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Roswell City Council adds licensing hurdle on new massage spas Media rebuked for coverage By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com
conditional use permit will not run with the land, providing a stopgap with any changeover. ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Before the decision, massage City Council unanimously therapy businesses had been approved changes to the city’s allowed by-right under personal zoning ordinance Feb. 12 that services. would require business licenses For the second and final for new massage establishments reading of the text amendment, to clear the council. Roswell Planning and Zoning The vote comes in the wake Director Jackie Deibel of a recent police investigation presented changes that were resulting in the arrests of three at the suggestion of massage principal figures with a human therapists, councilmembers and trafficking network, serving the city attorney. search and arrest warrants at Alterations include changing 10 locations in Roswell, Johns the use name from “massage Creek, Sandy Springs and and spa establishment” Atlanta. There have been 70 to “licensed massage arrests across 23 locations in establishment”; changing Roswell, and the investigation is “health spa” to “wellness”; ongoing. moving “massage therapy” New massage businesses under “Medical” use provisions will be allowed throughout all See MASSAGE, Page 20 commercial areas, and the
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The root systems of several large specimen trees, lining the driveway at Mimosa Hall, may likely be impacted due to an oncoming city project to install a new driveway. The project is intended to allow fire trucks onto the property, widening the driveway from 8 to 16 feet with concrete.
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ROSWELL, Ga. — Gus Hadorn, board member of Friends of Mimosa Hall and Gardens, pointed out several large specimen trees along the historic property’s driveway, trees threatened by an oncoming city
project. Their root systems lay in the path of a new, wider driveway at Mimosa Hall, intended to accommodate firetrucks. Hadorn said the Friends group hired an independent arborist who said if the root system of any tree is damaged by at least 30 percent, it will be lost.
Friends of Mimosa Hall and Gardens was formed in 2017, the same year the city purchased the 9-acre property, with the mission to champion the sustainable preservation of the grounds. “Those firetrucks are pretty big, and I think the width and
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Roswell Police arrest suspect in evening shooting ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell police arrested and charged a 34-year-old Roswell man in connection with an evening shooting Feb. 6. Roswell E-911 received several calls reporting gunfire around Holcomb Bridge and Dogwood roads shortly before 7 p.m. Police were dispatched to Red Lobster for shots fired, according to the incident report, and the suspect was seen running into the nearby Krystal. Police had also been informed that someone was barricaded inside the restaurant, the report states. A large number of police officers
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Man files assault claim after lending out vehicle ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A Marietta man reported Feb. 1 his friend swung a machete at him after he asked him to return his vehicle. The victim reported he lent his vehicle to the suspect Dec. 1 on the condition it would be returned when the owner needed it back. When he asked the suspect to return the vehicle Feb. 1, he reported the suspect “became agitated” and allegedly swung a machete at him four times. Officers reported taking the victim to the location where the attack allegedly happened, but his vehicle was no longer there. The victim said the attack happened at one of the buildings near 341 Brady Place. The suspect and the vehicle were reportedly a match in a December hit-
responded to the area and quickly gathered a suspect description from witnesses. Within minutes, an officer located a suspect matching the description behind Krystal. The suspect, later identified as LaDarrius McCoy, was detained without incident. Police say that further investigation determined that McCoy had been involved in a fight with another person, and during the fight, produced a handgun and fired several shots. No one was injured by the gunshots. McCoy then fled the scene, hiding the firearm in an exterior freezer at the
restaurant before he was located and detained. Detectives recovered the firearm. McCoy has been charged with aggravated assault, reckless conduct and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. This remains an active investigation. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-640-4100. Anonymous information can be provided through Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS(8477) or online at www.StopCrimeATL.org.
and-run on Ga. 9. Officers reported returning to the location the victim had provided around 5 p.m., and an employee at a neighboring business confirmed she had seen the vehicle there. The victim told officers he would like to press charges and report his vehicle as stolen, the report states.
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Man’s personal information used to buy $46,000 vehicle ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Police are investigating an identity fraud after a 36-year -old Roswell man reported Feb. 6 someone had purchased a $46,000 car using his personal information. An officer said he met with the victim who told him someone used his personal information to purchase a 2021 Toyota 4Runner at Dimmit Chevrolet in Clearwater, Florida. The victim said he noticed inquires on his credit report in late December and early January, then received a letter stating he was due for a payment on the vehicle. The victim also said he did not give anyone permission to use his personal information to buy a vehicle.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta Police reported its K9 Axel assisted Roswell police in the arrest of two suspects in a shots-fired call Feb. 3. Alpharetta officers reported responding to the call with Axel around 1 a.m. on Raintree Crossing in Roswell. The suspects reportedly fled into the woods, and Roswell officers gave three verbal warnings that they could be bitten by a police dog if they did not surrender. Officers reported Axel found a gun on the ground, and the first suspect was located between 200 and 300 feet away lying near a tree. The K9 reportedly continued tracking to Market Boulevard and located a second suspect in the woods underneath a log. Officers reported searching for a potential third suspect, but the tracking ended near Raintree Drive because Axel was tired and did not appear to be following a scent. The Alpharetta report does not include further information about the suspects.
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Roswell Convention and Visitors Bureau and Roswell Inc. attended the ceremony. Slated for completion in June 2024, Roswell Junction is located on the site of the former Atlanta Street Baptist Church. Developer Will Colley is partnering with food-and-beverage experts Coliccio Consulting and Cushman & Wakefield to deliver the redevelopment. To learn more about Roswell Junction, please contact info@ roswelljunction.com, visit roswelljunction.com or follow the business on Facebook and Instagram.
