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North Springs Charter High cheerleaders, from left, Jazmyne Brewer, Alexandria Manning and Tylene Brown show enthusiasm for the school’s football team. The Spartans beat the Cross Keys Indians 40-7 on Aug. 23 for their ﬁrst victory since 2009. More photos on page 2.

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City Council wants to know why an analyst found problems with information on nearly 5,000 voters in data provided by the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections. The Department of Registration and Elections says information the city used for its analysis is based on older city maps that do not reflect recent redistricting. The list is being updated, a department

As the city continues buying property along Roswell Road north of I-285, it’s also shopping around for someone to turn its downtown dreams into a reality. In August, the city published a draft request for proposal for a “master developer” to partner with the city for its downtown revitalization project.

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As the November elections draw near, city residents can expect a deluge of campaign signs and slogans. All but one of the city council races is contested. Qualifying for the Nov. 5 elections ended on Aug. 30. City Councilman John Paulson, District 1, is unopposed. On the opposite end of the spectrum is District 6. Current Incumbent Karen Meinzen McEnerny is vacating that seat and five candidates have qualified to replace her. The other incumbent, District 3 City Councilman Chip Collins, only recently decided against seeking another term. Two candidates have entered that race. Mayor Eva Galambos announced earlier this year that she would not seek a third term and endorsed former councilman Rusty Paul for the job. Local business owner Bob Brown also qualified to run for mayor. Here is a full list of candidates who

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City Council changes incentives policy During its Sept. 3 meeting, City Council updated its economic incentives policy to clear up confusion among companies seeking tax breaks from the city. Economic Development Director Andrea Hall said under the new policy, businesses must apply for incentives before the city issues a building permit. The second change places stricter rules on businesses that are renting space instead of buying it. The amount companies invest in space for operations becomes part of the formula the city uses to determine whether to grant incentives.

B R IE F S Under the new rules, companies using rental improvements as part of the formula must commit to staying in the facility for a certain number of years, depending on the value of the incentives. The facility can be rented or purchased. City Council then approved incentives for the chemical company Axiall Corporation. Hall said the company is consistent with the changes to the incentives policy. The company received $156,070 in tax breaks. The company will bring 150 jobs to the city. SS

Student wins bronze at Junior Olympics A Spalding Drive Charter Elementary student is gaining national attention for his athletic accomplishments. Fourth-grade student Kamran McIntosh-Ross won a bronze medal in the boys’ 9-year-old 100-meter dash at the Amateur Athletic Union National Junior Olympics in Detroit, Mich. The event took place July 25 through Aug. 3. “Kamran is also an A-B student at Spalding Drive Charter, where he is in advanced reading and advanced math,” according to a press release. www.ReporterNewspapers.net |

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City Council has voted twice this that doesn’t happen, the city moves to year to authorize the use of eminent the next step in the process. domain to buy property for its city cenStep 2) The city files a condemnater. tion action in Superior Court. The case While the city has caught flack from will be assigned to a judge. critics for authorizing eminent domain Step 3) The court will appoint an atto take property, City Attorney Wentorney to serve as “special master” to dell Willard explained that the process hear testimony and evidence about the allows for a less confrontational resoluproperty the city wants to buy. The spetion. cial master can also hear evidence about Each time, City whether the city has Council members the right to use the have said they’d like power of eminent to reach a deal bedomain. fore the eminent Step 4) The spedomain authoricial master reports zation reaches a findings to the courtroom. court, but the reWillard, who is port only deals with also a representative the property values. in the state General “He will make a deAssembly, said autermination based thorizing eminent on the evidence domain sets in mopresented by all tion a legal process sides as to what is that gives both sides considered by him “We’ve been trying to a chance to avoid to be just and adlitigation. Willard equate compensawork with these various said eminent dotion for the properparties over a period of main has a variety ty of interest being many months to come to a acquired,” Willard of uses. “The city is vestsaid. decision to sell the proped with the authorWillard said erty to us without this ity and power unthat property ownaction, but in some cases der the constitution ers have up to to exercise the pow90 days to vacate we’re having to do it.” er of eminent dothe property after main,” he said. “It the special master – Wendell Willard can be done for makes a determiCity Attorney roads, water utilination. ties, sidewalks and Step 5) The for public buildings judge enters an orand parks, so we der requiring the have the ability when necessary to ask governing body, in this case the city, the council to issue a resolution exercisto turn over the money offered for ing that power.” the property to the court. Upon paySo far, the city has authorized the ment, the city would receive title to use of eminent domain for a Sherwin the property. However, the case does Williams store located at 245 Johnson not end there as far as the value of the Ferry Road and for 6224 Roswell Road, purchase. currently home to Makara MediterraStep 6) Property owners can apnean Restaurant. The owners of the peal the special master’s determination Sherwin Williams asked for more time of value, but nothing can stop the city to reach an agreement, and the city said from using eminent domain to acquire legally the owners have a minimum of property, Willard said. “Now assume 30 days. one or both parties is dissatisfied,” WilWillard has been the city’s point lard said. “They will have 10 days to file person on many of the negotiations for a notice of appeal of that decision from property around its proposed city centhe entry of the order by the court.” ter, a 14-acre block north of I-285. The process slows down, but owners He gave a step-by-step description have a right to a jury trial. of what happens once City Council apWillard said the city would prefer proves a resolution authorizing the use to avoid using eminent domain if at all of eminent domain: possible. Step 1) There’s an automatic 30-day “We’ve been trying to work with waiting period after the city authorizes these various parties over a period of the use of eminent domain. “The purmany months to come to a decision to pose of that is to allow the parties to sell the property to us without this accontinue negotiations and discussions tion, but in some cases we’re having to to resolve the matter,” Willard said. If do it,” Willard said. SS

