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Roswell calls special election to replace Zapata

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The City of Roswell plans to hold a special election in November to replace Councilman Marcelo Zapata, who has been away from his post all

year for medical reasons.

Mayor Kurt Wilson said he started hearing rumors about Zapata in December 2021, while the previous administration was still in office. Once he was sworn in on Jan. 2, he reached out to Zapata’s wife, who informed

him that she did not know if he would be able to return to his post but that it was a possibility.

Following that conversation, Wilson said he met with the City Council and recommended they

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Thousands are expected to cover the grounds of Roswell’s Barrington Hall for the site’s traditional twilight celebration of Independence Day. This year’s event will be Sunday, July 3.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The City of Alpharetta is launching an investigation into the ethics of Barry Zimmerman, the retiring chief judge of Alpharetta Municipal Court and former chief judge of the Milton Municipal Court.

Alpharetta’s examination aims to uncover the results of a previous investigation into Zimmerman’s conduct by the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission, which investigates and prosecutes allegations of judicial misconduct.

On June 9, Zimmerman announced in a letter to Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin that he would retire effective July 1 “due to personal reasons.” The next day, the Judicial

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Drivers cited for racing released by the police ROSWELL, Ga. — Police cited a man for street racing on Crossville Road June 21.

Two vehicles had revved their engines at a stop light, then each rapidly accelerated when it turned green, police said.

The police found the vehicles again west of King Road and took off, reaching speeds of greater than 90 mph. Dash cameras caught the vehicles on camera and the license plates on cars were noted.

One car, a black Camaro, was stopped by police and the driver was issued a citation for racing but released.

PUBLIC SAFETY The other driver was met by police at Target near Hardscrable Road and was also issued a citation.

Brother-in-laws fight at apartment complex

Two car parts thefts reported in 3 hours

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Two brothersin-law got into a physical fight in the parking lot of the Manchester at Mansell apartment complex on Misty Lane around 5 a.m. June 18.

When police arrived, they spoke to one of the men and his wife, both of them with blood on them, according to the report. They told police they had been drinking with the brother-in-law, his wife and some friends, all residents of the complex.

They told police the man and his brother-in-law had “exchanged words” and his brother-in-law had accused him of not treating his wife properly. Both men then began to push and scratch each other. Both men had scratches on their chests and faces, according to the report.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Police Department recorded two catalytic converter thefts within three hours June 19.

The first incident was called in around 10:50 a.m. on Lexington Farms Drive. The caller, a Roswell woman, said she had left her car in the area around 10 p.m. the night before and returned in the morning to find the part missing.

The second theft was reported around 1:50 p.m. outside a residence on Cicero Drive. A Columbus man told police his converter must have been stolen sometime overnight.

The reports did not indicate evidence that the thefts were related.

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Suspect arrested in Roswell murder case

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — An Atlanta man has been charged in connection with the death of a 45-year-old Roswell woman found unresponsive at the Economy Hotel on Old Dogwood Road June 11.

Roswell police spokesman Tim Lupo said the victim, Kimberly Briggs, had visible injuries consistent with a recent assault.

Roswell police and the North Fulton SWAT arrested 38-year-old Benjamin Donald Gunby at his home without incident on June 11. He is being held at the Fulton County Jail, where he faces two counts of murder, battery, aggravated assault (family violence) and aggravated battery.

Gunby was denied bond at his first court appearance on June 14.

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Lupo said investigators learned that in the days prior to the incident, Gunby had physically assaulted Briggs at an apartment they shared in the 200 block of Old Holcomb Bridge Way. According to online court records, Gunby was charged with battery on April 29. He was released four days later on a $3,000 bond.

“A subsequent autopsy confirmed that the injuries Briggs sustained dur-

ing the earlier assault led to her death,” Lupo said.

According to the incident report, Roswell police responded to a medical call at the Economy Hotel at approximately 10:35 a.m. on June 11. That is when they found Briggs lying unresponsive on a bed. The report states she was already cold to the touch.

There were also visible bruises on Briggs’ eyes and arms as well as an injury to the back of her head, the report states.

Briggs is believed to have checked into the hotel at 8:34 p.m. on June 9 and was supposed to check out the next day.

