Sandy Springs City Council so they could run a road extension through my business and other businesses around me for a proposed development called Sandy Springs City Center.

I know your first thought is, “Well, aren’t they going to pay you for it?”

Before you ask that, consider this: Imagine you were running a successful photography business in the perfect building and the ideal location. You poured all of your time, resources and efforts into designing and building it. The studio functioned perfectly for your business and lifestyle. You groomed an outdoor shooting area Eric Bern at his studio at 161 Mount Vernon Highway that was ideal for natural light portraits at any time of day.

Then, after 23 years, you were told by the city that they are going to take it for something they voted on.

The options you presented to them that could save your studio and business while also saving tax dollars seemed to be ignored. Worst of all, they gave you an offer that does not begin to cover the cost of a comparable property, the cost of being displaced, the cost of having to start all over, the emotional and financial cost of rebuilding, along with the added cost of moving.

It seems that none of these costs were considered when the city sent their offer to “pay me” for my property.

Not one of the three small businesses affected by this road were contacted by the city prior to the approval of this plan. Instead, in response to my letter of concern sent in December of 2012, the mayor wrote to me and stated that nothing was going to happen until a developer comes in to assemble land in the area.

Now, it is the city that is trying to acquire the properties themselves with your tax dollars.

Oh, did I forget to mention the threat of eminent domain?

At the October City Council debate, several council members gave vague answers about their stance on eminent domain, and yet they had already voted to use it on two separate properties in the City Center development.

How many more businesses are they going to try to force out with this tactic?

When alternatives exist, shouldn’t the city be loyal to the small businesses that have supported them and contributed greatly to the community?

I plan to remain “an institution in Sandy Springs,” as the mayor referred to me, for many more years. If the city insists on displacing my business and other businesses in the area, they have an obligation to make sure the owners and tenants are made whole in the process.

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Rep. Wilkinson doesn’t get it “They’re all just crooks.” For probably as long as there has been representative government, there have been cynics who throw that wild punch.

But in the other corner of this boxing match is House Ethics Committee Chairman, Joe Wilkinson. He counterpunches with, “I find it interesting there are 10 million people in the state of Georgia, and not one of them has come forward with a single shred of evidence of wrongdoing against any legislator.” [ReporterNewspapers.net, Jan. 25].

Wilkinson’s statement is simultaneously wrong and contemptibly misleading. He ignores our state’s history with corrupt politicians and the fact that an investigation is under way that involves a prominent member of the state Senate. He also pretends not to understand the corrupting effects of money in our politics.

Indicted on 18 counts involving false travel reimbursements, Sen. Don Balfour has already been stripped of his position as Senate Rules Committee chairman.

Investigative journalist Jim Walls of Atlanta Unfiltered exposed Balfour’s possible expense account falsifications. Walls’ reporting rang the bell that started a legal investigation. Balfour may have scammed taxpayers out of $2,700, but his wrongdoings, as bad as they may have been, pale in comparison to the damage done by normalized corruption.

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Speaker David Ralston was the reigning titlist, raising more than twice as much as any other candidate. Also, some of the biggest givers of campaign cash are also Georgia’s most influential policymakers.

Last year, a report by The Center for Public Integrity released “The State Integrity Investigation” report, which measured each state’s risk of corruption using 330 metrics. Georgia ranked last in the nation, receiving letter grades of D’s and F’s in 12 out of 14 categories.

In response, Wilkinson claimed that he had recreated that report and came to the conclusion that Georgia actually ranked third. Wilkinson refuses to release any information about his version of this study. He just expects us to believe that he recreated a study that employed dozens of reporters, cost $1.5 million, and just happened to conclude that our state’s laws are pretty much OK as is.

Not all politicians are crooks, but with examples like Joe Wilkinson, it’s clear that we need more challengers and more champions for honest government. Mr. Wilkinson will be running for re-election next year.

