By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com
ALPHARETTA, Ga. —
Alpharetta is hosting a second round of public hearings on its millage rate after learning of potential increased revenues from the Fulton County tax digest. The digest lists the value of commercial and residential property within the city limits.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta American Legion Post 201 welcomed its new leaders on July 18 as the 75-year-old veterans organization held its annual banquet to install newly elected officers.
Taking the helm as commander is the former Post Adjutant Tom Billings. Billings, who served 32 years in the U.S. Navy, 12 years enlisted service and 20 years commissioned service in the Naval Reserve, retiring as a chief warrant officer 4. Billings resides in Milton and will lead the organization of more than 700 members who wore the uniform of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Auxiliary Unit 201 saw its new president, Linda Stancil-Redner of Dahlonega, who took the oath of office at the event. She has been a member of the auxiliary for around three years.
Heading up Squadron 201 of the Sons of the American Legion for another term is Derek Garmon of Woodstock, who has been entrusted to lead his group for 17 years.
Post 201 was founded shortly after World War II and has been serving the needs of area veterans, their families, and the community for threequarters of a century.
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The City Council will hold public hearings on the tax rate at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at its regular meeting. The public will have the opportunity to speak again at an 11:30 a.m. called hearing and at 6:30 p.m. at the regular meeting, both scheduled for Aug. 28.
The city adopted a $154 million budget and a 5.75 mill levy June 19. City staff said
the millage rate was ratified using assumptions about the county tax digest, which subsequently came in higher than expected later in the month.
If the City Council votes to maintain the same millage rate, the city would see roughly $1.8 million in additional revenue based on the updated tax digest. City Administrator Chris Lagerbloom said councilmembers could also lower the mill levy, which would lower tax bills from the earlier adopted rate.
Lagerbloom presented the digest July 17 at a work session, where councilmembers expressed interest in maintaining the rate to use the surplus dollars toward unfunded capital projects.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta police said a local man’s car was stolen sometime in the early morning hours of Aug. 4 from an address on Union Hill Road.
The victim reported that his Audi S3 was stolen from a designated parking space at Union Hill Park sometime between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. while he was away from the vehicle.
Responding officers were able to track the vehicle’s movements through FLOCK traffic camera footage, that showed the car being driven near Cogburn Road and Glaston Way in Alpharetta at about 5 a.m.
Officers also learned the victim left his keys in the unlocked vehicle. No footage of the incident was captured by security cameras and police have not identified a suspect.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta police are searching for a local restaurant manager who allegedly attacked a delivery driver’s car while it was at the Popeye’s off Old Milton Parkway.
Police said a food delivery driver went to the Popeyes at about 11 a.m. Aug. 6 to pick up a customer’s order. Upon arrival, an employee, later identified as the store’s assistant manager, told the driver the store was closed due to low staffing.
As the driver took a picture of the restaurant’s closed sign, the
unidentified employee allegedly threatened her and swung a heavy backpack into her front window, causing damage.
When police arrived at the scene, the employee had already left and officers were not able to positively identify him, beyond his job title.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police said unidentified thieves burglarized a vehicle parked at the Ray’s at Killer Creek restaurant in Alpharetta Aug. 4.
A patron parked his Ford F-150 at the restaurant at about 8 p.m. and was notified via the Ford app two hours later that his vehicle alarm had been triggered.
Police learned thieves entered the vehicle through the passenger side window and stole a backpack containing electronics and cash. Using tracking software, the victim showed officers that several of the stolen electronics were traveling south on Ga. 400.
Police have not identified any suspects in the case.
MILTON, Ga. — An employee at the Bath & Body Works on Ga. 9 reported that three women stole nearly 70 candles from the store Aug. 2.
The employee said suspects entered the store and grabbed blue mesh shopping bags, proceeding to fill them with candles valued at around $1,860. She reported the suspects ran out of the store to a waiting silver vehicle, passing all points of sale.
The employee described all the suspects as Black women in their early 20s, around 5-foot-7, and
weighing between 200 and 250 pounds. She said each wore a blue face mask. She also said one suspect wore a black tank top; another wore a gray hoodie; and the last suspect wore a white T-shirt.
A member of the store’s asset protection team informed police she may have surveillance video. She also said the suspects may be responsible for thefts at other Bath & Body Works locations in Camp Creek and the Atlantic Station.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police are investigating a recent spree of vehicle thefts in several Alpharetta neighborhoods.
Reports said unidentified thieves stole three Kia vehicles from homes on Executive Drive, Elite Lane and Devore Road on July 23, during what police are classifying as a related series of thefts. All of the vehicles were entered without force and none of the victims reported hearing a car alarm, reports said.
Each vehicle theft was reported to police separately between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. July 23. But officers were to connect the incidents after one of the vehicles, a 2013 Kia Rio, was involved in a wreck near Webb Bridge Road and Westside Parkway at about 5 a.m.
Before the wreck, FLOCK Traffic Camera footage showed the Kia Rio was travelling with two other vehicles, later identified as the other stolen Kias.
A 19-year-old Alpharetta man, who was dropped off at Wellstar North Fulton Hospital with serious injuries after the wreck, is a possible suspect in the thefts, police said.
Additionally, police said suspects may have attempted to steal another vehicle on Executive Drive that night.
No other suspects were identified.
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ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell-area canines can rejoice because the City of Roswell will host its “Doggy Daze of Summer” event this September.
Held at East Roswell Park from 4 to 9 p.m. Sept. 9, the event will offer our four-legged friends and their owners an outdoor extravaganza of free fun activities.
“Pet owners and dog enthusiasts alike are invited to join us for a ‘pawsome’ day of fun, love, and wagging tails,” officials said.
The event will feature interactive agility courses and competitions, a pet
vendor village with carefully curated canine vendors, a pet adoption drive from Angels Among Us Pet Rescue, a K9 Officer meet and greet with Roswell Police Department K9 Officer Goose, human and dog-friendly food trucks and a live DJ.
The event is free. Participants must make sure their doggy friends are fully vaccinated and leashed at all times.
For more information visit www. roswell365.com/event/doggy-daze-ofsummer.
— Alexander Popp
Alpharetta Animal Hospital has been serving the Alpharetta community and surrounding area for over 50 years. We offer a variety of medical services to treat your dog or cat and strive to provide excellent care with established and emerging medical technology.
