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Roswell Recreation and Parks Director Morgan Rodgers stands in front of one of the public art pieces that has been placed to engage the public. The piece is called ‘Solar Wind’ by Patricia Vader and is displayed through a partnership between the Roswell Art Fund and the City of Roswell. See how the Recreation Department may just take home the big prize for its parks after five years as a finalist in national competition. Read more, Page 24.
Roswell Rec once again up for top Gold Award
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Blueprint for future developmentAlpharetta approves revisions to 2030 Comprehensive PlanPAGE 4
NF fish mongercaters to fish lovers Kathleen’s Catch servesMilton, Johns CreekPAGE 19
Sales tax proposalmoves forwardCities prepare for next step in proposed transportation sales taxPAGE 6
Plans in worksfor Liberty HallJohn Adams’ descendant proposes building for downtown AlpharettaPAGE 7
Panel discusseshuman traffickingNorth Fulton not immune to modern scourgePAGE 12
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ROSWELL, Ga. — A 20-year-old local man was injured June 21 in a drive-by shooting at the Old Holcomb Bridge Road and Holcomb Ferry Road intersection. Three men were arrested the next day.
The victim was standing outside of an apartment com-plex at 5:30 p.m. when a red Ford Mustang drove past and opened fire. A shooter inside the car fired several rounds from a handgun at the victim. Two of the bullets hit their mark, but authorities say the wounds are not life-threaten-ing.
“It was very fortunate that no one else was hurt,” said Roswell Police Department Public Information Officer Lisa Holland. “[The shooting] was in the vicinity of the neigh-borhood pool, so there were a lot of families and kids in the area. It’s always very busy.”
“The victim and suspects all knew each other, and the shooting stemmed from an argument,” Holland added.
Less than 24 hours later, Derrick Thompson, 23, Chris-topher Strong, 19, and a teenager, 17, all from Roswell, were arrested in connection with the shooting. They were all booked for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The extent of the charges filed against them has not been released at this time. Despite his injuries, the victim was still conscious and alert when he was transported to the hospital June 21, said Holland. Return to northfulton.com for updates.
Man shot twice at busy intersection3 arrested in connection with drive-by shooting ROSWELL, Ga. — A former Fulton County School Board
member and his wife were hit by a car Thursday, June 16 after walking home from Alive in Roswell.
Ron and Liz Jackson were crossing Magnolia Street with the right-of-way, when a Lincoln Navigator made a left turn toward them and collided with the couple. Ron, according to his Facebook page, sprained his left ankle and “left a bunch of skin on Magnolia Street” but is otherwise fine. His wife, however, sustained more serious injury.
Liz broke two bones in her left arm and wrist when she was knocked down. She was rushed to surgery that night and received eight staples to close up a wound on the back of her head.
Ron posted Sunday that her Orthopedic Surgeon is “very pleased with the progress of the healing of her arm incision and repair.” He is calling his own healing sprain a “Prince tribute” in reference to it’s a “lovely shade of pur-ple.”
Roswell police are currently investigating the incident and will not say if there have been any arrests.
Car collides with former FCschool board member, wife
DUI arrests ► Brandy Joy Ingels, 27, of Sterling Court, Alpharetta,
was arrested June 10 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane.
► Philip Marcel Adair, 29, of Brookhollow Trace, Johns Creek, was arrested June 14 on Kimball Bridge Road in Alpharetta for DUI and duty upon striking a fixed object.
See ARRESTS Page 28
Ex-roommate allegedly tries to rent lived-in propertyJOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A man reported a swindle June 7 when a former roommate attempted to lease a residence that he had no authority over. On June 6, a man responded to an Air BNB listing online by a “Quenten Moses” to rent a property. The victim paid the $1,200 cash deposit, but found the interaction suspicious when the receipt came back from “Q consulting,” and he could not find any trace of Moses online.
Johns Creek police accompanied the victim to the prop-erty June 7 and found that a man had already been living in the unit for many years.
The property owner did not know about any lease agreement, but he was familiar with Moses, who had stayed with him for a few days. The key to the property had gone missing in May after Moses left.
See BLOTTER Page 28
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Alpharetta officials have fine-tuned a blueprint for future growth after adopting revisions to the city’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan.
The City Council adopted a se-ries of revisions that call for allowing more mixed-use development, but on a smaller scale, pursuing green space and loosening the provision to balance east-west residential development.
Eric Bosman and Beth Tucker with consulting firm Kimley Horn told city councilmen June 20 that the revised plan was the culmination of six months of collecting data from public work-shops and consultations with the city’s Comprehensive Plan steering committee and Planning Commission.
The last public workshop was held in early June and was attended by more than two dozen residents.
Bosman said that substantial changes to the old Comprehensive Plan were made in five key areas.
One of the main sea changes in the updated plan is that the old land-use map focused primarily on activity along the Ga. 400 corridor, from Mansell Road on the south to Windward Park-way on the north, with residential areas to the west and east.
The change suggested in the update would be to go from less of a linear growth pattern along Ga. 400 and major corridors to focus future devel-opment in a series of confined clusters
and nodes. Those nodes are in three tiers. “The community envisions three
levels of development in the future,” he said.
“The idea here is that, right now, our current development code looks at fairly high density along Ga. 400, and low density in other areas,” Bosman said. “The idea here is to go to a series of tiered nodes, with Northpoint being the most intense, Windward, Old Milton and downtown as more of a modest-s-cale.”
There would be four other nodes within the city for smaller-scale devel-opment, he said.
In order to incorporate that first mission of a variety of scales of develop-ment, the revised Comprehensive Plan calls for allowing mixed use in areas smaller than 25 acres, which was the minimum set under the old plan.
These smaller developments would focus more on office with complemen-tary retail or residential, Bosman said.
A third major change in the Com-prehensive Plan involves the city’s practice of balancing residential devel-opment east of Ga. 400 with that on the west side.
The Planning Commission recom-mended that this balance should no longer be a chief determining factor in
residential development but be consid-ered in the discussion.
The revised plan also allows for market fluctuations in residential neighborhoods. While the old plan called for “ensuring the stability of all single-family neighborhoods,” the re-vised plan allows for some latitude.
“That may not be a goal we can meet,” Bosman said. “The idea is to preserve the stability of those neighbor-hoods that are stable in value and are doing well.”
Over the 10 to12 years of the city’s Master Plan, there may be areas that go through cycles and may not qualify under the term “stable,” he said.
Finally, Bosman said the revisions advocate a more accurate accounting of the city’s balance of owner-occupied homes versus rental properties. The old system called for a split of 85 percent designed for owner-occupied and 15 percent designed for rental.
But, “designed for” is not a profes-sionally recognized standard, he said.
The problem with the current crite-ria is it only captures homes compared to apartments. It does not count town-homes that are sublet or single-family homes that are rented.
The new rule would be to maintain a balance of 68 percent owner-occupied and 32 percent renter occupied.
“What’s important for the commu-nity to understand is that while the number is being measured differently, we are not lowering our standard,” Bosman said.
“Today in the City of Alpharetta, we are 64 percent owner-occupied,” he said. “So this goals is still looking to change by 4 basis points the degree of owner-occupation within the city.”
The new criteria is merely a more exact way of measuring to achieve that goal, he said.
The City Council voted to approve the revisions and submit the updated plan to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Atlanta Regional Commission.
Alpharetta OKs updates to 2030 Comprehensive Plan2030 Comprehensive Plan Vision Statement(Updates from old plan are in bold)
Our community vision is to advance Alpharetta as a Signature City by:• Offering the highest quality of environment for our residents – of all
ages – and businesses;• Developing key nodes of the city to focus growth and create multiple
scales of activity while preserving the character of established, single-family neighborhoods;
• Encouraging an emphasis on arts and culture in our community;• Fostering a strong sense of community, including dedicated green
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NORTH FULTON, Ga. -- Fulton County cities must decide within the next month whether to participate in a pro-posed 0.75 percent added sales tax for transportation.
And, with only one or two excep-tions, the question appears to have passed the early stages with few hitches.
City councils from Fulton’s 14 cities outside of Atlanta have submitted a list of projects they would like funded through the $500 million to $600 mil-lion expected to be raised from the five-year sales tax. The lists will be culled into a final roster of local and inter-city projects that the cities approve for adoption.
Special legislation allowed Atlanta to consider its own transportation sales tax, which would likely include some allocation for MARTA.
Of the 14 municipalities outside
Atlanta, it would require approval of a combination of cities representing 60 percent of the population to have the tax question placed the November ballot.
That formal approval or denial will be part of the next step for city councils to consider in the next 2 or 3 weeks.
Roswell’s Transportation Committee is meeting this week to go over final details of its list of projects it would like see funded with the close to $100 million that city expects to get in sales tax money.
“We submitted our list down to Ful-ton County, and they had a few com-ments, so we had to adjust it slightly,” said city Transportation Director Steve Acenbrak. “But, the core elements re-main the same.”
The committee will also view the intergovernmental agreement between the 14 cities
“All of the cities are in the process of doing the same exercise, which is let-ting their officials know what they can expect, what they have to do.,” Acen-brak said. “We’ll have to be transparent with the City Council, transparent with the public.”
