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Finance Director Ronnie Campbell delivers the final fiscal year 2022 budget presentation to the City Council at a Sept. 13 meeting. Later the same evening, the council voted 5-1 to approve the budget.
Council adopts 2022 budget By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek City Council approved a nearly $62 million fiscal year 2022 budget at its Sept. 13 meeting. The budget was first proposed at a June 21 work session and has been discussed, debated and amended at seven council meetings since. The budget covers spending from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. In his presentation to the council, Finance Director Ronnie Campbell highlighted the city’s five priorities as laid out in the budget: community safety, stormwater infrastructure, infrastructure maintenance, enhancing the parks system and addressing traffic congestion. Highlights of the budget include:
$1.2 million designated to capital projects including $100,000 for upkeep and improvements to Macedonia African Methodist Church cemetery. $10.3 million allocated to infrastructure maintenance which includes roadway resurfacing and park refreshes. $3.2 million dedicated to the stormwater utility fund which will go toward repairs and infrastructure maintenance. $2.5 million allocated to Recreation and Parks following an amendment presented by Councilman Lenny Zaprowski. The amendment transferred $120,000 from the “Unallocated” bucket of the general fund to Recreation and Parks, raising the total from just over $2.3 million to roughly $2.5 million. Zaprowski’s motion followed a public hearing wherein dozens of residents spoke in favor of rebuilding a recre-
ational softball league within the city. The transferred funds would be used to increase the staff of the Recreation and Parks Department, with a focus on making K-5 programing more robust, Zaprowski said. “We heard a definite need tonight from our community that we need some K-5 programs,” Zaprowski said. “I think this gives staff the opportunity to immediately start addressing that rather than wait any longer.” Councilman John Bradberry seconded Zaprowski’s motion for an amendment, calling the lapse in park programming opportunities a “quality of life issue” and saying this was the “bare minimum” that council owed citizens. The budget passed, 5-1 with Councilwoman Stephanie Endres claiming the one nay vote.
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Jennifer W. Fitzsimons, 53, of Friars Head Drive, Suwanee, was arrested Sept. 7 on Medlock Bridge Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Michael Scott Tucker, 54, of Coacoochee Terrace, Johns Creek, was arrested Sept. 9 on State Bridge Road for DUI, driving on wrong side of roadway and open container violation while operating motor vehicle. Christopher J. Wiedeman, 52, of Terrance Club Drive, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 11 on Nesbit Ferry Road for DUI, improper turning, open container violation while operating motor vehicle and failure to maintain lane.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police are on the lookout for dirt bike riding suspects who led officers on two pursuits last month. The Johns Creek Police Department issued bulletins about both chases Sept. 9, asking for the public’s help in identifying the absconders. The department also released dash cam footage from the incidents. The first occurred late Aug. 10 when a patrol officer tried to stop two dirt bikes speeding north along Jones Bridge Road with no lights on. The drivers sped around several vehicles and police eventually discontinued the chase. Late Aug. 26, police spotted two dirt bike riders on Jones Bridge Road, again with no lights. The patrol officer chased one of the vehicles, which sped away and reached speeds of 70 mph before the officer called off the pursuit.
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this month. Kevin Andres Corrales, 22, of Lawrenceville, turned himself in, according to police. He was charged with reckless driving, aggressive driving, laying drag and obstruction of intersection. Johns Creek police issued a Sept. 6 bulletin about “street racers” congregating at the intersection of Jones Bridge and Old Alabama roads the evening of Sept. 5. About 20 vehicles cordoned off the intersection while the racers did “drifting” stunts in the street. Drifting, also known as “doing donuts,” is when drivers oversteer their vehicles to make them spin in circles, often burnishing tire track marks onto the roadway. The group of racers sped away when police showed up, but several witnesses provided photos and videos of the suspects and their vehicles. Police continue to investigate the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call the Johns Creek Police Department at 678-474-1600 and reference case number 2021-003191.
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Repairs on Newtown Park’s Mark Burkhalter Amphitheater began around the last week of August. According to City Manager Ed Densmore, the contractor is planning to finish repairs by mid- to late November.
