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City cuts ties with tourism bureau Mayor considers veto of 4-3 council decision By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — After months of heated discussions, the Johns Creek City Council voted Nov. 15 to end its contract with the city’s Convention and Visitors Bureau. The vote was 4-3, with Erin Elwood, Chris Coughlin, Stephanie Endres and John Bradberry in favor. Mayor Mike Bodker joined council members Lenny Zaprowski and Stacy Skinner voting against. Before the official vote, Bodker urged the council to push the decision until January, after three more newly elected members of the City Council are sworn in. Bodker also said he would consider using his mayoral veto. However, after pushback from Elwood who argued the debate did not need to carry into the new year, Bodker relented, saying he may reconsider at the next council meeting. Council members first began working with staff to update the existing agreement with the Visitors Bureau at a Sept. 13 work session. At the time, one of the key issues centered around an accusation that the CVB had not abided by Georgia Sunshine Laws which govern open meetings and records. Before a subsequent Sept. 27 work session, Councilwoman Endres went a step further and called for terminating
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ending the contract. “When I consider this, I really regret any part I played in escalating the emotional hostilities between the city, council and members of the CVB board, but it is also an economic decision, it is an efficiency decision,” Elwood said. “And as we bring on an economic development director and a brand-new council tasked with bringing forth the town center, we need to be completely in concert, and we
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — After 15 years and four terms in office, Johns Creek’s first and only mayor, Mike Bodker, will officially step down at midnight on Jan. 1, turning over the reins to Mayor-elect John Bradberry. Dozens of community leaders gathered at Country Club of the South Nov. 18 to hear the mayor’s final address. “Here we are so many years later, and I still feel so humbled to have been entrusted with the great honor and responsibility since the inception of our city,” Bodker said. City staff put together a handful of videos for the occasion, showcasing the growth of Johns Creek under Bodker’s leadership as well as making some final playful jokes. The word of the day was gratitude. Community leaders and friends of the long-time mayor shared memories and thanked Bodker for his decade-and-ahalf in elected office. Bodker reciprocated, spending the majority of his address thanking the many individuals he worked with both before the city was incorporated in 2006 and in the 15 years since. “With my term coming to a close,
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Mayor-elect John Bradberry explains his support for a motion to terminate the city’s agreement with the Johns Creek Convention and Visitors Bureau at a Nov. 15 City Council meeting. the agreement entirely, but that effort failed when the council voted 4-2 to continue negotiations. Since then, the city manager’s office has worked to hammer out an agreement, and the latest draft was scheduled for consideration by the City Council Monday night. Elwood cites economics In her motion to terminate, Elwood said the latest contract draft was insufficient, and the financials supported
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Police called to scene of illegal street racing JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Officers responded to reports of drag racing that shut down the intersection of McGinnis Ferry and Bell Road late Nov. 5. According to police, motorists were driving recklessly and doing “donuts” in the intersection with several standing around the intersection in the roadway. There were also prior reports of the same group laying drag at the Jones Bridge and Old Alabama roads. When an officer tried to stop a yellow Mustang that was driving recklessly, the driver sped away and ran several stop lights. Police are now asking for help identifying the driver. Anyone with information is asked to contact Cpl. Charles Kistler at 678474-1605. Any photos and videos can be emailed to Kistler at charles.kistler@
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Kroger workers clash in store’s grocery aisles JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police were dispatched to a Kroger supermarket along Holcomb Bridge Road Nov. 12 for a dispute between two employees that created a “hostile work environment,” police said. No arrests were made due to conflicting reports. Both employees claimed they were assaulted by the other, and there were no third-party witnesses to the altercation. One of the workers, a 23-year-old Alpharetta woman, said she was working in an aisle when her co-worker walked past and shoved her cart out the way. She said the 53-year-old McDonough woman did the same thing in another aisle moments later, this time pushing her as well. The other employee said her younger co-worker has been hostile with her on previous occasions and refused to move her cart the night of the latest incident. Both women claimed the other one began shouting and threatened them. There was no surveillance footage avail-
DUI arrests Sean Michael Adams, 31, of Grovehurst Drive, Johns Creek, was arrested Nov. 10 on Saint Andrews Parkway for DUI. able immediately after the incident.
Burglars ransack home in Johns Creek Walk JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Detectives were called to a home along Woodsmith Lane that was burglarized Nov. 10. The victim came home and discovered the power had been turned off. When he entered the house, he found it ransacked with a glass back door shattered and several items out of place, police said. Cabinets, drawers and closets were left open in several rooms, and items were spread out across the floor in several areas of the house. Police canvassed neighboring homes for surveillance footage. It was not clear what items were stolen from the victim’s residence. No suspects were identified.
Alpharetta police arrest Milton High School athletes suspected of murder By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Two Milton High School athletes have been arrested and charged in the death of a 24-yearold Alpharetta man. Cameron Walker, 17, and Jonathan Murray, 18, both of Roswell, are being held at the Fulton County Jail without bond. According to online jail records, they have been charged with murder and criminal attempt to commit armed robbery. Alpharetta police said they arrested the teens with help from the North Fulton SWAT team at around 11 p.m. Nov. 17, following an “intense monthlong investigation.”