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Members of Fulton County’s state legislative delegation said they are going into this year’s session with a big-picture agenda. Brookhaven City Council voted Jan. 8 to delay a controversial decision on adopting a new ordinance to regulate adult businesses.Ethics, schools and transportation are among the broad range On Dec. 17, its first day of opeartions, the city adopted allofoftopics they intend to tackle this year. The legislature convenes DeKalb County’s ordinances, including one regulating adult on en-Jan. 14. tertainment businesses. But council is looking to replace the coun-Rep. Ed Lindsey, R-Atlanta, is promoting his “parent trigger” ty’s ordinance with one that has been adopted by other cities inbill the that will make it easier for moms and dads to form charter publically-funded schools that are more independent from metro area, including Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Johns Creek, schools, and the school district than traditional schools. most recently, Doraville. Scan get Attorney Scott Bergthold said thehere newtoordinance is similar toWhile that’s the bill that’s generating the most discussion in Reporter newspapers the one already in place in DeKalb County. It would ban the light sale of controversies at the Atlanta and DeKalb public school disin your dancers inbox and customers. tricts, Lindsey said he also wants to focus on water management of alcohol and prohibit contact between up @of constitutional and But Bergthold said “there areora sign number de- transportation issues. Reporternewspapers.net See LocaL, page 34 SEE CITY COUNCIL, PAGE 38

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DUI offenders get From left, Rep. Wendell Willard (R-Sandy Springs), Rep. Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody) and Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody) second chance discuss issues such as ethics reform, an independent school system for Dunwoody, and the state’s budget PUBLIC SAFETY 35 31. woes at a legislative forum at Dunwoody United Methodist Church on Jan. 6. More photos on page

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It’s not particularly glamorous work signing agreements, As substate legislators head back to the Gold Dome in 2013, they mitting plans and conducting studies for a planned trail, Livable have a lot to think about. Buckhead Executive Director Denise Starling said. One local issue the state’s lawmakers may be asked to confront But Starling and other backers of a planned 5-mile trail is thealong controversy surrounding DeKalb County’s school board. Ga. 400 knew it would take time. That patience and attention to was recently placed on accreditation probation by AdThe system detail may also be gaining them some support from neighbors liv-the accrediting agency. vancED, ing alongside the project. The path will connect pedestrians, Sen.cyFran Millar (R-Dunwoody), who chairs the Senate Edclists, skaters, Buckhead’s businesses, parks and schools ucation to the AtCommittee, said at a recent forum that DeKalb County lanta BeltLine. schools are his No. 1 priority. Starling said planners presented pub“I’m guardedly optimistic we can turn this thing around,” MilScan here30topercent get drawings to the lic in October and November, that give an idea what lar of said. Reporterrenderings Newspapers the finished product will look like. A Jan. 17 hearing of the Georgia Board of Education is schedin your inbox The public’s response? Soorfar, so up good, uled to consider suspending the DeKalb school board members. If sign @ she said. ReporterNewspapers.net SEE LEGISLATORS, PAGE 34 See LiVeaBLe, page 35

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Riverwood International Charter School coach Scot Waldrop, center, gets his junior varsity girls’ basketball team ﬁred up as the Lady Raiders prepare to take on the Creekview High School Lady Grizzlies Jan. 4. The Lady Raiders eventually fell to their opponent 43-15. More photos on page 31.

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A court order halting construction of a controversial multi-use danwhisenhunt@reporternewspapers.net trail through Brook Run Park was extended after a boisterous Friday afternoon hearing in DeKalb County Superior Court attendedOperation Tennis Inc. in December filed a lawsuit to overturn the by city officials and dozens of opponents of the city’s plan. city of Sandy Springs’ decision to award a contract to a competitor. Judge Tangela M. Barrie said her temporary restraining orderBut disputing the contracts to run tennis centers may be as popuagainst the trail will remain in effect until she holds a full hearing lar as the game itself, public records and newspaper reports show. In on the matter. Barrie said homeowners who oppose the city’s plan the past, disputes have arisen over contracts to run tennis centers in for the trail must convince her that its construction throughSandy the Springs and at Blackburn Park, a DeKalb County facility locatforest in Brook Run Park should be permanently stopped. ed in what is now the city of Brookhaven. Critics are upset the planned 12-foot-wide concrete trail will re-Operation Tennis’ lawsuit alleges the winning bidder, Groslimond Scan here to get quire removal of more than 300 trees. City officials say an equal Tennis Services, gave the city “bogus” third-party evaluations of preReporter Newspapers number of trees will be replanted. vious work. Some of the evaluations were written by people who apin her yourtemporary inbox The judge’s decision to extend order capped peara to work for Groslimond. or sign up @ Chairs were add-President Gery Groslimond denied those allegations. City Attwo-hour hearing before a packed courtroom. ReporterNewspapers.net SEE BIDDERS, PAGE 34 SEE BROOK RUN, PAGE 35

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Members of Fulton County’s state legislative delegation said they are going into this year’s session with a big-picture agenda. Ethics, schools and transportation are among the broad range of topics they intend to tackle this year. The legislature convenes on Jan. 14. Rep. Ed Lindsey, R-Atlanta, is promoting his “parent trigger” bill that will make it easier for moms and dads to form charter schools, publically-funded schools that are more independent from the school district than traditional schools. While that’s the bill that’s generating the most discussion in light of controversies at the Atlanta and DeKalb public school districts, Lindsey said he wants to focus on water management PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID Atlanta, GA Permit NO. 1235

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“I feel safe at my school because I know that my school is doing everything they can in order to make the community safe. This being said, there is always going to be a feeling of being unsafe because of the events that occur in schools. ”

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gration reform. The tone was overtly racist; they shouted out, defying the preset process of having Price choose questions from a bowl. Most disturbing was that Price did nothing to dissuade them; at one point encouraging a disruptive woman by directing his assistant to find her question in the bowl while a black woman’s question from the floor was then disregarded. One bit of encouragement was that when support for universal background checks for gun sales was asked, there was measurable applause, showing wide support on both sides of the political divide. Of course, Price gave the standard NRA response. What happened to the will of the people, congressman?