Newtown Park Amphitheater begins repairs By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — While it awaits word on its second attempt to collect insurance, Johns Creek is moving forward with repairs to the Mark Burkhalter Amphitheater at Newtown Park. Who will pay for the more than $75,000 in repairs is yet to be determined. The structure began to buckle in early June. The legs supporting the roof were rotting from the inside, Mayor Mike Bodker said. At the time, the Public Works Department placed cranes to temporarily support the structure. The city’s first insurance claim on the structure was denied, Bodker said. The city filed a supplementary claim and on July 26 the council decided to await word on that action before beginning repairs. But, just two weeks later, City Manager Ed Densmore said the council then instructed staff to move forward with
repairs anyway. The City Council approved a contract with P.R.O. Building Systems, LLC., Aug. 18 to perform structural repairs in the amount of $76,996. The scope of work laid out in the contract includes removing the damaged portions of all eight legs and constructing new concrete platforms to reinforce them. From the date repairs began — around the last week of August — Densmore said the contractor expected the project to take roughly 60 days. The timeline could be drawn out, Densmore said, if the contractor runs into supply chain issues which have been rampant throughout the pandemic. Densmore said the second insurance claim has yet to come through. Bodker told the Herald that the City Council’s decision to move forward on repairs without word from the insurance company could jeopardize the claim. If the claim is not honored, taxpayers could end up footing the bill.
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Clerk rules Alpharetta City Council candidate is eligible to run By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta City Clerk Erin Cobb released a decision Sept. 14 affirming that local Realtor Donna Murphy is eligible to run for City Council. Murphy qualified for the Post 1 seat Aug. 18, and will challenge incumbent Donald Mitchell who is seeking a third full term in this year’s municipal election. The ruling comes in the wake of an Aug. 31 challenge filed by resident Clifford Martin which alleged Murphy was not a legal resident of the city. Martin said he made the challenge to preserve the integrity of the election process for the community. He has been an Alpharetta homeowner for 30 years and has run for seats on the City Council twice in the past five years. Cobb, as chief election officer for the city, presided over the hearing at City Hall Sept. 13. Martin presented his own case, arguing that Murphy is neither a resident of Alpharetta, nor is she qualified to vote in its elections. Under the city’s charter, candidates must have been a resident of the city for six months prior to the date of election, shall have attained the age of 21 prior to the date of election, shall continue to reside in the city during that member’s period of service, and shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of the city. Martin presented documents from the Forsyth County Assessor’s Office showing Murphy and her husband have claimed a homestead exemption on a property in the Polo Fields subdivision in Cumming since 2016. Establishing residency Homestead exemptions allow residents to lower their property tax bill by artificially reducing a home’s taxable value. A homeowner, whether married or single, may claim only one property for a homestead exemption. Martin argued having a homestead exemption on the Cumming property indicates Murphy considers that as her primary residence. Martin also cited a wording in the candidate’s application stating that under Georgia law, the undersigned declares the property as their “primary legal residence
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Local Realtor Donna Murphy, attorney Bryan Tyson and resident Clifford Martin appear before City Clerk Erin Cobb at a hearing in Alpharetta, Sept. 13. Martin filed a formal challenge to Murphy’s candidacy on the grounds of her residency. Cobb ruled the following day that Murphy does meet the requirements to run as a candidate for the Post 1 seat on the City Council. for all purposes whatsoever” and neither them nor their spouse “currently claim or receive any form of homestead exemption on any other property.” “I understand it is my duty to notify the Tax Commissioner of Forsyth County, or an official assign thereof, if for any reason I should become ineligible for homestead exemption on this property,” it states. As of Friday, Sept. 10, Martin said, Murphy had not notified anyone at the Forsyth County Board of Assessors of any changes. Murphy later said she didn’t know it was something she had to do. Martin accused Murphy of potentially committing a felony by registering to vote in Alpharetta and Fulton County when her primary residence lies in Forsyth County.