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The Forsyth County Recycling Center on Old Atlanta Road in Suwanee is the county’s nearest location to Johns Creek. City residents can use the county’s three recycling facilities starting Sept. 1 as part of a partnership between the communities.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek has entered a pilot program with its northern neighbor to expand services to three Forsyth County recycling centers.
The 90-day pilot program begins Sept. 1.
Johns Creek residents currently bring recyclable items to Keep North Fulton Beautiful’s Sandy Springs Recycling Center on Morgan Falls Road. Johns Creek officials said the program will provide a northern option for drop-offs.
The partnership will use Forsyth County’s Coal Mountain Center at 3560 Settingdown Road, the Old Atlanta Center at 3678 Old Atlanta Road and the Tolbert Street Center at 351 Tolbert
Street. The Old Atlanta location is the closest of the three to Johns Creek. Officials said the program is part of an ongoing effort to expand recycling services. The city launched a glass recycling drop-off container at Ocee Park in October 2022, which received positive feedback and was heavily used. Both jurisdictions will review the pilot program’s results after three months to consider the possibility of a long-term partnership.
A list of acceptable items at the Forsyth County centers can be found online at forsythco.com/DepartmentsOffices/Recycling-Solid-Waste/ Recycling-Centers.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County Senior Services and the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association will host a Senior Talent Show at 10 a.m. Sept. 16 at Sexton Hall at 2115 Chloe Road.
County Senior Services staff said the department is seeking performers aged 50 and older from all experience levels across the state. Acts can include singing, dancing, storytelling, magic or other talents.
“The show is a great opportunity
for those who love to be on stage and win trophies,” Senior Services Director Ruthie Brew said. The department last held the talent show in 2019.
Registration is due Aug. 18. Those interested can sign up at forsythco. com/Departments-Offices/SeniorServices.
Tickets to attend are also available for purchase at the same link. Tickets are $3 for admission and $8 for lunch.
— Shelby Israel
The Northern Ridge Boy Scout District (Cities of Roswell, Alpharetta, John’s Creek, Milton) is proud to announce its newest Eagle Scouts, who completed their Eagle Board of Review on July 27, 2023, at Johns Creek Presbyterian Church.
Top Row—left to right
Andrew Lampert, of Troop 1486, sponsored by North River Baptist Church, whose project was the design and construction of a puzzle table and a Lego table for Elkins Pointe Middle School.
Arya Iyer, of Troop 10, sponsored by St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, whose project was the design and construction of a Chicken Coop Rainwater Harvesting & Watering System for Old Rucker Farm Park.
Srinandan Remala, of Troop 3000, sponsored by Birmingham United Methodist Church, whose project was relocating and refurbishing six wood benches that are on an abandoned trail in Providence Park.
Nikhil Deo, Troop 69, sponsored by Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction five raised outdoor gardens for the Southeastern Railway Museum.
Vignesh Burugupalli, of Troop 3000, sponsored by Birmingham United
Methodist Church, whose project was design and construction of a trailhead kiosk which will contain a map of the newly reopened Providence Park.
Johan Jerry, Troop 69, sponsored by Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of four benches for the soccer field basketball court area at Lake Winward Elementary School.
Caleb Hankinson, of Troop 2143, sponsored by The American Legion Post 251, whose project was the design and construction of a Gaga pit and ball Rack
for Peachtree Corners Baptist Church.
Bottom Row, from left
Julian Yelisetty, of Troop 2000, sponsored by Johns Creek Presbyterian Church, whose project was the design and construction of four raised garden boxes for Settles Bridge Elementary School.
Venkat Arun, of Troop 629, sponsored by Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of three picnic tables at Fulton Science Academy
Toby Chiu, of Troop 1486, sponsored
by North River Baptist Church, whose project was the collection over 2,000 units of food for Meals by Grace Charity.
Patrick Jones, of Troop 10, sponsored by St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, whose project was replacing the soil in 10 planter boxes, dismantling three planter boxes, spreading mulch across designated areas, building six bird boxes, and landscaping a 25-foot diameter area by placing rocks around the edge and installing pine straw for Creekview Elementary School.
John Burton Jr., of Troop 143, sponsored by The American Legion Post 251, whose project was the design and construction of three raised gardens with mesh covering for Happyfeat, a nonprofit organization that supports individuals with special need.
Dhruv Jadhav, of Troop 143, sponsored by The American Legion Post 251, whose project was the design and construction of an information Kiosk, two raised block flower beds, and a gravel/ stone path from the parking lot to the kiosk, at the greenway located at the Bell Road Roundabout.
Garrett Douglass, of Troop 10, sponsored by St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, whose project was the design and construction 20 cat houses out of 50-quart coolers for Planned PEThood of Georgia.
Author events could have everyone hitting the books this month, and not just students.
August’s abundance of literary happenings include Forsyth County Public Library’s monthlong series supporting local writers, as well as a week of anniversary celebrations at Milton’s Poe & Company Bookstore. Add in appearances by a host of notable wordsmiths like
Wednesday, Aug. 16. Wild Woman Who Write Writing Workshop Series. Kathy Nichols, one of five members of the author-support podcast group, will lead a writing class emphasizing individual attention and encouragement. 7 p.m. $20. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. 770-797-5566. Poeandcompanybookstore.com
Thursday, Aug. 17. Kay Paschal. The author of “Insert Giggle Giggle: Laughing Your Way Through Raising Kids and Running a Business” will share lighthearted parenting advice. 5 p.m. Free. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. 770-797-5566. Poeandcompanybookstore.com
Saturday, Aug. 19, Dr. Martha Boone. The·North Atlanta Author Series will host the launch of “The Unfettered Urologist: What I Never Had Time to Tell You in a Fifteen Minute Office Visit.” Boone, a local urologist and author, will be in conversation with Mary Ann Walser, an attorney and realtor. 2 p.m. Free. Milton Branch Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton. 770-509-5611. bookmiser.net/bookevents.html
Sunday, Aug. 20, Forsyth County Public Library’s Local Authors Showcase. Keynote speaker George Weinstein, author and executive director of the Atlanta Writers Club, will kick off Forsyth’s second annual event with “We’re All in this Together: The Importance of Finding a Writing Family.” Multiple local authors will also be featured. 2 p.m. Free. Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming. 678-513-9364. forsythpl.org/event/8717909
Sunday, Aug. 20, Book Fair for Grown Ups. Read
much-honored Chika Unigwe and Becky Albertalli, whose debut novel was adapted into the feel-good film “Love, Simon,” and avid readers would do well to have any back-to-school shopping finished early.
