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County approves home for new mothers By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a permit Jan. 6 for a personal care home for new and expectant mothers to be located on Parks Road. Whispering Hope, a nonprofit women’s resource and pregnancy organization based in Cumming, will operate the home. The Christian charity also runs the Cumming Women’s Center. Of the several public hearings on the agenda for permit and zoning matters, the care home drew the most public engagement. Speakers, most affiliated with Whispering Hope, urged the commission to approve the permit. Beth Hathorn, Whispering Hope executive director, said the facility would serve vulnerable women seeking a stable environment. “One of the biggest needs that we see for moms who come to our center is for housing that is safe, that is stable, where there’s a loving environment,” Hathorn said. “Many times, they’re coming out of environments that are just chaotic and not restful and peaceful. This home is going to be restful and peaceful.” The permit will allow the home to serve up to 10 women at one time. No one spoke against the measure at the public hearing. District 4 Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills said she had received one email with concerns about the permit, but called the home a “fabulous idea.” In other matters at the meeting, com-

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Whispering Hope Executive Director Beth Hathorn speaks to Forsyth County commissioners Jan. 6 to advocate for a care home for pregnant women. The County Commission unanimously approved the permit for the home to be located on Parks Road. missioners presented a proclamation declaring Jan. 23-29 School Choice Week, to “raise awareness of the need for effective educational options.” School Choice Week is a national movement advocating for parents to have greater choice in educational options for their children. The campaign has gained widespread support locally and nationally. In 2016, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to approve a resolution recognizing School Choice Week. The county also approved an agreement with Forsyth County Schools to offer more COVID-19 testing to school employees. The agreement allows the school district to set up a testing area at the Almon C. Hill Educational Center using test kits provided by the county.

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Forsyth County Schools will reimburse the county for all costs associated with testing performed at the test lab. The school district will also be responsible for providing nursing staff to administer the tests. The county’s emergency risk manager, director of Emergency Management and the school district’s lead nurse will be responsible for determining the need for testing each week. The agreement runs for one year, but it could end sooner if the three determine there is no longer a need for the testing site. Public hearings regarding the design of a recently approved Whataburger on Lakeland Plaza and changes within the development code regarding specialty pharmacies were postponed until Feb. 3.

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Local voters may have greater access to the ballot box this year under proposals now under consideration by the Forsyth County Board of Voter Registrations and Elections. At its Jan. 4 meeting, board members reviewed new maps that would add eight precincts and nine polling sites in the county. Mandi Smith, director of Voter Registrations and Elections, said the proposal would give the county 28 voting precincts and 28 Election Day polling places. Proposed maps, along with a form for public comment, are available on the county’s website. The proposal calls for eliminating the Browns Bridge precinct because the Central Park Recreation Center will not be available for use as a polling place in the upcoming election cycle. Part of the precinct would be absorbed into the Otwell precinct, and a new Lanier precinct would encompass much of the remaining area. Smith said she expects Central

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Roswell woman sentenced to prison for defrauding COVID loan program By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — A Roswell businesswoman will pay $7 million in restitution and serve three years and five months in prison and pay $7 million in restitution for defrauding the federal Paycheck Protection Program last August. U.S. District Judge Mark H. Cohen sentenced Hunter VanPelt who pleaded guilty to the charge last August. The U.S. Attorney’s office announced Jan. 4 VanPelt will have to forfeit an additional $2 million and serve five years of supervised release. The PPP was established to help companies struggling to stay afloat during widespread shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal agents said the 49-year-old woman used her current and former name, Ellen Corkrum, to falsely represent the average monthly payroll and number of employees who worked for several companies she either owned or controlled. She changed her name in July 2016. Using bogus IRS records, bank statements and payroll reports, VanPelt submitted applications between April and June 2020 requesting roughly $7.9 million in PPP loans, of which she was able to secure more than $6 million. The six companies she used were Georgia Nephrology Physician Associated, United Healthcare Group & Co., Nephrology Network Group LLC, First Corporate International, Corkrum Consolidated Inc. and Kiwi International Inc. Federal agents then seized $2.1 million of VanPelt’s fraudulent proceeds following an investigation by the FBI and Federal Housing Finance Agency Office