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I encourage everyone to sign up for Congressman Price’s newsletter and keep up with his activities, and I strongly urge Tom to “come on down” to his newly redistricted turf for his next Town Hall to hear more diverse views. Lissie Stahlman

Does city favor or oppose billboards? To the editor: Hypocrisy alert! Last week, the citizens of Sandy Springs received a beautifully printed newsletter from the city with a full-page letter from the mayor lamenting the new electronic billboards, which Sandy Springs supposedly vehemently opposes. This week, the city is advertising on the very same billboards. I’m baﬄed. Patrick Farrell SS

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Media too quick to publicize school shootings The media need to rethink coverage of school shootings. Extensive, sensational coverage glorifies the act itself. It could also be placing our students at greater risk. If you don’t think that media coverage is playing a role in these shootings, you need to consider the facts about what happened at McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Decatur. I should preface all this by stating the obvious: McNair is outside of our coverage area. We weren’t faced with the difficult choice of how to inform our readers about the events there. I hope we never are. On Aug. 20, a young man by the name of Michael Brandon Hill entered McNair, carrying an AK-47. What was one of the first things Hill did? He asked the clerk to call a local television station. He wanted cameras there to film his rampage. He also told the clerk that he wanted to die. If you work in the media and Hill’s request doesn’t make you think twice about the way we’re covering these things, you are in denial. Fortunately, that very same clerk managed to talk some sense into him before Hill followed through with his plans. We were lucky, this time. But it shouldn’t require another Sandy Hook to make us realize something has to change. The school shooters are committing a grandiose form of suicide. Media, traditionally, doesn’t cover suicides, and is very careful when it does. It’s a long-standing custom, borne out of numerous studies from groups like the Suicide Prevention Resource Center and the National Institute of Mental Health. “More than 50 research studies worldwide have found that certain types of news coverage can increase the likelihood of suicide in vulnerable individuals,” the NIMH concluded. “The magnitude of the increase is related to the amount, duration and prominence of coverage.” Everybody wants their lives to have meaning. A school shooting is a desperate act committed by a deeply troubled individual who wants to die and feel validated in the process. Press coverage unintentionally provides that validation. As reporters we are obligated to act in a way that informs the public but also does not jeopardize public safety. We do this all the time. Police ask us to omit certain details that might thwart an active investi-

gation, for example. The scale of a shooting or attempted shooting is much different, of course. There are evacuations to consider. There are parents who DAN need to be informed about WHISENHUNT what’s happening. Social media reports will follow, and that’s not something the traditional media can control. What the media can control, however, is giving the gunman the attention he craves. We don’t have to send out camera crews and live trucks. The media can control the narrative. There’s no need to find heroes and assign blame, or conduct indepth psychological profiles. The endless probing of the ultimate unanswerable question “Why?” is a task best left to mental health professionals. No pop psychologist, columnist, pundit or evening anchor will bring any clarity to the issue. We are much more likely to misinform readers and viewers with endless speculation. I’m on record saying that we need to take another look at how these perpetrators are able to carry out acts of mass murder. Easy access to military-style weapons is, in my view, something we need to revisit. Unfortunately, that requires action on the federal level, and D.C. barely functions as it is. The question of “Why” might be something we as reporters can address ourselves. Why do they do it? Because they know we’ll tell the world about it. It’s time to turn off the microphone and stop recording. The next time a school shooting happens, the national networks need to stay right where they are instead of descending on communities. Local journalists should respond with restraint. Let the mental health professionals and police deal with it. If there are casualties, report them in a straightforward manner. Discuss the victims, if you must discuss anyone. Quit looking for heroes and quit fishing for the motives of villains. Just stop. We are not helping.

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Education advocate Dr. Horace Tate served as a teacher, Atlanta public schools principal, college professor and teacher’s union leader. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Atlanta in 1969, but later was elected to the state Senate, where he served 18 years. His daughter, Horacena Tate, now holds the Senate seat her father held.

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Joel A. Katz founded one of the country’s largest entertainment law firms. His earliest clients included James Brown and Willie Nelson. He also has represented B.B. King, George Strait, Jimmy Buffet, Sheryl Crow, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and James Taylor.

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James Wendell George worked for the Georgia Power Co. for 26 years, rising to the post of vice president for customer service. He also was active in community and civic affairs through such organizations as the 100 Black Men of Atlanta and the Atlanta Children’s Shelter.

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About all Lee Weinstein can rememmonies or paber now is that he was jumping up and rades honordown with excitement. ing veterans, He was only 5 years old at the time. and supportNow, nearly seven decades later, he says ed programs that moment of overwhelming elation is for veterhis only personal memory of World War ans. WeinII. He recalls how his whole family celestein thinks brated in 1945 when news came on the members of big console radio in their Atlanta home the group that the war was ending. Even at 5, he can do more. AROUND felt the thrill. “We’ll get TOWN Weinstein now isn’t even sure whethveterans and er that broadcast reported V-E Day or send them JOE EARLE V-J Day, whether it marked the end of out to the combat in Europe or against Japan. But schools,” he he does recall that everyone in his famsaid. “We’re going to get the word out ily welcomed the report. The war had to youngsters.” touched them all. “My grandparents When he was a youngster himself, had two sons and one son-in-law servWeinstein took an interest in a differing,” he said. ent American conflict. His family lived Soon their soldiers could return. in the Morningside area of Atlanta, and But Weinstein worries that the solhis neighborhood provided proof of the diers who served in World War II and city’s role in the Civil War. His teachtheir first-hand memories of the war are disappearing. Put bluntly, the soldiers who fought in Europe and Japan are growing older and dying. Weinstein, who this month oversees his first meeting as the new commander of the Atlanta World War II Roundtable, jokes he was chosen for the job at age 73 because the group wanted younger leadership. He says an important part of his new JOE EARLE job is making sure veterans in Lee Weinstein, commander of their 80s or 90s have a chance Atlanta World War II Roundtable. to pass their stories on to another generation. “The World War II veterans are here, ers in elementary school were the grandand they are a precious asset,” he said daughters or great-granddaughters of one recent afternoon during a chat at his Confederate veterans, he said. “History Sandy Springs home. was a big, big thing,” he said. “That’s what got me going. I’m very He found other, more tangible, conproud to be an American and enjoy the nections literally in his own back yard. freedoms we have. These guys didn’t give He unearthed minie balls, the conius new freedoms, but they preserved cal bullets used during the 1860s. He our existing freedoms by beating Hitler still keeps a set he dug up preserved in and the Japanese. Hitler wanted to take a small frame. over the world. It was extremely imporHis boyhood interest in the Civil tant that Hitler be defeated ... and they War turned into adult participation in might be speaking Japanese in Hawaii Atlanta’s Civil War Roundtable, where except for what [World War II soldiers] he is a past president. There, he met othdid. They need to be honored for what er history fans who introduced him to they did.” the World War II group. The Roundtable organized in 1986 as As commander of the Roundtable, a way to collect and share experiences of he hopes to expand the organization’s World War II vets. speakers program by dispatching vetThe group now claims 250 memerans to public events and into midbers from across north Georgia, Weindle school and high school classrooms stein said. About 100 of them are World where they can tell their stories. “I think War II veterans. The Roundtable also it’s better to hear it from someone who includes veterans of American conflicts went through it,” he said. in Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan, as well They’ll have the chance to “meet with as history buffs such as Weinstein who classes and tell them why World War II never served in the military. was important, and why it was imporIn the past, Weinstein said, Roundtatant that we won.” ble members primarily gathered for lunAnd perhaps those another genercheon meetings where they heard from ation will discover something worth veterans or historians, took part in cerejumping up and down about.

