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The City of Milton plans to turn three adjacent properties on Bethany Bend bordering Alpharetta’s North Park into an active park with facilities and recreational programming.
City buys more parkland By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — The Milton City Council unanimously agreed June 20 to purchase three adjacent properties on Bethany Bend bordering Alpharetta’s North Park for $1.95 million.
The properties are at 2545 Bethany Bend and add up to 7.08 acres in one of the more population-dense parts of Milton. The plan is to turn them into an active park with facilities and recreational programming that align with the 2027 Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Parks and Recreation Director Tom
McKIveen said there will now be a 90day due diligence period to allow the city to conduct surveys and inspections, followed by the closing date 30 days later. In the meantime, the owners of the properties – Cagle & Cagle Real Estate
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ATLANTA — Younger students may have been less vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus, but they were hit hard academically, according to a recent Georgia State University report. The study, conducted by the Metro Atlanta Policy Lab for Education, reviewed data from three area school districts, including Fulton County Schools, to measure student achievement in math and reading over the course of the two-year-long pandemic. MAPLE has been collecting this data from the three districts since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. It released its first findings in spring 2021 which looked at data in the first year of the pandemic. The recent update states, “Student Achievement Growth During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” found many students have begun to recover academically in the second year
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Caller scams resident with fake electric bill MILTON, Ga. –– A man who claimed to be with Sawnee Electric Company swindled a woman out of $355 over the phone June 14. The victim said she received a call from a man – with a Connecticut area code –who said she had an outstand-
PUBLIC SAFETY ing electric bill, and that a crew was enroute to shut the power off. The victim stated she already paid her electric bill and never received an email about missing a payment. The caller assured her no payment had been made, and she’d need to settle the bill immediately or have her power shut off. The victim said she was convinced the caller was with Sawnee because he’d provided the last four digits of her account number. He’d told her she could either pay the outstanding bill via Zelle or drive to the Sawnee site in downtown Atlanta the following day. The victim then transferred the outstanding balance
to a number the caller told her was a Sawnee account. After the transfer was completed, the victim realized it had been a scam because her daughter had called Sawnee customer service and confirmed the caller did not work for the company.
Man notified of debt he says he does not owe MILTON, Ga. –– Police responded to a fraud call June 21 from a resident who reported a collection agency attempted
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Suspect arrested in Roswell murder case By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — An Atlanta man has been charged in connection with the death of a 45-year-old Roswell woman found unresponsive at the Economy Hotel on Old Dogwood Road June 11. Roswell police spokesman Tim Lupo said the victim, Kimberly Briggs, had visible injuries consistent with a recent assault. Roswell police and the North Fulton SWAT arrested 38-year-old Benjamin Donald Gunby at his home without incident on June 11. He is being held at the Fulton County Jail, where he faces two counts of murder, battery, aggravated assault (family violence) and aggravated battery. Gunby was denied bond at his first court appearance on June 14. Lupo said investigators learned that in the days prior to the incident, Gunby had physically assaulted Briggs at an apartment they shared in the 200 block of Old Holcomb Bridge Way. According to online court records, Gunby was charged with battery on April 29. He was released four days later on a $3,000 bond. “A subsequent autopsy confirmed that
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the injuries Briggs sustained during the earlier assault led to her death,” Lupo said. According to the incident report, Roswell police responded to a medical call at the Economy Hotel at approximately 10:35 a.m. on June 11. That is when they found Briggs lying unresponsive on a bed. The report states she was already cold to the touch. There were also visible bruises on Briggs’ eyes and arms as well as an injury to the back of her head, the report states. Briggs is believed to have checked into the hotel at 8:34 p.m. on June 9 and was supposed to check out the next day. However, when an employee tried to enter the room on June 10 for “pest control purposes,” they stated they could see Briggs lying in the bed in the same position as she was later found but assumed
she was asleep. Since the interior latch was locked, the employee moved on to the next room. Then, on June 11, another employee reportedly entered the room to clean and found Briggs dead in the bed. Investigators estimate Briggs had been dead for less than 12 hours. According to Facebook, Gunby is a sports fan known for making remarks and judgments on Twitter under the handle @ guuuumby. He also blogs about sports on bengunby.wordpress.com. Appen Media obtained a copy of all incident reports filed for the Economy Hotel between June 1 and June 16 through an open records request and received eight reports, ranging from alleged criminal trespass to simple battery and theft by taking and aggravated assault with a firearm. There was also an incident on June 16 in which a 36-year-old Atlanta woman was administered two doses of Narcan because of an overdose. Her fiancé stated in the report she had shot up heroin and that he believed it could be laced with fentanyl. The incident report states she was transported to the North Fulton Hospital after a pulse was established.
