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Councilmember completes course in city governance

“My mom and dad always told me when you make a mistake in private, you deal with it in private,” Paul said.

“When you make a mistake in public, you deal with it publicly.”

The reception included a live art performance and Q&A by Edwards, a performance from the Namari Dance Studios and live music.

ATLANTA — Sandy Springs City Councilwoman Melody Kelley received the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute Certificate of Recognition Jan. 28 during the Georgia Municipal Association’s Annual Cities United Summit.

The Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute provides a nationally recognized series of training opportunities for city officials through the Georgia Municipal Association and the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government.

Larry Hanson, CEO KELLEY and executive director of the Georgia Municipal Association, called Kelley’s certification “a remarkable achievement.”

“We commend Dr. Kelley for this accomplishment and for the dedication shown in using this valuable resource to become a more effective city official,” Hanson said.

To receive a Certificate of Recognition, city officials must complete a minimum of 42 credits, including at least 18 hours from a list of required classes. The program consists of more than 70 courses.

“I’m convinced that the Municipal Training Institute is one of the most valuable resources our state offers to support locally elected officials,” Kelley said. “I have completed 51 hours of in-person municipal

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Pictured left, Le’Dor Milteer, a Sandy Springs community organizer and business woman, speaks to Mayor Rusty Paul Feb. 6 about the kick-off for Black History Month. During public comment, Milteer discussed the success of Namari Dance Center and questioned the mayor’s actions during the reception at City Hall.

Mayor admits fault for error made at Black cultural event

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Before calling the Feb. 6 City Council meeting to order, Mayor Rusty Paul apologized for cutting off a woman from speaking Feb. 1 during the kick-off for Black History Month.

The city, in partnership with Art Sandy Springs and The Empower-

ment Workshop, hosted a two-hour reception at City Hall for Dakoro Edwards and his exhibit, “CONNECT: Youth, Community, Diversity.” Edwards is the first Black artist to have a solo exhibit in the Gallery at City Springs.

The woman the mayor prevented from speaking was Le’Dor Milteer, founder of The Empowerment Workshop.

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Above at left is a report which includes one sentence, asserting that a Sandy Springs Police officer responded to “a disorderly person.”

A search of records from Fulton County shows the event in question resulted in the arrest of a 47-year-old Sandy Springs resident on charges of felony obstruction and misdemeanor disturbing the peace.

Above is a report from the Johns Creek Police Department, describing a traffic stop.

Appen Media contends these fulllength reports exist for most Sandy Springs incidents and that the city is withholding them in violation of Georgia’s Open Records Act. Appen Media will continue pursuing the release of more detailed documents that belong to the public in order to inform residents how safe – or unsafe – their city is.

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Dunwoody Police Chief Grogan receives state honor

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — The Georgia General Assembly honored Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan Jan. 31, two weeks after the city announced his retirement.

Grogan, Dunwoody’s first and only police chief, will step down June 1. He has more than 41 years in law enforcement.

Both houses of the General Assembly adopted resolutions in January recognizing Grogan as Georgia’s 2023-24 Outstanding Police Chief of the Year Another resolution recognized Jan. 31 as Police Chiefs and Heads of Law Enforcement Agencies Recognition Day at the state capitol.

Grogan was joined by state representatives and senators, Dunwoody Deputy Chief Mike Carlson, Mayor Lynn Deutsch and City Manager Eric Linton.

“The support from the Mayor and City Council has been equally commendable, fostering an environment conducive to the success of our officers and professional staff,” Grogan wrote in his retirement letter to Linton. “While I eagerly anticipate the prospect of retirement and the increased time with my family, bidding farewell to this chapter is undeniably bittersweet.”

Grogan started his career in law enforcement in 1981 with the Marietta Police

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Department where he rose to the rank of deputy police chief.

“I’m grateful for the high standards he set and the leadership and commitment he showed every day,” Linton said. “I will miss Chief Grogan professionally and personally, but I’m confident that he has set the department on a course for continued

excellence.”

State Sen. Sally Harrell, representing Dunwoody in District 40, spoke about the resolution.

“I have never heard a bad word about Chief Grogan because he has served with care, courage and selfless dedication,” Harrell said.

Career in law enforcement The Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police presented Grogan with the Louis M. Dekmar Chief of the Year Award in July.

Grogan served as the 52nd president of the association in 2016-17.

In 2023, he served as co-chair of the Legislative Committee and as a member of the Alarm Management and State Certification Committees.

