Brookhaven reporter. (Sandy Springs, GA) 20??-current, November 23, 2018, Image 1

Previous Issue Next Issue

Clip Visible Area View Page Text View PDF

Newspaper Page Textreporternewspapers.net NOV. 23 - DEC. 13,2018 • VOL. 10 — NO. 24 FACEBOOK.COM/THEREPORTERNEWSPAPERS TWITTER.COM/REPORTER_NEWS Brookhaven ► In bid to attract visitors, hotel taxes seek ‘free mone with few strings page 4 ► Sandy Springs, Brookhaven refresh their tourism tactics page 4-5 PHIL MOSIER Alex Athanasiades, 11, meets Denny, one of the dogs available for adoption at an event held by Alpharetta’s Angels Among Us Pet Rescue Nov. 17 at Town Brookhaven. Alex was joined by his parents, Nick and Zuzsanna, and brother Dimitri at the event. For more information, see angelsrescue.org. Deputy police chief resigns after sexual harassment allegations BYDYANABAGBY dyanabagby@reportemewspapers.net The police department’s deputy chief resigned this month after a lieutenant ac cused of him sexually harassing her, includ ing grabbing her by her arms and pulling her toward him at last month’s inaugural Police Ball. Juan Grullon voluntarily resigned Nov. 8, according to documents obtained through an open records request His resignation was effective immediately. Grullon has been with the police department since it was founded in 2013 and served as the de partment’s second-in-command since 2016. Grullon could not be reached for comment. In lieu of accepting a notice of resigna tion from Grullon, the city agreed to pay him $24,939.12 through Jan. 31, 2019, for the resignation to be effective immediately. He will also be paid for unused vacation time totaling $19,660.18, according to city docu ments. By accepting the payments, Grullon See DEPUTY on page 23 CC The very clear message to our returning and newly elected representatives should he that the era of one-party rule is over and there is no entitlement to these seats for one particular party or the other. ANDY BAUMAN SANDY SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER See COMMENTARY, page 10 STANDOUT STUDENTS The musicians of No Solution Page 20 OUT & ABOUT 13 ways to celebrate the holidays Pages 18-19 Major intersection projects coming in 2019 BY DYANA BAG BY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net The City Council’s recent approv al of its $47.5 million budget for 2019 in cludes several major transportation proj ects. The projects include intersection improvements to the Ashford-Dunwoody and Peachtree road intersection, a round about at Windsor Parkway and Osborne Road, and traffic signal improvements along the Ashford-Dunwoody and Dres den Drive corridors. See MAJOR on page 22 SIGN UP TO RECEIVE DAILY & WEEKLY EMAILS WITH LOCAL NEWS @ REPORTERNEWSPAPERS.NET/SIGNUP

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Brookhaven reporter. (Sandy Springs, GA) 20??-current, November 23, 2018, Image 1