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June 5, 2014 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 18, No. 23
JC gets $4M loan to start repaving GDOT OKs loan to begin repaving subdivision roads By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com
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Mim Eisenberg, left, samples fresh CalyRoad Creamery artisan cheese. Looking on is CalyRoad owner/founder Robin Schick. Schick is one of the grower/participants at the opening of the Johns Creek Farmers Market at Newtown Park.
Home grown Johns Creek Famers Market opens By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – If you like to shop for a special meal and do some sampling along the way, the Johns Creek Farmers Market is right up your pantry. Once again, the John Creek Farmers Market is open Saturdays at Newtown Park from
8:30 a.m. to noonish. Once they run out of food, most vendors head for home. So the secret to a good experience at the market is to go early. Another good tip is to engage the vendors in what they grow. They love talking about their wares almost as much as they love to talk about their children. Jim MacGregor is a local
vendor. He and his wife Chrissie run Prima Olive: An Epicurean Experience at 11030 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek. At the market, Jim loves to talk about his white and dark balsamic vinegars infused with natural flavors. His vinegars come from Greece, Italy and California. Of course his balsamics are only Italian. “The farmers market is a
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Johns Creek will soon begin repaving city subdivision roads now that the Georgia Bodker Transportation Infrastructure Bank (GTIB) has awarded a $4 million loan to the city to begin its subdivision repaving program. The city performed a needs study two years ago and pledged to use that study to repave subdivisions according to needs. The city also has agreed to fund an additional $1 million for the repaving project. City Manager Warren Hutmacher said it would take some time to evaluate just how many of those subdivisions the $5 million would cover. The original study identified $30 million in resurfacing needs. The city has stated the estimate now stands at $40 million. The terms are still to be decided, but Public Works Director Tom Black said it is likely that the city will have a “draw” on the loan amount so that it incurs the debt as it is
Improvement of our neighborhood streets will enhance the quality of life for our citizens, support property values and promote economic development.” Mike Bodker Johns Creek Mayor
needed from a GTIB account. “In 2006, the city of Johns Creek inherited a street system that was far below standard,” said Mayor Mike Bodker. “Since then, we have put tremendous effort into upgrading major roads and working closely with the Georgia Department of Transportation to see that state routes are properly maintained.
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