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Mother fileslawsuit in son’small guard attack

by R. Scott Belzer

[email protected]

Discussions on a develop-ment dominated Doraville’sannual State of the City eventheld April 21.

More than 100 were in at-endance for the event held inDoraville City Hall’s parkingot. A stage was constructedo host speakers MayorDonna Pittman and DeKalbcommissioner Nancy Jester ,while Rip Robertson pro-vided emcee services for theevening.

While the speakers high-ghted Doraville’s past, future

and current achievements,discussion topics also in-cluded making a portion ofhe city a tax allocation dis-rict (TAD). The district wouldaid in the redevelopment ofhe former General Motorsassembly site now knownas The Assembly and facedopposition from participantssuch as the DeKalb CountySchool District.

Jester, whose husband

serves on the district’s boardof education, was the rstto mention the project at theevent while simultaneouslypraising the city’s achieve-ments.

“Mayor Pittman and[Doraville’s entire city coun-cil] have worked very hardto invigorate what’s goingon in Doraville,” Jester said.“We have the GM site here;no one is working harder ondevelopment in Georgia rightnow than Mayor Pittman and

the council. I continue to prayevery day that all my fel-low elected ofcials on otherboards will see the wisdom ofwhat you’re working on.”

Jester went on to sayshe “happens to be marriedto one of them and knowswhere he stands.”

“I can’t wait to see what Iknow is going to be an amaz-ing development there atthe former GM site,” Jestersaid. “Please keep up thehard work; it’s amazing. Don’t

by Andrew [email protected]

The mother of a teenager allegedly

injured during an altercation withStonecrest Mall security guards in June2015 wants justice for her son.

On April 20, attorneys for the mother,Chavella Hamm, led a lawsuit againstStonecrest Mall, the three securityguards involved in the incident—John Battle, Howard Bell and Glenn Russell—and their employer, SecuritasSecurity Services USA.

“People need to understand that youcannot go around victimizing children,”said Hamm during a news conferenceafter the lawsuit was led.

According to the lawsuit, Hamm’s

son, who was 15 at the time, and agroup of his friends were ordered out ofStonecrest Mall because they were notaccompanied by an adult per the mall’spolicy.

One of the teens told the guards thathis mother was en route from a nearbystore to pick them up, according to thelawsuit, but the guards insisted that theteens exit the mall immediately.

Because it was raining heavilyoutside, one of the teens asked to waitinside until his mother picked them up,the lawsuit stated.

In response, one of the guards

Doraville mayor, othersdiscuss TAD at State of the City

Chavella Hamm says her teenage son was attackedby Stonecrest Mall security guards. Photo by AndrewCauthen

rom left, Mayor Donna Pittman, DeKalb County Commissioner Nancy Jester and Rip Robertson all addressed the public at the016 Doraville State of the City address. Photos by R. Scott Belzer

More than 100 were present at Doraville’s annual State of the City address whichfocused on the Assembly development.

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Tension clouds DeKalb BOE work sessionby R. Scott Belzer [email protected]

Discussions oncontract renewaland human

capital tooksurprising turnsduring a DeKalb Countyboard of education worksession.

On April 18, District 1board member Stan Jester elicited responses fromboard members JoyceMorley and Vickie Turner with remarks involvingBoulevard Cold Storage,ocated in the Grant Parkneighborhood of Atlanta.

The discussionbecame tense enough torequire a statement fromSuperintendent StephenGreen.

Jester questionedrenewing Boulevard ColdStorage’s contract inproviding food storageservices due to its distancefrom the district andbecause DeKalb Countywas not given competitivepricing. Jester also gavehis opinion on the building’sappearance and location,which he termed being in a“scary neighborhood,” whichsubsequently silenced the

room. “It’s run down and

t looks really bad, but Iwent inside and I talkedo the dock workers andhe actual storage facilitys very respectable,”Jester said. “It’s in a scaryneighborhood, but it’s a legitservice.”

Morley was the rst torespond, requesting Jesterrust personnel in the schooldistrict’s Food & NutritionServices division to do theirob. She also requestedJester take a more sensitiveapproach to his publiccommentary, stating theneighborhood itself hasnothing to do with theservice being provided.

“I do get concernedwhen we talk about ‘scaryneighborhoods’ and placesike that,” Morley said.“The place is for storage ofproducts and not people.”

Jester continued withoutclarication, stating hedidn’t mind it being in a“scary” neighborhood and“if anything, that might

save [the district] money,”prompting chuckling andhroat clearing.

Morley continued byexplicitly asking Jester for

clarication.“Wow – ‘scary

neighborhoods,’” Morleysaid. “We have to get tothe point of dening ‘scary.’

We have to be carefulabout how we’re labelingneighborhoods and labelingpeople. What’s a ‘scary’neighborhood? Are theregoblins, ghosts and spooksand all that? What makes it‘scary’?”

Jester said the highcrime rate of the GrantPark area is what made itscary, but Morley remainedunconvinced.

“This should havenothing to do with it,” Morleysaid. “You keep wanting to

put down neighborhoods… When we label peopleand label neighborhoods,we’re labeling our children.We’re saying to our children‘You’re scary too, look atyour neighborhood.’”

Jester did not commentfurther, other than requestthat the board membersremember their roles andhow they should executethem. However, whenMorley later questioned LeoMcAuley Brown’s monthlyhuman capital report andrecruitment methods, thingstook a similar turn.

“There’s a [news story]about a lack of males,especially males of color,where children are notseeing males that look likethem,” Morely said. “Whatare we doing to try to recruitmales, especially males ofcolor, so that our childrenhave role models and theymay see there’s nothingwrong with education?”

Brown said part of therecruitment process isvisiting historically Black

colleges throughout thecountry, among other topuniversities, to strategicallysearch for qualied maleteachers.

“Are we allowed toactively recruit by race, age

or gender?” Jester said.“We might get in trouble withthat.”

Morley assured Jestershe wanted to keep a

diverse pool of teachers inDeKalb County to match its

diverse population.“We have to be realistic;sometimes when peopledon’t see someone thatlooks like them … it has

emotional and psychologicalimpact on one’s growth and

development, academically,socially and otherwise,”Morley said. “We want to be

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COUNTYWIDEDeKalb Board of Equalization relocating April 28

DeKalb County Superior Court Clerk Debra DeBerry recentlyannounced that the Board of Equalization is moving to the Manuel J.Maloof Annex, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, as of April 28.

Limited parking is available at the location and additional parkingis provided directly across the street in the West Trinity Place parkingdeck for $6.

All hearings scheduled on and after April 28 will be heard at theoriginally scheduled time in the new location.

For more information, call (404) 687-3876.

County to collect household hazardous waste

DeKalb County will hold its semiannual household hazardouswaste event April 30.

Residents will have the opportunity to responsibly dispose ofdangerous household chemicals that are no longer of use.

Hazardous materials such as aerosols, batteries, adhesives,ammables, lawn care products, uorescent light bulbs, photochemicals, artist supplies, household cleaning supplies, and paintand paint-related products, will be accepted.

The event will be Saturday, April 30, 8 a.m. to noon, at DeKalbCounty Sanitation Division’s Central Transfer Station, 3720 LeroyScott Drive, Decatur.

BROOKHAVENCity to host stream cleanup event

Brookhaven is seeking volunteer support when it hosts the2016 Stream Cleanup Event on April 30, from 10 a.m. to noon atthe stream at Montclair Elementary School, 1680 Clairmont Place.The event is being held in recognition of Water Appreciation Day,

a full-day celebration of water cleanups around the metro Atlantaarea. Volunteers are asked to wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes andlong pants, and sunscreen is recommended. If possible, bring anytools that would be helpful in collecting trash. The city will provideeverything else needed for the cleanup, including bags, lightgardening gloves and bottled water as well as waiver forms. Forquestions and to RSVP, e-mail [email protected].

CHAMBLEELibrary hosts reading initiative

The DeKalb County Public Library and DeKalb LibraryFoundation will be hosting an educational program at ChambleeLibrary on Friday, April 29 at 10 a.m.

The program, titled “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten”

encourages parents, caregivers and mentors to read on a regularbasis with toddlers and babies to encourage mental development.

“Research shows that when parents talk, read and sing with theiryoung children, connections that build language, literacy and social-emotional skills are formed in their children’s brains,” reads a releaseabout the event.