Alpharetta is moving forward with its final list, although the City Council has not formally proclaimed its support for the tax. City officials point out that they must compile a list or otherwise be left out of the revenue pool if voters
pass the tax in November.“The position the city has taken
is there’s going to be a referendum in November. If we want to be able to apply any money that should come out of TSPLOST if it passes to projects in Alpharetta, then we have to submit a list,” said Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard.
“We have identified projects to put on the list, but we have not yet taken a position on the tax,” he said.
Johns Creek officials spent nearly three hours recently debating whether to even submit a list of projects. Three City Council members objected to the whole process, saying cities are being forced to participate.
Ultimately, the city approved a list of road projects that could be funded through the tax.
All intergovernmental agreements, agreeing to the terms of the sales tax distribution and projects, are due to the county by Aug. 3.
On Aug. 8, there will be a special called meeting of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners to approve the resolution. Then, between August and November, the cities and county will conduct a voter information campaign.
Sales tax referendumset for Nov. ballot We submitted
our list down to Fulton County, and they had a few comments, so we had to adjust it slightly,...But, the core elements remain the same.”STEVE ACENBRAK.City Transportation Director
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By PATRICK [email protected]
ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- As downtown’s City Center begins its commercial phase, plans have been announced for a four-story mixed-use building across the street whose owner says will be “a bookend to City Hall.”
John Adams, a direct descendant of the nation’s second president and a devotee of history, said Liberty Hall will present a stately accent to the west side of Main Street and give residents something to be proud of.
Adams is a partner in 33 South Main LLC, the corporation behind the project which will be located on about one-third of an acre at the site of an abandoned gas station. As designed, the building will require city approval for variances on height, parking and signage, matters scheduled for consid-eration in July before the City Council.
“I grew up in Atlanta, particularly in the Alpharetta-Milton area,” Adams said. “It’s an area I’m familiar with, and I’m familiar with the growth patterns.”
Adams proudly wears his historic lineage, and the name Liberty Hall is a salute to his forebears.
“We are lucky to live in a nation which has been so finely wrought and continuously defended by the extraor-dinary men and women who tread this ground before,” he said. “John Adams in a letter to his wife Abigail wrote that, ‘Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.’ Lib-erty Hall and the businesses within will subtly remind us of Adams’ hallowed words.”
Plans call for an upscale restaurant, “The Republic,” on the first floor, whose owners include chef Todd Hogan, Ron Wallace and Adams, the same group behind Branch & Barrel at Avalon and Indigo in Crabapple which will open in late July.
The Liberty Cigar Company, fea-turing handcrafted cigars made from tobacco from the Dominican Republic, will share space on the first floor. Each cigar is named for a seminal person, place or thing in American history.
Well-appointed office suites will oc-cupy about 12,000 square feet of space on the middle two floors.
Crowning the building’s top floor will be “The Founders Club,” an opulent private social club designed to bring people in the community together.
“It is what I like to call ‘social media
the way it should be – in person!’” Ad-ams said.
There will be 76 Founding Members, each one “adopting” a founding father or mother.
“I am, of course, the John Adams member but you don’t have to be re-
lated to choose your father or mother,” Adams said. “We are trying to pair the founder’s personalities with their mem-bers’.”
The club will also include “Mirabilis”
‘Historic’ development planned across from City Center
Artist’s rendering of Liberty Hall, a mixed-use building planned for downtown Alpharetta.
See CENTER, Page 27
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Recently, there was a bond referendum in Al-pharetta on funds for infrastructure improvements, as well as for parks and rec facilities and activities.
Thanks to many of you, it overwhelmingly passed. Part of the
funding for parks and rec is slated for converting the old library on Mayfield into a cutting edge, dynamic arts cen-ter.
You may have driven by at night and seen the colorful lights, or perhaps during the day you’ve noticed the trees wrapped with vibrant knitted scarves, afghans and lengths of yarn (the latter is called ‘yarn bombing’).
Hopefully, these changes bring a smile and emerging awareness of the coming transformation for the library.
Many citizens have welcomed the idea of an Alpharetta arts center where people can see firsthand the work of nationally recognized artists alongside the creations of local residents.
Studios where you can learn to paint, throw a clay pot, construct a poem or edit a movie are only a few of the opportunities for you at the new center. The arts center will be a place dedicated to finding the inherent cre-ativity within each of us.
And the best part is that everyone in our city will be encouraged to partici-pate.
But perhaps some of you are asking,
“Why does the art center matter? What does it really do for our city?”
Well, there is enormous advantage in having a community that embraces the arts. On a personal level, studies show that engaging in a creative activity reduces stress. Who couldn’t use that?
For our kids, schools with an em-phasis on the arts have better school climates. On a larger scale, for every dollar spent by communities on the arts generates a minimum 5-to-1 return in tax revenue. Also, arts-minded cities at-tract new residents with desirable and diverse talents.
All that sounds good to me.I am part of the citizen group Arts
Alpharetta. We have actively pursued a new Alpharetta that seeks to explore the creativity of its residents.
Exposure to all the arts center will offer is a vital part of this pursuit, but there will be much more.
This bi-monthly column will be devoted to sharing with you exciting developments and activities both at the future arts center, as well as elsewhere around our city.
And hopefully the words you read here will foster a greater appreciation for what the arts can do for our collec-tive heart.
See other arts happenings in our city by following us online at ArtsAl-pharetta.org and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups.artsalpharetta.
Those of us with Arts Alpharetta welcome your input, ideas and ques-tions as we move forward with our new and artistic city.
Mike Buchanan [email protected]
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Scott Hutchison of Wilson Hutchison Realty has been elected chairman of the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce for 2017. He joined the organization three years ago and currently serves on the Chamber’s Executive Board.
Hutchison grew up in Alpharetta and went to Milton High School. He interned for Tom Wilson and Associates while studying business administra-tion and real estate at the University of Georgia. After graduating in 2003, Hutchison began working for Tom Wilson and Associates, later partnering with Wilson to form Wilson Hutchi-son Realty, an agency specializing in industrial, office and retail properties, in 2008.
Hutchison’s term as chairman will begin January 1. He will succeed the current chairwoman, Kim Matherly.
Q&A with Scott Hutchison
Q: What does it mean to you to be elected chairman of the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce for 2017?
A: It’s a pretty big honor to be
chosen by your com-rades in Alpharetta. The people that are running Alpharetta, not necessarily on a political scene, but the business leaders of Alpharetta, choose you to take the helm. I think it’s a great honor, and it’s going to be fun next year.
Q: What do you like about the Alpharetta Chamber?
A: It’s a small chamber, and we’re a small business, and I think we can do a lot more impact with smaller compa-nies if you’re a smaller chamber. The North Fulton Chamber is a great entity, but I think it caters more toward bigger business.
Q: What progress have you seen within the Chamber since you joined?
A: Numbers, size, volume. They’ve gotten a lot more organized over the last few years, which is great to see. We’ve got the golf tournament, the Women Who Walk the Walk program. This is the third or fourth year we’ve
been going and it takes a little bit of time to get your systems in place.
Q: What are your goals for the Chamber next year?
A: We’ve got a couple more ideas for next year to have more events, raise more money, but it’s all about driving business to local businesses as well.
It’s all about the way we use the Chamber as a vehicle to promote these local companies. There’s some larger companies involved with the Chamber as well, but mainly it’s local businesses, and our goal is promoting and pushing them. I would love for the local compa-nies to be the ones spurring the growth of Alpharetta.
Q: Since you grew up in Al-pharetta, what change have you seen?
A: Well, people don’t ride horses downtown anymore. I grew up riding horses up here with my wife, so it’s just changed a lot. But it’s neat. You can ei-ther embrace [change] or you can fight it, but no matter how you do it, the population keeps growing and it’s going to keep coming so you might as well try to embrace it and curve it any way you can influence it.
When I was in high school, there
were five or six golf courses built within three or four miles of my house, and the next thing you know, neighbor-hoods were built on top of them. You can’t sit there and say “not in my backyard” because eventually it will be in your backyard. I’d rather be on the front end of it and figure out how we can make Alpharetta a long-term, more prosperous and great place for people to live. (Mayor) David Belle Isle has done a great job of spearheading growth coming in to Alpharetta.
We can either stick our head in the sand or we can try and embrace what we’ve got going on here and make it what we want it to be.
Q: Where do you see Alpharetta in the next few years?
A: It’s come so far so fast already. I think we’ll continue to be a technology hub of the South. I think we’re going to backfill a bunch of office space. We’re going to see a lot more downtown rede-velopment. We’re working on a couple big deals downtown right now, doing live-work-play areas downtown. You’ll see more and more national restau-rants and chains and high-end retailers moving to the area. It’s going to be a fun next three or four years.
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ROSWELL, Ga. – Barrington Hall presents “The Civil War in Georgia,” a Georgia history course led by au-thor and Kennesaw State University historian Michael K. Shaffer – on four consecutive Tuesday nights beginning July 5.
Shaffer’s course is a college level continuing education offering he has taught previously at KSU.
