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August 18, 2022 | AppenMedia.com | An Appen Media Group Publication | 50¢ | Volume 40, No. 33 Roswell development gets green light ► PAGE 3 School is back in session CHAMIAN CRUZ/APPEN MEDIA Students at Roswell High School walk to their next class on the morning of Aug. 9. Fulton County Schools celebrated the first day of school on Aug. 8. Latest estimates predict increase in tax revenues By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — The Fulton County School System is getting a hefty bump in their local tax revenue this year as escalating home values mean higher tax bills for homeowners. The district’s FY2023 budget, which began July 1, was initially approved last spring with an antici pated $735 million in revenue from property taxes. The final tally, based on figures from the Fulton County Tax Com missioner’s Office, is closer to $768 million, nearly $33 million more than“Anprojections.increaseof home value as sessments provided by the Fulton County Tax Assessor means a growth in revenue from previous projections,” said Brian Noyes, chief communications officer for the Rising home values expected to benefit local school district See HOME VALUES, Page 20 168-year-old church prepares for expansion ► PAGE 8 Housing agency meets, asks city for support ► PAGE 6 LIMITED TIME. MUST PRESENT COUPON. EXPIRES 8/31/22. 20% OFF ORDERS OF $250 OR MORE! (770) 702-8888 inSIDEoutPaintCenters.comLOCATIONSINROSWELL&EASTCOBB! OPEN SUNDAYS! back to school

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• If you suspect fraudulent activity, im mediately hang up and do not provide any personal information. For additional information about how to protect yourself from scams, visit consumer.ga.gov. If you believe you may have fallen victim to a scam, contact the Consum er Protection Division at 404-851-8600 or file a complaint online at do-i-file-complaint.georgia.gov/resolve-your-dispute/how-consumer.

ATLANTA — Georgia has joined a na tionwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force to investigate and take legal action against the telecommunication companies that bring in a majority of foreign robocalls to the U.S. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said the bipartisan Task Force has one goal: to cut down on illegal robocalls.In2021, an estimated $29.8 billion was stolen through scam calls. The Of fice of the Attorney General states most of these calls originated overseas. The 50-state Task Force plans to focus on shutting down the providers that profit from this illegal scam traffic and refuse to take steps to otherwise mitigate scam“Thoughcalls. progress has been made in our fight against illegal robocalls, un scrupulous telecommunications provid ers continue to enable the con artists who perpetuate these phone scams,” Carr said. “The Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force will allow us to leverage the resources of all 50 states as we work to identify these fraudsters and better protect our fellow consumers.”

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So far, the Task Force has issued civil investigative demands to 20 gate way providers and other entities that are allegedly responsible for a majority of foreign robocall traffic. Gateway providers that bring foreign traffic into the U.S. telephone network are responsible for ensuring the traffic is legal, but the Office of the Attorney General states these providers are not taking sufficient action to stop robocall traffic. In many cases, they appear to intentionally be turning a blind eye in return for steady revenue. According to the National Consumer Law Center and Electronic Privacy Information Center, more than 33 million scam robocalls are made to Americans every day. In 2018, Georgia ranked 11th among U.S. states for the number of consumer complaints about robocalls, with the largest number — 18,225 — coming from Fulton County. In fact, Fulton County ranked in the top 50 counties in the nation, ac cording to Federal Trade Commission data. The Task Force will focus on the bad actors throughout the telecommu nications industry to reduce the num ber of robocalls that Georgia residents receive and help the companies that are following the rules. The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division offers the follow ing tips to avoid scams and unwanted •calls:Bewary of callers who specifically ask you to pay by gift card, wire trans fer or cryptocurrency. For example, the Internal Revenue Service does not accept iTunes gift cards.

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Roswell man arrested for meth trafficking

Woman loses thousands through online scam ALPHARETTA, Ga. — An Alpharetta woman fell victim to an online scam, ultimately losing thousands of dollars to someone she met on Facebook.

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County authorities arrested a Roswell man Aug. 4 on charges of drug trafficking after a traffic stop uncovered narcotics in his Sheriff’svehicle. office deputies began fol lowing the man at the intersection of Matt Highway and Dahlonega Highway after observing him acting suspiciously at a nearby gas station. The driver was stopped on Matt Highway when his vehicle was observed crossing over the highway’s center line multiple times. Deputies observed that the man looked very nervous and had a can of beer in his vehicle cupholder. After a short investigation, the driver admitted he had “a lot” of methamphetamine hid den in his car, according to the incident report.Deputies found 6 ounces of metham phetamine, 59 Xanax pills, 57 amphet amine pills, 50 LSD tabs, other small quantities of narcotics, a digital scale and “a considerable amount” of packaging material, the report stated. The man was charged with traffick ing methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, LSD and Schedule II drugs with intent to distribute, possession of schedule II drugs, possession of drug related objects, failure to maintain lane and speeding.

