Milton Herald - August 31, 2023

City council OKs Rollback tax rate

Resident seeks more details on proposed capital projects

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

MILTON, Ga. — In the coming fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, Milton residents will see property tax bills based on the rollback tax rate of 4.389 mills.

One mill brings in one dollar for every $1,000 of assessed property value. Residents with a $700,000 home and a basic homestead exemption will pay $21.20 less in taxes than if the city had adopted its advertised, current millage rate of 4.469 mills.

The Milton City Council passed the new rate in a unanimous vote Aug. 21, which will provide the city the same revenue from property taxes as last year.

Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison confirmed that the rollback rate would not affect the city’s level of service or capital projects, though Deputy City Manager Bernadette Harvill had said a higher rate of 4.395 mills most closely supports the fiscal year 2024 budget.

“Two years in a row we’ve been able to reduce the millage rate,” Jamison said.

Over the course of the city’s public hearings, including the last of three on Monday evening, there

See RATE, Page 12

ELECTIONS CHIEF OUT

Milton replaces consultant after tumultuous 3 months

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

MILTON, Ga. — In a unanimous vote and without discussion, the Milton City Council fired its elections consultant Vernetta Nuriddin.

Lavania White, who had been hired as one of three poll managers for the city’s November municipal election, will take her place as part of a $12,500 contract that ends Dec. 31.

In an email, City Manager Steve Krokoff, who also serves as the city’s elections superintendent, said terminating Nuriddin’s contract was “for convenience” and was rooted in a “commitment to ensuring the best possible outcome for the city.”

“Our focus has shifted from high-level planning to the crucial phase of polling preparation, where we are fortunate to draw upon a wealth of experience within our new team,” Krokoff said.

Krokoff hired Nuriddin in late May, following a number of personal requests from City Councilman Rick Mohrig that he interview her. In an interview with Appen Media, Fulton County Commissioner Bridget Thorne also confirmed her support for Nuriddin as Milton’s election consultant.

While Nuriddin holds election-related certifications and served on the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections as its vice chair, she did not meet the city’s minimum qualifications which includes experience as an elections superintendent.

Nuriddin came before the council

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Vernetta Nuriddin, Milton’s former elections consultant, speaks to the City Council Aug. 21 on her tenuous relationship with City Manager Steve Krokoff, who is also serving as the city’s elections superintendent.

Monday evening and said she had found out about her termination only hours before the meeting. In her comments, Nuriddin expressed disappointment in the agenda item and described a tenuous relationship with Krokoff.

“My biggest regret is that me and Steve actually couldn’t get to a place where we could work together,” she said.

Nuriddin also tossed in a few criticisms, such as the City Council’s May 1 resolution to implement two polling locations, rather than three. She says she reported City Attorney Ken Jarrard Aug. 15 to the Georgia State Bar because he allegedly drew up the resolution “improperly.”

The council has since agreed to add a third polling location at the Milton Public Safety Complex on Ga. 9. An official vote on formalizing the third polling site

is scheduled for Sept. 6, following legal advertisement requirements. The other two locations are at Milton City Hall and the Community Center at Milton Park and Preserve.

Nuriddin also said Deputy City Manager Stacey Inglis and City Clerk Tammy Lowit haven’t taken their oaths

See CONSULTANT, Page 10

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MILTON, Ga. — Police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old Milton man.

Man accused of stalking neighbor’s daughter

MILTON, Ga. — Police cited a Milton man for allegedly stalking his neighbors on Eagle Pass Aug. 20.

A woman told police she and her daughter were outside gardening when she saw the suspect prop his cellphone on his second story window directly facing her residence. The victim said her daughter went inside because she was scared and upset about being watched by the suspect.

When police confronted the suspect, he said the phone was used to record the victim throwing trash on his property, identified to be a weed pulled from a potted plant. The suspect said the phone in his window was not recording but used to “scare” the victim.

Police say they found probable cause to believe the suspect used the phone for surveillance for the purpose of harassing and intimidating the victim.

Fraud victim reports $15,200 in charges to jewelry store

MILTON, Ga. — A Milton woman reported to police Aug. 17 that she discovered more than $15,200 in fraudulent charges made to Kay Jewelers using her store credit card.

While the woman is in physical possession of the credit card, the police report says she never activated it but enrolled in-store during the purchase of a piece of

Details about the Aug. 16 incident were not provided on the police report. Milton Capt. Charles Barstow said no additional information could be released because it is an active investigation, likely to take one

jewelry.

The woman showed police her final payment of $390 made on June 18 of last year, but three more purchases were made in Locust Grove and Snellville.

She filed a fraud report with Kay Jewelers in April, the police report said, but the business sent a letter to her stating its investigation was complete and that it deemed her responsible for the debit.