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On Oct. 14, police found Connor Walsh Mediate lying in a pool of blood in the middle of the parking lot at the Collingwood Apartments in Alpharetta after witnesses called police around 8:54 p.m. to report hearing multiple gunshots. One officer worked to revive Mediate, but he was declared dead at the scene, according to the police report. The arrest warrants state Mediate was shot three times in the upper torso/ neck area. Although two witnesses were questioned before detectives arrived, the warrants state there are no witnesses who actually saw Mediate get shot.
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From left, Jonathon Murray and Cameron Walker are being held at the Fulton County Jail without bond. The Milton High School students have been arrested and charged in the death of a 24-year-old Alpharetta man.
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iHeart Johns Creek on track to keep city healthy By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A committee of 11 residents are on a mission to bring health and wellness to the forefront of Johns Creek City Council decision making. In 2018, the City Council adopted a resolution to embrace a new healthcarecentric identity in Johns Creek to go by the name “iHeart Johns Creek.” Two years later, the iHeart Johns Creek Advisory Committee was founded. The volunteer resident group meets roughly once a month to discuss recommendations for the City Council in areas of policy and administration that would help carry out the council’s charge. Johns Creek is currently home to 224 healthcare and medical businesses within its 31 square miles. In Georgia, the Department of Public Health considers community health needs on a county level, dealing directly with 159 county health departments and 18 public health districts. iHeart Johns Creek’s Advisory Committee, in its City Council presentation Sept. 27, echoed the city’s 2018 resolution arguing that the city should have a more hands-on approach to healthcare and wellness within its limits instead of deferring to the county. The committee cited a 2017 study by the Georgia Healthy Cities project which concluded that, “it is no longer feasible to affect health change without engagement at the city level. Cities impact public works, infrastructure, housing, transportation and economic development, all of which are essential to advancing health for all.” The study measured 27 different health indicators ranging from employ-
ment to discrimination as well as data on the cities from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and named Johns Creek the eighth healthiest city in Georgia out of 500. In the City Council presentation, former Committee Chairman Dimitri Doncov shared the panel’s efforts from its start, including the development of a mission, vision and framework for implementing the proposed identity. Doncov proposed a three-phased approach to fulfill the committee’s vision, to make Johns Creek “recognized as a preeminent city in health and wellness.” “The focus here is on building a culture of excellence in leadership, and it involves all different aspects of the city from people, communities and businesses and pushing forward that vision,” Doncov said. Phase one, Doncov said, is to build the brand of iHeart Johns Creek. The committee developed a logo and recommended community input meetings, a branded 5K race, and a mayoral award, among other items. Phase two focuses on “developing community wellness,” Doncov said. The primary recommendation is implementation of the town center plan, adopted by the City Council Oct. 25. Beyond the official plan, Doncov recommended the development of a wellness district within the proposed town center. The recommended wellness district would focus on “being well” rather than “getting well,” Doncov said. A memo presented to the City Council in conjunction with Doncov’s presentation provided suggested additions to the plan. “[The wellness district could] be a place where one could find fitness programs, cooking classes on healthy eating, a farmer’s market for fresh pro-
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Creekside Pond north is located just behind Johns Creek City Hall in Technology Park. The city-owned land may be the site of a proposed year-round farmer’s market. duce, and other activities that promote wellness.” A year-round farmer’s market was one suggestion included in the approved Town Center Vision and Plan. The plan posed the Creekside Pond north area located behind City Hall as a potential location for the market. Surrounding municipalities like Alpharetta and Roswell have also begun promoting wellness within their cities, using their convention and visitors bureaus as well as recreation and parks departments. The committee’s memo also instructed the City Council to highlight “getting well” infrastructure already housed in the city like Emory Johns Creek hospital and other healthcare facilities. Also included in the committee’s recommendations was conducting a symposium for local health leaders, the expansion of wellness education programs and fostering a culture of mental health.
In the final phase of creating an iHeart Johns Creek identity, Doncov said the committee will promote economic growth in the health and wellness industries by bringing new business to the city. Finally, committee members implored the city to hire a dedicated full-time director to take over implementation of the committee’s recommendations. Johns Creek Communications Director Bob Mullen said the committee plans to return to work in January with a new chair and four new committee members. City Council Post 3 Councilman-elect Bob Erramilli resigned his seat on the committee when he launched his campaign for City Council. On Nov. 15, City Council members approved resolutions to fill the open seats on the committee. Alex Almanza, Jillian Phillips, Eileen Parsons and Marti Vogt have been approved as the new members of the iHeart Johns Creek Advisory Committee. CDAR Member SWIFT Code: GMCBUS3A
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Municipal Court Chief Judge Donald Schaefer swears in Stacy Skinner to the Post 2 City Council seat Nov.15. Skinner was joined by her daughters Payton and Presley and her husband Derrick for the ceremony.
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Johns Creek City Council installs newest member By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The City Council has its first fresh face from the Nov. 2 election. Stacy Skinner was sworn in Nov. 15 to occupy the Post 2 seat on the City Council. Johns Creek Municipal Court Chief Judge Donald Schaefer performed the ceremony. Skinner’s husband Derrick and daughters Payton and Presley were all beside her for the occasion. “It’s an honor I don’t take lightly,” Skinner said. “I knew what I signed up for and I think I’m the right person to represent the citizens so I’m readier now than ever.” Unlike the other four City Council seats on the ballot Nov. 2, the Post 2
race was a special election to complete the unexpired term of Brian Weaver. Weaver vacated the seat July 12, ahead of his run for mayor. Because of the timing of his resignation, the special election was folded into the general election. Skinner received 59.1% of the vote. The Nov. 15 City Council meeting marked the first time in four months the council has had seven members on the dais, shifting the voting logistics. A four-vote majority is still required for the council to approve or pass legislation and to reach consensus, but, with the addition of Skinner, four votes are easier to come by. Since July, two thirds of council members needed to agree on any given item for it to advance. Skinner’s term expires in two years. The three other seats decided in the Nov. 2 election run a full four years.