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Track West Partners Principal Matt Widmaier answers questions from Mayor Kurt Wilson and residents at the Aug. 8 City Council meeting, which ended with unanimous approval of the developer’s rezoning and concurrent variance requests, with conditions.

Roswell approves major mixed-use development

Bill Noethling, a 47-year resident of Roswell, said Northbrook United Methodist Church took over one of the properties from the United Methodist Church and later created a subcommittee to try to find a developer with plans to build a neighborhood-friendly project. The church received five offers, all within 5 percent of each other.“But, Track West had the best plan for what they proposed to do and for what we felt they were going to do for the neighborhood,” Noethling said. “… We are 100 percent in favor of the project.”

Early bird general admission tickets are available for $25. Prices will increase after Aug. 16. Student, senior and group tickets are available. For more in formation, visit roswellartsfund.org/festival. — Chamian Cruz

Resident Scott Florence also took issue with there be ing at least 14 other developments similar in size within two miles of Track West’s proposed project and all have vacancies. They include Crabapple Crossing, Crossville Village, Roswell Center, Crossville Commons and Roswell Town“Sure,Center.alot of people want to come to Roswell,” Flor ence said, “but if a lot of people want to come to Roswell, these things should be packed. There should not be vacancies, [which lower the property value.]”

The Roswell Arts Fund is hosting its second annual Beaucoup Jazz and Blues Festival and Pop-Up Art Village on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 2 to 9Thep.m.celebration will transform the parking lot of King’s Market at 1465 Market Boulevard in East Roswell into a temporary performance space featur ing world-class jazz and blues musicians and pop-art village with local artisans. While the parking lot was donated by the Brixmor Property Group, the Roswell Arts Fund also part nered with From the Earth Brewing Company for food and drinks throughout the festival. The featured artists include Southern blues-rock guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Tinsley Ellis, jazz guitarist Grant Green Jr., jazz vocalist Karla Harris and the band Huntertones’Huntertones.high-energy, horn-driven sound fea tures genres bending composition and unconvention al covers. The band is based in Brooklyn, New York, but has performed in over 20 countries worldwide. Their latest release is titled, “Time to Play.”

ROSWELL, Ga. — Another mixed-use development has been approved for Roswell. Atlanta-based developers Track West Partners faced nearly four hours of questioning from Mayor Kurt Wilson and residents at the Aug. 8 City Council meeting. In the end, the council gave unanimous approval of its rezoning and concurrent variance requests, with conditions. The developers will now construct a mixed-use devel opment on a little over 11 acres at 1340 Woodstock Road and 11450 Bowen Road. The properties were rezoned from civic and institutional to parkway village and will consist of six buildings with restaurant, retail and office space.The property is bordered on the east and south by the Orchards development. West of the property is the Westminster Japanese Church and across Bowen Road is the CVS pharmacy. North of the property is a Target with a bank and Chick-fil-A. While Track West had requested six concurrent vari ances, only half were approved. They include allowing the minimum percentage of the building along Bowen Road within the build-to-zone to be less than the required 35 percent, reducing the minimum percentage of the building within the build-to-zone along Woodstock Road from 60 percent to 35.6 percent and reducing the front setback along Woodstock Road from 50 feet to 40 feet. The City Council denied requests that would have allowed the company to place a drive-thru in the buildto-zone, parking within the 50-foot parking setback along Woodstock Road and more than eight parking spaces between two islands. Among the eight conditions the City Council agreed on are to designate the driveway access on Bowen Road near the intersection with Woodstock Road right-turn only, making left turns illegal, and install sidewalks to create pedestrian connectivity from the sidewalks along Bowen Road and Woodstock Road to the interior of the development.TheCityCouncil also asked the developers to build a minimum 8-foot sidewalk on the Bowen Road and Wood stock Road frontages and to designate 12,000 square feet of additional outdoor amenity space with a gazebo or pavilion in a central location. About a dozen residents at the Aug. 8 City Council meeting spoke during public comment. Many raised concerns about increased traffic in the area and the pro posed left-hand turn onto Bowen Road.

