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June 4, 2015 | johnscreekherald.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 23, No. 18
City wants input for parks plan Blueprint for next 10 years By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com
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Avossa reflects on highs, lows of 4 years as superintendent
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The city of Johns Creek is working on its 10-year parks and recreation master plan but it is asking to residents to join in by going on online and taking a five-minute preference survey. “We really want to hear from the residents and get their input on where to prioritize the city’s investments for over the next 10 years,” said Assistant City Manager Kimberly Greer, the project manager. The city has conducted
JC No. 10, but where’s Milton? By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com
By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com
NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Alpharetta has been named the No. 1 Best Suburban Atlanta City with Roswell close behind at No. 2. Johns Creek comes in at No.10, but Milton is missing in action. Movoto, an Internet real estate services company, recently
ATLANTA – Robert Avossa, former superintendent for the Fulton School System, spent only a handful of weeks in the system’s new administrative buildings in Sandy Springs,
high notes: • Graduation rates at an all-time high, especially among minority students. • A 50 percent reduction in dropout rates. • A pension that will be fully
See AVOSSA, Page 25
See PLAN, Page 4
Alpharetta, Roswell best suburban cities
Will assume new Florida post June 12 barely unpacking before packing up again for the superintendent position in Palm Beach, Florida. Avossa said he leaves with few regrets, noting Fulton remains on the path to be one of the nation’s top school districts. He leaves on these
workshops and had conversations with key groups and organizations, but Greer said the city wants to hear from more resiGREER dents to further shape the $88,200 study. “One of the themes that has started to emerge is that the city would be better served if we had more parks. But what kind of parks? What kinds of
named the 10 best suburban communities in Atlanta and not surprisingly North Fulton dominated. Alpharetta, Roswell and Johns Creek topped the list, but Milton was not among the 79 communities Movoto surveyed. It turns out, Milton missed it by a mile. That is, the survey
See BEST, Page 5