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Elderly tenants face uncertainty The 199 Grove Way apartments, home to many elderly and disabled residents, has been condemned and is set to close next month. Formerly known as Pelfrey Pines, the property is owned by the Roswell Housing Authority and sits within a half-mile of Roswell City Hall. Many of the residents are in limbo about finding new quarters in a world where the cost of rent has skyrocketed. Read more, Page 18.
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North Fulton Community Charities to hold Back to School supply drive ROSWELL, Ga. — North Fulton Community Charities will hold its annual Back To School supply drive in late July to aid local families who struggle to afford their children’s school supplies. The organization will collect new backpacks filled with school supplies at Elkins Pointe Middle School in Roswell July 25-27 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Last year’s Back To School drive helped more than 900 children in need in North Fulton. “Our Back to School program helps to ease the MORGAN financial burden of a new school year for struggling families in our
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community,” NFCC Director of Development Sherri Morgan said. “A backpack filled with supplies can cost as much as $125. That’s money that families can save to put toward food, gas and housing.” The charity is requesting backpacks suitable for elementary, middle and high school students. Financial donations can also be made to support the program. Estimated costs for backpacks and supplies are $75 for elementary school students, $90 for middle school students and $125 for high school students. A link to donate, as well as a list of necessary supplies for each school level, can be found at nfcchelp.org/back-toschool. — Jake Drukman
ATLANTA —Teachers were heading for the exits long before the COVID pandemic spurred the Great Resignation across all sectors of the workforce. And a new report provides further evidence that educators still have one eye on the exit. State and local education officials say they are focused on slowing the continued exodus. “It has always been a top priority of my administration to support those who directly support students – Georgia’s hardworking teachers,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. Woods first ran for office in 2014 on a platform of recruiting and retaining teachers. “Unfortunately, we are going to lose many of those highly-qualified educators if we do not address the issues leading to burnout in the profession,”
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Bogus employment offer costs resident thousands JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –– A John’s Creek man reported June 21 he was a victim of fraud after pursuing a fake job offer for a company based in Saudi Arabia that had been posted on LinkedIn. The victim told police he was contacted by someone on the site who was knowledgeable about the victim’s career and residence. The fake employer offered him a job and then instructed the victim to send photocopies of his license and passport for the hiring process. The victim stated he had to send test payments of $5,155 to an account and the information would be forwarded to him. He then received a call
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Woman loses $13,500 in fake purchase scam JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –– A Johns Creek woman was defrauded of $13,500 for a fake iPhone order. The victim reported she received an email from Amazon about an iPhone she had purchased for $1,000. The victim stated she hadn’t purchased the phone, so she called the number listed on the email to report the mistake. The victim spoke to a man who asked for access to her computer to refund the money. She gave the caller access to her computer, and he said she was accidentally credited $15,000 and she would need to wire the money back. The victim then started to wire increments of money from her bank to a number. After she’d concluded the
transaction, she suspected a scam and contacted her bank. Her accounts were frozen after the money she wired had gone through.
Identity thief cashes in on local man’s name JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –– Police are investigating a fraud report filed June 26 in which a Johns Creek man said someone used his identity to collect unemployment in Ohio. The victim said his CPA recently notified him that he had received a 1099-G IRS form for $20,180 in unemployment insurance during tax year 2020. The victim also said that about three weeks earlier, he had received a bill for applying for a PayPal Synchrony Bank credit card, which he had no knowledge of. Moreover, the victim said that someone had opened a Wells Fargo checking account in his name without his authorization. He said he filed a fraud report with the bank.
Roswell police searching for murder suspect By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell police are searching for a 27-year-old man suspected of murdering his girlfriend on July 6. Roswell police spokesman Tim Lupo said the suspect is Fabien Malik Perry, who is described as a black male, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing approximately 165 pounds. Perry is thought to be driving a red four-door Honda Civic. Investigators say the July 6 shooting was an isolated incident, but that Perry should be considered armed and dangerous. As of July 7, Lupo said that Perry was not yet in custody.