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Blackburn Park in Brookhaven, on a recent Saturday morning: On a couple of fields, parents cheer their kids as they play soccer. On one baseball field, a group of guys play touch football. On the adjacent baseball field, a smaller group of guys, most wearing bright yellow shirts, practice catching a red ball lofted by a wide, flat-faced bat.

The guys in yellow shirts call themselves the Dunwoody Hitters, but they are playing the game of a different place.

They’re playing cricket.

It reminds some of them of home.

“It’s getting back to the roots in a foreign land,” Jai Varadarajan said.

Most of the Hitters come from India.

They’re from all over that country, from the south and north. They live in Dunwoody now, mostly in two apartment complexes with a lot of other Indian residents. They work with computers and came to the United States for jobs. They love playing cricket, a game not a lot of Americans follow or understand. The

scattered.”

The team has a total of 15 members.

They grab unused baseball fields for practices on weekends. On some Sundays, they AROUND play matchTOWN es with other teams that JOE EARLE have organized around metro Atlanta, in towns such as Marietta.

They usually don’t draw a crowd. But passersby sometimes stop to gawk and try to figure out what they’re doing. “We have some spectators come and take pictures,” Varadarajan said.

All but one of the members of the team is Indian. The exception is Derek Kuipers, who’s 47, and works in corporate finance. He only half jokes that when other teams see him show up with the Hitters, they assume he must be Australian or English or South African or an immigrant from some other former British Empire country where cricket is played.

Kuipers came to cricket in a roundabout way. He played American sports such as softball and baseJOE EARLE ball – he’s a center Left to right, Hari Prasad Adinarayanan, Rohan Jain, fielder – but knew litDerek Kuipers, Ilaiyaraja Rajamohan, Pravinkumar tle of cricket until he Nallamaruthamuthu and Jai Varadarajan. started sending money to a charity that yellow jerseys they wear to practice bear helps care for poor children in foreign the team colors of their favorite profescountries. He was paired with a boy in sional team, the Chennai Super Kings.

India. They corresponded often, and “In India, we love cricket,” said Ilthe boy wrote regularly about his faaiyaraja Rajamohan, who’s been in the vorite cricket team and players. KuiU.S. only five months. He used to play pers started following the game on on his school’s cricket team, he said. the Internet so he’d have something to “Everyone plays cricket.” write about.

“It’s in the genes,” said Pravinkumar A few months ago, he was walking Nallamaruthamuthu, who’s 40, and says his dog through Dunwoody Park, he he started playing cricket at age 5. He’s said, when he saw the Hitters practicone of the founders of the Hitters. “At ing. He started talking to them about my age, however much I can, I will play.” their game and soon joined in. “The first There’s another cricket team based in time I played, they put me in the equivDunwoody that’s composed of Indian alent of right field,” he said. Now he’s players, Nallamaruthamuthu said. The one of their best fielders, his teammates Dunwoody Devils, he said, have been say. “Now I play the equivalent of shortaround a little longer. Nallamaruthastop,” he said. muthu and Varadarajan started the HitHe says the game has given him an ters about a year ago. The two have each introduction to Dunwoody’s Indian lived in the U.S. 11 years. They met at community. “I’m just fascinated by the their gym. They started talking about Indian population in Dunwoody. There their favorite sport and decided to pull are places in Dunwoody where that’s all together their own team. Nallamaruthayou’ll see, and there are people in Dunmuthu said the Hitters started “with my woody who don’t know they’re there.” apartment friends. Now we’re kind of They are. So is their game.

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BY MELISSA WEINMAN AND DAN WHISENHUNT A study says “Walkable Urban Places” in the Atlanta region offer a sign of things to come across the country as urban sprawl ends and more pedestrianfriendly communities emerge.

The report, authored by Chris Leinberger of the George Washington University School of Business, says that walkable places, which he called “WalkUPs,” will drive tomorrow’s national real estate industry and the economy, turning what was once a niche market into the predominant market.

