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Milton Fire Fighter helps hockey team Wins raffle to send kids to Quebec MILTON, Ga. – The Atlanta Fire Peewee Quebec team held their first fund-raising raffle and sold about 800 tickets.

Milton Fire Fighter Johnny Gomez, (pictured above), won. He is a captain for Fire House Engine No. 43 and is the head of the Public and Safety Fire program for the Alpharetta/ Milton communities.

Gomez was presented with his winnings Saturday, Feb. 7 by the Atlanta Fire Peewee team.

For the past eight months, the Atlanta Fire PeeWee hockey team has worked to raise funds to get to the prestigious Pee Wee Quebec tournament. This tournament is one of the biggest and oldest minor ice hockey events in the

world and is invitation-only.

The annual Pee Wee Quebec tournament event attracts teams from all over the world. There have been over 1,100 previous tournament participants who have played in the National Hockey League. The event takes place this year from Feb. 10 through Feb. 21.

Since the NHL Thrashers team left Atlanta, this left a void in the Atlanta community overall. The Atlanta Fire Team has worked to fill that void by helping develop and support young ice hockey athletes in the community.

As of Feb. 12, the Atlanta Fire PeeWee Quebec team will compete nonstop in Canada. Since this is a huge event in Canada, it will be broadcast in Quebec City through their local stations.

For more information, visit firepeeweeaaa.com.

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Police warn of tax scammers NORTH FULTON, Ga. – It’s tax season and this time of year brings out the scammers, warn local police.

If you receive an unanticipated call from a person claiming to be from the IRS, this could be a scam. These criminals can sound convincing, and often use threatening language trying to convince victims that they need to pay immediately to avoid penalties or jail time.

The IRS generally will contact you by mail if there is an issue. If you receive an unexpected call claiming that you have unpaid taxes, know that the IRS will not ask for payment using a prepaid debit card, money order or a wire transfer. Also, they will not ask for your credit card number

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DUI arrests ►► Laima A. Milinaviciene, 55, of

Barrington Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested Jan. 29 on Sargent Road in Johns Creek for DUI, failure to maintain lane and brake-light required. ►► Michael Keyes, 25, of Grayson, Georgia, was arrested Jan. 26 on Waters Road in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Sean Michael Luby, 32, of

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Providence Oaks Street, Milton, was arrested Jan. 30 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to obey a traffic-control device. ►► Quisera Starasia Bowser, 26, of Creekside Way, Roswell, was arrested Jan. 30 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, open container, reckless driving, possession of marijuana and driving the wrong way on a one-way road. ►► Earl Gray Vickers, 24, of Sandy Springs, was arrested Jan. 31 on Hamptons Passage in Alpharetta for DUI, no license and hit-and-run. ►► Michael Antonio Jones, 23, of Norcross, was arrested Jan. 24 on Avalon Boulevard in Alpharetta for DUI. ►► Taylor Jon Nulph, 23, of Canton, was arrested Jan. 27 on Hamby Road

in Milton for DUI, suspended license and stop-sign violation.

Corey Sinclair Waithe, 26, and Samira Raheema Young, 29, both of Decatur, each have seven counts including first-degree burglary, aggravated assault, aggravated battery and theft by taking.

WAITHE They are accused of breaking into the home at Pilgrim Mill Road and Magnolia Avenue Feb. 2, 2015. The homeowner was asleep when she heard noises and went to investigate. She then interrupted the burglary

by shooting at the burglars. The resident was able to fire several rounds at the perpetrators with her own weapon, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. The homeowner was then shot in the stomach YOUNG but was able to contact 911 as the suspects fled the scene.

Young turned herself in to Cobb County police May 14, 2015, while Waithe has been held in the Forsyth County Jail since Oct. 22, 2015.

Drug arrests ►► Damon C. Shelby III, 25, of Kansas

City, was arrested Jan. 31 on Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana. ►► Gabriel Louis Hobbs, 26, of Deer Creek Place, Alpharetta, was arrested Jan. 29 on Deerfield Parkway in Milton for possession of marijuana and possession of drug-related items. ►► Samuel Heredia, 24, of Breckenridge Close, Alpharetta, was arrested Jan. 30 on Morris Road in Milton for possession of marijuana and seat-belt violation.

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of multifocal intraocular lenses for patients having cataract surgery?

By Cameron Johnson, M.D. A cataract is caused by the clouding of the natural human lens. When the cloudy lens is removed with surgery, a new artificial lens is placed in the eye to focus images properly.

When considering cataract surgery, it is important to discuss the risks and benefits of the surgery with your eye doctor. With advancements in artificial lens technology over the last decade, discussing the type Cameron Johnson, M.D. of new lens to be placed in the eye has Cataract & Refractive Surgeon become very important as well.

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When a person reaches their 40’s, they begin to note that they are no longer able to see up close without glasses. While patients often have much decreased need for glasses for distance vision after cataract surgery, with a standard lens they will still need reading glasses for near vision.

Fortunately, patients now have additional lens options. One of these options is called a multifocal lens. This type of lens corrects both near and distance vision. One survey found that 4 out of 5 patients with this type of lens reported never wearing glasses. Many patients find that these lenses add greatly to their quality of life and enjoy the convenience of not having to keep up with reading glasses.

However, these lenses are not for all patients. In order for these lenses to work well, patients must have relatively healthy eyes. Those with severe dry eye, macular degeneration, or advanced glaucoma are not good candidates. A patient also must not have much astigmatism in order for these lenses to work well. Patients with larger amounts of astigmatism would likely benefit more from an astigmatism correcting intraocular lens.

Patient personality plays a role as well. While multifocal lenses are very good, they are not capable to giving patients the vision they had when they were 20 years old. Like all technologies they have limitations. Patients often note haloes around lights and can have glare issues, especially at night.

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Milton pursues green space options Survey, bond in works

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By JONATHAN COPSEY interest in the propjonathan@appenmediagroup.com erty, the cost may very well jump. Instead, the MILTON, Ga. — Milton is looking for in- city is looking for geput on what green space it should buy. neric things residents The city is hoping to put to voters in may like to see. Does November a ballot question to take out the site protect imporFIELD a bond specifically to tant buy green space in natural resources the city. or provide greenway “We want to estabor trail connections lish a set of criteria between parks and that will be used to schools? determine what parOnce the paramcels to be acquired,” eters are in place, said Kathleen Field, a question can be Milton’s Community put to voters on the Development director.

November ballot and, The problem, she if approved, the city PEYTON JAMISON said, is that the city can begin purchasing Chairman of the Planning Commission cannot put in any land that fits the bill. ballot specifics reField said no dolgarding land – 123 Bethany Bend may lar amount has yet been determined for

We absolutely want to hear from everyone interested in their community.”

the bond.

To help gauge voter opinion, the city has begun an online survey.

“The Milton Planning Commission has heard the call for green space preservation in our community and JAMISON needs public input on the future direction of land protection in Milton,” said Peyton Jamison, chairman of the Planning Commission.

What’s most important, he said, is a healthy dialogue about green space in Milton.

“If you have an opinion on green space preservation in Milton, then let us know what is important to you with this quick survey,” said Jamison. “We absolutely want to hear from everyone interested in their community.”

The open-ended survey will be available through the city’s website at cityofmiltonga.us/greenspace until March 1.

Swift School approved for new home Part of Riverwalk Village development

By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – In a unanimous decision, the Roswell City Council approved a new school along Old Alabama Road and Ga. 400 south of Holcomb Bridge Road on Feb. 8, a part of the overall, mixed-use development of Riverwalk Village.

The council was to consider the rezoning of an 18-acre plot of land on the eastern side of Old Alabama Road to be used as a school, specifically as the new location for the Swift School, which serves dyslexic children.

As proposed, the school would be built in stages with a

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View the rendering of the new Swift School here: http://bit.ly/1ogwFBu full athletic field beside it. It would eventually hold up to 700 students in 200,000 square feet of space, from grades K-12.

Currently, the Roswell-based school only offers elementary and middle school.

Of particular concern to the council was how the Swift School’s new neighbors – the neighborhood of Martin’s Landing – would take to the idea.

It turns out they support it.

“Martin’s Landing officially approves the project,” said Steve Henderson, spokesman for the neighborhood’s homeowners association.

The school worked with the neighborhood to come to an agreeable plan. This includes building the school on three separate levels, following the topography down, below the roadbed.

The plan allows the neighborhood and the school to avoid having a large retaining wall between them. Also, lighting and sound equipment for the field space will be tailored to give out a minimum of excess light and noise.