The woman told police she had never been to either of the locations where the purchases occurred, and that she believes there is more evidence that can be obtained from the store, including video footage and transaction information.

White Columns security reports Instacart threats

MILTON, Ga. — A man working security at White Columns guard house on Freemanville Road reported to police Aug. 19 that an Instacart driver threatened to shoot him.

The man said the driver, a Milton woman, was attempting to drop off an order in the neighborhood. When they got into an argument after he inquired about the address of the suspect’s destination, the suspect allegedly threatened to shoot him and said her husband works for the CIA.

Police went to the suspect’s address to gather her account. But she told a different story, saying she never threatened the man with

month to complete.

The case will remain under investigation until Milton detectives receive the final report from the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office, Barstow said.

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The man was working on obtaining video footage of the interaction, the police report said. He also told police he would testify in court if charges were pursued against the suspect.

Car passenger flees police for active warrant

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police pulled over a Johns Creek woman Aug. 14 for driving with a suspended license but found her passenger had an active warrant for theft.

The passenger, a Johns Creek man, told police his license was “taken away” when police asked if he could take possession of the driver’s vehicle, the police report said. But when information returned that the passenger had an active warrant for theft by taking, he exited the vehicle and ran on foot westbound on Plantation Bridge Drive.

Police caught up with the passenger, placed him in handcuffs and transported him to the North Fulton County Jail in Alpharetta. Police charged him with obstruction of law enforcement officers.

Registered voters can apply for Milton absentee ballots

electronically complete an application through the Georgia Secretary of State’s webpage at securemyabsenteeballot.sos. ga.gov/s/.

Applications can be downloaded and printed through the city’s election webpage at www.miltonga.gov/Elections. Blank copies of the application also can be picked up at Milton City Hall on Heritage Walk, the Milton Police Station on Ga. 9, the lobby of the Milton Library on Mayfield Road, and at Milton’s four fire stations. Applicants must have proof of voter identification as well as a physical signature, rather than an electronic one.

• In-person: Drop it off at the Finance or Community Development desks in the lobby of Milton City Hall during normal business hours, which are weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. excluding holidays. Those working at the Milton Police Station front desk can also take the completed applications.

• By mail: City of Milton Election 980 Birmingham Road Suite 501-379 Milton, GA 30004

• By email: Send the completed application to miltonelections@ miltonga.gov

• By fax: Send the completed application to 678-242-2499

Registered Milton voters can also

Registered voters who are disabled or out of town can have a relative apply for their absentee ballot. The person helping must sign the application. The absentee ballot will then be mailed directly to the voter.

The city must receive absentee ballot applications at least 11 days prior to Election Day on Nov. 7. This means when the applications are received by the city, not when they might be put in the mail. Information on absentee ballots and other 2023 municipal general election topics can be found on Milton’s elections webpage at www.miltonga.gov/Elections. These pages will be updated regularly with additional information, video, graphics and more in the coming weeks. For questions, you can email miltonelections@miltonga.gov.

— Amber Perry

Appen Media also has a dashboard available, where readers can find all coverage of the city’s push to run its own municipal elections. Find it at appenmedia.com/municipal_elections.

Park study: Chattahoochee River bolsters North Fulton community

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — National Park Service officials said more than 3.5 million people visited the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in 2022, spending millions of dollars and bringing thousands of jobs to North Fulton County communities.

A recent National Park Service report shows that $176.6 million was spent around the park in 2022, supporting 2,372 jobs in the area. The Chattahoochee River National Park is a 48-mile waterway corridor stretching from Buford Dam in Forsyth County to Peachtree Creek in Atlanta.

“Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area provides great opportunities for outdoor recreation in the Atlanta region and attracts many out-of-town visitors,” Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Superintendent Ann Honious said

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“Since 1916, the National Park Service has been entrusted with the care of our national parks,” National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said. “With the help of volunteers and partners, we safeguard these special places and share their stories with more than 300 million visitors every year.”

To learn more about the Chattahoochee River National Park visit www.nps.gov/chat.

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National Park Service economists gathered this data as part of a nationwide park visitor spending analysis. Officials said the study showed the lodging, hospitality and restaurant industries were most affected by park attendance in 2022. Officials said that 312 million visitors spent nearly $24 billion directly around national parks.

Metro Atlanta police agencies report 2022 asset forfeitures

By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com

METRO ATLANTA — While public safety departments across Metro Atlanta receive annual funding from local governments for operational costs, a portion of these agencies’ expenses are covered through local asset forfeiture.

A forfeited asset is property or currency that has been determined to be the benefit or proceed of a crime by a state superior court judge.

