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Celebricktion Father, son’s mammoth Lego City now on display ►►PAGE 28
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Rebuilding an icon Neighbors help after fire ►►PAGE 34
Players of the Year named Alpharetta, Cambridge well represented ►►PAGE 30-31
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Alpharetta waives Johns Creek softball fees Residents all pay same rec fees By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Since 1959, Alpharetta City Council meetings have been held in the City Hall at 2 South Main St. The Dec. 15 meeting was the final such gathering before the government moves to the new City Hall at 2 Park Plaza. During the meeting, the council signed a memorandum of understanding allowing
The new Alpharetta City Hall opened Dec. 15.
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‘A great day for Alpharetta’ City Hall opens for business By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – After much anticipation, the new Alpharetta City Hall was opened Dec. 15. “This is a great day for the city of Alpharetta,” said Mayor David Belle Isle as he cut the ribbon with his council, opening the new building. Since 1959, Alpharetta’s government has been based in a building at 2 South Main St., a building that has served at times as a library, historical society and store, often at the
The new Alpharetta City Center includes: New Fulton County Library 5-acre public park Town square New Alpharetta City Hall 450-space public parking garage same time as City Hall. The city’s quest for its new City Hall has spanned three mayors and more than a decade of continued growth in both population
See CITY HALL, Page 13
Johns Creek residents to use city softball programs without non-resident fees. Parks and Recreation Director Mike Perry said this would help make Alpharetta’s programs stronger. “This will allow Alpharetta and Johns Creek to waive nonresident fees for girls’ and boys’ softball programs,” said Perry. “This is the first step in hopefully a larger, more encompassing agreement going forward.” Johns Creek residents would be able to use Alpharetta’s softball programs at the
See FEES, Page 13
Big Creek Parkway to help Holcomb Bridge traffic Joins east, west Roswell By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – In an effort to alleviate the traffic flow problems of the Holcomb Bridge Road/Ga. 400 intersection, Roswell has hopes of building a new east-west connector just north of Holcomb Bridge. It is estimated that 61,000 vehicles cross the Ga. 400 bridge each day. Dubbed the “Big Creek Parkway,” the new road would go from Warsaw Road to Old
Alabama Road, with a bridge spanning Ga. 400 in between. Currently the bridge on Holcomb Bridge Road is the only way to get from east Roswell to west Roswell. The Big Creek Parkway project is a key consideration in the city’s long-range planning to alleviate local traffic congestion and provide better connectivity between the eastern and western portions of the city. The proposed project includes a new roadway from Warsaw Road just north of Holcomb Bridge Road (Ga. 140), extending east across Ga. 400 between the Holcomb
See BIG CREEK, Page 4