Alpharetta-Roswell Herald - September 22, 2022

‘Hail Mary’ for Housing Authority

Councilwoman petitions state, federal officials to help Grove Way apartments

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com

ROSWELL, Ga. — City Coun cilwoman Lee Hills reassured members of the Roswell Housing Authority that the city is commit ted to helping elderly residents at a condemned public housing devel

opment find new homes.

Hills’ update on the city’s ef forts to resolve the crisis came at the agency’s monthly meeting held in the Community Room of the effected complex, 199 Grove Way. The city condemned the property in March because of structural issues found in 2017. Since then,

the Roswell agency and others have been working to help ten ants find housing elsewhere.

Out of the 40 units at the apartment complex, 18 tenants are still living in the building, and eight have yet to secure a place to relocate. They had initially been

LEE HILLS Roswell City Councilwoman

Equestrian arena opens at Wills Park

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — When you think about the main economic drivers of a downtown city area, your list may not include a massive 50-year-old eques trian center in a sprawling 120-acre park.

But Alpharetta officials say a $10 million project partnership between the city and the non-profit Wills Park

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“We are committed, we are engaged, we are going to do what we need to do to make things right here and good again.”

Evidence released in former Alpharetta judge’s ethics investigation

Report alleges multiple cases of impropriety by former city judge

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The City of Al pharetta has released a report on the ethics investigation of retired city judge Barry Zimmerman, who stepped down from the bench earlier this year amid accusations of “improper involvement” in several local cases.

A four-page redacted report from Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Randolph G. Rich, who was assigned to investigate allegations made by the state Judicial Qualifications Commis sion to the Georgia Supreme Court, was released Monday, Sept. 19.

Rich’s investigation probed whether Zimmerman had been “improperly in volved” in several cases he presided over in the city court, whether any other par ties were involved in alleged wrongdoing, and whether there was any criminal con duct. Rich’s report appears to conclude that allegations made by the Judicial Qualifications Commission are valid.

The investigation report cites six cas es from the Alpharetta Municipal Court in which Zimmerman is alleged to have represented criminal defendants, using another attorney’s name and signature as a “straw man” defense attorney to file pleas with another Alpharetta judge.

The alleged scheme reportedly in volved attorney, Keith F. Brandon, who shared an office space with and was a tenant of Zimmerman’s, and former city prosecutor Fran Shoenthal McQueen.

“Instead of removing the case from the Municipal Court of Alpharetta to the State Court of Fulton County, Judge Zim merman would negotiate the case with Solicitor Fran McQueen,” the report said.

Court cases filed with Brandon’s name, allegedly by Zimmerman, were made via a “Plea in Abstentia” which does not require a criminal defendant or his lawyer to appear in court.

Records show Zimmerman represent ed McQueen in the Court of Appeals of Georgia in a 2015 case involving distri bution of her late husband’s pension. At the time, McQueen was serving as city solicitor for Alpharetta and Milton.

Zimmerman presided over thousands of cases McQueen was prosecuting in the municipal court.

In the report, Rich said Zimmer

man is suspected of using the Keith F. Brandon name as early as 2008 to represent Municipal Court of Alpharetta defendants

The report notes that Zimmerman’s name is not listed in any court records for the six suspected cases, but a pre liminary handwriting analysis of a note reportedly signed by Zimmerman, may match many signatures for “Keith F. Brandon” found on the court documents.

Rich said he attempted to reach two of the defendants allegedly represented by Zimmerman during this time, but only received a text message from one saying that, “he hired Judge Zimmer man as his defense attorney in a City of Alpharetta case” but did not know he was a judge.

The investigation also determined that it is unlikely the city will be able to recover data deleted from an iPad tablet assigned to Zimmerman while he was employed by the city.

Rich said that as owner of the device, the city could file a complaint against Apple Inc. to restore the data, but it would likely be contested because Zim merman reportedly kept personal and confidential information from his private law practice on the device.

“I investigated whether the informa

tion previously contained on the iPad could be retrieved and determined this would likely be expensive and a protract ed legal battle to pursue,” Rich said.

Rich’s investigation may have a section concerning potential criminal activity, but the entire section has been redacted from the report.

City officials have not answered Ap pen Media’s requests for comments on the criminal activity section of the report and other sections of the report, as of press time.

Rich’s report ends with the assertion that it would be possible for the city to fully investigate how widespread Zim merman’s alleged indiscretions go, sug gesting that the city could search court records for “Plea in Abstentia” filings, specifically those by Brandon.

At their meeting on Monday night, council members were provided with an unredacted copy of Rich’s report by City Administrator Chris Lagerbloom.

Lagerbloom said city officials will need to decide how to advance the inves tigation at a future meeting and whether the results need to be transmitted to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations for their independent analysis.

No vote or discussion was held on the matter at the meeting.

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given until the end of August to move. However, the Leumas Group, which was hired by the U.S. Department of Hous ing and Urban Development, continues to provide administrative support.

During the Housing Authority meet ing, Hills said she met with U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath last week to help secure $12 million to redevelop the 199 Grove Way apartments. The $12 million would be in addition to the City of Roswell’s commitment to put $2 million toward the project.

“I was very direct (with McBath),” Hills said. “I used the word crisis, peril, need. This is a nationwide spectacle, basically, that we can make right with her support. I think she heard me. … I’ve already followed up with a letter stating this is my Hail Mary, and I’m making the ask again. So, I’m hopeful.”

Hills and the Roswell Housing Au thority are also trying to meet with Gov. Brian Kemp. Hills said the mayor and council are committed to not kicking out, but rather treating the residents like “our parents and our family.”

“It’s very difficult to remove some body from their home when you know they’re unsafe and they’re comfortable where they are – they’ve grown into their circumstances,” Hills said. “… We are committed, we are engaged, we are going to do what we need to do to make things right here and good again. You have full buy-in from mayor and council.”

Hills said Penrose development is leading the charge and has indicated that with a 4 percent Low-Income Hous ing Tax Credit, funding from the city and some “creative funding,” such as through different grant mechanisms, they may be able to bridge the gap and

go through with the redevelopment. The additional funding, Hills said, could increase the number of units that are built on the property.

“The $12 million would be the front money, and we don’t have it in the city,” Hills said. “The fact that we were able to come up with $2 million was pretty good … and then we’ll stay involved, making sure that these last eight folks are placed somewhere safe.”

But, for now, Beth Brown, execu tive director of the Gainesville Hous ing Authority, said the Roswell agency is working on a staffing plan to move forward with 40 fewer units to collect funds from in the form of rent. The

Roswell Housing Authority entered into a third-party management contract with the Gainesville agency to manage its properties. The Gainesville Housing Authority also manages the agencies in Norcross and Commerce.

“We no longer have funding for those 40 units that are over here, so we’re trying to figure out how to maintain staffing levels for that,” Brown said. “I’m trying to coordinate efforts between Norcross, Roswell and Commerce, which are all more like part-time posi tions. Eventually, we’ll have Norcross sort of operating out of here, because we’re going to tear down the units over there, too. We’ll have one full-time and a part-time person sort of managing a region, so that’s sort of the idea.”

Karen Parrish, chairwoman of the Roswell Housing Authority, said she’s in talks with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs about the 4 percent

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Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, but she said it is really competitive right now because they are focusing on proj ects that started either before or during the beginning of the COVID-19 pan demic. Parrish said DCA has received $80 million worth of requests.

In other business at the Sept. 13 meeting, the Roswell Housing Author ity welcomed new board member John Griffin. The other board members are Eric Schumacher, Shenetra Gates, Don zell Jackson and Robert “Bob” Kesler.

