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MILTON, Ga. — The Milton City Council approved to extend a moratorium on land disturbance permits for all residential areas at their meeting April 13. The moratorium is in effect for 90 days, starting April 20.
The moratorium will hold the status quo as the city drafts its conservation subdivision ordinance. As it becomes clear which zones the ordinance will affect, the council can remove restrictions at any open meet-ing.
“We should ensure that the moratorium is as narrowly tailored or focused as it can be and doesn’t affect zoning designations that are not going to be ultimately impacted by the ordinance,” said City At-torney Ken Jarrard.
The vote created a lapse after the previous mora-torium expired April 15, which allowed completed applications to be submitted until 5 p.m. on Monday, April 20.
Resident Corliss Hicks said she had been days from selling her family’s property when she found out about the previous moratorium.
“We have a mentally disabled younger sister who we’re trying to provide for the rest of her life,” Hicks said. “We were four days from finalizing a deal with –
Milton extends moratorium on land disturbance permits Affects all residential zones for 90 days There is nothing wrong with
slowing the development process down to take the necessary time to put these conservation measures in place before the land disappears.” JOAN BORZILLERIPreserve Rural Milton
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ROSWELL, Ga. — The Insurance Ser-vices Office (ISO) has upgraded the City of Roswell’s Public Protection Classifi-cation (PPC) to Class 2, which indicates an exceptional capability to respond to and fight structure fires. The city was previously rated Class 3.
The new rating will become effec-tive on July 1, 2015, and may affect the underwriting and pricing for a variety of personal and commercial insurance coverages in the city. “We are extremely proud to receive a Class 2 rating from the ISO,” said Roswell Mayor Jere Wood. “This achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our firefighters, emergency communicators and water resources staff, and it also demonstrates the importance the city
places on ensuring public safety.”A community’s PPC rating depends on:•Emergency communications sys-
tems - including facilities for the public to report fires, staffing, train-ing, certification of telecommunica-tion staff and facilities for dispatch-ing fire departments;
•Fire department - including equip-ment, staffing, training and geo-graphic deployment of fire compa-nies;
•Water supply system - including the inspection and flow testing of hydrants and a careful evaluation of the amount of available water compared with the amount needed to suppress fires;
•Community efforts to reduce the risk of fire - including fire preven-tion codes and enforcement, public fire safety education and fire investi-gation programs;The ISO collects information on
municipal fire-protection efforts in com-munities throughout the United States. In each of those communities, ISO analyzes the relevant data using its Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS) and then assigns a Public Protection Classification from 1 to 10. Class 1 generally represents superior property fire protection, while Class 10 indi-cates that the area’s fire-suppression program doesn’t meet ISO’s minimum criteria.
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When was your twin brother born?ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Hampton man was arrested April 3 after allegedly trying to use a fake ID to buy a tablet computer.
Police were called to a phone store on North Point Parkway after a report of a man using a fake ID to buy a tablet. When questioning the man, identified as Aron Jamell-McKenzie Young, 22, of Hampton, he said he had two ID cards, one Georgia license for himself and one Florida license for his twin brother. When asked when his twin brother was born, he allegedly said, “He has a dif-ferent birthday. 1973.”
It turns out Young allegedly came into the store a week prior and bought another tablet using the same false in-formation. He was arrested for theft by deception, forgery and using a fake ID.
Confederate flag missing from broken poleMILTON, Ga. – Someone tore down a flagpole April 9 that was supporting a Confederate flag.
The victim, of Owens Lake Road,
was away from town at the time of the incident. A neighbor called police to inform them of damage to the home. A gate was broken from its hinges and a flagpole in the yard was bent at the base.
The pole was missing its flag, a Con-federate flag.
Dealership wantsits car backMILTON, Ga. – A dealership’s car was taken to be detailed April 5 and went missing overnight.
The victim, an employee of the car dealership, told police he took the Honda CRV home to his Deer Point Court home and parked it outside over-night. When he came out in the morn-ing, the vehicle was missing, along with the keys.
Be carefulwhat you buy JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – An Atlanta man is out a cellphone after it was found to be stolen when he attempted to unlock it. According to police, the man went to a local store to unlock a new phone he had bought. The employees discovered the phone was reported stolen in Octo-ber 2014. The original owner confirmed this when he was called.
The victim told police he had bought the phone from his ex-wife, who said she got it from her now-husband.
She only wanteddog foodALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Forsyth County woman was arrested April 6 after alleg-edly trying to steal $170-worth of items, largely dog food, from a local grocery.
The suspect reportedly filled her shopping cart with dog bones and biscuits along with bottled water, chips and chicken.
She then left the store without pay-ing for the goods. A police officer was nearby and stopped the woman from fleeing.
She allegedly told him, “I was just trying to get food for my dog.”
She was arrested for shoplifting.
Family returnsto burgled homeMILTON, Ga. – A family returned from vacation April 8 to find their home burglarized.
Police were called out to a Manor Club Drive home after the family re-turned from vacation. They say when they entered the home, they noticed items in disarray and a rear window smashed.
Missing were checkbooks and a jewelry box full of items, including gold bracelets, 14 karat gold loop earrings, diamond earrings and a diamond neck-
POLICE BLOTTERAll crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.
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Missing: pricey sunglassesMILTON, Ga. – Two Greencrest Circle residents are out expen-sive sunglasses after their car was broken into April 9.
The victims told police they heard an alarm on the vehicle go off, but assumed it was each other setting it off.
Two expensive sunglasses
– valued at $280 and $220 each – as well as a Bluetooth device and some change were all missing.
Shoes do notfit down pantsMILTON, Ga. – A young man was spotted April 11 trying to steal shoes and socks by hid-ing them down his pants.
The 18-year-old suspect allegedly walked around the Kohl’s store on Ga. 9 and se-lected a pair of Nike shoes and a pair of socks, which he then hid down his pants.
He then entered a bath-room and then fled the store.
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DUI arrests
► Valentine Chike Emechete, 40, of Memphis, Tennessee, was arrested March 28 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI and tail-light requirements.
► Bhooshan M. Patel, 40, of Sonata Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested April 2 on Maxwell Road in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to use due care.
► Scott David Meyer, 45, of Country Lake Road, Cumming, was arrested March 30 on Birmingham Highway in Milton for DUI, child endangerment, speeding and notice of address change.
► Kurtis Jon Munroe, 27, of Dawsonville was arrested
April 1 on Canterbury Lake in Milton for DUI and suspend-ed license.
► William Wade Brandon, 45, of Deer Trail, Milton, was arrested April 3 on Morris Road in Milton for DUI, pos-session of marijuana, posses-sion of cocaine, possession of drug-related items and tail-light violation.
► John Harding Kielly, 21, of Highgrove Club Drive, Milton, was arrested April 5 on Dinsmore Road in Milton for DUI and failure to main-tain lane.
Drug arrests
► John David Williams, 25, of Decatur was arrested April 2 on Mansell Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana.
► Dominique Roemoan Tolbert, 24, of Atlanta was arrested April 1 on Morrison Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana, pos-session of drug-related items
and headlight violation. ► Cyril A. Cenac, 30, of
Merganser Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested April 1 on Kimball Bridge Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana, speeding and expired tag.
► Kevin R. Mosley, 21, of Lawrenceville was arrested April 3 on South Main Street in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of drug-related items, public drunkenness and affray.
► Quatavis Dajuan Bigby, 23, of Atlanta was arrested April 4 on Morris Road in Milton for possession of mari-juana.
