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COMMENTARY
provided coundess unpaid hours in an
effort to be responsive to the needs of
the community and is has worked! Wel
come to Sandy Springs.
Heards Ferry Elementary has demon
strated over the decades that it has pro
vided the community with a very suc
cessful neighborhood elementary school
experience for the students and families
it has served. Are elements of the cam
pus and facilities, dated and in need of
repair? Absolutely. Does this mean that
the campus needs to be closed and relo
cated? That argument has not been suc
cessfully presented to date.
What is clearly established is that
Heards Ferry Elementary has become a
very integral part of the community and
what community would ever consider
eliminating an institution that provides
such a positive experience so critical in
the educational process? There are com
munities everywhere yearning for such
an institution.
What is clear is that the problem cen
ters at the high school level and the so
lution should come at the high school
level.
This community understands that we
are all a part of a wonderful mosaic that
is called Sandy Springs and recognize
the valuable contribution by the school
system to the beauty of this mosaic. We
would never do anything to compro
mise the ability of skilled and talented
professionals such as yourself and your
associates to provide as you have done in
the past. Please understand though that
you are only one element of the mosa
ic and respect the other pieces that have
come together to provide you and oth
ers with a tremendous foundation upon
which to build.
There are times when this commu
nity can drive one nuts with their ideas
and involvement, but I consider that to
be a wonderful situation that, properly
directed, can result in a most positive re
sult.
One can either take advantage of
this situation, or decide to charge ahead
without consensus. If you really want
to see the results, ask the mayor to show
you how pigs fly. Welcome to Sandy
Springs.
If I can assist you in any way either as
a citizen or in my capacity on the Sandy
Springs Planning Commission, please
do not hesitate to call, and I will try to
provide, as I have, for other members of
this community.
I encourage you and your colleagues
to become an active member of the
community and integrate yourselves
into an active process to find solutions
that appropriately blend the needs and
concerns of all parties. Welcome to San
dy Springs!
Lee C. Duncan
On the record
Read these articles from our other editions online at ReporterNewspapers.net.
‘In that new reorganization of our ju
venile system ... [juveniles] are supposed
to be put in community centers. Now,
there’s some question about who’s sup
posed to pay for them, but right now
there are no community centers, so it’s
going to be really interesting to see what
is the effect upon the burglary cases in
our community, if there are juveniles who
commit the burglaries and there’s not a
place to put them, to at least discourage
them from that going forward.”
—Fulton District Attorney Paul Howard,
speaking to the Buckhead Council of
Neighborhoods on new juvenile justice laws
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