Griffin said City Councilman Peter Vanstrom asked him to join the author ity because he has experience working with the Atlanta Homeless Ministry and similar organizations. After reading about the situation at 199 Grove Way, Griffin said he agreed. He’s lived in Ro swell for over 25 years.

“I have always had a passion for the elderly, those in need, young people, but really just making sure people get what they deserve,” Griffin said. “I was with AT&T for about 43 years, and I had a variety of positions during that time, but I’ve been retired for about three years now, so I thought, this seems like a good thing to do for our community.”

The next Roswell Housing Authority meeting is Oct. 11 at noon.

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Eighteen residents still live at the 199 Grove Way apartments in Roswell, and eight have yet to secure new housing to relocate. The City of Roswell condemned the property in March due to structural issues.

Equestrian Foundation will have im mense impacts on the growing downtown community.

Local representatives and project stakeholders unveiled the first phase of renovations Sept. 16 at the Wills Park Equestrian Center, cutting a ribbon on the new state-of-the-art competition arena.

“What I want to say on behalf of the city is this is a big deal,” Alpharetta City Councilman John Hipes said. “This is a big deal that we as a city are really proud of.”

The city has committed $5 million for upgrades, like the new competition ring, drainage and footing in all compe tition rings and the covered arena, new barns, shaded spectator seating and an office/spectator building. Funding comes through Alpharetta’s 2021 parks bond.

The Wills Park Equestrian Founda tion has committed $5 million of its own money as a match for the upgrades.

The equestrian center’s new compe tition arena was built on the western edge of the park on land where a park maintenance shop stood for decades. The center provides an eye-catching fo cal point as visitors enter the park from Wills Road.

“We took the opportunity number one to get rid of the ugliest thing in the park, which was our maintenance shop right here on our front door,” Alpharetta Parks Director Morgan Rodgers said. “So, we moved it to the back where it needs to be, and we were able to put in a state-of-theart arena.”

Rodgers said more improvements are on the horizon now that the city has kicked off the upgrade process.

Nearly every part of the equestrian center will be upgraded, starting with the arenas at the front of the complex, like the competition arena, then working back toward the covered arena and horse barns.

Designs for the park upgrades are in the works, Rodgers said, and certain parts of the project could be com pleted as soon as summer 2023. Other improvements are still years down the road.

Cheryl Sims, president of the Wills Park Equestrian Foundation, began working on the renovation project nine years ago, when the facility had fallen into disrepair and rumors were circu lating that the space might be repur posed.

“It’s been a long time coming,” she said. “But the foundation was formed in 2019, and after that we really got some legs on this and made it hap pen.”

Donations from members and the

community, golf tournaments, horse shows and corporate sponsorships have driven fundraising efforts by the founda tion, and Sims said they’re nearly ready to fund the next project.

“We got a little bit behind the eight ball because when the citizens of Alpharetta passed that bond, we thought we were going to be work ing project by project,” she said. “But we’re working hard on it and we’re doing really well.”

Rodgers, who has been parks director for five years, said it’s nearly unheard of to have a city and private organization working together and matching funds for such a large project, especially for something as unique as an equestrian center.

“It required a great deal of under standing and trust on both of those organizations,” he said.

In the end, Rodgers said the com pleted project will have a huge eco nomic and quality-of-life impact on the entire community, even for people that aren’t’ interested in riding or horses.

“When we finish the renovation, we will be a Class A show arena … that means people from all over the country are coming out for it,” he said. “That means they’re staying in our hotels. That means they’re eating in our restaurants. They’re pumping gas in our gas stations, and they are buying stuff.”

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Alpharetta residents look on as equestrians and mounts skillfully jump fences at a ribbon cutting event for the Wills Park Equestrian Center held on Friday, Sept. 16.

Alpharetta City Councilman John Hipes speaks to a crowd at a ribbon cutting event held for Wills Park Equestrian Center’s new main arena on Friday, Sept. 16.

Roswell selects agency to redevelop busy intersection

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com

ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell City Council has entered into an agree ment with the Downtown Development Authority to create a city master plan for one of its busiest intersections.

The project will be limited to a halfmile area around the intersection of Holcomb Bridge Road and Ga. 9. The crossroads is home to an array of popu lar restaurants, like Stoney River Steak house and Grill, Chick-fil-A and Mc Donald’s, and other establishments like the Drake House, Computer Museum of America and Area 51 – Aurora Cineplex and the Fringe Miniature Golf.

The DDA approved a resolution authorizing the agreement with the Sizemore Group on Aug. 18 to complete the plan and build upon the existing infrastructure and character of the city. The Atlanta-based planning firm has 40 years of experience, designing places such as Centennial Olympic Park, the Emory University Goizueta Business School and the Smyrna Town Center.

According to an Aug. 17 letter from the Sizemore Group to DDA Chair Ron Buckley, the development of the city master plan is estimated to take six months and could include up to three community meetings at the request of the City of Roswell. As an added service, two pop-up events may also be provided.

Sizemore will now conduct a site

analysis, interviews with city staff and key stakeholders, case study research and a planning workshop before pre senting the master plan and summary with specific recommendations to the City Council.

Terms of the agreement call for the City of Roswell to provide the DDA funding to lead the planning effort on a reimbursement basis of up to $150,000. The funds were previously allocated in the fiscal year 2022 budget.

While members of the City Council tabled a decision on the agreement in June, saying the terms were too broad, they ultimately approved the partner ship at their Aug. 29 meeting.

The proposed partnership is one element of Mayor Kurt Wilson and the City Council’s 100-day plan. Wilson says he’s excited to have the Sizemore Group redevelop an area near a central intersection in Roswell.

“We envision mixed-use development and community services at this loca tion,” Wilson said. “The plan will serve as a framework to attract high-quality development to Roswell.”

City Councilman Peter Vanstrom, liaison to economic development, said he hopes the project will bring together residents, landowners, city staff and other elected officials to truly define what they want to be in Roswell.

“This is a powerful opportunity,” Vanstrom said. “… I can’t wait to get this going.”

CITY OF ROSWELL/PROVIDED

A graphic of the study area shows where the Sizemore Group planning firm will work to develop a city master plan. It includes a half-mile area around the intersec tion of Holcomb Bridge Road and Ga. 9.

Man accused of killing Roswell boy to defend himself

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com

ATLANTA — James Michael Coates is set to take on his own case after a Fulton County Superior Court Judge deter mined that he “knowingly and intelli gently” waived his right to counsel.

His former attorney, Katherine Racz Lake, has filed a notice, raising concerns about his competency to stand trial and to represent himself. She has been asked to stay on the case as standby counsel.

Coates, 57, of Woodstock, was ar rested in July 2021 for the 1988 mur der of 8-year-old Joshua Harmon in Roswell. He is charged with murder, eight counts of felony murder, enticing a child for indecent purposes, two counts of aggravated child molestation, aggra vated sodomy, cruelty to children in the first degree, two counts of aggravated assault, false imprisonment, tampering with evidence and concealing the death of another, according to court records.

In May, Coates filed a motion to dis miss Lake as his attorney, but it wasn’t until earlier this month that Judge Jane Barwick signed the order allowing him to proceed on his own behalf.

However, in the months leading up to the order and while Lake was still repre senting him, Coates asked to review sev

eral documents related to his case, such as docket entries and a case sum mary, and filed a witness subpoena and motion to suppress evidence col lected during the execu tion of a search warrant.