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JOHNS CREEK 30022, Mayfair/St. Clair Subdivisions; multi family. Nes-bitt Ferry Road and Arborwoods Drive 30022. Saturday 4/25, 8am-2pm. Tools, furniture, home decor, childrens’ items, etc!JOHNS CREEK 20+ Family, Medlock Bridge Subdivision, just north of State Bridge and Medlock Bridge Road. Friday 4/17 & Saturday 4/18, 8am-3pm. Furniture, clothing, miscel-laneous
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MILTON, Multi family. Crabapple Cross-ing and Station Subdivisions; Broadwell Road and Dunbrody Drive. Friday 4/24, Saturday 4/25, 9am-2pm. MILTON, Six Hills, 765 Owens Lake Road. Garage/estate sale. Downsizing,
Friday-Saturday 4/24-4/25, 8am-2pm: Home decor, wicker furniture, toys, and much more! Cash only.ROSWELL, Horseshoe Bend Subdivision. 8745 River Bluff Lane. Friday 4/17 and Sat-urday 4/18, 8am-2pm. Furniture, golf, motorcycle accessories, decorative, housewares, books, linens, garden, etc.ROSWELL, Multi family. Magnolia Walk Subdivision; Coleman Road and Magno-lia Walk 30075. Saturday 4/25, Sunday 4/26, 9am-4pm.SOUTH FORSYTH, Entire Olde Atlanta Club! 5750 Olde Atlanta Parkway. Satur-day 4/25, 8am-3pm. Childrens’ clothes and toys, collectibles, sports equip-ment, antiques, household; something for everyone!SUWANEE/SOUTH FORSYTH 30024, Entire Grand Cascades Subdivision! Old Atlanta and James Burgess Road, follow signs. GPS: 154 Rivergate Drive. Saturday 4/25, 8am-3pm.
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Rail, buses proposed for northern MARTA expansion
By JONATHAN [email protected]
NORTH FULTON, Ga. – MARTA is pushing ahead with extending services north of the Chattahoochee River, clear up Ga. 400 to Windward Parkway.
Plans call for five stations to dot the 12-mile distance from North Springs to Windward – Northridge Road, Holcomb Bridge Road, Encore Parkway/North Point Mall, Old Milton Parkway and Windward Parkway.
These locations are generic – no specific sites have been chosen yet. Instead, these are vague locations of where stations are preferred to go.
Linking these stations could be either heavy rail or heavy bus routes.
“There is a lot of travel demand from the population here,” said Mark Eatman, the project manager of the study, “and there will be more from the population coming in the future.”
Population projections call for a steady influx of new residents in the north metro area. Milton, for instance, will double in population in the next 10 years.
Last month, the MARTA Board of Directors approved the “Locally Pre-ferred Alternative” – the choice from public meetings – which is the heavy rail option, similar to what dead-ends at North Springs station today.
Another possibility is using heavy buses, which would be more like the trains but on wheels.
There are positives and negatives, said Eatman. Heavy rail is already in-stalled at North Springs. However the construction costs are high, more than $2 billion. In comparison, bus rapid transit could use Ga. 400 to travel or
could use new, dedicated lanes. The cost to implement this would
be closer to $600 million. Rail would take more than a decade to build. Buses could take less than eight years.
Sen. Brandon Beach (R-Alpharetta) is a known proponent of public trans-portation, seeing it as a means to solve many of the traffic problems plaguing metro Atlanta. He said a MARTA ex-pansion north of the river was needed.
“If transit gets you where you want to go and it is clean and safe, it will get people off Ga. 400,” he said.
He pointed out that the younger generation, especially those in the technology fields, prefer public transit, eschewing homeownership and cars.
Several large, new corporate reloca-tions to the metro area chose loca-tions because of their access to public transportation.
The current step in the process is to collect feedback on the alternatives. After that, by spring of 2016, there will be a draft document for more feed-back.
“We need mass transit,” said resi-dent Gloria Scarabelli, who attended an April 16 meeting in Alpharetta. “Ga. 400 is impossible during rush hour. I’m a huge fan of the idea.”
Crime and safety as well as density are still issues around any expansion. Eatman said these will be addressed before the project is complete.
There is still a long way to go, said Eatman.
Another public meeting will be April 30. Public comments will be accepted until May 11.
Public transit plan open for comments The next MARTA meeting is April
30 at 6:30 p.m. at East Roswell Park, 9000 Fouts Road, Roswell.
MARTA is proposing five new stations on the northern line up to Windward Parkway.
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ATLANTA – The Palm Beach (Florida) Board of Education moved quickly to offer Fulton School Superintendent Rob-ert Avossa the top spot in its school system, hiring him for the superintendent position within an hour of interviewing the final three candidates dur-ing a public forum April 16.
Over the space of 13 days, Avossa went from one of 72 candidates, to a top four final-ist, to selection as superinten-dent of the nation’s 11th larg-est school system. Although the contract negotiations are still underway in Palm Beach, Avossa’s departure from Fulton by the end of the school year is a done deal.
A congratulatory message was quickly released from the Fulton Board of Education im-mediately after the Palm Beach offer was extended.
“The Fulton County Board of Education congratulates Dr. Robert Avossa on being named the superintendent for the School District of Palm Beach County in Florida,” said Board President Linda McCain. “We appreciate his willingness to keep us informed throughout the selection process.”
McCain said Avossa told the board in late March that he would be applying for the Palm Beach opening, so there was little surprise when his name emerged on the candidate list.
According to the Palm Beach Sentinel, Avossa was considered the frontrunner from the start. Five of the sev-en board members listed the Fulton superintendent as their top choice after individual in-
terviews prior to the public forum. He was a unanimous selection on the final vote.
Avossa’s move to Florida was not unex-pected. He grew up in Florida, graduated from the University of South Florida and worked for years as a teacher and principal in the Orange County (Orlando) School System.
While the professional chal-lenges of running one of the country’s largest school sys-tems was motive for the move, Avossa said the opportunity to return home was a primary factor in his decision to leave Fulton.
“Florida is home for me,” he said. “My parents and two of my three sisters are within an hour away. And as my children grow up, I want them to spend as much time as they can around family.”
Avossa will remain with Fulton Schools until June 1, working with an interim superintendent during the transition period. He said he leaves a school board commit-ted to continuing the initiatives he championed over the past four years, and with whom he worked well.
“I am proud of the relation-ship we have, and I truly enjoy working with this board,” said Avossa. “Great progress was made, and great progress will continue to be made because of the commitment this board has to continued excellence.”
Avossa to depart for Palm Beach Schools June 1Interim superintendent likely to be appointed
AVOSSA
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By JONATHAN [email protected]
MILTON, Ga. – Birthdays are something most of us take for granted, but for some chil-dren, the impoverished and the homeless, birthday celebra-tions don’t always happen. Thankfully, some Milton High School students have set about fixing that.
Called “Give a Birthday,” the project sends local stu-dents out into the community to throw impromptu surprise parties for needy kids. It was the idea of Jaya Gupta, a junior at MHS. Gupta spent a summer volunteering at North Fulton Community Charities and saw how some families struggle just to survive.
“I realized a lot of kids don’t have the chance to get the same happiness of more afflu-ent kids,” she said.
The kicker was when Gupta went to her mother’s clinic one day and saw the secretary’s daughter sitting alone in the
waiting room. She had lost her father recently and had no one at home to look after her. It was also her birthday.
“I had bought some candy and put it on a table,” Gupta said. “She asked for some and said, ‘thank you, it’s my birth-day.’”
To see the girl alone on her birthday affected the Milton teenager.
“Maybe I can take this chance to throw a birthday party,” she said. “I talked to her mom and said I would throw her a party.”
The girl was soon given a party with her friends, lead-ing Gupta to create the Give a Birthday group.
“We go to different shel-ters and different places like rehab centers and throw kids birthday parties,” said Gupta. “Those kids don’t have an op-portunity to have a birthday party or experience the joy of having one.
“They are completely shocked when they see the
party,” she said. “They are screaming and crying in hap-piness.”
Give a Birthday has part-nered with local groups such as Drake House in Roswell, The Garden of Smyrna and Duluth’s Rainbow Village.
The program works on two levels. On one hand, the needy child gets a party they might otherwise not have received.
One the other hand, the stu-dents throwing the parties – students at Milton High School – get to see how needy families live, where not everything is provided to them.
“They both have a good experience. The kids in the shelters are in tears and the people who volunteer with us who aren’t aware of poverty in our local area see it firsthand,”
Gupta said. The Milton students play
outside and host games with the birthday child and their friends.
Gupta hopes to create what she calls a “chain reaction of kindness,” spurring those in-volved to continue to do better.
She is in talks with stu-dents at other schools in the area to expand the program.
