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Roswell council torn over new daycare site

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Owner Matthew Khodayari sits atop his new Aria Salon location overlooking Milton Avenue in downtown Alpharetta. The building, once home to the Alpha Theater, will include a third-floor residence. City leaders say the Khodayaris are the first owners of a retail-residential space in Downtown. Across the street is the salon’s current location along Roswell Street. Read more, Page 4

Relief groups appeal for more assistance

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POLICE BLOTTER All crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.

Dispute brews at Starbucks over COVID-19 policy ROSWELL, Ga. — Police responded to a Starbucks on Holcomb Bridge Road on Sept. 12 after two customers got into an argument with employees.

One of the customers, a 56-year-old man, said his wife required medical attention from burns she suffered when coffee spilled on her hands. Police determined the husband and wife had placed a drive-through coffee order, and when the woman handed the coffee cup to her husband, the lid came off and some of the coffee spilled onto the man’s pants.

The woman tried to return the cup to the drive-through attendant, but the cashier refused to take the cup due to Starbucks’ COVID-19 safety policies.

The incident triggered an argument and the man pushed the cup out of his wife’s hands, causing the coffee to spill onto the drive-through counter and the side of the Starbucks building, according to the report.

The couple pulled into a parking

PUBLIC SAFETY DUI & Drug arrests Miguel Delgado, 23, of Roswell Creek Lane, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 8 on Roswell Creek Lane for DUI and driving without a license.

Pablo Delaluse-Pederasa, 26, no street address, of Atlanta, was arrested Sept. 12 on Holcomb Bridge Road for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug-related objects.

Rocio Lynn Northrop, 51, of Holcomb Ponds Court, Alpharetta, was cited Sept. 12 on Holcomb Bridge Road for DUI and following too closely.

Kaycee Downs Hoyt, 33, of Deer Trail, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept.

3 on Burnett Circle for DUI and open container violation. space, and the husband continued the argument inside, but store managers asked him to step outside while they contacted police, the report stated. Officers found no redness, swelling or discoloration on the woman’s hands. Medical personnel treated her with an icepack.

Sidewalk near courthouse spray painted with graffiti ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police were called to the Alpharetta Municipal Court

Christie Anne Coggins, 47, of Montcliff Drive, Cumming, was arrested Sept. 5 on Haynes Bridge Road for two counts of DUI. Anahi Valdez Gomez, 22, of Estes Park Drive, Snellville, was arrested Sept. 6 on Ga. 400 for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Scott Michael Rittmeyer, 31, of Hembree Park Terrace, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 6 on Ga. 120 for two counts of DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Kunal Kanti Patel, 41, of Saint Amour Place, Johns Creek, was arrested Sept. 7 on Windward Parkway for DUI, reckless driving and failure to maintain lane. building Sept. 6 after receiving word that someone had sprayed painted the words “Black Lives Matter” and “BLM” in multiple colors on the sidewalk outside the courthouse, according to a police report.

The complainant gave officers the description of a 20-year-old Alpharetta woman, who was later charged with graffiti as a nuisance in connection with the incident, according to the police report.

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County ups offer to cities for pandemic relief dollars Mayors remain united in bid for federal funds

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Area mayors are continuing to fight for a greater share of $104 million in federal aid paid to Fulton County this spring as part of pandemic relief.

At a special City Council retreat Sept.

16, Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin said he thought the county is prepared to divvy up more than the $15 million offer it proposed at a meeting of mayors earlier this month.

Gilvin said he thinks the county will be willing to double its offer. Based on a distribution by population, that could mean $3.3 million in relief to offset Alpharetta’s costs for extra pay and initiatives it undertook to address the pandemic, he said.

As if on cue, Fulton County commissioners approved upping their offer to $30 million at the end of their regular meeting that same morning.

For its part, Fulton County touts the improvement shown in recent weeks for the number of COVID-19 infections.

County Manager Dick Anderson reported that the number of daily cases has dropped from more than 400 to 83, and the percent of those testing positive has fallen from 16 percent to 5 percent.

“Most importantly, Fulton County represents now less than 9 percent of the state caseload of positive cases,” Anderson said. “That’s half of where we started from.”

Anderson said there is always opportunity for Monday morning quarterbacking in how the county deployed the federal aid, but he “could say without reservation, our numbers speak for themselves.”

Fulton County received $104 million in federal aid dollars this spring to use for its own pandemic initiatives or to distribute to 13 of the 15 cities within its borders for their own expenses related to the crisis. The City of Atlanta received its own award directly from the federal government, and Mountain Park, with a population of about 568, did not participate.

The money was part of the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act signed into law by President Trump in March.

Fulton County first proposed distributing $2.5 million of its award, a little over 2 percent, to the 13 cities.

The cities have presented a united front and have threatened to sue for a

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Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin, left, alerted the City Council Sept. 16 he thought the county was ready to increase its distribution of pandemic relief funds to cities. greater share of the relief funding.

“When we threatened to sue them, they upped it to $15 million,” Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker said. “We told them that that was unacceptable, and we’ve been negotiating ever since.”

Bodker said that when mayors questioned the original $2.5 million offer, they were told by county officials that the most they had left of the original award was $10 million.

