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Double homicide stuns Roswell

Two teens found dead behind Publix PAGE 4

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MILTON, Ga. —Milton police were called July 21 to the Walmart store on Windward Parkway about a theft in progress for items worth $2,000 and arrested a man for felony shoplifting.

The loss prevention officer told Milton police that he had seen a man, later identified as 26-year-old Franklin Walden, allegedly steal merchandise, including video game equipment, luggage sets and electronics.

When the loss prevention officer approached the man, the suspect bolted.

Security footage showed Walden allegedly hiding items under a rug in a shopping cart and leaving the store without paying.

While reviewing the footage, police were informed that Walden was spotted and detained at a restaurant nearby.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A Johns Creek woman reported July 22 that she was swindled out of $11,000 over the phone.

The woman was contacted that morning by a man claiming to represent the IRS who told her that she owed $13,800 from 2005. He threatened her with arrest if she did not pay that day. The man told her she had to pay $11,000 off with gift cards for iTunes.

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Window smashed, $9K in items, cash taken JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Two residents reported a burglary July 20 with $9,000 worth of items missing from their home.

The victim went out and bought 31 iTunes gift cards for $6,000 total and read off the serial numbers to the man. She paid the other $5,000 with her debit cards.

When the caller demanded more money, the victim hung up and called police.

The IRS does not take payments via gift cards, nor does it solicit collections by phone.

The woman was the last to leave the house early morning, and she said she had locked all the doors.

When the man returned late evening, he saw that the front door was unlocked and the side window was broken. Inside, the house was ransacked.

The missing items included $5,000 cash from a recent wedding, perfumes, watches, diamonds and jewelry.

Man discovers fraud after visiting Canada MILTON, Ga. — A man reported fraud July 15 after he returned home from Canada and found a bill for $6,500.

When the victim checked his mail, he found a letter from a collections agency about money that he had never borrowed from a bank.

The man talked to a representative from the bank, and they found an account listed under the victim’s name, but with the wrong personal information.

The bank’s fraud department advised the man to make a report with police to help further their investigation.

Employee allegedly steals $1.3K in falsified returns ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A teenager was

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Lawrenceville, was arrested July 19 on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to obey a traffic control device. ►► Matthew Joseph Blocha, 47, of Drummond Pond Road, Milton, was arrested July 21 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI and driving within a gore. ►► Joseph S. Campbell, 28, of Thompson Station, Tennessee, was arrested July 22 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, speeding and failure to maintain lane. ►► Leroy Carl Brown, 28, of North Avenue, Jonesboro, was arrested July 23 on Lakeview Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, speeding and failure to maintain lane. ►► James Michael Turner, 45, of Forest Valley Road NE, Atlanta, was arrested July 14 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and improper u-turn. ►► Jasmine Marie Warren, 23, of Surrey Park Trail, Johns, Creek, was arrested July 21 on Sweet Creek Road in Johns Creek for DUI. ►► Criste Lee Wise, 24, of Clermont,

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Displays to tell story of city and Milton County

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Alpharetta’s past is less than a year away.

The City Council learned at its Aug. 1 meeting that work on the $250,000 Alpharetta & Old Milton County History Museum is set to commence with a completion date of February 2017.

Lauren Gisel of Malone Design/Fabrication presented city leaders with a sketch of plans for the museum which will occupy a large room on the first floor of City Hall.

The L-shaped room will provide visitors a counter-clockwise tour through the city’s past with wall displays of artifacts, and audio and video presentations, Gisel said. “The displays will be interactive.”

Each era will include some form of media presentation to provide visitors with a description of the local history during that particular time period.

“Like, during the ‘40s, we’ll have an old radio, and we’ll retro-fit that with some push buttons and a hand-held [listening] device,” Gisel said. “The room is kind of small, so you’re not going to want six things playing at once.”

She said there might be a console TV or a jukebox to provide accounts of events in the ‘50s and ‘60s, or an iMac computer retro-fitted to display presen-

tations about life in the ‘80s.

Video will be used for more contemporary history.

“For the most part, it will be real voices from real people telling their personal stories about living in Alpharetta,” she said.

Gisel said work is continuing this month assembling MALONE DESIGN/FABRICATION the presentations, As visitors enter the history room, many will be drawn to and she credited the the central interactive map station which provides an acAlpharetta Historical count of how the borders of Alpharetta and Milton County Society with suphave changed over the years. plying a thorough archive of documents.

The archive provides more than a historical account of displays that are on the wall displays,” events, but includes personal accounts Gisel said. from local residents of their experiences City Councilman Donald Mitchell throughout the eras highlighted in the said the project has been in the works displays. for close to a year, and he thanked “We’ll also have, for example, actors members of the special Historical Comreading letters,” Gisel said. mittee for the time they spent collecting Plans call for the room to be borand organizing all the information for dered on top by a running series of inclusion in the displays. photos, like an architectural frieze, just “For every photo you see, there are below the decorative crown molding. thousands of documents that support The photos will depict progress from it,” Mitchell said. the earliest days in the late 1800s to The committee is still looking to modern times. collect information on how certain “There will photos of people at the areas of the city came to be developed, barber shop, the June Sing, things particularly using accounts from elder that might not necessarily fit into the residents to speak on the subject.

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Police, GBI investigate double homicide 2 teenagers found dead in Roswell

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell residents woke up Aug. 1 to the shocking news that two young teenagers were found dead and left behind Publix grocery store at King and Woodstock Road.

A delivery driver discovered the bodies of 17-year-old Natalie Henderson, a Roswell High School student, and her companion Carter Davis, also 17 and a student of River Ridge High School in Chero-

kee County.

Roswell police confirmed that their deaths are being investigated as a double homicide, but have not released any details about the investigation at press time.

Henderson was found less than a mile away from her high school, one week before she was due to enter her senior year Aug. 8.

“Natalie Henderson was a thriving member of the Color Guard -- a fun, smart, talented young woman who was loved by so many,” said RHS Band Director Michael Moon. “Her absence will be felt by each of us tomorrow and for a long time to come. During this difficult time, we ask that you

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By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. -- After more than four years of deciding on a location, work should begin this month on Roswell’s new Fire Station No. 4 on Old Alabama Road.

The City Council approved a contract July 25 with Turner Construction for $4.08 million as a maximum cost for the new station, which will be at Old Alabama Road and Market Boulevard, just east of Ga. 400.

The station will have four bays and is expected to take about eight months to complete, according to Keith Lee, Roswell’s director of finance.

The current fire station at 1601 Holcomb Bridge Road was judged outdated more than five years ago, and the city scrambled for three years before finding a site big enough in the same general vicinity that would support a modern fire station.

Land in Roswell is not cheap, so original proposals included locating the replacement fire station farther north at Big Creek Park or farther east at Terramont Park. But those suggestions led to public outcry from nearby residents and by others who wanted no part of taking park acreage It took another three years before the city solved the problem in a landswap deal whereby it turned over the old fire station property for the new

Homicide: Continued from Page 4 continue to keep the Henderson family in your thoughts and prayers.”

Susan Hale released the following statement from the Fulton County School System: “Our hearts are heavy and our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these two beautiful students. As the investigation continues and more information is gathered we ask that you join us as we come together to support one another through this difficult time.”

Both high schools will provide counseling and resources for students as needed.

The delivery driver made the discovery a little before 6 a.m. in the King Plaza Shopping Center, on the corner of

Roswell’s Fire Station No. 4 on Holcomb Bridge Road has been in need of a major upgrade or replacement for more than five years. location.

Work began to pick up after that.

Early last year, the City Council approved a contract with Pieper O’Brien Herr Architects to perform design work on the new facility for $424,035.

Then, late last year, the city commissioned a sculpture for placement in the front of the new station. Bucket Brigade, by Washington artist Peter Reiquam will consist of a series of buckets suspended above the ground using a stainless steel support rail.

Thermoplastic pieces will represent water being thrown from the buckets, and lights will illuminate the artwork at night.

Bucket Brigade was selected from among 53 pieces submitted to the city for consideration.

Roswell has seven fire stations covering 42 square miles within its city borders.

King and Woodstock Road, said Roswell police spokesperson Zachary Frommer.

According to a preliminary investigation, the two victims received “severe head trauma,” the cause of which has yet to be determined.

Roswell detectives and Crime Scene Investigators have been working together with Sandy Springs Crime Scene Investigators and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on the homicides.

