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Dunwoody explores easing restrictions on local alcohol sales By STEPHANIE ALLEN newsroom@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody officials are considering changes to the city’s al cohol ordinance that would foster growth of a new sector of businesses that are springingPlanningup.and Zoning Manager Paul Leonhardt told the City Council Aug. 22 that there has been large growth in the “personal service and entertainment pro viders” sector, and Dunwoody may want to land some of the business. These businesses fall into the model of offering an activity or experience while allowing patrons to drink, such as with “Paint and Sip” and axe-throwing estab lishments.Leonhardt said that these estab lishments typically derive a significant portion of their sales from alcohol. They differ from bars or nightclubs because selling alcohol is not the primary use of the Theestablishment.issuemost recently came up when a barbershop wanted to set up shop in Dunwoody with a business See COUNCIL,

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Donation kickstarts new scholarship

DUNWOODY, Ga. — A new scholarship will be given to students at Dunwoody High School, following a $25,000 dona tion from lifelong resident Dr. David

Dr. David Goodchild presents a check to Steve Fortenberry, left, and Tom Bass.

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Goodchild has been funding scholar ships, organizations and sports teams at DHS and other educational institutions for years. This year, all of his education al and civic donations are going exclu sively to DHS. In addition to funding the new scholarship this year, Goodchild is supporting the DHS volleyball team as a platinum sponsor and the DHS football program as a blue sponsor. Goodchild is encouraging others to donate to the DHS Community Associa tion, which is raising money to support academic, art, and athletic initiatives to celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary. A donation link and more information can be found at www.dunwoodyalumni. org/dhs50. Details about the GoodchildFortenberry-Bass scholarship and ap plication process will be made available to students and their families at a later date. since 1976

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By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — A man wanted in connection with the rape and aggravat ed assault and battery of a 28-year-old woman in Dunwoody was arrested Aug. 23 in DunwoodyMissouri.police spokesman Sgt. Michael Cheek said detectives received a tip earlier that day that Marco Ar ies Johnson, 46, of Stone Mountain, was possibly in St. Louis or Maryland Heights, Missouri. After checking the area, local law enforcement located Johnson in Mary land Heights and took him into custody withoutAccordingincident.tothe incident report, Dunwoody police responded to the Dunwoody Crossing apartments at around 10 p.m. on Aug. 13 in reference to a welfare check. At the scene, they met with the alleged victim who had visible scratches all over her legs and arms.The victim reportedly told police Johnson had offered to give her a ride to his place to “hang out” earlier that afternoon while she was standing out side her apartment in Chamblee. The report states the victim accepted his of fer, but after being at his apartment for a few hours, Johnson started making advances toward her. “He asked to see her naked, and she said no,” the report states. “He also wanted to have sex with her, and she refused. [The victim] said that he started to grab her when she kept say ing no, and that’s when she tried to get away. He blocked the front door and did not allow her to leave.”

Johnson allegedly grabbed her and started punching her in the face with a closed fist, cutting her with a ring on one of his fingers. The victim stated in the report Johnson also grabbed her by the hair and tried to hold her down, but she was able to escape the bed room and open a window. The report states the victim consid ered jumping but hesitated after seeing that it was on the third floor. However, Johnson ran up behind her and allegedly pushed her out, causing her to fall and hit the ground.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. —Police have charged a 33-year-old man with mur der in the shooting death of his wife during a domestic violence incident in Johns Creek Tuesday morning.

