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Task Force told to boost retail and avoid gentrification 5/25/18

Mayor Rusty Paul, challenges the North end Task Force to boost higher-end retail, which hinges on a wealthier customer base, without displacing the working-class residents of the city’s perhaps most diverse area

Sandy Springs north end task force is told to boost retail, avoid gentrification

The city of Sandy Springs’ North End Revitalization Task Force kicked off its brainstorming for redevelopment of northern Roswell Road on May 16 at Pontoon Brewing – the sort of hip, trendy business leaders want to see proliferate in the area of today’s aging shopping centers and apartment complexes.