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Inside Mission man Humanitarian Award goes to Felix Lora COMMUNITY 2 Wall flower Dunwoody offices showcase local artists OUT a ABOUT 18 Cookie queen Local Girl Scout is tops in sales AAAKING A DIFFERENCE 19 All their love Creatures large and small bring joy to many PET REPORTER 20-21 Trigger happy State Rep. Lindsey explains education bill EDUCATION 26 Scan here to get Reporter Newspapers in your inbox or sign up @ ReporterNewspapers.net Dazzled by dragons PHIL MOSIER Anna Grinshpon, 5, holds a paper dragon she made during a Chinese New Year program and celebration at the Sandy Springs Library on Jan. 19. More photos on page 23. Johns Creek snub city on radios BY DAN WHISENHUNT danwhisenhunt@reporternewspapers.net Sandy Springs officials are scrambling to recalculate what local taxpayers will spend on a new public safety radio sys tem after the city of Johns Creek balked at helping other cit ies pay for it. On Jan. 14, Johns Creek City Council voted unanimous ly against signing an agreement with four other cities — Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta and Milton — to spend $ 16 mil lion to implement the new radios. Johns Creek questioned the selection of the radio provider, Motorola Solutions, and said the contract should’ve been competitively bid. Sandy Springs City Manager John McDonough said the city opted to use state contract pricing to select the compa ny, and said the cities benefit financially from the states pur- CONTINUED ON PAGE 30 Developers encouraged by downtown plans Bi DAN WHISENHUNT danwhisenhunt@reporternewspapers.net Two buyers of some choice Sandy Springs real estate say the city’s recent adoption of a downtown master plan sweet ened the deal for them. Nicholas Telesca, president of Branch Properties, and top officials with Regency Centers Corp. both endorsed the city’s plan. Branch Properties bought the CityWalk property, ad vertised for sale at $27.8 million, in November. Regency Centers Corp. in December paid $35.3 million for the San dy Springs Plaza. Both properties will have a front row seat to the devel opment of the city’s downtown redevelopment. CityWalk CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 A HEARING AID THAT CAN DO AIL THISP See our ad on page 29 to learn about our 14 day test drive! Audiological Consultants of Atlanta “Since 1983” You Could Be Hearing From Us.