Grogan has been credited with teaching the Chief Executive Training Course for newly appointed police chiefs and command staff.

The Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and Dunwoody have recognized Grogan for community programs including Coffee with a Cop, Polar Plunge, National Night Out and Read Across America.

“Throughout his career, Chief Grogan has been an inspiration to law enforcement officers across the United States,” a GACP spokesman wrote.

Grogan has published numerous law enforcement articles and two books on law enforcement’s use of social media.

His website, “Top Cop Leadership,” provides informational resources and consulting for those preparing for and serving as a police chief.

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Poets imagine brilliant ‘afrofuture’ at Roswell Roots’ Lyrics and Lyre

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Complimented by the sounds of cello, bass and violin, Atlanta-based poet Ashlee Haze opened Lyrics and Lyre Feb. 2 with a spoken word performance describing an “afrofuture” of liberation and Black love.

For Haze, an afrofuture is where Black girls get to be themselves, where “abundance is the norm” and the “playing field is fair.” It also carries artists like rapper Missy Elliot, whom Haze aspired to be growing up.

At the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, more than 200 guests watched Haze and other featured poets, Ninel Nekay and Jon Goode, build around “Art of the Afrofuture,” this year’s theme for L yrics and L yre.

The returning Roswell Roots Festival event had accompaniments from cellist Okorie “OK Cello” Johnson, bassist Téja Veal and violinist Carey Durham.

“It is my theory, my belief that as poets, we are servants of people from our communities,” Haze said. “It’s my job to reflect their experiences and emotions as much as my own, but our

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Poet Ashlee Haze opens Lyrics and Lyre Feb. 2 with spoken word performance, accompanied by cellist Okorie “OK Cello” Johnson, bassist Téja Veal and violinist Carey Durham. Held at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, Lyrics and Lyre was centered around the theme “Art of the Afrofuture.” shared experiences and emotions.”

Haze’s writing process varies, whether it be the result of something

that had happened, like a breakup, or a stream of consciousness, or what she calls a “gumbo” poem, created from singular lines stored on her Google Drive.

Many times, Haze said she tries to channel a specific set of emotions or theme. At L yrics and L yre, she asked people to imagine a future, who and what will be there.

“I hope in our future, our collective future, we wish, and we dream and think beyond what we see in the present,” Haze said, as she introduced her poem that takes after a ghazal, an Arabic sonnet. She said the work was “very simply about giving yourself permission to want what you want.”

Haze said she first writes for Black women, Black millennial femmes, placed in the American South, expanding her audience to all African Americans, all people of color and other marginalized groups, including queer folks. Using bell hooks’ definition, she said “queer” is resistance to everything around her.

But, her work becomes universal.

“I do think that all of us, at some point, have at least some shared experience,” Haze said.

As someone living in an intersection, Haze said it’s important for her to write with complexity.

“I don’t wake up only woman. I don’t wake up only African American, only plus size, only raised in the American South,” Haze said. “I wake up with all of those things happening

at once, and so many people wake up with all these identities happening at once and what they mean, which each one carries and which ones protect you and which don’t.”

And, poets who are effective at reflecting her shared experience inspire Haze, like Maya Angelou, Sonia Sanchez and Nikki Giovani as well as Patricia Smith, from Haze’s hometown of Chicago, and Jericho Brown, a local Pulitzer Prize-winning poet.

Haze also carries around Maggie Nelson’s book of prose poetry titled “Bluets,” a meditation on the color blue, because of its technique — a combination of philosophy, color theory and a “masterful” use of language.

Haze is slated to lead a poetry performance and slam workshop Feb. 24, ahead of the public slam competition co-hosted by herself and poet Adán Bean. Roswell Cultural Arts Supervisor Corinne Sutherlin said the city has worked with Haze for three years now to bring performance spotlights to the festival, producing and selecting the artists to showcase through Haze Inc. “Listen more than you speak, read more than you write,” Haze suggests to developing poets. “I came to the art — I had so much to say, I was so young. When I started writing, I wanted to say everything. I wanted to write everything. But, really … part of my job description is to fill in the void or fill in the gaps.”

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Artists’ exhibit offers perspectives on Blackness

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The still life images that fiber artist Aisha Lumumba was assigned as a young art student weren’t relatable.

“For me as an African American person, that was not what I saw in my house,” Lumumba said.

Growing up in McDonough, Georgia, Lumumba said if she wanted fruit, she’d pick it off the tree and eat it right there.

She said her “answer” to a still life was her grandmother sitting on her front porch.

