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MARTA plans to expand rail line up Ga. 400

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The Greenfi eld Hebrew Academy of Atlanta performed a musical program “From Strength to Strength Songs From Our Journey,” on Nov. 2, helping the Atlanta Jewish Male Choir celebrate their 10th anniversary. Front row, from left, Gabriella Schakett, Rebecca Robins and Ariel Scher. Middle row, Kinneret Weismark, Elli Russutto and Lydia

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BY DAN [email protected]

City Council said during its Nov. 12 meeting that the city’s po-lice department must refund fi nes paid by people who didn’t regis-ter their security alarms.

Th e council’s was reacting to a report from Police Chief Ken DeSimone about the city’s false alarm reduction program. City Council signed a contract with CryWolf that required residents to register alarms with the city by Oct. 1, or face a $100 fi ne.

City Council adopted the false alarm program in November of 2012, and has spent nearly a year urging residents to register their alarms, and more than 6,000 have complied. Police are still re-sponding to calls at homes and businesses with unregistered alarms, DeSimone said.

DeSimone said more than half of the alarm calls are generated by alarms not registered with the city.

BY PATRICK FOX AND DAN WHISENHUNTTh ere will be new faces when the next City Council takes of-

fi ce in January. And for the fi rst time in the city’s short history, there will also be no wom-en holding elected offi ce in the city.

In the meantime, vot-ers must decide who will fi ll the District 6 seat be-ing vacated by Council-woman Karen Meinzen McEnerny. No candidate in the race received more than half the votes, so the top two fi n-ishers – Andy Bauman and John Stoj – meet in a runoff election Dec. 3.

Patty Berkovitz, who fi nished third in the voting in Dsitrict 6, SEE AMNESTY, PAGE 26 SEE NEW MAYOR, PAGE 27

Alarm program still news to some residents

New council, new mayor prepare to take over

Mayor-elect Rusty Paul looks ahead to the next four years

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MARTA’s future plans may impact areas east of Ga. 400

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Sandy Springs and Dunwoody offi -cials are starting to pay close attention as MARTA takes a new look at mass transit north of the Chattahoochee River.

Don Boyken, chairman of the Dun-woody Chamber of Commerce, told members of the Dunwoody Homeown-ers Association on Nov. 3 “it’s not too early” to start lobbying the transit agen-cy over its plans to extend the rail line north from the North Springs station.

Boyken said a new MARTA study shows the rail line to the east of Ga. 400, which means neigh-borhoods in Sandy Springs and Dun-woody would be in the path of construc-tion. Two decades or so ago, local offi cials convinced MARTA to build on the west side of Ga. 400, he said, but those plans have been set aside and are to be replaced by new ones.

“We as Dun-woody and San-dy Springs need to talk to MARTA to get them to go back to the [old] plan,” Boyken said.

MARTA offi cials two years ago began again examining ways to provide future mass transit to Fulton County residents who live north of the river. Janide Sidi-fall, project manager for MARTA, said the agency said “had to start back at zero in 2011.”

MARTA is examining three options: bus rapid transit, light rail, and extend-ing the current heavy rail line north from Sandy Springs. Th e agency is con-sidering adding stations at Northridge Road, Holcomb Bridge Road, Mansell Road, North Point Mall, Old Milton Parkway and Windward Parkway.

Preliminary estimates show the bus option is expected to cost about $460 million, compared to $1.8 billion for light rail and $1.6 billion for heavy rail, Sidifall said. Th e heavy rail option is cheaper than light rail, she said, because it extends the current line.

Boyken said residents of Alpharetta, Roswell and other Fulton County cit-ies north of the river support the plan. “Folks north of the river are very much in favor of this line,” Boyken told DHA board members. “Th ey’ve been sitting in traffi c for years.”

During the DHA meeting, state Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody) said he and other members of the community’s leg-islative delegation would weigh in to try

to convince MARTA offi cials to move the line back to the west side of Ga. 400.

Rep. Mike Jacobs (R-Brookhaven), who chairs the Legislature’s MARTA budget oversight committee, said the agency should stick to its prior agree-ments.

“If an understanding was reached with the community, MARTA should honor it, regardless of the passage of time,” Jacobs said in an email.

Th e reason MAR-TA is looking at a rail line east of Ga. 400 is simple: cost. Sidi-fall said each crossing of Ga. 400 is project-ed to add “a few hun-dred thousand dollars” to the cost. If the train crosses to the west side of Ga. 400, it will at some point have to re-turn to the east side, she said.

“It is still possi-ble to go on the west side,” she said. “It is more expensive. And when you’re looking on the national scale, competing with Port-land and Dallas and New York and oth-er cities, cost is a big thing.”

MARTA offi cials presented the plans

to Sandy Springs City Council on Oct. 1, and council members agreed a pro-posed Northridge station should be cut from the plan, according to city records.

“Th e plan shows a station being lo-cated at Northridge on the east side of Ga. 400,” city spokeswoman Sharon Kraun said in an email. “Councilman [John] Paulson spoke against having a station on the east side, where there is a school, offi ce and residential. He sug-gested extending along the west side.”

Councilwoman Karen Meinzen McEnerny said she did not agree that the station should be removed from the plan, but agreed that is should be west of Ga. 400.

“I agree with the council that it can-not be on the east side adjacent to sev-eral ‘protected neighborhoods,’” she said in an email. “But to pass on an oppor-tunity to have it on the west side is ludi-crous in the long run ... . Th e west side has commercial areas and infrastructure (sidewalks) connecting it to the many nearby apartments and Roswell Road.”

Th e Sandy Springs council did not take a formal vote on the proposal. Sid-ifall said additional public meetings could be scheduled soon. “Hopeful-ly, we’ll get some folks out from Dun-woody this time,” she said.

“We as Dunwoody and Sandy Springs need to talk to MARTA to get them to go

back to the [old] plan.”

– DON BOYKENCHAIRMAN OF THE DUNWOODY

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Sandy Springs votesHere are the results of the Nov. 5 elections in Sandy Springs, according to the Fulton

County Registration and Elections.


Th e voters spoke Nov. 5. Th ere just weren’t as many of them talking as there were in 2009.

According to fi gures from Fulton County, 11.7 percent of Sandy Springs voters showed up for the mayoral and City Council election this year. In 2009, turnout was 16 percent.

Sandy Springs city elections had sev-eral new names on the ballot.

Mayor Eva Galambos, City Coun-cilman Chip Collins and City Council-woman Karen Meinzen McEnerny all decided not to run again.

But even the lure of new candidates wasn’t enough to produce a turnout at least matching 2009 numbers for San-dy Springs.

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anne Fries lost to challenger Ken Dish-man. On election night Fries lamented low turnout, but her race saw more vot-ers on Nov. 5 than it did in 2009, when she ran unopposed for re-election. Th ere were 1,028 voters in District 2 on Nov. 5, and Dishman won with 641 votes. In 2009, Fries ran unopposed and received 631 votes out of 650.

On Nov. 5, there were fi ve candi-dates running for Sandy Springs Dis-trict 6 seat and there were 1,718 votes cast. Bauman received 690 votes and Stoj received 500 votes. Th e largest voter turnout occurred in the District 3 race, which drew 2,427 voters to the polls. Graham McDonald won the District 3 race with 1,846 votes, defeating oppo-nent Barbara Malone.

Mayor Votes PercentageBob Brown 1,480 19%Rusty Paul 6,399 80 Total votes: 7,958

District 2Ken Dishman 641 62 Dianne Fries 384 37 Total votes: 1,028

District 3Barbara Malone 576 24Graham McDonald 1,846 76 Total votes: 2,427

District 4Tochie Blad 319 34 Gabriel Sterling 614 66Total votes: 933

District 5Clayton Cole 264 25Tibby DeJulio 793 75Total votes: 1,064

District 6 Andy Bauman 690 40 Patty Berkovitz 446 26Jennifer Steele 42 2 John Stoj 500 29 Sonja Tonpea 39 2 Total votes: 1,718

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A day after being elected mayor of Sandy Springs, Rusty Paul invited re-porters to City Hall for a question-and-answer session.

It didn’t have any of the trappings normally associated with press confer-ences held by elected offi cials. Th ere was no microphone or podium. It was held in the offi ce of city spokeswoman Sha-ron Kraun. Paul sat at a small table in front of a whiteboard, wearing his suit and tie. Members of the media dropped in sporadically to shoot the breeze.

Paul said he’s keeping his victory in perspective. He said after a long election night, his dogs woke him.

“Th e dogs decided they needed to go out at 6:30 a.m.,” Paul said. “Th ey don’t care.”

Th e Paul era as mayor of Sandy Springs begins on Jan. 7. On Nov. 5, he easily defeated challenger Bob Brown for the job, winning 80 percent of the vote.

Paul’s style is more casual than that of his predecessor, Mayor Eva Galambos. Galambos tends to keep her media ap-pearances concise and controlled. Paul’s open invitation wasn’t about any topic in particular, but the questions from re-porters focused on the next four years.

Paul jokes that he’ll have “big high heels to fi ll” if he wants to live up to Galambos’ reputation.

Paul said the support he received and the support Galambos received in pre-vious elections “is a reinforcement of the common vision” shared by Sandy Springs residents.