Once an agency is granted a forfeited asset, it is distributed among the law enforcement groups that participated in the investigation. Assets that are not currency are assigned a fair market value and may be liquidated through sales, such as on auction-based sites like GovDeals and PropertyRoom or through a Federal Firearms License holder.

State law requires departments to report annual asset forfeiture funds to the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, a financial reporting database for local governments.

Alpharetta, Roswell, Dunwoody, Johns Creek, Sandy Springs and Forsyth County each reported a list of expenses covered by forfeited assets in the 2022 fiscal year to the Carl Vinson Institute.

Combined, the Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Dunwoody and Sandy Springs police departments and the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office reported some $398,675 in expenses covered by forfeitures.

Milton Police Capt. Charles Barstow

said the Milton Police Department initially did not provide an asset forfeiture report to the Carl Vinson Institute due to an oversight. The report has since been submitted, and it is pending approval by the institute as of publication.

Of the six Metro Atlanta agencies that have available reports, Roswell was the biggest spender, recording around $140,174 in expenditures covered by state forfeiture funds. Some of these expenses included training, employee travel, equipment and facilities.

The Dunwoody Police Department reported the lowest dollar amount of expenditures at $20,917, which covered training; law enforcement awards, museums and memorials; training; investigation; and facilities and equipment.

According to state law, local law enforcement agencies can use funds derived from forfeited assets “for any official law enforcement purpose at the discretion of the chief officer of the law enforcement agency receiving such distribution,” if the use does not replace other funds that have been appropriated for the purpose, or for salaries or rewards to employees.

Alpharetta provided a detailed list of expenses from its confiscated assets fund, including firearms, customized public safety Yeti cups and phone chargers.

Police departments can also cover specific types of training with forfeited asset funds. Roswell and Johns Creek offered its officers Brazilian jiu jitsu, which officials said is effective in reducing injury to suspects and officers during arrests.

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Funds received through the Equitable Sharing Program are counted as federal expenses but are still considered forfeited or confiscated assets in local jurisdictions’ budgets. This story contemplates only state expenditures.

“There's no difference in how we spend the money, whether it comes federally or locally,” Alpharetta police Lt. Andrew Splawn said. “But once we have the money, it can be spent on things like training, equipment, initiatives. In fact, much of our second floor is paid for with asset forfeiture money. We got a SWAT bus and some other high-dollar items that are typically hard to budget for.”

For aiding in federal investigations, local agencies can also participate in the Equitable Sharing Program, an asset forfeiture effort operated by the United States Department of Justice that allows assets or proceeds from federal crimes to be liquidated.

The Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation participate in the program. Local task forces that participate in investigations related to each federal branch are eligible to receive funds from assets forfeited from the crimes.

Many agencies employ officers on task forces that are related to the federal law enforcement branches, such as the highdensity drug trafficking area or financial investigation teams.

DATA: CARL VINSON INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT CHART: CARL APPEN/APPEN MEDIA Data for Milton was unavailable. A police official told Appen Media the city did not submit their report due to an oversight, but had remedied it after it was brought to their attention.

Five candidates qualify for city council races

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

MILTON, Ga. — Two incumbents and three other candidates qualified Aug. 25 to appear on the November ballot for Milton City Council’s Post 2 races.

Post 2 District 1 incumbent Carol Cookerly, founder and president of Cookerly Public Relations and Marketing Strategies, is running to defend the seat against Helen Gordon. Elected in 2018, Cookerly is a longtime resident of Milton and avid equestrian.

More information on Gordon was not available at press time.

Doug Hene, an executive account director of a software company, will be running to replace incumbent Councilman Paul Moore in Post 2 District 2. Hene, who serves as a Milton Design Review Board member, graduated from Milton High School in 1995.

Moore had announced he would not be seeking re-election and did not qualify.

Councilman Rick Mohrig in Post 2 District 3, who owns a renovation, remodeling and repair business, is seeking another term. Mohrig was a member of the City of Milton Organizing Committee and served his first term on the City Council in 2006, when the city was incorporated.

Challenging Mohrig is Phil Cranmer, member of the Milton Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Cranmer, a Milton resident of 17 years, works as the vice president of marketing for a medical equipment company.

In an Aug. 21 Facebook post, Moore said Milton is facing a “new reality.”

“This environment has taken a tremendous toll on my family so today, I am choosing them and their well being above continuing my service to Milton,” Moore said.

Moore was found guilty of three ethics violations last August. He petitioned the complainant and the city over the matter in court, but after several months, Moore’s petition was denied.

He and Mohrig have also been the subject of a widely circulated citizen blog and of a letter sent by Milton Families First, a new independent expenditure committee, to the State Election Board.

Appen Media has covered the movement in North Fulton toward city-run municipal elections since breaking the story in August 2021.