“Those kinds of things are gonna have to be validated,” she said. “I want to be one of those artists who help validate us.”

Lumumba is one of 17 artists in “No More Hidden Figures,” the Johns Creek Art Center’s 10th annual recognition of Black History Month. Winning honorable mention, her quilt titled “Just Between Us” shows two girls running through a field catching butterflies, wearing their Sunday best.

Coming to terms When she began quilting full time more than 20 years ago, Lumumba started to incorporate scenes from her own life, though she had subconsciously tried to bury those images.

“In your mind, when you turn on TV, when you do something else, it’s the city, it’s the bright lights, and that’s what you’re striving for, not this red dirt road that I was running up,” Lumumba said. “I had to come to terms with that and know that that was okay.”

Lumumba’s quilts are intricate, taking anywhere from six months to two years to make. The quilt itself is sewn with a machine, but embellishments are handstitched. On one quilt depicting Aretha Franklin, seen on her website obaquilts. com, she said the sequins alone took eight months to sew.

She thought she’d never use the techniques her aunt taught her growing up, but she uses them all. Lumumba started with traditional patchwork quilts as a young woman, revisiting the craft when she had her third child, looking to fill the two-hour wait time of her maternity appointments.

Over the years, Lumumba has sewn at least 200 quilts, once filling one room but eventually taking over her whole basement.

“I just found that love spot, and it just takes over,” Lumumba said. “I’m always thinking about a quilt. I’m always looking, and saying, ‘Oh, that’s how the shadow hits that.’”

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Althea Foster, program director and curator for the Johns Creek Arts Center, describes a mixed media piece titled “Leap” by Karen Phillips, one of 17 artists featured in “No More Hidden Figures,” the center’s 10th annual recognition of Black History Month.

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Julian Bond – Father, Leader and Renaissance Man, Parts 1 & 2 This week on The Georgia Politics Podcast, Atlanta City Councilman Michael Julian Bond joins Craig to talk about the legacy of his late father, civil rights leader Julian Bond.

Julian Bond was a prominent American civil rights activist, scholar, and politician. Bond became a key figure in the struggle for civil rights during the 1960s. He co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and played a crucial role in organizing protests against segregation and discrimination.

Bond’s commitment to justice extended beyond activism; he served in the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate for over two decades, making history as the first African American to be nominated for Vice President of the United States by a major party in 1968.

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Will Social Security be there when you retire?

If you query the Internet as to when the Social Security Trust Fund will run out of money, you get a variety of answers. Estimates range from 2033 LEWIS J. WALKER, CFP to 2041.

Consider a Columnist current posting on The Investment Coach the Social Security website, ssa.gov.

“The Social Security Board of Trustees now estimates that based on current law, in 2041 the Trust Funds will be depleted.”

That’s only 17 short years away and the oldest Gen Xer will be age 61, and most likely deep into retirement planning. So what happens to Social Security benefits if Congress keeps kicking the can down the road?

The Social Security Administration notes that “people are living longer, and the birth rate is low, (and) the ratio of workers to beneficiaries is falling. Therefore, the taxes that are paid by workers will not be enough to pay the full benefit amounts scheduled. However, this does not mean that Social Security benefit payments would disappear. Even if modifications to the program are not made, there would still be enough funds in 2041 from taxes paid by workers to pay about $780 for every $1,000 in benefits scheduled.”

That’s a 22% cut in benefits.

Data shows that about half of the American population aged 65 or older lives in households that receive at least

Exhibit: Continued from Page 5 Black art Althea Foster, program director and curator at the Johns Creek Arts Center, created the exhibit out of a desire to feature a diverse group of artists “whose work spoke to the essence, spirit and soul of Blackness but approached the topic from different perspectives determined by their individual experiences and personal aesthetics.”

In a tour of the exhibit, Foster emphasized that Black art is not all the same. There’s different mediums, styles and subject matter throughout, from classical painting to abstract

50% of their family income from Social Security benefits. About 25% of senior households rely on Social Security for at least 90% of their family income.

Any cut in benefits will hurt! Even now, for a person who worked for his or her entire adult life at average earnings and retires at age 65, Social Security benefits replace only about 37% of past earnings.

Social Security was never intended to be a living!

Many people do not understand the workings of the Social Security Trust Fund. They think that their payroll taxes are held “in trust” for them in real assets and then the funds are used to pay them income when they retire.

Actually, the funds that you pay in are paid out to current retirees and what is held for you is essentially an “IOU,” a promise to pay you a future income stream based on a variety of variables.