However, when an employee tried to enter the room on June 10 for “pest control purposes,” they stated they could see Briggs lying in the bed in the same position as she was later found but assumed

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Alpharetta rejects residential development

By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council voted 5-1 June 27 to reject a proposed high-density residential development just off a Ga. 400 on-ramp.

The development, proposed by Atlanta-based Beazer Homes and named Water Oak Township, would have consisted of 43 for-sale townhomes on 6.2 acres at Haynes Bridge Road and Rock Mill Road, on the parcel just south of the highway on-ramp.

Beazer Homes requested a rezoning of the parcel from corporate office to high-density residential to accommodate the plan. It also requested an amendment to the city’s comprehensive land use plan, which designated the parcel be used for commercial purposes.

The parcel also falls into the city’s North Point character overlay, and the applicant requested variances to overlay regulations so the townhomes could be 42 feet tall, while buildings in the overlay are usually capped at 35 feet.

City staff recommended the City Council approve the application subject to conditions, but council members were reluctant to grant exceptions to the city’s land use plans. They also took issue with the lack of walkability in the proposed development, saying it would provide no connectivity with the coming North Point redevelopment.

“What sets [Alpharetta] apart is that we have a land use plan, and we follow it unless there is a compelling case to deviate from it,” Councilman John Hipes said. “When it was disclosed that walkability is not going to be the primary motivator here… for me, any semblance of a compelling case was lost.”

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A representative of Beazer Homes presents the Alpharetta City Council with details on a proposed residential development off a Ga. 400 on-ramp June 27. The council rejected the development 5-1.

Councilman Donald Mitchell cast the sole vote in favor of the development.

“The entire North Point eco-overlay district, which was supported by this council, spoke of how critical it is to add residential to the mall area,” Mitchell said in a note to the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald. “We had a chance to add 43 forsale homes to support reviving that area.

North Point will not survive without adding residential, and new corporations will not continue to locate here without having more workforce housing.”

Mayor Pro Tem Dan Merkel was absent from the meeting.

In other business at the June 27 City Council meeting, after a nearly 90-minute executive session near the meeting’s

end, the City Council reconvened its public meeting and approved a contract extension for City Administrator Bob Regus. Regus was initially set to retire on June 30, but will now remain with the city until Aug. 7, the day before incoming City Administrator Chris Lagerbloom assumes his position.

Roswell tables agreement with Downtown Development Authority

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The City Council tabled a decision on June 27 to sign an intergovernmental agreement with the Roswell Downtown Development Authority to develop a city master plan.

The proposed partnership is one element of Mayor Kurt Wilson and the City Council’s 100-day plan. If the council agrees to the pact, the Roswell Downtown Development Authority would be responsible for selecting a firm to complete the city’s master plan.

Terms of the agreement call for the City of Roswell to provide the Roswell Downtown Development Authority funding to lead the planning effort on a reimbursement basis of up to $150,000. City Administrator Randy Knighton said the funds were allocated in the fiscal year 2022 budget.

Finance Director Ryan Luckett said the Roswell Downtown Development Authority would be reimbursed as they spent the funds. However, the mayor and City Council would ultimately be responsible for the review and adoption of the city master plan.

Councilman Mike Palermo moved to table the decision, saying he believed the

terms of the agreement were too broad.

It received a second by Councilwoman Christine Hall.

“The last thing I would want is $150,000 being spent and it ends up being in a direction that is not in a way that is helpful to the different city goals,” Palermo said.

The City Council is set to take a vote on the matter at the July 11 City Council meeting.

In other business at the June 27 meeting, the City Council approved a resolution to apply for a federal grant to pay for state-of-the-art DNA testing equipment. The Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant is for

$49,654.

Roswell Police Chief James Conroy said the funds would be used to purchase an advanced DNA sampling device that allows for targeted sampling of abnormal or difficult substrates that contain DNA using wet vacuum sampling. It’s used for certain crimes such as sexual and homicide-related offences.

Conroy said it would save the Roswell Police Department from having to send the samples to third party labs or being backlogged by sending them to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Since the police department has its own crime lab, it is eligible for the grant.

The resolution passed unanimously.

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she was asleep.

Since the interior latch was locked, the employee moved on to the next room.

Then, on June 11, another employee reportedly entered the room to clean and found Briggs dead in the bed.

Investigators estimate Briggs had been dead for less than 12 hours.

