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Nature Center Manager Ben Pitman is working hard to get Spooky Mill ready for Halloween. It is a major fundraiser for the Autrey Mill Nature Center and Heritage Preserve.

Spooky Mill offers Halloween fun, games Autrey Mill Nature Center all spruced up for fright nights By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Just

around Halloween, Autrey Mill Nature Center and Heritage Preserve goes through a mysterious change. A creepy atmosphere comes out of the forest mist and Spooky Mill is transformed into frightful place. The mill cabin is haunted and young visitors are welcome

to come in – if they dare. It’s all part of the Nature Center’s annual Halloween Carnival with inflatable bouncy ride, games, activities and of course Spooky Mill with its rooms full of little horrors. “I think I would give Spooky

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – How prevalent are illicit massage parlors in Johns Creek? According to a group of concerned citizens researching the problem in the city, there are more “erotic” parlors along Medlock Bridge Road within the city limits than there are gas stations or fast food restaurants. The Oct. 20 meeting was billed as a candidate forum for the seven candidates for the three City Council seats up for election this November. But as one of the organizers of the event candidly said, its purpose was more to inform the candidates about the proliferation of illicit massage parlors than to get their position on curbing them. Larry Hanlon is one of the members of the citizens group that is looking into the problem. They organized after an April City Council meeting in which they came forward to ask for the city’s help in ridding the city of these thinly veiled prostitution shops operating in the open on the city’s main thoroughfares. They were told city police were indeed aware of the problem, but prosecution of

City Council candidates weigh in on city manager ►►PAGE 10 such cases is difficult and time-consuming, and often end up with the accused getting off with a fine in Fulton Superior Court. So Hanlon and his friends began to research what could be done. “We didn’t have any money. We didn’t have any experience. And we didn’t have a plan. But we did have a business background. So we first set out to educate ourselves about this problem,” he said. They found out law enforcement has identified 71 illicit massage parlors operating north of the Chattahoochee River in Roswell, Alpharetta, Cumming, Norcross and nine operating in Johns Creek alone. “We found that the real victims are the women who are forced to work in these operations. Many of them are underage, don’t speak English and are virtual slaves

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ROSWELL, Ga. – Two Roswell schools were on lockdown Friday morning, Oct. 18, after a home invasion suspect was loose in the area. According to Lt. James McGee, a Roswell Police spokes-

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Trellis Place, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 29 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane, expired tag and disorderly conduct. ►► Brandon Michael Darnell, 40, of Galleon Trail, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 29 on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Robert Thomas Campbell, 42, of Collingwood Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 30 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI and speeding. ►► Yeudiel Zubieta, 36, of Cotton Court, Johns Creek,

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Dog goes missing from owner’s truck MILTON, Ga. – Someone made off with a dog Oct. 8, taking it from the back of a truck. The victim said he was parked at a gas station in Crabapple pumping gas. He went into the convenience store about 9 p.m. His yellow German shepherd-mix dog was

man, a man broke into a home on Hembree Grove Overlook, near Elkins Pointe Middle School and Hembree Springs Elementary School. The crime happened about 9 a.m. McGee said the suspect broke into the home through a back door where he found

the homeowner. The two began to fight and the suspect ran away. The victim then called police. Dogs from Roswell and Cherokee County assisted with the manhunt, however the suspect has not yet been found. The invasion is behind the two schools, which prompted

them to go into lockdown for two hours while the hunt continued. Police are looking for a black male, 6 feet tall, wearing blue jeans, black tennis shoes, a dark hoodie sweater, with a scruffy goatee and extreme body odor.

was arrested Sept. 30 on Ga. 120 in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Dowia Marie Hamlin, 55, of Dahlonega was arrested Oct. 3 on North Point Circle in Alpharetta for DUI. ►► Dwayne Mitchell Eavenson, 38, of Hastings Terrace, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 2 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to use due care. ►► David Wilson Rogers, 43, of Canton was arrested Oct. 3 on South Main Street in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Matthew Joseph Burns, 45, of Will Allen Road, Cumming, was arrested Oct. 4 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, speeding and failure to maintain lane. ►► Curtis Hall Martin, 56, of Lake Shore Landing, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 4 on Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta for DUI and failure

to maintain lane. ►► Steven Jay Millice, 49, of Suwanee was arrested Oct. 4 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI and improper U-turn. ►► Adedayo Fafiade, 40, of Annazanes Court, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 24 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane and expired license. ►► Brad Lee Ball, 35, of Edinburgh Court, Milton, was arrested Oct. 5 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, open container and failure to yield. ►► Victoria Lynn Tucker, 42, of Chief Vann Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 5 on Ga. 9 in Milton for DUI, child endangerment, open container and failure to maintain lane. ►► Lindsay Ann Saripkin, 31, of Wisteria Circle, Roswell, was arrested Oct. 5 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell for DUI and following too closely. ►► Ranferi Arroyo-Torres, 32,

of Atlanta was arrested Oct. 6 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell for DUI, expired license and stop sign violation.

in the bed of his pickup truck. When he returned to the truck, the dog was not there. The owner says the dog could not have jumped out of the truck because of its advanced age and arthritis in its hips. Surveillance footage of the pump was unable to be found. The dog is described as 115 to 125 pounds and wearing a green and blue “Sweetwater Brewing Co.” collar.

than $1,000 in clothing from mall stores. Police were called to the Dillard’s store in North Point Mall about 6 p.m. after employees said they caught Allen David King, 41, of Atlanta, attempting to steal clothing. They claim King walked into the store and tried to return clothing from a Gap bag he was carrying. He was denied the return. He then allegedly walked throughout the store and selected several shirts that he took with him into a changing room. Loss prevention officers say he quickly left the changing room carrying nothing with him and tried to leave the store. Employees stopped him

and found the shirts in his bags as well as numerous other items of clothing including many from Target. He then tried to run from staff before he was apprehended. He no sales receipts for anything. He claimed he received the clothing from a friend in exchange for a $100

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Handgun stolen overnight from car ROSWELL, Ga. – A handgun was stolen from a vehicle Oct. 4 on Sherwood Pass. Police were called to the residence where the victim said someone broke into his truck overnight. Taken were a 9mm Taurus pistol, worth $600, and an Apple iPad, valued at $650.

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taken from home ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A family reported that $9,000 in jewelry was stolen Aug. 13 from a Hunters Oak Drive residence, and a suspect was arrested Oct. 12. The victim told police her parents were packing for a trip when they noticed several

pieces of jewelry and some cash missing. The suspect is a neighboring woman, Amber Shawn Davis, 26, of Hunters Oaks Drive, Alpharetta. She had allegedly been found inside the home a few months before without an explanation why. They believe she had pawned the items – a $5,000 tennis bracelet, a $3,000 ruby diamond ring and another $1,000 in other jewelry – at a local pawn shop. A warrant was taken out for Davis’ arrest. She was found in Gwinnett County Jail Oct. 12. She was charged with felony burglary, felony theft by taking and theft by deception.

