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PERIMETER BUSINESS pages 10-15 NOV. 29 — DEC. 12, 2013 • VOL. 7 — NO. 24

Thank youRetiring mayor,

councilwoman celebrated

COMMUNITY 4

Stressed outRedevelopment plans upset Spalding Woods’ residents

COMMUNITY 5

Hushed moneyGa. 400 Toll Plaza

comes down

COMMENTARY 8-9

Chopped upCity Council debates treehouse application

COMMUNITY 7

Joyful noiseChurches putting on

holiday concerts

OUT & ABOUT 18,22

Ready when you arePHIL MOSIER

Tessa Rider, 11, carefully handles an ornament at

the third annual Elegant Elf Marketplace at Lake Forest

Elementary School on Nov. 16. The two-day holiday event,

presented by The Sandy Springs Society, raises funds

for local community services.Rider, part of a multi-

generational family selling hand-painted ornaments at

the market, personalized the decorations with a buyer’s

name while he or she shopped, having it ready when the customer was fi nished.

Additional photos on page 3.

BY DAN [email protected]

City Council awarded a $717,689 contract to C.W. Matthews Contracting to fi x a portion of Lake Forrest Drive that’s been closed since June.

Th e city’s current timetable estimates the portion of Lake For-rest between Lake Summit and Chevaux Court will be reopened by Feb. 28, 2014.

Th e city closed the road after multiple rock slides.Th e initial quote from C.W. Matthews was $1.5 million. City

offi cials revised their plans for the fi x, deciding to use a net to catch


Before she exits Sandy Springs City Council in January, District 6 City Councilwoman Karen Meinzen McEnerny is work-ing to secure her legacy as the city’s lead tree preservationist.

McEnerny, a fi rm believer in term limits, didn’t seek a third term in this year’s municipal election. She’s also a fi rm believer in tree protection, and has spent the last few months trying to get the council to correct what she believes are glaring fl aws in the city’s tree ordinance.

City Council on Nov. 19 discussed McEnerny’s suggested fi xes SEE CITY COUNCIL, PAGE 27 SEE COUNCILWOMAN, PAGE 6

Contract awarded for Lake Forrest fi x

Councilwoman makes last stand for trees

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Get merry!The Sandy Springs Society presented the third annual Elegant Elf Marketplace at

Lake Forest Elementary School Nov. 16-17. The two-day

holiday event raises funds for local community services.

Above, left, High Point Elementary students, from left, Allison Leffl er, Murphy Barja and Blakeslee Young sold “stocking

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Sandy Springs voters head to the polls Dec. 3 to choose a new member of the Sandy Springs City Council in the municipal runoff election.

Andy Bauman will face John Stoj in the runoff for Sandy Springs City Council District 6.

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Two of the first people to hold elect-ed office in Sandy Springs are making the rounds of a farewell tour.

Mayor Eva Galambos and District 6 Sandy Springs City Council member Karen Meinzen McEnerny both decid-ed not to seek re-election this year after serving two terms.

Wendell Wil-lard said a few words about Galambos, his col-league and friend, during a Nov. 18 breakfast honoring her.

Willard, a state representa-tive and Sandy Springs City Attor-ney, told Galambos that she’ll be hear-ing similar tributes until she official-ly leaves office in January. She is the city’s first mayor and served two terms before deciding not to seek a third.

“I know you don’t like for people to fawn on you,” Willard said. “I want you to forget about it for the next six weeks.”

The Sandy Springs/Perimeter Cham-ber of Commerce organized the Nov. 18 event, held at The Retreat at Villa Chris-tina in Sandy Springs.

Galambos’ political and business persona is well documented. She was first elected in 2005 after spending

years trying to get a Sandy Springs cityhood referen-dum on the bal-lot. She holds a Ph.D. in econom-ics from Geor-gia State Univer-sity and a master’s degree in labor and industrial re-lations from the University of Illi-nois. Her husband is John Galambos, a retired gastroen-terologist. She has three children and six grandchildren.

City Councilwoman Dianne Fries told the audience that few people know Galambos’ nickname around City Hall: Eva Knievel. Fries recalled a few of her experiences riding in a car with Galam-

bos behind the wheel. She remembered a ceremony marking the paving of one of the city’s roads. When the crowd turned to see if the notoriously punctual mayor was on her way, they caught sight of her car lifting off into the air after she barreled over a speed bump.

Other speakers said that Galambos often recruited them into serving on dif-ferent boards for the fledgling city. Re-fusing Galambos’ requests wasn’t an op-

tion, they said. Bruce Alterman, owner of The Brick-

ery, said he met Galambos shortly after he opened his restaurant. “I’m still not sure how found myself on the board of Sandy Springs Revitalization a few weeks later,” Alterman said. “I found myself sitting across the table from Galambos on a sign committee.”

Mayor-elect Rusty Paul, who served with Galambos on the city’s first coun-

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City gives Spalding Woods developer one more shot


City Council has delayed action on a controversial development at Glenridge Drive and Mabry Road.

Many residents of the Spalding Woods neighborhood asked whether the city was delaying the inevitable. City Council voted on Nov. 19 to revisit the zoning application at its Dec. 17 meet-ing.

City Council voted 4-1 in favor of the deferral. City Councilman Gabri-el Sterling voted “no” and City Coun-cilwoman Karen Meinzen McEnerny re-cused herself.

Developer Traton Homes is seeking to have 6.6 acres at the corner of Glen-ridge Drive and Mabry Road rezoned to allow for a higher-density development.

The zoning application was request-ing a development of 18 units, but that had been whittled down to 14. The city Planning Commission recommended denying the zoning application and city staff recommended approval with con-ditions.

Pete Hendricks, an attorney for the developer, told City Council his client wanted the deferral so there would be more time to develop a plan that will satisfy neighbors. He said there had been negotiations, but nothing had been finalized.

Residents in Spalding Woods and other neighborhood representatives sounded doubtful that the two sides could agree on replacing the three sin-gle family homes on the site with a high-er-density development. They urged the council to deny the application on Nov. 19.

Trisha Thompson-Fox, a member of the Sandy Springs Council of Neighbor-hoods, said the property is in the cen-ter of a protected neighborhood, and the development doesn’t adhere to the city’s comprehensive plan.

“Please deny this application for an intrusive subdivision as stated and up-hold the comp plan,” she said.

Sterling voted against the deferral and made a motion to deny the zon-ing application, but the council did not vote on his motion. Sterling said the nu-merous deferrals on the case are need-lessly stressing out residents in Spalding Woods.

City Councilman Chip Collins dis-agreed, saying if this developer isn’t suc-cessful there will be another developer interested in the property.

“It sounds like we all agree this is go-ing to get redeveloped at some point,” Collins said. “So the pain of the neigh-bors is not over.”

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AMY I. KAHN PHOTOGRAPHY

Mayor Eva Galambos thanks the crowd during a breakfast

in her honor Nov. 18.

cil, said he told Galambos that his choice not to run for a second term on the council was an “irrevocable decision.”

“I learned a long time ago that you can argue with Eva for an hour and say ‘yes’ or simply save us both the aggrava-tion and say ‘yes’ at the beginning,” Paul said.

Galambos thanked her well wishers

and said the city’s success has more to do with them than her.

“I think the reason that it’s been such a pleasure to be the mayor of Sandy Springs is because the people are so spe-cial,” Galambos said. “This is a special community. There’s a maturity. There’s a willingness to listen to each other and to get along, and it is a shining light that other communities can aspire to.”

Friends and well wishers gathered in Sandy Springs on Nov. 24 to say farewell to McEnerny.

McEnerny’s friend Chris Cramer talked about his friend’s service on the council.

“She represented all of us in a way I think is unique,” Cramer said. “If she had wanted to stand again (for reelection), she would’ve won, and she would’ve won by a landslide. She’s always understood the is-sues that affect us.”