According to Facebook, Gunby is a sports fan known for making remarks and judgments on Twitter under the handle @ guuuumby. He also blogs about sports on bengunby.wordpress.com.

Appen Media obtained a copy of all incident reports filed for the Economy Hotel between June 1 and June 16 through an open records request and received eight reports, ranging from alleged criminal trespass to simple battery and theft by taking and aggravated assault with a firearm.

There was also an incident on June 16 in which a 36-year-old Atlanta woman was administered two doses of Narcan because of an overdose.

Her fiancé stated in the report she had shot up heroin and that he believed it could be laced with fentanyl. The incident report states she was transported to the North Fulton Hospital after a pulse was established.

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Charges dropped for Alpharetta man bitten by police K-9

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — All charges have been dropped against Travis Moya, who was bitten by an Alpharetta K-9 outside his home last summer.

Melissa Roth, senior assistant district attorney for Fulton County, filed an order for nolle prosequi on June 2, saying the State of Georgia believed a jury would find “insufficient evidence” to support a finding of guilt.

Moya was indicted on April 14 for three counts of felony willful obstruction of law enforcement officers and one count of misdemeanor obstruction of law enforcement.

According to the initial incident report, Moya’s wife called 911 on July 25, 2021, requesting an ambulance, because she wasn’t sure if her husband had taken something. Rather than responding to a “mental health call,” about five Alpharetta police officers were dispatched to a “domestic disturbance.”

When officers arrived at the home, the situation escalated, and Moya was allegedly brought to the ground, subdued and handcuffed. Family members

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Travis Moya embraces his wife as his attorney Gerald Griggs speaks at a press conference downtown Atlanta in July 2021. say K-9 Ares then bit Moya, but from the start, they insisted Moya was not resisting.

The report states the police dog eventually let go of Moya’s upper left

arm, leaving “large amounts of blood and fatty tissue coming out of the wound.” Moya also allegedly suffered a concussion from the incident.

After the Alpharetta Police De-

partment conducted a review of the interaction, including all the audio and video recordings and officer statements, it determined there was no violation of departmental policy or federal or state law.

In a statement emailed to the Herald Aug. 9, 2021, Alpharetta Police Chief John Robison said he stood by his officers’ decisions and that they had followed the necessary use of force standards by peace officers.

The June 2 order filed by Roth states Alpharetta police officers M. Esposito, J. Frudden and C. Benfield have been informed about the nolle prosequi.

Alpharetta Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard told Appen Media in an email June 28 Benfield remains an Alpharetta police officer, but Esposito and Frudden “voluntarily separated from employment with the city.” Drinkard declined to provide any further comment.

A lawsuit against the department is still pending.

Neither Moya nor his attorneys responded to a request for comment by press deadline June 28.

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give Zapata a six-month medical leave of absence. Recently, Wilson said he reached back out to Zapata’s wife, and she said she didn’t think Zapata would be returning to serve out the remainder of his term.

Wilson said he intends to announce at the July 11 City Council meeting that Zapata’s seat will be on the ballot in November. The city also plans to hold a celebration for Zapata at the July 25 City Council meeting. It will release a formal announcement in the coming days.

“I know a lot of people aren’t happy about it, but I think we’ve handled it exactly the way anybody else would have wanted us to handle it if they knew the facts at hand,” Wilson said in a phone interview Monday.

Wilson said Zapata’s wife has asked City Attorney David Davidson to help draft his resignation letter.

In Roswell, each member of the City Council is elected to one of six posts and serves at large, meaning they represent the city and not just one district. Each member is also assigned to represent the council as a liaison to a city department every year.

Zapata was first elected to Post 1 in 2015 and is currently the liaison to the Environmental/Public Works Department. His term ends Dec. 31, 2023.

Appen Media obtained copies of Zapata’s check history and meeting attendance records from November 2021 to June 2022 through an open records request. The documents confirm that Zapata’s last meeting with the city was Nov. 8, 2021.

But, from Nov. 5, 2021, to May 6, 2022, the City of Roswell paid Zapata $10,716.44.

While absent from meetings through late November, all of December and the middle part of January, Zapata’s first excused absence was Jan. 24. That was two weeks after Wilson and three new members were sworn in on the City Council.

In February, Wilson temporarily killed a resolution to change the city charter in ways that would have given him, rather than the city administrator, authority over department heads and altered the hiring and firing process for key positions within the city, like city manager, city clerk and city attorney.