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“explain the dangers” in doing this, one 17-year-old took off running toward the Concepts 21 and Wood Creek apartment buildings. A search of nearby woodland turned up the man, who initially refused to say anything to police. He was arrested for obstruction. Once at the jail, he finally told officers his name. He was found to be forbidden from being near the apartments and had a warrant from Henry County for trespassing.

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were broken into Oct. 4 on Holcomb Bridge Road, and a pistol was taken from one of them. Police were called out 8:20 p.m. to the Olive Garden where the victim said a backpack was taken. Inside was a Toshiba laptop. Another victim said she had left her vehicle unlocked and, while she was in the restaurant, someone took a Springfield handgun.

One victim called police at about 3 a.m. to report people making loud noises on the street and smashing things near the intersection of Sablewood Drive and Northwood Drive. Several mailboxes were found heavily damaged.

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Bodker questions investigation report’s timing Says release part of orchestrated pattern to affect city elections By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – In an apparent hurry to release something on the investigation on Mayor Mike Bodker, the Johns Creek City Council released an “interim” report on the investigation’s findings at the Monday night City Council meeting. It had been preceded by lengthy citizen comments from Bodker supporters who suspected the report would be released that night as it was the last council meeting before elections. They say that was the intention of council all along and the reason why the incomplete “interim report” has been timed to have maximum impact just before the election. Members of the City Council who called for the report blame Bodker’s “foot-dragging” in releasing information. Attorney Robert Wilson had been hired in June to investigate what Councilmembers Bev Miller, Randall Johnson, Karen Richardson, Ivan Figueroa and Brad Raffensperger called certain allegations made against the mayor. The three strongest allegations in the report laid out the case for: Accepting a benefit from a developer and later voting on a zoning case involving the developer (which was unanimously approved) rather than recusing himself from voting as required under the ethics code. Violating the confidentiality of the executive session by discussing a land purchase before the council while discussions were ongoing with the owner of the land, including details of the city’s appraisal of the land.

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Contravening council’s direct instructions that no one on council contact the city of Roswell with council’s plans to hold a demonstration at Brumbelow Road and Nesbit Ferry Road in concert with a threat to sue the city of Roswell to compel that city to put a traffic signal at that intersection. The 27-page report in large print and double-spaced, goes on to relate other incidents of misbehavior that include asking a Fulton County police officer to confront an alleged bully on a county school bus and dissuade the boy, an elementary school student, to leave another child alone. The report says the mayor did not go to school authorities about the matter, but instead wanted to have the officer “scare” the boy. The bus driver never let the officer on the bus, and the school principal intervened. Another intervention by the mayor alleged in the report stated that members of the Atlanta Athletic Club, including then House Speaker Pro Tem Mark Burkhalter, complained to the mayor that the AAC was being targeted by officers for DUI stops. Bodker allegedly asked the city manager to set up a meeting with himself, members of the AAC and the police chief. Instead, City Manager John Kachmar and

the city attorney met with the incoming AAC president and assured the AAC they were not being targeted. Other allegations are mentioned, but only three appeared to form the real meat of the investigation, which are offered as the report’s “conclusions.” Bodker, who only received a copy of the report at the meeting, said while he had not yet had time to read all of its allegations, he wanted to say as to the three most serious ones – that he accepted a gratuity from a developer, that he violated confidentiality laws with respect to a land deal and the Brumbelow Road affair – are “baseless.” The report spends nearly six pages chastising the mayor for being uncooperative and refusing to hand over phone records and lease agreements that would have speeded up the investigation and saved time and especially money. That was why the City Council granted Wilson subpoena authority. Bodker said he and his attorney welcomed a subpoena for his records, because that would get him and the investigator before a judge to decide whether these allegations and the investigation would pass a judge’s scrutiny. “We wanted to get in front of a judge. If they really wanted those records, why did they never bring forward the subpoena? Because they didn’t want to see the judge,” Bodker said in an interview after the council meeting. “They never served it, and that’s the reason why.” Likewise, Wilson made the case that had the mayor turned over phone records during critical times when the council had been in executive session, they well could have been the instrument to

show he had not been in telephone contact with people he shouldn’t have been. Ultimately, Bodker said he didn’t cooperate because the entire investigation had been the centerpiece of a political effort to unseat him. “Look at the timing of everything [councilmembers did]. They don’t decide to bring this investigation forward until the summer before the election – when many of these allegations occurred years ago,” Bodker said. “At the last minute, my opponent resigns to qualify to run against me. Then this subpoena is requested dramatically for records going back years, but they never invoke it. Why not? Now they have run up this tremendous amount of money for the investigation, and I am blamed for not handing over my personal records. “Now this interim report, which outlines more allegations but are not complete, is released just in time to do the maximum damage before the election,” Bodker said. The events mirror what Bodker had been saying would happen for months – that a member of council would run against him – and that after the investigation was begun that it would go until the 11th hour before the election. But Wilson in his report casts the blame for the slowdown of the investigation squarely on Bodker. Despite being told personal records would be redacted to protect personal information, the mayor’s reluctance to release information that could possibly exonerate him were the chief cause of the delays. But Wilson never satisfactorily explains why he never used the subpoena power he so publicly sought that would have pre-empted those delays.

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BOC new travel policy provides personal cars Hausmann says lacks transparency By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com ATLANTA – The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved Oct. 16 a revised travel and training reimbursement policy for business done inside the county, but Commissioner Liz Hausmann said it should do more. This revised policy now clearly defines allowable expenses for all Fulton County

employees and elected officials. However, it allows unrestricted use of county vehicles for the commissioners’ use within the county with no HAUSMANN apparent accountability. Commissioners will no longer be allowed to charge mileage expenses for travel within Fulton County. However, that may be a moot point since commissioners will still

be able to check out county vehicles for travel within Fulton County. Hausmann said for the sake of consistency that the use of county pool cars be ended as well. Commissioners voted 4-1 with Hausmann opposed to keep pool cars (Commissioner Tom Lowe and Chairman John Eaves were absent). Hausmann then requested that the use of pool cars be included in the quarterly reports so that there is full transparency as to the use of these vehicles by commissioners or

The travel policy changes are a good start, but incomplete...It combined a lot of different policies into one more coherent travel policy.” LIZ HAUSMANN Fulton County Commissioner staff. This proposal, too, was rejected. The county had introduced a moratorium on business travel expenses while the new travel policy was written. “The travel policy changes are a good start, but incomplete,” said Hausmann. “It combined a lot of different policies into one more coherent travel policy. “And I agree wholeheartedly in reducing travel expenses and many others. I disagree with the continued use of pool cars by commissioners, and the lack of reporting of any such use.” Other problems with the car pool, Hausmann pointed out, included the lack of a budget for the cars’ usage. “It is unclear just how much this will cost the taxpayers, and what department budget will be affected,” said Hausmann. Hausmann says she doesn’t