He said city residents shouldn’t ex-pect big changes. Th e city’s contractors will remain in place, and he has no plans to change the city’s top staff ers, such as City Manager John McDonough. He

will also keep his day job as a lobbyist while serving as Sandy Springs mayor.

Paul will be working alongside sever-al new council members. At the end of this term, the only person returning to City Council who has served since the city incorporated in 2005 is District 5 Councilman Tibby DeJulio.

Paul was on the original council, too, but didn’t seek re-election after a term as a councilman. He stayed involved with the city and served on its Charter Com-mission. He hopes to use his experience in government to mentor his new col-leagues on the City Council.

“At least 50 percent of the council never served on a council before, which I think is exciting,” Paul said. He said the changing roster of council members over eight years is unusual for a city of Sandy Springs’ size.

Some of the new council members will be familiar to Paul. He said he per-sonally recruited Graham McDonald to run in the District 3 race, and McDon-ald will replace outgoing City Council-man Chip Collins.

Paul said the city’s downtown revital-ization project will be the biggest chal-lenge he’ll deal with in the next four years.

“It’s about a vision,” Paul said. “One of the reasons I got elected, I was able to defi ne what the vision will be. We’re in the middle of a process now. We’ll make those decisions as we go through the summer.”

He said he’s not interested in making downtown Sandy Springs a carbon copy of downtowns in other cities.

“You can’t take somebody else’s idea and recreate it somewhere else,” Paul said. “You have to create something uniquely Sandy Springs.”

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In the Nov. 5 municipal election in Sandy Springs, candidates Andy Bau-man and John Stoj received the most votes in the District 6 race. Neither re-ceived more than 50 percent of the votes, meaning they will face each oth-er in a Dec. 3 runoff . Reporter News-papers asked each candidate to distin-guish themselves from their opponent in the runoff . For more information on the candidates, go to ReporterNewspa-pers.net

Andy BaumanOccupation: Attorney, inves-tor and real es-tate consultant; founder and lead volunteer for the Sandy Springs Farmers MarketPrior politi-cal experience:

President, Emory University Student Government Association (1984-1985).

Why are you seeking this posi-tion? I’m running because issues mat-ter, and because actions speak loud-er than words. I see Sandy Springs at an important crossroads, particularly with the planning of the new “city cen-ter” and City Hall. We need to make smart decisions about our future, in-cluding building a 21st Century City Hall that meets our needs and fi ts our budget, and NOT an oversized and ex-travagant 19th Century monument to government. We must prioritize proj-ects that will have the greatest impact on our daily lives. As the parent of school-age children, I am especially sensitive to issues which are important to fami-lies, such as putting neighborhood and school safety concerns at the top of the list. And as a fi scal conservative who be-lieves in getting things done with a sense of urgency, it is unacceptable to me that beautifi cation projects seem to get fi n-ished on time while critical infrastruc-ture projects such as reopening Lake Forrest Drive and important storm wa-ter repairs languish.

Why should voters choose you over your opponent? Th e runoff election on Dec. 3 presents a clear choice between the candidates. I have a real record of

accomplishment in our community, and I am proud to have run a positive, hon-est, issues-oriented campaign, not one that seeks to divide our city. Moreover, I believe the Election Day results, where I received substantially more votes than anyone else in the race, was a resounding affi rmation of our positive campaign. In the runoff , I believe voters will again see me as their choice to build consensus for the important decisions our City Coun-cil needs to make to improve the qual-ity of life we enjoy in Sandy Springs. I have a record of accomplishment and community support that my opponent simply cannot match. As Mayor Eva Galambos said in her endorsement of me, “Andy Bauman is the right choice for Sandy Springs for many reasons. It is important to me personally that he is genuine and honest. [Andy] has actual-ly accomplished things for our city, in-cluding creating the farmers market, and he’s a fi scal conservative as well.” I look forward to serving everyone in our com-munity.

Website: www.AndyForCityCoun-cil.com

John StojOccupation: Small business ownerPrior politi-cal experience: NoneWhy are you seeking this position? I’m extreme-ly proud of our

still new city, and the tremendous job our mayor and council has done over the last eight years. We have the oppor-tunity to build on a great foundation, and I believe I can assist in making even more of our city’s dreams become a re-ality.

Why should voters choose you? My background in fi nance and as a small business owner makes me the ideal can-didate for City Council to help Sandy Springs take the next step forward in our growth. I also have a long career histo-ry of bringing diff erent constituencies together in a collaborative way to solve complex problems.

Website: stojforcouncil.com

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“We thought it wise to conclude toll collections on a Friday evening so that motorists will have the entire weekend to become acclimated to the new traffi c pattern,” Georgia Department of Trans-portation Commissioner Keith Golden said. “Still, we urge commuters the fol-lowing Monday morning to be particu-larly cautious while driving through the plaza area.”–Collin Kelley

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Wilkinson letter unfair

To the editor:

As a longtime journalist who covered state Rep. Joe Wilkinson and who later went into the private sector and moved to Sandy Springs, as well as someone who has worked with his campaigns, I am deeply off ended by Don McAdam’s letter (Sandy Springs Reporter, Nov. 1-14) in-sinuating that our representative is some-how dishonest.

McAdam, ironically, is the dishon-est one by citing a Wilkinson quote that there hasn’t been “a single shred of evi-dence of wrongdoing against any legisla-tor.” Th e letter writer went on to charge that the chairman of the House of Rep-resentatives Ethics Committee is “simulta-neously wrong and contemptibly mislead-ing” because state Sen. Don Balfour has been indicted.

Yet what McAdam didn’t tell readers is that Wilkinson actually fi rst made that statement a year before the Balfour indict-ment! It is especially surprising that the Reporter editor didn’t call foul on that cheap shot.

Th e letter notes that a report by a local investigative news site exposed Balfour’s alleged expense account discrepancies. Yet, again, McAdam doesn’t tell the read-er that the news site was able to get lobby-ist information to verify the report for this story because Wilkinson has championed lobbyist transparency, and even pushed

for ethics reforms to ensure that the infor-mation was available to the public three times faster than it was previously.

Out-of-legislative-session lobbyist dis-closure reports were fi led only once ev-ery 90 days, so Wilkinson took the lead to change it to every 30 days. In-session reports were due once every 30 days, but the Ethics Committee chairman again changed them to twice every 30 days. Ad-ditionally, the chairman moved to raise fi nes for lobbyist non-compliance to some of the highest in the country.

McAdam’s letter cites a 2012 report by the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) which looked at each state’s laws and attempted to determine how susceptible they were to corruptibility. Th is report concluded that Georgia ranked last in the nation.

McAdam then mocks Wilkinson for challenging the CPI report when in fact in 2010 the same national group ranked Georgia seventh in the country in terms of strong ethics/transparency laws. In compiling that ranking as well as previ-ous ones, the CPI relied on objective, in-dependent and professional regulators and administrators.

Yet in 2012, the CPI changed the methodology that it had always employed. Instead of seeking input from the objec-tive ethics offi cials, CPI contracted with a hodgepodge of individuals in all 50 states to conduct the study. In Georgia, the in-dividual selected was paid $5,000 to “re-view” Georgia’s laws.

Th is individual then concluded that Georgia - which was ranked the seventh best state two years before - had somehow jumped to last in the nation.

At that point, national media outlets and other experts questioned the entire CPI report, especially since it ranked New Jersey with a controversial, fi rst-in-the-na-tion “clean” rating. Th at’s why Wilkinson asked outside experts to review and ana-lyze the CPI report — and those fi ndings were passed along to local media.

Bottom line: Th e CPI report is now as discredited as McAdam’s irresponsible attacks against the reputation of this fi ne public servant.

Readers ought to know, too, that the Sandy Springs/Buckhead lawmaker has never missed a day of regular or special General Assembly sessions in 13 years. Th is public servant, lest it be forgotten, sponsored the legislation that led to the creation of the city of Sandy Springs.

And, signifi cantly, he was the 2004 En-vironmental Legislator of the Year — the fi rst Republican ever named by the Geor-gia Conservation Voters.

Our representative has been instru-mental in passing bills ranging from teen driving safety to student meningitis vacci-nation requirements. Th e list goes on.

But perhaps most important, and something McAdam refuses to concede, is that Rep. Joe Wilkinson has repeatedly ad-vocated that all lobbying activity be fully open and transparent.

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leadership at the school.Principal Howard Taylor was leaving,

but was enticed to stay when Atlanta Pub-

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ter. But the Board of Education on Sept.

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swer questions, or at least try.One parent summed up the general senti-

ment of the NAHS community.

“What in the hell has happened here?”

she asked. “That’s the million-dollar question,”

Smith said. Taylor was not at the Garden Hills meet-

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He couldn’t hire the teachers he wanted and

found the bureaucracy too burdensome.

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“tea” pisaniello during the Food truck Roundup at Blackburn park on Sept. 11. the event also

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permanent facility for the city to call home.

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moved into two temporary offices, each with a one-year lease. C

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The city redevelopment project known as Project Renaissance is

picking up momentum, city officials say.

On Sept. 9, the city sold six lots to the private developer work-

ing on the project, John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, so

the developer could begin work on the first residences it will build

in the 35-acre project, City Manager Warren Hutmacher told

members of Dunwoody City Council.

Also, the city is considering an early purchase of 19 of the acres

it has under contract in order save money on financing costs.