Still, other residents supported the project.

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East Roswell to host 2nd annual jazz and blues festival

Noethling said the church did reduce its price to help Track West pencil the deal. The next City Council meeting is Aug. 22 at City Hall.

Roswell residents fill the council chambers Aug. 8 to hear a rezoning request from Atlanta-based develop ers Track West Partners to build a new mixed-use development at 1340 Woodstock Road and 11450 Bowen Road.

Artists from all trades and local non-profit orga nizations are invited to submit an application to be a vendor in the Pop-Up Art Village on the event website or by contacting Roswell Arts Fund Marketing Direc tor Becky Kile at becky@roswellartsfund.org.

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Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin speaks to members of the City Council Aug. 16 about the current state of negotiations with Ful ton County over the distribution of local option sales tax dollars.

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin reported this week that ne gotiations with Fulton County over the countywide local option sales tax are not going Speakingwell.at the Aug. 15 City Coun cil meeting, Gilvin said leaders repre senting Fulton County’s 15 cities have met with negotiators twice since the county proposed increasing the share of sales tax distributions it receives by more than 600 percent over what it has been getting over the past 10 years.The county has said it wants to return to a pre-2000 LOST distribution rate split of 35 percent to the county and 65 percent divided among the cities. At their Aug. 12 meeting, Fulton County officials shared three new proposals. The lowest option would increase the county’s share from 4.9 percent to 21 percent, which Gilvin said is still not acceptable. “We thought that a 5 to 15 percent window was at least something we could sit down and discuss,” Gilvin said. “Unfortunately, last Friday there wasn’t a lot of progress, and once again the representatives from the cit ies walked in with expectations … and unfortunately Fulton County presented something completely different.”

Mayor reports snag in sales tax negotiations

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Gilvin said 21 percent of the $252 million-a-year LOST collections, equals more than $830 million over the agree ment’s 10-year life. Striking such a deal, Gilvin said, would have huge im pacts on the cities of Fulton County. “The money’s gotta come from somewhere,” he said. “Every dollar they take from the cities over their $4.92 (million) now, is either going to result in lack of services or tax increases to supplement that.”

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Pitts did not immediately respond to Appen Media’s request for comment on Tuesday.Cityand county officials will return to the negotiating table again on Aug. 26. Jail generator replacement Also at Monday night’s Alpharetta City Council meeting, members ap proved a contract to replace the generator at the Alpharetta Detention Facility.According to Alpharetta Director of Public Works Pete Sewczwicz, this is the last diesel generator to be switched over to natural gas for the city’s public safety buildings, and will be more ef ficient, cost effective and reliable. The replacement will cost $97,078, and Sewczwicz said they should receive it within 8-10 weeks of purchase.

lems, Gilvin said, because those cities would likely need to amend their char ters to raise their millage rate enough to compensate for losses. But even more shocking than the pace of negotiations, city leaders said they were surprised by the relaxed at titude some county negotiators took to letting the sales tax expire when the deadline for a distribution agreement ends on Dec. 31. Gilvin claimed that Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts stated the county is prepared to adjust to a post-LOST environment, which he found“I’vedisappointing.knownchairman Pitts for a long time, I’ve had tremendous respect for him,” Gilvin said. “Maybe he’s bluff ing, maybe he’s not, but the fact is that if he doesn’t sign that agreement in some way shape or form by the end of the year, it goes away.”

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New alert system approved Council members also approved in stallation of a new alert system for the city’s six fire stations. A move that will reportedly have huge impacts on local firstTheresponders.newsystem will use state-ofthe art technology to alert local first responders of emergencies in a more effective ways, Public Safety Director John Robison said. “This technology has been shown to reduce response time, human error and firefighter PTSD,” Robison said. “As you can imagine, the old systems are very loud, and they can be very stressful on the body when you’re be ing awakened by that all night long.” Robison said the new alert system by Purvis Systems was implemented in Milton in 2020 and is already showing success.Replacement of the alert system is estimated to cost $272,000.

BETH BROWN Executive Director of the Gainesville Housing Authority

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member Eric Schumacher said he just wanted to take more time to consider the impact the increase would have on residents and the future of the property.“Iam OK with an increase,” Schum acher said. “I would just want to make sure that we could explain that increase with data and numbers so that it’s fair and the residents that are currently living there understand it.”

