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Walker brings campaign to downtown Alpharetta By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker brought his campaign to Alpharetta July 29 to deliver an address on public safety issues and his support for law enforcement. Walker was joined by former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, State Sen. Brandon Beach and National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd. Even with some big names, the rally drew a small crowd and lasted less than 20 minutes. Much of the speakers’ time was spent hailing Walker as a superior candidate to incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock. “Senator Warnock cares more about criminals than he does about Georgia’s citizens,” Walker said. “That is going to change when I get to Washington.” Judd said there was a “crisis” on the country’s southwest border and that Warnock has not taken proper steps to deal with it. Gingrich said Walker would “change and energize” the Senate and echoed Walker’s criticism of Warnock. Gingrich said people in Georgia are afraid to go out because of crime. “It tells you how much things have decayed that people really have to be afraid,” Gingrich said. “I talked to somebody last night, he was afraid to go to Lenox Square. You have to ask yourself, shouldn’t we have policies where people are safe, and the criminals are in trouble, rather than policies where the criminals are safe and the innocent are in trouble?” Walker said he was ready
to debate Warnock “anytime he wants, but it has to be a fair and equitable debate.”
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Walker’s campaign is seeking to reinstate Republicans’ historically strong hold on Georgia’s politics that faltered in 2020 when the state voted for Joe Biden and two Democrat senators. Despite breezing through the Republican primary with nearly 70 percent of the vote, Walker seemingly faces an uphill battle against Warnock, who won the seat in a special election two years ago. Recent polling has shown Walker slightly behind his Democrat opponent, even as other Georgia Republicans seem to hold an edge against their competitors. Walker’s campaign has been weighed down by attacks and accusations from the media and political opponents, including fellow Republicans. Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black, who ran against Walker in the primary, spent many of the latter days of his campaign attacking Walker, once stating that “Herschel Walker’s baggage will defeat him.” That baggage has only increased in recent months as major media outlets have honed in on reports of him making numerous false claims on subjects ranging from his education to his career, including claims that he was once a law enforcement officer himself. Former Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren also spoke at the Friday rally and said he had made Walker an honorary deputy, though he did not specify when, nor did he state what the title meant. Sgt. Jeremy Blake told
GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker delivers a speech outside Alpharetta City Hall July 29. Walker’s visit to the city focused on his support for law enforcement. the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald July 29 that the title is “more like a community liaison” than an actual law enforcement position. Blake also said that there was no record of who was made an honorary deputy under Warren, who left the sheriff’s office in 2020. He said the title’s meaning may have changed since the new sheriff, Craig Owens, was sworn in. Asked by the Herald about his claims of being an officer, Walker said the question had already been answered. “I’m not going to address that,” Walker said. “Right now, they’re spending money because they don’t want to address the problem that’s going on in the state, which is the economy.”
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Stolen vehicle recovered at Dunwoody residence DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody police have recovered a car that was stolen from a Gwinnett County home in July. According to a Dunwoody Police, the car was reported stolen from an address on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Gwinnett County on July 31. The owner told police that she had left her car parked at a family member’s house while her driveway was being repaired, and the car was stolen from the home overnight. The owner said that a friend of the family, a 24-year-old Dunwoody man, was the most likely suspect. Police and the vehicle owner visited the suspect’s mother’s house in Dunwoody and found the car. While investigating, they were told the suspect confessed to stealing the car to his mother, had given her the keys and left on foot about three hours before. The claim turned out to be false, however, because police found
the suspect hiding in the home. The suspect was arrested for motor vehicle theft and an arrest warrant in Gwinnett County.
Dunwoody man arrested for alleged gun threat DUNWOODY, Ga. — A Dunwoody man has been arrested for allegedly pointing a firearm at two people. Police investigating a disturbance at the Dunwoody Crossing Apartments on July 31 were told that a male resident at the apartment complex had pointed a handgun at two people during a domestic dispute. The man was later arrested for aggravated assault, possession of a schedule 1 drug and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Vehicles burglarized at Dunwoody pools DUNWOODY, Ga. — Thieves were able to steal electronics, cash and credit cards, after cars at several pools in Dunwoody were burglarized in late July. According to Dunwoody Police, three cars were burglarized at The
Branches Swim & Tennis Club and the Georgetown Recreation Club in Dunwoody on July 30. Thieves broke several car widows, stealing cell phones, a Nintendo Switch, credit cards and wallets. After the burglary, thieves used the stolen credit cards at a local gas station and a Dunwoody Best Buy store, ringing up charges of approximately $1,400 from one card before it was flagged and declined. Victims reported seeing a White Dodge Charger in the area that was suspect, but police were unable to locate any further information.
Atlanta man arrested for drug trafficking DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Police arrested an Atlanta man for drug trafficking and other charges on July 30, after narcotics were found in his vehicle during a traffic stop. Police officers stopped a black Dodge Challenger traveling southbound on Ashford Dunwoody Road after a National Crime Information Center check on the vehicle’s tag showed it had no active insurance, according to a police report.