“All of a sudden, without saying anything to us, they passed $15 million, so it made me feel like the $10 million wasn’t exactly right,” Bodker said.

“When they came up with $15 million, it was obvious there was probably more room.”

The cities argue that they have borne the bulk of expenses for pandemic relief, including added pay and equipment for front-line first responders and materials to keep municipal offices safe for workers and the visiting public.

“Our basic complaint as mayors is they didn’t coordinate with us from the get-go,” Bodker said.

In the ideal world, Bodker said, Fulton would have convened a meeting with the cities from the outset and worked out an equitable distribution based on anticipated costs for services.

He said he recognizes Fulton County provides certain exclusive services, such as the Health Department, elections and other administrative functions. But, he added, cities are providing the bulk of emergency services, not to mention operating their own offices and facilities.

“We would’ve been very coordinated from an action standpoint, and then we would have just executed in coordination with each other.” Bodker said. “But all that didn’t happen, and now we’re playing catch-up.”

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Alpharetta takes look at grim financial future Officials consider cuts to prepare for 2022

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Nearly three months into the new fiscal year, Alpharetta city officials spent Sept. 16 assessing how the city is faring under an ever-shifting economy.

The city’s $140 million budget, which went into effect July 1, has already shown some signs of wear and tear from estimates that were based on data from June when uncertainty ruled the economy.

As adopted, the 2021 budget calls for total spending of $140 million. About half — $72.2 million — is budgeted for the general fund which pays for the city’s day-to-day operations.

While operation spending is scheduled to decrease by 2 percent from last year, Alpharetta Finance Director Tom Harris said this year’s revenue is on track to match spending, but there is less of a margin for any surplus.

Speaking at a special City Council retreat at The Hotel at Avalon — a meeting that was not live streamed — Harris said he expects the city to collect slightly more in property taxes than originally

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Alpharetta City Administrator Bob Regus distributes budget materials to members of the City Council at a special retreat Sept. 16 at The Hotel at Avalon.

The all-day session was held to update officials on the city’s operations as the nation struggles with fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. estimated, but revenues from the local option sales tax and the hotel/motel tax are lagging because of the soured economy.

Under normal circumstances, Harris said, the city would have expected to

bring in about $17.4 million through the county sales tax. That estimate was adjusted downward by about 20 percent to $13.5 million for this year.

Sales tax collections are currently tracking at about 85 percent to this time last year, Harris said.

Further, the hotel/motel tax, which would normally be expected to add $7.5 million to city coffers, is taking a hit from COVID-19. Alpharetta is home to close to 30 hotels, and collections of room taxes are at about 40 percent of the rate prior to the pandemic, Harris said. The city had projected an overall collection of 75 percent of last year’s rate.

Looking ahead to 2022, city officials have already begun slashing this year’s budget to preserve as much money as possible so some surplus can carry over to help.

The city’s recurring capital budget, which pays for maintaining roads and other major infrastructure, will continue at historic lows. This year, the budget was lowered to $189,000.

Early estimates call for devoting $500,000 to the fund in 2022.

The city traditionally spends about $4.5 million to address recurring capital improvements because

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Stylist provides new look for retail, residential in Alpharetta

By TIFFANY GRIFFITH newsroom@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The building at 41 Milton Avenue in downtown Alpharetta has a history.

Prior World War II, it was rural, vacant land. By 1947, it was the site of the Alpha Theater, where locals could watch movies.

“I have a picture of a poster of the movies that they showed and a copy of a ticket stub,” said Matthew Khodayari who owns the site.

Khodayari said he knows and loves the history of the old theater space. He has also kept his eye on it from across the street, where his family currently operates Aria Salon.

“I never thought that I would own it,” Khodayari said.

Khodayari and his wife, Mechelle, made the purchase in 2014. In the years of owning and renovating the space, it was rented out to several other businesses. The family always had plans to bring Aria Salon from 10 Roswell Street to the Milton Avenue location. But once work began on a new hotel next-door, the Khodayaris envisioned something more.

“It took a life of its own. It was sup-

posed to be a one-floor hair salon,” Khodayari said. “And then my wife said, ‘What if we had an apartment there and lived above the shop?’”

The idea was intriguing to Khodayari, who calls Downtown Alpharetta a pretty cool place.

“Live music everywhere, people sitting outside,” he said. “Kind of reminiscent of European towns.”

Khodayari said he is looking forward to getting back to that lifestyle once the threat of the coronavirus dissipates.

The first of its kind in city City leaders informed the Khodayaris they are the first owners of a retail-residential space in Downtown Alpharetta.

Khodayri said the new Aria Salon is part of the city’s big plan to be pedestrianfriendly and resident-friendly.

“Downtown Alpharetta was never residence-friendly, I guess,” Khodayari said. “In the sense that, it was only shops around here. No multi-use or multi-floor residence. Now we have apartment complexes and condominiums and townhomes.”

He sees this as good for businesses, allowing them to serve a wider clientele of multicultural customers and families.

But there have been some challenges.

“The water is owned by the county, not the city. That has been a big issue for us,” Khodayari said.