“As our investigation has progressed, our detectives believe there is a strong probability that Perry has fled the state,” Lupo said. “We are working closely with our state and federal law enforcement partners and have identified a number of close connections tying Perry throughout the eastern seaboard.” Lupo said that just after midnight on July 6, someone called 911 to report an injured woman inside a home PERRY on the 100 block of Old Ferry Way in Roswell. When officers arrived, they found 23-year-old Johana Cabrales-Hernandez dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Her family told police that her two young children were abruptly dropped off at a nearby family member’s home by someone who has not yet been unidentified, which is when they became concerned for Cabrales-Hernandez’s welfare. “Family immediately went to Cabrales-Hernandez’s home, where she was located deceased,” Lupo said. “Evidence gathered during the ensuing investigation led to the identification of Perry as the suspect.” In October 2021, Perry was also wanted by Alpharetta police for allegedly punching a 53-year-old woman in
the face during a traffic dispute along Mayfield Road. When officers responded to the road rage call, they found the victim bleeding from her nose. She said she had been waiting in a left-hand turn lane at the intersection of Mayfield Road and Canton Street and was slow to react when the red light turned green. That’s when a man in a Hyundai Elantra behind her got out of his car and cursed at her, then walked back to his vehicle, police said. Investigators later identified Perry as the suspect. The woman said she was so intimidated by Perry’s actions that she tried to call 911. That caused her to miss another cycle when the light turned green again, infuriating Perry, according to police. Officers said Perry then kicked the woman’s driver’s side door and punched her in the face through her open window before getting back into his vehicle and driving around her. Police said a witness recorded the encounter on his cell phone, corroborating the victim’s allegations. Anyone with information about July 6 shooting or Perry’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-640-4100. Anonymous information can be shared through Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS(8477) or online at StopCrimeATL.org.
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Alpharetta protesters decry abortion restrictions By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Cries of “my body, my choice” filled the streets of Alpharetta July 2 as dozens of abortion-rights protesters marched through one of the city’s main corridors to City Hall. The protesters decried the Supreme Court’s June 24 overturning of the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade. The group marched about 1.18 miles — 75,000 inches — a representation of the 75,000 people protesters say will be forced to give birth or receive unsafe abortions over the next year. Protesters began their march at Avalon, moving down Old Milton Parkway to Haynes Bridge Road, ending with a gathering at the pavilion outside City Hall. The group primarily consisted of high school and college students, though other age groups were also represented. Groups such as Gen-Z For Change, Young Democrats of Georgia and Voters of Tomorrow joined for the event. Protesters spoke out on the issue’s importance outside City Hall, calling for all levels of government to take action to defend abortion rights and for people of all ages to demand more action from their elected officials. “If it was about life, we would have fixed various problems in this country,” said Komal Nambiar, a protester and member of Gen-Z For Change. “Gun reform, the foster care system… 2.5 million children are homeless in this country a year. ‘My body, my choice’ means that the government should have no say in what we can and can’t do with our bodies. We need the right to make these decisions for ourselves privately. This isn’t about life, it’s about control.” Nambiar also highlighted that the Supreme Court’s recent decision on abortion has called the permanence of other rights into question. Supreme
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Abortion-rights protesters march into the pavilion behind Alpharetta City Hall July 2, finishing their march from Avalon. Court Justice Clarence Thomas noted in a written opinion that the court should
“reconsider” the cases that legalized same-sex marriage and guaranteed legal
access to contraception nationwide. Nambiar called for voters to oust Gov. Brian Kemp from office in the upcoming election, citing the 2019 “heartbeat bill” Kemp backed that would have outlawed abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually around the sixth week of pregnancy. A federal judge blocked the heartbeat bill in 2020, stating that it violated rights set forth in Roe v. Wade. With Roe overturned, abortion-rights groups fear a similar law would now be able to go into effect. “We need to secure our state before it becomes too late,” Nambiar said. “Vote in the election Nov. 8, get Gov. Kemp out of office… Get out there and fight for what’s right. Fight for your sister, your mother and yourself, because if we don’t stand up for ourselves, no one else will.”
Children’s Development Academy receives highest state quality rating ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell nonprofit child care center Children’s Development Academy has received a three star quality rating from the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning for 2022. Three stars is the highest possible quality rating for a child care provider, and only 10 percent of the nearly 4,500 eligible centers receive the distinction. Children’s Development Academy has maintained its perfect ranking since 2015.
“We are so incredibly proud to once again be awarded a Three Star Quality Rating,” academy CEO and Executive Director Maggie DeCan said. “As a nonprofit preschool serving low-income families in our community, it is especially important to us that we are providing the highest quality early education possible. The Three Star Quality Rating is a testament to our teachers and school staff who wholeheartedly give their best to our kids every day.”