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Roswell firefighter faces charges after hitting jogger By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — A Roswell firefighter is accused of fatally hitting a jogger with his truck July 13. The incident, which was captured on surveillance video, occurred just steps away from Fire Station 4 at Old Alabama Road and Market Boulevard. The victim is 59-year-old Bonnie Lynn
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Abraham-Mikami, of Roswell, who her family says enjoyed daily morning jogs in the city. Ronnie Harper, 68, of Athens, has been charged with two misdemeanors in connection to the incident, including homicide by vehicle in the second degree and failure to yield right of way at a crosswalk. He was booked into the Fulton County Jail July 20 but was granted a pre-trial release that same day after posting a $23,000 bond. Court records show Harper’s arraignment is scheduled for September. According to his LinkedIn account, Harper has been a firefighter with the Roswell Fire Department for more than 21 years. However, The Macon Telegraph reported July 29 that Harper has since been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. The July 13 incident report states Roswell police received a call at 9:05 a.m. about a person who had been hit by a vehicle in front of Fire Station 4. When the primary officer arrived at the scene, there were already several officers and Roswell fire units there. The report states Harper had just left work when he got in his truck and tried to make a left-hand turn from Market Boulevard onto Old Alabama Road. At first, it states, Harper said Abraham-Mikami was
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Bonnie Abraham-Mikami died after being hit by a truck outside Roswell Fire Station 4 on July 13. Bonnie’s sister, Rose Abraham, has set up a GoFundMe page to help cover medical and other expenses. not in the crosswalk when he hit her. But, video footage pulled from Fire
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Rising home values benefit Fulton County Schools Latest estimates predict greater tax revenues By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA —The Fulton County School System is getting a hefty bump in their local tax revenue this year as escalating home values mean higher tax bills for homeowners. The district’s FY2023 budget, which began July 1, was initially approved last spring with an anticipated $735 million in revenue from property taxes. The final tally, based on figures from the Fulton County Tax Commissioner’s Office, is closer to $768 million, nearly $33 million more than projections. “An increase of home value assessments provided by the Fulton
County Tax Assessor means a growth in revenue from previous projections,” said Brian Noyes, chief communications officer for the school district. “The district recognizes the impact this increase has on homeowners and understands inflation has raised costs for our community.” More than half of a property owner’s tax bill in Fulton County goes to the Fulton County School System. Although the FY23 budget was first approved using the lower revenue projections, the $33 million windfall will not mean lower tax bills for property owners. District officials say they want to be pragmatic with economic uncertainty still on the horizon. “[We are] experiencing rising costs for doing business as a district,” Noyes said. “An increase in construction, supply chain and labor costs has
put a strain on our budgets [as well as] inflation impacting the lives of our employees.” The enhanced revenue will include a partial reduction in the tax millage rate for property owners, along with raises for most school district employees and “flexible” funds for schools. Without the revenue increase, the district would have dipped into its reserve to balance its $1.1 billion budget for FY23. The Fulton County Board of Education this week is set to approve a millage rate of 17.24 for FY23. This reflects a 0.35 reduction from last year’s rate of 17.59. One mill equals $1 in taxes for each $1,000 of assessed valuation of property. Under Georgia law, assessed value is 40 percent of a property’s real market value. A home with an assessed value of $400,000 will pay $6,896
of their tax bill to the Fulton County School System at the current millage rate of 17.24. Despite the millage rate reduction, most homeowners will still have a higher school tax bill from last year. A revenue neutral, or full rollback, would have required a full mill reduction. Noyes noted the district’s millage rate continues to be the lowest among large metro area school districts. North Fulton School board member Katie Reeves said the partial rollback is an acceptable compromise for both taxpayers and the district. She noted she did not support the 0.1 millage reduction in the original FY23 budget but supports the current 0.25 reduction since schools are getting their share. “This money can be used to fund another classroom assistant, front office help or [safety officer],” Reeves said.