With the help of Alpharetta Councilwoman Karen Richard, some progress is being made. After a face-to-face meeting outside of the building, Khodayari said the salon expects to receive their permit within a week. Then, it’s up to Fulton County to build the infrastructure.

Beyond that, he says the city is not providing any further incentives as leaders turn the block into an entertainment hub. Khodayari said Alpharetta stopped offering grants about five years ago.

“If I painted the place, put lipstick on this pig, they would have given me some money,” he said. “Now, they don’t have to do that anymore because this place is pretty hot.”

According to Khodayari, the overall cost and construction of the property is about $3.5 million. The salon owner says he’s making the extra investment to build for the future.

The business level of the property is 27,750 square feet. The front door opens to a retail area, which is about

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Roswell allows plan for daycare on Crabapple Road

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell has approved an application for development of a daycare center on Crabapple Road, just south of East Crossville Road.

The request passed by a narrow 4-3 vote following two hours of discussion at the Sept. 14 City Council meeting.

Debate centered on whether one of the city’s busiest intersections could support additional traffic during rush hours. The city’s Transportation Master Plan reports almost 70,000 vehicles use the intersection daily, roughly 20 percent of them on Crabapple Road. The figures are from a 2017 traffic study.

Council members said traffic backups are routine along Crabapple near the intersection.

Attorney Ed Tate, representing Roswell-Crabapple LLC, said the site at 10901 Crabapple Road is ripe for development and that a daycare would provide one of the least obtrusive uses on traffic. Outside of a cemetery, he said, there aren’t many other businesses that generate fewer trips.

The application has been batted about for more than two months. In August, the City Council voted to delay a decision until the developers met with nearby homeowners who had raised concerns about additional traffic and noise.

Residents said they feared additional backups on Crabapple would make entering and exiting their neighborhoods more dangerous than it already is.

Several residents spoke Sept. 14, saying an Aug. 27 neighborhood meeting with developers had not allayed their fears.

Tate said the daycare, Kiddie Academy, plans an enrollment of 167 children, ranging from infant to 4 years old, and would have 20 people on staff.

He said the daycare franchise has a standard practice of staggering times for drop-off and pick-up so vehicle visits are spread out in the mornings and evenings.

Staggering patron visits is “a tried and true method of traffic control,” Tate said.

In total, he said, the daycare would add 169 vehicle trips a day to Crabapple, assuming some of the vehicles would not have taken the road en route to work anyway.

Tate also said plans call for altering the curb on the south side of the entrance to allow smooth right turns off Crabapple into the facility.

Councilman Marcelo Zapata proposed the daycare should alleviate the

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Fulton SAT scores decline amid pandemic upheaval

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. — In a testing season disrupted by COVID-19, Fulton County Schools recorded a decline in 2020 SAT score, with only five of the district’s 18 high schools improving on last year’s scores.

The district’s 1078 average score on the college admission test was still well above the state and national average for a third consecutive year.

According to results released last week by The College Board, Fulton students averaged 35 points higher than their Georgia peers and 48 points higher than the national average.

The SAT consists of two sections, evidence-based reading and writing and math. Both sections are scored on a scale from 200 to 800 points, with 1600 being a perfect score.

In North Fulton, only two of the area’s seven traditional high schools saw improvements on the 2020 ACT. Cambridge posted the greatest

gains among traditional schools with a 21-point increase to an average score of 1206. A total of 384 Cambridge students took the 2020 SAT. Milton saw the most precipitous decline with a 25 percent drop to an average score of 1164 among the 425 who took the test.

Independence High School, an alternative school in Roswell, had an impressive gain of 34 points to an average score of 1000 from the 24 who took the exam.

Fulton Schools Superintendent Mike Looney praised the students for their efforts, noting the district was the first in the state to close because of COVID-19.

“I feel compassion for the impact the pandemic has had on our students,” Looney said. “[It was] not only disruptive to learning and preparation, it prevented additional opportunities for students to proactively retake the test.”

The number of students taking the SAT in 2020 decreased by nearly 6 percent following years of increasing numbers.

SAT Performance in North Fulton High Schools* * schools with at least 25 test takers School Alpharetta Cambridge Centennial Chattahoochee Johns Creek Milton Northview Roswell North Fulton System Georgia National

2020 Avg. Score (#tests) 1189 (422) 1206 (384) 1092 (290) 1233 (314) 1220 (345) 1164 (425) 1282 (363) 1160 (374) 1193 (2917) 1078 (5114) 1043 (64K) 1030 (185K)

Daycare: Continued from Page 4 threat of backups by adding a right-turn lane along the front of the property into the driveway.

However, Roswell Deputy Director of Transportation Robert Dell-Ross said adding the turn lane would be classified as a system improvement, and the city would have to bear the cost. In addition, he said the lane would extend the property frontage, about 200 feet, and

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would not be adequate to serve much in the way of a deceleration lane.

Dell-Ross said staff recommendations call for the daycare to provide a morning and evening traffic officer to ensure safety and address any congestion at the entrance. The developer has already agreed to install a solid 6-foot privacy fence and add vegetation as a noise buffer to surrounding neighborhoods.

Council members Mike Palermo and Christine Hall voted against the proposal.

Casting the decided vote, Mayor Lori Henry joined council members Matt Judy, Matthew Tyser and Marie Willsey in favor.

