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Downtown development clears hurdle in Alpharetta ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council unanimously approved a new mixed-use development in the downtown area May 23. The development will consist of two new buildings and one existing building on North Main Street across from the intersection with Cumming Street. The existing building, listed as historic by the city, will be preserved and used as restaurant space. The new buildings will be a mix of office, retail, restaurant and residential space containing four for-sale condominium units. The development will sit on 1.43 acres, and the new buildings will each be three stories. The total development will have 32,000 square feet of office space, 4,000 square feet of retail space and 6,000 square feet of restaurant space. Plans originally called for the new buildings to be four stories, but discussions in the city’s Planning Commission led the applicant to reduce the height. The development will include a 2-level underground parking deck with 132 parking spaces, just above the required 130 spaces. Nearby residents spoke in support of the development during its public hearing, noting that the applicant,
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ATLANTA —Declining enrollment and increasing vacancies in elementary and middle school classrooms is prompting Fulton County Schools officials to get creative about how education will look in the future. Enrollment projections for North Fulton schools show more than 9,000 available seats in kindergarten through 8th grade next year, with few signs of growth through the decade. School officials say they hope innovative options for education may draw new families into the region and lure private school students back to public schools. One idea with strong support from administrators are kindergarten through 8th grade academies focused on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math). These academies could be located within existing school buildings with infrastructure already in place. In the North Fulton region, one potential opportunity for a K-8 academy is at Holcomb Bridge Middle
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Man steals equipment from Roswell car wash ROSWELL, Ga. –– An unidentified man stole a vacuum and hose May 16 from Tidal Wave Car Spa on Holcomb Bridge Road. An employee told police the man removed a vacuum and hose from a cleaning station used to clean cars. The cleaning station is directly next to the dumpster. The suspect was caught on video surveillance and the business intends to press charges.
Parked car burglarized at apartment complex ROSWELL, Ga. –– A Roswell man reported approximately $800 worth of belongings stolen from his parked vehicle May 17 on Wood Creek Way at the Wood Creek Apartments. The victim told police he used the car the night before for an errand. The next morning, he said, he discovered several items were missing. The loss included a Lenovo Chromebook, wallet with his cards and driver’s license and $800 cash. Also missing, he said, was a spare key to his other vehicle that contained $1,000 worth of work tools. The victim said he found a water bottle he kept in his car atop another vehicle nearby. No security cameras or neighboring apartments caught footage of anyone that evening.
Man stalks woman, threatens violence ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A Duluth woman working in Alpharetta told police May 15 an Atlanta man had been stalking her and
PUBLIC SAFETY sending her threatening messages. The woman said the man had been her friend at one point. She said he would text her from different numbers and tell her that he was watching her. She said she observed a red laser beam on her chest the previous day after the man sent her a message saying “the ‘beam’ was on her,” according to the report. The next day, while the woman was at work, she received a message from the man stating the beam was on one of her coworkers and that “he was getting ready to take the shot.” At that point, the workers locked the door and called police. The woman showed police messages she received around midnight May 15. The messages mostly contained insults and profanity, but the man threatened to kill her in one of the messages, according to the report. The woman showed officers a message she received right when police arrived that said, “I see you talking to the police and we are hiding.” The woman was told to file a temporary protective order against the man, block his number, avoid responding to him and change her phone number.
Men report threats over car buffing work ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Two men told police they had been in an argument that involved threats relating to payment for a car buffing service on May 16. The customer told police he had the other man buff his car the week before, but the worker did not accept Cash App as payment. The customer arranged to pay him the next day, but he was delayed by a family emergency. The customer said the man he’d hired showed up at his workplace on May 16 and demanded payment plus an extra $10 for his trouble in collecting the debt. The customer said they both moved outside to discuss the issue, but the collector became “loud and wanting to fight.” He also said the seller threatened him with a gun he had in his car. Police contacted the seller, who said he knew the buyer’s employer who told him to come to pick up the payment. The
seller told police the buyer “came outside and threw the money and his own wallet on the ground.” He said the buyer then started an argument with the seller and “put his hands up like he wanted to fight.” The seller said he left the area with the payment and denied threatening the buyer. No further action was taken.
Man extorted for money after computer hacked ALPHARETTA, Ga. — An Alpharetta resident called police May 17 after an unidentified person gained access to his computer and attempted to extort money. The man said he received an email the day before saying he had an overdue invoice. The email contained a phone number to dispute the claim. After he called the number, the person on the phone gained remote access to the man’s computer and locked him out. The scammer demanded the man pay $369 to unlock his computer. The man refused. The man called the number again the next day, and the same person answered and again demanded money. The man had not lost any money through the scam but was unable to access his computer. The responding officer recorded the incident and encouraged the man to take his computer to a technician to regain access.
