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Downtown development clears hurdle in Alpharetta ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council unanimously approved a new mixed-use development in the downtown area May 23. The development will consist of two new buildings and one existing building on North Main Street across from the intersection with Cumming Street. The existing building, listed as historic by the city, will be preserved and used as restaurant space. The new buildings will be a mix of office, retail, restaurant and residential space containing four for-sale condominium units. The development will sit on 1.43 acres, and the new buildings will each be three stories. The total development will have 32,000 square feet of office space, 4,000 square feet of retail space and 6,000 square feet of restaurant space. Plans originally called for the new buildings to be four stories, but discussions in the city’s Planning Commission led the applicant to reduce the height. The development will include a 2-level underground parking deck with 132 parking spaces, just above the required 130 spaces. Nearby residents spoke in support of the development during its public hearing, noting that the applicant,
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Weston T Hine and the Palmettos perform during the Alpharetta Pop Fest May 21.
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ATLANTA —Declining enrollment and increasing vacancies in elementary and middle school classrooms is prompting Fulton County Schools officials to get creative about how education will look in the future. Enrollment projections for North Fulton schools show more than 9,000 available seats in kindergarten through 8th grade next year, with few signs of growth through the decade. School officials say they hope innovative options for education may draw new families into the region and lure private school students back to public schools. One idea with strong support from administrators are kindergarten through 8th grade academies focused on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math). These academies could be located within existing school buildings with infrastructure already in place. In the North Fulton region, one potential opportunity for a K-8 academy is at Holcomb Bridge Middle
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