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Historic Brookhaven residents wary of proposal for Hastings site BY ANN MARIE QUILL

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The signs line the streets of Historic Brookhaven. “Save Our Streets.” “Don’t Rezone Brookhaven’s R 100.” “NO to 87 ft. High Rise Overlooking Capital City Club.” They’re referring to JLB Realty’s desire to rezone property at 3920, 3926 and 3930 Peachtree Road, which includes the old Hastings Nursery site, from commercial and single-family residential for a mixed-use development. Representatives of JLB did not return a call seeking comment. “We’re not against development in general, we’re against an 87-foot high-rise towering over our neighborhood,” nearby Historic Brookhaven resident Gayle Sherlag said. She said the neighborhood has presented its wishes to the developer. Those wishes in-

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Above, Cross Key High School’s Leonard Hill, left, holds off Marist’s Nick Williams during a game Feb. 2. Top right, Nick Platford, left, listens to Coach Kevin Moore’s instructions. Bottom right, Cross Keys students, top to bottom, left to right, Tony Martinez, Maggie Ramirez, Roselyn Castillo, Juan Bonilla and Eaden Hailemariam show their support during halftime. The Marist “War Eagles’ defeated the Cross Keys “Indians” 51-19.

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Group works to create a vision for neighborhood parks BY ANN MARIE QUILL

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“Tell us what you would like to see in this park, if you had the wish list of all wish lists,” Jim Dupree asked a Brookhaven resident one recent morning. He was asking that question, among others, during a set of “visioning” meetings for Ashford, Georgian Hills and Skyland parks. This particular session, taking place in the Ashford Park Community Center, was intended to develop a vision for that small, but well-used park. Gladys Jules, who brings her grandchild to the park, said she liked the idea of it being a park for children. “I do like the toys in this park. I like trees and I like a walking path. I would like to see it meet the needs of everybody in the community.” She said she wouldn’t mind seeing a swing for older adults. Athletic leagues should play elsewhere, she said, but she’d like

to see a designated area for dogs. Resident John Pastore had a diﬀerent vision. He said he’d like to see the park become more inviting to all ages, and suggested moving the toys from the center of the park. PARC of Brookhaven, or the Parks and Recreation Coalition of Brookhaven, held the “visioning” sessions for the three neighborhood parks in District 2. The meetings were held with support by the city of Brookhaven and the Parks & Recreation Department, and were co-sponsored by District 2 Councilman John Park. During the meetings, residents answered questions about what they like and don’t like about their neighborhood parks, as well as what they would like to see in Brookhaven parks overall. SEE GROUP, PAGE 4

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When Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis recently met with representatives from the Georgia congressional delegation at the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors, he asked for help in making improvements to Murphey Candler Lake. The mayor petitioned the congressmen to research BR I EF S any possible federal Environmental Protection Agency funds to assist with improvements to the lake, which currently has no capacity to hold additional rainwater, causing storm runoﬀ into Nancy Creek and other tributaries. The city is seeking funds to dredge and deepen the lake, as well as restore the banks. The city has already funded a study to look at the improvements to the 21-acre lake. “This impacts the entire basin area, which includes Brookhaven, Chamblee, Dunwoody and parts of DeKalb County,” Davis said in a press release. “It’s essential that we make these improvements soon to prevent any further damage.” Davis and City Manager Marie Garrett also briefed the congressmen on Brookhaven’s ongoing improvements to the Buford Highway corridor. The city is now looking to enhance public transportation and greenspace in the area. In addition to possible transportation grants, Brookhaven is seeking federal funds to develop trails along Peachtree Creek.

Parks and Recreation announces Spring Adult Softball League The Brookhaven Parks & Recreation Department has announced the Spring 2015 Adult Softball League, open to men and women ages 17 and up. Participants must have turned 17 years old before Jan. 1. Registration is available until Feb. 13. For more information, call 404-637-0542 or visit www.brookhavenga.gov/city-departments/parks-recreation. Teams interested in registering must complete a commitment form and registration fee of $625 to reserve a spot in the league. Spring games will begin the week of March 9 and conclude with a post-season tournament.