Details about these and other author activities in August are below:
The mother-daughter duo of Rosalind and Maggie Bunn will read and sign their children’s picture books Aug. 12 in Alpharetta.
No. 1 bestselling author Becky Albertalli will chat about her new novel, “Imogen, Obviously,” Aug. 26 in Milton.
It Again Bookstore will partner with a Milton winery on a book fair featuring carefully curated books and local wine. 2 p.m. Free. Painted Horse Winery and Vineyards, 13762 Hopewell Road, Milton. 770-232-9331. read-it-again.com/event/ painted-horse-winery-vineyards-book-fair-grown-ups
Tuesday, Aug. 22, Christopher Swann, Mike Shaw, T.M. Brown and Kate Hallock. A Novel Idea Author Showcase presents “A Night of History, Mystery, Mayhem and Music” featuring four authors and musical interludes. Bookmiser will have the writers’ books for sale. 7 p.m. Free. Brimstone Restaurant & Tavern, 10595 Old Alabama Road, Alpharetta. 770-509-5611. anovelidea.us
Saturday, Aug 26, Marilyn Baron and Kathy Des Jardins. Award-winning novelists Marilyn Baron and Kathy Des Jardins will headline a double author event featuring Baron’s latest cozy mystery, “The Case of the Forgotten Fragonard,” and Des Jardins’ debut release, “Mama Tried,” along with book-themed snacks. Noon. Free. Read It Again Bookstore, 3630 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 314, Suwanee. 770-232.9331. read-it-again.com/ event/kathy-des-jardins-marilyn-baron-author-event
Saturday, Aug. 26, Becky Albertalli. The North Atlanta Author Series continues with the former psychologist chatting about her most recent young adult bestseller, “Imogen, Obviously.” 2 p.m. Free. Milton Branch Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton. 770-509-5611. bookmiser.net/book-events.html
Sunday, Aug. 27, Andrew Diaz Winkelmann. Bookmiser presents an intimate afternoon with the Cuban-American author of the debut novel, “The Guava Tree.” 4:30 p.m. Free. 3822 Roswell Road, Marietta. 770-509-5611. bookmiser.net/ book-events.html
DETROIT — Johns Creek resident and former Harlem Globetrotter Tyrone Brown has been inducted into the American Basketball Hall of Fame.
Brown was honored alongside 25 other basketball legends including, ESPN Basketball Analyst Dick Vitale, Detroit Pistons legends Earl Lloyd, Isiah Thomas, Earl Cureton, Terry Mills and John Long at a ceremony held for the American Basketball Hall of Fame 2022 and 2023 classes in Detroit, Mich., June 25.
“I am deeply grateful to LaMont Robinson, CEO-Founder of the American Basketball Hall of Fame and the Harlem Globetrotters organization for the opportunity to stand alongside so many legends who love basketball,” Brown said.
Brown, a native of Savannah, is recognized as one of the greats in
Harlem Globetrotters history with a social impact that extended well beyond the bounds of the court, officials said.
The former Globetrotter currently serves as a literacy and character educational speaker at school districts, corporations and nonprofits across the United States and Canada. He also founded the Ambassadors of Responsibility Foundation to enable former teammates to better serve elementary and middle school students across the country.
“I am honored, thankful and humbled by this recognition and dedicate it to the children I’ve entertained and talked to at schools across the country about the importance of reading, goal setting and hard work,” he said.
By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — What makes art, art? Is art just paint on a canvas, clay on a wheel, or a moment in time frozen by an expertly snapped picture?
For the folks at The Splatter Studio in Sandy Springs, art goes beyond any form or medium, becoming a full-body experience that can inspire talent, emotion and creativity in even the least artistic of us.
Opened in 2020 by Howard Krinsky, owner of the Atlanta-based art supply store Binders, The Splatter Studio offers customers a chance to become Jackson Pollock for an hour or two by creating personal artworks in a riotous frenzy of paint.
Jenna Rees, chief brand officer for The Splatter Studio, said the business’s mission of being a “contemporary action painting experience” pays tribute to the Abstract Expressionism period in art history, where artists like Pollock, Willem De Kooning, Lee Krasner and others started experimenting with non-objective paintings, made through new techniques.
“Instead of just a traditional
brush, they were using sticks and brooms, and whatever they could find,” Rees said. “It was a full body experience, experimental, and the paintings were totally non-objective.”
Today, customers at The Splatter Studio are encouraged to immerse themselves fully in the process of making art, in whatever way feels right to them.
“It’s very therapeutic for people, a lot of people say that it’s kind of like unofficial art therapy,” Rees said. “Action painting is all about experiencing the process of art making and not really being too attached to like the end result. It’s not about coming in here and being an exceptional artist or creating a work of art that is necessarily going to make you famous.”
With admission to a “splatter session,” customers are given a protective poncho or Tyvek suit, goggles, paint sticks, brushes, paint blasters (squirt guns made from a foam material) and squirt bottles, along with a colorful panoply of paints, then set loose on a 16- by 20inch canvas.
The reckless abandon and heights that past customers have gone to create their art, can be seen in the layers of paint coating nearly every wall in The Splatter Studio, all the
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It’s very therapeutic for people, a lot of people say that it’s kind of like unofficial art therapy.’
JENNA REES, Chief brand officer, The Splatter StudioBusiness encourages patrons to immerse themselves in art BOTTOM SPLATTER STUDIO/PROVIDED At The Splatter Studio, a Contemporary Action Painting Experience in Sandy Springs, customers are given the opportunity to create one painting, or many, by flinging, shooting and throwing paint.
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way up to its lofty rafters.
Some customers, even people who have never shown any interest in the arts, find something inside them that has to come out when they step up to the canvas. And Rees said they are glad to be the ones sparking that creation.
“It’s typically the people that say, ‘Oh, I’ve never even done anything like this before’ that come out with something really interesting,” she said.
Beyond the basic session, which costs $45 on weekdays and $65 on the weekends, The Splatter Studio offers a host of other classes, parties and experiences at their locations in Sandy Springs and Virginia Highlands.
“We just recently launched some new products at our Virginia Highlands location that are coming soon to Sandy Springs, one of which is a collaborative splatter session,” Rees said. “So rather than coming with your friend, each do your own painting, you’re now coming together to create one larger painting.”