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Johns Creek rings in Year of the Dragon By ADAM DARBY newsroom@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The City of Johns Creek held its second annual Lunar New Year celebration Feb. 10 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Heisman Field across from the Atlanta Athletic Club on Medlock Bridge Road. The gathering included live music/ dance performances, food trucks, vendors, and children’s activities. Presented by Dezhu US, families were invited to join the event and experience a taste of Chinese culture in honor of the country’s Lunar New Year. Active sponsorships included the Dezhu US Group, Tag Auto Group, Kinikuniya, We Partner, Good Harvest, and BNT LLC. This free event is one of several annual festivals the city hosts to focus on representing and embracing cultural diversity. The Johns Creek Arts Center is invited each year to attend the event which includes a tent for children to participate in arts and crafts projects. “We’re honored to be invited again by the City of Johns Creek to participate in their annual Chinese Lunar New Year event,” said Stephanie Donaldson, executive director for the Johns Creek
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Crowds flooded Heisman Field Feb. 10 for the second annual Lunar New Year Celebration in Johns Creek. The festival included performances from the Atlanta Korean Cultural Center, above, and close to half a dozen other dance companies, music, food and other cultural activities marking the Year of the Dragon. Arts Center. “I have been meeting a lot of people that are coming from outside of Johns Creek to attend the event today… it’s growing.” Also known as the Spring Festival
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Fate of farm winery rests with Milton City Council By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — More than 40 residents showed up to Milton City Hall Feb. 5 to voice concerns about upcoming votes the City Council will make on various matters that could have lasting impact. While some residents chose to speak about proposed changes to meeting procedures and active park space, a majority urged the City Council to deny an alcohol beverage license for Jim and Daryn Rosenberger’s farm winery, D’Rose Vintners. The winery is in the gated Boxwood Estates subdivision off Blackmaral Lane. To visit the winery, patrons must drive through the Providence Plantation neighborhood, where residents have complained about speeding. Five years ago, the Public Works Department assisted Providence Plantation in a traffic study which showed that of around 400 vehicles, nearly 80 percent of the traffic, exceeded the 25-mph speed limit. The intent was to install speed bumps, but that never happened because a handful of homeowners objected. For more than two hours at the Feb. 5 City Council meeting, 33 residents from the Providence Plantation neighborhood, Boxwood Estates subdivision and surrounding neighborhoods urged councilmembers to deny the alcohol beverage license for the Rosenberger’s farm winery. Their primary concerns are increased traffic, drunk driving as well as the precedent the license could set for all of Milton. Jessica Buxton, a Providence Plantation resident at the entrance to the Boxwood estates subdivision, said the ongoing dispute stems from Rosenberger’s 2021 request to have his 10.8-acre property rezoned from
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Residents at the Feb. 5 Milton City Council meeting follow public comments relating to an alcohol beverage license for D’Rose Vintners, a farm winery located at the rear of the Providence Plantation neighborhood. The City Council voted unanimously to defer any formal action on the matter. Community Unit Plan, or CUP, to an agricultural area, or AG-1. “What was sent to us from the city said nothing about a farm winery,” Buxton said. “It only said, ‘CUP to AG-1 to build a single-family home with a barn for animals.’” Buxton also said the city’s improper notice of the public hearing and issues with Rosenberger’s original application for rezoning are grounds for overturning the zoning change. “We’re not going to go away with this issue,” Buxton said. “If you had done your job right then, you would have had all these people here in May 2021.” Council plays mediator Not all residents who spoke against the alcohol beverage license for D’Rose Vintners asked for a reconsideration of the zoning change. Steve Lanham, a Weatherwood Circle resident within the Providence Plantation neighborhood, asked councilmembers to deny the alcohol beverage license for the D’Rose Vintners.
Lanham referenced a meeting the prior week with City Manager Steve Krokoff and councilmembers Carol Cookerly and Andrea Verhoff. He said it became clear to him that “the right hand did not know what the left hand was doing,” quoting Councilwoman Cookerly. Lanham went on to express frustration with what he called a mishandling of the situation. “The city created this mess, and the city needs to fix it,” Lanham said. “You want to put a liquor license in a residential neighborhood? Are you kidding me? That’s ridiculous.” To kick off the meeting, Mayor Peyton Jamison motioned to remove the public hearing concerning the farm winery from the agenda. The deferral follows similar actions taken in November and December. What set off the community is a city sign announcing a Nov. 20 hearing for Rosenberger’s alcohol license – more than two years after Rosenberger’s renovation project was approved in a zoning case.
Milton City Manager Krokoff said the hearing was rescheduled to Dec. 18 to allow the city time to re-examine what Rosenberger is entitled to based on what was originally approved. The December vote was rescheduled to Feb. 5 because of improper placement of a legal ad for the public hearing on private property in the Boxwood estates subdivision. Before the City Council passed the agenda unanimously, Councilwoman Juliette Johnson recused herself from all activity regarding the license for D’Rose Vintners. “While I have no financial interest in the application or the related farm winery, it is the case that the applicant’s children went to camps at my family’s property at Pamelot,” Johnson said. Contacted after the meeting about rescheduling the public hearing, Communications Director Greg Botelho said no decision has been made. “As to the farm winery, conversations regarding that are ongoing,” Botelho wrote. “While they are, the corresponding item hasn’t been and won’t be on a council agenda.” Hearing from the Rosenbergers Jim and Daryl Rosenberger also attended the Feb. 5 City Council meeting. When neighbors first brought concerns over increased traffic, drunk driving and decreased property values, Rosenberger said he and his wife agreed to drop the weekly visitor count by 85 percent. “Just last week, we floated the idea of eliminating the public, onsite pay-per-visit tasting room entirely and relying solely on distribution,” Rosenberger said. His most recent concession eliminates all the claims of increased
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Johns Creek officials, tourism board study lineup of 2025 projects By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek officials joined Convention and Visitors Bureau board members Feb. 6 to draft a list of possible tourism projects for fiscal year 2025, which begins Oct. 1. As the tourism agency for the city, the CVB creates projects that will draw people to Johns Creek and encourage them to stay in the hotels that fund the bureau through the hotel/motel tax. The group will have around $257,000 in anticipated collections to spend. This is the third year the council and the CVB have met in a formal setting to evaluate possible projects, and residual tensions from past clashes were mixed in with the discussion. In 2021, the City Council attempted to terminate its agreement with the CVB after it had been repeatedly accused of not abiding by Georgia Open Records and Open Meetings laws and of berating sitting council members. But, then-Mayor Mike Bodker vetoed that action, leaving it to the current council to iron out disagreements. At the Feb. 6 session, some board members stayed adamant about projects being ones that could be “showcased,” shaking their heads when Interim City Manager Kimberly Greer pointed out the need for engineering plans on larger efforts. Tourism bureau members came to the table with eight potential projects, many carried over from last year. Board member Arthur Holst said the idea was to isolate on projects the CVB could fund that are “visible” to showcase the value of Johns Creek. The board plans to hire a marketing agency to help. “The problem in Johns Creek, in my opinion as a relative newcomer to this body, is that there’s nothing really pulling it all together in one message, right?” Holst said. “It’s all kind of siloed.”