Give a little, give a birthdayLocal students make birthdaysspecial for needy children
Milton students have started throwing surprise birthday parties to needy children in the commu-nity. The call it “Give a Birthday.”
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I reached a bit of a mile-stone this month when My Lady Wife and I celebrated the anniversary of our nuptial con-tract for the 20th annum.
Even I understand that such appointments require that I take some particular notice on my part. Kathy and I were married April 1, 1995, and you may read what you will into that particular date.
I decided we should do something out of our usual orbit for this special occasion and thought a sort of second honeymoon might be in order.
We didn’t want to travel too far, so it came down to a place decidedly out of town but something less than a trek.
I hit upon Chattanooga as the perfect spot. It is a quaint city that is big, but not too big. It’s historic and that’s a plus. There are a couple of great Civil War battlefields for a his-tory buff like me.
There is of course Chat-tanooga’s aquarium, which predates Atlanta’s and doesn’t eat up your pocketbook like Atlanta’s.
If you’ve ever seen those See Rock City signs, well this is where it is; likewise Ruby Falls.
Plus, it is only about two hours away.
When I offered up my plan, My Lady Wife was all for it. And as the day of departure drew nigh, we began talking about how great it was going to be to have this getaway.
I noted it would be the first time in recent memory that we had actually been any-where just the two of us, all alone. There would be no other couples or family.
Yep, that’s right, just the two of us, I thought. Just she and I — all by our lonesomes. Just we pair. All alone. Nobody else around. Me and she.
Hmmm. As I began to pon-der the depth and breadth of all that such a Crusoean situ-ation entailed, My Lady Wife’s Vulcan mind meld kicked in on my wavelength.
She said:“You know, it might be fun
to take one of the boys along.”By that, she meant one of
our twin grandsons, which would almost certainly be Tripp since he is the grandson who does not play baseball 10 months out of the year.
I quickly responded, “That would be great, honey.”
We both let out a sigh of relief. It turned out Tripp’s so-cial calendar was clear – it was fortuitously his spring break.
We opted to stay at Chat-tanooga’s Read House, a hotel smack in the middle of down-town, which was built in 1928. I was immediately drawn to the idea of the Read House because it had some history to it, and the Old Girl did not dis-appoint. She was of the style when a hotel was much more than just a pillow upon which to place one’s head.
The Read House still has that energy of the Roaring ’20s and the patina of the elegance of the era without overstate-ment. She’s a grand girl who has grown old gracefully. In its day, it was filled with shops on the ground floor and a fine restaurant.Granted, the barbershop has been replaced by a Starbuck’s, but that was okey-dokey with Kathy.
Nevertheless, it had a Downton Abbey atmosphere about the place that was echoed by the staff. And it is perfectly situated on Broad Street to see the city. Walk out the door and there is the free electric trolley to shuttle you down to the river and the Ten-nessee Aquarium, the Hunter Museum of American Art and Walnut Street Bridge.
That bridge is pedestrian
only, and just about every-one can be seen sauntering across it for the view and to be viewed.
Having Tripp along meant we could do some of the cheesy things that two metropolitans from Atlanta might otherwise have thought themselves too sophisticated to do.
We all agreed the Duck Tour was aces. For the uniniti-ated, these tours use World War II surplus amphibious DUKWs that can run on city streets and plunge into the Tennessee River with equal ease. It was a blast.
Captain Barry was our guide and a Chattanooga na-tive to boot. He had the skinny on “old Chattanooga” that spiced things up a bit.
The big thrill was getting to see everything through the eyes of our Tripp. He loved looking at the battlefields and scrambling over Lookout Mountain. (We won’t tell his mother about that.)
His epicurean highlight was hot wings. Have to work on that. He’s not too expensive to feed, it’s just that he never stops.
So now we are home and our other grandson Chase has made it known he is now due a “road trip.” You have to remember Tripp is our Buick grandson. Chase is our Ferrari Testarossa.
He said he would be pleased to go see a Red Sox game. In Boston of course. Maybe for our 40th.
Anniversary Tripp just icing on the cake
HATCHER HURDExecutive Editorhatcher@ appenmediagroup.com
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Every day, thousands of people commute from and to North Fulton and Forsyth counties. Most move here to take advantage of the great schools, neighborhoods and overall quality of life, but spend hours of their day sit-ting in traffic on Ga. 400 or in offices closer to Atlanta.
But as Roswell, Alpharet-ta, Johns Creek, Milton and Cumming have grown, so too has the number of busi-nesses in these communities. Now, workers who live south of the River or in town are in-creasingly commuting north to offices here.
The result is a seemingly never-ending “rush hour” both ways on our main traffic arteries. For years, people have talked about finding a solution to the gridlock. Enter the latest round of MARTA public hearings.
On April 16, local resi-dents were invited to listen to and provide input on MARTA’s plans to bring rail service as far north as Wind-ward Parkway on Ga. 400 at a public hearing from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at the Georgia State University Alpharetta Center. The plan includes three, and could include as many as six, transit stations between the current end of the line at North Springs and the upper reaches of Fulton County.
Another public meeting will be held on April 30 in
Roswell at the East Roswell Recreation Center, again from 6:30 – 8 p.m.
MARTA’s Ga. 400 Cor-ridor Transit Initiative will investigate the need for “high-capacity transit con-nections between the Perim-eter Center area near the interchange of I-285 and Ga. 400…and Windward Parkway in Alpharetta.”
The need for something seems obvious. The prob-lem is that even if everyone agrees to bring rail service north immediately, an actual solution is still years away. And there’s no indication that these hearings will result in any real movement on the issue. It was less than two years ago that similar hearings were being held to consider the idea of expanded rail or bus service in North Fulton – and nothing hap-pened.
Extending rail service is a huge – and expensive – un-dertaking. All the while, the cars will continue to clog the roads.
Would you support ex-tending rail service to North Fulton? Would you support an express bus service?
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Preserve Rural Milton (PRM) was founded in 2013 with the goal of raising awareness about the critical and immedi-ate need for land conservation in light of increasing pressure for residential development in Milton.
In order to preserve Milton’s rural character, land conserva-tion must be integrated into city and community planning efforts. PRM was created to be a voice for conservation with the goal of educating citizens about land preservation op-
tions available through public and private initiatives.
PRM recently received its 501(c)3 nonprofit status, which allows tax deductible, chari-table financial contributions from individuals and corpora-tions. These contributions will be used to enhance our ability to raise funds for community education. In addition, PRM is working to establish a land trust that will hold conserva-tion easements and actively steward land selected for pres-ervation in the Milton area.
The mission of Preserve Rural Milton is to educate the community about local land conservation. The organization hopes “to inspire the preserva-tion of the rural viewshed and greenspace, while promoting individual and collective de-sires to leave a natural legacy.” The benefits of land conserva-tion in Milton include better quality of life, preservation of rural views and wildlife habi-tats, retention of horse farms, higher and more sustainable property values, clean water
and a legacy for future genera-tions.
PRM has formed a board of directors, made up primarily of Milton residents dedicated to protecting its farms, trees, woodlands and wildlife. The board is led by founder and President Laura Rencher and includes Gina Weller, Joan Borzalleri, Cindy Eade and Jack and Francia Lindon.
“We would like for the entire Milton community to get involved with PRM’s ambitious goals of preserving Milton’s ru-
ral appeal and leaving a legacy of greenspace for future gen-erations,” said Rencher. “We believe the community under-stands, believes and supports the need to preserve our city’s rural character and heritage and that citizens are emotion-ally invested in Milton’s future. In order for PRM to move forward, we will need financial investment from the communi-ty to help us achieve our goals. We are confident that our fel-
Preserve Rural Milton announces nonprofit status
See MILTON, Page 25
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date. She did stress the board has long had a succession plan for all of its key administrators.
“Over the past several years, the board has built a robust, sustainable system that involves a team effort,” said McCain. “There is not one part of our process that would be compromised by one person leaving, regardless of who that person is.”
She is confident there will be a smooth leadership transi-tion for the school district to a new superintendent.
