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Blueprint for future development Alpharetta approves revisions to 2030 Comprehensive Plan PAGE 4

Sales tax proposal moves forward

Cities prepare for next step in proposed transportation sales tax PAGE 6

Plans in works for Liberty Hall

John Adams’ descendant proposes building for downtown Alpharetta PAGE 7

Roswell Rec once again up for top Gold Award 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.

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NF fish monger caters to fish lovers Kathleen’s Catch serves Milton, Johns Creek PAGE 19

Panel discusses human trafficking HATCHER HURD/HERALD

North Fulton not immune to modern scourge PAGE 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 complex 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-threatening.

“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 neighborhood 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, Christopher 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.

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Ex-roommate allegedly tries to rent lived-in property

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.

JOHNS 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 property 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.

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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 purple.”

Roswell police are currently investigating the incident and will not say if there have been any arrests.

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By Samir Virai, M.D. Fireworks is one of the rich traditions of celebrating the 4th of July and our nation’s independence. However, fireworks can create a safety hazard for your body and your eyes. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission report, fireworks cause over 10,000 injuries in the US requiring treatment in emergency rooms. About 1300 Samir Vira, M.D. eye injuries occurred due to fireworks Cataract & Refractive in 2014. These injuries are suffered Surgeon by adults and children; furthermore, not only fireworks operators but also bystanders are vulnerable to such injuries. Injuries suffered can be severe and range from corneal abrasions and contusions to thermal and chemical burns, lacerations, and rupture of the globe. These can lead to permanent vision loss and blindness.

So what can you do to prevent such damage to your eyes? The safest practice is to avoid buying and operating fireworks yourselves; instead, attend an authorized public display of fireworks and let the licensed professionals handle the fireworks. Keep in mind to follow the appropriate signs at such events to maintain a safe distance from the fireworks. If you decide to purchase and operate your own fireworks, you should always wear protective eyewear. Children should never play with fireworks of any type.

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2030 Comprehensive Plan Vision Statement

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 series 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 workshops 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 Parkway 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 development in a series of confined clusters

(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 space, multimodal connectivity and safety and security; • Providing a business climate that attracts the top echelon companies.

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-scale.”

There would be four other nodes within the city for smaller-scale development, he said.

In order to incorporate that first mission of a variety of scales of development, 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 complementary retail or residential, Bosman said.

A third major change in the Comprehensive Plan involves the city’s practice of balancing residential development east of Ga. 400 with that on the west side.

The Planning Commission recommended that this balance should no longer be a chief determining factor in

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residential development but be considered 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 revised 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 neighborhoods 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 professionally recognized standard, he said.

The problem with the current criteria is it only captures homes compared to apartments. It does not count townhomes 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 community 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.

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Cities prepare for TSPLOST final stages Sales tax referendum set for Nov. ballot

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. -- Fulton County cities must decide within the next month whether to participate in a proposed 0.75 percent added sales tax for transportation.

And, with only one or two exceptions, 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 million expected to be raised from the fiveyear 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

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

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 Fulton County, and they had a few comments, so we had to adjust it slightly,” said city Transportation Director Steve Acenbrak. “But, the core elements remain 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 letting their officials know what they can expect, what they have to do.,” Acenbrak 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.

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‘Historic’ development planned across from City Center

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com 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 consideration 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.

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“We are lucky to live in a nation which has been so finely wrought and continuously defended by the extraordinary 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.’ Liberty 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, featuring 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 occupy 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

Artist’s rendering of Liberty Hall, a mixed-use building planned for downtown Alpharetta. the way it should be – in person!’� Adams 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 members’.�

The club will also include “Mirabilis�

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Recently, there was a bond referendum in Alpharetta on funds for infrastructure improvements, as well as for parks and rec facilities and activities.

Thanks to MICHAEL BUCHANAN many of you, it Art in Alpharetta 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 center.

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 creativity within each of us.

And the best part is that everyone in our city will be encouraged to participate.

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 emphasis 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 attract 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 collective heart.

See other arts happenings in our city by following us online at ArtsAlpharetta.org and on Facebook at www. facebook.com/groups.artsalpharetta.

