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APRIL 2019 • VOL. 13 — NO. 4 reporternewspapers.net Section Two ►A new website maps metro murals, wall to wall ► Out & About ►Summer Camps Home & Real Estate Local home sales near a peak, agents say P5 AROUND TOWN Naturalist keeps his eye on water and wildlife pu FAITH United Methodists struggle with church’s LGBTQ decision pis i® Reporter Extra Check out our podcasts at ReporterNewspapers.net Springs Reporter is mail delivered to homes on selected carrier routes in ZIPs 3032 7,30328, 30342 and 30350 For information: delivery@reporternewspapers.net 91# lltujad VO ‘eojuo|A| aivd e6eisod sn SSMy03 aislysyd y3i/\ioisno ivisod PHIL MOSIER The Georgia Department of Transportation is considering building flyover toll lanes atop the Northridge Road overpass. BY EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net Two groups launch to support, oppose north end concepts BY EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net Two groups with opposing views on redevelopment concepts for the north end of Sandy Springs have organized to voice their opinions as city officials de termine which concepts should move forward. Affordable housing advocates who co-chaired the city’s North End Revital ization Task Force launched an initiative opposing the task force’s final report with a community meeting on Feb. 28. At that meeting, several north end res idents said they feared the recommen dations would lead to displacement of See TWO on page 14 As neighborhood impacts of toll lanes planned along Ga. 400 and 1-285 become clearer, city and state elected officials are seeking ways to influence the process with varying tactics. Some officials say they’ll fight the project, while others aim for small er tweaks. Some call for community-wide meetings, while some work behind the scenes. “I know it’s been on the books for a long time, but we need to mitigate it as much as we can,” said Rep. Deborah Silcox (R-Sandy Springs), who says she’s trying to arrange a large-scale meeting of state engineers, lo cal officials and possibly the general public. “This is very upsetting.” The toll lanes, called “express lanes” or “managed lanes,” are proposed by the Geor- See OFFICIALS on page 22 ■m ADY TO DO SOME gPlSDCO© (glLdADOOKKS? CLEAN OUT YOUR JEWELRY BOX. OLD JEWELRY = mm (SEE OUR AD ON PACE 19)
