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MILTON, Ga. — Senior Haydn Bendall, who played softball, basketball, track and field and flag football throughout her Milton High School career, earned her 13th varsity letter on April 13. Athletic Director Gary Sylvestri said it’s a record for the school.
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“I don’t think anyone is ever going to beat it, to be honest with you, I really don’t,” Sylvestri said. “I’m so proud of her and her accomplishments, and it goes beyond the fields into the classroom as well, but for 13 varsity letters, that’s amazing.” Haydn’s dad, Jamie, said the accomplishment comes as no surprise, especially because Haydn has been
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involved in recreational sports since she was 4 years old. In addition to swimming for the Alpharetta Sharks, Jamie said Haydn played for the Alpharetta recreational basketball program and Alpharetta Youth Softball Association. “We have an embarrassing amount of riches in North Fulton when it comes
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ATLANTA — Rebranding “critical race theory” to “divisive concepts” proved more palatable to state lawmakers who passed an all-encompassing bill outlining what is acceptable to teach in Georgia classrooms about race-related issues. The session began in January with several bills touching on the subject of discriminating “on the basis of race,” according to their sponsors. It ended in early April with one bill, House Bill 1084, known as the “Protect Students First Act,” which ultimately passed both chambers and was sent on to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk for final approval. House Bill 1084 outlines nine concepts prohibited to be discussed or taught in the classroom. School systems that veer into these danger zones could potentially lose funding and instructional flexibility in other areas. Officials with the Professional Association of Georgia Educators, which represents the vast majority of public
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Online thief hijacks business transaction MILTON, Ga. –– An Alpharetta man reported April 5 that he lost more than $40,000 to an internet scammer posing as one of his subcontractors. The business owner said March 16, he had been exchanging emails with one of his subcontractors and owner of Specialized Drywall regarding invoices for completed work. The business owner consolidated
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Woman escapes loss in extortion scam MILTON, Ga. –– A Milton w man reported April 6 that she had been scammed out of more than $45,000
through Amazon. The victim said she had received a phone call from someone she believed was with Amazon. The caller asked she authorized a purchase of Apple products totaling nearly $1,000. She then was transferred to someone allegedly with the Social Security Administration. The caller convinced her she had to pay them $49,500 to avoid arrest. The victim then drove to her bank to inform them of the transaction and sent the money. Several days after the transaction, she realized it had been a scam and she was able to cancel the transaction and the money was returned to her account. The victim had been concerned of potential identity theft since she sent a photo of her driver’s license to the phone number provided by the scammer. Police informed her to contact Georgia Department of Driver Services to inquire about a license change.
Police fire officer linked to news leak By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — A Dunwoody Police Department officer was fired March 23 after leaking news of a former sergeant’s January arrest for DUI to the media. Ofc. Brian Bolden was placed on administrative leave for “public criticism” of the department Feb. 2 after he told media reporters that former Dunwoody Sgt. Robert Parsons was arrested for DUI Jan. 26. Parsons resigned the day after the arrest. Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan asked the Sandy Springs Police Department to handle the investigation into Bolden’s conduct. The process culminated in a formal hearing between Bolden and Grogan on March 22. Bolden said during the hearing that he had not done anything wrong. He was fired the next day. Bolden’s termination letter alleges that he misused his position to obtain Parsons’ booking photo from the DeKalb
With the current policy, there remains no chance for anyone to contest the findings of such an investigation, which clearly shows a ‘witch hunt’ orchestrated by Dunwoody’s Top Cop.” BRIAN BOLDEN Former Dunwoody Police Department officer County Jail without going through proper channels. But Bolden disputed that claim when
questioned by the Sandy Springs Police Department. The Dunwoody Police administration used that denial to cite Bolden for violating the Dunwoody department’s policy on truthfulness. The termination letter states Bolden did not violate the department’s policies on public criticism or confidentiality of department business. It also states Bolden did not violate city policy on breach of security or a Georgia law regarding making false statements to a government agency. Another former Dunwoody officer, Austin Handle, posted audio from Bolden’s hearing on his TikTok page. Handle was fired from the department two years ago and now serves as vice chair of the Lamplighter Project, a national organization that encourages law enforcement officers to speak out against police corruption or injustice. During the hearing with Grogan, Bolden asks in the recording how he misused his position. Another voice, which Handle
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Plans halted for new Milton senior living home By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Plans for a new 15-bed senior living home on Cogburn Road came to a halt at the Milton City Council’s April 11 meeting when the applicant withdrew his request for a use permit. The applicant, Jim Boyle, had initially requested the application be deferred until May 2. The application requested three variances, including reducing two undisturbed buffers on the property. He said he plans to meet with city staff and stakeholders before the next meeting to amend the plan and attempt to eliminate the need for variances. Because the council was considering a deferral and not voting on the plan itself, they were not initially required to have a formal public hearing on the item but opted to hear public comments before voting on the deferral. Five residents voiced their concerns regarding the plan for the home during public comment. Much of the concern boiled down to the proposed density of the home. The plan called for 15 bedrooms on a 1.5-acre lot. One resident, Michelle Weston, noted that other nearby personal care homes had much smaller resident densities. She said one home on Ranchette Road has a 12-resident capacity on a 2.8-acre lot, while another on Providence Road has a 4-resident capacity on just over an acre. Another resident was concerned about the size of the septic system that would be needed to accommodate 15 bedrooms. Mayor Peyton Jamison said he was willing to grant the deferral after the public comment, saying he felt Boyle was acting in good faith in his attempts to eliminate variances and improve the plan. Mayor Pro Tem Paul Moore disagreed, saying he didn’t feel that any meeting with city staff could remedy the problems raised by those cited by public speakers. He also said applicants shouldn’t expect
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In other action at the Monday meeting, the national organization Sons of the American Revolution made a brief presentation honoring Milton Fire Chief Gabe Benmoussa for improving the city’s fire department. to receive a deferral just because they request one. “If the community assembles, we should be prepared to go forward with a full-blown hearing,” Moore said. Jamison moved to approve the deferral, but the motion failed with a 2-3 vote. Councilwoman Juliette Johnson joined Jamison, but Moore and councilmembers Andrea Verhoff and Jan Jacobus voted against. Rick Mohrig and Carol Cookerly
were absent from the meeting. Moore then moved to deny the deferral, which received a 3-2 vote along the same lines. The denial meant the council now had to take action on the plan itself, which opened up the formal public hearing after a brief recess. The only comment during the public hearing was from Boyle’s attorney, who requested the agenda item be withdrawn without prejudice. The council unanimously approved the withdrawal.