The business has attached itself to the idea of making sessions a bonding, teambuilding, or dating activity, with a new “date and create” session for couples, an adults-only session
held each Friday night in Sandy Springs, and sessions held specifically for teambuilding within families, companies and other groups.
The Splatter Studio co-owner Fabrice Werner said over the past year, the Sandy Springs location has shown them how well the action painting experience works for business and corporate groups.
“We want to bring together two worlds, the art and the business world,” he said. “So, for instance, if you have a challenge around change management, that’s one of the things we can work on together.”
But no matter what group or individual is in their studio, the joy they witness firsthand each session shows them they are on the right path.
“I think the word fun is also something that is on top of my mind,” Werner said. “Over the weekend, we were quite busy, and I could hear people laughing, having a great time … it’s not usually something you see too often, different ages, different people, from the youngest to the oldest, they are having a great time. This is really what I love about it.”
The Splatter Studio is in the Parkside Shops shopping center at 5920 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs. To learn more about The Splatter Studio and how to book a session, visit thesplatterstudio.com.
Many people think having a Will is enough to protect their assets, but a Will is best used as a last resort rather than your primary plan. Over our two decades of helping people create their estate plans, we’ve seen a lot of probate cases that sadly resulted in the heirs losing control over their beloved family member’s assets.
For instance, Mr. Jackson owned multiple properties in Georgia. He wrote in his Will that his properties were to go to his beloved daughter and she should also be his Executor. After Mr. Jackson passed, his daughter filed his Will with the Probate Court and was named as the Executor. She was then able to transfer his properties to herself, per his wishes.
However, the daughter didn’t know that once the assets were distributed, her job wasn’t done. Depending on the type of Will filed, the court requires the Executor to file reports on the assets - and those reports have to be filed annually until the probate is closed out. The daughter was not aware that the
probate case had to be closed out and missed the deadline to file those reports, so the Probate Court removed her as Executor.
The new Executor was not a relative of the family and, as he was paid based on the length of time he worked on the case, he was happy to keep Mr. Jackson’s case open. He took control over the assets, meaning daughter could not do anything with those properties. What’s worse, the new Executor’s pay came directly from Mr. Jackson’s estate. This meant that the longer the case is open, the more of Mr. Jackson’s estate went to the new Executor.
It’s important to protect your assets for your legacy - and it’s equally important to make sure that your loved ones aren’t subjected to the long and complicated administrative procedures of the court. After being informed about the Probate process with a Will that has to be probated at your death, then at least you will have sufficient knowledge to start with a Will or have a Trust instead to avoid Probate and additional asset protection measures that Trust can provide. As always, we recommend that you look for a local estate planning attorney and start your planning sooner rather than later.
ATLANTA — Four Georgia Peaches Girls Baseball teams returned home to North Georgia recently, victorious after the Baseball For All (BFA) Nationals Tournament in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
Georgia Peaches 14U, 12U, 10U and 9U teams participated in the BFA Nationals Tournament July 12 through July 16, outscoring their opponents and sending several teams to the championship games, coaches said.
The 14U and 12U teams outscored their opponents 47- 18 and 40-17, and the 9U and 10U teams advanced to the 10U division championship.
Coaches said the 9U team’s performance during the tournament was particularly impressive, because they competed primarily against 10-year-olds throughout the week, while they only have players between 7 and 9 years old
on their team.
By the end of the week, the 10U team collected 85 runs, 53 hits, 56 defensive strikeouts, and allowed only nine runs and nine hits.
“Our program continues to grow at
The Mayor and Council of the City of Alpharetta has tentatively adopted an operating (“M&O”) millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes for the General Fund by 11.38 percent. Please see the Notice of Property Tax Decrease for the Bond millage rate.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase to be held at the City of Alpharetta, Council Chambers, City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, on the following dates and times:
August 21, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.
August 28, 2023, at 11:30 a.m.
August 28, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.
This tentative increase will result in an M&O millage rate of 4.951 mills, an increase of 0.506 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the M&O millage rate will be no more than 4.445 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $550,000 is approximately $57.59 and the proposed tax increase for non-homesteaded property with a fair market value of $1,175,000 is approximately $237.82.
While Alpharetta’s overall millage rate would remain flat under the proposal, there would be some changes to the individual components as follows:
an astonishing pace and our teams have become feared at both the local level and at the national stage, where we’re proven to be a top program in the nation,” Georgia Peaches 9U head coach Ian Winklmann said.
J.P. Borod, an assistant coach for the Georgia Peaches 10U team, said the 50 girls in the Georgia Peaches program had a great time during the tournament, playing their hearts out, bonding and making their communities proud.
“To say that the girls had a good time at this tournament would be an understatement,” he said. “This is something they look forward to all year long.”
Georgia Peaches players come from all over the state, but they are predominantly from the North Georgia and Atlanta area. However, coaches said they have several players from neighboring states, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, that do not have an all-girls baseball program.
Because they are the only all-girls baseball program in Georgia, Borod said their teams typically only play against
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The Mayor and Council of the City of Alpharetta has tentatively adopted a debt (“Bond”) millage rate which will require a decrease in property taxes for the Debt Service Fund by -7.52 percent. Please see the Notice of Property Tax Increase for the M&O millage rate.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax decrease to be held at the City of Alpharetta, Council Chambers, City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, on the following dates and times:
August 21, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.
August 28, 2023, at 11:30 a.m.
August 28, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.
This tentative decrease will result in a Bond millage rate of 0.799 mills, a decrease of -0.065 mills. Without this tentative tax decrease, the Bond millage rate will be no more than 0.864 mills. The proposed tax decrease for a home with a fair market value of $550,000 is approximately -$13.65 and the proposed tax decrease for non-homesteaded property with a fair market value of $1,175,000 is approximately -$30.55.
While Alpharetta’s overall millage rate would remain flat under the proposal, there would be some changes to the individual components as follows:
The City is shifting 0.166 mills from the Bond millage rate to the M&O millage rate and investing revenue growth to cover, among other things, law enforcement initiatives, cyber security technological improvements, inflationary demands on salary and contractual obligations, and increases in capital infrastructure maintenance
The City is shifting 0.166 mills from the Bond millage rate to the M&O millage rate and investing revenue growth to cover, among other things, law enforcement initiatives, cyber security technological improvements, inflationary demands on salary and contractual obligations, and increases in capital infrastructure maintenance.