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Relief groups recount despair left in wake of pandemic Online panel addresses sustained need for help

By MATT BRUCE newsroom@appenmediagroup.com METRO ATLANTA — Food banks across the state have seen a 40 percent increase in demand over the past six months, according to officials from statewide relief organizations.

The need for supplies has skyrocketed as unemployment remains high and coronavirus has restricted access to school lunches and other programs that ordinarily provide meals for children.

The topic was the center of discussion during a virtual forum Sept. 15 that included representatives from food banks, churches, school districts and children’s advocacy programs.

The Georgia Food Bank Association and Voices of Georgia’s Children hosted the panel discussion, which focused on the availability of nutritional food resources for Georgia children amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“As a child service organization, given that adequate food access is at the core of children being able to thrive, we felt it was important to call this press conference,” said Erica Stikoff, Voices for Georgia’s Children’s executive director.

The child policy and advocacy organization promotes laws and policies particularly for underserved kids. The organization says about 500,000 Georgia children lived in poverty before coronavirus took its toll. Black and Latinx make up 29 and 30 percent, respectively, of the state’s number of impoverished kids, Stikoff noted.

“Add on to that all of the other challenges of the pandemic that all of our children are facing — grief over family members, interrupted schooling, mental health stressors and not being able to have the comfort of loved ones because of physical distancing, housing insecurity, and food insecurity — you realize how much our children and their families are in need of support,” Stikoff said.

The Georgia Food Bank Association is

made up of seven regional food banks in the Feeding America network, a nationwide hunger relief initiative that distributed over 140 million pounds of food in 2019.

Food pantry reports surge The Place of Forsyth, a client-choice food pantry in Cumming, served about 80 families each week prior to COVID-19, according to Jacob Granados, its director of purposeful engagement.

Those numbers peaked at 447 families per week in early summer and plateaued to a weekly average of about 385 households.

As the number of clients peaked, so did the state’s coronavirus case numbers. That forced The Place of Forsyth to shift its pantry operation to a drive-thru for distribution.

Granados said he also saw a change in the patronage with much of the increase coming from families new to food bank services. The center increased its food purchases and also bought hot meals from local restaurants to distribute at the food bank.

“We definitely were able to meet people in a time of crisis for their families and families who have not been accustomed to receiving assistance from social services,” Granados said in a phone interview.

North Fulton Community Charities is a one-stop shop for rental and food assistance, thrift shop, and shelter that serves Roswell, Alpharetta, Milton, Mountain Park and Johns Creek.

The assistance center has not closed and its pantry has continued to allow patrons to select their own food items.

In March, the center began taking online pantry orders to limit contact during distribution. On Aug. 3, it began phasing in-person orders, according to NFCC Executive Director Holly York.

Access to food has been an issue, she said. Transportation to food banks is challenge for patrons across the state, and the North Fulton Community Charities pantry had to limit its hours

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Rob Strickland, director of Truth Spring Academy, talks about his work with Feed the Valley, a food bank in Columbus, during a virtual panel discussion on food availability for Georgia’s schoolchildren Tuesday.

at times during the pandemic because there weren’t enough volunteers to help distribute the food.

“We’ve been able to meet the demand,” York said in a phone interview. “The hard part is getting it to the people.”

Finding that next meal Panelists from the online forum said coronavirus has placed the state’s most vulnerable children in even more instability than normal, leaving nearly 640,000 children unsure where their next meal is coming from. Feeding America estimates child food insecurity in Georgia will increase by 63 percent by the end of the pandemic.

Dana Craft, Georgia Food Bank Association’s executive director, said job losses and limited access to after-school programs have been the driving force behind the upticks so far.

“What we have seen since the pandemic hit is a sustained increase in need, with four of the food banks reporting an unrelenting 40-percent increase in demand, serving in some of the hardest hit economic counties,” Craft said.

Division of Family and Children Services Executive Director Tom Rawlings provided the online panel a glimpse of the state’s assistance to families in need.

He said his agency issued about $163 million worth of food stamps benefits in February. By June, that number had exploded to over $300 million.

In July, DFCS rolled out a Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer, or P-EBT, program. That made families of schoolchildren who received free and reduced lunches eligible for $256.50 of food stamps benefits per child. Rawlings said it was the daily rate for each day missed during last school year when public schools shut down about 10 weeks early. The state has issued about $194 million in P-EBT benefits since July 22, Rawlings said.

“I think we have a long way to go before we get back to a situation where our economy is once again booming and there are plenty of jobs,” Rawlings said.

The view from the ground Representatives from several food banks highlighted what they have seen in their centers and how they had to adjust operations because of COVID-19.

Many said they implemented new programs specifically designed to meet the elevated demand despite the challenges the pandemic presented.

Kyle Waide, who runs the Atlanta Community Food Bank, said he’s seen huge impacts extend to urban metropolitan communities like the one his center serves.

At North Fulton Community Charities, which partners with the Atlanta Community Food Bank, York said she’s seen business owners and non-essential healthcare workers visit the pantry seeking services.

“What we’re finding is we might be the best-kept secret because in a good economy, people don’t use your services and they donate to us,” York said.