From left, Chief Judge Donald Schaefer, Derrick Skinner, Councilwoman Stacy Skinner, Presley Skinner and Payton Skinner smile at City Hall after Councilwoman Skinner’s swearing in ceremony for the Post 2 City Council seat.
Agreement: Continued from Page 1 need to be focused and strategic.” Elwood said she thinks the city has “outgrown” the outsourcing of economic development and is ready to take on its own tourism promotion. In seconding Elwood’s motion, Endres said she was “very disappointed” in the situation. “What started as some basic questions of the city attorney has turned into a pretty chaotic temperament,” Endres said. Endres first raised questions about the CVB’s compliance with Georgia Sunshine Laws in 2019, she said. The situation escalated last April when the CVB filed an ethics complaint against Endres alleging harassment over a seven-month period beginning in September 2020. The CVB charged that Endres had threatened to defund the CVB if it did not amend its bylaws to comply with what she determined were deficiencies in observing with the Sunshine Laws. The ethics complaint was closed June 1 with a finding of no wrongdoing on the part of Endres. Endres renewed the argument at the Nov. 15 meeting. “Again, what’s the argument?” Endres said. “What’s the fight? Its transparency is what we’re here for.” Volunteer service touted Councilwoman Stacy Skinner refuted Elwood’s points, saying she saw the situation differently, and she pushed for an updated agreement. Because the CVB board is made up of volunteers, she did not agree the service should be brought in-house. “I think we need to utilize the volunteers that we have,” Skinner said. “I would really like to see clear expectations laid out in the new contract, and if there are issues with that then the new council can deal with it, but I think we need to wipe the slate clean.” But that plea proved fruitless when council members Coughlin and Bradberry said they’d had enough. Coughlin cited economic efficiency, increased transparency and accountability. He referenced conversations with the CVB about the contract and said that the organization failed to keep discussions amicable and “without histrionics” as he had requested. “We don’t need to bring this [drama] here and separate us from priorities,” Coughlin said. “And finally, it will provide accountability for the council. This will be ours to own and there has to be accountability for that purpose. Taxpayers don’t have accountability for the CVB at the moment.”
NEWS Coughlin also cited a case in early 2019, when he had disagreed with the CVB’s use of funds to establish gateway markers around the city. He said it was not a wise use of taxpayer dollars. “There’s an oxidizing agent on the current sign at Kimball Bridge and State Bridge,” Coughlin said. “So, the gateway marker was built without the material we’re supposed to use to prevent rusting. We have rust dripping down the sign. … So that is not a good look for a sign we paid $65,000 for.” After voting against the gateway markers project, Coughlin received heated text messages from CVB Chairwoman Lynda Lee Smith which were documented in the Nov. 15 City Council meeting agenda packet. Swing vote falls to Bradberry Councilman Bradberry, who will be sworn in as mayor in January, then spoke in favor of ending the contract. “This has evolved into a proxy battle of sorts, with high emotions on both sides, and that’s certainly not the best way to govern or make decisions,” Bradberry said. Bradberry also cited the town center as a driving force behind his decision. All the City Council candidates from the Nov. 2 election, he said, agree that the town center is an important initiative for the community. “It’s going to be a big nut to crack, and it’s going to require us firing on all cylinders and rowing in the same direction to get this done and to get it done well,” he said, adding that “being smart and making the tax dollars go as far as possible is more important than ever.” Zaprowski was in disbelief. “Just when I thought this council couldn’t hit a new low, we’re here,” Zaprowski began, criticizing Bradberry’s shift in position from earlier meetings. He also took after the others who favored ending the contract. He accused Endres of “going rogue” in her investigation of the CVB, and he charged that Elwood’s vote ran counter to sentiments she expressed in an earlier letter in which she had offered to resign as council liaison to the agency after it threatened her with an ethics complaint. Zaprowski also praised the CVB’s work over the past 10 years. “You guys know what you’re doing and you’re vested in this work,” Zaprowski said. “I’m beside myself right now.” Bodker charges ‘hypocrisy’ Finally, Bodker decided to weigh in. He said the CVB board members had been mistreated and he did not appreciate the leaking of text message screenshots between Lee Smith and Coughlin which he alleged started the “histrionics.” “This thing has been full of hypoc-
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risy from top to bottom, and we treated a partner like crap,” Bodker said. Bodker said he would consider vetoing the measure at the next council meeting, Nov. 29. A mayoral veto effectively kills a measure unless it is overridden by a vote of at least two thirds of the council members within 60 days of the veto. The mayor can count as one of the five votes needed out of seven. Immediately following the council’s vote, CVB Chairwoman Lynda Lee Smith shared her “disappointment” with several members of the City Council and her “embarrassment” for the city as a whole. “This (termination) is an embarrassment to our city and who we are, and our neighbors are laughing right now if they’re watching this meeting,” Lee Smith said. “Roswell, Alpharetta, Suwanee, Cumming, they’re all laughing, Duluth is laughing because they know this is a step backwards for our city.” She said the termination insults CVB board members. “This is the disrespect you give them for all of the hard work, their dedication,” Lee Smith said, adding she hopes the newly elected council members will act differently after they are seated. Monica Gilroy, legal counsel for the CVB, also delivered public comment Monday evening calling the City Council’s decision “disgusting.”