City Attorney Ken Jarrard noted the withdrawal allows Boyle to immediately reapply for a use permit if he desires, but he will have to undergo the entire application process again including public notices and hearings. The council also passed a proclamation celebrating Earth Day on April 22 and encouraging citizens to foster a “cleaner and greener” environment.
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Officer: Continued from Page 2 identifies as Grogan, tells Bolden “this is not a question and answer session.” Bolden issued a statement through Handle. “If you listen to the audio, as it makes its rounds online, you will hear a scared police chief belittle me for doing nothing more than asking for clarification on how I broke the departmental policies,” Bolden said in a statement. “With the current policy, there remains no chance for anyone to contest the findings of such an investigation, which clearly shows a ‘witch hunt’ orchestrated by Dunwoody’s Top Cop.” Dunwoody spokeswoman Jennifer Boettcher declined to comment on the firing, citing it as a personnel matter.
Bolden was one of several officers who spoke out against high-level police officials during a 2020 investigation that involved close to 50 allegations of sexual harassment and unprofessional conduct. Bolden spoke specifically against former Lt. Fidel Espinoza, who Bolden accused of sexual harassment. Espinoza resigned before the 2020 probe concluded. Espinoza and the city have since faced lawsuits from two former officers accusing Espinoza of harassing them and accusing the city of ignoring the behavior. The city of Dunwoody has paid more than $400,000 for legal services to address personnel matters within the police department since 2020. Bolden’s attorney, Howard Evans, attributed the department’s issues to a failure in leadership. He said he and Bolden, who is Black, plan to file a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Alpharetta Rotary plans Memorial Day program ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Rotary Club will host a tribute to fallen military members at City Hall on Memorial Day, May 30. The tribute will begin with music from the Alpharetta City Band at 9 a.m. The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will include an invocation, presentation of colors, the National Anthem DAVIS and laying of the wreath. Retired Lt. Col. Jeff Davis of the U.S. Marine Corps, an Alpharetta resident, will be the tribute’s keynote speaker.
Davis served in the corps for 23 years, beginning as a second lieutenant. He completed a multitude of assignments, serving twice across the Asia-Pacific region and twice in Iraq. He retired from the service in 2018 and now works as the director of audit intelligence operations at DataScan. Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin will also speak at the tribute. “America’s fallen heroes paid the ultimate price for the freedom we enjoy today,” Gilvin said. “Alpharetta’s Memorial Day Tribute is a wonderful opportunity to come together and honor those men and women for their sacrifices. Please join us as we remember those who gave their lives for us.” — Jake Drukman
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County takes new approach to homeless count By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County’s Point in Time count of the homeless took a different shape this year. Typically, trained volunteers spend a single day canvassing streets and other areas off the beaten path to conduct a count of those without permanent housing. The count serves as a micro-census of the unhoused population in the county, and the results are shared with community organizations that work with them. In 2021, the count was cancelled due to concerns with spreading COVID-19. This year, the count was split into a seven-day canvassing effort from Feb. 18-25. Outreach took place in the morning, mid-day, late-day and night and was performed by county commissioners and their staff, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s team, Fulton County employees, local municipalities, nonprofits and a team from the Veterans Administration. Official results of the count are not yet released, but The Drake House Executive Director Nesha Mason said she is encouraged by the approach of performing the count. She said canvassing over multiple days would likely provide more accurate data. “I don’t know if that one-night snapshot is as accurate as having those people who are a little bit more familiar with the homeless population canvas those areas over seven days,” Mason said. At the same time, United Way of Greater Atlanta took a deeper dive into the issue of homelessness in North Fulton, something beyond counting. In March, United Way completed a 10-month assessment of homelessness specific to North Fulton. The project was led by North Fulton Advisory Board member and Alpharetta Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard. “We decided that homelessness was a big enough issue in North Fulton and one that, especially in light of COVID and the economic impacts of COVID, was changing,” Drinkard said. “We really did not have a good enough understanding of the homeless situation, housing instability, the homeless population and their needs.” United Way worked with the Fulton County Continuum of Care and local organizations to form a steering committee for the assessment. Members included The Drake House, which specializes in helping mothers who are experiencing homelessness in North Metro Atlanta. “I think this assessment will inform
ways that we can collaborate across data collection to really tell a truer picture of what homelessness looks like in north Fulton and how we are serving those families in need,” The Drake House’s Mason said. This year, The Drake House has seen a 30% increase in calls for intake for single mothers and children in the area. “We are seeing more mothers who are working full time and living in their cars because they can no longer afford their homes,” Mason said. “With rent increases of 20 to 30%, single-income families contribute to our economy and workforce, but can’t afford to live here even when making $50,000 a year.” In North Fulton, Drinkard said, homeless populations are more likely to be families, and many are sheltered, meaning they may be staying in a hotel or a car. These individuals also tend to be employed. “So, it’s just different and we needed to get a better handle on what that population looks like,” Drinkard said. “Also, in terms of the services that are being provided and the services that are needed. Where are there service gaps? Where is the capacity of agencies to provide services?”