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“A Few Good Men” Thursday, Sept. 19, 8 p.m. – Check out this

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Consignment Sale Thursday, Sept. 19, 5-9 p.m. – Kingswood United Methodist Church holds its fall “KidStuff” consignment sale. Browse through children’s fall and winter clothing, toys, books, baby equipment, and much more. All proceeds support the missions of Kingswood UMC. Open to the public on Sept. 19; no children under 10 admitted. Sale continues Friday, Sept. 20, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 21, 8 a.m.–1 p.m., with many items 1/2 price. Free admission and all are welcome. In the Community Life Center, 5015 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Use the North Peachtree entrance. For more information, visit: www.kingswoodumc.org/missions/kidstuff.htm

Prostate Cancer Walk Saturday, Sept. 21, 7 a.m. – Join others for

the Atlanta Prostate Cancer Walk, which helps educate, empower and encourage men who are currently experiencing life-changing events due to prostate cancer. Event features a 5K fitness walk, guest speakers, kids’ play zone, food trucks, vendors, live music, health/community education and more. $25. Perimeter Mall, 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, 30346. Call 678-499-1266, email: info@fight4atl.com or visit: www.atlantaprostatecancerwalk. com for information and to register.

Walk for Breast Cancer Saturday, Sept. 21, 8 a.m. – Paint Georgia Pink announces the 3rd annual Randi Passoff Memorial Walk for breast cancer. Hit the sidewalks of Dunwoody, finishing at LifeSouth. Walk is a six-mile loop. $25. Proceeds go to local hospital foundations providing financial assistance to those battling breast cancer. LifeSouth Community Blood Center, 4893 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Contact Susan Oates at 678-684-7232 or visit: www.PaintGeorgia Pink.org to find out more and to register.

Dog Show-off Sunday, Sept. 22, 3-5 p.m. – High Point/ Meadowbrook Friends’ holds its first-ever Charity Dog Show, benefiting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Come show-off your dog, and win prizes and awards! Enjoy a doggy obstacle course, grooming station, pet tricks/demonstrations and more. $20 per dog; $10 each additional dog; $5 more after Sept. 15. No fee to attend. Refreshments for sale. Dogs must be leashed (no retractables). Puppies must be at least 6 months old and fully vaccinated. Gallery 63/Wieuca Animal Clinic, 4577 Roswell Rd., Atlanta, 30342. Contact Mary Stratton at 404734-3018 or marymstratton@gmail.com for details and a registration form.

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imagination to create crazy, wacky creatures out of pipe cleaners! Maybe you’ll make a lean, mean robotic machine, a flower fairy or a gruesome spider! Art supplies provided. Free; the public is welcome. For ages 5-12. Open to the first 15 participants. Call 404-848-7140 to sign up. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.

Honeybee Day Saturday, Sept. 14, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – Hey,

kids and adults! End the summer by learning, working and eating in the garden! Join Blue Heron Nature Preserve, Metro Atlanta Beekeepers, and others for the Whole Foods Market’s Kid’s Day of Service. You’ll tour bee hives, and learn how to help bees in your neighborhood. Lunch provided. Space is limited. Free and open to the community. RSVP to: http://wfmbuckheadkidsdayofservice.eventbrite.com/. Questions? Call 404-345-1008. Blue Heron Nature Preserve, 4055 Roswell Rd., Atlanta, 30342. www.bhnp.org.

Beginner Birding Saturday, Sept. 14, 9:30-11:30 a.m. –

Join an Atlanta Audubon Society naturalist for a morning of birding and exploration. Participants will learn how to use binoculars, identify 10 common birds by sight and sound, and use a field guide. Class fee includes a pocket field guide, nature journal and handouts. For ages 6-11. $15 per child. Morgan Falls Overlook Park, 200 Morgan Falls Rd., Sandy Springs, 30350. Call 770-7305600 with questions. Sign up by visiting: www.sandyspringsga.gov/registration.

Turtle Tours Saturday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. –

Heritage Sandy Springs’ “Turtle Tours,” an educational series appropriate for children ages 25, continues. In this program, museum mascots “Sandy” the Chipmunk and “Spring” the Turtle notice the changing trees and autumn leaves. Free; donations encouraged. 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, email: kbrigance@heritagesandysprings. org, call 404-851-9111 or visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org.

Friday, Sept. 13, 6:30-9 p.m. – Welcome

Nadia-Bolz Weber, “The Sarcastic Lutheran,” and founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints, in Denver, Colo., to Sandy Springs Christian Church. The two-day event includes lectures, dessert reception Friday, and continental breakfast Saturday. $40. Program continues 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday. The public is welcome to attend. Purchase tickets at: https://ticketbud.com. 301 Johnson Ferry Rd., NW, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, go to: www.sandyspringscc.org or www.nadiabolzweber.com.