Councilman Don Horton questioned the phasing and how it would occur.

The field would be built and modular buildings would serve as temporary classroom space for students while permanent buildings are constructed. The speed they are built would depend on enrollment and funds.

A part of the request for rezoning was approval of several townhomes in the same development. This aspect of the proposal was deferred until March.

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Vickery Creek pipe Forsyth BOC approve Greenway bomber sentenced Phase 5 conceptual plan ROSWELL, Ga. - Michael C. Sibley, 67, of Marietta, was sentenced to two years in prison for creating a hoax when he left a backpack containing two inoperable pipe bombs in Vickery Creek Park in Roswell.

“Sibley built two nearly-operable pipe bombs that he recklessly left in Vickery Creek Park in a place intended to inflict maximum panic among the public,” said U. S. Attorney John Horn. “He compounded the crime by preying on stereotypical fears and prejudices by making it appear the bombs were planted by a Muslim. Thankfully an alert park visitor discovered and immediately reported the bag containing the bombs to police.”

Sibley was accused of placed a backpack alongside one of the trails in Vickery Creek Park. The Roswell Police Department contacted FBI after a park visitor discovered the suspicious bag, which contained two pipe bombs. Approximately 400 nails and screws were attached to the outside of the tubing consistent with construction designed for maximum fragmentation upon explosion, making the device more lethal.

On the bag containing the bombs,

Sibley wrote a traditionally Muslim name on the backpack and he placed inside the bag, among other things, two books: one titled “The Rape of Kuwait” and the other titled “The Holy Qur’an.” He also placed papers printed from three websites in the bag: the 2015 Atlanta Falcons schedule, a printout from a website for a Jewish Community Center in the Atlanta area, and a printout from the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority’s (“MARTA”) website.

These printouts were included to convey threats to these locations as well.

On March 20, 2015, Sibley met with the FBI and confessed to making the devices and to placing them in Vickery Creek Park. He stated that he placed the bag with these devices, the books and other items in the park to “wake-up” people in the United States. He related that he believes the Mexican border is poorly defended and that many people are entering this country illegally. He also said that he made the explosive devices and placed them in the park to make people realize that if this can happen in Roswell, it can happen anywhere.

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved the ratification of the Big Creek Greenway Phase 5 conceptual design Feb. 4.

County Attorney Ken Jarrard said he and Deputy County Manager Tim Merritt spent some time looking at the various resolutions of the BOC with respect to Phase 5 of the Greenway and the routing of the path, with them now feeling comfortable bringing the final plans to the BOC. Merritt said sections one through four on this phase are in alignment and join with the original route on Phase 5. It would go down Spot Road Connector and Spot Road, then terminate at the Sawnee Mountain Preserve Visitor Center.

“We have deleted part of the original route along sections one, two and three,” Merritt said. “The Board of Commissioners has taken earlier action to approve various sections, but again we felt like it would be

We have deleted part of the original route along sections one, two and three.”

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There is no current price for the redesign, however Merritt said he should be finalizing that soon.

Currently, the Greenway runs about 6.8 miles between McFarland Parkway and Bethelview Road.

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Habitat ReStore builds lives with bargains Let me begin by saying, to my mind, there are few finer causes than Habitat for Humanity. What greater catalyst for change for an entire family than to make it possible for them to have a home of HATCHER HURD their own.

Executive Editor hatcher@appenmediagroup.com I was privileged many years ago to serve on what was then Habitat for Humanity North Fulton. I once interviewed then House Speaker Newt Gingrich when he sponsored a Habitat build in Roswell. He had challenged every member of Congress to sponsor a Habitat home in their districts, as well.

I was at the site, in fact, when Mr. Speaker scrambled up on the roof to talk to the volunteers nailing in the shingles. Well, I wasn’t going to let that opportunity pass so I climbed to the top of the ladder to hear what he had to say and snap a picture. And in the process I got one of my best headlines ever. The next issue had Newt’s photo on the roof and the hammerhead headline: THE SPEAKER ON THE HOUSE! Last spring, when Drew Meyer, the ReStore Operations Group senior director, came to tell me about the Habitat ReStore opening in Roswell, I was all ears. I knew a little about the ReStores.

They take donated housewares, furniture, appliances, building materials and the like for which donors get tax deductions.

They turn around and sell the items in a ReStore which in turn finances new Habitat homes, both locally and through the Habitat tithe, globally.

I was happy to write the story, but I wanted to come back and get a closer look when it was in operation.

First, it is big, 27,000 square feet –

Vernita Gibson stands next to a photo taken the day she and her children moved into their Habitat home.

Habitat for Humanity ReStore Roswell Donations Center Address: 1 1060 Alpharetta Hwy Suite 178 Phone: 770- 415-1650 Hours: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Tues. thru Sat. twice the size of the average ReStore.

You walk into it on Alpharetta Highway in Roswell and it looks like one of those big furniture outlet stores.

But the deeper you get into the store, the more it begins to change – refrigerators, ovens, washing machines and more. Then there are light fixtures, from small lamps to huge chandeliers.

Cabinetry, flooring, doors of all sizes, window frames and tile of all sizes and shapes are there.

I toyed with the idea of volunteering at the ReStore and see it work close up.

Of course I found a thousand excuses to put it off, but one day I said OK, and there I was, standing in front of store manager Ann Congdon.

Ann had been so sweet and friendly when I came out to write my article.

And here she was again, still sweet, still friendly – and all business.

She has to be. The ReStore is a business and it has to turn a profit.

True, the profits go to help build houses, but there are expenses to cover. There is paid staff, a lease on the building, utilities and so on.

And there is a lot to do each day.

People drove up to donate a bed and a dresser at one door, and volunteers unloaded it. Other people bought sofas and a coffee tables, which volunteers put in cars or trucks for customers.

And just when a lull hits, somebody drives up to the loading dock with a full load of the big stuff. The first time I saw the ReStore’s delivery truck back up to that dock, it was filled with refrigerators. There most of have been 20 of them. And we three guys were there to unload them.

It really hits home when you come back a few days later and all of the refrigerators are gone – sold. Inventory turns over quick at the ReStore.

They have a saying there. If you see it and want it, buy it. It won’t be there when you come back. And it’s true.

There is a steady stream of people bringing things in or buying them and taking it all away. It’s funny but you get a real sense of accomplishment when you think you had a hand in making it happen.

Ann touched on that same feeling once.

“At the end of the day, you see what has come in and what has gone out.

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The ReStore is only as good as its people. The gang from front to rear are Vernita Gibson, Mary Robeck, Kevin Taylor and Ann Congdon.

You see the impact it is going to have on the lives of people,” she said.

Donors know their things are going to new owners and helping others get new homes. Customers may take some comfort in that when they purchase items but, to me, they seemed mostly glad to find something at a bargain.

“But dropping off or taking something away, everybody leaves happy,” Ann said.

The store itself is impressive. Filled with furniture, appliances and building materials, it looks more like a showroom. Ann said that was for a couple of reasons.

“First, we don’t accept junk. We’re not a junk store and we’re not a thrift store. The ReStore accepts only donations that can go straight into someone’s home. And we have the space to display it well,” she said.

Some donations are from individuals, some are from estate sales. Many items come from corporate renovations and remodeling. Hotels can be huge donors. So are Lowe’s and Home Depot.

“A lot of people come in expecting to see a thrift store, but that is not the case here. What we display has a lot of quality and is gently used.”

That is where Vernita Gibson, assistant store manager, steps up. She enjoys arranging the furniture into suites so customers can more easily visualize what the items will look like in their homes.

“That feeds my artistic side. I love to do that,” Vernita said. “We are always changing our displays to make them more attractive.”

She is a special Habitat person also.

She came to Atlanta after Hurricane

Katrina. She was born and raised in New Orleans, but she had three young children so she packed up and came looking for a better life.

After finding a job, she heard about the Habitat for Humanity program.

“I inquired about it, they said I should apply. The day I got accepted was the happiest day of my life. Well, the second happiest. The happiest was the day they gave us the keys,” Vernita said.

Habitat for Humanity places a lot of emphasis on the clients putting “sweat equity” into getting a home.

And no one is “given” a Habitat home. First, applicants must qualify for consideration of a home. Once accepted, families must agree to complete a minimum of 400 hours working on neighboring Habitat homes as well as their own.

That not only reduces the amount of labor required to build these houses, it is hands-on training in basic maintenance skills for families to maintain their homes. Finally, it imparts a sense of ownership and self-worth for those families.