Coates alleges the search on Dec. 11, 2020, was illegal, because it was conducted on the same date that it was issued. During the search, police officers allegedly collected samples of Coates’ DNA, which eventual ly linked him to the scene of the murder.

From May to September, Lake also filed motions to dismiss nine other counts of the indictment, citing the statute of limitations, and filed a witness subpoena. She noted in her notice over competency concerns that shortly after his arrest, one of Coates’ former attor neys, Jennifer Banks-Browne, requested for the Department of Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities to evaluate his competency to stand trial. According to Lake, Coates was interviewed on Nov. 2, 2021, and a doctor determined that he was competent to stand trial.

Before granting Coates’ request, Lake asked that Coates’ be reevaluated but was not able to get one arranged before his Sept. 14 hearing. No other information re

Roswell firefighter faces jury trial in incident that killed pedestrian

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com

ATLANTA — A trial date has been set for a Roswell firefighter accused of fatally hitting a jogger with his truck in July.

Ronnie Harper, 68, of Athens, is fac ing two misdemeanor charges of homicide by vehicle in the second degree and fail ure to yield right of way at a crosswalk.

He was booked into the Fulton County Jail July 20 but was granted a pre-trial release that same day af ter posting a $23,000 bond. Harper waived formal arraignment Sept. 12 and pleaded not guilty.

A jury trial has been set for Dec. 20.

According to the incident report, Roswell police received a call July 13 at 9:05 a.m. about a person who had been hit by a vehicle in front of Fire Station 4. When the primary officer arrived at the scene, several officers and Roswell fire units were on scene.

The report states Harper had just left work when he got in his truck and tried to make a left-hand turn from Market Boulevard onto Old Alabama Road. At first, it states, Harper said the victim, Bonnie Abraham-Mikami, was not in the crosswalk when he hit her.

But, video footage pulled from Fire Station 4 shows Abraham-Mikami was crossing Old Alabama Road from east to west in the direction of the fire depart ment at the time that she was hit. The report states Abraham-Mikami sus tained a laceration to the back of her skull and multiple abrasions.

The surveillance video then shows Harper exiting his truck to check on her and running into the fire station for help. Abraham-Mikami was transported to North Fulton Hospital, where she later died, leaving behind two sons.

Her sister, Rose Abraham, set up a GoFundMe page to help cover medical and other expenses. As of Sept. 19, it had raised $26,450 out of the $50,000 goal.

lated to the case has been filed since then.

Nearly a year after Coates’ arrest, the Roswell Police Department presented Master Police Officer Jennifer Bennett, Detective David Zigan, Detective Zack Kowalske and Lt. Jason Wescott of the Criminal Investigations Division with a Department Commendation “for their relentless work on this case.”

“While an army of investigative part ners were involved over the years, these four took on a primary and unwaver ing role in seeking justice for Josh,” the Roswell Police Department wrote on Facebook. “With what their cowork

ers described as ‘relentless investigative optimism,’ they continued to work every lead until they brought closure to a fam ily and a community.”

Harmon was reported missing on May 15, 1988. His body was later discovered in a wooded area near the Raintree Way apartments where he and Coates lived at the time. According to Roswell police, the tragic murder sparked what would become one of the most prominent and tenacious criminal investigations in Roswell’s history.

But, while the investigation culmi nated last year with Coates’ arrest, he pleaded not guilty in February.

ROSWELL POLICE DEPARTMENT/PROVIDED

Roswell Master Police Officer Jennifer Bennett, Det. David Zigan, Det. Zack Kowal ske and Lt. Jason Wescott of the Criminal Investigations Division receive a Depart ment Commendation “for their relentless work” on the 1988 cold case murder of Joshua Harmon in August.

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Redistricting process to refine attendance zones

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com

ATLANTA — Parents and students will get a first glimpse of potential school attendance zones for next year during the second round of redistricting meet ings set for Oct 3 at Alpharetta High School.

The public will have an opportunity to review early plans and provide feed back on the draft proposals for enroll ment boundaries. The new attendance zones go into effect the start of school in August 2023.

Planners with the Fulton County School System are sifting through the hundreds of comments received follow ing the first round of redistricting out reach on Sept. 12. During that meeting, the public was asked to provide input on how decisions would be made on new attendance zones.

That input is being used as district staff create draft maps for round two on Oct. 3.

Although the community is encour aged to engage in the process and provide feedback, the decisions will ultimately be driven by established criteria set by the Fulton County School Board.

“We are always grateful for the engagement of our parents and com

munity,” said Chief Communications Officer Brian Noyes. “And the input we receive is a valued part of our evaluation process.”

However, he added, the final zones will follow the approved criteria which considers geographic proximity, instruc tional capacity, projected enrollment, traffic patterns, previous rezoning, spe cial programs, and school feeder align ment.

“[Community] feedback is evalu ated on the quality of how they relate to the criteria, not the volume of responses,” Noyes said. “Form let ters and petitions on the same point will be considered together as a single comment.”

He encouraged the community to at tend the public sessions which allow for more interactive conversations with staff and community.

After the meeting, the district will put the alternative map proposals online to gather community comments and feedback.

Until then, the district is not ac cepting online comments about the zones. However, anyone with questions about the process can send an email to the district at planning@fultonschools. org.

Revised boundaries could potentially impact all 47 public schools in the North

Redistricting timeline

Round Two – Oct. 3, 2022 (6-8 p.m.) at Alpharetta High School

• Staff presents alternative proposals for new attendance zones.

• Community members offer comments on strengths and weaknesses of each plan in facilitated small-group discussions.

• Prior to the next community forum, staff condenses the number of attendance zone alternatives based on public input.

Round Three – Oct. 18, 2022 (6-8 p.m.) at Alpharetta High School

• Community members review and provide input on revised attendance zone draft plans in facilitated small-group discussions.

• Staff uses comments to develop an attendance zone recommendation for Board consideration.

Final Recommendations – Nov. 8

Staff will present recommended map for attendance zone boundaries to the Fulton School Board (first read). At this point, all public comments regarding the proposed attendance zones should be directed to members of the Board of Education.

Final Action – Dec. 15

Board members will vote on final attendance zone changes that will go into ef fect August 2023.

Fulton region. Schools with open enroll ment, such as charter schools, would not be impacted by new attendance

zones.

A similar rezoning process is under way for schools in South Fulton.

Alpharetta amends roadside banner ordinance

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council has unanimously approved an amendment to the city’s sign ordi nance, aimed at helping local businesses suffering disruptions due to local road construction projects.

Community Development Direc tor Kathi Cook told the council at its Sept. 19 meeting that the amendment was spurred by construction around the city, specifically on Main Street, which has greatly affected local busi nesses by the removal of monument signs, making it appear local stores are closed.

“Monument signs had to be removed or it just looks like, because of equip ment that’s parked in front of the build ings, that the businesses are closed,” Cook said.

The amendment, which received unanimous approval by the city’s Plan ning Commission, would extend how long businesses can erect roadside ban

ners, she said.

Currently the ordinance allows businesses to erect a banner sign for a maximum of 14 days a year. The amendment would extend that time at the city’s discretion for businesses along major roadways under construc tion that are expected to last 3 months or longer.

Cook said the city will have the dis cretion to remove banners if they are not maintained and other limiting factors will apply to the banners.

With Alpharetta headed toward major construction projects in commercial cor ridors, like Northpoint Parkway, Cook said they expect the amendment to be needed soon.

Music Match program grant accepted

Also at the meeting, council mem bers accepted $15,000 from the 2022 Fulton County Arts and Culture Grant Award for the city’s Music Match pro gram.