They will “continue to follow up on leads, perform interviews and review surveillance video from area businesses,” Frommer said.

Police are not releasing more information at this time as the investigation is still ongoing.

Any witnesses who might have been in the area that morning, especially 2-3 a.m., are asked to contact the Roswell Police Department.

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OPINION

Who is on the Trail?

Publisher Ray Appen began walking the Appalachian Trail back in March.

He is writing from the trail and we will publish his columns as they come in. He has traveled quite a few miles now; stay tuned for the rest of the story.

Everybody has a story. No, everybody is a story.

The hikers on the Trail are of all ages and from all walks of life.

They are hiking by themselves and together. Some are RAY APPEN hiking with dogs.

Publisher, AT Hiker ray@appenmediagroup.com There are parents and children hiking, grandparents hiking with grandchildren, seniors hiking with seniors. They are from all over the world and they are your next door neighbors.

Asking who is on the trail can be similar to asking someone to describe the clothes on the trail. However, if one proceeds to only describe all the colors of clothes people wear on the trail — which could be quite accurate — but neglected to describe the feel and texture of the fabrics of the clothes, the thread counts, the cut, style and design of the clothes as well, the account would be hollow and wholly inadequate.

So in the interest of providing you with the most complete account, I’ll do my best to not only go over their colors but also thread counts, design and any other vital details at my disposal — all gleaned from about a 30-minute stretch of time I experienced one rainy afternoon at a shelter on the trail somewhere in North Carolina. Then I’ll share a few additional hiker notes.

I am sitting in a shelter talking to a young woman I’ve just met — in her early 20s — from Chicago who is just back from a two-year stint in Albania with the Peace Corps. I am taken aback. She learned the language there and worked in very remote areas teaching English. She didn’t go with a group; she went by herself.

“It was a good experience” she said “but I wasn’t prepared for the isolation” she reflected matter-of-factly as we sat there. She said she wasn’t ready to return to “civilian life” as she put it back in the States and hoped that hiking the Trail would be something that she could embrace more than Albania.

We talked about 20 minutes, then she thanked me for the conversation and headed back out on the Trail to get a few more miles in for the day — in the rain. The kids — as I call them — never seem to be ready to stop for the day and always want “one more mile.” I

never got her Trail name unfortunately.

A few minutes after she left, the rain started coming down harder and a rain-coated man — a Brit (actually an Aussie) — stormed hurriedly into the shelter, soaked. He reminded me of a wet rat. One of my hiking buddies recognized him from the previous year on the Trail. Small world.

He looked to be in his fifties, thin, animated, and somehow I couldn’t imagine him ever being still. His Trail name was — don’t ask — “Wanjana.”

We talk for a bit. He asked my Trail name. “Alpaca,” I tell him. He thinks for a moment than says “I like your name.

Alpacas are sometimes put with other herd animals to help protect them — to help the herd stay safe,” he tells me.

Then he announces that he’s hungry and heads back out of the shelter to a picnic table to eat — in the rain. Why he didn’t just eat in the shelter I have no idea. After he finished eating he just sat at the table — still in the rain — for what seemed the longest time deep in thought. Then, abruptly he too headed off for a “few more miles.”

My friend later went on to tell me that the rain-soaked guy had had to leave the trail the prior year to go help oversee disaster relief in Nepal and was now back on the trail to finish his thruhike. You just never know.

Danni and Matt were also in the shelter that afternoon. Danni (the mother) was with her university-age son for two weeks to see how they liked hiking the Trail — with plans to return the following year if all went well. They were Canadian and lived, I believe, in Montreal.

It was obvious they had done their homework in advance. They had all the appropriate gear and knew where they wanted to hike and why. Their enthusiasm was infectious, and they seemed completely at home making everyone’s acquaintance and conversing.

Our paths crossed several times in the weeks that followed which allowed me to watch the progress of their adventure. After the first week, they changed their plans, and with the car a section hiker had offered to loan them — even though the section hiker never even knew their real names, just their trail names — they drove to another section of the trail to hike. I ran into them again about a week later when I was trying to get a room or bunk at a full hostel. Danni overheard the clerk tell me there were no openings and offered me space in the cabin she and her son had rented for the night. I was floored as she really didn’t know me from Adam, but that is how the Trail so often works. And, yes, she did return the borrowed car to the section hiker

Wanjana sits at a picnic table eating in the rain. on time. The last time I saw her, she and Matt were giving out cold beers and fruit to hikers and preparing to go home.

Also in the shelter that afternoon were another pair of Canadians — two women in their mid- to late 50s who as far as I could tell were thru hiking the Trail. However, neither spoke English — only French. One spent much of her time doing crossword puzzles — in French — while the other always seemed to be studying maps and presumably a plan for their hike. They spoke to no one, although they would often exchange smiles with anyone who looked their way. I spotted them at various places on the Trail for over the next month, than ceased to see them more.

The final visitors to the shelter in those 30 minutes that afternoon were a group of “kids” — late teens —who were just finishing up their extended weekend hike and had stopped into the shelter to get ready to go home.

They were all tired but excited to have had the experience. They gave all their uneaten supplies to the other folks in the shelter as well as some of their equipment. That’s not uncommon on the Trail — this unspoken bond among both strangers as well as friends.

So in the space of 30 minutes in that shelter my Trail acquaintances ranged from kids to late middle aged adults — some of whom didn’t even speak English. The group was as eclectic as it could possibly be; you can’t make this stuff up. All were wanderers with keen interests in new experiences and the most amazing air of self-confidence and childlike curiosity. What they all seemed to have in common was that in reality they had almost nothing in common.

Here is a supplemental profile of several other hikers - primarily just the color of their clothes.

“Roadrunner” - a 72-year-old retired public school administrator from Florida. He was trying to hike the remaining 500 miles of the trail he lacked from hikes in prior years. When I talked to him last I think he decided it was too much for him and was giving up in the next town. He asked me to email him photos of where we both hiked as his hands trembled too much to hold a camera steady. His hands have gashes from a fall on the trail.

Lou and Julie - retired pediatricians (husband and wife) from Utah in their late 50’s. They alternate yearly, either hiking or bike tours. Organized, focused, on time. No trail names. They think those are silly.

Diamond Ears, Pack Rat, Huckleberry: Trail names of three hysterical moms in their 40s and 50s from Michigan who have met for the past 16 years to section hike a part of the Trail for two weeks. We shared shelters a few times and I loved their company and sense of humor.

Outback: A 28-year-old veteran (retired) who, upon getting out of the service, toured the country for almost two years on his bike, racking up something like 15,000 miles. After finishing his bike trip he decided to thru-hike the AT. There is a huge number of vets on the trail, many dealing with PTSD. Sam Squared: A 79-year-old grandfather hiking the Trail with his 13-yearold grandson. Both of their real names are “Sam.” Mogley (like from “The Lion King”): Trail name of a young kid in his very early 20s who I will let represent that huge contingent of millennials on the Trail who typically have graduated from college with – frequently — STEM degrees and worked a year or two on a career track and hated it and decided to hike the Trail instead — instead of what?

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JCHS seniors develop rideshare app ‘Vroom’

By MILES GARRETT news@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Getting to and from after-school activities can be a hassle for any student without a driver’s license.

Six seniors at Johns Creek High School have developed an app called “Vroom” that helps students solve this problem at their school and in surrounding areas.

The app was created for the Verizon Innovative Learning App Challenge among high school students across the country so that kids can get to their extracurricular activities after school.

The Challenge aims to inspire the next generation of creators by engaging students in STEM subjects, giving them an opportunity to use technology to solve problems.

The competition is open to any middle and high school students who have an idea for an app that can solve a problem in their school or community. Past winners of the award have been featured at the White House Science Fair.

“Vroom” matches users with other students, or parents, in their area who have cars and are willing and able to drive them to their after-school activity.

The “Vroom” team is presented with a check for $20,000 awarded to Johns Creek High School.

Sneha Iyer, Pretti Iyer, Tiffany Hseih, Jacob Abramow, Stephen Hahn and Avery Paul were the six members of the team that finished in the nine Best in Nation winners of the App Challenge. The students were able to work with Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab experts to help create their app.

The Johns Creek students though, worked differently than other groups.

The team used its own software rather than the one other teams utilized.

“We used a different software and

a different language than the other teams,” Paul said. “We thought there’s was a little restricting. We wanted flexibility over convenience.”

The students presented the app before the Technology Student Association Conference in Nashville June 28-July 2 where they were awarded the honor.