Police responded to the Hunters Forest subdivision at about 8 a.m. after receiving reports that gunshots had pos sibly been heard coming from a home

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SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sandy Springs police detectives traveled to Miami over the weekend and have since indicted three men in connection with several home invasions in Sandy Springs and metro Atlanta. On Aug. 18, the Miami-Dade Police Department arrested Jeremy “J-Rock” Caldwell, Terryion Anderson and Jalen Huff. Police say the men allegedly tar geted several celebrity homes during a rash of home invasions during which one victim was shot on July 4 at Park sideThePlace.victim is still recovering from his Theinjuries.Racketeer Influenced and Cor rupt Organizations Act, or RICO, case that led to the indictment on Aug. 22 includes 220 charges of gang involve ment, home invasion, burglary, aggra vated assault, possession of a firearm by convicted felons and more. While charges were brought against 24 gang members, four are outstand ing, according to Sandy Springs police.

suspect is being treated for his injuries

Other north metro cities have coresponder programs in place or are well on their way to implementing one. Still others have had preliminary discussions about enacting a similar initiative.

“Onefollow-up.ofMeagan’s big responsibilities in these follow-ups is to prevent people from being re-offended and get them the best possible help that we can get,” Cheek said.

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The Sheriff Office team has one fulltime clinician, Josh Bell, a certified peer specialist. Bell helps review incident reports from the previous night to look for calls that may require a follow-up

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The Forsyth County Sheriff Office’s Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT) assists the Cumming Police De partment when needed

The contract is funded by American Rescue Act II funds for up to threeTheyears.co-responder

Realization and possibilities

Rather than criminal charges, the call ended in an involuntary treatment for a person exhibiting symptoms posing an imminent threat to themselves or others.Dunwoody Police spokesman Michael Cheek said the department is familiar with the man from that call. He said offi cers have run into him more times than they can count. “He’s homeless, he’s got some mental health issues, and we have had very little ability to get him the true help that he needs,” Cheek said. “There have been a few times in the past where we have been forced to arrest him because we just really couldn’t avoid it.”

team is one of several Police-Mental Health Collabora tion programs. The model combines the knowledge of trained police officers and mental health professionals to more effectively respond to behavioral health crises, according to the U.S. Bureau of JusticeWynnAssistance.saidmost of her work con cerns

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ATLANTA — Meagan Wynn recently responded to a call from a witness, who saw a man expose himself in public. Wynn is a full-time licensed clinician who has been with the Dunwoody Police Department’s co-responder team since July. She’s responsible for behavioral health evaluations and crisis interven tion. Wynn also authorizes transport to an emergency receiving facility.

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While officers were attempting to talk to him, the man couldn’t be convinced to get the help he needed until Wynn showed up at the scene. In May, the Dunwoody City Council approved the co-responder contract with View Point Health to hire Wynn, who is on-call for incidents involving behavioral health crises.

Co-responder programs take root in north metro

The Dunwoody co-responder program was approved in May, which granted the city’s police department one full-time licensed clinician to assist with calls that involve behavioral health crises.

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Continued from Page Council:1 model of selling bourbon as patrons get a haircut, Leonhardt said.

Councilman Joe Seconder also wanted more information, specifically whether or not there were other Georgia cities with similar legal codes for alcohol and the personal service and entertain mentSeconderproviders.said he would like to have law enforcement involved in the discussion.MayorLynn Deutsch agreed, saying police need to have a say in the matter. Deutsch requested that the topic be brought back to the City Council for more discussion when city staff had more information.

Leonhardt presented two possible av enues. The first option would be to lower the food sale requirement to 50 percent.

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City Council did not voice immediate opposition to easing restrictions. Instead, members raised questions that the mat ter would require further study before it could be considered for a vote. Councilman John Heneghan said that before any changes were made to the ordinance, he wanted tangible rea sons for the reduction to a 50/50 split on food and alcohol sales and an explana tion of how businesses will actually be affected.“It’ssomething to think about…I’m not against making some tweaks and some changes and allowing some ameni ties to some of these places to open and thrive,” Heneghan said. “But it’s got to be carefully done and give me reasons why, and it should be kind of controlled to the appropriate parts of the city.”

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“I think it’s fine to explore this and come back,” Deutsch said. “I think the police need to be involved.”

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Academy Sports + Outdoors announced Aug. 23 it is opening a location in Perimeter Square Shopping Center. The Texas-based retailer celebrated with a ribbon cutting Friday, Aug. 26. The 50,200 square-foot store will carry an assortment of sporting and outdoor merchandise.