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60-year South Fulton location to shutter; Milton Center slated for closure also By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@northfulton.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. – The headquarters for the Fulton County School System is heading north, after more than 60 years on Cleveland Avenue in South Fulton. While the move was resisted by many on the south side, the decision was inevitable as the population center – and board member clout – moved north over the past few decades. By the start of the next school year, the administrative headquarters will be up and running in a new location at 6201 Powers Ferry Road in Sandy Springs. The Fulton County Board of Education voted last week in a split 5-2 decision to take six existing buildings out of service – including the present headquarters on Cleveland Avenue – and replace them with three centrally located, and far less expensive, facilities. In addition to the new administrative center, a North Learning Center and South Learning Center will open to house many of the programs currently in place in the six existing buildings. The decision also affects Milton Center (old Milton High School), which will cease operations at the end of the year. No decision has been made on the fate of Independence High School, which is currently housed there, but the school could return to its former location in Roswell at the start of next school year. School officials say the decision to consolidate existing buildings into three locations will centralize the district’s support functions, provide more efficiency in operations and save millions of taxpayer dollars. “Since I joined the Fulton County School System, I’ve been examining how our central office operates, how it could provide more support to schools and how it could be more efficient,” said Superintendent Robert Avossa. “Consolidating our support centers will provide greater service to students, and the money saved in operational costs will benefit our taxpayers. These savings can be redirected to the classroom and invested into student learning.” The six buildings slated to

Changes to building plans for Fulton School System New administrative buildings • Central Administration Building – 6201 Powers Ferry Road in Sandy Springs • North Learning Center – 450 Northridge Parkway, Sandy Springs • South Learning Center – 4025 Flat Shoals Road, Union City Properties slated for closing/repurposing • Current Administrative Center – 786 Cleveland Avenue SW, Atlanta • Milton Center – 86 School Drive, Alpharetta • Jo Wells Center – 554 Parkway Drive, Hapeville • Meadows Operations Center – 5270 Northfield Blvd., College Park • Professional Learning Center – 3121 Norman Berry Drive, East Point • Instructional Technology Center – 2370 Union Road SW, Atlanta be closed have an average age of more than 50 years and were found to be in poor condition based on a facility conditions assessment two years ago. Bringing them up to suitability would require nearly $56 million. Closing down the sites and relocating their functions would yield a one-time savings of $22 million, in addition to $2.2 million savings each year in operating costs. Consolidating from six buildings to three buildings also reduces square footage by 70 percent, which provides savings on maintenance, security, custodial and other operating costs. “We’ve known for years that these buildings were close to the end of their life cycle but our focus [to this point] has been on providing quality schools for students and teachers,” said Linda Schultz, president of the Fulton School Board. “[Now] it makes sense to look at consolidating our administrative space, and at the same time, move the location closer to the center of the population.” The fate of the six “consolidated” buildings has not been determined, said Avossa. But options include demolishing and land banking the sites for future uses, selling the properties or repurposing for other needs in the future. No decisions have been made on staff reductions as a result of the consolidation. Board insiders say it was important that the decision to move the school district headquarters be based strictly on financial feasibility, since the change was cloaked in racial and demographic issues. In the late 1950s, when the current Fulton Schools Administrative Center opened in the renovated office building in southwest Atlanta, Fulton’s student population base was mostly in South Fulton. Today,

growth in North Fulton over the past few decades has pulled the geographic center of student population, as well as employee population, to Sandy Springs. “While the Census numbers have supported [this move] for a long time, this has been an emotional subject for many,” said Fulton School Board member Katie Reeves, of Alpharetta. “But our board, Dr. Avossa and our entire leadership team is focused on the right thing, and that is academics and the best way we can serve our students.” The makeup of the school board has also changed as a result of the population shift. Following the 2000 Census, North Fulton gained an additional board member, while South Fulton lost one seat and most of a another seat. The discussion of moving the headquarters to a more central location was often floated and nibbled around the edges, however the board moved slowly on the decision. Former Superintendent Cindy Loe worked to include funding for a new building in the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, which was approved by voters two years ago for a fourth round. But the final push came from Avossa, who led the effort to identify sites and look at the issue from the financial standpoint. “The bottom line is the taxpayers expect [school staff] to make wise financial decisions, and that is what we are doing,” said Avossa. Pending the final sale of the Sandy Springs properties, which is expected by the end of October, departments and staff will begin transitioning into the new buildings by September 2014. Moves will occur gradually over a series of months so that service to students and schools is not negatively impacted. All moves are expected to be complete by June 2015.

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Massage: Continued from Page 1 to the people who run these operations,â&#x20AC;? Hanlon said. As they investigated, they found what they call the â&#x20AC;&#x153;loop of frustration,â&#x20AC;? that seems to always bring the problem of the cure back on itself. Here is what they have discovered: The wrong people get arrested. It is the women, not the johns or the pimps who go to jail in the majority of the cases. Little meaningful data is collected. Enforcement efforts are fragmentary and ineffective. It is a situation flying under the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s radar screen. Most citizens are unaware of the situation existing in their cities. Customers and pimps have little fear of being caught, and the consequences to them if they are caught are relatively minor. Perhaps the most shocking statistic is that 40 percent of all trafficking in minor children occurs north of I-285. Why? The area is more affluent and the johns know there is far less violent crime, so they are safer in the northern suburbs than in many places in Atlanta. The illicit parlors openly advertise their services on websites well known to the johns. With only a little diligence, it is possible to find the ones in Johns Creek that advertise a â&#x20AC;&#x153;happy ending,â&#x20AC;? which is a eu-

phemism for sexual climax. They also contain bloggersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ratings of the shops commenting in graphic terms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest complaints they posted were that the women were too old. They wanted younger girls. Since most of the women brought into this business enter it underage, that means they are asking for ever younger girls that they can dress up,â&#x20AC;? Hanlon said. Girls as young as 12 and 13 are routinely found to be working when these shops do get raided. There is progress in Georgia for this problem. The Legislature has toughened pimping laws increasing the punishment for pimping underage children from a $50 fine as late as 2001 to a maximum of life in prison since 2010. Georgia has become one of the toughest states in dealing with underage pimping. So much so that police intelligence shows pimps are actually leaving the state for more lenient territories. Still, more is needed, such as safe houses where girls and women can find shelter and help to a better life, said Stewart Griffin of Street Grace, an Atlanta faith-based nonprofit organization that works to get girls and women out of the spiral of prostitution and give them shelter, education and counseling. He is also the chief operating officer of FACE, Fathers Against Child Exploitation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Men are responsible for

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We found that the real victims are the women who are forced to work in these operations. Many of them are underage, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak English and are virtual slavesâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? LARRY HANLON Concerned Cotozens Group

this problem, and men should be involved in the solution,â&#x20AC;? he said. That solution is also based in wider public awareness. One way they are seeking this is for the Legislature to create a community designation called Champions of Safe Children. This would include cities adopting measures to make children safer such as requiring ordinances that: â&#x20AC;˘ Forbid tinting windows at massage parlors. â&#x20AC;˘ Have strict enforcement of hours of operation â&#x20AC;˘ Encourage more cooperation among other local law enforcement agencies â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would like to see Johns Creek become the flagship for this,â&#x20AC;? Griffin said. Johns Creek City Attorney

