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🌱 Patch AM: Why Sandy Springs wants to take over its water system now

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Hello Sandy Springs! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Sandy Springs wants to take over its water system now
  • How a tied vote killed Holy Innocents' Friday night homecoming game

Also on today's calendar: Tropical Elegance Latin Night Atlanta - Salsa & Bachata lesson + Party and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Jackie G.!

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 91, low: 69.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sandy Springs pushes to take control of its water system as mediation with Atlanta begins (wsbradio.com) — Sandy Springs leaders have begun formal mediation with Atlanta as the city pushes to buy and run the water infrastructure that serves local homes and businesses, citing chronic leaks and low pressure. Mayor Rusty Paul says aging Atlanta-owned pipes are wasting treated water and leaving some hotels without reliable upper-floor service, and argues local control is the only realistic path to timely upgrades.
   

• Noise worries lead mayor to deny school's lights permit (appenmedia.com) — In Sandy Springs, Mayor Rusty Paul broke a tied council vote by denying Holy Innocents' Episcopal School a special-use permit for lights at its Oct. 2 homecoming game over concerns about amplified noise in nearby neighborhoods. In the same meeting, the council unanimously revoked Nubia Café & Restaurant's business license after police described alleged after-hours nightclub activity and unlicensed alcohol service, barring the owner from reapplying for a year.
   

📸 Around Sandy Springs

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📸 Saturday afternoon's thunderstorms brought heavy flooding to the area of Lakemoore Drive by the Blue Heron Nature Preserve. The road was flooded. —Jackie G. Like

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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