The report demonstrates that WalkUPs significantly impact economic growth and development in the Atlanta region and across the nation.

“During the second half of the 20th Century, the dominant development model was the familiar, drivable suburban approach, and few places have done it better than metro Atlanta,” said Leinberger.

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The Central Perimeter area was named one of the regionally significant established WalkUPs, and one of four “platinum” areas in an economic success ranking of those communities.

Yvonne Williams, president and CEO of the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts, said increasing pedestrian access has been a major goal of the self-taxing business district.

“The Perimeter Community Improvement Districts have led the transformation of Perimeter from a suburban, car-dependent area to a livable, walkable community, which is paying off with significant economic returns,” Williams said.

“As a result of the past 13 years of work by the Perimeter CIDs, Perimeter is at the forefront of a game-changing structural shift that is underway in metro Atlanta real estate.”

The PCIDs first project was adding miles of sidewalks and pedestrian crosswalks, according to the organization.

“We continue to emphasize the importance of pedestrian connectivity in all of our projects,” Williams said.

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“We are pleased to see thriving, walkable urban places emerging throughout metro Atlanta,” said Tad Leithead, chairman of the Atlanta Regional Commission. “It’s evident that the market favors the kind of development that offers real mobility choices and opportunity for new community vitality. Greater walkability, housing and retail options are keys to our future economic growth.”

Brookhaven was identified in the report as an emerging WalkUP. “Making Brookhaven more pedestrian-friendly is one of the city’s SPECIAL goals,” said City Manager Marie The Central Perimeter area was named Garrett. “Walking and bicycle options will be included in the city’s a regionally significant WalkUP. transportation study.

“We also have committed to The study identifies Sandy Springs making Brookhaven more walkable by and Buckhead as “Drivable Suburban including funds in this year’s budget to Commercial Redevelopment.” expand and improve sidewalks in the “Drivable Suburban Commercial Recity. We hope these improvements will development WalkUPs are similar in real continue to make Brookhaven a more estate mix and form to Suburban Town pedestrian-friendly city.”

Centers, albeit with somewhat more of–Collin Kelley fice space,” the study says. contributed to this report.

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Pe r Buckhead Coaliton President and former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell said the study is a reminder that “real estate is a constantly changing phenomena.” He predicted the former urban sprawl mega-centers will adjust to keep up with the newest trends happening in Atlanta.

“I think the one word, ‘convenience,’ remains the driving force as to how real estate develops in the future, short range or long range,” Massell said. “We see that with automobile congestion, fuel cost, parking problems and so forth, as they increase, the conveniences of what they’re calling ‘walkup’ arrangements will take their place.”

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Sven Hagen, co-president of the PTA for Ashford Park Elementary Sandy Springs Police Officer Nick Smith, School in Brookhaven, said left, and Sgt. James McNabb direct the problems at his school traffic in front of The Weber School, mostly come from parents double parking and blocklocated at 6751 Roswell Road. ing the flow of traffic.

“It’s partly a function of the design of ementary School, Peachtree Charter the school, which is from a different era Middle School and Dunwoody Elemenwhen a lot of the kids walked to school,” tary School, which are located on busy Hagen said. “It doesn’t allow for a lot North Peachtree and Womack roads. of traffic at the front of the school. The “Those are both very high traffic areas problem comes when we have parents … due to the [Georgia Perimeter] Colpulling in and pulling out.” lege and the closeness to the Interstate as Hagen said at the start of the school well,” Fecht said. year, he and other parents volunteered Hagen said Brookhaven police do to pay for an off-duty police officer to not have the resources to send an officer help direct traffic around the school. “It to the school every day, and he doesn’t was the first two weeks of school and it want to drain the PTA’s resources paying was just bedlam,” Hagen said. an off-duty officer. He hopes the traffic Local police departments usually problem will solve itself, if more people do not direct traffic at schools as part follow the rules. of their regular assignments. But many “It is our parents that are choosing schools hire off-duty officers to help not to follow the program for whatever move cars more smoothly at the start of reason,” Hagen said. school and at dismissal.