Recovery center rejects cookie-cutter approach to healing By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. – Devin Orrie has been director of admissions at Atlanta Recovery Place since the beginning of 2020. He coordinates everything from the initial phone call, where either the patient or a family member calls in. During that call, they will discuss what’s going on with the patient to make an informed decision on the best route to take. But, Orrie has seen the other side of Atlanta Recovery Place (ARP) as a patient himself, having sought help from the Dunwoody facility in 2019. At the time, he also began working at a sober living home. According to ARP’s website, sober living provides a safe living space filled with “like-minded individuals to encourage sobriety during the early stages of independence after substance abuse.” As an ARP client, Orrie said he got close with one of the owners who knew his job history and thought he would be a good fit. Once the opportunity arose, Orrie said he was eager to hop on board. “I really admired Atlanta Recovery Place staff, their ability to connect and really felt like they cared,” he said. The center offers different program options that are assigned based on need – partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient. Apart from setting up long-term therapy and
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Atlanta Recovery Place, located on Mt. Vernon Road in Dunwoody, was founded five years ago. Its staff heralds its individualized approach to substance abuse treatment and recognizes the trauma that often underlies addiction. psychiatry for aftercare, staff can place patients in sober living upon request. For sober living, staff use corporate leases at a luxury apartment complex down the road from the facility. Atlanta Recovery Place is a private, for-profit organization, meaning its funding primarily comes from insurance and self-pay. There is no state funding. ARP Program Director Jeff To-
bish, who’s also in recovery, said that ARP owners have a vested interest that lies outside of financial benefit – the owners are in recovery, too. “Although we are a for-profit facility, this is the only place I’ve ever heard of, or ever worked at, where people are first and finances are second,” Tobish said. The organization was founded around five years ago when a group of
people with a lot of recovery time saw that Atlanta was in need of more treatment services, Director of Business Development Cody Davis said. Davis started out as a clinician at ARP about three and a-half years ago. He left temporarily to start his own recovery program for men coming out of incarceration and was invited back to take on his current role. He said it was an easy sell because he really believes in ARP’s program. “I truly believe that we fully understand that we’re not really treating addiction, we’re treating the trauma,” Davis said. Individualized programming is ARP’s touchstone. Patients are expected to participate in one-on-one therapy. The center recently added an LGBTQ+ track for those who identify within that community. Davis said this is an important feature for a diverse city like Atlanta. As of 2021, 4.6 percent of Atlanta’s overall population identifies as LGBTQ+, according to a report from UCLA’s Williams Institute. Both Orrie and Tobish said that ARP doesn’t take the “cookie-cutter approach” to treatment. “A lot of facilities are going to get you in, stick you in as many groups as possible because that’s how most places drive revenue – you know, attendance and stuff like that,” Orrie said. “Get in the groups, rinse and repeat the material they use. Whereas here, I felt like it was almost like a fresh, new approach.”
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Members of the Johns Creek Veterans Association Honor Guard present the colors during Alpharetta American Legion Post 201’s Old Soldiers Day Celebration on Aug. 6.
Austin De Rosa plays “taps” to close out Alpharetta’s Old Soldiers Day Festival on Saturday, Aug. 6
Former Alpharetta Mayor Chuck Martin speaks to a crowd of about two dozen at Alpharetta’s 70th Old Soldiers Day celebration, before introducing keynote speaker Maj. Gen. John King.
Maj. Gen. John King, Georgia’s Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner, speaks to a crowd at Alpharetta’s American Legion Post 201 for the Legion’s 70th Old Soldiers Day celebration Aug. 6. King was honored as the event’s keynote speaker.
Former Alpharetta City Councilman John Monson sings the national anthem at American Legion Post 201’s Old Soldiers Day Celebration on Aug. 6.
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MLB Play Ball event set for Johns Creek JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — This year’s Major League Baseball Play Ball event is coming to Johns Creek. The free event will be Saturday, Aug. 20, at Ocee Park from 11 a.m. to noon. Registration is not required, but prizes will be handed out while supplies last. The Johns Creek MLB Play Ball event is part of the United States Conference of Mayors “Play Ball Summer” initiative, which focuses on the fun nature of baseball and encourages an active and healthy lifestyle for kids in all communities. Through the event and initiative, cities and towns across the country are
hosting activities with a baseball and softball theme to engage citizens and families through individual and community events such as playing catch, running bases in the backyard and family gatherings. The activities are intended to expose children to baseball and softball while providing a fun opportunity to remain active throughout the summer. For more information on how to get involved or to join a community baseball and softball league, visit PLAYBALL.org. Coaching tips and video tutorials from MLB players and coaches can also be found on the site. — Chamian Cruz
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Station 4 shows Abraham-Mikami was crossing Old Alabama Road from east to west in the direction of the fire department at the time she was hit. The report states Abraham-Mikami sustained a laceration to the back of her skull and multiple abrasions. Harper reportedly said he “was only doing about 5 mph” at the time of the incident. After hitting Abraham-Mikami, the surveillance video allegedly shows Harper exiting his truck to check on her and running into the fire station for help. Abraham-Mikami was transported to North Fulton Hospital. While the report states she was awake at first, an officer reported that she seemed very confused and was unable to answer his questions. AbrahamMikami later died, leaving behind two sons, ages 32 and 28. Her sister, Rose Abraham, has set up a GoFundMe page to help cover medical and other expenses. Rose, a teacher at Dunwoody High School, wrote that even though her family is grieving, they find comfort in knowing
that Bonnie died doing something that “brought her peace and joy.” Rose says she will remember her sister as an “amazing woman” and single mother who devoted her life to her two boys. “She raised them and put them through college by working as a selfemployed translator/re-writer, primarily focused on managing complex litigation cases which utilized her fluency in Japanese,” Rose wrote. “She continued to use these talents until her passing.” Rose says that because of her employment status, Bonnie didn’t have health insurance. “Thank you for respecting my request for privacy during this devastating time,” Rose wrote. “Many of you have asked how you can help our family. I have established this GoFundMe effort on behalf of my nephews, Jin and Kei, to help them navigate the challenging road that lies ahead. We are grateful for your continued support, thoughts and prayers as we honor Bonnie’s legacy together.” To donate to the GoFundMe, visit gofundme.com/f/bonnie-abrahammikami. Roswell fire officials did not immediately respond to Appen Media’s request for comment.
