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Inside
Voter’s guide
Part 2
Who’s who running
for City Council
PAGES 4-6
Mayor mindset
Candidates share
vision for city
COMMENTARY 8
Drop box
Buckhead man educates
public on kidney nonprofit
AAAKING A DIFFERENCE 19
Lone ranger
Canine, handler
bring joy to many
COMMUNITY 20
Dead heads
Restless ‘spirits’
roam the city
COMMUNITY 26
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OCT. 18 - OCT. 31,2013 • VOL. 7 - NO. 21
Cany that weight
PHIL M0SIER
Joseph Nicholson, 12, with Boy Scout Troop 623, assists
with the scouts’ annual pumpkin sale at St. Jude the Apostle
Catholic Church in Sandy Springs on Oct. 12. The two-day
event was one of two fundraisers this year for the troop.
Perimeter CIDs
pursuing ‘slip lane’
for Ga. 400
BY DAN WHISENHUNT
danwhisenhunt@reporternewspapers.net
Sandy Springs City Council is backing a grant request to
fund the design of a dedicated turn lane serving some of the
city’s largest private employers.
The proposed “slip ramp” would become part of the exit
ramp from Ga. 400 south onto Abernathy Road. The slip
ramp would be a dedicated turn lane for Newell Rubber
maid, Kaiser Permanente, UPS, Air Watch and First Data.
City Council during its Oct. 15 meeting approved a let
ter of support from City Manager John McDonough to the
State Road and Tollway Authority. McDonough’s letter says
the city of Sandy Springs supports the Perimeter Communi
ty Improvement Districts’ application for the $1.5 million
grant.
SEE PERIMETER, PAGE 2
Walking in the city
is a challenge
BV DAN WHISENHUNT
danwhisenhunt@reporternewspapers.net
Sandy Springs reports progress on building new sidewalks
since its 2005 incorporation, but at least one survey finds the
city still lags behind its neighbor in Buckhead.
Walkscore.com, a website that ranks cities and commu
nities nationally for ease of pedestrian access, determined
Sandy Springs is “car dependent,” with a walk score of 41.
Meanwhile, the 30305 ZIP Code that constitutes Buck-
head’s core, achieved a score of 85 and was deemed “very
walkable” by Walk Score.
In Buckheads core, most errands can be accomplished by
foot. In Sandy Springs, most errands require a car.
City Council members say they are making progress, but
they inherited few sidewalks when voters opted to start the
SEE WALKING, PAGE 3
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