He will cover many of the wartime actions and major protagonists of the Civil War illustrated with a PowerPoint presentation, photographs, maps and video clips. The course will cover the war from its beginning in January 1861 and the secession vote until the May 1865 capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Georgia.
Shaffer is a Civil War historian, newspaper columnist, instructor, battlefield guide, lecturer and author of “Washington County, Virginia in the Civil War.”
A member of the Society of Civil War Historians, he also serves on the board of the Civil War Round Table of Cobb County. Shaffer earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in military his-tory–Civil War studies.
“I want people to come away with a better understanding of what hap-pened in Georgia during the war. The
Civil War caused a lot of hardship and destruction across the state. There is much more than the Battle of Atlanta and Sherman’s March to the Sea,” he said.
Most people know of these things but don’t really have a full grasp of what happened then and why.
“I have had people come up to me to say they had lived in Georgia all their lives, but learned things they never knew before,” Shaffer said.
“I teach in an open format, so I wel-come questions from the students. So it is not just two hours of me lecturing.”
Shaffer is also working on another book that looks at the “Chattahoochee Line,” which another historian likened to the French Maginot Line before World War II.
“It was a one-of-a-kind fortification that has nothing like it anywhere else in history,” he said. “And it has a direct Roswell connection.”
The cost of the course is $125 per person. The dates and times for the class are July 5, 12, 19, and 26, from 7-9 p.m. each night. Advance registra-tion is required.
For more information or to register, call Barrington Hall at 770-640-3855 or email [email protected].
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ROSWELL, Ga. — When people think of the term “human trafficking,” typically places in North Fulton don’t come to mind. However, that is precisely where many cases of the trafficking of chil-dren is happening right before our eyes.
A human trafficking open discus-sion by End Human Trafficking Now took place June 26 at Pastis in Roswell as a wine and dine event. Director, and Rotary Action Group Against Child Slavery Chair Cokkie Eaker, along with Holly Beach, business development manager at Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, opened the event to those in attendance as Dorsey Jones, a former trafficked child spoke about her experiences.
“The slavery issue is a 36 million people issue,” Eaker said. “It’s some-thing that very much exists in the present.”
Eaker expanded upon common assumptions about sex trafficking: that “only Asian women get sex trafficked” and “it’s not happening in my neighbor-hood.”
These assumptions prove false based on studies done by End Human Trafficking Now and cases on the news that display places like Alpharetta and
Roswell as having this problem.Eaker described how the sex traf-
ficking industry is so big in areas like North Fulton because of the money that exists.
“Slavery never ended because it is such a big business,” she said. “(It’s a) $150 billion industry, that’s exactly what it is — an industry.”
In a chart shown during the pre-sentation, statistics showed that 42 percent of sex traffickers are from the northern area outside the perimeter with only 9 percent buyers present at or near the airport.
“That’s where the money is,” Eaker said.
Dave McCleary, founder of End Hu-man Trafficking Now, said events like this are being pushed to be held more frequently to maintain awareness about the human trafficking issue.
He said nearly all victims of sex traf-ficking are girls in the 12-14 age range with some as young as 9.
“It starts with us in our commu-nity,” he said. “What we can do is in-vest in their lives. It’s so important that we engage.”
Dorsey Jones, who has authored a book that describes her trafficking ex-perience, “Stretched Beyond Measure: When the Angels Were Crying,” pointed
out that many of these victims live their lives ashamed of themselves.
“All my life I walked in shame,” she said. “Today I don’t have to do that anymore.”
Based on her experience, Jones told guests that getting involved is the best thing to do and that her life is a living example of someone who has overcome the struggles of the human trafficking industry.
“I am hope for the hopeless,” she said. “Let’s be about the business and take care of the business.”
End Human Trafficking Now will continue to hold discussions through-out the year to continue to raise aware-ness of the issue.
For information on End Human Trafficking Now, contact Cokkie Eaker at [email protected] or visit endhtnow.com.
Dorsey Jones tells her life story to those in attendance at Pastis.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — North American Properties and Zagster, a bike sharing program, have launched a new bike sharing station at Avalon.
The station, which is located in its Central Deck, connects with three existing stations located along Al-pharetta’s Big Creek Greenway at North Point, Rock Mill Park and the Alpharetta YMCA.
Cruiser bikes will be available for guests to use for on-demand, local trips. Every bike includes a basket, automatic lights, a bell and full reflec-tors for rider safety and comfort.
“We constantly look for ways to bring unique experiences and connect with the Alpharetta community,” said Liz Gillespie, vice president of market-ing at NAP. “Offering the community the opportunity to travel to, from and around Avalon via bike is just another way we to celebrate wellness, leisure and – of course – fun.”
Available bikes can be found via the free Zagster Mobile App or on-line at zagster.com. Each bike has a unique number, which riders enter into the app to obtain a single-use
code to open the lockbox on the back of the bike. The key inside allows the bike to be locked and unlocked throughout a ride. After the rider returns the bike to a designated bike station, the rental ends and the bike is available for the next person to enjoy.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The stretch of Academy Street between Alpharetta First Baptist Church and Alpharetta Presbyterian Church is under develop-ment for a new residential community.
The Providence Group of Georgia is constructing East of Main, a residential community with single-family homes and townhouses.
The Providence Group has also constructed Ruth’s Farm, The Parc at Cogburn and Central Park at Deerfield Township in Alpharetta.
Lisa Murphy, vice president of strat-egy and product development for The Providence Group, said planning for the development began about 18 months ago.
The Providence Group closed on the property in March.
Kathi Cook, Alpharetta community development director, said the devel-opment will connect Cricket Lane, currently a no-outlet street off of Cum-ming Street, and Haynes Bridge Road. The road connection will be completed before the housing development is completed.
“We wanted to make sure we slowed
traffic through the exten-sion, so there’s on-street parking,” Cook said. “There will be brick sidewalks, and trees will be planted close to the edge of the road, which is a traffic calming mea-sure.”
The on-street parking in East of Main is open to downtown Alpharetta visi-tors. Parking for the commu-nity’s residents is either an alley garage or motor court parking, depending on the unit.
A historic home on the property will be incorporated into the community. The Manning House will un-dergo rehabilitation and will serve as the community’s clubhouse. A garden adjacent to the Manning House will serve as a social gathering area for residents, according to Cook.
There will be 41 single-family homes and 42 townhomes. Though pricing is not finalized, Murphy said preliminary plans for pricing include townhouses in the $400s and single-family homes in the $600s.
Cook said East of Main will have
two pocket parks, one on Academy Street and one within the community. The homes along Academy Street will all be single-family homes. There will also be motor-court homes that will be detached.
Stephen Fuller Designs is involved in the land planning and designing of the community, primarily with the sin-gle-family houses.
Fuller said the community’s “Amer-ican historical” style will fit in with the
feel of downtown Alpharetta. “There’s an implied goal to reflect
the historic character in the older Al-pharetta area,” he said.
Fuller said he is excited to be a part of designing a development so near and walkable to downtown Alpharetta, since so many other residential projects tend to be isolated.
He also said he thinks the commu-nity’s location will spur social interac-tion among neighbors.
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Wal-Mart has officially come to town in North Forsyth.
The superstore’s newest location at 3555 Browns Bridge Road, or Ga. 369, west of Ga. 400 will be on 45 acres. The company broke ground June 24. The store will be 185,000 square feet with a fresh grocery, dry goods, general merchandise, pharmacy, tire and lube express and optical.
This project has been in the works since 2003, according to Glen Wilkins, director of public affairs and govern-
ment relations for Wal-Mart. However due to the economy, the project was delayed. Now that construction has begun, a spring 2017 opening is pre-dicted.
He said the company is happy their customers won’t have to drive as far to get to one of their stores.
“They won’t have to get on 400 and head on down the road or go to Daw-sonville and spend their money else-where,” he said.
The location was chosen in large part for its access to Ga. 400.
“We understand where the growth is,” Wilkins said. “When you look at the houses that are around here, you have
the golf fields, the park. We try and look where our customers are at. We don’t expect our customers to have to travel great distances to us. If we can built closer to them and make it a more convenient shopping experience, then we definitely will do that.”
Wilkins said as Wal-Mart chooses communities to build in, the company also tries to reach out and help the citizens.
With the help of Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills, Wal-Mart was able to create a potential partnership, in-cluding a farm-to-table program with North Forsyth high and middle schools and helping with the schools’ green-
houses. Getting students involved is some-
thing Mills, whose district covers this area, is the most excited about.
“We’re hoping this program will take off and they’ll be able to sell their pro-duce in the store,” Mills said.
At the groundbreaking, the com-pany presented a check to North For-syth High’s Principal Jeff Cheney to go toward greenhouse expenses.
“We saw this as a great opportu-nity to partner with (the schools) to get things jump started,” Wilkins said. “We want to let people know, while we are going to be selling a lot here, we also want to give back.”
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Community figures along with Wal-Mart staff break ground on the new North Forsyth location.
Students from North Forsyth High School, from left Tanner Copeland, Maggie Shepherd and Taylor Phillips hold the check from Wal-Mart for their school’s rotary foundation.
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Negotiating the right deal with your suppliers doesn’t mean getting what you want at the cheapest possible price. There are many other criteria beyond price that should be considered when negotiating terms with your suppliers.