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By Joe [email protected]

Dunwoody residents soon may be able legally to keep more than

three pets and to practice certain kinds of home occupations.

Removing the limit on pets and adding rules allowing some

home businesses were among Dunwoody City Council’s most recent

tweaks to the city’s rewrite of its zoning and development regula-

tions. The rewrite, intended to make Dunwoody’s regulations reflect

the desires of city residents, has been under way since early last year.

After debate Sept. 17 that touched on residents’ reactions to jobs

such as teaching piano or giving swimming lessons, council members

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To the editor:

I have recently been made aware that the city has voted to destroy three local businesses, including Eric Bern’s Photogra-phy Studio, which is an exceptionally fl ourishing staple of the city at this point, to extend a road.

What’s more, I learned that: 1) Th e money off ered to Eric in return for the proposed appropriation of his property is no-where near what would be required for him to relocate his business; 2) Th e city did not consult any of these business owners prior to taking this vote, and 3) Eric proposed several alternatives to the city that would allow him to keep his studio where it is and save the city money on this project — alterna-tives that have been ignored and seemingly blown off .

I’m looking at the Sandy Springs seal on the city website as I type this email to you. Th e city’s actions in this event so far are the antithesis of the city’s slogan: “Honest, Effi cient, Re-sponsive.”

How can you claim honesty after keeping this secret from the people it would impact most, and deciding that if they don’t cooperate, you’ll use legal action against them in accor-dance with the divine right of township? How can you claim effi ciency if you choose actions that cost more money than necessary to the city, and displace businesses that don’t need to be displaced, ultimately costing them more than the pittance you’ve off ered? And how can you claim to be responsive when you ignore your citizens?

In a time when almost everyone who doesn’t work for a form of government complains about all forms of govern-ment, I’d think that at least local govern-ments would start to listen more to their constituents, who pay their salaries. Or perhaps you consider them subjects rath-er than your employers.

Governments are supposed to lead and serve. Governments (supposedly) exist so that a body of people can conduct themselves smoothly together and get their needs met. Th ey don’t exist to serve the interests of peo-ple in power more than they serve everyone else.

I make that distinction because I think a lot of angry peo-ple would argue that if you’re a government offi cial represent-ing people, you should be entirely objective. Not so. If you’re a citizen of a city who happens to work for its government, you have the same say as everyone else in anything, because it aff ects you just as much.

So consider someone coming to your house, telling you that they’re going to tear it down, off ering you an insulting compensation, and then threatening legal action if you don’t give up what you own because someone else wants it. You may

be thinking, “that’s not the same thing be-cause it’s my home,” or “that would never happen to me…”

From a business owner’s perspective, it is the same thing. Investing the heart and soul in a business makes it just as signifi -cant as a home. And yes, it can happen to you, too.

I hope you’ll reconsider the city’s han-dling of this aff air, and I’m sure that doing so will reinforce the citizens’ faith in your honesty, effi ciency and responsiveness.

Andrew Welsh

City should pay upTo the editor:

In response to the article under Commentary by Eric Bern in the Nov 1-14 issue of the Sandy Springs Report-er, I would like to object to the bully tactics the City Council is using to get the property they have decided is the only place they would like to put the city center.

It reminds me of the case a few years ago where a City Council decided that a lower-income neighborhood on the prime waterway in their communi-ty could be re-developed and be very “good” for the community as a whole.

I feel that what our City Council is doing to these businesses and people is ethically wrong. Th ey may be able to do it legally, but it is wrong to take other peoples’ property just because they have

decided it is what they want.While I am a supporter of the idea

of a town center that is walkable and more bike-friendly, I think that if they came to the conclusion that this is the only place that accomplishing this goal is possible, then if they must use emi-nent domain to force people to move for their project “for the good of the community,” then they should actually have to pay the real price for these busi-nesses and people to move.

Eric Bern makes a very good argu-ment when he talks about having spent years building his business and custom-er base, and the disruption to his busi-ness and income in order for him to have to relocate his business.

It takes time, in his case, to build an outdoor space with the right light-ing for his photography business. Th is is something that I’m sure the real es-tate appraiser did not take into consid-eration. It doesn’t just happen.

He should be compensated appro-priately so that he can aff ord to buy something in the same area that his cus-tomer base is accustomed to. And espe-cially since there are other sites, maybe not as central as the Target location, but this site is a choice the City Council has made. If they are dead set on only this location, then they should have to pay the cost of the real property value.

Th e Sherman-Williams Paint Store should have been better accommodated as well. Th is is “Big Government” bul-ly tactics. I’m thankful I did not have an established business or home the city decided they wanted and had the right to take it from me.

I feel great empathy for these people who have worked hard for many years to build their businesses, only to have Big Government take it from them for much less than their real value.

Brenda Williams

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The food truck fad appears to have found a comfortable home in the Atlan-ta suburbs.

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This year, Dunwoody held a popular weekly event in Brook Run Park known as “Food Truck Thursdays.” Brookhaven liked the idea and followed suit with its “Food Truck Roundup” on Wednesdays in Blackburn Park.

Sandy Springs has offered food trucks during its ArtSSpring festival, and Buck-head is home to the Atlanta Food Truck Park on Howell Mill Road, where peo-ple can go to find food trucks any day of the week.

For those who’ve somehow missed them, food trucks are large vans outfitted as mobile res-taurants. They’re known for offering inexpensive, inter-national and upscale food – things like lamb burgers, Asian-style tacos or gourmet popsicles.

Bettie Cagle of Red Bird Events created Smyrna’s food truck event last year and was one of the organizers of Dun-woody’s Food Truck Thurs-days. Cagle said the food trucks bring something unique to the suburban com-munities.

“In town, there are events going on every day. The trucks are very available in the city,” Cagle said. “We’re giv-ing people a destination and

opportunity for a community event. I think that’s why it’s been so big. It’s been so much fun.”

When Cagle first pitched the idea of the Smyrna event, some of the food truck operators were skeptical, she said. But the crowds have been great since the first night.

“Now that we’ve seen that it works, there is no hesitation at all,” Cagle said. “This formula of great food and music and community is working all over met-ro Atlanta.”

In addition to the crowds, food trucks find it’s often easier to obtain permits to operate in smaller cities, Cagle said.

“In the city of Atlanta, you may have to get three permits for one location. In the suburbs, you need a valid health per-mit and a business license in the city,” Cagle said. “In Dunwoody, that process only took 20-30 minutes maximum. It’s

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very simple.”Brookhaven’s Communications Di-

rector Megan Matteucci said the city initially started the food truck programs this fall as a way to celebrate Brookhav-en’s parks.

“When we fi rst started them, we knew they were popular in other com-munities. But weren’t sure what kind of turnout we would have in Brookhav-en,” Matteucci said. “We’ve been over-whelmed by the turnout. Each night, the trucks served between 2,000 and 3,000 meals. We’re pretty happy with that.”

Matteucci said in addition to the food, Brookhaven off ered music and kids’ activities as a way to bring residents out to the park. Brookhaven held its last Food Truck Roundup of the season Oct. 30. Matteucci said the city is planning to continue the programs next year, be-ginning in the spring.

Bill Grossman, secretary of the Dun-woody Homeowners Association, said his organization is known for sponsor-ing popular seasonal community events like the city’s Fourth of July Parade and Light Up Dunwoody. Food truck nights off ered something diff erent each week from May through October.

“We started it off the last day of school with, I think, six trucks. We immediate-ly had a huge crowd the fi rst night. Th e only complaint we got was ‘the lines are too long, add more trucks,’” Grossman said.

Grossman said the events also attract-ed lots of young families and people he’d never seen at other Dunwoody gather-ings. Th e combination of the park, mu-sic and food seemed to work well, he said.

“When the weather’s nice and the musical act’s good, it’s almost magical,” Grossman said.

But city-sponsored food truck nights aren’t universally beloved. At Brookhav-en town hall meetings, some residents complained that the programs made traffi c worse on Ashford-Dunwoody Road. And some local businesses don’t like that the city is promoting the mo-bile restaurants that drive in from else-where.

Bill Brown, owner of Th ere Brookhav-en, said he thinks the city should sup-port local businesses, too.

“I’m not anti food truck,” Brown said. “I don’t look at it as competition at all. I’m old school, and I believe busi-ness gets business. However, if the city chooses something to support and pro-mote, there’s a lot of independent busi-

ness owners in the city that aren’t getting that kind of tweets and support.”

Cagle said she tries to fi nd ways to incorporate local businesses into the events. For example, in Duluth, she said, one of the Mexican restaurants has a table at the event to sell margaritas.

“We’re working to really promote lo-cal businesses as well as our events,” Ca-gle said. “I don’t want to come in and take someone else’s business. We’re fi nd-ing additional ways to promote the busi-nesses as well as allowing them to be part of our event.”

Cagle said she believes the best part of the food truck events is that they fos-ter a sense of community and encourage residents to get to know one another by spending the evening in the park.

“Th at’s what people are doing – they’re not grabbing food and leaving. Th ey’re making it a whole night event,” Cagle said.

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Jan Collins says the Sandy Springs Society began as a way to help historic preservation eff orts, but quickly turned into one of the community’s leading charitable organizations.

Over the last 25 years, the society has raised and contributed $2.5 million to local causes. One of their more high -profi le fundraising initiatives was plac-ing turtle statues throughout the city. Th e society has contributed to local arts, parks and schools.