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Testing MARTA’s ride share service in Alpharetta
By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — In May, MARTA officially launched a six-month pilot of a new ride share service in Alpharetta. The service is called MARTA Reach and is designed to combine the flexibility of ride share services with the low costs of public transportation. Today, Alpharettans can use the service to get around certain areas of the city, even those the bus routes don’t cover. Curious to see how the service stacks up to other methods of getting around, I took a round-trip on one of the MARTA Reach shuttles to grab some lunch at North Point Mall.
First impressions: the app
The service is run through the MARTA Reach app, available for free on your phone’s app store. Users have to create an account before using the service, though you don’t have to put payment info directly into this app. It operates like a typical ride share app like Uber or Lyft, where the user inputs the pickup location and destina-
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A MARTA Reach shuttle waits outside the Fulton County Public Library in Alpharetta on July 28. tion. The main difference is that you select from preset points to be picked up from and dropped off at, rather than
putting in any location. Although this may sound like an inconvenience, there are an abundance of
preset points to choose from, especially along the city’s major corridors. Since I was in downtown Alpharetta, I chose to be picked up outside the Fulton County Library next to City Hall. I chose to purchase a ticket, which costs a flat $2.50 for every ride, through MARTA’s Breeze Mobile app, although it did require a separate download. Riders can also choose to pay with cash or a traditional MARTA Breeze Card. While the app is certainly usable, the user experience didn’t feel quite as smooth as using another app like Uber. When I ordered the ride, the app said my shuttle would arrive in 7-10 minutes. Those numbers would constantly change, increasing and decreasing. Having the app open also worked my phone pretty hard, causing it to heat up and drain the battery quickly. I waited in the library entryway to stay out of the heat until the app finally said my ride was 0-3 minutes away. My shuttle arrived about 10 minutes after I placed the order, a comparable wait time to other ride share services.
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Carsell Sapp, a MARTA Reach driver, sits in the driver’s seat of his shuttle. Sapp said the service only gets a few rides a day in Alpharetta.
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The MARTA Reach shuttles are essentially small buses, like airport shuttles. My driver, Carsell Sapp, drove right up to where I was standing outside the library and greeted me. I showed him my mobile ticket and took my seat. Since Reach is a ride share service, other passengers may be picked up and dropped off during a ride, but I was the only passenger on the shuttle. Sapp said the service rarely gets more than five or six trips in a day in Alpharetta, but it gets more use in areas like west Atlanta, where it’s been available longer. The shuttle had eight seats, with plenty of space left for wheelchair users. Unlike a school bus, the seats were also equipped with seatbelts. The shuttle was well air-conditioned, so comfort wasn’t an issue. The ride itself was perfectly smooth
Blotter: Continued from Page 2 After speaking with the vehicle’s driver, officers detected “a strong odor of raw marijuana” coming from the vehicle and “observed marijuana residue” in the vehicle’s center console. Officers searched the vehicle and found three containers of marijuana,
and took less than 10 minutes. Sapp dropped me off at the food court entrance at my request. My return trip, around 45 minutes later, was practically the same experience — Sapp was even my driver again. He said he had gotten one other fare after my initial trip, but the rider canceled before he picked them up.
Final thoughts
Overall, I was surprised at how efficient the MARTA Reach service was at such a low cost. While the app isn’t perfect, it’s plenty usable. I checked Uber prices at the time I ordered my Reach trips and found that the same roundtrip that cost me $5 on the new MARTA service would have cost me about $22 with Uber for practically the same level of service. Especially since MARTA Reach isn’t too popular in Alpharetta right now, and trips are unlikely to be interrupted by picking up and dropping off other passengers, I saw no real benefit to choosing Uber or Lyft over the new service. 14 THC cartridges, two boxes of baggies, six bars containing the psychoactive drug Psilocin, a scale, and a Glock 19 handgun. The driver was placed under arrest for trafficking low THC oil, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a schedule one substance, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of drug related objects and driving without insurance.