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of Inspector General. According to McClatchy News, when investigators began looking into the alleged fraud, the government discovered VanPelt was a former government official in West Africa. In 2013, when she was serving as the managing director of the Liberia Airport Authority, she was indicted on charges she made hundreds of thousands of dollars in unauthorized transfers from the airport’s bank accounts. VanPelt reportedly fled to the U.S., and the charges were dropped in 2019, but she maintained ties with Liberia. McClatchy News reported $2,497 from VanPelt’s PPP loans was spent at Costco, $4,863 at Sam’s Club and $22,146 at Publix. Many of the transactions involved sending money to individuals in Liberia. VanPelt also used the money to make a $97,800 payment on an American Express credit card, according to the publication. U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine said he hopes VanPelt’s significant federal sentence will deter others from following the same path. “The Paycheck Protection Program is meant to help legitimate businesses and their workers through the depths of the pandemic,” Erskine said. “Unfortunately, VanPelt decided to use the program as her personal bank.” The Justice Department stated it has prosecuted more than 150 defendants so far and seized more than $75 million in cash derived from fraudulent loans through the program, along with properties and luxury items. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Huber, Deputy Chief of the Complex Frauds Section, and Department of Justice Trial Attorney Chris A. Wenger prosecuted the VanPelt case.

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Parks board divided on who is eligible for park sponsorships By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. –– The Jan. 5 Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Board meeting was marked by a lengthy debate over proposed amendments to the Parks and Recreation Department’s corporate sponsorship plan. The debate focused on a change suggested by Parks and Recreation Director Jim Pryor that, if approved by the County Board of Commissioners, would remove restrictions on the types of businesses that could advertise in parks. The current sponsorship plan, which has been in place since 2018, restricts any religious or political organizations, groups that compete with Forsyth County’s contractual obligations, or businesses deemed “inappropriate” from sponsoring county parks. Guidelines also require staff to consider whether potential advertisers “align with the mission of the department” and whether the sponsorship is appropriate. Pryor suggested that the board recommend removing all of these restrictions from the plan, opening up advertising opportunities to any business group that wanted it. Parks and Recreation board members generally agreed to keep restrictions on religious and political groups, as well as any groups that compete with the county, but they were split over the restriction on businesses considered inappropriate. Vice Chair Matt McClure raised concerns over removing the restriction, noting that using tobacco and

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The Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Board was deadlocked Jan. 5 on whether to recommend the County Commission remove a rule restricting what businesses can advertise in parks.

alcohol is not allowed in parks, and allowing businesses to advertise those products would be a “disconnect.” District 3 Parks Board member Brian Yearwood was the primary opponent to McClure’s point, saying he would rather “open it up to the wild, wild West” than turn away certain sponsors. He said the department needs the advertising money, and major tobacco or

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alcohol brands likely wouldn’t want to advertise in the parks anyway. Yearwood noted that many local breweries or distilleries may want to advertise in the parks, but couldn’t if the rule remains in place. “I would rather be more liberal on the decision and then revisit it if we have to than be too strict with it,” Yearwood said. When it came down to a vote of approving the new plan with the inappropriate business rule removed, the board was split 2-2. Board Chairman Gary Cooper voted with Yearwood to approve, while District 2 board member Terri Johnson voted against approval along with McClure. District 5 board member Bibi Lopez abstained, saying he was conflicted about the rule. Despite the deadlock, the board ultimately decided to send the plan with the rule removed to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, where it will make the final decision on whether the restriction will be removed. Pryor said the commission would hear the recommendation at its Feb. 9 meeting. Also on the agenda was the withdrawal of a $7.2 million acquisition contract for Polo Fields. When the item was brought up, Pryor said discussions regarding the issue were taking place in executive session and could not be discussed publicly. Last month, the County Commission discussed a possible land swap with the owners of Polo Fields in which Forsyth County would receive about 39 acres at the fields, including six existing soccer fields, in exchange for about 50 acres of land within Denmark Park.

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and will be a great team player in the newsroom. In the past, we’ve seen stories that we wanted to pursue but just didn’t have the manpower. I’m happy to announce Jake has hopped on board and grabbed an oar.” A recent graduate of the University of Georgia, Drukman transitions to Appen from his role as news editor at The Red & Black, where he oversaw a team of reporters covering Athens and UGA. “A well-informed public makes for stronger, better communities,” Drukman said. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to help keep the Alpharetta and Forsyth County citizenry up to speed on everything happening in their communities.”