He referenced records from the Secretary of State’s Office that show Murphy registered to vote in Fulton County in May 2019, when she leased an apartment on Orchid Lane. Then in March, she changed her voter registration to her new apartment on Commerce Street in Alpharetta, which she began to lease in February. Lastly, Martin presented a Facebook post Murphy made on her birthday in February. The post thanks chef Michael Oh for preparing “an amazing dinner at our home to celebrate the occasion.” In the attached photo, Martin said Murphy appeared to be at her Forsyth County property. “So even as late as February of this year,” Martin
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Army veteran honors 13 service members killed in Kabul By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Americans across the country have been showing their respects in unique ways for the 13 service members killed in the Aug. 26 suicide bombing outside Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan. In Alpharetta, Steve Olesnevich, known to friends as “Steve O,” was sitting at the American Legion Post 201 shortly after the attack when he saw pictures of the young service members and felt it in his heart to place 13 crosses in their honor near the front of the building. “There’s no question,” Olesnevich said, “they had to go up. If it wasn’t one group, it would’ve been another. I just happened to be sitting here one day, and I said we have to do something — they deserve it.” The 80-year-old Olesnevich, who served in the Army during the Cold War, is a part-time caretaker employee at Post 201. He also donates volunteer time mailing out care packages to deployed military personnel worldwide. On Labor Day, when Olesnevich set out to place the crosses, he said three teenagers going down Wills Road saw what he was doing and immediately went over to help. “They knew what I was doing, and they took the mallet away from me and took over,” Olesnevich said. “There were two guys and a gal. She became the aligner, and one guy was the spacer and the other the pounder. They put it together out of respect. It did make my eyes moist a little bit. They were doing it out of their heart, too.” Elsewhere across the country, restaurants and businesses have been reserving tables and placing 13 beers to
honor those who lost their lives. Olesnevich said Post 201 is doing something similar by leaving out 13 cans of beer and a cigar for each of them. “It’s a somber time for me as military,” Olesnevich said. “I wasn’t in combat, but for somebody to die, there are no words.” The service members killed in the attack are: • Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas; • Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, Calif.; • Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darian T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City; • Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tenn.; • Marine Corps. Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, Calif.; • Marine Corps Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyo.; • Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; • Marine Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, Calif.; • Marine Corps. Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Mass.; • Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Ind.; • Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, St. Charles, Mo.; • Navy Hospital Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, Berlin Heights, Ohio; and • Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Neb. They were among the last American troops in Afghanistan helping people esvacuate before they withdrew from the country to end the 20-year war.
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American Legion Post 201 Commander Fred Mahoney, Executive Officer Dave Kirchner, and members Steve Olesnevich and Sam Pharis stand in front of the 13 crosses placed for the servicemembers killed Aug. 26 in an attack near the airport in Kabul.
However, there are still American troops deployed in countries like Syria and Kuwait, and Olesnevich said they can use all the morale boosters they can get, so he will continue to mail out care packages. “Right now, they don’t know what our country’s doing,” Olesnevich said. “We’re kind of upside-down, and what are they over there for? Well, a box helps out.” Olesnevich said the boxes are filled with “tender love and care” as well as anything with sugar. It costs $20 to ship a box. Post 201 accepts donations for items and the cost of postage. To donate or for more information, contact Olesnevich at 678-602-1457 or visit Post 201 at 201 Wills Road in Alpharetta.
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Johns Creek softball steps up to the plate By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — During public hearing at the Sept. 13 City Council meeting, more than 20 residents asked the mayor and council to bring back a recreational softball league to Johns Creek parks. Speakers included players from Northview and Chattahoochee high school teams, their coaches and parents. The teams had just finished their senior night games. Coaches said their seniors included the last crop of girls who participated in Ocee Park recreational softball before it was discontinued in 2013. Recreation Manager Kirk Franz said that after the program left Ocee, it moved to Newtown Park from 2014 to spring 2019. Both times it was discontinued, Franz said, it was in part due to low registration. At the City Council meeting, attendees said that without new players joining the sport each year at the elementary school level, the high school teams are struggling to stay afloat. “Our pipeline is drying up,” Chattahoochee High School softball head coach Jeff Aiken said. “When I first started
coaching in 2007, we had 31 girls between the [junior varsity team] and the varsity. Right now, we have 14 girls, that’s it.” Without the recreational league, girls interested in playing softball have had to travel to surrounding municipalities and pay additional fees. Girls who may have been interested in softball, Aiken said, were either never exposed to the sport, or it was made to be cost prohibitive. In 2016, the Johns Creek and Alpharetta city councils both approved a “Parks Without Borders” program which waives non-resident participation fees for residents of either city. Outside of Alpharetta, however, Johns Creek residents can face staunch fees for entry. Between Newtown, Ocee and Shakerag parks, Johns Creek has 13 softball/ baseball fields, but only provides baseball programming. Resident and softball father Damon Joshua argued against the inequality calling it an opportunity issue. “When I look at the facilities that we have, they’re fantastic,” Joshua said. “We have the best facilities in this part of the state, but we don’t have them for our girls. They’re not
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Softball father Jonathan Walker delivers public comment at a Sept. 13 City Council meeting. Walker was one of more than 20 residents who asked the council to set aside money in the budget to fund a recreational softball league in Johns Creek parks.