Everyone knows that Facebook and Google operate an illegal monopoly over digital advertising. HANS APPEN, Appen Media Group Publisher
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News company joins suit against Facebook, Google Lawsuit alleges two media giants have created illegal monopoly STAFF REPORTS ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Some North Georgia newspaper companies have filed antitrust lawsuits against tech giants Google and Facebook, alleging that their “anticompetitive and monopolistic practices” have caused major harm to news outlets’ ability to survive. Alpharetta-based Appen Media Group filed suit Aug. 3, citing statistics that newspaper advertising revenue has fallen by more than 50 percent since 2006, and nearly 20 percent of newspapers have closed over the past 15 years. “Everyone knows that Facebook and Google operate an illegal monopoly over digital advertising,” Appen Media Group Publisher Hans Appen said. “We are proud to join dozens of other newspapers across the country in an effort to correct this
injustice and even the playing field.” Appen Media Group owns the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald, Milton Herald, Johns Creek Herald, Forsyth Herald, Dunwoody Crier and Sandy Springs Crier. The lawsuit alleges that news outlets’ loss of revenue across the country was “directly caused” by Google and Facebook’s practices and that the harm was intentional. The complaint opens with a quote from Thomas Jefferson: “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” The suit references “Jedi Blue,” the codename of a 2018 agreement between Google and Facebook that the two companies kept under wraps. The deal provided that Google would give Facebook preferential advertising rates. In 2020, several
states’ attorneys general filed antitrust lawsuits against Google as a response to the deal. The lawsuit alleges both companies violated the Sherman Anti-trust Act, an 1890 federal law that outlawed monopolistic practices in an effort to promote free trade and competition. Nearly identical lawsuits were filed in the preceding months by the Mariettabased Times Journal and its subsidiaries Neighbor Newspapers and Rome News Media. Georgia’s newspapers are not alone in their campaign. Appen’s lawsuit is slated to be transferred to the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York, consolidated with pending antitrust cases against Google and Facebook from at least 15 states and U.S. territories, including Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico.
Alpharetta approves plans for dog park/restaurant By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. –– City officials have approved plans for a hybrid luxury dog park and restaurant in downtown Alpharetta. The owners behind Off Leash say the business will be a large, luxury indoor and outdoor dog park operating on a membership model in which patrons pay a monthly fee to bring their dogs to play and socialize, while they enjoy food and drinks at the business’s full-service restaurant.
Proposed for 2.3 acres at the southeast corner of Old Milton Parkway and South Main Street, project representatives say Off Leash will revitalize a long-vacant property, bringing more green space and foot traffic to one of the city’s busiest gateways. Representing project applicant Lonnie Cooper Ventures at the Aug. 1 Alpharetta City Council meeting, attorney Julie Sellers said Alpharetta is bursting with dog owners, but not with opportunities for dogs to run free and play. Sellers said that since the COVID-19
pandemic, pet and dog ownership has become even more important, and their business will provide a safe space for dogs and owners to gather and enjoy the outdoors. “You see people with their dogs all over the place,” Sellers said. “Alpharetta is definitely a very dog-friendly city, and there are limited opportunities for dogs to be off leash. And so, this is a complement to the downtown area that has already been enhanced with a lot of restaurants, with a lot of retail, and certainly a lot of residents in the area.”
Sellers said the area of the proposed project has been historically underutilized, especially given its proximity to downtown and other parts of Alpharetta. This project, she said, would bring the property in line with the aesthetic officials are trying to create throughout the city. “We want this to have the appearance of a park, which is what it is and why we think that this is a great location for it,” Sellers said. In addition to the restaurant, Sell-
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Dog park: Continued from Page 8 ers said Off Leash would include a 3,000-square-foot covered dog park area, separate large outdoors areas for small and large dogs, and a covered outdoor patio where owners could eat and relax with their pups .
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Sellers said the operation will have trained employees, tentatively called “Dog Tenders,” who will be stationed in the park area to help and maintain safety. She said the park will also have a one strike rule for aggressive dogs and won’t allow any balls or toys at the establishment, to avoid objects being launched into traffic on Old Milton Parkway. After hearing from project representatives, council members and the public raised questions about safety at the Old Milton Parkway/South Main Street intersection. Nearly all council members noted that the only thing separating dogs from traffic at the busy intersection would be a metal fence. They said with Off Leash projecting 1,000 members by the end of its first year, the operation is liable to draw hundreds of dogs to the park on a regular basis. “I’m really struggling with this application and mostly with the 5-foot
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fence,” Councilman John Hipes said. “My research shows that dogs can jump a 5-foot fence, and then it would need to be a 5-foot fence.” Other council members said they could support the project if fencing surrounding the dog park areas was a minimum of 6 feet. Others said that in either case, it would be up to the applicant to ensure the safety of dogs at the business and the surrounding citizens. But Councilman Brian Will pointed out that, while raising the fence height would help ensure safety, it could also disrupt the aesthetics of the area. “I understand that business owners are responsible if something happens, but on City Council we’re responsible to do our best to make sure that the potential for something to happen, doesn’t happen,” Will said. “We do this in every decision we make approving zoning … So, I cannot support this because I don’t think it’s safe. I don’t think it’s aesthetically pleasing.” Councilman Donald Mitchell echoed Will’s comments, saying the fencing was too high for him to support. “I can’t support a 6-foot fence right on Old Milton,” Mitchell said. “I could support the project, but I’m not there with a 6-foot fence around the whole thing. We don’t even have a 6-foot fence in our own city’s dog park.” Despite objections, the plans were approved 5-2, with Mitchell and Will casting the dissenting votes.