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boys teams locally. So the national championship is a perfect chance for the team to connect with other girls who are passionate about baseball.
“For most of the year when these girls step onto a ballfield, they hear sneers, they aren’t viewed as equals, it is assumed that they are less than,” he said. “At this tournament they can let down their guards and they can be themselves.”
Winklmann and Josh Cammack coach the 9U team, Marquis Harris and Borod coach the 10U team, Brian Terry and Christian Lafon coach the 12U
team, and Garrett Wilson coaches the 14U team.
Coaches said they are always looking for more girls who are passionate about baseball and want to develop their skills.
“For some odd reason after tee ball girls are led to believe that there is not a home for them in baseball and often their parents steer them towards softball,” Borod said. “We are here to break that fallacy. Our girls have shown they there is a place of for females in the sport of baseball.”
For more information about the Georgia Peaches Girls Baseball program visit them on Facebook or Instagram at www.facebook.com/ GeorgiaPeachesBaseball and www. instagram.com/georgiapeachesbaseball.
The City of Alpharetta does hereby announce that the 2023 millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia on August 28, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.
CURRENT 2023 TAX DIGEST AND FIVE YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
My first newspaper job was at the Marion County Record, a small weekly in central Kansas.
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The next day, she collapsed and died.
PAT FOX Managing Editor pat@appenmedia.comThe late editor and publisher Bill Meyer taught me everything I know about community journalism. Bill’s wisdom and his command of writing for his small-town audience was an acquired taste for a young college graduate with aspirations for the New York Times or Chicago Tribune. It took months, but I finally came around.
The first thing Bill told me was to focus primarily on the massive historic courthouse directly across the street where all county government business took place. An annex, just off to the side, was home to the City of Marion Police Department.
Bill told me that at one time, the courthouse had an old Civil War cannon on its front lawn. It was aimed straight at the newspaper. The antique had been
removed by the time I arrived in 1980.
But last Friday, they lit the fuse anyway.
City police, acting on a warrant signed by a magistrate judge, raided the newspaper office, confiscating equipment, computers and other materials necessary for publishing The Record. They didn’t stop there.
Police also raided the home of the publisher, Bill’s son Eric Meyer, seizing
The raid sought information on a confidential source the newspaper had used to investigate a DUI conviction of a local business owner applying for a liquor license. The news staff never intended to publish the story because they surmised it was planted to discredit the business owner. Neverthe-less, they did check out the lead by combing through government records.
During the process of the home and newsroom search, police snatched a reporter’s cell phone, aggravating an earlier injury she’d sustained to a finger.
Eric’s 98-year-old mother, Joan, who shared ownership of the paper, also lived at the house with Eric. Police took her computer, the router that gave her access to Alexa smart speakers she used to call for assistance and to stream television. Joan watched as police pored over her son’s bank rec-ords and investment papers.
Joan was the paper’s community editor, and had been when I worked there, so I knew her well. She was always laughing, smiling about something.
Her son said she was in good health
The Marion County Record was my professional nursery. Now, its ability to publish has been seized. I know of no other instance in my lifetime in which police shut down a newspaper in the United States. There are countless cases of it happening in Turkey, China and Russia.
I spoke with Eric on Monday, and, like his father, he was focused on getting the paper out this week. He said he was in the middle of untangling the mess left in the wake of the police raid.
“Even if I have to scribble something out on a notebook and deliver it door to door, we’re going to have something published this week,” he said.
So, this is where I should write some lofty platitudes about freedom of the press, about guarding our constitutional rights – maybe quote Jefferson. I should write that the press is the only profession specifically cited for protections in the U.S. Constitution.
I should write all that.
But, I’m too angry. I’m furious.
As a company executive, I have the pleasure of attending conferences about the media industry. We network, train and problem-solve. One of my least favorite parts about the events, though, is the amount of time spent talking about the work. In recent years, there seems to be a trend of less editorial boards and more media columnists. Greater resources spent on analyzing local news and less on producing it. The people talking about local news are often those I want to listen to least. I would much prefer visiting other newsrooms and sitting quietly in the corner, observing the work they’re doing.
Over the weekend, news broke about a Kansas police department raiding a small weekly newspaper.
Officers armed with a signed warrant stormed the office of the Marion County Record and the home of its publisher. They seized equipment, notes and other newsroom materials.
The operation’s cover was a search for information about a confidential source who had tipped the newspaper off to a
This week’s editions of the Herald and Crier newspapers are dedicated to Joan Meyer and staff, past and present, of the Marion County Record.
local liquor license applicant’s buried DUI conviction.
I knew Appen Media Managing Editor Pat Fox cut his teeth in Kansas newsrooms, so I sent him an article about the incident. As it turns out, Pat spent his first few years out of school at that very paper, working alongside the same family that was raided.
In a letter to Editor Eric Meyer, Pat wrote about an issue he had with the City of Marion Police Department some 40 years ago. He was not surprised to see more problems with the department, he wrote. More concerning was the fact that a district judge had signed a search warrant that was so likely illegal.
Pat’s letter never made it to the Record publisher because email service was
disabled when police seized the paper’s equipment.
Unfortunately the disaster turned into a tragedy. Over the weekend, co-owner of the paper Joan Meyer, 98, passed away.
She was in the house with her son Eric as police officers and sheriff’s deputies executed the warrant.
She had been in good health, the Record reported, but was unable to eat or sleep following the raid.
Pat later told me he knew Joan. She had worked in the newsroom alongside him. Her husband Bill Meyer was Pat’s first editor.
If I had to bet, the Meyer family did not attend many industry conferences.
The Marion County Record is probably one of those newsrooms where I’d rather visit and shadow, where operators are too busy doing the work to spend time talking about the work.
Pat signed his letter to the Record as the managing editor of a news media group in Alpharetta, Georgia. I’m sure he is almost as proud of that as I am. Pat Fox’s byline leaving the pages of the Marion County Record as a reporter, only to reappear as one running a newsroom 1,000 miles and many years away.
I know Bill and Joan had an impact on the people of Marion County. I also know they had an impact on the people of Metro Atlanta. The Meyers coached Pat, who in
turn has fostered a group of reporters at Appen Media.
I’d like to imagine some Appen reporters will end up teaching the next generation of journalists, too.
I don’t know much about Joan Meyer, but I know she contributed to Pat’s experience, which trickled down into my knowledge and the skills of my peers in the Appen Media newsroom. By that one fact I know she has had more of an impact than any conference I’ve attended.