Star Gazing Friday, Sept. 13, 7:3010 p.m. – Marvel over the

stars at Overlook Park! Bring binoculars or your own telescope, and join the Atlanta Astronomy Club in looking at the moon, visible planets and other objects. Try a variety of telescopes, or talk to amateur astronomers about the night sky. Appropriate for all ages. Free, pre-registration requested by going to: www.sandyspringsga.gov/registration. Morgan Falls Overlook Park, 200 Morgan Falls Rd., Sandy Springs, 30350. Call 770-730-5600 with questions.

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Attracting Wildlife Saturday, Sept. 14, 10-11:30 a.m. – How can you attract wildlife to your yard? How can you get birds, bees and butterflies to stop by and visit your garden? Learn about the four basic components necessary for a good wildlife habitat: food, cover, water and places to raise young. Plus, find out how to get your yard named a certified wildlife habitat. Free and open to the community. Register at: http://gardeningbythespringssep.eventbrite. Heritage Sandy Springs, 6110 Bluestone Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. Contact Chris Adams at chris.adams@metrobrokers.com or 404-851-9111 ext. 2 with questions.

Reward Your Heart Friday, Sept. 20, 7-10 p.m. – Saint Joseph’s

Journey to Literacy Saturday, Sept. 14, 3-4 p.m. – It’s story time with the Junior League of Atlanta! JLA volunteers give an interactive reading of a favorite children’s book, along with related craft activities. Each family gets a copy of the book to keep. Appropriate for ages 3 to 6. Free and open to all. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Story Time Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov or call 404-303-6130 for details.

Practice SAT Test Sunday, Sept. 22, 2-6 p.m. – Test your knowledge with KAPLAN’s four-hour practice SAT test. Test results will be mailed to participants within a week. A great way to see which areas you need to improve! For high school youth. Registration required. Event needs at least 15 participants. Free and open to all. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: marlan. brinkley@fultoncountyga.gov or call 404-3036130 for details.

Hospital hosts an evening of health indulgences, featuring tastings of cheeses, wines, specialty olive oils and dark chocolates, as part of its “Reward Your Heart” event. The evening includes informal consultations with physicians, nutritionists and exercise specialists from Emory Healthcare and Saint Joseph’s Hospital. Also learn about the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet. $20 per person; $30 per couple. Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter, 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, 30346. Register at: www. regonline.com/rewardyourheart. For more information call 678-843-5105 or visit: www.stjosephsatlanta.org/womensheart.

Babysitter Training Sunday, Sept. 22, 2-6 p.m. – Class offers teens

(11-15 years old) the opportunity to learn skills that every parent looks for in a babysitter. Consisting of two 4-hour classes, babysitters learn the essentials of keeping themselves and children safe. Program includes child care techniques, basic first aid, rescue techniques, babysitting as a business, and online and cellphone safety. Continues Sunday, Sept. 29, 2-6 p.m. Marcus Jewish Community Center members, $125; non-members, $145. 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Contact Stacie Graff at 678-812-3972 or stacie.graff@atlantajcc.org to learn more.

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Abernathy Arts Center ‘exposes’ local artists in photo show BY MARTHA NODAR Local artists team-up to kick off the Atlanta Celebrates Photography Festival at the Abernathy Arts Center in Sandy Springs this fall. ACP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting photography as an art medium. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the ACP Festival, which is known for emerging in different venues around Atlanta every October, opens at the Abernathy center a little early this year. “Abstractions: Celebrating Altered Photography” runs from Sept. 20 through Oct. 25, and features work from members of the Buckhead-based Atlanta Artists Center. AAC is a nonprofit association devoted to those interested in learning about art. An altered photograph is an image which has been modified, such as through cropping, sharpening the contrasting, adjusting the color, etc., to create something slightly different than the original, either by using Photoshop or another similar program. Dunwoody resident John Howe and married couple Grace Hawthorne and Jim Freeman of Buckhead are among the AAC members showing their photos in the Abernathy exhibit. Hawthorne, a freelance writer who

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just published her first novel, which is titled “Shorter’s Way,” admits she was not interested in photography until she started dating her husband of almost 20 years. “I wanted to learn about Jim’s interests,” she said. But she is quick to emphasize that while Freeman is a photographer with vast knowledge on how to use a camera, she views herself “simply as a picture-taker,” with an eye for composition and less technically-inclined. Freeman, a Vietnam veteran, said he developed an interest in photography during his adolescence. But it was not

until he was stationed in Saigon in 1968 that he began to take his craft more seriously, and took action pictures in combat. He describes photography as “the language of the eye.” This resonates with Howe, who majored in film production and views the lens as an expressive tool. Howe’s “Empire” is a photo taken with black and white film, which he then scanned the negative, generated a digital file, and manipulated it with the computer program Photoshop. Howe said he photographed the image reflected in a mirror of what appears to be a building next to the Empire State

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Building. “There was this mirror on the side of the buildings, which I thought had an incredible energy,” Howe said. The defined black and white lines in Howe’s “Empire” are a sharp contrast to Hawthorne’s digital, soft pastel color piece titled “Singing in the Rain.” Hawthorne said she took a photo of a display at the Atlanta Botanical Garden depicting an umbrella floating in mid-air, and then cropped it. “Grace’s piece is beautiful and lyrical,” Howe said. “It is a lovely tribute to the 1952 classic film of the same title with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds.” For more information about the festival, visit: www.acpinfo.org.

Fall festivals ready for visitors Labor Day has passed, so it’s time to get out of the house and check out the community Fall festivals popping up around metro Atlanta. Here are some festivals arriving in September.