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With most of the units now empty, Brown said they are looking out for squat ters, but that they plan to keep utilities on for now. She added that there’s no longer a definitive date for the residents to va cate, but that it will depend on the safety of the building moving forward. “In my experience, as long as the folks are working with us to actively try to help us find somewhere for them, that [Leumas will] continue to work with them,” Brown said. “Leumas had a 90-day contract, but they pretty much have to stay here until everybody gets relocated. … I’ve also been driving folks to look at different apart ments and making phone calls. We’re supporting Leumas in whatever way that we can.”Inother business at the Aug. 9 Hous ing Authority meeting, the board consid ered an action plan to raise rents at the Myrtle Street Apartments. The property is one of more than 50 other income-based housing units owned by the Housing Au thority of BrownRoswell.saidthe Federal Home Loan Banks’ current rent structure states the housing authority could be charging $1,736 a month for a two-bedroom apart ment and $1,793 for a three-bedroom. Right now, the agency is charging be tween $715 and $850 for its units. She said rental rates have been rising about 7 percent per year. Costs overall, Brown said, are up about 20 percent. Parrish added that since she became chairwoman in 2018, the housing authority has never raised the rent on the apartments. The board agreed to table the item and revisit it before the end of the year. “I appreciate that,” Parrish said, “but we have tabled and tabled and tabled for years now. I think the property was purchased in 2014. It’s 2022 now, so at some point, we have to really get serious aboutBoardit.”

ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell officials have promised a letter of support to go forward with a financial commitment to redevelop 199 Grove Way, according to Karen Par rish, chairwoman of the Housing Author ity ofAtRoswell.itsregular monthly meeting Aug. 9, Parrish said that while the board had not yet received the letter, she hopes it will be ready by the end of the month. “We got their assurances personally,” Parrish said. The 40 units at 199 Grove Way are owned by the Housing Authority of Roswell but managed by the Gainesville Housing Authority through a mutual agreement. Tenants earn below 80 percent of the area median income. They are all elderly and/or disabled. In March, the agencies notified resi dents the City of Roswell had deemed the building structurally unsound, and they would need to relocate by the end of Au gust. But, over the past couple of months, relocation challenges have mounted for residents, because of a lack of afford able housing in North Fulton County and landlords unwilling to accept governmentsubsidized Section 8 vouchers. In the past, Mayor Kurt Wilson has said that unless the federal government under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, takes action, the city is not allowed to, mean ing it cannot legally put up a loan to help finance a project. The city, however, can help the hous ing authority attain points to qualify for a development deal under the HUD program. Properties earn points through HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center inspections by their level of safe and sani tary living conditions. Wilson has also stated that in order for the city to provide its support to the housing authority, he expects there to be a higher level of engagement between the twoBethentities.Brown, executive director of the Gainesville Housing Authority, said the agencies are also drafting a letter to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for help in securing some gap financing. Gap financing refers to a short-term loan for the purpose of meeting an immediate financial obligation until sufficient funds to finance the longer-term financial need can be Thesecured.redevelopment could take several years, but Brown has said that when it is completed, tenants will have the opportu nity to move back to 199 Grove Way. On Aug. 9, she said more than half the resi dents have found housing or are working through the final paperwork. Only nine of the residents are still looking for housing options.Inthe meantime, Nate Brooks, regional manager of the Leumas Group, has been visiting the site to work with residents one-on-one and to train some additional staff. That’s because the two relocation specialists HUD had hired to provide ad ministrative support quit. Brown said there were several inci dents in which the residents “were very aggressive and verbally abusive” to them.

The Housing Authority of Roswell meets at noon on the second Tuesday of every month in the Community Room at 199 Grove Way. The next meeting is Sept. 13.

Roswell Housing Authority turns to city for support

Additionally, the housing authority is having a hard time hiring and retaining full-time maintenance technicians. “We’ve had temps that come for a little while and then don’t come back,” Brown said. “So, we’re getting a little more ag gressive about our search. I’m not sure what else we can do. Our facilities manag er has been coming on site at least once a week. We’re also borrowing from the Nor cross Housing Authority …, and Dwight, who’s our resident who has worked as a maintenance technician before, he’s kind of serving as our on-call maintenance per son and handling any routine work orders that come up.”

Members of the Housing Authority of Roswell meet inside the Community Room at 199 Grove Way Aug. 9. Our residents are just going to have to work with us while we try to work through this.”