Th e offi cial 25th anniversary of the society is in January.

“We hold fundraisers throughout the year and then we donate,” society Pub-lic Relations Chairwoman Julie Johnson said. “We have people apply for grants and we have a group that vets those.”

Th e $2.5 million fi gure might seem paltry compared with the donations of some other charities, but the society is an all-volunteer group of women. “Ev-erything that we make is given back to the community,” Collins said.

Collins, who is the mother of Sandy Springs Councilman Chip Collins, was one of the group’s founding members. Th e group organized in 1988 and settled on a 100-member limit, all women. Th e group took in members by invitation only. It still is all women and invita-tion only, though the membership ranks have grown to more than 300 members to meet the community’s needs.

“We were looking for community leaders, people who had a proven track record of interest in the community and leadership,” Collins said. “We had 109

people that wanted to join. Th at took care of it.”

Society President Kate Dalba said the group still gives 35 percent of its pro-ceeds to Heritage Sandy Springs.

“We branched out and felt like we re-ally wanted to provide for those in need in Sandy Springs,” Dalba said.

Dalba said in some respects the growth was unavoidable. Many of the group’s members were married to local doctors, she said.

“Northside Hospital’s foundation was the fi rst big supporter of our foun-dation. We had so many physicians’ wives, and that gave us a real foot in the door,” Dalba said. “Th at’s been a great relationship.”

City Councilwoman Karen Meinzen McEnerny, who is returning to private life at the end of this year, joined the so-ciety in 2009.

McEnerny said the society’s im-pact has been more than philanthrop-ic. Having so many infl uential women working together helped shape the com-munity, even before Sandy Springs was offi cially a city, she said.

“We created a sense of place, a sense of community,” McEnerny said.

Dalba said one of the society’s goals for its 25th year is to remind people about the nonprofi t’s presence in the community.

“My biggest push this year is to get the area to know about our organiza-tion,” Dalba said. “With 306 members at the moment, we do quite a bit to help Sandy Springs.”

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Local food banks feel effects of food stamp cutsBY DAN WHISENHUNT

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Local food banks said that the loss of food stamp benefi ts provided by govern-ment stimulus money will make it hard-er to keep their pantries full.

On Nov. 1, a temporary increase in spending on the federal Supplemen-tal Nutrition As-sistance Program – more common-ly known as food stamps – expired, according to the nonpartisan Cen-ter on Budget and Policy Priorities. Th e federal government had increased spending in 2009 as part of a stimulus program intended to improve the econ-omy.

CBPP estimates the end of the in-crease will mean the state of Georgia will receive $210 million less from the SNAP program, aff ecting about 2 mil-lion Georgia residents. Th at means more families will be turning to food banks for help, food bank operators say.

In fact, demand for services from food banks in Sandy Springs, Dun-woody, Buckhead and Brookhaven started rising in anticipation of the cuts taking eff ect.

Tamara Carrera, executive director of the Community Assistance Center that serves Sandy Springs and Dunwoody, said some of the center’s clients will lose funding for a week’s worth of food.

“When just the threats of the cuts were happening in August, we went from 550 families per month to 830 families per month,” Carrera said. “It jumped almost 300 families.”

Carrera said she expects November’s numbers will be higher than 830 fam-ilies.

Helen Cunningham, executive di-rector of the Buckhead Christian Min-istry, said the group has seen a 10 per-cent jump in demand. Cunningham said since 2009 the ministry’s food bank has distributed 1,500 to 1,700 bags of food each month.

“We’re doing 1,800 to 2,000 bags a month, and I anticipate that to grow further as the food stamps expire,” she said.

Stanley Rose with the Suthers Cen-ter for Christian Outreach in Chamblee said the center is seeing a 50 percent in-crease in clients each week.

“We’re giving out 50 to 55 pounds of food,” Rose said. “We’re going through a hell of a lot of food.”

Food banks said they are asking the public to help them keep up with the in-crease in demand for their services.

“People are not back where they need to be, so it’s causing problems,” Rose said.

Here’s how you can help:- Th e Suthers Center accepts do-

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center is located at 3550 Broad Street, Suite F, Chamblee, 30341. For more information, visit www.sutherscenter.com.

- Buckhead Christian Minis-try accepts donations from 10 a.m. to

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 2847 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, 30305.

You can also make a fi nancial donation through the website. A $25

donation feeds a family of four for one week, Cunningham said. To learn more, visit http://buckheadchristianministry.org.

- Th e Community Assistance Center accepts food pantry donations at the following times:

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Fridays, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.First and second Saturdays of the

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Outdoor Club about a year ago. He was hooked after his fi rst outing with the club, which included stargazing through telescopes, and now fi nds the club’s trips contribute to his exercise program.

“I was walk-ing some, but not enough to be con-sidered a good workout,” said the 61-year-old fi -nancial advisor, who lives in San-dy Springs. “I now go on at least three good strenu-ous hikes a week. I am in much better physical condition than before.”

Th e AOC isn’t just about hik-ing. Members say they enjoy a health-ful addiction to a range of outdoor events such as kaya-king, camping, cav-ing and canoeing. And through the club, which is open to people 21 and older, they fi nd plac-es to hike, bike, camp or canoe from the banks of the Chattahoochee to faraway sites in places in Africa or New Zealand.

Since 2001, the all-volunteer AOC has organized more than 6,000 events around the world – it sponsored 18 on a single day in 2012, according to its website – and has enrolled some 15,000 members, always free of charge.

Allston Kendall of Buckhead joined

in 2010. “I was working 50 to 60 hours a week as part of the management team of a startup company, which was very stressful,” the 41-year-old said. “I want-ed to achieve a better balance between work and life, especially because I was

usually too tired by the evening/weekend to real-ly do much. AOC’s been instrumental in helping me keep my perspective on what’s truly impor-tant in life.”

Kendall has changed jobs since, has become an AOC trip lead-er, and is planning a horseback riding event and an eight-day safari in Tanza-nia.

Closer to home, she’s discovered new places for outdoor activities through the club.

“I had no idea what a wealth of natural resources and parks were available within a short dis-tance of Atlanta. I have a far greater ap-preciation and interest in Georgia’s riv-ers, parks and mountains,” she said.

Th e AOC club ranks its activities by diffi culty on a D-1 to D-5 scale, with 5 being the hardest. Kendall continues to set new goals for herself. “I want to eventually get in shape enough to sign up for and do a D-5 hike/trip and not worry about slowing down the group,”

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Lisa Marie Maldonado, a member of the Atlanta Outdoor Club since 2008, has logged 210 events in that time. She credits the organization with developing her self-esteem and getting her out of her “small bubble.”

Isabella Kujawa, a yoga instructor, became a part of AOC after she moved to Atlanta. She wanted to explore the area and meet others who shared her interest in the outdoors.

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2011. Th e Sandy Springs yoga instruc-tor wanted to explore the area, especially the outdoors, and fi nd other people who shared her interests.

“I became part of an organization (AOC) that I believed in, and it made it easier to socialize in the outdoor setting in which I felt more comfortable,” Kuja-wa said.

Like Kendall, she derives extra enjoy-ment from being a trip leader. “Learn-ing that everyone’s perception of how active or capable they are is quite dif-ferent from reali-ty. It’s rewarding to expose others to the beauty of the out-doors and witness people accomplish-ing something they didn’t think they could, such as hik-ing 12 miles,” she added.

Lisa Marie Mal-donado may be the consummate mem-ber, having logged 210 AOC events since 2008.

Th e 47-year-old Buckhead resident credits the AOC experience for develop-ing self-esteem that landed her a fl ight attendant job at AirTran Airways.

“My personality was shy and re-served. I began with small hikes. I have now climbed many major mountains in this country and the world. I have to-tally come out of my small bubble and even took over as president of the club

for a few years,” she said.In addition, Maldonado is current-

ly the club’s director-at-large and a trip leader who searches for unique desti-nations to explore. Her outdoor club adventures have resulted in passport stamps from Mexico, Peru and Spain. She has been caught in bad weather out-breaks and had all kinds of equipment mishaps.

“I have chal-lenged my body and mind by par-ticipating in events that I considered to be too far outside my ability. I have felt the full impact of how the club has changed my life,” she said.

Th ey have all en-joyed positive life changes, but Vo-gel, Kendall, Kuja-wa and Maldonado agree on one over-arching AOC qual-ity.

As Kendall puts it: “Despite an in-credibly diverse set of backgrounds, we all come together with the similar in-terest of enjoying the outdoors and each other’s compa-

ny.” Dave Vogel relies on that camara-

derie to spur him further. “It’s a won-derful club with great people and great leadership,” he said. “Th ere is some magic about the club that makes it special.”

For more information, visit www.at-lantaoutdoorclub.com.

Dave Vogel says the AOC has some magic about it that makes it special. Vogel was hooked on the club after his fi rst outing, and now fi nds their trips contribute to his exercise program.Members enjoy hiking, camping, caving, canoeing and other outdoor activities, as well as outdoor events close to home and around the globe. The all-volunteer group has organized more than 6,000 world-wide events since 2001.