Alpharetta Parks Director Morgan Rodgers reported that the Music Match

program, started in 2019, pairs local musicians with businesses, to promote the city’s mission of bringing more live music to the city.

“Local businesses that want to have live music on site can fill out an online application, telling the city how much they must spend, what type of genre they want, and then the city connects the business with local musicians,” Rodgers said. “This program brings local musicians together with local businesses and adds to the flavor we like to call ‘Alpharetta Music City.’”

Rodgers said the grant requires a 50 percent match from the city, which they are prepared to meet, because the program has been so successful in the past.

“There was a time where we didn’t pursue and we didn’t get grants from the county,” Councilman Donald Mitch ell said. “So, I appreciate all that you and your staff are doing to procure this kind of programing in our city, and it is a success.”

The grant award was approved 6-0

with Councilman Brian Will abstaining due to his previous involvement in the Music Match program

Badge security upgrade approved Council members also unanimously approved a contract to upgrade se curity badge access systems in city buildings.

Alpharetta Public Safety Director John Robison told the council that the $254,808 contract with NetPlan ner Systems Inc. would totally re fresh the city’s badge security sys tem, removing outdated equipment, installing a new system, and adding new control points to buildings that aren’t currently being serviced by the system.

“We’re going to be somewhat in control of that moving forward,” Robison said.

He said the upgrade would involve $220,000 from the city’s 2023 Capital Budget and a reallocation of $47,000 from the city’s non-allocated reserve ac count.

Ethics board advances Alpharetta Arts Commissioner complaint

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — In a split decision Sept. 14, the Alpharetta Board of Ethics voted to advance allegations filed against the vice chairman of Alpharetta’s Arts Commission to a formal hearing.

The five-member board was sworn in at Alpharetta City Hall by Judge Jared Mitnick, then discussed the complaint made against Gene Andrews by Atlantabased artist Jennifer Sutton at length. Sutton alleges that Andrews used “his title and power of position as Commis sioner” to intimidate, threaten and lever age transactions from her.

Unverified screenshot images of an alleged text message exchange between Andrews and Sutton accompanied the complaint, but Andrews has denied all allegations made against him. In a statement to Appen Media, he said the situation has nothing to do with the City of Alpharetta or his involvement with the Alpharetta Arts Commission.

The board did not attempt to deter mine whether the complaint was an ethi cal breach at Wednesday night’s meeting, only whether there was enough evidence to move forward with a formal hearing.

During their examination of the com plaint, board members quickly zeroed in

on one text message in which Andrews allegedly threatened Sutton during a conflict over artwork in a New York City exhibit she was facilitating.

“Clearly you don’t get I’m also a City Commissioner google me I don’t play when it comes to my clients,” the mes sage allegedly written by Andrews said.

“Are you threatening me with your title??,” Sutton responded.

Several board members said they thought the messages were harmless and were not enough to warrant con

tinuing the ethics complaint process.

“It was hard for me to find that a couple of text with a slight mention of being a commissioner warranted any type of action here,” Board Mem ber Craig Reynolds said. “I went back through it, over and over … and this seems like a real stretch to me.”

Reynolds also didn’t see how the complaint and allegations involved the City of Alpharetta.

Other board members disagreed with Reynolds, saying they would feel threat

ened if put in the same situation and that public officials must be held to a higher standard than regular citizens.

“To me, when he brings [his posi tion] into the conversation, he brings us into the conversation,” Board Member Gracile Dawes said. “Elected officials, appointed officials, higher authorities are then accountable for better behav ior. I think there’s higher accountability when you claim authority.”

After their discussions, board mem bers voted 3-2 to advance the complaint to a formal hearing, with Board Chair Gina Kellis and members Dawes and Mary Farr voting in favor, and board members Reynolds and Lindsey Ann Burnett opposed.

Alpharetta City Attorney Molly Es swein said both Sutton and Andrews will have the opportunity to appear and present their case at the formal hearing, and the board will be responsible for de ciding whether the allegations rise to the level of an ethics code violation.

Esswein said disciplinary actions could include a public reprimand or censure from the City Council, or a request for Andrews resignation from the Alpharetta Arts Commission.

A formal hearing will be held in the Alpharetta City Hall on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 2 p.m.

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The Alpharetta Ethics Board met for the first time on Wednesday, Sept. 14, to con sider allegations filed against the vice chairman of Alpharetta’s Arts Commission. From left, Board Chair Gina Kellis and board members Craig Reynolds, Gracile Dawes, Lindsey Ann Burnett and Mary Farr

Palm 78 adds taste of tropics to Alpharetta

Restaurant focuses on unique concept for seafood lovers

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Imagine sitting at a restaurant, cocktail with a tiny umbrella in hand, and the waiter has just brought over a beautifully prepared whole fish paella that’s earning you jeal ous glances from other tables.

With the smell of exotic spices in the air and elegantly dressed patrons rubbing elbows underneath the palm fronds, you could be anywhere, a beach resort in Anguilla, a swanky hotel in the Bahamas, or a private club in St. Barts. But you didn’t even need to leave Alpharetta, thanks to a new tropical cu linary concept by Atlanta restaurateurs Michael Jones and Leno Joseph.

Palm 78, an upscale tropical themed seafood and steak restaurant, was opened by Jones and Joseph off Wind ward Parkway at the end of July, with the intent of capturing the feeling of a tropical vacation, right in the city.

“This is like going to a five-star resort on a remote island and you have top shelf service, food drinks and you’re in a Caribbean environment,” Jones said. “So, you’ll see a lot of the drinks are tropical-themed drinks, and then even with some of the entrees and appetiz ers, you have a little bit of a Caribbean twist.”

Jones said some highlights of their menu, in his opinion, are unique offer

ings you can’t find anywhere else, like the whole fish paella and roasted cau liflower, and more traditional items like the short rib, salmon filet and tomahawk steak they put their own spin on.

“We’re kind of a mix between tra ditional food, and we add a little bit of uniqueness,” he said.

Ambiance was also a driving fac tor for Palm 78, Jones said. And it’s easy to see the partners worked hard to

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make their restaurant feel like a tropical resort, even though it’s wedged between a Starbucks and mattress store on Win ward Parkway.

Jones, a personal injury attorney, said that as an avid fisherman and sea food buff, he always wanted to open an upscale seafood restaurant. And when the two partners met, Joseph was just starting his first Spice House restaurant location in Atlanta.

“We were pretty good friends and I used to patronize his first restaurant, and I always thought he was genuine.” Jones said.

Joseph went on to open four more Spice House locations in Metro Atlanta, and in 2022 the partners decided the time was right to open a restaurant combining Jones’ love of seafood and

We’re going after that type of person or family or group that has an exquisite kind of taste and wants something a little bit unique and different.

MICHAEL JONES, co-owner, Palm 78 restaurant

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Palm 78, a new tropical seafood and steak restaurant in Alpharetta, combines the swanky look and feel of a destination resort with the ease and accessibility of a local business. Owners Michael Jones and Leno Joseph opened the restaurant off Windward Parkway in July.

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Joseph’s industry knowledge and exper tise.

“We’re going after that type of person or family or group that has an exqui site kind of taste and wants something a little bit unique and different,” Jones said. “And wants to have a great experi ence while they dine.”

That exquisite taste is exactly why they picked the Alpharetta area to open Palm 78.

Joseph, a local, was already famil iar with the area, and thought it would be perfect for the tropical theme, since there isn’t another restaurant like it in the community, Jones said.

“We’re trying to tailor it for this com munity, what’s needed in comparison to what other restaurants offer here,” he said. “We think we offer something unique.”