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Milton sees first draft of development bible By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — The City of Milton is finishing what it started. On June 20, Caleb Racicot, a principal planner with Atlanta-based TSW, presented a draft of the city’s first Unified Development Code to the City Council. A UDC offers consistency, clarity and cohesion by laying out land use and other zoning regulations in a single policy document for an entire community. The adoption of a UDC is one element within Milton’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan the City Council approved in October 2021. The City Council hired TSW in 2017 to begin drafting a UDC, but after it had been about 95 percent completed, officials put the plan on hold in May 2019. Racicot said the analysis and approach phases had already been done, so when the city reactivated TSW’s contract, all that was left was the code writing phase. TSW’s contract extension does not
include any additional fees or services. The first of two public meetings to present and discuss the proposal will be held on July 13. The second meeting is slated for September. The City Council is expected to consider adopting the UDC in March 2023. At the June 20 Milton City Council meeting, Racicot said that part of the reason the city had been created in 2006 was precisely to control land use and development. “As you know, the primary tool for that is your local zoning ordinance and your development codes,” Racicot said. “So tonight, we are here really to talk about the unveiling of the draft of Milton’s first from-scratch Unified Development Code, which has been put together to specifically implement the needs of the city.” Racicot said that along with conducting a series of stakeholder interviews with residents, businesses, property owners and elected officials, as well as a techni-
cal review of the city’s codes, he’s also looked at Milton’s history of variances and assembled a diagnostic report. The report, he said, is intended to serve as a roadmap for creation of the UDC, which can then be handed to applicants, so they know what all the city’s rules, expectations and codes are. The UDC can also be easily modified to support different public policies as the will of the City Council changes. The document itself is 13 articles, ranging from legal statutory requirements to current zoning regulations. Racicot said what’s unique is that TSW used the 2040 Comprehensive Plan as a guide and recognized that there are different kinds of development patterns in Milton to put chapters in the articles for similar districts. “[Community Development Director Bob Buscemi] was just mentioning perhaps creating future types of ag,” Racicot said. “Well, those can go in the agricultural part of the code, so that all
of those districts have similar standards and protections within reason. There’s a residential area, there’s a business area, special purpose, form-based code, use provisions.” Racicot said one area where the City of Milton code needed a lot of work was in its use provisions, which TSW has spent a lot of time cleaning up. “It’s all over the place,” Racicot said. “… We kind of consolidated every use-related definition into the code and created new ones for things that you didn’t have defined. We’ve also put in place all of the standards into a single place.” Racicot said he doesn’t foresee there being much controversy because no policy changes are being made. TSW is also not rezoning anyone’s property, increasing or decreasing their density or changing the regulations they’re required to follow. “This is really a relatively simple technical cleanup process,” Racicot said.
Alpharetta agency advances tax breaks on 2 projects By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Development Authority moved forward on about $645 million in bonds for two large-scale mixed-use developments at its June 21 meeting. The Development Authority first approved a bond inducement for redeveloping North Point Mall into a mixed-use residential and commercial area known simply as North Point. The inducement is a tentative agreement and does not guarantee the bond issuance, but Economic Development Manager Lance Morsell said the bond is estimated to be worth around $550 million. The bond would act as a temporary property tax abatement for the property developer, Texas-based Trademark Property Company. The Development Authority would hold the property title for a term of 10 years. Trademark would pay 50 percent of the assessed property tax in the first year and would increase its share of tax obligations by 5 percent each year until they assume the full tax obligation. After 10 years, the property title would transfer to Trademark. The redevelopment calls for demolishing a large portion of the 100-acre North Point Mall to make way for 900 units of for-rent multifamily housing,
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Representatives of Trademark Property Company, TPA Group and Kimball Bridge Venture Partners discuss redevelopment projects with members of the Alpharetta Development Authority at City Hall June 21. 315,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and office space, 120,000 square feet specifically committed to office space, a 150-key hotel and amenity space. The remaining portion of the mall will be preserved and renovated. Trademark released detailed plans
for the North Point community in early March, noting that development would be phased through the next 10 years. Morsell said the project still has a way to go, needing approval from the City Council on zoning and related matters. The authority also gave final approv-