The academy has provided child care and education to children whose parents may not otherwise be able to afford it since 1967. The nonprofit now serves up to 200 children between the ages of 1 and 5. Gov. Brian Kemp issued a letter congratulating the academy, noting the important role early childhood education plays in a child’s later life. Fulton County School Board member Katha Stuart praised the academy for its service to the
community. “Fulton County is fortunate to have the Children’s Development Academy in our community”, Stuart said. “The high quality early education that they provide to at-risk children helps ensure all kids start kindergarten with the tools they need to be successful, which benefits not only those children, but our entire school community.” — Jake Drukman
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“It is an incredible feeling to be back in my home city, doing the thing I love most – telling stories and reporting the news,” Popp said. “Forsyth County and the North Fulton areas are some of the most interesting places in the state right now, and I’m really glad that I have a chance to get an insider’s view of it.” Originally from the Alpharetta area, Popp graduated from the University of North Georgia in 2016 and subsequently spent a 6-month sabbatical Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail before starting work as a Forsyth County crime reporter in 2017. Since then, he has worked as a newspaper editor in Dawson County and co-founder of an outdoor tourism business in North Georgia. To contact Popp with news tips or story ideas, email alex@appenmedia. com or call (770) 847-7404.
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Alpharetta planners constrain North Point project By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Planning Commission delayed its decision on a massive redevelopment of the North Point Mall area July 7. The project, planned to be built by Trademark Property Company, would see a large portion of the existing mall demolished and replaced with multifamily housing, retail and office space and new greenspace. After more than four hours of discussion on the project, the Planning Commission deferred its decision to its Aug. 4 meeting, citing concerns about what the project offers to Alpharetta’s residents. Developers had requested a rezoning of the area from “planned shopping center” to “mixed-use,” as well as variances to city rules governing building heights. Redevelopment plans call for more than 930 apartment and townhome units, 315,000 feet of new retail and restaurant space, 120,000 feet of office space and a 150-key hotel on the 84-acre site. The development would also include 18 acres of open civic and amenity space and connectivity with the AlphaLoop trail and MARTA services. As the plan stands, construction would be conducted in three phases over nearly 10 years. City staff recommended that the Planning Commission approve the rezoning subject to a list of 35 conditions, including a requirement that a grocery store or market be included as part of the development within the second phase of construction. Commissioners took issue with the fact that fewer than 4 percent of the total residential units — 36 townhomes — would be for sale, while the other 96 percent would be rental units. Commissioner Fergal Brady also asked
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Alpharetta Community Development Director Kathi Cook discusses the proposed redevelopment of North Point Mall with the city Planning Commission July 8. whether the long construction period was necessary. Weston Graves, a representative of the applicant, noted that developer Trademark and property owner New York Life need to do “what the market demands” to ensure the development is economically feasible. “This isn’t the only group, council is not the only group, this community is not the only group we have to answer to,” Graves said. “We reach out to those developers and say, ‘What makes sense
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Georgia ends fiscal year on a strong note By DAVE WILLIAMS Capitol Beat ATLANTA — Georgia closed out fiscal 2022 last month with a bulging budget surplus fueled by a significant increase in tax revenue. The state Department of Revenue collected $2.85 billion in taxes in June, up 14.2 percent over June of last year, Gov. Brian Kemp’s office reported. During the full fiscal year, which ended June 30, the state brought in $33.09 billion in tax receipts, an increase of 23 percent over fiscal 2021, as Georgia’s economy continued to rebound from the pandemic. Individual income taxes last month rose 14 percent over June of last year,
with payments up 6 percent and refunds down 32 percent. Net sales tax collections in June increased 12 percent over the same month in 2021. Corporate income taxes, typically more volatile than individual income or sales taxes, rose 47.2 percent last month over June 2021, with both payments and refunds up substantially. Due to Kemp’s decision to suspend collections of the state sales tax on gasoline, gas tax revenues plummeted by 99.5 percent last month compared to June of last year. The General Assembly suspended collection of the tax in March as pump prices began rising toward record highs. Kemp has extended the sales
tax holiday twice since then, with the latest extension due to expire in midAugust. A healthy surplus allowed Georgia lawmakers to adopt a $30.2 billion fiscal 2023 budget in April, just shy of the $30.3 billion fiscal 2022 mid-year spending plan, including pay raises for teachers and state employees as well as a $1.1 billion tax refund. With tax collections still going strong, the outlook for the next state budget appears promising. However, inflation and the threat of a recession loom as reasons for concern. This story is available through a news partnership with Capitol Beat News Service, a project of the Georgia Press Educational Foundation.