Man out nearly $50,000 after identity is stolen ALPHARETTA, Ga. — An Alpharetta man lost nearly $50,000 over two years after his identity was used to open fraudulent bank accounts. The man reported the loss to police on May 16. He said he found the fraudulent accounts reflected on his credit score. Five fraudulent accounts were opened under the man’s name, each under a different bank or credit union. Each account had between $5,000 and $16,000 withdrawn from it, totaling about $48,000. The man said he needed the police report to dispute the charges with the banks.
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Roswell hires Economic Development director By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The City of Roswell has hired a new full-time economic development director. City Councilman Peter Vanstrom announced at the May 23 City Council meeting that Darryl Connelly is set to start June 6. Connelly, a previous Roswell resident, is returning after serving more than 12 years as senior vice president of asset management for the New York City Economic Development CorpoCONNELLY ration, according to LinkedIn. “We’re all very excited to have him join us,” Vanstrom said. “… He’s looking forward to coming back and being involved in the city. He understands the dynamics of the city, he understands that the residents come first, and he appreciates all the history and all the culture and all the beauty that is in this city.” Vanstrom said that during the interview process, what impressed him the most about Connelly was his commitment to project completion and his excitement for a good challenge. “Sometimes there seems to be a lag from point A to point Z to getting complete in the development of projects that we have going, and he will be tasked with that immediately and make sure that we move things along in this town as we keep building and growing our commercial district,” Vanstrom said. Connelly also has a strong history of working on redevelopment, a talent Vanstrom said the City of Roswell needs to focus on more. “We don’t have a lot of new areas,” Vanstrom said. “We’re looking at areas that we need to redevelop, and [Connelly’s] going to be very, very helpful.” Also, at the May 23 meeting, the City Council approved the first reading of a proposed $172.8 million fiscal year 2023 budget, which includes $277,500 in funding for the economic development organization Roswell Inc, headed by Steve Stroud. The allocation is an increase of $57,500 from what was presented at
the May 9 City Council meeting. However, Mayor Kurt Wilson said it reflects the funding Roswell Inc asked for the previous year to sustain its efforts. During public comment, longtime resident Janet Russell asked the City Council why it was continuing to fund Roswell Inc if the city is hiring a director for Economic Development. Vanstrom said he expects Connelly and Roswell Inc to have “an amazing relationship.” “We knew when we took office that the challenge – and the mayor has been working very, very hard on this – is how do we attract the bigger business, the corporates, the ITs that help,” Vanstrom said. “Those are the things that I’m looking forward to working with the economic development director on that goes a little outside of perhaps what Roswell Inc, with their limited team, has been able to accomplish.” Wilson said that as a supporter of Roswell Inc, he is willing to take the “absolute burden of responsibility, blame and criticism” for the organization. “I have seen a very positive movement from the leadership of Roswell Inc in the first five months of this mayor and City Council,” Wilson said. “I’ve seen some real activity that I’m very optimistic about, and as a consequence, we did not increase their budget. We just made their budget the same as last year.” Lastly, at the May 23 meeting, the City Council approved a resolution to activate a new Roswell Development Authority and dissolve all prior development authorities, not including the existing Downtown Development Authority. The resolution states the members’ terms on prior development authorities have expired and that they have not taken any action in several years. Vanstrom said the new Roswell Development Authority will work in conjunction with the Downtown Development Authority, which oversees the central business district, to facilitate trade, commerce, industry and employment opportunities in the city. “Simply put, the new Roswell Development Authority is a huge and long overdue economic engine for the City of Roswell,” Vanstrom said. “Our main focus initially will be East Roswell and the Highway 9 corridor. We’re looking forward to getting going.”