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Candidates weigh in on city manager’s behavior Reactions range from ‘shock’ to ‘wait and see’ By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Johns Creek City Council has come out with a press release condemning Mayor Mike Bodker and Councilwoman Kelly Stewart for calling for the resignation of City Manager John Kachmar [see the Oct. 17 Herald or log on at northfulton.com] after he got into an altercation with two residents following the Oct. 8 City Council meeting. In a press release posted on the city’s official website, the four councilmembers, Randall Johnson, Karen Richardson, Ivan Figueroa and Brad Raffensperger, slammed Bodker for “putting the city in jeopardy” for demanding Kachmar’s resignation. In the release, Johnson is quoted as saying, “In yet another staged attempt to deflect his abuse of power investigation,” Bodker and Stewart’s “unilateral assaults” on Kachmar had put the city at risk of “civil action” by the city

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maker.” Zaprowski said he was disturbed that the city would paint the event as if it was the fault of Bush and Christine Johnson, the woman who was also involved. “There has been a lot of talk about ‘transparency’ and not ‘sweeping things under the rug.’ But I don’t see any transparency from the City Council, and it looks to me as if they are trying to sweep this under the rug,” he said. “The mayor was not even present. “Their statement seems to me an attempt to shift the blame on the two people who were really the victims. Are we saying if you disagree with the government this is how you can be treated? That is the message the city is sending,” he said. Bev Miller, who is running against Bodker for mayor, was the lone candidate to appeal

for “due process” for the city manager. “I don’t know what happened, but I would be surprised to see the City Council take ZAPROWSKI any action without having all the facts,” Miller said. “The question that concerns me now is that John gets due process to which he is entitled. The mayor is putting the city at risk of a lawsuit. “If it comes out that this is all true, then that will be time to have some discourse,” she said. Cori Davenport, running for Post 4 against Richardson, said she was shocked to hear that the city manager had accosted two residents in the parking lot and used abusive language to them. “If my CFO had done something like that, I would have to put him on a leave of absence right away. Then after a hearing, he would be fired. Conduct like that is unpardonable,” Davenport said. Nancy Reinecke, who is running against Richardson and Davenport, said when she was a substitute teacher,

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What is going on in Johns Creek? I wrote this column over the weekend before council met Monday night. In the original column I speculated that the council would indeed release the results of their investigation although I said that I hoped that they would wait until after the election. Had they waited it would have removed most of the shadow of doubt concerning the timing having it come out immediately before the election in which the Mayor is running for reelection against former council person and Mayor Pro Tem Bev Miller. I also speculated that when the results came out there would be no black and white concrete “smoking guns” and therefor there would be no real “closure.” It seems like I was fairly close in my speculation. The report addressed three primary issues: Communication with Mayor Jere Wood regarding a traffic light at Brumbelow Road; a negotiated personal residential lease made by Bodker with an owner who had business with the city; and

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an issue involving a pending land sale between the city and an owner in which Bodker was accused of involvement outside of his scope of authority. More details of these three issues are covered in Hatcher Hurd’s article on page four in this issue. The bottom line is that all three of these issues are subject to interpretation and may or may not be actionable by an agency of the state. Only time will tell. The election may very well be way off in the distance in our rear-view mirrors before we know the answers to those questions I suspect. And that is very unfortunate for everyone. We have been covering local city government now for

more than 23 years. We have experience in reporting and analyzing controversies that can arise in local government. The current mess – and it is a very big mess – in Johns Creek is controversial and confusing, and up to this point, there has been very little concrete information available. If that wasn’t bad enough, there is now an additional controversy involving City Manager John Kachmar, who has been called to resign by both Mayor Bodker and Councilwoman Kelly Stewart. So what is actually going on? I’ll do the best I can to walk you through the situation as I understand it. When the city of Johns Creek was created – largely through Mayor Bodker’s efforts – a “strong mayor” position was created, which gives the mayor a wider range of responsibility and power. All other cities in North Atlanta currently have “weak mayor” systems, which give more authority and scope to

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Johns Creek Council shenanigans the stuff of soap-opera Another edition of the Johns Creek Herald newspaper hits the driveway and with it headlines of another episode of the soap-opera that has become the Johns Creek city government. Embarrassing perhaps, but this is getting interesting. Seven years ago, we voted overwhelmingly for the creation of Johns Creek on the promise of better government, more efficiency, more transparency, less drama and less waste. But most of all we were promised a clean break from the chaos and dysfunction of those pesky, out-of-touch Fulton County Commissioners who didn’t care about their constituents north of the river. Oh, how we long for the good old days of headline-free governance by unincorporated Fulton County. The current Johns Creek city government has taken drama to new levels. Last episode: Mayor and City Council: The city council voted overwhelmingly to investigate the mayor (start the drama). So far the City has paid $67,132 to a law firm to conduct the investigation with estimates to approach $90,000 (add the waste). Yet

the mayor claims he doesn’t know what he’s being investigated for, and the City Council won’t say. We are told there are protocols that must be followed in such situations (subtract the transparency). This week’s episode: “Johns Creek man files assault charge against city manager” After an Oct. 7, City Council meeting, our esteemed city manager chased down a female citizen in the parking lot of City Hall to challenge her complaints at the meeting. Our city manager ended the encounter by calling her a “liar,” leaving her “frightened and intimidated.” When another resident objected to our city manager’s parking lot etiquette (using some poor language choices in his objection to be sure), our city manager decided it was his duty to set that guy straight also. This encounter devolved with the city manager going nose to nose with the resident and using “raunchy expletives,” and a threat to take the citizen to jail and possibly worse. And this guy is the top city employee on the payroll? But there’s more. After all this occurred, our city manager decided that, rather than keeping his mouth

shut, he would talk about his misdeeds and was quoted in the newspaper saying, “Yes, I said it. I probably shouldn’t have, but I was angry too, and I didn’t want to be intimidated by some guy….” He later added, “… this is all politically motivated.” Our city manager thinks he “probably shouldn’t” have used expletives and referencing jail rape in dealing with a resident? What an understatement. But he says he was “angry.” Would a little self-control from the top city employee be too much to ask? But he “didn’t want to be intimidated by some guy.” Intimidated? What is he talking about? What is this, 10th grade all over again? We need an adult in this position. So crank up the investigations, soldier on with the awkward council meetings where some vote to investigate others, and let the city manager continue to dispense his own brand of constituent service. I’m sure looking forward to getting the Johns Creek Herald next week for the next episode of Johns Creek’s version of “As the World Turns.” J. ROBB CRUSER Johns Creek

the city council and to a degree the city manager. Over time, the Johns Creek City Council amended the city charter to convert to a weak mayor system. That has had a significant impact in the relationship between Mayor Bodker and the council. In May of this year, the Johns Creek City Council met to consider launching a formal investigation into the mayor’s actions in order to document the matter and ultimately remove him from office. Currently four councilmembers

support the investigation and one opposes it. The fifth councilmember – Bev Miller – resigned her position in order to run against Bodker for mayor. One of the key issues has been the mayor’s scope of authority, and that seems to be a very gray area. An example might be a situation in which a company is considering relocating to Johns Creek. That company calls the mayor’s office to complain because they are running into overwhelm-

