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City adds provisions for water flow rates on new construction By DYANA BAGBY dyana@appenmedia.com
meals at this year’s first gathering Feb. 20. Last year, the total reached a record 8,500. “We moved to the gymnasium, built additional kitchen space in 2013 and added more serving lines for speed and efficiency.
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Planned apartment projects and certain other developments in Sandy Springs must now complete water supply tests before construction can begin. The City Council approved the new requirement at its March 3 meeting. Fire Chief Keith Sanders told the council the amendment to the city’s Fire Prevention and Protection ordinance requires documentation for adequate water supply and fire flow to ensure the city can provide safety services. A Feb. 23 memo from Sanders to the council said the new requirement would target “larger or higher -impact projects,” including commercial and mixeduse developments to ensure their water usage does not strain the city’s supply. The memo was changed prior to the meeting, however, to require the study from “multiunit and single-unit attached projects.” A city spokesperson said the language was changed to “reflect the language in the ordinance, so it is consistent with our development code language.”
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From left, Becky Craven, Fran Vickey, Lynda Salley, Debbie Hall, George Hall and Bill Callaway of Chamblee Methodist Church gather Feb. 27 for a Friday night tradition they’ve enjoyed for more than a decade.
Fish fry nets huge following By JILLIAN DIMARCO newsroom@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — There was no shortage of patrons Feb. 27 when All Saints Catholic Church in Dunwoody hosted its Friday Lenten Fish Fry. For 30 years, the Knights of Columbus has served up thousands
of meals that have drawn crowds from throughout Metro Atlanta. Organizers say the event, running every Friday this season from 5-8 p.m. through March 27, has grown in size and impact. What began as two men cooking on a stove in the church’s social hall has grown into a large-scale operation. Volunteers served 1,301
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