“Nashville and the experience was a lot of fun,” Paul said.

The students said the concept of creating an app like “Vroom” came up through an engineering project that Hsieh men-

tioned during a brainstorm session.

“I just spit out the idea,” Hseih said.

“A lot of times we bring some underclassmen home in our area, so we wanted to make it easier for them to get rides.”

The kids they were bringing home were underclassmen on their robotics team who often could not get rides home after school. Being the only kids on the team who could drive, it was up to the upperclassmen to get them home.

This got old quickly for students who had plans of their own after robotics concluded.

“We all got tired of taking kids home,” Paul added.

The group is hoping their app can spark interest from other places in Georgia and across the country in helping other high school students with the same problem. The students also hope the app will encourage more students to join extracurricular activities.

“The broad goal of this app is to get kids more involved in extracurricular activities,” Hsieh said. “Transportation is often the biggest hindrance.”

“Vroom” is now available for free download on Google Play. For information on the Verizon Innovative Learning App Challenge, visit appchallengetsaweb.org.

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By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – If you think the past three years have been busy, just wait.

In less than 36 months, the face of Alpharetta’s downtown has been rebuilt and an 86-acre swath of land with the concrete wreckage of a failed dream has flowered into Avalon, one of the state’s biggest retail attractions.

Few metro cities have seen the construction witnessed in Alpharetta in recent years, and a whole lot more is on the way.

Just last month, the city signed off on two major projects – one private, the other public – in the downtown area.

Work begins this month on clearing a 1-acre tract on Milton Avenue just east of Rest Haven Cemetery for a public parking lot. The city shelled out $1 million for the lot as a first step in adding parking space to the west side of Main Street.

City leaders also suggest a parking deck west of Main is somewhere in the future.

The city also last month cleared the way for Liberty Hall, a four-story colonial-style building that will house two floors of office space atop an upscale restaurant. Developer John Adams says

the fourth floor will feature a private club with domed ceiling.

It’s all a little fast for some: the orange barrels, the felled trees, the heavy machinery.

Debra Zemlock, who heads the Alpharetta Tree Commission, said recently that while she does not oppose redevelopment in the downtown area, the pace of development worries her.

“Since there is limited space and often challenging topography for the developer, it results in a lot of trees coming down so they can grade,” she said.

The city committed to energizing its downtown five years ago when residents approved a $29 million bond to redevelop 22 acres of its downtown.

Not long after, the city negotiated an extension of Westside Parkway as part of a deal with North American Properties.

That completed the corridor that mirrors Northpoint Parkway as an arterial road parallel to Ga. 400 running from Ga. 9 south to Old Milton Parkway.

That was the final piece of a puzzle that led to Avalon, a mega-mixed-use development on Old Milton Parkway at Ga. 400.

In the intervening years, construction has been constant, particularly

A. Public parking – West Milton Ave. (east of Rest Haven Cemetery) • One-acre lot to be cleared as part of city’s plan to add parking to west side of Main.

B. The Lofts – 58 Canton Street • 36 condominiums over retail, built 2014 C. Teasley Place – Canton Street at Milton Avenue • 4-story building with 24 for-sale units of residential above 17,000 square feet of retail and 5,000 square feet of office on 1.5 acres D. Liberty Hall – 33 S. Main • Four-story building with first-floor restaurant • Office space • Private club E. City Center – 2 N. Main • Up to 104,000 square feet of retail • Up to 168 residential units • Up to 29,950 square feet of office F. Providence Group – Academy Street (East of Main) • 41 single-family homes • 42 townhomes • Save and restore historic Manning Home; open up Cumming Street G. Hedgewood Homes – Haynes Bridge Road • 42 single-family smaller homes H. Edward Andrews Homes – Thompson Street • 40 Townhomes I. Providence Group – Old Milton Parkway • 49 townhomes; office J. East Village – Old Milton Parkway • 35 single-family homes • 96 townhomes • 54 condos • New retail, restaurant and bank K. Avalon – Old Milton Parkway at Ga. 400 (Phase II) • 90,000 square feet of retail • 550,000 square feet of office space in two buildings • 276 multi-family units • 325-room hotel and conference center with 45,000 square feet of space **Green line represents Multiuse Path

Alpharetta app keeps eye on new development Click to see how downtown changing ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Billing itself as the “Technology Capital of the South,” Alpharetta is always embracing “The New.” Alpharetta was the first metro city to adopt SeeClickFix, an app that allows residents to use their iPhone or Android to report potholes and other street problems to city work crews.

Now, six years later, the city has unveiled a new tool on its website that provides updates and information on city projects currently under way. The site maps out the location and features a brief synopsis of the project, including cost and contact information.

The tool can be found by visiting the city’s website, www.alpharetta.ga.gov, then clicking on the “City Projects” icon on the row of selections midway down the page.

The tool allows users to scroll down a list of city parks and transportation

among private developers in the downtown area.

“I think you could always overdo it, but I think as long as it’s generally

projects and see on the map where work is being performed.

The tool is the result of months of collaboration between the city’s Public Works and IT departments.

City Councilman Chris Owens said he’s asked the Public Works Department to also include some of the longer-term utility projects on the map to keep residents updated on their progress.

Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard said the site may also be refined to include some private projects that could affect residents. He added that he has also spoken with the Community Development Department to map out future projects that will be the subject of scheduled public hearings.

The department just last week updated its major projects map, particularly ones in the general area of downtown east to Avalon. That map also includes details about the projects.

—Patrick Fox

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37 Main tempest at an end Popular rock club closes; couldn’t find compromise for rock ‘n’ roll, neighbors

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – What was arguably Johns Creek’s most popular night spot shut its doors for good last week with the adoption of what the owners of 37 Main said was an unacceptable noise ordinance.

In an email to the club’s fans the owners said, “It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform you that 37 Main Johns Creek has closed its doors.

The [Johns Creek] City Council ruled last night to change the noise ordinance to an unrealistic measure (or lack of measurement).”

Joe, David and John White are brothers who started the first successful 37 Main rock club in Buford. When the brothers brought their formula of live rock music and good food to a 117,000-square-foot venue at Medlock Bridge Road at Wilson Road, it became

an almost instant success.

That is, it was a success with everyone but residents in the Medlock Bridge subdivision who have consistently claimed the loud music and “thump” of the sound waves were destroying their quality of life.

Earlier this year, the Johns Creek City Council brought together an ad hoc committee of business owners, the Chamber of Commerce and residents to devise a comprehensive noise ordinance that would, among other things, reconcile noise disturbances from entertainment venues such as 37 Main.

In their release, the White brothers said the failure of the ordinance to establish firm decibel limits meant that they could no longer operate the club.

“Once again, in the new ordinance, the term ‘plainly audible’ takes precedence over the use of an actual decibel meter,” the brothers said.

That, coupled with June setbacks in Magistrate’s Court (a curfew of 9 p.m. for live music and 11 p.m. on weekends) and a suspension of the club’s liquor license by the Johns Creek city manager, was too much.

Even serving liquor during the appeal of the liquor license suspension, business had fallen 25 percent at 37

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The White brothers, from left, Joe, David and John, brought their successful rock club 37 Main to Johns Creek in 2014. Their club had a successful formula: Good food, cool drinks and rock ‘n’ roll. But they could never find common ground with the city over a workable noise ordinance and have closed their doors.

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The White brothers said they were, in effect, being run out of town by the city. They said they were welcomed in and the 37 Main business plan was accepted, but now the rules were changing. They also complained the new noise ordinance set up a double standard for their club while other businesses, such as the golf courses,

are handled differently.

“It leads [us] to ask why should one set of neighbors’ complaints be more important than another’s? And why should one business be treated different than the next? This entire time all we asked for was an ordinance that they could hold everyone to, not just to

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37Main: Continued from Page 12 single 37 Main out,” they wrote.

But residents in Medlock Bridge subdivision say claims they did not like having a rock club on Medlock Bridge Road because it might create a “bad image” or attract a rowdy sort of audience were false. The residents consistently pointed to the club’s inability to keep loud music from intruding into their homes, often by way of low frequency sound waves creating a “thumping” inside their homes.

Mothers complained that their children did not get enough sleep at night and residents said repeatedly their sole complaints were noise-related.

Community Development Director Sharon Ebert, who headed up crafting the new noise ordinance, said every effort was made to be fair to the business community and the residential community.