Souper Jenny to remain in Brookhaven After a trial run, Souper Jenny’s “pop-up” location in Nuts ‘n Berries at 4274 Peachtree Road will remain. Jenny Levison opened the location on Dec. 1, saying she would give the spot a try and would extend the time if it was successful. “I love Brookhaven,” she said when she opened up the location in the former Brookhaven Bistro spot in Nuts ‘n Berries. “I always look for spots in the neighborhoods I like to hang out in.” The “pop up” menu includes the café’s soups, salads, sandwiches and baked goods along with fresh juices from Juicy Jenny, Levison’s East Andrews Drive juice bar located near Souper Jenny in Buckhead.

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clude keeping the 150-foot forested buffer at 3926 Peachtree Road zoned for single-family residential and to not disturb it. That property lies between the commercially zoned parcels on Peachtree and a handful of backyards of Brookhaven Drive homes. Sherlag lives in one of those homes. “We all know there’s going to be development,” she said. “We just want it properly integrated.” Neighbors Larry Bradner and David and Cari Ouderkirk also live in some of those homes abutting the possible development, and losing the forested buﬀer behind their homes concerns them. Under the developers’ original plans filed with the city, the apartments would be built 30 feet into that forested bufSPECIAL fer, and the Yard signs decry the plans are to development plan. keep only

30 feet of landscaped buffer space between the neighborhood and the development. That space will also include a detention pond and a public open space. Because of the topography, Cari Ouderkirk’s property lies 19 feet below the surface where the eight-story apartment building would be built. “It will be looming over us,” she said. “It will literally block the sun.” Her husband, David Ouderkirk, said that according to the developer, 40 to 50 balconies will also overlook their yard. “There’s nothing in this area nearly as tall as what they’re talking about building,” Cari Ouderkirk said. The developer planned to ask on Feb. 4 for a delay to the March 4 Planning Commission meeting for more time to work on the plan with neighbors, according to planning commission documents. The City Council on Dec. 16 granted a 60-day deferral, remanding the case back to the Feb. 4 Planning Commission. The original rezoning request, which had the support of city staff and the Community Development Department, would make way for a development consisting of 273 multifamily units, 17,695 square feet of retail and commercial, 2,500 square feet for a leasing office and 6,691 square feet

for an enclosed amenity area. “Given the emerging trend for mixed-use, pedestrianfriendly development along Peachtree Road as part of the BrookhavenANN MARIE QUILL Peachtree OverResident Larry Bradner reviews plans for the project. lay District, the just plop down an 87-foot-high structure.” subject properHe said that the stipulations that resity appears to be underutilized,” the staff dents have asked the developer for include report stated. “The requested PC-2 [Pedropping the height of the apartment destrian Community] zoning would albuilding, moving the detention pond unlow for a density and use that is consistent derneath some of the structures and elimiwith the Brookhaven-Peachtree Overlay nating the public open space. District, and the policy and intent of the “We’re not saying, ‘Do nothing,’” Comprehensive Plan.” Bradner said. “We’re just saying bring it Bradner says he’s not against the propdown, move it forward and leave that [forerty being developed. est] alone back there. “All we want here is to protect that While a new site plan had not been old-forest buffer and drop the height of submitted to staff by late January, staff had [the apartments] so we have this smooth recommended the city approve the origtransition from a 100-year-old historinal plan with some conditions, includic neighborhood to an urban progressive ing eliminating a curb cut along Peachtree streetscape,” Bradner said. “Just make it Road and increasing the landscaped bufsmooth and natural, and make it feel like fer to 60 feet. it was always intended to be this way; don’t

