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County Commission moves to raise hotel tax Board also agrees to condemn land for road widening

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By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County commissioners approved a resolution Feb. 22 to raise the local hotel and motel tax, a move that would bring in more money to market the area for tourism and business. If the measure passes legislative approval, it could bring in another $300,000 annually. State law allows local governments to impose a tax on hotels and motels between of between 1% and 8%, but the law restricts what local governments can use the revenue for. For localities taxing less than 6%, at least 40% of the revenue must be used for tourism, convention and trade show activities, while the other 60% is unrestricted. Localities taxing 8% have 37.5% of the revenue unrestricted, while the rest must go to tourism-related activities. Forsyth County may see slightly higher prices for their lodging, but the increased tax will enable the county to invest in attracting more tourists and visitors. In 2021, the county collected $566,000 from its 5% hotel and motel tax. Of that total, about $226,000 was committed to tourism. The remaining $340,000 was unrestricted. Had the tax been 8%, the county would have collected around $905,000. The unrestricted share would remain the same due to the smaller percentage of unrestricted revenue, but the county would have more than twice as much

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The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners took the first step toward raising the county’s hotel tax from 5% to 8% Feb. 22. money — $566,000 — to put toward tourism development. County Manager Kevin Tanner provided more than a dozen examples of nearby cities and counties that impose an 8% tax, including Gwinnett County, Cobb County, Alpharetta and Dahlonega. Tanner said several local hotels actually requested the tax increase due to its potential to increase tourism. “They said in the letters they sent that the more we invest in Forsyth County, the better their business is,” Tanner said. “This is not an adversarial decision with the hotel industry — they’re actually asking for this.” The tax increase still has a fairly long road to travel before it becomes official.

After the county’s final approval, the tax increase must be approved by both .houses of the Georgia Legislature and signed by the governor. It then comes back to the county board, where it is subject to legal notifications and public hearings before it can be adopted. In other matters at the work session, the commission moved to approve a barrage of new property condemnations to make way for the McGinnis Ferry Road widening project. The business-packed Tuesday work session included eight condemnations on the agenda, all approved by the board. The property acquisitions will

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The third annual Duck Dive for Education kicked off Feb. 23, giving anyone in the community a chance to win $10,000 while supporting Forsyth County Schools. The deadline to “adopt a duck” is March 25 and will end with a drawing on April 1 at the Cumming Aquatic Center. The event is hosted by the Forsyth County Education Foundation, which was created by the school board in 2015 as an extension of the Partners in Education program. Last year, the Duck Dive raised $115,000 that went toward 27 grants for classroom and schoolwide projects that align with the district’s Learner Profile and School Improvement Plans. However, since it was started in 2016, it has provided over $350,000 in grants. There are 20,000 ducks available for adoption for $10 each. Past winners include the North Forsyth Rotary Club and a family from Silver City Elementary School. To participate, visit the Forsyth County School Board of Education building at 1120 Dahlonega Highway in Cumming or forsyth.k12.ga.us/domain/5154.

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By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The man accused of molesting and murdering 8-year-old Joshua Harmon in 1988 pleaded not guilty to the charges at a Feb. 24 hearing, waiving his right to a formal arraignment. The suspect, James Michael Coates, 56, of Woodstock, asked to be released on bond not to exceed $10,000, but that request was denied. The Roswell Police Department arrested and charged Coates during a traffic stop last summer shortly after detectives allegedly linked DNA evidence from Coates to the scene of the murder more than 30 years ago. Coates faces eight counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated child molestation, murder, aggravated sodomy, enticing a child for indecent purposes, false imprisonment, cruelty to children in the first degree, concealing the death of another and tampering with evidence, according to court records. Coates’ attorney, Katherine Racz, argued he should be granted bond by highlighting his ties to the community. Racz said that when Coates was

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James Michael Coates, 56, speaks with attorney Katherine Racz during a hearing at the Superior Court of Fulton County Feb. 24. Coates is charged with the 1988 murder of an 8-year-old boy in Roswell. arrested in July, he was still living in Woodstock with his parents and older brother – decades after the murder had occurred – and was working at a local Burger King. “Your honor, he is not a flight risk,” Racz said. “He was interviewed as a

suspect in this case over [20] years ago in 1998 and he remained in the greater Atlanta area. He did not run, he did not flee, he did not skip town.” Racz said Coates received his GED

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Teen allegedly shoots friend with parent’s handgun By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A 16-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen Feb. 19 after law enforcement said he and a friend had been playing with a handgun while home alone.