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Jewish Film Festival returns to Metro Atlanta theaters SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival returned to Metro Atlanta theaters Feb. 13 for its 24th film lineup, catering to in-person and online audiences. This year, the festival is set for an expanded 24-day lineup, including 14 days of in-theater screenings and 10 days of online streaming. The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, a nonprofit arts organization founded by the American Jewish Committee, brings the world’s most outstanding Jewish films to five metro-area venues. Films will be screened, Feb. 1326, in the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center at City Springs; the Tara Theatre on Cheshire Bridge Road; the historic Plaza Theatre in Midtown; the Georgia Theatre Company’s Merchants Walk Cinemas in East Cobb; and The Springs Cinema & Taphouse off Roswell Road. The streaming encore runs from Feb. 27-March 7. In 2015, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival became the largest Jewish film festival in the world, attracting more than 38,000 moviegoers. The 2024 lineup features 48 fulllength films and 15 shorts from 20
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Moviegoers gather in the lobby of the Byers Theatre at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center Feb. 8 for the kickoff of the 2023 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. This year’s festival began Feb. 13. countries, including world, North American and regional premiers. The jury for the festival, composed of industry members and awardwinning artists, will evaluate
submissions in several categories, including Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, Short Film, Emerging Filmmaker, Building Bridges and Human Rights. Noteworthy members of the jury include Dara Jaffe, associate curator at the Academy of Motion Pictures; Eric Warren Singer, Oscar-nominated screenwriter for “Top Gun: Maverick” and “American Hustle”; and Lyn Goldfarb, Oscar-nominated, awardwinning independent filmmaker. Before and after screenings, audiences can enjoy live and pre-recorded Q&A sessions with international film artists, local community leaders and other orators.
Tickets cost $18 for evening and weekend shows, and $16 for matinees. Tickets for streaming through the Virtual Cinema are available at $18 per household. Special event pricing varies, with tickets ranging from $18 to $180. All seating is reserved. The Closing Night Selection, including the announcement of the Jury Award winners and the southeast premiere of “Shari and Lamb Chop,” screens exclusively in-theater Feb. 26 at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. To learn more about this year’s films or purchase tickets, visit ajff.org/ tickets.
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Dunwoody Police Chief Grogan receives state honor By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
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Career in law enforcement The Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police presented Grogan with the Louis M. Dekmar Chief of the Year Award in July. Grogan served as the 52nd president of the association in 2016-17. In 2023, he served as co-chair of the Legislative Committee and as a member of the Alarm Management and State Certification Committees. Grogan has been credited with teaching the Chief Executive Training Course for newly appointed police chiefs and command staff. The Georgia Association of Chiefs of
Police and Dunwoody have recognized Grogan for community programs including Coffee with a Cop, Polar Plunge, National Night Out and Read Across America. “Throughout his career, Chief Grogan has been an inspiration to law enforcement officers across the United States,” a GACP spokesman wrote. Grogan has published numerous law enforcement articles and two books on law enforcement’s use of social media. His website, “Top Cop Leadership,” provides informational resources and consulting for those preparing for and serving as a police chief. Some local backlash When the city announced his retirement on LinkedIn, 37 of the 39 comments were congratulatory. Most came from law enforcement officials from around the state. Former Officer Austin Handle commented on the post, alluding to more than 30 articles “documenting police misconduct, sexual harassment, corruption and whistleblower retaliation” at the Dunwoody Police Department. A 2020 internal investigation revealed misconduct and sexual harassment within the department. A petition on change.org has garnered more than 640 signatures opposing the legislative resolution honoring Grogan “as Georgia’s 2023-2024 Outstanding Police Chief of the Year.” The petition also alludes to the more than 30 articles about Grogan’s department. It calls for reconsideration of the honor given to Grogan and is the latest in a years-long campaign against the Dunwoody Police Department by former officers and some residents. Grogan’s retirement letter to City Manager Linton provides personal reasons for his retirement, leaving conspiracy theories in the community little ground to work with. Communications Director Jennifer Boettcher said there is no basis for questioning Grogan’s retirement. She pointed to the Oct. 30 Dunwoody Police Department Operations and Management Assessment from the consulting firm BerryDunn. “This assessment is an encouraging endorsement of current leadership, practices, and policies, but it also provides a road map for improvement,” City Manager Linton said. “I was particularly pleased that BerryDunn described Dunwoody Police as one of the most wellrun organizations its team has studied, giving significant credit to Chief Grogan as the primary architect.”
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Artists’ exhibit offers perspectives on Blackness By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The still life images that fiber artist Aisha Lumumba was assigned as a young art student weren’t relatable. “For me as an African American person, that was not what I saw in my house,” Lumumba said. Growing up in McDonough, Georgia, Lumumba said if she wanted fruit, she’d pick it off the tree and eat it right there. She said her “answer” to a still life was her grandmother sitting on her front porch. “Those kinds of things are gonna have to be validated,” she said. “I want to be one of those artists who help validate us.” Lumumba is one of 17 artists in “No More Hidden Figures,” the Johns Creek Art Center’s 10th annual recognition of Black History Month. Winning honorable mention, her quilt titled “Just Between Us” shows two girls running through a field catching butterflies, wearing their Sunday best. Coming to terms When she began quilting full time more than 20 years ago, Lumumba started to incorporate scenes from her own life, though she had subconsciously tried to bury those images. “In your mind, when you turn on TV, when you do something else, it’s the city, it’s the bright lights, and that’s what you’re striving for, not this red dirt road that I was running up,” Lumumba said. “I had to come to terms with that and know that that was okay.” Lumumba’s quilts are intricate, taking anywhere from six months to two years to make. The quilt itself is sewn with a machine, but embellishments are handstitched. On one quilt depicting Aretha Franklin, seen on her website obaquilts. com, she said the sequins alone took eight months to sew. She thought she’d never use the techniques her aunt taught her growing up, but she uses them all. Lumumba started with traditional patchwork quilts as a young woman, revisiting the craft when she had her third child, looking to fill the two-hour wait time of her maternity appointments. Over the years, Lumumba has sewn at least 200 quilts, once filling one room but eventually taking over her whole basement. “I just found that love spot, and it just takes over,” Lumumba said. “I’m always thinking about a quilt. I’m always looking, and saying, ‘Oh, that’s how the shadow hits that.’” Black art Althea Foster, program director and
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Althea Foster, program director and curator for the Johns Creek Arts Center, describes a mixed media piece titled “Leap” by Karen Phillips, one of 17 artists featured in “No More Hidden Figures,” the center’s 10th annual recognition of Black History Month. curator at the Johns Creek Arts Center, created the exhibit out of a desire to feature a diverse group of artists “whose work spoke to the essence, spirit and soul of Blackness but approached the topic from different perspectives determined by their individual experiences and personal aesthetics.” In a tour of the exhibit, Foster emphasized that Black art is not all the same. There’s different mediums, styles and subject matter throughout, from classical painting to abstract sculpture. “Not everyone is doing a jazz musician,” Foster said. “Not everyone has a lady with a big church hat.” She also intentionally featured artists of all backgrounds, including White photographer Marla Puzis who works internationally. “I think that people can appreciate a culture without necessarily being part of the culture,” Foster said.
Diyah Najah’s “Divided Woman Series” is featured in the Johns Creek Art Center’s “No More Hidden Figures” exhibit. The series shows linocut images of women, whose bodies are halved, depicting the ways women must contort and overextend themselves throughout life.