At the ReStore, they hang postersized photos of families receiving their Habitat homes. Vernita proudly pointed out the photo taken the day she and her children moved into their Habitat home. Looking at those beaming faces said it all.

I suppose anything worth having is worth working for. For me, having a Habitat ReStore is one of those things.

By volunteering I met all kinds of interesting people, and I knew the work led to tangible results that are helping families into homes of their own.

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NORTH FULTON, Ga. — The incidents of deaths or injuries to kids at school bus stops in Georgia is low, and Fulton County School officials want to keep it that way.

Beginning Feb. 8, Fulton County school buses are now armed with the latest technology in combating drivers who pass stopped buses while kids are getting on or off. The system has partnered with American Traffic Solutions to place cameras on school bus stop arms which will take videos and photos of cars involved in illegal passing.

The video and photos are then sent to local law enforcement for review, validation and potential assessment of fines.

“The camera program’s primary goal is to change driver behavior for the protection of children,” said Kate Coulson, communications director for ATS. “Even though a child may not be hit each time a vehicle makes an illegal pass, it’s only a matter of time before this dangerous behavior is going to end tragically for a child.”

Fines from $300 to $1,000 for repeat offenders will begin on March 8, after the 30-day warning period. During the trial period, drivers will only get warnings from law enforcement. The infractions are considered a civil violation, so the information is not reported to insurance companies, noted a Fulton Schools official.

Fulton County, the state’s fourth-largest school district with 96,000 students, is the 13th school district in Georgia to partner with Arizona-based ATS. Since its start in 2012, approximately 51,500 school bus stop arm violations have been issued in Georgia. The program is in place in 25 states nationwide.

“Providing safe travel for the children who ride our 760 buses to and from school is our main priority with this safety program,” said Interim Fulton Schools Superintendent Kenneth Zeff. “These cameras will allow us to better inform the public that serious consequences can occur when you run the stop arm.”

The cost of installing and maintaining equipment is being funded by ATS, with no cost to Fulton Schools.

In the past 20 years, there have been no reports of injuries to Fulton students getting on or off school buses, but the danger has always been present, said Susan Hale, communications manager for Fulton Schools. The risk is even greater now with drivers distracted by cellphones and other gadgets in their vehicles.

“Anecdotally, our bus drivers report numerous cases every day where cars fail to stop for the stop arm,” said Hale.

“They are quite supportive of this program and want to see motorists change their driving behavior.”

Each day, Fulton transports 79,000 riders to and from schools, traveling over 50,000 miles daily.

“That’s the same distance as going around the Earth twice and adds up to more than 10 million miles a year,” said Hale.

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SPLOST 5 vote on May 26 ballot NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Fulton County voters will be asked in May to continue the one-cent sales tax to support the school system’s building program for another five-year term.

The nearly $980 million expected to be raised through 2022 will be used primarily for new school construction and renovations and maintenance for aging facilities.

The Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax was first approved by voters in 1997, and has been renewed three times since then. Over the 20-year period ending in June 2017, the system will have built 46 new schools and additions at 37 other schools, resolving many overcrowding conditions that were the hallmark of the system in the late 1990s.

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“We are focusing on the facilities,” explained Deputy Superintendent Patrick Burke. “Capital Plan 2022 becomes the blueprint for [the district] through 2022 that will be brought before the voters.”

At their Feb. 18 meeting, the Fulton School Board is expected to approve the Capital Plan 2022 as well as the resolution calling for a referendum on May 26 for the SPLOST. If the renewal of SPLOST 5 fails, Fulton Schools will consider two other financing methods to cover the $977 million needed through 2022, said Burke.

One is a millage rate increase of nearly six mills, added to the current 18.502 rate. That equates to a tax increase of nearly $600 a year for five years for a homeowner with a property assessed at $250,000. No voter approval would be needed to raise the millage rate.

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Renovations to local schools part of Capital Plan STEM school to be located at old Milton High

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. — The Capital Plan 2022 for the Fulton County School System includes just a handful of new facilities, but pours millions of dollars into renovations for existing schools, along with technology refreshers, furniture, equipment and “seed funds” for local school innovations.

During a Fulton School Board meeting, Deputy Superintendent Patrick Burke laid out the details of the plan, which will serve as the blueprint for the system for the 2017-22 time frame.

To fund the nearly $978 million price tag, voters will be asked to renew the one-cent Special Purpose Local Options Sales Tax in May. As far as new construction, Burke said enrollment is stabilizing over the next five years, but planners are tracking revived construction activity in many parts of the system – along with new trends.

“We are tracking very strong markets [which will] continue to provide or

develop to meet the supply and demand of the market,” said Burke.

But while explosive growth in the late 1990s and early 2000s was centered primarily on the elementary grades, the current – and expected – impact is in the upper grades. This is particularly relevant in North Fulton where prices are often above typical starter home prices.

For now North Fulton schools are only seeing overcrowding at the high school level; there are about 466 more students than available seats at the area’s nine high schools.

The Capital Plan 2022 calls for just one new facility in North Fulton — a science, technology, engineering and mathematics school located at Milton Center, the old Milton High School. A second STEM school will be located in South Fulton.

Burke said these two schools will address capacity needs and provide a “choice and voice” for students looking for something beyond the traditional, comprehensive high school.

“This is a very cost-effective way of taking existing assets and investing a different type of high school for students who have a different focus than [what is found] in the traditional campus,” said Burke.

Currently, Independence High School and a staff training center are located at Milton Center.

Rebuild/major renovations Overall, the buildings within the school system are functioning well, with 75 percent rated “good or better.”

However, significant work is needed at 23 of the system’s 101 buildings; four of which will be rebuilt.

In North Fulton, Crabapple Middle School is slated for a complete rebuild before the end of 2022. Two years ago, the school was scheduled for a major addition. Those plans were called off after determining the school had greater needs.

Burke said the decision to rebuild rather is made when “the cost of major renovation is significant enough to make a complete rebuild a better financial option.”

Major renovations include heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrig-

This is a very costeffective way of taking existing assets and investing a different type of high school for students who have a different focus than [what is found] in the traditional campus.”

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By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta will soon have its very own organization megastore when The Container Store opens its doors Feb. 20 at Avalon.

This will be the company’s 79th store, but only the third in Georgia, with the other two located in Perimeter Mall and Buckhead. According to Jennifer Lefforge, operations manager for the Alpharetta location, the 23,500-square-foot store will be one of the company’s new concepts. This specific location was key, she said, as TCS prides themselves on not being just another store in another mall. Instead, she said, they want to be part of the community, so they’re happy to have landed the coveted Avalon real estate next to Whole Foods.

Alpharetta is a quickly growing area and is the company’s target customer, she said. There are many very busy families here, Lefforge said, who may feel they need to buy time.

“But you can’t really buy time, but you can get items that will help you be more organized,” she said. “And if you’re more organized, then you have more time to spend doing the things you love with the people you love. In that respect, we feel like we’re doing something that is life changing. We’re not just selling boxes and storage systems. We’re selling you the ability, when it is tax season, to have that be a nonstressful situation where you can find everything you need

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and you’re not then mad because everything is a mess. Our goal is the promise of an organized life.”

And what keeps TCS so popular and sets them apart is its employees and customer service. About 40 employees were hired for this location. Training is taken very seriously as part-time employees receive 170 hours of training, and full-time workers receive 260 hours.

Leffordge said TCS Chairman and CEO Kip Tindell always talks about “intuition doesn’t come to an unprepared mind.”

“We really empower everyone that works for us to really know the product, know how to sell well and know how to get our customer what she needs,” Lefforge said. “It’s a really high value for us. [Our employees] will feel very prepared when they hit the floor running on grand-opening day.”

Customers are able to walk in and ask employees not just where items are located, Leffordge said, but how to solve

organizational problems.

“Our employees are trained to spend that time with them and really sell them what they need,” she said. “Our prices are competitive on similar items but then you also get the great customer service our employees can provide. When a customer comes in here to shop, they know they have a problem we can help solve. We can provide you that promise of an organized life. We can help bring some peace, calm and some time, because we can all use more time.”

However, just because she’s an employee for TCS doesn’t mean her whole house is organized. Lefforge said she struggles with keeping paperwork organized, especially around tax season. So she understands how some individuals might have shame associated with a lack of organization.

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Although some might want to get organized but may not be quite ready, she said. Sometimes she works with customers who want to fix their problems, but they actually need to first go through what they have before adding more to their homes.