“I learned a long time ago that you can argue with Eva for an hour and say

‘yes’ or simply save us both the aggravation and say ‘yes’ at the beginning”

– MAYOR-ELECT RUSTY PAUL

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Councilwoman makes last stand for trees

for the ordinance during the council’s work session. Th e item was moved off the Nov. 12 agenda, and City Council on Nov. 19 asked if it could be taken up at a future meeting.

McEnerny insisted the discussion go on as planned.

“Respectfully, I was on the agenda last time fi rst,” McEnerny said. “Th e mayor has asked me to be brief.”

McEnerny has outlined six things that she thinks should be changed about the current tree ordinance. Th ey are:

- Prevent clear cutting, the practice of cutting all trees on a lot up to adjacent property lines;

- Increase tree canopy cover-age;

- Allow for administrative ap-peals of permits that allow cutting of “landmark trees”;

- Desig-nate all hardwood trees greater than 37 inches in diameter and pine trees great-er than 40 inches;

- Create a public-private tree planting program;

- Require developers to post a notice when they’ve applied for a build-ing permit so neighbors can review the plans fi led at City Hall.

McEnerny said the city’s commu-nity development staff is considering her suggestions. Staff members sent a memo to council members ahead of the Nov. 12 meeting suggesting amending the city’s code to require an annual plan for spending tree bank fund money; conducting regular can-opy studies; and increasing the min-imum replanting size of trees from 2 inches in diameter to 2 ½ inches. Staff

members also suggested reviewing the ordinance to clean up any language that’s confusing or unclear.

Mayor Eva Galambos thanked McEnerny for giving a “concise” report at the Nov. 19 meeting.

McEnerny said, “I hope you will al-low all of these to go back to staff , so a future council can hammer through.”

Mayor-elect Rusty Paul said he hasn’t been given all the details about the pro-posed changes, but he said he’s willing

to consider them. Paul’s term as may-or begins in January.

“Th ere’s been an awful lot of work put into the tree ordinance,” Paul said. “Just because a council member’s term ends, you don’t scrap it. I’m sure it’s something that we’ll continue to work on.”

McEnerny at-tended a going-away party in her honor on Nov. 24. One of the hosts was Nina Cram-er, founder of Trees Sandy Springs and a friend of McEnerny. Her friends and well wishers said McEnerny’s work on the city’s tree or-dinance was among the high points of her career.

When McEnerny delivered her fare-well remarks, she said she would contin-ue to work with voters to hold elected offi cials accountable.

“Th at means handling themselves in a courteous and kind manner to refl ect our highest ideals of character values and integrity … protecting our quality of life in meaningful ways, including preserva-tion of our tree canopy,” McEnerny said.

When people in the room began cheering, she briefl y deviated from her speech and smiled at her supporters. “You knew that one.”

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

“There’s been an awful lot of work put into the tree ordinance. Just because a council member’s term ends, you don’t scrap it.

I’m sure it’s something that we’ll continue to work on.”

– RUSTY PAUL MAYOR-ELECT

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City Council debates tree house


Th ere’s no matter too small for a zon-ing dispute in Sandy Springs. Even a tree house can draw attention.

During the Nov. 19 City Council meeting, council members spent about 30 minutes debating a zoning applica-tion for a tree house presented by Rafa-el Celedon, who lives in the Talbot Col-ony neighborhood. Celedon’s property is one of several in that area built near Ga. 400.

Celedon wanted to build a tree house – technically it’s a playhouse, but the council used those terms interchange-ably – for his kids, who are aged 9 and 11.

Celedon has been working to get the tree house approved since August.

It was already partially constructed, but Celedon learned that he needed a permit. By the time he got the permit, with some restrictions, on Nov. 19, Cel-edon said he would withdraw the appli-cation.

“It’s been a long painful process for me,” he told City Council.

Patrice Dickerson, manager of plan-ning and zoning for the city, told city council that playhouses that are no larg-er than 120 square feet do not require a permit. Th e property is 15 feet high and 183 square feet, according to the appli-cation.

Celedon’s neighbor, Cynthia Wilkins, requested a 30-day deferral to address some of her concerns, and City Coun-cil briefl y considered a motion to defer for 60 days.

City Councilman Chip Collins said that was unnecessary and recommend-ed approval, with a few conditions to screen the property from the neighbors.

“To my mind we’ve already spent too much time and eff ort on this,” Collins said. “I certainly don’t think it’s wor-thy of a deferral of 30 or 60 days. Ei-ther grown people can fi gure this out, or we can’t.”

Other council members agreed with Collins, so they voted to approve the permit.

But when a reporter caught up with Celedon outside of the meeting, he said he was giving up on his plans to build the tree house on the property.

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Rafael Celedon wanted to

build a 15 x 183 foot tree house in the Talbot Colony neighborhood

for his two children. After it was partially constructed,

Celedon learned he needed a

permit, due to size.

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Georgia Court of Appeals will hear

cemetery caseDescendants of a Confederate vet-

eran will soon appear before the Geor-gia Court of Appeals to argue that the veteran’s family cemetery should be returned to them.

On Nov. 19 the state Court of Ap-peals agreed to consider the appeal fi led by the descendants of Judge John Heard, a founding member of the Sandy Springs community. Heard’s 1-acre cemetery is located at 0 Heards Drive.

Th e descendants are trying to take control of the cemetery away from Christopher Mills. Mills, who is not a member of the Heard family, owns the property because it was mistaken-ly sold at a tax auction. His in-laws paid the back taxes and obtained the property in order to preserve the cem-etery. Th ey later sold the property to Mills for $1. Mills wants to build a home on an undeveloped portion of the land. Mills obtained an archaeo-logical survey that determined there are no graves on the spot where he wants to build.

Mills and his attorney have repeat-edly declined requests for comment about this case.

Mills applied for a building per-

mit, which the city of Sandy Springs denied because the property con-tains a cemetery. Mills sued the city in 2012. Members of the Heard family fi led a motion to intervene.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Adams ruled against the descendants’ motion for summa-ry judgment, which would’ve giv-en them control of the property, but agreed to let the Court of Appeals Re-view her decision.

City accepting award

nominationsEach year the city of Sandy Springs

presents its Humanitarian Award to an individual who lives or works in the city and “embodies [Dr. Martin Luther] King’s history of character and service.”

Th e city is accepting nominations for the 2014 recipient, who will be honored Jan. 20 at the city’s annual Martin Luther King Day event.

To submit a nomination, vis-it http://www.sandyspringsga.gov/MLK

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Th e constant rain of quarters ended Nov. 22.

Th e falling coins really did sound a bit like rain down in the tunnel beneath the Ga. 400 Toll Plaza. Coins drivers dropped into the toll-collection baskets on the road above rolled down met-al tubes and then thumped into locked metal boxes placed at various spots along the 600-foot-long, concrete-walled tun-nel.

“During rush hour, it gets quite in-tense,” said Bert Brantley, deputy execu-tive director of the State Road and Toll-way Authority, who wore a refl ective orange vest reading “Tolls end Nov. 22” as he led a media tour of the facility on Nov. 19.

Th e rain of quarters, dimes and nick-els yielded tens of millions of dollars over the 20 years the tolls were collected on Ga. 400. In recent years, the toll booths have collected about $60,000 a day, half of that in coins, Brantley said.

Landmarks come and go in Atlanta. We’re a burn-it-down-and-build-it-again kind of place. We save little. Take Turner Field, the ballpark the Olympics gave to Atlanta baseball. Now there’s a very pub-lic plan to move the Atlanta Braves to a new suburban home and tear down Th e Ted in a couple of years.

Th ere will be an outcry, no doubt, and discussions about how to save a brick-and-steel ball fi eld and keep the Braves downtown. But if the Braves do move, we metro Atlantans will get used to that. We always do.

We’re not the kind of people who need our ballplayers to work the same hallowed ground where sports giants of past made their marks. We leave that to Boston or Chicago or New York. Here, once Turner Field opened, I couldn’t wait until the old Atlanta-Fulton County Sta-dium was blown up. It blocked the view of downtown skyscrapers from seats in Turner Field.