Increasing the number of days you have to pay for the product or service you bought could have a big impact on im-proving your working capital.
For example, if you currently have 30-day terms and can extend this time to 45 or 60 days, you’ll have more time to pay the bill and create a positive impact to your cash flow.
Getting a discount on your purchases is also a point of negotiation for supplier terms. Suppliers will typically offer a percentage discount, like taking a 1 per-cent-discount off your invoice, if you pay them quicker.
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You may not realize this, but right now, as you are reading this article, if not in North Fulton, somewhere in At-lanta, there are a group of business folks mingling in the hopes of eventually passing referrals that will
lead to money. It is called networking. This happens at every level of the
business-spectrum, from personal insurance agents looking for leads, to corporate executives mingling at the Super Bowl.
When I first became a mortgage banker, I had just left a job where I managed the front office for a small, high-tech printed circuit board manu-facturing operation.
My focus was on sales and mar-keting. Other than a few jobs we did for incubators at Georgia Tech, all of our clients were outside Georgia. It was a fun and incredibly demanding job where I got to work with a number of cutting-edge start-ups looking to change the world with their electronic devices. (I got to ‘advise’ engineers at Tesla on using flexible printed circuit boards. Of all the start-ups we worked with, none of them asked as many, or smarter questions than those folks).
The company-owner decided to consolidate the company into his larger, more broad-based operation in Chicago. I do love Chicago, but there was no way I was moving my family out of my hometown.
At that time, my old friend and fellow Chattahoochee High School classmate (class of ’93 – paws up!) Damian Cook was a year into open-ing the Atlanta branch of Assurance Financial with his longtime workmate Jody Zaparaniuk.
I used to be in construction and
real estate, so I knew the industry. Being a mortgage banker scratched a lot of itches for me and I jumped in with full force (is there any other way to do it when you have a family to help support?).
I studied everything I could about the mortgage industry. I got my license and I was ready to unleash
myself onto the local real estate scene. I needed to get out and meet the right people, and networking was the easi-est way to do that.
I quickly learned that every minute of every day there is a group of small-business people meeting somewhere – I just had to find them. And that became easy after I met Joel Peskin. Joel is a carpet cleaner from New York City who runs a website and newsletter called Joelslist.com. His weekly newsletters list nearly every networking event in the north Metro area.
He has since moved on to actu-ally plan and host large networking
events. But his list set my agenda each week.
Every day I would show up to a group of complete strangers and talk about mortgages. It was a great way for me to learn how to talk about mortgages in a way that people lis-tened, but it wasn’t a great network-ing strategy.
Networking isn’t about running a room. It’s about establishing deep relationships with people whose trust you have earned in one way or another.
My favorite networking group is the Greater North Fulton Chamber’s ProAlliance that meets at 7:30 every Wednesday morning.
There are about 60+ people there every week. While some come and go, I’ve made some good, long-time busi-ness friends there.
Every week there is someone new who comes in ready to ‘own the room’ – schmooze, joke, be loud and maybe believe that we all will fall in line. I call them shooting stars.
They are usually looking to scoop up a bunch of quick referrals, which never happens, so they leave.
Good networking is about earning trust and learning about the people in the room – not the products. Take Joel for example. For years I thought he just cleaned carpets and had a knack for networking. After getting to know him better, I found out he used to be a roadie for several 80s bands, and he was a serious contender for making the USA luge team. What a cool guy!
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GEOFF SMITHAssurance Financial, [email protected]
Getting deep with networking
Networking isn’t about running a room. It’s about establishing deep relationships with people whose trust you have earned in one way or another.
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Local Realtors give backwith Canine AssistantsMILTON, Ga. — Agents, staff and even the top brass from Keller Williams Realty gathered on Thursday, May 12 for a day of service at the Milton Canine Assistants, which breeds, trains and places service dogs. The Keller Williams staff donned their red shirts and cheerfully mowed, raked, power washed and cleaned barns, kennels and bath-rooms. They also donated a truckload of supplies
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Red Day is an annual day of service for Keller Williams nationwide. The day was selected in honor of founder Mo Anderson’s birthday. In a company that prides itself on giving back to the community, Red Day is a day specifically set aside for service. Canine Assistants was the focus of the South Forsyth’s office service this year because of all they do for disabled people across the country. Their dogs are trained to help children and adults with special needs complete everyday tasks, such as turning lights on and off, opening and closing doors, pulling wheelchairs, retrieving dropped objects, summoning help, and providing secure companionship.
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Rountree Group welcomes new Fintech client KasasaALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta-based Rountree Group Integrated Communications has added Kasasa, a financial technology client, to its client roster. The firm is assisting Kasasa with integrated communications campaigns in several markets across the United States.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Kasasa is an award-winning financial technology and market-ing services company that provides branded retail banking products and services to community finan-cial institutions.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Dr. Burke Robinson, owner of Robinson Facial Plastic Surgery, has an-nounced the newest member to his team, Michelel Gilio. She focuses exclusively on delivering facial plastic surgery, skin care and aes-thetic injectable options.
Giglio, a certified physician’s assistant and advanced aesthetic injector, is recognized as a national trainer for both Allergan and Gal-derma Aesthetics – a leader in the neurotoxins and dermal fillers for the cosmetic’s industry.
Giglio is known for her cosmetic artistry and offers innovative and advanced injection techniques for facial rejuvenation.
She is now scheduling patients. To make an appointment, call 770-667-3090. Robinson Facial Plastic Surgery is located at 3400 C. Old Milton Parkway, Suite 515, Alpharetta. Visit robinsonfps.com for information.
BUSINESSBRIEFS
Yifan’s Cooking School opens in Johns CreekBusiness name: Yifan’s Cooking SchoolAbout: Yifan provides catering service, parties and event hosting with unique family-style authentic Chinese cuisine. They also offer cooking classes on traditional Chinese dishes. Owner: Fan Wang Opened: April 2016Address: 10820 Abbotts Bridge Road, Suite 370, Johns Creek, GA 30097Phone: 404-372-4386Website: www.yifancooking.com
Tiff’s Treats CookieDelivery opens in Alpharetta
Business name: Tiff’s Treats Cookie DeliveryAbout: Tiff’s Treats is famous for bringing hot, fresh-from-the-oven cookies and brownies to hungry treat lovers every-where. Order on-demand or for a future warm cookie moment.Owners: Tiffany Tay-lor-Chen and Leon ChenOpened: June 6, 2016Address: 3665 Old Mil-ton Parkway, Suite 10, Alpharetta GA 30005Phone: 404-649-6290Website: www.cookiedelivery.com
Eye Associates of North Atlanta opens inAlpharettaBusiness name: Eye Associates of North Atlanta, LLCAbout: Eye Associates of North Atlanta is a new ophthalmology practice in Alpharetta operated by Dr. Anand Shah, a board-cer-tified ophthalmologist who specializes in cataract surgery. Services include annual eye exams, cataract evaluation, astigmatism correction, glaucoma treatment, laser procedures and more. Owners: Dr. Anand ShahOpened: May 23, 2016Address: 5755 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 94, Alpharetta GA 30022Phone: 404-767-8287Website: www.eyeassociatesofnorthatlanta.com
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JOHNS CREEK/MILTON, Ga. – Kath-leen Hulsey had spent most of her adult life in construction, so why is she working “harder than ever” running two fish markets?
Well, like any good spouse, she blames it all on her mate.
“My husband Mike has been in the business for 30 years, and is now the retail manager for Inland Seafood. They sell fresh seafood to big retail custom-ers such as Publix and Kroger. Friends were always asking him to bring home some fresh fish. Then it got to be friends of friends were asking, and then it was friends of the friends of the friends,” said Hulsey.
“I got tired meeting people in church parking lots. So I got a business license and started a business. There is a real need for a fresh fish market and no one else was doing it. Now people who really like their fish come to me.”
She set up shop in 2011 in Johns Creek at the first Kathleen’s Catch on Medlock Bridge Road next to Viande Rouge and Trattoria 141. She says people like the fact that her fish come directly to her. It doesn’t go to a ware-house first where it sits for a couple of days and then goes to a store. So her fish are days fresher to begin with.
“People like to deal with people who know how to prepare fish. They like to know where their fish comes from. Pub-lix and Kroger don’t even have me on their radar,” she said. “There is such a demand for a fish monger people knew
in the cities where they grew up.”Hulsey would have preferred a
better economic climate than 2011 offered, but she sensed people would respond to the kind of fish market she wanted to have. And she was right. Her background had been construction, but nothing was happening then. And she had begun to develop her passion for the fish market.
She runs a specialty market. Lob-ster tails are in season now, and her customers love them and her lobster rolls.
“I sell a boatload of them when they’re in season like now,” she said.
Crabs, Copper River sockeye salmon – that’s wild salmon – and farm salmon if it’s from the right farms.
“Farm fish is the way of the future if we’re going to be sustainable. But you have to know which farms do it right, and we do. We only buy from the best in the world,” she said. “That means no antibiotics. Farming is needed, but we support the farmers who do it right.”
Who is her typical
customer? People who are sophisticated about seafood, says Hulsey.