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What’s Avalon worth? (Try $500 Million) Fredrick Hicks 40 UNDER 40:

Mixed-use Alpharetta development up for sale The Avalon development in Alpharetta arrived with humongous fanfair and what seemed then like lofty expectations.

Today those expectations have become reality.

GEOFF SMITH Avalon’s develAssurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com oper, North American Properties, has put the property up for sale for $500 million, which would make it one of the largest real estate transactions in metro Atlanta, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Avalon is a different animal for the commercial development world. It’s a very carefully planned suburban downtown for wealthy folks here in North Fulton and Forsyth. The attention to detail that went into the planning was so strong that I’ve heard people call it a Disney World for wealthy adults. But I would say it’s more like one of Epcot’s themed cities. The theme is cool, rich, Atlanta suburbs and North American Properties nailed it.

While building a downtown where woods once stood may seem a bit contrived, this development is very real.

North American Properties pulled in top chefs, like Ford Fry, to design several unique restaurants that have strong themes and quality food. Whole Foods opened a store there that is so good, when I walk in I wish I made a million a year just to spend there.

The retail spaces are filled, the theater is amazing, there’s ice skating in the winter and valet service if you don’t feel like parking.

It’s hard to tell how the residential portion of the development is doing.

They offer apartments that start at $1,500 a month, row homes for over $600,000 and homes that start at over $1 million. The fact that the detached homes are under construction is a pretty good sign though.

The brand of Avalon is strong right now and money for U.S. commercial developments is starting to flow. While many global markets, including China, are uncertain right now, developers are looking back to U.S. markets to stash their cash. These are a couple of the reasons North American Properties partner Mark Toro has given for the $500 million price tag. To put that number in perspective, Concourse Corporate Center, otherwise known as the “King and Queen” buildings, sold last year for just under $500 million.

If they can’t get their price, Toro has said they would pull it off the market.

But some experts predict they will get their price, and that they could have a deal finished by the end of summer.

Even with the success it’s enjoyed, Avalon is being surrounded with would-be patrons. A new residential development got approval that will connect Avalon with Alpharetta’s new downtown, Gwinnett Technical College’s slick new campus just opened across the street, and a 10-story office building and convention center are scheduled to break ground this year right next to Avalon. The college and office building will bring in thousands during the day to bolster lunchtime revenues for the restaurants (and some say Microsoft may be in talks to occupy a good portion of the space in the new office building).

Having strong downtown environments has become important for suburban cities like ours. Corporations are looking more and more for their headquarters and regional headquarters to be near urban areas.

Having a thriving Avalon, or Canton Street in Roswell, is important to the health of the business community.

Years ago, it was good enough for people to have the cul-de-sac house and a solid job.

Today’s employees want it all. They want the city, the country and mass transit connecting it all.

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Age: 38 Title/Company: Founder and president of the Hicks Evaluation Group Fredrick Hicks is the last of four sons of two military veterans and a seventh-generation Georgian. Despite his deep Peach roots, he graduated high school in Alaska and has HICKS traveled to 49 of the 50 states.

He received a Bachelor of Arts from Clayton State University in 1999, a master’s in international affairs from Florida State University, a doctoral certificate in education planning, evaluation and analysis, also from Florida State, and completed doctoral coursework in program evaluation at Florida State.

Hicks is the founder and president of the Hicks Evaluation Group, an organizational and political consulting firm serving both Democrats and Republicans.

“I started my firm because I saw a gap in the profession – very few people used analytics/profiling in 2006.

I wanted to take my skills and fill the niche in such a way that I could not only be successful but also change the game,” he said.

When he is not working, Hicks enjoys traveling and coaching youth sports, mostly basketball.

He offers advice to those starting on their careers: “Take the time to learn your craft and remember that customer service is as important as product knowledge.”

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Alpharetta biotech company Ennaid Therapeutics working on Zika cure

By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenemediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Zika virus is officially a global health emergency, and health officials are working on containing and curing the mosquito-borne illness.

One group working toward this goal is HARRISON Ennaid Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical firm based in Alpharetta and working on developing a cure for Zika.

Darnisha Grant Harrison is the founder and CEO of the company, which is just over three years old.

She said the company is working on a cure for several mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue and Zika.

With the recent elevation of Zika to an emergency, Harrison said her company has fast-tracked Zika and could have something out in two or three years.

“It’s a global problem,” she said.

“We were originally focused on dengue, but now we are looking at Zika because there is such a negative aftermath, more so than with dengue.”

The virus is carried largely by mosquitoes and transmitted by bite, although it has been confirmed to be transmitted via sexual intercourse as well.

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nant women with the virus have given birth to babies with microcephaly, or small heads and brains.

In 2014 in Brazil, 150 babies were born with microcephaly.

The next year, there were more than 2,700, and these were thought to be caused by the Zika virus. More than 1 million cases have now been confirmed around the world, including in the U.S. The issue is further complicated by the fact that most people do not show symptoms of having contracted Zika.

Ennaid Therapeutics works on therapeutic cures.

This is different than vaccines.

Harrison likened it to having your house on fire. Do you want the fire inspector or the fire department to come? The inspector’s job is to stop the fire from happening in the first place; the fire department is there to put out the fire once it’s started.

“We put out the disease once you get it,” she said.

Harrison said vaccines and therapeutic drugs must be used in tandem in the health world to work properly.

This was recently understood after the measles outbreak last year.

There has been a measles vaccine for decades but no cure once someone contracts it.

“We mustn’t just help prevent people from getting sick, but also must help treat diseases once people have them,” she said.

Previously located in Buckhead,

There is hope for a Zika virus cure and an Alpharetta-based company could be bringing this hope.”

DARNISHA GRANT HARRISON Ennaid Therapeutics founder and CEO

Ennaid Therapeutics was relocated to Alpharetta because Harrison was attracted to Alpharetta’s technology culture and the number of tech companies in the city.

“We love the support and, with the number of companies here, collaborations are possible,” she said. And many of the industries in or around Alpharetta – hotels, tourism, health care – can be heavily impacted by a disease such as Zika.

“There is hope for a Zika virus cure and an Alpharetta-based company could be bringing this hope,” Harrison said.

For more about Ennaid Therapeutics and their work, visit ennaidthera. com.

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Small-business owners, who have a reluctance to embrace and utilize technology, will typically tell you they don’t have the time to make the switch. They are also the ones who are spending more time doing things manually that could easily be automated.

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John Bemont, Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce president and Johns Creek Mayor Pro Tem Steve Broadbent joined Marilyn Margolis, CEO of Emory Johns Creek, for the ribbon cutting.

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Praise for the lowly networking gathering Relaxed atmosphere allows relationships to gel naturally

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Networking events – the work equivalent of singles mixers – are often disparaged as a waste of time. But, like the singles mixer, success at networking events often depends on what you have to offer and the effort you are willing to put into it.

That is why networking events persist to this day, and do quite well, thank you very much. The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce spends a lot of time and energy organizing its business after hours events.

A crowd of around 200 showed up Feb. 11 at Smokejack Southern Grill in Alpharetta to nibble on barbecue wings and fried pickles and to rub elbows with other chamber members.

“Why do we do it? Because our members love it,” said GNFCC President Brandon Beach. “Because relationships matter. It is easier to get to know other people in a social situation.

And if you discover you have something in common with another person, it is easier to turn that into a business relationship.”

No matter what business people are in, they can benefit from expanding

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Networking is often a two-way street. North Fulton Chamber President Brandon Beach, right, also can wear his state senator hat and do a little politicking with Jack Tuszynski of North Fulton Family Life. their circles of acquaintances.

“That’s why we do it,” Beach said And it is not a one-way street. If the contact leads someone to becoming a client or a customer, that is a good thing also, because it means that person found value in the relationship.

It is also a great way to get business leads, just by talking with someone who knows a friend or customer looking for just your service or knowledge.

At Smokejack’s the upstairs meeting hall was packed with businesspeople engaged with one another.

“You can just feel the positive energy in this place,” Beach said. “It’s another way to pack value into a chamber mem-

Business name: Gregory’s Paint & Flooring Owners: Roy and Rebecca Dumas Opened: Aug. 1, 2015 What: Gregory’s Paint & Flooring is a local, family-owned business. Owners Roy and Rebecca Dumas also own the Johns Creek location. Their business offers Benjamin Moore paint, full-service flooring, wallpaper and window treatments. Color consultant on staff by appointment.