An earlier version of the resolution also proposed changing how City Council vacancies could be filled. But, Wilson later issued a statement saying he had been wrong to not seek public input before introducing the measure, and he would abandon any effort to pursue giving the mayor authority to fill a City Council vacancy rather than holding a special election.

By law, city charters cannot be changed without receiving an endorsement from the Georgia General Assembly.

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Continued from Page 2 scene had attempted to intervene and also had blood on them. Both men declined medical treatment and declined to press charges against each other.

Woman detects fraud when credit score falls ROSWELL, Ga. — A Roswell woman reported identity theft June 24, after she noticed her credit score went down 200 points.

The victim told police she had received notices from the bank on attempting to open multiple credit accounts.

She then received a letter in the mail from MetaBank about a credit loan of $40,000 she was unaware of. She froze her bank accounts and was advised to file a police report.

ROSWELL, Ga. –– A caller who claimed to be with the Fulton County Sheriff`s Office Warrant Division contacted a Roswell woman June 25 about missing a court date.

The victim told police the callers identified themselves as Sergeant Wheeler and Captain Hix and said that because she missed a court date for federal jury duty, a warrant had been issued for her arrest. She was then told she had to pay $2,400 in a Moneypak card. She got the card and provided the number over the phone to the caller.

Check stolen from mail, Forged for over $7,000 ALPHARETTA, Ga. — An Alpharetta man reported June 17 that he lost $7,100 after a check he had mailed was stolen and rewritten.

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Roswell Councilman Marcelo Zapata’s chair on the dais sits empty at the June 27 City Council meeting. Mayor Kurt Wilson told Appen Media June 28 that the city plans to hold a special election to replace Zapata on the City Council in November.

Since February, the Roswell City Council has approved a request by Verizon to expand its existing data center in Alpharetta into Roswell, approved another $3 million for the Oxbo Road realignment project, hired an economic development director and named individuals to the new Roswell Development Authority and Transportation Advisory Commission.

The City Council also recently adopted a $173 million budget for fiscal year 2023, which includes a pay increase for police officers and initial funding for a full-time fire department. In May, the City Council voted unanimously to ban the construction of new standalone apartments.

All passed with Zapata absent.

The man told police he had mailed a check for $1,100 to his bookkeeping solutions company in Marietta. He said he placed the check in a postal box at the post office on Old Milton Parkway.

The man later received word from his bank that the check had been cashed for $7,100 and had been endorsed under a woman’s name. The man said he had an app on his phone that showed the check had been retrieved from the mailbox and processed inside the post office and was scheduled to be mailed.

The man said the check had been cashed by the Bank of Texas, from what his own bank had told him. He said he needed a police report for his bank to investigate further.

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iPhone 12 Pro Max stolen from Costco ALPHARETTA, Ga. — An unidentified man allegedly stole an iPhone 12 Pro Max from Costco on Jordan Court April

The theft was reported around 5 p.m.

An employee told police the man had disabled the security cable on the phone and slipped it into his pocket before walking out of the store.

The employee was able to give police a brief description of the suspect and said he would make a copy of the security footage for evidence.

Catalytic convertor, drill stolen from van ROSWELL, Ga. — A catalytic converter was reported stolen from a vehicle on Wood Creek Way June 22.

The victim stated he had parked his minivan the night before, locked his doors and left the front windows cracked. The morning after, when he started the vehicle, it was much louder than usual. He then discovered his catalytic convertor had been cut off.

The victim also noticed his Milwaukee rotary hammer drill was missing from the rear of the van, but multiple other tools appeared to be untouched.

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Alpharetta agency advances tax breaks on 2 projects

By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Development Authority moved forward on about $645 million in bonds for two large-scale mixed-use developments at its June 21 meeting.

The Development Authority first approved a bond inducement for redeveloping North Point Mall into a mixed-use residential and commercial area known simply as North Point.

The inducement is a tentative agreement and does not guarantee the bond issuance, but Economic Development Manager Lance Morsell said the bond is estimated to be worth around $550 million.

The bond would act as a temporary property tax abatement for the property developer, Texas-based Trademark Property Company. The Development Authority would hold the property title for a term of 10 years. Trademark would pay 50 percent of the assessed property tax in the first year and would increase its share of tax obligations by 5 percent each year until they assume the full tax obligation.