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Nonprofit plans program on navigating dementia

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Atlanta chapter of Adult Children of Aging Parents will host a free program on communicating with loved ones who have dementia Sept. 13 at the Town Square Sandy Springs Adult Day and Alzheimer’s Resource Center.

The educational event “Communicating with Individuals Living the Dementia Experience” will feature three techniques on navigating the subject, as well as discussions on relationship building and overcoming obstacles.

Dementia Team Lead Staci Hannah of the Georgia Department of Human Services will present the program. Hannah specializes in supporting those living with dementia and their caregivers. She also owns Graceful Journey, a coaching business on navigating terminal illness.

Registration opens at 5 p.m., and refreshments will be provided. The

program begins at 5:30 p.m. in Suite 130 in Building 1 at 8601 Dunwoody

Place in Sandy Springs.

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— Shelby Israel

Milton student earns honor among Georgia cheerleaders

MILTON, Ga. — In early August, Milton resident Peyton Rountree earned a spot on the Top 16 2023-2024 All-State Cheerleading team, division A-4A through the Georgia Cheerleading Coaches Association.

The criteria included athletic performance; application scores that review a competitor’s academic honors, community and volunteer activities; and an in-person interview.

Rountree, a senior at Fellowship Christian School and captain of its sideline team, also placed in the top four at The Cheerleading Worlds twice. She is also a four-time Cheersport Champion, including MVP, Major’s Champion, and

has earned the “All-American” and “All Around” awards from Fellowship of Christian Cheerleaders.

Rountree has also earned 27 national championships during her competitive cheer career, primarily with The Stingray Allstars.

“Peyton shows great integrity, drive and dedication in all areas of her life,” said Christina Bohler, former head coach of FCS cheerleading. “Her personal love of cheerleading and willingness to motivate those around her creates an environment of encouragement and advancement in everyone she encounters. She is a leader and an encourager, both on and off the field, or mat.”

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Peyton Rountree stands with awards at Columbus State University earned as part of Georgia Cheerleading Coaches Association’s All-State team Aug. 5. Rountree’s awards included a letterman patch, all-state metal and a certificate. She also earned a scholarship.

Rivermont Golf Club celebrates after 50 years in the game

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — It’s not often that you hear of a family owned and operated golf club, or one that takes so many environmentally green measures, but that’s Rivermont in Johns Creek.

Chris Cupit, owner and general manager of Rivermont Golf Club, is the son of one of the guys who started the place in 1973. In July the club hosted the Georgia Amateur Championship for the first time as part of a week-long celebration to mark its 50th year. There were also parties for the club’s 700 members and a night of fireworks.

Cupit and his mother Lynda are neighbors and live on the golf course. Cara, Cupit’s sister, will soon run a Pilates studio that was recently built next to the clubhouse. A brown spritely dog named Hobbes, after “Calvin and Hobbes,” acted as an escort to the new building.

Cupit said family-owned private golf clubs are an unusual model. There are member-run clubs, he said, but there’s an increasing number of companies who consolidate.

“We have to be successful, and we have to make money because it's our livelihood,” Cupit said. “But our focus is on so much more. My mom will say it's her ministry.”

Family history

Cupit sat in his office on the second floor of the clubhouse, stately and tastefully dated, describing the story of his father David, how he came over from a big golfing family in Texas. David, who died in 2003, was one of 10 kids, and one of five who became a golf professional.

Cupit’s father moved to Atlanta and began working at the Atlanta Country Club in the ’60s, then Ansley Golf Club. Before making Rivermont what it is today, David was the first head golf professional at Dunwoody Country Club.

The Cupits became the sole owners in 1988 and since then, have fostered a sense of community among its members and beyond, like with the Rivermont Women’s Association.

While the club never had any exclusionary policies like other clubs at the time, Cupit said his family recognized the ladies wanted to be more involved and allowed not only members, but also women in the surrounding neighborhood to join.

The association has an investment club, a book club, a lunch bunch and several bridge groups. That day, about a dozen women played the card game in the dining area. The association also regularly brings in guest speakers.

If we can help people find friends and develop relationships, and have fun being together, centered around golf … that’s what we want.

CHRIS CUPIT, owner and general manager, Rivermont Golf Club

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Chris Cupit is the owner and general manager of Rivermont Golf Club, where he lives. The club, located on Rivermont Parkway in Johns Creek, celebrated 50 years in operation this year and hosted the Georgia Amateur Championship for its first time in July.

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A member drives along the cart path to his next swing. Rivermont Golf Club prides itself on environmentally green, organic course maintenance.

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Eye on environment

Rivermont Golf Club has become known for its innovative green practices.