Brookhaven Police Lt. Brandon GurDunwoody Police Officer Tim Fecht ley said while the police department said traffic can be particularly bad at doesn’t station officers at schools, it does schools located on major thoroughfares. provide regular patrols around the 12 He said Dunwoody police have a reguschools within Brookhaven’s borders. lar presence near Chestnut Charter El“We’ve developed really strong work-

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In Sandy Springs, police spokesman Capt. Steve Rose said off-duty police officers have been hired to direct traffic at schools located on busy streets, such as The Weber School at the intersection of Roswell and Abernathy roads, and North Springs Charter High School near Dalrymple Road.

“Traffic coming out of schools is no different than traffic in the rest of Sandy Springs, which can be a nightmare at times, but it’s not consistent,” Rose said.

He said Sandy Springs police are available to the school resource officers from Fulton County schools. “We’re always working with school resource officers if they need something,” Rose said.

The DeKalb County School System has its own police force that serves the schools. School resource officers are typically posted at middle and high schools.

The county also provides crossing guards to help students safely cross the road.

Fecht said there typically are not school resource officers in elementary schools. In March, the Dunwoody Police Department created a program for elementary schools called SAFE: Safety and Friendship in Education.

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Kristallnacht Monday, Nov. 4, 7-7:30 p.m. – The Marcus

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“Seeds” Thursday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. – The Upper School at Mount Vernon Presbyterian presents “Seeds,” part courtroom drama and part social satire, which documents the 2004 Canadian Supreme Court showdown between a Saskatchewan farmer and a multinational biotech firm. Additional shows, Nov. 8 and 9, 7 p.m.; matinee at 1 p.m., Nov. 9. In the MVPS Black Box Theatre, on the Glenn campus, 510 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Tickets, $5. Register online: www.mountvernonschool.org or call 404252-3448, ext. 2801 for information.

Pro-Mozart Society Sunday, Nov. 10, 3-5 p.m. – The Pro-Mozart

Society of Atlanta presents organist Brink Bush and pianist Frank Mitchell Bush in a joint concert, at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church. Free; $15 per person donation is encouraged to help raise funds for the organization’s scholarship program. 805 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30327. For information about the concert or the society, visit: www.mozartatlanta.com, call 404-667-4700 or email: kevin15120@aol.com.

Harpsichord Concert Sunday, Nov. 10, 4 p.m. – Enjoy “Round and ‘Round La Ronde: Chaconnes, Passacailles and other Rondeaux from the Court of the Sun King,” featuring David Buice on the Harpsichord. General admission, $10; free for Oglethorpe University Museum members and those with a Petrel Pass. 4484 Peachtree Rd., Brookhaven, 30319. For more information email: brunnels@oglethorpe.edu or call 404364-8555. www.oglethorpe.edu.

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Folklore Hike Saturday, Nov. 9, 6-9 p.m. – Join Horticulturalist Lisa Cole in an evening journey through illuminated, woodland trails at the Chattahoochee Nature Center. Identify common species in our region, as well as get insight into the “Spirit of the Trees.” Topics include Celtic and American folklore, medicinal properties, and the associations with Hobbits and Winnie the Pooh. Evening ends with marshmallows, plant-infused teas and more. $15 general public; $10 CNC members. Register by Nov. 6. 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell, 30075. Call 770-992-2055 with questions. www.chattnaturecenter.org.

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Stormy Falso, a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science, will share inspiring accounts of healing through prayer and show how you can prove for yourself the healing truths in the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.

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The picture of a 9-year-old Kim Phúc, naked and screaming as napalm singed skin from her body, remains a potent symbol of senseless conflict.

Phúc on Oct. 23 told a group of Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School students that while the Pulitzer-prize winning photo is forever burned into the historical record of the Vietnam War, her anger is not eternal.