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Detectives believe alcohol and drugs may have been involved. According to the Forsyth County Sherriff’s Office, the injured teen was rushed to a nearby hospital and is now in stable condition. The teen accused of firing the gun is being held at the Department of Juvenile Justice, where he faces two charges, including aggravated battery and minor in possession of a firearm. Deputies responded to a 911 call of a person shot at The Villages at Castleberry Subdivision in Cumming on Feb. 19, where they discovered two 16-year-old boys who had allegedly been “playing” with a handgun belonging to one of their parents.

The sheriff’s office said the teens had loaded and unloaded the gun several times, when suddenly one of them pointed the gun at the other and discharged a single round, striking his friend in the abdomen. Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Stacie Miller said that as of Feb. 22, she did not know if the injured teen had been released from the hospital. “We have no updates on the case,” Miller said. While both teens attend school within Forsyth County, no other details pertaining to the incident, or their names have been released.

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North metro governments oppose bills on rental properties By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — City and county leaders across north Metro Atlanta are decrying two bills in the Georgia Legislature that could remove local control of rental developments. Georgia House Bill 1093 and Senate Bill 494 would prohibit local governments from enacting any restrictions including permits, conditions, fees or amenity requirements on housing that is used or is intended for use as a longterm rental. Practically, the bills would eliminate local governments’ ability to regulate the share of rental housing within their jurisdictions or require standards or amenities for rental properties. The Alpharetta City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing the two bills at its Feb. 21 meeting, and the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners did the same at its work session the next day. Roswell, Milton and Johns Creek are all set to vote on similar resolutions. Dunwoody spokeswoman Jennifer Boettcher said the city is “concerned” about the bills and is tracking them but has no immediate plans for a resolution. Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin said

the bills were part of a “troubling trend” of the state trying to take away local governments’ authority. He compared it to the state taking control of 5G pole installation in late 2019, cutting localities out of the planning and installation process entirely. Gilvin said the state has allowed lobbyists and moneyed interests to direct control on issues that should be local. “Not all lobbyists are bad,” Gilvin said. “But when you see a bill that so egregiously takes control away from the local government to benefit particular investors over the residents in this community, it’s very disappointing to see legislators that are willing to support that.” While the resolutions show local governments’ disdain for the bills, localities can’t take any substantive action against them. The decision is solely in the hands of the state Legislature. If either bill becomes law, local governments who attempt to regulate rental developments could lose access to community development block grants, water and sewer loans, economic development funding and other incentives from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The Senate bill notes that local governments’ access to these funds could

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be restored six months after violation. The House bill sets no term on the length of the suspension. Both bills would also waive governments’ sovereign immunity, opening them up to lawsuits if they try to restrict developments. Localities could have to pay up to $1 million in damages per offense if they violate the bills. The bills have slight bipartisan sponsorship in the Legislature. The House bill is sponsored by five Republicans and one Democrat, while the Senate bill has

six Republican sponsors and two Democrat sponsors. Local officials branded the state’s actions hypocritical. They noted the state’s disdain for the federal government getting involved in state issues, but they said the state was more than happy to interfere in local governments’ business. Forsyth County Commission Chairman Alfred John said government works best when communities are able to decide what’s best for their own residents, especially on sensitive issues like land use. “A one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work at any level of government, whether it be local, state or federal,” John said. “With this bill, a wealthy investor or a hedge fund could buy up any property in Forsyth County and build a subdivision that is completely for-rent, and the county would have no say in the decision.” As of Feb. 25, the Senate bill had its first reading and is within the Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations. The House bill is on its second reading. Legislative chambers vote on a bill after its third reading. For either bill to become law, it must pass both chambers and be approved by the governor.