However, Johns Creek is heavily residential, and it is hard to find commercial property that does not back up to single-family residences. It was difficult to find the perfect balance, but the noise ordinance committee did a good job of being fair to both, Ebert said.

“We absolutely hate to close, but our hand has been forced. We cannot have the growth of 37 Main be put to a stop

... Why should one business be treated different than the next? This entire time all we asked for was an ordinance that they could hold everyone to, not just to single 37 Main out.”

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THE WHITE BROTHERS 37 Main owners by the biased city council members of Johns Creek,” they said in their farewell. “So, on behalf of everyone at 37 Main, we appreciate all of the support during the entire process. We are so blessed to have a strong 37 Main family like you guys! I thank each of you so much for being a part of it.”

In closing they promised to “rebuild” at another location. Meanwhile they reminded their patrons that 37 Main in Buford is still going strong.

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By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – It was a hot day in July – just like the July days this summer – but Roswell Assistant Fire Marshal Ed Botts was keeping it cool as he brought yet another group of campers together to learn about fire safety and what firefighters do.

The Roswell Fire Museum housed at Roswell Station No. 1 seems to be an ideal place for the youngsters to see and learn in ways they will remember.

“Public education is one of my duties as a fire marshal, but it is one I really like. I like to see the little faces light up,” Botts said.

It was a warm Thursday afternoon when a couple of dozen campers from the Dunwoody Christian Academy came by to visit and see what Botts had to say.

“Fire Prevention Week is in October, but any time we can teach youngsters about safety and how to react if they are in a fire it’s a good thing,” he said.

Botts likes to let the young students watch him put on all of his turnout gear and let them ask questions what each piece of equipment is for. The older kids ask surprisingly technical questions. That is all to the good.

“It teaches them a lot about what it

takes to fight a fire. It also gives kids a chance to see what a firefighter looks like, and that we’re friendly.”

Young children are often frightened of a firefighter in full gear with his oxygen mask over his face. Botts wants them to see and remember what a firefighter looks like on the scene.

“I don’t want a child to be scared of a firefighter. Children should know the firefighter is their friend and run to him and not away,” Botts said.

He also teaches them things that they may have to tell their parents.

That includes what is the first thing to do in case of a fire: Get out of the house. Families should also establish a meeting place in the event of a fire, such as under a prominent tree or at the mailbox. That way, the grownups can quickly establish if everyone is there or someone may still be inside.

“The odds are folks will never have to use that information. But having a plan and reminding children about the plan from time to time can save lives.

And that’s what we’re all about,” he said.

Natisha Lee, a mentor with Dunwoody Christian Academy, said she thinks the tour at the fire station is a great idea.

“They learn a fire is a serious thing.

And it was great to see how the fireman’s equipment has changed over the years. And learning what they should do in a fire is important,” she said.

“They learn something that is really useful and in a way that they will remember it.”

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The eastbound lanes of Ga. 120 were shut down for two hours after a pedestrian struck by a car and severely injured.

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By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. — A pedestrian was sent to the hospital early morning July 27 with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Ga. 120.

While being treated, doctors found that the man already had stab wounds prior to the collision.

At 4:52 a.m., a black Acura traveling eastbound slammed into 32-yearold Lawrence Cornelius Range, from Marietta, crossing the highway near Coleman Road. He sustained extensive injuries after hitting the windshield, said Roswell Public Information Officer Lisa Holland.

“The windshield was caved in, and there was obvious car body damage to the hood,” Holland said. “[Range’s] injuries were life-threatening.”

According to Holland, Range was in the roadway, not the crosswalk, when he was hit. The crash shut down the eastbound lanes on Ga. 120 for two hours. They were finally opened close to 7 a.m. after the roadway was cleared.

The Female driver “was very cooperative” with the Roswell police officers and stayed on scene while the man was sent to a local hospital, said Holland.

He is currently still alive, but in critical condition.

According to the doctors evaluating him, Range was “stabbed several times prior to the accident.”

One witness saw an old, tan sedan flee form the accident scene. People who have any information about that vehicle or the victim prior to the accident are urged to contact Detective P. Reid at 770-640-4522.

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Norton Agency: Forsyth growth continues to sizzle Has few rivals for future growth, headed to population of 500,000

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — While much of the rest of the state and country suffered through the recession, Forsyth County was an anomaly continuing to see growth. That growth is not going to stop in the foreseeable future, so Forsyth needs to begin planning for that growth.

That was the news according to Tommy Howard, COO of the Norton Agency, which specializes in north Georgia real estate.

Howard spoke July 26 at the Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce’s Chairman’s Cabinet Economic Outlook breakfast giving his insights into the economic status of northeast Georgia, the Ga. 400 corridor and Forsyth County.

In 2015, Forsyth was among the largest populations in north Georgia coming in at a little less than 225,000 residents. Only Cherokee County exceeded Forsyth by a small margin.

Forsyth ranks ahead of many counties including Hall, Dawson and Clarke should continue to outstrip them.

“The interesting fact to me is not where you are behind, but who you are ahead of,” Howard said. “For those of you who have lived in Forsyth County for a period of time, you understand not that long ago you were the stepbrother of Hall County. You were swallowed by

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Hall County.”

Today, Hall County has around 193,000 residents, about 15 percent less than Forsyth’s population.

Population predictions say Forsyth will have well over half a million people in the county by 2042, Howard said.

“Like it or not, that’s the growth we see,” he said.

Forsyth also has the highest median household income out of north Georgia counties coming in at about $95,000.

Oconee is second is a distant second at just about $75,000 annually. Hall is at an average annual income of $51,000.

“You’re exceeding northeast Georgia

as far as your income is concerned,” Howard said. “That’s huge. That has impact. You have to pay attention as to how you are going to handle that. That will affect you moving forward.”

The average home price in Forsyth for 2015 was close to $400,000.

Hall County’s average home price was about $235,000. Forsyth saw a small decrease in total housing permits from 2003 to 2013 from around 3,200 to just over 2,400.

But with all this growth, Howard said it’s time for Forsyth to decide if it wants to increase job growth to go with those bedrooms in the county.

“Right now, Forsyth’s biggest industry is home construction. That will begin to taper as buildout approaches by 2049. Forsyth needs to consider enriching its economy as it continues to

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Forsyth needs to reevaluate its affordable housing because that is often what millennials are looking for and they are the largest group of consumers.

Lake Lanier is also a popular place to live, so the county needs to capitalize on that opportunity.

“You are a popular place to be,” he said. “Some of you might say that’s a great thing, and some might think it’s not such a great thing. In my world that’s a fantastic thing,” he said.

“It’s all in how you deal with it.

How do you take that and use it as an opportunity to shape that to make our county what we want it to look like?”

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There are Fintechs among us If you are not familiar with the term “fintech,” then you may unknowingly be out of an important Atlanta loop. Fintech is an industry that employs nearly 40,000 people in Atlanta and plays a part in more than 70 percent of all payments processed in the United States.

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Our four largest companies are on the Fortune 100 list and each represent GEOFF SMITH completely different sectors of the global Assurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com economy: The Home Depot, UPS, The Coca-Cola Co., and Delta Air Lines Inc. Diversity in industry makes for a healthier economic climate. If one industry is down, real estate agents, for example, may only see a slight drop in home purchases because there are so many other industries here to fall back on.

Atlanta is known for its strength in several industries, including logistics, transportation, financial services and technology. It is the presence of these last two, among other things, that has put Atlanta at the center of one of the fastest growing new industries: financial technology, or fintech.

When someone tells you they are in the fintech industry, most of you might nod your head and change the subject.

Well, you won’t have to do that anymore. I’ve perused several sources on the Internet trying to find a solid definition, and here is what I’ve come up with: Fintech is essentially the application of technology to the financial services industry in an effort to make its processes more efficient. I know that is an incredibly general way of explaining it. So here is a list of some Atlanta fintech companies and what they do: NCR Corporation: The global leader in consumer transaction technologies. NCR’s software and machines enable nearly 550 million transactions a day. Currently based in Duluth, they are relocating their headquarters to Midtown.

Groundfloor: An online real estate investment site where people can invest in real estate and borrowers can borrow.

Kabbage: An online lending site where businesses can get approved for loans up to $100,000 in minutes.

Bridge2Solutions: Based in Alpharetta, they develop and manage loyalty and rewards program websites for banks, credit card processors and employee incentive companies.

So that’s fintech. From what I read, as more and more transactions occur online, this industry will continue to grow.

