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Marsh Creek project: Park or polluter?

Neighborhood asking city for security cameras

BY ANN MARIE QUILL

City officials say a detention pond project on the future city center site will serve as a passive, educational park for the community, but a local nonprofit group is concerned that it will pollute a stream and be a burden on taxpayers. The city says it doesn’t want residents to think about the future Marsh Creek detention site as a hole in the ground. “This is more like a park than anything,” said city spokeswoman Sharon Kraun. Kraun said that the city approved this project “proactively” to help control storm water runoff, with the future city center as the impetus for the idea. “We saw the opportunity to improve downstream water quality and improve flood control,” she said. Before the water ends up in Marsh Creek and later, the Chattahoochee River, it will be treated at the future site on one of the creek’s tributaries along Johnson Ferry Road, northwest of Sandy

Representatives from a Sandy Springs neighborhood asked City Council on March 18 to consider expediting its request to install security cameras. “During the past few years [our neighborhood has] experienced a spike in daytime burglaries,” Vicky Jefson, vice president of the River Shore Estates homeowners association, told the council. After consulting with the Sandy Springs Police Department, residents of the neighborhood, located near I-285 and Riverside Drive, took it upon themselves to create a neighborhood watch, and raised $21,000 for security cameras. However, for a camera to be effective in recording license plate numbers of vehicles coming and going, it would need to be placed near the neighborhood’s entrance on a public right of way. “We’ve been waiting five months [on permits] with money [for the cameras] in hand,” said Karen Dabbs, secretary for the home-

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BY ANN MARIE QUILL Crews have begun tearing down apartments near the intersection of Roswell Road and Windsor Parkway to make way for a mixed-use development coming to Sandy Springs by late 2015. Known as the Gateway project, zoning was approved in July 2013 for JLB Partners to construct the development that will include 630 new apartANN MARIE QUILL ment units as well as The Chastain and Versailles apartments are being office and retail space. torn down to make way for the Gateway Project. Progress on the development, which is expected to be complete by late 2015, ty just south of the Sandy Springs’ city first requires the destruction of the site’s line. While improvements are coming to dilapidated apartments, Chastain and the Roswell and Windsor intersection, Versailles. upgrades to the nearby intersections of “We are currently cleaning out the Roswell and Wieuca and West Wieuca units, getting the trash removed, and would have to come from the city of Athave started demolishing some units,” lanta. said Jeff Lehman, JLB’s project manag“I’m concerned because the traffic on er for the site. Roswell and Wieuca will be a challenge,” The new apartments will be targetYolanda Adrean, Atlanta’s District 8 city ed at tenants able to afford higher rentcouncil member representing Buckhead, al rates. said. “There’s no room for a dedicated In February, the Sandy Springs Deturn lane” in the area, she said, adding velopment Authority voted to allow an that the city of Atlanta can’t provide speattorney to initiate drafting a $100 milcific funding for this issue. lion revenue bond for the development, On the Sandy Springs’ side, Sharon with the process expected to take about Kraun, spokesperson for the city, said eight weeks. that the public works department is fiHand-in-hand with the property denalizing design options for the Roswell velopment will be heavy roadwork at and Windsor intersection work now. the intersection. The Georgia Regional Sandy Springs’ mayor said the project Transportation Authority ruled that the will have a positive impact on his city, city would need to realign the Roswell and the city center plans are attracting and Windsor intersection to accommomore developers like JLP Partners. date the project, saying that due to the “With positive movement in the development’s size it would have regioneconomy, and the city’s activity moving al impact. the city center project forward, we’ve When the council approved the deseen an increase in activity by developvelopment in July, it also had to vote to ers throughout the city,” Mayor Rusty spend $3.7 million on the intersection Paul said. “The JLB project reflects the improvement, with money coming from research we received in developing our impact fees the developer will pay, funds master plan. People want a more intemoved from other projects, and potengrated lifestyle – one where they can tial bonding. work, live, eat out and shop all within Buckhead residents have expressed close proximity of one another. It is an concern about traffic the development exciting project for the southern sector will bring to the Atlanta communiof our city.”

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City voters split among three county commission seats As a Sandy Springs voter, you can choose a new Fulton County Commissioner in May. But which commissioner you can choose will depend on where you live in the city. Long-time County Commissioner Tom Lowe, who now represents Sandy Springs, is retiring. At the same time, a new map of the areas represented by members of the Fulton County Commission splits Sandy Springs among three different commission districts. Mayor Rusty Paul said he’s concerned that Sandy Springs will not have a resident as a member of the commission. “I worry about having adequate attention to our local needs from these other governmental entities, particularly given the amount of taxes our people pay these governments,” Paul said in an email The primary election and a general non-partisan election will be held May 20. In the past, those elections have been held in July, but a court ruling moved the date back this year to allow at least 45 days for the state’s runoff period so there’s enough time for military ballots to be returned. Here are candidates who qualified for election to seats representing Sandy Springs.

Georgia House of Representatives:

District 45 Republican – Matt Dollar, incumbent

District 51 Republican -- Wendell K. Willard, incumbent District 52 Republican -- Joseph B. “Joe” Wilkinson, incumbent

District 54 Republicans -- Beth Beskin; Loretta A. Lepore; John J. McCloskey; S. Angelic Moore Democrat -- Robert W. “Bob” Gibeling District 80 Republicans -- Catherine S. Bernard; Michael J. “Mike” Jacobs, incumbent

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District 6 Republican -- Hunter B. Hill, incumbent Democrat -- Antron D. Johnson District 32 Republican -- Judson H. Hill, incumbent District 56 Republican -- John E. Albers, incumbent Democrat -- Akhtar Sadiq

Fulton County Board of Commissioners District 1 Republican – Liz Hausmann, incumbent District 2 Republicans – Eric B. Broadwell, Bob Ellis

District 3 Republicans – Everett Lee Morris III; Alexander Palacios; Cory Ruth; Bernard “Bernie” Tokarz

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Fulton County Board of Education, District 7 -- Julia C. Bernath, incumbent; Kathleen A. Wittschen