As a landmark, the Ga. 400 Toll Pla-za isn’t on the same level as Turner Field, of course. Still, it’s a place we’ve all got-ten used to and have grown to know. For 20 years, north metro drivers have tossed quarters into those collection baskets as they fought traffi c to and from Buckhead. Now we expect to stop and smile at the cashier as we fumble for change. It’s part of our routine.

Soon, it won’t even be a wide spot in the road.A few will even miss it. Michael Bent will. He’s worked at

the plaza for 17 years. “It’s very sad,” he said, a memory of his native Jamaica accenting his words. “It’s been here all these years. It’s like home here.”

He started as a cashier. And don’t call them “toll collec-tors,” SRTA folks are quick to say. Toll roads in other towns may have toll collectors, but metro Atlanta doesn’t. Th ey don’t collect tolls. Instead, they make change. You give them a dol-

lar, and they give you back 50 cents and throw the other 50 cents into the basket. After a stint as a cashier, Bent moved up to the building overlooking the plaza, where workers monitor the computer screens that show a count of every single coin going into the collection baskets.

Soon, metro toll roads won’t have any cashiers at all. Th e system will be fully automated. Th en, there will be few, if any, people left to tell the stories of the tollways. It’s the stories that make places come alive and keep them alive long after they’re gone. It’s the tales that matter.

Th e Ga. 400 Tollway Plaza leaves behind its share of tales. Th e cashiers tell them. Th e people who sat for hours in the booths, making change, remember the drivers, the ones who

Ga. 400 tolls: The rain of falling quarters comes to an end

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The State Road and Tollway Authority stopped collecting Ga. 400 tolls on Nov. 22, after 20 years of dimes, nickles and quarters dropping

into baskets. Above, the deposited coins traveled via metal tubes into locked boxes in a 600-foot-long tunnel beneath the toll plaza. Below, Michael Bent worked at the plaza for 17 years and is sad to see it go.

AROUND TOWNJOE EARLE

AROUND TOWN

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C O M M E N T A R Ypassed by, and the regulars they grew to recognize and sort of got to know. Some of the drivers knew them, too. Some even brought snacks for their favorite cashiers or asked about them when they were sick or changed shifts.

� e toll plaza workers remember when � st� ghts broke out among drivers who turned road rage into toll plaza rage. Some remember when drivers died at the plaza in terrible wrecks. Bent recalls that a baby was born at the plaza in an ambulance summoned after the parents stopped at the toll lane and said they’d never make it to the hos-pital in time.

Cashier Kaz Jones of Sandy Springs remembers the women in cars who wanted his number. He even went out with a couple of them, he admits, grinning sheep-ishly.

And then there are the scandal-ous tales. Some may had involved alcohol. Some may have required it. Cashier Roslyn McDonald re-members when, late one night, a man jumped from a car stopped in the toll lane and ran down Ga. 400, removing his clothes as he went. � e driver paid the toll, drove o� and collected the naked streaker a few hundred yards down the road.

Jones recalls a night when a female driver grinned mischievously at him, then gestured to-ward the back seat of her car. � ere, he saw two

women wearing nothing but their smiles. “You never know what you’re going to see down here,” Jones said.

Soon enough, there’ll be next to nothing left to see. � e plaza will be gone. � e tunnel will remain, a way to route utility lines beneath the road. But the sound of falling quarters has ended.

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By Dan Whisenhunt

People who put off holiday shopping until the last possible moment might want to check their calen-dars.

Retailers are checking theirs. The holiday shopping season, beginning on the

day after Thanksgiving, which has come to be known as Black Friday, will be six days shorter this year. 2013 offers the shortest holiday shopping season in recent memory.

Dane Seibert, a retail consultant who lives in San-dy Springs, said many stores began their holiday pro-motions earlier this year. The continued growth of In-ternet sales has put added pressure on retail stores,

particularly local ones. “They’re going to have to get really creative.

They’re also going to fight Internet sales, which are growing substantially,” Siebert said. “If they haven’t already got their plans started, they’re already be-hind.”

In the Perimeter and throughout the country, re-tailers are looking for ways to attract more custom-ers during the shortened shopping window. Some of the nation’s largest retailers, including Walmart and JCPenney, planned to open on Thanksgiving Day.

Online retailers will be competitive this year, too. According to a study by the Adobe Digital Index, the shorter shopping window will cost retailers $1.5 bil-lion in online sales.

George Lawes, owner of Kudzu Antiques in San-dy Springs, said his business will hold special events throughout the season to bring people through the doors. There will be music and refreshments.

Lawes hopes Kudzu can attract civic-minded cus-tomers who support local businesses.

“As bricks-and-mortar retailers, we’re continu-ing to fight for the consumer’s choice because of the Internet,” Lawes said. “So many people now buy through the Internet. One thing that we feel is impor-tant is for people to support local brick and mortar retailers that are locally owned. We hope more con-sumers will value that choice, because if everybody shops at Amazon, you’re not going to have any stores

Southern-inspired -12Emmie How-

ard took her love of ‘preppy aesthetic’ and turned it into a clothing line for the ‘Southern gentleman.’

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serving up ham-burgers and deli sandwiches as well as provid-ing financial ser-vices are making their mark in the

Perimeter business community.

George Lawes, behind the desk, owner of Kudzu Antiques, and manager Peggy Horne, chat at the Sandy Springs store while employee Tommy Orr hangs Christmas lights. The store is readying its interior in anticipation of the holiday shopping season. Lawes said his store will try and enhance a customer’s shopping experience by holding special events, and offering music and refreshments. He hopes people will shop at “brick and mortar” retailers like his and support the local community.

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They’re a true sign of the holiday season. The Salvation Army’s dona-tion collectors, with their recogniz-able red buckets and ringing bells, are taking to the streets again.

In this time of Internet fundrais-ers and gifts-by-Twitter, why do they keep showing up in front of groceries and malls to greet pass-ersby and collect coins? Here’s what a volunteer bell ringer who stands outside businesses in the Perime-ter and Buckhead and a Salvation Army lieutenant who oversees col-lections in those areas had to say.

Bell ringer Wal-ter Long, a tall, talk-ative 53-year-old, first volunteered to col-lect for The Salva-tion Army last year. This year, he’ll be back, manning his red bucket and ringing his bell about three days a week at vari-ous locations around Buckhead and Brookhaven. His enthusiasm for the job shows. “I really enjoy it,” he said one recent afternoon as he collect-ed donations outside a Brookhaven grocery. “It’s a great way to volun-teer.”

Q Why do you do this?

A It can really be fun. You can

brighten up people’s days. People donate and they know they’re helping. Peo-ple see this kettle and it’s nostalgic. I can’t tell you how many come by this bucket and say, ‘This is my Number One charity.”

Q How do people react when they see you standing here

with the bell and bucket?

A Ninety-nine percent of the people love us. The other 1

percent love us, too, they just don’t know it yet. Half the people who put money in this bucket they say, “Thank you. Thank you for ringing the bell.’ For some people, who are lonely during the holidays, this real-ly brightens their day... The smiles you get. It can be rewarding. After you do this for a day, you feel re-

warded. It’s really refreshing.”

Q What’s the oddest thing you’ve seen while collecting?

A Last week, there was a guy. He looked homeless. He was car-

rying his backpack and he comes and puts a whole jar of coins in my basket. It’s just amazing, the gener-osity. Beneath it all, we are soldiers of Christ. You see it come out in peo-ple at this time of the year. It pulls us together as a community. It picks me up. Life’s different for everybody, but when you give to

others, it’s a pick-me-up.

Lieutenant Stephen Correira works as an assistant corps officer for the Atlanta Tem-ple Corps of The Sal-vation Army. The 38-year-old watches over red bucket col-lections at 38 loca-tions in the Perim-eter, Buckhead and

parts of DeKalb County. Last year, the bell ringers collected $194,000 in his area, he said. His goal for 2013 is $200,000.