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Alpharetta names sole finalist for city administrator position ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The City of Alpharetta has named Chris Lagerbloom as the sole finalist for the position of city administrator. If appointed, Lagerbloom will replace current City Administrator Bob Regus, who has held the position for more than 20 years. Regus is set to retire June 30. Lagerbloom served as the City of Milton’s first police and fire chief before becoming the city’s interim city manager in 2007 and permanent city manager in 2009. Under his management, Milton was awarded numerous awards including best quality of life in Georgia and being named one of America’s 100 safest cities. Lagerbloom developed a service de-
livery model focusing on public-private partnerships that allowed Milton to increase services and increase financial savings, according to a statement issued by the City of Alpharetta. Lagerbloom, an alum of Georgia State University and Columbus State University, now serves as city manager of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He joined as assistant city manager in 2016 and ascended to his current role in 2019. He has spearheaded improvements to sustainable development and water and sewer infrastructure during his time in Fort Lauderdale. The Alpharetta City Council will not take a final vote on the appointment until at least May 31. — Jake Drukman
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Brent Beecham, had worked to address their concerns as the development moved through the Planning Commission. The council also unanimously approved plans for a new school for children with special needs to open on Morris Road. The school, to be named Bright Path Academy, will be located in an existing 11,000 square-foot office building adjacent to Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool. Bright Path Academy will serve mostly nonverbal children of age for sixth grade to 12th grade and will operate on a normal school year calendar.
The applicant, Thane Brooks, said the school will likely open with an enrollment of around 10 students and likely won’t serve more than 30 at any given time. He said he wanted to open the school to serve his daughter. The school will be broken into small classes and is planned to have one teacher for every three students enrolled. A floor plan displayed at the meeting showed the school as being fully equipped with an exercise room, a library and media room, an art center, a social learning center and several small classrooms. Mayor Jim Gilvin thanked Brooks for stepping in to offer specialized education to students with certain needs. He said there is a need in the community for such services.
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Kemp rallies in Alpharetta ahead of primary By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The afternoon heat didn’t stop a strong crowd from forming outside Chiringa in downtown Alpharetta May 17 for a rally with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. A crowd of around 200 stood in the sun and cheered for the governor as he spoke on his record of fighting Democratic initiatives, reopening the state amid the pandemic and keeping law enforcement highly funded. Kemp was joined by former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who praised Kemp’s legislative history. The rally, which ran just over 20 minutes, was part of a final push by Kemp to fire up his supporters ahead of the May 24 primary. Kemp has held a firm polling lead against former Sen. David Perdue, his strongest Republican opponent, since the former senator first launched his campaign. Despite his solid polling, Kemp still runs the risk of having to fund a runoff campaign if he doesn’t beat Perdue outright next Tuesday by achieving more than 50 percent of the Republican vote. Christie stressed the importance of ending the primary race without a runoff before Kemp came up to speak. He said strong support for Kemp on May 24 would give Republicans the best chance to win the November general election against Democrat candidate Stacey Abrams. Christie said the sooner Kemp won the primary, the sooner he could “aim his sights” at national Democratic leadership like President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. “Brian Kemp is the only thing standing in between Georgia and having Stacey Abrams as your governor,” Christie said. “We don’t want that, do we? He’s tough, he’s smart, he’s strong, he’s loyal.” Alpharetta Mayor Pro Tem Dan Merkel also spoke on Kemp’s behalf as the rally began. Kemp said Merkel has been a long-time friend. Fulton County Commissioner Bob Ellis and Forsyth County Commissioner Todd Levent were also at the event supporting the governor. The governor thanked Lauren LeNoir, Chiringa’s general manager, for accommodating the rally. He used Chiringa as an example of a small business he helped survive by easing pandemic restrictions in the state. He said that while national media organizations and political opponents criticized his actions, small business owners thanked him for the move. “When I reopened the economy, I just simply gave Lauren the opportunity to live to fight another day,” Kemp said. “I’ve had so many small business people who’ve said, ‘You saved our business.’ I’ll tell them, ‘No I did not. You saved your
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to the crowd in downtown Alpharetta as former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie watches May 17
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks in downtown Alpharetta May 17 at a rally for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.
business. I just didn’t prevent you from doing that.’” Kemp reiterated that a vote for him was the best way to protect “the soul of the state” and prevent Stacey Abrams from becoming governor. As the rally ended, Kemp asked the crowd for donations for fuel to keep his campaign bus rolling across the state.
Though Perdue seems unlikely to win the nomination outright, if Kemp fails to receive half the vote on May 24, Perdue will have the opportunity to win over supporters from Taylor in the runoff. Taylor has also backed Trump’s election fraud claims.
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Though polling has consistently shown them as the clear frontrunners, Kemp and Perdue are not the only Republicans running for governor. Three other Republicans, including Kandiss Taylor, Tom Williams and Catherine Davis, have also qualified for the seat. Of the three, Taylor has polled the highest.