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Brumbelow road signal needs action not rhetoric I understand there is a meeting tomorrow at the Rivermont Country Club [on the Brumbelow Road traffic signal], but I will not be able to attend. I am therefore expressing my concerns (again) via this email. I live in Johns Creek, in the Queensbury subdivision off Brumbelow, and am very familiar with the need for the traffic light and the ongoing impasse between Roswell and Johns Creek. There are several key points you need to consider: This is not a “Johns Creek only” issue. Making a left turn from Brumbelow onto Nesbit Ferry, particularly during rush hour, is dangerous (not just difficult). There are few breaks in Nesbit Ferry traffic, so cars making the left turn are taking a calculated risk in determining when to turn. There will be a serious accident if a light is not installed. There is a strong likelihood that the vehicle traveling on Nesbit Ferry that is involved in that accident will be a Roswell resident. The ongoing impasse

between Roswell and Johns Creek is an unfortunate consequence of the ‘Balkanization’ of North Fulton County. As citizens and voters, we don’t want to hear any more of the finger pointing. We expect our elected officials, whether they are from Roswell or Johns Creek, to rise above the fray or partisan issues. I have spoken with friends who reside in Roswell and travel on both Nesbit Ferry and Brumbelow; they too see this as a mutual danger and something that needs to be resolved by mutual cooperation. I am a member of the board of the Queensbury Homeowners’ Association, and I am speaking on behalf of the residents, as well as in my individual capacity. I, and my neighbors and friends in both Roswell and Johns Creek, will remember the action (or inaction) at election time. This is a significant enough single issue to sway our votes. JERRY SEVY Johns Creek

Republicans not to blame for crisis Well, well, well. It seems that our Yellow Dog Democrat has spewed his two cents worth. Let’s see ... we have an emperor/president who flatly refuses to negotiate, and you take this to mean that the opposition party is the intransigent one. Remarkable! A complete reversal of logic by most any means. It is truly a sad state of affairs what with the major networks and newspapers falling in line with the White House spin and their and your apparent willingness to let him spend us into oblivion. This is the height of irresponsibility, and I would hope that in your infinite spare time you might try and grasp the concept of fiscal discipline. Possibly if you had bothered to seek gainful employment at some point in your lifetime (a real job) you most probably would have gotten beyond the envy level that you and many of the Marxist/Democrats seem to have gotten comfortable with. Oh well, maybe you can get a free cellphone. PETE WACHTEL Johns Creek

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Gladiators hang close in loss to Longhorns CUMMING, Ga. – The injuryplagued Johns Creek Gladiators stayed close with Region 6-AAAAAA playoff contender Lambert, losing 21-10 last Friday night after leading until late in the first half. The Gladiators (0-3 in 6-AAAAAA, 0-7 overall) took an early lead on an 8-yard run by Chase Solomon, who has moved from tailback to quarterback due to a rash of injuries at the position. The Longhorns (3-1, 4-3) tied the game in the second quarter after an interception, and scored twice in the second half around an Austin Ruoff

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field goal for Johns Creek. The Gladiators have had four quarterbacks injured since preseason practice began. Austin Pack was hurt before Johns Creek played a game, and Cody Hardage went out early in the season. Kevin Nalecz, who has played quarterback for most of the season for the Gladiators, was injured in practice prior to the West Forsyth game, with sophomore Jeremy Disher injured early in that contest. Solomon took over at quarterback in that game and rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown in a 42-13 loss. Johns Creek plays Friday night at South Forsyth (3-1, 4-3).

SCOREBOARD Last week’s results Alpharetta 34, Chattahoochee 17 South Forsyth 35, Centennial 24 Lambert 21, Johns Creek 10 Roswell 22, Woodstock 19 Lassiter 31, Milton 3 Northview 42, North Springs 7 Creekview 27, Cambridge 24 Blessed Trinity 42, Towers 13 King’s Ridge 41, Walker 27 Mt. Pisgah 39, Whitefield Academy 7 Mt. Paran 52, Fellowship Christian 21 St. Francis 14, Lakeview Academy 7 This week’s games Lambert at Alpharetta Centennial at North Forsyth Chattahoochee at West Forsyth Johns Creek at South Forsyth Walton at Milton Roswell at Cherokee Northview at Sequoyah Cambridge at North Springs Blessed Trinity at McNair King’s Ridge at Fellowship Mt. Pisgah at Mt. Paran Towns County at St. Francis

Titans play Sequoyah for second after easy victory over Spartans By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Running backs Nathan Phillips, Jay Mays and Devan Johnson combined for 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns to lead Northview to a 42-7 win last Friday night, Oct. 18, over North Springs. Quarterback D.J. Pearson passed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, a 16-yarder to Matt Biondich and a 14-yard scoring toss to Connor Segraves that concluded the scoring. The Titans tallied two touchdowns in each of the first two quarters, with Biondich scoring twice in the second period, including a 42-yard punt return. Biondich caught eight passes for 75 yards, with Phillips the team’s leading rusher with 15 carries for 77 yards. Mays had 62 yards rushing and Johnson added 59 yards on the ground and scored twice. Matt Ferguson led the Titans’ defensive effort with two interceptions, two pass breakups and five tackles. Johnson also contributed defensively from

his linebacker position. The only North Springs touchdown came in the second period after the Spartans completed a long pass to the Northview 1. The Titans led 28-7 at the half. The Titans are 2-1 in their 7-AAAAA subregion and 4-3 overall, and play Friday night at Sequoyah (2-1, 5-2), with the winner taking over second place behind Creekview.

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Patriots play for first in region after seventh straight victory JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Mount Pisgah Patriots set up a showdown with Mount Paran for a 6-A sub-region championship, rolling past Whitefield Academy 39-7 at home last Friday night, Oct. 18. The Patriots (3-0, 7-0) play in Kennesaw Friday against the Eagles (3-0, 6-1), who are coming off a 52-21 victory last Friday over Fellowship Christian. Aaron Winchester and Oz Dixon keyed the Mount Pisgah win over Whitefield (0-4, 2-5), which hung close for a half, trailing 14-7 before the Patriots pulled away. Winchester completed 15 of 24 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns, with Dixon on the receiving end of two of the scoring passes. Dixon also scored on a 5-yard run in the second half after a Mount Pisgah fumble recovery. A 34-yard touchdown catch by Dixon started the second-half scoring for the Patriots,

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with Ian Ainsworth returning an interception 77 yards to make it 26-7. The Patriots finished the game with 359 yards of offense to 144 for Whitefield. – Mike Blum