After 10 years, the property title would transfer to Trademark.

The redevelopment calls for demolishing a large portion of the 100-acre North Point Mall to make way for 900 units of for-rent multifamily housing, 315,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and office space, 120,000 square feet specifically committed to office space, a 150-key hotel and amenity space. The remaining portion of the mall will be preserved and renovated.

Trademark released detailed plans for the North Point community in early March, noting that development would be phased through the next 10 years.

Morsell said the project still has a way to go, needing approval from the City Council on zoning and related matters.

The authority also gave final approval to a $95 million bond for a mixed-use development at Lakeview Parkway near Haynes Bridge Road by TPA Group. The 5-acre development is planned to include 255 apartments, about 7,000 square feet of restaurant space and 4,000 square feet of retail space.

The apartments will include both 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom units. The project is the second phase of a larger, 60-acre development in the area, which the City Council approved in 2021.

The bond for the Lakeview development is structured with a 10-year property tax abatement, identical to

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Representatives of Trademark Property Company, TPA Group and Kimball Bridge Venture Partners discuss redevelopment projects with members of the Alpharetta Development Authority at City Hall June 21. the terms of the North Point redevelopment bond. Morsell said the Development Authority uses tax abatements to incentivize developers to invest in the city.

Kimball Bridge Venture Partners, the group finalizing plans to redevelop the former Bailey Johnson School into a 160,000 square-foot office complex also presented project updates to the authority on Tuesday. The developers are partnering with Crescent Communities on the venture. The Development Authority approved a $70 million bond inducement in January, though plans for the project are still being finalized before the bond receives final approval.

The complex, which will include an adaptive reuse of the existing school building and gymnasium as well as a new timber-frame office building, will be called The Garren. The name combines the first names of Warren Johnson and George Bailey, the Bailey Johnson School’s two namesakes.

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A rendering of the proposed mixed-use development on Lakeview Parkway shows plans for 255 apartments, about 7,000 square feet of restaurant space and 4,000 square feet of retail space.

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Triple Crown Softball Nationals return to Alpharetta in July ALPHARETTA, Ga. — More than 100 fastpitch girls’ softball teams will head to Alpharetta in mid-July as the Triple Crown Softball Southeast Nationals return to the city.

The four-day tournament will run from July 14-17 at multiple North Fulton sports facilities, including Alpharetta’s North Park. Top-ranked teams from 14 states will compete for the Southeast Nationals title.

“Triple Crown Fastpitch feels it is a priority to run a premier tournament in Alpharetta every year, and we are thrilled to have an exciting event ready to go for 2022,” East Coast Fastpitch Director of Triple Crown Sports Carrie Rivera said. “The skilled and customerfriendly staff with the Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the excellent Parks and Recreation divisions, are great to work with and deliver on every promise. We all take pride in providing our athletes, fans, coaches and umpires a wonderful experience.”

As teams come into North Metro Atlanta July 13, Triple Crown Sports will partner with the Beautiful Lives project for an event called the Field of Dreams.

Individuals with disabilities will join softball players on the field to learn softball basics and run through drills, with no prior experience needed. The event will take place at Fowler Park in Cumming.

The tournament is free for spectators.

“The Triple Crown Southeast Nationals is a massive softball tournament, and I am thrilled that they continue to return to Alpharetta for their event,” Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau CEO Janet Rodgers said. “Players, their families, umpires and tournament officials will all be staying multiple nights in Alpharetta hotels and will also enjoy our shops, restaurants and entertainment venues which help perpetuate the success of those businesses as well.”

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Avalon developer plans new Johns Creek project JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Mark Toro, the mind behind Alpharetta’s iconic Avalon shopping center, announced plans June 22 to create a new mixeduse destination in Johns Creek.

Toro Development Company plans to redevelop a 43-acre site on Johns Creek Parkway at the intersection with McGinnis Ferry Road, currently occupied by two mid-rise office buildings formerly occupied by State Farm.

The company aims for the development to support the city’s vision for its recently passed Town Center project and bring new retail, dining and entertainment to the area.

Toro Development Company plans to develop the office campus into “a vibrant, walkable mixed-use environment” and energize community building with public events and “exceptional” retail and restaurants at the street level and residential units above. Concepts for the development include chef-driven restaurant patios, greenspaces with soft seating and an event plaza for weekly live music and entertainment.