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The Georgia governor’s race has become one of many elections across the country that have carved a rift in the Republican Party. The schism has divided officials who have backed former President Donald Trump’s false claims of widespread election fraud in 2020 like Perdue, and those who have dismissed the fraud claims like Kemp. After Perdue failed to avoid a runoff to retain his Senate seat in the 2020 election, he issued a statement urging Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to resign. Days after announcing his candidacy for governor, Perdue filed a lawsuit seeking to examine 2020 absentee ballots out of Fulton County to prove there had been fraud. A state judge dismissed the suit last week. Perdue’s backing of Trump earned him the former president’s endorsement in the race. Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., have both joined Perdue for campaign stops in Georgia in recent months. Despite the Trump family’s backing, Perdue has consistently trailed Kemp in polls throughout his campaign. Mike Pence, Trump’s former Vice President, broke with Trump late last week when he announced he would campaign with Kemp on May 23, the eve of the primary. Pence has previously criticized Trump for his comments regarding the 2020 election.
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Roswell Rotary Club works to provide clean water for Panamanians By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Rotary Club is stepping in to help a population deprived of one of life’s basic necessities – water. While residents in wealthier nations may take it for granted, clean drinking water is hard to come by in some remote areas. For residents in some of the remote villages of Panama, it’s a daily reality. Drinking dirty water is a serious risk for illness, but sometimes, it can be the only option. In conjunction with Rotary International and other local club chapters, the Roswell Rotary has led an effort to raise nearly $250,000 to implement a safe water supply in six remote Panamanian villages. The effort began after Roswell Rotarian Langdon Hollingsworth spent two years living in the Darien Province of eastern Panama after graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in engineering. During his stay, Hollingsworth worked on clean drinking water infrastructure projects with the U.S.-based nonprofit Solea Water.
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Members of the Roswell Rotary Club visited Panama in March to meet villagers they would help build water systems for. Hollingsworth said he tried internships in a variety of fields with Fortune 500 companies during his time at Georgia Tech, but he found his work with the organization Engineers Without Borders to be more fulfilling, driving him to pursue humanitarian work as a full-time career. He said living in Panama from 2018 to 2020 only reinforced his desire to pursue humanitarian work. He described the experience as rugged, often lacking clean water, showers, air
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Panamanian villagers stand for a photo. The Roswell Rotary Club, in conjunction with Rotary International and other chapters, is working on a project to bring clean drinking water to a total of six remote villages. solar-powered and gravity-fed. Solarpowered tanks placed atop hills pull water from underground wells, then allow the water to flow through pipes downhill to the villages. Lee Hollingsworth said the project is using local labor to construct the water systems, which he said gives local communities the benefit of knowing how to maintain them. A group of Roswell Rotarians visited some of the affected villages in March. Lee Hollingsworth said the trip helped members understand the people they are working to help and the conditions they live in. “It’s real people and real kids,” Lee Hollingsworth said. “There are no hospitals around, so if a kid gets sick, that’s going to be a real problem. They get sick all the time with dirty water. They use the water for bathing, for sewage, and the river just gets overwhelmed.” Lee Hollingsworth noted the dry season in Panama recently ended, so construction on the water systems in the remaining four villages will take longer. He estimated the systems in the four villages would be complete around March of next year. He specifically thanked Sidney Disher and Robert Hagan of the Roswell Rotary, Olga Narvaez and Bob Koncerak of the Alpharetta Rotary and Alexei Oduber, Albert Wong and Jonathan Cerna of the Rotary Club of Panama Nordeste for their support with the project.