And the technology industry in general will continue to grow in North Fulton and the rest of Atlanta. These companies are uploading and downloading exponentially more

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data, and it is important that they can move that data quickly. This is a big part of why North Fulton is such a big tech mecca. Years ago, when fiber optic cable wasn’t even cool, the state laid miles of the stuff along several key roads in North Fulton. Because of this, Alpharetta alone is host to more than 600 tech companies today.

Comcast recently announced major upgrades to its infrastructure in Roswell and Alpharetta which includes a new fiber network that will deliver 10-gigabit Internet speeds to businesses. It’s a significant upgrade that will no doubt make North Fulton an even more attractive and competitive market for relocations.

According to a press release, the cable will run in Roswell along Ga. 92 from Hardscrabble Road to Eves Road, and along Ga. 9 from just north of the Chattahoochee River to downtown Alpharetta.

The 10-mile Alpharetta network will run along Westside Parkway from Old Milton Parkway to Haynes Bridge Road, then along Haynes Bridge Road to North Point Parkway, then along North Point Parkway to Mansell Road, and along Mansell Road to Westside Parkway.

Geoff Smith, gsmith@lendtheway.com 770-674-1433, Personal: NMLS#104587 Business: NMLS#70876 *The views and opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of Assurance Financial Group

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Pieology Pizzeria opens in Alpharetta Business name: Pieology Pizzeria About: Pieology is the study of custom pizza. Guests order from a selection of crusts, sauces, cheeses and unlimited fresh toppings, fired in a stone oven and delivered hot to the table in five minutes or less. Fresh salads, Coke products and draft / bottled beer also available.

Owner: Lisa Lewis Opened: June 27, 2016 Address: 2685 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta GA 30009 Phone: 770-569-4426 Website: www.pieology.com

Georgia Tech President G.P. “Bud” Peterson and First Lady Val Peterson, center, pause with staff of Kimberly Clark in Roswell after a tour of the facility June 22.

GT President stops in Roswell/Alpharetta for tour ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Georgia Tech President G.P. “Bud” Peterson visited General Motors and Kimberly Clark before wrapping up the third day of his annual Summer Tour with a reception at the Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta on June 22.

This week marks Peterson’s eighth tour as president. Each summer since his arrival at Georgia Tech, the president and First Lady Val Peterson have used the summer as an opportunity to visit communities across the state. The tour is a chance for the Petersons to meet with alumni, Regents, businesses, lawmakers, and other friends of the Institute. This year’s tour will cover 570 miles through Middle Georgia and metro Atlanta. They will travel through 21 counties and 15 cities.

Skyline Pest Solutions hires branch operations manager ATLANTA — Marcus McCoy has recently joined Skyline Pest Solutions as branch operations man-

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Black Walnut Cafe opens in Alpharetta Business name: Black Walnut Cafe About: Black Walnut Cafe is a unique dining concept offering an extensive menu of American fare in a warm and inviting ambiance. With a menu that has something for every appetite and occasion, the restaurant invites its guests to an elevated dining experience that makes the most of their time, whether they’re craving a quick coffee or a leisurely retreat.

Opened: July 2016 Address: 5805 Windward Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30005 Phone: 404-600-1222 Website: www.blackwalnutcafe.com

BUSINESSBRIEFS ager for its offices in Marietta and Cumming. He brings 20 years of experience in the pest control industry.

In his new role, McCoy will oversee the training of employees, budgeting, generating business for the two branches and ensure quality service for Skyline Pest Solutions’ customers. The two offices MCCOY have 27 employees total.

Prior to joining Skyline, McCoy spent much of his pest control career working for Terminix International, most recently as a general manager in the Atlanta area. While at Terminix, he won the company’s Award of Excellence three times and its President’s Club award once. Skyline Pest Solutions is operated by Environmental Pest Service.

“Marcus’s extensive leadership experience in the industry will make him a valuable asset to the Skyline team,” said Joe Finney, CEO of EPS. “Marcus has a proven history of consistently focusing on customer satisfaction, which fits perfectly with our strategy of maintaining high levels of customer service.”

McCoy attended Clark Atlanta University.

It’s raining silver, gold and platinum at HSP ROSWELL, Ga. — Henderson Shapiro Peck was recognized June 13 by both the Communicator Awards and Hermes Creative Awards, taking home a total of 14 trophies for their work. The marketing company is headquartered in Roswell and offers a full-range of marketing services to its clients, including, branding, design, public relations and advertising.

With over 6,000 entries, the Communicator Awards is the world’s largest international awards program. It recognizes companies for innovative ideas in the marketing and communications indus-

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This year, the Communicator Awards judges selected HSP’s “Keeper of the Code” book cover for the “Marketing and Promotion of a Book” gold. The agency was awarded silvers for “Keeper of the Code” video trailer, the corporate identity of the “Brain Expert” Dr. Jim Robinson, C2 Education’s Point-ofPurchase Materials, the 70 West Builders’ business-to-consumer brochure and overall design of a brochure. The Hermes selection committee gave the agency a platinum award for the integrated marketing materials for “Keeper of the Code.” They also received a gold award for Advanced Gastroenterology’s “1 Hour” advertising campaign, Alex Luxury and Classic Car’s Logo Design, and the Merial Custom Vaccine’s video marketing product. HSP was given three additional honorable mentions.

To learn more about HSP, visit hendersonshapiro.com or call 678-352-7100.

Keller Williams Partners welcomes new member ATLANTA — Nick Alexander Ulatowski has recently joined Keller Williams Community Partners in Cumming. Alexander comes to the firm after serving as a student in the area. He also served as a dock worker at Bald Ridge Marina and has grown up in Cumming.

Alexander’s extensive research of the business led him straight to ULATOWSKI Keller Williams, where he is now serving the local community.

Founded in 1983, Keller Williams Realty is the world’s largest real estate franchise by agent count, with approximately 700 offices and more than 110,000 associates in more than a dozen countries around the world.

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OLD SOLDIER’S DAY RACE AND PARADE Join the annual Old Soldier’s Day race and parade Saturday, Aug. 6 to celebrate the veterans of all wars. The festivities will include free hot dogs, drinks, activities and keynote speaker Colonel Anthony C. Dill. The 8K road race will start at Wills Park at 7 a.m. and the parade band will kick off in downtown Alpharetta at 9:15 a.m. Race registration starts at $24. For more information and to register for the race, visit awesomealpharetta.com.

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EVENTS: CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECK

What: Children’s car seats will be checked for free by certified car seat technicians to help improve their safety during trips.

When: Saturday, Aug. 5, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: location TBA More info: cityofmiltonga.us or 678242-2527

FAMILY, FUN, FLICKS & FOOD TRUCKS

What: “A League of Their Own” will play for free at Milton High School. The event starts at 7 p.m. with food trucks, and the movie starts dusk.

When: Aug. 6, 7 p.m.

Where: Milton High School, 13025 Birmingham Highway, Milton More info: cityofmiltonga.us, 678-2422533

WATER DAY

What: Water Day celebrates the wonders of water as summer winds down.

Splash through sprinklers, meet water-loving community partners, play games and make water crafts.

When: Sunday, Aug. 7 Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell Cost: Included with general admission, $6 for children, $10 for adults More info chattnaturecenter.org

FREE OUTDOOR FITNESS

What: The Johns Creek Recreation and Parks division is offering free outdoor fitness classes for all fitness levels and taught by certified instructors. Participants must be at least 16 years old.

Under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

When: Sunday, Aug. 7, 9-10 a.m.

Where: Newtown Park Amphitheater, 3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekga.gov, 678-5123200

WEEKLY WEST COAST SWING DANCE What: Learn swing dancing or refine your skills at these weekly sessions.

The first introductory lesson is free.

When: Sunday, Aug. 7, 6-6:45 p.m.

Where: American Legion Club 201, 201 Wills Road, Alpharetta More info: swinginvasion.com

CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY

What: The Citizens Police Academy provides an in-depth look at JCPD operations and the policies it follows over nine weeks. Ages 21 or older. Must fill out application.

When: Tuesday, Aug. 9, 6-8 p.m.

Where: Johns Creek Police Headquarters, 11445 Johns Creek Parkway, Johns Creek More info and applications: johnscreekga.gov, JCPDcommsvcs@JohnsCreekGA.gov

DATE NIGHT ON THE RIVER

What: Come relax at the Chattahoochee Nature Center on this adults-only, 2 ½-hour sunset evening paddle. Ages 21 or older.