Attendees wil l receive a f ree starter book, reading logbooks, tipson engaging their children as well as prize incentives. Participantswill also receive information on story time programs aimed attoddlers and a 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten library card.

“A family reading three books a day will read 1,095 in one year. A family reading one book a day will reach the goal in three years,”said Jill Joplin, DeKalb County Library Foundation executivedirector. “In addition, books read at storytime programs will counttoward the goal, and reading the same book many times counts eachtime.”

For more information, visit www.dekalblibrary.org/1000books.

CLARKSTON

Culture festival scheduled

The city of Clarkston will be celebrating its diversity on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Clarkston’s 2016 Culture Fest will celebrate the city’s array ofcultures with a 5k walk and run, performances, entertainment forchildren, food trucks, sports activities, vendors and more.

This year’s performers include Tom Wolfe, Brown Dog Band, thePork Brothers, Michael Bradley, the Burundi Drummers, Solid State,Proskuneo School of the Arts as well as Indian Creek ElementarySchool.

“All throughout the day, we will have performances from Clarkstonarea musicians and artists both professional and amateur, includingsome of our local schools’ performing groups,” reads the event’swebsite. “These performances will portray the cultural diversity ofClarkston, delight the audience with beautiful artistry, and encourage

audience participation and engagement.”For more information, visit www.clarkstonculturefest.org or call (404)

292-5686, ext. 239.

DECATURRetail store grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony

The public is invited to Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store, 2655 N.

Decatur Road, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 28, 8:45 a.m. Theevent commences the store’s grand opening celebration.

The rst 120 guests each day will receive a Jo-Ann Gift Cardranging in value from $10-$250. Customers who spend $25 or more willreceive a free tote bag (while supplies last).Children who visit the storewill have an opportunity to make their own crafts April 30,11 a.m. - 2

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DUNWOODY City celebrates Pernoshal Park opening

The city of Dunwoody is inviting members of DeKalb County to jointhem in celebrating the grand opening of the Park at Pernoshal Court,located at 4575 North Shallowford Road.

Beginning at 4 p.m., the park, which also served as host forDunwoody’s Earth Day celebration on April 22, will host an honoraryribbon cutting, a bike loop and walk around Brook Run Trail for all ages,soccer games and fun for kids as well as a concluding Movie on theMeadow (The Good Dinosaur (PG)).

Food trucks will also be available for attendees.For more information, including information on contacting the event’s

organizers, visit www.dunwoodyga.gov.

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Peter Lee

Peter Lee

Peter Lee, a junior at Druid HillsHigh School, said he is dedicated towhatever he’s trying to do.

Lee is a rst-year member ofhe Fernbank LINKS robotic team,

which will be participating in an in-ernational robotics competition athe end of the month.

A “high-achieving student” inDruid Hills’ International Bacca-aureate program, Lee said he hasdone “a tremendous amount of vol-unteer work.”

He has worked in six trainingsessions for younger students whowant to learn about FIRST LegoLeague “and to really immersehemselves into STEM.”

Additionally, Lee volunteerswith Fernbank LINKS Science NightOut, “a program held at the Fern-bank Science Center to providehird- to sixth-graders—50 at each

event—with an opportunity to learn

about STEM through...science ex-periments and Lego robotics.”

Lee also helped the LINKS pro-gram when it took over the GeorgiaBEST robotics program, which of-

fers free robotics competitions to 12state teams.

“They built robots and I helpedset up the eld and I helped ensurethat the kids had all of the materi-als” for their robots, Lee said.

Lee founded his school’s chap-ter of the Science National HonorSociety when he saw that “therewas a dwindling STEM community.

“I really wanted to revitalize it,”Lee said.

“The Science National HonorSociety is meant to promoteSTEM,” Lee said. “Right now we’re

just trying to promote events aroundour community.”

Lee is president of his school’schapter of Future Business Leaders

of America and won an economicsaward from the state organization.

Lee, who volunteers with thebusiness side of LINKS roboticsteam, said his “economic knowl-

edge really helps out.” At a state robotics competi-

tion April 16, Lee was one of twoGeorgia nalists for the Dean’s List

Award which “is given to studentswho exemplify the ideals of FIRSTand those who are really trying togrow program itself—those who re-ally show what FIRST is all about...which is training the next genera-tion of scientists, engineers, techni-cians and mathematicians throughSTEM,” Lee said.

“I never expected to get thisaward because I’m so new to theteam, but I dived head rst intoFIRST to ensure that our team ishighly successful,” he said.

by Carla Parker [email protected]

Avondale Estates city ofcialsannounced April 22 that Police Chief Gary

Broden will retire in June.Broden has been in law enforcement

or 40 years. He began his lawenforcement career after graduating fromhe Military Police Academy in 1974,

at Fort Gordon, Ga. He has served inboth the Air Force Reserve and Georgianternational Guard in the security

police eld. He graduated from the39th Session of the Federal Bureau of

nvestigation’s National Academy.He worked for the Cartersville Police

Department for 26 years, which includeda term as police chief before he retired.He has been the Avondale Estates policechief for 10 years.

Broden said in a released statementhat the Avondale Estates communityembraces its police department.

“The community chooses who it wantso serve and protect them and they have

selected a group of ofcers who providequality and personalized service,” Brodensaid. “Some of our citizens have takenownership and become involved with theirpolice department by volunteering their

time and service to the neighborhoodwatch program, the citizens’ policeacademy and the citizens’ on patrolprogram. The relationship with ourcommunity has been and continues to befar different than many other communitiesacross the nation, especially in recenttimes.

“I have been privileged to be a smallpart in the evolution and development ofthe Avondale Estates Police Department,proving that bigger is not always better,”Broden added. “Professionalism is notbased upon the size of the agency, butupon the size of the hearts of those whomake up the agency. It is my belief that

being a law enforcement ofcer is a callingand a privilege. I cannot think of anothercommunity in which I would have wantedto complete my law enforcement career. Iappreciate the opportunity I was given.”

Avondale Estates police chief to retire

DEKALB COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

1ST PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING

FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017

Monday, May 9, 2016

TIME LOCATION5:45 p.m. J. David Williamson Board Room

Administrative & Instructional Complex

1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd.

Stone Mountain, GA 30083

The DeKalb County Board of Education will hold a public budget

hearing to solicit feedback from the public regarding the 2016-

2017 school system’s budget.

FOR INFORMATION, CALL THE OFFICE OF THE

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AT 678-676-0069.

Avondale Police Chief Gary Broden will retire in June after 10 years as chief.


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stop.”Pittman mentioned the project as one im-

portant to her, the city council and the city ofDoraville. The mayor said the developmentreect’s Doraville’s vision” of rebirth and

maximum connectivity.“The name ‘Assembly’ reects on the

site’s past as a GM assembly plant and theecognition of the project’s potential to bringogether – assemble – parts of a city that

has been fractured by the [closing] of theplant,” Pittman said.Pittman said the DeKalb County school

system currently receives $358,000 in prop-erty tax from The Assembly. At buildout, shesaid, the school system will receive $135million in additional tax revenues if the TADs in effect with $17 million annually in prop-erty taxes.

“Can you imagine what that can do for ourkids and our schools?” Pittman said. “Thiss an opportunity to transform our city, theegion and our surrounding cities. This is an

opportunity for a divided DeKalb to unite andmove beyond the past.”

Pittman mentioned Third Rail Studios,which will be housed at The Assembly asan opportunity to join the $6 billion state lm

industry. Pittman said it is “critical” for eco-nomic development in job creation and “ex-panded lifestyle” creation.

Pittman also mentioned Doraville’s ac-complishments in street development, parkdevelopment and pedestrian improvements.Specically, Pittman mentioned the develop-ment of a historic downtown redevelopmentplan and an approved Peachtree Road-scapes project.

The mayor said Doraville’s economy is onthe rise. She named “The Nexus Project,” a$200 million redevelopment of an old K-Martalong Buford Highway, which will include60,000 square feet of retail, residential andsenior living, and a hotel, as well as a $30million McCall Drive industrial complex offer-ing hundreds of jobs.

“We have seen more than $400 million ininvestments in our city this past year,” Pitt-man said.

Pittman also mentioned Doraville asranked second for starting a new business inGeorgia, rst for where millennials would liketo live and one of the 50 safest cities.