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• Wellstar Health System announced May 18 its North Fulton Medical Center’s Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center was re-accredited “With Distinction” by the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society. Facilities with this designation provide access to hyperbaric treatment and clinical hyperbaric research. Common types of wounds treated include ulcers, burns and gangrene. Wellstar
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North Fulton County charitable nonprofit names 3 members to board of directors ROSWELL, Ga. — North Fulton Community Charities’ Board of Directors has welcomed three new members and elected new officers for the 2023 fiscal year. Founded in 1983, NFCCis a 501(c) (3) nonprofit human services organization dedicated to helping ease hardship and foster financial stability for residents in Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park and Roswell. NFCC offers services through five program areas: case management/ emergency financial assistance, food pantry and clothing assistance, seasonal assistance and education, including English as a Second Language, GED tutoring and financial and job coaching. The organization serves thousands of North Fulton residents each year at two facilities in Roswell. The new board members are Pinnacle Financial Partners North Metro Atlanta Area Executive Scott Jordan, Roswell Presbyterian Church Mission Outreach Associate Pastor Dan Kreiss and Atlanta Regional Commission Senior Communications and Marketing Strategist Aixa Pascual. The NFCC Board of Directors elected General Counsel at LocumTenens.com Adwoa Awotwi as president, Choate Construction Chief Administrative Officer Mike Hampton as vice president, Carter Hill Advisors Senior Partner Ted Schwartz as treasurer and Edge Solutions LLC CEO and founder Julie Haley as secretary. NFCC Executive Director Holly M. York said she is looking forward to having them on the team. “Our Board of Directors has been instrumental in NFCC’s expansion, growth and impact in our community, and we are excited to welcome these three talented individuals to that team,” York said. “The new members bring diverse expertise and perspectives, and we are grateful for their commitment to advancing our mission to help ease hardship and foster financial stability in our community.” — Chamian Cruz
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District official makes case for K-8 academies Fulton County Schools Chief Academic Officer Cliff Jones cited a growing body of research on K-8 academies and the “positive outcomes” for students and staff. This includes: • Increased student academic achievement. Students in a K-8 model outperform their peers, especially in math, and repost higher levels of self-esteem and academic confidence. • Increased attendance rate. The K-8 structure provides more stability and continuity for students, parents and teachers by providing a more “secure social foundation.” • Increased leadership opportunities and participation in extracurricular activities. Jones noted this results in fewer behavioral problems, including decreased incidences of bullying, because students feel more connected to the school community. • Increased graduation rates. Students involved in K-8 academies consistently graduate high school at higher rates than their peers in traditional schools. “The K-8 research is clear,” Jones said, during his presentation to the Fulton Board of Education this month. “It’s good for student academic achievement, for maintaining community connections, for teacher morale, and for building deeper connections with their peers.”
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School in Roswell. “The addition of K-8 academies to our portfolio of schools will add a high quality choice for our parents,” said Cliff Jones, chief academic officer for Fulton County Schools. “We know [this model] is an approach that improves student achievement and also fits within our overall commitment to the middle school redesign.” The idea is not new for the district. Two years ago, district officials recommended closing a low-enrollment elementary school and re-opening it as a K-8 academy in the South Fulton region. The community and ultimately the Fulton School Board rejected the model, citing the promise that a new elementary school would be built in the community. Today, armed with more data and increasing community interest, especially in the North Fulton region, district officials are now committed to the concept. “This effort aims to create schools with intentionally focused academics, stronger relationships both in the school and outside the building and with a greater sense of belonging for our students, for our families and for our staff,” Jones said during a recent meeting of the Fulton County Board of Education.
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The K-8 academy format has long been the preferred model for private schools and charter schools. In North
Fulton, both Amana Academy and FAST (Fulton Academy of Science and Technology) district charter schools offer kindergarten through eighth grade in the same facility. The opening last year of Innovation Academy in downtown Alpharetta by the Fulton County School System provides the natural “feeder” high school for students at FAST to have the STEAM curriculum from kindergarten through graduation. Jones said the goal is to provide that educational option for all students in the district. He noted superintendent Mike Looney has also been a strong advocate for K-8 academies since coming to the district in 2019. The Fulton Schools’ capital program for the next five years is looking at converting Holcomb Bridge middle school into a K-8 academy and leaving underpopulated Haynes Bridge Middle as is for the time being. The other option is to replace both schools with one new middle school and redraw attendance zones. Jones noted the wait list to enroll in area charter schools shows parents support the concept K-8 academy concept. “Fulton Schools has an opportunity to solve one of the biggest hindrances for districts that need a [conversation] about our capital and facility plan,” Jones said. “We have wait lists at our K-8 charters…and parents who are asking for this model.” Fulton County Schools officials are hosting a series of community forums in the coming months on the district’s capital plans through 2027. The issue of K-8 academies, as well as redistricting, will be the focus of these discussions.