When: Ongoing 5-9 p.m.

Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell Cost: $30 general public, $25 members More info: Check availability and register at chattnaturecenter.org/families/ canoe-programs

FARMERS MARKETS, FOOD TRUCKS: JOHNS CREEK FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS

What: Johns Creek’s Food Truck Fridays return to Technology Park, with different food trucks each Friday.

When: Friday, Aug. 5, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Technology Park, 35 Technology Drive, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekadvantage.org

ALPHARETTA FARMERS MARKET

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

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

Scott Road, Roswell Cost: tickets start at $28 for 5K, $15 for fun run More info: liveforjamie.com

THE GET RIGHT BAND

What: The Get Right Band will perform at the free Roswell Riverside Sounds Concert Series. At least two food trucks will be on location from 6-9 p.m.

When: Saturday, Aug. 6, 7-9 p.m.

Where: Riverside Park, 575 Riverside Road, Roswell More info: roswellgov.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: SPOTLIGHT: ARTIST KELLY CROSBY

What: Come visit the Roswell Cultural Arts Center and view Kelly Crosby’s “Plastic Abstractions” exhibit in the lobby. Open to the public.

When: Monday-Friday, Aug. 2-30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where: Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forest St., Roswell More info: kellycrosbydesign.com

SERENITY GARDEN CONCERT

What: The Roswell Summer of Fun program is organizing on a free concert in the Roswell Area Park Serenity garden behind the Visual Arts Center.

When: Friday, Aug. 5, 3-5 p.m.

Where: Riverside Park, 575 Riverside Road, Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

ROCKET SHOT 5K ROAD RACE

What: Join the third annual 5K Road Race and fun run for the Jamie McHenry Memorial Foundation. All proceeds will go toward the foundation and used to award local students with scholarships. Shirts included in price.

When: Saturday, Aug. 6, 7:30 a.m.

Where: Centennial High School, 9750

97.1 THE RIVER PRESENTS BOSTON

What: 97.1 The River presents a live performance by Boston with special guest Dennis DeYoung.

When: Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta Cost: Tickets starting at $20 More info: vzwamp.com

SEUSSICAL

What: ACT1 Theater presents “Seussical,” a musical that melds classic Dr. Seuss tales together and brings to life timeless characters like Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Jojo and more.

When: July 14-Aug. 7, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, 180 Academy St., Alpharetta.

Cost: $20 for adult, $17 for child More info and tickets: act1theater.com

LIBRARY EVENTS: MIDDAY AT MILTON BOOK CLUB

What: Come join the Milton Book Club for a discussion of this month’s book, “Happiness Key” by Emilie Richards.

When: Friday, Aug. 5, noon-1 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road More info: julia.padgett@fultoncountyga.gov or 404-613-4445

BOOK AND MOVIE SHARING FOR ADULTS

What: Participants will get to share their favorite book and movie titles with one another or talk about any good media they have discovered lately.

Find new titles to explore. Registration required.

When: Saturday, Aug. 6, 1:30-3 p.m.

Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info and registration: afpls.org or comments@co.fulton.ga.us

COOKING WITH CHEF LYNN

What: Learn how to create healthy back to school meals full of vegetables. Chef Lynn is known for her creative, healthy and tasty recipes.

When: Monday, Aug. 8, 6-7:30 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or michael.salpeter@fultoncountyga.gov

SUMMER CRAFTS FOR ADULTS

What: Enjoy making summer crafts with Sharon Crumley, a local mixed media artist, for free. Adults only. Registration required.

When: Tuesday, Aug. 9, 11 a.m.-noon Where: Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell More info: afpls.org

ASTRONOMY CLUB: SATURN

What: Join Jeff Thompson as he traverses through the night sky. If weather and light permit, the class will take the telescope outside after the talk to look at the stars.

When: Tuesday, Aug. 9, 6-7 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or milton.branch@ fultoncountyga.gov

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: 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

OF INTEREST ELSEWHERE: ALICE COOPER

What: Alice Cooper will be playing a uniquely theatrical brand of hard rock, designed to shock, in Atlanta during his worldwide tour.

When: Wednesday, Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta Cost: Tickets starting at $35 More info and tickets: atlantasymphony.org

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Sharrows come to town If you’re like many, you may enjoy taking the ol’ bicycle out for a morning or evening ride along one of Alpharetta’s designated bike routes.

Make no mistake: a STEVE HUDSON two-wheel, pedGet Outside Georgia, al-powered excurChattahoochee Media Group sion is a great way to enjoy the out-of-doors.

You may also have noticed some new roadway markings on some of those routes – chevron-style arrows paired with an illustration of a bicycle.

They’re called “sharrows,” and they’re another tool in the ongoing effort to help motorists and bicyclists safely share the road.

These shared-lane markings are being stenciled onto a number of local roads.

According to John Maloney, traffic operations manager for the City of Alpharetta, the idea behind sharrows is to bring drivers’ attention to the fact that there may be something, in this case a bicycle, ahead of them in the roadway. They serve as what he calls an “on-street driver notification system,” which reminds motors that they’re sharing the road with bicyclists.

“Anything we can do to alert drivers, the better,” Mahoney said.

Are sharrows effective? The National Association of City Transportation Officials has noted that sharrows potentially offer several benefits on shared roadways, reminding motorists that bicycle traffic may be present, while also reminding cyclists where they should be.

However, NACTO and others have noted that sharrows are not the same as bike lanes, which offer some degree of separation between bicyclists and motorists.

Are more bike lanes a possibility for Alpharetta’s roads?

That depends, and the reason is that the construction of bike lanes requires an additional four feet of lane width.

“Any time we build a new road, we try very hard to get that four feet in there,” Maloney said. However, he added that it’s not so simple on existing roads. The presence of existing curbs and drainage structures makes it much more complicated and expensive to widen a lane on an existing road by the necessary four feet.

“That’s where sharrows come in,” Maloney said.

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Alpharetta Public Safety Officer Amanda Clay left, and bicyclist Emil Walcek during placement of new sharrows on an Alpharetta roadway.

The city placed its first sharrows several weeks ago. Most recently, sharrows were added to Charlotte Drive, and other roads, including Wills Drive and Milton Ave., should see the addition of sharrows in the future.

“Our goal is to keep putting more of them down,” Maloney said. “In this area, we want [bicyclists and motorsts] to get along.”

Wayne Utz, co-secretary of Bike Alpharetta, is enthusiastic about adding sharrows to local roads. Bike Alpharetta worked with the city to come up with Alpharetta’s designated bike routes, and the sharrow program should help make those routes safer for all concerned.

“Local drivers are now better aware of the presence of cyclists,” Utz said, praising the program as “part of the city’s long-term plan to include a

‘share the road’ focus.” He added, “The project helps to continue Alpharetta’s community-centric efforts for a safer dynamic downtown and around-town living environment.”

By the way, I asked Utz what he considers to be the best place for a family bike ride in the area. Next week we’ll take a look at what he had to say.

To learn more about Bike Alpharetta or about Alpharetta’s designated bike routes, visit bikealpharetta.org.

Steve Hudson’s book, “Hiking the Hooch,” will help you discover the great trails of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, including the trails of the Cochran Shoals Unit.

Check it out in local outdoor shops or on Amazon, or order online from www. chattahoocheemedia.com.

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Remodeling: Continued from Page 24 more to make it larger. And the shower is the new focal point of the bathroom.

3. Garden Tub Removal. No one uses them anymore so use the space for the shower of free standing tub.

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2. Insert large Island/Peninsula in place of former wall. This will become the new focal point of the room.