Q How important is the bell-ringer program to The Salva-

tion Army?

A This is our sin-gle, largest an-

nual fundraiser of the year. The funds generated at these lo-cations give us 80 percent of our total revenue.

Q With so many other ways to

collect contribu-tions, why continue to do it this way?

A This is nostalgic for people. They look for-ward to seeing the red buckets. Peo-ple are donating online as well, but the vast majority of our donations is happening at these kettles. The need is great. The need for our services keeps going up. In met-ro Atlanta alone, we served 104,000 nights [for homeless people]. We helped 54,000 people with rental, food, Christian assistance.

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Howard has taken her love of the preppy aesthetic and made a living creating patterned ties and collegiate–style clothing to outfit Southern gen-tlemen through her company, South-ern Proper.

“Women, especially in the South, influence what a guy wears,” Howard said. “We wanted to influence what a guy looked like and make sure we’re with a guy who looks his best.”

Howard, the “chief executive belle” at Chamblee-based Southern Proper, launched the com-pany in 2006. She felt there was a need for a preppy brand that catered to South-ern men.

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A tie with a cotton boll motif is Southern Proper’s No. 1 seller, she said.

Cotton is particularly meaningful for Howard, who grew up on a cotton farm in rural Tennessee. “It’s been my family’s livelihood,” Howard said.

After graduating from Brenau Uni-versity in 2001, Howard went to work for Newell Rubbermaid. She used her experience in product develop-ment from the corporate world to start her own company. She now lives in Brookhaven with her husband, who wears a Southern Proper tie to work every day, she said.

Howard said her family couldn’t understand why she would leave a good job for the uncertainty of starting a business. But she hasn’t looked back since.

“It’s been very fulfilling in so many ways,” Howard said. “This has been a great way for me to express truly what I’m interested and passionate about – fun, preppy clothes.”

Southern Proper is sold online and in about 300 men’s specialty stores throughout the Southeast.

Madeline Brumby, store manag-er for Southern Traditions in Buck-head, said the Southern Proper bow ties are among the store’s top-selling items. Brumby attributes much of the recent popularity of bow ties to South-ern Proper. “Any kind of college thing - formals, semi formals - they’re all looking for bow ties and cumberbund sets,” Brumby said. “[Southern Proper] really set the stage for that trend.”

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Ed Grenvicz, owner of Pour Bis-tro in Brookhaven, said restaurants won’t be as susceptible to the shorter calendar as the retail stores. He said the restaurant is promoting the space it has available for rent on Sunday for people looking for a venue for a hol-iday party.

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Tree Lighting� ursday, Dec. 5, 4 p.m. – Join others at Holy Spirit Catholic Church for holiday traditions: Ad-vent Vespers and Mass, followed by a live nativi-ty and tree lighting on the Holy Spirit Preparatory School campus. Free and open to the public. Re-freshments served. 4465 Northside Dr., NW, Atlan-ta, 30327. Call 678-904-2811 with questions.

Artists MarketSaturday, Dec. 7, 12-3 p.m. – It’s Family Day at the Spruill Art Gallery! Bring everyone for an af-ternoon � lled with activities and tastings, and check out the market’s locally-crafted gifts and décor. Free and open to the community. Late night shopping, 6-8 p.m., � ursdays in Dec. Jewelry trunk show Dec. 14, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Market hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 12-5 p.m. Mar-ket opened Nov. 14 and continues through Dec. 23. 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, 30346. Call 770-394-4019 or visit: spruillgallery.blogspot.com for details.

German MarketSaturday, Dec. 7, 12-6 p.m. – Atlanta Inter-national School holds its annual international expe-rience! Market features holiday refreshments, craft activities for kids, photo opportunity with St. Nich-olas, gift items from more than 40 vendors, live en-tertainment. Free admission and open to all. 2890 North Fulton Dr., Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-841-3840 or go to: www.aischool.org to learn more.

Elf EvieSaturday, Dec. 7, 1-4 p.m. – Santa Claus and Elf Evie � y in from the North Pole to visit children and give out treats. Free ad-mission to the Ogletho-rpe University Museum for children under 12. Photog-

raphy permitted and encouraged. Program also on Dec. 14 and Dec. 21. $5 general admission; free for OUMA members and those with a Petrel Pass. In conjunction with “Haddon Sundblom: Santa Paint-ings” exhibit. 4484 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhav-en, 30319. For additional details, visit: museum.oglethorpe.edu or call 404-364-8555.

H O L I D A Y H A P P E N I N G S

Live NativitySaturday, Dec. 7, 6-8 p.m. – Enjoy the live na-tivity scene, Bethlehem town, the shepherds’ � elds and the heavenly host above the lawn of St. John Church Methodist Church. Refreshments provided. Free, and all are welcome. Also on Sunday, Dec. 8, 6-8 p.m. 550 Mt. Paran Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30327. Call 404-255-1384 or go to: http://stjohnatlanta.org with questions.

Global Gift MarketSunday, Dec. 8, 12-5:30 p.m. – Covenant Presbyterian Church hosts its annual Glob-al Gift Market in the Fellowship Hall. Browse hand-crafted gifts, gift cards and fair trade food

products and baskets. Proceeds support Ten � ou-sand Villages and the LaGonave Haiti Partnership. Free admission, and the public is invited. Enjoy free, hot apple cider and cookies. $6 chili supper follows, with Lessons and Carols at 6:30 p.m. Free parking at Peachtree Battle Shopping Center. 2461 Peachtree Rd., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Go to: www.covenantpres-byterian.us or call 404-237-0363 for information.

Candy MakingTuesday, Dec. 10, 6-7:30 p.m. – Sari teach-es you how to make candy in time for the holidays! Adults only due to hot ingredients. Free. Open to the � rst 15 participants. Call 404-848-7140 or visit the Brookhaven Branch Library to register. 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.

Holiday Greenery Wednesday, Dec. 11, 3-3:45 p.m. – Learn how to create holiday decorations by using materials from your yard and home. Presented by Sarah Brodd of the UGA Cooperative Extension. Free. Open to � rst 25 participants. For adults, 18 years and over. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-848-7140 or visit the branch to register.

The Holiday SpiritSaturday, Dec. 14, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. – � e Atlanta History Center’s annual holiday pro-gram lets you explore holidays past with living his-tory characters at Smith Family Farm and Swan House. Free for AHC members; included in the cost of general admission for non-members. 130 West Paces Ferry Rd., NW. Atlanta, 30305. For more in-formation or to purchase tickets, call 404-814-4000 or go to: www.atlantahistorycenter.com.

Live AnimalsSaturday, Dec. 14, 6-8 p.m. – Bring the en-tire family, and check out the live nativity perfor-mances every 30 minutes on Sardis United Method-ist Church’s front lawn. Sing Christmas carols in the sanctuary, and enjoy refreshments in the Fellowship Hall. � e public is welcome. Free; donations glad-ly accepted. 3725 Powers Ferry Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30342. Call 404-237-6060 or visit: www.sardisch-urch.com with questions.

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Church, school concerts to brighten the holiday season� e season of song has arrived for

festive gatherings, indulging in decadent nibbles and libations and wearing that “colorful” sweater grandma bought you last year. It is also the time that choirs lift their voices to celebrate the season. Here are some upcoming musical events scheduled for Reporter Newspapers communities that are sure to brighten your holidays.

Brookhaven

Brookhaven United Methodist Church

Mark your calendar for a community concert featuring holiday favorites, both sacred and secular. Don Jones, the new music director at Brookhaven United Methodist Church and former Broad-way musician, presents seasonal favor-ites, and those in attendance will have an opportunity to sing carols together.