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Springs Circle. Sharon Izzo, the city’s manager for the project, explained what will happen to storm water runoff in the area. The water first flows to a pretreatment area where native plants and engineered soils have been selected and placed to naturally clean the water. From there the water is channeled into a pond with a fountain, where the sun further breaks down contaminants in the water. “Basically we’re capturing runoff from 35 acres, 74 percent of which is impervious,” Izzo said. “We’re also improving potential flooding, sending it downstream in a staged manner instead of allowing Mother Nature to do what she wants.” But the Watershed Alliance of Sandy Springs says it has concerns the city has not answered. Patty Berkowitz, a member of the alliance, says the city will not meet to discuss her group’s concerns. She says a spring-fed stream that’s a drinking water source sits on the site, and that the project will pollute the stream. Berkowitz said one condition of a Georgia Environment Protection Division grant that the city received was that no stream be located at the site. “We don’t get it; the rules say you are not supposed to put a detention pond in the middle of a stream.” Berkowitz said her group is concerned that maintenance on the detention site, including silt removal and maintaining water quality, will be funded by taxpayers — that it will be taxpayer-paid as an incentive for city center developers. “We want to see what the engineer is proposing to do,” she said. “All that’s out there is some concept drawings with no specifics.” Kraun said that while there is a stream on the site, about one quar-

ter mile downstream from the future city center, it’s an intermittent stream from which no drinking water is derived. She said that the city is funding the project, and will take care of maintenance just like it would any city park. The project is budgeted to cost about $3.5 million. Of that, $387,747 is coming from the state grant awarded to the project out of a pool of some 30 applicants. One grant requirement is that the project provide an educational component. Part of the park’s features will include signs explaining steps in the water treatment process. The city says it has addressed some neighborhood concerns regarding the site. During outreach initiatives to nearby neighborhoods, residents expressed concern that the site remain a “passive” park. While the public will be encouraged to visit with walking trails and educational features, it won’t include more active amenities like playgrounds. “People can sit and listen to the fountain,” Izzo said. “This will be an asset to the community.” The site was chosen for the grant “because it’s such a unique project that’s not been done to this degree in the state,” Izzo said. She explained that the state wanted to be involved to understand the project’s effectiveness in treating the storm water, and that samples are being collected pre-construction to compare them to post-construction samples. Depending on the project’s success, Kraun said that the site could serve as a model for similar municipalities in Georgia. The city has hired engineering firm WK Dickson for design and construction management work, and will bid out the actual building of it. A ribbon cutting is tentatively scheduled for late 2015.

Residents want security cameras as city drafts policy CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 them to do,” said Councilman Graham Mcowners association. “There are residents Donald, who represents the neighborhood’s who donated money whose homes have district. “I think we need to do everything been burglarized in that time.” we can to allow them to get these cameras.” Following the neighborhood’s request, He told the council that he’s asked the the city began exploring staff to try and expedite options to create a polpreparing a policy for it icy for such situations. to be ready by the next “We really want the council meeting. “We really want the neighborhoods to try “We need to get a polto put [cameras] on icy as soon as possible,” neighborhoods to try private property,” said agreed Councilman Tibto put [cameras] on City Manager John Mcby DeJulio. He said that private property.” Donough. $21,000 is not an outraBut if private propgeous sum for two secuerty is not available, city rity cameras, and that he – JOHN MCDONOUGH staff looked at alternaexpects once a policy is CITY MANAGER tives, with “abandonin place, other neighborment” of a piece of land hoods will follow suit. no larger than 2 feet by “We’ve got as good a po2 feet being turned over lice force as you can have, to the neighborhood as the preferred opbut they can’t be everywhere,” he said. tion. Turning the land over would absolve “I smell a consensus to move forward as the city of any liability issues. quickly as possible,” Mayor Rusty Paul addThe policy would also state that a neighed. borhood would have to approach the counDabbs said after the work session that cil for this to occur, that 60 percent of while she would have liked for the counhomeowners in the neighborhood must cil to set a policy that night, she understood have signed a petition favoring the camer“the need for a greater policy.” as, and that the city could gain back right of But she also maintained her sense of urway for widening or utility issues. The polgency, saying that burglars will knock on icy would also set aesthetic guidelines and the door, and if no one answers will go to height requirements for poles. the back of the home to break-in. “Daytime “[River Shore] has done just about everyburglaries are happening as kids are coming thing someone sitting up here would want home,” she said.

Sandy Springs awards contract for Mt. Paran sidewalk improvements City Council on March 18 hired a contractor to build sidewalks on Mount Paran Road from Roswell Road to Long Island Drive. The $298,000 contract will be awarded to Summit Construction & Development, and funds will come from the city’s sidewalk program budget. The project will connect the existing sidewalks on about a half mile of the south side of the road. Having inherited few sidewalks when the city was incorporated in 2005, Sandy Springs last year reported that it had built some 30 miles of sidewalks. In 2013, it budgeted $2.6 million for its sidewalks program and later added $500,000, and for 2014 budgeted $1.6 million. –Ann Marie Quill

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Will redesigned SAT make it more meaningful? Editor’s Note: The College Board recently announced plans to rework the SAT, the high-stakes, high-pressure test used in college admissions. We asked local high-school leaders what they make of the changes. When David Coleman, president of the College Board, announced recently a significant rethinking of the SAT, he was trying to address some major criticisms of the test. One critic coached students to score higher on the writing portion by telling them that factual accuracy didn’t matter and that they should try to work in seldom-used words like “plethora.” EUGENE A. His analysis of the writing sample BRATEK revealed that length, more than any other factor, correlated with high scores on this portion of the test. Fifteen of 16 students he coached scored higher than the 90th percentile. Clearly, coaching appeared to result in higher scores. The fact that coaching can result in higher scores on the SAT indicates that this is not a level playing field. Coleman also believes the test has become “disconnected from the work of our high schools.” So, some changes include avoiding arcane “SAT words,” such as “depreciatory,” in favor of words more likely to be encountered in high school classrooms, like “synthesis.” The essay will be optional; points will not be deducted for incorrect answers, and there will be a return to a 1,600-point scale. Calculators also will be permitted for a portion of the math exam. Every exam will include a reading passage from the nation’s founding documents, such as the Declaration of Independence. All of these changes, and others, are scheduled to be introduced in the spring of 2016. It remains to be seen if these changes will make the SAT a more meaningful metric for admissions offices. A recent study reviewed 33 colleges and universities that did not require SAT or ACT scores and found no significant differences in college grades or graduation rates between those who had submitted tests and those who had not. Students with good high school grades did well in college, even with weak SAT scores. And some students with weak high school grades, even with strong SAT scores, did poorly in college. Despite all this fanfare about the changes in the SAT, perhaps colleged in the future will care less about SAT scores as criteria for admission. In my opinion, this would be a step in the right direction. Eugene A. Bratek is headmaster of Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School. When College Board President David Coleman announced major changes for the 2016 SAT, the standardized testing giant’s decision struck many as a step in the right direction. The new SAT will pare math questions to those focused on real-life situations and a narrower set of core skills. It will drop obscure vocabulary words, opting instead to test understanding of words more commonly used in college. Points will no longer be deducted for incorrect answers, eliminating the “guessing penalty.” The essay section will become optional, and will be dramatically redesigned. Select sites will offer computerized tests. What do these changes mean to our students at The Galloway School? In some ways, it will be business as usual. The fundamental skills that our students are learning have always served our students well on standardized tests, in college, and beyond. We have never been a school that “teaches to the test.” On a practical level, however, there are questions that I am grappling with as a college counselor. When will the PSAT, which serves as a “practice” SAT for our 10th and 11th graders, adopt