She forgives the pilots who dropped napalm on her village, Trang Bang, in 1972. She forgives the communist government that forced her to drop out of medical school so she could serve as a prop for its propaganda machine.

In time, she even grew to love the people who had wronged her.

“It sounds easy, but it wasn’t,” Phúc told students gathered in the school’s Fine Arts Building. “It was the hardest work of my life, but I did it. If I can do it, I believe all of you here can do it too, right?”

Phúc becoming a Christian was the first step in her lifelong journey toward healing her heart.

She recalled her reaction to reading Luke 6:27-28, which says, “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.”

“Do you know how difficult that is?” she said. “I didn’t know how to do it. It seemed impossible. I had a lot of scars.

I had endured so much pain emotionally and physically. At first I thought, ‘No way, Jose.’”

Phúc, aware that the “No way, Jose” expression would sound dated to her young audience, smiled and said, “You use that, right?”

She recalled the events leading up to the moment Associated Press photographer Nick Ut snapped the photo. On June 8, the villagers were told to hide in the local temple. Phúc thought the temple, a sacred place, was safe. She was wrong.

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denly there were bombs and explosions of gasoline. You know what happened.

My clothes were burnt off by the fire, and my skin was on fire. Someone began screaming, ‘Too hot! Too hot!’ That someone was me.”

Ut carried the 9-year-old girl to the local hospital. She was transferred to the children’s hospital. Staff there thought there was no hope of saving her, so they moved her to the morgue where she remained for three days. Her parents eventually found her and she spent the next 14 months in a burn clinic.

Phúc underwent 17 operations, but scars remain. She wears long sleeves most of the time. After spending so much time surrounded by doctors, Phúc decided she’d become a doctor, too. She was accepted into medical school in Vietnam, but the government had dif-

a fellow student. While on their honeymoon, the couple defected to Canada.

“It was only when the soldiers yelled for us to run that we got really “We were allowed to stay in scared. The airplanes were so loud and so close. We were running Canada, but we had no money, no friends, no knowledge of up the road. Most of the children ran first and suddenly there were the culture,” Phúc said. “We had bombs and explosions of gasoline. You know what happened. My nothing but faith.” clothes were burnt off by the fire and my skin was on fire. Someone Faith was enough. Since moving to the West, Phúc has transbegan screaming, ‘Too hot! Too hot!’ That someone was me.” formed herself into a new symbol for the power of forgiveness. She’s – KIM PHÚC become a public speaker and created the Kim Phúc Foundation, a charity that helps children affected by war. ferent ideas about her future.

Phúc learned English while studyLike her physical recovery, her “They thought I should be a war ing at the university in Havana. The spiritual recovery took time. It was a symbol for the state,” Phúc said. “The Vietnamese government allowed her to necessary rehabilitation, she said. officers would pick me up from school study medicine in the communist na“I didn’t just wake up one day and to do a lot of interviews with the fortion, but remained overly interested in say, ‘Yes, I forgive,’ but I knew that in oreign press. They tried to control me, and how she spent her time. der to be free I had to learn to forgive,” eventually they cut short my study. I It was there she met her husband, she said. wanted to be left alone, but they didn’t care what I wanted, so I became a victim all over again.”

She described the experience as a low point in her life. She cursed the pilots. She cursed the propagandists. Phúc wanted them to suffer.

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and fill up empty office space. He said the criticism of the move doesn’t hold up under scrutiny.

“I give no credence to that,” Collins said. “You look at the geography of Fulton County and it’s 60 miles from tip to tip, so Sandy Springs is the geographic center of Fulton County and the Fulton County school board district.”

The new location, on Powers Ferry Road, will provide equal access to schools in both the northern and southern ends of the county, Collins said.

“I would say this new headquarters is equidistant from the schools furthest to the south and the schools furthest to the north,” he said. “If they were moving up to Milton, you might have an argument, but that’s not the case.”