al to a $95 million bond for a mixed-use development at Lakeview Parkway near Haynes Bridge Road by TPA Group. The 5-acre development is planned to include 255 apartments, about 7,000
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Baseball, tomatoes and the ‘Mater Man’ When James Ray Bagwell (1929–2021) passed away last year, our area lost a colorful and appreciated citizen. Born in Alpharetta, James attended Milton High School and the University of Georgia where he played outfield for the Bulldogs’ baseball team. He led the team in RBIs and home runs in his senior year. In 195,0 he signed with the Detroit Tigers and played with the Jamestown, N.Y. Falcons and the Thomasville, Ga. Tigers, both Tiger farm teams. He spent the BOB MEYERS next four years in the Army at Ft Rucker, Alabama, where he played baseball while earning the rank of lieutenant. He was married to Sarah Hughes Bagwell (1920–2015) in 1954. James was a baseball player at a time when baseball was king in Alpharetta, Milton and the surrounding area. Boys raised on farms played the game with bats or sticks on ball fields or open pastures. Some, like George Napoleon “Nap” Rucker (1887 – 1970) and his nephew Johnny Rucker (1917–1985) were born in Crabapple and are the stuff of legends. Nap pitched for the Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers and led the league in shutouts during his 10-year career. Johnny, “The Crabapple Comet,” played outfield for the New York Giants for six seasons. James Bagwell, on the other hand, decided that being a farmer took precedence over baseball. After serving in the Army, he returned home to his 30-acre family farm in Webb, Georgia, where he started a dairy business. With 200 cows he produced milk for the Atlanta Dairies cooperative until 1974 when Ga. 400 construction cut James Bagwell played through the dairy, making it necesbaseball at Fort Rucker, sary for James to sell his property. His daughter, Selena Bagwell Turner, Alabama, in the early operated a feed store on the adjacent 1950s, playing outfield during his four years in property until 1994 (Atlanta Dairies the U.S. Army. closed in 2004). Next, he bought his family’s current 15-acre property on Tidwell Road in Alpharetta adjacent to his mother’s parents’ property. He planted a few tomato plants in his garden, which through word of mouth grew to become a substantial business, earning him the title of “The Mater Man.” He grew several varieties, especially Big Beef, accounting for about half of his crop, Parks Whoppers and Early Bird. Today 1,200 to 1,500 plants are put into the ground every year by his descendants who run the tomato business. James had the gift of gab and loved to talk about baseball, politics and local family history with his customers. His grandson, Kyle Turner, says “people quickly learned that they could not out talk him.” Sometimes, folks would stop by just to chat – or listen – and pick up a few tomatoes of course. Somehow baseball and tomatoes seemed to go together when gabbing with James. Carlos Lee Bagwell, a cousin and close friend, describes
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James Bagwell, The Mater Man, among his tomato plants circa 2010.
James Bagwell played outfield on the Fort Rucker, Alabama, baseball team in the early 1950s after being a star player at the University of Georgia. Bagwell is fourth from left, middle row. James as “a hard worker and a good businessman with strong opinions that he was not afraid to express. Baseball and tomatoes were his summer passion.” Good news, Selena and her sons, Kyle and Ryan Turner, and their wives, Adrienne and Hayley, will continue to grow and sell tomatoes at the farm when the tomatoes are ready in July. Address: 180 Tidwell Drive, Alpharetta. Face Book: Mater Man Produce. Bob is the Milton Historical Society Director Emeritus. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net.
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Triple Crown Softball Nationals return to Alpharetta in July ALPHARETTA, Ga. — More than 100 fastpitch girls’ softball teams will head to Alpharetta in mid-July as the Triple Crown Softball Southeast Nationals return to the city. The four-day tournament will run from July 14-17 at multiple North Fulton sports facilities, including Alpharetta’s North Park. Top-ranked teams from 14 states will compete for the Southeast Nationals title. “Triple Crown Fastpitch feels it is a priority to run a premier tournament in Alpharetta every year, and we are thrilled to have an exciting event ready to go for 2022,” East Coast Fastpitch Director of Triple Crown Sports Carrie Rivera said. “The skilled and customerfriendly staff with the Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the excellent Parks and Recreation divisions, are great to work with and deliver on every promise. We all take pride in providing our athletes, fans, coaches and
umpires a wonderful experience.” As teams come into North Metro Atlanta July 13, Triple Crown Sports will partner with the Beautiful Lives project for an event called the Field of Dreams. Individuals with disabilities will join softball players on the field to learn softball basics and run through drills, with no prior experience needed. The event will take place at Fowler Park in Cumming. The tournament is free for spectators. “The Triple Crown Southeast Nationals is a massive softball tournament, and I am thrilled that they continue to return to Alpharetta for their event,” Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau CEO Janet Rodgers said. “Players, their families, umpires and tournament officials will all be staying multiple nights in Alpharetta hotels and will also enjoy our shops, restaurants and entertainment venues which help perpetuate the success of those businesses as well.”