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Let’s be honest: College Board is a business. On the SAT alone, they bring in over $87 million. When you include their AP program (at $89 per test, per student) and their PSAT testing, you see why it’s important to their business structure that people don’t lose confidence in their results. Perhaps when colleges first began offering an admissions process that did not consider the SAT, the College Board shrugged. However, when LINDSEY highly selective colleges entered the DEAN mix, it became harder to rely on the “way things have always been done.” Enter David Coleman – a man who has spent his entire professional life in assessment, and is credited with being a lead writer on the Common Core Standards that are making their way to a school near you. College Board’s own data was screaming loudly that the results were not indicative of student readiness – in fact, they were much more correlated to something that businesses tend to seek: higher incomes. In a country that touts equal opportunity and access, one of the major factors in differentiating college applicants is failing us. However, colleges continue to use a tool that doesn’t necessarily provide a “nationally standardized perspective.” Why? Beyond the testing business lies a much more covert industry: college rankings. Colleges will sing their own praises when rankings are good and then downplay their validity if rankings are low. Until we start believing in college as more than a Top 10 list, College Board (and ACT) will continue to sink their teeth into our students. Except for the few students with excellent counseling at their school, those without means will still fall in the percentiles, and further from college access. Coleman’s changes aren’t going to hurt anyone. They will likely cause a boom for the test prep industry, as people clamor to be “ahead of the game.” But ultimately, the SAT will be as relevant as we, the consumers, make it. Colleges will continue to chase rankings as long as we use them for choosing our students’ “best fit.” And students will continue to agonize over a three-hour exam as if their entire future depends on the correct answer to a multiple choice question. Yet, if you can teach them how life actually is a series of multiple choice questions (lasting much longer than three hours), then you have truly aced the test. Lindsey Dean is the director of college counseling for Holy Spirit Preparatory School. these changes? Should we skip next year’s PSAT for 10th graders, who will take the new SAT in 2016? There are other questions, too. Will the computerized tests be an attractive option for students, or should they opt to stick with the paper test? Will universities utilize (require?) the re-tooled and nowoptional essay section? The stakes remain high. AnxANN iety abounds. Test prep compaFOUNTAIN nies have already begun advertising their ability to prepare students for the new SAT. Our only option at the moment is to take a wait-and-see approach. There’s much still to be determined. Ann Fountain is associate director of college counseling at The Galloway School. SS

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Bennett & Pless has come a long way since it operated from a small basement office on Fourth Street in Atlanta. The structural engineering firm, now headquartered just off I-85 near Chamblee, celebrates its 50th anniversary in the building construction industry this year. Bennett & Pless projects in Dunwoody include the Crowne Pointe office towers, Dunwoody Village and the Philips Building. Buckhead landmarks include the Monarch Office Buildings and Atlanta Financial Center, and MidSPECIAL town features the Colony Square From left, Mary and Rex Pless, and Ed and Bonnie Gazzola, building on 14th Street. The firm cut a cake noting the 50th anniversary of Bennett & Pless. also worked on the sprawling Towers at Wildwood Plaza, just across the river from Sandy Springs in Cobb County. Founded by Moe Bennett in 1964 as E.M. Bennett Inc., the firm started out in a rented basement on Fourth Street in Midtown, where it would stay for 10 years before outgrowing the space. Rex Pless joined as partner in 1966, and the two Georgia Tech graduates launched their structural engineering firm back in a time when, as Pless said, engineers “still did all calculations with a slide rule.” A smaller office in Chattanooga followed in 1969 and is now in its 45th year of operation. The Atlanta branch reached its peak size during the 1980s economic boom, taking on big projects from the Southeast to the Caribbean. “We were doing a lot of large office buildings and a lot of large hotels,” Pless said. “We were 45 people then and we were doing a tremendous amount of work.” But like the construction industry itself, Bennett & Pless has experienced its share of hardship. The firm has survived two recessions since the ‘80s boom times. Bennett & Pless was forced to reduce its staff from 45 to 20 following the 1990 slowdown. Nearly two decades later, Bennett retired amidst the turmoil of the 2008 recession, leaving Pless as the sole owner. He

Lynn Davis says he’s ready to try again. He launched his magazine, The Beer Connoisseur, in December 2009. It was a large, glossy magazine, similar in looks to the Wine Spectator or the Cigar Aficionado, but for beer drinkers. Davis says he had been working on publishing the Sandy Springs-based magazine for years at that point. And his publication found fans. He claims it has 50,000 subscribers in print and online. But the Great Recession brought hard times for magazines and newspapers. It proved difficult to keep publishing, Davis said one recent afternoon over iced teas at the bar at Taco Mac in Sandy Springs. In fact, his magazine hasn’t put out a paper issue since the spring of 2013, and some customers have posted complaints online saying they did not receive magazines they believed they had paid for. Subsequent issues – the latest came out last fall – have been published online, and Davis says 90 percent of his subscribers bought subscriptions online. “We’re not a big publishing company,” he said. “We’ve always been the little guys making it happen. It’s what folks get behind. That’s why folks get behind these craft brewers. They’re not corporate.” Now he wants once again to give subscribers magazines they can display on their coffee tables. He has announced plans on The Beer Connoisseur website to relaunch The Beer Connoisseur in June. This time, the quarterly publication will be smaller – about the size of a National Geographic – but it still will be glossy. “Our publication has been the largest in our group. Now we’re going to go to the smallest in the group,” he said. “It’s a cool size. ... It’ll be a lot easier to read at the bar.” David Larkworthy, founder and owner of 5 Seasons Brewing