Those of us with Arts Alpharetta welcome your input, ideas and questions as we move forward with our new and artistic city.

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Hutchison elected Chamber of Commerce 2017 chairman

By KYLIE McFADDEN news@appenmediagroup.com 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 administration 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 Hutchison 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 comrades 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.

HUTCHISON

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 companies 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 companies to be the ones spurring the growth of Alpharetta.

were five or six golf courses built within three or four miles of my house, and the next thing you know, neighborhoods 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: Since you grew up in Alpharetta, 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 either 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

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 redevelopment. We’re working on a couple big deals downtown right now, doing live-work-play areas downtown. You’ll see more and more national restaurants 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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By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – Barrington Hall presents “The Civil War in Georgia,” a Georgia history course led by author 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 history–Civil War studies.

“I want people to come away with a better understanding of what happened 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 SHAFFER 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 welcome 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 registration is required.

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End Human Trafficking Now holds event at Pastis

By MILES GARRETT news@appenmediagroup.com 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 children is happening right before our eyes.

A human trafficking open discussion 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 something 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 neighborhood.”

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 trafficking 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 presentation, 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 Human 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 trafficking are girls in the 12-14 age range with some as young as 9.

“It starts with us in our community,” he said. “What we can do is invest in their lives. It’s so important that we engage.”

Dorsey Jones, who has authored a book that describes her trafficking experience, “Stretched Beyond Measure: When the Angels Were Crying,” pointed

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“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 throughout the year to continue to raise awareness of the issue.

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The station, which is located in its Central Deck, connects with three existing stations located along Alpharetta’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 reflectors 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 marketing 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.”

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By KYLIE McFADDEN news@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The stretch of Academy Street between Alpharetta First Baptist Church and Alpharetta Presbyterian Church is under development 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 strategy 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 development will connect Cricket Lane, currently a no-outlet street off of Cumming 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 extension, 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 measure.”

The on-street parking in East of Main is open to downtown Alpharetta visitors. Parking for the community’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 undergo 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 single-family houses.

Fuller said the community’s “American historical” style will fit in with the

feel of downtown Alpharetta.

“There’s an implied goal to reflect the historic character in the older Alpharetta 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 community’s location will spur social interaction among neighbors.

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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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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.

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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 predicted.

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 Dawsonville and spend their money elsewhere,” 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

houses.

Getting students involved is something 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 produce in the store,” Mills said.

At the groundbreaking, the company presented a check to North Forsyth High’s Principal Jeff Cheney to go toward greenhouse expenses.

“We saw this as a great opportunity 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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Getting deep with networking You may not realize this, but right now, as you are reading this article, if not in North Fulton, somewhere in Atlanta, there are a group of business folks mingling GEOFF SMITH in the hopes of Assurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com eventually passing referrals that will lead to money. It is called networking.

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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 manufacturing operation.

My focus was on sales and marketing. 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.

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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

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. myself onto the local real estate scene.

I needed to get out and meet the right people, and networking was the easiest 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.

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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 listened, but it wasn’t a great networking 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 business 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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Local Realtors give back with Canine Assistants MILTON, 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 bathrooms. They also donated a truckload of supplies

Business name: Eye Associates of North Atlanta, LLC About: Eye Associates of North Atlanta is a new ophthalmology practice in Alpharetta operated by Dr. Anand Shah, a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in cataract SHAH surgery. Services include annual eye exams, cataract evaluation, astigmatism correction, glaucoma treatment, laser procedures and more.

Owners: Dr. Anand Shah Opened: May 23, 2016 Address: 5755 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 94, Alpharetta GA 30022 Phone: 404-767-8287 Website: www.eyeassociatesofnorthatlanta. com

BUSINESSBRIEFS for the pups, including dog bowls, paper goods, tennis balls and a canine favorite – peanut butter.

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.

More importantly, these dogs can eliminate feelings of fear, isolation and loneliness felt by their human companions.

A satisfied Canine Assistant recipient put it best, “My dog makes my wheelchair disappear.”

The team at Keller Williams Realty gives back by helping local service dog breeders and trainers Canine Assistants with their service.