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ATLANTA – Linda McCain, president of the Fulton County Board of Education, expressed “disappointment” that Superintendent Robert Avossa is leaving for Palm Beach, Florida, but looks forward to bringing a new leader to Fulton to carry out the work the board began during Avossa’s four-year tenure.
“The goals of the Strategic Plan will continue with the same degree of excellence and commitment to achievement, regardless of who is [superintendent],” said McCain, who praised the working relationship the board had with Avossa.
She noted the district will continue to work toward increasing the graduation rate and ensuring graduates are career and college ready as it enters the fourth year of the five-year plan.
“Fulton was doing well when Avossa arrived here, but he raised the bar even higher for the district, the schools, the staff and the students,” said McCain. “There is every expectation that Fulton will continue to
excel under new leadership, and the board will ensure the resources are in place to make that happen.”
Fulton has become known around the nation as a leader in innovation, said McCain, after becoming the state’s largest charter system in 2012. That transition pushes more control and governance down to the local school level, and supports decision-making at the ground level.
“As we look for the next Fulton Schools leader, we are going to be a very attractive system for other superintendents who want to be on the innovative edge of education,” said McCain.
She said the plans for hiring the next superintendent, and an interim leadership plan, will be announced soon. McCain noted the end of the school year is not the ideal time to be searching for a new superintendent, and wants to avoid any rush to hire. “A succession plan is in place,” said McCain. “There are excellent people in the school system to serve in the interim and continue the course that Dr. Avossa and the board have set.”
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MILTON, Ga. — Milton is one of the wealthiest communities in the state – even the na-tion. But not everyone in the equestrian-centric city lives well-off. Nor do many in sur-rounding communities. The congregation of Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church, on Birmingham Road, is finding this out in a practical way – they opened a food pantry.
“A lot of the people who come in are from the Milton area,” said Elder Robert O’Hara of Boiling Springs.
Largely seniors on a fixed income or the down-on-their-luck, O’Hara said his food pantry has experienced brisk business after just a month of operation, seeing daily traffic. The visitors come after hear-ing through word of mouth or simply seeing signs as they drive past the Birmingham Road church.
The needy so far come pri-marily from Milton, but some have stopped by from nearby Woodstock or Cumming.
“Most are people on some form of public assistance,” he said. “They are just not making enough to get by.”
Some visitors simply need something to see them through a weekend or the end of the month – just a little to get them by. One woman had significant surgery that put her out of work. She needed help until she found more work.
The church already has outreach programs, such as through Forsyth-based Family Haven, which takes in cloth-
ing and donations for the victims of domestic violence. It also helps with Backpacks for Children, where needy school-children are sent home for the weekend with food to eat.
“Otherwise, they would go hungry over the weekend,” O’Hara said.
The food bank is another aspect of that giving nature. The parishioners and members of the nearby community stock the food pantry with non-per-ishable items as well as bread and toiletries.
There are other food pan-tries in the area, one of the largest being at North Fulton Community Charities in Ro-swell. O’Hara said some people simply cannot get to Roswell.
“Driving long distances is something some seniors simply cannot do anymore,” he said.
“We thank God for how he is blessing our church. This is what every church should be doing. The people that would be helped would be phenom-
enal, the impact would be huge.”
The food pantry is open pri-marily every second and fourth Saturday from 10 a.m. – noon (or until out of goods).
For more information, visit the church’s website at http://boilingspringspbc.org/. They can be found at 1200 Birming-ham Road, Milton or called at 404-790-9793.
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On June 13, Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church will hold a community cookout on their church grounds. It will be an all-day event with lunch and dinner provided. The community is invited and asked to bring a side dish. The church is located at 1200 Birmingham Road, Milton.http://boilingspringspbc.org/
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Elder Robert O’Hara shows off the new food pantry of Boil-ing Springs Primitive Baptist Church, 1200 Birmingham Road, Milton.
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Milton Cirque presents: ‘Avontuur’MILTON, Ga. – The Milton High School Cirque show this year, “Cirque Avontuur,” explores the idea and impor-tance of decision making. In life, decisions and sometimes lack of decisions both result in various outcomes. Doors of all sizes and shapes are employed to symbolize the entrances and exits of our individual journeys as we experience the decisions we make.
“’Cirque Avontuur’ is an upbeat show and will have lots of variations from acts we have seen in the past,” said Larry Smith, the show’s director.
The Milton Cirque shows are unique pieces of theatre, and have proven popular with audiences. Milton is the only public high school in the country with a cirque program as a part of the regular theater curriculum. The audition-only class of over 60 students at-tracts students with various athletic and specialized skills like tumbling and dance. Cast members also train on vari-ous apparatus including the Cyr wheel and silks, and often train with some cirque pro-fessionals that travel here to work with them on mastering specific skills.
The students begin a rigorous routine of physical conditioning in the fall, and the show’s story line begins development with a student planning team that generates ideas. Smith then writes the script for the production
“Cirque Avontuur” will perform eight times over two weekends. To purchase tickets on line, visit www.miltonthe-atrecompany.com.
—Jonathan Copsey Milton Theatre will perform their new Cirque show, titled “Cirque Avontuur” April 30- May 9.
If you goWhat: Cirque Avontuur
When: April 30 – May 2, May 7-9 at 7:30 p.m., matinees at 2 p.m. May 2 and 9
Where: Milton High School, 13025 Bir-mingham Hwy, Milton
More Info: www.mil-tontheatrecompany.com
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Once again, Appen Media was led by senior graphics designer David Brown, who won eight individual awards. His first place award for Best Single Ad – Fitness, Fashion or Beauty elicited this comment from the judges: “Compelling use of an image to draw you in combined with clear typography and great use of white space.”
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Local Girl Scout Troop #3441 set up a booth at the Taste of Alpharetta and promoted Alpharetta Police Athletic League programs as a part of earning their Silver Awards. The silver award, the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette (grades 6-8) can earn, is achieved by proving leadership, organization and dedication to one’s community. The seven
girls of Troop #3441 chose to support the Al-pharetta PAL in their mission to aid community families in the search for affordable after-school care. As a part-two to their mission, the troop will create an instructional booklet on how to implement their awareness program to be dis-tributed to other PAL chapters.
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Local Girl Scout troop promotes Alpharetta PAL
The girls of Girl Scout Troop #3441 show off their display advocating the Alpharetta Police Athletic League. Bottom row from left: Olivia Barker, Bridget Albright, Sydney Hillman; Top Row from left: Ashleigh Black, Alpharetta Officer Phil Ritchey, Grace Benton, Becca Albright. Not pictured: Caroline Hornaday.
ATLANTA, Ga. – LifeLine Animal Project presents the Fulton County Pet of the Week. Meet Flicker, a happy dog who is always smiling.
He weighs only 28 pounds and gets along great with other dogs. Flicker is smart, knows several com-mands and is easy to train.
If you are looking for a positive force in your life, Flicker is your guy. He will keep you smiling with his upbeat disposition and never-ending love. Flicker has already been neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, so he can go home with you today. And if you’re the lucky person who adopts Flicker during April, you can take advantage of our “Spring into Adoption” promotion, where all pets 25 lbs. or over may be adopted at no cost.
Qualified adopters will pay nothing to adopt this wonder-ful, friendly dog. To meet Flicker, please drop by the shelter, email [email protected] or call 404-613-0357.
LifeLine Animal Project also presents Fulton Coun-ty’s Pet of the Week, James Bond.
He’s a little guy with a big personality. This 2-year-old is very smart and curious and friendly to everyone. He gets along well with other dogs and his small size makes him a great fit for any home.
Please come meet this charming guy by dropping by the shelter, emailing [email protected] or call-ing 404-613-0357. To view dogs or cats available for adop-tion, please visit the shelter at 860 Marietta Blvd NW, Atlanta, 30318 or go to www.fultonanimalservices.com/adopt.
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NORTH FULTON -- The Northern Ridge Boy Scout District, which includes the cities of Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek and Milton, announced March 26 its newest Eagle Scouts, who passed their Board of Review. These are Scouts who passed their Eagle Board of Reviews:
Zachary Darnell, from Troop 985, was sponsored by Northbrook United Methodist Church. His project was the construction and installation of two granite benches for the Baptismal Pool at Hightower Baptist Church.