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Local cities issued more than 1,300 new business licenses in 2013 More than 1,300 new businesses were licensed last year in Sandy Springs, Brookhaven and Dunwoody, according to data supplied by the cities. New 2013 businesses ranged from I Love Hello Kitty in Dunwoody to Smash, a Brookhaven restaurant, to Blu Gorilla, a catering company in Sandy Springs. “It’s just a silly name off a key chain,” is how Mass Loallinoni, owner of Blu Gorilla, described his corporate moniker, which he said he copied from a bauble he bought at a gas station. Sandy Springs issued 711 new business licenses in 2013, the most of the three cities. That was 47 more than Sandy Springs had issued in 2012, when it licensed 664 new businesses. The number of new business licenses issued in Dunwoody dropped in 2013, down from 367. Brookhaven reported it issued 308 new business licenses in 2013, its first year of operations as a city. To get a snapshot of the kind of businesses expanding in our communities, Reporter Newspapers took the city reports and organized them by business type, according to their North American Industry Classification numbers, or NAICS

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(Total 711)

10 32

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services*

Real Estate Rental and Leasing

171

Retail Trade

6 4 3

Transportation and Warehousing Wholesale Trade

4 0

13 14 20

100

120

140

160

180

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*The city of Sandy Springs lists insurance services separately, but for this business license chart is it has been included in the Finance and Insurance category. The city also has a BLPF category, which is incorporated into the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services category.

numbers. The numbering system was developed by the federal government, and is the standard system used by federal agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose

of collecting, analyzing and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. According to the NAICS numbers, the most popular new businesses in Sandy

Springs and Dunwoody in 2013 offered professional, scientific and technical services. In Brookhaven, the largest number of new permits, by just a single permit, were issued to businesses categorized as “other services.”

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Beer magazine owner plans to publish again CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7

Co. in Sandy Springs, said Davis’ magazine may have been poorly timed. “As far as the beer culture in Atlanta, it was well timed for that,” Larkworthy said. “I think trying to start a super-glossy magazine in a recession was a bad time for him. It’s been a difficult period for all of us.” The magazine has been “good custodians” of the local beer scene, Larkworthy said, and “there are three times as many breweries [locally] as when they started.” Davis, who lives in Sandy Springs, pulled together the magazine because he believed he saw an opening in the market. “It seemed like there was a magazine for every topic out there,” he said. “Then I notice there was this void in the beer space. That seemed like an opportunity.” The goal: “We wanted to take a sophisticated, higher-end approach to beer,” he said. He’d worked for specialty printers and done advertising work through his own marketing and design company. And he liked beer. He combined his interest with his background in printing and came up with his magazine. “I would do it all myself, except for the articles,” he said. “I’m a terrible writer.” He had stopped drinking, he said. “I haven’t had a drink in seven years,” he

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said. Finding financing had proved difficult from the beginning, he said. “I tried to raise money and I couldn’t do it,” he said. “I couldn’t raise a dime. ... This kind of thing requires you to have relationships

with folks. It was just little, old me.” The late 2000s became one of the worst times in memory for print media. “It was one of the worst atmospheres ever,” he said. “The Internet was changing everything. It was the perfect storm

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for the print media.” But it turned out the Internet cut both ways. Davis found followers on the web. When he offered special subscription deals through Groupon and other websites, people found him. A Father’s Day offering produced $30,000 in subscriptions in a week, enough revenue to keep publishing. Subsequent online subscription offers kept subscribers coming in. “There are so many consumers for beer. There’s seemingly an unlimited supply of interest. You have a husband, son or brother that Beer Connoisseur is the perfect present for,” he said. And interest continues to grow in locally-produced beers made by small craft brewers. “Wine, spirits, cigars – those publications – their audience is more a luxury audience,” Davis said. “Beer is anti-elitist. It is not elitist. But craft beer is really gourmet and it’s hip and it’s cool. We kind of straddle that fence. It’s high end. It’s fun and it’s cool.” Now he says he’s planning to put together another edition of the magazine on paper. “We’ve been very good about making things work out,” he said. “We’ve been going issue to issue for four years and we keep finding a way.”

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Deal: More HOPE for technical college students BY ANN MARIE QUILL Education was on Gov. Nathan said, explaining that he wants to start Deal’s mind when he spoke to an audithe port’s deepening project this year deence of about 200 at a Perimeter Busispite the fact that the Obama adminisness Alliance luncheon on March 14. tration will not fund it. He said the state “We have to have a reliable and qualwill have $266 million to complete the ified workforce,” he said, explaining that project once funding is approved. education is key to reachDeal said making iming that goal. provements to the I-285 He said the high school and Ga. 400 interchange graduation rate is not is one of his top priorities, where it needs to be and and that he promised “to employers in key sectors build and finish and open can’t find qualified worka new intersection” at that ers. location. “If you give me To solve that problem, the opportunity, I look forDeal is asking the Generward to being there to cut al Assembly to consider a the ribbon,” he said. proposal that the HOPE Deal thanked the PeScholarship fund 100 perrimeter Community ImGov. Nathan Deal cent of tuition for stuprovement Districts for dents entering fields such its $10.5 million commitas long-distance truck driving, welding, ment to the project, and he hoped that diesel mechanics and information techthe public-private partnership would innology. spire other local communities to become Deal said state schools must evaluate involved. what type of degrees lead to jobs and exJohn Heagy, a PBA board trustee pand those programs. who introduced Deal to the audience, Deal also pointed to the $547 million said he agreed with the decision to prifor the school system in the 2014 budget oritize improvements at the interchange. that will help eliminate teacher furlough “[The central Perimeter area] contindays. He said that as a result, schools are ues to be one of the hottest office centers rewriting next year’s calendars. in the Southeast and certainly in metAnother aspect to a successful econro Atlanta,” he said. “It’s important that omy in Georgia is the Savannah Port’s our leaders continue to address transability to move products efficiently, Deal portation issues.”

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cut about a third of his staff, leaving 16 employees. “I had [considered] possibly selling the business in 2008, when the recession started,” Pless said. “That recession was tough on us. We actually, for a little while, went on a 32-hour week, but that didn’t last very long. Then [business] picked back up. We’re very busy now.” A new chapter began a year ago when Pless partnered with Ed Gazzola, who was announced as CEO and co-owner of the firm in April 2013. Gazzola, a Toronto native, first came to Atlanta 15 years ago as founder and president of engineering firm Morrison Hershfield Corporation, and has served more than 20 years as an engineering executive. “A lot of firms got cut in half in the recession, but a lot of them just didn’t make it,” Gazzola said. “I think it’s a real testament to the reputation of the firm [that it survived], but I also think the diversification of the types of work that we do has helped.” Bennett & Pless has grown its involvement in the wireless, billboard and

industrial sectors in recent years, but it continues to consult on a wide range of building projects. “We do every type of building you can imagine, from a single-family residence to a 40-story office tower and everything in between,” said Pless, who estimates that the firm has active projects in about 20 U.S. states and in several countries overseas. The firm often consults on complex renovations of historical sites. They are currently in talks to help renovate the Donaldson-Bannister farmhouse at the corner of Chamblee-Dunwoody Road and Vermack Road, a property that was built in the 1870s. The staff has held firm at 16 since the 2008 cuts, but Gazzola said he intends to start growing soon, possibly to double the amount within three years. “I would like to see us expand geographically, to get some other offices besides Atlanta and Chattanooga as we go forward,” Gazzola said. “That’s in the future, but I think if we want to be a top-10 firm in the country, it will require us to do that.”

