Though no coyotes or coyotes experts are quoted in this article, many Decaturites are well aware that if you bring in experts, they will advise against capture and killing coyotes.  Not for any moral reason, but because the animals will just quickly repopulate your coyote-friendly areas.  Guess Sandy Springs has some money to burn.  From the AJC…

Confrontations between residents and coyotes in a Sandy Springs neighborhood have gotten so serious, a homeowners association board recently voted to hire trappers to capture and kill the animals – the latest to do so in the area, but creating a split in the community.

“It was a tough decision, but we’ve made it. I’m having about 12-to-1 calls and emails in favor of this process,” Dane Seibert, president of the Huntcliff Homeowners Association, told the AJC in a phone interview.

Ah well, ’tis better to have killed and lost, than never to have killed at all, I suppose.

From Eddie’s Attic’s Bob Ephlin…

NEW OWNERS ANNOUNCED FOR EDDIE’S ATTIC

November 10, 2011 – Decatur, Georgia – Legendary concert promoter, Alex Cooley, and his business partner and long time friend, former Delta Captain, Dave Mattingly, will be purchasing Eddie’s Attic effective December 1st, 2011.  In a brief note to the Club’s staff, customers, vendors and performers, current owner Bob Ephlin comments:

“It’s been my privilege to work alongside the dedicated staff at Eddie’s Attic for the past 6 1/2 years.  I’m extremely proud of what we’ve accomplished, and of our stewardship of a brand that, for almost 20 years now, has been dedicated to amplifying the magic of the artist/listener connection in an intimate listening room setting.  I’m grateful for the support and loyalty of our customers and the City of Decatur, and thankful for the many aspiring and accomplished songwriters and musicians that have graced our stage.

I’m confident that Alex and Dave will do a great job taking Eddie’s Attic to the next level.  I believe its best days are ahead of it, and I look forward to supporting its continued success as an advisor, loyal customer, and fan of performing songwriters.

Thank you for your friendship and support these past years, and for helping to remind others that Live Music Matters.”

For more information on the new owners, and their mission, please contact Dave Mattingly at , or Alex Cooley at .

Peg Bumgardner sends in this note…

Due to a death in the family and travel Wednesday, I was unable to send my congratulations publicly to Garrett for his win. It was refreshing to have a positive election process that allowed us to bubble school issues to the top of conversations.

Friends, neighbors, supporters, and Decaturites, thank you for the opportunity to get to know more about you, your thoughts, ideas and concerns. I look forward to continuing to serve all the children of Decatur, as I always have.

I wish Garrett all the best.

Peg

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Photo courtesy of the City Schools of Decatur