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Allston Kendall of Buckhead joined the Atlanta Outdoor Club in 2010. She had been working 50-60 hours a week at a startup

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Artists’ MarketFriday, Nov. 22, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. – Th e Work of Our Hands Artists’ Market celebrates its 11th anniversary at the Cathedral of St. Philip. Mar-ket features over 80 local and regional artists of-fering fi ne art, folk art and crafts, including paint-ings, glass, fabric and wood art, pottery, jewelry, sculptures, etc. in a variety of price ranges. Free admission. Event continues Saturday, Nov. 23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 24, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 2744 Peachtree Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-365-1000 or visit: http://workofhands.com for more details.

Christmas TreesSaturday, Nov. 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. – Th e Buckhead Optimist Club off ers Christmas trees for sale! A Buckhead/Brookhaven tradition for over 20 years, all proceeds go to children’s charities such as the Brookhaven Boys and Girls Club, Si-mon Youth Foundation, foster care support and the truancy intervention pro-gram. Trees, $30-$150, and wreaths, $25 and up, are Frazier fi rs, fresh from western N.C. Sale hours: weeknights, 5-9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Lot remains open un-til all trees are gone. Next to the fi re station, 721 Phipps Blvd., Atlanta, 30326, back entrance to Phipps Plaza. Contact Susan Frierson at 404-261-0375 or via email: [email protected] with questions.

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Baby Sign LanguageTuesday, Nov. 19, 6-8 p.m. – Sign-ing to your baby can reduce frustra-tion for both you and your baby. It gives babies the abil-ity to express them-

selves, and accelerates your baby’s development of speech. Learn the benefi ts and the most common signs to teach your baby, and how to incorporate them into your daily routine. $32. Bring your own snack and water. Northside Hospital, Inter-change Building, Suite 400, Classroom 419, 5780 Peachtree-Dunwoody Rd., NE, Atlanta , 30342. Call 404-845-5555 or visit: https://classes.north-side.com for details.

Cancer Care� ursday, Nov. 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Th e Cancer Support Community of Atlanta invites cancer patients and their loved ones to a free work-shop that provides a practical guide to navigating the numerous and complex challenges of manag-ing the cost of cancer care. Dinner provided. RSVP to 404-843-1880. 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Building C, Suite 225, Atlanta, 30342. Visit: www.cscatlanta.org for more information.

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Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. – Th e Atlanta Tinni-tus Support Group wel-comes Stephen Nagler, M.D., F.A.C.S. as he dis-cusses living without tin-nitus, outlines practical steps for overcoming tinnitus, and provides gen-eral views on the direction of current and future tinnitus research. Free and all are welcome. Dun-woody Branch Library, in the Meeting Room, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. To learn more, contact Erica at [email protected].

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Thanksgiving Stories Tuesday, Nov. 19, 10:15 a.m. – Toddlers and preschoolers will enjoy special stories about Th anksgiving Day and being thankful. Lesson for toddlers age 1 at 10:15 a.m.; toddlers age 2 at 11 a.m.; and preschoolers ages 3-5 at 11:45 a.m. Free and open to the community. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. To fi nd out more, email: [email protected] or call 404-814-3500.

Be ThankfulSaturday, Nov. 23, 3-4 p.m. – Saturday story time, with some help from Ms. Leah, of-fers up a fun, seasonal tale, and related activities for the whole family. Sign up required and start-ed Aug. 31. Space is limited. Free and open to the public. For preschool and elementary school youth. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Story Time Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, San-dy Springs, 30328. To ask questions or to register, email: [email protected] or call 404-303-6130.

Nature Fun Monday, Nov. 25, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. –Join others at the Dunwoody Nature Center for two days of fun and adventure, learning to appreci-ate all that nature has to off er. Enjoy nature-themed crafts, activities, games and outdoor play as you ex-plore the habitats of Dunwoody Park. Camp contin-ues on Tuesday, Nov, 26, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Limit-ed to 30 campers. Full-day camp for K-5th graders; half-day camp for pre-schoolers. Full-day camp: members, $90; non-members, $100. Half-day camp: members, $55: non-members, $65. Register at www.dunwoodynature.org/Th anksgiving-Break-Camp. 5343 Roberts Dr., Dunwoody, 30338. To learn more, call 770-394-3322.

Craft DaysMonday, Nov. 25, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. –Get crafty at the Chattahoochee Nature Center during Th anksgiving break! Reuse and recycle items to make fun, take-home projects. Diff erent crafts each day. Continues Tuesday, Nov. 26, and Wednesday, Nov. 27, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. For ages 4 and up. Included with the cost of general admis-sion, $10 adults; $7 seniors and students (ages 13 -18); $6 children ages 3-12; children 2 and un-der are free. 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell, 30075. Call 770-992-2055 for more information or go to: www.chattanaturecenter.org.

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Trombone Concert Tuesday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. – Ed Nicholson performs on trombone at the Georgia Perime-ter College -Dunwoody campus. Free and open to the community. No tickets or reservations required. In the auditorium, NC 1100, 2101 Womack Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For more in-formation, call 678-891-3572 or go to: www.gpc.edu.

Georges BraqueWednesday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m. – Renee Maurer, assistant curator of Th e Phillips Col-lection in Washington D.C., discusses “Georg-es Braque: Paintings and Prints.” $5; free for Oglethorpe University Museum members or with a Petrel Pass. 4484 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. For more information go to: museum.oglethorpe.edu or call 404-364-8555.

Swingin’ SantasSunday, Dec. 1, 4-5 p.m. – Jazz sing-er Francine Reed and Th e Brent Runnels Trio present a program of swinging Christmas tunes in conjunction with the Oglethorpe Universi-ty Museum of Art exhibition of Haddon Sun-dblom’s Santa paintings. $10 admission; free for OUMA members and with a Petrel Pass. In the OU Museum of Art Skylight Gallery, 4484 Peachtree Rd., Brookhaven, 30319. For addi-tional information go to: museum.oglethorpe.edu or call 404-364-8555.

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Emory Saint Joseph’s Hos-pital is honoring one of its long-time volunteers by nam-ing the hospital’s in-house fl ower shop after her.

Marguerite Oberg, now 91 years old, recently retired from the hospital fl ower shop after 40 years of volunteer ser-vice. She began volunteer-ing at Saint Joseph’s in 1973, when the hospital was located in downtown Atlanta, and es-tablished its fi rst fl ower shop. She has served as its volunteer director ever since.

“Because of her years of dedication and service to the hospital, naming the fl ow-er shop after Marguerite is a special way we can honor her work and her commitment to the hospital, its patients, and staff ,” Marcia Schwefl er, Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary president, said in a press release.

For decades, Oberg drove to a wholesale fl ower shop in downtown Atlanta once a week to select the roses, lilies, carnations and other fl owers to be arranged by the vol-unteers in the hospital’s gift shop. She was the subject of a “Making a Diff erence” ar-ticle in Reporter Newspapers in 2011.

“I loved my work at the hospital fl ower shop for the 40 years I was there, and am touched the shop has been named after me,” Oberg said. “It takes a team of dedicated ladies to produce the amount of fl ower arrangements we did for all those years, and we made a great team.”

Dunwoody honors teenagers as heroesDunwoody city offi cials recently cited three teenage lifeguards as heroes for saving

a 2-year-old who was not breathing after being pulled from a swimming pool.David Fleming, Jessica McClure and Caroline Phillips, lifeguards at the Mill Glen

Swim and Tennis Club, provided CPR to the child until emergency responders ar-rived, Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis said as he proclaimed Oct. 28 a day in their honor.

Stacey Harris, president of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association, who was at the pool for the Labor Day rescue, said the teens revived the child. “Th ose of us in Mill Glen are grateful,” she said.

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Labyrinths provide peace, focus, releaseBY JOE EARLE

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Th e name itself makes them seem old. Ancient, real-ly. Like something pre-Christian, something that might be unearthed among long-lost ruins.

But labyrinths – wandering pathways like the one Greek myths say Daedalus devised to imprison the monstrous Minotaur – are in the midst of a modern renewal.

For the last couple of decades, labyrinths based on a medieval model have cropped up at church-es, retreats, private homes, even health-care institutions across the country and across Georgia and north metro Atlanta. Th ey’re catch-ing on with the faithful as a way to momentarily escape the distrac-tions of modern life.

Mary Caroline Cravens of Buckhead, president of St. Mon-ica’s Guild at the Cathedral of St. Philip, said she’s found an “amaz-ing release” walking labyrinths. “You feel refreshed. Rejuvenated. Lighter. Calmer,” she said. “I think it’s because you’re leaving whatever burden it was [you brought in with you] in God’s hands.”

Labyrinths are made to be walked. Th ey are patterns laid out on the fl oor or the ground. One of the fi rst things labyrinth fans say is that the winding pathways are not mazes. Mazes are puzzles meant to be solved. Th ey sometimes off er several solutions. A person in a

maze is trying to escape. A labyrinth off ers only a single path. A person in a labyrinth follows that path to the center, then back out again.

“In a maze, you’re looking for a way out,” said Th e Rev. Beth Knowlton, canon for liturgy and prayer at

the Cathedral of St. Philip in At-lanta. “[A labyrinth] is about a loss of control. If I’m having a crazy day, it’s a good way to calm down.”

Th e journey, labyrinth fans say, is what matters.

“It is a form of meditation,” Cra-vens said. “Whether you’re reading a poem or just thinking, I think it’s a form of meditation.”