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Rountree Group welcomes new Fintech client Kasasa ALPHARETTA, 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 marketing services company that provides branded retail banking products and services to community financial institutions.

“We wanted a team that had a successful track record of strategizing and executing integrated com-

munications campaigns across the country,” said Keith Brannan, chief marketing officer for Kasasa.

“Rountree Group has a firm handle on how we work with our clients to ensure they are successful, and will be a great ambassador of our brand.”

“The financial technology industry has experienced substantial growth recently, and Kasasa is a leading brand in the industry,” said Rountree Group President Don Rountree. “We value the opportunity and look forward to working with Kasasa to grow its brand across the country.”

Robinson Facial Plastic Surgery welcomes new member ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Dr. Burke Robinson, owner of Robinson Facial Plastic Surgery, has announced the newest member to his team, Michelel Gilio. She focuses exclusively on delivering facial plastic surgery, skin care and aesthetic injectable options.

Giglio, a certified physician’s assistant and advanced aesthetic GIGLIO injector, is recognized as a national trainer for both Allergan and Galderma 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.

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Kathleen’s Catch nets happy customers Fresh fish markets land in Johns Creek, now Milton

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JOHNS CREEK/MILTON, Ga. – Kathleen 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 customers 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 warehouse 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. Publix and Kroger don’t even have me on their radar,” she said. “There is such a demand for a fish monger people knew

Kathleen’s Catch in Crabapple.

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. Lobster 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 HATCHER HURD/HERALD support the farmers Fresh crabs await customers. They can also buy Kathwho do it right.” leen’s homemade crab cakes.

Who is her typical

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Kathleen Hulsey, right, and daughter Sara team up to run Kathleen’s Catch in Johns Creek and Crabapple.

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 understand 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 yellowfin tuna that is not gassed at all.”

Kathleen’s also has fresh rainbow 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 morning except Sunday (she’s open 7 days 10 to 7 but the trucks don’t run Sundays).

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 manager 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 customers 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 seafood from someone who never runs out,” she said.

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CALENDAR WE THE RUNNERS

ROSWELL FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA The 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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FOURTH OF JULY: JULY 4TH PICNIC CELEBRATION

What: 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, noon Where: Park Place at Newtown School, 3125 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek More info: JohnsCreekGA.gov/ParkPlace

FAIRGROUND FOURTH FESTIVITIES

What: 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, Cumming More info: cummingfair.net

BBQ AND BLUEGRASS AT BARRINGTON HALL

What: Barrington Hall will host this annual event to celebrate the Fourth of July with food, family and friends. Music will be provided by the Smokerise Bluegrass Band.

When: Monday, July 4, 11 a.m.-5p.m.

Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell More info: 770-640-3855

EVENTS:

STEAM ENGINE PARADE

What: See the Thomas-Mashburn Memorial 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 Woodland Drive intersection, Cumming More info: cummingfair.net

4TH OF JULY IN ALPHARETTA

What: 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, Alpharetta More info: awesomealpharetta.com

BBQ AND TURTLE RACE

What: 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., Cumming More info: foster-house.com

What: Register for the half marathon, 5K or 10K races along the Big Creek Greenway benefiting Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Foundation. Children 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 vary Where: Fowler Park 4110 Carolene Way, Cumming Cost: $40 for the 5K, $50 for the 10K, $65 for the half marathon More info and registration: rungeorgia. com

“THE CIVIL WAR IN GEORGIA” CLASS

What: 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, Roswell Cost: $125 More info and registration: wbrowning@ roswellgov.com, 770-640-3855

COOKING CLASSES AT BARRINGTON HALL

What: The historic kitchen of Barrington Hall is opening its doors for an evening cooking class. Chef Wendy Gay will teach how to create a “Great American Steakhouse Dinner,” complete with sides and dessert.