Bodker: Continued from Page 1 I’ve reflected on this journey, and I am so thankful for all the help that I received along the way,” Bodker said. At the Thursday morning event, Georgia State Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell) awarded Bodker with a proclamation from the Georgia Legislature honoring him for his years of service. Fulton County District 1 Commissioner Liz Hausmann also presented Bodker with a proclamation on behalf of the county for his work as Johns Creek’s mayor. During his address, Bodker touted improved quality of life, partnership with local schools and increased public safety as his most prized accomplishments of his tenure. “We’ve accomplished critical success and further elevated Johns Creek to the exceptional city that it is, let’s continue to work together,” Bodker said. CBS46 Anchor and Johns Creek resident Karyn Greer introduced Bodker before his address and facilitated a Q & A after his remarks. For her last question, Greer asked Bodker to share his advice for the city’s mayor-elect John Bradberry. The first piece of advice, Bodker said, was “patience.” The second, “don’t keep score.”
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100-year-old author recounts experiences By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — World War II veteran Franklyn E. Dailey Jr., is known as a “national treasure” among the residents and staff at Mansions at Alpharetta Senior Independent Living. At 100 years old, the retired U.S. Navy Reserves captain is one of the last of his generation, and through his firsthand experience, exemplifies how rare it is to make the ultimate sacrifice. Dailey is also the author of three books — “My Times with the Sisters,” “Joining the War at Sea, 1939-1945” and “The Triumph of Instrument Flight: A Retrospective in the Century of U.S. Aviation.” On Veterans Day, Dailey recounted his experience during World War II to a room full of his fellow residents and honored guests including members of the North Fulton Veterans Society. This was the first time Mansions at Alpharetta Senior Independent Living had a featured speaker for Veterans Day, and Activities Director Holly Barnes said they were fortunate to have Dailey speak. “Folks at Frank’s age are not hanging around too much anymore, so we are blessed,” Barnes said. Born in February 1921 in Rochester, New York, Dailey is the oldest of two children and the only veteran in his family. His grandparents immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland. They had eight boys – the youngest was Dailey’s dad – and one girl, but not one of them served in the military. In 1942, Dailey graduated with honors from the U.S. Naval Academy’s World War II accelerated program. Then, in the fall of 1945, he earned his aviation wings and began to fly extensively in the Aleutian Islands while monitoring enemy radio transmissions and submarines. That same year, he was involved in rescue efforts for the disappearance of Flight 19, a group of five torpedo bombers that vanished over the Bermuda Triangle. He was commended for his service and duty performance as a gunnery officer on the USS Edison during the invasion of southern France in August 1944. He received a Silver Battle Star award for participating in five major battles – the invasions of Casablanca, Sicily, Anzio, Salerno and southern France. He maintained his presence in various squadrons in the active Naval
Air Reserve, retiring as a squadron commander after about 25 years of service. Dailey married his wife Marguerite “Peggy” Parker Dailey in 1944. Out of seven sons and one daughter, only two were able and/or willing to serve in the military. His third son volunteered to serve in the armored division in the Vietnam War, while his sixth son volunteered and went on to serve a full-length tour in the U.S. Army Occupation of Europe. Despite his years of service, Dailey said the term “veteran” is fairly new. “The word ‘veteran,’ which is now applied to Nov. 11, wasn’t a commonly used name when I was young, but it is a common term today because we’ve been in two world wars and we have a lot of veterans,” Dailey said. “A lot of them have been lost and we certainly regret that.” In 2018, about 7% of U.S. adults were veterans, down from 18% in 1980, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The drop coincides with decreases in active-duty personnel. Over the past half-century, according to the Pew Research Center, the number of people on active duty has dropped significantly, from 3.5 million in 1968, during the military draft era, to about 1.4 million, or less than 1% of all U.S. adults, in today’s all-volunteer force. The draft ended in 1973. Gulf War-era veterans now account for the largest share of all U.S. veterans, having surpassed Vietnamera veterans in 2016, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ 2018 population model estimates. There are around 240,000 World War II veterans alive today. When asked why he continues to share about his military experience at his age, Dailey paused for a moment and said, “I love people, and I believe there is a genuine gap of knowledge about the United States in World War II.” Marketing Director Dawna Williamson said Mansions at Alpharetta Senior Independent Living takes great pride in all of its veterans, evidenced by the veterans walls they have at their various facilities. “What we’ve noticed with some of the new residents is that many of them don’t even have service pictures anymore,” Williamson said. “So, to actually have pictures from when they served, it’s just so interesting that some families really keep that history alive, and you heard with Frank, about even the rarity in a family of eight to only have one to serve, it’s quite an accomplishment.”