In order to curtail unintended negative impacts, Leonhardt’s presentation pro posed a few mitigating measures, such as earlier required closing hours, minimum sales of their sold service or exclusion of “problematic uses” such as massage and other “adult use” establishments.

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Academy Sports opens in Perimeter Center

“Academy Sports + Outdoors is excited to continue to serve the Atlanta, GA community and provide customers the gear that makes having fun easy and affordable,” said Sam Johnson, Academy’s executive vice president of RetailTheOperations.launchmarks the 12th store in metro Atlanta and 20th in the state.

The second option would be to al low new categories of businesses to sell liquor drinks, specifically the “personal service and entertainment providers.”

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“From time to time, there’s busi nesses that want to come to Dunwoody and that want to provide certain services that we can’t accommodate right now because of the way our alcohol ordinance is written,” Leonhardt said. Dunwoody currently allows the sale of liquor in restaurants, but only if 60 percent of the sales come from food, Leonhardt said. In practice, this prevents bars and other establishments whose primary function would be to sell alcohol.

Leonhardt called the current restric tion “conservative” when compared to surrounding cities like Sandy Springs, Alpharetta and Chamblee that have opted for the 50 percent threshold.

The victim then ran to a neighbor to ask for her help. When police arrived, Johnson was nowhere to be found. The victim was transported to Atlanta Medi cal Center for treatment. Prior to his arrest, the Dunwoody Police Department issued a statement, saying that Johnson was known for pulling up to women walking or wait ing at bus stops and talking to them to try to gain their confidence by telling them he was a priest of the Especially for Youth, or EFY, religion and spiri tualPolicereader.said he was typically seen in the Chamblee, Doraville and Dun woody area driving a black Toyota Camry, and after offering women a ride to his apartment, Johnson would proceed to beat and sexually assault them.As of Aug. 25, Johnson was still awaiting extradition back to Georgia.

Later in the meeting, the council awarded a contract to Art Sandy Springs to conduct interim arts programming at the Abernathy Arts Center. Sandy Springs acquired the center from Fulton County last September. The facility had been used for events like art classes and children’s camps before the COVID19 pandemic began. Art Sandy Springs is a local volunteer organization that has donated several sculptures to the city. Council members also approved requests for consideration of the use of eminent domain to appropriate five

‘Make-believe formula’

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Sandy Springs City Attorney Dan Lee said the main disagreement between the cities and the county is based on how to count population because headcount is a key factor in determining how the money is allocated. Paul said Fulton County wants to use an “aggregate” pro cess in which every resident is counted twice, thus entitling the county to a larger share than before. All the cities are united against this approach.

Sandy Currently,Springs15cities are negotiating with Fulton County how to divide rev enue from the countywide local option sales tax. Thirteen cities are represented by a single law firm. Sandy Springs and Atlanta each have their own attorneys. Negotiations over how sales tax revenue is divided occurs every 10 years following the census. For its part, Fulton County is seeking to increase its share of the distribution by more than 600 percent. The county has received a 5 percent cut the past 10 years, and it is seeking to up its share to 35 percent.Thecounty is arguing that, despite the growth of cities and the services they provide, Fulton County must still provide an array of services, like public health, operation of the Sheriff’s Of fice, courts and behavioral and human services.

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SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. –– The Sandy Springs City Council authorized the city to join a mutual defense agreement with neighboring cities against Futon County in negotiations over distribution of sales tax