Monique Walker in Milton says she comes to Kathleen’s “all the time.”
“Everything is always fresh. And everybody is always so helpful and they tolerate my three-year-old,” Walker said. “I like just about everything here and their crab cakes are great.”
Hulsey says her customers under-stand why her market is different from other places in North Fulton.
“They know why my tuna is better. They have to make a second stop to get my tuna, but they know it is worth it.”
Why is her tuna better? Some farmers “gas” their tuna to blow up the blood cells and make the meat very red. It is all right to a point, but sometimes it is done to disguise bad fish, she says.
“I can judge by the color, and if it is too red, I won’t buy it. We also sell yel-lowfin tuna that is not gassed at all.”
Kathleen’s also has fresh rain-bow trout, catfish, walleye and more. She buys as local as she can get. Her shrimp comes from Buford, S.C., or instate from Darien. But she can get good halibut and Alaskan salmon too. Then there is snapper, grouper and gulf triggerfish from the east Atlantic.
She makes orange roughy every day. But no tilapia. She said it’s too high in omega 5 and is mostly frozen. People who don’t like fish eat tilapia because
it has no taste. Then they do up their other specialties such as crab cakes, tuna salad and shrimp scampi.
“We make it fresh from the fresh food here at the store. All our fish are fresh, never frozen except for Chilean sea bass. It just has too far to come,” she said.
And even then, the sea bass is from ships that document they fish only in approved waters.
She has a truck arrive every morn-ing except Sunday (she’s open 7 days 10 to 7 but the trucks don’t run Sun-days).
Now her daughter Sara Hulsey is a believer, and she is running the Milton market in Crabapple. It is quite the family affair. She has known her man-ager Ashley Sanchez since she was in eighth grade.
“We’re like family here. But you have to find the right people. It is very hard work. You know, it is the hardest work I’ve ever done in my life and I don’t want to do anything else,” Hulsey said.
You can check what is on hand at kathleenscatch.com. Hulsey’s custom-ers know to call ahead for some items to be set aside. Don’t come in at 6:45 in the evening and expect to find halibut, she says.
“You really don’t want to buy sea-food from someone who never runs out,” she said.
Kathleen’s Catchnets happy customers
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Kathleen Hulsey, right, and daughter Sara team up to run Kathleen’s Catch in Johns Creek and Crabapple.
Fresh fish markets land in Johns Creek, now Milton
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Fresh crabs await customers. They can also buy Kath-leen’s homemade crab cakes.
Kathleen’s Catch in Crabapple.
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ROSWELL FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZAThe city of Roswell and Roswell Rotary will host a community celebration with giant inflatables, carnival games, food trucks and more. Live music will be performed by the Last Call Band and Banks and Shane. The festivities will be held Monday, July 4, 5:30 p.m. at Sweetapple Elementary School, 12025 Etris Road, Roswell. Fireworks begin at dusk. More information can be found at roswellgov.com.
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JULY 4TH PICNIC CELEBRATIONWhat: Join the city of Johns Creek for a day of food and fun in its annual 4th of July picnic celebration.When: Friday, July 1, noonWhere: Park Place at Newtown School, 3125 Old Alabama Road, Johns CreekMore info: JohnsCreekGA.gov/ParkPlace
FAIRGROUND FOURTH FESTIVITIESWhat: Come see a dance contest, food, vendors and children’s activities at the Cumming Fairgrounds. Fireworks start at 9:30 p.m. Free admission and parking.When: Sunday, July 3, 6-11 p.m.Where: 235 Castleberry Road, CummingMore info: cummingfair.net
STEAM ENGINE PARADEWhat: See the Thomas-Mashburn Me-morial Parade, a Cumming July Fourth tradition. The steam engine parade ends at the Cumming Fairgrounds. When: Monday, July 4, 10 a.m.-noon Where: Tribble Gap Road and Wood-land Drive intersection, CummingMore info: cummingfair.net
4TH OF JULY IN ALPHARETTAWhat: Alpharetta will celebrate the Fourth of July with live music and fireworks. The event is free, but some food vendors and children’s activities will have fees.When: Monday, July 4, 6 p.m.Where: Wills Park, 1825 Old Milton Parkway, AlpharettaMore info: awesomealpharetta.com
BBQ AND TURTLE RACEWhat: The Foster House is once again hosting its annual BBQ and Turtle Race. The turtle race is free and begins at 1 p.m.When: Monday, July 4, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.Where: The Foster House, 305 West Main St., CummingMore info: foster-house.com
BBQ AND BLUEGRASS AT BARRINGTON HALLWhat: Barrington Hall will host this annual event to celebrate the Fourth of July with food, family and friends. Mu-sic will be provided by the Smokerise Bluegrass Band.When: Monday, July 4, 11 a.m.-5p.m.Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, RoswellMore info: 770-640-3855
EVENTS:
FAMILY, FUN, FLICKS & FOOD TRUCKSWhat: “Field of Dreams” will play for free at Milton High School as part of B98.5’s “B at the Movies” series along with concessions, games and prizes. The event starts at 7 p.m., and the movie plays at dusk.When: Saturday, July 2, 7 p.m.Where: Milton High School, 13025 Bir-mingham Highway, MiltonMore info: cityofmiltonga.us, 678-242-2533
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OPEN HOUSEWhat: The Habitat for Humanity ReStore will be holding a volunteer information session and open house. Multiple volunteer opportunities are available.When: Saturday, July 2, 10:30 a.m.Where: 11060 Alpharetta Highway, AlpharettaMore info and registration: [email protected], 770-415-1633
WE THE RUNNERSWhat: Register for the half marathon, 5K or 10K races along the Big Creek Greenway benefiting Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Foundation. Chil-dren under 10 can join the half-mile Sparkler Trot. Price includes t-shirt and bag.When: Monday, July 4, 6:30 a.m., race times varyWhere: Fowler Park 4110 Carolene Way, CummingCost: $40 for the 5K, $50 for the 10K, $65 for the half marathonMore info and registration: rungeorgia.com
“THE CIVIL WAR IN GEORGIA” CLASSWhat: Barrington Hall will host author and historian Michael K. Shaffer for four consecutive Tuesday nights to teach a course on the Civil War.When: Tuesday, July 5, 12, 19, 26; 7-9 p.m.Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Hall Drive, RoswellCost: $125More info and registration: [email protected], 770-640-3855
COOKING CLASSES AT BARRINGTON HALLWhat: The historic kitchen of Barring-ton Hall is opening its doors for an evening cooking class. Chef Wendy Gay will teach how to create a “Great Ameri-can Steakhouse Dinner,” complete with sides and dessert.When: Tuesday, July 5, 6:30-9:30 p.m.Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, RoswellCost: $50More info and registration: 770-640-3855
SUMMER SATURDAYS AT THE MUSEUMWhat: The Computer Museum will be open to the public on select days. One of the top vintage computer collections in the world, the exhibit includes the earliest computers and video games.When: July 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Where: Kings Market Center, 1425 Mar-ket Blvd. Suite 200, RoswellCost: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, $5 for children ages 5-17More info: computermuseumofamerica.com
FARMERS MARKETS, FOOD TRUCKS:
ALPHARETTA FARMERS MARKETWhat: The Alpharetta Farmers Mar-ket features fruits, vegetables, natural meats, fresh flowers and herbs, and a variety of home goods. When: Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., through Oct. 29. Where: Old Canton Street in downtown AlpharettaMore info: alpharetta.ga.us
ALPHARETTA FOOD TRUCK ALLEYWhat: Alpharetta’s Food Truck Alley on Thursday evenings offers a vari-ety of six to eight rotating area food trucks. When: Thursdays, 5-9 p.m., through Oct. 20.Where: Old Roswell Street in Alpharet-ta’s historic districtMore info: awesomealpharetta.com
ROSWELL FARMERS & ARTISANS MARKETWhat: The Roswell Farmers & Artisans Market offers fresh, local farm, ranch and artisan foods direct from produc-ers, and much more.When: Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon.Where: Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St., RoswellMore info: roswellfam.com
JOHNS CREEK FARMERS MARKETWhat: Held at the Newton Park Am-phitheater, each market features more than 25 local farmers and vendors with organic and/or sustainable foods and produce.When: Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon, through Sept. 13.Where: 3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns CreekMore info: JohnsCreekGA.gov
MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER:GRACE AND THE VICTORY RIDERSWhat: Grace and the Victory Riders will perform as part of the free Roswell Riv-erside Sounds Concert Series. At least two food trucks will be on location from 6-9 p.m.When: Saturday, July 2, 7-9 p.m.Where: Riverside Park, 575 Riverside Road, RoswellMore info: roswellgov.com
THE ADVENTURES OF THE GINGERBREAD MANWhat: All Hands Productions will bring a retelling of the Adventures of the Gingerbread Man as part of the library’s summer reading initiative. Event is free.When: Wednesday, July 6, 10:30-11:30 a.m.Where: Alpharetta Branch Library, 10 Park Plaza, AlpharettaMore info: afpls.org
LANCE PRICE BANDWhat: The Lance Price Band will per-form outdoors as part of the free Thurs-day Nights Summer Concert Series. Activities start at 6 p.m. Concert starts at 7 p.m.When: Thursday, July 7, 6-9 p.m.Where: The Collection at Forsyth, 410 Peachtree Parkway, CummingMore info: collectionforsyth.com
