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October 9, 2014 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 32, No. 40
Billboards headed North Fulton's way By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com
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Funny, unique and imaginative scarecrows dot downtown, culminating in a harvest festival. Inset, Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle announces the winners of the scarecrow contest. Joining him is a larger-than-life real scarecrow. More photos page 14.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Johns Creek residents have been calling City Hall about a huge LED-lit billboard at the Kimball Bridge Road and State Bridge Road intersection, asking why such a thing could be allowed to happen. That billboard – which is actually in Alpharetta – is only the tip of the iceberg. That sign was permitted by court order and there are more to come. Johns Creek could have as many as 31 more LED billboards that have court-ordered permits within the Johns Creek city limits. They are all due to a lawsuit lost years ago by Fulton County before Johns Creek was a city. Johns Creek City Manager Warren Hutmacher said there
will be nowhere near 31 billboards permitted in the city. There simply is not the space on the specific locations. Just how many and where have not been decided yet. “Originally there were three sign companies all asking for permits. Some would have been back to back on the sites. So we are in discussions with the company to find a reasonable number,” Hutmacher said. Realistically, there are physical limitations where the signs can go. Hutmacher said he thinks no more than half the number permitted will be built. The sign company Action Outdoor Advertising has bought out the competing two companies. “This all occurred long before there was a city of Johns
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Scarecrows, brew in Alpharetta
Fall hits North Fulton with events By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Milton Avenue in Alpharetta was the place to be Saturday, Oct. 4. The street was closed off for two of the largest annual traditions in the city – the Scarecrow Festival and the Brew Moon Festival. Scarecrows, face painting and all sorts of family fun
dominated the street on the cool, bright day, with children playing on inflatable games, drawing on the sidewalk or getting their faces painted. With more than 80 scarecrows lining Main Street and throughout downtown Alpharetta, the judging for the best was fierce. Mayor David Belle Isle took the mic and, joined with his towering scarecrow sidekick, announced the winners of the contest for most creative, best constructed, best personality and most green.
Cogburn Woods Elementary School had a whopping 30 scarecrows – more than any other school. Later that day, the street was transformed from family fun into block party, with the fourth annual Brew Moon Festival giving plenty of adult fun. Local seasonal beers were on tap – plenty of pumpkin and Oktoberfest ales – as were live bands playing throughout the night. First came Old School, followed by the Mike Veal Band.
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