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COMMUNITY Low turnout marks elections BY DAN WHISENHUNT danwhisenhunt@reporternewspapers.net The voters spoke Nov. 5. There just weren’t as many of them talking as there were in 2009. According to figures from Fulton County, 11.7 percent of Sandy Springs voters showed up for the mayoral and City Council election this year. In 2009, turnout was 16 percent. Sandy Springs city elections had sev eral new names on the ballot. Mayor Eva Galambos, City Coun cilman Chip Collins and City Council- woman Karen Meinzen McEnerny all decided not to run again. But even the lure of new candidates wasn’t enough to produce a turnout at least matching 2009 numbers for San dy Springs. District 2 City Councilwoman Di anne Fries lost to challenger Ken Dish- man. On election night Fries lamented low turnout, but her race saw more vot ers on Nov. 5 than it did in 2009, when she ran unopposed for re-election. There were 1,028 voters in District 2 on Nov. 5, and Dishman won with 641 votes. In 2009, Fries ran unopposed and received 631 votes out of 650. On Nov. 5, there were five candi dates running for Sandy Springs Dis trict 6 seat and there were 1,718 votes cast. Bauman received 690 votes and Stoj received 500 votes. The largest voter turnout occurred in the District 3 race, which drew 2,427 voters to the polls. Graham McDonald won the District 3 race with 1,846 votes, defeating oppo nent Barbara Malone. Sandy Springs votes Here are the results of the Nov. 5 elections in Sandy Springs, according to the Fulton County Registration and Elections. Mayor Votes Percentage Bob Brown 1,480 19% Rusty Paul 6,399 80 Total votes: 7,958 District 2 Ken Dishman 641 62 Dianne Fries 384 37 Total votes: 1,028 District 3 Barbara Malone 576 24 Graham McDonald 1,846 76 Total votes: 2,427 District 4 Tochie Blad 319 34 Gabriel Sterling 614 66 Total votes: 933 District 5 Clayton Cole 264 25 Tibby Dejulio 793 75 Total votes: 1,064 District 6 Andy Bauman 690 40 Patty Berkovitz 446 26 Jennifer Steele 42 2 John Stoj 500 29 Sonja Tonpea Total votes: 1,718 39 2 AMAZING Perfect 10 in Sandy Springs! 17 Ball Mill Place Sandy Springs, GA 30350 ~ Offered at $1,390,000 jdraU’[ / «i laanrru (J . ifE ■ S315I-IW v yja nifil tea 1 1 ■WMJII 6 Bedrooms, 6 1/2 Bath Home in Move-In Condition with Master on Main. Hardwood floors, 10' ceilings on main, living room w/ coffered ceiling. Amazing kitchen w/keeping room, vaulted stone FP & wooden beamed ceilings. Great bonus room or upstairs kids den. Finished Terrace Level with Bed/Bath. New Screened Porch with 7 person hot tub. Screened Porch and Upstairs Deck overlook private wooded lot. Call me for a showing! Robin Blass 770.396.6696 Office 770.804.6226 Direct 404.403.6561 Cell 5591 Chamblee Dunwoody Road Building 1300 Suite 100 Dunwoody, GA 30338 robinblass@blassprop.com www.robinblass.com ©2013 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Operated by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. We believe every patient should be treated like a person, not a number. Don’t allow your insurance company to make your dental health decisions for you. Discover why our patients have chosen Dentistry With A Difference to provide the personalized quality dental care they deserve. Call us for a new patient consultation and experience the Nondone Dentistry with a Jeffrey G. Priluck, DMD, MAGD Albert P. Nordone, DDS Master, Academy of General Dentistry Voted by his peers as Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry ‘One of Atlanta’s Top Dentists’ 5548 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd. In front of Publix Supermarket Dunwoody, GA 30338 (770) 393-9450 www.DentistryDifference.com SS www.ReporterNewspapers.netl NOV. 15 — NOV.28,2013 | 3