“Now, we have a lot of families who were donors that are now recipients who need help with food and rent or paying their electric bill.”

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Alpharetta groups partner to benefit businesses, charities Restaurant Month designed to give all a chance to help

By ADAM DARBY adam@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau to announce Alpharetta Restaurant Month for the month of October.

The joint effort was launched as a way to support local businesses and contribute to local charities.

The event offers 20 percent discounts to more than 40 popular restaurants throughout the city with the purchase of a $30 Alpharetta Restaurant Month (ARM) dining card. Participating restaurants include BurgerFi, 2B Whole Gluten-Free Bakery, Butcher & Brew, South Main Kitchen, Grouchy’s New York Deli, and more.

“The vibrant city of Alpharetta is filled with some of the best restaurants in the state,” said Janet Rodgers, president and CEO of the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau. “This ARM program brings awareness to our restaurants and how vital they are to the fabric of our community. It also provides a way for patrons to support these businesses and their teams that are working hard to bring us our favorite dishes every day.”

With the dining card, residents can enjoy the discount for any of their food bills at participating locations for the rest of the month. The flat discount on food allows the restaurants to offer more delicious options without having to create a specialized menu for customers.

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The event offers discounts to more than 40 popular restaurants throughout the city, including 2B Whole Gluten-Free Bakery, above.

The event also enables them to receive a higher volume of marketing and promotional attention.

Alpharetta Chamber President and CEO Deborah Lanham said the program will provide a boost for some of the businesses hit hardest.

“COVID has been incredibly challenging to all business on a variety of levels, and restaurants have really been hit hard for obvious reasons; lack of opportunity for people to gather, share food, sip their favorite drinks at the bar,” she said. “That is why we extended to

a month-long program and encourage people to revisit those experiences in a safe environment.”

One of the biggest incentives for participants is the contributions each purchase makes for some of Alpharetta’s renowned charities. For each ARM dining card sold, a portion of the proceeds benefits the North Fulton Community Charities Food Pantry and the Meals on Wheels Program of Senior Services North Fulton.

“I’ve been out speaking to these restaurants and I’m here to tell you that these owners and managers have the safety of the public and their employees as their highest priority,” said Melody Cookson, Member Services coordinator for the chamber. “I’m also aware of the extraordinary efforts these businesses have gone through in the last six months to pivot with conditions or fight to return to business. This is a beneficial program for both the establishments and the patrons, and we hope it will be a show of support both ways.”

The pandemic has done local business few favors. Many have used this time to change the way they operate in order to keep afloat. The city recognizes these efforts and strives to continue finding new ways like these to best serve their businesses and residents.

“At a time our community has faced so many challenges, Restaurant Month offers folks terrific money-saving discounts, helps reinvigorate restaurants’ business, and is an invitation to enjoy the broad range of restaurant hospitality our community has been blessed with,” BurgerFi Owner Ron Altman said.

Dining cards can be mailed or picked up at the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce office at 5755 North Point Parkway, Suite 4. For more information, visit www.AlpharettaChamber.com.

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Georgia strives for higher counts Retail: as census deadline approaches

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By KATIE ANDERSON newsroom@appenmediagroup.com ATLANTA, Ga. — With a Sept. 30 deadline approaching, Georgia cities are pushing to increase the final count for the 2020 U.S. Census.

Georgia has one of the lowest response rates in the U.S. and its territories. As of Sept. 17, Georgia had a 61.4% percent self-response rate, well below the national rate of 65.7 percent.

Typically, census workers would go door to door or set up at local events and spaces to promote participation. However, due to concerns about COVID-19, cities have had to primarily use other methods.

“COVID obviously put a stop to a lot of things back in March,” Forsyth County Communications Director Karen Shields said. “We normally would have had a census day event and worked with the libraries to encourage people to fill out the census, and that just got put on hold.”

Social media has been the new outlet for cities to encourage citizens to participate in the 2020 census. Through methods like social media posts, billboards, flyers and even water bill inserts, the cities are pushing for as many people to complete the census as possible.

“We have an ongoing social media campaign as well as outreach for those who have yet to complete the census,” Jonathan Cospey, Roswell communications specialist said. “Through brochures, flyers, posters at local business and apartments, we are trying to reach as many people as we can while being responsible in these COVID times.”

While COVID-19 has been a big hurdle to overcome, it is not the only one.

“Another small challenge has been the language hurdles due to the widely diverse backgrounds of our residents,”Johns Creek Special Projects Coordinator Grant Hickey said. ”This has been addressed by working with the census workers who help with forms and information in a number of different languages.”

Karen Shields of Forsyth County said that there are many different language options for filling out the census and that their county is doing outreach with non-profit organizations to help those with a language barrier complete their 2020 Census.

The decennial count affects how much federal funding a state gets. It has been estimated that for the 2020 Census $2,300 per person will be returned to Georgia on an annual basis. According to the Urban Institute, lower counts could result in a loss of $407 million annually until 2030.

“The more people we have, the more money we get,” Steven Wardrup, GIS man-

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ager for Alpharetta explained. “More money for public safety, schools, hospitals, and even more funds for disaster relief.”

In addition to funds, census data is also used to determine Georgia’s representation in the United States House of Representatives and state and local redistricting.