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Friday, March 28, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. – The

Tuesday, March 25, 4:30-5:30 p.m. – Join

Sandy Springs Society hosts the 23rd annual “Tossed Out Treasures,” the ultimate flea market. Browse high-end items including home décor, jewelry, silver, crystal, sports equipment, art, furniture, gently-used clothing and more. Sale continues March 29, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free admission. Preview party, March 27, 6-9 p.m., $30; $35 at the door. Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction while shopping. Tom Jumper Chevrolet, 7200 Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. For preview party tickets or information, go to: www.sandyspringssociety.org.

Monarchs & Margaritas Saturday, March 29, 6:30-10:30 p.m. – Mon-

archs & Margaritas, the premier gala benefiting the Dunwoody Nature Center, returns with all new surprises. Event features dinner, live entertainment, signature cocktails, desserts and coffees, and live and silent auctions. $100 per person. Party attire requested. Proceeds benefit the programming, education and outreach efforts of the center. South Terraces Atrium, 115 Perimeter Center Place, Dunwoody, 30346. To purchase tickets or for details, go to: www.monarchsandmargaritas.org.

Ms. Briana as she teaches a two-part sculpting class. Learn about the basics of sculpting! Continues on April 1, same time. Free and open to all. For ages 7 and up. Registration required by calling the Sandy Spring Branch Library at 404-303-6130 or emailing: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov. In the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

All About Pirates Saturday, March 29, 3-4 p.m. – Ms. Leah

holds a seasonal story time and related activities for the whole family! Pirate costumes strongly encouraged! For ages 3-7. Free, and the community is welcome. Registration required by calling the Sandy Spring Branch Library at 404-303-6130 or emailing: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov. 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

PJ Stories Tuesday, April 1, 6:30-7 p.m. – Listen to bedtime stories with sleepy-time songs. Wear PJs and bring stuffed friends. Free. For ages 3-5. Open to the first 20 participants. The community is welcome to attend. Call 404-848-7140 to sign up. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.

Teen Yoga Saturday, April 5, 1:30-2:30 p.m. – Stressed

over tests? Ana Rodriguez shows you how to relax and overcome anxieties with an hour of yoga. Registration required. Bring your own mat; mats will be provided. Open to middle and high school youth. Free. All are invited. Call 404-303-6130 to register. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: marlan.brinkley@fultoncountyga.gov with questions.

Daffodil Dash Sunday, March 30, 9 a.m. – Join others at the

Daffodil Dash, a 1 mile and 5K run/walk in memory of children who perished in the Holocaust. Race starts at Georgia Perimeter College and ends at the Marcus Jewish Community Center. Race followed by a Holocaust survivor speaker and a refugee from Darfur. $25; $12 for kids under 10 years old. Proceeds benefit global outreach programs. Register online: www.daffodildash.org. Georgia Perimeter College, 2101 Womack Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For further information call 855-665-4234 or email: amyisraelchaiatlanta@gmail.com.

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running in the Cancer Support Community’s Chastain Chase 6K fundraiser. $30; $20 phantom runner. Event also offers 1 mile and Tot Trot. Race winds through Chastain Park. T-shirts, after-race food. Proceeds provide programs for those affected by cancer. Begins at Road Runner Sports, Powers Ferry Square, 3756 Roswell Rd., Suite 16, Atlanta, 30342. To register or to find out more, visit: www. cscatlanta.kintera.org/chastainchase.

PERFORMING & VISUAL ARTS

New Exhibitions Wednesday, March 26, 5-7 p.m. – Ogletho-

rpe University’s Museum of Art hosts a member and public reception celebrating the opening of its two new exhibitions: OPTIC CHIASM: The Crossing Over of Art & Science, part of the inaugural Atlanta Science Festival, and BLIND/SIGHT: Conversations with the Visually Inspired. Lectures by two co-curators follow, beginning at 7 p.m. Free and open to all. 4484 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-364-8555 or go to: http://museum.oglethorpe.edu with questions.

The Secret Garden Thursday, March 27, 7 p.m. – The students

of Holy Spirit Preparatory’s Performing Arts department perform a musical production of “The Secret Garden,” about a sickly English girl who blossoms while spending time in a garden. Show continues March 28-29, at 7 p.m. $5 at the door. In the Commons Building, Upper School campus, 4449 Northside Dr., NW, Atlanta, 30327. Call 678-904-2811 for more information.

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Savor Sandy Springs

The Civil War Monday, March 24, 6 p.m. – As part of

The Lovett School’s “The Civil War and the Forging of Character Lecture” series, Dr. Joan Waugh, department of History professor at UCLA, discusses “Ulysses S. Grant in Historical Memory.” Free and open to the public. Reservations suggested by calling 404-2623032, ext. 1717. In the Hendrix-Chenault Theater, The Lovett School, 4075 Paces Ferry Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30327. For additional information, go to: www.lovett.org.

Cancer Treatment Exercise Tuesday, March 25, 2-3:30 p.m. – Have you experienced cancer-related fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive impairment, weight gain/loss or other symptoms of cancer surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy? Science shows exercise can eliminate or reduce treatment-related problems, improve survival rates, reduce recurrence and ultimately improve quality of life. Free and open to members of the Cancer Support Community. Snacks provided. RSVP to 404-8431880. 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Suite C-225, Atlanta, 30342. Go to: www.cscatlanta. org with questions.

Small Container Gardening Tuesday, March 25, 3-4 p.m. – The UGA

Cooperative Extension shares fun gardening ideas! Gardening can be done in small places. All you need are containers to grow your favorite vegetables, fruits and plants. Turn your porch or deck into the perfect growing spot. Free and open to all. For adults. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-848-7140 for details.

Symphony of the Stars Tuesday, March 25, 7-8:15 p.m. – The At-

lanta Science Festival comes to Georgia Perimeter College- Dunwoody. Astronomer Jay Dunn explores John Williams’ music for the Star Wars movies. Enjoy live music and video clips, all inspired by Star Wars. Free and open to the public. For high school and college students, and adults. Parking available in Lots 6, 8 and 9. 2101 Womack Rd., Room NC 1100, Dunwoody, 30338. Call 770-322-4992 or visit: www.atlantasciencefestival.org with questions.

