NOV. 23 - DEC. 13, 2018 • VOL. 10 — NO. 24
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Perimeter Business ► In bid to attract visitors, hotel taxes seek ‘free money’ with few strings PAGE 4 ► Sandy Springs, Brookhaven refresh their tourism tactics PAGE 4-5
Deputy police chief resigns after sexual harassment allegations
Will you be mine?
BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
Alex Athanasiades, 11, meets Denny, one of the dogs available for adoption at an event held by Alpharetta’s Angels Among Us Pet Rescue Nov. 17 at Town Brookhaven. Alex was joined by his parents, Nick and Zuzsanna, and brother Dimitri at the event. For more information, see angelsrescue.org.
The very clear message to our returning and newly elected representatives should be that the era of one-party rule is over and there is no entitlement to these seats for one particular party or the other.
PHIL MOSIER
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The police department’s deputy chief resigned this month after a lieutenant accused of him sexually harassing her, including grabbing her by her arms and pulling her toward him at last month’s inaugural Police Ball. Juan Grullon voluntarily resigned Nov. 8, according to documents obtained through an open records request. His resignation was effective immediately. Grullon has been with the police department since it was founded in 2013 and served as the department’s second-in-command since 2016. Grullon could not be reached for comment. In lieu of accepting a notice of resignation from Grullon, the city agreed to pay him $24,939.12 through Jan. 31, 2019, for the resignation to be effective immediately. He will also be paid for unused vacation time totaling $19,660.18, according to city documents. By accepting the payments, Grullon See DEPUTY on page 23
Major intersection projects coming in 2019 BY DYANA BAGBY
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The City Council’s recent approval of its $47.5 million budget for 2019 includes several major transportation projects. The projects include intersection improvements to the Ashford-Dunwoody and Peachtree road intersection, a roundabout at Windsor Parkway and Osborne Road, and traffic signal improvements along the Ashford-Dunwoody and Dresden Drive corridors. See MAJOR on page 22