“The county has this notion – and I don’t know what else to call it…it’s a make-believe formula – that the way you count the population is they’re call ing it an aggregation, which we can find nowhere in the law,” Lee said. Under the county’s formula, Lee said, instead of Sandy Springs representing 10 percent of the county population, it would represent 5 percent. Lee said all 15 cities agree the law cre ating the local option sales tax, or LOST, was intended to defray property taxes on residents by providing another source of income for 14 enumerated services. Most of those services, like police and fire, Lee said, the county no longer provides, leav ing the cities to fill the void. The cities, Lee said, are considering seeking a declarative judgement from the courts on those two issues, if it becomes necessary. A ruling in favor of the cit ies’ position, he added, would eliminate Fulton County’s claim it is entitled to the larger share it is seeking. Mayor Rusty Paul said that because of the wave of incorporations over the past two decades, Fulton County no lon ger has sole jurisdiction over the popula tion and geography it once did. Today, he said, the county has sole claim to 2 square miles of land and some 880 people out of a population of one million. Council sets tax rate In other business at the meeting, the City Council approved establishing a property tax rate of 4.731 mills, the same as in prior years.

The mayor pointed out the rate is advertised as a tax increase because the value of property in the city has increased over the past year. He also pointed out that the floating exemption for homeown ers passed in 2016 means that existing homeowners will see no more than a 3 percent increase in their tax bill, regard less of how much their same property may have increased in value.

The City Council also heard an item amending the code addressing short-term rental properties in the city. Short-term rentals are rentals taking place within less than a 31-day notice. Under the amended law, homeowners can rent their properties as short-term rentals 180 days of the year, so long as they are home. Previously, homeowners were allowed to have short-term tenants all year, but some community members voiced concerns about residential space being rented for parties.

Atdollars.stake is millions of dollars in annual revenue cities have been receiv ing from the sales tax. Some cities have already stated that a reduction in their share of the revenue – about $252 mil lion a year overall – could force them to raise property taxes.

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Local historian Connie Mashburn tells stories about Alpharetta police who would park their cars on Highway 9 and turn their flashing lights on to divert a speeding runner from the highway to a side street where he would be stopped, boxed in and captured. The police would confiscate the car in front of the courthouse and dump the whiskey into the street. It was not uncommon to see people bring cups to scoop up some of the whiskey. One downtown resident allowed runners to hide cars behind his house until the police gave up the chase. The only way he knew if a run ner had been there would be if a gallon of moonshine was on his back porch in the Localmorning.farmer J W Shirley leased his farm in the 1950s and happened to discover a still in his corn crib. He called federal agents and the still was destroyed and the lease was canceled.

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A man inspects moonshine confiscated by the Internal Revenue Service at the Treasury Department between 1921 and 1932.

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erssupportedrevenuers.ersbetweentimeswhiskeyProductionCounty.ofillegalledtosomeviolentclashesmoonshinandgovernmentItalsopoorfarmandledtothe development of super-fast cars which gave birth to a new sport, NASCAR rac ing. Here is the story. In the late 1700s, Scotch-Irish immi grants started to arrive in Georgia. With them came their knowledge of distilling grains and fruits into alcoholic bever ages. Since the government did not tax production of alcohol, distilling was to tally legal. Mountain people and farmers turned excess crops into corn whiskey or peach and apple brandy for their families and friends, and all was good.