College Prep Saturday, March 29, 8 a.m. – The 16th

semi-annual college prep series gives students a free opportunity to take college entrance exams in a simulated testing environment. Take the PRA to decide between the ACT or SAT. The PSAT also offered. PSAT best suited for middle school through 9th graders; sophomores and juniors may register for the PRA. Register in advance, via phone: 1-800-2REVIEW or online: www.princetonreview.com. North Atlanta High School, 4111 Northside Parkway, Atlanta, 30327. Call 404330-6052 for more information.

On The Water Saturday, March 29, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. –

Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy a day on the water at Morgan Falls Overlook Park during “Canoe, Kayak & Paddleboard Demonstration Day.” Event gives you a chance to “test the waters” with canoes, kayaks and paddleboards. Learn paddling safety, basics of paddling, differences between paddles, paddle strokes, loading a kayak, kayak fishing and kayak camping. Free and open to all ages. 200 Morgan Falls Rd., Sandy Springs, 30350. www.sandyspringsga.org.

“BE A PAL…” Monday, March 31, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. –

Check out Lunch & Learn programs offered by PALS: fitness club; Henry Kissinger; struggles of the spirit; the future of medicine; finance class; the Founding Fathers’ debate; heroism & horror in WWI; Bridge; Mahjongg and Chess. Classes continue through May 19. No class on April 14. Class details and fees available by calling PALS at 770-698-0801 or going online: palsonline.org. Catered lunch available with reservation. Dunwoody United Methodist Church, 1548 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338.

Enjoy a healthy taste of South America at FuegoMundo, featuring the best Latin foods on the grill. A unique regional favorite with Colombian-American-Jewish chef/ owners Masha Hleap and Udi Hershkovitz at the helm, FuegoMundo focuses on flavorful and healthy from-scratch fusion recipes from South and Central America and Spain. The ideal place for meat lovers, chicken-lovers, fish-lovers, vegans and health-conscious diners with many gluten-free, dairy-free, grass fed beef, organic and Kosher options (AKC), all served in a trendy, upscale-casual environment.

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There are more than 100 full-service fine dining restaurants in Sandy Springs. Reserve a table and enjoy a delicious meal in our community! For more information about dining in Sandy Springs, please visit:

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Go Native! Thursday, April 3, 2-4 p.m. – The Chatta-

hoochee Nature Center holds a workshop on native plants for the home landscape. Presentation highlights butterfly gardens, trees and shrubs. Program includes walking tour of mature plants in the CNC gardens. Free for CNC members; included in general CNC admission. For ages 16-adult. 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell, 30075. Go to: www.chattnaturecenter.org or call 770-9922055 to learn more.

COMMUNITY

Health Screenings

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Thursday, March 27, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – The

Sunday, April 6, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. – Fam-

Marcus Jewish Community Center-Atlanta and Northside Hospital present free health screenings, including: non-fasting cholesterol & glucose; blood pressure; body composition analysis; osteoporosis; pulmonary function, and more. 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For additional details, call Rachael Rinehart at 678-812-4022 or visit www.atlantajcc.org.

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ilies are invited for a morning of Passover songs and fun at the Marcus Jewish Community Center-Atlanta. Children will enjoy a matzah topping bar, craft stations, green screen and more. Passover songs with Rabbi Glusman begin at 10 a.m., followed by a performance by the “Charoses Players” in the Morris & Rae Frank Theater. Free and open to the community. 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For additional details, call 678-8124161 or email: rabbi.glusman@atlantajcc.org.

FINAL MONTH!

Saturday, March 29, 2-5 p.m. – The Dun-

woody Driving Club holds it first event of 2014, celebrating its third anniversary. Check out more than 125 antique and sports cars on display. Invite family, friends and children to attend. It is free. In the parking lot behind Marlow’s Tavern, 1317 Dunwoody Village Parkway, 30338. Visit: www.dunwoodydrivingclub.com for more information.

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Road Trips

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Editor’s note: Reporter Newspapers usually focus attention on our local communities. But now and then, we find it worthwhile to gas up the car and head oﬀ to see something of the world outside. In that spirit, we’re launching this new feature, Road Trips. These articles will describe interesting places to go and unusual things to see within a two-hour drive of Sandy Springs, Buckhead, Brookhaven and Dunwoody. They’ll appear occasionally whenever the spirit moves us for a good road trip. As spring returns and nature begins to color the landscape, it’s a good time to check out places where flowers really strut their stuff. Here are seven gardens located in Georgia. Some have stories to tell. Others offer exotic flowers or displays of floral beauty. Clean out the SUV, load up the family and take a moment to smell the roses, or the irises, or the daffodils.

Vines Gardens, Loganville

Address: 3500 Oak Grove Road Directions: Take I-285 East to Exit 39B. Take U.S 78 East for about 21 miles. Turn left on Hoke Okelly Road SW, then turn left onto Oak Grove Road. Hours: sunrise to sunset, unless otherwise posted. What it’s known for: 25-acre garden, a model railroad that opens May 10. For more information: 678-277-0890, www.gwinnettcounty.com

Smith-Gilbert Gardens, Kennesaw

The 16-acre gardens grew up around the historic Hiram Butler House, which was built in 1880. Robert Gilbert purchased the property in 1970 and over the next 35 years, Gilbert and Richard Smith added the gardens and sculpture collection. The house and gardens, owned by the city of Kennesaw, now feature more than 3,000 species of plants. Address: 2382 Pine Mountain Road Directions: Take I-75 North to Exit 269. Take Cobb Parkway to Pine Mountain Road, turn left onto Ernest W. Barrett Parkway NW, take a right onto Cobb Parkway and go 2.8 miles, then turn left onto Pine Mountain Road. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Mondays. Cost: $7 for adults; $6 for senior citizens and active duty military; $5 for children aged 6 to 12. What it’s known for: The garden features 31 sculptures. For more information: 770-919-0248 or www.smithgilbertgardens.com