The 2020 U.S. Census must be completed by Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. The process takes less than 10 minutes and can be completed online at my2020census.gov or by calling toll-free 1-844330-2020 (English) or 1-844-468-2020 (Spanish).

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There’s much more above A second level provides a multi-room space, where managers can work and provide education to stylists. It also includes a spacious employee break room and an area where the social media director can promote the business.

An elevator can whisk the family and their guests to the top floor’s luxurious living area. The stylish 3,000 square foot space includes three bedrooms, two master bedrooms, and four bathrooms.

There is also 1,700 square feet of space that will serve as an apartment.

The Khodayari family has styled hair in Alpharetta for 20 years, but the family has been in the hairstyling business for three generations.

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From the roof of what he calls his forever home, Khodayari overlooked the downtown Alpharetta streets and envisioned throwing cocktail parties and Christmas celebrations with his family and staff. He said he also looks forward to ending a busy workday with home just feet away.

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MILTON 29, JOHNS CREEK 0

Milton shuts out Gladiators in county’s season opener

By ZACH SHUGAN zach@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — Following a tumultuous offseason and two-week delay to its opener, high school football returned to Fulton County on Sept. 17 with a cross-town battle between Milton and Johns Creek.

The Eagles got the better of the Gladiators after a slow start, scoring 29 unanswered points in the second half to win their third straight Freedom Bowl.

“That was a great first game,” Milton head coach Adam Clack said. “There were mistakes and learning moments, but there were also a ton of contributors.”

The defenses shined bright early in the game, as both teams’ offenses struggled to find their footing in their first game of the season.

Johns Creek fumbled on the third play of the game. Their next possession ended with an interception. On the Gladiators’ next four drives of the half, they were forced to punt each time.

Milton didn’t fare much better on offense in the first half. The Eagles missed a 38-yard field goal on their first possession followed by a turnover on downs and three consecutive punts.

The two teams regrouped at halftime with the score tied 0-0. Clack said he told the Eagles not to panic and stay positive.

“We had a lot of things going in the first half,” Clack said. “It wasn’t like we weren’t moving the football. It was a lot of self-inflicted things. It’s almost as if we were like, ‘Are we really out here?’ at times. I think it just took a minute to get our sea legs, if you will. We reset and had nothing but positivity and confidence coming out in the second half.”

Less than two minutes into the third quarter, junior running back Jordan McDonald broke through the middle for a 53-yard touchdown, as Clack, the Eagles and their fans took a collective exhale.

On Johns Creek’s ensuing drive, the Eagles came down with their second interception of the game and took over on their own 40-yard line.

Milton found paydirt again, this time through the air.

Junior quarterback Devin Farrell found freshman receiver Debron Gatling over the middle for a 32-yard touchdown pass, as the Eagles took a two-score lead over the Gladiators. Instead of kicking the extra point, the Eagles opted to go for the two-point conversion. The Eagles succeeded, as highly touted defensive recruit L.T. Overton appeared on offense and carried the ball in for the conversion.

Milton scored on its third consecutive drive following another punt by Johns Creek. This time, Farrell tossed a 21-yard touchdown to senior receiver Matthew Evert, and the Eagles took a

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Milton quarterback Devin Farrell delivers a pass. Farrell was 14-22 with 220 passing yards and two touchdowns.

22-0 lead with 2:24 remaining in the third quarter.

The Eagles’ fourth score came in the final minute of the game while many starters were resting on the bench.

Backup quarterback and starting receiver Adam Freas capped off the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run, punctuated with an extra point from kicker Jason Aussin to put Milton up 29-0.

Though the Eagles’ offense didn’t put up any points in the first half, it turned out to be a solid game offensively for Milton by night’s end.

Farrell finished 14-for-22 with 220 passing yards and two touchdowns.

McDonald posted 154 rushing yards and one touchdown on 18 carries. Five other Eagles carried the ball at least once.

Freas led receivers with five receptions for 87 yards, but five other Eagles had at least one reception.

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Eagles came up with one fumble recovery and three interceptions and forced six punts.

“Just phenomenal,” Clack said. “It almost got to the point where they were in such control that you start to take it for granted. I can’t wait to go back and watch the film and really appreciate all the nuances of what they’re doing.

Coach [Drew] Connell, coach [Jason] Stromie and the whole defensive staff, they do such a phenomenal job getting those guys in the right spot.”

There were some bright spots on offense for Johns Creek.

Senior quarterback Quinn Teeples, who finished 11-for-24 for 81 yards, had success throwing the ball, but the three interceptions proved costly.

Teeples appears to have a good connection with senior tight end Ethan Storey, who reeled in four receptions for 19 yards. Senior running back Dylan Parr, who missed the 2019 season, carried 11 times for 32 yards against a stout Milton front seven.

It should be noted the Gladiators were without head coach Matt Helmerich, who was not seen leading his team onto the field or calling plays from the sideline. Instead, assistant coach and former Atlanta Falcons star Roddy White led the Gladiators onto the field and appeared to be calling plays for the offense.

Both teams take the field again Sept.

25, as Milton hosts Hapeville Charter and Johns Creek hosts Westlake.