During the Civil War, Congress cre ated the Internal Revenue Service to collect taxes on luxury goods such as liquor and tobacco. This did not sit well with moonshiners or customers and after the war many producers refused to pay the tax. That made whiskey production illegal, and all was not good. Distillation went underground. Producers worked at night to avoid detection, hence the name moonshine. Gradually, public opinion shifted. Op position to the illegal practices grew, thanks to efforts by the temperance movement, evangelicals and women who portrayed moonshiners as gang sters. This led to Prohibition in 1920 when Congress made alcohol produc tion and sale illegal. Prohibition was great for moonshiners because sud denly they became the only source of alcoholic spirits. Prices in the South for bootleg whiskey quadrupled. Fun stories abound about speakeasies and the Roaring ’20s as prohibition became increasingly unpopular. When the Great Depression hit following the stock market crash of 1929, the government realized that by not taxing alcohol it was losing a great source of revenue. In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt made a campaign promise to legalize alcohol, and in 1933 Congress endedMoonshinersProhibition.continued to thrive because nobody wanted to pay liquor taxes. The Atlanta Constitution report ed in November 1934 that the Atlanta district was no. 1 in the U.S. in moon shining. More than 500 stills were de stroyed that year. Prices for cotton, the foundation of Georgia’s rural economy, went so low thanks to the Depression and the boll weevil that many farmers went bankrupt. Prices for corn, an other staple of the economy, declined so much that some farmers burned corn rather than coal in their stoves. For them, making moonshine became a matter of survival for their families. Deep animosity developed between producers and law enforcers, both lo cal and federal, as raids and shootouts were not uncommon. A cottage industry developed in North Georgia during the Depression and continued through the 1930s and 1940s “running” white lightning from moonshiners to eager buyers in Atlanta. To avoid being caught by local police, the moonshine was carried in souped up cars – often 1940 Ford Coupes –that could be modified to go up to 180 MPH. High-speed chases took place down Route 9 which became known as Thunder Road. Route 9 passed through Alpharetta, Roswell (Roswell Road) and Sandy Springs on its way to Atlanta. After their mad dashes to Atlanta, run ners held races to see whose car was the fastest and a new sport, NASCAR stock car racing, was born.

Bob is director emeritus of the Milton Historical Society. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net.

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ItItfascinating(miltonhistoricalsociety-georgia.org).homeMoonshiningisoneofthemoststoriesofourlocalhistory.pittedgovernmentagainstitscitizens.washot,dirtyworkandverydangerous.Yetitmadealotofpeoplerichandhelpeddirtpoorfarmerssurviveinextraordinarytimes.Ittaughtusalotabouthumannature.

The Milton Historical Society will hold its annual Shindig on September 17 at the Wildberry Creek Farm in Mil ton. Owner Byron Foster will describe the large still that his uncles operated on the farm in the 1930s. Attendees will also see a portable still mounted on a 1929 Model A truck beautifully restored by auto collector David Garmin. For information and tickets go to:

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A replica of a portable still is mounted on a 1929 Model A Ford truck. It will be on display at the Milton Historical Society’s annual Shindig September 17 at the Wildberry Creek Farm in Milton.

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Police stand alongside a wrecked car and cases of moonshine in 1922.

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“The Paris Library” by Janet Skeslien CharlesTragic yet inspiring. Characters who stay with you, both real and fictional.Thisis the account of how “real people” worked to ensure the survival of the American Library in Paris as the Nazis occupied the city and destroyed other libraries – but not this one. By “real people” I mean those who were there, people whose actual stories are woven together to bring the tale to life.

Having only recently read a tale of French resistance fighters, I realized that the librarians were resistance fighters in their own way. They may not have picked up weapons, but they stood their ground not only to preserve the books but in their clandestine work to provide reading material to sub scribers whom the Nazis banned from the library. This is a tale of courage and conviction that I highly recom mend.

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“Murder at Mallowan Hall” by Colleen CambridgeWhatcould be better than a mys tery set at the manor house of Agatha Christie and her second husband, archaeologist Max Mallowan? A highly capable and intelligent housekeeper who turns amateur sleuth, that’s what! Very little of Phyllida Bright’s back story is revealed, but we know she met Dame Agatha during the war, and they have remained friends. She has read all of the Christie books and is a fan of Hercule Poirot. Thus, she employs his sleuthing methods as she goes about solving the mystery of the dead body she finds in the library of her employer’s home. I can’t wait for the next book, in which I’m sure the author will share more of Phyllida’s history and develop the other characters introduced here-handsome Dr. Bhatt, the irascible butler, and the enigmatic chauffeur. Now, I’ve been at my desk most of the day, and I hear the porch and another book calling. Late afternoon on the porch seems like a grand idea. Wouldn’t you agree?

The first-person narrators are fic tional – a young woman in WW II Paris and a high school girl in Montana in the 1980s. The story moves back and forth between the two narrators and eras. As an avid reader, I treasured the book titles and quotes scattered throughout as much as I did the story.