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and build their dreams,” Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said. Today’s average American broadband speed is 11.5 Megabits per second. In contrast, Google JOE EARLE Fiber will bring Brookhaven Mayor Atlanta resi- J. Max Davis helps dents access to announce Google “Gigabit” InFiber is coming ternet conto the city. nections up to 1,000 Megabits per second, the company said. “The productivity gains are tremendous when you build a community where everyone has super-fast Internet,” said Scott Levitan, marketing director for Google Fiber. In other cities where Google already has launched its fiber system, Google Fiber service costs about $70 a month for Internet alone and about $130 a month for Internet and television, Levitan said. A slower version will be oﬀered for a $300 connection fee with no monthly charges or $25 a month for a year, Levitan said. On the same day it announced it was expanding its fiber service into metro Atlanta, Google also announced plans for Fiber connections in metro areas around Nashville, Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham.

Dupree led the meetings along with Sue Binkert. The pair said they were surprised by some of the suggestions they heard over the course of the sessions, held in late January and early February. “At Skyland Park there’s a mound,” Binkert said. “We thought citizens would want to get rid of it, but they said, ‘No, don’t get rid of it, the kids love to play on it.’ This is a great grassroots way to find out what works for their parks now and what they’d like to see as far as improvements.” Binkert and Dupree said that many of the citizens have suggested keeping the parks passive rather than bringing in money-making programming, and making basic upgrades and additions to benches, trash cans, dog stations and playground equipment. “There have been some very good discussions; not everyone has the same opinion, but there’s been tremendous respect and feedback,” Dupree said. Results of the meetings will be presented to the City Council. While the city approved a parks master plan last year, it doesn’t go into as much detail for the smaller parks, nor will it provide consul-

Parks discussion PARC will host a community meeting at 7 p.m. on Feb. 19 at City Hall to unveil the results of its “visioning” discussions about Ashford, Georgian Hills and Skyland parks. On Feb. 24, the group will report its findings to Brookhaven City Council. For more information, visit www.parcbrookhaven.org or email parcbrookhaven@ gmail.com.

tants for those parks. Binkert said these sessions are meant to be a continuation of the master plan. During a discussion about Georgian Hills Park, Police Chief Gary Yandura suggested kiosks from which park users could call for emergency help. “It would be nice to have a 911 pole in most of the parks,” he said. “You just press a button. It’s tamper proof and a blue light starts blinking at the top.” BK

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Should DeKalb County invest in moving its offices to Memorial Drive? Editor’s note: DeKalb County Interim CEO Lee May publicly presented his vision for “Downtown DeKalb” built around new county government offices on Memorial Drive during his State of the County address on Jan. 22. Reporter Newspapers asked him to expand on his idea.

Imagine Memorial Drive as the future center of DeKalb Imagine a large tract of land nearly 200 acres in area with dilapidated buildings formerly bustling with business activity. Imagine this tract of land is located next to I-285, and only minutes from Spaghetti Junction to the north and I-20 to the south. Imagine this land being directly adjacent to a MARTA rail station. Some may think I am describing the GM Plant in the city of Doraville. But no .... I am speaking about the Memorial Drive corridor. This area has all the makings of an exciting comprehensive line of development that can and will transform DeKalb County. What am I talking about? I am talking about “Downtown DeKalb”! DeKalb has two issues in need of a solution. First, Memorial Drive, an area that has long been in need of capital investment and revitalization. This area has all the characteristics necessary for success with its access to the interstate, accessibility to public transit, and hundreds of acres of publicly owned land. Second, we have hundreds of county-owned buildings, many of which have deep maintenance and repair issues. Many of DeKalb’s government offices are located in downtown Decatur, but others are scattered across DeKalb County. Some are overfilled and some are vacant. We have 21st century needs and are working in 20th century buildings, and the overhead is money down the drain. I believe there is a single solution to both issues: Build a new government center along Memorial Drive as the catalyst for development along this area. Developers are already making their presence known and with a collaborative effort with the public and private sector, we will make this happen. It is my vision that we can turn Memorial Drive into our “Downtown DeKalb,” through tourism, office, commercial and