Bionca Johnson, the property man ager, will also be out on leave for the next four weeks, so Brown said she will be tak ing her place until her spot can be filled. “Our residents are just going to have to work with us while we try to work through this,” Brown said. “… We’re just sort of keeping our head above water here. We’re working closely with the relocation company, and we are meeting with HUD weekly to get updates on where we are with relocation – that’s a big focus right now.”

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The City Council has a joint work session with the Transportation Advisory Commission regarding the Gateway Proj ect and Grimes Bridge Express Lanes at 5 p.m. Aug. 22 at City Hall. These are federal funds, and there’s a high level accountabilityof for the funding.”thatjurisdictionsacceptthis KIMBERLY ROBERTS BluLynx Solutions

The Roswell City Council discusses the future of Community Development Block Grant funding at a work session on Aug. 8.

ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Mayor Kurt Wilson says he is open to using the Com munity Development Block Grant program for “cool, creative solutions” that will be of value to those in need. But, he’s not sure whether the benefits of continuing to apply for the federal fund ing outweigh the risks. Since becoming eligible for the program 11 years ago, the city has been receiving about $450,000 per year for various projects. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issues the CDBG funds, which are then intended to aid creating viable communities for decent housing, suitable living environments and economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income. While the funds can be used for many things, like infrastructure, economic development projects, public facilities installation and housing rehabilitation, only 15 percent can go to private charities for public services. The city can use 20 percent of the funding for administrative support.InMay, some Roswell residents criticized the mayor and City Council for allocating CDBG funds to city water line replacement projects instead of local non profits. At a work session with the city’s consultant, BluLynx Solutions, on Aug. 8, Wilson said the newly elected City Council chose to do that based on their under standing of the program. Wilson said that shortly after being sworn into office, the City Council found that a large portion of the funds had historically been spent on non-Roswell residents.“IfRoswell residents discovered that, they would be really mad,” Wilson said. “Like, why are you spending federal money through a very complicated federal program and it’s not even going to Roswell residents – some of it is, but some of it is not. Roswell residents would be furious withKimberlyus.”

Roswell weighs value of federal block grant funds

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Wilson said that’s “a lot of strings attached” for something that may not be providing “any great benefit to a lot of people.” He added that the City Council will have to consider whether the CDBG program aligns with what residents elected them to do. Since July, the mayor and City Coun cil have also been criticized for not using CDBG funds to redevelop or provide some much-needed maintenance to 199 Grove Way, a public housing development owned by the Housing Authority of Roswell that has been deemed structurally unsound. Because of this, tenants, all elderly and/or disabled, have been told to relo cate despite a lack of affordable housing in North Fulton County and challenges with getting landlords to accept their govern ment-subsidized Section 8 vouchers. Records show that while the Housing Authority of Roswell applied for $36,758, the CDBG funds would have been for security cameras, roofing repairs and an intensive after-school program targeting reading and math skills for children in kindergarten through sixth grade at the nearby Pelfrey Pines apartments. Roberts said the housing authority cannot apply directly for CDBG funds. Now, Wilson said, city officials are considering other ways to help. On Aug. 9, Karen Parrish, chairwoman of the Hous ing Authority of Roswell, said the mayor and City Council had promised a letter of support for a financial commitment to redevelop 199 Grove Way. “Roswell residents are going to come in and save a federal program,” Wilson said. “Think about that. We’re going to ask the taxpayers of Roswell to come in and save a federal program. That’s crazy, isn’t it?” Separately from the housing author ity, Roberts said the city can apply for a Section 108 Loan that would give it five times its allocation in one lump sum to “really make an investment” for commu nity development. Roberts said the City of Columbus did something similar by re purposing a tobacco warehouse along the Chattahoochee River, which created jobs for low-income individuals in the area.

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Roberts, a principal at Blu Lynx Solutions which serves as the city’s consultant, said Roswell became eligible for the CDBG program when its popula tion reached 50,000. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that in 2020, Roswell’s population was at nearly 95,000. Neighboring cities like Alpharetta and Milton do not participate in the CDBG program. Milton’s population is under 40,000.BluLynx Solutions recently began work on the development of the city’s next Five-Year Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Plan.The Con Plan identifies community needs and provides a five-year strategy for how the city’s CDBG funds will be used to develop community resources that address those needs. The Analysis of Impediments identifies barriers to equal access to housing and proposes strate gies to overcome those impediments. The plans require community engagement and publicHUDinput.requires the city to produce these strategies along with an annual action plan with detailed information about proj ects and activities proposed to meet the strategic needs and goals identified in the consolidated plan. These plans serve as the application for CDBG funding. If the city chooses to move forward with the plans, it will hold a series of stakeholder meetings, community hear ings and surveys to collect data. The surveys will be conducted in English and Spanish and will also be available online. Roberts said the plans are usually due Nov. 15, but because HUD is behind, it doesn’t want to accept any plans before announcing the amount of funds jurisdic tions will be receiving. “These are federal funds, and there’s a high level of accountability for the jurisdic tions that accept this funding,” Roberts said. “If the city was to give a nonprofit funding and they mismanage those funds, ultimately the City of Roswell is on the hook for repaying HUD those dollars, not the nonprofit, so there is some risk there.”