The company will purchase the parcel from New York-based U.S. Realty Advisors, which has been seeking a partner to redevelop the site since State Farm moved out of the area.

“Suburban office campuses are a dying breed,” Toro said. “We will transform this property by introducing a mix of uses that will buzz with energy, excitement and connectivity. Johns Creek deserves a place to call its own, a Third Place where people come together to celebrate first dates, birthdays, marriage proposals and everyday moments that bring invaluable meaning to our lives.”

The development seeks to give Johns Creek residents a “third place” outside of home and the traditional office to gather and feel connected to

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By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — Younger students may have been less vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus, but they were hit hard academically, according to a recent Georgia State University report.

The study, conducted by the Metro Atlanta Policy Lab for Education, reviewed data from three area school districts, including Fulton County Schools, to measure student achievement in math and reading over the course of the two-year-long pandemic.

MAPLE has been collecting this data from the three districts since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. It released its first findings in spring 2021 which looked at data in the first year of the pandemic.

The recent update states, “Student Achievement Growth During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” found many students have begun to recover academically in the second year of the pandemic. However, progress is uneven across student groups.

“The impact of the pandemic on student achievement growth has been greater in math than in reading…[and] students who were in elementary school when the pandemic hit, have fared worse than students who were in middle school,” wrote Tim Sass, the MAPLE faculty director who led the research.

Effects in middle schools Middle school students still faced challenges, however. According to the research, the pause in learning growth averaged more than seven months for seventh grade reading across the three districts, and it ranged anywhere from zero to seven months for eighth grade math.

“The pandemic undid much of the progress schools and communities had made pre-COVID to reduce historic disparities,” Sass noted in the report.

In addition to Fulton Schools, data is being pulled from Clayton County Schools and a district which has chosen to remain anonymous.

In the May 2021 report, researchers found widespread learning “pauses” in math and reading across the three districts. Students were not necessarily losing knowledge, but they were not advancing academically to where they should have been.

The news was no surprise to officials with Fulton County Schools. The district had reported a stall in learning that set in almost immediately after schools shut

down in March 2020.

By August 2020 when school resumed, some Fulton County Schools students were several months behind where they should have been academically, based on testing data.

The MAPLE report noted achievement trends across the three districts were influenced by geography, economic status, race and ethnicity. Most were disparities and factors in place even before the pandemic, creating academic disparities.

Students eligible for free and reduced lunches and minority students fared worse than any other group in the first year of the pandemic.

In-person teaching is key A year into the pandemic in 2021, MAPLE researchers found COVIDrelated issues continued to disrupt learning. However, student achievement was boosted when instruction returned to the classroom as quickly as possible.

On average, elementary students who returned to in-person instruction during fall 2020 had significantly higher learning growth than their peers who continued to learn remotely, according to Sass.

Of the three districts in the study, only Fulton County Schools opened for in-person instruction in the fall of 2020.

Fulton County Schools officials say the decision to quickly resume in-person instruction likely helped stem further learning loss during the pandemic.

“The return to face-to-face instruction, coupled with our accelerated curriculum and intensive supports like small group tutoring, extended day sessions, and a more robust summer school, all related to the [academic] recovery,” said Brian Noyes, chief communications officer for Fulton Schools.

Fulton County Schools also directed most of its COVID relief funding to implementing a comprehensive “Bridge to Success” program to get learning back on track.

With only two years of data to review, MAPLE researchers say there is still a lot to be learned as far as best practices and strategies. But it recommends attention be focused primarily on the most vulnerable students.

“Recovery efforts ought to target students who experienced the greatest declines in national rankings and have been the slowest to recover,” Sass wrote.

“Participation [in these efforts] may need to be mandated or incentivized and is key to the programs’ success.”

To read the full report, visit gpl.gsu. edu/, and click on “Publications.”

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By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Former NBA star Dale Ellis visited Mill Springs Academy on June 17 to work with Milton’s youth basketball program.

The camp, organized by Halftime Sports, which is a basketball program partner for the City of Milton, hosted Ellis, along with several high school counselors and 50 participants ranging in age from 5 to 13.

Ellis, a Marietta native and former Seattle Supersonic, was the first player in the NBA to hit 1,000 threes. He is known as the first “undisputed king of the long ball.” A 2014 article in Sports Illustrated states that before there was Reggie Miller or Ray Allen, there was Ellis.