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New Eagle Scouts for the Northern Ridge District NORTH FULTON, Ga. — The Northern Ridge Boy Scout District (Cities of Roswell, Alpharetta, John’s Creek, Milton) is proud to announce its newest Eagle Scouts, who passed their Board of Review on July 21, 2016. These are Scouts who passed their Eagle Board of Reviews, held at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church: Caleb Kahn, from Troop 841, sponsored by St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, whose project was design and construction of four mounting blocks for riders to get on their horse at Wills Park Equestrian Center Patrick Zath, of Troop 1134, sponsored by St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church whose project was the restoration of the playground at Sacred Tapestry UMC. Patrick also laid mulch at the newly restored playground Carter Urbanawiz, from Troop 734, sponsored by the Webb Bridge Ward of Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, whose project was the design and construction of Kayak and life jacket racks for Camp Twin Lakes (a camp for children with serious illnesses and disabilities Dylan Connelly, from Troop 841, sponsored by St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, whose project was design and construction of an outdoor Chapel, at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church Brandon Crowe, from Troop 87, sponsored by Roswell Presbyterian Church, whose project was the design and construction of a shelving to hold the Drum and Battery equipment in the new Band Trailer for Centennial High School Timothy Beck, of Troop 7153, sponsored by St. Brigid Catholic Church, whose project was the design and construction of an educational garden and butterfly garden at Holy Redeemer Catholic School Dylan Lewis, from Troop 87, sponsored by Roswell Presbyterian Church, whose project was the design and construction Picnic Tables and a Flower Beds for Forrest Street and Millbrook Ct Parks in the Roswell Park System Jordan Minchew, of Troop 629, sponsored by Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of a rainwater collection system for Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center William Buckingham, from Troop 10, sponsored

by St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, whose project was the design and construction of 4 raised garden boxes for Mill Springs Academy Brandon Semones, of Troop 629, sponsored by Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church. Whose project was the design and construction of a Gateway Arbor and a split rail fence section, for the Warsaw trail at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center Jason Wahl, from Troop 10, sponsored by St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, whose project was the design and construction of a trombone storage shelves for the Webb Bridge Middle School Band Room.

Cole Kibler, from Troop 143, sponsored by John’s Creek United Methodist Church, was the revitalization of an outdoor Area for Drake’s Closet Charity.

Cole cleared the area of junk, laid soil for planting grass, constructed three raised gardens and constructed a fence to cover a dumpster Ryan Pepperman, from Troop 69, sponsored by Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, whose project was the removal of old rotten garden boxes and replacing them with three new garden boxes for

From left, Caleb Kahn, Patrick Zath, Carter Urbanawiz, Dylan Connelly, Brandon Crowe, Timothy Beck and Dylan Lewis.

From left, Jordan Minchew, William Buckingham, Brandon Semones, Jason Wahl, Cole Kibler, Ryan Pepperman, Nicholas Heydinger and Kyle Brown Creek View Elementary School Nicholas Heydinger, from Troop 27, sponsored by the Johns Creek Christian Church, whose project was the design and construction of a Gaga pit for Statebridge Elementary School

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Japanese floral arrangement comes to Roswell Ichiyo School in Atlanta puts on Ikebana Exhibit

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. — For the past week, the students of the Atlanta chapter of the Ichiyo School of Ikebana displayed their work at Roswell’s Art Center West.

The Ikebana Exhibit features Japanese floral arrangements that can vary widely in their presentation. Some of the art, for example, may hang down from the ceiling, incorporate the walls or use props like metal grids.

“Ikebana means living art,” said Elaine Jo, the executive master of the Atlanta chapter of Ichiyo. “What you’re trying to do is achieve a sense that the arrangement still has vitality.”

Unlike the floral arrangements western audiences might be more familiar with, Ikebana emphasizes asymmetry to create a sense of movement. The artists purposely work with branches and stems of varying lengths to arrange their piece. These differences in lengths can be very drastic.

“Everything in the arrangement is of a different height,” Jo explained.

“You’re dealing with all these different lengths, and you have to give a balance between those lengths. And that can be very difficult to do.”

The balance of the piece is one of the main principals the students of Ikebana consider for the design, the others being space and depth. When used properly, Jo said, the principals come together to form a line of movement that controls where the gaze of the viewer goes.

A beginner piece, for example, may start with a large blossom as a focal point to bring attention to the bottom of the arrangement. The longer branches

Karen Fishman’s work, a beginner piece, demonstrates the use of balance in Ikebana. or leaves in the back guide the viewer’s gaze upward to their tapered ends.

These changes, said Jo, create the desired effect of depth in the arrangement.

More advanced pieces often incorporate accessories, such as wood and metal, in the design. The artist Emi Zobloski, for example, wrapped the base of her work in Washi paper and surrounded the arrangement with jutting pieces of bamboo.

The length of the gallery exhibit is also taken into consideration in some of the work.

“If we can, we like to have some buds in the arrangement,” Jo said.

“They show the future.” The buds may bloom as the exhibit goes on and trans-

The Ikebana Exhibit is presented by the Atlanta chapter of the Ichiyo School of Ikebana. form the art during its stay.

The flowers are often bought from local florists, but some of Ichiyo’s students grow their own materials or search for them out in nature. A few of the artists even create their own pottery for the bases of their arrangements.

Each of the artists at the Ichiyo School of Ikebana spends at least an hour working on their piece. The students are limited by the nature of their materials and must make compromises between their vision and reality.

If a stem can’t bend the way the artist envisioned, they have to rework their design.

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flowers, and they cooperate with you,” Jo explained.

The Ichiyo School is just one school of Ikebana and was founded in Japan in 1937 by Meikof Kasuya. It became popular after World War II and branched off into chapters around the world. It is a contemporary and freestyle school, unlike its more traditional peers like the Ikenobo School.

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Roswell introduces new theater program Roswell Youth Theater opens auditions

By Julia Grochowski julia@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Cultural Arts Center is opening its doors to youth ages 8-18 interested in theater.

Roswell has recently introduced its new Youth Theater and is inviting all student actors and singers to audition for its opening play, Disney’s “Peter Pan Jr.” coming late January. It’s open not just to the Roswell community but to surrounding areas as well, like Alpharetta and East Cobb. Auditions will be Aug. 15 and 16.

“It’s the first time Roswell has had a children’s theater,” said the Roswell Youth Theater Artistic Director Leslie Kelley. “It’s been a long time coming.”

Unlike other theater programs in the past, the players audition by production instead of for a company. When players auditioned for the previous program, there was a set number of children who would be accepted, and they would study with the company for a full nine months. They would be involved in two productions.

The new setup allows for new faces to come and go with each play. It’s much more like the world of professional actors and singers, said Roswell Performing Arts Supervisor and RYT Choreographer Nancy Whitehead.

Youth who participate will act, sing and dance onstage during the musical version of Disney’s classic “Peter Pan.” The script portrays a campy version of the story full of song and dance. It also has an extended cast list with over 40 named parts, including new fairies, mermaids, pirates and lost boys.

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The new Roswell Youth Theater production, Disney’s “Peter Pan Jr.,” will be performed at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center in January. one interested in joining. The RYT will provide teaching alongside directing and work to the level of their students.

Kelley, Whitehead and Jeanne Luke, the RYT musical director, all have years of professional experience with their own performance careers and teaching.

“It’s just about the kids having fun.

It doesn’t have to be perfect, and we’re all going to mess up,” Whitehead said.

“I still mess up on stage sometimes as an adult performer, and I need them to know that, that it’s OK to mess up.”

Kelley, Whitehead and Luke said they have all been amazed by the talent of some of their younger performers in the past.

“When you think of an 8-year-old coming in and doing a monologue, you

expect at that level that they’re going to stand there and recite something that they’ve memorized. We are continuously blown away about them creating a character and acting the monologue out. They get it. They know what it’s supposed to be like,” said Whitehead.

In previous programs, the participants, regardless of age, became a tight-knit group. They looked out for and learned from one another, said Kelley. The RYT is looking forward to welcoming new faces.

“There’s a lot of talent here in Roswell, and we’ve had a lot of that talent with us for several years now,” Kelley said. “But we also know that there’s a lot of talent out there that we haven’t seen yet, and this is their opportunity to come show us who they are.”

Any interested youth ages 8-18 must register to audition for a role at roswellgov.com for a $25 fee. Auditions will be held Aug. 15 and 16 and will require a short monologue, snippet from a Broadway musical song and brief dance audition. Rehearsals will be Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

For information on the RYT, call 770-647-7557, ext. 7557, or email lkelley@roswellgov.com.

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JC calls for $40m November parks bond referendum

Historic Roswell Business Association launches new website

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Johns Creek City Council approved July 25 a resolution put a $40 million parks bond on the Nov. 8 ballot for development of parks, and acquisition of parks and green space.

Projects funded by the bond revenue would include development of: • Cauley Creek Park, • Technology Park Linear Park, • restoration of Rogers Bridge, • construction of an indoor recreation center, • acquisition of park land and green space.

The bonds, if approved by voters, would raise an estimated $40 million to implement the Recreation and Parks Strategic Master Plan adopted by the City Council in March.

The strategic master plan provides direction for development of existing parks and guides the purchase and use of future park land.

The five-month planning process included extensive community outreach with more than 1,500 individuals participating in interviews, surveys, community meetings, and social media interactions.