One of the assessment’s findings was a continued decline in Fulton County students experiencing homelessness, from 685 in the 2017-2018 school year to 413 in the 2020-2021 school year. The assessment’s findings, however, carry a caveat. Fulton County Schools stakeholders emphasized that the transition to virtual school may have skewed the schools’ reporting. The assessment also points out a need for increasing the number of emergency, transitional and permanent supportive housing beds as many providers of these types of shelter are at capacity, while need has increased. In a survey of housing and service providers, the assessment results show the top three service needs are for housing navigation, mental health services and case management. Additionally, rental payment assistance, the assessment concluded, “consistently ranks as the most-requested form of assistance according to United Way’s 2-1-1 data for North Fulton County contacts.” “We’ve been serving the families that we serve for now 16 years, and I know that the face of homelessness and the
circumstances of homelessness has changed in North Fulton through that time and [the assessment] really gave us a good snapshot of what it looks like now,” Mason said. “And what we’re seeing is that it is a heavier lift for families to get back on their feet and that is largely due to the unaffordability of living in north Fulton.” The assessment echoes this. Housing costs have risen dramatically in North Fulton in recent years, while wages have not. Since the study concluded last month, United Way is now looking to work with all agencies and potential partners including municipalities on how to improve the strategy for addressing homelessness in North Fulton so they may have a greater impact, Drinkard said. United Way is planning for a phased release of the assessment results in the coming weeks beginning with nonprofits and local government leaders and then making the report available to the public. This approach, Drinkard said, will allow the individuals who will likely be contacted as subject-matter experts to be informed on the data in the report before fielding questions on it.
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Milton High School senior Haydn Bendall displays her 13th varsity letter April 13 alongside her dad, Jamie, and mom, Kelly.
Varsity: Continued from Page 1 to youth recreational programs,” Jamie said. “We are so, so fortunate to live in a community that believes in investing in our community youth sports, and it’s not something that any of us who live up here should take for granted.” Growing up, Jamie said, Haydn was like any other kid. “It seemed like she always had a ball or a bat or something in her hands,” Jamie said. One major influence on her life was her mom, Kelly, who was among the first female athletes to go to college and play soccer. At the time, Jamie said, soccer had just become a Georgia High School Association sport for girls. “In the span of one generation we went from having some sports being new sports entirely for girls to having it really not be uncommon at all for the girls to be among the most accomplished athletes in their school,” Jamie said. Throughout her time at Milton High School, Jamie said Haydn must have played more than 200 games both as an offensive and defensive player. He added that she served as a team captain, was named to all-region teams and every year that she was eligible, won the scholar-athlete award. “I think sometimes as a parent, it’s easy to get caught up in wins and losses and your child’s statistics,” Jamie said.
“The reality is, there’s great value in being a teammate, and she, to her credit, has spent hours and hours at practice and training and doing summer workouts that really are the kinds of lessons that you’d like any kid to learn as they transition from high school into adulthood.” Jamie said he hopes Haydn’s story encourages parents to not get overly fixated on the hyper-specialization within one sport. Playing multiple sports, he said, exposes kids to more teammates, more experiences and more growth opportunities. “And there’s really something special about wearing the name of your school on the front of your jersey,” Jamie said. “… Those games that you played against your friends that you grew up with are really some of the most meaningful when you look back as an adult. I would encourage parents and kids not to forego that.” After receiving her varsity letter, Haydn said she felt like all her hard work had paid off. “Not only by setting a new record but also as a female athlete,” she said. “It felt really special.” While she enjoys competing and working for an end goal, the people around her, like her coaches and teammates, motivated her to keep playing sports at Milton High School, Haydn said. She said she plans to go to college and continue to play club sports like club softball and basketball after graduation.
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share services like Uber and Lyft, which he became familiar with while working for Dell Technologies. He said the idea for the app first came about in 2012, and it launched in Nashville in 2015. Since then, the service has grown into more than 250 markets. Caballero said the app’s basic lawn service consists of a “mow, edge and blow,” but homeowners can then work with their paired service on other projects. He said people have used the app to coordinate services like fence building, gutter replacement, shrub pruning and tree limb removal. He said the service also helps lawn care businesses market those extra services. “Anything landscaping-related can be done through GreenPal,” Caballero said. GreenPal is available throughout areas of north Metro Atlanta, like Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek, Cumming, Woodstock and Suwanee. Alpharetta residents can view local partnered lawn services and reviews at yourgreenpal.com/ga/alpharetta-lawn-care. Roswell residents can do the same at yourgreenpal.com/ga/roswell-lawn-care.