Recent renewal of interest in lab-yrinths grew from the rediscovery of one set into the fl oor at Chartres Cathedral in France, Knowlton and others said, and many modern lab-yrinths are based on the Chartres design. Th ere is some thought laby-rinths might have been used in the Middle Ages to symbolically mim-

ic pilgrimages to Jerusalem or other holy sites at a time when such religious trips were considered important signs of faithfulness.

Recent interest in walking labyrinths has a diff erent intent. It’s about focus.

“I think it gives people a way to quiet themselves,” Knowlton said. “I think we live in an increasingly busy

age, when people are frenetic. People are longing for si-lence. Th e labyrinth .... You just walk it.”

Knowlton sees the labyrinth as a meditation aid. “It’s about fi nding your own peace,” she said. “It’s real-

The Rev. Beth Knowlton pauses at the center of the labyrinth inside a building the Cathedral of St. Philip.

“It is a form of meditation. Whether you’re reading a poem or just thinking,

I think it’s a form of meditation.”

– MARY CAROLINE CRAVENS PRESIDENT OF ST. MONICA’S

GUILD, THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. PHILIP

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ly good for centering people.”Th e Rev. Alison Schultz, associate rector at Holy In-

nocents’ Episcopal Church in Sandy Springs, agrees a labyrinth serves as a tool for meditation. Her church recently installed a grass-and-brick labyrinth in a me-morial garden outside the main church building. “If we can relax, we might all feel better,” she said.

Whatever the reason people fi nd for using laby-

rinths, the winding paths are catching on. Th e inter-national Labyrinth Society’s webpage [labyrinthsociety.org] counts 75 in Georgia, including eight in Atlan-ta, and 25 others in metro communities scattered from Chamblee to Morrow. Th e website lists Georgia laby-rinths at Episcopal, Lutheran and Presbyterian church-es.

St. Philip’s Cathedral actually has two labyrinths.

One, painted on canvas, can be spread out inside a church hall. Th e other, made with stone pavers, was installed this year in a garden just across a parking lot from the main building on Peachtree Road. Th e outdoor setting allows the stone labyrinth to be used at any time of day.

Knowlton said some walk the cathe-dral’s labyrinths regularly. “It becomes an important part of some people’s spiritual experience,” she said.

She regularly walks the labyrinth her-self. “I feel less distracted after I do it,” Knowlton said. “It makes me slow down.”

Schultz says something about walking a labyrinth, something in the repetition of the walkway and in the walking itself, calms a user. She thinks that’s why laby-rinths have cropped up in various cultures over thousands of years. “Something about our participation in that does something with the neurons in our brains,” she said. “I don’t know the physiology of it, but I know the impact of it.”

Schultz said she’s seen people react in various ways while walking labyrinths. Some match their breathing to their steps. Some walk slowly, others more quickly. Some repeat psalms or prayers.

“I do it with no intentions, to see what feelings come,” she said. “You’ll fi nd a lot of people cry-ing about halfway through. You can feel very vulnera-ble, because you’ve made yourself open to it.”

Yielding control of her walk to the labyrinth can al-low her to focus her thoughts. “I can’t get lost in a laby-rinth,” she said. “I don’t have to think about where I’m going. I can just be there.”

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Amnesty period for those with alarm fines Businesses plan tribute for outgoing

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bos is doing her fare-well tour after serv-ing two terms as Sandy Springs mayor.

Galambos is also the city’s first mayor, and worked for years to cre-ate the city, which of-ficially incorporated in 2005.

The Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber, the Perimeter Community Improvement Dis-tricts and the Perimeter Business Alliance will honor Galambos at a breakfast on Nov. 18, according to a press release.

“We want to show our appreciation for Mayor Galambos and her outstanding ser-vice to our community,” said Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber President/CEO Tom Ma-haffey in the press release. “Without her ef-forts for more than 30 years, Sandy Springs would not be the economic engine it is today.”

“It is our privilege to participate in this toast to Mayor Galambos, who has shown what an individual can do when they have a vision and can bring partners to the table,” said PCIDs President/CEO Yvonne Williams in the press release.

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“The most common reason given if they’re not registered is they didn’t know about the ordinance,” DeSimone said.

DeSimone said the department has offered to waive the $100 registration fee if the owner complied within 14 days. He said some people simply paid the fine, about 60 peo-ple total.

“The goal is compliance with the ordinance,” DeSimone said. “It’s not about fining people. It’s about reducing the false alarm calls.”

City Council told the police department to refund the money to people who paid the fine without taking advan-tage of the 14-day amnesty period, provided they have reg-istered their alarms.

DeSimone told City Council the amnesty period will be available until Feb. 1, 2014.

City Council was on board with that idea, saying there’s been adequate notification by the city and the media.

“I don’t care if they know or not after Feb. 1,” City Councilwoman Dianne Fries said.

City Attorney Wendell Willard said the city notified ev-ery alarm company doing business in the city about the new regulations. He said there were many that the city wasn’t previously aware of.

Some of the City Council members said they’ve already received calls about the fines.

“I had a constituent call me,” City Councilman John Paulson said. “The alarm company set up the alarm so there wasn’t a delay before it called police. This thing kept trig-gering.”

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Other council actions • The council agreed to accept a response to a request for

qualifications that was submitted three minutes late.City Council had issued a request for qualifications from

companies interested in being the city’s “master developer” to help the city with its downtown revitalization project. Responses were due Oct. 25 at 2 p.m., but one of the inter-ested companies was running behind schedule.

An employee with Carter and Associates arrived three minutes after 2 p.m., late because of an accident on Ga. 400. The company did call ahead of time and the employ-ee later filed an affidavit confirming the reason for missing the deadline. City staff would not accept the company’s re-sponse, citing the 2 p.m. deadline.

City Council voted on Nov. 12 to accept the proposal, reasoning that an RFQ is a request for responses from com-panies qualified to bid on a project, not a request for bids.

“This protects the public because we’re adding another qualified bidder to the process,” City Councilwoman Kar-en Meinzen McEnerny said.

City Council members were sympathetic to the employ-ee’s plight.

“Traffic is one of the things we’ve learned to live with here in the metro area,” City Councilman Tibby DeJulio said.

• The council postponed accepting a donation of 4.1 acres of land along Abernathy Road from Georgia Veteri-nary Specialists.

The land, if accepted, will be used as a public park. The park is adjacent to the veterinary clinic. City Council want-ed to ensure that people will be allowed to park their cars at the clinic so they can access the park.

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said on Nov. 13 she had decided not to seek a recount of the results of the elec-tion. She considered a challenge because at least a half-dozen voters in one precinct were given the wrong ballot, she said. “I made a decision this morning not to pur-sue a recount,” she said. “I don’t think it’s in the best interest of the voters.”

Sandy Springs’ voters cleared a wide path for businessman Rusty Paul to lead the city for the next four years. Paul, a former City Council member, collected 81 percent of the votes on Nov. 5 to be-come the city’s second mayor. He takes over from iconic founding Mayor Eva Galambos, who endorsed Paul.

Paul was swept to the post with an overwhelming majority, outpolling local businessman Bob Brown four to one.

Th e fi rst order of business, Paul said, will be to get reacquainted with the new City Council and with city staff .

In District 2, Ken Dishman defeated incumbent Dianne Fries, 639 to 381.

Dishman said he plans to work closely with the new mayor to contin-ue building Sandy Springs into a shin-ing example of self-governance. Dish-man thanked Fries for her leadership and service on the council.

Fries said she was disappointed that barely 1,000 votes were cast in the race, adding that she planned to stay in-volved in city issues.

In District 3, Graham McDon-ald won the seat vacated by Chip Collins. Gabriel Sterling easily held off a challenge from Tochie Blad, win-ning two-thirds of the votes cast.

Tibby DeJu-lio, who will be the only City Coun-cil member remain-ing from the city’s fi rst council elected in 2005 other than Paul, won re-elec-tion to his District 5 seat, capturing 75 percent of the vote.

DeJulio said he’s looking forward to working closely with the new may-or. “Rusty worked with Eva and I for several years before the city was born, so he’s got a great work-ing knowledge of the city,” DeJulio said.

About 100 Paul supporters who gathered at J. Christopher’s Tuesday

night were equally enthusiastic.Trisha Thompson, who serves on

the board of the Sandy Springs Coun-cil of Neighborhoods, said Paul will be a perfect successor to Galambos.

“This is a jumping-off point from what Eva has built, an organization of financial stability,” she said. “It will bring a new look for the city, a new vibrancy.”

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PHOTO BY PHIL MOSIER

Mayor-elect Rusty Paul, left, celebrates his victory Election Night with Councilman Tibby DeJulio, who won re-election.


On Nov. 1, the Atlanta Region-al Commission released results of the “Metro Atlanta Speaks” survey, de-scribed as “one of the most extensive” in the region’s history.

It revealed some interesting things about the 10-county Atlanta region. Th e A.L. Burruss Institute of Public Service and Research at Kennesaw State Uni-

versity surveyed over 2,100 voting age adults.

Here are some of the survey’s conclusions:

1) Metro residents want better roads and public transit. Th e survey re-ports that 56.8 percent of residents say traffi c has gotten worse. Th e survey

asked several questions about the state of the metro region’s roads and public transportation.