Budget: Continued from Page 4 allowing roads and buildings to degrade can prove more costly in the long run.

Another $1 million has been culled from operation expenses for this year, the bulk of it coming out of Public Safety and Public Works.

That still leaves an anticipated deficit of about $650,000 the council will have to find to square things for next year.

Harris listed some initiatives the City Council could consider when the 2022 budget is being drafted in the early spring.

Among the primary suggestions are: • Cutting $9,000 in city sponsorships for events like the farmers market, European Market and Brew Moon Fest.

• Cutting bank fees by $82,000 across three departments.

• Reduce funding by $70,000 for Tech Alpharetta and for holiday decorations.

• Eliminate holiday gift checks and employee appreciation days to save $60,000.

Deeper cuts could also be considered if the balance sheet continues to look bleak as next year’s budget comes into focus. Other cost-saving might include eliminating positions and outreach services. Another suggestion would be to freeze vacancies as they arise. Right now, the city has seven vacant positions it has no plans to fill immediately. Another seven or so positions are expected to be vacated in the next year.

A third proposal outlined before the City Council would be to provide some sort of early retirement incentive, but Harris said such a measure would require a lot of upfront money for a long-term savings.

70th Wedding Anniversary Aurelle and William H. “Bill” Joyner, Jr.

Congratulations to Aurelle Joyner (nee Barfield) and Bill Joyner as they celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary! They were united in marriage on September 29, 1950 at Aurelle’s mother’s home in Decatur.

Both Aurelle and Bill were born and raised in Atlanta. The pair met at Southwest DeKalb High School in the late 1940s. They married at 19 years old.

Bill had a successful career building and developing residential properties around the Atlanta area with companies he established.

He also was a real estate broker with his own realty company. Aurelle spent her time as an active mother, homemaker, and volunteer. She was a Sunday school teacher, room mom, and involved with the PTA. Bill and Aurelle have lived in Alpharetta for 38 years. Their three children, Gale, Barry, and Jon and their families also reside in Alpharetta. They have five grandchildren, as well as three greatgrandchildren. Both enjoy their daily routine of exercise and healthy eating with room for dessert.

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Hearing it from all sides, and still listening Two weeks ago, we published a letter to the editor from a reader in response to Ray Appen’s column “Should we save local journalism? Do we care?” In it, Ray, our company’s founder and longtime publishHANS APPEN er, muses about what Publisher role local news plays in hans@appenmediagroup.com our lives and wonders where anger for the press is coming from.

A reader in Johns Creek responded to Ray’s question and the two of them engaged in a friendly back and forth over email and ultimately the reader agreed to submit a letter to the editor, which we then published.

In it, he talks about how the news of his youth is missing in today’s media world.

That it is not representative of his concerns and void of information important to him.

In summary, he believed that it is not that a newspaper’s readers don’t care about its newspaper, but that its newspaper does not care about, or recognize,

Lions and tigers and Sally, oh my “I built my house to withstand a category 5 hurricane. So, I wanted to see if it could.”

So my friend Brad explained when someone asked what he was thinking when he decided to stay on Dog Island on RAY APPEN Oct. 18, 2018 knowPublisher Emeritus ing that Hurricane ray@appenmediagroup.com Michael — category 5 — with sustained winds of 161 miles per hour was barreling through the Gulf headed right at the island. Brad didn’t know the specific wind speed, but he did know it was going to be a big one.

I remember that I had this image of what it must have looked like that night as 6-foot 8 Brad perched way up in the crow’s nest at the top of his island home to get the best view possible through the four sides of the windows. The ancient mariner came to mind, hands glued to the wheel of the ship as sheets of rain pierced his skin like bullets.

Michael passed a mere 35 miles west of the island in route to destroying Mexico Beach like it had been hit by a nuclear bomb. Brad watched it all night long I imagine — fascinated.

all of its readers’ perspectives.

Not too long after we published his letter, I got two phone calls, back to back.

Both calls began the exact same way.

“I never do this, but…”

The first caller just had to call me and commend the author of the letter that appeared in our newspaper that week.

The caller said the author had nailed it by calling Ray out for his high handedness and clear biases, that the media is generally self-riotous and disconnected from the plights of everyday people, and the sooner it gets off its high horse, the sooner it can save its dying industry.

I thought that he was going to ask for the author’s phone number to thank him, but he didn’t, and we ended the conversation with a commitment from me to take the letter seriously and listen more, talk less.

Not 30 minutes later, I received another call. “I never do this, but…”

This time the caller just had to tell me that he’d just read the letter that we published and thought the author was a kook, that he is sick and tired of the media bashing and that if the reader would stop for a second to think about the source

— his hometown community newspaper featuring news about local high schools, city council meetings, boy scout troops and the like — he might think twice about the absurdity of his assertion.

He commended me for publishing the letter, despite the fact that the simple willingness to do so pokes a few holes in the claims the author made in the first place.

In summary, he told me to keep my head down and keep doing what we’re

doing. That its appreciated and of value to the community. I appreciated both calls.

We take very seriously our responsibility to cover news that is important to our readers. I also believe that sometimes we cover news that is important to our readers before they know it is important to them.

Don’t ever hesitate to call me and tell me we need to do a better job. I might not always be able to give you the answer you want, but I’m always listening.