KING’S RIDGE 41, WALKER 27

Bears almost upset region leader Tigers romp to big victory MILTON, Ga. – The Cambridge Bears nearly knocked off the top team in their 7-AAAAA sub-region, falling 27-24 to visiting Creekview last Friday night, Oct. 18, on a last-minute field goal. The Bears rallied twice in the second half to tie the Grizzlies, pulling even for the last time on a 30-yard field by Clayton Hammer late in the final period. The Grizzlies broke two big plays on their winning drive, a long run after a penalty backed them up and an 18-yard pass completion on thirdand-9. J.D. White returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a Cambridge touch-

down, but Creekview connected on three touchdown passes in the second period to take a 21-14 halftime lead. Cambridge quarterback Brian Moore passed 9 yards to Hunter Smith to tie the game 14-14, and connected with Christian Johnson on a 48-yard TD in the third period to pull the Bears even after three quarters. The Bears (1-2, 2-5) can clinch a spot in one of the region’s four crossover games to determine state playoff qualifiers with a win at North Springs (0-3, 1-6) Friday. – Mike Blum

MARIETTA, Ga. – Penny Hart had a huge game on both offense and defense to lead King’s Ridge to a 41-27 victory last Friday night, Oct. 18, at Walker. Hart caught six passes for 174 yards and a touchdown and intercepted three passes, returning two for TDs. Hart gave the Tigers an early 7-0 lead with an 86-yard touchdown catch from Henry Jones, who passed for 210 yards. Connor Henderson carried 18 times for 82 yards and three touchdowns for

King’s Ridge, including scoring runs of 8 and 13 yards in the first half. The Tigers limited the Wolverines to 34 yards in the first half to lead 27-0, holding Walker running back Gaines Lahue to minus 9 yards one week after he ran for 299 yards and four touchdowns against Fellowship Christian. Walker closed within 34-21 before the second of Hart’s two interception returns for touchdowns put the game out of reach. – Mike Blum

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Raiders’ defense keys win over Cougars King, Priore pass for 365 yards, 3 TDs By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – While Alpharetta’s offense gets most of the headlines, the Raiders’ defense has more than held up its end as the Raiders close in on a Region 6-AAAAAA title. The Raiders won 34-17 at Chattahoochee last Friday night, Oct. 18, keeping the Cougars’ explosive offense in check throughout the night, especially in the second half. Alpharetta kicked a field goal in the final 15 seconds of the second period to take a 2017 halftime lead, and shut out the penalty-plagued Cougars the rest of the way. “Our defense is getting good,” Alpharetta coach Jason Dukes said after his team ran its region record to 4-0. “Our first goal is a region championship. When you hold teams to 16 or 17 points a game, you’ve got a chance against anybody.” The Raiders (5-2 overall) limited Chattahoochee to seven first downs and 195 yards offense, but the Cougars played a role in their modest offensive

numbers. The Cougars (1-3, 3-4) were flagged for holding six times, and the first four all nullified big gains. Chattahoochee punted on its first four series in the second half, with the team’s last two possessions ending on interceptions. Chase Nelson fought hard to gain 55 yards on 19 carries against a stout Alpharetta defense, while the Raiders’ pass rush and secondary limited the Cougars to 154 yards through the air. After a big game running the football the previous week against North Forsyth, the Raiders managed just 42 yards against the Cougars, mostly due to a number of sacks of quarterback Austin King, who wound up with minus 55 yards rushing. Lem Cobbs carried 12 times for 73 yards, with the Raiders getting most of their yards (361) on the passing of King and Vito Priore. King completed 15 of 21 attempts for 276 yards and two touchdowns, with Priore six of 10 for 85 yards and a TD. Andre Harton caught scoring passes of 3 and 15 yards from King, along with a 31-yard reception to the Chattahoochee 1 to set up a sneak by King for

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a touchdown. Priore hit Daniel Clements for a 25-yard score to wrap up the scoring. King completed passes of 30 yards to Harton and 42 yards to Rustin Sutter (six catches, 93 yards) as the Raiders jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead. The Cougars pulled even on a 3-yard run by Nelson on the first play after the Raiders fumbled a Chattahoochee punt. A 47-yard field goal by Adam Abdellaoui gave the Cougars a 10-7 lead before the Raiders pulled even on Thomas Waller’s 36-yard field goal after Chattahoochee returned the favor with a fumble on a punt. A 26-yard run by Cobbs started a 68-yard drive for the Raiders that put them ahead 17-10 on King’s sneak. The Cougars tied it in the final two minutes of the half on a 36yard pass from Taz Wilson to Colin Lisa, the third time they scored after gaining possession in Alpharetta territory. The tie didn’t last long, as Cobbs darted 57 yards on a screen pass to set up Waller’s go-ahead field goal from 42 yards. The Raiders drove to a touchdown early in the third quarter, with King twice hitting James Marbaugh for 23 yards after a first down sack put

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Alpharetta running back Lem Cobbs (22) is chased by a trio of Chattahoochee defenders. The Raiders beat the Cougars 34-17. Alpharetta in a second-and-17 hole. A Jay Youngblood interception led to the final Alpharetta score, which came with less than two minutes to play. Linebacker Bryce Grauss keyed the Alpharetta defensive effort with assists from lineman Andrew Butcher and Ralph Johnson, linebacker Jalin Johnson, corners Dejon Rowe and Devin Mayers and

safety Chase Stratton. Alpharetta is at home Friday night against Lambert (3-1, 4-3), the only team with a realistic chance of denying the Raiders a region title. The Cougars play at West Forsyth (3-1, 5-2), needing a victory to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Chattahoochee upset the Wolverines last year, preventing them from going 10-0.

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Ocee Library has lots to interest younger patrons By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Robert E. Fulton Regional Library at Ocee is a kid-friendly library, not least because juvenile materials make up two-thirds of the library’s circulation. Children’s Librarian Marsha Divack has plenty of activities for younger children to do. In fact, Divack has all sorts of interesting things for young people from preschoolers to teenagers. “We average between 250 and 300 children a week participating in activities. It just depends if we have the chess club or the astronomy club that week,” Divack said. Asked if was hard to keep the children quiet – it is a library after all – Divack said it’s really not that hard. “We don’t make a huge effort to keep the children quiet. After all, we want them to enjoy the experience. We just ask them to use their ‘inside voices.’ They do pretty well,” she said. And there are lots of things to do. For instance, there is free math tutoring Sundays at 2 p.m. for K-12 students. There is the Beginners Book

What: Robert E. Fulton Ocee Branch Library Where: 5090 Abbotts Bridge Rd., Johns Creek More Info: 770-360-8897 or afpls.org/oceebranch Club (registration required) for children 5 to 8 to read an assigned book and then have a discussion. The chess club meets once a month (ages 5-13) and the preschool story time meets Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Teach Me to Read is a program to teach children and parents a systematic phonics approach, which when used in conjunction with phonemic awareness, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool and ESL students. It is for youngsters 5 to 7 and grades K through 2 with parents.