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A rendering of the proposed mixed-use development on Lakeview Parkway shows plans for 255 apartments, about 7,000 square feet of restaurant space and 4,000 square feet of retail space.
Development: Continued from Page 3 square feet of restaurant space and 4,000 square feet of retail space. The apartments will include both 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom units. The project is the second phase of a larger, 60-acre development in the area, which the City Council approved in 2021. The bond for the Lakeview development is structured with a 10-year property tax abatement, identical to the terms of the North Point redevelopment bond. Morsell said the Development Authority uses tax abatements to incentivize developers to invest in the city. Kimball Bridge Venture Partners,
the group finalizing plans to redevelop the former Bailey Johnson School into a 160,000 square-foot office complex also presented project updates to the authority on Tuesday. The developers are partnering with Crescent Communities on the venture. The Development Authority approved a $70 million bond inducement in January, though plans for the project are still being finalized before the bond receives final approval. The complex, which will include an adaptive reuse of the existing school building and gymnasium as well as a new timber-frame office building, will be called The Garren. The name combines the first names of Warren Johnson and George Bailey, the Bailey Johnson School’s two namesakes.
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Avalon developer plans new Johns Creek project JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Mark Toro, the mind behind Alpharetta’s iconic Avalon shopping center, announced plans June 22 to create a new mixeduse destination in Johns Creek. Toro Development Company plans to redevelop a 43-acre site on Johns Creek Parkway at the intersection with McGinnis Ferry Road, currently occupied by two mid-rise office buildings formerly occupied by State Farm. The company aims for the development to support the city’s vision for its recently passed Town Center project and bring new retail, dining and entertainment to the area. Toro Development Company plans to develop the office campus into “a vibrant, walkable mixed-use environment” and energize community building with public events and “exceptional” retail and restaurants at the street level and residential units above. Concepts for the development include chef-driven restaurant patios, greenspaces with soft seating and an event plaza for weekly live music and entertainment. The company will purchase the parcel from New York-based U.S. Realty Advisors, which has been seeking a partner to redevelop the site since State Farm moved out of the area. “Suburban office campuses are a dying breed,” Toro said. “We will transform this property by introducing a mix of uses that will buzz with energy, excitement and connectivity. Johns Creek deserves a place to call its own, a Third Place where people come together to celebrate first dates, birthdays, marriage proposals and everyday moments that bring invaluable meaning to our lives.” The development seeks to give Johns Creek residents a “third place” outside of home and the traditional office to gather and feel connected to
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y p p Ha INDEPENDENCE DAY! The City hopes our community enjoys the upcoming holiday – celebrating it happily, safely and courteously to neighbors. This includes being mindful, and legal, when it comes to fireworks. Loud, sudden booms can set off extreme reactions in veterans with PTSD, others (from toddlers to adults) who react adversely to such blasts, sensitive dogs and other pets, as well as Milton’s beloved horses who can become scared and a danger to themselves and others if they’re not prepared. We encourage residents to be good neighbors and take this and the law into account if they’re considering using fireworks.
For all these reasons and more, it’s important to know the following about fireworks in Milton: • Loud fireworks are only legal in Milton on select days and times – with the next two being between 10 a.m. and midnight on July 3 and July 4.
• At all other times, any noise louder than 55 decibels (including those produced by many fireworks) are prohibited per Milton’s City Code.
• Even on allowable days, fireworks cannot be set off
on a public road, a City park, or within 100 yards of a nursing home, health care facility, gas station/fuel tank, electric substation or historic site.
• Any fireworks used should be U.S.-government approved.
• Setting off fireworks under the
influence of alcohol or drugs is illegal.
• If you suspect someone is violating
Milton fireworks regulations, call 911 and provide details.
For more information, go to www.cityofmiltonga.us/fireworks.