When: Sunday, Dec. 8, 3 p.m. Where: 1366 N. Druid Hills Rd.,

Brookhaven, 30319How much: Suggested donation, $5,

or � ve canned food items For more information: Call 404-

237-7506 or visit: www.brookhave-

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Buckhead

� e Cathedral of St. Philip� e Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus cel-

ebrates all family members in “Seasons of Family,” featuring special arrange-ments of familiar holiday tunes, from “Home for the Holidays” to the Peanuts’ “Christmas Time is Here,” “I Saw � ree Ships,” Benjamin Britten’s “� is Lit-tle Babe” and “� row the Yule Log On, Uncle John.” � e 33rd annual event welcomes a cameo appearance by the new Atlanta Women’s Chorus, as it pre-pares to launch its own concert season.

When: Friday, Dec. 6, 8 p.m., Satur-day, Dec. 7, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Free ice cream social follows the Saturday mat-inee

Where: 2744 Peachtree Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30305

How much: General admission, $30; premium seating, $40

For more information: Call 404-320-1030 or visit: www.agmchorus.org

� e Westminster Schools� e Westminster Schools presents

a holiday concert featuring Lee Harp-er & Dancers, joined by Lee Harper & Dancers II (youth company), and West-minster Middle School’s dance class and chorus. � e concert includes num-bers such as “Sleigh Ride,” “Farandole,” “Christmas a La Waltz,” “Carol of the Bells” and “March of the Toys.” Chris-topher Rex, principal cellist of the At-lanta Symphony Orchestra, performs as guest musician.

When: Saturday, Dec. 14, 1 p.m. Where: Kellett � eatre, Broyles Arts

Center, (on the school’s campus) 1424 W. Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, 30327

How much: Free admission and open to all

For more information: Call Lee Harper & Dancers at 404-364-9555 or visit: www.leeharperanddancers.com

Northside Drive Baptist Church� e Choral Guild of Atlanta invites

the public to a “Carol Sing,” with the Lovinggood Middle School Chorus. Music selections include “I Saw � ree Ships,” “Carol of Bells,” “African Car-ol,” “A Musicological Journey through Twelve Days of Christmas” and sing-a-longs of several seasonal favorites. Come

learn about the history and background of the songs you have sung for years that are a traditional part of the season.

When: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 7:30-9 p.m.

Where: 3100 Northside Dr., NW, Atlanta, 30305

How much: Adults, $15; seniors, $12; students, $5

For more information: Call 404-223-6362, email: [email protected] or go to: www.cgatl.org

Peachtree Road United Methodist Church

Peachtree Road United Methodist Church welcomes the � ve levels of the Georgia Boy Choir, along with a full orchestra, in performing favorite car-ols and classic songs to keep your hol-iday season merry. � e evening in-cludes Atlanta’s largest performance of the “Twelve Days of Christmas,” with audience participation highly encour-aged. During the concert, children un-der 6 years old are invited to attend an onsite Christmas party, so parents can enjoy the performance worry-free.

When: Friday, Dec. 20, 7-9 p.m. CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

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Christmas Eve: Tuesday, Dec. 243:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist and Christmas Pageant* 5:30 p.m. Christmas Concert*6:00 p.m. Festive Christmas Mass With Orchestra* 8:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist and Lessons and Carols10:30 p.m. Christmas Concert11:00 p.m. The Solemn Mass of Christ at Midnight*Nursery is available for these services and programs.

Christmas Day: Wednesday, Dec. 25, 10:00 a.m.

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December 1st: Worship 11am Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Family Event 5pmDecember 8th: Worship 11am: A Thrill of Hope December 15th: Worship 11am: White Gifts ServiceDecember 22nd: Worship 11am: A Gift of Love, A Prayer for Peace with orchestraDecember 24th: Family Christmas Eve Service 5pmDecember 29th: Worship 11am: A Gift of Joy, with orchestra

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Hanukkah shoppingLeft, Congregation Or VeShalom gave

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Dunwoody

Dunwoody United Methodist ChurchDunwoody United Methodist

Church presents its annual family con-cert, “All for a Baby,” in the sanctuary. � e Wandering Shepherds, DUMC’s bluegrass band, as well as children, youth, handbell, women and Chancel choirs join together to celebrate Christ-mas!

When: Sunday, Dec. 8, 3:45 p.m. Where: 1548 Mount Vernon Rd.,

Dunwoody, 30338 How much: Free. � e public is wel-

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St. Luke’s Presbyterian ChurchSt. Luke’s Presbyterian Church holds

its annual Toys for Tots concert in its sanctuary. Hear the Chancel choir, Fes-tival Ringers and brass usher in the hol-

iday season. When: Sunday, Dec. 8, 4 p.m. Where: 1978 Mount Vernon Rd.,

Dunwoody, 30338 How much: One unwrapped toy for

donation to Toys for Tots; a free-will of-fering will be collected for service per-sonnel families

For more information: Contact David Wallace at 770-329-5659 or via email: [email protected]. Also

visit: www.slpres.org

Sandy Springs

Heritage Sandy SpringsHeritage Sandy Springs continues its

Heritage Winter Classics concert series by welcoming “� e Atlanta Vocal Proj-ect,” an a cappella chorus specializing in the barbershop style, as they perform a Christmas show.

When: Sunday, Dec. 15, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m.

Where: Heritage Hall, 6110 Blue-stone Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328

How much: $5 per person For more information: Call 404-

851-9111, ext. 4, email: [email protected] or go to: www.her-itagesandysprings.org. To learn more about the group, visit: www.atlantavo-calproject.com

Apostles Church of Sandy SpringsInvite your family, friends and neigh-

bors to celebrate the season at the Apos-tles Night of Music and Community Feast! � e Apostles Praise and Worship Band, adult chorus and student perfor-mance group perform a variety of mu-sic, including holiday favorites. Come together after the concert for a potluck community feast. For last name A-M, bring a salad; N-Z, soup. � e church will provide bread, dessert and beverag-es.

When: Sunday, Dec. 15, 5-7 p.m. Where: 6025 Glenridge Dr., NE,

Sandy Springs, 30328 How much: All are welcome regard-

less of ability to bring a potluck item.For more information: Call 404-

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Standout StudentsStudent Profi le:

Sarah Sukin Pace Academy, senior

Sarah Sukin is keeping her options open for the future.

Sarah participates in a broad range of activities. � e variety highlights her wide in-terests.

She leads art classes for stu-dents at her school, does vol-unteer work with homeless women and children, teaches Hebrew school, and juggles participation in clubs ranging from the model United Na-tions to the National Honor Society.

� ough Sarah is a very busy girl, carrying a tiring schedule, her passion for ev-erything she does provides the energy to keep her going, she said.

She started volunteer work at My Sis-ter’s House, a shelter for homeless wom-en and children, during her sophomore year in high school.

“It’s so inspiring to listen to the kids and help them, it makes you keep want-ing to go back,” she said, “and I go back to that every � ursday.”

Sarah’s enthusiasm shows not only through her community service activi-ties, but also through her academics. She enjoys both math and art, and is con-siders a career that would combine the two, such as working with 3-D printing or with product design.

Sarah’s teachers recognize her passion and ability to excel at whatever she puts her mind to.

“With her calm, quiet intellect, cou-pled with a very mature, consistent work ethic, Sarah is able to tackle any task with apparent ease,” said Jenni Coale, Sarah’s history teacher.

Sarah says she thinks what’s impor-tant is to try out a variety of areas.

“� e most important thing is that whatever you do you want to do the best that you can,” she said. “But also enjoy what you are doing. I don’t do anything that I don’t feel very inspired about.”

What’s Next:

Sarah plans to pick a college where she can continue her interest in math and art. And she wants to stay active do-ing service work in her community. “I de� nitely am going to � nd a place near wherever I go to college where I can help and continue my service,” she said.

� is article was prepared by Mau-ra Binkley, a student at Dunwoody High School.

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Student Profi le: Mollie Simon Chamblee Charter High

School, senior

Th ere’s quite a bit to say about Mol-lie Simon. She’s president of Chamblee’s Technology Student Association, co-ed-itor of her school’s newspaper and prac-ticed in Aikido, a Japanese defensive martial art.

Mollie has been broadening her ho-rizons and learning new skills for years. In eighth grade, she started taking class-es in Aikido.