Here’s how the Tax Policy Center, sponsored by the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, explains it, objecting to suggestions that the trust funds are “not real.”

“Social Security trust funds are real and hold real Treasury securities for which the federal government has an obligation to pay. They reflect any accumulated excess of Social Security taxes plus other revenues, such as interest received, over expenditures. At the same time, the trust funds ‘fund’ only a portion of outstanding obligations. The trust funds are invested in special-issue Treasury securities backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government.”

But here’s the rub, where the cat gets let out of the bag.

Continues the Tax Policy Center:

“The trust funds are not a free lunch for taxpayers. Money from the general fund used to repay debts to the trust funds cannot be used for other purposes, like building roads or providing for national defense. And as an additional outlay for the government, those general fund payments increase the Treasury’s need to borrow from the public, increasing federal deficits and adding burdens on future taxpayers.”

So, do we continue to run up gargantuan deficits ad nauseam, raise Social Security taxes, increase the age for full retirement benefits to say, age 70, currently pegged at age 66 t0 67 depending on your date of birth, or all of the above?

No matter what, somehow you will help to pay the piper as a taxpayer, beneficiary, or both.

From a financial planning standpoint, a better solution is to work toward financial independence and self-sufficiency so that Social Security, when you get it, regardless of the monthly benefit, is a “high side plus.”

The money can be used for travel, taking grandchildren on trips, hobbies, and increased donations to your house of worship, charities and other philanthropic endeavors.

Starting early in life with consistent investments in wealth-building channels like an IRA, a 401(k), or other retirement planning tools, as well as a growing investment portfolio outside of your retirement plans, will set you on the road to wealth and self-sufficiency. Invest in assets likely to grow over time in excess of inflation and taxation, in diversified stock portfolios and real assets such as real

estate, private equity, etc. Understand risk/reward tradeoffs and use a professional financial adviser to help create a road map. Own a home versus renting.

Have a budget, and do not pay interest on credit card debt. Use all debt prudently. Build your own business with growing value if you have entrepreneurial aptitudes. Pay your taxes on time, but use a CPA in sync with your financial adviser to limit tax liabilities using lawful strategies. Carry adequate levels of insurance – life, health, disability and umbrella liability − so that life’s setbacks don’t result in financial ruin.

When married and retired, you get two Social Security checks. When your spouse dies, you only get one check, but it will be for the higher amount of the two checks received prior to the passing of your loved one. But you would like for that to make no difference in your lifestyle or options as a survivor. No widow or widower wants to be a burden on the children. You want to be able to afford the best when you or your loved one needs care, a nursing or senior living facility, for example. Comprehensive financial planning starting early in life is the best approach to “senior security” and the blessings of choice!

sculpture.

“Not everyone is doing a jazz musician,” Foster said. “Not everyone has a lady with a big church hat.”

She also intentionally featured artists of all backgrounds, including White photographer Marla Puzis who works internationally.

“I think that people can appreciate a culture without necessarily being part of the culture,” Foster said.

just kind of like walking through the world not fully whole because of the way we have to contort sometimes and overextend or manage so many sectors that we kind of lose a centering.”

As a woman standing 6-foot-2, Najah often creates images of larger women.

“In my work, I’m trying to fight against all the names I’ve been called when I was young,” Najah said. “I’m making a larger testament to people finding beauty and determining beauty in themselves, despite any stories you’ve been told that were meant to diminish you.”

Her work generally centers around invisible disabilities, mental health and wellness of people of color. As someone with ADHD, Najah said she is an advocate of neurodiversity and often incorporates images of hands,

which speak to how she interprets communication.

“I don’t often always understand what people say, you know, social constructs … I’m really direct,” Najah said. “I’d rather look at what people do than what they say.”

Her diagnosis is why she became immersed in the printmaking process — it’s kinesthetic, process- and routine-oriented. She picked it up in 2018, a “calling.”

“It gives me structure,” Najah said.

“It’s also, a lot of times, monochromatic, so there’s not a lot of distraction in printmaking.”

But, she also works in mixed-media, to engage her more natural state that sifts through the many open tabs in her mind.

“I have two sides, or three or four,” Najah said.

‘Divided Woman’ For a different perspective, the exhibit also features Diyah Najah’s “Divided Woman Series,” linocut images of women, whose bodies are halved.