Address: 1050 Buford Highway, Cumming, GA 30041 Phone: 770-887-1363 Website: www.gregoryspaintandflooring.com

Roswell Councilman Jerry Orlans, left, and Dave Woodrow enjoy the chance to talk.

bership.”

Glenn Sheeley is the membership director at Hawk’s Ridge Golf Club in Cherokee County. He said a networking event is a natural place for him to circulate.

“It’s really good to keep in touch with all three counties – Cherokee, North Fulton and Forsyth. Golf is everybody’s game up here. Our course is just 12 miles from Milton. I try to go to as many of these events as I can,” Sheeley said.

Michael von Osch is an actor, lecturer and businessman. As resources manager for Georgia Ensemble Theatre, he finds business after hours a great way to network about GET.

“The theater has been around for 23 years now, and I still run into people who have never heard of it. This group [North Fulton Chamber] is extremely welcoming,” Osch said. “You get together in nice places where people want to be. The chamber has really helped us a lot in getting the word out about the theater.”

Beach said building relationships are a fundamental part of business.

And getting out socially to meet people in an easy, unstressful atmosphere helps anyone’s business.

“In business, it can be as much about who you know as what you know,” Beach said.

NEWBUSINESSSPOTLIGHT

Business name: Southern Aquatics Local Fish Store Owners: Ashley Burre Hilburn and Taylor Burre Opened: November 2015 What: Southern Aquatics Local Fish Store specializes in both fresh- and saltwater aquatics along with a full-service, knowledgable aquarium service department.

Address: 620 Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite B, Roswell, GA 30075 Phone: 770-686-7734 Website: www.southernaquaticslfs.com

Business name: Anabelle’s Table Owner: Anabelle Ardid-Parry Opened: Jan. 9, 2016 What: Locally sourced, chef-inspired American bistro. Our seasonal menu reflects the region’s diverse food choices creatively prepared by Chef Anabelle and her staff.

Address: 5530 Windward Parkway, Suite 101, Alpharetta, GA 30004 Hours: Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; FridaySaturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Phone: 470-719-9993 Website: www.anabellestable.com

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ALPHARETTA RESTAURANT WEEK

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EVENTS: 15TH ANNUAL ROSWELL ROOTS FESTIVAL

What: One of the largest and most comprehensive celebrations of black history and culture in the Southeast, the festival will feature a variety of events.

When: Activities through Feb. 29 Where: Various locations throughout Roswell More info: roswellroots.com

ALPHARETTA/ ROSWELL NEWCOMER’S CLUB

What: February’s general meeting will spotlight creative arts: showing and teaching how to knit, crochet, needlepoint and other creative arts.

When: Wednesday, Feb. 17, 10 a.m.

Where: Bill Johnson Community Room, Roswell Area Park, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell, GA 30075 More info: arnewcomers.org

COCKTAILS AND CONVERSATIONS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR RODAN AND FIELDS

What: An evening of cocktails and conversations to learn how to leverage two of the biggest names in skin care. All consultants are welcome from the North Atlanta area.

When: Thursday, Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Laurel Springs Clubhouse, 5355 Laurel Oak Drive, Suwanee, GA 30024 Cost: Free More info: amyross.myrandf.biz or email rossclanamy@comcast.net

ME & MY GUY DANCE A ROYAL TEA PARTY

What: Every girl and her guy are invited to a tea party with the royals in the rotunda of Roswell City Hall. Event sponsored by Roswell Girl Scout Cadette Troop 10471. There will be light food, drinks, music, crafts and fun. Reservations required by Tuesday, Feb.16 When: Saturday, Feb. 20, 6-8 p.m.

Where: Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St., Roswell

Cost: $30 per couple/$15 for each additional girl.

More info: Email rjenkins7@gmail.com for a registration form

WINTER OWL PROWL

What: Enjoy an evening of stories, songs, and sounds of the park. Meet the evening’s special guest, an owl from the Chattahoochee Nature Center.

Venture out on a guided night hike and listen for the nighttime sounds along the Chattahoochee River. Afterward warm up around the campfire. Space is limited. Call 678-538-1200 to make reservations.

When: Saturday, Feb. 20, 6:30-9:30 Where: Chattahoochee River Environmental Education Center, 8615 Barnwell Road, Johns Creek More info: nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?eventID=1126087-307230

8TH ANNUAL CASA SUPERHERO RUN What: A Peachtree-qualifier, the 8th Annual CASA Superhero Run will raise money for child advocacy.

When: Saturday, Feb. 20, Where: Fowler Park, at the corner of Ga. 9 and Castleberry Road More info: forsythcountycasa.org

BOWL FOR KIDS SUPPORTS MENTOR ME CHILDREN

the North Fulton community.

When: Saturday, Feb. 20, 6-11:30 p.m.

Where: Country Club of the South, 4100 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek More info: ssnorthfulton.org

‘FLYING INTO THE FUTURE’ AT CNC

What: “Flying into the Future” is a STEM-focused event that will introduce visitors to flight. Whether it’s a bird flying through the air, a plane gliding in the sky or a rocket soaring to the moon, the mechanics of flight start with the basics.

When: Sunday, Feb. 21, noon-4 p.m.

Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell More info: chattnaturecenter.org

ROSWELL UMC JOB NETWORKING

What: The Roswell United Methodist Church Job Networking event will feature over 30 employers with well over 1,000 job openings.

When: Monday, Feb. 22, 12:30-7 p.m.

Where: Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell More info: rumcjobnetworking.com

FORSYTH JUNIOR BETA CLUB HOMEWORK HELP

What: Students in second through sixth grades can get a little free homework help from South Forsyth Middle School Junior Beta Club members.

When: Tuesday, Feb. 23, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Where: Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming More info: www.forsythpl.org

NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL PROSTATE SCREENING

What: Northside Hospital’s Cancer Institute is offering a community screening to determine men’s risk for developing prostate cancer. Registration required.

When: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m.

Where: Northside/Alpharetta Medical Campus, 3400 Old Milton Parkway, Building C, Suite 100/110, Alpharetta More info: Call 404-531-4444 to schedule an appointment.

What: Bowl for Kids raises funds to support Mentor Me North Georgia, a nonprofit organization that provides one-on-one mentoring relationships between volunteer adults and children.

When: Saturday, Feb. 20, 10 a.m.

Where: Stars and Strikes Family Entertainment Center, 133 Merchants Square, Cumming More info: mentorGA.org

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER:

SENIOR SERVICES NORTH FULTON 25TH ANNIVERSARY GALA

JOHNS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL’S “THE ADDAMS FAMILY”

What: An exciting evening is planned for Senior Services North Fulton supporters and community leaders to help launch a year of celebrating the lives of seniors as well as 25 years of service to

HARP CONCERT

What: Nationally renowned Harpist Lisa Handman will perform classical favorites. Ages 8 and up.

When: Thursday, Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: 404-613-6735

What: The Johns Creek High School Performing Arts Department will present the musical, “The Addams Family.”

When: Thursday, Feb. 18, and Friday, Feb. 19, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 20, 1

p.m. and 7 p.m.

Where: Johns Creek High School, 5575 State Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: www.johnscreektheatre.com

JASON KENNEY AND CAROMIA AT AUTREY MILL UNPLUGGED

What: On the third Saturday monthly, Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center transforms into a beautiful, unique, indoor concert venue with wonderful acoustics, a great sound system, and a great vibe inside an old wooden church dating back to the 1860s. Jason Kenney and CaroMia perform in February.

When: Saturday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m.

Where: Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center, 9770 Autrey Mill Road, Johns Creek Cost: $15, $10:50 for Autrey Mill members or Johns Creek residents More info: autreymill.org/performances.htm

SAWNEE ASSOCIATION OF THE ARTS What: Sculptor Gregory Johnson will discuss his current transition in sculpture from the traditional to the modern world at the SAA monthly meeting.

When: Monday, Feb. 22, 6-8 p.m.

Where: United Way of Forsyth County Office, 240 Elm St., Cumming More info: SawneeArt.org

CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS ADULT WORKSHOP

What: In “Working in a Material World,” learn how to use, and where to find, the most current materials being used by puppetry professionals. Get an insider’s look at patterning, hand stitching, draping, working with foam, selecting fabrics, and using glues safety and effectively.

When: Feb. 23-Feb. 25, 7-9 p.m.

Where: Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 More info: puppet.org

GEORGIA ENSEMBLE THEATRE’S “PETER AND THE STARCATCHER”

What: GET, North Fulton’s only professional theater company, will produce the exclusive Georgia premiere of the five-time Tony Award-winning musical, “Peter and the Starcatcher.”