Roswell’s consultant, BluLynx Solutions, recently started working on the development of its next Five-Year Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Plan.

ROSWELL, Ga. — It was seven years ago when Susan Thacker found Ebenezer Methodist Church. “I used to drive by and see this little white church on the corner and thought to myself, ‘One day I’m gonna go in there,’” Thacker said. “Then one day I did, and I never left.” Thacker talked about a greeter at Ebenezer, Sandy Calbeck, who sat with her at her first after-church supper. Calbeck, dressed in an identical light blue Ebenezer volunteer shirt, said that at every service she gets the names of newcomers, goes home, puts them in her calendar and makes sure to call them by their first name when she sees them“Youagain.walk in, and it feels like you’ve been there forever,” Thacker said. In unison, Thacker and Calbeck voiced their excitement Aug. 13 at a groundbreaking event for a new 23,000 community and multi-purpose center across from the church at the corner of Ga. 140 and Cox Road in Roswell. The building, to be named the Pardue Family Foundation Center, was funded by Dwight Pardue Jr., a member of the church since 2014 and founder of the Pardue Family Foundation. Ebenezer Methodist was established in 1853 and sits on 1 acre, but church leaders say they think the expansion on the adjacent 5-acre site will bring in more of the community. Plans call for completion of the facility in 2024. Pardue established the foundation in memory of his father and said that the primary reason for starting it was to fund Ebenezer’s new project. His parents were churchgoers for as long as he can remember.“Ithink it’s something my family would have been very proud of,” Pardue said.Traditional services will still be held in the church, but a contemporary service will be held in the new space, Calbeck said. She also spoke about the potential of a coffee shop and daycare. “Oh, we’re all ready,” Calbeck said. Almost 200 people celebrated in front of the historic white clapboard church Saturday afternoon. Members and friends gathered under a white canopy where The Band Jubilee performed. The band, consisting of Buggay family mem bers, used guitar, mandolin, harp, up right bass and banjo to play bluegrass, gospel and Celtic stylings. Off to the side, barbecue and desserts were served as well as “world famous” Brunswick stew, a classic Southern barbecue dish. Before the groundbreaking, Pas tor Glenn Hannigan and Pardue took turns on stage to talk about the project’s timeline and vision and to give thanks to those who helped with the project. “It’s a longer story involving a lot of Holy Spirit intervention,” Hannigan said. Hannigan said the event is less about groundbreaking and more about finish ing up what his predecessor, Pastor Jack Pilger, started. Hannigan has been Ebenezer’s pastor since 2010. He had earlier served as sports editor for the Atlanta Journal Constitution. For the ceremony, architectural designer Regie Elkins, benefactor Dwight Pardue, lay person Craig Crouch and Susan Dunphy, Pilger’s daughter, threw dirt using golden shovels. The Rev. Charles “Chuck” Savage of Sardis Church in Atlanta consecrated the “Consecrationgrounds. means that we set something aside for a specific purpose,” Savage said. “The purpose that this is being set aside for is so that God’s word will go out into this community.”

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Pictured is a rendering of the Pardue Family Foundation Center, designed by Regie Elkins with Heather Clarke as the architect of record. The 23,000-square-foot building will sit beside an outside amphitheater with mobile production capabilities.

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Following a consecration of the grounds from the Rev. Chuck Savage of Sardis Church, key players in the new Ebenezer building project shovel dirt at an Aug. 13 groundbreaking ceremony. From left, are architectural designer Regie Elkins, project benefactor Dwight Pardue, lay person Craig Crouch and Susan Dunphy, daughter of Ebenezer’s late longtime pastor Jack Pilger. Ebenezer Pastor Glenn Hannigan takes the stage to talk about the project’s beginnings.