To fertilize the course, the club’s “mad scientist” Mark Hoban brews compost tea using worm manure, or worm castings, fish hydrolysate and mycorrhizal fungi, brought in from different areas around the country like Alaska.

Hatcher Hurd, former editor and writer for Appen Media, detailed Hoban’s positive impact on Rivermont in a story from 2015. Hurd reported Hoban’s “organic maintenance philosophy” earned him the Environmental Leader in Golf award from the Georgia Golf Environmental Foundation.

Cupit said Rivermont uses less than a pound of nitrogen per acre in a year, whereas golf courses tend to use four to five pounds of nitrogen per acre annually. Homeowners typically use one to two pounds of nitrogen per acre, he said.

He also said Rivermont’s irrigation uses recycled water.

“We're the last bit before it goes in

the Chattahoochee,” Cupit said. “So instead of all the runoff going from the neighborhoods going right into the river, we capture it.”

A social sport

There’s 100 people waiting to become a member at Rivermont, Cupit said, in part due to the growth in golf’s popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Golf was one of the few things people could safely do.

The pandemic reminded everyone of how they’re social creatures, he said, contributing to the mission of Rivermont.

“If we can help people find friends and develop relationships, and have fun being together, centered around golf … that’s what we want.”

While he didn’t follow his father’s footsteps as a pro, Cupit played golf in college and involves himself with the game today whether it’s through volunteering with the Georgia State Golf Association or with the United States Golf Association as a rules official.

Cupid said he loves golf because it has some “old fashioned values,” defined by walking with a bag and not being bombarded by screens, and he enjoys that the game is “primal.”

“You get to hit a ball with a bat,” he said. “It's fun to whack something.”

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A new Pilates studio was recently built next to the right of Rivermont’s clubhouse. Classes are expected to begin in September.

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for their official elections roles. She also advocated for an election attorney in the city.

“I know that this process is bigger than me, the elections team and even this council,” Nuriddin said. “We can provide paper-ballot, hand-count elections, and it can be done, and it can be replicated for people to follow long after you guys are gone, long after I’m gone.”

Interpreting state code

There was no council discussion about Nuriddin’s termination, but records show she lacked competence for the job, outlined by Krokoff in an Aug. 14 email obtained by Appen Media in an Open Records request.

Nuriddin advised Milton’s elections team consisting of Krokoff, Inglis and Lowit, that they must provide the city with ballots that meet standards set by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act for Milton residents working or stationed overseas for its municipal election with “100 percent” certainty. However, Jesse Harris with the Secretary of State’s Office, who Nuriddin copied on her email, said these ballots were only prepared when elections include federal candidates on the ballot.

Citing state code, Nuriddin also said the city is not required to hold three weeks of advanced voting, including Saturdays, for its municipal election. But it is statutorily required, according to SB 202, a state elections bill passed in 2021, and it will be offered Oct. 21 and Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Milton residents.

Nuriddin also cited SB 202 to say the City Council did not have the authority to take away a third polling location for its November election. The decision was the elections superintendent’s to make, she said.

As a response to her claims, Krokoff quoted state code, “Polling places to be selected by superintendent of county or governing authority of municipality [sic]” in the Aug. 14 email.

Krokoff’s April 10 recommendation for a third polling location eventually came to fruition in late July with the City Council decision to place one at the Milton Public Safety Complex on Ga. 9 in Council District 3 — an area found to have the highest number of registered Democratic voters and voters of color.

Deleting city communications

In early July, an Open Records request was submitted for text messages and emails between Nuriddin and several city officials, including Krokoff, Inglis and Lowit as well as for councilmembers Mohrig and Paul Moore.

An associate attorney with Jarrard & Davis, the Milton city attorney’s office, advised Nuriddin to check her text

messages and personal email from her first day on the job June 5.

“As a result of my service on the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections and having produced hundreds of pages of personal communication, I routinely delete all text messages regarding elections policy, governance or oversight,” Nuriddin wrote in response. “I do not have any text communications to submit.”

Throughout her emails to Krokoff and other city officials during her tenure as Milton elections consultant, Nuriddin advocated for an open and transparent city elections process.

In an Aug. 2 reply to Nuriddin, Milton City Attorney Ken Jarrard said Nuriddin’s pleas for transparency were “discordant” based on two instances of her admitting to text message retention.

The first occasion was in response to the Open Records Request in early July. Jarrard also quoted Nuriddin, who said on July 20, “I routinely delete my texts to/ from my personal phone regarding Milton’s elections.”

Jarrard took issue with the statement.

“While not all text messages are subject to the Open Record Act, some or even most are,” Jarrard wrote in an email to Nuriddin. “This is especially so if the subject matter of those text messages pertains to policy, governance or oversight of elections. While I have previously raised this issue with you, to date, I have not received confirmation from you that such systemic deletions have stopped.”