NorthFulton.com | Alpharetta-Roswell Herald | June 30, 2016 | 21CALENDAR ForsythHerald.com | Forsyth Herald | June 30, 2016 | 21CALENDARROSWELL’S SUMMER PUPPET SERIESWhat: Lee Bryan “That Puppet Guy” presents “Travelin’ Tales” as part of Roswell’s family-friendly Summer Puppet Series. Show times available at roswellgov.com.When: July 5-9 Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., RoswellCost: $5 per ticket, children under 2 get in free.More info: 770-594-6232, roswellgov.com
LIBRARY EVENTS:DNA IS FOR FAMILIESWhat: Scientists and students from the Georgia State University Bio-Bus program will put on a presentation about DNA, genes and inheritance with hands-on activities. Ages 5-12. Regis-tration required.When: Friday, July 1, 1-2:30 p.m.Where: Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, AlpharettaMore info and registration: [email protected]
SATURDAY COLOR – FOR ADULTSWhat: The library invites High School-ers and adults for a free opportunity to get creative with coloring. Pencils and sheets will be provided.When: Saturdays, through Oct. 29, 1-2:30 p.m.Where: Milton Branch Library, 855 Mayfield Road, AlpharettaMore info: afpls.org
FIBER ENTHUSIASTS MEETINGWhat: Hostess Stephanie Kelly invites everyone to explore the world of knitting in a free crafts meeting and class. When: Sundays, through Aug. 28, 3-5 p.m.Where: East Roswell Branch Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, RoswellMore info: afpls.org
LEARNING TO MEDITATEWhat: Learn meditation techniques for beginners in this free and open to the public program. Suggested for ages 10 and up.When: Sunday, July 3, 4:30-5:30 p.m.Where: Ocee Branch Library, 5090 Ab-botts Bridge Road, AlpharettaMore info: afpls.org
FREE ESL CLASSWhat: Everyone is invited to attend this free English as a second language class and discussion. It will focus on conversational English for learners of all levels.When: Tuesday, July 5, 6-7:30 p.m.Where: Roswell Branch Library, 115 Norcross St., RoswellMore info: afpls.org
LIBRARY BOOK CLUB MEETINGWhat: The Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library Book Club is inviting new mem-bers to join. Copies of the books will be available for book club members at the circulation desk.When: Tuesday, July 5, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.Where: Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, AlpharettaMore info: afpls.org
MAGIC AND VENTRILOQUISM WITH KEITH KARNOKWhat: Come join Keith Karnok and his cast of puppets, including his talking bird “Vern,” for a free show combining magic and ventriloquism. When: Thursday, July 7, 10:30 a.m.Where: Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, AlpharettaMore info: afpls.org
PET ADOPTIONS:FORSYTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTERWhat: Pet adoptions.When: Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: The Forsyth County Animal Shelter, 4065 County Way, Forsyth CountyMore info: 678-965-7185
FULTON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICESWhat: Pet adoptions.When: Every Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.Where: PetSmart, 6370 North Point Parkway, AlpharettaAdditional adoptions: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Fulton County Ani-mal Services, 860 Marietta Blvd. NW, AtlantaMore info: 404-613-4958
OF INTEREST ELSEWHERE:ALONZO BODDEN What: Alonzo Bodden, season 3 winner of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” will perform at the Punchline Comedy Club.When: July 1-3Where: 3652 Roswell Road NW, AtlantaCost: $25More info and tickets: punchline.com
Independence Day is right on top of us. Have you made your plans?
I have. As we speak, I’m 30-some-thing-thousand feet above the ocean somewhere between Alpharetta and the western Pacific, heading west and south to what is sure to be
an adventure of the remember-it-all-your-life kind.
My destination is the island of Palau. If you’re a map person like me, you’ll find it near the Philippines.
Why Palau? The short answer is “pure adventure!” Hiking, fishing, snorkeling and who knows what other great things await there. It’s a trip of a lifetime, and I’m stoked.
The longer answer, though, has something to do with breaking bound-aries.
What does that have to do with outdoor adventure in Georgia?
The title of this little column is “Get Outside Georgia.” Taken one way, I suppose you could say that I am really and truly following my own direction. I’m getting outside Geor-gia…in fact, it would be hard to get much farther away than I’ll be these next couple of weeks.
There’s another way to look at it too, though, and that’s to think of outdoor adventure – any outdoor adventure -- as a means of getting outside of your comfort zone.
Sometimes, outdoor adventuring stays within the realm of the known. Let’s say I’m hiking a favorite trail. I know where it goes and how long it takes to get there. I know what I’ll see and what will happen along the way.
Yes, I’m adventuring outdoors, but I’m staying within the boundaries of the known.
Now and then, though, I get the urge to go beyond that. Even some-thing as seemingly mundane as hik-ing a new trail stretches those bound-aries a little bit. Boundary stretching of any kind, even something simple like that, is exhilarating and occasion-ally a little scary.
But what happens when you go beyond those boundaries (whether you’re hiking that new trail or getting on a plane that’s bound for an island on the other side of the world)?
Uh-oh! You find yourself leaving your comfort zone is what happens. And I admit it. There’s something nice about comfort zones. They’re, well, comfortable.
But there’s an undeniable feeling of independence once you decide to go beyond your comfort zone on an adventure that’s altogether new.
Here’s my Independence Day chal-lenge to you. Try a new adventure! Hike a new trail. Canoe a new river. Zip a zip line, wriggle through a cave, ride a raft down a whitewater river. It’s liberating – once you make the decision to do it!
Making the decision to go is the hard part. I debated the Pacific trip for a long time, for it’s so very far out of my comfort zone.
But my daughter, a seasoned trav-eler, said to me, “Just do it. There’s a whole world out there, and it’s great!”
So my adventure the next couple of weeks will be in Micronesia. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Meanwhile, break free of your boundaries this Independence Day. Think about stretching those bound-aries. Because Daughter of Mine is right, and there’s a whole world of experience out there waiting for you.
Where will your next adventure be?
There are many excellent summer-time hiking opportunities in our area, including the great trails of the Chat-tahoochee River National Recreation Area. Learn about those great hikes in Steve Hudson’s book Hiking the Hooch. It’s available from local outfitters, on Amazon or at www.chattahoocheeme-dia.com.
STEVE HUDSONGet Outside Georgia, Chattahoochee Media Group
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ROSWELL, Ga.- The City of Roswell played host to the 2016 Corky Kell 7-on-7 Invitational Tournament last week, showcasing some of the best football teams in the state in the four-day long tournament. 30 Teams from around the state, including Roswell, Blessed Trinity, South Forsyth, Cen-tennial and Alpharetta, competed in the tournament featuring group play followed by a single elimination bracket
round. The hosting Roswell Hornets, last
season’s Class 6A state runner-up, went 1-3 in group play before defeating Archer, Gainesville and South Forsyth to set the Hornets in the final four. In the semifinal game, Roswell would fall 35-24 to Houston County.
Blessed Trinity, who also hosted tournament games, finished 1-3 in group play against Brookwood, Archer, Collins Hill and Alpharetta. The Titans, last year’s runner-up for the Class 3A state championship, fell in the open-ing round of the elimination round to Peachtree Ridge.
Centennial went 5-5 in the 2015 season and failed to earn a playoff berth, however, they are certainly mak-ing noise so far this season, at least
where 7-on-7 play is concerned. The Knights finished as state runner-up for the USA Football Georgia state cham-pionships before the Corky Kell tour-nament, where they had another solid performance.
The Knights went 1-3 in group play, but then defeated the three higher-seeded teams of Mays, Jones County and Peachtree Ridge to earn a spot in the semifinals. The Knights streak then ended as they were defeated by defend-ing and eventual champions Colquitt County.
Centennial will compete in the USA Football national championships in Hoover, Alabama in July.
The Raiders of Alpharetta beat Brookwood and Blessed Trinity in the group stage and finished 2-2. After
beating Norcross 37-31 in the opening round of the knockout stage, the Raid-ers lost to Houston County.
Last season’s Region 6-AAAAAA champions South Forsyth returned standout quarterback Davis Shanley, who along with a new core of receiv-ers, went 1-2-1 in group play. South beat Carrolton and Grady in two close games of the knockout stage before their tournament was ended with a 32-27 loss to Roswell.
Roswell and South Forsyth will compete in the 25th annual Corky Kell Classic August 19 at McEachern High School. Roswell will take on Buford at 5:30 PM and the War Eagles will face Hillgrove at 8:30 PM. Both games will be televised live on FOX Sports South-east.
Roswell, Blessed Trinity host Corky Kell 7-on-7 invitational tournament Five local schools compete to kick off 2016 football season
Centennial Head Coach Lenny Gregory addresses his players at the Corky Kell 7-on-7 Invitational Tournament. Centennial was one of five local teams to com-pete in the tournament.
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ROSWELL, Ga. – Roswell Recreation Director Morgan Rodgers has his eyes on the prize that has eluded the city for five straight years: the National Recre-ation and Parks Association Gold Medal naming the city’s rec department the best in the country at its population division.