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Cason J. Callaway, a textile magnate from LaGrange, and his wife, Virginia, conceived Actress Hetty Jane Dunaway in 1934 opened a “theatrical training ground” on of these gardens in the 1930s and began working her husband Wayne P. Sewell’s property six miles from Newnan, on them in the 1940s, according to the garden’s Dunaway Gardens says on its website. Her stone-walled gardens website. Open to the public since 1952 and now hosted theatrical and dance performances. They fell into disrepair operated by a foundation, this 2,600-acre resort and were overgrown by kudzu and ivy for nearly half a century. complex offers golf, water sports and restaurants. Owner Jennifer Bigham began restoring the gardens in 2000, and The garden features a butterfly house, and claims the gardens reopened in 2005. to be home to the world’s largest azalea garden. Address: 3218 Roscoe Road Peak azalea blooms are expected in late March Directions: Take I-85 South to Exit 69. Exit onto South Fulton and early April. Parkway and go about 21 miles. Turn left onto Campbellton Address: 17800 U.S. 27 Redwine Road, go 7 miles. Turn right after the bridge into the stone Directions: I- 85 South to I-185 South (Exit and gated entrance to the gardens. 21). Exit at U. S. 27 (Exit 42), turn left Hours: Scheduled to be open only on selected weekend days in April, and proceed to Pine Mountain, then turn May and June. Open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Fridays and right onto Ga. 354 West and proceed to Saturdays, and noon until 4 p.m. on Sundays. Check the website, intersection with Ga. 18. Callaway Gardens’ www.dunawaygardens.com/visiting.php, for open days. CALLAWAYGARDENS.COM Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for children. main entrance is on the opposite side of this intersection. What it’s known for: Past association with celebrities, such as Minnie Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pearl, an amphitheater, the Hanging Gardens. Cost: $18 to $25 (depending on type of ticket) for adults; $15 to $20 for senior For more information: 678-423-4050 or www.dunawaygardens.com citizens 65 and older; $9 to $12.50 for children 6 to 12; 5 and younger, free. What it’s known for: Azaleas, butterflies, native plants, seasonal special events such as a hot air balloon festival in the summer, and holiday lights in November and December. For more information: 1-800-225-5292 or www.callawaygardens.com

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Efforts to create an Atlanta garden began in 1973, and the garden opened in 1976. It now occupies about 30 acres and five main buildings, and operates as a nonprofit charged with developing and maintaining plant collections for display, education, research and conservation. Address: 1345 Piedmont Avenue Directions: The garden is next to Piedmont Park in Atlanta. Take I-85 South to Exit 84 and follow signs to 14th Street. Turn left on 14th and continue to Piedmont Avenue. Turn left on Piedmont. The garden is on the right. Hours: Tuesdays through Sundays – 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. November through March; 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. April through October; Thursdays – 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. May through October; closed Mondays, except holidays. Cost: $18.95 for adults; $12.95 for children aged 3 to 12; free for children younger than 3. What it’s known for: Orchids, roses, hydrangeas, a Japanese garden, desert plants, high elevation plants. For more information: 404-876-5859 or atlantabotanicalgarden.org

Buckhead’s ‘The Garden Show’ to focus on community gardens

The Southeastern Horticultural Society is planning an abbreviated edition of its annual flower show at the Buckhead Theatre on April 25-27. The Southeastern Flower Show, usually held at the Cobb Galleria, will return in 2015, but this year The Garden Show in Buckhead will focus on community gardening. Speakers will include Vince Dooley and Steve Penley, along with a marketplace, photography exhibit, children’s activities, local chefs, floral designers and the announcement of a “legacy garden” at Charlie Loudermilk Park. For tickets and information, visit www.sehort.org/ gardenshow.

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Leaders of this Dunwoody church aren’t ready to give up yet BY J.D. MOOR Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church stands at a crossroads. Edward Cagle, who served as pastor of the congregation from 1953 until 1973, came back in 2003 for a second round to help hold together the small church at the intersection of Spalding and Roberts drives. “They were talking about closing the doors due to low attendance in 2003. I couldn’t stand that, so I volunteered to come back,” Edward Cagle said. Cagle is 86 years old now. And, at times, his efforts to hold the church together and the community seem to be at odds. “There was a time when 60 to 70 percent of the membership

lived in the community. Now there’s only one,” he said. “Our members have dropped to an all-time low of 18 or 19.” After high school, Cagle was a bookbinder by trade. He was ordained at 22. “When I heard God’s call, I didn’t think twice about it,” the pastor said. In 1829, the church stood diagonally across the street from its current location. Dunwoody claims Ebenezer as its oldest church, but the building actually falls within Sandy Springs’ city limits. Rebuilt at least twice since its beginning, the red-brick church building looks secular. Its low profile is faith-

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company with a storefront on Roswell Road. “You don’t just wake up and own a company,” said Mary Ruth. “It is hard, and you don’t make money at first, you lose money. It is not fun at the beginning and you go days you don’t want to work, but if you get through that portion of it, then you can get way further than you thought you would in the beginning.” Today, the four friends are junior partners in the business and work there during the summer. At school, Mary Ruth is part of the One Apostolate service club and is also a Big Sister in the school’s house program through which she helps seventh and eighth graders. “She is seen as a big sister to all of our younger girls, and she walks and talks like we would want every teenage girl to,” said David Rosenzweig, who taught Mary Ruth, and now serves as an assistant principal at Holy Spirit. Last summer, Mary Ruth traveled on a school mission trip to an orphanage in Jamaica through Mustard Seed Communities. During the weeklong trip, the students helped with physical labor, such as painting fences, and spent time playing with the kids. Since her junior year, Mary Ruth has been a cheerleader and particularly enjoys football games. “I prefer football to basketball [cheerleading] because my little brother is the football captain, so it is always nice because my whole family comes to all the games,” she said.

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home, found that several items were taken. No forced entry was found.  1400 block of Huntcliff Village Court 30350 – On March 8, the victim found his

The following incidents and arrests are some but not all of the reports ﬁled with SSPD over the listed period, dated through March 14.

front door forced open and a Motorola computer connector for his Razr was missing.

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ROBBERY  8200 block of Dunwoody Place 30350 – On March 5, around 3:30 a.m., employees of a convenience store called in a robbery. A man wearing a grey sweatshirt, jeans and a black mask came in and pulled a gun, believed to be a Glock. He took an undisclosed amount of money and ran from the store toward the apartment complex next door. Detectives later arrested a man and charged him with the armed robbery. He is in the Fulton County Jail. The man has been busy, as he is credited with two additional robberies on the same day. He robbed and beat a cab driver near the same apartment complex and, earlier that evening, he and an accomplice robbed a pedestrian.