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Continued from Page 6 equal. So, what we’re really saying is: we need to raise the bar, we need to raise our standard for the 50 percent, so that they have the same opportunities that we have as men.” Chattahoochee freshman and sevenyear softball player Kya Walker spoke about what the sport has taught her over the years. “It is so imperative for us to have a recreational [league] here so that girls can experience the same things that I did, and learn the same things I did,” Walker said. “Learn things like how to be a leader, how to lead on and off the field, how to deal with people of all different personalities and how to learn from failure and go forth with it.” Other girls spoke of the confidence softball has given them, how passionate they are about the sport and how they want to share that with other girls. Fathers spoke of how their daughters had grown through the sport, how they wouldn’t be who they are today without it. “I grew up playing baseball,” Walker’s father Jonathan Walker said. “I bled baseball until my wife and I were blessed with this young lady over here, and now I bleed softball.” He went on to say that this isn’t a popularity issue, the interest in softball is there, but Johns Creek residents are missing out, Walker said. Northview High School softball player Nora Daklouche asked the city to do better for its girls. “This is our future, and other young ladies’ future, and I just know I wouldn’t be the person I am today if I didn’t play softball,” Daklouche said. “It’s taught us how to work for what we want and work so hard. … This is our future and I
believe you should do better.” After nearly an hour of public comment, Mayor Mike Bodker thanked all speakers for, “helping us understand and appreciate more about youth softball in Johns Creek.” City Councilwoman Stephanie Endres, who has two daughters who play softball, then stood up and committed to bring softball back to Johns Creek. She said the budget would pass that evening anyway, but that she would work with the coaches and the teams to make an amendment which would fund youth softball. Endres received a standing ovation. Following public comment, the council began budget discussions for the 2022 fiscal year. Councilman Lenny Zaprowski proposed an amendment to dedicate an additional $120,000 to Recreation and Parks improvements, focused on K-5 programming. Zaprowski cited the hearing as partially responsible for his amendment. “We heard a definite need tonight from our community that we need some K-5 programs,” Zaprowski said. “I think this gives staff the opportunity to immediately start addressing that rather than wait any longer.” Endres did not support the amendment. “Being a parent in this particular sport, and knowing what’s needed, this is premature,” Endres said. “You’re allocating a certain dollar amount assuming that one person is going to solve what they were talking about.” Endres continued and said she was disappointed that Zaprowski didn’t send out the amendment sooner, calling it illdefined, ill-prepared and self-serving. “With all due respect,” Zaprowski countered, “I never said this was going to solve the problem, but it’s going to start.” Zaprowski’s amendment was adopted into the budget with Endres voting nay. CDAR Member SWIFT Code: GMCBUS3A
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County officials say complex will benefit fast-growing area By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County commissioners approved a rezoning that will bring another 300 apartments online and possibly provide greater road safety in a rapidly growing part of the county. WP South Acquisitions won approval Sept. 16 to rezone from multi-family residential and commercial business district to master planned district with variances and conditions. The 4-1 vote gives the developer the nod to construct up to 310 apartments on the 53-acre site on Settingdown Circle near Ga. 400. Site plans also call for 39,100 square feet of commercial and office space. Commissioner Todd Levent voted against the approval. “Too many apartments to a community can be detrimental,” Levent said. During his 11 years in office, Levent said he only voted for apartments the first year of his term. Levent said apartments – renting instead of owning – does not allow one to be as connected to the community because you are not rooted; not buying the space. While county staff and the Planning Commission attached a lengthy list of conditions on construction, County Attorney Ken Jarrard said the key issue in the rezoning is a proposed thru road which will run through the new development, connecting Settingdown Circle on the south with The Falls apartment complex to the north. The conduct and layout on the new
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Forsyth County has given approval to a 52-acre development that will include space for residential and commercial/office. The developers, WP South Acquisitions, provided general concepts of how the retail buildings would look on the site, located near Settingdown Circle and Ga. 400. property is fairly easy to condition, he said, but assuring that The Falls will provide access to the new street has been under negotiation for some time. Terms of the latest talks indicate that The Falls will agree to grant WP South Acquisitions access to its property to link up to the new road, Jarrard said. “That’s a big deal, because that involves getting on another already developed apartment and basically commencing improvements on the property,” Jarrard said. Among the more than 40 conditions attached to the new development, the county is requiring the builder to construct the connecting roadway before issuing any certificates of occupancy. “It’s been a labor, and we have had a lot of wonderful cooperation from everybody involved,” said Commission Chairwoman Cindy Jones Mills, who shepherded negotiations on the site that lies in her District 4. Mills said the connecting street will give residents of The Falls safer entry