The plan for the facility is for it to stand as an invitation to the commu nity, extending past the average Sunday serviceHanniganattendee.talked about holding weekly bluegrass and gospel nights, youth-oriented nights, open mic nights and community theater. For Hannigan, the potential is endless. “What can we do to attract the people that don’t come here now?” Hannigan asked. To pay homage to Milton’s farmstead origins, church staff wanted the building designed with rustic charm. The plan was for the facility to resemble Scotts dale Farms in Alpharetta, Elkins said. Elkins described the facility’s ac commodating features, like the top floor which was designed without columns to host activities like kids’ basketball, din ners and weddings. He also spoke of the importance of flow between the building’s inside and outside spaces, so that large activities could easily be opened to the exterior. The outside amphitheater helps to ad vance that flow, Elkins said. “The goal of this was for the facility to be a community activity center, not an Ebenezer activity center.”

The reception buzzed with conversation among its 260 attendees, the artists and center staff. Many held plates filled with a variety of Indian dishes, like chicken and aloo Kati rolls from Cal Kati’s and idli, samosas and chicken tikka from Nalan. In the latter half of the evening, Atlanta-based singer/songwriter/pia nist Anita Aysola performed. Aysola, who’s toured nationally and performed for former President Barack Obama, brings jazz, blues and Indian classical influences into her original songs. In the past 10-15 years, around 50,000 Indians have migrated to Al pharetta and nearby Cumming and John’s Creek, Akkineni said. “I really thought it was time for us to get to know each other,” Garrett said. Garrett’s daughter, Aalia, also dis played her artwork at the show. Artists have their own section, which includes their biography and detailed explana tions of each art piece. Aalia’s biography reads: “Growing up in a multi-ethnic household, she developed a sort of hybrid identity, once composed of two vastly different cultures. She wanted to depict both the highs and lows of each and the sub sequent complications that arise from clashing perspectives.” Like Garrett, some of artist Aditi Chakrabarty’s inspiration comes from wanting to pass down Indian culture to her daughter. One of her pieces is an oil portrait of Rabindranath Tagore, the only Indian winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Chakrabarty came to the United States in 2011 from West Bengal, India. Tagore is also from West Bengal.“My idea was to just have a paint

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Twelve of the 15 artists who showcased their work introduce themselves and lend the audience their individual perspectives on their art. Arts Alpharetta Board Member Pamela Schiftic and India American Cultural Association President Chand Akkineni, not pictured, stepped in to welcome the guests.See

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Since the early ’90s, artist Malika Garrett has wanted something like “Colors of India” for her self and her colleagues. She wanted a space where artists of Indian origin could come together to showcase their work, to express Indian culture, tradition and history, and for that to help eliminate some of the rigid stereotypes that Indians are often con fined“There’sby. a whole lot more to India than IT,” Garrett said. Born in Kolkata, India, Garrett trav eled to the United States in 1985 to at tend Wesleyan College in Macon, where she earned her bachelor’s in visual arts. She uses oil to paint everyday people with the bright, bold colors that speak to Indian fashion and atmosphere. “I have devoted a lot of my work to women,” Garrett said. “Most of my work is about women. Indian women are extremely strong. They run the show –and surprise, surprise, but most women do.”The India American Cultural As sociation (IACA), which is celebrating its 51st year in community service, and Alpharetta Arts Center partnered to organize the “Colors of India” exhibi tion. Those interested can visit and see its artworks at the center through Sept. 23. Garrett, who played a key role in or ganizing, called the exhibition the first of its kind. While the IACA has hosted other showcases in the past, “Colors of India” is the first external exhibition, IACA President Chand Akkineni said. The gallery’s 15 artists, all women IACA members, presented and talked about their work at an Aug. 6 reception.

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10 | August 18, 2022 | Alpharetta-Roswell Herald | AppenMedia.com/Alpharetta_Roswell COMMUNITY NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Green thumb or not, the North Fulton Master Gar deners is collaborating with the Uni versity of Georgia Extension in Fulton County this fall to offer free virtual gardening education programming. The series of four classes begins Sunday, Sept. 11, and will be available through live Zoom webinars and Face book Live. Classes will also be avail able for later viewing at registeringclassesParticipantsthatgardeningnorthfultonmastergardeners.youtube.com/Eachclasswillemphasizepracticalactivitiesatthetimeofyearisbestsuitedforthatactivity.mayregisterforallfourorjustpickspecificclassesbyonline.Afterregistering,participantswill receive a confirmation email with infor mation about how to join the webi nar. If someone cannot attend the live session, they can register anyway to receive a recorded link to the class. The four webinars that will be of fered are: “All About Roses,” “Make Thyme for Herbs in Your Garden,” “Fabulous Fall Fairy Gardens” and “Gardens of the North Fulton Master Gardeners: Finding Gardening Inspira tion Through Shared Ideas.” The webinars are held every Sunday through Oct. 9 and typically take place at either 2 or 3 p.m. For more information or to register, visit deningLectureSeries.bit.ly/Fall2Fall2022NFMG-Gar — Chamian Cruz Class registration begins for fall gardening sessions twitter.com/appenmedia

