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reporternewspapers.net JULY 22 - AUGUST 4,2016 ■ VOL. 8 — NO. 15 FACEBOOK.COM/THEREPORTERNEWSPAPERS TWITTER.COM/REPORTER NEWS Brookhaven Reporter S Brick-and-mortar banks thrive in digital age page 4 Pressure-washing company cleans up college debt PAGE 5 PHIL MOSIER At left, Lyla Tito, 1, along with her brother Gray, 6, enjoy a popsicle from a vendor at the Brookhaven Farmers Market on July 16. The market, located in the University Baptist Church parking lot off Dresden Drive, is open Saturdays through December 10. Mayor wants to put brakes on apartments, mixed-use developments BY DYANA BAG BY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst an nounced July 14 that he is seeking a moratorium on rezoning for high-den- sity development projects, specifically apartment complexes. Ernst made the announcement at one of the city’s kick-off meetings for its character area studies. Those in at tendance applauded the decision. The City Council will have to vote on the moratorium next month, Ernst said. “We’re stopping the train,” he said. “It gives space for the character area studies to play out and to get input from the citizens ... so they don’t have to be fearful of the next rezoning.” The moratorium would not affect current proposed developments, in- See MAYOR on page 12 EDUCATION Standout Student Page 20 CC In some respects, the outpouring of community support uoeve received recently has actually strengthened department morale. BROOKHAVEN POLICE CHIEF GARY YANDURA See COMMENTARY, Page 10 ROAD TRIP Northwest Georgia offers visions New school named for U.S. Rep. John Lewis BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reportemewspapers.net The new elementary school to be built in Sky- land Park will be named for U.S. Rep. John Lewis, the civ il rights icon and longtime member of Congress. Mean while, officials met with res idents over concerns about the future school’s traffic and population. The DeKalb County Board of Education voted July 12 to name the school for Lew- See NEW on page 13 U. S. Rep. John Lewis facebook twitter}*