When it came to policing, Pittman com-mended the Doraville Police Departmentfor answering approximately 45,440 calls in

2015. She attributed the statistic to an “in-crease in service due to annexation,” andimplementation of new technology.

Pittman said she was proud of Doraville’slibrary in welcoming 64,378 visitors and cir-culating 59,530 items throughout the city lastyear. More than 180 library programs werealso available to residents in 2015.

“For the past three years I have stood be-fore you and told you of all the great things

that are going to happen in our city,” Pittmansaid. “Today, I stand before you with greatpride that they are becoming a reality.”

Rev. Winston Worrell gave an invocationwhile the Frank Lisco Duo provided enter-tainment for the evening. Dunwoody HighSchool’s JROTC presented colors duringthe event’s pledge of allegiance and nationalanthem.

“We thank [God] for the amount of vitalityand work in this city,” Worrell said. “We prayfor all city leaders, police ofcers, re menand women, all workers and employees inthis city; we pray for a bright future of pros-perity and for all God’s provisions for all of

Doraville’s families and residents.”

began cursing at the teen and insisted theyexit the mall into the rain,” the lawsuit stated.

“An animated exchange then ensued”between the teens and the security guardwho punched Hamm’s son in the face,according to the legal document. The otherguards joined the rst guard in physicallyattacking Hamm’s son, the lawsuit states.

In a cellphone video recording of thencident, “you can see [the guards] throwingpunches at [the teen’s] head and face, thengrab him and throw him out of the bushesnto a bench,” said Hamm’s attorney Mawuli Davis during a news conference last year.Hamm’s son’s “head hits the bench and hiseye is split open. It is only at that point, whenhe is dazed, that [the guards] stop throwingblows against him.”

Hamm said the assault was due to theunprofessionalism of the security guards.”

“Once I got the call—I was there...onlyight around the corner from where he

was—I was in shock,” Hamm said aboutarriving on the scene after the altercation.My child was bleeding. His clothes [were]

off his body. He had all these scars andscratches.

“To see him like that, it frightened me,”she said. “I was really scared. Then when Iound out who did it, I went from scared to...

very upset.”Hamm said before ling the lawsuit her

focus was to get these three individuals inail where they need to be because whathey did was wrong.”

Davis said his law rm initially “attempted

to secure justice through the criminal justicesystem.”

“Unfortunately these three adult securityofcers have not been criminally charged,”Davis said. “We can’t wait any longer for

justice.“We are here because the criminal

justice system has failed this family,” Davissaid. “What we have seen is this pattern,unfortunately, of…law enforcement as well

as law enforcement types or even vigilantesgetting away with the physical abuse ofyoung African-American men.

“From Trayvon Martin forward it hasbeen very difcult for the criminal justicesystem...to nd justice for these young menwho have been physically assaulted, andin some cases even killed, by those that wewould expect...to protect them and otherpatrons,” Davis said.

Davis said the civil lawsuit was led “tonot only hold these ofcers accountablefor their abuse and their negligence andtheir physical attacks against him, but alsoto bring a suit against...Securitas SecurityServices USA as well as the StonecrestMall.”

“We want to hold the individual andcorporate wrongdoers accountable for theharm they caused this young man,” saidHarold Spence, the lead attorney in thecase. “We know that we cannot reverse

what happened to him. The punches andkicks that met their target—we can’t reversethose. The profane and vulgar insults thathe had to endure—we can’t reverse thoseeither.

“But what we can do is pursue this lawsuitto hold these wrongdoers accountable forthe harm that they did to this young man,”Spence said.

Hamm said her son has healed physically,but “mentally we’re still dealing with, dayto day, how he was mistreated by adultindividuals at the mall.”

The teenager allegedly received a cut above his eye duringan altercation with the security guards.Photos by Andrew Cauthen


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Andrew Cauthen

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Managing Editor

New government center may be tough to sell At the southeast

ntersection of MemorialDrive and Kensington Road,DeKalb County governmentowns acres of prime realestate.

It is across MemorialDrive from the KensingtonMARTA Station. East ofhe property is the DeKalb

County Juvenile Court. It’salso near the proposed siteof the failed Atlanta Unitedprofessional soccer trainingacility.

It is here that someDeKalb ofcials, particularlynterim CEO Lee May,want to build a new countygovernment center.

The concept is for aneight-story, 300,000-square-

oot building that would costan estimated $90 million toconstruct.

May introduced thedea in his 2015 State of

the County address whenhe espoused the idea ofredeveloping MemorialDrive into “DowntownDeKalb.”

“The catalyst for thiswhole transformation will bethe creation of a new gov-ernment center at the heartof Memorial Drive,” Maysaid in 2015. “With access

to the interstate, MARTA railstation and the hundredsof acres of publicly ownedland, this area is ripe for de-velopment.”

There has been moretalk about this governmentcenter, and DowntownDeKalb, in recent weeks.On April 12, the county’sboard of commissionersunanimously voted to sellthe county’s Clark Harrisongovernment ofce buildinglocated at 330 West Poncede Leon Avenue in Decatur.Commissioners also votedto hold on to $12 millionfrom the sale to put towarda new government center.

A week later, the coun-ty’s Special Local OptionSales Tax (SPLOST) Citizen

Advisory Committee dis-cussed the county proposal

of using some of the pro-ceeds from proposed pennysales tax to supplement thecost of the government cen-ter’s construction.

The idea of a new cen-tral government center is agood one. It would reducethe county’s ofce space by300,000 square feet and setthe county up to be moreefcient with its time andbetter stewards of taxpay-ers’ money. It is a buildingthat should be constructedas soon as possible and itcould spur economic de-velopment along MemorialDrive.

The proposal to useSPLOST funds to pay forthe government centercould be problematic forthe center’s constructionbecause the idea may be

tough to sell to taxpayers.

Taxpayers are oftenresistant about approvingtax increases—even 1 per-cent taxes. Many taxpayers

probably will want to focusnew taxes on capital im-provements closer to theirhearts—the paving of roads,construction of re stationsand maybe a park or two. Agovernment ofce buildingthat many will rarely visitprobably won’t be a top pri-ority for taxpayers.

So county leaders havetheir work cut out for themto get voters to not only ap-prove the tax, but to wantto pay for the governmentcenter. Otherwise leadersshould begin thinking aboutPlan B for the funding theDowntown DeKalb center.


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How national political conventions work “Reagan understood

he rules. Without

complaint, he supportedhe winner. That’s howt works,” from an openetter to RepublicanNational Conventiondelegates, the mediaand public regardinghe GOP’s nominatingprocess by former RNCChairs Bill Brock, BobDole, Haley Barbour,Jim Nicholson, ClaytonYeutter , Marc Racicot and Mel Martinez .

The rst nationalpolitical convention inhe United States was

held by the Anti-MasonicParty in 1831. The Anti-Masonic Party was ahird-party opponent of

Freemasonry, which itsviewed as a corrupt andelitist secret society,seeking control of theUnited States. The Anti-Masons later merged intohe Whig Party, which

essentially self-destructedover divisions on thessue of slavery aroundhe presidential election

of 1856.The GOP held its rst

convention during thepresidential election of

860 in Chicago. Thatcontest began with annitial eight-man eldncluding AbrahamLincoln of Illinois. Theront runner was WilliamH. Seward of NewYork, who later servedas Lincoln’s secretary

of state and anotherstrong contender wasbanker Salmon P.

Chase of Ohio (yes, thatChase family). Chasewould later become

Lincoln’s secretary ofthe treasury, introducea national currency (ourgreenbacks), and later beappointed chief justice ofthe U.S. Supreme Court.

No candidateentered the conventionwith a majority ofdelegates from stateconventions, and eachhad baggage. Lincoln,considered a moderate,won the nomination onthe third ballot. For the

remainder of the 1800sand through the nationalconventions as late as1968, the Democraticand Republican partiescontinued to decide theirnominees via nationalconventions. Most thirdparties, including theLibertarian, Green Partyand People’s Party stillnominate via convention.Those oor contestsonce also producedsome pretty dramatic

and compelling networktelevision coverageThen in 1968, the DNC

gathered in Chicago withthe party establishment

strongly supportingVice President HubertHumphrey as theirnominee. Humphrey satout all state primary andcaucus contests, planningto seek the nomination atthe convention. Followingthe assassination ofcandidate and NewYork Senator RobertKennedy, Humphrey’sformer U.S. Senateseat-mate, Senator Eugene McCarthy ofMinnesota was rackingup an impressive string ofprimary wins, largely dueto his staunch oppositionto the Vietnam War.