School officials say the move will save the district money.

The Fulton County Board of Education on Oct. 15 approved the purchase and renovation of two office buildings to house a majority of the system’s instructional and support personnel. Those employees now are distributed throughout the county.

The Fulton school system will close six of its oldest buildings and relocate the employees into three buildings, the system said in a press release.

“I would say this new headquarters is equidistant from the schools furthest to the south and the schools furthest to the north.”

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District spokeswoman Susan Hale said the cost of moving the office is projected at about $34 million, where the cost of renovating existing buildings was projected to be about $56 million.

The new system Administrative Center will be located at 6201 Powers Ferry Road in Sandy Springs, the system said in a press release. Other administrative support staff will be housed at 450 Northridge Parkway in Sandy Springs and at 4025 Flat Shoals Road in Union City, the school system said.

“Since I joined the Fulton County School System, I’ve been examining how our central office operates, how it could provide more support to schools, and how it could be more efficient,” Superintendent Robert Avossa said in the press release.

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by September 2014, the system said.

School Board President Linda Schultz said a factor in deciding to move the central office was the district’s shift in student population.

“We’ve known for years that these buildings were close to the end of their life cycle, but our focus has been on providing quality schools for students and teachers,” she said. “But like older schools, administrative buildings become harder to maintain and costlier to operate as they age. When the time came to consider improved facilities, we knew it was also the time to look at the current location of our administrative centers and whether they were in the right place.”

In the late 1950s, when the current Administrative Center opened in southwest Atlanta in a renovated office building, Fulton’s student population base was mostly located in south Fulton, the system said, and the location was considered the geographic center of the district’s student population. The 2010 Census shows that due to population growth in northern Fulton County, Sandy Springs is now the district’s student population center, the system said.

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 5700 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Oct. 17, a store owner said he walked around to the outside entrance to the store’s restroom when he was hit on the head by a young man, who demanded money. He took a gold bracelet off the store owner’s wrist and fled down Northwood Drive. The victim was treated at the scene for scrapes.  5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Oct. 24, a 33-year-old man reported that just before 4 p.m. he was in his apartment when he heard the door open. He found two men, one of whom pointed a gun at him. They took a phone and checked the other rooms in the apartment before leaving. He was unhurt.

BUR G LARY  5700 block of Treelodge Parkway 30350 – On Oct. 12, someone forced entry to the victim’s apartment and took a number of electronic items including video game systems and a 50” television.  200 block of Marsh Trail 30350 – On Oct. 12, the resident left for 90 minutes about 8 p.m., and upon returning, found that someone had taken his laptop. There was no forced entry. The door was left unlocked.  8300 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Oct. 12, responding to an alarm, officers found that someone had forced a side door open. It looks like Lotto tickets, cigarettes and maybe cash were taken. NOTE: If you want to steal lotto tickets, you’re wasting your time. Most thieves sell them to those who believe the tickets won’t be earmarked.  6400 block of Cherry Tree Lane 30328 – On Oct. 15, a woman said she was gone for a while and upon return found a carport door kicked in. Items were taken from the home, including jewelry.  1800 block of The Valley 30328 – On Oct. 15, someone entered the apartment through

srose@sandyspringsga.gov a glass window and took several items including a laptop, jewelry and an Apple MacBook.  5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Oct. 16, someone broke into the apartment through a forced open window. Several items were taken.  400 block of West Spalding Drive 30328 – On Oct. 17, officers received an alarm just before 1 p.m. and were informed by the resident that an open kitchen window was found.

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A S S A U LT A woman on North River said on Oct. 14 that her live-in boyfriend had beaten her, pulled her hair and left when she called police. She said they had been arguing over his taking her car and debit card, and going to a nightclub. She said her boyfriend is unemployed, but is trying to be a “club promoter.” She was given warrant information.