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Massive mixed-use project planned for Alpharetta Developer envisions complete community in northern part of city By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — An Alpharetta developer has submitted plans to transform a 51.8-acre site on the northern edge of the city into a vast mixed-use project. SWVP Alpharetta LLC is seeking a change in zoning to renovate the current Hewlett-Packard corporate campus at Windward Parkway and Westside Parkway to add more than 500 residential dwellings, a hotel and commercial space. The development is called Continuum. By way of comparison, Alpharetta’s Avalon, which also boasts residential, commercial, office and a hotel, sits on 86 acres. Halcyon, just north in Forsyth County, occupies 135 acres. Alpharetta Community Development Department officials say the zoning application for Continuum will not come before the Planning Commission and City Council until February. However, a presentation of the proposed development will be part of the Community Zoning Information Meeting at 6 p.m., Dec. 8 at City Hall. Alpharetta Senior Planner Michael Woodman said the delay in the public hearings to February is due to the Development of Regional Impact process. Under Georgia law, any large-scale development, or one that is likely to impact neighboring jurisdictions, is subject to review as a Development of Regional Impact. The Atlanta Regional Commission conducts these reviews in the 11-county metro Atlanta area. After the review is complete, the local government retains its authority to make the final decision on whether to approve the development. In its application for the new mixed-use zoning, SWVP Alpharetta says the proposed mix of residential and commercial uses conforms to modern development trends and employer priorities in recent years. “Continuum Alpharetta is designed to complement and support the high-quality design experience that
A developer is planning a mixed-use project on Windward Parkway, just west of Ga. 400, that will include more than 500 residential dwellings and more than 1 million square feet of new office space. SWVP ALPHARETTA LLC
propelled Alpharetta into a signature community in the region,” the company states. “The city recognizes the need for retrofitting office developments with amenities to increase marketability.” The developer is proposing to add 82 condominiums, 488 apartments and a 218-room hotel on the site. Plans also call for adding 77,600 square feet of commercial and retail space and 1 million square feet of new office space. The existing 517,000-square-foot office building will be renovated. The site is currently zoned Office-Institutional District to provide a location for offices, institutions and limited retail business and service activities.
In its application, the developer points out that Alpharetta’s recently adopted 2040 land use plan marks the site’s future land use as mixed-use. Further, the developer states that the change in use will have no adverse effects on surrounding properties, and it will have only a nominal impact on traffic in the area. The company has already set up a website to field requests for leasing space. It describes the property as “blurring the line of ‘return to work’ and ‘workplace retreat.’ Continuum is boldly visioning North Fulton’s response to how work works in an ever-changing climate.”
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Fulton County Schools extends superintendent’s contract through 2024 Board praises Looney for directing resources to sustain education By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — After praising him for his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fulton County Board of Education extended Superintendent Mike Looney’s contract through 2024, including compensation changes. The three-year contract is the maximum allowed by the state. When Looney was hired in 2019, his contract included a benefits and salary package of nearly $400,000 a year, placing him among the highest-paid superintendents among Georgia’s 189 public school districts. School Board President Julia Bernath said at a Nov. 9 work session that details of Looney’s contract extension would not be made public until after the board’s attorneys had a chance to review them. Fulton County Schools is the fourth largest school district in the state. In mid-March 2020, it was also the first in
Georgia to move to remote learning after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. Under Looney’s leadership, school board members said the district has managed to increase ACT scores and graduation rates, create two new STEM schools and partner with Auburn University to offer all public high school students access to free or reduced-cost classes — all while juggling hot-button issues. At the start of the school year, Looney received stiff criticism for requiring face masks. Then earlier this month, he was criticized again for reversing the rule, but this time by parents who support mandatory mask-wearing. Board member Katie Reeves, who represents Alpharetta and Milton, said she can’t begin to imagine what it’s been like to sit in his seat over the past few years. “I’m not going to say that everybody loves every decision that you’ve made, because that’s just not possible, but I think you provided really solid leadership,” Reeves said. “More importantly, I think that from what you have shown us, you and your team did not take your eye off the ball – instruction is key. It’s not just recovering from what our
students have been through.” Board member Linda McCain, who represents Johns Creek and Alpharetta, said she admires Looney’s willingness to be “out front and take the heat for decisions that were not going to be popular.” “We see in our own district, as it is around the country, people are pretty evenly split on their feelings about how this pandemic played out and what they thought the right moves were,” McCain said. “And with the constant shifting messaging coming from [Washington,] D.C. or down at the Gold Dome, etc., you just stayed the course, and I appreciate your courage.” McCain said Looney has the right characteristics to lead the district, and she thanked him for taking the “once in a lifetime opportunity to change the trajectory of teaching in Fulton County Schools” by using federal funds to chip away at some of the learning loss caused by the pandemic. Earlier this year, the school board decided to use more than half the funds it received from the American Rescue Plan to invest in a $90 million literacy program, “Every Child Reads.” The program includes tools to evaluate its results.
Over three years, the district plans to train thousands of employees on how best to teach reading and writing. It also plans to hire 59 literacy coaches for each of the district’s elementary schools to work with students and support teachers. A new literacy director will be tasked with overseeing the effort. Board member Franchesca Warren, who represents areas of South Fulton County, thanked Looney for the initiative. “I appreciate your focus on reading,” Warren said. “Reading is an equity issue, and I appreciate you being diligent enough to say we have to focus on this.” After taking a moment to tell board members about his recent experience serving chicken fingers and broccoli at a local school, Looney said he doesn’t see himself as leading from the front. “I see myself as walking with the troops,” Looney said. “… I am absolutely committed and resolute in making sure that all of our students – all of our students – have every opportunity to learn to their maximum potential. … We are blessed with having great students and team members and building leaders and board members and parents and community members, and we have our best days yet ahead of us.”
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If you want to send out cards to let your friends and relatives know you’re thinking about them over the holiday season, see if any artists or boutiques in your area sell handmade cards. These handcrafted works of art will look beautiful on a mantel, and they may even feature depictions of local landmarks.