“What you’ll notice in that series is that the women are separated because we have to use so many different pieces of ourselves and so many different areas of life,” Najah said. “It’s

Lewis Walker, CFP®, is a life centered financial planning strategist with Capital Insight Group (CIG); 770-441-3553; lewis@capitalinsightgrp.com. Securities & advisory services offered through The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. (SFA), which is otherwise unaffiliated with CIG. Lewis a Gallup Certified Clifton Strengths Coach and Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA).

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FEB. 15 — FEB. 25

BLACK IN THE BOX

What: Through movement, music, and mask work, actor/creator Marlon Burnley and composer/cellist Okorie Johnson take audiences on an abstract and panoramic journey through years of Black oppression, seen through the eyes of those who lived it.

When: Friday & Saturday, Feb. 16-17, 7:30-9 p.m.

Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell Cost: $18-20 More info: roswell365.com

LOVE SONG THROUGH THE DECADES

What: Singer and actress Hannah Craton is coming back to Stage Door with a whole new set list of love ballads and romantic hits from the 1930s to today.

When: Friday-Sunday, Feb. 16-18, times vary Where: Stage Door Theater, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody Cost: $15-28 More info: stagedoortheatrega.org

THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY

What: This immersive concert-style theater show chronicles the journey of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, from their humble beginnings as Tom and Jerry to their success and dramatic split, culminating with the famous “Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 with more than half a million fans in attendance.

When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 3 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Where: Byers Theatre, 1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs Cost: $56.70-86.65 More info: sandyspringsga.gov

EURYDICE

What: Produced in partnership by Act1 Theater and the City of Alpharetta, “Eurydice” reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine.

When: Until Feb. 18, times vary Where: Alpharetta Arts Center, 238 Canton Street, Alpharetta Cost: $18-20 More info: act1theater.org

NANCY JACKSON: THE STORY OF AN ENSLAVED WOMAN WHO SUED FOR HER FREEDOM

What: Nancy Jackson’s true story is of

NO MORE HIDDEN FIGURES: VISUAL ARTISTS ON BLACKNESS

What: The Johns Creek Arts Center will have an exhibit on display in recognition of Black History Month through the end of February.

When: Until Feb. 23, business hours Where: Johns Creek Arts Center, 6290 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekarts.org

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At right: Fiber artist Aisha Lumumba’s quilt titled “Just Between Us.”

a woman who gave up her family and everything she knew to fight for her freedom. Join for an in-depth look at the circumstances of her life and see documents that show the course of events and how she thrived into the 20th century. The event is free and open to the public.

When: Wednesday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m.

Where: Mimosa Hall & Gardens, 127 Bulloch Avenue, Roswell More info: roswell365.com

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH AFRO-LATIN SOUNDS CONCERT

What: Join the KT Collaborative in celebrating Black History Month with a night of Afro Latin sounds.

The evening will consist of a crossgenre presentation of Afro-Latin, Brazilian music and vocals, using percussive and various rhythmic styles. The event is free and open to the public.

When: Friday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Arts Center, 238 Canton Street, Alpharetta More Info: alpharetta.ga.us

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What: The Alpharetta Symphony will feature the first symphony composed by an American woman, Amy Beach’s Gaelic Symphony and a work by a living composer August Read Thomas, who often writes for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

The group will also feature a violin concerto, written by Florence Price, former head of music at Clark Atlanta University, performed by Helen Kim, Atlanta Opera violinist.

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Where: Alpharetta Methodist Church, 69 North Main Street, Alpharetta Cost: $12-25 More info: alpharettasymphony.org

NO MORE HIDDEN FIGURES: VISUAL ARTISTS ON BLACKNESS

What: The Johns Creek Arts Center will have an exhibit on display in recognition of Black History Month through the end of February.

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What: This year’s Atlanta Jewish Film Festival features a diverse array of 48 feature films and 15 shorts from 20 countries, including three world premieres, six North American premieres, two U.S. premieres, and 13 Southeast premieres. The festival, hosted across five Metro Atlanta venues including the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center, caters to both in-person and online audiences.

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Council: Continued from Page 1 On the opening night of Edward’s exhibit, Paul said he was provided with talking points and a run of show from city staff. His mistake occurred when he prevented a woman from speaking about the success of the Namari Dance Center.

“By not following the instructions of staff and the information that I received, I messed up,” Paul said. “I apologize to all the participants, particularly the young lady I interrupted.”

Milteer attended the Feb. 6 City Council meeting and spoke during public comment.

In addition to her work with The Empowerment Workshop, Milteer is a former candidate for the District 4 seat on the City Council and a community organizer.

“I think I might be the young lady that you are referring to,” Milteer said.