I’ve lazed away many a day reading on my screened porch. Picture the ceiling fan turning overhead and a book in my hands as I relax on the cushioned glider. When my eyes grow heavy, I mark my place in the book and stretch out for a brief nap. Some times, Puddin’ the cat joins me. Other times, the twittering birds are my only companions. Sounds like heaven, doesn’t it? My recent reads carried me away to France and England. One was deadly serious, the other more lighthearted. I think the saying “variety is the spice of life” applies to reading material too.

How much money is enough? This writer grew up in a neverwhopathygeneratingendmonthwaswherehouseholdoftenthere“toomuchleftattheofthemoney,”emforthosesay,“There’senough!”The current inflationary surge has made the situation worse. In April, Adviser Investments CIO Jim Lowell appeared on “Mornings With Maria” on the Fox Business Channel, in dicating that in his opinion, in the coming recession the top 1 percent to 15 percent of consumers “will fare pretty well and the majority of consumers will struggle to make ends meet in terms of the household items they Inflationneed.”decelerated slightly to 8.5 percent in July after hitting 9.1 percent in June, the highest level since November 1981. The decline was largely in costs for fuel as drivers have reacted by driving less, reducing demand. However, “food at home” prices rose 13.1 percent on an an nualized basis, the highest since 1979! So the question as to how much money is enough may seem outrageous to those working hard just to keep up with basic needs and family demands. Nevertheless, for those doing long-range financial life planning with an eye toward financial independence at some point, cer tainly by retirement, financial projections are

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Twofoundational.booksmay be useful to your thinking: “The New Retirementality: Plan ning Your Life and Living Your Dreams... at Any Age You Want by Mitch Anthony,” 5th Edition (Wiley, 2020) and “What Your Money Means, And How To Use It Well” by Frank J. Hanna (Crossroad Publishing, 2008).Anthony, with a financial rendition of Abraham Maslow’s famous Hierarchy of Needs, “Maslow Meets Retirement,” devised a pyramid with “Survival Money” at the base. Once you earn and accumu late enough money after tax to meet basic needs, the next level is “Safety Money,” reserves to “meet life’s unexpected turns.” Next comes “Freedom Money,” spend ing on things that bring “enjoyment and fulfillment to life.” Higher up in Anthony’s pyramid is “Gift Money,” funding “for the people and causes that we care deeply about.” How ever, in this writer’s experience there are people of faith that regard giving to Godcentered causes is part of the monthly “must do” obligations, as in tithing. Share your religious and humanistic preferences and objectives with your financial adviser. It’s Atimportant.thetopof the pyramid is “Dream Money,” “for all the things we’ve dreamed of being, doing, and having.” Hannah opens his book by asking questions, focusing initially on the basics as does“HowAnthony.much(money) is enough for me?” “Am I spending my money as I ought?” He posits that if you can’t afford to pay for your own bare necessities and genuine needs and those of your depen dents if you have them, you don’t have enough money. It’s useful for recent graduates and those just starting out in the working world to ask yourself realistic questions based on hard realities. Inflation has always been with us in some measure, with few exceptions. Elevated levels of inflation are likely to persist for some time. Hannah offers a tough question paraphrased thusly. How much will it cost to provide yourself and your dependents with “genuine needs” beyond bare necessities ─ decent housing, adequate medical and dental care, a fun damental education, and the other basic goods needed to develop as we should physically, morally, intellectually and spiritually? Think that through. Pie in the sky is not a plan. Moving to the next level in Hanna’s hierarchy of thinking, have you thought through and planned for “profession-relat ed needs”? That may be continuing educa tion, an appropriate wardrobe, equip ment, licenses, professional designations, professional association dues, coaching, travel,Educationaletc. choices, including majors or areas of study, whether high school, trade school, college, graduate school, will have significant impact on the success or failure relative to your life plan and the attainment of financial freedom with ample gift and dream money. What is the current earnings potential for graduates with certain skills and education? Can you afford to live and pay back loans in a given locale? Is where you want to live taxfriendly? Will your career path enable you to stay ahead of inflation with after-tax earnings? Will you work for someone else or forAdequateyourself?levels of insurance (life, dis ability, health, and liability) are founda tional to peace of mind and protection against calamities. A savings plan that LEWIS J. WALKER, CFP