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Fairy tales do come true at Findley Oaks Elementary School JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, and a host of other famous fairy tale characters recently made an appearance at Findley Oaks Elementary School in Johns Creek.

First-grade students and their teachers held Fairy Tale Character Day as a culminating activity for a fairy tale unit in reading. Everyone dressed as a favorite character and then spent the day reading and discussing elements of the stories.

Local students accepted to Advanced Academy of Georgia CARROLLTON, Ga. – Four local high school students were recently accepted to the Advanced Academy of Georgia located on the campus of the University of West Georgia. Andrew Gallagher, a junior at Lambert High School, Shauna Shahangian, a senior at Johns Creek High School, Maxwell Roberts, a sophomore at Centennial High School, and Trisha Dalapati, a junior at Centennial High School, began classes in August. The Advanced Academy of Georgia is a residential, early entrance to college program at UWG for highly gifted and

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Chattahoochee hosts marching band competition Oct. 26 JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Chattahoochee High School will host the USBands Marine Corps Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 26. Students from seven high school marching bands from Georgia and South Carolina will perform. In addition to Chattahoochee performing its show, “Dreamcatcher,” the participating high schools include Alpharetta High School, Lambert High School, Peachtree Ridge High School, George Walton Academy, Riverwood High School and James F. Byrnes High School. This is an exciting event for people of all ages. The competition will include bands competing in one of four classifications based on

school size from Class I for the smallest school to Class VI for the largest schools. The bands will be judged in a variety of categories set by USBands, including music, visual (marching and color guard components), effect and percussion and color guard. The scores in each category are added up to determine the winning bands. Following the performances, a representative of the Marine Corps will present the awards. The event will begin at 5:50 p.m. in the Chattahoochee High School stadium, 5230 Taylor Road, Johns Creek. Admission is $10. Children under the age of 6 will be admitted free.

this affair,” she said. “I would like to know what everyone else wants to know – what is really going on here? What are the charges that are being investigated? Is there a cap on the cost of all this? It should have a finite end to it. “This is not fiscal responsibility to me,” Reinecke said. Meanwhile, other reports are surfacing about Kachmar’s anger issues and inability to control his temper or his mouth. Alpharetta City Manager Bob Regus was moved to write to Kachmar in a Jan. 17 email to refrain from cursing at fellow city managers when they get together monthly to discuss common issues, in this case the Commdex contract for public safety radio net. “I would appreciate it if you could express yourself

motivated high school students. The program was the first of its kind in Georgia. Students apply and are accepted from high schools worldwide, reaching as far as India. To be accepted, students must meet high academic standards, including an exceptional grade point average and SAT or ACT scores. They also must submit a resume, essay and teacher recommendations and complete a competitive interview process. Advanced Academy students remain enrolled in their original high schools as dual enrolled students. with words other than the curse words that were used in the meeting of Jan. 8. I find them offensive … I have found the message that is trying to be delivered can be lost in the delivery of the message itself,” Regus wrote. “Or the focus of a meeting can turn on the behavior of the person cursing …” In 2000, Kachmar’s temper got him in trouble again. He was accused – and acquitted – of slapping a 14-year-old in a theater while he was county administrator in Beaufort, S.C. He was charged with assault and battery. The juvenile admitted he and friends were making noise during the movie even after Kachmar and a theater attendant asked the teenagers to be quiet. The boy claimed his head and shoulders were scratched, but Kachmar said he only tapped the boy on the shoulder. The judge found him not guilty.

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Council: Continued from Page 23 ing red tape and asks if there is something that he can do about it. Most mayors would probably respond by saying, “let me see if I can help you navigate this” or “let me call the department you are having trouble with and see what we might be able to do.” Depending on what department is involved and the nature of the issue, the final decision is usually made by a vote at city council or it is an administrative decision. So technically, has the mayor overstepped his bounds by becoming “involved” outside of the official system? The council would say “yes.” The mayor would say “no.” That is an over-simplified example but it illustrates the nature of one of the major issues at the heart of the matter – where does the mayor’s mandate end and the council’s begin? The second issue is simply a lack of relevant factual information. Prior to Mondays “interim report” The Johns Creek City Council released very little information related to their investigation. The mayor had repeatedly asked to be advised of specific accusations or issues being investigated and none were forthcoming. Council had requested an array of personal information

from Bodker including personal phone records dating back five years and personal housing documents. He responded to some of their requests, but not all of them. The third issue is the timing of the investigation. It is occurring right before the election in which Mayor Bodker faces the former Councilmember and Mayor Pro-tem Bev Miller – who has been all but invisible and silent during all the ongoing controversy. There are two ways to view this timing. The first is that council finally had enough of the mayor’s “interference” in matters that should have been dealt with solely by council and initiated their investigation that happened to coincide with the election. Obviously, the other possibility is that the timing of the investigation was designed to help defeat the mayor in his reelection bid. The fourth issue really should not be an issue because it has nothing directly to do with the mayor or the investigation by the council – but it is. It has significantly muddied the waters and made an already confusing situation worse. That issue is the widely reported incident involving City Manager Kachmar, which has resulted in a police report being filed and calls for his resignation. From this point, it just goes Proud Sponsor Of:

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city website and city emails. However, Bodker also used a city communication venue to release a statement calling for Kachmar’s resignation and also calling into question council’s values if they did not take a public position on the issue. This paper believes that both actions were inappropriate and used poor judgment. While it is difficult for me to believe that the council is actually using the investigation as a tool to defeat Bodker in the election, their decision to release so little concrete information up until Monday seems to point in that direction. I wish council had provided more facts during the course of their investigation. It is also difficult for me to believe that after a successful blemish-free seven years at the helm that Bodker all of a sudden is dirty or that he cannot work with council successfully. What is really going on behind the scenes here? It is

possible that the city manager may be playing a substantial role behind the scenes and that he has had significant influence on what council has done and how they have done it. Who crafted the changes in the city charter and whose idea was that? Where did the plan to essentially oust the mayor originate? When did the city’s relationship and dealings with Alpharetta and Roswell begin to deteriorate and why? The answers to those questions might go a long way in understanding how the city got into this mess and what is going on. The losers in all of this are the citizens of Johns Creek. You deserve better. Unfortunately the situation seems eerily similar to the one we just experienced on the national level – a very dysfunctional and polarized elected government. And that’s not good. We have to find a way to do better.