When: Feb. 25-March 13 Where: GET, Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell More info: get.org

ROSWELL VISITORS CENTER FEATURES ARTISTS’ WORKS

What: Works by two of North Fulton’s highly regarded artists, Joan Hilliard and Barry Etris, will be on exhibit, with originals available for purchase as well as a selection of prints.

Spruill Arts Student & Instructor When: Through February Where: Roswell Visitors Center, 617 Atlanta St., Roswell More info: visitroswellga.com

CALENDAR

JAMES DAVIS: RESIDENT ARTIST EXHIBIT

What: This exhibition is a collection of objects and drawings providing a visual representation of the artist’s life.

When: Through March 4 Where: Art Center West Gallery, inside Leita Thompson Park, 1355 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

LIBRARY EVENTS: For a complete list of North Fulton events, go to afpls.org/events For a complete list of Forsyth events, go to forsythpl.org/eventCalendar/eventCalendar.aspx

PREVENTING FRAUD

What: Officer Noblett, Milton Police Department, discusses how to protect and prevent fraud from happening.

When: Thursday, Feb. 18, 2 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton 30009 More info: 404-613-4402

TEEN AND KID TOP CHEF: CUPCAKE WARS

What: Are you an expert at decorating cupcakes? Great at mixing unusual flavors? Can you take down the competition? Compete at Ocee’s first ever Cupcake War. When: Saturday, Feb. 20. 1:30 p.m.

(Ages 13-18) and 3:30 p.m. (Ages 8-12) Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: 770-360-8897

LITTLE-KNOWN BLACK HISTORY FACTS

What: Information on the amazing journey of African-Americans with handson learning for children. Ages 6 and up.

Presented by Israelite Nation History and Culture.

When: Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 2021, 1:30 p.m.

Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info: 404-613-4050

ROSWELL ROOTS: ARE YOU SMARTER THAN THE GRIOT?

What: Who knows as much as the Griot, the history keeper? All ages welcome to test their knowledge of Black history. Prizes awarded.

When: Saturday, Feb. 20, 2 p.m.

Where: Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell More info: 770-640-3075

CAREER IN TRANSITION

What: Are you “F.R.E.D”? (frustrated, retired recently, entrepreneurial or downsized)? Learn how to transition into a satisfying new career.

When: Monday, Feb. 22. 6 p.m.

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Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: 404-613-6735

GET OUT OF DEBT IN 9 YEARS OR LESS

What: Learn simple money management principles that banks and financial institutions don’t want you to know with Community Outreach for Financial Education.

When: Monday, Feb. 22, 6 p.m.

Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info: 404-613-4050

PET ADOPTIONS: CRABAPPLE KNOLL VET CLINIC ADOPTION DAY

What: Several dogs and cats at the clinic are in need of a forever home.

Consider giving these loving pets a new beginning, or just come by to meet and play with them for a little while.

When: Saturday, Feb. 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Crabapple Knoll Veterinary Clinic, 12604 Crabapple Road, Alpharetta More info: 770-475-8272, Adoptapet. com

FORSYTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER

What: 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 County More info: 678-965-7185

FULTON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES

What: Pet adoptions When: Every Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m., PetSmart, 6370 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta Additional adoptions: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Fulton County Animal Services, 860 Marietta Blvd NW, Atlanta More info: 404-613-4958

OF INTEREST ELSEWHERE: AN EVENING WITH VINCE GILL AND LYLE LOVETT

What: The always witty Vince Gill and the reliably wry Lyle Lovett are reuniting for a 13-city tour that will bring them to Atlanta. After teaming up for a series of concerts earlier this year, Gill and Lovett saw that the shows were so successful that they decided to continue the tour.

When: Saturday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta More info: cobbenergycentre.com

Goats with a mission at Buford Dam The last couple of weeks we’ve been exploring some of the great outdoor recreation opportunities along the Chattahoochee River near Buford Dam. We visited the Buford STEVE HUDSON Trout Hatchery Get Outside Georgia, Chattahoochee Media Group off Ga. 20, and we looked at the Bowmans Island Trail which leads from the hatchery up the river to the Corps of Engineers’ Lower Pool Park near the foot of the dam.

When you hiked that trail, I’m sure you enjoyed exploring the area around the dam. It’s impressive!

But as you checked out the dam, you may have noticed some tiny spots moving about behind the fences on the steep slopes above the dam’s spillway – and it may have dawned on you that those spots look an awful lot like goats.

Yes, goats.

Chris Lovelady, assistant operations project manager at Buford Dam/ Lake Lanier, said there are indeed goats at Buford Dam. But they are not ordinary goats.

For, in addition to being a neat visitor attraction, these are goats with a mission.

As Lovelady explains it, the goats’ job is to “maintain the vegetation” within a pair of rough and rugged areas where the terrain is too steep for mowers and too dangerous for maintenance crews. Working in such areas would be a risky operation for people.

But the goats, Lovelady notes, can handle it with no problem. As they wander across the steep terrain, they chow down on the undergrowth that would otherwise grow uncontrolled on the dam.

In what may be the goaty equivalent of self-promotion, they also eat honeysuckle off the fences – thus helping to ensure that visitors can get a good view.

They’ll even eat the kudzu that’s trying to gain a foothold in some areas.

“They’ll eat anything,” he says.

The Buford Dam goats made their first appearance in the late 1970s.

Faced with the challenges of con-

trolling undergrowth on some of the tricky terrain around the spillway and powerhouse, a site supervisor had the idea of using goats instead of people to maintain those steeper areas.

Since then, the goats have become permanent fixtures and have definitely proven their value as landscape maintainers.

They provide a unique visitor attraction, too. People love to see them.

They are even the stars of their very own public Facebook group, Buford Dam Goats.

How many goats are there?

“Fifteen or 20,” Lovelady says, “with about 10 on one side and the rest on the other.”

From time to time there are babies, too. Once, Lovelady recalls, one of the kids was born on a rocky ledge but could not get off the ledge to join the others.

“So we called the fire department,” Lovelady says. Rescue crews saw the opportunity for a unique exercise and were able to retrieve the kid by using ropes to reach the ledge from above.

In addition to the goats, you may also spot the goats’ guardian angel – a mule.

“The mule protects the goats from coyotes,” Lovelady explains.

Where’s the best place to see the goats? You can often spot them from Buford Dam Road, which goes across the crest of the dam. But the best spot, if the goats are feeling cooperative, may be at the far end of the parking area at Lower Pool East Park (accessible from Buford Dam Road) or another is along the road leading from Buford Dam Road down to the Lower Pool West recreation area.

Are the goats shy? Sometimes they are and seem to want to maintain their distance. But at other times they seem glad to approach visitors. You’ll sometimes see folks feeding the goats through the fence, and it does seem that a treat of some sort will bring the goats closer.

“We don’t encourage it,” Lovelady says, “but I’ve seen people come up with a bag of Cheetos … and here come the goats!”

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Trust for Public Land antes up $1.5M for Cauley Creek Partners with Johns Creek in acquisition of 133-acre park

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Trust for Public Land announced last week it will contribute $1.5 million to assist Johns Creek in its $20.3 million purchase of Cauley Creek’s 133 acres on the Chattahoochee River. The contribution has been made on the assurance the property will be converted into parkland.

The city will also partner with the Trust for Public Land for professional services related to the acquisition, including public opinion surveys and feasibility research on funding options for park development, Mayor Mike Bodker said.

Trust for Public Land Georgia-Alabama Director Curt Soper said the $1.5 million donation was made to encourage Johns Creek in its efforts to secure parkland along the Chattahoochee River as that is a goal of the Trust for Public Land, as well.

“With our contribution, the Trust for Public Land is continuing to fulfill its larger goal, which is to create a continuous greenbelt along the northern

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The 133-acre Cauley Creek purchase paid an early dividend when the Trust for Public Land agreed to underwrite $1.5 million of the purchase price. shores of the Chattahoochee,” Soper said. “We want to create places and conserve land for the people to use.”

“This partnership with Trust for Public Land is a win-win-win,” said Bodker. “The city receives financial assistance to defray the purchase price of the property and the Trust for Public Land receives assurance that the land

will stay a park.

“And the residents of Johns Creek will have new recreational opportunities in an area that’s underserved for parkland.”

