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Inside Hear me now Parties in Heard cemetery case want day in court COMMUNITY 2 Free ride Easy-on-the-wallet concerts this season OUT & ABOUT 18 re tty in pink Nonprofit provides prom dresses to young ladies AAAKING A DIFFERENCE 19 Mental help Skyland Trail assists young adults in need HEALTH 20-21 Cards to Christ Churches offer moments of extended prayer FAITH 22-23 Scan here to get Reporter Newspapers in your inbox or sign up @ ReporterNewspapers.net APRIL 19 - MAY 2,2013 • VOL. 7 - NO. 8 Is it time to change the oil? Isaac Friedberg, 2, sporting a shiny red fireman’s hat, takes a peek under a fire engine, along with Noah Frushtick, 3, center, his twin brother Max, right, and dad David Frushtick, left, during the Touch- A-Truck event at Sandy Springs United Methodist Church’s Hitson Memorial Activities Center on April 13. Children had the opportunity to get “hands-on” with many different types of vehicles, including tow trucks, a mail truck, race car, police cruiser and more. Additional photo on page 5. JOHN GLENN More sidewalks wanted on Brandon Mill Road BY DAN WHISENHUNT danwhisenhunt@reporternewspapers.net Residents living along Brandon Mill Road said they’d walk ev erywhere, if they could. But their only option is to walk on the shoulder of the road, and they feel that’s dangerous. Residents representing eight neighborhoods along the road at tended the April 16 City Council meeting and asked council mem bers to give sidewalks on Brandon Mill another look. The residents have formed the Walking Brandon Mill Coalition as a way to bring more attention to their cause, and several of the coalition’s mem bers spoke during the April 16 public comments. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Residents see changes in mixed-use plans BY DAN WHISENHUNT danwhisenhunt@reporternewspapers.net Buckhead and Sandy Springs residents who live near a proposed mixed-use development on Roswell Road say the developer’s latest change in plans show a move in the right direction. But, they say, the density of the development still is too high. Developer JLB Partners on April 9 submitted redesigned plans to the city of Sandy Springs for the project at the intersection of Wieuca and Roswell roads near Chastain Park. Neighbors attended a meeting hosted by the Sandy Springs Council of Neighborhoods and the developers soon after the plans CONTINUED ON PAGE 27 A HEARING AID THAT CAN DO ALL THISP FREE demonstration and hearing screening! Audiological Consultants of Atlanta “Since 1983” You Could Be Hearing From Us.