Rader: Moving county offices not a good idea However well intentioned, Interim CEO Lee May’s proposal to move the county seat from Decatur to Memorial Drive fails to meet the test of economic feasibility, market necessity, and policy priority. DeKalb should focus on balancing the budget, rebuilding public confidence and improving operational efficiency before trying a big, risky government relocation. The proposal is not economically feasible. This year, DeKalb is laboring under a $19 million deficit. The administration wants to refinance bond debt and use the savings to close the deficit. How can we afford to build new buildings on Memorial Drive without a tax increase? The market isn’t there. Private leasable space is in oversupply in the area, and many buildings are vacant. Downtown DeKalb would further undermine the market by vacating existing leases occupied by the Tax Commissioner and Voter Registration. County business is increasingly conducted electronically, so

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residential development. I believe, once complete, this vision will create and bring new jobs and thousands of new visitors to DeKalb. Imagine, if you will, a new Memorial Drive full of office buildings beginning to fill the skyline, spotted with restaurants, family friendly destinations, shops and boutiques. Imagine a newly developed area with tourism, hotels, retail, dining, recreLEE ation, entertainment and county serMAY vices conveniently located in close proximity. GUEST COLUMN We need a government center that is more accessible to the total population. A new government center begins a culture of redevelopment, and can be the catalyst for major development the likes of which this county has not seen in decades in unincorporated DeKalb. Think about it. In order for DeKalb County to attract large businesses, we have to have something of value to offer - suitable office space, a healthy mix of housing options, retail, a place to live, work and play. All of the elements are either in place or within reach. We just have to put it together. This vision is about giving attention to a part of the county that has been neglected for decades. Just as we will focus on economic development around Emory University and the CDC, the Memorial Drive Corridor should receive that same focus. To borrow from the baseball movie “A Field of Dreams,” “If we build it, they will come.” Downtown DeKalb is the dream for our future. We should all work together and act now. Lee May is the interim Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County.

little related business demand will be generated. Decatur and Avondale are advancing strongly competitive urban projects in the immediate vicinity, using county tax incentives. There’s simply no market momentum at this location. We have higher priorities. DeKalb faces a whirlwind of diﬃcult challenges. New and annexing municipalities are whittling away at our tax JEFF digest and service lines. We seem inRADER capable of correcting the basic flaws in our governance, and are ruled by GUEST COLUMN a series of appointed interim oﬃcials. Businesses are fleeing burdensome regulation and our highest-in-the-region millage rates. We need to focus on fundamentals before we start swinging for the fences. Jeff Rader represents District 2 on the DeKalb County Commission. BK

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Once a year, some Christians start preparing for Easter by having priests mark their foreheads with ashes. The ashes physically remind them of their mortality. The holy day of Ash Wednesday, which arrives Feb. 18 this year, begins the annual 40-day period called Lent, which leads to and ends with Easter. In some churches, Ash Wednesday services include having ashes placed on worshippers’ foreheads in the sign of the cross. The Rev. Michael Sullivan of Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church in Sandy Springs described Lent is a spiritual journey. “By adding a daily practice of denying myself something, I bring greater intentionality to my life with God,” Sullivan said. “For me, Lent is not so much a time to beat myself up and feel bad about myself as it is a time to go within; to take God more deeply into my spiritual journey.” Sullivan said the ashes used to mark parishioner’s foreheads on Ash Wednesday are prepared from the palm fronds of the previous year’s Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday, which is the Sunday before Easter. “Ashes remind us that we are made of dust, and that one day, our bodies will return to the earth,” Sullivan said. “Yet at the same time, our dust awaits resurrection at Easter, God’s promise of new life in all things.” Rev. Samuel Candler of the Cathedral of St. Philip said making the congregation stop and take note of the reason for Ash Wednesday can be tough. Episcopalians should celebrate the holy day purposefully, not out of habit, he said. “It is a totally voluntary, devotional act, and one should take part only if he or she wants to,” he said. Sullivan said that in today’s world, marked by instantaneous everything, it is more important than ever to take the Lenten journey. “We don’t naturally practice patience and presence in our daily lives so much anymore,” he said. “Attention, real attention, to others and to our own lives is, well, strained at best.” Craig Wilson attends a variety of services at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church in Sandy Springs. He admits he has fallen into the “rut” of making Lent the “season of ‘shoulds,” but this year he said he looks forward to welcoming God into everything he does. “Held in this light, I am anticipating Ash Wednesday as the ‘beginning of the beginning,’ with Lent being a season of ‘doing with’ instead of ‘doing without’; a season of ‘cans’ instead of a season of ‘shoulds,’” Wilson said. “I can be more intentional and more prayerful in all of my activities, and I can be more aware of