ROSWELL, Ga. — The Historic Roswell Business Association launched its new, user-friendly Explore Roswell website this week. The website allows users to easily navigate through useful and current information, including an online listing of all businesses, services and events, as well as activities, sights and things to do in Roswell.

ExploreRoswell.com is tailored to three key audiences: residents, visitors and businesses, with the purpose of promoting the growth, development and economic prosperity of the Historic Roswell community.

Upon its founding in 2015, the HRBA selected the development of a unified website as the top priority, and wasted no time acting on it.

“Our business community felt we were missing an opportunity to connect with visitors to our area and offer them a ‘launching pad’ for planning their visit to downtown Historic Roswell,” HRBA Executive Director Ryan Pernice said.

Local businessman Rand Cabus, owner of Mojo Vinyl, spearheaded the HRBA’s efforts in the site development with Ken Lopez, another Roswellian, and his firm, Nearshore Interactive. The

The plan showed popular consensus on: • acquisition of additional park land; • expansion of recreational facilities; • addition of multi-purpose turf athletic fields; • development of an indoor recreation center; • expansion of facilities and programs for seniors; • connectivity among parks and activity centers; • a broader range of programs serving all ages; • planning for a citywide recreational greenway/trail system; • improvements to existing facility maintenance.

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site uses a responsive design, which allows for easy viewing across all devices.

Updates to ExploreRoswell.com will continue as the HRBA looks to build upon the design of the site and integrate more ways to better serve Historic Roswell’s visitors, residents and businesses. All events posted the Roswell CVB’s event calendar will be automatically featured on ExploreRoswell.com’s Events Page. For more information on the HRBA, please visit ExploreRoswell. com or contact them via email at hrba. roswell@gmail.com.

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The following item will be heard at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on Thursday, August 4, 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, August 22, 2016 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia. a. Z-16-05/V-16-21 Aycock/Thompson Street/DT-LW Consideration of a request to rezone approximately 1 acre from O-P (Office-Professional) to DT-LW (Downtown Live-Work) in order to develop 7 single-family detached homes. A variance from UDC Appendix A, Section 3.7.3 to reduce the minimum lot size for detached homes and a variance from UDC Section 2.5.5 (D) to allow for crushed stone to be used for internal private streets is requested. The property is located on the north side of Thompson Street east of Haynes Bridge Road and is legally described as being located in Land Lot 748, 1st 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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Blotter: Continued from Page 2 arrested July 19 for allegedly stealing $1,300 worth of gift cards over a month from her place of employment.

An asset protection officer saw that the employee had been making multiple returns onto several gift cards.

The security footage showed the teenager use receipts without anyone at her register. She was recorded scanning merchandise off of the shelves as returns.

The transactions had been occurring since June 20.

Police obtained a warrant for the teenager and arrested her without incident.

Man’s car broken into while playing baseball MILTON, Ga. — Police responded to two calls July 17 about a car break-in

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One of the victims said that he had arrived midday, locked his car and went to play baseball nearby.

He came back when another man told him that his car window had been smashed.

The car’s front window was destroyed, and the victim’s wallet was missing.

A police officer noted that it appeared that the suspect tried to pry the window open, causing it to shatter.

Man’s truck missing after shopping trip JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A man reported his truck missing July 22 while he was shopping at a local hardware store.

The man said that he had left his blue Dodge Ram truck, valued at $10,000, locked in the parking lot midday. A blue box trailer was attached to the back of the truck.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A man was arrested July 14 for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute after he was pulled over for having windows tinted too dark.

An Alpharetta officer stopped a white Dodge Durango on Old Milton Parkway to talk with the driver. While he was taking to the man, the officer reported that he could detect a strong smell of marijuana from the car.

He found a medium sized mason jar under the front driver’s seat with six baggies of suspected marijuana.

Arrests: Continued from Page 2 Georgia, was arrested July 20 on Morrison Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of methamphetamines. ►► Dearick Lynn Milton Jr., 27, of Windy Hill Road, Marietta, was arrested July 21 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of

Building: Continued from Page 10 said. “I think it says people enjoy living here. They enjoy working here. Investors are confident in the future of the city and willing to invest their money here.”

Still to come this year will be the launch of the City Center’s commercial phase, which is expected to include 70,000 square feet of restaurants and retail. A separate building will provide 30,000 square feet of office space.

Cheri Morris, president of Morris & Fellows, who heads the retail part of the development team for City Center, said she expects construction to begin sometime this fall.

“We’ve got huge interest from retailers and restaurants and office tenants, so all of that is going,” she said. “We’re finalizing our design and getting ready to start construction this fall.”

Morris said architects are still designing the buildings, and spaces must

marijuana and failure to maintain lane. ►► Quran Williams, 27, of Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek, was arrested July 21 on Abbotts Bridge Road in Johns Creek for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. ►► Edgar Jaramillo, 45, of Cumming Street, Alpharetta, was arrested July 20 on Thompson Street in Alpharetta for possession of methamphetamines, possession of marijuana and wanted person.

be precise before leases can be signed.

However, she added, there have already been a good number of signed letters of intent.

“We have 50,000 to 60,000 square feet in signed letters of intent on the commercial, which is not quite half of the commercial,” she said.

Kennedy said the city’s downtown is generating quite a bit of excitement.

“I think a lot of people are really buying into the idea that we’re creating something vibrant, especially in the downtown area, a vibrant, walkable area.”

Kennedy, who serves as liaison to the Community Development Department, noted that the Downtown Master Plan was a long process that drew on public input over the course of many months. Meetings were held among residents, he said, to determine proper densities and where development should be confined.

“Over the last couple of years, we’ve had quite a bit of public opportunity to provide comment on growth,” Kennedy said.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service Georgia Transmission Corporation: Notice of Availability of a Finding of No Significant Impact AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Finding of No Significant Impact SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Environmental Assessment (EA) associated with the proposed CummingPinecrest 230 kV Transmission Project. The EA was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR Parts 15001508) and RUS’s NEPA implementing regulations (7 CFR Part 1970, Environmental Policies and Procedures). The purpose of the EA was to evaluate the environmental impacts associated with a potential RUS loan or loan guarantee for the proposed project to Georgia Transmission Corporation. The project consists of building a 230 kV transmission line and modifying associated facilities in Forsyth County, Georgia.

ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the FONSI or EA, or for further information, contact: Ms. Lauren McGee Rayburn, Environmental Scientist, USDA/RD/Rural Utilities Service, 84 Coxe Ave., Suite 1E, Asheville, NC 28801; telephone: (202) 695-2540; fax: (202) 690-0649, or e-mail: lauren.rayburn@wdc.usda.gov.

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 right-of-way.

A notice of availability of the EA for public review was published in the Forsyth County Hearld on June 30 and July 6, 2016. The EA was available for public and agency review at the Forsyth County Public Library, located at: 585 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, Georgia.

The 14-day comment period ended on July 13, 2016. RUS received no comments.

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 proposed project in detail and discusses its anticipated environmental impacts was prepared by Georgia Transmission Corporation. RUS conducted an independent analysis of the assessment and concurred with its scope and content. In accordance with 7 CFR § 1970.102(6), RUS accepted the assessment as its EA for the proposed project.

Based on its EA, RUS has concluded that the proposed project would have no significant effects to water quality, wetlands, the 100-year floodplain, land use, aesthetics, transportation, or human health and safety. The proposed project will have no adverse effects on historic properties listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and no adverse effects to federally listed species or designated critical habitat.

The proposed project would not disproportionately affect minority and low-income populations.

No other potential significant impacts resulting from the proposed project have been identified. Therefore, RUS has determined that the issued FONSI fulfills its obligations under NEPA for its action related to the proposed project. RUS is satisfied that the environmental impacts of the proposed project have been adequately addressed. If RUS takes a Federal action on the proposed project, it will not result in significant impacts to the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, an Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared for the proposed project.

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• The Alpharetta Mayor’s Corporate Challenge 5K Race attracts thousands of residents, corporate employees and runners. It’s basically a huge block party.

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Alpharetta’s Mayor, David Belle Isle, won the 2015 Mayor’s Corporate Challenge!

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The Mayor’s Challenge 5K starts and finishes at Alpharetta City Hall

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Each year, thanks to generous corporate sponsors, the Mayor’s Challenge raises over $100,000 for people in need in our local community and abroad. (below are some of the non-profits who have benefited)

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