Even though voters in this same 10-county region in 2012 overwhelm-ingly rejected a penny sales tax to im-prove roads and transit, the survey found 21.4 percent of residents think traffi c is the region’s No. 2 problem, ranking slightly lower than the economy.

An overwhelming 71.3 percent re-sponded that public transportation is “very important” for the region’s future. Th ey also think building better roads and public transit is the best long term solution, with 40.9 percent supporting better public transit and 30 percent sup-porting better roads.

Only 2.7 percent of people who re-sponded suggested doing nothing. In 2012, 63 percent of voters in the 10-county region rejected the Trans-portation Special Purpose Local Op-tion Sales Tax to pay for road and public transit improvements.

2) Metro residents are OK with their schools, even though public edu-cation in the metro area has taken some serious hits over the last couple of years.

Even though the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal and the per-sistent dysfunction of DeKalb Coun-ty Schools have dominated local news

headlines, most people who responded to the survey were satisfi ed with public education as a whole.

Th e survey says 35.4 percent of peo-ple who responded think the quality of education in the metro area is “fair” and 29.7 percent think it’s “good.” Th e sur-vey found 3.8 percent think the quality of schools is “excellent.”

At the local level, residents were even more satisfi ed with their public schools. Th e survey says that 19.5 percent of re-spondents think their local schools are “excellent,” and 35 percent think their local schools are “good.”

Th e survey respondents ranked edu-cation as the fourth biggest problem fac-ing the region, behind crime, traffi c and the economy.

3) Th e Internet and television are the region’s top news sources.

Th e decline of newspapers has been going on for several years, and the sur-vey gives that trend some additional per-spective in metro Atlanta.

According to the survey, 38.7 percent of people get their news from televi-sion and 34 percent get their news from the Internet. Th e survey found 8.7 per-cent of respondents get their informa-tion from newspapers, which is slightly ahead of the 5.3 percent of people who get their news through word of mouth.

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The following incidents and arrests are some but not all of the reports fi led with SSPD over the listed pe-

riod, dated through Nov. 8.

The following information was provided by the Sandy Springs Police Department from its records and is presumed to be accurate.

ROBBERY 100 block of Northwood Drive 30342 – On

Nov. 4 a woman reported that she was robbed at gunpoint in front of Building 4 as she was walking home just after 11 p.m. A brown se-dan pulled up and a man exited the passen-ger’s side and pulled a gun. He took $20 cash and the contents of the victim’s pink purse.

BURGLARY 5300 block of Old Burdett Lane 30342

– On Oct. 26 the resident reported that be-tween 6 and 9 p.m. someone came into the home via a balcony door. She was missing jewelry from her bedroom. The offi cer locat-ed a pillowcase in the yard.

700 block of Sandalwood Drive 30350 – On Oct. 28 the resident said someone forced the rear French doors to the apart-ment and took a 32-inch TV. Four base-ball hats were taken as well.

5300 block of Ro-swell Road 30342 – On Oct. 28 someone en-tered the victim’s apartment between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Several items were taken.

700 block of Northway Lane 30342 – On Oct. 28 a leaf blower and two scooters were stolen overnight from the victim’s garage that was apparently left open.

600 block of Summer Crossing 30350 – On Oct. 30 a woman reported that around noon she heard a knock on the door. She looked through the peephole and saw a man. She did not know him and did not answer. Shortly after, she heard a noise and discovered that he had pried the door and was in her dining room. She screamed and he ran, but took her purse and laptop. As he fl ed, she looked out into the parking lot and saw three other men running.

8600 block of Roberts Drive 30350 – On Oct. 30 someone pried a window to the apartment bedroom and entered. A camera, laptop and PlayStation were reported miss-ing.

400 block of Morgan Falls Road 30350 – On Nov. 2, no forced entry, but an iPod, X-Box 360 and Dell laptop were taken.

700 block of Creekgarden Court 30342 – On Nov. 4 the resident was called by Cobb Police who had three suspects in custody for breaking into cars. They found some of her items apparently taken from her car as well. Two of the suspects are juveniles.

400 block of Morgan Falls Road 30350 – On Nov. 4 the apartment was entered by forc-ing a front door open. Three fl at-screen TVs and two PS3 game systems were taken.

1000 block of Calibre Springs Way 30342 – On Nov. 5 cops were called to an apartment to help a Fulton Marshal who had a burglar

trapped in a back bedroom. The offi cer and the marshal forced a rear bedroom door open and found the suspect under the mattress do-ing his best to hide. He was noticeably dis-turbed at his arrest as evident by his urine-soaked jeans. He had made his way into the apartment by forcing a door. The resident told the cops the man was her ex as of August of this year. He had apparently entered the apartment to recover some items he deemed his. Not knowing he was in the apartment, she entered and found him lying on the hall-way fl oor. The Fulton Marshal is the apart-ment courtesy offi cer who was notifi ed and responded. The offender, who was either drunk or on drugs or on both, was charged with burglary and taken to jail.

6000 block of Peachtree Dun-woody Road 30328 – On Nov. 7 someone entered an offi ce through a window and took computer items. The windows

had been pried open.

Dunwoody Springs Drive 30328 – On Nov. 7 someone cut the screen on the bedroom window at the residence of the victim. This occurred between 7:15 a.m. and just after 5 p.m. A black laptop was taken.

100 block of Johnson Ferry Road 30328 – On Nov. 7 the resident said someone forced a door and removed a black 32” television. Other parts of the residence were ransacked as well.

THEFT 5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On

Oct. 27 an employee of Starbucks reported that a man came through the drive-thru and ordered just under $15 worth of items. He gave a credit card that was no good. The em-ployee asked for another form of payment. The man got mad and drove away.

7800 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Oct. 29 an apartment resident reported that her friend took a money order, for rent, and left it in the drop box. She said she saw him leave the envelope. Ten days later she re-ceived a late notice and found out the money order had been stolen and made out to some-one for $500.

6100 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Oct. 30 employees at Smoke 911 reported that a woman came into the store and took two vaporizers. She originally wanted to re-turn a product but was told she could not. The employee left and was helping other cus-tomers when she took the vaporizer. Vaporiz-ers are commonly sold in smoke shops. Vapor-izers, which come in many forms, are used in lieu of the “smoking” method of consuming tobacco products and marijuana.

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Petition Number: 201302865 Petitioner: Congregation B’nai Torah Property Location: 700 Mount Vernon Hwy Present Zoning: R-2 (Single Family Dwelling District) Request: To allow for a pre-school and a synagogue. Public Hearings: Planning Commission

November 21, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Mayor and City Council

December 17, 2013 at 6:00 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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Petition Number: TA13-002 Petitioner: City of Sandy Springs Request: AnOrdinancetoAmendArticle3,Definitions,Article12B,Sandy

Springs Overlay District, and Section 28.2 Land Use Petitions, of the Sandy Springs Zoning Ordinance.

Public Hearings: Planning Commission November 21, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

Mayor and City Council December 17, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.

Location: Sandy Springs City Hall MorganFallsOfficePark 7840RoswellRoadBuilding500 SandySprings,Georgia30350 770-730-5600

SANDY SPRINGS - NOTICE OF REZONINGPetition Number: 201302885 Petitioner: Alan N. Larsen Property Location: 183 Mystic Place Present Zoning: O-I (Office and Institutional District) Request: To rezone the subject property to O-I (Office and Institutional

Districts) to allow the construction of an Ambulatory Surgery Center, with concurrent variances.



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

SANDY SPRINGS - NOTICE OF REZONINGPetition Number: 201302883 Petitioner: Fulton-Allen Road Associates, LLC Property Location: 180 Allen Road and 185 Cliftwood Drive Present Zoning: O-I (Office and Institutional District), C-1 (community Business

District) and A-O (Apartment Office District) Request: To rezone the subject property to A-L (Apartment Limited Dwelling

Districts) to allow the construction of multifamily units, with concurrent variances.



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

Oct. 30 an 83-year-old woman reported someone took her purse from her shopping cart at Trader Joe’s.

1700 block of Harbor Pointe Parkway 30350 – On Nov. 2, a 2001 white Dodge Neon was stolen.

5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Nov. 2 a cabbie reported he picked up a man in Doraville and ran errands for the man (in the cab) to the tune of $150, and at that time, the man ran off.

1100 block of Perimeter Center West 30328 – On Nov. 2 a man reported he left his iPhone 5 at the Genghis Grill restaurant. He returned a short time later but the phone was gone.

5500 block of Glenridge Drive 30342 – On Nov. 3 a cabbie reported that he picked up a fare just after midnight. The fare, a man, became angry because he said the driver was going the wrong way, costing him an extra $2. For that, the fare threw a cup of soda on the driver. The man then fl ed the area.

6300 block of Powers Ferry Road 30342 – On Nov. 3 an employee of the Wyndham Hotel reported that while at work, someone took her backpack containing her cell phone.

2200 block of Summit Springs Drive 30350 – On Nov. 4 an apartment renter dropped a money order in the rent box at the apartment leasing offi ce. It was stolen and later cashed in an-other name.

5000 block of Long Island Drive 30328 – On Nov. 5 the victim reported that someone stole her checkbook and wrote a check for $1,202 to another woman. She said several con-tractors have been in the home recently and could have located and stolen a check from the book.