The restaurant opened with a special invite only night in late July. It has since been open to the public for din ner service and special events with what Jones called a great reception from the community.

With that success, Jones said they’ve also had to adjust to a few different things, like the palate of residents and the pace of life in Alpharetta, where nightlife shuts down fairly early com

At Palm 78 off Windward Parkway in Alpharetta patrons will be treated to “five-star quality” cuisine, inspired by tropical Caribbean paradise,

pared to Atlanta.

But they’ve also been shooting toward opening for lunch service soon, as Winward Parkway and the greater Al pharetta area is a huge draw for casual and business lunch crowds. Jones said patrons should stay tuned for that.

You can visit Palm 78 at 5325 Wind ward Pkwy in Alpharetta, and they are open for dinner from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Visit palm78restaurant.com for res ervations, menus and more information.

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This July, Atlanta restaurateurs Michael Jones and Leno Joseph opened Palm 78 off Windward Parkway in Alpharetta, trying out a new tropical themed restaurant concept that combines “five-star quality” cuisine with a Caribbean resort experience.

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Community hears updates on Waters Road Park

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — After several months of consideration and public input meetings, updated designs for a community park off Waters and Kimball Bridge roads in Alpharetta were released to the public on Tuesday, Sept. 13.

At the Alpharetta Recreation Commis sion Meeting Sept. 13, Parks Director Mor gan Rodgers said Waters Road Park will be a small neighborhood center, like the Wind ward Community Park, suitable for small gatherings and limited family activities.

Waters Road Park will be funded through Alpharetta’s 2021 Park Bond, which allocated $5.4 million for park land acquisition and parks development.

Rodgers said the biggest change from when park plans were originally unveiled, is the removal of a proposed dog park area.

“The dog park was taken off, simply because, there was folks that wanted a dog park, but there were more folks that said, ‘No, it’s too small of an area. We don’t want it to be a destination for people with dogs,’ so it was removed,” he said.

Park amenities will include a small playground, walking trails that loop through the park, benches, a picnic pavilion, restrooms and a natural rec

reation greenspace. Rodgers said all the amenities would be geared toward small group activities.

“We have two smaller picnic areas that are big enough for a single picnic table underneath them,” he said. “Not that so people can have big family reunions here, but people can have a family picnic here. We don’t want this to be a site where large numbers are gathering because it is de signed as a community park.”

The park trails will be made from a soft surface, Rogers said, suitable for walking, running, strollers, wheelchairs, walkers and other accessible uses.

The site will include a small parking lot, with overflow parking at the Saehan Presbyterian Church which sits directly adjacent on Kimball Bridge Road, and the park will have crosswalks on Waters Road and Kimball Bridge Road.

Rodgers said that eventually they plan to connect the park and the Presbyterian Church parking lot with paths beyond the Kimball Bridge Road sidewalk, but they aren’t sure when or where those will be constructed.

The Parks Commission heard from only one resident on the plan update, Dorothy Cooper, who lives nearby. She said she supported the plans but asked whether certain heavily wooded areas

of the site could be thinned out to make room for more amenities.

“This park is very exciting for us, and we thank you so much for your efforts,” she said.

Rodgers said that the size of the park would have allowed for other uses, but would have necessitated more tree removals, so they opted to keep the park limited and low impact.

“What we were trying to do is build a community park with as little impact as possible,” he said.

Minimizing impact at the site would include limiting tree removal wherever possible and demolishing an old structure on the property to build the parking lot.

Rodgers said the park will likely be renamed at a future date.

Normally, Alpharetta names parks after the main road it sits near, but this park has colloquially been called “Waters Road Park.” If renamed, the park will likely be called Kimball Bridge Park.

“That’s one of the things we’ll have to decide,” he said. “But if we changed the name right now, that’s going to confuse people.”

The park design will be brought before the Alpharetta City Council for a work shop at the Oct. 3 meeting. The plans will later return for official approval.

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Moonlight & Martinis raises over $5,000 for Bulloch Hall

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com

ROSWELL, Ga. — The rain held off Sept. 9 for the return of Moonlight & Martinis at Bulloch Hall.

The event was a fundraiser for the preservation of the Bulloch Hall prop erty, which covers 16 acres. Bulloch Hall is on the Natural Register for Historic Places, a designated wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation, and the childhood home of Mittie Bulloch, mother of President Theodore Roosevelt.

Sandy Buhler, a board member of Friends of Bulloch, said around 75 people attended Moonlight & Martinis and helped raise over $5,000. She said the last time the event was held, which was before the COVID-19 pandemic, the event sold out and had closer to 200 people.

“But, the forecast of rain for that Friday night really hurt us, and then it did not rain a drop,” Buhler said. “The art show was the big feature. Over $3,000 of art was sold and most of that went to the artists.”

The night’s art show was held at the new Blacksmith Shop, built by master carpenter Geoff Lambousis. It included work from local artists Ali Leja, Katie Phillips, Wendi Schutt, Melany Shaffer and Diana Toma.

Bill Bryant and Jeff Andrew Simp son, members of the Jazz by Two band, played under the pavilion. Nancy Alter man headed the food committee, and the Osage Terrace Room had a banquet of

hors d’oeuvres from Roswell caterer Talk of the Town and restaurants like Lucky’s Burgers & Brew, Amalfi, Lucia’s Italian Restaurant and Rhodes Bakery.

“It was incredibly delicious,” Buhler said.

The co-chairs for the event were Pam Billingsley and Melany Shaffer. Lynne Thomas created the natural arrange ments for the tables. Buhler said every thing about the evening was perfect.

“Even the full moon could be seen in spite of the overcast,” Buhler said. “Everyone agreed that it was a magical evening that we did not want to end. The Bulloch Hall grounds looked exceptional and the finished Orchard Hill, which honors the memory of the late Peter Abreu, is remarkable with the fountain and deck on Malon’s pond, a gazebo, a bridge, picnic sites, trails and nature at its finest.”

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Pam Sikes Billingsley, vice president of Friends of Bulloch, presents one of the night’s raffle winners with her prize. Moonlight & Martinis was held at Bulloch Hall Sept. 9.

FRIENDS OF BULLOCH/PROVIDED Guests look around the art show at Moonlight & Martinis at Bulloch Hall on Sept. 9.

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Crisis call line records high volume in first few weeks

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

ATLANTA — While data collection is still in the early stages, the 9-8-8 Georgia Steering Committee informed the public of trends seen in the first 45 days of the program’s rollout at a Sept. 7 webinar.

“Just over 50 days ago we took the first steps down a long road towards transforming Georgia’s crisis system and making it easy for those experienc ing a behavioral health crisis to know who to call in an emergency,” said Judy Fitzgerald, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) commissioner.

In 2020, Congress designated the new 9-8-8 dial ing code to be operated through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Beginning July 16 of this year, individuals in crisis could call or text 9-8-8 for 24/7 care.

“The similarity to 9-1-1 was a message to every one, saying the behavioral health crisis needs to be at the forefront here,” Fitzgerald said. “I think that’s certainly how we feel it’s a game changer for stigma.”

Georgia has been ahead of the curve. Residents have already had the ability to use Mobile Crisis Services by calling the Georgia Crisis & Access Line (GCAL) at 1-800-715-4225. The single-dial call, created over 15 years ago, provides help to those in crisis as well as those seeking information on behav ioral health.

The 10-digit number is still operational, but the new three-digit number makes it easier to seek help. Calls are directed to the same Georgia call center.