Georgia Department of Transportation To Hold A Detour Open House for Project CSBRG-0008-00(751) Fulton P.I. No. 0008751 On November 21, 2013 at Taylor Lodge at St. Benedict Catholic Church 11045 Parsons Rd, Johns Creek, GA 30097 the Georgia Department of Transportation will hold a detour open house concerning Project CSBRG-0008-00(751), Fulton County. Project CSBRG-0008-00(751), Fulton County is a proposal to replace an existing bridge (ID. # 121-5022-0) on Parsons Road over Johns Creek located in the City of Johns Creek. The proposed bridge will be 52 feet – 11 inches by 120 feet consisting of two 11 foot travel lanes, one 11 foot left turn lane, a 2 foot gutter, a 5.5 foot sidewalk on the south side and a 2 foot gutter and 8 foot trail on the north side, and a 30 foot approach slab. The proposed bridge will include two 11-foot travel lanes, one 11-foot left turn lane, and a 2-foot gutter, a 5.5-foot sidewalk on the south side, a 2 foot gutter and an 8-foot multiuse trail on the north side. The proposed roadway will include two 11-foot travel lanes, one 11-foot left turn lane, one 11-foot right turn lane, and a 2-foot grass strip on the south side, a 5-foot sidewalk on the south side and a 2-foot grass strip and an 8-foot multi-use trail on the north side. Parsons Road will be closed during construction. The purpose of this detour open house is to provide the public with an opportunity to view the proposed detour, ask questions, and to provide an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposal. The detour open house will be conducted between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be informal and the public is invited to attend anytime during these hours. There will be no formal presentation. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information: The meeting site is accessible to persons with disabilities. Accommodations for people with disabilities can be arranged with advance notice by calling (GDOT-Vicki Gavalas -770-986-1258). Written statements will be accepted concerning this project until December 1, 2013. Written statements may be submitted to: Mr. Glenn Bowman, P.E. State Environmental Administrator Georgia Department of Transportation 600 West Peachtree Street, NW – 16th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30308

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Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra Director to put on recital “Maestro and friends” to entertain with a night of favorite tunes By RYAN PIERONI ryan@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — On Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m., J. Wayne Baughman, director and conductor of the Johns Creek

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If you go What: “Maestro and Friends” vocal recital When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4. Where: St. Benedict, 11045 Parsons Road, Johns Creek Cost: $35 per ticket More Info: Visit www. johnscreeksymphony.org for ticket information.

Parsons Road in Johns Creek. Known for his bass-baritone oratorio performances, Baughman has collaborated with Grammy-award winning conductor Robert Shaw on multiple occasions. The program is to range from opera to Broadway and many things in between, and will include pieces by Bizet, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Puccini, Wolf and Gershwin. Performing alongside him for the recital will be his two daughters, Katie Baughman, a soprano, and Adelaide Federici, the concertmaster for the JCSO and a violinist. They will all be joined by pianist Sara Lorusso.

CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The following items will be considered by the City Council on Monday, October 28, 2013 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 South Main Street, Alpharetta, Georgia. a. Z-13-10/CLUP-13-10 Wills Road at Rucker Road Consideration of a request to rezone approximately 8.65 acres from R-15 to R-8D (for-sale detached) in order to develop 28 single family homes. A request to change the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from “Low Density Residential” to “Medium Density Residential” was also requested. The property is located at the southwest corner of Wills Road and Rucker Road and legally described as being located in Land Lots 599, 646 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. b. MP-13-05/V-13-14 Parkway 400 Consideration of a request to amend the Parkway 400 Masterplan in order to increase Pod C density to 630,000 square feet of office space (currently permitted 265,737 square feet) with structured parking and one 10,000 square foot restaurant. Applicant also requests to add additional uses to the Master Plan. A variance to the required buffer adjacent to residential property is requested as well as a parking variance. The property includes 17.95 acres and is located at the south end of Amberpark Drive, and legally described as being located in Land Lot 804 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. c. PH-13-15 City of Alpharetta - Capital Improvements Element Consideration of adopting the Capital Improvement Element update. 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 South Main Street.

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JC Arts Festival has something for everyone By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Those who came to the annual Johns Creek Festival on Saturday battled some intermittent rain, but those who came Sunday found spectacular weather. And everybody found beautiful arts and crafts, good food and lots to do Oct.19 and 20. There was a wide variety of non-stop entertainment with the accent on real entertain-

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Chattahoochee cheerleaders from left May Selby, Abbey Hughes, Hayden Ballard, Sienna Ware and Sammy Widem are participating in the program.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The cheerleaders in the Johns Creek Jr. Cougar cheer program will be sporting new uniforms this fall. So, in the spirit of giving back to the community, the Jr. Cougar cheerleaders gathered up many of their old uniforms and sought a school with the same blue and gold colors and Cougar mascot and donate

them. Past Jr. Cougar Cheer President Julie Penrose was successful in finding the Crisp County School system, a sister “Cougar” school in Cordele. “We felt it was time to update the uniforms that we had been using for the past several years with a more modern style,” said Sue Schmidlkofer, Jr. Cougar board member. Penrose reached out to coach Paula Paquette, who was more than a little overwhelmed to accept them. “You are so kind. We would love to have them and would put them to use at our school or in the community,” Pa-

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Tara Leigh Duffey, 43, of Cumming, passed away October 15, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Betty Bass, 86, of Cumming, passed away October 12, 2013. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Brantley Farmer, 61, of Alpharetta, passed away October 9, 2013. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Allen Dean Boyd, 78, of Cumming, passed away October 8, 2013. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Lori J. Church, 51, of Roswell, passed away October 9, 2013. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Margaret H. Connors, 89, of Atlanta, passed away October 5, 2013. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Betty Jane Finnemore, 77, of Cumming, passed away October 3, 2013. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Ann Teresa Gessner, 95, of Cumming, passed away October 15, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home. Kathleen Gray, 73, of Norcross, passed away October 16, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Felix Decsi, 55, of Alpharetta, passed away October 9, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

Yvonne Faye Hagan, 75, of Buford, passed away October 15, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Muriel Doris, 84, of Roswell, passed away October 8, 2013. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Douglas Paul Hoffmann, 52, of Suwanee, passed away October 10, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Ernest Jones Hughie, of Cumming, passed away October 8th, 2013. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.

Carlos Leonel Vasquez Noboa, 78, of Cumming, passed away October 8, 2013. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.

Frances Jett, 97, of Lawrenceville, passed away October 14, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

Robert Christian Nygaard, 79, of Cumming, passed away October 15, 2013. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.

Edwin T. Kerr, 83, of Johns Creek, passed away October 15, 2013. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

George Lafazia, 92, of Cumming, passed away October 10, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home. Floyd Lunsford, 64, of Roswell, passed away October 14, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home. Molly Manley, of Alpharetta, passed away. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home. William Lawrence Miller, 71, of Big Canoe, passed away October 9, 2013. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Kimberly Parker, 44, of Gainesville, passed away September 28, 2013. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Thomas Powanda, 56, of Alpharetta, passed away October 11, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home. Joseph A. Saccoccia, 83, of Cumming, passed away October 10, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home. Mildred Saul, 93, of Roswell, passed away October 10, 2013. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Kathryn Elizabeth Solum, 91, of Gainesville, passed away October 12, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home. David Clayton Sterrett, 70, of Venice, Fla passed away October 9, 2013. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home. Kenith Sturdivant, 83, of Marietta, passed away October 11, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home. Cosmo Terlizzi, 95, of Johns Creek, passed away September 30, 2013. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Marion Weaver, 62, of Johns Creek, passed away October 8, 2013. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

James Edward Wood, Sr., 85, of Clayton, passed away October 14, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

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