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State’s new mental health law goes into effect By REBECCA GRAPEVINE Capitol Beat ATLANTA — Georgia’s new mental health parity law went into effect July 1. Under the state’s new law, Georgia health insurers must cover mental health treatment at the same level they cover physical ailments “Parity kicks in immediately,” Rep. Todd Jones, R-South Forsyth, said about the new law. Jones, along with Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, D-Decatur, co-sponsored the omnibus bill in the State House earlier this year. “Georgia families hopefully have a greater opportunity to receive treatment they’re entitled to,” Oliver said. “Folks that have not been getting adequate treatment: new funding is coming, new attention is coming.” Oliver – along with several other mental health advocates – pointed out that
Georgians can report suspected parity violations to the state Insurance Commission. Reports of violations from residents would be key to ensuring the law is enforced, Oliver said. Georgia’s new mental health law sends the message that “mental health matters and is just as important as your physical health,” Kim Jones, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Georgia, said. Jones said that, under the parity law, a health insurer that offers out-of-network coverage for urgent medical services must also cover out-of-network urgent mental health and substance abuse treatment. The Georgia insurance department will soon hire a new mental health parity officer to help oversee the law, said Weston Burleson, director of communications for the agency. Down the line, the department will collect and publish detailed information
about how health insurers perform on mental health parity, Burleson added. The mental health law also sets up a new MATCH (Multi-Agency Treatment for Children) team. The team will start meeting soon and look carefully at the problem of Georgia children in state custody who lack stable placements, Oliver said. “The issue of emergency placement for these children needs a lot of attention,” Oliver said, noting that some of these children are staying in hotels or offices. The new law also helps set up mental health co-responder programs, Oliver said, with funds provided by the FY 2023 budget. Co-responder programs pair mental health professionals with law enforcement officers to help respond to mental health and substance use crises. The programs often provide follow-up services as well. Later this year, the state will solicit
proposals from communities that want to set up assisted outpatient treatment programs. The new mental health law provides for five such programs on a “pilot” basis. In these programs, courts – working with community mental health and law enforcement agencies – can require people to get treatment for mental health and substance use disorders. Meanwhile, Georgia’s Mental Health Commission is planning another round of recommendations and sub-committees are meeting monthly, Oliver said. The commission is keeping a close eye on the progress of the new law’s provisions. “There’s a lot of work going to make sure that our oversight creates a successful implementation,” Oliver said. This story is available through a news partnership with Capitol Beat News Service, a project of the Georgia Press Educational Foundation.
Governor extends Georgia gas tax break through Aug. 13 By REBECCA GRAPEVINE Capitol Beat ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has extended the state’s gas tax holiday through Aug. 13. The General Assembly suspended the fuel tax in March as pump prices began rising above $4 a gallon. Kemp extended that break in May and again on July 1. The state gas tax is around 29 cents
per gallon. Kemp also suspended the state sales tax on locomotive fuel, which he said would help fight rising consumer costs. “I am committed to fighting to ease the economic burden hardworking Georgians are facing due to disastrous policies from Washington politicians,” Kemp said. Kemp said President Joe Biden’s administration had not done enough to combat inflation and rising fuel prices.
In June, Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax (18 cents per gallon) until the end of September. Biden has also ordered releases of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the nation’s emergency oil stockpile. Georgia’s gas prices are about 50 cents below the national average, according to AAA. On Friday, Kemp also extended an April executive order declaring a state of
emergency in Georgia related to supply chain disruptions. The order prohibits price gouging by gas station operators and relaxes some rules on commercial trucking in Georgia. Kemp extended that executive order until August 13. This story is available through a news partnership with Capitol Beat News Service, a project of the Georgia Press Educational Foundation.
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Continued from Page 1 he said. Evidence of a statewide teacher burnout epidemic first appeared in a 2015 a study from the Georgia Department of Education which found that nearly half of all new teachers hired since 2008 had left the profession. Teachers cited “burnout” as the greatest factor in their decision to leave the classroom, according to findings in the Georgia’s Teacher Dropout Crisis study. Further troubling was that nearly a third of the 53,000 teachers surveyed in 2015 said they would likely quit teaching within five years. A majority said they would not encourage their students to go into teaching. “Unfortunately, we are at risk of losing many highly qualified educators if we do not take a careful look at the factors contributing to burnout in the profession,” Woods said.
Three factors cited
The 2015 study pinpointed three areas that led to burnout: number of and emphasis on mandated tests, the teacher evaluation method, and teacher participation in decisions related to their jobs. Since the release of the 2015 report, state officials have responded by reducing the number of state-mandated tests, providing a $5,000 pay raise for teachers and adding the Georgia Teacher of the Year to the State Board of Education. Last month, the GDOE released a follow-up report to the 2015 study, titled “Teacher Burnout in Georgia…Voices from the Classroom.” A team of teachers from across the state was tasked with identifying root causes of teacher burnout. Cherie Goldman, the 2022 Georgia Teacher of the Year from Savannah, served on the task force and said burnout exists across all grade levels. “The data is clear, and I have seen it personally,” Goldman stated. “Every year Georgia is losing talented teachers to burnout.” The group convened in 2021 and surveyed nearly 5,000 Georgia teachers. Based on the data collected, the task force presented recommendations for education policymakers on ways to mitigate teacher dissatisfaction. The concerns are clustered around five areas: assessments, preserving and protecting time, pressures and unrealistic expectations, teacher voice and professional growth and mental health and wellness.