Riots and numerousconvention-relatedprotests on the streetsof Chicago resulted inone fatality and hundredsof injuries of protestersand law enforcementalike. Followingthat convention, theDemocratic Partydecided to substantially

broaden the adoption ofpresidential preferenceprimaries and caucusesto better involve thepublic and voters inspeaking their minds andsupport for the candidatesof their choice. The GOPfollowed suit.

The most recent GOPcontested conventionwas in 1976. Appointedincumbent President Gerald R. Ford, politicallywounded by pardoning

President RichardNixon, limped throughprimary and caucus

contests, arriving at theKansas City convention

without a majority ofdelegates. FormerCalifornia Gov. RonaldReagan had won strongvictories across the southand the particularly visible Reagan’s Raiders ofTexas came to Kansasseeking to win a oorght for the Gipper.Reagan supporters triedto use convention rulesto move the contest forvice president ahead ofpresident, forcing Ford,who was dumping his VP Nelson Rockefeller ofNew York to eventuallyselect Kansas Sen. BobDole as his running mate.

A “co-presidency”was bandied about forFord/Reagan in the rstdays of the convention.Realizing that wouldrequire a Constitutionalamendment, Fordsupporters pushedahead on a oor vote,which Ford won by 1,170delegates and a modest

majority victory overReagan. Reagan gavewhat is still the most-remembered speechof that convention, andlaid the foundation ofwhat would become his1980 campaign for theWhite House, beginningalmost immediatelyafter President JimmyCarter’s election.

The GOP andDemocratic presidentialcontests are presidential

preference primaries orcaucuses...as with theGeneral Election when

voters actually chooseelectors for their party/

candidate of choice,there is actually no directballoting of U.S. votersfor president. The popularvotes or caucus tallies, byparty rules and state law,bind or obligate selectedand elected partydelegates to supporta particular candidateon the rst conventionballot. Georgia law bindsdelegates for the rst twoballots. After that, muchlike our representativesin Congress, delegatesvote their conscienceand beliefs. As with the2000 election whensuddenly the voting publicdiscovered the existenceof the Electoral College,we have been conductingpresidential electionsthis way for more thantwo centuries...and inour next civics class, wewill review The ElectoralCollege and You.

Bill Crane also servesas a political analyst andcommentator for Channel2’s Action News, WSB- AM News/Talk 750 andnow 95.5 FM, as well as acolumnist for The Cham-pion, Champion FreePress and Georgia Trend.Crane is a DeKalb nativeand business owner, liv-ing in Scottdale. You can

reach him or comment ona column at [email protected].

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by Andrew [email protected]

The race for DeKalb County’snext solicitor-general is pitting twocoworkers against each other.

Nicole Marchand Golden,he county’s chief assistant district

attorney, and Donna Coleman-Stribling,a deputy chief assistantdistrict attorney, answered questionsor approximately 20 minutes duringan April 12 forum sponsored by theLeague of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County.

In describing the role of asolicitor general and what shewould bring to the ofce, Goldensaid, “The solicitor-general is botha prosecutor and an administratorand...policymaker. So you set theone for the ofce. The opinion of

how you look at crime passes downo the people that you supervise.” Additionally, the solicitor-general

manages a $6 million to $7 millionbudget, Golden said.

“So I’m familiar with the ofce.ve run the ofce. I did that as chief

assistant district attorney,” she said.Golden said she plans to

address low level offenders, ifelected.

“These are the folks who haveust come into the criminal justicesystem, quite a few of them, so it’smportant, it’s an opportunity ...forhe solicitor’s ofce to get those in-dividuals, put them through rigorousprogramming as opposed to prose-cution and/or jail, and give them theopportunity to rehabilitate...so thathey don’t progress to...more seriouscrimes, like felonies,” Golden said.

“I’ve worked both as amisdemeanor prosecutor and asa felony prosecutor, so I know thathis is the opportunity to grab most

of those people and make somechanges in their lives,” she said.

Coleman-Stribling, who asdeputy chief assistant districtattorney oversees the Solicitor-

general’s Crimes against ChildrenUnit, manages and supervisesmore than 400 cases a year,three attorneys, four investigators,two victim advocates and a legalassistant.

“So I have the managementskills as well as the supervisory skillsto manage a group of individuals todeal with these cases every singleday,” Coleman-Stribling said. “I dealwith cases that I consider to besome of the hardest cases in thiscounty.”

In addition to working as aprosecutor for a decade, Coleman-Stribling has experience as adefense attorney.

“And that brings a balancedperspective to the ofce of solicitor-general,” Coleman-Stribling said.“I’ve worked on both sides and thatallows me to run this ofce in a wayto deal with alternative resolutions tosome of these cases.”

When asked to describe the

differences between each other,Coleman-Stribling said, “Myrelationship with Nicole [Golden] isthat she is in fact my supervisor.

“But let me tell you what’s

different. I have been a defenseattorney. I have run an ofce as adefense attorney. I have managedan ofce as a defense attorney.I have had to also deal with thebudget,” Coleman-Stribling said.

“My career is not just inprosecution,” she said. “My careeris also with regards to defense.

And addition to that, I have workedoutside of DeKalb County, whichallows me to bring some leadershipskills that could [be]...positive.

“I have worked under a numberof district attorneys and [seen] thegood and recognized sometimes thebad,” Coleman-Stribling said. “I canbring a different perspective to thisofce.”

Golden answered the questionby describing the candidates andcoworkers as friends.

“This has been a very cordialelection process and I am veryhappy with that,” Golden said.

“The thing that sets us apart,

from my perspective is I have donethis job,” Golden said. “I’ve setpolicy. I’ve managed people—largenumbers of people. I’ve managedlarge budgets. And I’ve put togethera lot of the programs that wehave talked about—from low-leveloffender [programs] to mental healthcourt [and] diversion programs. Youname it, I’ve been instrumental increating those programs, in not onlythe solicitor’s ofce but the DA’sofce.

“I could start from day one,” shesaid. “I could do this job. I have theexperience to do it.”

The candidates also were askedto describe the strengths of the otherperson.

Golden described Coleman-Stribling as compassionate.

“What I’ve seen in Donna

[Coleman-Stribling], and what I’vealways admired about her is hercompassion for children, and for thework she does with the child victimsof DeKalb County,” Golden said.

About Golden, Coleman-Stribling said, “She does have someknowledge, working knowledge ofwhat goes on in DeKalb County. ButI’d actually prefer to take my last fewseconds to talk about myself.

“The day-to-day work that I’vedone inside of these courtrooms issignicant,” Coleman-Stribling said.

“I am daily in court. I deal withlaw enforcement ofcers. I dealwith child abuse protocol. I’m headof the child fatality review team,”Coleman-Stribling said, adding thatthe relationships she has formedwill allow her to run the solicitor-general’s ofce.

The two candidates willface each other in the May 24Democratic primary in the race to llthe solicitor-general’s seat.

Solicitor-generalʼs race is between coworkers

careful we’re not being exclusiveand not inclusive.”

Jester agreed but said he

wanted to make sure DeKalbCounty is doing that “for all races,”stating “[the board] might be lowon Latinos and everybody else andnot just recruiting Black people.”

Morley said the word Blackdid not come up and that Jestermissed the point of the discussion.

“We are going after people whoare going from good to great, tobetter to best,” Morley said. “I don’tcare what color they are. If theyhappen to be Black, we want them.If they happen to be green, wewant them. If they’re good, we wantthem … We want Latinos, we want

Asians and we want everybody.”Vickie Turner spoke to“caution Jester not to be insensitiveor disrespectful.” Turner pointedout how the board has entrusted

Green and his staff to seek out themost qualied individuals and bringthem into the school system.

Green stepped in “to assurethe community and the board” thatDeKalb County School District(DCSD) is an equal-opportunityemployer “keenly aware of wheretheir shortages are.”

“Regardless of race, creedor ethnicity, our focus will be oncreating a balance that reects ourpopulation … [We’re] recognizingwhere our shortages are andshoring up those shortages,wherever they may be,” Greensaid.