600 block of Regency Forest Drive 30328 – On Nov. 5 the resident reported that an expensive diamond ring and $600 cash is missing from her home. She had a house sit-ter and the sitter’s boyfriend in the home as well as a couple of dog walkers recently.

ASSAULT 5500 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On

Nov. 4 a woman reported that she was as-saulted by a friend named Kenneth. She was visiting a friend at his apartment when Ken-neth arrived home from jail. He was mad at her over something having to do with his trip to jail. He pushed her and threatened to hit her with a liquor bottle. Kenneth denied this story, saying the victim got into his face, and as far as the liquor bottle was concerned, he didn’t pick it up and threaten her with it but instead, caught it as it had been pushed over and was going to break. The story however didn’t hold much water, and Kenneth revis-ited jail a short time later. The victim’s sto-ry was more believable because she did have red marks on her indicating she had been hit, and secondly, she had a witness in the form of the person she was visiting when Kenneth arrived home from jail.

FRAUD A man reported his bank noti� ed him that

someone wrote two fraudulent checks on his account. � e attempt was not successful.

A local restaurant owner received a call from someone who said they were with GA

Power and was about to disconnect his pow-er unless a balance was paid. � e caller made four calls before the owner spoke to him. He told the owner that the power would be dis-connected in 20 minutes if the bill was not paid. � e owner gave the man an AMEX card number but told the o� cer he inten-tionally left some of the information incor-rect. He logged onto his account with GA Power and saw that the bill had been paid.

A man reported that he found question-able charges on his bank account. � e two charges totaled almost $200; one was in Sug-ar Hill, Ga. and the other in Cartersville.

6100 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Nov. 4 Atlanta Check Cashers reported that they cashed a fraudulent check for just over $6,800.

5500 block of New Northside Drive 30342 – On Nov. 4 a bank teller said a car with a woman in it drove into the drive-through lane and wanted to cash a check for $3,000. She provided an Alabama license but the tell-er noticed she didn’t look like the person on the license. The woman also provided a Wells Fargo Bank Card as further proof of ID. The teller contacted the person on the account and found that the person knew nothing of this. The suspect fi gured something was go-ing on and drove off.

6300 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Nov. 4 a teller at Wells

Fargo was presented a check for $1,265 by a man who said his name was “Mr. Robinson.” He also pre-sented a Wells Fargo Bank Card. The teller thought the check looked suspicious. The person on the check was contacted, who said he had not written a check to Mr. Robinson who, when he fi g-

ured out things were going south, fl ed, leaving some personal items

behind.

700 block of Hammond Drive 30328 – On Nov. 5 a woman said she made a deal with her ex-boyfriend to purchase a car at an auction for $5,800. She gave him the money and a third person would drive the car to Atlanta. The car was not delivered. The ex and the other man refuse to return calls.

A woman reported that someone tried to fraudulently remove $50,000 from a port-folio belonging to her 86-year-old mother. � ey were alerted by their � nancial advisor. � e victim previously received several

emails from someone claiming the money was needed to resolve a real estate rental in-vestment. � e person told her, via the emails, not to mention the transaction. � e daugh-ter believes the suspect, whose IP address was in Nigeria, accessed her information o� the senior center’s router. � e attempt to ac-cess the money was not successful.

ARRESTS 400 block of Old Creek Road 30328 – On

Oct. 26 offi cers were called by a cabbie who had been stiffed on the$36 fare. Offi cers talked to the man who was let out at the res-idence and did not pay the fare. The man said he would get the money from his roommate but did not. He was arrested.

5700 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Oct. 26 cops were called to the Comfort Inn regarding a dispute. The manager told of-

dropped a money order in the rent box at the apartment leasing offi ce. It was stolen and later cashed in an-

5000 block of Long Island

woman. She said several con-tractors have been in the home recently and could have located and stolen a check from the book.

6300 block of Roswell Road 30328

Fargo was presented a check for $1,265 by a man who said his name

ured out things were going south, fl ed, leaving some personal items

behind.

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fi cers that a man came in wanting a room but had no money. She tried to help him but could not secure funds for a room. The man became belligerent so the police were called. They convinced him to leave, giving him information on a nearby shelter. The offi -cer told him not to return to the hotel. Later, the man returned wanting his Smirnoff vod-ka that he said he left behind. He was then arrested.

7700 block of Spalding Drive 30350 – On Oct. 27 around 10:30 p.m. cops were called to meet up with Gwinnett PD at the Publix at Spalding and Holcomb Bridge roads. There they spoke with the victim who said he was leaving the store and was approached by a man wanting $2. He declined. The man be-gan cursing at the complainant. When the cops arrived, the suspect walked over to the nearby Shell station in an attempt to hide. It didn’t work. There, the offi cers talked to the employees of the Shell who said the same man has been approaching female customers showing them cell phone photos of his penis. He was arrested. Inside the car, the suspect began banging his head against the front of the cage. The cops then took him to North-side Hospital for evaluation. The evaluation showed that he was fi t for jail. At the jail, the suspect told the offi cer to “Watch out when you take those handcuffs off.” When the cuffs came off, the man was placed in a cell where he continued to bang his head.

1200 block of Pitts Road 30350 – On Oct. 28 one man was arrested after a SSPD ser-geant observed him on the side of the road-way at around 1 p.m. The offi cer said the man was dressed in dirty and wet clothing, and was standing near the wood line on Pitts near the Stratford Manor Residential Commu-nity. A white Ford pickup drove up and picked up the man, who placed a green duffl e bag

into the bed of the truck. The truck drove toward Roswell Road. The sergeant initiat-ed a traffi c stop at Roswell and Northridge at the Chevron. Inside the bed of the truck was a pair of bolt cutters. Sticking out of the duffl e bag was copper wiring. The sergeant, knowing there were cell towers in that area, began an investigation yielding the follow-ing: Two cell towers had been hit and copper wiring had been cut. The wire in the duffl e bags had been freshly cut with dirt around it. Also, there was a receipt in the truck where the suspects had received money from a re-cycling company in the past. The loss and damage exceeded $13,000. Both men were arrested on charges of burglary, interfering with property of public utility, criminal dam-age fi rst degree, theft and possessing tools to commit a crime.

5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Oct. 28 a woman was arrested after being ob-served walking around in an area where drugs are sold in a vacant apartment. She did not have drugs on her but was wanted in Fulton County for failure to appear and in Pickens County for a probation violation.

5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Oct. 30 a woman was arrested at Target af-ter stealing boots and a Michael Kors purse. On her was a prescription bottle with Oxyco-done pills in the name of someone else. She was arrested.

5500 block of Kingsport Drive 30342 – On Nov. 2 an offi cer checked a suspicious car parked in the back of a building around 4 p.m. As he spoke with the driver and pas-senger, they bolted, running in opposite di-rections. He chased one suspect, who ran through an apartment complex. He found the man sitting near some apartment stairs. The man said he had not run from the offi cer but, according to the offi cer, it was the same man

he chased. The man got up and began walk-ing toward the offi cer despite verbal com-mands not to. The Taser was pulled but not deployed because the suspect got a sudden case of smarts. He was then arrested.

8400 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Nov. 4 a 36-year-old woman was arrested af-ter detectives, following up on drug com-plaints, found her at her apartment—smok-ing some weed. This was a misdemeanor, and she was given a citation and court date.

8700 block of Roswell Road – A security employee observed a woman stealing just under $100 in items in her purse which was draped with her dress. The woman was in the store-provided electric motor cart due to her disability. She told the offi cer that she stole the items because she was angry and mad at the world. She was charged but released on a copy due to her handicap status.

Following a domestic argument involving a woman and man, divorced, but still living together, the man was arrested for physically assaulting the woman.

200 block of Sandy Springs Place 30328 – On Nov. 6 security at Kroger detained a man for stealing ribs from the meat area. He was arrested.

WANTED PERSONS LOCATED

College Park Jail - probation violation, Oct. 26

Cobb County Jail - probation violation, Oct .26

Alpharetta Police - theft, Oct. 27

7500 block of Roswell Road (Publix) - probation violation, Oct. 30

Atlanta Jail - probation violation, Nov. 2

OTHER STUFF 3200 block � e Valley 30328 – On Oct. 26

two guys got into an argument over a dog be-ing left in a crated kennel too long. One guy punched a hole in the door. The other guy said he would leave to avoid further calls to the police.

A man on Northwood Drive said he found a note on his doorstep with a picture. � e note said: “Be careful sir or you shall pay for what you have done to your family.” � e pic-ture was one stick � gure shooting a gun at another stick � gure. � e victim said to his knowledge, he has no enemies. A woman re-ported that she allowed her boyfriend to stay at her apartment and in return, he has with-drawn money from her account and stolen her Galaxy tablet and two iPods. � e report however was a bit confusing in that it said: “She allowed him to use her debit card with-out her authorization.”

5900 block of Hilderbrand Drive 30328 – On Nov. 2, around 2:30 a.m., an offi cer drove up on a woman who was in her car and ap-peared to be sleeping. He woke her, and she said her friends took her keys. It was clear she had been drinking—a lot. The offi cer fi -nally found the woman’s mother who came and took her home.

900 block of Hightower Trail 30350 – On Nov. 2 a guy reported that a former room-mate saw him at Tony’s Sports Bar and told him that when he saw him “down the road” he was going to give him a “beat down.”

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