Treating teachers as valued partners with the best view of the classroom emerged as a key factor in stemming burnout. “So many decisions are made [by people] who are no longer in a classroom, have been out for a long time, or who have never been in a classroom,” one 10-year elementary school teacher noted in the report. The 35-page study includes recommendations teachers are hoping will help stem the tide of resignations. A Georgia Department of Education spokeswoman said the department is working to develop ways to address the issues teachers cited in the survey. “Some of our initial areas of focus will be classroom supply support for teachers, statewide mental health support, addressing the teacher evaluation system, and measures to address excessive local testing,” said Meghan Frick, GDOE communications director. The fixes cannot come quick enough for one Fulton County teacher with more than two decades of classroom experience. Otherwise good teachers will continue to leave the profession, she said. “It happens over time with teachers who are overworked, disrespected, and under-supported,” said the middle school teacher who asked not to be identified. “It shows in the form of stress, anxiety, lack of motivation, personality changes and other health issues.” Though she is still in the classroom with no immediate thoughts of leaving, she says many teachers continually ask themselves, “Is this job worth it? Is this that for which I really signed up? Or am I ready to quit?” While pay is important, the focus on money alone is not enough to keep teachers motivated to keep teaching, she added. In Fulton County Schools, teachers are among the top paid in the district, thanks to regular salary increases and bonuses. Yet, the district began the last school year with 143 vacancies, despite hiring 568 new teachers. The district ended the 2021-22 school year with more than 200 teacher vacancies. During a presentation at the start of the last school year, Chief Academic Officer Cliff Jones noted teacher hiring is a year-round process to address persistent vacancies. One recommendation from the Teacher Burnout Task Force is to provide annual pay raises along with step raises based at stages of a teacher’s career. In many districts, including Fulton, step raises based on years of teaching experience are more focused on the early and later years, with fewer increases in the middle years.
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Vietnam War veteran Michael Dowda is one of 33 residents who live at 199 Grove Way and are being asked to relocate because their building has been deemed structurally unsound by the City of Roswell. They have until August to leave.
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Continued from Page 18 himself. He is a retired attorney and served in the U.S. Air Force for two years. He lives alone in his apartment with his dog, Alfie. “These are good folks here and they deserve better,” Dowda said. “A lot of people here, they don’t understand this [Voluntary Tenant Relocation Program]. They may or may not have the mental capacity to be involved in this. To them, this is their last place to live.” About 20 tenants gathered at the housing complex’s Community Room July 6 to hear about RHA’s plans to help them relocate. But, Beth Brown, executive director of the Gainesville Housing Authority, said they have exhausted all their options in Roswell and Alpharetta, forcing them to look in Cumming, Atlanta or out of state. “My heart breaks for where we are right now,” Brown said. “I don’t know what’s going to happen if you don’t jump on board and help us help you.” A similar meeting took place in May, but because of the urgency and challenges they’ve faced in finding housing, a second meeting was arranged to meet with residents. The situation comes two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when a moratorium went into effect banning evictions for failure to pay rent. Over the years, Roswell city officials have been reticent of building new apartments, saying the city already has its fair share in North Fulton. In May, the City Council approved a text amendment to the Unified Development Code banning the construction of new standalone apartments.