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Legislature: Continued from Page 1 school teachers, had multiple concerns with the bill. During a podcast, officials outlined those issues. “First, it is unclear whether the problems the bills aimed to address is an issue in Georgia,” said Claire Suggs, senior legislative policy analyst for PAGE. “There has been little effort to gather input across the state to understand if these concepts are actually taught in the classroom.” During an address to the chamber, one legislator who supported the measure noted “99.9%” of teachers are likely already in compliance, but he had concerns with the tiny fraction who were not. Suggs noted school administrators, educators, students and parents will also have no clear standards to determine when the issues of race relations, slavery or similar topics can appropriately be included in history lessons. “A final concern is the administrative burden the bills place on school and district leaders,” Suggs said. “Educators will be vulnerable to unsubstantiated complaints, and unresolvable debates about what was said and how it was said.” Raising even more eyebrows was the last-minute addition of launguage concerning transgender athletes into House Bill 1084. Earlier in the session, the Senate passed a bill banning transgender athletes from playing on sports teams that matched their gender identity. However, House Speaker David Ralston blocked the bill from a vote in the House. That prompted legislators to tack it onto HB 1084 in the closing minutes of the session, and near certain approval by Kemp. The bill would name the Georgia High School Association as the final arbiter of who is eligible to play on what sports teams. A study committee under the GHSA will be tasked to create policy on whether it is “necessary and appropriate to prohibit students whose gender is male from participating in athletic events that are designated for students whose gender is female.” The policy would apply to all participating public high schools.
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Overview of “Divisive Concepts” Teachers and schools are prohibited from “espousing personal political beliefs” under HB 1084. This bans instructors from intentionally encouraging or attempting to persuade or indoctrinate others to agree or advocate for such individual’s personal beliefs. Divisive concepts prohibited from being instructed in the classroom under HB 1084 bill include: • One race is inherently superior to another race • The United States is fundamentally racist • An individual, by virtue of his or her race, is inherently or consciously racist or oppressive toward individuals of other races • An individual should be discriminated against or
receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or her race • An individual’s moral character is inherently determined by his or her race • An individual, solely by virtue of his or her race, bears individual responsibility for actions committed in the past by other individuals of the same race • An individual, solely by virtue of his or her race, should feel anguish or any other form of psychological distress because of his or her race • Performance-based and merit-based advancement policies and practices are racist • Any other form of race scapegoating or race stereotyping.
Education bills passed in the 2022 session Supporters of mandatory recess for elementary school kids are crossing their fingers that the sixth time is the charm. Rep. Demetrius Douglas (D-Stockbridge) has sponsored a bill every year since 2016 to mandate recess for students in grades one through five on days they do not have structured activities or physical education classes. In 2019 the bill was passed by the Legislature, but ultimately vetoed by Gov. Brian Kemp, who said he was concerned it took away local control from elected school board members. This year, Douglas’ bill, HB 1283, removed language prohibiting schools from using recess as an incentive and punishment for behavior, or to set how long recess should be. It easily passed the Legislature and now awaits Kemp’s signature. Here is a summary of education bills passed this session. Gov. Kemp has through May 14th to sign or veto bills, or do nothing and allow the bill to become law. HB 385, “Return to Work” bill – Opens a fouryear window to allow teachers who retired after 30 years to return to the classroom after one year of retirement, without giving up their pensions. The window would open July 1, 2022 and close June 30, 2026. The program applies to select regions in the state which are struggling to fill teacher vacancies, especially in certain subjects. HB 517 – Increases the amount donors can give to student scholarship organizations to be used for private school tuition vouchers. Donors receive a dollar-for-dollar income tax credit. Georgia will cap donations at $120 million annually – up $20 million from the current year – beginning in January. HB 1178, “Parents Bill of Rights” bill – Requires a policy or regulation to deal with complaints and appeals. Most of the language is already in law, in other bills and in most school districts. HB 1215 - School districts are required to have a streamlined transfer process to allow students to transfer to a charter school without penalty. HB 1461 - A city must notify the county and any impacted school system within 30 days of accepting a petition of annexation. There is no
current requirement to notify the school district(s). Note: In 2015, the City of Atlanta attempted to annex parts of unincorporated Fulton County which included more than $50 million in Fulton School System assets in the annexation area, along with 1,800 students that attended Fulton Schools. SB 220 – Contains two parts. First, it requires a financial literacy course for 11th and 12th graders as a requirement for graduation. The second part creates a 15-member Georgia Civics Commission to promote the study of local and state government in schools, help educate students on the importance of civic involvement, and collaborate with organizations to carry out these ideals. SB 226 – Expedites the process for removing books and other content seen as “harmful to minors.” If it becomes law, school principals will be the final judge, and will have seven days to decide whether to remove contested materials. SB 345 – Prohibits state and local governments from requiring a COVID-19 vaccine (a vaccination passport) to enter a facility (including schools) or to receive a service. SB 514 – The legislation requires any policy requiring students to wear masks must include a parental opt out. Currently no public school district requires masks for students. Clayton County was the final holdout, dropping the policy on March 31. The bill has already been signed by Kemp. SB 588 – Requires all local board meetings to be open to the public unless otherwise allowed by law. Requires local boards adopt rules of conduct for meetings. Attendees could be removed only according to those rules. SR 650 - Creates a study committee that will examine how the state funds public education, including the QBE formula, equalization grants for low-wealth districts, funding for virtual schools and capital outlay.