When: Tuesday, July 5, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell Cost: $50 More info and registration: 770-640-3855

SUMMER SATURDAYS AT THE MUSEUM FAMILY, FUN, FLICKS & FOOD TRUCKS

What: “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 Birmingham Highway, Milton More info: cityofmiltonga.us, 678-2422533

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OPEN HOUSE

What: 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, Alpharetta More info and registration: vgibson@ habitat.org, 770-415-1633

What: 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 Market Blvd. Suite 200, Roswell Cost: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, $5 for children ages 5-17 More info: computermuseumofamerica. com

ALPHARETTA FOOD TRUCK ALLEY

What: Alpharetta’s Food Truck Alley on Thursday evenings offers a variety of six to eight rotating area food trucks.

When: Thursdays, 5-9 p.m., through Oct. 20.

Where: Old Roswell Street in Alpharetta’s historic district More info: awesomealpharetta.com

ROSWELL FARMERS & ARTISANS MARKET

What: The Roswell Farmers & Artisans Market offers fresh, local farm, ranch and artisan foods direct from producers, and much more.

When: Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon.

Where: Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St., Roswell More info: roswellfam.com

JOHNS CREEK FARMERS MARKET

What: Held at the Newton Park Amphitheater, 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 Creek More info: JohnsCreekGA.gov

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER: GRACE AND THE VICTORY RIDERS

What: Grace and the Victory Riders will perform as part of the free Roswell Riverside 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, Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

THE ADVENTURES OF THE GINGERBREAD MAN

FARMERS MARKETS, FOOD TRUCKS:

What: 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, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

ALPHARETTA FARMERS MARKET

LANCE PRICE BAND

What: The Alpharetta Farmers Market 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 Alpharetta More info: alpharetta.ga.us

What: The Lance Price Band will perform outdoors as part of the free Thursday 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, Cumming More info: collectionforsyth.com

CALENDAR

ROSWELL’S SUMMER PUPPET SERIES

What: 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., Roswell Cost: $5 per ticket, children under 2 get in free.

More info: 770-594-6232, roswellgov. com

LIBRARY BOOK CLUB MEETING

What: The Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library Book Club is inviting new members 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, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

LIBRARY EVENTS: DNA IS FOR FAMILIES

What: 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. Registration required.

When: Friday, July 1, 1-2:30 p.m.

Where: Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Alpharetta More info and registration: laura.hoefener@fultoncountyga.gov

SATURDAY COLOR – FOR ADULTS

What: The library invites High Schoolers 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, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

FIBER ENTHUSIASTS MEETING

What: 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, Roswell More info: afpls.org

MAGIC AND VENTRILOQUISM WITH KEITH KARNOK

What: 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, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

PET ADOPTIONS: 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: 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 Abbotts Bridge Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

What: Pet adoptions.

When: Every Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

Where: 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

FREE ESL CLASS

OF INTEREST ELSEWHERE:

LEARNING TO MEDITATE

What: 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., Roswell More info: afpls.org

ALONZO BODDEN

What: Alonzo Bodden, season 3 winner of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” will perform at the Punchline Comedy Club.

When: July 1-3 Where: 3652 Roswell Road NW, Atlanta Cost: $25 More info and tickets: punchline.com

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Getting outside… way outside!

Independence Day is right on top of us. Have you made your plans?

I have.

As we speak, I’m 30-something-thousand feet above the ocean somewhere between Alpharetta STEVE HUDSON and the western Get Outside Georgia, Pacific, heading Chattahoochee Media Group west and south to what is sure to be an adventure of the remember-it-allyour-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 boundaries.

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 Georgia…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 something as seemingly mundane as hiking a new trail stretches those boundaries a little bit. Boundary stretching of any kind, even something simple like that, is exhilarating and occasionally 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 challenge 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 traveler, 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 boundaries. 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 summertime hiking opportunities in our area, including the great trails of the Chattahoochee 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.chattahoocheemedia.com.

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SPORTS

Roswell, Blessed Trinity host Corky Kell 7-on-7 invitational tournament Five local schools compete to kick off 2016 football season

By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com 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 fourday long tournament. 30 Teams from around the state, including Roswell, Blessed Trinity, South Forsyth, Centennial and Alpharetta, competed in the tournament featuring group play followed by a single elimination bracket

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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 opening 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 making 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 championships before the Corky Kell tournament, where they had another solid performance.