He retired from the NBA in 2000.

But, Ellis says he’s always enjoyed training young athletes. On June 13, the first day of camp, Ellis said he spoke with the kids and answered all their questions on anything they wanted to know about.

“That’s what I do,” Ellis said. “I enjoy working with them, so I’m just glad for the opportunity. I’ve been teaching since I was a high school ball player, so for the past 30 years. You’re teaching kids how to play basketball and at the same time, you’re teaching them life skills. It’s just a part of me. I love giving back.”

Just before noon on June 17, Halftime Sports Owner and Operator Kim Coleman said the kids were working on skills, such as dribbling, passing, rebounding and shooting, at different stations around the gym. They switched

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“They’re having fun,” Coleman said. “… Even the little bitty ones are now doing things they normally wouldn’t do.”

Coleman said each kid left the camp with an autograph and picture with Ellis.

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Roswell’s 7th annual Summer Sippin’ returns ROSWELL, Ga. — Summer is in full swing, and Roswell’s seventh annual Summer Sippin’ has returned with more than 50 restaurants and food and beverage partners to help celebrate.

The beverage competition kicked off June 1 and runs through the end of August when one alcoholic and one non-alcoholic beverage will win the title of “Best Sip in Roswell.”

Participating restaurants include 1920 Tavern, 5/4 Meadery, A-Street, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, Bayou’Q Smokin’ Bistreaux & Bar, Big Oak Tavern, Brookwood Grill, Ceviche, Crazy Love Coffeehouse, Deep Roots Wine Market, Doodle Pies, The Flying Biscuit Café, Fresco Cantina Grille and From the Earth Brewing Company.

Visit Roswell Executive Director Andy Williams said the competition is a great way to further promote the city’s local food and beverage partners throughout the hottest days of summer.

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Steve Stroud, executive director of Roswell Inc, said Roswell has become well known in the region as a dining and craft beverage destination.

“Hospitality is one of our top five industries for jobs and brings in more than $230 million in annual revenue,” Stroud said. “Programs such as Summer Sippin’ further support the viability and growth of this sector. We encourage our residents and visitors to come out and support local this summer.”

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Report: Continued from Page 1 Qualifications Commission filed a report with the Supreme Court of Georgia stating it found reasonable cause to believe Zimmerman had been “improperly involved” in several of his cases on the city court, including involving himself in cases that he should have recused himself from.

The report states that the commission will not bring formal charges against Zimmerman provided that he retires from his position in Alpharetta and does not seek any judicial office in the future.

Alpharetta City Attorney Molly Esswein said the city was not aware of the state agency’s investigation until the day the report was filed.

Judicial Qualifications Commission Director Chuck Boring said the commission does not publicly release information on its investigations until formal charges are filed. In cases like Zimmerman’s, in which a consent agreement is reached and charges are not filed at all, only the report filed with the Georgia Supreme Court is released to the public.

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turned up. Zimmerman served his final session as a judge on June 23, though he is still technically contracted with the city until July 1.

The resolution authorizing the investigation, which the City Council unanimously approved June 27, states that a city-issued tablet Zimmerman was given “appeared to have been factory reset” when he returned it to the city. The resolution tasks City Administrator Bob Regus to hire a third-party entity to investigate Zimmerman’s case and use “all available and lawful means” to recover any data wiped from the tablet.

“This is an action on your City Council to make sure that the integrity of our judicial branch of government in Alpharetta is functioning at the highest ethical standards,” Councilman Doug DeRito said. “I personally hope any findings of this investigation highlight the high integrity of our judicial branch… anything less than that would be extremely disturbing to me as an elected official and as a resident of this city.”

Zimmerman has a long judicial history in Fulton County, having served on the municipal courts of Roswell, Milton and Alpharetta, as well as the Fulton County Magistrate Court.

He was appointed chief judge of the Alpharetta Municipal Court in 2014, after having served as Milton’s chief judge.

City of Milton spokesperson Greg Botelho said that after leaving as Milton’s chief judge, Zimmerman contin-

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Community shares in Milton’s historic ‘barn for books’ The Milton Library may be the only library in the United States with its own book barn hand built by volunteers from wood salvaged from two historic barns on the library property. The barns were to be demolBOB MEYERS ished to make room for the construction of the library. The volunteers salvaged the precious siding and beams and stored them. Once the new library was opened in 2015, the volunteers used the wood to construct the barn.