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It’s been almost three years since Taste of Alpharetta drew throngs of people to downtown. Organizers hope to revive the festival this summer. things like this,” Golden said. “People are looking for opportunities to get outdoors, they’re looking for opportunities to take part in community events, and we think we’ll see the same sort of response from restaurants and vendors who want to participate in this as well.” Golden said JacobsEye is looking to do more than bring Taste of Alpharetta back – the company wants to make it grow. He said the event space will be larger this year, allowing for more attendees and restaurants while still allowing space for people to spread out. Golden said the 2022 festival will offer “fresh entertainment,” live music and a “VIP experience” that will be detailed in the future. It will also offer cooking demonstrations and a variety of activities for children. Admission and parking are free, and shuttles will be provided. As with the 2019 Taste of Alpharetta festival, the event will feature a food res-

cue program that gives restaurants the opportunity to donate festival leftovers to an organization that distributes food to area social service agencies. Even with the omicron variant driving an increase in COVID-19 cases in Fulton County, Golden said JacobsEye expects the event to continue as planned, and the company is going “full speed ahead” when it comes to planning and marketing. Musilli said the city has no plans to cancel the festival this year. “As we have all had to do over the past 22 months, our city leadership will be monitoring the situation closely, and make decisions based on the best interest of our community,” Musilli said. Musilli said the city will launch a new website for the event, tasteofalpharetta.com, in the coming weeks that will contain event details as they are solidified.

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Arrests: Continued from Page 2 rested Dec. 18 on Keith Bridge Road for DUI, speeding, failure to maintain lane, possession of open alcohol container by driver and driving while license suspended or revoked. Kristen Corley, 32, of Mayfair Drive, Cumming, was arrested Dec. 18 on Fairfax Drive for DUI, failure to maintain lane and expired or no license plate or decal. Rhonda Respasz, 52, of Silver Drive, Cumming, was arrested Dec. 18 on Hopewell Road for DUI. Jeffrey Reichel Jr., 34, of Gran Forest Drive, Cumming, was arrested on Dec. 18 on Gran Forest Drive for DUI. Jose Padiilla, 21, of Glennwood Place, Cumming, was arrested Dec. 18 on Buford Highway for failure to maintain lane, DUI and driving without a valid license. Byron West, 60, of Rex Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested Dec. 18 on Ronald Reagan Boulevard for failure to maintain lane and DUI. Felipe Villa, 32, of Atlanta Highway, Alpharetta, was arrested Dec. 19 on Atlanta Highway/Martin Drive for failure to maintain lane, operating vehicle without lights required, DUI and driving without valid license.

COMMUNITY same poll watcher had questioned why a non-citizen was not eligible to vote, and later wrote that the poll watcher had been “writing down voter names, phone numbers and email addresses for some type of report,” according to the summary of investigation. The board also briefly discussed expenses for upcoming elections. Smith said the biggest expense will be memory cards for voting machines. Each Dominion machine requires two cards the county buys from the manufacturer for $42 apiece. She noted that Dominion offers technical support for their memory cards in case of issues. The county could purchase memory cards from a third-party retailer for a lower price, but Dominion would not provide support. With 72 voting machines, the cards would cost over $6,000 per election, if all machines were used. Also at the meeting, it was announced that Democrat appointee to the board Randy Ingram will step down effective on Feb. 28. In a letter to the chair of the Forsyth County Democratic Party and the elections board chair, Ingram said he could not meet the performance standards that board membership requires due to personal issues. On Jan. 6, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners appointed Anita Tucker to fill the remainder of Ingram’s term which ends on Aug. 31, 2023.

Cameron Smith, 22, of Buckingham Circle, Cumming, was arrested Dec. 19 on Atlanta Highway/McFarland Parkway for DUI. Ismael Pena-Acosta, 45, of Roxie Court, Cumming, was arrested Dec. 19 on Georgia Highway for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Hannah Clor, 26, of Cannon Creek Drive, Cumming, was arrested Dec. 19 on Ronald Reagan Boulevard for DUI, failure to obey traffic control device and possession of open alcohol container by driver.

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King’s Ridge senior signs to play football with SEC’s Arkansas ALPHARETTA, Ga. –– Ethan Joseph made history by being the first King’s Ridge football player to continue his career at an SEC school. Joseph has been a leader for King’s Ridge on both sides of the ball for four years. This year he rushed for 1,278 yards with 12 touchdowns, had 91 tackles (47 solo) and was named “Offensive Player of the Year” in the region. He’s expected to be a defensive player for the Razorbacks. “Ethan is a hardworking, humble young man who has big goals,” Athletic Director Crissy Watkins said. “His journey is a great reminder that there is big-time college talent in small schools all across the state. We are thankful for coaches like coach Terry Crowder who go above and beyond for our students who want to play at the next level.” King’s Ridge Christian School will have additional athletes signing in the spring for football, baseball, golf, Solution lacrosse, volleyball and track and field.”

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