On April 22, Morley saidno further discussion occurred

between herself, Jester or Greenand that this sort of conversationhappens frequently at worksessions. She reiterated how boardmembers should be careful, as

public ofcials and human beings,about what they say.

“When you’re demeaning

a population and saying thingsthat could reect negatively onthe children we serve, I’m greatlydisappointed,” Morley said. “Whenwe’re putting things out in thepublic, it puts a value on people, avalue on where they live. That’s notwhy we are there.”

Morley instead proposed“intensely understanding” in aneffort to make positive growthand make more effectivecommunication.

Jester released a statementstating he remained “concernedabout [DCSD’s] procurement

process” in regards to storageservice due to a lack of competitivebidding. He did not comment onthe language used during the worksession.

Jester also stated DeKalbCounty was sued for employmentdiscrimination in Federal Court in

2010 and wanted to “make surethat DeKalb complies in spirit andpractice with all relevant state andfederal laws on these issues.”

Jester also provided 2010census data showing DeKalb’steachers are 23 percent male and67 percent African American.

“My focus is to advocate forhiring the best, most effectiveteachers, for the over 100,000students in DeKalb County,” Jestersaid. “Our students and taxpayersdeserve nothing less. DeKalb hasthe second highest percentage ofteachers that are African American

and the highest percentage of maleteachers. The district is signicantlybelow the county’s generalpopulation for percentages of Asianand Latino teachers.”

BOE Continued From Page 2A

Nicole Marchand Golden Donna Coleman-Stribling


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Challengers eye two-term commissionerʼs seat

Steve Bradshaw Lance Lawyer Hammonds Sharon Barnes-Sutton

compiled by Andrew [email protected]

DeKalb County Com-missioner Sharon Barnes Sutton is one of two incum-

bent commissioners facingchallengers this year for theirelected positions.

Sutton, who has beena commissioner for eightyears, is facing two Demo-cratic challengers: businessdevelopment manager Steve Bradshaw and Lance Law-yer Hammonds, who worksn chemical sales.

They will face each othern the May 24 Democratic pri-mary. In November the win-ner of the primary will facea Republican tax examiner,Willie Willis, who also quali-ed to run for the commis-

sion seat.Each candidate was

given a questionnaire by TheChampion with instructionso limit answers to 50 words.Answers that were more thanhe limit were truncated.

The Champion was un-able to get in touch with Willisafter several attempts.

Name: Steve Bradshaw

Education: MPA, Georgia

State University; BA, Arm-strong State University

Occupation: Business de-velopment manager, mostecently with Delta Global

Stafng (Delta Airlines)

What political offices haveyou held in the past: I havenot held political ofce be-ore. I think this will enableme to bring the fresh and in-dependent perspective to theposition that is needed.

Why are you seeking this

office? DeKalb County’sstory has been tainted byexamples of corruption andncompetence. This story willnot change until there is aeadership change, particu-arly in District 4. The constit-uents of our district deserve aeader who will respect themand ght for their best inter-est. I am that leader.

What expertise do youhave that will help youulfill the duties of this of-

fice? I bring a diverse setof professional experiences

hat will help me serve thecitizens of District 4. As aprivate sector business de-velopment manager, adjunctprofessor of public policy and

United States Army captain Ibring discipline and decisionmaking based on solid rea-soning and sound judgment.

Why should you be elected

(or re-elected) to this of-fice? I will work diligently andwith integrity for District 4 andthe entire DeKalb Countycommunity. My vision is thatof a thriving DeKalb Countythat is working together toensure a quality of life that allresidents expect and desire.

What is your campaignwebsite address? www.votestevebradshaw.com

Name: Lance LawyerHammonds

Education: BS in biology,minor chemistry, University ofRedlands, Redlands, Calif.;MBA, Keller Graduate Schoolof Management, Atlanta

Occupation: chemical sales

What political offices haveyou held in the past? Thisis my rst run for elected of-ce.

Why are you seeking thisoffice? I’m running to be part

of the solution and not theproblem, by initiating policiesthat put families rst and bybuilding an economic struc-ture that is viable for bothbusinesses and residents. Ibelieve by actively engagingresidents in their county gov-ernment we can restore theirtrust in it.

What expertise do youhave that will help youfulfill the duties of this of-fice? Forty years of success-ful management experiencewith some of the largest for-

tune 500 corporations in theworld. I have proven analyti-cal, business developmentand interpersonal skills thathave created positive changeand growth in organizations.My spiritual gift is the abilityto get diverse groups to worktogether.

Why should you be elected(or re-elected) to this of-fice? I have spent 31 yearsin DeKalb in positions ofservice and leadership tothis community. I am com-mitted to total transparency

in county government andeconomic development thatresults in jobs and the resto-ration of Memorial Drive andother commercial areas in

District 4.

What is your campaignwebsite address? www.hammonds4dekalbcommissioner.com

Name: Sharon Barnes-Sutton

Education: Master of busi-ness administration; bachelorof science in commerce andbusiness administration;T-5 certication in businesseducation; doctoral studies ineducational leadership

Occupation: DeKalb Coun-ty Commissioner

What political officeshave you held in the

past? DeKalb County Com-missioner, District 4 for the

past eight years

Why are you seeking thisoffice? I am seeking this of-ce to continue working withand serving my neighborsfor a Better DeKalb. As com-

missioner I have improvedpublic safety, facilitated jobsand economic development,promoted scal integrity,improved the county’s creditrating, invested in employ-ees as well as developedand maintained sustainableneighborhoods and commu-nities.

What expertise do youhave that will help youfulfill the duties of this of-fice? As District 4 Commis-sioner, I have been electedto serve in leadership posi-

tions including presiding anddeputy presiding ofcers and

nance, audit and budgetcommittee chair. For overthree years I have beenresponsible for leading theappropriations process hav-ing allocated over $3.6 billionwithout a single tax increase.

Why should you be elected(or re-elected) to this of-fice? As the only candidatewho has done so for the pastseven years, I will continueto ght to improve the livesof the citizens of District 4. Ihave the experience, cour-age and perseverance toprotect their interests fromthose who would betray themfor their own hidden agen-das.

What is your campaignwebsite address? www.

VoteSharonBarnesSutton.com


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by R. Scott Belzer [email protected]

Clarkston’s public safetycommittee discussed marijuana decriminalization formore than two hours April22, calling on expert wit-

ness testimony and input from thepublic.

Five scheduled speakers dis-cussed the issue with Mayor TedTerry and council member DeanMoore as well as a speaker on behalfof Mario Williams from 5 to 7:30 p.m.Unscheduled speakers, made up ofesidents and Clarkston police chief

Christine Hudson, also providedviews on decriminalization.

Marijuana decriminalization inClarkston became a popular topic fol-owing a February city council meetingn which a resolution was adoptedo heavily reduce punishments formisdemeanor possession within citymits.

According to georgiacourts.org,municipalities such as Clarkston useconcurrent jurisdiction to enforce vio-ations such as ordinance violations,shoplifting and misdemeanor marijua-na possession under their own laws.

Chief Hudson noted thatClarkston currently enforces its ownordinance which “rarely” lands peoplen jail and has a ne hovering around

$660. According to the Georgia Code,an offender has the option of arguingor a conditional discharge or diver-sion, meaning a judge can refer theoffender to probation and clear themarijuana charge from his or her re-cord.

If a conditional discharge is notgranted, the charge can result in a jailsentence for up to a year, a $1,000ne or both. The drug charge will alsostay on the offender’s record.

Hudson said that within the pastwo years, there have been 77 mari-uana cases involving less than anounce. Of those 77, 15 were handledas state charges due to other state

evel offenses. The majority (38) weregiven citations and released on scenewhile the others (24) were taken to jailand brought to court.

Terry said, due to high incarcera-

tion rates, United States courts haveaffected “millions of lives, dreams,hopes and opportunities” with “irrevo-cable [damage].” Terry said this couldcome to an end by reexamining thecriminal justice system.

Terry also proposed examiningmarijuana use from a public healthstandpoint. The mayor said examin-ing tobacco and alcohol in such a wayhas curbed use.

“The biggest issue is havingpeople becoming incarcerated andending up in poverty or homeless,”Moore said. “These are the kinds ofthings we’re trying to avoid throughoutthe system.”