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International Festival 2022 to be April 30 in Johns Creek By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The City of Johns Creek’s biggest annual event is returning to Heisman Field April 30. Johns Creek International Festival, first launched in 2018, will feature roughly 80 food and retail vendors and performers from all over the world. Gates open at 11 a.m. with performances set to begin at 11:30 a.m., External Communications Manager Edie Damann said. The festival will run all day, shutting down at 7 p.m. Damann said the event should be slightly larger than the city’s most recent International Festival hosted in October, which brought in about 18,000 visitors. She said that some of the event’s typical vendors were not ready to attend a large-scale event in October due to the spread of COVID-19, but many are set to return April 30. “They are open for business, and they are excited to be coming back for festivals, to see people and talk to people and show off their products or services,” Damann said. Just as in years past, the Johns Creek Arts Center will be on site with their kids zone tent, featuring 10-15 different crafts for children of all ages to complete. Each craft is carefully curated by the Arts Center and displays a different culture from around the world. Also in attendance will be representatives from the Johns Creek Cricket Association. Shafiq Jadavji, the association’s president, will also be serving as one of the celebration’s three emcees. Jadavji has been a participant and supporter of the International Festival since its inception in 2018. He was a member of the class of Leadership Johns Creek that helped launch the now annual spring event. “The reason why this festival is important is it allows us to celebrate the diversity of our city and surrounding cities,” Jadavji said. “In my view, this is one of those kinds of events where it makes the city and citizens very proud to not only host this event but also partake in the event.” Preparations for this year’s International Festival began just two weeks after last year’s event ended, Damann said. Historically, the event is held in the spring, but it was postponed until fall last year due to high COVID-19 spread. This year, it is returning to its regular
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schedule leaving a tighter turnaround for city staff. Before the big day, city staff will have access to Heisman Field, directly across from the Atlanta Athletic Club, for a week of final preparations including tent marking and placement, stage installation and sound and lighting hookups, Damann said. “We have people from almost every department involved in the production of this event,” Damann said. “It’s all hands on deck.” In addition to the boots on the ground, staff at City Hall will serve as the people behind the curtain, managing traffic flow for the event from the city’s traffic control room, Damann said. Communications Director Bob Mullen said visitors should expect the same magic as years prior, but with new additions. “It’s all your old favorites plus, perhaps some new vendors as well,” Mullen said. The city is still seeking additional volunteers to help put on International Festival. Those interested can find more information at johnscreekga.gov.
The reason why this festival is important is it allows us to celebrate the diversity of our city and surrounding cities.” SHAFIQ JADAVJI Johns Creek Cricket Association president
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How to get your book published in 10 easy steps Kathy Des Jardins Cioffi Guest Columnist My first novel, “Mama Tried,” comes out this week. This is a sentence I only dreamed about writing long before and throughout the years I penned Good Books stories for Appen Media Group. Then one of those articles finally helped turn fantasy into reality for me. The assignment: Interview George Weinstein, Atlanta Writers Club executive director, about how to get published. There are three ways, he said: traditionally with a big press and, usually, a literary agent, (difficulty level: 10 out of 10); traditionally via a small press, minus the agent, (difficulty between 5-7); self-publishing (difficulty from 1-4). After spending years fixated on big houses – fiercely guarded by what author Laura Morelli calls “gatekeepers” – I listened to Weinstein. Now I have a published book, thanks to these 10 steps. Step 1: Finish. Every author I’ve interviewed in 40-plus years had one thing in common: They’d finished their books. Sounds obvious, but it’s key. Step 2: Pick your priorities. While shifting my focus away from big publishers means I didn’t snag a milliondollar book deal, it also means I have a published book now instead of piles of printouts.
Step 3: Get the words right. I wrote so many versions of the same book over so many years that nearly half the people in my acknowledgements died. I just didn’t write any of the drafts well. I was always too anxious to rush them off to top agents I assumed were just waiting to wade through wordiness and a weak plot to discover raw talent. They weren’t. Once you burn a literary bridge with work that isn’t ready, it’s burned forever. Step 4: Don’t get too many words right. Publishers – especially for first books – have a word limit of around 100,000, sometimes much less. Don’t think that will change once the powersthat-be see your stunning words. It won’t. They won’t even look at something far too long. Step 5: Be prepared to trim some of your words. Especially if there are 160,000 of them. In that case, be prepared to trim over a third of your words. Imagine weighing 160 and dieting down to 100 or so. Avoid that torture with editing. Step 6: Be prepared to similarly part ways with some of your publishing fantasies. Like the aforementioned million-dollar contract. Throw in Reese Witherspoon turning your novel into a movie and being an Oprah Book Club pick. If it happens, yay! If it doesn’t, still yay because you’re published.
Step 7: Find a reliable reader. None of Step 6 will occur without accepting constructive criticism. This can be from a friend, spouse or book buddy. Anyone who will read endless drafts and tell you the hard truth. Find your person. Then listen. Step 8: It IS what you know. If you don’t read thrillers, don’t write thrillers. Conversely, if you write mainstream fiction, read mainstream fiction. Lots of it. There’s truth in Malcom Gladwell’s 10,000-hour rule. Step 9. It can also be who you know. I volunteered alongside author Marilyn Baron for three years with Roswell Reads, watching six of her 28 works of fiction come to fruition, before realizing her publisher was seeking numerous genres other than cozy mysteries and romance – including mine. Yes, that elusive literary introduction I’d spent ages chasing had been one friend-turnedfairy-godmother away for years. Who do you know? Ask for help. Step 10: Help others. There’s a reason Weinstein is called “the book whisperer.” He helps writers. I will, too, in whatever small way I can. Just go to kathydesjardins.com and drop me a message. Kathy is a guest columnist for Appen Media. You can find her new book “Mama Tried” on Amazon.