Fiber artist Aisha Lumumba’s quilt titled “Just Between Us” shows two girls running through a field catching butterflies, wearing their Sunday best. The quilt earned Lumumba honorable mention.
‘Divided Woman’ For a different perspective, the exhibit also features Diyah Najah’s “Divided Woman Series,” linocut images of women, whose bodies are halved. “What you’ll notice in that series is that the women are separated because we have to use so many different pieces of ourselves and so many different areas of life,” Najah said. “It’s just kind of like walking through the world not fully whole because of the way we have to contort sometimes and overextend or manage so many sectors that we kind of lose a centering.” As a woman standing 6-foot-2, Najah often creates images of larger women.
“In my work, I’m trying to fight against all the names I’ve been called when I was young,” Najah said. “I’m making a larger testament to people finding beauty and determining beauty in themselves, despite any stories you’ve been told that were meant to diminish you.” Her work generally centers around invisible disabilities, mental health and wellness of people of color. As someone with ADHD, Najah said she is an advocate of neurodiversity and often incorporates images of hands, which speak to how she interprets communication. “I don’t often always understand what people say, you know, social constructs … I’m really direct,” Najah said. “I’d
rather look at what people do than what they say.” Her diagnosis is why she became immersed in the printmaking process — it’s kinesthetic, process- and routineoriented. She picked it up in 2018, a “calling.” “It gives me structure,” Najah said. “It’s also, a lot of times, monochromatic, so there’s not a lot of distraction in printmaking.” But, she also works in mixed-media, to engage her more natural state that sifts through the many open tabs in her mind. “I have two sides, or three or four,” Najah said.
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Milton Theatre Company schedules spring musical MILTON, Ga. — The award-winning Milton High School Theatre Company will release tickets to its spring musical, “Into the Woods,” Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. “Into the Woods,” which premiered on Broadway in 1987, is a Tony Award-winning musical from American playwright James Lapine. Performances of the spring production will be held in the Milton High School Auditorium, starting Feb. 29. Micki Ankiel, a Milton theater teacher, returns as director after “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” won the Georgia High School Association’s Class 7A State Championship last fall. Musical director Christi Watts joins technical directors Melissa Oliver and Kyle Ankiel on the production team. Stage manager Matthew Clemente leads a crew of 10 students ensuring the technical aspects of the production run smoothly. The cast of students includes Jake James as the Baker, Cassidy Gordon as the Baker’s Wife and Maggie Bailey as the Witch. Auditions were open to all Milton High School students in November. Students were asked to read scenes, sing and dance during auditions. Milton Actor’s Support Krew, a nonprofit parent-led organization, supports students in the high school’s dramatic arts program.
Winery: Continued from Page 6 noise, traffic and drunk driving, he said. Following Rosenberger’s public comment, Providence Plantation resident William Spurlock said he and his neighbors have been in the dark. “He’s been told he can have a winery, but we weren’t told,” Spurlock said. “He’s made concessions, we have heard nothing about these concessions.” Spurlock attributed the confusion surrounding the farm winery to a lack of government action and communication. “We need some guarantees from you guys…” Spurlock said. “If you do this, he will be limited to growing grapes, making wine, putting it on a truck and shipping it out.” Rosenberger stood to applaud Spurlock after his remarks. When Rosenberger spoke with Appen Media Feb. 6, he said the conditions of
“Venture with the Baker and his wife into a mystical landscape full of surprises,” parent volunteer Rossy Finol-Bishop wrote. “In their mission to lift their family curse, they will encounter a host of beloved classic fairy tale characters in search for the ingredients to break the spell.” The first performance of “Into the Woods” is Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. On Sunday, March 2 and 9, the theater company will perform two shows at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Other shows are available at 7 p.m. March 1, 7 and 8. Reserved seating costs $15-20, and group tickets are available. Each season the company produces a few one-act productions, a musical production, a cirque production, four improv shows, and several seniordirected and one-act plays. The Milton Theatre Company’s production of “Cirque Nokomis,” will be directed by theater teacher Haley Garrett. Performances are in early May. Senior-directed, one-act plays are scheduled for 7 p.m. May 6-7, with the annual film festival May 13 at 7 p.m. Also, the Milton Improv Troupe has two upcoming performances in the Black Box Theatre, March 2 and May 15. For more information about the production, contact booktixmilton@ gmail.com or visit https://www. miltontheatrecompany.com/. the 2021 rezoning, limiting the number of patrons at the farm winery, shows the city was aware of his intention to sell his own wine. “There’s the argument of drunk driving, additional noise and traffic.” Rosenberger said. “All of those concerns, in my opinion, are no longer an argument.” Some residents who spoke after Rosenberger during public comment Feb. 5 questioned the need for an alcohol beverage license. With a tasting room off the table, Rosenberger said D’Rose Vintners requires an alcohol beverage license to market the wine produced on his property. For example, to place a label on farm winery products, state law requires Rosenberger to obtain a local license. “We thought we were building a crown jewel for the community,” Rosenberger said. “The only outcome is either some type of resolution or someone is going to be hiring lawyers.”
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Continued from Page 1 the weight of the vehicle is their issue,” Hadorn said. “We understand that. We’re just wanting it to be done in a way that’s as least destructive as possible. I mean, some things are going to be lost for sure.” Some say that one tree embellishing the drive is likely the biggest of its kind in the country. A 49-foot saucer magnolia, known for its fragrant pink and white flowers that blossom in the early spring, sits close to Mimosa Hall, leaning over and twisted, reaching toward the sky. Its figure the result of a lightning strike. It has been named a “Georgia Champion Tree” by the Georgia Forestry Commission, meeting several criteria, including having a stem or trunk at least 9.5 inches in circumference. Qualifying trees must also be native or naturalized in the continental United States. The historic Mimosa Hall and Gardens boasts over 200 trees, both native and exotic. Around 20 were valued at more than $25,000 in the city’s 2018 tree survey. Another remarkable tree, and the fifth most expensive, is the property’s lone dawn redwood, also situated close to the gravel drive. Steven Malone, Roswell’s director of Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs, said once a contractor is selected, the project will begin as soon as the contract is signed, and the vendor can mobilize. The city’s invitation to bid will
close March 1. The project includes realigning the driveway, widening it from 8 to 16 feet, and resurfacing with permeable pavers, sidewalk additions, concrete and brick stair installation. But, Hadorn suggested the city use Geoweb material, made from high-density polyethylene. It’s more expensive, he said, but the fiber would have less impact and have the same strength. Rather than digging down and preparing a base, Hadorn said the material would be raised. City plans also call for a tree root barrier, used to redirect and guide tree roots down and away from hardscape surfaces. Malone said the city plans to hire a third-party arborist to provide specific protection plans for trees that may be at risk. Hadorn has other concerns for the property, part of the “bigger picture.” According to the city’s 2018 tree survey, some of the trees need structural assistance, lightning protection and pruning. “The city has been guilty in the past of having consultants create reports, and then shelving them and not using them,” Hadorn said. There are also a lot of invasive plants in the area, like English ivy, privet and bamboo, that need to be removed to allow natives to grow. “If this area was cleared … We’ve got a lot of really, really magnificent trees in here that right now nobody has access to,” Hadorn said, while walking on the newly acquired Holly Hill property, adjacent to Mimosa Hall.