Aikido, translated roughly as “the way of the harmonious spirit,” is a de-fensive martial art that originated in Ja-pan in the early 1900s. Th e form focus-es on grappling and on softness: In other words, it is a style that emphasizes dis-patching an attacker rather than attack-ing someone else.

“It’s all about responding to attacks,” Mollie said.

Th ough Mollie has not been focusing as intently on Aikido in recent years, she most certainly has not slacked off . She has been working on Chamblee Char-ter High School’s Technology Student Association, an organization that meets weekly. She is currently its president.

She’s worked with the association since her freshman year. Th e organiza-tion challenges students to compete in various events, from engineering and

writing to debate, public speaking and even fashion design.

Mollie has attended the Tech Day and State Conference in Athens, Ga., and a couple of international conferenc-es – one in Orlando, Fla., and the oth-er in Dallas, Texas. At one conference, Mollie and a friend won a fi rst-place prize by developing a customizable trav-el bag.

“I had actually wanted to go into journalism instead,” Mollie noted, “but as a freshman, [under school rules] I

couldn’t do that. I ended up picking the association, and I’ve stuck with it ever since.”

Th at in no way means that Mollie has given up on pursuing a career in jour-nalism. She works as an intern with Re-porter Newspapers. And she is co-editor of Chamblee’s school newspaper, “Th e Blue & Gold.”

Mollie recently attended the Al Neu-harth Free Spirit Journalism Conference in Washington D.C., as a representative of the state of Georgia. Th e conference, named for the founder of USA Today, is designed to encourage and inspire future journalists. Mollie was one of 51 rising

seniors to attend.

What’s Next:

Mollie hasn’t settled on a college yet, but believes she’d like to pursue a career in journalism. She is also looking into marketing the customizable bag that won her and her partner fi rst place at one of the Technology Student Associa-tion’s International Conferences.

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BY MELISSA WEINMAN AND JOE EARLESome parents and local offi cials be-

lieve the DeKalb County Board of Ed-ucation’s recent vote to deny a “char-ter cluster” application for Druid Hills sent a message that the embattled school board isn’t open to new ideas.

Proponents of independent school systems in north DeKalb say the school board’s decision will bolster eff orts to start new school systems. One legisala-tive proposal now being considered would allow a city school system in San-dy Springs.

“Th e school board has a one-size-fi ts-all [philosophy],” said Dunwoody City Councilman Terry Nall, who has advo-cated for a separate Dunwoody school system. “Th ey’re not willing to recognize the unique needs of local communities. It highlights our need for control.”

On Nov. 11, the DeKalb school board voted 5-4 against the Druid Hills petition.

A “charter cluster” is a concept that takes a cluster of schools – a high school and all of the elementary and middle schools that feed into it – and puts it un-der the control of a governing board sep-arate from the school system.

Th e idea is that the charter cluster would have more autonomy and fl exi-bility in exchange for more accountabil-ity and improvements in academic per-formance.

Marshall Orson, a board of educa-tion representative whose district in-cludes Brookhaven, was one of the four members who voted in favor of the Dru-id Hills petition. Orson said the Dru-id Hills Charter Cluster petition was the fi rst of its kind to come before the DeKalb school board and had it been approved, it would have been the fi rst charter cluster in the state.

“I think we’re going to have to wrestle with this issue. I don’t think this is the last petition. I think it’s only the fi rst.”

But Brookhaven City Councilman Bates Mattison said the board’s decision also may discourage parents from sub-mitting charter cluster applications in the future. Mattison said he looked into creating a charter cluster for Chamblee High School and a lot of time, eff ort and money goes into preparing the petitions.

“It took what was a group of active parents and educators who want to im-prove the school system and told them, ‘We’re not interested in having you par-ticipate,’” he said. “In the bigger pic-ture, it says to people like me or in Dun-woody, maybe it’s not worth the eff ort.”

Meanwhile, a study of the feasibility of creating a separate Dunwoody school system found the system would raise twice as much at current tax levels as it would need to operate.

Th e study, commissioned by Dun-woody Parents Concerned about Qual-ity Education and paid for by the Dun-woody City Council, projected revenues

for Dunwoody school system at $78.7 million, based on 2012 levels, and pro-jected operating costs of about $37.8 million.

“Such organization reform may be not only fi nancially prudent, but would facilitate the classroom-centered and child-centered operations without the organization encumbrances of a district organized to serve 98,000 children,” said the study, which was conducted by Georgia Tech professor Christine P. Ris and Georgia Public Policy Foundation president Kelly McCutchen.

Th e study also found that DeKalb County schools stood to lose about $27 million of consolidated revenues if an independent Dunwoody school system should be created.

Orson, who was a strong supporter of the Druid Hills eff ort, said he sees char-ter clusters as a good model for improv-ing education.

“Th ey strike a good balance for au-tonomy for areas with the capacity and interest while maintaining the overall school system,” Orson said.

Orson said he doesn’t think it’s fair to label the school board as infl exible or unwilling to consider new ideas as some might suggest. “I hate to draw a conclu-sion from any single vote,” Orson said. “Th is is a new board.”

Earlier this year, Gov. Nathan Deal removed six of the nine school board members after the DeKalb school sys-tem was placed on accreditation proba-tion.

Orson and two other members had recently been elected and were allowed to retain their seats. On Nov. 25, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the law allowing Deal to remove the board members.

Orson said he thinks it’s likely the state may try to narrow the board’s dis-cretion when it comes to charter peti-tions. Orson would like to see the board consider more alternatives.

“Are we better off embracing it so we’re still party to it or having the state make a decision for us?” he asked. “To maintain our relevance, we’re ultimately going to have to be part of the process.”

Rep. Tom Taylor, R-Dunwoody, be-lieves denial of the Druid Hills petition will fuel support for his bill allowing the creation of independent school systems.

His bill would allow cities created since 2005, including Sandy Springs, to start new school systems.Taylor said the school board’s recent actions prove that there is a need to create diff erent ave-nues to improve public education. “Th is is our only alternative,” Taylor said.

He believes the denial will help his cause in the legislature.

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City Councilman John Paulson, who is an engineer, said there’s enough stable soil to hold the netting in place with 13-foot long anchors.

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Th e leader of the Atlanta Po-lice Foundation told neighborhood groups in Buckhead if they purchase security cameras, police will monitor them from the department’s integrat-ed video center.

Dave Wilkinson, president and CEO of the Atlanta Police Founda-tion, said the organization is hoping to get neighborhoods involved in the eff ort to reduce property crimes.

“We’re really looking for neighbor-hoods right now that want to partner with us to install these cameras,” he said.

If neighborhood groups purchase their own cameras or license plate readers, he said, police can access vid-eo footage or license plate informa-tion to help them catch criminals who may try to enter or exit neigh-borhoods.

Wilkinson said the eff ort was part of the Atlanta Police Department’s goal to stay at the forefront of police technology. He said the city’s security camera system, license plate readers, and predictive policing programs put

the department ahead of many major cities.

“Th e city of Atlanta is on the cut-ting edge of this technology. We’re leading this technology,” he said.

Wilkinson said he expects to have 11,000 cameras tied into the city’s network over the next two to three years.

Atlanta has a partnership with the private sector called Operation Shield, which allows the police department to monitor existing security cameras at its Video Integration Center.

Using privately funded camer-as along with cameras purchased by the city has allowed the police to save costs while maintaining a strong net-work, he said.

“Providing a camera, we feel, is the next best thing to having an offi cer on the street,” Wilkinson said. “Th e real-ity of it is, it’s very expensive.”

Cameras typically cost between $8,000 and $10,000, and license plate readers go from $6,000 to $8,000, de-pending on the infrastructure that’s in place.

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The property owner, Mosaic / Falls, LLC, is issuing this notice to better inform the public of our request to encroach upon the 25 foot State waters buffer to complete a rehabilitation of a failed dam. The Georgia – Department of Natural Resources – Environmental Protection Division – Watershed Protection Branch issued a public advisory on November 25, 2013 announcing the opening of the 30 day period for accepting comments on the proposed activity. The com-ment period closes on December 26, 2013 according to the public advisory case control number BV-060-13-17, issued by the GA-EPD.