In November, the City Council authorized Bodker to execute the $20.3 million purchase agreement for the land, which includes a dormant water

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The property is in the eastern half of the city adjacent to the Rogers Bridge Trail and the proposed Rogers Bridge connection to Duluth. The property fronts Bell Road and has nearly 2,000 feet of frontage along the Chattahoochee River to the east of the Rogers Bridge Trail.

The city has already entered an agreement with Gwinnett County and Duluth to explore the restoration of Rogers Bridge as a pedestrian link to Gwinnett and Duluth parkland on the eastern shore or the Chattahoochee.

The Trust for Public Land has had a special focus on this part of the Chattahoochee since 1995. During that time it has been involved in the acquisition of 18,000 acres of new parkland and 76 miles of frontage on the river, partnering with other conservation organizations and communities along the way.

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A TALE OF TWO UPSETS:

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Northview, Hooch advanced to state playoffs with upset wins

By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — Much of the beauty of region tournaments is what you accomplished, or didn’t, in the regular season holds no bearing in the tournament— everyone starts 0-0. No matter the records, the stats or the results of meetings between two teams in the regular season, the win and the advancement trumps all.

In the Region 6-AAAAAA tournament last week, Northview and Chattahoochee proved just that.

Chattahoochee entered the region tournament as the No. 8 seed with a 4-13 record in region play this season. After beating No. 9-seeded Johns Creek, the Cougars would face South Forsyth Feb. 11, the No. 1 seed and winner of all but one region game this season.

In the kind of upset that region tournaments always seem to promise, Chattahoochee took down South 49-41, earning the school another state championship berth and ending South’s season in the process.

On the same night, though not nearly as much of an upset, Northview beat No. 4-seeded Lambert to earn their first region championship appearance in seven years.

With a spot in the region championship game on the line, Chattahoochee and Northview played last Friday, with Northview advancing to the region championship game in thrilling fashion over the upset-minded Cougars.

Chattahoochee opened the game with a 6-2 lead. However, the Titans went on a 10-1 run to reclaim the lead midway through the second.

Coming out of the locker room with a 2-point lead, Northview began shoot-

ing from the post and beyond the arc, but with little success.

Northview’s Shannon Titus, a pivotal element in Northview’s offense, seemed as if she couldn’t pay to get a shot to fall early in the third quarter, keeping the game close. Titus finished the game with 9 points, four rebounds, five steals and two blocks.

The Cougars’ defensive play allowed their offense to regain the lead, outscoring Northview 14-7 in the third period to take a 26-21 lead into the fourth.

That’s when Northview’s offense began to click.

Northview opened the fourth with field goals from Ashley Austin, Titus and Megan Cistulli to put the Titans back in the lead, 27-26.

With a Maya Richards field goal and two free throws from Austin, Northview extended their lead to 31-26 with just a minute remaining.

With time winding down and down by 3, Chattahoochee junior Marissa Gore came up with a steal and then nailed a 3-pointer to tie the game. It was Gore’s only points of the game, and the timing couldn’t have been more crucial with just 13 ticks of the clock remaining.

After a Northview timeout, the Titans moved the ball down the court, evading the Chattahoochee press. Sitting open beyond the arc was Northview senior Melissa Muench.

Muench, who had made a 3-pointer earlier in the game, found herself with an open shot from the top of the key with a chance to put Northview up by 3.

And when the ball flew from her hands and sailed through the net, that’s exactly what she did, giving the Titans a 3-point lead with just 3.5 seconds remaining on a play that, according to Northview Head Coach Chris

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Northview’s Shannon Titus had 9 points, four rebounds, five steals and two blocks against Chattahoochee.

Yarbrough, was not planned.

“Melissa hit that shot to end the game and it was so amazing. We didn’t draw it up that way but the kids found the open person and she knocked it down. It’s an incredible experience to win this game like that,” said Yarbrough.

Chattahoochee worked the ball down the court quickly, but Aysia Key’s 3-pointer attempt would ring off the front of the rim, sending Northview to the region championship game.

After the game, Yarbrough said, “This is great for our girls. Last season we only won eight games. We’ve really

come together as a team. It’s been a really exciting time and I’m so happy for the girls.

“I thought we came out a little flat tonight after playing with so much emotion [against Lambert], but they pushed hard and found a way to persevere.”

The next day Northview would fall to West Forsyth in the region championship, but earned the No. 2 spot and home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs with the win over Chattahoochee.

Chattahoochee beat Centennial in the consolation game to earn the No. 3 seed.

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West Forsyth earns a championship banner

Lady Wolverines win first-ever region championship

By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com

CUMMING, Ga. — West Forsyth Head Coach David May spoke to his players all season about building and leaving their legacy at West Forsyth. A region championship banner in the gym, the first for girls basketball, will certainly leave a lasting legacy.

West Forsyth made history for the school with a 57-49 win over Northview in the region championship game last Saturday, capping off an already memorable season.

“This region championship is something that we had as a goal and it is something that can never be taken away from those kids,” May said. “Their legacy at West will be as the first-ever region basketball championship team.

They’ll have that banner in the gym, the trophy and all the memories.”

For West’s seniors, including Jane

Ortlip and Jenna Staiti, May said the win is even more significant.

“Our seniors have been chasing [the region championship] for three years and we have been so close the last few years. They’re a great group of kids and I’m really proud of them.”

Staiti had a remarkable 35 points in the win along with 11 rebounds, two blocks and a steal. She also was a perfect 12-12 from the free-throw line.

Fellow senior Ortlip was second on the team in scoring with 13 points.

Coming off a 61-29 win over Centennial, West looked to dominate another game against a lower-seeded opponent. However, Northview, which downed Lambert and Chattahoochee on their way to the championship game, stayed with the Wolverines throughout the duration of the game.

“Northview played really well,” May said. “I think that’s the best we have seen them play all year. They shot the ball really well, their athletes made plays and they really made it really tough on us. They played a really solid game.”

Northview Head Coach Chris Yarbrough said he was extremely proud of his team’s efforts against West, not to mention throughout the entire last few

weeks of the season.

“I am extremely proud. If you would have told me a month ago that we would be playing in the region championship game I would have said you were crazy.

These girls really bonded well together and played incredible basketball down the stretch and they are accomplishing things that haven’t been done in a long time at our school,” said Yarbrough.

After the first quarter, Northview showed they weren’t going to allow Staiti and West’s offense to run away with the game. After the first, West held onto a slim 14-12 lead after a 3-point play from Northview’s Maya Richards.

Richards compiled 7 points and two blocks in the game.

After a 3-pointer from West’s Ortlip, West was able to open up a 9-point lead late in the second, and took a 7-point lead into halftime.

With Northview trailing, Yarbrough said their defense had to overextend to keep tight defense on Staiti while simultaneously attempting to open up their offense.

Staiti took advantage and hit multiple shots under the basket. However, Northview was able to remain close with scoring from Ashely Austin, Shannon Titus and crucial 3-pointers from

... West earned the No. 1 seed in the Georgia High School Association state playoffs and will play Mill Creek in the first round while No. 2-seeded Northview will play Mountain View.

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Austin led the Titans in scoring with 16 points, adding eight rebounds.

Muench finished with 14, 12 from beyond the arc, and Titus scored 12 with two steals and two blocks.

Staiti was able to counter with two straight layups to extend West’s lead to 7 points midway through the fourth.

Muench hit another 3-pointer, but West was able to open their lead in the final minutes and hold Northview to just a single free throw, taking the 57-49 win.

With the win, West earned the No. 1 seed in the Georgia High School Association state playoffs and will play Mill Creek in the first round while No. 2-seeded Northview will play Mountain View.

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By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — The Lambert Longhorns boys team repeated as Region 6-AAAAAA champions with a 71-50 win over Johns Creek last Saturday. It was their 27th region win dating back to January of last season.

“I’m so proud of the boys. They work so hard every day giving us all they have and to see them win a championship is so rewarding,” said Lambert Head Coach Scott Bracco.

Longhorns senior Connor Mannion, who was named the Region 6-AAAAAA Player of the Year after the victory, had a standout game with 32 points and 10 rebounds.

Johns Creek, which compiled the school’s best-ever regular season at 24-4 overall, played the entire second half without senior forward Ian Joseph.

Joseph, one of the Gladiators’ leading scorers, was ejected for an intentional foul on Lambert’s Mannion late in the second quarter.

The two teams played one another in their regular-season finales, with Lambert holding off a strong comeback from the Gladiators late to keep their

region win streak alive.

Midway through the second quarter of the region championship game, it appeared as if another close game was in the making.

That is when the Longhorns’ quick offense and high-accuracy outside shooting took control and allowed them to gain a lead.