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Alpharetta city manager steps down after 23 years By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — After serving 23 years as Alpharetta City Administrator, Bob Regus officially retired on Monday night, leaving behind what officials call an unrivaled legacy of professionalism and stewardship during some of the most important moments in Alpharetta’s history. Regus’s family, friends and colleagues, both past and present, gathered at city hall on Monday, Aug. 1, to celebrate his time in Alpharetta, and heard from all four mayors Regus served under, along with several friends and past council members. The longtime city administrator was presented with two honors at Monday night’s city council meeting, one honor presented by state Rep. Chuck Martin, and another by current Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin. Martin, who served as Alpharetta mayor from 1995 to 2002, said that bringing Regus on as city administrator in 1999, was one of the best decisions the city officials ever made. “For the next 23 years as our city administrator, he led. And his stewardship was accompanied by honor, humility and grace like I’ve never seen before,” Martin said. Martin said that Regus was pivotal in getting Alpharetta recognized as the Technology City of the South, forming the Tech Alpharetta Board, establishing the Alpharetta Innovation Center, developing the Alpharetta Greenway, and many other accomplishments. For those items, Martin presented Regus with a recognition by the Georgia House of Representatives. Gilvin, who first worked with Regus as a city council member in 2012, called the city administrator a friend and mentor, holding back tears as he commended the Regus’s impact on Alpharetta. “There’s a handful of mayors and former mayors up here, and the fact is that it is incredibly important to have really dedi-
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Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin presents a proclamation to retiring City Administrator Bob Regus, celebrating his 23 years of service to the city.
For the next 23 years as our city administrator, he led. And his stewardship was accompanied by honor, humility and grace like I’ve never seen before.” CHUCK MARTIN State Representative
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cated and good elected leadership,” Gilvin said. “What we see around us would not exist without the leadership of past mayors and past council members over the last 25 years. But the fact is we didn’t build it. Bob did, Bob built this team, he built the culture that made this happen.” In Regus’s proclamation from the city, Gilvin highlighted his work on the Westside Parkway, the Big Creek Greenway, revitalization of Alpharetta’s downtown and creation of the Avalon Development. Under Regus’s leadership, Gilvin said the city became Georgia’s 15th most populous municipality, with more than 5,800 businesses and 180,000 jobs, and growing to become one of Georgia’s most prosperous communities. “This city bears your fingerprints, not just one but all 10,” Former Alpharetta
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Mayor David Belle Isle said. “And we’re grateful to you for that.” After hearing from the gathered officials, Regus said his time in Alpharetta has been great and spent a few minutes recounting his favorite memories of many city staff members and officials. Responding to the praise placed on his impact on the city, Regus pointed toward city staff, saying that nothing would have been possible without a great team. “I do like to get stuff done, but you can’t get stuff done without really great staff,” Regus said. “They would really make it happen and help us along the way.” Regus’s replacement, Chris Lagerbloom, will take over as city administrator on Aug. 8. Lagerbloom has a long history in
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That RV is not your friend Christina and I drive our kids crazy, I think. We are very frugal, and we like to buy used things whenever we can instead of new things – like this 32-foot-long class A RV that we bought a few years ago for not RAY APPEN much money. It is giPublisher Emeritus ant. It sleeps like five ray@appenmediagroup.com or six fairly comfortably and has three air conditioners, an almost full-size refrigerator, sink, shower, oven and more. And while it is maybe about 22 years old, it only has 36,000 miles on it. When it was running, we liked to take it out to state parks in Georgia for short trips, although a few years ago we did make the mandatory road trip to California and back. I recall thinking when we had been on that winding Highway 101 in California headed to Big Sur that it was odd that there were no other RVs on the road. It didn’t take me long to figure out why. Some of those bridges along that road are scary – really scary – especially when driving a giant RV. There is no place to turn around. After I drove under the overhanging heavy branches of a huge oak tree and discovered that the vehicle was too high for us to fit under it, and after I had picked up as much of the equipment that had been ripped off the top of the RV by the branches as I could, we finally found a place to turn around and head back north in the direction of safety and solid ground. I am not even going to get into the story about trying to drive through Texas and the Texas sheriff and his deputies who stopped us (for a couple hours) because I looked like a smuggler in an RV, transporting either drugs, currency, weapons, or all of the above. “Now where you been and why are you driving this RV? Where did you leave from and where did you stay last night? Sure you don’t have currency somewhere in that thing? Now who is that traveling with you, your - wink, wink, wife?” Never did care for that state. Anyway, that was another time though, a time when the RV was running. We are now going on about a year trying to get it fixed. The part we need on our 1999
Regus: Continued from Page 10 North Fulton County, having served as a captain in Alpharetta’s police department before becoming the City of Milton’s first police and fire chief. Beginning in 2007,
Fleetwood Bounder – an air-intake manifold – is no longer manufactured by Ford, even though their V-10 engines I believe are still being made. It took us about six months to even locate a mechanic place that would work on the RV during COVID, and now it has taken the next six months to finally realize that there are no used air intake manifolds for our engine in the United States. So, we have gone to plan “C,” which is to repair the manifold, which has at this point, been done. The repair place in Norcross is going to call me in a day or two to let me know it is running. I will go pick it up and drive it directly back to the other RV repair place where it usually stays to get worked on for more mundane things like water systems, cooking systems, the generator, brake pads and other non-engine repair stuff. I know the in-dash air conditioning is still broken and, while we have the two overhead air conditioners that cool the RV fairly well, I will probably obsess over the in-dash AC and get it fixed or replaced, too. It is probably just a condenser that needs to be replaced, but they have to take half the engine out to get to the AC! That is, it will be very labor intensive so, not cheap. After we had owned the RV for about a year, we