Stephen Bradley of Law Enforce-

ment Against Prohibition was therst to speak at the meeting. Bradleyoffered expertise as a former policeofcer in Forsyth County. Bradleycited 5 percent of the world’s prisonpopulation and 50 percent of inmatesbeing in jail for drug-related offensesas problems worthy of addressing.

Bradley said in the late ‘60s, lawenforcement made an average of twomarijuana arrests per hour. Today,he said, law enforcement makes ap-proximately 80 per hour, accountingfor 750,000 people per year and evenmore in tax dollars. Bradley said themajority of his encounters involvingmarijuana were young people and

rarely as a result of driving under theinuence. According to Bradley, these

numbers come despite governmentreported marijuana use staying on or

around 20 percent. The rate of usehas also stayed the same despiteseveral states and cities allowing rec-reational use.

Bradley stated Black people are3.7 times more likely to be arrestedfor marijuana throughout the countryand 5.8 times more likely in DeKalbCounty.

Sue Rusche with NationalFamilies in Action brought up issuesinvolving public health if marijuanawere decriminalized. While she calleddecriminalization shifting low-levelmarijuana possession from a criminal justice model to a public health modela “good goal,” Rusche said combat-ing use and addiction in addition to

an increase in mental, physical andbehavioral problems outweighed thatgoal’s end.

Specically, Rusche saidClarkston could also expect to seean increase in trafc incidents, schoolfailure and youth underachievement.While Rusche said the current punish-ments and laws reduce these prob-lems, she also said Clarkston has aunique opportunity to document andstudy decriminalization for Georgia-based evidence.

James Bell of Georgia’s Cam-paign for Access Reform and Edu-cation spoke in support Clarkston’sinitiative on the grounds of public

safety in that low-level possession isa misdemeanor with no victim and nocriminal.

Bell said public opinion in Georgiashows that more than 70 percent of

residents would like to see some sortof reform while 84 percent support in-state cultivation. Bell said 62 percentof residents support some form of de-criminalization.

Stephanie Guillod of Proj-ect South in Atlanta commendedClarkston for taking steps in address-ing wider systemic problems. Guillodsaid Clarkston shows young peoplethroughout the metro Atlanta area thatthe democratic process does work.

Guillod said a single drug offensecan often derail young peoples’ liveswith nes, parole demands and pro-bation demands, especially in morediverse neighborhoods.

“What we know for sure and have

seen many times is that a single drugoffense can be a one-way ticket to aspiral downward,” Guillod said.

Kenneth Glasgow of the For-merly Incarcerated People Movementspoke to support Clarkston’s initiativeand called the current criminal justicesystem “barbaric” and “oppressive.”Glasgow said Clarkston had a uniqueopportunity to conduct research andbe a model on decriminalization.

Glasgow attributed most rst-yearcollege dropout rates to low-level mar-ijuana possession, a statistic he saidis not commonly mentioned.

“The burden of a person goingto jail or prison … the supervision of

being under probation, all adds up,”Glasgow said.Clarkston’s next public meeting

will be a regularly scheduled monthlycity council meeting on May 2.

Clarkston discusses decriminalization with expert witnesses

Clarkston City Hall was filled with public and media alike during a public healthcommittee meeting discussing marijuana decriminalization.

From left, Mayor Ted Terry and Councilman Dean Moore serve on the public healthcommittee. Photos by R. Scott Belzer

Kenneth Glasgow served as an expertwitness on April 22 in favor of marijuanadecriminalization.

Clarkston Police Chief ChristineHudson offered statistics andordinance expertise on marijuanadecriminalization.

Stephen Bradley of Law EnforcementAgainst Prohibition spoke on the issuefrom a law enforcement perspective.


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Rep. Hank Johnson announced the winners of his 2015 Congressional Arts Competition and awarded four college scholarships worth a total of $35,000 on April 23 at theLou Walker Senior Center. Photo by Joshua Smith

Atlanta-based musicians Frank Lisco Duo provided entertainmentor Doraville’s State of the City address held April 21.

Dunwoody High School’s JROTC color guard displayed the national and state flags at Doraville’s2016 State of the City. Photos by R. Scott Belzer


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Avondale Estates, Euramex still in discussion on Fenner Dunlopby Carla Parker

[email protected]

Mayor Jonathan Elmore said he does not know how closeAvondale Estates and EuramexManagement are in coming to anagreement on a development planor the Fenner Dunlop property.

Euramex Managementpurchased the 13-acre FennerDunlop property in October 2014.The city owns four acres of theproperty. City ofcials and Euramexhave been meeting for months tocome up with a proposed plan topresent to residents.

Euramex is proposingownhouses and apartments,a parking deck, greenspace, agrocery store, retail spaces anda public space for the property.Elmore said the city wantseverything Euramex is proposing,but in a “city-grid conguration.”

Elmore said the city and itsdowntown development authoritypresented ve “schemes” to thepublic that outlined their vision forhe property.

“Those were very welleceived,” Elmore said. “So the

city has seen our side of it, or ateast ve avors of it. They all

basically had the same grid it justhad different locations for the TownGreen.”

The city would like Euramex toadd a “town green”—a park—that

would belong to the city in its plans.“[Euramex] have their own

thoughts about the conguration ofthe street, the size and location ofTown Green,” he said. “They arerequired to provide greenspace. Wewant them to provide greenspacethat is dedicated back to the city—that belongs to the city, we maintainit, and we hold events when we

want. It’s not really a control issue,it’s a public park.”

Elmore said the city andEuramex are also in disagreementabout the location of the proposed

grocery. According to Elmore,Euramex is proposing that thegrocery store be built near theTudor Village. However, Elmoresaid he thinks the store would bemore appropriately t for the old“erector set” site on the corner ofEast College Avenue and MapleStreet.

“There are a couple of trafc

lights down there, there are acouple of gas stations and it

just seems to be a little morecommercial and a little moreappropriate,” he said. “We didn’t

feel like that size store was

appropriate near the Tudor Villagewhere we want walkability and apedestrian-oriented development.”

Elmore said he and othercity ofcials are working toaccommodate Euramex and itsplans.

“We were trying to allowenough room for all the apartmentsthey want, the town housesand all of that. So we weren’tsaying no to everything,” he said.“We were trying to do a planthat accommodated everythingthey wanted but in a city-gridconguration that we wanted. We

were trying very hard. It can bedone.“I’m afraid it may be a case

where we say, ‘well this is ourvision, our master plan and we’regoing to start doing it,’” Elmoreadded. “When they nally submitsomething maybe we can workwith it, maybe we can’t. I think wehave to move forward. We ownprime real estate that’s at the frontdoor and I think that if we canmove forward on that it will triggerother things to start happening on[Highway] 278. We hope that theybuild their apartments because weneed those residents. We need

those apartments for younger folks,folks who aren’t ready to buy [ahome]. We need [those people]in our restaurants and in ourbusinesses.”

Avondale Estates and Euramex Management are still in discussions about a development for the Fenner Dunlop property. Photos by Travis Hudgons


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Meal prices to rise in DeKalb County schoolsby R. Scott Belzer [email protected]

Students in the DeKalb CountySchool District (DCSD) canexpect to pay more for lunch atthe start of the 2016-2017 school

year with price increases comingn the next three.

Beginning in 2016, elementarystudents can expect to pay $2.25while middle and high schoolstudents can expect to pay $2.50.This is an increase of 5 and 10cents, respectively, from currentprices.

By the start of the 2017-2018school year, elementary studentswill pay $2.35 for lunch and $1.50for breakfast, a 10 cent increasen both areas. Middle and highschool students will pay $1.55 forbreakfast – a 5 cent increase –

while paying $2.60 for lunch, a 10cent increase.By the 2018-2019 school

year, elementary students will seeanother increase in lunch to $2.40while middle and high schoolerswill see a similar increase to$2.70. No changes in breakfastwill be made at either level.

Adults who eat throughDCSD’s nutrition program, whocurrently pay $3.20, can expect a10 cent increase in lunch for thenext three years and an increasefrom $1.90 to $2 for breakfastduring the 2017-2018 school year.

Snack prices across the board

will increase from 80 cents to85 cents next year and will notncrease again until the 2018-2019school year, when prices rise to$0.90. Milk prices will remain at 65

cents.The “expected revenue to

be realized from the increaseat lunch” is $420,819.30 in therst year, according to the item’sagenda listing.