Saving historic buildings can take various forms. The most common these days are adaptive reuse –which alters a building for a new use such as a restaurant – and historic preservation, which retains a building’s original design and materials. Neither approach was practical in the case of the barns on the library property due to their age and condition. A compromise solution

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The Book Barn adjacent to the Milton Library is home to thousands of gently used books. Proceeds of book sales support many Milton Library programs. The barn was constructed with siding removed from two historic barns dismantled on the Dinsmore Farm prior to construction of the library. was to salvage the wood and use it in a new structure that would reflect and honor the designs of the original barns.

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One of two historic barns on the Dinsmore farm that were dismantled to make way for construction of the Milton Branch of the Fulton County Library System. Local volunteers painstakingly salvaged the barns’ siding and used it to construct a unique Book Barn adjacent to the library.

The original barn housed animals and had a floored area for the storage of seed and corn. The painted sign on the door says “Unsafe Do Not Enter” indicating that the barn had deteriorated substantially over the years.

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Barn: Continued from Page 17 chased the property in 1945 from J.J. (Joel Jackson) Rucker (1880-1960) and Nora Rusk Rucker (1878-1976). Fulton County purchased the property from the Dinsmore estate in 2012, by which time the property had shrunk from 8.5 acres to 4 acres. The age of the barns is not known, but they were probably built in the early 1900s based on their methods of construction.

T.R. operated a general store in the large brick building that still graces the five-way intersection in downtown Crabapple. That building dates back to the early 1900s.

T.R.’s farm was across the road from J.J. Rucker’s cotton gin, where Milton’s Restaurant stands today. The original cotton seed hopper still stands behind the restaurant.

Interestingly, J.J. Rucker, who was a citizen of some influence, was at least partially responsible for bringing electric power to Crabapple. In 1930, Georgia Power installed 3.62 miles of lines in Crabapple serving 15 customers. Industrial users were often the impetus for expanding service. J.J. used to describe how he had power lines run from Alpharetta to his home on Old Rucker Road and then up Broadwell Road to the cotton gin. By the 1930s, 90 percent of urban dwellings in the U.S. had electricity, while only 10 percent of rural dwellers did. Companies who provided power to consumers felt it was too expensive to electrify small, isolated towns, and besides, they reasoned, farmers were too poor to afford electricity.

The book barn project was spearheaded by former Milton City Council member Bill Lusk, a retired building contractor. The first task was to dismantle the two barns on the property.

Friends of the Milton Library volunteers quickly learned how challenging it is to remove hundreds of bent and rusted nails from very well-seasoned boards. The boards were transported by trailer to the nearby backyard of Bruce Harris where they remained for 10 months until the new library was completed and the construction of the barn could begin.

First, a concrete slab was poured.

Next, the framing of the structure was installed on the slab by commercial contractors. Then, dedicated volunteers installed the siding and windows.

Finally, the roof, doors and an air-conditioning system were professionally installed.

The entire building was painted white by volunteers. To top it all off, Bill Lusk made a massive 10-foot-long table out of structural beams salvaged from the barns.

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A view of the partially dismantled monitor barn showing the structure of the main center portion of the barn. The side sheds were easily removed. Much of the effort by volunteers was devoted to removing firmly imbedded nails from the siding and structural elements.

Lusk says, “Everyone involved was dedicated and enjoyed the fellowship.

The result was a first-class facility where the public can shop for book bargains in a nostalgic atmosphere. It was built with respect for the history of the community, the property and its original structures.”

A generous donation from the Shannon Family Foundation paid for the majority of the construction costs.

Fulton County supported the project in important ways.

Fulton Country Commissioner Liz Hausmann said “I’m very proud of the work we did to locate the Milton Library in the heart of the downtown of the new city of Milton, and the work we did with the community to preserve and incorporate the history of the Dinsmore Farm site into the library campus. The coordination with the Friends of the Milton Library to build the book barn was a special addition to this great community partnership.”

The library has become an integral part of the community and a destination for children, students and adults.

All proceeds from the sale of books in the barn are used to support library programs.

Bob is the Milton Historical Society Director Emeritus. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net.

This image shows that the two barns were fairly close together. The residence was to the right of the azalea bush.

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