figured out that there would always be something that breaks during a trip, so we just started driving back to the repair place automatically after every trip. They are very nice there and always save my spot for me. I used to think that boats were the biggest money pits out there – we have two – but I was definitely wrong; that title belongs exclusively to big RVs – both used and new – and maybe any vehicle made by Mercedes Benz. So, at this point, I am beginning to think that I just need to find a small lot somewhere that has electricity so I can just go park the RV and use it as a weekend getaway that doesn’t move much. Either that or take it to the coast and have it transported offshore so it can become an artificial reef. I am probably not smart enough to just cut my losses. Sure Ray, let’s go look for a lot to buy with electricity so that you can park the RV you never use and into which you pour money like an IV dripping a saline solution into an arm somewhere. Smart, good stuff, no? No. he served as Milton’s interim city manager before being appointed to the position permanently in 2009. Under his management, Milton received numerous accolades for its safety and quality of life. Lagerbloom left Milton in 2016 and became assistant city manager of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was later promoted to city manager.
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Birmingham Crossroads are committed to the past In the early days of our history wherever two or more roads – often not much more than trails – crossed, a small village might develop. A general store, perhaps operated by the original settler or landowner, BOB would be built. Then a few more buildMEYERS ings would be added: a public house or tavern, then barns, fences, doctor’s office, church, post office and more farms. Some crossroads villages became towns or otherwise retained their identity through the decades, Crabapple in Milton, for example. Others disappeared. Fields Crossroads, also in Milton, is one example. Birmingham Crossroads at the intersection of Birmingham Highway, Birmingham Road and its extension Hickory Flat Road is our topic for today. Its name is somewhat a mystery. There are more than a dozen towns and cities in the U.S. named Birmingham, presumably named after the English city. One of Birmingham Crossroads’ early residents Wade McCurry (1888-1973) challenged that notion according to a circa 1960s interview in a local newspaper. According to McCurry, the crossroads community got its name shortly after the Civil War from the odor of meat cooking in log homes that smelled like “burnin’ hams” to farmers from the mountains who camped in the community en route to Atlanta to sell their produce. True or not? Sounds possible. Wade and his wife Mentora Wood McCurry (1890-1984) settled in the community in 1907 on 125 acres near the intersection of today’s Birmingham Highway and Hickory Flats Road. Wade grew cotton which he processed at a cotton gin in Canton. His grandson Doug McCurry who lives with his wife Charna on the 3 acres remaining of the original farm says that his grandfather would leave the house at 3 a.m. with his wagon full of cotton for the 12-mile trip to Canton and return 12 hours later due to the poor roads. The McCurrys are committed historic preservationists in the midst of dramatic changes over the years in the community. They have maintained the half dozen 75- to 100-year-old farm buildings on the property and live in a house Doug’s grandfather built. Doug says “it is important to me to keep what was here.” Another example of preservation during change is the Thomas B. Newton House set behind some office buildings on Hickory Flat Road. It is a City of Milton Historic Site. Built around the close
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A 1960s newspaper article from claims that the name of the Birmingham community is a derivation of “Burnin’ Hams” and is not named after Birmingham Alabama or Birmingham England. of the Civil War, the building has had various uses, including a boarding house for traveling salesmen and teachers and a general store. It has been substantially renovated and today is used as an office for a private company. The beautiful Scottsdale Farms
nursery is another tribute to the past. The timber framed structure was built in 1998 using the age old, sophisticated mortise-and-tenon technique to join the structural elements together. Matilda’s popular outdoor music venue is a further sign of the changes in
the community. Birmingham has no defined boundaries. In a way it is a state of mind with a sense of commitment. Stretching roughly from the Cherokee County line to the
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Continued from Page 12 north and west, to Freemanville Road to the east and the Providence Church settlement to the south, it is a large area. Elegant housing developments, side by side with beautiful existing horse farms and more traditional homes help define the area. Go north at the crossroads, then down a winding driveway, that was once a road to cotton fields. Go through the woods past a 19th century farmhouse to the home of Lillian Cole. A retired teacher of home economics, Lillian appreciates the history of the area. She tells many stories of early inhabitants. One of her erstwhile neighbors lived right on the county line, she says, so he could move his moonshine equipment quickly from one county to the other if the revenuers were coming. “People said he was a good man because no one got sick and no one died from his whiskey,” she says with a laugh. Lautrell Gardner lived as a child at the corner of Birmingham Road and Freemanville Road. She recalls that back in the 1940s, Birmingham Road was the only paved road and that her family stored cotton seed on the second floor of their house. As a child, her grandmother Mary Magdalene Phillips (1876-1962) picked
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Thomas B. Newton House, a City of Milton Historic Site, was built around 1865 and has served a variety of uses including as a convalescent home for wounded Confederate soldiers, a boarding house for traveling salesmen and teachers and a general store. It has been restored and is today an office for a private company. scrap cotton left over in the field after the cotton was picked to raise enough money to buy herself a sewing machine. Lautrell’s grandfather, Charlie Hillard Phillips (1874-1932), was a carpenter who walked to wherever he was building a house with a saw, hammer, nails and measuring tape. He built several houses on Freemanville Road singlehandedly. Her father-in-law, Sherman Leonidas Gardner (1879-1948),
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was sheriff in Alpharetta. “He carried no gun and had no car. All he had was a blackjack, a badge and handcuffs, and all the kids in town were scared to death of him.” Seasoned residents speak fondly of the Buice’s Country Store – with a post office in the rear – built in 1930 on the main corner of the crossroads by Homer and Laura Buice. It replaced the original
store that had burned down. Beginning in 1947, son Doyle Buice and wife Betty operated the store until the 1990s. For the past three years it has been home to the popular Seven Acre BarNGrill and is a City of Milton Historic Site. Bob is Director Emeritus of the Milton Historical Society. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net.
