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MAY 2019 • VOL. 13 — NO. 5
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EVELYN ANDREWS
Joe Card, the owner of this carriage house at the Mount Paran and Powers Ferry
roads intersection is calling for the city to stop a plan to build a roundabout.
City Springs theater group
prepares for another
season of packed houses
BY EVELYN ANDREWS
evelyn@reportemewspapers.net
As the City Springs Theatre Company
prepares the final shows of its inaugural
season, it’s also prepping for what it expects
to be another season of packed shows as it
tries to keep up with the enthusiasm and de
mand from the community.
The theater company survived major
leadership changes at City Springs and has
succeeded in implementing one of the com
plex’s key initiatives - educational program
ming.
“I’ve been involved in nonprofit theatre
for 33 years now. I have never, ever in my
career seen anything like the level of sup
port and desire for musical theater,” Brandt
See CITY on page 12
Homeowners
criticize
roundabout
threatening
1927
building
BY EVELYN ANDREWS
evelyn@reporternewspapers.net
Residents near the intersection of
Mount Paran and Powers Ferry roads
have rallied against a roundabout expect
ed to be built early next year. They argue
the roundabout will mostly help commut
ers while negatively affecting their prop
erties, including requiring demolition of a
nearly century-old building once used as a
country store.
“We’d like Sandy Springs to make a pri
ority of residential neighborhoods and not
make it a bypass for commuters,” said Aar
on Gill, a homeowner at the intersection.
The start of the project is quickly ap
proaching, with utility relocation expect
ed to begin in the fall and construction by
spring 2020. The city is currently working
on securing right of way for the round
about.
The $2.5 million project is expect
ed to cost $1.2 million for construction,
$800,000 for right of way and $300,000
for design. The city did not respond to
a request for comment, but has said the
roundabout would improve safety by re
ducing side-impact crashes and installing
pedestrian improvements. It’s also expect
ed to reduce congestion, according to the
city.
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