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Margaret Fancher, 75, said she has a friend who’s been living at the apartment complex for 20 years. While the pair have known each other for nearly six decades, Fancher said her friend can’t move to Athens to live with her, because it would take about four hours to get her to her doctor’s appointments in Roswell and back. “This is a mess,” Fancher said. “It’s a giant mess. … When you look at the building itself, her doors don’t shut anymore. There are cracks. The air conditioner compressor runs all the time. They won’t fix anything, and they’re not going to salvage any of this. I feel sorry for everybody. This is the worst time of the year to move, too.” Another resident, who is blind, said her sisters live close by and visit her as needed, but her main concern is that she will lose access to public transportation if she moves. She’s lived in her apartment since 2001. This isn’t the first time residents have raised concerns either. In 2017, a mother said she and her family had been forced to sleep outside in a tent because of mold inside their apartment. Neighbors said they had repeatedly asked management to work on the problem but to no avail. Brown told Appen Media after the meeting she became aware of the building’s structural issues soon after she joined GHA in 2012. Around that time, they hired an engineering company to assess the building. Then, in 2021, GHA applied for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program, but the application was denied. The program provides tax incentives on new construction and substantial rehabilitation on existing properties with an eye toward the underprivileged. From there, Brown said the City of Roswell inspected the building, rendered it unsafe and condemned it. Brown said GHA has since been working with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, to relocate the 33 tenants. Out of the 33, Brown
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Areas around the building are supported by metal framework. The City of Roswell has declared the structure unsafe. said 20 are still in need of housing. “This was a very proactive approach from the housing authority’s perspective,” Brown said. “We’re the one that initiated all the engineering studies, we reached out to HUD, we reached out to the city, we’ve just been taking this very proactively in order to make sure the residents are living in a safe and stable community. Unfortunately, things beyond our control have led us down the path that we are right now.”
Landlords wary of vouchers
Brown said HUD hired the Leumas Group to provide administrative support. A staff member is on-site every weekday to answer questions and help with their Tenant Protection Vouchers, which do expire but can be extended under extenuating circumstances. The vouchers, which were issued by the Marietta Housing Authority, are good for the rest of the tenant’s life and can be used anywhere in the country as long as he or she remains compliant with the program requirements. The problem tenants are facing, Brown said, is that Georgia is not covered under the Income Protection program, meaning landlords do not have to accept vouchers and can set income requirements. “We’re trying everything we can do,” Brown said. “We’re working and trying to convince landlords to take vouchers, but we cannot make something that doesn’t exist, and we cannot force a landlord to take a voucher. So, we’re just going to continue to work with them.” LaToya Ellis, tenant relocation coordinator with the Leumas Group, told tenants at the July 6 meeting that they can receive up to $1,600 to pay for transportation costs to scope out potential apartments, application fees, background checks and moving expenses, plus the security deposit.
In a typical project, Ellis said tenants would be asked to move voluntarily or face eviction procedures. While that may not be the case with this project, Ellis said this is a new path the housing authority is pursuing by bringing in the Leumas Group. Ellis told tenants she understands many of them have roots in the community. “I know you’re familiar with the area, but because of where we are right now, this is, unfortunately, the reality,” Ellis said. Brown said housing authorities redevelop their properties all the time, because their housing stock across the country is typically between 50 and 80 years old. But, she said, this is the first time in her career that a building has been deemed structurally unsound. “I’ve relocated hundreds of people,” Brown said. “I know how stressful it is. I know how challenging this is. I know that your housing security is the most important thing in your life.” GHA is working on a replacement plan for HUD to redevelop and bring the building up to code. The project is expected to take several years, and when completed, the tenants will be given the opportunity to come back. “It would not only replace our existing housing but add additional affordable units to the mix as well,” Brown said. “… We’re working with the Department of Community Affairs, Roswell’s city government and other nonprofits to help us come up with the best plan, but as you can imagine, construction costs and the economy right now have had a major impact on the ability to build affordable housing.” Brown encourages any owner or landlord who wants to work with GHA and is willing to take a voucher to email her at bbrown@gainesvillehousing.org, or call 770536-1294, Ext. 205.
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Imagine that you are a young person in today’s social media blanketed culture. Filters and editing software make everyone’s everything seem better than reality. Despite trying to base your selfworth in your character and actions, it can be hard to ignore the constant flood of appearance-focused filtered media…. Consider this, and then imagine that you develop alopecia areata. Alopecia areata is a hair loss disorder in which the immune system attacks hair follicles – the part of the skin that grows hair. Different patterns of hair loss can occur. Sometimes, the entire scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes and other hair is affected. Sometimes hair grows back, but sometimes one is constantly affected by partial or total baldness. The emotional impact of hair loss is real. Some people affected by alopecia areata are able to hide their bald patches with wigs or extensions. Others choose to shave their heads, make constant use of hats or juggle questions about their hair or lack thereof. Exercise, dating, job interviews, and even daily errands pose challenges and can result in embarrassment and heartache. A recent assault of comedian Chris Rock by actor Will Smith brought alopecia into the mainstream news. Although Mr. Smith’s assault was unacceptable, the depression, anxiety and identity-altering effects of hair loss are often underestimated. Alopecia areata has no universally effective treatment. Patients often receive reasonably effective steroid injections
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Your horizon and getting lost in the gap The full-page newspaper ad from a major bank declared, “Financial planning is looking beyond today’s horizon.” The word “horizon” calls to mind the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky in our line of sight. Per dictionary.com, it may also explain “the scope of LEWIS J. WALKER, CFP a person’s interests, education, understanding, etc.” The bank’s ad referred to how financial planning and guidance can help you to actualize your vision, goals and objectives. However, a question looms. You are standing on the shore of a golden beach lined with graceful palm trees. You can see where sea meets sky. But can you get into a boat and reach the horizon? No. The horizon is a moving target; the line between earth and sky moves as you do. In trying to reach an imagined horizon, there will always be a gap between where you are and where you think you’d like to be. In the 1970s, as a budding entrepreneur endeavoring to build a viable business in a new profession, that of financial planning, this writer was a student of Dan Sullivan, The Strategic Coach (strategiccoach.com). Using the horizon as a metaphor for some ideal or quest, Dan warned his students to “not get lost in the gap.” You have a vision, a goal, an ideal, something you want to build and accomplish. How do you get there, recognizing that an ideal is like the line between earth and sky? It’s useful in orienting yourself as to where you are and setting a direction. But no matter how far you travel toward the horizon, you will never get there. Without specific measurements of progress from where you started toward where you want to be, and consistently assessing what is required ongoing to affect the expected end result, you will stay frustratingly lost in the gap. A fuzzy goal is like a “cloudy and foggy horizon.”