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DEATH NOTICES Linda Gail Barron Chastain Jarvis, 73, of Cumming passed away, July 30. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home and Crematory.
Francisco De La Rosa, 47, of Alpharetta, passed away July 22, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Helen Walker, 81, of Johns Creek, passed away July 26, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Wendy Allen, 52, of Johns Creek, passed away July 30, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Euna Lee Shirley, 89, passed away on July 22, 2022. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.
Cynthia Braun, 75, of Alpharetta, passed away July 23, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Leonard Tomaszewski, 88, of Roswell, passed away July 27, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Phillip Kopsky, 76, of Alpharetta, passed away July 30, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Indiana Sweda, 78, of Alpharetta, passed away July 24, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Janet Maher, 63, of Roswell, passed away July 29, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Billie Jean Waggoner, 90, of Alpharetta, passed away July 22, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
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Full-time General Clerk III – Customer Service Sawnee EMC is seeking a General Clerk III – Customer Service to assist in a high-volume call center. Requires high school diploma or equivalency, c o m p u t e r , communication and general office skills. Two years of related experience preferred. Position is full-time; must be flexible to work irregular hours, to include evenings, w e e k e n d s and holidays. Applicants must complete an application prior to 5 PM, August 12, 2022. Apply online: www.sawnee.com/ careers. If you require a paper application or an alternate format, please contact us at 770-887-2363 extension 7568. Sawnee Electric M e m b e r s h i p Corporation is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer of Females, Minorities, Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Sawnee EMC is VEVRAA Federal Contractor. R e a s o n a b l e accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Drug Free Workplace.
Macy’s Systems & Technology, Inc. (MST) has openings in Johns Creek, GA for Tech Manager, Engineering (Job 11908.1049) to be responsible for the strategy & execution of data consolidation & reporting modernization initiatives, including development & support of reporting on a semantic layer, modern data lake, leveraging expertise & knowledge of multiple systems/customer areas to build a robust, scalable & reliable big data platform. To apply, mail your resume to MST, 5985 State Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30097, Attn. William Trevethick. Must reference Job # 11908.1049. Bloomingdale’s, LLC (BLM) has openings in Johns Creek, GA for Senior Data Analyst (Job 11908.1029) to work with stakeholders across the company to understand their data needs & deliver innovative analytics solutions. May telecommute from home. To apply, mail your resume to BLM, 5985 State Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30097, Attn. William Trevethick. Must reference Job # 11908.1029.
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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
Bilingual Client Services Specialist North Fulton Community Charities has an immediate opening for a part-time Bilingual Client Services Specialist in the Food Pantry. The role includes data entry, updating clients’ applications, and keeping clients and students informed of programs and service enhancements. Must be English/Spanish bilingual. Visit www.nfcchelp.org/work-at-NFCC for more information on the position and how to apply or email Mel Fortin, Director of Pantry Services at mfortin@ nfcchelp.org.
Announcement KRIEGER CHIROPRACTICE OFFICE closing as of July 1, 2022. All inquiries, call 917-549-5886
Retail Space for Rent JOHNS CREEK Fully equipped cafe. State Bridge Centre. Includes tables & chairs; coffee, tea, espresso & cappuccino machines; hot dog & pizza grills, display refrigeration units for beverages, salads, sandwiches, desserts, etc. Contact Robert at 404-680-2270
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PHILLIPS FLOORING Hardwood, laminate, carpet & tile installation and repairs. We do tile floors, showers, tub surrounds and kitchen back-splashes. Re-grouting is also available. Call 678-8871868 for free estimate.
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