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wiches, chicken and rice, and black bean soup, to name a few, as well as weekday specials and specialties of the house. There’s also an extensive cocktail menu in case you’d like to get your Mojito on. We ordered a sampling of appetizers including the empanadas platter, the Papa Rellena and a Cuban version of the Puerto Rican favorite, Mofongo. The empanadas were large with a flaky crust and fillings of ground beef, shredded chicken, ham and cheese, and cream cheese with guava. The shredded chicken was particularly flavorful and the cheese with guava had a nice sweet note. The Papa Rellena, a stuffed potato ball or croquette, was good but a little salty, and needed more of the ground beef and onion filling. The Cuban style Mofongo, sometimes called Fufu, was a creamy mash of plantains, garlic, onion and bits of pork, but also on the salty side. Papi’s large entrees will satisfy the hungriest of diners. The Vaca Frita and the Pollo Vaca Frita, were easily the hits of the meal. Vaca Frita in Spanish literally means, “fried cow.” Both dishes, the cow and the chicken version, were tender, shredded meat with garlic, onions and spices of cumin and oregano. The Pollo Vaca Frita also had green and red peppers in the dish giving it a bit more of a Spanish flare. The grilled fish had good flavor needing perhaps a hotter pan to crisp the skin and make the flesh just a little flakier. The New Year’s resolution dieter in our crowd pronounced the grilled chicken a winner as well. The only dish that slightly disappointed was the Masitas de Puerco. This is the dish that first won me over to Cuban food. It’s a simple preparation of fried pork chunks, and when done correctly, it’s crispy tender porcine goodness. Papi’s version came up a bit short with the pork cooked well past its tender moment. The entrees come with an assortment of sides from tasty black beans to flavorful yellow rice to plantains two ways; Tostone’s, unripe fried green plantains and Maduros, fried ripe plantains; the

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Until you can dust off your twotoned Ricky Riccardo jacket and fly off to Havana, Papi’s is a good local destination for Cuban cuisine. Papi’s Cuban and Caribbean Grill is located at 216 Ponce de Leon Ave., 404-607-1525 or papisgrill.com

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Turtle Tours Saturday, Feb. 14, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Heritage Sandy Springs’ “Turtle Tours,” an educational series appropriate for children ages 2-5, begins its new season. This month, children learn that “counting is fun.” Free; donations encouraged. No reservation required. 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, email: kbrigance@ heritagesandysprings.org, call 404-851-9111 or visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org.

Georgia Boy Choir Saturday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m. – Enjoy a performance by the Georgia Boy Choir and vis-

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structor Jewelry Market at the Spruill Education Center. Fundraiser showcases beginner to professional-level artists. Browse precious metals, glass, beads, gemstones and more. Free admission. Open to all. 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Call 770394-3447 or go to: www.spruillarts.org for details.

Lauda Musicam Sunday, Feb. 22, 3 p.m. – Lauda Musicam performs Renaissance and Baroque intradas, fanfares, and other celebratory music, part of the Concert with a Cause series at Church of the New Covenant. Free. Open to the community. 3330 Chestnut Dr., Doraville, 30340. Call 404-314-1891 or go to: www.laudamusicam.org for additional information.