Brad is one of the most talented artists I know. Somewhere down in the mix must be the seeds of inspiration — or desperation — for what it takes to produce great art or why anyone would choose to experience almost certain water-born death in the form of a category 5 storm. Both are enigmas to me.

So that was the context as Christina and I nervously waited in our island home about 30 yards from the ocean, as what would later become Hurricane Sally slowly crept up through the Gulf of Mexico. It wasn’t a hurricane yet, and the winds were no more than 50 miles per hour. But I remembered how slow, lazy storms can quickly turn into crazed powerful major storms in the warm waters of the Gulf. No one can predict the path of any hurricane for sure.

Friends called. Can you move our vehicles to higher ground for the storm surge? “Sure, but no one is expecting any storm surge of any size” I replied, “and last night was supposed to be the surge night.” So, I moved their golf cart anyway. Their truck wouldn’t start — dead battery.

We gathered that night with friends for dinner, then afterward for a game of Rummikub which seemed to last for hours. Outside, the rain poured. Curtains of water interspersed with strong gusts of warm sea air that, from time to time, howled and made power lines hum. We talked about kids, about water systems, about how long the storm would last, and about who had plans for what doctors in Tallahassee or back in Oviedo.

We were supposed to go home the next morning, but when we woke up, the wind was gusting to 45 miles per hour and the ocean seemed to grow blacker and more powerful. We had crossed the bay a couple days earlier and the return trip to the island had been hard — really nerve-bending, deeply threatening hard and I knew without a doubt that the bay would have been much worse now. We stayed, but I still assured friends that there would be no surge; it was past.

This storm had no gas in its tank.

Late in the afternoon, we went down to the harbor to check the boat. The docks were underwater by then and we stared in shock. What was going on? The storm by now had passed. It still wasn’t a hurricane, and it has missed us by at least 200 miles.

Sustained winds were only in the 40s.

The grass air strip was now just a giant pool of water. There was no decking in sight; it was under almost 2 feet of water now. The moored boats seemed to be staying in place by magic. I knew they were still there, just under several feet of saltwater at this point. What was going on?

That night we ate again with our island friends — this time at Glenda’s house — and became lost in that conversation that occurs when old friends spend time with each other. We all feel the moment and each other’s place.

Time has crept up upon us all, especially our children whom we all know and watch over in our own ways.

Later I check on the docks and am shocked by their condition. I am especially unhappy with my completely wrong

assumption about the tidal surge. This storm is barely a storm though. This surge even though it has surprised us is still no more than a few feet. What would it be like if this storm were the real thing — with those 150-mile-an-hour winds and an 8 to 10-foot tidal surge? I think of Brad and his crow’s nest and shudder.

I feel like we’ll be able to make it across the bay tomorrow. The winds will probably be at least 25 miles an hour.

That is no fun at all and I know it. But how could this crazy guy stand in that crow’s nest and calmly experience near 200-mile-per-hour wind and know that the very ground under him is in play and just experience the moment, calmly and with anticipation? I don’t know.

Maybe I’ll ask him the next time I see him. Maybe it has something to do with expectations. I just don’t know.

Letters to the editor If you would like to pen a letter to the editor, either in response to this column or anything else you read in the paper, go to northfulton.com, click submit in the navigation bar and then select “Letters.” You can also submit a letter on a current event that is on your mind, but know that we have guidelines we try to stick to: • Letters should be no more than 325 words.

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• We typically do not publish letters in response to other letters.

• We try to avoid publishing letters about national politics. We are a local newspaper and we think our readers appreciate that.

• We do not publish anonymous letters.

• We prefer to run letters from readers within our coverage area. While anyone can submit a letter, we give preference to local readers.

“Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale a tale of a fateful trip, that started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship” “Change” is the mark of our times now. Each of us has expected a threehour trip and encountered instead, an endless stormy sea that threatens us with no end in sight. I want to say, “Think of Brad and that crow’s nest and be calm.” I’m not sure what else we can do. He would probably tell us to do that.

And then go off and paint great art. But, don’t we all paint great art, in our own way, when we embrace our own moments — and each other’s lives?

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Police discover weapon following traffic stop ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell police found a handgun in a vehicle during a Sept. 12 traffic stop on Holcomb Bridge Road.

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The 27-year-old man did not have a concealed carry permit, but claimed the weapon is his brother’s. He surrendered the gun to police for safekeeping for the owner to pick it up. Police warned the man against toting a gun without a license.

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Let Us Connect You Alpharetta-Roswell Herald Delivers to 28,000 households every Thursday Zip Codes: 30005, 30009, 30022, 30075, 30076.

Alpharetta & Roswell’s primary news source. Est. 1983. Alpharetta’s paper of record.

Forsyth Herald Delivers to 17,000 households every Thursday Zip Codes: 30040, 30041. Forsyth County’s largest circulation newspaper. Est. 1998

Johns Creek Herald Delivers to 20,000 households every Thursday Zip Codes: 30022, 30097. Johns Creek’s primary news source. Est. 1997. Johns Creek’s paper of record.

Milton Herald Delivers to 10,000 households every Thursday Zip Code: 30004.

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