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The Sheriff’s Office partnered with its local community service board, Avita Community Partners, to pair a licensed clinical social worker and certified peer specialist with a specially trained sher iff’sThedeputy.idea behind the program is that the Crisis Intervention Response Team can have meaningful conversations to learn the root cause of the incident, looking for unmet needs and gaps in services, sheriff’s officials said. If the call results in an involuntary treatment, CIRT is responsible for a follow-up to talk with subjects about any additional resources that may be needed. In the past, CIRT worked with those in crisis to schedule appointments for services, coordinated with local nonprof its for food and clothing. Team members even drove them to appointments and resource providers, sheriff’s officials said.CIRT also trains deputies how to respond to mental illness in the com munity.“This has raised the agency’s pro ficiency level as a whole,” the Sheriff’s Office wrote in an email. It said it has seen a reduction in cer tain categories of mental health flagged inmates by half.

The proposed full-time role will exist to act as a liaison between the city and various social service agencies, providing follow-up and monitoring of cases upon request from department members or from cases referred to police from other sources, according to the budget draft.

Alpharetta Police Public Information Officer David Freeman said the depart ment has been researching all aspects of a new co-responder program. While the department doesn’t have a co-responder team, Freeman said that over 40 percent of the force are Crisis Intervention Team trained and that the number continues to grow.Meanwhile in Sandy Springs, police spokesman Sgt. Matthew McGinnis said the department hasn’t found the right partnership for a co-responder team. But, it is researching different approach es, he said. If co-responder teams haven’t been established, police can use Georgia’s new Mental Health Parity Act that went into effect July 1. The act allows officers to take people into protective custody for a mental health evaluation without the need for criminal charges. Before the act was passed, officers couldn’t take people into treatment without some violation of the Officerslaw. also have access to Mo bile Crisis Services, a program avail able at all hours administered through the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities.

by CIRT. The team conducts follow-ups as needed or requested and responds to calls for service as they occur in the community.Established in 2020, Forsyth Coun ty’s CIRT operates as a dayshift, Monday through Friday resource. The Sheriff’s Office received a Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to help launch the program.

Johns Creek proposes clinician With a part-time mental health ad vocate already on staff, the Johns Creek Police Department is looking to hire a full-time clinician.

Funding for the full-time position would come from the city’s general fund. Hall said government grants often require audits, whereas a direct hire doesn’t.TheCity Council will consider the budget for adoption on Sept. 12.

Mrs. Howard never met a stranger. She quickly learned the life story of everyone she encountered. This was especially true for her caregivers. If she met you once, you were graciously considered family. In 2016, Mrs. Howard was diagnosed with breast cancer, and she weathered that disease in her characteristically resolute way. She thought so highly of her doctors and nurses, and she quickly became an advocate for breast cancer awareness and survivors. Mrs. Howard will be remembered for her deep love of family, friends, faith, and Southern hospitality.Aservice in celebration of her life will be held at Christ United Methodist Church in Franklin, TN on Saturday, August 27th at 4pm. Prior to the service, the family will receive friends from 3-4pm at the church. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in memory of Mrs. Howard to The Turner-Dugas Breast Health Center at Williamson Medical Center or Christ United Methodist Church.An online guestbook is available at AustinFuneralService.com 615-377-0775.

The Dunwoody co-responder program was approved in May, which granted the city’s police department one full-time licensed clinician to assist with calls that involve behavioral health crises.