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Indulge in the magic of the season with a night out at a restaurant. This can be a great way to take a break from all the cooking and cleanup that comes with hosting holiday celebrations. Plus, many establishments have live music, special menus and seasonal cocktails during this time of year to mark the occasion.
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On that most dreaded of diseases: Uncombable Hair Syndrome Brought to you by – Dr. Brent Taylor, Premier Dermatology This evening, I set to work planning to write an article that our local readers would find interesting and informative and began writing about a skin cancer case that I recently treated. But as the days are getting colder and COVID is still in the air, I thought, wouldn’t it be nice have something fun and pleasant for a change? Which leads me to…. Uncombable Hair Syndrome. Yes, uncombable hair syndrome is an actual disease. First off, my sincere apologies to anyone afflicted with this malady if I misunderstand any distress it may cause. My only exposure to this condition was to a single case in my residency, the details of which I hope will excuse me for any seeming lack of sympathy: A beautiful couple presented to clinic with the CUTEST child you ever seen. He was a delight, babbling and smiling and running amok trying to grab everything he shouldn’t have. At first glance, nothing appeared wrong. His arms were free of eczema. His moles looked normal. He didn’t even seem to have a lick of lip licker’s dermatitis. Why was he in a dermatology clinic? Exasperated, his mom lamented, “I can’t comb his hair – you don’t understand it WON’T comb.” She went on to explain. No matter the mousse, the hair spray, the shampoo or conditioner, his obstinate hair willfully sprung back into a tussled mish-mash of hairs going in every direction. These hairs had a mind of their own. Their position was not random. Instead, a certain hair would always try to go backward. The next, always forward. Push one in a certain direction, and it would spring back to the position that it preferred. My attending physician exclaimed “your child has uncombable hair syndrome!” Uncombable hair syndrome is a wellcharacterized medical condition. One can easily find information on the genes involved by turning to Wikipedia, but I strongly urge the reader to go to Google Image instead and type in “uncombable hair syndrome” and enjoy photos of the dandelion capped rascals running around with uncombable hair Several types of hair disorders are sometimes lumped together with uncombable hair syndrome but the classic disease occurs because the hair follicles have a notch or a triangular shape, and so the hair grows out with a ridge or a groove resulting in a stiff hair that can only fall one way. The Latin name is pili trianguli et canaliculi, which, if you are a Latin scholar, perhaps means something. Children afflicted with this condition are typically towheaded with very light blonde
to white hair. To be a syndrome, a disease must have two or more features that occur together as a disease “complex.” In this case, the two primary features are the uncombable hair of the child and the frustration of the mother. Scientists still debate whether the smirking laughter of the father playing on his phone in the background constitutes a third feature of this disease. This would make the syndrome a triad. Fortunately for our patient, his disease has an excellent prognosis. The hair of uncombable hair syndrome typically becomes uncombable early in childhood and normalizes in early adolescence, often at puberty. Our patient was otherwise completely healthy without any signs or markers of other dermatologic disease. Given that our patient is a boy, my attending’s advice was simple: “keep his hair buzzed until he’s about 13 or so.” “So you don’t have any treatment?!” said the mother. “Well, I thought the reassurance that it should normalize in 10-11 years and that you could buzz the hair in the meantime is a good treatment plan,” said my attending. The father laughed. The mother remained frustrated. The child’s hair remained uncombable. Please note that this syndrome should not be confused with the “wont comb his hair” syndrome as displayed by my son, age 2 (see photo). If you or someone you love suffers from uncombable hair syndrome, consider Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta. Dr. Brent Taylor is certified by the American Board of Dermatology, the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine and is a fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon and vein specialist. Kathryn Filipek, PA-C is a physician assistant with more than 15 years of dermatology experience and expertise in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology.
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Arrest: Continued from Page 2 A search of Mediate’s home later revealed that he had been selling illegal drugs through the apps Snapchat and Telegram and that on more than one occasion, he provided his home address to potential buyers as a meeting location. The warrants state police recovered several ounces of marijuana along with many THC vape cartridges from his home. The warrants also allege that Walker had made plans to rob Mediate of drugs over Snapchat just before he and Murray met up with him, but when Walker took the drugs, Mediate fought to get them back and he was shot. Police have not said which of the two shot Mediate. Prior to their arrest, Walker and
Murray played in Milton’s seasonopening basketball game against Roswell. Walker also signed with George Mason University Nov. 10. Athletic Director Gary Sylvestri called their arrest “shocking” on Twitter. “These events do not reflect what we stand for nor what it means to be a student at Milton HS,” Sylvestri wrote. “We are here for you, prepared to offer resources to students who may be affected by this news.” Mediate’s online obituary states he was a Roswell native who graduated from St. Francis High School in Alpharetta in 2016. He was also a four-year varsity football player. He graduated from Kennesaw State University in 2020. The case remains under investigation. Alpharetta police request that anyone with information contact the department tip line at 678-297-6307.