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The lifespan of history and the lessons lost I came across a nice piece of writing the other day. Marc Cenedella, founder and CEO of Ladders website, wrote a piece, “Once in a Lifetime,” in which he proposed that the United PAT FOX States faces a monuManaging Editor mental crisis every pat@appenmedia.com 80 years. He observed that in 1781, 1861, 1941 and again in 2021, this country has had to reshape itself to forge a new social and economic path to the future. It is no coincidence, he wrote, that the average human life is about 80 years. These major upheavals surface as the final eyewitnesses to the last crisis are buried – the limit of personal memory. “We bury wisdom in its grave, only to
retrace the path to its errors.” That’s a good line. It explains much of what’s going on in America today. Most astounding to me are neo-Nazis parading openly on the same soil where, 80 years earlier, my father, the fathers of nearly all the kids I grew up with, and three of my uncles shipped overseas to fight tyranny in its most evil incarnation. Even a decade after the war, when I was a kid, the extremist displays we see today would never have happened. There was no audience for them. In today’s polarized society, it is remarkable how both ends of the political spectrum siphon blood spilled for this country to nourish their own agendas – less regulation, higher wages, smaller houses, bigger cars. Sometimes, when I see old, scratchy newsreels from the 1920s, I study the people walking down city streets in their suits and porkpie hats. I wonder what they are thinking about. Maybe they’re
musing over a Will Rogers column poking fun at Calvin Coolidge, or how Black Gold won the Kentucky Derby. Maybe they are chatting with a friend about the new Buster Keaton movie (never mentioning that he performed all his own mindboggling stunts without computer generated imagery). Whatever it was they were talking about, most has been lost to history, topics we’ll probably never discuss again. One final note about the lifespan of memory and its blue-collar relationship with history. It’s personal, but it helps illustrate how fickle the relationship can be. During my childhood, my dad would often say, “I like old Joe,” whenever my little brother, Joseph, did something praiseworthy, like bringing home a good report card. It was years later he told me where he got the expression. He picked it up from Harry Truman. During Truman’s 1948 campaign, a reporter asked the president his
thoughts on Soviet Premier Stalin whom he’d met at the Potsdam Conference in 1945. This was a good 12 years after Stalin had organized a mass starvation in Ukraine that led to the deaths of more than 3 million peasants. “I like old Joe,” Truman told the reporter. “He is a decent fellow. But Joe is a prisoner of the Politburo.” You won’t find that quote in any history book. Before Google, you’d have had to scour library basement archives to unearth it. Yet, my dad remembered it from when it happened. He might have read it in a newspaper or heard it on a radio news broadcast. It stuck with him, and it died with him – except for my remembering it. The quote is all but forgotten now. If no one reads this column – which is pretty likely – then, in a few years, it will be as though Truman’s expression of fondness for one of history’s greatest monsters will never have been uttered.
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Visit Roswell goes mobile after COVID-19 By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many organizations to adopt new ways of working. For Visit Roswell, the city’s destination marketing organization, it meant letting go of its office on Atlanta Street after more than 30 years and getting behind the wheel. In March, the organization launched its new mobile visitor center, dubbed “the Channel.” Visit Roswell Executive Director Andy Williams said the name is a nod to the Chattahoochee River as well as the vehicle’s use as a means for disseminating tourism-related information to visitors. It is a 2019 Freightliner Sprinter 3500, fully wrapped in branded graphics and built out with commercial shelving. It houses a variety of local partner brochures, Predator 3500-Watt Super Quiet Inverter Generator, Electro-Voice EVOLVE 30M PA system, LED up-lighting, 55-inch television and retail rack for destination-branded apparel and other items for sale. “It’s designed in a way that reflects our brand at Visit Roswell, which is ‘At Your Natural Pace,’” Williams said. “It’s got a lot of different community elements that are woven into it. It’s just a really nice draw, but at the end of the day, the goal is to fish where the fish are, to go out in the community Wednesday through Sunday, to diversify where we are and to represent and provide information at all of our different special events.” While the goal was always to fund the Channel through local sponsor support, Williams said the community came through and raised close to $65,000 in just two weeks. The original goal was $40,000.
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Visit Roswell’s original office on the Town Square closed July 1, 2021. Williams said that when he joined Visit Roswell in 2019, one of the first things he noticed was the lack of foot traffic at the Visitor’s Center. At the time, he said, only about 50 people were walking through its doors per month. So, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and Visit Roswell shifted to a work from home model, Williams said it gave them an opportunity to restart the conversation about switching to mobile visitor services. He said pre-pandemic, Visit Roswell had four full-time and four part-time employees. During the pandemic, staffing fell to three full-time and no part-time employees. Today, the organization has three
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The Channel, Visit Roswell’s new mobile visitor center, serves to disseminate tourism-related information to visitors. Visit Roswell Executive Director Andy Williams says that to his knowledge, Roswell is the only convention and visitors bureau that has fully switched to mobile visitor services. full-time and two part-time employees. Last August, Williams said part-time staff conducted market research by strategically rotating throughout the community using a 10-foot by 10-foot pop-up tent. This allowed them to diversify the locations where Visit Roswell was being represented and introduced them to different audiences and visitors. After four months of research, Williams said they decided to launch the program. Full-time staff now work out of rent-out office space at Office Evolution at 821 Atlanta Street in downtown Roswell, and part-time staff, called “street team specialists,” operate the Channel. Williams said the response has been positive. Since Visit Roswell started mobilizing, its engagement with visitors has increased 664 percent. “People are just proud to have it out in the community,” Williams said. “I think one of the really cool things about it is we stagger hours, … so it’s all about influencing individuals to enjoy their time while they’re in the market but to also continue to come back and bring their friends and family.” Williams said Woodstock and Lake Lanier also have mobile visitor centers, but both are towed behind another ve-
hicle. Additionally, he said most mobile visitor centers operate with a hybrid model, where they continue to operate a physical visitor’s center. “We are the only convention and visitors bureau that I know of that has fully shifted into 100 percent mobile visitor services,” Williams said.