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Roswell to celebrate July 4th with Twilight at Barrington Hall ROSWELL, Ga. — The public is invited to celebrate the Fourth of July with live music, food trucks, specialty drinks and a classic movie screening from 5 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 3, at Barrington Hall. The Roswell New Horizons Pops Band, a 40-piece instrumental ensemble, will play patriotic, jazz, classical and American Broadway pieces at the event, known as Twilight at Barrington Hall. Following the hour-long concert, guests are invited to stay for a 6:30 p.m. screening of “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” The film is a 1939 classic about a patriot named Jefferson Smith who heads to Washington D.C. after he is appointed to the Senate. VIP and general admission tickets are
Park: Continued from Page 1 Investments, Timothy and Janie Cagle and Charles Cagle Sr. – have asked for a leaseback of their homes for up to 18 months. McKIveen said the leaseback for two homes on the properties will be for $3,500 a month. In other business at the meeting, the City Council voted 6-1 to impose a moratorium on the acceptance of new building and development permissions, plats, plans or permits within a 23-acre parcel area known as the District of Mayfield. The district includes properties off Broadwell Road, Charlotte Drive, Mayfield Road and Mid Broadwell Road in southern Milton. The moratorium expires at midnight on July 18, giving the city time to prepare, consider and potentially adopt a Historic Preservation Overlay that could impact the regulation of the exteriors of new or modification of existing structures within the District of Mayfield.
available. VIP tickets include seats at the tables in the front, one beverage of choice and reserved parking. General admission tickets include entry and a space on the lawn. Guests with general admission tickets are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. Unlike previous years, food is not included in the ticket purchase price. Food trucks and Top Job Beverage and Events will be onsite with food and drinks to purchase. For tickets, visit roswellgov.com/twilight. Tickets can only be purchase online. Barrington Hall is at 535 Barrington Dr. — Chamian Cruz City Attorney Ken Jarrard said the city will run a legal ad to invite residents to speak at a public hearing, which could be followed by a “much longer” moratorium until December. Councilwoman Carl Cookerly cast the lone dissent after Jarrard confirmed that the affected property owners had not been notified about the moratorium. “So, in my book, this is a short-term taking,” Cookerly said. “We are seizing their property rights, or however you want to look at it. Does that seem fair?” Jarrard said he preferred the phrase, “preservation of the status quo.” “Property rights are property rights, and I would have a real problem with this because they have not been notified and we’re just – it’s sleight of hand,” Cookerly said. “We’re just taking their rights away with no notification. They’re not here to be able to say anything.” Councilman Jan Jacobus moved to approve the moratorium, which received a second from Councilman Paul Moore. The next City Council meeting is slated for Wednesday, June 6, at City Hall.
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mitting, business licensing and other administrative services. The first floor single-story Commissioner Meeting Room will occupy a large wing of the building, with an above outdoor roof deck. With public and secured access areas, room interiors include commissioners and administrative offices, conference, training facilities, and other services rooms. The facility will have state-of-the-art capabilities for the county’s broadcasting operations., “The Communications Department will have a quality system for in-person and virtual meetings,” Tanner said. The Employee Center, located in the same building, will be approximately 25,000-square-feet and is designed to attract and retain long-term employment for Forsyth County. “Having a healthy work force in mind…the county sent out a survey to employees on what they would like to see,” Tanner said. “The center is a place where employees can go and get a PA (physician assistant) nurse, medication, 24-hour gym, attend nutrition classes, the wellness center, and lounge.” County officials are reviewing the results of the surveys received.
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This is an aerial view rendering of the new Forsyth County Administration Building, Employee Center and Commissioner Meeting Room that will sit on 42 acres on Freedom Parkway near Ga. 400. Commercial options for the building, Tanner said, include room for from two to three retail spaces available for, most likely, food vendors who will submit offers to the county to operate in the building. The Whole Health Building, approximately 65,000 in square footage, will contain a new mental health facility along with the Forsyth County Department of Health. Avita Community Partners (formed by the Georgia Legislature with facilities throughout the state), will operate a health unit for inpatient and outpatient mental health and other services for adults and youth in one part of the facility. After relocation, the County Health Department will continue offering services such as healthcare, vaccines, WIC and dental services in another. Greenspace on the campus includes a passive park with walking trail and picnic area. Ample parking will be available onsite.