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Massage: Continued from Page 1 with a definition; and creating a definition and use standard for “licensed massage establishment.” At the meeting, City Attorney David Davidson also provided a first reading of a text amendment to the city’s code of ordinances related to massage therapy. The second reading is scheduled for the City Council meeting Feb. 26. Media receives criticism Jo Taylor, a Roswell-based massage therapist, thanked the council for their attention to the issue. Taylor has become a familiar face at council meetings, offering suggestions throughout the process of updating city regulation so as not to impede on existing licensed massage therapists like herself. Taylor also apologized to the City Council for alleged headlines from local media that said she “blasted [the] City Council.” “No, I will never blast [the] City Council,” Taylor said. “I will always hold you guys in highest regard and respect … I hope it was never taken that way — passionate and wanting to be heard, but never blasting.” For its part, the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald article carried no mention of Taylor “blasting the City Council.” The article carried a headline saying Taylor had
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The City Council named Nancy Saviano Long as the city’s interim city clerk at its meeting Feb. 12. Former City Clerk Marlee Press had retired after working for the City of Roswell for 26 years. “blast[ed] ‘offensive’ wording in city code,” then detailed the exchange between Taylor and councilmembers to call attention to valid concerns she had raised as a legitimate massage therapist operating in Roswell. Nevertheless, Councilwoman Lee Hills took the baton to whack local media for their weekly coverage of council action and went on to say reporters have portrayed massage therapists as “crazy people.” “... We’re well aware of how the media misconstrues almost everything we do up here, and that should be under attack, frankly. It’s despicable,” Hills said. “... I’m apologizing to you that we have to undergo that sort of scrutiny and lies from the media almost every single week, and I’m so sorry that you had to come up here and say that. I can’t control it. I don’t really read any of that stuff because most of it’s not real.” Hills, midway through her first term on the City Council, cited no examples of the almost weekly lies she claimed are reported by local media. Water conservation In other matters Feb. 12, the City Council approved an update to the city’s plumbing and water conservation efforts related to lawn and landscape irrigation for new construction. As part of an updated 2022 plan, the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District developed new criteria for plumbing fixtures and conservation as well as a model ordinance for local jurisdictions to adopt. In an email, Roswell Environmental/ Public Works Director Brian Watson provided an example of one of the new restrictions, like limiting maximum flow on taps, such as gallons per minute. Watson also said most fixtures on the market already conform to the restrictions. Failure to meet the new requirements would affect the city’s ability to obtain grant funding related to water conservation. Hills cast the sole dissenting vote, saying that the action felt more like a matter of “control” versus conservation. She likened the action to House Bill 206, “where municipalities would have the opportunity to use public funding to retrofit things like sprinkler heads and shower heads and faucets with public money … not only on brand new buildings but on things that are already existing.” “I feel like that’s complete overreach by our government,” Hills said, emphasizing that her decision has no reflection on city staff. In response to Hills, Councilwoman Sarah Beeson, who has worked in the environmental industry, said she has a “long view of stewardship” toward the
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Roswell Planning and Zoning Director Jackie Deibel presents the second reading of a text amendment Feb. 12 that would require the City Council to approve business licenses for new massage establishments. The City Council unanimously approved the update.
Roswell Councilwoman Lee Hills criticizes local media Feb. 12 for their acccounts of the city’s effort to restrict massage therapy businesses and for their portrayal of massage therapists as “crazy people.”
Roswell Environmental/Public Works Director Brian Watson presents the second reading of text amendment Feb. 12 that would update the city’s plumbing and water conservation efforts related to lawn and landscape irrigation for new construction. While the amendment was approved, Councilwoman Lee Hills cast the sole dissenting vote, positing the issue is more about “control” versus conservation. Chattahoochee River which supplies 70 percent of Metro Atlanta with drinking water. “It’s one of the only metropolitan areas in the United States that is supplied by a singular water source, most of which is service water and not ground water,” Beeson said. “I understand, also, the recommendations for the needs for putting these in place to make sure that
it’s not necessarily overreaching but it’s conservation … We’re being smart with our use of our water.” The Metro North Georgia Water Planning District has stated that, through its conservation initiatives, total water withdrawals in the region dropped by more than 10 percent from 2000-2015, while the region’s population increased by more than 1 million.
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The Broadwell Building – tracking the history of owners, tenants I recently wrote a column about cotton farmer John B. Broadwell (18551953) and the dry goods store he built in the Crabapple five-way junction where he sold fertilizer and other BOB MEYERS farm products. Columnist The building, constructed at the turn of the last century, still contributes to the charm and uniqueness of the Crabapple community. Today I will put some bones on the building’s story. B.Y. Coleman is one of the few local residents who knew John Broadwell who was the half-brother of B.Y.’s grandfather Sim Broadwell. B.Y. recalls that John B. (often called J.B.) and his half-brother Newport ran the store together, although J.B. did not come into the store very often because he was getting on in years. At the corner of the building and Mid-Broadwell Road was a wagon wheel with neighborhood mailboxes on it. “Every day I saw J.B. walk from his house where the Jehovah’s Witnesses Church is today to get his mail,” B.Y. says. Newport’s wife Nancy (known as Nanny) was a schoolteacher who organized plays on the second floor of the building with local residents as actors. There was a stage with dressing rooms at each end of the stage. The plays ran from the early 1900s until the 1920s. Square dances were also held upstairs and were held in T. Allen’s cabinet shop across the street where a bicycle shop stood until recently. “Every day farmers played checkers in the back of the store from late afternoon until the store closed,” B.Y. says. “There was a stove to keep warm and a sandbox where players could spit tobacco juice. I remember the games from about age 6 until I was drafted at age 18.” T.R. Dinsmore, who lived where the Milton Library is today, bought the building from J.B. Dinsmore operated a grocery store and sold hardware and farm implements, horse collars, overalls, boots and shoes. He sold the building to Matt Perkins, editor of the Northside News in Buckhead. The Statham family bought the building from Perkins circa 1965. The building had been vacant for about 10 years . Ben Statham Sr. worked for Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company as a traveling salesman during and after the Great Depression. He earned $20 per month but had an expense account and
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John B. Broadwell (1855-1953) was a farmer, merchant, inventor and developer of new cotton strains. A leading citizen of Crabapple he is most noted for his award winning Double Jointed Cotton and the building that bears his name.