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at a grocery store, a woman called police and said she was in the checkout line using coupons when the woman behind her became angry that it was taking so long. The woman began to complain loudly in the line. The two left the store and the argument continued outside in the lot. The woman said she would run over the victim. The other woman backed out and (for some reason) the victim was behind her car. The other woman got out of the car and the argument continued until an employee showed up. The other woman left.

 8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Oct. 15, cops were called to a fast-food restaurant and spoke to a man who said he hired

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Property Location:

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Mayor and City Council November 19, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.

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ARRES TS  800 block of Hammond Drive 30328 – On Oct. 14, an officer observed a man run into traffic, causing cars to swerve to avoid him. The officer pulled up and told the man to come to his car. The man smiled and ran.

The officer lost sight of him, but had him on car video. An employee of the building the man ran to said he knew the man and identified him. The officer went to the front office of the building and found the man hiding in the bathroom. He was arrested.

 5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Oct. 16, security officers at a discount store watched as two people pulled price tags off baby clothes and DVDs, and then leave the store without paying. They were detained.

The female of the pair was released on copy since the couple had a small child in the shopping cart while they were stealing. The man was taken to jail. The woman has a court date to show.

 The 400 block of Morgan Falls Road – Greene County, Tenn. called on a woman wanted by them who was living in Sandy Springs in. They located her leaving with a man, and pulled the car over. The man, from North Carolina, was a felon (drug user.) The officer found methamphetamine in the man’s pocket and later more contraband in the car.

The K-9 unit was called and more drugs were located, and the man and woman were arrested.  6300 block of Powers Ferry Road 30342 – On Oct. 15, a woman was observed stealing a mini-bottle of Sutter Home Pinot Grigio and putting it in her purse. She was detained and later arrested.  8100 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Oct. 16, cops were called to speak to a com-

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 5900 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Oct. 21, an officer, patrolling in the parking lot of Whole Foods, spotted two persons he recognized from a lookout posted in Forsyth County. The two were also “persons of interest” in several burglaries in Sandy Springs.

When the two saw the officer, they got into a Chevy Impala, but the officer blocked them in and they were taken into custody. They were later turned over to Forsyth County detectives. A number of burglaries are cleared with this arrest.

 1100 block of Mount Vernon Highway 30328 – On Oct. 14, two persons were arrested after a shoplifting call to sports equipment store about 8:30 p.m. The two took men’s and women’s athletic apparel, concealed it and left the store. They got into an orange Chevy CaRead more of the maro and left. The Police Blotter online at car was spotted and www.reporternewspapers.net stopped a short distance away. The pair was arrested.  8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Oct. 15, employees of a grocery store observed a woman putting two Aveeno creams in her cart and walk into the bathroom. She later checked out without paying for the items. She had removed the package and concealed the cream. She was arrested on the items, totaling $22.

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 5800 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Oct. 19, two men tangled over a parking spot accident that struck the side mirror of one man’s Corvette.  500 block of Montrose Lane 30328 – On Oct. 19, a man reported 1,000 holes were dug in his back yard by a burrowing rodent. The holes knocked over a wood pile.  Greyfield Lane 30350 -- A woman reported that on she was behind a car that was driving in the parking lot slowly and rolled over a speed hump but didn’t clear it. The car rolled back so the victim hit the horn.

The driver got out, beat on the driver’s window, and threatened to shoot her. She said she thinks the man was drunk.  8300 block of Roswell Road -- The man-

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201302855

Petitioner:

Dayton Velarde

Property Location:

4515 Mount Vernon Parkway

Request:

One Primary Variance from Section 6.2.3.C of the Zoning Ordinance to reduce the required fifteen (15) foot side yard setback to eleven (11) feet to allow for the construction of a garage.

Public Hearings:

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Sandy Springs police officer and firefighters honored The Rotary Club of Sandy Springs gave out its 2013 Public Safety awards on Oct. 21. The recipients included three members of the police department and four from the fire department.

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Fire Department Distinguished Service of the Year Recipient, Melinda Carter

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