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Love Stories Tuesday, Feb. 10, 6 p.m. – Celebrate Valen-

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12 p.m. Birdwatching both days. Open to all. Free, reservations recommended. Call 770-394-3322 for details. Visit: www.dunwoodynature.org to sign up. 5343 Roberts Dr., Dunwoody, 30338.

Coyotes! Saturday, Feb. 14, 10-11:30 a.m. – Citizen scientists needed! Biologist Chris Mowry tells you how to help his team research metro Atlanta coyote populations. $10 per person. RSVP to 678315-0836. Blue Heron Nature Preserve, 4055 Roswell Rd., Atlanta, 30342. Find out more by visiting: www.bhnp.org.

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Saturday, Feb. 21, 1-3 p.m. – Curious about Feng Shui? Participants learn what it is and how it works. Free and open to the public. Appropriate for adult, college, high school and middle school audiences. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-303-6130 to learn more.

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Bird Count Saturday, Feb. 14, 9:30 a.m. – The Dunwoody Nature Center holds classes for adults and children to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count. Learn species identification, the importance of the bird count, basic observation, and how to correctly enter the tally. Computers onsite. Additional classes: Feb. 14, 11 a.m., and Feb. 16, 10 a.m. and

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 Ean Huang  Holy Spirit Preparatory School, senior While some of his peers spent the summer vacationing at the beach or tanning seaside, Ean Huang was helping the Szechwan province of China recover from a massive earthquake that claimed almost 200 lives and left 12,000-15,000 injured. The Holy Spirit Preparatory School senior has spent the past two summers in the village of Ya’an, aiding in earthquake relief endeavors in a multitude of ways, from teaching elementary school to making site visits to organizing a benefit concert. After viewing news reports on the April 2013 disaster, Ean was struck by the massive destruction and was immediately driven to act. After being turned down by several earthquake relief agencies, Ean was placed with a non-governmental organization, Ingenious Love, which assigned him to volunteer in Ya’an. Ean’s volunteer duties included teaching English and history to elementary school classes as large as 50 students each as well as making home visits to victims to determine the level of aid they would receive. Now emotionally invested in the fate of the villagers, Ean returned the next summer and found his work was far from finished. Struck by the poverty the earthquake had left in its wake, Ean organized a concert to raise funds for relief efforts; his work included recruiting musicians, finding sponsors, advertising the event, announcing the acts, and playing the introductory piano piece. The hard work paid off: The concert raised around $54,866 American dollars for relief efforts. Ean finds volunteering to be an essential duty for teenagers. “Personally, I think, as teenagers, we definitely have some responsibility for society, and we are gradually learning to take on more as we become young

adults,” he said. “We need to learn how to contribute more, but not just take everything for granted. Additionally, the happiness gained through hard work of volunteering cannot be gained from any other personal achievement. What’s more, volunteering helps us to build up practical skills we can hardly get from school.” Ean’s hard work is not limited to volunteering, as his teachers describe him as an exceptional student possessing both great intellect and strong character. “One of the best ways to describe Ean is as a person that consistently rises to the challenge,” said Holy Spirit Social Studies teacher Christopher Oppermann, who taught Ean Western Civilization his junior year and is currently teaching him AP Macroeconomics. “Both in and out of the classroom, Ean is a clear leader. Not only does he have a generous heart for helping others, but he also has a keen mind that allows him to put his generosity into action. At Holy Sprit Prep, we are very proud of Ean, and are confident that he will continue to be a shining example of true servant leadership as he moves on to college.” While the external effects, such as the money raised, of Ean’s charity work may be easier to see, the internal results are equally as significant. “I have really learned a lot from the experience and it really altered my value toward life,” Ean said. “I give more respect to and cherish more what I have since then and value success more than just personal achievements.”

What’s Next: Ean has applied to a dozen colleges and will make his decision this spring. He plans to major in engineering and continue volunteering in college. Additionally, he is going to Szechwan again this summer to further aid the earthquake victims. This article was written by Catherine Benedict, a student at The Westminster Schools.