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The Broadwell Building in 1976. Sign on the building that says “Morgan,” refers to John Morgan’s antique and lighting business which was in the building for several years. a car. He visited stores from Monday through Friday and drove back to his home in Buckhead for the weekend. There were no paved roads, so it took a day to travel from Buckhead to Alpharetta. His son Tom says “Dad knew the Broadwell’s and all the grocery store owners who were rich compared to farmers. When he learned that the Broadwell Building was for sale he was immediately interested.” Tom Statham says the family rented
the 2,700-square-foot ground floor to John Morgan who operated an antique and lighting store. Tom’s brother Ben and wife Linda Statham lived briefly upstairs until the space was rented out. Tom and Ben’s mother Pearl (known as Pat) ran the Crabapple Penthouse Antique Shop upstairs from 1965 until 1988 when she passed away. She sold mainly furniture and some local products such as baskets. “I spent many, many days with my parents looking for things to sell,
rocking chairs, store fixtures, anything old,” Tom says. “Mom liked old things, especially hand made with a saw and plane on farms, items such as grain bins and primitive tools.” Pearl also created the Crabapple Antique Fair in 1967 which evolved into the annual Crabapple Fest. Linda Statham says “To me best part of the building is that our daughters Anna and Sarah were able to walk to grandmothers shop every afternoon from the Northwestern Elementary School. Grandma would give each child a quarter to buy candy at a little country store nearby. It was a special bonding time for the three of them.” J.B.’s building has had a number of tenants over the years, each added something to its history and vibe. The most extended stay was the Berry Design graphic agency. Bob Berry opened his one-man business in 1989 and moved into a small portion of the second floor at the suggestion of his friend and part owner of the building Floyd Statham. Bob hired a few young freelance designers as needed, and the business grew quickly until he had 10 full-time employees. Floyd ran a real estate business and a log house kit business upstairs. His brother Tom helped buyers construct their houses. As Berry Design grew, it was able to utilize the entire second floor. Bob remembers a succession of businesses on the first floor. Craig Eddy owned Eddy West, which sold antique style furniture manufactured by his company in Habersham County. The business was followed by various other retail shops through the years. Bob says, “Berry Design clients loved to come to our office for meetings because of its unique and creative environment,” Bob says. He remembers spending an entire day working on an annual report with the CEO of Duncan Donuts, who flew in from Boston. Bob chaired many meetings with executives of Popeye’s, one of his largest clients over many years. After 32 years in the building, Bob sold the agency in 2021, and the name and legacy continues. Bob enjoys retirement as a drummer in three local bands and as a board member of the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Bob is director emeritus of the Milton Historical Society and a Member of the City of Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net. Bob welcomes suggestions for future columns about local history.
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Drumming up the Rolling Stones for today’s market The hit song “Gimme Shelter” by the Rolling Stones in 1969 has many similarities to our current 2024. Political tensions both abroad and at home are on the rise. The millennials and Gen Z folks are D.C. AIKEN getting squeezed out Guest Columnist dcaiken.com of the opportunity to own their own home or even rent an apartment without having a roommate due to a lack of supply of affordable homes, and the divide between our political parties reminds me of the President Nixon days. Here in Metro ATL, a house in
the $400,000 range is considered a “starter” home in many cases, requiring a down payment in the $12,000 to $20,000 range, and yielding a mortgage payment of more than $3,000 per month including taxes and insurance based on national average rates. Average apartment rent in the Metro ATL area, according to RentCafe, is running in the $1,800 per month range. To give this some perspective, a $1,800 per month “all-in” mortgage payment back in 2022 could get you a home in the $300,000 range with only 3.5% to 5% down in most cases. Today, that same $300,000 home might go for as much as $400,000 with a payment of $3,000 a month or more. To qualify for a $400,000 mortgage, in most cases, you need to be making around $90,000+ per year, which in
many cases will take a two-income family. The other issue affecting these two age groups from purchasing a home is their large student loan debt coupled with their credit card debt, which is averaging over $4,000 for millennials and almost $2,000 for Gen Z. Many also have car payments over $400 per month. Both groups acknowledge significant economic issues, particularly regarding stagnant wages and unaffordable housing. The Federal Reserve’s rate hikes have exacerbated the situation, pricing many young Americans out of the market. It’s crucial for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD to reassess downpayment requirements, considering evidence from VA loans showing that downpayment size doesn’t significantly impact loan
performance. Additionally, extending loan terms to 40 or 50 years could enhance affordability by lowering monthly payments. These agencies must overhaul their programs to ensure that first-time homebuyers have a genuine opportunity to achieve the American Dream. Hope you have a nice remainder of your week and be careful out there! D.C. Aiken is vice president, producing production manager for BankSouth Mortgage, NMLS # 658790. For more insights, you can subscribe to his newsletter at dcaiken.com. The opinions expressed within this article may not reflect the opinions or views of BankSouth Mortgage or its affiliates.
A long hospital stay is force-fed humility
MIKE TASOS Columnist
Having been “incarcerated” since January 5th, I have experienced being hospitalized for the majority of 2024. My outside time has been limited, and even with the chilly weather, being outside is a rare gift. Ditto for a decent
meal. It looks like I’ll walk through my own door, be in my own house, sit in my own chair and watch the Super Bowl from the friendly surroundings of my beloved Man Cave, in a week. I’d like to jump for joy if I wasn’t constantly being reminded to not put any weight on what used to be my right foot. Even before the surgery that removed all my toes, my foot was no Michelangelo. From my perch, feet seldom are. Now I’ve adopted a “dance with the one that brung you” perspective. Never a John Travolta when it came to busting a move on the dance floor,
ROI
matters.
being mobile we be an adventure I’m ready to launch. With all this alone time, looking at a foot that looks resembles a 2-iron, we’ve made an agreement that we both must stick with: -No more infections. -Daily foot inspections -Clean socks -Regular walks -Good shoes -No singing the blues (unless I’m in a Mississippi roadhouse) I am firmly ensconced at Encompass in Cumming, an acute rehab facility that is top-notch. The physical and occupational therapists work me for three hours every day, forcing me to unearth muscles I’d relegated to hibernation for decades. These sessions have often been one of the highlights of what can be a long and lonely day. With all this time for self-reflection, I have formulated a few observations and hints that might prevent your friends and family members experiencing something similar from going completely bonkers. -A visit means so much: I know.