Sandy Springs Festival

Now in its 29th year, the Sandy Spring Festival, the primary fundraiser for Heritage Sandy Springs, offers a juried artists’ market, kids’ zone with inflatables, a petting zoo and face painting, arts and crafts, silent auction, and a pet parade. Enjoy two days of live music, entertainment, gourmet food options, rides and more. On Saturday, Sept. 21, the 2nd annual ArtSS Chalk Walk art competition gets under way, with $3,000 going to the winners. The festival kicks off with the Doug Kessler Sandy Springs Lightning 10K. When: Saturday, Sept. 21, 9 a.m. 7 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m.5 p.m. Where: Heritage Green, 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328. How much to get in: Tickets, $5 for adults (age 18+) and $2 for youth (ages 6-17). Children ages 5 and under and Heritage Sandy Springs members are free. Two-day passes also available for

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adults ($7) and youth ($3). Additional information: Festival will be held rain or shine. The event is pet friendly. No smoking. Beer and wine available for purchase onsite. Free parking/shuttle at Century Springs East and West lots at the corner of Lake Forrest Drive and Hammond Drive. To learn more, visit sandyspringsfestival.com.

Fall Folklife Festival

The Atlanta History Center in Buckhead hosts its annual Fall Folklife Festival, featuring traditional crafts, southern foods, and environmental sustainability. Youngsters will enjoy a petting zoo and a “southern storyteller,” with activities such as blacksmithing, candle dipping, woodworking and natural dyeing capturing everyone’s imagination. Other highlights include short films, live music and smokehouse demonstrations. When: Saturday, Sept. 28, 10:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Where: Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, 30305. How much to get in: Free for center members; $16.50 (regular admission) for non-members. Additional information: Treats from food trucks, and locally-brewed beers available for purchase. To learn more, visit atlantahistorycenter.com.

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Young Leaders “volunteer backbone” of the YMCA BY MELISSA WEINMAN

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Alvarez Stampley believes volunStampley said the Leaders Club teers make the Cowart Family YMCA in meets once a week, in addition to othBrookhaven successful – teenage voluner activities. He said the time committeers, in particular. ment, taking leadership roles, and asStampley leads the Leaders Club, a suming responsibility is a positive thing group of about 50 for the Leaders. high school students “We’re empowerwho do everything ing teens,” he said. at the Y, from referWhile the memeeing soccer games bers of the Leaders to babysitting kids. Club support the “Volunteering is “They serve YMCA, they also as the ‘volunteer support each other. actually pretty cool.” backbone’ of our At a recent Leadbranch,” Stampley ers Club meeting, said. the members sat – ERIC LLAURADOR CHAMBLEE JUNIOR Founded in around the room 1995, the Leadin a big circle. They ers Club is the only shared what they call group of its kind in “pats on the back” – Atlanta. Part service, things like winning MELISSA WEINMAN part social and part soccer games or getFrom left, Micah Hurt, Alayna Orr and Lindsey Starr help athletic, the club is open to eighth gradting good grades on a quiz. their friends do sit ups during a Leaders Club meeting. ers through 12th grade students. StampAt the end of the meeting, they did ley said the annual open enrollment pe“spirit fingers,” asking their friends for riod just ended, and new members of good vibes. One member shared that he one, large family unit.” very quickly as one big family.” the leaders club are beginning to attend was waiting to hear about a scholarship The word “family” comes up a lot at Agadzhanova has been a part of their first meetings. application, and everyone waved their Leaders Club. Llaurador said he’s very the Leaders Club for years.“It’s been a “They have a three-month trial perifingers in his direction. close to his friends in Leaders Club. big part of my life. It’s helped me make od,” Stampley said. “At the end of that “It really serves as a big mentoring “I like to think of it as my second friends,” she said. “It helps me give back trial period, they must be voted in by tree,” Stampley said. “It really becomes family,” he said. “We definitely mesh and it gives back to me.” current club members.” Stampley said the selection process is based on sweat equity. Those who show up at meetings and put in their volunteer hours are invited to stay as permanent members, he said. This year, there are 55 leaders from nine area middle and high schools. Leaders are required to perform 15 hours of community service each month, a big commitment for busy students juggling school, sports and other social activities. But they say it’s a lot of fun, too. After Before Before After “It’s definitely worth it. It doesn’t feel like hard work,” said Emily AgadzhanoGo to www.atlantaroofcleaners.com to see dramatic before & after photos of homes that once looked like yours! va, a junior at Chamblee Charter High School. Eric Llaurador, also a junior at ChamWe Will ma 1 - WE CLEAN ALGAE STAINED & STREAKED ROOFS ke blee, said “Volunteering is actually prety SAFE LOW PRESSURE CLEANING OF: o ur Home lo ty cool. I love reffing soccer and basketok • CONCRETE TILE ROOFS • ASPHALT SHINGLE ROOFS ball.” “Clean as n eW” Stampley said because of the Leaders • CEDAR SHAKE ROOFS • CLAY (BARREL/FLAT) TILE ROOFS Club volunteers, the YMCA is able put • SLATE TILE ROOFS more money into activities that would 2 - “SOFT WASH” CLEANING OF YOUR HOME’S EXTERIOR SURFACES otherwise have to go toward paying staff. “They do it strictly on a volunteer ba• CLEANS DISCOLORED STUCCO/HARDI PLANK/DRYVIT/VINYL SIDING sis, so they don’t get paid anything for • CLEANS DIRTY PAINTED TRIM (GUTTERS/SOFFITS/FASCIA/WINDOWS/COLUMNS/PORCHES) it,” Stampley said. • A SOFT SPRAY GENTLY COVERS YOUR HOME’S SURFACE, DISSOLVING DIRT & GRIME WHILE Leaders Club members serve as KILLING MOLD, MILDEW & ALGAE! coaches and referees for youth sports and provide “parents night out” pro3 - HIGH PRESSURE WASHING (HOT/COLD WATER) grams to babysit children, among oth• CLEANS ALGAE/MILDEW COVERED CONCRETE, BRICK, NATURAL STONE STEPS, er efforts.

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Hello, there Kingsley Charter Elementary School in Dunwoody welcomed a new principal. From left, Principal Brent McBride, “Captain Kingsley,” and Assistant Principal Antoinette Seabrook look forward to the possibilities of another school year.