The Knights went 1-3 in group play, but then defeated the three higherseeded 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 defending 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 Raiders 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 receivers, 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 3227 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 Southeast.

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Roswell gears up for 6th run for the gold Seeks title of top rec department in U.S. ROSWELL, Ga. – Roswell Recreation Director Morgan Rodgers has his eyes on the prize that has eluded the city for five straight years: the National Recreation 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, Roswell has been named one of four finalists – 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 department in terms of serving your community.

“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 finalist each year and surpass that is a real accomplishment.

“You can’t just take last year’s results. 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 athletic 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 included the Roswell Recreation Asso-

Roswell dance performers go through their paces

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Recreation and Parks Director Morgan Rodgers enjoys checking out Big Creek Trail, the walk-bike trail at Big Creek Park. 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.

One of the most popular activities in Roswell’s Riverside Concert series.

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Safety Town teaches life-saving lessons 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 Celebration and Roswell Roots Black History 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 elements 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 facilities 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

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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:

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The Roswell warm-water Therapy Pool is a huge addition to the city’s recreation opportunities.

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 education 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

• 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 redesign, 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.

National Recreation and Parks Association. 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 department will win the

Gold Award.

But either way, the big winners will still be Roswell’s residents.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- St. Francis graduate 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 freshman season at Florida State University during the 2015-16 season before declaring for the draft.

Beasley, a six-foot-five shooting 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 championships in 2014 and 2015. Beasley averaged 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

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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.”

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2015, Beasley had a standout freshman 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 Freshman All-American, All-ACC Freshman and was named the ACC Rookie of the Week three times.

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Center: Continued from Page 7 Members, who choose a year in America’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 “miraculous.”

“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 walnut-paneled library and separate meeting 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 incorporates 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 monuments 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 building,” said Kennedy, who serves as the council’s liaison to community development. “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 Center 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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CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 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 Unified Development Code - Text Amendments Consideration of text amendments to the Unified Development Code including Spa Services, Prohibited Parking as well as other amendments. b. CU-16-03 Assisted Living Facility/Hill Consideration 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 Ridge Consideration 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 Services Consideration 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/Office (City Council Only) Consideration of a variance from the Unified 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 Unified 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 fifty 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 office of the City Clerk, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.

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Arrests: Continued from Page 2 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 signal required.

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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, sale now, and only the realtor should be representing the property.

Car exceeds 100 mph during flight from police JOHNS 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 accurate description of the driver because of their tinted windows.

Patrol finds wanted 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,

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 possession of methamphetamines and possession of a drug related item.

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 missing MILTON, 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 equipment MILTON, Ga. — A man reported $1,300 worth of landscaping equipment missing 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.”

►► 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 controlled 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 schedule IV controlled substance.

Woman comes home, finds door ripped off ROSWELL, Ga. — A woman alerted police 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 as wanted person in Atlanta MILTON, 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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Rural Utilities Service Georgia Transmission Corporation: Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment 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 Environmental Assessment (EA) to meet its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and RUS’s Environmental and Policies and Procedures (7 CFR Part 1970) in relation to possible financial assistance for a proposed project by Georgia Transmission Corporation. The project consists of building a 230 kV transmission line and modifying associated facilities in Forsyth County, Georgia. Georgia Transmission Corporation may request that RUS provide financial assistance for the project. RUS may consider a funding 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 implementing regulation, “Protection of Historic Properties” (36 CFR Part 800). 2 DATES: Written comments on this Notice must be received on or before 14 days from the 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 Coxe Ave., Suite 1E, Asheville, NC 28801; telephone: (202) 695-2540; fax: (202) 690-0649, or e-mail: lauren.rayburn@wdc.usda.gov. 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 (Georgia Transmission) proposes to construct 7.4 miles of 230 kV line to connect the Cumming 230 kV Substation to the Pinecrest (formerly known as the Sharon Springs) 230/115 kV Switching Station. Line construction would require new equipment at the existing substation 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 effect 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 action alternative, (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 and operation of the proposed project would have no significant environmental impact, it will prepare a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). Public notification of the FONSI would be published in newspapers with circulation in the project area. Any final 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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