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Alpharetta Pop Fest raises funds for Alzheimer’s effort BY ADAM DARBY adam@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta Pop Fest was held at Brook Street Park on May 21 from 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The free music festival brought together four local artists to play the stage and help raise awareness and funding for Alzheimer’s disease research. Families of all ages enjoyed diverse musical performances with food and beverages from local vendors such as Pure Taqueria, Currahee Brewing Co., Berens Frozen Custard, Fermented wine boutique, and BurgerFi. Performers included Smith and Calvert, Weston T Hine and the Palmettos, Cougar Sweat, and BJ Wilbanks. Founded by Michael and Jaime Berens, the festival was their response to a personal connection with the disease. “Alpharetta Pop Festival initially started after my dad’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s Disease back in 2016,” Jaime Berens said. “My father has always been a huge music lover and growing up, our home was filled with all kinds of music. After brainstorming some ideas, we decided what better way to honor my father than have a free music festival to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association.” The couple pitched the idea to the City of Alpharetta naming it after her father’s nickname, “Pop,” in his memory. Since holding the first concert on Father’s Day weekend in 2018, the two continue the annual event as a way to give hope to those also experiencing personal struggles with Alzheimer’s. To bring further awareness, the event also included information booths from both the Alzheimer’s Association and the Crossing at Webb Bridge Road, a memory care facility. “After living with Alzheimer’s in our family for 6 years, I feel like raising awareness is imperative for current and future families,” Jaime Berens said. “Alzheimer’s can be a very isolating disease for patients and
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Alpharetta church to hold food drive in June ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Amid rising costs for everyday goods, an Alpharetta church is encouraging the community to help those facing food insecurity. North Point Community Church will hold a food drive from June 3-11 to restock the shelves of North Fulton Community Charities. The drive aims to alleviate some of the high need for food assistance in the area. Donors can drop off food between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. in bins on either side of the church building at 4350 North Point Parkway. Monetary donations can also
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almost doubled in price. Donors are also being hit with increased costs, and many are donating less as a result. Keeping food on the tables of our community wouldn’t be possible without efforts like this food drive.” North Fulton Community Charities assists North Fulton residents with emergency needs, and its pantry is open to the public six days a week. More than 140 local families receive food from the pantry daily. — Jake Drukman
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Alpharetta Council continues discussion on 2023 budget By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council approved the first of three readings of the proposed 2023 budget May 23, a spending plan totaling $153 million. The budget, which goes into effect July 1, calls for no increase in the property tax rate of 5.75 mills. There were no additions or adjustments made to the budget at the May 23 meeting, but the City Council spent time at its May 16 session ironing out final details of the spending package. The city’s General Fund, which pays for general day-to-day operations of the city, totals $91.4 million. That’s more than 10 percent greater than last year, although a large share of that increase comes from carryover from the 2022 budget. In terms of actual General Fund spending, the city is anticipating an 8.6 percent increase from last year to $75 million. Part of that increase comes from the addition of eight full-time equivalent positions and scheduled pay increases for city employees. Transportation costs are also expected to climb. At the same time, the city is expecting an increase in revenues from taxes, fees and grants that will more than compensate for the difference. Budget plans had been altered slightly
between the council’s May 2 meeting and May 16. New initiatives were added to the budget, while other proposed initiatives were removed, totaling a net increase of $480,000 in new expenses. The majority of the changes relate to costs within the city’s Public Safety Department. The budget initially allocated $200,000 to operate the city’s soon-reopening jail, but the cost expectation was reduced by more than half to $95,500. Finance Director Tom Harris said he expects Fulton County will charge the city $50 per housed inmate per night. The updated proposal also removed a $400,000 stormwater utility analysis from the budget. Additions to the budget include funding to add four full-time police officer positions to the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. The positions themselves would cost $361,000 to fund and another $297,000 for equipment including extra police vehicles. Councilman Donald Mitchell noted the department is already understaffed. He said the department is nine officers down even without the four extra positions being added. Department of Public Safety Chief John Robison said filling all the positions was more of a long-term goal than an immediate one. Robison said he hopes to soon have enough officers for the department to have a constant presence in the downtown area, which he said can become a “mad-
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Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin and Councilman Doug DeRito present Public Works Director Pete Sewczwicz with a proclamation declaring Public Works Week in the city May 16. The department maintains and oversees the city’s buildings and infrastructure. house” on weekends. He said the department has made offers to five potential new officers in the past two weeks. He noted, however, those new officers could require weeks or months of training, depending on whether they are already certified as law enforcement officers. A full version of the proposed budget is available on the city’s website. The City Council also approved $95,000 in continued funding for Tech Alpharetta for the coming year. Tech Alpharetta is an incubator for technology start-up companies and is jointly funded by the city and the Alpharetta
Development Authority. Tech Alpharetta CEO Karen Cashion said the incubator has graduated a total of 19 companies since its opening in 2015, many of which remain located in Alpharetta. Council members also approved $750,000 for stormwater pipe repairs and maintenance. The maintenance will be performed by Inland Pipe Rehabilitation Southeast. Mayor Jim Gilvin also read a proclamation declaring May 15-21 as Public Works Week, honoring staff who work to keep city infrastructure functional.