Roswell has always set the bar high in recreation and has been named the top department in every classification that Georgia has. The last six years, the department has sought the Gold Medal as the nation’s best (cities 75,001 to 100,000).
In each of the last five years, Ros-well has been named one of four final-ists – a remarkable feat in itself. This year Rodgers says the city may have what it takes to get the top prize.
“What has been remarkable about this run is that you are not judged on what you have done before,” Rodgers
said. “You have to show what strides you have taken to improve as a depart-ment in terms of serving your commu-nity.
“In many ways, I think that having a sixth-straight Top Four finish is as much of an achievement if not more so than winning the Gold Award once. To sustain that level of a gold-medal final-ist each year and surpass that is a real accomplishment.
“You can’t just take last year’s re-sults. You have to show growth. I think what we’ve done is remarkable.”
But having said that, Rodgers says the community has pushed itself and this might just be the year Roswell wins the gold.
High on that list is completion of the Rotary Dream Field, an adaptive ath-letic field that allows wheelchair-bound and other developmentally challenged athletes play on the special artificial turf the field has.
The Rotary Club of Roswell donated $68,000 of the $$128,000 cost of the field. Other major contributors in-cluded the Roswell Recreation Asso-
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ciation, Friends of Roswell Parks and the Resurgens Charitable Foundation. Public-private partnerships count in the standings.
That has helped the city’s adaptive programming grow 80 percent in the last three years with summer camp participation up by 135 percent. That was a factor in driving the city to con-
struct an Adaptive Sports Field through a public-private partnership.
This field provides a safe, accessible space to play and solidifies the city’s continued commitment to inclusion, Rodgers said.
He points to Safety Town, part of a national safety program for children, as another ratcheting up of service.
Active folks take advantage of sand volleyball at the city’s river park.
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Team sports such as lacrosse here get plenty of emphasis.
Safety Town teaches life-saving les-sons to some 1,300 students each year. It gives lessons on traffic, pedestrian, bicycle, poison, water, and fire safety in a miniature-sized Roswell.
The arts play a big role in delivering quality of life to the city’s residents.
“We have partnered with local and national artists to display sculptures in our parks for Roswell’s first sculpture tour,” Rodgers said.
“This project engages our citizens with access to free public art as part of our initiative to infuse art into the community.”
The Recreation Department offers more than 100 free community events to residents.
These include Memorial Day Cele-bration and Roswell Roots Black His-tory Month Festival, two of the largest of their kind in the Southeast.
They also help the city’s economy bring in thousands of tourists-dollars, Rodgers noted.
But along with the Rotary Dream Field, another project, the $4.4 million warm-water Senior Therapeutic Pool that opened this spring may be the ele-ments that get the city over the top.
“These were two of our major goals and we were certainly glad to get these opened,” Rodgers said. “Those two facil-ities showcase how we keep pushing to do more for our residents.”
This year, finalists are to submit a 5-minute video highlighting their respective programming. Rodgers said
Roswell’s video is “killer.” It can be seen on the city’s website.
The department also points to its efforts to preserve the city’s history and culture through its three historic home museums – Bulloch Hall, Barrington Hall and Archibald Smith Plantation.
“This is our second year partnering with Smithsonian Museum’s ‘Museum Day Live!’ We join with other museums nationwide to offer free admission,” Rodgers said.
The goal is to make historical edu-cation affordable and accessible to all citizens.
Finally, the city is committed to creating a health and wellness division within the department.
“That has become a pillar of the
National Recreation and Parks Associ-ation. So we are making that a major part of our programming including a lot of free programs,” Rodgers said.
Roswell will know at the National Recreation and Parks Association Annual Conference Oct. 4-8 whether this time the depart-ment will win the
Gold Award.But either way, the big winners will
still be Roswell’s residents.
Roswell Recreation highlights:Below are some of the many reasons Roswell has established itself as a cut above other cities of its size and finished among the top 4 recreation departments in the country for the sixth straight year:
• Roswell is the first city in Georgia to achieve Bicycle Friendly Community status with the League of American Bicyclists.
• Parks boast 30-plus miles of trails. Department partners with local mountain bike organizations to serve 860,000 annual users.
• Parks and trails enhance the connectivity of citizens from neighborhoods to National Parks, Historic Downtown district, local Parks, and other municipalities, connecting Roswell to surrounding areas.
• Operates four specialized art centers totaling 50,000 square feet dedicated to ceramic, visual, culinary, and performing arts.
• Recent renovations to the centers include an $80,000 acoustic re-design, cutting-edge assisted listening devices, and instructional kitchen.
• Cultural Arts Center a 600-seat venue, serving 80,000 patrons annually with live concerts, puppet shows, dance and theatre.
• Operates four aquatic facilities, serving more than 50,000 citizens annually with an Olympic-sized swimming pool, two spray-grounds and one therapeutic warm-water pool. Programs at these facilities include an award-winning swim/dive team, adaptive and therapeutic swim lessons, and aquatic fitness.
BOBBIE DANIELS/ROSWELL RECREATION
The Roswell warm-water Therapy Pool is a huge addition to the city’s recre-ation opportunities.
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The Rotary Dream Field is an adaptive use field that will expand recreation oppor-tunities to more city residents.
One of the most popular activities in the summertime are Roswell’s Riverside Concert series.
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The City of Alpharetta (City) is requesting statements of qualifi cations from highly qualifi ed consulting fi rms to assist in the development of a detailed park master plan updates, including, but not limited to, park design, the associated construction documents, and a phased development plan.
The Request for Qualifi cations document will be available online Thursday, June 30, 2016 at our bid posting website, https://www.ebidexchange.com/alpharetta. Interested parties are required to log in to review the RFQ documents.
Statements of Qualifi cations will be due on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 10:00 AM at Alpharetta City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- St. Francis grad-uate Malik Beasley was drafted 19th overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2016 NBA Draft on June 23. Beasley, who graduated from St. Francis in 2015, completed an impressive fresh-man season at Florida State Univer-sity during the 2015-16 season before declaring for the draft.
Beasley, a six-foot-five shoot-ing guard, played 123 games for the Knights where he averaged 15.1 points per game in his four years with the team. He was integral to St. Francis’ back-to-back Class A state champion-ships in 2014 and 2015. Beasley aver-aged 22.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game in his senior season with the Knights where he was named the Class A Player of the Year and was ranked as the No. 2 player in the state by HoopSeen.
Drew Catlett, boys varsity head coach at St. Francis, said via Twitter, “Words can’t express how excited, happy and proud we are of Malik Beasley for being drafted No. 19 by the Denver Nuggets. [Beasley is] a great young man, [I’m] blessed to have coached him. [He] has worked so hard for last 5 years to reach his dream.”
After graduating from St. Francis in
2015, Beasley had a standout fresh-man season at FSU.
Beasley averaged 15.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game while shooting 47 percent from the field. Beasley was named an All Fresh-man All-American, All-ACC Freshman and was named the ACC Rookie of the Week three times.
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Members, who choose a year in Ameri-ca’s history from 1607 (the founding of Jamestown, Va.) up to 2017, the year “The Founders Club” is set to open. Mirabilis means “glorious” or “miracu-lous.”
“Every year of America’s existence has been extraordinary in some way,” Adams said. “Each successive year we will add a new member. Membership application requests are brisk to say the least.”
The club will include a French wal-nut-paneled library and separate meet-ing rooms and will house many historic artifacts, including swords made from iron forged at Valley Forge. It will also feature a rooftop terrace.
Adams’ interest in history extends beyond a passive interest. As founder of The American History Guild, he incor-porates American history into the very architecture of his developments.
“All the founding fathers, most notably Thomas Jefferson, believed that our nation’s institutions, including architecture, should stand as monu-ments to the nation’s vaunted creed,” he wrote recently. “Our sole purpose is to carry on the conviction that a faithful approach to architecture can lift our aspirations and help make us better still.”
City Councilman Mike Kennedy said he was made aware of the project shortly after the variance applications were filed at the first of June.
“That’s going to be a fantastic build-ing,” said Kennedy, who serves as the council’s liaison to community develop-ment. “It will definitely be a landmark building in terms of the design.”
The project also represents the kind of collateral development city officials hoped would spring from the City Cen-ter project.
“We were hoping City Center would serve as a catalyst for development on the west side of Main Street,” Kennedy said. “That’s why these guys want to be there. Between Avalon and the City Center, there’s a market for retail and office.”
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The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.