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Mrs. Howard is survived by her four children, Virginia Hehle, Cynthia Clark (Tom), Tammy Lovell (Gilbert), and Randall Howard (Karen); and by her niece, Becky Posey. She leaves behind her grandchildren, Sarah Kopp, Kevin Springer, Justin Thomas Clark, Jessica McAllister, Whitney Lovell, Rebecca Miller, Ryan Howard, Allison Howard and Graham Lovell; her MadisonMcAllister,Clark,AshleyKopp,Katherinegreat-grandchildren,Kopp,JennaKaydenceClark,Springer,LillieGraceTillyMcAllister,ZacharyEverettMcComb,andHoward;andhergreat niece RebeccaBornWilliams.nearthe

Johns Creek Police used to have a part-time clinician. In 2020, the city approved a partner ship with Behavioral Healthcare Link to provide the part-time clinician to work alongside Johns Creek police. The partnership formed the Clinician Officer Response Team. But, because Behav ioral Healthcare Link was experiencing staffing issues, the clinician was fre quently in and out of the office, accord ing to statements provided in the 2023 budget draft.

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Choctaw Indian Reservation in Conehatta, Mississippi, Mrs. Howard was the youngest of 14 children. She worked as a waitress to pay for her nursing training. While waitressing, she met the love of her life, Roy Howard. After five months of dating, they were married in February 1953 and remained married for 59 years before Mr. Howard passed away. Mrs. Howard spent her time volunteering at her beloved church, Dunwoody United Methodist, or being the ultimate host to her friends and family.

The advocate has been with the department for a little over a year, Johns Creek Officer Robert Hall said. The advo cate, a former minister, primarily works with people who have made suicidal threats to connect them to counseling services, Hall said.

When asked if he sees a co-responder team as a long-term preventative mea sure, Hall said the co-responder team can only do so much. “It’s like leading a horse to water,” he said. “They can drink it, or you know…”

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Milton Police Chief George Austin stated he’s used the program for a hand ful of mental health-related calls. But, he said that the program isn’t a viable option for immediate safety concerns be cause its average response time is within an hour.TheMilton Police Department has discussed Johns Creek Police’s Clinician and Officer Response Team program as a possible model to pursue, Austin said.

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Reading Mitch Anthony’s book and Frank Hanna’s book is a recommended “good start,” to be followed by a goal-ori ented financial plan backed by an experi enced advisory team. If you have a plan in place now, a review based on the inflation ary and tax law outlook is advised.

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Lewis Walker, CFP®, is a life centered financial planning strategist with Capital Insight Group; 770-441-3553; lewis@lew walker.com. Securities & advisory services offered through The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. (SFA). Lewis is a registered representative and investment adviser rep resentative of SFA, otherwise unaffiliated with Capital Insight Group. He’s a Gallup Certified Clifton Strengths Coach and Certi fied Exit Planning Advisor.

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The sales associate role will be working along with our show room manager to assist customers in finding the perfect pieces!

Director of Community Development Ginger Sottile discussed the potential of creating an apartment inspection unit by hiring two code enforcement officers to regularly inspect apartment buildings. The city has 96 apartment complexes and currently evaluates 11 to 12 a year, generally starting with the oldest apart ments. The creation of these positions would allow the city to evaluate all 96 complexes each year, checking for things like rotted wood, lighting issues, damaged handrails, sanitation issues and pests. Sottile said that annual inspection costs incurred by the complex owners could save money in the long term, as opposed to the costly repairs that come from letting maintenance issues worsen over time.

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Prior knowledge on jewelry is great but we are happy to train the right candidates! Other responsibilities will include participating in store set up and light housekeeping. Please send resumes to Heba@hajewelry.com

Chapter 1 of Hanna’s book is entitled, “Money Demands Answers.” Are you ask ing yourself the right questions? If you are parents ready to cough big bucks to underwrite the education of a child, are you asking the right questions relative to educational choices and long-term strate gies encompassing financial freedom?

The city attorney said the city hopes to reach an agreement with the property owners before pursuing the legal taking. The corridor project runs from Ver non Trace to the Sandy Springs MARTA station with the aim of increasing motor ist safety and traffic efficiency.

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