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Spruced up
Trees, river theme for
Roswell Road bridge
COMMUNITY 3
That’s cool
Ice rink plans opening
next spring
COMMUNITY 4
Wide gap
Parents need to understand
accreditation process
COAAMENTARY 6
On the move?
Dog park regulars
unhappy with changes
PET REPORTER 16
Hurdle happy
Track star plans
collegiate career
STANDOUT STUDENT 18
Trial time
Jury selection to begin
in Sneiderman case
PUBLIC SAFETY 22
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JULY 26 - AUG. 8,2013 • VOL. 7 - NO. 15
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BUSINESS
pages 7-77
Feeling alive on the ride
PHIL MOSIER
Left, Chloe Beacham, 12, aboard “Copper,” gets lessons from instructor Jessica Strott, right, at the
Huntcliff Equestrian Center on July 23. The center holds a Dressage Summer Camp during June and July,
teaching youngsters how to work with, care for and ride horses. Another photo is on page 14.
Gateway project sign
of things to come
By DAN WHOM?
danwhisenhunt@reporternewspapers.net
The debate over the recently approved Sandy Springs Gateway
project likely will repeat itself in the coming years as more develop
ers build apartments in metro Atlanta.
Apartments are on the rise as more people opt to rent instead of
buy. With apartments come increased traffic, and that means road
improvements. Road improvements cost money.
When the Sandy Springs City Council approved the Gate
way project at its July 16 meeting, it also approved spending $3.7
million to realign the adjacent intersection of Roswell Road and
Windsor Parkway. Developer JLB Partners will offset much of the
cost by paying the city impact fees.
It’ll be a different story at the intersection of Roswell and West
SEE SANDY SPRINGS, PAGE 5
New principals take
charge at high schools
By LEIGHTON ROWELL
This isn’t Dr. Robert Shaw’s first time being the new face at school,
so he knows what to expect in his first year as principal of Riverwood
International Charter School.
“When you go to a new school, it’s kind of like you’re a first-year
teacher all over again,” Shaw said. “You have to learn people, you have
to learn systems, you have to learn kids’ names, and you have to learn
all the different ways things function.”
North Springs Charter High School has a new principal, too. Dr.
Eddie Ruiz of Orlando, Fla. replaces Dr. Lisa Stueve as principal at
North Springs.
At Riverwood, Shaw replaces interim principal Ron Tesch. Shaw,
former principal of Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, taught
history and Advanced Placement Government at Avondale High
SEE NEW PRINCIPALS, PAGE 19