Regarding any wish or goal, if you use words like someday, maybe, or perhaps, you truly have not resolved to do it. A solid goal has a specific time frame. You know what may be involved in today’s dollars, at least at the outset, if not for the whole project or journey. Envision a hike from where you are where you want to go. You’ve determined distances and estimated walking times; secured funds, provisions, clothing, emergency supplies, communication devices, etc. You know you will run into new possibilities on the trail as well as potential blockages, detours, frustrations and setbacks. A financial plan is not a one and done exercise. Revisions, changes, and updates are part of the process. “Discovery of new possibilities” is fundamental to plan changes, a birthing or rerouting process that spurs creativity and innovation. Even if your goal is to sail to a distant island, the sudden appearance of dark threatening clouds may force a change in plans. Life is full of storm clouds and sudden squalls. Relationships, jobs, strategies, plans, projects...some work out, some don’t. The journey of life consists of peaks and valleys. Periodially you must descend into the depths of the valley before ascending to the next peak. Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu observed, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” You need to keep track of your steps and your progress toward your destination. The ancient Greeks invented “milestones,” stone posts engraved with the number of miles from one town to the next. The ancient Romans placed stone obelisks along roadways a mile apart, similar to the mile markers used to chart progress and pinpoint locations along interstate highways today. On a road trip you keep track of both the distance traveled from your starting point as well as the time involved to gauge if your trip is going according to plan. Without measurement of progress, you are bound to get discouraged. If you are dissatisfied with your financial progress, or advancement toward a particu-
lar goal, are you pursuing a realistic goal or a fuzzy and unworkable ideal? You may have a goal to buy a home, raise a family and educate children, change careers or build the one you’re in, be debt free at some point, attain financial independence as a prelude to retirement or other life transitions. All goals require understanding of the challenges you may face, the alternatives best suited to each challenge, the resources needed to power the best alternative, all framed by realistic expectations. Here is where experienced financial life planners and other consultants can be invaluable in helping you to clarify mission and vision and prioritize steps and chart progress. Those who have “been there, done that” can help when frustrations and setbacks occur, and spur the discovery of new ideas and better ways. All business plans require constant monitoring and revision, otherwise they fail. A “financial life plan” is no different. Sometimes in any journey, you can get discouraged if you focus too much on how far you have yet to go. But if you have kept track of your progress, and you’re satisfied with how far you’ve come and what’s been accomplished to date, you are likely to be encouraged, energized, and ready to tackle the next mile, the next hill. Dan Sullivan also enjoined his students to “always make your future bigger than your past.” Words to live by, and a life philosophy designed to energize purpose, mission and vision! Lewis Walker, CFP®, is a life centered financial planning strategist with Capital Insight Group; 770441-3553; lewis@lewwalker.com. Securities & advisory services offered through The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. (SFA). Lewis is a registered representative and investment adviser representative of SFA, otherwise unaffiliated with Capital Insight Group. He’s a Gallup Certified Clifton Strengths Coach and Certified Exit Planning Advisor.