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In January, Mayor Kurt Wilson announced one of his goals for his first 100 days in office was to hire an economic development manager. Roswell Economic Development and Tourism Inc. currently oversees Visit Roswell and Roswell Inc, the city’s economic development organization led by Steve Stroud, through a public-private partnership with the city. Williams said he sees it as another opportunity for Visit Roswell to strengthen its role in the community. “When the City of Roswell hires an economic development manager, we expect to work harmoniously and frequently with that individual, just as Visit Roswell does with Roswell Inc and its team,” Williams said. “We all have a strong relationship in the work we all do, and the City of Roswell is a fantastic
partner and stakeholder, which we’re confident will continue.” Williams said most of Visit Roswell’s funding comes from the city’s 8 percent lodging tax, the maximum tax on a hotel stay. The city allocates 37.5 percent of the revenue to the general fund, 43.75 percent to the tourism board and 18.75 percent toward tourism product development like signs and museums. Williams said the winter months are always a little slow for lodging tax revenues, but it starts to pick up in the spring. He added that while the travel sentiment is “fantastic” right now, particularly for a post-pandemic world, the increase in gas prices is still causing some travelers to take a step back. “We’re hopeful that comes and goes as quickly as possible so that people can get back to travel,” Williams said. “For that reason, we are focusing our advertising efforts on markets that are within a three-to-four-hour drive to try to get more of that business that’s a little closer to the Roswell community.” Williams said anyone interested in having the mobile visitor center at their location, should go to visitroswellga.com and fill out a form. The weekly location of the Channel is shown on the homepage.
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Alpharetta’s Wills Park to host pro rodeo finals ALPHARETTA, Ga. — To all the cowboys and rodeo fans in Alpharetta: It’s time to lace up those boots and put on those hats. The National Cowboy and Pro Rodeo Association will hold its rodeo finals at the Wills Park Equestrian Center from Thursday, May 5 through Saturday, May 7. The event will include sports such as bareback and saddle bronc riding, bull riding, calf roping and steer wrestling. “Year after year, the NCPRA Rodeo in Alpharetta provides an action-packed weekend at the Wills Equestrian Center,” Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau President Janet Rodgers said. “We encourage our community and visitors to come out and support the competitors and experience some good ‘ole-fashioned western fun, right here in Alpharetta!” Doors open at 6 p.m. and the competition begins at 7:30 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to arrive early to enjoy barbecue, funnel cakes and boiled peanuts and activities like pony rides, mechanical bull riding, bungee jumping and rock climbing. Vendors will be selling western attire such as cowboy hats, belt buckles, jewelry and more. Adult tickets are $20 each. Children aged 5-10 are $10, and children four and under are free to attend. — Jake Drukman
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Costs soar for Oxbo Road project Roswell council OKs additional $3 million By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The Oxbo Road realignment project, set to resume construction over the next 30 days, will carry a hefty new price tag. The Roswell City Council agreed to spend an additional $3 million for the project at its April 11 meeting, in hopes of completing work by the end of 2023. The additional funding includes a blanket right-of-way agreement for $270,000, as well as a change order with E.R. Snell Contractor Inc. for $2,730,000, to be funded by TSPLOST 1 – the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax approved by voters in 2016. In November 2021, the City Council deferred voting on a contract with E.R. Snell for a fraction of that amount, $616,802, saying city staff needed more time to determine what properties the city had control over and was ready to work on. Now, with the additional payment, the total project cost will climb to $18.4 million, which is more than double the original estimate of $7 million in 2016. Included in the new contractor payment is a $100,000 incentive to complete the project by October 2023, and a penalty if it is not. The project, proposed more than a decade ago, was intended to solve a host of safety and mobility problems by eliminating the staggered intersection at Ga. 9 and converting the portion of Oxbo Road near Mimosa Boulevard into a twoway street. It also called for new turning lanes and a traffic signal on Ga. 9 and Oxbo Road, among other improvements. Once finished, it should connect to the Roswell Historic Gateway, another planned transportation project, that will run along Atlanta Street. The Oxbo Road project was expected to be completed by July 2021. However, interim Director of Transportation Dan Skalsky said the project was delayed due to property acquisition and utility problems and slow construction. He said the city needed to acquire 25 parcels for the project. An independent investigation conducted by the law firm Jarrard & Davis last year also concluded that extreme mismanagement by city staff and the city attorney led to significant delays and millions of dollars in cash settlements. One settlement was with the own-
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Construction on the Oxbo Road realignment project is set to resume in late April or early May. Interim Director of Transportation Dan Skalsky says construction stopped in 2021, with just 33 percent completion. Shown is the view from Pleasant Hill Church on Pleasant Hill Street in Roswell as of April 11.