Blotter: Continued from Page 2 to collect more than $10,000 on a debt he said he didn’t owe. The victim told police he had received a letter Dec. 30, 2021, from a collection agency by the name of Caine
Tanner estimates that the Administration Building will cost about $47 million, about half the $95 million price tag. The Employee Center has an estimated cost of $11 million, and $34 million will go for the Whole Health Center. Forsyth County will pay for the cost of the Administration Building and for making the Whole Health Building pad-ready. Part of the cost for the Employee Center will be provided through savings garnered from employee insurance. The Whole Health Building is funded through the U.S. Department of the Treasury, American Rescue Plan Fund. Completion of the final design is scheduled for September. County leaders are evaluating proposals to decide a contractor for site development and construction. Work is slated to begin in spring 2023, with completion in 18 months.
and Weiner. The agency sought to collect $10,268. The victim then contacted Caine and Weiner directly and was told that someone used his personal information to open a Paysafe account and charged the $10,268. Caine and Weiner were sent to collect the debt from the victim but then advised him to file a police report.
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Consideration of Primary Variances a. V22-12, 14420 Birmingham Highway Request(s): • To allow existing accessory structures to remain in the City of Milton’s 50-foot stream buffer and 75-foot impervious setback. (Sec. 20-426(1) (2)). b. V22-13, 360 Gunston Hall Circle Request(s): • To allow the lot coverage for an AG-1 zoned property that fronts a public street to increase from a maximum allowed of 20 percent to 24.2 percent. (Section 64-1141(d)(1)(b)). c. V22-14, 1200 Nix Road Request(s): • To allow existing home to encroach the 60-foot front yard setback by 8 feet. (Section 64-416 (b)). • To allow existing detached garage to encroach the 60-foot front yard setback by 23 feet. (Section 64-416 (b)). • To allow the existing detached garage to remain in front of the primary home (Sec. 64-416, i)). d. V22-15, 580 Owens Farm Road Request(s): • To allow existing greenhouse to encroach 50-foot rear setback by 39 feet. (Section 64-416 (d)). • To allow existing green house to encroach 25-foot side yard setback by 21 feet. (Section 64-416 (c)(1). • To allow the lot coverage for an AG-1 zoned property that fronts a public street to increase from a maximum allowed of 20 percent to 24.94 percent. (Sec. 64-1141(d)(1)(b)). e. V22-16, 625 Old Dorris Road Request(s): • To allow existing structures to remain in the City of Milton’s 50-foot stream buffer and 75-foot impervious setback. (Sec. 20-426(1) (2)). • To allow the existing detached garage to remain in front of the primary home (Section 64-416, i)). • To allow existing detached garage to encroach the 60-foot front yard setback by 43 feet. (Section 64-416 (b)).
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Middle school students still faced challenges, however. According to the research, the pause in learning growth averaged more than seven months for seventh grade reading across the three districts, and it ranged anywhere from zero to seven months for eighth grade math. “The pandemic undid much of the progress schools and communities had made pre-COVID to reduce historic disparities,” Sass noted in the report. In addition to Fulton Schools, data is being pulled from Clayton County Schools and a district which has chosen to remain anonymous. In the May 2021 report, researchers found widespread learning “pauses” in math and reading across the three districts. Students were not necessar-
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Of the three districts in the study, only Fulton County Schools opened for in-person instruction in the fall of 2020. Fulton County Schools officials say the decision to quickly resume in-person instruction likely helped stem further learning loss during the pandemic. “The return to face-to-face instruction, coupled with our accelerated curriculum and intensive supports like small group tutoring, extended day sessions, and a more robust summer school, all related to the [academic] recovery,” said Brian Noyes, chief communications officer for Fulton Schools. Fulton County Schools also directed most of its COVID relief funding to implementing a comprehensive “Bridge to Success” program to get learning back on track. With only two years of data to review, MAPLE researchers say there is still a lot to be learned as far as best practices and strategies. But it recommends attention be focused primarily on the most vulnerable students. “Recovery efforts ought to target students who experienced the greatest declines in national rankings and have been the slowest to recover,” Sass wrote. “Participation [in these efforts] may need to be mandated or incentivized and is key to the programs’ success.” To read the full report, visit gpl.gsu. edu/, and click on “Publications.”
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DEATH NOTICES Elizabeth Woodring, 64, of Alpharetta, passed away June 15, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Lynne Newton, 65, of Johns Creek, passed away June 19, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Felipe Gonzalez, 58, of Alpharetta, passed away June 18, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Marya Tietz, 76, of Roswell, passed away June 19, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Maxine Carlisle, 94, of Alpharetta, passed away June 22, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory. Danny Scott Hitt, 55 of Cumming, passed away June 16, 2022. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.
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