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Billy Bates was one of those rare individuals everyone in town knew or wished they did. Billy was a quiet man, devoted to his family, his country and community. He accomplished a great deal in his 95 years and helped many people. Here is his story. William Shirley Bates (1926-2021) was born and died in Alpharetta. He graduated from Milton High School BOB MEYERS where he was senior class president. In 1935, while a member of the Future Farmers of America Club in high school, he helped build a log cabin that today serves as a special event facility managed by the Alpharetta and Old Milton County Historical Society. It is one of the few original FFA log cabins remaining in the U.S. After graduating, he began his freshman year at Emory University. Then on Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked. Billy immediately joined the Navy. He served aboard the LST-1013 (Landing Ship Tank), one of hundreds of such vessels built to support amphibious operations during the war. He participated in the battle of Okinawa April through June 1945 and subsequent occupation. The Battle of Okinawa was the fiercest of the war. Hacksaw Ridge, a famous battleground and later made into an award-winning movie, took place on the island during the Okinawa campaign. Kamikazes sank many U.S. warships and killed nearly 5,000 sailors during the operation which was the last major battle of the war. Billy’s nephew Billy Bice recalls his uncle’s stories about Okinawa. Billy was assigned to 20 millimeter and 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and said that shells from Japanese fighter planes would fall at his feet when they bounced off the protective shield around his gun. He also served as a coxswain – the person in charge – of a Higgins Boat, a 36-feet-long plywood and metal boat that carried troops from the LST to the shore for battle. Higgins Boats were dubbed “the boat that won the war” and were frequent targets of Japanese kamikaze planes because of the troops on board. Billy Bates was like a second father to Billy Bice. “Uncle Billy taught me to fish when I was about 12 years old.” Uncle Billy took his nephew to Alabama to Weiss Lake, one of Billy’s favorite fishing spots, known as the “Crappy Capital of the World.” Crappies are a mild-tasting fish prized by fisherman. Billy was also a serious fly fisherman and fished in numerous lakes and streams in Georgia for bluegills and similar pan fish. Florida was also a frequent fishing destination. When the war ended Billy returned to Alpharetta. In April 1946, he and his father William Newton Bates (1900 – 1974) built the Bates Grocery store in a small cornfield across from today’s Salt Restaurant, in downtown Alpharetta, a rural community with a wartime population of about 650. Billy’s sister Peggy worked in the store and her husband William “Woody” Wood joined the business, making it Bates and Wood Super Market. Peggy and Woody are deceased. Peggy worked in the store full-time beginning in 1968 handling the books and the cash register. She and Billy closed the grocery, the oldest market in Alpharetta, in 1986 after more than 40 years in business. Inflation was a problem back then just as it is today. When the store
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LST-1013 The Landing Ship Tank Billy served on during World War II. Here civilians enter the cargo deck of the LST which took them up the Okinawa coast to a refugee camp after the ferocious battle on the island. Circa late 1945.
Every week before dawn Billy took his truck to the Farmers Market in Atlanta and brought back the best produce for his Bates and Wood Super Market in Alpharetta. Circa 1970s.
opened a loaf of bread cost 10 cents. It cost 85 cents when the store closed. Billy’s son Bill worked in the store while in high school and every summer during college. He recalls getting up at 4 a.m. once a week and driving with his dad in his 1-ton stake bed truck to the Atlanta Farmer’s Market to arrive before daylight. They loaded the truck with potatoes, corn, grapes and many other produce items. Billy had an amazing number of hobbies before and during retirement. Bill was a part of many of them. For example, they raised horses that Billy bought from a friend in nearby Lathamtown. One horse kicked Billy and broke his leg. Bill’s job was to break in the horses to bridle and saddle. In a future column I will discuss some of his other family members and friends and describe the range of hobbies and contributions this amazing man made to our community. Bob is the Milton Historical Society Director Emeritus. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net.
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Part-time We are looking for workers to help set up and breakdown the Alpharetta Business Association tents and tables on Saturdays. Here are some details: • 2 to 3 hours every Saturday • Must have a truck, van or SUV transportation • Must be able to lift 50 lbs • Pick up tents, weights, tables and supplies at ABA storage unit and transport the equipment to the Farmer’s Market • Must arrive to the market by 7:30 a.m. to set up 3 tents with weights, tables and banners in designated areas at the market • Must arrive back at the market at 1:00pm to take down the tents, pick up tents, weights, tables and supplies. Then, at 1:15pm, load your vehicle and transport the equipment back to ABA storage unit. Contact: Manager@alpharettafarmersmarket.com
North Fulton Community Charities has an immediate opening for a childcare associate to care for children ages 2-11 while their parents take classes. Morning and evening shifts available. Visit //nfcchelp. org/work-at-NFCC for more information on the position and how to apply, or email NFCC Program Manager Wynona Kuehl at wkuehl@nfcchelp.org.
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