Superb outside shooting and two 3-pointers from Lambert’s Andrew Melms and Mannion put the Longhorns up 33-21 with two minutes remaining in the first half.

After Lambert captured a defensive rebound, a pass found Mannion as he streaked open toward the net. Johns Creek’s Joseph followed in pursuit, eventually catching up to Mannion near the net.

Joseph bumped into Mannion’s side, sending him sprawling to the floor, and an intentional foul was immediately called. After the referees conferred, Joseph was ejected for the foul, triggering a hail of boos from Gladiator fans.

The foul, which was obviously intentional but was arguable as to whether it deserved an ejection, sent Johns Creek’s Head Coach Pete Goggin into a

frenzy. Goggin’s protest earned him a technical foul.

Due to the two technical fouls, Mannion was given four free throws, making three.

The Gladiators’ balloon had begun to deflate prior to Joseph’s ejection, but without him and with the quick scoring

by Lambert after the foul, the balloon seemed fully depleted. Lambert compiled an 18-0 run to end the second quarter, leading 42-21 at the half.

Lambert continued their offensive success in the second half, scoring quickly with a near-perfect shooting percentage. Johns Creek’s defense struggled to slow down the Lambert attack, even with their offense scoring 18 points in the third quarter, allowing Lambert to continue to lead by double digits.

“We executed our offense and shot the ball very well. Collectively we played great on offense,” said Lambert’s Bracco.

Behind Mannion’s 32 points, Melms scored 19 with three made 3-pointers.

Senior Ross Morkem scored 9 with seven rebounds, a steal and a block.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Johns Creek High School basketball player Sydney Tanguilig and Mount Pisgah Christian School wrestler Pierce Erhardt were honored Jan. 26 as the XL212 Student-Athletes of the Month (SAM Award) at the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce February Eggs & Enterprise Breakfast.

The Female Student-Athlete of the Month, Sydney Tanguilig is a junior basketball player and a three-year starter for the Lady Gladiators.

She played shooting guard as a freshman and sophomore, but has transitioned to starting point guard as a junior. She averaged over 10 points per game through her first two seasons in the program averages 12 points per game this season.

Tanguiling is on pace to become Johns Creek’s only female 1,000-point scorer in school history.

Off the court, Tanguiling is a straight-A student and has been on the Honor Roll every semester of high school. She is the lead photographer and editor for the school yearbook.

Her coach Evan Deis said he is quietly confident, driven, humble, and always smiling, and everyone in the gym sees it.

“Sydney carries herself on the court in a way that people are drawn to her.

She is the player every coach loves to have in his or her program,” Deis said. ”She is the type of young adult who makes every player and coach fully aware that these practices and games are about more than just statistics and record books. I love winning like every coach out there, but I’ve been coaching long enough now to know that what is worth so much more is coming across

those special kids like her,” he said.

The male Student-Athlete of the Month is Pierce Erhardt, a senior wrestler, from Mount Pisgah Christian School. His current record of 25-3 and is ranked No.1 in Area at 152. He was first in the King of the Mount tournament, second at Landmark Christian.

He placed and eighth at the Prep Slam a national wrestling tournament with over 44 teams and numerous nationally rank teams.

With a career record of 130-32, he is the school MVP & team captain the last 2 years. He is undefeated against Georgia wrestlers and has been offered three wrestling scholarships.

Erhardt is not just is talented on the mat. He takes AP/Honors classes, serves as a Middle School peer leader, a senior leader.

Also, Erhardt is a multi-sport athlete and was an All-Region cross country athlete, finishing third overall at the region championship meet and, qualified as an individual for the Georgia High School Association State Meet.

“Pierce’s work ethic is outstanding.

He never quits and is always happy to help and please,” said his coach Josh Merry. “He loves working with the middle schoolers to develop their performance and tries to attend all middle school wrestling events to cheer them on.

“I trust and treat him like a son. It’s meant the world to see this grow from a middle school kid who never participated in athletics to a state placer ranked No. 1 in his weight class.”

The Student-Athlete of the Month award recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of deserving student-athletes in the greater North Fulton area.

Winners are chosen from nominations made by area athletic directors and coaches, and takes into account extraordinary academic proficiency, exceptional athletic accomplishments, and dedication to civic action.

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Local athletes sign with universities

Zachary Soder, a senior at Centennial High School, signed to play baseball at Belmont Abbey College.

Sam Morton of Alpharetta High School signed to row with Boston University. With her are parents Tracy and Jamie Morton and Coach Jordan Smith and Coach Sarah Law. K’Hari Cobbs of Alpharetta High School signed to play football with Virginia University of Lynchburg. With him are his parents, Coach Dan Devine and Coach Jacob Nichols.

Harry Cokley of Alpharetta High School signed to play football with Brevard University. With him is Tanika Cokley.

Shawn Finnerty of Alpharetta High School signed to play lacrosse for Mercer University. With him are Stan and Cathy Finnerty, Claire Finnerty, Josh Finnerty, Coach Andrew Zumwalt and AD Mike Scheifflee.

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Cambridge wrestling sends 8 to State Championship MILTON, Ga. – The Cambridge High School varsity wrestling team qualified eight wrestlers for the GHSA Class 5 Sectional tournament at Lanier High School Feb. 8 and finished the meet with all eight advancing to state.

Three wrestlers challenged for the top spot in their weight classes.

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North Fulton schools in this category include Abbotts Hill, Cogburn Woods, Crabapple Crossing, Creek View, Hembree Springs, Hillside, Lake Windward, Manning Oaks, Mimosa, Shakerag, Summit Hill and Wilson Creek elementary schools; Autrey Mill, Elkins Pointe, Haynes Bridge, Hopewell,

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Other Focus Areas The Capital Plan 2022 also addresses needs at the high schools built prior to 2009 when the “prototype” high school plan (Johns Creek model) was approved.

Burke said the goal is to address inequities and deficiencies in the older high schools, such as with physical education space, weight rooms, art classrooms, performing arts resources, parking, bathrooms and other areas.

North Fulton high schools in this category include Alpharetta, Centennial, Chattahoochee, Milton, Northview and Roswell.

Also included in the Capital Plan 2022 are renovations to middle school media centers, a “turf and track” program at high schools, refreshing technology, new furniture and equipment, safety and security improvements, and transportation upgrades.

By 2022, the school system will also finally retire the $250 million debt for capital improvements taken out in 1992 before SPLOST provided a better financing method.

Antes: Continued from Page 22 Chattahoochee River Land Protection Campaign to establish a green corridor along the river extending from the north Georgia mountains around Helen south to Columbus. The total cost to date has been $250 million.

“Over the years the Trust has raised money for the acquisition of river frontage and we deemed it appropriate to use $1.5 million to help the city in its purchase of Cauley Creek property,” Soper said.

It is a timely purchase as Gwinnett County has just completed a purchase of eight miles of Chattahoochee frontage on the eastern side. And the proposed park ties in with a 2010

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purchase of 44 acres on the Chattahoochee River and directly adjacent to the Rogers Bridge Trail by the Trust for Public land that was sold to National Park Service in 2011.

Soper said the land is now available for a continuous trail system along the Chattahoochee from Lake Lanier south to NPS parkland at Barnwell Road. And the city of Roswell has expressed interest in connecting its trail system with Johns Creek that would make it contiguous almost to the Cobb County line.

“There is a great trail system that can be built along this river as we’re adding green space all the time,” Soper said. “We see this as critical infrastructure for this whole part of the state.”

Each of the counties and cities that own the frontage will have the management responsibilities of it in their respective jurisdictions.

We need to add only a few parcels to connect to McGinnis Ferry Road and Abbotts Bridge Road. And Rogers Bridge [spanning the Chattahoochee] will be the centerpiece of that trail system,” MIKE BODKER Johns Creek mayor “What the Trust for Public Land wants to do is encourage them to do

the right thing, and that is what the Chattahoochee Campaign Fund helps us do,” Soper said. “It makes funds available for the purchase of private lands.”

Bodker said Johns Creek will be in a position to take advantage of the synergies created working with the Trust for Public Land and neighboring communities to be part of something unique and something that will be a major recreational system here in the city.

“We need to add only a few parcels to connect to McGinnis Ferry Road and Abbotts Bridge Road. And Rogers Bridge [spanning the Chattahoochee] will be the centerpiece of that trail system,” Bodker said.

In gaining these partnerships, it also shows the city is on the right track – that by freeing up land the city acquires access to more land, he said.

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