The three-year meal planwas approved by DCSD’s Boardof Education during its regularlyscheduled monthly meeting.Michael Bell, chief nancialofcer for the division of nance,as well as Joyce Wimberly,school nutrition services director,

presented the item before theboard on its consent agendawhere it received a 4 to 1 vote,with Stan Jester opposing,Marshall Orson and Michael

Erwin absent.Bell explained how DCSD

receives a $50 to 55 million federalgrant to provide school nutritionfunctions. One of the requirementsof the grant, Bell said, is to nothave free or reduced meals paidfor by the grant, subsidize paidmeals. Wimberly and her staffare responsible for creating an“optimal price range” to stay withinthese boundaries.

“We need to charge what itcosts to produce a ‘paid’ meal,”

Wimberly said. “The prices wehave outlined are very modestin comparison to neighboringdistricts.”

DCSD’s current meal prices

rank in the middle compared toother school systems in the metro

Atlanta area. DeKalb has higherprices than Douglas, Rockdale,Henry and Cobb counties butlower than Atlanta, Fayette, Fultonand Gwinnett.

DeKalb currently has the thirdmost expensive breakfast afterFayette ($1.45) and Gwinnett($1.50) counties. Prices forbreakfast in nearby districts varyfrom $0.75 (Atlanta) to $1.40(Forsyth).

Bell said these school systemswill be going through the sameplace adjustments process thisyear.

“We don’t know where they’regoing, but [we’ve outlined] wherewe think we have to go to inrelation to the federal regulation ofnon-subsidization,” Bell said.

According to Wimberly,increases in prices for schoolmeals stem from increases inexpenses and “other internalvariables” such as free andreduced percentages andcontributions from the generalfund.

“We currently do not lowerprices,” Wimberly told Jester priorto the April 18 meeting. “Accordingto federal regulations, this canonly be done if the board decidesto subsidize the program withrevenue from the general fund.”

According to DCSD schoolnutrition budget documents

outlining the 2015-2016 scalyear, the district pays $60.7million in expenses for schoolnutrition and receives only $841more in revenue.

Nine seek SuperDistrict 7 seat

Nine candidates have qualied for a specialelection to replace former Super District 7

Commissioner Stan Watson who resigned to run forthe tax commissioner position.

The candidates include: Gregory Adams, a pastorand former police ofcer; Diane Daniels Adoma,owner of Diane Adoma Consulting LLC and H&RBlock franchise owner; George Chidi, a Pine Lakecity councilman; Faye Coffield, a private investigatorand former police sergeant, Jerome Edmondson,business consultant and senior partner of Edmondson

Associates; Randal Mangham, an attorney and formerstate representative;

Edward Patton, a real estate agent; RitaRobinzine, a DeKalb County school teacher; andJohn E. Tolbert Jr., an automotive dealer relationshipmanager.

The super district seat represents the eastern half

of DeKalb County with a population of approximately350,000.The special election will be held on Nov. 8 in

conjunction with the general election. If a runoff isneeded, it will be on Dec. 6.


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EDUCATION The Champion FREE PRESS, Friday, April 29, 2016 • Page 14A

Local schools rank high in Georgiaby R. Scott Belzer [email protected] DeKalb County is

well-known for its diversityand ability to representmany sides of manyspectrums, a recentlyeleased ranking systemrom US News & World

Report is also placing localschools high on the list foracademic achievement.

The report namedDeKalb School of the Arts

DSA), part of DeKalbCounty School District,as well as Decatur HighSchool from City Schoolsof Decatur as the third andhirteenth best schools inhe state, respectively.

“It’s incredible; it’s aeection of the hard work

we put in here every dayn both academics and thearts,” said DSA principalSusan McCauley. “It’s niceo be recognized.”

Only Gwinnett Schoolof Mathematics, Science

and Technology in Gwinnettand Columbus High Schoolanked higher than DSA.

Schools from Fulton County,Savannah, Augusta andCobb comprised the rest ofhe top 10.

McCauley said it washumbling to be rankedalong other art schools inhe top 10 and see how

DSA’s program compares tosimilar schools.

“There are three otherart schools ranked in theop 10 and there’s always

a little healthy competition,”

McCauley said. “We likeo see we’re performing

on par with them as theyhave a tradition of highachievement.”

The rankings includeboth public and charterschool systems. ChambleeCharter High School alsoranked high at 21 andmarked the only other localschool in the top 100.

DSA is also ranked asthe 102nd best school in thecountry by Report whereasDecatur High School isranked 403rd.

McCauley said shebelieved three things setDSA apart from other

schools in Georgia: anincredible staff, motivatedstudents and a supportivegroup of parents. Studentsattending DSA, a specialtyarts school, must rst applyand maintain certain artisticand academic standards.

“Our staff is made upof passionate teachers,”McCauley said. “We haveintrinsically motivatedstudents who have workedhard to be here and workhard to stay. We haveextremely supportive

parents whose focus ismaking sure their childrenget the best educationpossible.”

McCauley also creditsthe DeKalb County SchoolDistrict with offering itsstudents many schoolchoice programs, allowingstudents to “nd somethingto engage them and feelpassionate about to showup every day to continuetheir learning.”

The publication statesit partnered with RTIInternational, a global

nonprot social scienceresearch rm, in calculatingthe 2016 rankings. Criteriaused included “that a greathigh school must serve

all of its students well,not just those who arecollege bound” as well as“[the school] must be ableto produce measurableacademic outcomes toshow it is successfullyeducating its studentbody across a range ofperformance indicators.”

According to thepublication’s methodology,national rankings aid indetermining state rankings.

A four-step process is used

in determining nationalrankings.

“The rst stepdetermined whether eachschool’s students wereperforming better thanstatistically expected forstudents in that state,”reads the methodology.“For schools passing therst step, the secondstep assessed whether

their disadvantagedstudents – black,Hispanic and low-income

– were outperformingdisadvantaged studentsin the state. U.S. Newsintroduced a new [thirdstep] to the methodology forthe 2016 rankings. Schoolsnow have to meet orsurpass a basic benchmarkfor their graduation rate.”

The fourth step, whichserved as the third in pastyears, used Advanced

Placement (AP) exams andInternational Baccalaureate(IB) test data as a“benchmark for success,”and to determine collegereadiness.

DSA passed all criteriawith ying colors. Accordingto the school’s overviewon USnews.com, the DSA

AP exam participation rateis 100 percent (with a 76

percent passage rate), theminority enrollment is 65percent and the student toteacher ratio is 16 studentsfor every teacher (16:1).

The school’s collegereadiness index, orpercentage of studentsready for college, was listedas 82.4 percent.

Decatur High School’snumbers seem to beequally impressive. Theschool’s overview states theschool’s AP participation

rate as 78 percent (with a58 percent passage rate)and a 45 percent minorityenrollment. The student toteacher ratio is 14 studentsper teacher (14:1), which issignicantly lower than thestate average.

Decatur High School’scollege readiness indexwas listed as 59.4 percent.

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EDUCATION The Champion FREE PRESS, Friday, April 29, 2016 • Page 15A

Funds allocated to address Cross Keys clusterDeKalb County School District’s April board of education meeting saw more than $4 million in funds approved to address overcrowding in the Cross Keys cluster.

by R. Scott Belzer [email protected]

T

he DeKalb County SchoolDistrict has begun theprocess of buildingtwo new schools andrenovating a former

school to address overcrowding inhe Cross Keys cluster.

On April 18, the board ofeducation approved one $375,000education special purpose localoption sales tax (E-SPLOST)purchase and one $3.9 millionund transfer for the purpose of

purchasing land and renovating theormer International Student Center.

The item was presented byJoshua Williams, the district’schief operations ofcer in thedivision of operations, during theboard’s regularly scheduled monthlywork session and later approvedduring its business meeting.

The $375,000 purchase willcombine with $500,000 of the $4million fund transfer to provide$875,000 in funding for furniture,xtures, equipment and renovations

at the former International StudentCenter, which is set to reopen in fall2016.

“This recommendation [forpurchase] is in direct support ofthe superintendent’s redistrictingplan approved by the board onMarch 7,” Williams said. “Theformer International Student Centeris scheduled to reopen this fallas a K-12 elementary school tohelp address current and futureovercrowding in the Cross Keyscluster.”