We’ve been dealing with the transportation department since this project started, and right now, we are still living in a warzone.” DENISE HANNAHAN Resident
ers of Roswell Hardware Company in February 2021 for temporary use of property on South Atlanta Street and Oxbo Road. The city agreed to pay the White family $2.5 million after it failed to provide them a pad-ready relocation site for their hardware store by the deadline of Oct. 25, 2020. The city purchased the White family’s property for $3 million in 2017 because it included right-of-way needed for the project. The investigation later found the property had not been properly appraised according to state law before the city began negotiations, which happened
several more times throughout the project’s history. Skalsky said construction for the Oxbo Road project stopped in 2021, with just 33 percent completion. He said the city had three options to move forward. It could either complete the project as soon as possible, modify the design or stop the project. But, Skalsky said, because it is funded by TSPLOST, state law requires the city to complete the project as intended. Skalsky said he didn’t believe it was in the city’s interest to change the project because it had already spent “a good bit of money” and it did not have an active designer on the project. He explained the design was primarily being done by city staff. “It’s just not our best opportunity to influence the cost or the direction of the project without incurring additional risk,” Skalsky said. “Once we’re in construction – this is just something I’d like everybody to keep in mind – it’s extremely important to keep that contractor moving or we’ll add to our current risk exposure.” Still, Skalsky said, significant traffic enhancements were added to the project to appease residents who have spoken out over the years about potential problems they foresee, like reduced lane widths along Oxbo Road, textured pavement from Mimosa Boulevard to Ga. 9, median islands at Pleasant Hill Street and Oxbo Road, enlarged landscape buffer and tex-
tured crosswalks on Oxbo Road. After Skalsky’s presentation, resident Frederic Guyonneau asked what was going to be done to hold those responsible for the project’s errors accountable now that taxpayers were paying the price. He also demanded to know who was actually benefitting from the additional roads and requested that something be done to fix Atlanta Street, which has deteriorated since construction for the Oxbo Road project began. Another resident, George Vail, remained adamant the project was never a “Roswell project” to begin with, but a way to move East Cobb commuters to Ga. 400 and back. Resident Denise Hannahan described the project as a warzone. “We’ve been dealing with the transportation department since this project started, and right now, we are still living in a warzone,” Hannahan said. “I mean, it’s just a mess over there …. I think this whole project needs to be readdressed and relooked at because the way it stands now, it’s not what people want. It’s a travesty.” Councilwoman Christine Hall made the motion to approve the funds, which was seconded by Councilman Peter Vanstrom. It passed 4-0, with councilmen Marcelo Zapata and Mike Palermo absent. The move is part of the city’s “Oxbo action plan,” which is intended to solve the issues outlined in the Jarrard & Davis investigative report.
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Tax cut passes in final hours of 2022 session By DAVE WILLIAMS Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – Georgia lawmakers approved a tax cut during the final hour of this year’s General Assembly session April 5. After the state House of Representatives voted 1672 to support a compromise version of the legislation reached by a joint conference committee, the state Senate followed by a margin of 41-13. The bill includes a phased-in rollback of Georgia’s income tax rate from 5.49% to 4.99% over six years, starting with the 2024 tax year. The current tax rate is 5.75%. Democrats had blasted the original version of the bill proposed by the Legislature’s Republican majority, which would have dropped the tax rate to a flat 5.25% immediately upon taking effect, arguing some Georgians actually would end up paying higher state taxes. “We haven’t been able to find anyone who pays more,” House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Shaw Blackmon, R-Bonaire, said of the compromise bill. “Everybody pays zero [more in taxes] or less under this plan.” The bill also includes a trigger mechanism to ensure tax cuts don’t continue if the economy falters. Taxes would not be reduced in any year in which state revenues don’t grow by at least 3% or the year’s net revenue collections are not higher than those of each of the previous five fiscal years. “If the triggers aren’t met, it will pause a year,” said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck
Hufstetler, R-Rome. The legislation also increases taxpayers’ personal exemptions. Single filers will get an exemption of $12,000. Exemptions for married couples filing jointly will increase every two years, from $18,500 in 2024 to $24,000 in 2030. Hufstetler said the tax cut will cost the state $455 million during its first year and $1 billion during the second year. Danny Kanso, senior tax analyst with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, said it will end up costing more than either version of the bill the House and Senate passed earlier in the session. “Lawmakers are skewing the tax code so that the wealthy get massive tax cuts and would not have to pay their fair share, but only paying lip service to support for low- and middle-income families,” he said. Kanso noted the final version of the bill does not include a state-level Earned Income Tax Credit, which had been included in the Senate version. But Blackmon said the tax cut has something for all taxpayers. “This bill puts $1 billion back in the pockets of hardworking Georgians,” he said. The legislation now goes to Gov. Brian Kemp, who is expected to sign it. This story is available through a news partnership with Capitol Beat News Service, a project of the Georgia Press Educational Foundation.
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Johns Creek Arts Center to host Mother’s Day Market By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Local artisans will take over the Johns Creek Arts Center gallery April 18-May 7 with handcrafted pieces curated for Mother’s Day gifting. This is the Arts Center’s 8th Mother’s Day Market and it’s first since COVID-19 halted plans for the 2020 market, Registrar Lillie Cipola said. Roughly 15-16 local artists whose crafts “celebrate mothers” were con-
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