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We’ve got you! Kevin Feldman, left, is led to “safety” by teammates Drew Vincent, Emily Smith, Palmer Jones and Charlotte Spaeth during a ropes course challenge during the opening retreat for Youth Leadership Sandy Springs. Thirty-ﬁve students from eight local high schools began their year of leadership training and community exploration.

Running 17 exercise classes each week, plus private sessions with people recovering from injury or surgery, would surely exhaust an average person. Of course, Mattie’s far from average. She’s a bundle of energy who loves to dance, works a variety of music into her classes, and joins Canterbury’s walking club whenever she can, especially when they’re training for the annual Peachtree Road 10k. She says residents and staff are so much like family that she’s always encouraging people to move here.

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Sandy Springs Police in August started a pill drop-off program, and the public response has been impressive, Police Chief Ken DeSimone said. The green MedReturn box located inside police headquarters at 7840 Roswell Rd, Suite 301, fills up each week, DeSimone said. The program is intended to reduce prescription drug abuse, particularly among teenagers. According to a press release announcing the program, the 2011 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) found more than 6 million Americans abuse prescription drugs. Among youth who are 12 to 17 years old, 7.4 percent report non-medical use of prescription drugs, the press release says. The service is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. DeSimone said the department wanted to place the box outside to offer roundthe-clock drop-off opportunities, but couldn’t get approval for that plan. Even with limited access, the city takes in quite a haul, DeSimone said. “I didn’t think we’d have that much of a response,” he said. “It has been so great. It’s filling up every week.” DeSimone said Crime Prevention Officer Larry Jacobs came up with the idea, inspired by stories of heartache caused by misuse of prescription drugs. DeSimone said getting unneeded drugs out of the house cuts off teenagers from one of their main suppliers: the medicine cabinet. “Teenage kids are getting in there

and getting narcotic medications that you may have needed for shoulder surgery and knee surgery,” DeSimone said. “We dispose of it properly through incineration.” Accepted medications include: Prescriptions, prescriptions patches, medications, prescription ointments, overthe-counter medications, vitamins, samples and pet medications.

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oﬃcial told the city. The department told the city via email at the end of the council’s Sept. 3 meeting that the updated list will address the 4,916 “discrepancies” on a list of 67,831 registered voters. That response did not answer all of the council’s questions, however. The next City Council election is Nov. 5 and the county would be responsible for making any changes. Councilman Tibby DeJulio, who represents District 5, said he is concerned about the more than 1,000 discrepancies found in his district. DeJulio is running for re-election and has an opponent, Clayton Cole. DeJulio has been on the council since the city first incorporated in 2005. He said the problems with the voter list are not new. “I remember in our very first election that young man who ran against [Councilwoman Karen Meinzen McEnerny] said he couldn’t vote for himself,” DeJulio said. “This problem has been going on for eight years.” Those discrepancies include conflicting address information, and voters being placed in the wrong district. It’s not a trivial number in a lo-

cal election, where turnout is typically lower and elections can turn on a handful of votes. Joshua Lontz, GIS analyst for the city, said 702 addresses listed on the registered voter rolls weren’t found when he went looking for them. He also found 115 “miscellaneous” issues, like addresses that weren’t in the city’s jurisdiction. The rest primarily involved voters listed in the wrong council district. City Council didn’t wholly accept the Department of Registration and Elections’ explanation of the discrepancies. Councilwoman Dianne Fries said city staﬀ found discrepancies in council Districts 1, 2 and 4. Those districts weren’t changed when the city redrew its maps, she said. “There were a bunch of these complaints at the last election,” Councilman John Paulson said. Paulson, who represents District 1, is the only council member running unopposed this year. Fulton County provided the voter list and City Spokeswoman Sharon Kraun said the city conducted the analysis. “It’s our responsibility. We want to make sure that everybody gets a vote,” Kraun said.

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SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:

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R O BBERY  5300 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Aug. 18 a 19-year-old man reported that just before 8 p.m. he was walking down an alley and drive entrance to some apartments when a gold Toyota pulled up and the driver pulled a gun. The driver demanded his money. He gave what he had to the man. The car also had a passenger. The victim said the men came out of the apartments in building N.

BUR G LARY  1000 block of Spalding Drive 30350 – On Aug. 20 an employee reported that when he arrived at work, he found the front door open which had been locked the previous day. The alarm showed to have been activated at 6:38 p.m. the previous night, and inactivated at 9 a.m. the following morning. No forced entry. A new management company had just taken over following the sale of the building. The contact said all of the staff had keys to the front door. Two computers are missing.  400 block of Preston Woods Trail 30328 – On Aug. 20 the victim came home and found

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THEFT  5500 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Aug. 17 a cabbie reported that he picked up a fare at the QT store in Roswell and brought him to the Falls at Sandy Springs Apartments. The man got out and ran once he reached his destination. The fare was $36.  7400 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Aug. 18 a woman reported that just before 7 p.m. she was sitting with her child, who was in a stroller, watching a man run around the track several times. She said that she had her purse in the stroller. Her child was outside the stroller and walking around near the victim. She got up to retrieve her child, leaving the stroller unattended. She looked around and saw the same man running off into the woods with her purse. She said her purse contained $700 cash, debit cards, personal ID, and keys.  4900 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Aug. 19 a woman reported that her purse was stolen from her cart at Kroger.  200 block of Summit Place Drive 30350 On Aug. 20 a woman reported that her bills, which she had mailed off, had not been received. She learned that the mail center area of the apartments had been broken into. Mail orders for four accounts were stolen.

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 1400 block of S. Johnson Ferry Road 30342 – On Aug. 20 a woman reported that she is missing five pairs of pants and a necklace from her assisted living apartment.  1200 block of Hightower Trail 30350 – On Aug. 20 a woman reported that someone removed $290 from her room over the past five weeks. She kept the money in her purse, under the bed. She said she suspects one person of the theft but didn’t want him to get into trouble so she would not give his name to the officer.  5600 block of New Northside Drive 30328 – On Aug. 20 an office manager for a company called and reported that someone apparently hacked into their phone system and made calls sometime in May. The calls, costing the company over $1,300, were made to Israel and the Republic of Maldives.

