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City installs all-day ticketing cameras near high schools By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
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A RedSpeed license plate reader sits along Heards Ferry Road in front of Riverwood International Charter School. The city announced the addition of speed cameras Feb. 10 around the area’s two public high schools.
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Sandy Springs Police Department rolled out violator-funded traffic cameras in front of local high schools Feb. 10 with the first citations beginning March 27. While the cameras are already installed, motorists have a few weeks to adjust to heightened speeding enforcement near North Springs High and Riverwood International Charter schools. The city says it chose the locations because a traffic study from the camera vendor identified safety concerns with hundreds of vehicles speeding in front of the high schools each day. From now through March 27, violators will receive a warning. After the warning period, violators will receive a $75 civil citation for the first offense and $125 for each subsequent infraction. The system will ticket drivers from an hour before school begins until an hour after it closes.
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County kicks off renovations for Health & Human Services Center
By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A commercial property along North Point Parkway is getting a face-lift as Fulton County transforms the site into a new Health and Human Services Center.
County officials gathered at 4700 North Point Parkway Feb. 11 for a “sledgehammer ceremony” to mark the beginning of renovations for a new onestop shop for a range of health services for residents of all ages. The county says the facility renovations are set to be completed in the first
quarter of 2027 and will improve access to services for developmental disabilities, behavioral and public health, seniors and social support for North Fulton residents. Commissioner Bob Ellis, representing the eastern half of North Fulton, said the county began looking for a site to put a
health and human services center north of the Chattahoochee River in late 2018. “We have to think about services geographically to make sure that we are getting them close enough to our residents,” Ellis said.
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