One problem for the Marion County Police Department, Chief Cody and Judge Viar is that the U.S. Constitution protects the press, and the Department of Justice follows that lead.
Another is that journalists have a long, collective memory. News of the raid has been on the cover of The New York Times, the Washington Post and USA Today. It ran on ABC Sunday night and in Britain’s Guardian.
Those companies sent a condemnation letter to the Police Department, alongside the signatures of Bloomberg, the Associated Press, McClatchy, Pro Publica, the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times.
I know one Atlanta journalist who spent his Saturday morning reading up on the Kansas Open Records Act.
We already knew the Meyers and the Marion County Record were paying attention. Now everyone else is, too.
MEYER
“Even if I have to scribble something out on a notebook and deliver it door to door, we’re going to have something published this week.”
ERIC MEYER Marion County Record publisher
I have shared the history of the Roswell Railroad in this column at least 10 times over the years. In case you missed it, the railroad traveled from Chamblee through Dunwoody and on toward Roswell twice a day from 1881 until 1921. Ike Roberts was engineer of the railroad for the entire 40 years.
Dinky was not the only Dinky
Stories of the Roswell Railroad tell of an engine that went by the name Buck or Old Buck and another engine called Dinky. However, Dinky is not a unique name for an engine. There have been Dinkys across the U.S., and as the name would suggest, they were small engines.
In 1942 a photo was taken of another nearby Dinky which ran from a rock quarry at Stone Mountain to the town of Stone Mountain. The train had a V for victory painted across it and was about to be cut up and contributed to the metal drive of World War II. (The DeKalb News Sun, July 22, 1981)
There is a Dinky on display in Conyers, Georgia, across from the original train depot. According to georgiaencyclopedia.org, the 1905 Rogers steam locomotive model is one of three remaining in the world.
There was a group several years ago that gathered at Heritage Sandy Springs to see if Roswell Railroad’s Dinky or Buck could be located. The group did not locate the original engines.
The Roswell Railroad never crossed the Chattahoochee River and never went into Roswell. The original plan for the railroad would have taken it into the town of Roswell where Oxbo Road and Atlanta Street meet, according to historian Michael Hitt.
Stone embankments built along Vickery Creek were intended to accommodate the tracks. However, the cost of building a bridge across the Chattahoochee River was so great, it never happened. The Roswell Depot was built on the Sandy Springs side of the river, up on a hill across from engineer Ike Roberts’ house. The depot burned down in the 1950s. (Atlanta Constitution, June 1, 1994, “Historian tracks Roswell Railroad”)
A Roswell Railroad dog story
In 1961, 74-year-old Carl Wallace of Chamblee shared memories of the Roswell Railroad with The Neighbor Newspaper. He remembered how the sound of the train whistle would send his dog Bob running toward the engine to catch the evening paper as it was tossed to him.
According to “Ghost Trains and Depots of Georgia,” by Les H. Winn, it was the officials of the Richmond and Danville Railroad, owners of the Roswell Railroad at the time, who changed the name of the depot from Roswell Junction to Chamblee around 1887.
Winn says, “As the community around the depot grew and prospered, the name Chamblee stuck.”
When the Southern Railway was
formed in 1894, the stock of Richmond and Danville Railroad became part of the assets of Southern Railway.
The Roswell Railroad carried mail
Lizzie Newhard recalled that her father Joberry Cheek had to drive a wagon to pick up Dunwoody mail before the Roswell Railroad was in operation. The Roswell Railroad’s Dinky, “replaced the mail wagon in
bringing postal service to the area.” Once the railroad stopped running, mail was again delivered by wagon and later by automobile.
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.
The rise and fall of train travel, The Roswell Railroad and other considerations
Railroads played a vital role as the United States expanded westward in the 19th century.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first railroad chartered in the United States, and 14 miles of track were opened in 1830.
It operated under horsepower until the following year when an American-made steam locomotive was put into service. The South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company completed a 136 mile railroad in 1833, making it the longest steam railroad in the world. New railroads came quickly, almost haphazardly, most of which were short-distance passenger lines that were not profitable. They could not compete with canals and stagecoach operators, and some railroads were abandoned before they were completed. Railroads gradually proved their worth, however, and in 1869 the Intercontinental Railroad joining the east and west coasts of America was completed.
In Georgia, in response to anticipated competition from the South Carolina railroad, a group of Savannah businessmen established the Central Railroad and Canal Company which became the Central of Georgia Railway. After receiving a charter from the state Legislature in 1833, the company started construction in 1835, and a 190mile line from Savannah to Macon was built.
The following years witnessed a frenzy of construction. The Georgia Railroad and Banking Company built a line from Augusta to Marthasville (later Atlanta) in 1845. In 1851, the Georgia stateowned Western and Atlantic Railroad connected Chattanooga with Terminus (also later Atlanta). By 1855, Georgia’s major cities and towns were linked by railroad.
After the Civil War, new railroads were built and existing lines were consolidated into larger systems. In 1892, Southern Railway was created by financier J. P. Morgan out of the financial ruin of two failed railroads. Southern became one of the leading systems in Georgia in the 20th century.
The golden age of railroading lasted from the 1880s to the 1920s when alternative modes of transportation eroded the railroads’ dominant position. Passenger service declined steadily beginning in 1920 due to the growing popularity of automobiles, which stimulated construction of new roads which facilitated the rise of truck freight hauling. Then came the airplane. In the 1960s and 1970s, railroad stations in many cities and towns were demolished or put to other uses.
Today in Georgia, rail freight is transported by two lines, CSX and Norfolk Southern. Passenger service is available on three Amtrack routes.
The Roswell Railroad ran from south of Roswell to Chamblee. It was in operation from 1881 until 1921, independently at first. Beginning in 1894 the line was operated by the Southern Railway.
Roswell Railroad was one of many short-line railroads in north Georgia, and like most similar railroads, it suffered economic challenges which were amply covered by the Atlanta Constitution newspaper. According to Michael Hitt, author of the book “History of the Roswell Railroad,” 1994, the railroad was originally going to go from Roswell to Atlanta. Work stopped during the Civil War near Roswell Junction (now Chamblee). It began operations almost 28 years after the idea for a railroad was first put forward.