The site is located immediately east of Roswell Road NE, and south of its intersection with Lake Placid Drive, NE in Sandy Springs, GA, within Fulton County. A copy of the proposed construction plans can be reviewed at The FALLS Apartments leasing office, the address and phone number of which are provided above. The leasing office is open from 9 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday, and Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. The site, including the proposed buffer encroachment, can be visited anytime during normal business hours by checking in at the leasing office.

The proposed project requires the requested buffer encroachments to facilitate the rehabilitation of a small dam that failed on the Falls property on June 5, 2013. The specific work items include an earth buttress berm just down-stream of the dam to improve stability, and a new concrete lined emergency spillway to carry the probable maximum flood, a 500 year storm event, without over-topping the dam. Construction of the new spillway and buttress berm will fill in about 67 lineal feet of existing stream bed, and cover over 3,950 square feet of existing stream buffer, within 25 feet of the existing stream channel.

The type of Permit Applied for is, part “A”; “Variance to encroach within the 25-foot State waters buffer.” This permit is being applied for under the “Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act O.C.G.A 12-7-1 et seq.” The applicable rules are found in the “Erosion and Sedimentation Control Chapter 391-3-7,” with the specific variance being considered as item “A”, within section 391-3-7.05 (2). All written comments about the proposed encroachment and requested vari-ance should be submitted to: Program Manager, NonPoint Source Program, Erosion and Sediment Control Unit, 4220 International Parkway, Suite 101, Atlanta, GA 30354 referencing control number, BV-060-13-17.

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fi led with SSPD over the listed period, dated through Nov. 22.

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

ROBBERY 100 block of North River Drive 30350

– On Nov. 9, a man reported that just be-fore 7 p.m. he was walking when he was ap-proached by another man who pulled a gun and demanded his wallet. The suspect took the wallet and ran.

BURGLARY 100 block of Pine Lake Drive 30328 – On

Nov. 9, someone attempted to pry a door leading to the home but apparently left when the alarm activated.

100 block of Fieldsborn Court 30328 – On Nov. 10, someone forced entry to the base-ment of the home and took disc jockey elec-tronic equipment valued at $3,000.

Burdette Road 30328 – On Nov. 17, offi cers responded to a burglary. On ar-rival they found evi-dence of an attempt to enter a storage area; however it ap-pears the alarm scared them off. Nothing was taken.

5100 block of Powers Ferry Road 30342 – On Nov. 17, the resident reported that some-one took a leaf blower from his garage area. The resident said he heard a noise around 10:30 p.m. and believes this was the suspect. He discovered the theft the following morn-ing.

300 block of Hammond Drive 30328 – On Nov. 18, employees of Gramma B’s Home and Garden store reported that sometime over-night someone threw a brick through a win-dow and took a $1,200 iMac computer. They have an alarm but it was not activated that evening.

600 block of Fair Oaks Manor 30342 – On Nov. 18, the victim reported that sever-al yard tools had been taken from his stor-age closet in his carport. The victim said one of his neighbors saw two suspicious persons entering someone else’s carport but did not call 911. Instead, the neighbor e-mailed the homeowner’s association.

8600 block of Roberts Drive 30350 – On Nov. 20, someone entered a sliding door to an apartment and took two TVs, a laptop and an iPad.

6900 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On Nov. 20, someone entered the victim’s apart-ment and took several items including a TV, laptop, shoes, a Chipper Jones “bobble head” and fi ve DVDs.

3100 block of � e Valley 30328 – On Nov. 20, someone entered an unlocked sliding door to the victim’s apartment. The apart-ment was ransacked but nothing was missing.

600 block of Willow Heights Drive 30328 – On Nov. 20, someone entered the apart-

ment and took a plasma TV.

THEFT 6000 block of Harleston Drive 30328 – On

Nov. 9, two women reported they were visit-ing a guy who, during the night, went through their purses, stealing $350 and several gift cards.

A hardware store on Sandy Springs Circle reported on Nov. 17 that someone took sever-al store-closing signs from the location.

6000 block of Rivershore Parkway 30328 – On Nov. 18, a woman reported that a grey SUV drove up to her mailbox and took items she was mailing from the box. This happened

at about 9:35 a.m.

1100 block of Perimeter Cen-ter West 30328 – On Nov. 18, a wom-an reported that while she was eat-

ing at a restaurant, her purse, hanging from the back of her chair, a pickpocket took her wallet. Witnesses said three people, two men and a woman, were seen sitting at a near-by table. The three walked in and out of the restaurant several times but did not order. NOTE: Use caution and place your purse on the front side of your chair, not the back.

1600 block of Riveredge Parkway 30328 – On Nov. 18, trailers and an ATV were taken from a parking garage.

7400 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30328 – On Nov. 18, a woman who works for an assisted living community reported that someone took $120 from her wallet in her purse. She was in her mother’s room. They do have a suspect but no arrests yet.

Willow Glen 30328 – On Nov. 19, a 72-year-old woman said her granddaughter stole jewelry from her and then sold it at a nearby coin dealership. The granddaughter is currently in drug rehab in Atlanta.

Cedar Run 30350 – On Nov. 19, a man re-ported that a life-size poster of Colin Kae-pernick, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, was stolen from his front porch after it was delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.

6000 block of Roswell Road – A wom-an reported that her cellphone was stolen from her offi ce while she used the restroom. When she returned from the restroom, she ran into a man leaving the offi ce, who told her he was lost.

7800 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On Nov. 19, a store manager said three young men stole several boxes from a mail shipment from the front of the store. The report does not mention what was in the boxes.

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5500 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Nov. 20, a man said he loaned his computer to another man who lives in East Point and who refuses to return it.

Saddle Ridge Drive – A woman reported that at some point between Sept. 1 and Nov. 21, someone took her jewelry from a butler-shelf closet.

THEFT FROM VEHICLES 6300 block of Powers Ferry, 30342, gun

600 block of Summer Drive, 30350, purse and its contents, worth $50

6900 block of Roswell Road, 30328, misc. contents, worth $20, were dropped by sus-pects who ran when offi cers arrived

600 block of Fair Oaks Manor, 30328, Hon-da 3000 generator

800 block of Johnson Ferry Road, 30342, $900 laptop

6900 block of Roswell Road, (x2) 30328, stereo gear; nothing missing

200 block of Cimarron Parkway (x3), 30350, catalytic converter

3000 block of North River Parkway, 30350, landscaping tools

ASSAULT 6300 block of Powers Ferry Road 30342

– On Nov. 9, just after 8 p.m., offi cers were dispatched to a nightclub on an assault call. They met with a woman who had been drink-ing. She said she was assaulted by another

woman. The complainant had a swollen eye. Witnesses said the two women got into an ar-gument. When the complainant walked off, the other girl hit her. There was no arrest at the scene.

5300 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Nov. 18, a man said he was hit and thrown to the ground by his boyfriend around 4:30 p.m. The victim had a cut and bruises. The sus-pect was gone. The victim said he wants a re-straining order.

300 block of Winding River Drive 30350 – On Nov. 18, a woman re-ported that she was slapped and her hair pulled by another woman who, with another person, came to retrieve personal belongings from an apartment.

ARRESTS Roswell and Dalrymple Roads

30328 – On Nov. 9, following a traf-fi c stop, the offi cer noticed a smell of marijuana and the smell of baby powder and fabric softener that is used to mask the smell of marijuana. The driver said she had an argument with her boyfriend and didn’t notice she was speeding. She was cited for possessing two small bags of marijuana and for speeding.

1000 block of Hammond Drive 30328 – On Nov. 19, two men were charged with pur-chasing marijuana from a room at a hotel. The renter of the room was later arrested.