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Magnolia Ball raises more than $50,000 for Bulloch House By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com MARIETTA, Ga. — Friends of Bulloch hosted the 37th annual Magnolia Ball fundraiser May 21 to raise money to preserve Roswell’s Bulloch Hall. Dozens of donors lined the halls of the Atlanta Country Club’s clubhouse in Marietta as Friends of Bulloch hosted them for dinner, auctions and dancing. The event netted more than $50,000 in funds for Bulloch Hall even before the auctions began. Bulloch Hall was the home of Mittie Bulloch, mother of President Theodore Roosevelt. The location is nationally designated as a historic place and wildlife preserve. Friends of Bulloch is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and restoring the hall and its grounds. Roswell Mayor Kurt Wilson, an honorary chair of Friends of Bulloch, delivered
remarks on the importance of the home while guests dined. “As friends of Bulloch Hall, you’re supporting something incredibly important about our great city of Roswell,” Wilson said. “Mittie Bulloch is from Roswell, and so Bulloch Hall has a great place in our history and has a great place in our nation’s history. It’s important that we remember it and celebrate it and learn from it.” Auction items ranged from wines to sports memorabilia to foreign getaways. Prices ranged from below 10 dollars to thousands. Proceeds from the auction go directly to Bulloch Hall’s preservation. After dinner and the auction wound down, guests enjoyed drinks and danced to the music of Atlanta’s Fly Betty Band. Friends of Bulloch’s major projects this year include completing the property’s blacksmith shop and the pergola entrance to Orchard Hill.
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Sometimes in life, it pays to be the little guy It pays to be the little guy. At least, that’s how some officials may have felt this year as federal coronavirus aid hit city coffers. Part of the American Rescue Plan Act signed March 2021, CARL APPEN Director of Content, Development the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscarl@appenmedia.com cal Recovery Funds program allocates $350 billion to aid local, state and Tribal governments as they respond to COVID-19. How exactly the funds are distributed will leave some Metro Atlanta cities better off than others. In all, $45.6 billion is earmarked for metropolitan cities, which ARPA essentially defines as a city with more than 50,000 residents. The Act allocates these funds in a way similar to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s longstanding Community Development Block Grant program. The CDBG formula calculates an area’s need for federal aid using variables like housing availability, poverty level and population growth rate. The U.S. Treasury then gives the amount directly to each city. Another $19.5 billion is allocated for smaller municipalities. These cities are in a category called non-entitlement units (NEUs) and receive funds indirectly. The federal government pays two lump sums to each state, which is then responsible for distributing them among their NEUs on a simple, standard per-capita basis. You take the state’s population, subtract the number of people in its metropolitan cities and then divide the NEU allocation by that amount. There are about 2.3 million residents of NEUs in Georgia, and their respective local governments will split $862 million.
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So how did that shake out for Metro Atlanta cities? The City of Milton has a population of 40,000. Its 2022 general fund, the budget of core administrative and operational tasks, is $34.8 million. It expects to see $14.7 million in federal aid. For context, in 2018 Milton paid $4.5 million for the 130 acres now known as Milton City Park and Preserve. To its southwest is Roswell, with 92,000 people and an annual budget of $82 million. Twice the size of Milton and notably less affluent, Roswell will receive about $11.3 million from ARPA. Johns Creek has 85,000 people and a $62 million budget. Its ARPA allocation? $7 million, half what Milton is receiving. Alpharetta has a budget of $66 million to serve 65,000 residents next year. It seems to have gotten the shortest end of the stick, standing to collect about $6.6 million in coronavirus aid. So, what sets Milton apart from Alpharetta, Johns Creek and Roswell? It has fewer than 50,000 residents and, luckily for Mayor Peyton Jamison and the vacant finance director position, it is not classified a metropolitan city. The luckiest officials, though, will be Mayor Lynn Deutsch and the Dunwoody City Council. I’ll give you the number first. Dunwoody is scheduled to receive $18.4 million in federal aid from the ARP Act. The city’s 2022 general fund clocks in around $28 million. Of that amount, $2.5 million will come from the city’s reserves. Another $8 million will come from things like alcohol permits and fees power companies pay to use city property. By the end of the year Dunwoody will have made more from ARPA than it will from business and occupational taxes, property taxes and the municipal court.
Allocation of ARPA funds City Cumming Alpharetta Johns Creek Roswell Sandy Springs Milton Dunwoody But they get luckier still. When ARPA’s initial guidelines were released May 2021, the only full, publicly available Census data was from 2019. Statewide numbers for 2020 had been released but not yet broken down by city and county. To avoid confusion, the Treasury determined that it would only use the 2019 data. In the 2019 Census, Dunwoody’s population is listed as 49,731. In 2020, it’s 51,683. Whew!