Matthew Darnell, from Troop 985, was sponsored by Northbrook United Methodist Church. His project was the
construction and installation or two picnic tables at the playground area of Hightower Baptist Church.
Andrew VanderLugt, from Troop 30000, was sponsored by Birmingham United Methodist Church. His project was the construction of a bridge walk-way leading to the Cross Country Trail of Milton High School.
Joseph Kucia, from Troop 30000, was sponsored by Birmingham United Methodist Church. His project was the construction of a 24 foot footbridge spanning a creek, for Birmingham United Methodist Church.
Jonathan Lian, from Troop 143, was sponsored by Johns Creek United
Methodist Church. His project was the design, construction and installation of two wooden benches with stone overlay and then installing a brick patio for the Atlanta Chinese Christian Church North.
Joshua Gundugollu, from Troop 3143, was sponsored by Johns Creek United Methodist Church. His project was construction and installation of four benches and two picnic tables for Jessie’s House, a haven for abused adolescent girls.
Justin Hentz, from Troop 1134, was sponsored by St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church. His project was tearing down of old rotten arbors and
replacing them with nice stepping stone paths for the Queen of Angels Catholic School.
Jeffrey Kohn, from Troop 841, was sponsored by St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. His project was the construction and installation of 14 sets of cubby holes for the third grade classrooms for Statebridge Elementary School.
Richard DeKold, from Troop 143, was sponsored by Johns Creek United Methodist Church. His project was the construction of an obstacle course of eight different obstacles for the Centen-nial High School JROTC Program.
—Jonathan Copsey
New Eagle Scouts for the Northern Ridge District
The new Eagle Scouts of the Northern Ridge District are, from left, Zachary Darnell, Matthew Darnell, Andrew VanderLugt and Joseph Kucia.
The newest Eagle Scouts of the Northern Ridge Boy Scout District are, from left, Jonathan Lian, Joshua Gundugollu, Justin Hentz, Jeffrey Kohn and Richard DeKold.
JEREMY BENNETT, dean of GTC’s North Fulton campus JOIN TODAY: 770-993-8806 • WWW.GNFCC.COM
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Gwinnett Tech tunes in to North Fulton employersBy PATRICK [email protected]
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Gwinnett Technical College has wasted no time telling the North Fulton business community that its new satellite campus in Alpharet-ta plans to make itself useful.
Less than two months after ground was broken on the site at Ga. 400 and Old Milton Parkway, the college has notified business leaders it is ready to feed the growing appetite for trained workers.
“The purpose of the technical college system is to get a workforce ready to fill the needs of the immedi-ate community, and our immediate community for this campus is North Fulton,” said Jeremy Bennett, dean of GTC’s North Fulton campus.
The school now offers continuing education classes to technology professionals.
The college has three buildings planned, and its formal opening is scheduled for January 2016. The first building will have approximately 95,000 square feet, housing 35 classrooms and a number of admin-
istrative offices. The first program offerings, developed with input
from North Fulton business and economic develop-ment leaders, will include computer sciences, life sciences, criminal justice, accounting, business administration technology, basic science, patient care and assisting, hotel, restaurant and tourism and early childhood care and education.
“Basically, we find out there’s a business need, and we can see an annual employment figure in the area,” Bennett said. “For example, if we find 60 people in need, we can start program development. Or we can modify a current program.”
For example, within the past few years, the col-lege has instituted a concentration on social media in response to calls from people who wanted a social media agent in their office.
“When we find out there’s a need in an area large enough, we can develop a full academic program lead-ing to an associate’s degree to fill that need,” Bennett
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This first of three campus building will have three stories and approximately 95,000 square feet, housing both classrooms and administrative offices.
The 25-acre Gwinnett Tech campus site is across from the Avalon development, at the intersection of Georgia 400 and Old Milton Parkway. It is scheduled to open Jan. 2016.See GWINNETT, Page 18
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said. “If the need is smaller so there’s a company that might need five to 10 people, but they won’t need it on a regular basis, we can create a new education course where we’ll bring in experts or we’ll use the experts at the college to develop a curriculum just for that busi-ness. We can do that on our campus or at an off-site location.”
Bennett said the technical college operation allows for such flexibility. Generally, it takes about a year to get an academic program up and running. If it’s sim-ply a matter of adding certain courses to an existing program, the time frame can be shorter.
“It’s different than a university system,” Bennett said. “It’s a lot quicker than that, and we do try to be as fluid as we can be.”
Currently, the North Fulton campus is offering continuing education classes at the Alpharetta Tech-nology Commission’s incubator building. Classes will later transition to the campus site.
“If you’re managing IT people, but you don’t un-derstand anything about it, we give you a rundown so you know just enough to be dangerous,” Bennett said. “This is something we found out about as an issue some managers have when they start talking to the IT folks, that they’re a little disconnected from the conversation.”
The college also offers an immersive, eight-week
program where an individual can literally change his or her career path.
“You basically come in with very little knowledge, and you come out as a junior programmer,” Bennett said. “You’re able to go to work at that level.”
The college also is partnering with Tech Tal-ent South for instructors to fill immediate needs for classes in North Fulton.
In addition, Gwinnett Tech has partnered with Kids 4 Coding, a company out of Roswell, which will put on camps at the Gwinnett campus this summer for kids from second through eighth grade. Plans call for rolling out the program to the North Fulton cam-pus in 2016.
“With these two arms, we’re hitting the kids – sec-ond through eighth grade – and people who are out of
college already,” Bennett said.Through an arrangement with Fulton County
Schools, the college will begin an early college acade-my this fall. Fulton County high school seniors will be able to come to an off-site location in the fall, then to the main campus in the spring, to do their senior year at Gwinnet Tech. Through this program, these seniors will be able to earn 24-30 college credit hours that are transferrable anywhere in the state university system or any other technical college.
Classes will run from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday. This way, students can return to their home school for extracurricular activi-ties if they’d like, or they can work at a job.
The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce has already been in meetings with the college to begin tailoring classes and programs to suit the continuing education needs of the local business community.
“Being able to work with Gwinnett Tech to meet the workforce needs of our businesses is obviously an essential part of making sure that we remain suc-cessful,” said Bethany Usry, vice president of Prog-ress Partners of North Fulton Atlanta, the chamber’s economic arm.
The college has already sent out surveys to several local business groups, including the Tech Forum, the Greater Alpharetta Technology Network and the Alpharetta Technology Commission.
“Once they receive the data back on those (sur-veys), there will be coordination of efforts between our workforce development initiative and the data it re-ceives to make sure we’re meeting all the needs of the technology businesses in North Fulton,” Usry said.
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Gwinnett:
Being able to work with Gwinnett Tech to meet the workforce needs of our businesses is obviously an essential part of making sure that we remain successful.” BETHANY USRY, vice president of Progress Partners of North Fulton Atlanta
Maintaining a positive attitudeWhile running your small business,
are you maintaining a positive attitude? Do you look at the glass as “half full” or “half empty?” Do you let negative things that happen impact your overall at-titude? Maintaining a positive attitude while running your small business is very important.
Thinking positive is not a hard thing to do, but many small business owners fall into the pit of having a negative at-titude. There are plenty of reasons why. Issues and challenges with clients, employees, suppliers, finances, sales…and the list goes on and on. You can either accept this and keep a positive attitude, or you can complain and have a negative attitude.
With a positive attitude, you experi-ence pleasant and happy things. Your health is even affected by having a good attitude. Conversely, negative thoughts create a negative attitude, and it’s infectious across your entire busi-ness. Keeping a positive attitude as the
owner and leader of your business will inspire your employees to do the same.
Author Charles Swindoll once said, “Life is 10 percent of what happens to you, and 90 percent of how you react to it.” You are indeed in charge of what type of attitude you maintain, and if it’s a positive one, good things will come your way. Look at the glass half full, keep everything in perspective and re-member that bad things can have good outcomes if you maintain a positive attitude.