All 9-8-8 calls are answered by master’s-level behavioral health professionals and are supervised by licensed professionals, DBHDD Director of ASO Coordination Anna Bourque said. All are trained in the Columbia scale, which is a suicide risk assessment, as well as LOCUS (Level of Care Utilization System).

Because of easier access, the feds projected that Georgia’s crisis demand would double in the first year, Fitzgerald said. To mitigate being overwhelmed, the government decided against mass marketing. Instead, 9-8-8 has been targeted toward specific high-risk groups.

With federal cautionary projections, capacity is a concern.

“We’re going to be really thoughtful and strategic about how we’re going to build capacity based on that data,” Fitzgerald said.

Considering the program was implemented only some 50 days ago, findings are preliminary. But, a number of trends have been observed.

Georgia answers to the first goal in SAMHSA’s five-

9-8-8 calls

During the first 30 days of the emergency hotline, more than 30 percent of callers were Black/African Ameri can, which is the largest identified population by race.

year vision: By 2023 over 90 percent or more of calls would be answered in-state. In the first 45 days, 97 percent of calls were answered in-state.

In that same vision, 80 percent or more of individuals will have access to rapid crisis response by 2025. And, by 2027, 80 percent or more of individuals will have access to community-based crisis care.

Since the rollout, GCAL has received 476 calls that resulted in active rescues for those whose lives were believed to be in danger.

An active rescue is an incident where call agents have a significant enough concern for a person’s imme diate health and safety that they must engage with the local 911 center to trigger an EMS or police response.

During the first 30 days of the 9-8-8 rollout, about 10 percent of active rescue calls were made by people under age 18.

During the same period, the preliminary data shows that Georgians in rural southern counties reached out for mental health and substance use crisis support at higher

rates than their urban counterparts.

For example, residents in Webster County reached out at twice the rate than residents in Fulton County.

Georgia’s 9-8-8 steering team also presented data on crisis episodes by gender and race, comparing 9-8-8 call data with the Georgia 2020 Census.

The Census data showed that most crisis epi sodes were self-identified females, while the other 48 percent were “Other.” Meanwhile, over 50 percent of 9-8-8 crisis calls were from self-identified males.

Dawn Peel, the director of DBHDD Office of Crisis Co ordination, said the difference might be that men are less likely to reach out in typical out-patient services and are more willing to reach out to an anonymous hotline.

On race, the data showed most individuals who had episodes were White. Meanwhile, over 30 percent of call ers were Black/African American, which is the largest identified population by race. For information about 9-88, visit 988ga.org/

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Committee sets staffing numbers if Milton operates own elections

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

MILTON, Ga. — No longer on the dais, sitting eye-level to an audience of around two dozen residents, members of Milton’s Municipal Election Feasibil ity Committee settled a handful of key issues at their Sept. 15 meeting.

Over 20 decision points were on Thursday night’s agenda, including the number of advance and election day polling locations, poll workers and ballot boxes. Others included any necessary technology and office supplies.

Some were contingent on legal re quirements.

Stacey Inglis, committee member and Milton deputy city manager, said that one location is required for both early and election day voting.

The committee decided that one polling location would suffice for early voting.

Many cities that run their own mu nicipal elections have only one polling location for election day. But, after some discussion on accessibility, members decided that two locations would be opti mal for election day in Milton, which has a larger area and average voter turnout than some.

Panel members also discussed the size of election staff. Inglis said that one manager, two assistant manag ers and a “sufficient number of clerks” were legally required for the election process.

Some cities have a smaller staff. In glis said Peachtree Corners, a city more comparable to Milton in population, has 10 poll workers, excluding managers, for its one polling location.

The committee decided that Milton would have six total poll workers for ad vance voting and eight for election day, making a total of 16 poll workers for two election day locations.

Based on resident feedback re garding the laborious nature of poll worker schedules, the committee decided that Milton would use a “flex” schedule. Rather than working full days, workers would rotate through out the day.

Counting votes

One key decision point was how Milton would count the votes. Ballot scanners are not a legal requirement, Inglis said. Some cities the commit tee interviewed hand count their votes. But, Inglis said that they have less voter turnout.

Cities that have a similar turnout to Milton, like Peachtree Corners and Ea tonton, use scanners, Inglis said.

“We’ve always talked about hand counting,” panel member Lisa Cauley said.

Rick Mohrig, committee member and Milton City Councilman, agreed with Cauley that the default should be that Milton hand count votes.

Inglis noted the manhours that come along with hand counting votes. But, she concluded that the commit tee’s consensus was to hand count, and that would be the recommendation presented to the City Council in the final report.

The panel also discussed the num ber of ballot boxes for early and elec tion day voting. Inglis said the city is legally required to have at least one per location as well as one absentee ballot box. The committee agreed to one box per location as well as having one for absentee votes.

Most of the agenda items, like ondemand printing and election manage ment software, were deferred to the next meeting, Sept. 26. The committee anticipates also focusing on election pro cesses, like voting and special elections at that meeting.

Residents urge more study

Eight Milton residents spoke during the public comment portion of the meet ing. Most were in favor of the feasibility

study, once again focusing on taxpayer dollars and Fulton County mismanage ment.

Milton resident Nia Corsten, who was hired through Fulton County to work the city’s elections, said that in the first few minutes of training, work ers were asked if they understood the strict staffing requirements. Cortsen said a few left after hearing they were required to work 19 consecutive days during early voting.

Corsten was not the only resident to cite the 2021 “Registration and Elec tions Financial Review,” an audit report from the Fulton County Office of the County Auditor. The report’s objective was to verify that funds allocated to the Registrations and Elections Department by the Board of Commissioners were used as intended as well as to ensure that grant funds were spent appropri ately.

The report, covered from Jan. 1, 2020, to Dec. 31, 2020, lists nine find ings regarding Fulton County inadequa cies.

“It is time for our citizens to be stakeholders in our elections,” Corsten said. “We could do a much better job and at a lower cost. This is not a Demo

crat or Republican issue. This is being good stewards of our most basic right as Americans voting.”

During public comment, Milton resident Andrea Nugent raised concerns about committee members’ motives, say ing cost should be the only factor driving the feasibility study.

Nugent referenced Milton’s expedited feasibility study conducted last year, which concluded that it would cost the city $120,000 to run its own election. Fulton County charged Milton $84,000 to run the November 2021 municipal election.

“Those facts alone should put this issue to rest,” Nugent said. “Unfortu nately, that did not happen. And now we have a highly partisan handpicked group of people who appear to be deter mined to find some way to justify the city taking over what is supposed to be a nonpartisan election.”

The Heritage Foundation, a conserva tive think tank, ranks Georgia second in election integrity, Nugent said.

“Yes, Fulton County has had prob lems with other business matters, but our elections have been proven to be accurate and uncorrupted,” Nugent said.

Milton resident Nia Corsten cites a 2021 audit report, which lists inadequacies regarding the Fulton County Registration and Elections Department. The comments were delivered at the Sept. 15 meeting of the Milton Municipal Election Feasibility Com mittee, which drew its largest crowd to date.

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Blue Light season has returned

Blue light therapy, also called photody namic therapy (PDT), is a treatment that can help eliminate precancerous lesions and lower one’s risk of skin cancer. A PDT treatment involves applying a medi cine called aminolevulinic acid (ALA) to a patient’s skin and then shining blue light on the treated area to activate the medicine. ALA is an organic, naturally occurring amino acid that our bodies use to make hemoglobin.