INVITATION TO BID CITY OF JOHNS CREEK ITB #21-336 RIVERMONT PARKWAY TRAIL PROJECT The City of Johns Creek extends an Invitation to Bid (ITB) to qualified construction firms for construction services for the Rivermont Parkway Trail project. ITB’s will be received electronically via the City’s bid platform, BidNet no later than 2:00PM on December 9, 2021. Questions are accepted and answered online only via BidNet. Deadline for questions is December 2, 2021 at 5:00 PM. Quotes, bids, and RFP’s are electronically managed through the Georgia Purchasing Group by BidNet, our online bidding/vendor registration system, on the City website: https://www.johnscreekga.gov/Residents/Purchasing. To access the ITB document you must register with BidNet. Go to the City website above and click the link “register and view quote/bid/RFP opportunities”. The City of Johns Creek, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d—42 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award. All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the ITB information and instructions. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Neil Trust at the City of Johns Creek Procurement Division at purchasing@johnscreekga.gov or (678) 512-3233. The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to wave technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.
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Rest in that familiar peace, Jovita For the past six months I have been irritated with the Channel 2 anchors who begin each newscast by saying “I’m in for Jovita Moore, who continues to recover at home.” Since March, CADILLAC JACK when an aggressive Guest Columnist cadillac@appenmedia.com form of brain cancer was found, Jovita Moore has been on leave from Atlanta’s most popular TV news station. There have been plenty of days at 5, 6 and 11 that I’d bark, “That’s right Sophia (or Linda or Carol or Lori) but she’s coming back soon so let’s come correct and not get comfortable using her makeup mirror in the dressing room.” My irritation wasn’t personal or ill intended but I have always connected with Jovita, and I looked forward to the day that she returned, healthy, both in mind and spirit, to the anchor desk. Jovita was my comfort food on the hectic Atlanta TV news stage. Jo was my mac and cheese or chicken pot pie. She was my Totino’s pizza rolls or my mom’s homemade chili. I knew, every day, what
I was going to get with Jovita and always expected and appreciated her consistency. I had that connection long before I got to know and work with Jovita. Not many years after she arrived in Atlanta, we would be partnered by former WSB-TV VP of Programming and Production Art Rogers to host special TV productions like the popular “Great Tree Lighting” at Lenox. For eight years, we shared a Thanksgiving dinner together with the production crew, camera and light techs and artists that had been hired to perform later in the evening, in prime time, on channel 2. I arrived in Atlanta in 1994 and quickly settled on Channel 2 as my preferred TV station and local news source. As a viewer, I had a similar connection with Jovita’s predecessor, legendary news anchor Monica Kauffman Pearson, but when Jovita arrived in 1998 she was new-fashioned and wide-eyed having only worked in small markets in Arkansas. Atlanta is one of the biggest broadcast markets in the country, and WSBTV is one of the most supreme ABC affiliates in America. When one of your favorite media personalities moves on to another gig or
they are fired (that one sounds familiar) or they pass away, it can make you feel heartbroken and sad because that friend gave you, if only mentally, a place of safety and peace. You feel lost because you relied on that friend to remind you that things are going to be okay. They were such good friends that even when they wondered if things were, indeed, going to be okay they didn’t let you know otherwise. I speak for all of Atlanta when I say we feel heartbroken and sad and lost because our trusted ally and beloved communicator, our friend, Jovita Moore, has lost her very brave fight with brain cancer. I bet that Jovita was your cheese grits or Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey, your favorite comfort food, like she was mine. Godspeed and may you rest in peace, Jovita. The same peace that you gave millions of Atlantans. Cadillac Jack (real name William Choate) was a morning show host for 26 years before starting a podcast with his wife Donna. You can listen to Cadillac Jack: My Second Act on Apple Podcasts. Cadillac and Donna live in Milton.
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A simple twist of fate I did not go to see the Stones in Atlanta. Part of me wanted to. Christina and I are fans. She saw them in Miami a lifetime ago — pregnant with Hans I think. I missed that one. We were both working RAY APPEN for the Miami Herald Publisher Emeritus ray@appenmedia.com then and my boss had secured John Knight’s (as in Knight-Ridder) skybox for the show — fully stocked bar, best seats in the house. I was in St. Louis and getting ready to fly to Miami to join her for the concert when TWA just cancelled the flight — no reason — just cancelled it. When I demanded they find me another
flight to Miami to catch the show there was none and, it was fairly obvious that they didn’t particularly care anyway. I wasn’t leaving until they found a way to get me there in time, but when they told me that they were calling security to escort me out, I finally did leave. Never have forgiven greenmailer Carl Icahn who owned TWA at the time before he gutted it and moved on to dismantling other companies. When I actually last saw Mick and company play, it was in the ’70s or so in what was called at the time the Tangerine Bowl, a large outdoor stadium in Orlando. My girlfriend and I had driven down from Tallahassee where we were going to school. She was, let’s say, a “free spirit” — tiny, blond, crazy smart and with wild blue eyes and, at times,
