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Inside Open all night City helping Waffle House relocate COMMUNITY 3 One people Rep. John Lewis recalls 1963 March on Washington COAAMENTARY 8 High school football preview Sport is where ‘the community gathers’ PAGES 18-20 Ml low talk Her sewing creations soften patients’ visits AAAKING A DIFFERENCE 21 Scan here to get Reporter Newspapers in your inbox or sign up @ ReporterNewspapers.net A pie in his eye PHIL MOSIER Mariah Andrews, left, a freshman at North Springs Charter High School, makes perfect contact with Sandy Springs librarian Marian Brinkley on Aug. 17 at the library. Brinkley promised his teen readers that for every book they read over the summer, they could hit him with a pie. More photos on page 27. City takes closer look at its ‘vertical’ roads BY DAN WHISENHUNT danwhisenhunt@reporternewspapers.net Lake Forrest Drive isn’t the only road in Sandy Springs that’s created by cutting a vertical slope, but it’s the most notorious one. It might also be a learning opportunity, according to Sandy Springs City Councilman John Paulson. “This isn’t the only vertical/near-vertical rock face in the city,” Paulson said during the Aug. 6 City Council meeting. “We’ve now got a process in place to start looking at the rest of these.” City Council on Aug. 6 gave the OK to awarding an emergen cy contract in order to speed up repairs on a closed portion of Lake SEE LAKE FORREST, PAGE 26 Council considers apartment strategy BY DAN WHISENHUNT danwhisenhunt@reporternewspapers.net City leaders know what kind of apartments they’d like developers to build. Mixed-used developments such as the JLB Partners devel opment at Roswell Road and Windsor Parkway have received sup port from most members of Sandy Springs City Council. That project will produce high-end apartments aimed at attract ing young professionals to the area. But City Council members are not quite as certain about how they should get rid of the kind of apartments they don’t like. With multi-family zoning applications pouring in across met- SEE CITY CONSIDERS, PAGE 27 Find top-rated services and tackle your to-do list. Ratings & Reviews • Great Deals • Helpful Tips kudzu.com