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The city’s advanced voting begins in less than two months, but Krokoff said hiring a new election consultant isn’t throwing a wrench into the elections timetable. He said the project “remains on schedule.”

Lavania White, the new consultant, is said to have more than a decade of managing polling locations for Fulton County.

“Ms. White’s reputation as a go-to manager for problem-solving in North Fulton speaks volumes about her dedication and competence,” Krokoff said in an interview. “We believe that her role is pivotal to the success of our upcoming election.”

Krokoff said he was introduced to White a few months ago, during interactions with various experienced poll workers. But Appen Media could not confirm at press time whether Krokoff vetted White’s experience, a formal interview took place as part of the city’s standard hiring process for contracted work, or if White holds elections certifications.

“Her depth of knowledge, approachable demeanor, and strong advocacy for administering outstanding elections resonated with us immediately,” Krokoff said. “Alongside other dedicated poll workers, she has been an integral part of our efforts thus far.”

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have been no public comments. The quiet lends to a stark contrast from last year, when many residents came before the council requesting that it roll back the millage rate from the capped rate of 4.731 mills, some shouting from the audience.

This year marks the third time since Milton’s incorporation that the City Council adopted a millage rate different from the capped 4.731 mills.

In general public comment, Milton resident Mary Cronk brought forth suggestions about the fiscal year 2024 budget draft. She said city staff should provide more details on some of the city’s capital improvement plans. Capital expenses are generally one-time, big-ticket items, like sidewalks, vehicles and equipment.

“Having the tools that city staff needs to be efficient and effective is very important, but sometimes that requires council asking for more information to make a good budgetary decision, particularly if you are being asked to add more headcount which we know adds to ongoing expenses to the city,” Cronk said.

She said six projects, using previously allocated funds, have been left with no description or justification. She highlighted one such project, funded by Transportation Special Local Option Sales Tax, or TSPLOST, II titled “Webb at Cogburn.” The project is expected to cost $600,000, but information about the project was not disclosed in the budget draft.

The first public hearing for the fiscal year 2024 budget is scheduled for Sept. 6. The second public hearing, as well as budget adoption, is scheduled for Sept. 18.

PRESERVING THE PAST

A story of three different churches

In a sense, this week’s column is a sequel to a recent column I wrote telling the story of Amariah Hembree (17811855) and the house he built in Roswell around 1834, along with its modern day restoration and renovation. Amariah and his family together with 13 other Christians met in the Hembree home on July 16, 1836, to establish the Lebanon Baptist Church. It was named after the community of Lebanon and was to be the first church in the area to welcome black members.

Caroline Dillman in her seminal book, “Days Gone by in Alpharetta and Roswell Georgia,” described Lebanon as “a thriving village,” located in the general area from where Holcomb Bridge Road goes over Big Creek to the intersection of Highway 9 and Holcomb Bridge Road. Early Roswell pioneering residents such as Roswell King and people living in other local areas depended on Lebanon for their supplies, post office and services such as blacksmithing.

Amariah’s son James, a carpenter, built a structure, possibly a log cabin, on Houze Road about a mile from the Lebanon business center to serve as a church reportedly at a cost of $158. A cemetery was built next to the church. During the Civil War in 1864 Union soldiers badly damaged the church. Repairs were done but a new church was built at the corner of Highway 9 and Holcomb Bridge in 1866 where it remained for about 130 years.

In 1996 the Lebanon Baptist Church purchased 28 acres on Crabapple Road which is the church’s current home.

The original cemetery remains on Houze Road. The cemetery is not easy to find and is surrounded by houses. Some 145 memorials are there. Most of the tombstones are illegible. Many original church members are buried in the cemetery including at least 20 members of the Hembree family and more than 70 unmarked fieldstones, most likely anonymous black graves. One identified slave named Jone worked in the home of John Bulloch, grandfather of former president Theodore Roosevelt. Amariah Hembree and his wife Sara Minton (1781-1856) are buried in the cemetery. Burials took place until the 1980s, although most took place many years earlier.

Two slaves, Burt Hembree and his brother Alec Hembree, were ordained

as ministers by the Lebanon Presbytery circa 1839/40.

Around 1847-1855 the black congregation of the Lebanon Baptist Church established their own church, the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and cemetery. Burt Hembree was the first pastor with Alex Hembree serving as a deacon. The original church, located at the corner of Holcomb Bridge and Highway 9, is gone. The Pleasant Hill Church purchased land and built a new church on Pleasant Hill Street in 1922 with members contributing the labor. In 1963 the building was replaced by a new church in the same location. The cemetery was established in 1855 and has more than 112 graves. It is located off Old Roswell Place. Burials continued until the early 1960s.