The railroad was narrow gauge (3 foot) which cost about one fourth the amount of a standard gauge line (4 foot, 9 inches) to build and operate. The narrow gauge tracks were broadened in 1903 to standard gauge. The line was 9.8 miles long and had a rolling stock consisting of one locomotive nicknamed Buck, one passenger/baggage car, two box cars, and four flat cars. One of its primary purposes was to support the work of the fabric mills of the Roswell Manufacturing Company which until then required five wagons and 10 mules to deliver its products to market. With the railroad, one wagon and two mules
were sufficient.
In 1894 Southern Railway Company took over operation of the Roswell Rail line. This was also the first year the name Chamblee was used instead of Roswell Junction. The people living around Roswell Junction wanted to have their own post office. Postal officials would not grant the request because its postmark could be confused with Roswell’s. So, the town’s name was changed to Chamblee which is still used to this day.
In 1920 the Southern Company began efforts to discontinue the Roswell Railroad because it was a consistent money loser. Southern Company maintained that the increasing cost of operating a small line due to the development of a good road system and automobile and truck transportation had destroyed most of the line’s passenger and freight business. The line ceased service in 1921.
Today, only hardy explorers can find any traces of the old railroad, but it earned an important place in the history of north Fulton.
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.
This postcard dates from circa 1900. The Roswell Railroad ran for 9.8 miles from a terminus south of Roswell to Chamblee, making four stops en route. It was in operation from 1881 until 1921 at first independently. Beginning in 1894 the Southern Railway took over operations. Note the pile of lumber in the foreground. Short line railroads often transported lumber on flatcars. The train was powered by a steam locomotive named “Buck.
I am a nature lover, and every morning I begin my day by observing what bushes and perennials are flowering and what has finished flowering in my backyard garden. If time permits, especially on weekends, I hike with a friend and my golden retriever, Snowball, in the north Georgia mountains or load up my bike and head to the Big Creek Greenway.
The Big Creek Greenway is a north Atlanta treasure! The path runs through Fulton and Forsyth Counties providing free access to 26 miles of walking, running, skating and biking. The Greenway paths are 12 feet wide and are constructed of concrete and wooden boardwalks. The path meanders through woodlands, with views of the Big Creek and the wetlands created by the Big Creek floodplain. Another benefit of this off-road trail is that it provides safe passage because you can ride your bike or walk without worrying about or dodging vehicular traffic!
The Alpharetta section of the Big Creek Greenway extends from the Union Hill Road Skate Park south to Mansell Road, near the North Point Mall. Future plans are to complete the last phase of the Greenway from Union Hill Road in Alpharetta to Union Hill in Forsyth County. The Greenway is currently 26 miles long, with 16 miles in Forsyth County and 10 miles in Alpharetta. For more outdoor adventures you can take the 7.6-mile trail from Roswell to Mansell Road or mountain bike in Roswell on the 6.8mile cross country, mountain bike path with opportunities for dirt jumping and pump tracking.
Parts of this popular escape have been closed, but I am happy to report the two closed areas in Forsyth County are now open. The Greenway from Halcyon to Union Hill Road was closed for reconstruction from late 2020 to March 22, 2022. The 1 mile from Union Hill to Fowler Park was closed from May 20, 2020 and just opened three months ago, on April 1. Both of these sections of the trail were totally reconstructed with all new wooden boardwalks and railings and bridges, one of which crosses under Ga. 400. In my opinion, the section from Union Hill to Fowler Park is the most scenic portion of the trail because is not impacted by residential or commercial
buildings. The 16-mile Forsyth Big Creek Greenway has parking and restrooms available at the following locations: Halcyon, 6265 Cortland Walk; Union Hill, 5259 Union Hill Road; Fowler Park, 4110 Carolene Way; Bethelview, 5120 Bethelview Road; and Sawnee Mountain Preserve, 4075 Spot Road.
The Greenway is open from 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. March through October and from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. November through February.
The recent improvements were essential because much of the Greenway is in a Big Creek floodplain, and the standing water creates a swamp-like environment in some areas. These conditions contributed to the decay of much of the Greenway’s boardwalks in Forsyth County. The trail also was and is currently impacted by the construction of a new McGinnis Ferry Road exit/entrance off of Ga. 400. The construction of the new McGinnis Ferry ramps began on Oct. 4, 2021. The highway project is expected to be completed by the spring of 2024.
This construction introduced additional surface water and several trees that were long-term residents of the forest and were contently growing on dry land could not adapt to newly created wetlands. When the roots of trees are surrounded by water, the roots can no longer obtain oxygen needed for cellular respiration and in a short time, the tree dies from the inability to metabolize the nutrients needed for survival. Sadly, the result was many dead trees, often breaking at the soil line. As they fell to their death, some careened into the newly constructed Greenway, thus requiring yet another reconstruction project and a delay in the opening of the Halcyon to Union Hill portion of the Greenway.
If you are looking for nature therapy and an opportunity to enjoy the sights and sounds of birds, the rustle of trees, wildflowers and an occasional deer, I recommend a trip to the newly improved Big Creek Greenway.
Happy Gardening!
North Fulton Master Gardeners, Inc. is a Georgia nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization whose purpose is to educate its members and the public in the areas of horticulture and ecology in order to promote and foster community enrichment. Master Gardener
Volunteers are trained and certified by The University of Georgia Cooperative. Extension. Learn more at nfmg.net.
• Big Creek Greenway Maphttps://www.bigcreekgreenway.com/index.php/maps/
• General Information on Big Creek Greenwayhttps://www.traillink.com/trail/big-creek-greenway/
• Information on Big Creek Greenway in Alpharettahttps://www.alpharetta.ga.us/government/departments/recreationparks/facilities/big-creek-greenway
• Information on Big Creek Greenway through Forsyth Countyhttps://parks.forsythco.com/Parks/Big-Creek-Greenway
• Mountain Biking Informationhttps://www.mtbproject.com/trail/4683982/big-creek-park
• Big Creek Greenway Section and Trailhead Reopen After Renovationshttps://www.forsythco.com/News/big-creek-greenway-trailhead-reopensafter-renovations
This week’s “Garden Buzz” guest columnist is Carole MacMullan, a Master Gardener since 2012 and a Milton resident. Carole describes herself as a born biologist. Since childhood, she loved to explore the out-of-doors and garden with her mother. When she entered college, she selected biology as her major and made teaching high school biology her career for 35 years. In 2012, Carole completed the Master Gardener training program and joined the North Fulton Master Gardeners (NFMG) and the Milton Garden Club. Carole uses her teaching skills to create a variety of presentations on gardening topics for the NFMG Lecture Series and Speakers Bureau. She also volunteers weekly at the Assistance League of Atlanta (ALA) thrift store and acts as chair of their Links to Education scholarship program. Her favorite hobbies are gardening, hiking, biking, and reading.