Items forwarded by the Planning Commission will be considered by the City Council on Monday, July 25, 2016 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.
a. PH-16-08 Unifi ed Development Code - Text Amendments Consideration of text amendments to the Unifi ed Development Code including Spa Services, Prohibited Parking as well as other amendments.
b. CU-16-03 Assisted Living Facility/HillConsideration of a request for a conditional use to allow ‘Congregate Housing, Assisted Living Facility’ use. The property is located at 1080 Upper Hembree Road and is legally described as Land Lot 551, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
c. MP-16-04/CU-16-04 Nail Seasons/Preston RidgeConsideration of a request to amend the Preston Ridge Master Plan Pod B and for a conditional use to allow ‘Nail Salon’ use. The property is located at 3450 Old Milton Parkway, Suite 100 and is legally described as Land Lot 911, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
d. MP-16- 10/CU-16-05 iNails North Point Village/Spa ServicesConsideration of a request to amend the Regency Park Master Plan Pod 6 and for a conditional use to allow ‘Spa Services’ use. The property is located at 7300 North Point Parkway (North Point Village I) and is legally described as Land Lots 686 & 687, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
e. V-16-15 Old Milton Parkway/Offi ce (City Council Only)Consideration of a variance from the Unifi ed Development Code, Section 2.2.13(D) to reduce the front setback from 65’ to 20’, to reduce the side setbacks from 15’ to 5’, and to reduce the rear setback from 15’ to 5’. This property is located at 2845 Old Milton Parkway and is legally described as being located in Land Lot 804, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
f. V-16-19 Liberty Hall/Main Street (City Council Only)Consideration of a variance from the Unifi ed Development Code (UDC), Section 2.2.15(D) to increase the height of the building from 40’ to 67’; variance from UDC Appendix A. Alpharetta Downtown Code Section 2.4.1(B) to reduce the parking requirement; and sign variances from UDC Section 2.6. This property is located at 33 South Main Street and is legally described as being located in Land Lot 1269, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fi fty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law and a disclosure form are available in the offi ce of the City Clerk, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.
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Caroline H. Norman, 27, of Vickery Creek Road, Cumming, was arrested June 16 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to obey a traffic control device.
► Sathanoor Rama Vishwanath, 32, of Somerset, New Jersey, was arrested May 5 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane and sig-nal required.
► Lisa Flaccus Cottick, 45, of Manor Bridge Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested June 3 on Watsons Bend in Milton for DUI.
► Sundie Kaufmann, 31, of Laurel Cove Drive, Snellville, was arrested June 11 on State Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI, speeding and child endangerment.
► Richard Brannen Bennett, 30, of North Augusta, South Carolina, was arrested June 12 on Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI, failure to maintain lane and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.
► Tyler Patrick Key, 23, of Greenville,
Mississippi, was arrested June 11 on Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI and failure to maintain lane.
► Padmakar Gokhale, 48, of Linbrook Lane, Duluth, was arrested June 11 on Parsons Road in Johns Creek for DUI and failure to maintain lane.
DRUG arrests
► Nathan Andrew Fye, 37, of Oak Hill Lane, Canton, was arrested June 17 on Kingswood Place in Alpharetta for pos-session of methamphetamines and possession of a drug related item.
► Patrick David Schumann, 25, of Tidwell Road, Alpharetta, was arrested June 9 on Highway 9 in Milton for possession of marijuana, possession of drug related items and no license.
► Crystal Marie Sellers, 35, of Amy Court, Duluth, was arrested June 9 on Braided Blanket Bluff in Johns Creek for possession of a schedule IV con-trolled substance and possession of a schedule II controlled substance.
► Michael Franklyn Smith, 32, of Waterville Court, Johns Creek, was arrested June 9 on Red Deer Way in Johns Creek for possession of a sched-ule IV controlled substance.
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Scammer posts phony rental ad on CraigslistJOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A local Realtor reported a possible scam June 7 when a property for sale was listed as for rent by an unknown person on Craigslist.
The realtor was alerted to the online ad when a customer called asking to rent the property, which they found on a Craigslist ad. He had not made any postings on Craigslist.
The property owner said that al-though the property was initially listed as for rent, it should only be listed for
sale now, and only the realtor should be representing the property.
Car exceeds 100 mphduring flight from policeJOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A driver was seen June 16 fleeing from police after they signaled them to pull over for speeding. Johns Creek police were patrolling on State Bridge Road when one officer noticed a black Mercedes speeding at 63 mph in a 45 mph zone.
The police motioned for the driver to pull over. Several times, the motorist slowed down as if they were going to park, before speeding up again. Police pursued, reaching speeds over 100 mph, but eventually lost sight of the car after passing Jones Bridge Road.
Police were not able to get an accu-rate description of the driver because of their tinted windows.
Patrol findswanted person ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police found and arrested a wanted person June 18 while they were patrolling on Windward Parkway. Police ran the license plate of a black Ford Focus traveling in front of them and got a hit. The owner of the Ford, 52-year-old Kimberly Kosilla, had an active warrant from Sandy Springs for disorderly conduct related to “dangerous drugs.” When stopped,
Kosilla said that she knew there was a warrant out for her arrest and that she was planning on turning herself in the following Monday. She was arrested on the scene.
$600 in lawn care equipment missingMILTON, Ga. — Two landscapers reported $600 worth of equipment missing June 22 from their truck after visiting a local gas station. The two employees had gone into the gas station for fifty minutes to heat up and enjoy their lunch. When they returned to their truck, they noticed that several items had been taken from the truck bed, including a chainsaw and leaf blower.
Landscaper loses $1,300 of equipmentMILTON, Ga. — A man reported $1,300 worth of landscaping equipment miss-ing June 8 from his trailer while he was on the job. The man had been working for approximately two hours when he returned to his trailer and saw that two backpack blowers, each $650 in value, were gone. The trailer had been unlocked. He said that both blowers are engraved near the upper housing with his phone number and the phrase “Not for Sale.”
Woman comes home,finds door ripped off
ROSWELL, Ga. — A woman alerted po-lice to a forced break-in after returning home to an open back door.
An investigation determined that the suspect forced the back door open after climbing onto the porch and ripping open its screen to enter. The left side of the door frame was knocked off the wall.
The fridge, cabinets, drawers and closets were all ransacked. A foreign blue flashlight was left, still on, in the kitchen. The victim is still going through her property to determine what is missing.
Speeder recognized aswanted person in AtlantaMILTON, Ga. — A woman was pulled over for speeding June 18 and taken in after police found an active warrant for her arrest. Milton police were patrolling on Deerfield Parkway when an officer noticed a black Lexus SUV traveling at 53 mph in the 35 mph zone.
When the officers pulled the driver, 33-year-old Vivian Rodriguez, over, they found that her license was suspended in January. She also had a warrant out on her for failure to appear in Atlanta for previous traffic violations. Purse taken from car, found emptied up the road
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AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA
ACTION: Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Public Review
SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has issued an EnvironmentalAssessment (EA) to meet its responsibilities under the National Environmental PolicyAct (NEPA) and RUS’s Environmental and Policies and Procedures (7 CFR Part 1970) inrelation to possible fi nancial assistance for a proposed project by Georgia TransmissionCorporation. The project consists of building a 230 kV transmission line and modifyingassociated facilities in Forsyth County, Georgia. Georgia Transmission Corporation may request that RUS provide fi nancial assistance for the project. RUS may consider afunding request, thereby making it an undertaking subject to review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), 16 USC 470(f), and its imple-menting regulation, “Protection of Historic Properties” (36 CFR Part 800). 2
DATES: Written comments on this Notice must be received on or before 14 days fromthe issuance of this Notice.
ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the EA or for further information, contact: Ms.Lauren McGee Rayburn, Environmental Scientist, USDA/Rural Development, 84 CoxeAve., Suite 1E, Asheville, NC 28801; telephone: (202) 695-2540; fax: (202) 690-0649, or e-mail: [email protected]. A copy of the EA may be viewed at the Forsyth County Public Library, located at: 585 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Georgia Transmission Corporation (GeorgiaTransmission) proposes to construct 7.4 miles of 230 kV line to connect the Cumming230 kV Substation to the Pinecrest (formerly known as the Sharon Springs) 230/115 kVSwitching Station. Line construction would require new equipment at the existingsubstation and switching station, although no new land disturbance would be required at the Cumming Substation. The transmission line would primarily follow existing road or highway righ-of-way.
As part of its environmental review process, RUS must also take into account the eff ect of the proposed Project on historic properties in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Pursuant to 36 CFR § 800.2(d)(3), the Agency is using its procedures for public involvement under NEPA to meet is responsibilities to solicit and consider the views of the public during Section 106 review. Accordingly, 3 comments submitted in response to the EA will be considered by agency decision makers under Section 106 as well as NEPA.
Alternatives considered by RUS and Georgia Transmission include (a) no actionalternative, (b) electrical alternatives, and (c) alternative routes. An environmental report that describes the project in detail and discusses its anticipated environmental impacts was prepared by Georgia Transmission. RUS has reviewed and accepted the document as its EA for the proposed project. The EA is available for public review at the addresses provided in this Notice. Questions and comments should be sent to RUS at the mailing or e-mail addresses provided in this Notice. RUS should receive written comments on the EA on or before 14 days from the issuance of this Notice to ensure that they are considered in its environmental impact determination.Should RUS, based on its EA, determine that the impacts of the construction andoperation of the proposed project would have no signifi cant environmental impact, it will prepare a Finding of No Signifi cant Impact (FONSI). Public notifi cation of the FONSI would be published in newspapers with circulation in the project area. Any fi nal action by RUS related to the proposed project will be subject to, and contingent upon, compliance with all relevant Federal, State and local environmental laws and regulations, and completion of the environmental review requirements as prescribed in RUS’s Environmental Policies and Procedures (7 CFR Part 1970).
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