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 5500 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Aug. 21 a man reported that someone stole his meds during a party.  4900 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Aug. 21 a woman told ofﬁcers that while she was working out at the Gym of Buckhead, someone went into her unlocked locker and took her keys. Nothing else was taken.  100 block of Spalding Trail 30350 – On SS

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man who had a history of auto theft and other arrests. The man said his friend Brian said he could stay there, but couldn’t provide an address or contact for him. There was no forced entry into the location, so the man was charged with loitering and arrested.

 8500 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Aug. 22 a woman said she left her cell phone connected to a charger on a table top at the back of the Rusty Nail Restaurant. Someone took it.

 5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Aug. 20 officers checked out a complaint of persons loitering/camping behind an apartment building. They found a man and woman behind the building. Neither had ID, and gave what the officers thought to be fake names. They were put on a fingerprint scanner and both came back with new names and warrants. The man was wanted in Fulton County for a probation violation. The woman was also wanted in Fulton on probation charges. They were arrested.

AS S A U LT  800 block of Summit Springs Drive 30350 – On Aug. 17 cops were called to an apartment on a domestic violence incident. The man and woman were arguing over notifying family about the man’s health issues. At one point, the woman kicked the man in the groin. She left the apartment immediately.  300 block of Hammond Drive 30328 – On Aug. 22 a woman called police and said her boyfriend grabbed her by the throat during an argument. According to the victim, he was intoxicated, and wanted the money she made the previous night at the strip club where she works. He took the money and her cell phone as well.

 8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Aug. 20 ofﬁcers met the staff at the Publix concerning juveniles shoplifting. The manager observed a female juvenile concealing items in a bag. She was accompanied by two other juveniles. They were stopped outside the store. Cops arrived and found the female very uncooperative, refusing to give the ofﬁcer her contact information, and cursing at him. She cursed everyone around her. She and the other were eventually released to their parents pending court appearances.

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flee, but he caught her and head-butted her. The officers asked the man his side of the story but he refused to talk. He was arrested.

 I-285 and Northside Drive 30342 – On Aug. 17 officers were called to meet Cobb PD officers in regards to a domestic that took place in a car as the car was driving on I-285. The man in the car (driver) said his female occupant wanted to buy marijuana, and when he refused, she assaulted him, causing him to attempt to force her out of the car (while moving), to get her off of him. He had no physical signs of being assaulted. The woman said she was at the man’s residence in SW Atlanta, and the man became agitated with her because she wouldn’t have sex with him. They got in the car because he was supposed to be driving her home. During that time, he then tried to force her out of the car, which led to the violence. She had several signs of being hit. The officer determined that the man had some expectation of sexual activity given that his pants were not zipped and he had a condom in his pocket. He was also determined to be the primary aggressor and was arrested.  8300 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Aug. 18, around 8:30 a.m., cops were called to the recreation center of the apartments, and met with an employee who found a man inside the center. The officers checked the SS

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Police, parks and zoning were common topics of conversation surrounding the formation of the city of Brookhaven last year. But few would have predicted that once the city started up, so much time would be dedicated to discussing strip clubs. Just a few days after Brookhaven officially incorporated in December, City Council held a Saturday morning meeting to go through several housekeeping issues. Among them was a discussion of the city’s adult business regulations, which were inherited from DeKalb County. Three lawyers oﬀered their suggestions for ways the city could strengthen the rules to ensure no more adult businesses would be able to locate in the city. And another lawyer sat in the audience that day: Aubrey Villines, who represents the Pink Pony, the only strip club within Brookhaven’s city limits. Scott Bergthold, a Chattanoogabased attorney who specializes in drafting and defending sexually-oriented business ordinances for local governments, was hired by the city. Bergthold has clients across the country, but has also represented cities and counties in metro Atlanta, including Sandy Springs, Johns Creek, Doraville and Bartow County. Through July, Brookhaven had paid Bergthold about $40,000, according to city records.

City Attorney Bill Riley and Bergthold have declined to comment on stories relating to the Pink Pony, citing the pending litigation. Brookhaven City Council adopted a new sexually-oriented business ordinance, which bans nude dancing with the sale of alcohol, and restricts contact between dancers and customers, among other things. DeKalb County has a similar law on the books. But the county’s existing strip clubs, including the Pink Pony, are able to continue operating because of a settlement agreement that calls for the clubs to pay the county an annual licensing fee of $100,000. Shortly after the new laws were adopted, the Pink Pony sued the city, claiming the ordinance would put their club out of business. In the ensuing months, City Council kept discussions about the Pink Pony lawsuit mostly private. Under Georgia’s open meetings act, elected oﬃcials are allowed to discuss pending litigation behind closed doors. But the subject has been brought up regularly by residents and representatives of the club, who have written letters to the editor and spoken out during city meetings, urging the city to leave the Pink Pony alone. They say the club hasn’t caused any problems and contributes money to the city’s coﬀers.

At an Aug. 27 meeting, City Council members had a rare candid public conversation with the city’s lawyers about the city’s adult business ordinance. When City Attorney Bill Riley attempted to end the conversation due to the pending lawsuit, Mayor J. Max Davis refused. “I don’t care if you think it’s inappropriate,” Davis said. “I’m just trying to get some questions answered. We’re the ones getting the mailers with our faces on it. We’re the ones that are getting the phone calls and emails. … We’re taking a lot of flack on this issue, and I want folks to realize the decisions we’ve made are not made out of some moral crusade. They’re made after lots and lots of thought, and lots of discussion and lots of debate.” Davis asked Bergthold a series of questions about the city’s ordinance. He said constituents frequently ask why the city can’t just grandfather the Pink Pony and allow it continue operating as is. Bergthold said it’s not that simple. Like circumstances must be treated alike, he said. “‘Grandfathering’ is a zoning term. Any business that is lawfully operating from a zoning perspective in their present location is ‘grandfathered.’ That means you’re allowed to continue a lawful, non-conforming use,” Bergthold said. “But on conduct regulations, that’s not a grandfathering context, and the courts have said what’s good for the goose is good for the gander.

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