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Editor’s note: This is part of a series of excerpts from Frank Norton Jr.’s “Norton Native Intelligence Report for 2015.”
Here are some more micro trends in the housing market and general economy we’ve spotted on our radar.
Design Power. Buyers are de-manding more design in their hous-ing. Builders and sellers who provide the “wow!” will do very well. If in doubt, provide more, not less. Here are some of the design “turn-ons” and “turn-offs.”
Turn-ons include: Houses backing to open space, views, water; outdoor rooms and outdoor fireplaces; colors (anything but white); hardwood or tile floors on most of the main level (except bedrooms and possibly dining rooms): main floor master bedrooms; 9- to 10-foot ceilings (even in base-ments); natural materials (stone,
wood); “killer-kitchens” – custom cab-inets (42 inches or better), islands, granite full-tile backsplash; stainless-steel appliances.
Turn-offs include: Dated, over-priced homes; clutter; un-staged homes; white walls; oak; brass; vinyl; choppy floor plans that don’t flow; dated designs and colors; 8-foot ceil-
Successful sellers know how to dress up a home
FRANK NORTON JR.
CEO and Chairman The Norton Agency
See NORTON, Page 29
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Matt Simon named Avalon senior general manager
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Matt Simon, the retail operator credited with elevating the profile of The Grove in Los Angeles, has been named vice president and senior general man-ager of Avalon, the experiential, mixed-use development in Al-pharetta.
“When you have something as special as Avalon, it can completely change the way life is lived in a community,” Simon said. “When I got the opportu-nity to be a part of that, I jumped. My wife and I are thrilled to be living in Alpharetta and beginning this new chapter of our lives.”
From left are Lorrie Collie and Bette Glass.
Two new home consultants join Lennar Atlanta
ROSWELL, Ga. — Bette Glass and Lorrie Collie, experienced real estate professionals and top pro-ducers, have joined Lennar Atlanta as new home consultants.
Glass, born and raised in Dallas, Texas, has extensive experience selling real estate in Atlanta.
“I am excited to be working for a great quality builder that includes everything for the customer,” Glass said.
Collie, an active member of both the Atlanta Association of Realtors and the Cobb Association of Realtors, belongs to the Million Dollar Club in recognition of her success in real estate.
“I am thrilled to be working with a reputable, winning, top-producing corporation and look for-ward to a great future with Lennar Atlanta,” Collie said.
First Southernadds to sales force ALPHARETTA, Ga. — First Southern Securities, a broker dealer focusing on municipal bond sales and fixed income trading, has added Broc Spradlin and Alexander Watts to its institutional sales force. The two bring nearly 15 years of industry experience to the firm.
Both men bring with them expertise in munici-pal bond sales and trading along with a sizeable RIA client base, said W. Heath Hawk, FSS’s chief execu-tive officer.
Spradlin and Watts come to the firm from Crews and Associates in Little Rock, Arkansas
Brad Carlton earns 2014 Angie’s List Super Service Award
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Brad Carlton of Better Homes and Gar-dens Real Estate Metro Brokers has earned the Angie’s List Super Service Award.
“I am very pleased my clients appreciate the services I provide and am honored to have earned this distinction for the fifth year,” Carlton said.
Carlton, of Forsyth County, has been representing Atlanta area home sellers and home buyers since 1994 with more than $220 mil-lion in sales. He boasts a 99.98 percent past client approval rating.
“Only about 5 percent of the realtors in Atlanta have performed so consistently to earn our Super Service Award,” said Angie’s List founder Angie Hicks. “It’s a really high standard.”
To contact Carlton, call 678-779-5161 or visit www.bradcarlton.com.
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Excent data managementused by S.C. agencyROSWELL, Ga. – The South Carolina Department of Education has partnered with Roswell-based Excent Corp. to implement a special education data management system designed specifically for the state level.
The system, known as Enrich State, allows district and state special education personnel to manage all IDEA and state-level compliance require-ments, and to consolidate performance data.
RelayHealth systemeases verification processALPHARETTA, Ga. – RelayHealth Financial recently announced that its new ConnectCenter manage-ment portal now helps users easily confirm patient benefit and insurance information online, to help speed eligibility validation.
The system can now replace phone/fax/payer portal eligibility verification to help health care practices and their vendors save time, reduce claim rejections and improve cash flow.
“It’s surprising how many practices today still rely on phone and fax for eligibility information, given the increasing need to know their patients’ coverage faster and reduce administrative costs,” said Marcy Tatsch, vice president and general man-ager, RelayHealth Financial.
ConnectCenter uses information from Relay-Clearance EDI and RelayHealth Financial’s network of payer connections to assimilate detailed data from over 1,200 payer portals.
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Rusty’s Bakery celebratesfirst anniversary
ROSWELL, Ga. —Rusty’s Bakery, 2500 Old Ala-bama Road, celebrated its first anniversary as a stand-alone store this month.
The bakery, part of the Red Bandanna Pet Food family of stores, formerly shared the space with the retail and dog wash portions of Red Bandanna. Now, the entire space is dedicated solely to the cre-ation of handmade, all-natural pet treats.
The items are baked and sold from this Roswell location as well as distributed to Red Bandanna’s 11 other local stores in Alpharetta, Atlanta, Buck-head, Canton, Norcross, Marietta, Milton and Suwanee.
Rusty’s Bakery is open Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closed on weekends). To learn more, call 770-587-6900 or visit www.RBPet-Food.com.
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Norman’s Landingpartners with Red CrossCUMMING, Ga. — Norman’s Landing presented a check for $1,280 to the American Red Cross. From left are Jim Barco, philanthropy officer of Ameri-can Red Cross, Norman’s Landing Manager Jenny Thomas and owner Bill Norman.
Turf Masters announces largest acquisition to dateROSWELL, Ga. — Lawn and pest control company Turf Masters acquired Dorsey Services, a major lawn care, tree and shrub and pest service com-pany, earlier this month. The transaction is the largest investment made by Turf Masters, and it expands the company’s services throughout central Georgia. With this acquisition, as well as expansion markets completed in 2013 and 2014, the lawn care business now has nine company-owned operations in four Southern states: Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.
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Roswell Cycling Festival• SUNDAY, APRIL 26
Now in its 14th year, this much-loved event boasts the Roswell Mayor’s Ride, the Historic Roswell Criterium, Kid’s Bicycle Safety Rodeo, and the festival expo. Sunday, April 26.
The Roswell Mayor’s Ride at 7:30 a.m. starts at Roswell Area Park and
travels rolling hills and flat sections next to the Chattahoochee River touring the city of Roswell.
At the Craft Beer Tasting Festival from 12:30 to 7 p.m., for $20 guests can buy a commemorative 5 oz. stein to sample 10 craft beers from participat-ing Roswell restaurants.
The Criterium offers competi-tive races from professional to junior level looping around Canton Street and Green Street, with the Women’s Pro Race at 4 p.m. and the Men’s Pro
Race at 6 p.m. Spectators will see colorful jerseys
race at over 30 miles per hour along the USA Cycling official course.
The Kids’ Bicycle Safety Rodeo is a class about cycling safety and han-dling skills during the Criterium races. After the class, children will go through an obstacle course to graduate and enter the Kid’s Races.
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$20 gets you into the Craft Beer Tasting Festival where you can sample 10 craft beers from various Roswell restau-rants.
The Criterium show-cases professional and junior level riders around Canton and Green Streets. Looking for more of a recreation-al ride? Check out the Roswell Mayor’s Ride, kicking off the day at 7:30 a.m.
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MUSIC UNDER THE MOONJoin in for an evening of jazz, refreshments and dancing at Cambridge High School Courtyard, 2845 Bethany Bend in Milton. Friday, April 24, 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person and $5 for students at the door
LE PAPILLONInternational Film Series at Park Place at Newtown School, Johns Creek. Sunday, April 26 at 3:30 p.m. This is a free event. Visit www.JohnsCreekGA.gov/ParkPlace for more info or call 678-512-3430 to RSVP
WYATT ESPALINWyatt Espalin performs at Warsaw Church, 9770 Autrey Mill Road in Johns Creek. Sunday, April 26, 7 p.m. pre-concert gathering Concert at 8 p.m. Visit www.autreymill.org for more info
ROSWELL PHOTO SOCIETY EXHIBITA beautifully nostalgic look at the city of Roswell at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center Lobby, 950 Forrest Street. Through May 29, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Submit your event to northfulton.com or email with photo to [email protected]. For a more complete list of local events including support groups, volunteer opportunities and business meetings visit the calendar on northfulton.com.