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By JOHN RUCH SaportaReport ATLANTA — The booming national news website Axios has agreed to be bought for $525 million by Cox Enterprises, owner of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the companies announced Aug. 8. Axios launched an Atlanta newsletter in September 2021. Cox spokesperson Natalie Giurato tells SaportaReport that “both Axios and the AJC will continue to operate independently” and that “there will be no impact” on the current staff at Axios Atlanta. However, she did not specifically respond when asked whether the AJC and Axios might share content in some fashion. Axios did not immediately respond to a comment request. The sale — which has yet to close and requires regulatory approval – appeared to be a surprise to Axios staff. The outlet’s own story quoted its bosses, but also cited anonymous sources and a New York Times article that broke the news. Thomas Wheatley, one of the Axios Atlanta editors, declined to comment on the record but retweeted the Axios story with a wide-eyed emoji suggesting a surprised or interested bystander.“Withso much happening in the world, Axios plays a critical role in delivering balanced, trusted news that people need,” Cox Chairman and CEO Alex Taylor stated. “Our company started in the media business, and we have always had a pas sion for journalism. Bringing a forwardthinking organization like Axios into Cox Enterprises is exciting for us on many levels, and we look forward to helping them continue to scale and grow.” “We have found our kindred spirit for creating a great, trusted, consequential media company that can outlast us all,” said Axios CEO and co-founder Jim Van deHei in the press release. “Our shared ambitions should be clear: to spread clini cal, nonpartisan, trusted journalism to as many cities and as many topics as fast as possible.”Atelecommunications and publishing behemoth, Cox is based in Sandy Springs, as is the AJC, a newspaper bought by the founding Cox family more than 70 years ago, originally as two separate publica tions before a 2001 merger. Cox has made major changes in its media portfolio in recent years. In 2018, it considered merg ing the AJC and WSB TV and radio opera tions. But in 2019, it made a big change in course by selling WSB and several other national broadcasting outlets, while keep ing the AJC and several Ohio newspapers.

ALEX TAYLOR, Cox Chairman and CEO PROVIDED Cox Enterprises, owner of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, plans to purchase the national news website Axios for $525 million.

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As for Axios itself, Schwartz, VandeHei and another co-founder, Mike Allen, “will continue to hold substantial stakes in the company and will lead editorial and day-to-day business decisions,” accord ing to the announcement. Cox will hold a controlling four board seats at Axios, with one held by Taylor. The Axios story claims its company has always been profitable. This article was originally published on SaportaReport.com.

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Axios launched in 2017 and is based in Virginia in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Its founders previously created another well-known news site, Politico, which sold to a German publishing com pany for over $1 billion last year. Axios uses a formulaic approach to news stories, using a bullet-point, outlinelike format. The format is especially suited to its business of newsletters targeting specific cities and niche markets, in cluding Atlanta. The company has been expanding its local newsletters rapidly in U.S. cities. According to Axios’s story, the deal includes an immediate $25 million to continue that expansion. The company also partners with HBO on a documentary series. Axios last year launched a software product called Axios HQ focused on newsletters for corporate communications. According to a Cox announcement, that division will spin off as a separate and in dependent company led by Schwartz. Cox will become a “sole minority investor.”

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The IACA will also host its flagship event, Festival of India, at Gas South in Duluth on Aug. 13. The day-long event, which is in its 26th year, was concep tualized to commemorate the 50th anniversary of India’s independence. There will be a flag march, culturally rich performances, art exhibits and seminars ranging from topics on yoga to immigrant political beliefs. MEDIA Artist Neha Patel reclaims traditional Indian images by creating modernized versions. Part of her work also concerns assimilation. In her larger acrylic paint[1] ing above titled “America,” Patel quotes former President Woodrow Wilson: “We came to America, either ourselves or in the persons of our ancestors, to better the ideals of men, to make them see finer things than they had seen before, to get rid of the things that divide and to make sure of the things that unite.”

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