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AUGUST 2020 • VOL. 14 — NO. 8 reporternewspapers.net A Buckhead Reporter PERIMETER BUSINESS ► RESTAURANTS TACKLE COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS ► LOCAL LAB JOINS PANDEMIC FIGHT PAGE 7 Weekend getaways COMMENTARY Racial justice means talking and remembering P16 AROUND TOWN New leader of Conservancy Vfc %' helms park , tfU** expansions * P18 WORTH KNOWING Helping cancer survivors in pandemic era p» Reporter Extra Check out our podcasts at ReporterNewspapers.net For information: delivery@reporternewspapers.net Reporter is mail delivered to homes on selected carrier routes in ZIPs 30305,30327 and 30342 SL# liuxied VO ‘eojuo|A| aivd e6eisod sn SSMy03 aislysyd y3i/\ioisno ivisod City plans carrot-and- stick approach on water sellers PHIL MOSIER Seamstress Lisa Rochon offers a face mask to shoppers July 25 at the Peachtree Road Farmers Marlcet, where mask-wearing was required and widely observed. July was a month of mask battles amid a COVID-19 surge, as Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms established a mask-wearing mandate for which Gov. Brian Kemp took her to court, alleging it violated his own less restrictive executive order. Buckhead cityhood talk reappears; business leaders condemn it BYJOHNRUCH johnruch@reiportemewspapers.net Talk of Buckhead separating from Atlan ta to become its own city is rumbling once again, with neighborhood groups said to be forming to discuss the idea. But local City Council members warn it’s a difficult path, and major business organizations are con demning the idea as divisive in a time of de bates about racial and economic inequity. City Councilmember Howard Shook of North Buckhead’s District 7 said he has heard new cityhood talk informally from residents and that it is driven by concerns about crime. But he also expressed skepti cism about the complex process and the po- See BUCKHEAD on page 13 BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net The city appears headed to a carrot- and-stick approach to young people who sell bottled water on the streets, a prac tice that authorities say has sometimes triggered serious crime in Buckhead and around the city. The Atlanta Youth Entrepreneur- ship Advisory Council, a group formed by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, was poised to release policy recommenda tions about the water-selling issue on July 31, after the Reporter went to press. “We appreciate the entrepreneur ial spirit of youth who are selling wa ter to motorists,” said Bottoms in a July 25 press release about the pending pol icy announcement. “But we have seen an increase in unsafe and violent activ ity in some locations and cannot allow it to continue. It’s going to take a village and we are working with our partners to provide outreach and resources to these young people to help them gain access to job opportunities, workforce training, and educational programs.” One of the leaders involved in dis cussions about the water-sellers, Jim See CITY on page 14 Dear Atlantans, Looking for extra pin money? Qather your broken chains, half pairs of earrings and come see us. www.Lauderhills.com