When applied to the skin and activated by blue light, ALA preferen tially kills pre-cancerous cells that make up lesions called actinic keratoses (AKs). Patients can often feel their own AKs by running their fingers over sun damaged areas such as the tip of the nose, the tops of the ears or the scalp. AK’s usu ally feel rough or hard and will some times bleed if picked. AKs can develop into skin cancer if untreated.

PDT has a “season” because most pre-cancer treatments leave the skin temporarily irritated and paradoxi cally vulnerable to the sun’s rays for a period of a few days to a week as healing takes place. Good cells need time to heal into the place previously occupied by bad cells. After a PDT treatment, a patient needs to avoid the sun for a few days. If a patient is going to see a child or grandchild’s baseball game, go fishing, golfing, boating or otherwise be in the sun, then many dermatologists would recommend waiting to perform preventative skin cancer treatments until a less sunny time of year when it’s easier to avoid the sun’s UV rays.

Now that the days are getting shorter and the sun is less intense, it’s

time to start thinking about skin cancer prevention again. Multiple treatment options exist to help prevent skin cancer including in-office treatments like PDT as well as at home creams that a patient applies such as fluorouracil, imiquimod, diclofenac and tirbanibulin. A dermatol ogist can help a patient choose the best, personalized treatment.

PDT and the best topical treat ments can eliminate 75% or more of one’s actinic keratoses and dramatically decrease the number of times a patient has to have spots frozen or cancers cut out. Our experience is that thoroughly treated areas that were growing skin cancers at the rate of one per year often go multiple years without another skin cancer after PDT treatments.

Cosmetically, PDT can be part of a skin rejuvenation regimen. On the face of men and women and on the up per chest “décolletage” area of women, PDT treatments can address the pre cancerous component of sun-damaged skin, and then laser treatments (such as 532/1064nm Nd:YAG laser) can help address aesthetic components of sun damage. These treatments allow many rough, red or brown spots to be eliminated resulting in medical and cosmetic benefit.

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The courage of therapy

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Therapy is hard. If you’ve ever taken those first steps through a therapist’s doors, then you know how heavy it can feel. Stepping through those doors means that you’re willing to say that something in your life isn’t working. You’re saying, “I need help”; a transformative and counter-cultural statement in a society that tells all of us that we must be enough, all on our own.

Starting therapy takes courage. It takes courage to sit with a therapist and let them hold a mirror up to your life. It takes courage to look at the things you don’t want to. It takes courage to be willing to acknowledge that you, like all of us, are human and imperfect.

As a therapist, I never take for granted the courage and resiliency that

it takes for someone to step into my office. Every time I see someone walk in; it gives me hope for the journey they are on. Starting therapy, whether for the first time or picking it up again, shows me that someone is saying that they are worth being brave for. That they are worth working to create positive change. That they believe in hope and, ultimately, that they believe in themselves.

Therapy is hard, but it’s worth it. When you can be vulnerable and take that first step, it opens you up to deeper healing, self-awareness, ac ceptance, and meaning. It starts the journey from “I’m not enough” to “I’m doing the best I can, and that’s ok”.

Five signs that your parents may need assisted living

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When a child is growing up, it is parents who must care for them and ensure their well-being is protected. However, when parents become elderly, the relationship is reversed. Aging is inevitable and it is important to be prepared.

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If you are the child of parents who are deep into their senior years, it is incumbent on you to know the signs your aging parents can no longer live on their own. At some point, it may become necessary for your parents to move into assisted living.

Unfortunately, aging individuals are not always able to recognize when they are in need of help. Some may resist facing up to reality. Losing indepen dence, after all, is extremely difficult for anyone. This means that it is important to remain aware of indicators that your parents may need assisted living. Here are five major signs of mental and physi cal decline you must watch out for.

Loss of mobility: Loss of mobility means a loss of independence. It’s a sad reality that an older adult who cannot move around as they once did is probably no longer fully capable of caring for themselves.

Isolation: As an older person be comes less physically capable, it may become steadily harder for them to maintain social connections. Isolation is often the result.

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Exercise fights cancer

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Did you know that exercise is a powerful anticancer tool? Research has found that exercise reduces the growth and division of cancer cells, and also stimulates cancer cell death.

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Neglecting hygiene: As an older adult ages, they may become less and less capable of even completing such ba sic tasks as bathing, shaving, and other elements of hygiene. This is a strong sign they should no longer be living on their own.

Weight change: Both weight loss and weight gain can be caused by aging. Weight loss or gain can con tribute to mental and physical decline as well.

Even if your parents are still in good mental and physical shape, it still makes sense to start looking at assisted living options. Getting ready early for an important change always makes sense. When the time does come for your parents to move to assisted living, you want to be prepared so that the move can be taken care of as smoothly as possible.

As tenured experts in senior liv ing, we are a wealth of information and welcome the opportunity to educate, inform and help you prepare. Please visit www.inpsiredliving.care for more information or speak with a Lifestyle Advisor at 770.629.8431 to have an indepth conversation about your personal situation.

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The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period for your 2023 Medicare insurance is quickly approaching: October 15th, 2022 - December 7th, 2022.

Are you open to exploring new Medi care insurance options?

If you have Medicare insurance, I would like to encourage you to ask your self what you like about your current coverage and what you would change to make it better.

Medicare Advantage Plans, often re ferred to as Medicare Plans, have many different features. Ask yourself if any of these features would make your plan experience better for next year:

- Lower copays on major services, like hospital and outpatient surgery

- Flexible dental benefits

- Part B Reduction Plan (Getting money back through your SS Check)

- “Flex” cards for over-the-counter drug and grocery allowance

- More assistance for chronic condi tions

Because of Medicare compliance, I cannot go into any plan details until October 1st, but call us to schedule your no cost appointment for October.

Appointments book up early, so call today!

Since our last article in August, we’ve received a number of great questions! Here are just a couple:

Q: Do I have to do anything if I am happy with my current Medicare in surance?

A: The only time you must make a plan change to your Medicare Advantage plan or Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plan is if they are stopping the plan at the end of the year, but it may be advantageous for you to make a plan change.

Please read all of your communi cations coming from your insurance company. You may have opted for email as your preferred method of communication from the insurance company, so check that email too!

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SOUTH MAIN LCI Study

SOUTH MAIN LCI Study Public Open House

Public Open House

September 29th , 2022: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Alpharetta Community Center Dance Room

September 29th , 2022: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Alpharetta Community Center Dance Room

The City of Alpharetta has engaged a set of planning experts to develop the South Main Street Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Study, which includes the area along South Main Street (Hwy 9) from the Town Center south to the city limits. This plan seeks to develop opportunities for safe walking and biking while promoting transit ridership. It also aims to examine opportunities for redevelopment that promote creative placemaking and the continued success of the Downtown Alpharetta LCI.

The City of Alpharetta has engaged a set of planning experts to develop the South Main Street Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Study, which includes the area along South Main Street (Hwy 9) from the Town Center south to the city limits. This plan seeks to develop opportunities for safe walking and biking while promoting transit ridership. It also aims to examine opportunities for redevelopment that promote creative placemaking and the continued success of the Downtown Alpharetta LCI.

Join us to learn more about the proposed concepts for this study area and help shape the future of the South Main area!

Join us to learn more about the proposed concepts for this study area and help shape the future of the South Main area!

Learn more at: www.alpharetta.ga.us/south-main-lci

Learn more at: www.alpharetta.ga.us/south-main-lci

An update on the Appen Press Club

Proposed Concept for South Main Street

Proposed Concept for South Main Street

When:

Thursday, September 29th

5:30-7:30 p.m.