The board originally approvedrenovation purchases for the formerInternational Student Center inOctober 2015, according to districtagenda documents.

The remaining $3.5 million willbe used to purchase land for twonew 900-seat elementary schools.The funds were transferred froma $1.9 million renovation projectinvolving Terry Mill Elementary

School and another $1.9 millionproject involving Warren TechnicalSchool.

“E-SPLOST funds allocatedfor new facilities and additions

projects will be used to relievethe longstanding and criticalovercrowding in the Cross Keyscluster,” Williams said. “As perthe recently approved boardredistricting plan, these facilitiesare no longer being consideredas options for relief for theovercrowding schools in the CrossKeys cluster.”

The temporary redistrictingplan, approved March 7, requiresthat 1,469 elementary students and232 high school students attenddifferent schools in the 2016-2017school year, with Chamblee HighSchool, Briar Vista, Fernbank,the former International StudentCenter, Montclair and Dresdenelementary schools offering seats inclassrooms.

The staff-proposed plan waspreviewed at four communitymeetings from September 2015to February 2016 before being

approved. The district statesattendance at these meetings, inwhich various plans were proposed,numbered more than 1,900community members who voiced

1,400 comments.No specic details were

discussed regarding land beingacquisitioned or considered.However, board member JamesMcMahon questioned Williams andboard chairman Melvin Johnson about the legality of such adiscussion in a public setting.

“From a process standpoint,is this an executive session dialogto have or is it OK to have in openpublic?” McMahon said. “We’re[being asked] to approve $3.9million.”

Williams said the item would bediscussed in further detail later thatday in executive session, which isnot open to the public.

“The intent of this agenda itemis to allow for the creation of aproject so that we can have thefunds available to acquire landto support the two elementaryschools,” Williams said. “There will

be further discussion in executivesession later today that will actuallytalk about some details relativeto the acquisition of particularproperties and the like.”


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BUSINESS The Champion FREE PRESS, Friday, April 29, 2016 • Page 16A

by Kathy Mitchell

Petite Auberge Restauranthas been a xture in the Toco Hillsshopping complex for more than 40years. Now fans of the restaurant’sood can nd it at fairs, festivalsand concerts around the metro-Atlanta area. Brothers Michael andAnthony Gropp, owners of PetiteAuberge, recently announced theyhave acquired the Scratch CuisineFood Truck, formerly owned byMatt Grigg.

Grigg worked at Petite Aubergeunder the restaurant’s founder andoriginal chef Wolfgang Gropp while studying at Le Cordon BleuCollege of Culinary Arts Atlanta.

“Matt and I worked together athe restaurant and remained friends

over the years,” said AnthonyGropp, who remains the head chefat Petite Auberge. “He went on towork with some of Atlanta’s topchefs—people like Paul Albrecht and Tom Colicchio before heopened his own business, ScratchCuisine Food Truck.”

When Grigg decided to leaveGeorgia, he approached theGropps about acquiring his truck.

We were having dinner togetherone night,” Anthony recalled, “andtold him that if he ever wantedo sell his business, we werenterested. Within a week, he

called and said he was ready to goforward with the deal.”

Anthony said Petite Aubergehad been considering the possibilityof a food truck for a while andhe found the opportunity perfectfor its needs. “Scratch CuisineFood Truck had been in midtown

Atlanta throughout the week andat festivals and concerts aroundthe metro Atlanta area for years.It already had a following and areputation for excellent food.”

The food truck business haschanged dramatically in recentdecades, Anthony said. “Foodtrucks have come a long wayfrom the lunch wagons that soldcoffee and pre-made sandwichesto people at temporary work sites.Today, many of them, and Scratchis certainly an example, are mobilerestaurants capable of preparingand serving fresh, high qualityfood.” The name Scratch, he said,was chosen to convey that foodis prepared on site from freshingredients.

Under its new ownership,Scratch will continue to offer freshlymade upscale food, some fromPetite Auberge’s menu “The great

thing about the food truck is thatwe are not pigeonholed by the typeof food we can serve. We don’thave to stick to one type of cuisine.We can mix traditional food truck

offerings with many of the dishesthat put Petite Auberge on the mapfor the last 42 years. Usually, wehave one or two of our signaturedishes. We recently visited afestival where the attendancewas less than had been expectedbecause of the weather and we stillsold out of bread pudding.”

A combination of improvedtechnology and changes in dininghabits has turned food trucks intoa booming trend, according to

Anthony. “A food truck today canprepare anything a restaurantkitchen can. They are now moreenergy efcient and everything fromfood storage to the cooking itselfcan be done with no more effortthan is required in a restaurantkitchen. I was actually amazed therst time I tried cooking in one.”

He added that Americans noweat out more, but want varietybeyond hamburgers, hot dogs andpizzas. “You see that everywhere.Even sports stadiums these daysoffer seafood, pasta—things youwere unlikely to nd there 20 yearsago.”

Petite Auberge acquiredScratch late in 2015 and now, in

addition to the midtown location,visits festivals, concerts andcommunity events throughout metro

Atlanta nearly every weekend. Itis, for example, scheduled to be at

the Atlanta Food Truck and MusicFestival at Stone Mountain June11-12.

“Right now, during the warmmonths, there are outdoor eventsevery weekend. That will slow downduring the winter and we’ll focuson catering. A lot of movie andtelevision production companiesshoot in this area and we expectto get a lot of business from them,”

Anthony said.Petite Auberge has for years

had a catering service and thefood truck, the owners say, is anatural evolution. Calling the foodtruck “a fun, interesting and newway” to bring the restaurant’sfood to customers, Anthony saidthere are still some differencesbetween catering and food truckoperations, but overlap betweenthe two is increasing. Cateringusually involves delivering foodprepared at the restaurant to anevent, but the food truck’s mobilekitchen opens up new possibilities,he commented. “We’re talking withsome of our long-term customersabout what can be done,” he said.

The food truck, he said, takescatering to the next level. “We can

cook items fresh on the spot andexpose a whole new market to ourclassic Petite Auberge dishes.”

Petite Auberge hits the road


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SPORTS The Champion FREE PRESS, Friday, April 29, 2016 • Page 18A

Dunwoody sweeps county golf championshipsby Mark Brock

The Dunwoody Wildcatscontinued their domination of theDeKalb County School District GolfChampionships by winning thechampionships title for the eighthconsecutive season 311-318 overLakeside April 12 at Sugar CreekGolf Club.

The Wildcats won the title forthe seventh time in the past eightseasons, having shared the titlewith Arabia Mountain in 2014 asthe two teams nished in a tie afterplaying three playoff holes beforedarkness ended play.

Freshman Jackson Perry ledthe way for Dunwoody as his roundof 73 tied with Cedar Grove juniorNoah Kuranga, who also shot a73. The pair played sudden deathwith Perry paring the par 4 rst holeto a bogey for Kuranga to get themedalist honors.

It was the second consecutive

year for Kuranga to fall in a playoff

for the top spot, having lost in athree-hole playoff a year ago.Senior Tim Trembath (77) tied

for third, junior Davis Brainard (79)tied for fourth and sophomore NickTrembath (82) was fth to accountfor the Dunwoody scoring.

Lakeside was the runner-upfor the eighth consecutive seasonbehind the play of senior DrewSmith, who tied for third with a77 and senior Tony Bryant andsophomore Zach Garlow, whowere tied for fourth with a 79.

Senior Imran Dewjee roundedout the scoring for the Vikings withan 83 to tie for sixth with Dunwoodysophomore Ben Warren.

Arabia Mountain was in thirdwith a team score of 365, led by

junior Nylan Washington’s 77which was in a three-way tie forthird.

A three-way tie for 10th involved Arabia Mountain senior Charles

Porch and freshman Torance

Allen and Chamblee sophomoreJimmy McClendon at 92 on theday.

McClendon’s 92 along withsophomore Phil McCrery’s 94helped the Bulldogs come in under400 at 394 to take fourth place inthe team standings.

The Dunwoody Lady Wildcatsmade it three consecutive titles witha 190-229 win over Tucker’s LadyTigers, who set a record for thetheir highest nish since the girls’tournament was instituted in 2005.

Redan nished third with ateam score of 251.

Dunwoody juniors LaurenCallahan and Olivia Vergura bothshot 95 to tie for second in theindividual standings and pr

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