BURGLA RY  900 block of Sandalwood Drive 30350 – On March 1, someone entered the victim’s residence and took a 37-inch TV. A back door had been forced open.  200 block of Berkley Run 30342 – On March 1, a man and woman said they awoke

srose@sandyspringsga.gov around 2:30 a.m. and discovered a man in their bedroom. The man ﬂed out of the apartment through a back balcony, jumping two levels down. Unfortunately for him, his cellphone fell and was recovered by the victim and turned over to police.  2500 block of Harbor Pointe Parkway 30350 – On March 4, the victim said she was

gone from the apartment since December. She said the apartment complex assumed she abandoned the apartment and began an eviction process. She said they have entered her garage area and changed the door knobs on her car.

 8100 block of Colquitt Road 30350 – On March 5, the victim said someone entered the apartment (no forced entry) and took money orders amounting to $235.  5500 block of Glenridge Drive 30342 – On March 6 the victim was gone from the apartment during the day and upon returning

 700 block of Monterrey Parkway 30350 – On March 9, the victims said they found their apartment ransacked and a PS4, as well as $153 cash, was gone. They said they have not been able to lock their apartment from the outside in almost a week but haven’t had time to notify apartment management.  5600 block of Colton Drive 30342 – On March 10, the victim said someone forced a door and took a 46-inch TV from the living room.

just after he used it. He suspects someone entered through an unlocked door. The victim’s wife discovered her wallet also was missing. He reported that they had seen a strange vehicle in their gated neighborhood not too long ago.  500 block of Forest Hills Drive 30342 – On March 12, someone used a ladder to access a sliding door to a vacant home. Two boxes of various items including crystal, a suitcase and end table, were taken.  5600 block of New Northside Drive 30328 – On March 12, a mailroom was compromised at a company mailbox. Several mailboxes were forced open and it’s assumed that some mail was stolen.

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 6800 block of Glenridge Drive 30342 – On  5000 block of Winterthur Lane 30328 – March 2, around 1:52 a.m., a cabbie reported On March 10, a rear door to the home was that he picked up two women in Atlanta and forced open. The victims said at the time transported them to they did not know if Glenridge Drive. One anything was missgave him a credit ing; however it was Read more of the card for the $40 fare evident the home Police Blotter online at but then snatched had been rummaged www.reporternewspapers.net it back and the pair through. ﬂed.  100 block of Dun 6300 block of Powers Ferry Road 30342 – woody Springs Drive 30328 – On March 11, On March 2, a 2001 Dodge Neon was reportthe victim said someone broke a glass wined stolen. dow with a rock and entered her home. Several items including jewelry and a .38 pistol were taken.

 Leighton Court 30328 – On March 11, a 53-year-old man reported that someone stole a MacBook Pro laptop from his kitchen area

 7000 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On March 2, a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban was reported stolen. The victim said her ex has the vehicle and won’t return it.

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 6500 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On March 3, a rental center employee reported that a woman rented a TV valued at $898. The woman was later arrested and while in jail, her boyfriend pawned the TV.  1100 block of Perimeter Center Way 30328 – On March 3, an employee of a fast-

food restaurant told ofﬁcers that between Feb. 21 and March 3, someone stole her iPad from the location. She said one of her coworkers took the iPad, and when she reported it to management, they said there was nothing they could do because she wasn’t supposed to have it at work. The iPad tracking app showed it to be in Florida.  7200 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On March 4, a pawn shop employee said they were making a commercial for the business and upon completion, they noticed a watch that was on display was missing.

AS S A U LT  200 block of Franklin Road 30342 – On March 3, a call of a person stabbed was received around 7:30 p.m. The victim was stabbed in the chest and hand with non-life threatening cuts. The suspect information was that of a man with a mask and in blue jeans. The victim’s girlfriend said he may have inﬂicted the wounds himself. The victim was wanted in Cherokee County. He was taken to the hospital, and Cherokee County was asked to take custody of him. The story, although suspicious, is being investigated.  5900 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On March 5, a store manager said he saw two frequent shoplifters outside his store, and as he approached them, one pulled a knife and told him “I’m not going back to jail.” The man and a woman accomplice then ﬂed across the street. The pair had not actually taken anything at that time.  A 56-year-old man on River Run Drive reported that he met with his ex-wife over his concerns on how she corrects their child. During the discussion-turned-argument, she bit him on the wrist. He told the cops she smelled like alcohol.

ARRES TS  8600 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On March 1, cops were called to a sports barr around 1:20 a.m. regarding a theft. A woman said she was dancing with her friend when she saw a man take her purse from her table and then flee out the door. She gave chase, causing the man to discard the purse under parked cars. He was located in the parking lot and detained. Later, video confirmed the victim’s story and the man was arrested for theft. He told the officers they were racist because they arrested him—not bothering to respond to the video evidence they produced. He was taken to jail.  8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On March 2, security officers at a grocery detained a woman for stealing $10.68 in Capri XL leggings. She was later charged on a citation and released pending a court date.  An officer made a traffic stop on Highland Park Trail on March 3 at about 4:30 p.m. The registration information showed the car’s tag to be stolen from Gwinnett CounSS

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andy Springs City Hall S Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road Building 500 Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

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Petitioner:

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City officials are considering signing Brookhaven up for the private 911 authority known as ChatComm. Brookhaven Police Chief Gary Yandura told City Council on March 11 that using the Chattachoochee River 911 Authority, a public-private partnership operated by the cities of Sandy Springs and Johns Creek, to dispatch 911 calls would be better for residents and police officers. “Response times will be vastly improved,” Yandura said. Currently, DeKalb County provides the city’s emergency dispatch service. If the council votes to join ChatComm, Brookhaven would follow other new cities that have chosen to drop county-provided 911 for the private service. Dunwoody is a ChatComm subscriber, but does not own a stake in the operation. Brookhaven City Manager Marie Garrett told the City Council the city would potentially stop using DeKalb County’s emergency dispatch service and begin a contract with ChatComm between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30. The coun-

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Petitioner:

Kevin Medendorp

Property Location:

277 St. Nicholas Circle

Request:

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Public Hearings:

Board of Appeals April 10, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Location:

Sandy Springs City Hall Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road Building 500 Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

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SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:

201400322

Petitioner:

The Pavilion

Property Location:

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Request:

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201400334

Petition Number:

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Petitioner:

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Petitioner:

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Property Location:

1001 Hammond Dr.

Property Location:

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Request:

Primary variance from Section 33.26.D.1 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow for ID monument signs along the Peachtree Dunwoody Rd. and Hammond Dr. road frontages to be internally illuminated.

Request:

Primary variance from Section 6.4.3.B of the Zoning Ordinance to reduce the required fifty (50) foot front yard setback to thirty-five (35) feet to allow construction of a single family dwelling.

Public Hearings:

Board of Appeals April 10, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

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Location:

Sandy Springs City Hall Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road Building 500 Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

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