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MUSIC:
AARON LEWIS AT 37 MAINWho: Country singer Aaron Lewis, best known as the Staind front man. Where: 37 Main in Johns Creek, 6000 Medlock Bridge Parkway. When: Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m. Cost: $25 Web: www.37main-store.com.
KENNY GARRETTWho: Saxophonist Kenny Garrett has become the preeminent alto saxophonist of his generation.Where: The Velvet Note, 4075 Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta
When: Sunday, April 26Times: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.Cost: $59 early birdWeb: thevelvetnote.com
AHS ORCHESTRAWhat: All four AHS orchestras with a full complement of talented musicians will be performing. The students received the highest ratings at the GMEA District V Large Group Performance Evaluation.Where: Alpharetta High School Auditorium, 3595 Webb Bridge RoadWhen: Tuesday, April 28 at 7 p.m.Cost: FreeWeb: www.ahsoa.org
JCHS ORCHESTRAWhat: Enjoy an evening filled with classical and contemporary musical favorites.Where: Johns Creek High School Auditorium, 5575 State Bridge Rd, Johns Creek, GAWhen: Tuesday, April 28 at 7 p.m.Cost: FreeWeb: johnscreekorchestra.com
THEATRE:CORNFIELD OF DREAMSWhat: The More or Less Players, a Roswell Ramblers senior acting troupe, present
the comic melodrama, “Cornfield of Dreams – Or the Villain Was a Laughing Stalk.”Where: Roswell Adult Recreation CenterWhen: Friday, April 24 at 2 p.m.Cost: $15 for lunch combo Friday, $7 for show onlyContact: 770-641-3950 for reservationsWeb: www.roswellslc.org/ramblers
A CHORUS LINEWhat: A Chorus Line tells of the achingly poignant ambitions of professional Broadway gypsies to land a job in the show, and is a powerful metaphor for human aspiration.When: Friday, April 24 at 8 p.m.Where: Cumming PlayhouseWeb: playhousecumming.com
STUART LITTLEWhat: The many adventures -both big and small- of Stuart Little the mouse are brought vividly to life in this energetic production.Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest StreetWhen: Saturday, April 25 at 11 a.m.Contact: 770.641.1260 ext. 223
EVENTS:GRACE’S APRON CRAFT AND COOKIEWhat: Your girl will get a fun baker’s apron craft to decorate for herself and her doll. Plus, she’ll decorate delicious cookies—just like ones Grace would make.Where: American Girl at
North Point Mall, 1202 North Point Circle in AlpharettaWhen: Saturday, April 25Hours: 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.Cost: $10Web: americangirl.com
A GARDEN FAIREWhat: North Fulton Master Gardeners present a one-stop shop for everything to make your gardening dreams a reality. Pass-a-long plants, demonstrations, art, music and more.Where: Bulloch Hall, 180 Bulloch Avenue in RoswellWhen: Saturday, April 25Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WILD WEEKENDWhat: The Atlanta Zoomobile brings Chompers, an alligator, Tsara. a tenrec and Cusco, a chinchilla. Lots of fun
activities and crafts.Where: Autrey Mill Nature Preserve, Autrey Mill Road in Johns CreekWhen: Saturday, April 25Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Cost: Admission is $5 per person, children under 2 free with admission of older sibling.
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DANCE A THONWhat: Dancing, fun contests and prizes. $500 grand prize for most donations to JV Outreach. Proceeds will go to free dance programs during P.E. and on weekends.Where: North Atlanta Dance Academy, 10700 State Bridge Road in Johns Creek When: Saturday, April 25th Hours: 6 to 11 p.m. Check in at 5 p.m.Cost: $25 to enter, $10 for spectatorsWeb: jvoutreach.org
DRAKE WALKWhat: The Drake Walk 1 mile and 5k routes go through beautiful historic downtown Roswell benefiting local nonprofit The Drake House.Where: Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Boulevard in RoswellWhen: Saturday, May 2Hours: Check-in from 9 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.; walk ends at 12 p.m.Cost: $15 individual entry, $30 families, $10 groups of 10 or more.
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“The Saver’s Credit is a fantastic tax credit because it pays you to save for retire-ment. It offers eligible workers an added incentive to save for retirement on top of the benefits of tax-deferred sav-ings when they contribute to a 401(k), 403(b) or IRA,” says Catherine Collinson, president of nonprofit Transamerica Cen-ter for Retirement Studies®.Here’s how it works:
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You must be 18 years or older by January 1 and can-not be a full-time student or be claimed as a dependent on another person’s tax return. If you fit within these param-eters, the Saver’s Credit may be for you.
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When you prepare your federal tax returns, you can claim your Saver’s Credit by subtracting this tax credit from your federal income taxes owed.
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Alpharetta Toastmasterswins top at division tourney
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Peter Xu of Alpharetta Toastmas-ters took home the top spot at the Division G Toastmasters International Speech Contest March 30.
Representatives from six areas competed in the contest.
Xu will go on to represent Division G and the Alpharetta Toastmasters at the upcoming District 44 Contest during the District’s Annual Spring Con-ference to be held in Atlanta on May 1 -2.
Alpharetta Toastmasters meets at the Kroger Shopping
Center at the corner of Ga. 9 and Windward Parkway in Milton, Ga. and is part of the larger Toastmasters Interna-tional organization. This is a nonprofit educational orga-nization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs.
Toastmasters helps more than a quarter million people of every ethnicity, education level and profession build their competence in communication so they can gain the confi-dence to lead others.
To learn more about Al-pharetta Toastmasters, visit alpharettaclub.toastmaster-sclubs.org.
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Peter Xu named winner
low citizens will rise to this challenge and become part of the effort to preserve Milton’s rural character and appeal for future generations.”
As part of the educational campaign, PRM has launched a community survey to analyze residents’ awareness about land conservation and to help formulate a strategy for making land conservation understood and transparent to the community. The sur-vey can be accessed at www.surveymonkey.com/s/PRE-
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A great first step for becoming involved in PRM’s effort is to join us on social media. To date, PRM has received over 1,200 likes on Facebook and has many ac-tive followers on its website page: www.preserveruralm-ilton.org. PRM is in the pro-cess of launching a crowd-funding website to make it simple for people to make contributions of any size.
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MILTON, Ga. – The Cambridge Lady Bears Varsity Lacrosse team heads into the final weeks of the season as the only undefeated team in the state with 14 wins and zero losses.
Ranked No. 1 in the 5-A Division, the Lady Bears ex-tended their winning streak to 14-0 and clinched the area championship this week by defeating 6A Mill Creek (18-6) April 14 and 5A Holy Innocents (23-4) April 16.
Coached by Pam Masinko, the Lady Bears are setting
their sights on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania later this month, where they will face off against Sun Valley-Northley (Penn.) and Bishop Eustace Prep (N.J.). They will return to face Riverwood on April 28 and Northview on May 1 with their eyes on the playoffs and a state championship.
“Most of our varsity girls have been playing together since Cambridge High School opened its doors in 2012,” said Pam Masinko, head coach of the Lady Bears. “We’ve added some great players over the years, but so far we have only graduated one player- in 2014. This is a very special group of
girls willing to give everything they have for the betterment of the team.”
For more information or for a complete listing of Lady Bears Lacrosse Games, visit the Cambridge Athletics As-sociation website at www.CambridgeBears.com.
—Jonathan Copsey
Lady Bears varsity lacrosse goes 14-0Clinch area championship
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The Cambridge Lady Bears are unbeaten this season, going 14-0 to win the area championship.
yes, with a developer. My sister’s life is on hold, our lives are on hold.”
The original item extended the mor-atorium for 120 days and was amended to 90, or when the conservation subdi-vision ordinance is completed.