Circa 1871 white members of Lebanon Baptist Church donated land for a missionary church and school which was built in 1885 at Zion Circle in Roswell by a group of African American Christians. The original one room Zion Missionary Baptist Church building was destroyed by fire in 1885. Its replacement was severely damaged by fire in the early 1960s and torn down in 1963 to be rebuilt the following year. In 2001, Zion moved in to a new 77,000 square-foot building on Zion Circle.

Thus, three historic and successful Roswell churches, The Lebanon Baptist Church, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church

and the Zion Missionary Baptist Church, are linked together over time in unique ways. Brian Peterson, Senior Pastor of the Lebanon Baptist Church since 2012, says “The partnership and faithfulness in the gospel of these three churches for more than a century is a clear demonstration of the sovereign grace of

God.”

Bob is director emeritus of the Milton Historical Society and a Member of the City of Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net. Bob welcomes suggestions for future columns about local history.

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The Lebanon Baptist Church cemetery has some 145 memorials including members of the founding Hembree family and many blacks in mostly unmarked graves.

This is the sign at the entrance to the Lebanon Baptist Church cemetery on Houze Road.

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THE INVESTMENT COACH

Is tithing one of your financial imperatives?

In Newtown Park in Johns Creek there is a free lending library in what looks like a big birdhouse.

Walking in the park almost every day, I always check the library to see if there’s a new book that piques my interest.

Recently I finished “Blue Like Jazz,” a book by Donald Miller billed as “nonreligious thoughts on Christian spirituality.” A semiautobiographical work, it’s a collection of essays and personal reflections of a young man wrestling with his conscience midst secular surroundings as he seeks to better understand the nature of God and Jesus, and the need for an authentic personal response to that understanding.

In a chapter on the subject of money, after learning that a friend, who always seemed broke and, in many ways, appeared to be non-religious, tithed, Don confessed to his pastor that he gave no money to the church. Rick, the

pastor, asked why he didn’t give, and Don replied, “Because I have no money. Everything goes to rent and groceries. So am I exempt?” Acknowledging Don’s tough financial situation, Rick said, “Nope. We want your cash.” After a brief conversation, Don speculated that maybe he made about a thousand dollars a month as a struggling writer. Rick said the church wanted a hundred dollars, ten percent, and counseled, “You should also know how much you make. Part of the benefit of giving a portion of your money is it makes you think about where your money goes. God does not want us to be sloppy with our finances, Don.”

One reason folks engage a financial planner is because they don’t want “to be sloppy with finances.” They desire a wellthought-out and disciplined approach based on defined goals and objectives and life transitions timelines. In planning what your money and investments should do for you, questions are posed.

Writer Mitch Anthony, in his best-selling book, “The New Retirementality,” offered a way to think about money based on Abraham Maslow’s “hierarchy of needs.”

At the base of a pyramid titled “Maslow Meets Retirement,” Anthony starts with

“survival money,” funds needed to handle everyday expenses and necessities. At the next level up is “safety money,” a reserve to meet “life’s unexpected turns,” emergency money.

Next you have “freedom money,” funds for life’s fun things, hobbies, travel, dining out, theater, sports, plus personal growth and education, etc. Higher on your pyramid, is “gift money,” funds for the people and causes about which you care deeply, including support and gifts to children, grandchildren, charities, etc. Sometimes “sandwich generation” needs for offspring (whether minors or adults over age 18), or aging parents or grandparents, may necessitate funding expenses out of cash reserves or deferring “freedom money” aspirations. At the top of your pyramid is “dream money,” perhaps for a second home, motor home, boat, exotic trips. Dreams often are listed as “bucket list” items.

In talking with clients early in the planning stage, it is useful to understand religious preferences and affiliations as some folks practice tithing. For many, tithing, money donated for God’s purposes comes “off of the top,” given as part of “survival money” with faith

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that our Lord will provide. When Don decided to tithe, he emptied his checking account that contained only eight dollars. But shortly thereafter he got a lucrative writing gig with a magazine plus wellpaid speaking engagements at retreats and conferences. Each time he took ten percent off of the top for his church and another ten percent went into a savings account. His life, attitude, earning power, net worth, and sense of wellbeing, improved dramatically. As an advisor I have heard the same story over and over; those who give time, talent, and treasure to causes about which they care report getting more done with more energy and success in work and play. Interesting how that works!

The concept of tithing one-tenth of your income first appeared in the Old Testament. Leviticus 27:30 instructs, “A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.” The 10% requirement specifically comes from the Hebrew translation of tithe, or “ten.”

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Have a question? Ask a master gardener.

Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteers (MGEVs) assist the UGA Cooperative Extension in providing horticultural information using research and the resources of the University of Georgia. Here are a several recent questions that came to the help desk at the Fulton County Extension office.

Question: My Bartlett pear bloomed beautifully in early spring, but then the stems started turning brown and died. I’ve learned it may be due to fire blight so I cut off as much as I could and sterilized the pruners. It still looks like the tree will die. Is there any remedy for this disease?

Answer from MGEV Dana Hallberg: I’m sorry for the loss of your pear tree due to fire blight. As you have already done, prune any affected plant parts, making sure to clean pruners with isopropyl alcohol or disinfectant wipes between cuts. This will help prevent spreading the disease. Dispose of pruned limbs in the garbage or burn them. Next year, apply fungicides/bactericides preventively. Most fungicides will not make a difference on plants that are already showing symptoms. The publications above have suggestions about pruning symptomatic branches, along with information on what products to apply and when.

Question: I’ve noticed large mounds in a mulched area in the alley behind my house and huge hornets flying around the mounds. There are also some dead cicadas on the ground nearby. I managed to get a few photos of the hornets. What are they and do I need to be worried?

Answer from Extension Agent Gabrielle LaTora: Your photos confirm that these are not actually hornets, but Eastern cicada killer wasps! Cicada killers, even though they’re huge, are not aggressive and are only interested in hunting cicadas. The male wasps like to “patrol” and

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might be more interested in people than the female wasps, but they can’t sting. Females are very unlikely to sting unless they’re being handled or accidentally squeezed. The adults are busy during mid-late summer building their nests and collecting cicadas for their larvae inside the nests. They should be done flying by early September. The larvae will overwinter in the spots where the mounds are and emerge next year from those spots. I wouldn’t expect a huge explosion in the population, but you will see wasps in that area next year if you leave the mounds. If you decide to remove them, you can apply insecticides listed for wasps or grow plants or turfgrass in that spot. If you decide to disturb the mounds during the summer, I would do so at night when the females are inactive, and wear protective clothing (or leave it up to the professionals!).

I would encourage you and your neighbors not to worry about them and to leave them alone since they’re great pollinators and beneficial predators of cicadas.

Question: What can I do about ambrosia beetles in my crape myrtle and fig trees?

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Norlethia Harris: Unfortunately, once you start seeing signs of an ambrosia beetle infestation there is not much you can do to get rid of them. The beetles bore into the trunks of trees and produce frass (insect poop) that looks like toothpicks sticking out of the trunk. This is the main sign that you have the beetles. Ambrosia beetles also inoculate the tree with a fungus that feeds the emerging larvae. This fungus then clogs up the vascular system of the tree and affects its ability to take up water. If you are seeing signs of the beetle on a small number of branches, we recommend pruning the infected limbs and safely burning or bagging them and removing them from the site. If the damage is more extensive, you will have to remove and dispose of the entire tree to prevent the beetles spreading to other trees.

Ambrosia beetles are attracted to trees that are stressed, e.g., trees that may not be receiving the right amounts of water, nutrients from the soil, or are stressed from the environment. The two

If you have a question about your landscape or garden, contact the North Fulton UGA Extension Office at 404-613-7670 or northfulton.extension@uga. edu. Or find a local UGA Extension office by calling 1-800-ASK-UGA1 or visit https://extension.uga.edu/county-offices.html.

deep freezes we had this past winter (in December and March) resulted in trees being stressed and susceptible to the ambrosia beetles. The best solution to an ambrosia beetle attack is early identification and early removal and disposal of infected plant material. You also want to make sure that the trees remain as healthy as possible. This means planting tree species that are suited to our climate here in Georgia and to the particular characteristics of your yard or landscape and fertilizing and watering

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of financial planning, which can be combined with prudent tax planning. Some Pharisees tried to trap Jesus by asking whether it was lawful to pay taxes to the oppressive Roman Emperor. Pointing out that Caesar’s face appeared on the coin of the realm, Jesus replied, “Then render to

Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.”

(Matthew 22:21). For those blessed with significant income and net worth, it’s prudent and acceptable to minimize taxes while doing good. Various types of trust vehicles may be employed. Gifting common stock with embedded taxable capital gains may make sense compared to giving cash. Insurance vehicles may provide tax free cash to heirs while some of the estate assets go to charity. Those taking mandatory

distributions from qualified retirement plans like 401(k) or IRA plans, may donate up to $100,000 per year as a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) to approved charities while having the money excluded from taxable ordinary income. That may help to lower Part B Medicare premiums.

Mark Victor Hanson, author of “Chicken Soup for the Soul,” opined, “Discover the joy of giving and you will discover the reason for living.” Life

without purpose is a train wreck.

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