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Newspaper Page Textreporternewspapers.net NOV. 24 - DEC. 14,2017 • VOL. 11— NO. 24 FACEBOOK.COM/THEREPORTERNEWSPAPERS TWITTER.COM/REPORTER NEWS Sandy Springs Reporter ► 1-285 transit meeting is latest cross-city planning effort PAGE 4 ► Cross Keys students join immigrant book project PAGE 7 A peek inside Mercedes? k new ■Hr ' KATE AWTREY Mercedes-Benz USA's new headquarters is rising in Sandy Springs. Officials from the luxury automaker recently led a media tour of the building, which is designed to encourage collaboration among its 1,000 employees. For story and more photos, see p. 22. ► Mount Vernon widening debate focuses on transit BYJOHNRUCH johnruch@reiportemewspapers.net Controversy over a potential widening of Sandy Springs’ Mount Vernon Highway for alternative transportation shifted topics, from now ruled-out house-takings to transit types, at a Nov. 14 city meeting. Around 150 people attended the meeting, held at Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, to hear about the project, which at mini mum will add a multiuse path and at max imum, two additional on-street lanes for alternative transportation. Officials from the church’s school and the Sandy Springs Branch Library were among the attendees. The still-conceptual idea triggered enor mous neighborhood controversy in recent weeks as city officials repeatedly said they could not rule out the eminent-domain tak ing of houses for a future project. Mayor Rusty Paul definitively ruled out such house- takings at the Nov. 14 meeting, while declin ing to explain why he could not do so just See MOUNT on page 14 EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATOR Teaching English with an artsy eye Page 6 cc There's something about sipping coffee and eating a cinnamon roll that brings back so mang memories. It’s the little things! 22-YEAR-OLD WOMAN How important are family traditions in your holiday celebrations? See COMMENTARY, Page 8 ays to Celebrate the Season Page 16 Runoff Election is Dec. 5 For full coverage of the Fulton County Commission chair and state Senate District 6 races, see pages 12-13.

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Sandy Springs reporter. (Sandy Springs, GA) 2007-current, November 24, 2017, Image 1