5700 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Nov. 20, a K-9 offi cer made a traffi c stop just after 5 p.m. He saw the driver place some-

thing under the seat and at the same time, smelled marijuana. The man told the offi -cer he had smoked some weed at his friend’s house about a half hour ago. The offi cer ran the man’s information on the computer and found that he was wanted in Cobb County for a probation violation. The offi cer found co-caine in the man’s pocket as well as a small bag of marijuana. He was arrested.

5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Nov. 20, offi cers were called to a discount

store on a dispute. They learned that an employee had been fi red, and

was acting belligerent and caus-ing a scene. The offi cer told the man to leave. He started to leave but turned around and came back. He was again told to leave and cursed at the offi cer, mak-ing reference to his mother. The man then walked off the curb-ing and into the lane of store

front traffi c. The cops told him to come out of the traffi c lane. The

man continued to curse at the offi -cer, who then decided an arrest was in

order. The man began to fi ght the two of-fi cers who attempted to handcuff him. They wrestled to the ground. The offi ce told the man to quit resisting or he would use the Tas-er. The man said he would stop, and when al-lowed to stand, he continued to resist the ar-rest. Two additional offi cers arrived and they got the man into handcuffs without having to Taser him. He continued to curse at the offi -cers all the way to jail.

200 block of Sandy Springs Place 30328 – On Nov. 20, a grocery store employee watched as a woman took several canned food items, baby diapers and male hygiene

products, and conceal them as she left the store. She was detained and later arrested. The value of the stolen items was just un-der $20.

OTHER STUFF A woman on Brentwood Way called and re-

ported that her baby’s father has violated the “no-contact” order issued by a judge in June. He called her and said “I’ll kill you, and I know how to get to you.”

A man on Glenridge Drive reported that on Nov. 9, someone tried to set his mail, inside the mailbox, on fi re.

A woman reported that her ex-boyfriend, arrested in DeKalb County for selling drugs, has been calling her and threatening her if she doesn’t pay him $700 he says she owes him.

An offi cer who was working a traffi c acci-dent heard the sound of a car horn and saw two cars. The driver of one car threw some-thing at the second car. The driver of the sec-ond car threw a water bottle at the fi rst car. Both drivers were detained. Turns out the fi rst driver threw chewing gum onto the sec-ond car. Both were later charged with disor-derly conduct.

700 block of Hammond Drive 30328 – On Nov. 20, around 8:15 p.m., a woman was at a hotel’s fi tness room on the treadmill. A nude man walked by the glass door and faced in her direction. She called for help but the fi t-ness room phone would not work. The man walked away but later he was seen again, this time dressed, as the victim was talking to the staff person. The man left in a blue Audi.

300 block of Winding River Drive – On Nov. 18, a woman re-

ported that she was slapped and her hair pulled by another woman

Roswell and Dalrymple Roads – On Nov. 9, following a traf-

fi c stop, the offi cer noticed a smell of marijuana and the smell of baby powder

store on a dispute. They learned that an employee had been fi red, and

was acting belligerent and caus-ing a scene. The offi cer told the

front traffi c. The cops told him to come out of the traffi c lane. The

man continued to curse at the offi -cer, who then decided an arrest was in

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thing like this – these warm and fuzzies – it’s good for our police spirit.

“We call Chrismas For Kids our jewel. Doing things like this is a positive.”

Elizabeth Stell, executive assistant to Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan, said the program focuses on gifts for children and their families, but it also gives something back to the offi cers.

“It’s a big morale boost,” she said. “Our offi cers get something out of it, just like the community. It’s fun for them.”

Sandy Springs fi refi ghters took over a toy-collection program that was in place when the city’s department start-ed. Th e collections were begun by fi refi ghters with the Ful-ton County department that preceded the city.

Fire Chief Jack McElfi sh said the department usually takes in 250 to 300 toys each year. Firefi ghters themselves distribute any toys that come in after the deadline for the Optimist Club’s party. And the offi cers enjoy showing up in their emergency vehicles, lights fl ashing, and handing out toys, he said.

“Whenever they do it, they call me and say, ‘You won’t believe this!’” he said. “It makes them appreciate what they have, and they just appreciate seeing the kids and seeing the parents when they receive the items.”

In Dunwoody, Espinoza said police keep their annual holiday party quiet to avoid any embarrassment the fam-ilies might feel. “Th is is a private and intimate aff air,” he said.

But the annual gift-wrapping party, planned this year for Dec. 14, has itself turned into a holiday event for volun-teers from local churches and businesses, Dunwoody po-lice said.

Espinoza’s not surprised Christmas For Kids has caught on in Dunwoody.

“One side of town had not so much and the other side of town with plenty and willing to give,” he said. “It seemed to make sense.”

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For police and fi refi ghters, holidays become a time to giveBY JOE EARLE

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Back in 2009, during the Dunwoody police depart-ment’s fi rst year of operation, Sgt. Fidel Espinoza saw a need in the young city.

“When we fi rst started, we realized there’s a big diff er-ence between our affl uent side of town and our less fortu-nate side of town,” Espinoza said.

He had an idea. As the holidays approached, the police department would pull together local businesses, church groups and other volunteers, and throw a party for kids from the less affl uent side of town. Th ey would play Santa and distribute presents to families in need.

“What better way to tie the two parts of the communi-ty together?” he asked.

Th e department started a program called Christmas For Kids. It collected toys and threw a party for children from the city’s poorer apartment complexes.

“It just seemed the right thing to do. It made sense,” Es-pinoza said. “Th e need was apparent.”

And, it worked. Th e program caught on and is still go-ing.

Each year since that fi rst one, the department has col-lected toys for distribution in December to children in the less affl uent areas of the city. Th e police throw a holiday party, complete with Santa, for about 60 people. Th is year, Dunwoody police plan to host their fi fth Christmas For Kids party.

“One thing that really stands out about the Dunwoody Police Department is the fi rst line in our mission statement – we will engage the community,” Espinoza said.

But the Dunwoody department isn’t the only group of fi rst responders organizing holiday gift giveaways.

In Sandy Springs, the city’s fi refi ghters gather toys for the North Perimeter Optimist Club’s annual holiday toy drive. In Atlanta, the Police Athletic League sets up Toys for Tots collection boxes in each of the city’s precincts. And in Brookhaven, the spokesman for the city’s new police de-partment said police there don’t have anything going this year, but could organize a gift-collection program by next Christmas.

“It’s in our nature,” Espinoza said. “Police departments, fi re departments – it’s something innate. Th roughout the year, we deal with the ugly side of people. Doing some-

Collection points for donated toys In Atlanta, the Police Athletic League collects unwrapped toys for children aged 8 to 18 for Toys for Tots. In

Buckhead, toys may be dropped off at the Zone 2 Precinct, 3120 Maple Drive. In Dunwoody, the city police department’s Christmas For Kids program collects new and unwrapped gifts

for children newborn to age 15. Police will collect gifts in the lobby of police headquarters, 41 Perimeter Center East, through Dec. 23.

Other Dunwoody drop-off locations: Another Broken Egg Café; Crossroads Church of Dunwoody; Cutie Pies Children’s Boutique; CVS Pharmacy; Dentistry with a Diff erence; Dunwoody Elementary School; Dunwoody Nature Center; Fidelity Bank; Kingsley Charter Elementary School; Mellow Mushroom Pizza; Nancy’s Hallmark; North Atlanta Memorial Park; Peachtree Charter Middle School; Picayune Toys; Starbucks (at Ravinia); Tilted Kilt; Vanderlyn Elementary School.

In Sandy Springs, fi refi ghters collect unwrapped toys for children aged 3 to 12 for the North Perimeter Opti-mist Club’s Children’s Holiday Party. Donations are accepted through Dec. 12 at the city’s four fi re stations. Sta-tions are located at 1425 Spalding Drive, 139 Johnson Ferry Road, 6025 Raiders Drive and 4697 Wieuca Road.

PHIL MOSIER

Chris and Lisa Albright put children’s gifts in a box set up by the Dunwoody Police Department

at the Light Up Dunwoody event on Nov. 24.

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