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Mount Vernon School loses field lighting bid in close council vote By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
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Supporters of The Mount Vernon School and its application for field lighting wear blue at the Jan. 21 Sandy Springs City Council, while neighbors in opposition don red. More than 400 people, sitting inside and outside the Studio Theatre at City Hall, showed up for the contentious public hearing to amend zoning conditions and allow Friday Night Lights.
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — At the end of a months-long process, the Sandy Springs City Council denied an application Jan. 21 for lights at an existing athletic field at The Mount Vernon School. Mayor Rusty Paul cast the deciding vote to reject the zoning change after council members split on whether to allow field lighting at the private school, typically allowed in city code. Unlike community forums held last fall with opponents dominating the seats, the Jan. 21 council meeting drew a sizeable crowd of Mount Vernon Mustangs among the 400 who attended. The Mount Vernon School had asked to amend zoning conditions to allow four posts around its main athletic field with conditions limiting their use to a maximum of 60 days a year including 10 Fridays. Next-door neighbors, like the Snodgrass family, were not convinced that the school’s proposed state-of-the-art lighting system would minimize disturbances.
See LIGHTS, Page 13
Councilman polls Sandy Springers on New Year’s resolutions By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sandy Springs continues to grow as it approaches its 20th anniversary, and one elected official wants to bring the community into a conversation about the future. To kick off 2025, City Councilman Andy Bauman asked District 6 resi-
dents about their New Year’s resolutions, whether personal or for the community. The Jan. 4 letter to residents asked them to share their concerns and aspirations with several suggested topics for consideration, like housing, redevelopment and sustainability. Bauman, first elected to the District 6 seat in 2013, said he is constantly
seeking feedback, through emails, inperson meetings, public comment at meetings and community gatherings. Heading into 2024, Bauman sent out a poll focused on the city’s tree canopy and received more than 200 responses, with more than 92 percent agreeing with the initiative to protect urban forests.
See BAUMAN, Page 12
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Sandy Springs City Councilman Andy Bauman raises a binder containing the city’s 2025 budget during its adoption June 18.