Aren’t there rules?
Just like with the CARES Act, ARPA funding comes with restrictions about how, and when, you can use it. According to ARPA’s Final Rule, the money can only be used to: • Replace lost public sector revenue • Support the COVID-19 public health and economic response • Provide premium pay for eligible workers performing essential work • Invest in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure There is a deadline for spending the money or you risk losing it. According to the Treasury, “costs must be obligated by December 31, 2024, and expended by December 31, 2026.” As with the CARES Act and TSPLOST, and a few bond referen-
Funding $2,444,888 $6,644,511 $7,076,181 $11,374,757 $13,868,305 $14,783,224 $18,431,321 dums, some Metro Atlanta cities are using inventive interpretations of what those instructions mean. So, I guess it depends on who you ask. Last month, the Dunwoody City Council voted to create an “ARP 2” fund and promptly deposited $10 million into it. The purpose stated in the meeting and explicitly on the city’s website was that the action “would allow that $10 million to be used for the same intent as the original funding, but it would remove federal requirements and time frames from the spending.” My prediction is that over the next few years there will be even more greenspace acquisitions than we expected. We’ll see a cabal of consultants sign contracts with our cities to administer ARPA funds, just as we will with TSPLOST II. Then we’ll watch those dollars quickly dissipate into general and capital funds, implicitly bound for projects that may or may not line up with their intended uses. Lastly, we may find some familial bitterness from sister cities who didn’t make out as well as others. Take it from the youngest of three, sometimes it does pay to be the little guy.
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Masterpieces and self-expression Brought to you by - Village Park Senior Living There is an artist in all of us. Regardless of age, culture, or background, creating artwork has the ability to stimulate our minds, release emotions, and leave a tangible masterpiece of our experiences. In recent weeks, residents of Village Park Senior Living showcased their work for the surrounding Alpharetta community. The collaboration between Village Park Senior Living and the Alpharetta Arts Center provided resident artists the opportunity to share their various forms of self-expression. From sculptors, painters, to quilters, the wide range of talents proved to be magnificent. An ambience of admiration flowed through the Alpharetta Arts Center as residents and their guests walked through the hallways to cherish the work of their neighbors. Coordinated by Community Engagement Specialist, Donna Boudakian, the event was pivotal for seniors’ selfexpression as it was an opportunity to create connections and share their stories through their skill sets. “They all have special talents they
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Support: Continued from Page 24 get to eat and take her medication from time-to-time. She was struggling with personal grooming and Debbe would often have to help her shower, brush her teeth and dress. Her mom would sometimes confuse her with her sister and had trouble remembering what day or year it was. Debbe loves her deeply and struggles with her personal responsibility to care for her mom and give her the best life she can. Debbe noticed their ability to communicate was failing and both felt a sense of sadness and depression. Debbe knew it was time to get help for her mom and she was unsure where to turn. She researched several options on Google and had gathered piles of information over the last year. She was well educated, however confused and unsure what would be the best option for her mom. Upon a suggestion from her friend, Debbe visited Inspired Living. She was immediately impacted by the support they offered her and the vibrancy of life she witnessed. Residents were engaged in a musical sing-along in the living room, eating with friends in the dining room and walking the halls with smiles. The care team greeted every resident they passed with a smile calling them by name. She witnessed gentle touches and hugs and overheard conversations about life and family. The senior advisor sat with Debbe and wanted to know how she was feeling managing care for her mom. They wanted to make sure she was taking care of herself as well and handing the stress the mental anguish this can cause ok. They offered her information on support groups as well ways she can make a move easier for her mom. Debbe decided to move her mom into the Memory Care neighborhood at Inspired Living. She feels confident in her decision and knows her mom will the best life she can there. She sees her mom all the time and frequently comments on how happy she is. Debbe is relieved and wished she had made this move sooner. If you are curious about how Inspired Living can help you and your loved one, please give them a call at 470.509.5995 or visit www.inspiredliving.care.
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DEATH NOTICES Kathryn Hoyle Evans, 79, of Alpharetta, passed away May 12, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory. Sally Jones, 80, of Roswell, passed away May 16, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Mrs. Ann Everett Pate Livingston, 87, of Cumming, passed away May 10, 2022. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory. Maxine Mabry, 93, of Alpharetta, passed away May 16, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Camilo Andres NunezAcosta, 70, of Roswell, passed away May 11, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
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