and exit from their property. Not only that, she said original plans for the new development called for roughly 300 townhomes constructed with single-family home conditions, forcing eyesores like tandem garages. “It was awful,” Mills said. “This way we do get a safety feature in a road, and we get a much better-looking product.” Current plans submitted to the county call for 310 apartment units in eight buildings, with an estimated resident population of 465. Permanent access to the development will be from the right of way access, and all of the development’s interior streets and driveways will be privately owned and maintained. Owners say they are shooting for a price range averaging $1,700 per month in rent, with two-bedroom units going for around $2,300. Overall, the site includes 12 acres of residential, about 13 acres of commercial and more than 26 acres of open space.
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Roswell selects finalist for city administrator on split vote By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Following a four-month national search for candidates, Randy Knighton has been selected as the sole finalist for Roswell City Administrator. Knighton is the current city manager of the City of Stockbridge in Henry County. Out of 33 applicants, the mayor and City Council voted 4-3 to select Knighton during a Sept. 14 special called meeting, with Mayor Lori Henry casting the tiebreaking vote. Over the next 14 days, city leaders will negotiate Knighton’s contract before taking a final vote on his appointment during a public meeting. The move comes after former City Administrator Gary Palmer’s resignation in June. The city then hired Mercer Group Associates, a consultant based in Athens, to search for candidates, and Michael Fischer stepped in as interim city administrator. There were two narratives during the special called meeting. While half of the City Council pleaded with the public to “look at the man for the job,” the other half said they disagreed with the process. Councilwoman Christine Hall said the search for a CEO or top-level executive in the corporate world and other government organizations typically takes between nine to 12 months. Additionally, with the municipal election taking place in less than two months on Nov. 2, council
members Marcelo Zapata and Mike Palermo said the city should wait until after the election to make a decision so the new mayor and council could have a say. Four out of seven seats on the City Council, including the seat for mayor, are up for election. “This is a decision to decide who the mayor and council should work with long-term, and we know at least one of the council members (Matthew Tyser) will absolutely not be serving in January,” Palermo said. “They’ve decided not to run for re-election, and at the end of the day, we don’t know if there will be any other changes or not, but I don’t see what we gain by rushing it.” Zapata said the special called meeting was the “perfect example of rushing the process,” as it had been called with just over 24 hours’ notice, and the City Council had been provided with information on the candidates five days before the meeting. Henry said the city had gone through the proper channels to look at who they could appoint to the position, insisting the city had done nothing wrong. “While you say it is rush, I say it is not,” Henry said. “While you say we need to wait until after an election, I say it’s imperative that we go ahead and make decisions in due time, and this is due time. And I would also like to make the argument that I, leading the City of Roswell, would much rather have seasoned, experienced, elected officials making this decision as opposed to newly elected officials that really don’t even know where to find the bathroom in City Hall.” Councilman Matt Judy said he was disappointed
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Candidate: Continued from Page 4 said, “on social media, she is declaring publicly that her home is the house in Forsyth County. It is not the apartment [on Commerce Street in Alpharetta]. So, based upon the evidence that I have provided here, I request that her qualifications to run for office be revoked and that she be removed from the ballot.” Murphy defends qualifications Murphy stood her ground at the hearing. “I am not leaving this race or my hometown,” Murphy said. “I am here to stay.” Murphy’s attorney Bryan Tyson said there are 15 rules Georgia law lists to determine the residence of an individual running for office. In 2008, he said, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled in a case between Secretary of State Karen Handel and James Powell, who was running for the District 4 Georgia Public Service Commission. Tyson said the ruling showed homestead exemption alone cannot