a hard to describe determined attitude. She was used to getting what she wanted. As we entered the stadium, something pinged me; my radar went on “alert.” I didn’t know why at the time. At the end of the day, there was probably somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000 people there for the concert. After all, the Stones were then the “world’s greatest rock-‘n’-roll band” and traveled on the edge of a precipice, a jagged edge both earned and cultivated by the band. And, it hadn’t been that much time since their performance at the Altamonte festival where 300,000 folks attended, where, as it is told, Meredith Hunter was knifed to death by Hells Angels who had been hired by the Stones — all the beer they could drink — to protect the stage (mostly with pool cues) and where three other people died as well. By the time the Stones had taken the stage as the final act, the concert had already begun a steep descent into complete chaos. This concert was not Altamonte, but I should have read the tea leaves when, earlier that afternoon, we walked past that guy right in the middle of the crowd which by then was already almost elbow to elbow in queue to get close to the stage. People had to walk around him as he sat in broad daylight on the wooden chair, he must have brought with him. He sat in front of a small table piled high with white powder and a mirror as if he was all by himself in his living room. I thought I was seeing things and looked around for law enforcement in disbelief. There were none in sight, and no one seemed to be particularly concerned with this guy and his table. You can’t make this stuff up. I couldn’t help but think about that concert — the one in the Tangerine Bowl with my girlfriend — as I read this week about Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert and the nine people who lost their lives. Now I am not a big fan of crowds or enclosed places. As Jill and I kept walking deeper into the crowd looking for a good spot to view the concert we spotted two small “towers” maybe 100 feet from the stage, each with a roadie and young girls in them — probably the best “seats” in the house. I made some comment about those “great seats those girls had” and Jill responded with a hint of anger in her voice — enough of an inflection that told another long story. That is, I understood clearly that she had been in
one of those towers before. We found a good spot and I stopped. The crowd was getting more and more difficult to wade through. The concert was open seating — first come, first served. This was good enough for me. “No, I want to get closer to the stage,” I heard her say as she grabbed my hand and pulled me forward. And forward we went, weaving in and out of the crowd until we finally stopped maybe 75 feet from the stage. We stopped when it was no longer possible to penetrate the wall of bodies in front of us, and we waited and waited. The concert started. The Stones rocked. We were close, so close to the stage. The final encore ended, and the roadies began throwing roses out into the crowd. The crowd pushed forward but no one moved. We were compressed tighter and tighter. I looked around for a pathway back or to the side. There was no pathway anywhere. I grabbed Jill by the collar of her jacket — tight, really tight. The more the roadies threw the flowers out into the crowd, the tighter the crowd became. I yelled at Jill, because at that point, shouting was the only way communication could occur, “hold onto me and do not let go.” It was getting increasingly difficult to breathe and felt like there simply was no air above our heads — only heat, bodies and fear. Nothing, but nothing was going to cause me to lose my grip on her, because I realized with absolute clairvoyance, that if she were knocked to the ground or fell or was pushed, it would be impossible for her to get back up. I knew, absolutely knew, that on the ground or near it, there was no air, if there was almost no air above our heads already. If she fell to the ground, she would die. It seemed like an eternity of waiting. We screamed at the roadies to stop throwing the flowers to no avail. They seemed to be having a grand ol’ time watching this crowd struggle to, at that point, stay alive. They were either oblivious or pure evil, I thought. Finally, we edged closer to the “exit” to the side of the stage, the gateway through which open space and air would be found. The “exit” was space enough for one single person — one at a time — could pass through to the outside, only one. Thousands and thousands waited, pushed, gasped and prayed, waiting to exit. She didn’t seem all too shaken once we made it outside. I was. But we made it. This was not our time. That’s all — a simple twist of fate that we lived and those nine people at Astroworld did not.
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Cambridge twins sign to Division 1 schools BY ADAM DARBY adam@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Gaining acceptance into a Division 1 college for athletic achievements is no simple task for any high school student. But for twins and Cambridge High School seniors Charlie and Ella Ciardullo, years of hard work in academics and athletics has paid off. Cambridge High School held an early signing ceremony Nov. 10 in the gym. Students and family members were welcome to attend and support the 15 students recognized for their successes in athletics. The two siblings enjoyed the unique honor of being one of the school’s few sets of twins to celebrate the transition to Division 1 schools for athletics. “The proms, school dances, Christmas mornings, holidays, beach trips that were all missed due to trainings, athletic tournaments, the injuries, and the trips to the emergency room… to see all of that come together, it’s a very emotional day for me,” said Joe Ciardullo, Charlie and Ella’s father.
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“The schools they chose support them academically first. If your grades aren’t up, you’re just not going to be on the field. That’s super important…I hope they find on the field the success that they’ve trained so hard for.” The twins were called up separately to celebrate their big moment, with Charlie signing on to the University of Denver where he plans to study pre-med or engineering while playing lacrosse. Ella signed with Virginia Tech for soccer and plans to pursue study in marketing and/or journalism. “We’re so proud of them and to have a set of twins both achieving at a high level is a unique situation,” said Cambridge High School Athletic Director Lesley Broadwell. “I know they’ve worked hard, and their families have sacrificed a lot to get them to this point. We want them to be successful and enjoy college and get the most out of it, and that it’s everything for them athletically, academically and socially just like we want for all of our kids… we want them to have an outstanding four years.”
Family members and coaches took commemorative photos with each student as they were called up to the front to sign with their respective colleges. Once the ceremony ended, all the students came up front for a group photo before the school day began. The Ciardullo twins have accomplished a lot during their time on the field. While Charlie was recognized for his performance in lacrosse, Ella had the honor of playing on a club soccer team that qualified for Nationals and ranked first in the country. She was also nominated for a Gatorade Player of the Year Award. As they transition into new schools, Ella will be striving for a high GPA to keep in line with Virginia Tech’s 3.7 team average. Charlie hopes to be an All-American athlete for the University of Denver. “I had a couple of great coaches… that have really been able to help me progress,” Charlie said. “You’ve got to have big goals and if you work hard towards them, I believe you can have them.”
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Left to right, top to bottom; Madeline Ciardullo, Charlie Ciardullo, Joe Ciardullo, Ella Ciardullo, Beth Ciardullo.
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