NOVEMBER 11 - 24, 2016 • VOL. 10— NO. 23
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► Groundbreaking held for I-285/Ga. 400 reconstruction PAGE 6 ► Relocation planned for historic Brookhaven house PAGE 10
This way to the polls
Fulton voters back transportation sales tax BY JOHN RUCH AND DYANA BAGBY Fulton County voters on Nov. 8 narrowly approved a 0.75 sales tax increase to fund transportation projects, including a list of nine plans and programs in Sandy Springs that range from sidewalks to the groundwork for a possible Perimeter Center alternative transit system. In another notable result, Republican challenger Meagan Hanson ousted incumbent Democrat Rep. Taylor Bennett in state House District 80, which includes part of southeastern Sandy Springs. See FULTON on page 16
Elections official Ed Feldstein, a longtimeSandy Springs resident, helps District 3 voters at the Hammond Park Gymnasium polling station on Election Day, Nov. 8.
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City launches apartment complex safety rating map BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net The city has launched an interactive website showing apartment complexes’ crime and fire safety data. It includes a color-coded map of the complexes’ relative crime rates. Officials unveiling the “Apartment Safety Checker” at the Nov. 1 City Council meeting said it is a response to frequent questions from prospective tenants that the city previously couldn’t answer. But some councilmembers, while generally praising the effort, questioned whether the color-coding is
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