be used to decide someone’s legal residence, and the residence of someone’s spouse cannot be used to determine the residence of a candidate. The candidate’s residence must be considered individually, he said. According to the Forsyth County Board of Assessors, a couple can also maintain homestead exemption so long as one of the individuals has their primary residence there. In Murphy’s case, Tyson said, it’s her husband. “So, even if there’s some issue with the 2019 date, which there’s not, she had residency established in February of 2021,” Tyson said. “It’s where she pays rent, it’s where her driver’s license is located, it’s where she’s registered to vote, it’s where her vehicles are registered, it’s where she’s received utility bills and pays them, and every single one of those factors weighs and shows her legal residence is the City of Alpharetta under the Georgia Code.” Additionally, Tyson said a person can
have their legal residence in one place but stay somewhere else temporarily. Murphy admitted she temporarily stayed at her home in Forsyth County during the COVID-19 pandemic but said she did not plan to make it or either of her two other Georgia properties her primary residence and has no intention of leaving Alpharetta. Tyson said Martin had added “a new round in terms of her eligibility and accused Mrs. Murphy of many crimes,” but the sole issue was his challenge to her residency. He asked Murphy about her reaction to Martin’s challenge. “My character and integrity have never been questioned,” Murphy said. “I’ve never appeared in court or had to hire an attorney to speak on my behalf. It was difficult. It took me by surprise, but I know that I speak the truth. … And I feel confident in what we presented today.” Next steps Following Cobb’s decision, Murphy said her campaign will now focus on working hard to earn the confidence of Alpharetta voters. “We were confident of the outcome all along, and [we are] very appreciative of the strongly worded ruling in my favor,” Murphy said. “This is my first time running for office, and I’m excited about the opportunity to serve my hometown — the place where I grew up.” Martin said he plans to file an appeal as soon as Friday, Sept. 17. “I do not believe the city clerk weighed all of the evidence evenly,” Martin said. “It is my plan to appeal the decision, and if that means taking it to court and letting a judge decide, then so be it, but Mrs. Murphy is not a primary legal resident of Alpharetta.” “I’m also intending to ask the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office to invalidate her voter registration in Fulton County, because Forsyth County, even as of Monday, still considered her to be a legal resident,” he said. “I believe people need to follow the law, especially if they’re running for public office. And having served on the Alpharetta City Board of Ethics, I can’t sit by and let somebody basically lie.”
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Finalist: Continued from Page 16 very impressed with this gentleman. … I hope you give him the benefit of the doubt. He deserves it and Roswell deserves it, and we need to look to our future and not start off on a bad foot.” If appointed as Roswell City Administrator, Knighton will serve as the city’s chief operating officer, managing a $146 million budget, 600 full-time employees, and more than 30 departments, divisions, and offices. Knighton will also oversee the day-to-day operations of the city and implement policies established by the Mayor and Council to provide services to the citizens of Roswell. Councilwoman Marie Willsey said she thinks Knighton is the right man for the job. “I think he might just be the one that’ll be able to help us heal some of the unrest that we’re feeling right now,” Willsey said. Knighton said he is honored to have been selected as the finalist. “Roswell is one of the premier cities in the nation,” Knighton said. “If ultimately approved for the position, I will operate with the utmost professionalism and dedicate myself to humbly serving the citizens of Roswell.
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I look forward to working with elected officials, staff and citizens to fulfill the city’s vision and goals.” Knighton has been the city manager of the City of Stockbridge since 2017. Before that, he was the Hall County Administrator from 20112017. He has also served as the planning director of the Hall County Planning Department. In Florida, Knighton worked in planning departments in Orange County, the City of Orlando and Osceola County. Knighton earned a Master of Public Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Central Florida and holds a Master of Divinity degree from Emory University. He is a credentialed manager of the International City/County Management Association. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, the American Planning Association and the Georgia Planning Association. Councilman Matt Tyser joined Henry, Judy and Willsey voting in favor of naming Knighton as finalist for the position. Hall, Palermo and Zapata voted against. No time was allotted for public comment during the special called meeting. The next City Council meeting is slated for 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27, but the city has not announced when the final vote on Knighton’s appointSolution ment will be held. U S A F
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