I know. We’re all so busy. But a short pop-in to talk and listen will mean so much. My brother Matt surprised me all the way from Idaho, walking through the door during a phone conversation. He spent a few days with Vicki and the boys. I was humbled at the love demonstrated by his gesture, as well as being grateful at being able to tell him I loved him from a hospital bed. -It could always be worse: The other day, the therapist gathered a group of elderly patients for some impromptu memory care, asking the assembled if they knew what day it was. There was no consensus among the members of the quintet. There wasn’t a correct answer as well. Looks of consternation all around. It reminded me of trying to do high school algebra. -Hospital food is bad food: There’s no way to sugarcoat it. I harkened back to days when Mom would dole out a concoction when I was ill. There is no way to make something prepared in bulk to taste as good as anything consumed on the “outside.” There’s also no way that mystery meat I consumed last night was even a distant cousin to Salisbury
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Steak. -Hospital workers are quirky, bless their hearts: A doctor comes in every morning and asks me if I’m in pain. He also asks me if I want the blinds raised. I’ve taken to telling him how much I love the darkness. Shortly thereafter, I had a session with a psychiatrist, who asked me questions with the blinds raised all the way to the top. I was rousted like a park bench bum this morning and asked if I wanted some ice water. It was 4:45am. She was so sweet and hailed from some place other than here. I couldn’t be mean. It’s hard to curb someone with that kind of enthusiasm after she stayed up all night. I’m learning to cope, to appreciate having a shower while sitting on a bench. So far nothing has been better. Then again, with a week to go, I hear we might be having prime rib for dinner. My question is: Prime Rib of what? Mike Tasos has lived in Forsyth County for more than 30 years. He’s an American by birth and considers himself a Southerner by the grace of God. He can be reached at miketasos55@gmail.com.
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PAST TENSE
Children on the home front during World War II The June 11, 1942, edition of the Atlanta Constitution shared an announcement from Washington, D.C., “Scrap salvage campaign will begin shortly.” War Production VALERIE BIGGERSTAFF The Board asked that Columnist everyone across the country collect metal, rubber, fats and oils. The following day, President Roosevelt addressed the nation by radio announcing, “We have an immediate need for huge quantities of rubber. We have asked the filling station operators to help, and they have generously and patriotically agreed to help, they and the oil companies which serve them.” In addition to tires, citizens were encouraged to bring in rubber articles from around the house, including shoes, gloves, hot water bottles, bathing caps and raincoats. A short film, “Salvage,” was produced by the War Production Board and shown at movie theaters across the country. “Every home, every business, every farm is in that war. Every man, woman and child,” the film proclaimed, is asked to help. Later that year, the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution offered cash prizes to local schools with the highest collection of metal. The prize was $250 to the school with the largest collection by weight, and prizes to four schools with the highest average metal collection by weight, per student. The categories were one winner for Fulton County schools, DeKalb County schools, Decatur Schools and Atlanta schools. Fulton County winners of the contest, announced in November of 1942, were Roswell School with 323 pounds of metal per pupil and a total 134,350 pounds of metal. Milton Grammar School won second place, collecting an average of 230 pounds per pupil and 77,095 pounds overall. (Atlanta Journal, Nov.18, 1942, “Roswell School Winner of Scrap Metal Contest”) Other schools reported from the north part of Fulton County included Morgan Falls School with 5,070 pounds of metal and Hammond School with 35,700 pounds. The winning school in DeKalb County was Rock Chapel School. Clairemont School won for the city of Decatur, and Smillie School won
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Children in Dunwoody collected rubber and metal during World War II. From left are: Robert Dale Long, Melvin Warbington, Edwin Spruill, Archie Marchman, Travis Eidson and Raymond Gunning. among City of Atlanta schools. The newspaper also reported that Sheltonville School collected the most metal among Black schools in Fulton County with 2,097 pounds. No prize is mentioned. Those who attended Dunwoody Grammar School in the 1940s, including Carlton Renfroe, Jeff Porter, Ken Anderson, Jane Autry and Carolyn Parker; all shared stories of war bond books which were filled with stamps purchased to help the war effort. Jane Autry recalled the celebration when every student in a grade completed their WW II stamp books. The students would ring the school bell, which was in the attic. Sometimes it took two or three students to pull the rope and ring the heavy bell. Principal Elizabeth Davis believed the ceremony of ringing the bell encouraged the children to fill their stamp books. Award-winning author Valerie Biggerstaff is a longtime columnist for Appen Media and the Dunwoody Crier. She lives in Atlanta. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@ gmail.com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.
Children of Dunwoody School during World War II collected scrap metal as requested by the War Production Board.
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12050 Crabapple Road • Roswell, GA 30075 CITY OF ALPHARETTA PUBLIC NOTICE PH-24-AB-02 Please note that this meeting will be a virtual meeting, conducted online using Zoom meetings. PLACE To Attend the Virtual Meeting: Using Your Computer, Tablet or Smartphone Go to: https://zoom.us Meeting ID: 894 0417 7793 Dial In: +1 646 558 8656 US February 26, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. PURPOSE Eating Establishment Consumption on Premises Distilled Spirits, Beer, Wine & Sunday Sales
A Public Bid Opening will be held shortly after the closing of the ITB using Microsoft Teams. The link to the meeting can be found on the project’s webpage, https://cityofalpharetta.bonfirehub.com/.
APPLICANT Jalomane, LLC d/b/a Zazza Restaurant and Lounge 124 Devore Road Alpharetta, GA 30009
For information, please contact Abby Shipp at the City of Alpharetta’s Finance Department via email at purchasing@alpharetta.ga.us or at 678-297-6052.
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Randy Knighton City of Roswell Kurt Wilson City Administrator Notice of Public Hearing Mayor The following item will be considered by the Mayor and City Council at a public hearing on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 7:00 PM in the Roswell City Hall Council Chambers, 38 Hill St. Roswell, Georgia. a. 20233371 - 160 West Crossville Road The applicant, Eagle's Nest Sanctuary, LLC, is requesting a Parkway Village Variance Request to reduce the 40-foot Front Streetscape, reduce the 40-foot Neighborhood Compatibility Buffer, and allow for an increase in the maximum number of parking spaces; land lot 366. 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 two (2) years, file a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law is available in the office of the City Attorney. The complete file is available for public view at the Roswell Planning & Zoning Office, 38 Hill Street, Suite G-30, Roswell, Georgia, (770) 817-6720, or planningandzoning@roswellgov.com. Refer to www.roswellgov.com.
Randy Knighton City of Roswell Kurt Wilson City Administrator Notice of Public Hearing Mayor The following item will be considered by the Planning Commission at a public hearing on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM in the Roswell City Hall Council Chambers, 38 Hill St. Roswell, Georgia. a. CU 20230197/CV 20230195 - 400 Vickery Falls Drive The applicant, J. Alexander Brock/Smith, Gambrell, and Russell, LLP, is requesting a Conditional Use for townhomes with two Concurrent Variances; land lot 383. b. RZ 20235106 - 630 Colonial Park Drive The applicant, Imran Balkhi/ILM Academy, Inc., is requesting a Rezoning from OP (Office Park) to CX (Commercial Mixed Use); land lot 487. 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 two (2) years, file a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law is available in the office of the City Attorney. The complete file is available for public view at the Roswell Planning & Zoning Office, 38 Hill Street, Suite G-30, Roswell, Georgia, (770) 817-6720, or planningandzoning@roswellgov.com. Refer to www.roswellgov.com.
CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on Thursday, March 7, 2024 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, March 25, 2024 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia. a. CLUP-24-01/Z-24-04/V-24-04 Upper Hembree Tract/Empire Communities Consideration of a comprehensive land use plan amendment, rezoning and variances to allow for the redevelopment of the former’s Harry’s Market with a 149-lot single-family detached subdivision on 19.32 acres. A comprehensive land use plan amendment is requested from Commercial to High Density Residential and a rezoning is requested from PSC (Planned Shopping Center) to R-8D (Dwelling, ‘For-Sale’, Detached Residential – High Density). Variances are requested to Unified Development Code (UDC) Subsection 2.2.9(D) to increase building coverage by principal buildings from 40% to 65%, and reduce minimum lot width from 50’ to 31’ and to UDC Subsection 3.2.8(B)(1)(a) to reduce the 50’ undisturbed buffer. The property is located at 1180 Upper Hembree Road and is legally described as being located in Land Lots 550 & 553, 1 st District, 2 nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. b. Z-24-06/PH-24-06/V-24-06 55 Canton Consideration of a rezoning, parking in-lieu fees, and variances to allow for the construction of a mixed-use building with 36 ‘For-Sale’ condominium units and 7,303 square feet of restaurant space on 1.02 acres in the Downtown Overlay. A rezoning is requested from C-2 (General Commercial) to DT-C (Downtown Core) and parking in-lieu fees are requested for approximately four (4) parking spaces. Variances are requested to Unified Development Code (UDC) Appendix A: Alpharetta Downtown Code Subsection 3.5.5 to increase the maximum building footprint and to UDC Subsection 2.5.5(J) to allow tandem parking spaces to count toward minimum parking requirements. The property is located at 32, 38 & 44 Old Canton Street and is legally described as being located in Land Lot 1269, 2 nd District, 2 nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. c. PH-24-07 Unified Development Code (UDC) Text Amendments – Hotels Consideration of text amendments to Articles I and II of the Unified Development Code (UDC) to add a definition for ‘Hotel, Hybrid’, add the use in certain zoning districts, and miscellaneous regulations. The following items will be considered by the Board of Zoning Appeals on Thursday, March 21, 2024 commencing at 5:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia. a. V-23-25 Busch/212 Brook Drive Consideration of a variance to reduce a front setback from 35’ to 20’ and side setback from 10’ to 8’ to allow for a garage addition. The property is located at 212 Brook Drive and is legally described as being located in Land Lot 1251, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. b. V-24-05 Barbaree/61 Creekline Drive Garage Addition Consideration of a variance to reduce a corner side setback from 20’ to 13.5’ to allow for a garage addition on a single-family detached home on 0.34 acres. Unified Development Code (UDC) Subsection 2.2.6(D) R-12 Dwelling, For-Sale, Residential, District Regulations requires a 20’ corner side setback. The property is located at 61 Creekline Drive and is legally described as being located in Land Lot 542, 1 st District, 2 nd 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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NOTICE OF LOCATION AND DESIGN APPROVAL P. I. 0017187 FULTON COUNTY
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA FOR WINDWARD PARKWAY DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ITB #24-018
Notice is hereby given in compliance with Georgia Code 22-2-109 and 32-3-5 that the Georgia Department of Transportation has approved the Location and Design of this project. The date of location and design approval is: January 31, 2024 The proposed project is located in Fulton County and is within Land District 1. The proposed project intends to widen SR 120/Old Milton Parkway from 4-lanes to 6-lanes with a 20-foot raised median from North Point Parkway to Kimball Bridge Road. All the widening except near the bridge over Big Creek will be to the inside. Total project length is approximately 2 miles. The project will replace the two existing bridges (EB & WB), that span over Big Creek and the Big Creek Greenway Trail, with one wider bridge. The City of Alpharetta would be responsible for acquiring property rights for this project. Drawings or maps or plats of the proposed project, as approved, are on file and are available for public inspection at the Georgia Department of Transportation: Britni McCullough – Area Manager District 7, Area 2 bmccullough @dot.ga.gov 1268 Kennestone Circle Marietta, GA 30065 478-234-7985 Any interested party may obtain a copy of the drawings or maps or plats or portions thereof by paying a nominal fee and requesting in writing to: Kimberly Nesbitt, Office of Program Delivery Administrator Attn: Rodney Leverette, Project Manager RLeverette@dot.ga.gov 600 West Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, Ga. 30308 (404) 424-9033 Any written request or communication in reference to this project or notice SHOULD include the Project and P. I. Numbers as noted at the top of this notice.
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The City of Alpharetta is accepting bids for the WINDWARD PARKWAY DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS project, including, but not limited to, furnishing of all materials, labor and equipment for the demolition and reconstruction of existing sidewalk, installation of storm sewer system materials, installation of curb and gutter, tree removal, grading, utility relocation, erosion control, traffic control, and stabilization of disturbed soils. The location of the work is along the Windward Parkway frontages of 1000, 1005, 2015 and 2025 Compass Pointe Drive, all within the City of Alpharetta limits. The ITB and associated documents will be available online at no cost to bidders on Thursday, February 1, 2024 , at our bid posting website, https:// cityofalpharetta.bonfirehub.com/. Interested parties are required to log in to review the ITB documents. This procurement is issued under the authority of the City of Alpharetta’s Procurement Policy, also following State of Georgia and Federal applicable laws. The City has the right to reject all bids or proposals, to reject any bid or proposal that has not followed or met the City’s scope of work or specifications (nonresponsive) or reject any bid or proposal that shows that a bidder cannot meet one or more of the requirements (non-responsibility). The City has the right to ignore unimportant mistakes that do not affect the work or service to be provided, the purchase of requested item(s), or proposal pricing to award a contract that is in the best interest of the City. The bid opening will be held on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 10:00 AM . All responses must be received before closing at https://cityofalpharetta. bonfirehub.com/, webpage for this project. Responses submitted by hard copy, mail, facsimile, or e-mail will not be accepted. Responses received after the closing time will not be considered. A Public Bid Opening will be held shortly after the closing of the ITB using Microsoft Teams. The link to the meeting can be found on the project’s webpage, https://cityofalpharetta.bonfirehub.com/ . For information, please contact Beth Rucker at the City of Alpharetta Finance Department via email at purchasing@alpharetta.ga.us or at 678-297-6052.
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