“But I don’t know, my name was not called.”

An opportunity to finish Because she was unable to speak at the reception, Milteer used her time during public comment to finish her presentation about the Namari Dance Company.

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Antwan Sessions, a North Springs High School graduate, is the owner and artistic director for Namari Dance Studios.

Along with co-director Shervoski Moreland, Sessions has formed a premier-level team, which won Showstoppers Nationals in Orlando last summer.

Milteer explained how excited the students were to perform at the Black History Month kick-off, particularly in front of the mayor and other elected officials.

She also explained her role in the event, which included funding live music and organizing the event with sponsors.

“And while I was cut off, I had a lot of guests come up to me saying, ‘Is everything okay? What was that?’” Milteer said. “I think that is the question, why?”

When friends reached out to the city about the incident the next day, they were told only the mayor and the artist were authorized to speak at the event, Milteer said.

“We’re not talking about that amazing event,” Milteer said. “We are talking about how you hurt people with your actions.”

Following Milteer’s remarks, Mayor Paul apologized again for interrupting her and upsetting those at the reception.

“If I mess up, I’m going to confess,” Paul said. “I acknowledge that I did not live up to my standards, so for that thank you.”

Council advances projects After formally adopting the 2024 Sandy Springs priorities at the Feb. 6 meeting, the City Council voted to

Kelley:

Continued from Page 1 training, and I look forward to sustaining this level of engagement as a service to my constituency.”

Kelley, who holds a doctorate in organic chemistry from the University of Alabama, is an associate professor of chemistry at Georgia State University’s

move forward with several projects.

A $487,246 contract with Holt Consulting Construction was approved unanimously for design of the Glenridge Drive multi-use path.

The project, between Hammond Drive and Wellington Place, will construct a 12-foot-wide multi-use path on the east side of Glenridge Drive with ADA compliant ramps and standard streetscape elements.

The Fulton County division of the Perimeter Community Improvement District will pay 50 percent of project costs.

“There’s probably about a year of design,” Public Works Director Marty Martin said. “There’s significant right-of-way acquisition that will have to take place to achieve the side path.”

Through the Livable Centers Initiative, the Atlanta Regional Commission awarded a $200,000 grant to develop the North Springs MARTA Station transit-oriented development plan and a Peachtree Dunwoody corridor study.

The city is required to contribute $50,000 to the study, which is estimated to take nine months.

The City Council approved a contract with Nelson and Nygaard Consulting Associates for the development plan and corridor study.

“Ultimately, this helps us with the plan to continue to this PATH 400 through Perimeter and beyond,” Martin said.

In other business Feb. 6, the City Council approved a contract for renovation around the basketball court at Hammond Park and purchased a transport-capable medical response unit for the Fire Department.

Perimeter College in Dunwoody.

Before being elected to the District 2 seat in 2021, Kelley graduated from the Sandy Springs Police Department’s Citizen Academy and the Leadership Sandy Springs program.

She has also served on the Parent Teacher Organization boards for Sandy Springs Charter Middle School and North Springs High School.

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Grogan: Continued from Page 3 Some local backlash When the city announced his retirement on LinkedIn, 37 of the 39 comments were congratulatory. Most came from law enforcement officials from around the state.

Former Officer Austin Handle commented on the post, alluding to more than 30 articles “documenting police misconduct, sexual harassment, corruption and whistleblower retaliation” at the Dunwoody Police Department.

A 2020 internal investigation revealed misconduct and sexual harassment within the department.

A petition on change.org has garnered more than 640 signatures opposing the legislative resolution honoring Grogan “as Georgia’s 2023-2024 Outstanding Police Chief of the Year.”

The petition also alludes to the more than 30 articles about Grogan’s department. It calls for reconsideration of the honor given to Grogan and is the latest in a years-long campaign against the Dunwoody Police Department by former officers and some residents.

Grogan’s retirement letter to City Manager Linton provides personal reasons for his retirement, leaving conspiracy theories in the community little ground to work with.

Communications Director Jennifer Boettcher said there is no basis for questioning Grogan’s retirement.

She pointed to the Oct. 30 Dunwoody Police Department Operations and Management Assessment from the consulting firm BerryDunn.

“This assessment is an encouraging endorsement of current leadership, practices, and policies, but it also provides a road map for improvement,” City Manager Linton said. “I was particularly pleased that BerryDunn described Dunwoody Police as one of the most well-run organizations its team has studied, giving significant credit to Chief Grogan as the Solution primary architect.”

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