“There is nothing wrong with slow-ing the development process down to take the necessary time to put these conservation measures in place before the land disappears,” said Joan Borzil-leri of Preserve Rural Milton. “Even though [developers] have the right to argue their opinion on how Milton should be developed, the ultimate deci-sion is ours, the citizens of Milton.”
Land disturbance permits are re-
quired for disturbances of 5,000 square feet or more, which can include one acre or larger lots.
“Everything we do in the city of Milton is on hold,” said Scott Reece, of Brumbelow-Reese and Associates, a development firm. He asked for a shorter moratorium.
Residents in support of the morato-rium cited infrastructure concerns and maintaining the city’s rural character.
“I look outside my door and there is a mile of traffic in both directions. The schools are getting fuller, the traffic is getting heavier and there are accidents all the time,” said Tamara Didjurgis. “I would like to see more planning. As a resident and taxpayer, I don’t want to be paying for something in annuity without any return, like having greens-pace.”
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CITY OF MILTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City of Milton Impact Fee Study Kickoff Public Hearing
will be held onMay 4, 2015, at 6:00 p.m.
This is the fi rst public hearing that the City will hold in the process of studying the potential adoption of an impact fee program for the City. The purpose of the Kickoff Public Hearing is to describe the planning process and to present the overall purpose, schedule, and future opportunities for public input.
Location: Milton City HallCity Council Chambers13000 Deerfi eld Parkway, Suite 107-EMilton, Georgia. 678-242-2500
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MILTON, Ga. - Dani French, 11, of Milton, won three gold medals at the Level 7 Georgia State Gymnastics Champion-ships held March 27-28, 2015 in Rome, Georgia.
She placed first on Beam, Floor and the All Around with scores of 9.60, 9.575 and 37.625, respectively.
French is one of eight gym-nasts who will represent the state of Georgia at the South-east Regional Team Champion-
ship held in Mobile, Alabama April 24, 2015.
She started competitive gymnastics at age seven and has won four previous state titles. French trains at North-wind Gymnastics in Alpharetta under the direction of Elena Piskun and Inesa Sharous-kaya. She is in the 5th grade at Rivers Academy in Alpharetta and is the daughter of Mark and Lori French of Milton.
—Jonathan Copsey
French wins stategymnastics championship
Eleven-year-old Dani French of Milton took home three gold medals at the Level 7 Georgia State Gymnastics Champion-ships March 27-28.
North Atlanta FootballLeague has signing dayNORTH FULTON, Ga. – The North Atlanta Football League (NAFL) held a signing day Feb. 27 for its 12U Giants at Smokejack BBQ. Twenty-three boys took part in the signing.
The boys are Whitman Sperry, Jordan McDonald, JC French, Jack Nickel, Jordan McCants, Justice Haynes, William Reed, William Par-tonlliott Meyer, Pete Heissenbuttel, Sean Wylie, Jordan Lail, Thomas Parrott, Tucker Shmays, Quenton Grimes, Vito Perri, Dylan Fairchild, Kaleb Taylor, Scott Johnson , Trey Garmon, Mathew Dubois, Henry Schouten and Brenden Nolte.
The NAFL competes with other youth feeder programs in the north Atlanta suburban area. The regular season and playoff game schedule will include both inter-league games between NAFL teams plus games with programs such as Marietta, Roswell, Kell, Pope, Sprayberry, Walton and Wheeler Youth feeder programs. They play at many metro-area fields, such as North Park in Alpharetta. The NAFL largely draws from North Fulton.
For more information and to regis-ter, please visit www.nafl.club .
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The 14U Hopewell Hawks are, from left, Justin Papa, Drew Longo, Colby Mangan, Trey Aberson, Josh Maicon, Cal Winch, Conner Brown, Jack Erbs, Evan Pollifrone and Justin Mullis. Coaches are, from left, Steve Winch, Ralph Pollifrone, Head Coach Jerry Mullis, Dennis Maicon. Not pictured are Dylan Draper, Cole Goodall.
MILTON, Ga. – The 14U Hopewell Hawks beat the Roswell Green Hor-nets on Sunday, March 29, 15-6 at East Cobb in six innings to win the Silver bracket at the Triple Crown Spring Fling tournament at East Cobb baseball complex.
The teams traded runs for most of the contest, leading to five lead changes in the game.
The Hawks took the lead in the fifth inning and put the game away
with seven runs in the sixth inning. It was a great team victory as the Hawks never stopped battling.
The tournament started slow for the Hopewell Hawks – a 13-0 loss. However, they reset, refocused and executed good pitching and solid defense in stringing together four straight wins to capture the 14U Championship.
—Jonathan Copsey
Hopewell Hawks take home Triple Crown win
MILTON, Ga. -- Devin Kane, a junior on Cambridge wrestling team and two-time Georgia State Champion, placed fourth in the 160-pound weight class at the National High School Coaches Associa-tion Nationals (Junior Division) held at Virginia Beach, Virginia, March 28 and 29.
Achieving yet another Cambridge milestone by becoming the very first All-American in school history, he went 5-2 in the 82-man bracket which included wrestlers from 27 states stretching from Massachusetts to California en route to the prestigious honor.
Kane dominated his first four op-ponents of the tournament, including an impressive three pins, to advance to the quarterfinals against Elijah Cleary of Lake Highland Prep, Florida. Cleary, a three-time Florida State Champion and Citadel commit, was Kane’s only regular season loss. Kane beat Cleary 3-2.
“I wanted to get another shot at Cleary. He beat me earlier in the year. I promised myself a rematch would be different. I know he is tough, but they all are tough at national tournaments. I had more control this time around,” Kane said.
Kane then went on to the semifi-nals where he met the two-time New York State Champion and University of Buffalo commit (and eventual NHSCA Tourney Champion), Alex Herringshaw. A last ditch move in the closing seconds proved to be enough as Herringshaw threw Kane for a four point move and the win, 8-7.
After a quick “clinic type” 10-3 win over a very tough New York State placer, A.J. Aeberli, Kane was ready for the consolation finals, wrestling for third place. Squaring off against another ju-nior standout from Georgia, three-times GHSA 6A State Champion and last year’s NHSCA champion, Daniel Bul-lard. Bullard won a narrow 5-3 victory and secured third place, leaving Kane with fourth.
Cambridge Head Coach Don St. James said he is proud of Kane’s ac-complishments.
“Every time [Devin] steps on the mat, he’s got this confidence he can win”, said St James. “That quality gives him an edge. The guys who come to these tournaments are all state champions for the most part. Many have won multiple times. To achieve what Devin did was nothing short of spectacular. Not many wrestlers can say they are amongst the best in the nation. Devin earned it.”
—Jonathan Copsey
Cambridge junior Devin Kane becomes the school’s first All-American wrestler after placing fourth in the NHSCA Wrestling Junior Nationals.
Kane places fourth at NHSCA Wrestling Junior Nationals Becomes Cambridge’s first All-American
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Buyers today are facing the reality of a new market. They are not quite as obsessed with finding “the deal of the century” but want to stretch their purchase dollar wherever possible. They are showing less willingness to wait and buying something to flip or renovate to better suit their needs.
Foreclosure buys at the courthouses of Georgia are now selling at a 12 to 20 per-cent discount off market value versus 47 percent discount at the peak of distress.
A new survey from the American Affluence Research Center found that the number of affluent Americans planning to make large purchases this year – including major home renovations – has finally re-turned to pre-recession levels. The survey polled more than 300 households with a mini-mum net worth of $800,000. Prior to 2008, respondents
who had no plans to make large purchases held steady at around 45 percent.
Since then, even the wealthiest Americans have
tightened their belts, and that number rose to between 50 percent and 60 percent.
Now, penny-pinchers are back to a 45 percent minor-
ity, meaning more than half of all of the affluent respondents – who represent the wealthi-est 10 percent of American households – do plan to either
remodel, upgrade to a new home, purchase a second (or third) home, buy a new car, go on a cruise or make another large purchase.
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Frances Black, 90, of Roswell, passed away April 9, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Dolores Dent, 83, of Alpharetta, passed away April 14, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
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