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Commissioners also moved to approve two contracts worth a total of nearly $32 million for metering infrastructure and systems for the Water and Sewer Department. The contracts, awarded to Delta Municipal Supply Company, will be funded with the county’s capital improvement funds, as well as a loan from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority. Deputy Director of Planning and Engineering George Kaufman said the project will lead to improved customer service and allow the Department of Water and Sewer to more accurate meters and receive meter readings hourly. The funding will pay for network and software services to run the system for two decades. The new water system is expected to be completed in December 2023. Items approved at the work session must receive final approval from the board at its next regular session.

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Coates: Continued from Page 2 in Chesterton, Indiana, and went on to earn three medical technical degrees from the Illinois Medical Training Center before he moved to Atlanta in 1985. Three years later, Harmon’s body was discovered in a wooded area 100 yards from both his and Coates’ Roswell apartment complex. Harmon had been reported missing two days prior. Named a suspect in 1998 Roswell police identified Coates as a suspect in 1998 after taking a blood sample while he was serving 20 years on a 1993 conviction for child molestation. Fulton County Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney Chinekwu Okam said the molestation case for which Coates was convicted in 1993 had similarities to the Harmon murder. In both cases, Okam said, the victims were 8-year-old white boys who had been lured into the woods. But in the 1993 case, the victim managed to escape, report the incident and identify Coates as his offender in a line-up. “The fact that he doesn’t have a lengthy criminal history is not indicative of this case because he was sentenced to 20 years in prison,” Okam said. “So, because of the length of the time that he was in prison, he did not have the opportunity to commit a crime because he was locked up in the department of corrections.” While Coates maintains his innocence on the child molestation conviction, Racz said he agreed to register as a sex offender in 2014. She added that Coates had not committed any other felonies since his 1993 conviction. But, Okam pointed out, Coates also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery/family violence charge against someone who was 65 years or older in 2019. It wasn’t until December 2020 that Coates met with law enforcement again. At that time, Racz said, Roswell police asked for another sample of his DNA, which Coates agreed to by going to the police station himself, giving them what

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they needed, then heading off to work. Trouble with evidence Racz alleged that the reason Roswell police asked for the new sample is because the Georgia Bureau of Investigation lost Harmon’s 1988 sexual assault kit and was unable to compare it to Coates’ 1998 blood sample. However, Racz said, the GBI “suddenly” found the kit in 2012 and finally examined it in 2014. Out of four samples taken from the kit, Racz said the GBI concluded that two contained Harmon’s DNA. The third sample did not have enough evidence to run a test, and the fourth could not be successfully examined. The case was revived in 2015 when Roswell police received funding for more exacting DNA testing. Authorities sent the 1988 samples to CyberGenetics Inc., an independent laboratory in San Diego, California. Roswell police said those results were what allegedly linked Coates to the crime. But at Thursday’s hearing, Racz said the lab determined that the likelihood of the DNA belonging to Coates was 1 in 67,000. “This is the state’s case,” Racz said. “Your honor, I firmly believe having taken a look at the voluminous evidence that the state has provided to us so far that Mr. Coates did not commit this crime and that the state cannot prove that he committed this crime without a reasonable doubt.” Okam said it was up to the jury to decide whether there was enough evidence to convict Coates, adding that due to the gruesomeness of the case and similarity to his 1993 conviction, Coates should “absolutely” be denied bond. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jane Barwick agreed, saying the defendant’s flight risk was “greater than ever.” Barwick said that while Coates had allegedly complied with registering as a sex offender, he continued to be close to children by working at Burger King. “I think [Burger King is] a fine place to work and a fine institution,” Barwick said, “but it certainly involves a lot of exposure to children and perhaps a playground, and so I was distressed by that.”

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DEATH NOTICES Louis Cerulli, 94, of Alpharetta, passed away February 14, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Paul Hector, 78, of Roswell, passed away February 15, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Judy Ray, 80, of Roswell, passed away February 16, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Susan Childress, 61, of Alpharetta, passed away February 19, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Tanya Leigh Pesto-Urquhart, 55, of Alpharetta, passed away February 15, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Richard Secrest, 71, of Roswell, passed away February 20, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Mark Wegener, 61, of Alpharetta, passed away February 18, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

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