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Dunwoody police officers want you to feel it when they pull you over. New city patrol cars are outfitted with a “rumbler,” a device that emits a low bass sound. So, in addition to hearing a siren, a misbehaving driver will feel the approach of authority, Dunwoody Police Officer Tim Fecht said. “So, even if someone has their windows up and the music loud, they’re going to feel the rumble,” he said. “People who weren’t paying attention visually will feel it now.” Technology has changed all industries and made almost everyone’s life easier—at least in terms of access to information. It’s changed police work, too. Less than a decade ago, police officers used “blue out” to correct mistakes on handwritten reports and tickets. Now, the cop on the street has access to computers and writes reports digitally. A decade ago, officers had to remember people’s phone numbers; now, nearly everyone has a smartphone with a digital address book. Access to information makes police work much easier, but can make it more dangerous. Sandy Springs Police Sgt. Scott Levy said multi-tasking is definitely a challenge brought on by new technology. “Just because we’re cops doesn’t mean we don’t get distracted,” he said. He added that gaps exist in attention when a person tries to do any two or more things at the same time. “The totality of circumstance is what we consider,” he said. Sandy Springs Capt. Steve Rose said that when he started his law enforcement career, in 1976, officers had little gear at all. “I came on shortly after the earth cooled,” he joked. He said he worked with Emory University for about eight months as he applied for work in a police department. He then joined Chamblee’s police force for three years before transferring to Fulton County police in 1979. In 1982, officers didn’t have much more than a car, a radio and a pair of white gloves to direct traffic. “We didn’t even have the reflective vests for safety,” he said,

adding that police used rotary phones on the 911 system until the early 1990s. Fecht said supervisors can now track patrol cars in Dunwoody, Sandy Springs and Johns Creek with ChatComm, the emergency dispatch system. Dispatchers can send a Dunwoody patrol car to a location that is technically in Sandy Springs, but closer to the Dunwoody car. “Supervisors can track where each Dunwoody PD car is,” Fecht said. “It’s run through our reporting software and you can pull up on a map where you are and where other units are.” Rose said he worked in the ‘70s with the Motorola radios that only had one to three channels, and officers from Chamblee shared a channel with Doraville. When cellular technology started to become available, he watched the “cool guy” detectives flaunt “bag phones” issued to those on-call. “I called it the ‘Don Johnson-Miami Vice phone’ that cost 35 or 40 cents a minute, but didn’t work most of the time,” Rose said. Now, some police information officers use social media to communicate with the community. Brookhaven’s Maj. Brandon Gurley said he’s been a public information officer since 2006. “I started the first Facebook and Twitter pages for the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office as well as implemented the use of Nixle,” Gurley said. “Social Media has made it easier and faster to share information with our community.” He added that smartphones also increased the ability to get information out faster through applications linking to social media accounts. Fecht said all Dunwoody patrol vehicles have laptops, and the new Chevrolet Tahoes have a “mobile jetpack” that gives officers access to 4G Internet. “As a detective, I had a Rolodex instead of a computer,” Rose said. He said he had one Rolodex for support numbers and another Rolodex for “frequent flyers.” The first computers that came into Fulton County police were donated, Rose said. “They were the 286 models with 40-megabyte hard drives,” he said. “That was in the early 1990s.” Even Fecht, who started his law enforcement career just nine years ago, laughed thinking back on how he had to use stencils to draw accidents scenes and he struggled to read handwritten reports. “So we don’t have the phrase ‘five copies, press hard,’ because gone are the days of paper ticket books,” Fecht said. Rose said he remembers having to make as many as seven copies of a burglary report. Now, an officer only needs to print two copies of a traffic ticket, one for himself and one for SPECIAL the driver. “Cars aren’t built for speed anyOfficer Steve Rose, now a Sandy more, they’re rolling information Springs police captain, directs traffic centers,” Rose said. in 1982 wearing his white gloves. BK

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block of Dresden Drive—On Jan. 22, fraudulent activity was reported.

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