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The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Historic Preservation Commission on Thursday, September 14, 2023 commencing at 3:00 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.
Items forwarded by the Historic Preservation Commission will be considered by the City Council on Monday, September 25, 2023 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.
a. PH-23-10 Earl Wood House - Historic Designation
Consideration of a request to designate the Earl Wood House as historic. The property is located at 531 State Highway 9 and is legally described as being located in Land Lot 645, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
b. PH-23-13 Gardner House - Historic Designation
Consideration of a request to designate the Gardner House as historic. The property is located at 133 Cumming Street and is legally described as being located in Land Lots 1253 & 1254, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law and a disclosure form are available in the office of the City Clerk, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.
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CITY OF ALPHARETTA
PUBLIC NOTICE
PH-23-AB-19
Please note that this meeting will be a virtual meeting, conducted online using Zoom meetings.
PLACE
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Go to: https://zoom.us
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August 21, 2023 at 2:00 P.M.
PURPOSE
Eating Establishment
Consumption on Premises
Distilled Spirits, Beer, Wine & Sunday Sales
APPLICANT
Jalomane, LLC
d/b/a Gourmania 124 Devore Road
Alpharetta, GA 30009
Owner Jalomane, LLC
Registered Agent
Vania Mane
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CITY OF ALPHARETTA
PUBLIC NOTICE
PH-23-AB-20
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August 21, 2023 at 2:00 P.M.
PURPOSE
Change in Business Ownership
Eating Establishment
Consumption on Premises Distilled Spirits, Beer, Wine & Sunday Sales
APPLICANT
Paramount Hospitality Group, LLC
d/b/a South Main Kitchen 9 South Main Street
Alpharetta, GA 30009
Owner
Paramount Hospitality Group, LLC
Registered Agent
Franklin James Lalljee
CITY OF ALPHARETTA
PUBLIC NOTICE
PH-23-AB-21
Please note that this meeting will be a virtual meeting, conducted online using Zoom meetings.
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Go to: https://zoom.us
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August 21, 2023 at 2:00 P.M.
PURPOSE
Eating Establishment
Consumption on Premises
Beer, Wine & Sunday Sales
APPLICANT
Golden Universe Corporation
d/b/a Simon’s Chinese Thai and Sushi 3975 Old Milton Parkway, Suite 1
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Owner Golden Universe Corporation
Registered Agent Michael Boakye-Danquah
The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on Thursday, September 7, 2023 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, September 18, 2023 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.
a. Z-23-08/V-23-13 10355 Waters Road Tract
Consideration of a rezoning and variance to allow for the construction of 3 ‘For-Sale’ single-family detached homes on 1.5 acres. A rezoning is requested from AG (Agriculture) to R-12 (Dwelling, ‘For-Sale’, Residential) and a variance is requested to reduce the front setback from 65’ to 50’ and to reduce the rear setback from 30’ to 25’. The property is located at 10355 Waters Road and is legally described as being located in Land Lots 35 & 36, 1st District, 1st Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
b. Z-23-09/V-23-15 2325 Old Milton Parkway Tract
Consideration of a rezoning and variance to allow for the construction of 24 ‘For-Sale’ townhomes on 4.9 acres. A rezoning is requested from O-I (OfficeInstitutional) and R-12 (Dwelling, ‘For-Sale’, Residential) to DT-LW (Downtown Live-Work). Variances are requested to reduce stream buffers, modify streetscape standards and reduce landscape strips. The property is located at 2325 Old Milton Parkway and is legally described as being located in Land Lot 748, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
c. PH-23-11 Unified Development Code (UDC) Text Amendments – Signs, Parking, Multi-Use Trails, Downtown Architecture and Tree Preservation
Consideration of text amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC). Amend Section 2.3 Supplementary Regulations to address fence and wall regulations along multiuse trails. Amend Section 2.5 Parking and Loading to address the different levels of electric vehicle charging stations. Amend Section 2.6 Signs to prohibit face illuminated channel letter signs, require master sign plans for all commercial shopping centers and extend time period for banner signs for new businesses after DRB submittal. Amend Section 3.2 Tree Conservation, Landscape and Buffer Requirements to remove pines as a specimen or tree of quality and to allow homeowner’s associations to review certain requests for tree removal within the front yard. Amend Section
3.5 Installation of Street to add regulations pertaining to the installation of multi-use trails. Amend Appendix A: Alpharetta Downtown Code, Section 2.8 Building Design to address applicability of architectural style requirements.
The following items will be considered by the City Council on Monday, September 18, 2023 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.
d. PH-23-12 Gated Subdivision/1580 Mayfield Road
Consideration of a public hearing to allow a 5-lot subdivision to be gated. Unified Development Code (UDC) Subsection 3.5.6 Gated subdivisions/private streets requires that requests for gated subdivisions be considered at a public hearing by City Council. The property is located at 1580 Mayfield Road and is legally described as being located in Land Lots 1057 & 1104, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
e. PH-23-15 McCoy Way Road Abandonment
Consideration of request to abandon a remnant portion of McCoy Way. The property is located adjacent to 12200 McCoy Way and is legally described as being located in Land Lots 1244, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
The following items will be considered by the Board of Zoning Appeals on Thursday, September 21, 2023 commencing at 5:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.
f. V-23-16 265 Dania Drive
Consideration of a variance to allow for a tear down and rebuild of a single-family detached home on 1.02 acres. A variance is requested to Unified Development Code (UDC) Subsection 2.2.1(D) AG agriculture, District Regulations to reduce the side setback from 25’ to 12.5’ and to reduce the front setback from 100’ to 50’. The property is located at 265 Dania Drive and is legally described as being located in Land Lot 1177, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
g. V-23-18 1060 Gramercy Lane
Consideration of a variance to allow for a swimming pool on a single-family residential lot. A variance is requested to Unified Development Code (UDC) Subsection 2.3.3(B) Accessory Uses and Structures, Swimming Pools to reduce the rear setback from 20’ to 11.5’. The property is located at 1060 Gramercy Lane and is legally described as being located in Land Lots 1202 & 1203, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department.
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