When: Thursday, September 29th 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Community Center Dance Room

Where: Alpharetta Community Center Dance Room

The last time I checked in was to let you know about the launch of the Appen Press Club. Since then, we have engaged with many of you in the shared goal of building an orga nization dedicated to preserving journalism efforts in the Metro Atlanta community. Many of you have gone ahead and become members of the Press Club and for that, thank you! In talking with some of you, we have identified some common questions that I wanted to answer here, in this forum. I hope they will help explain what we are building and that it will inspire you to join in the cause.

HANS APPEN Publisher hans@appenmedia.com

Q: What is the Appen Press Club?

A: The Appen Press Club is an or ganization within Appen Media Group dedicated to preserving and growing the institution of journalism in the Metro Atlanta community. Its members sup port the efforts of the club with a small monthly or annual fee. The club then uses those dollars to employ journalists, reimburse them for fees associated with their work and to put on events dedi cated to creating a more informed and involved community.

Q: Who can join?

A: Anyone who thinks it is impor tant to have a strong, viable local press is invited to join. While the focus of the work produced by journalists associated with the Appen Press Club will be in metro Atlanta, anyone can support their efforts. Ultimately, we aspire to provide a sustainable model (for free) to other local media outlets across the country to replicate our efforts.

Q: Where do my membership dollars go?

A: 100% of all membership dues go directly to funding salaries for journal ists and their work, which is dedicated to connecting communities and engag ing them in issues that affect their lives.

Continued from Page 24 Club:

Q: Will the organization have events?

A: Yes. Our goal is to regularly host events that will provide members with opportunities to engage with profession al journalists or subject matter experts on issues important to them and the communities they live in.

Q: What is the cost to join?

A: There are three different mem bership levels: Member, Member+ and Charter. Member is $13/month with an annual plan, Member+ $21 and Charter $42. You also have the option to pay monthly.

Q: Are there any member benefits?

A: Yes! While the primary benefit of membership is to support the effort to

CITY OF ALPHARETTA PUBLIC NOTICE

PH-22-AB-29

Please note that this meeting will be a virtual meeting, conducted online using Zoom meetings.

PLACE

To Attend the Virtual Meeting: Using Your Computer, Tablet or Smartphone Go to: https://zoom.us Meeting ID: 820 5471 9514 Dial In: +1 646 558 8656 US September 29, 2022 at 2:00 P.M.

PURPOSE Restaurant Consumption on Premises Liquor, Beer, Wine & Sunday Sales

APPLICANT Toscana Ita, LLC d/b/a Luci’s Steakhouse 5805 Windward Parkway Alpharetta, GA 30005

Owners Toscana Ita, LLC

Registered Agent Gulen Ikbal Castro

Join the Club

Support local journalism and join the Appen Press Club by going to appenmedia.com/join

create a sustainable local press, there are other more tangible benefits as well. Every member will be mailed a “Sup port Local Journalism” coffee mug and T-shirt, and receive free admission to all Appen Press Club events. There will also be “sneak peak” and “members only” newsletters, articles and publica tions that will be available in the near future. Lastly, all members are proudly identified by name each week in Appen Media’s 5 weekly newspapers in recogni tion of their shared interest in support ing local journalism efforts.

When things happen that shouldn’t happen

According to the reports, there will still be a “weekend” edition - presumedly once a week. Of note, although numer ous sources indicate there is a move to cease daily publication in the near future, there has been no official defini tive confirmation as of today – Sept. 8, 2022.

I am reminded of a line in a T.S. Elliot poem: “ends not with a bang but a whim per” – sort of like how I fear our democ racy at times seems to be trending.

“Stunned” is the only word I have, even though I have known for years it would probably happen. Gut-punched. If this is true, we all lose.

make money will remain a viable business model at scale. Maybe it will. Or not.

RAY APPEN Publisher Emeritus ray@appenmedia.com

I have been expecting it now for a couple years and the only surprise has been that they didn’t do it sooner. If they had asked me 15 years ago, I could have told them. And now, I am sure that because they waited so long, that this step is not the last one; it is only yet one more pass toward the ultimate “close” in my estimation.

According to reports from news website SaportaReport, the AJC plans to cease daily publication sometime in 2023. My bet is that will happen sometime in the first half of the year.

According to SaportaReport, this exit from daily publication would not be from a position of strength. Ac cording to reporters Maria Saporta and John Ruch, the current iteration of the AJC is no longer in the top 25 newspapers, circulation-wise. They note that the current number 25 paper in the country is the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel with a print circula tion of 47,832. As recently as 2009, the Sunday print circulation of the AJC was 405,549.

“Everyone knows that the future of our business is digital,” AJC Editor Kevin Riley is quoted as saying, and he is also quoted as saying that the AJC will continue reporting “the news” seven days a week online. Really Kevin? To me, that is akin to saying that “someday cancer will be cured.” Yes, it is probably a given that the future of “news” will be digital. However, there may be a small fly in the ointment. That statement makes an as sumption that there is a future for “news,” that the business model of using news to

The COX family, through Cox En terprises, is betting $525,000,000 on that business model remaining viable – actually a lot more when the staff ing of their news operation is factored in. I remember when I worked for The Miami Herald, they went “all in” over 40 years ago with an early version of the internet called Viewtron which failed miserably. Cox Enterprises paid all those millions for a company that produces digital newsletters – Axios. Hmm.

Let’s see, a printed newspaper with a brand still trusted and respected by a large portion of the public, versus digital newsletters and a website. Not sure I would want to make that bet.

Yes, there is the New York Times with 9.17 million paid subscribers, of which only 761,000 are print subscrip tions and the rest are digital. And they continue to grow. Their digital paid subscriptions increased 180,000 in the second quarter of 2022. On face, that would support Mr. Riley’s confidence in digital. But, again, we are talking about the New York Times, a brand that was already at scale nationally and which has consistently made the right decisions at the right time. I am not sure how duplicable their business model is.

In a world that seems trending digital, digital, digital, it feels like a moot point to consider that there could be room for a not-digital future. You know however, we now can make every form of music electronically on a keyboard, and yet, now after cen turies we still have real violins, real pianos, real drums played by people performed in front of audiences of real people in person. The same is true with other forms of art. Books are still printed. People still write. People still actually read.

Digital fragments and destroys as much as it unifies and creates. It does not nurture. Plus, without scarcity, there can be no value. “Digital” – espe cially digital content – by nature is al most limitless. So where is the value?

People need interaction with other people, and digital so far has not proven to be an adequate substitute. In fact, it is often insanely toxic. “Meta” may be the biggest financial blunder in the history of the world. Or, it could rival Amazon as the best. What will sustain humanity I fear is not something digital; it is something more personal.

But digital is a mighty strong current to swim against.

I remain hopeful and continue to see a half full glass. Maybe local printed newspapers have a place in that world. I think they do.

DEATH NOTICES

Robert Strenstrom, 74, of Milton, passed away September 4, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Vanmany Thongsouk, 86, of Alpharetta, passed away September 6, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

NOTICE

OF ROSWELL

HEARING

PLACE

ROSWELL CITY HALL 38 HILL STREET, SUITE 215

DATE & TIME

Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 10:00 A.M.

PURPOSE

APPLICATION FOR: Package Liquor, Beer and Wine

APPLICANT Alireza Hafezi

BUSINESS NAME Gelareh

BUSINESS ADDRESS 890 Atlanta St., Ste #F Roswell, GA 30075

91st

Offering:

all faiths

and

Kyle Smith, 17, of Roswell, passed away September 7, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Marguerite Richmond, 102, of Alpharetta, passed away September 10, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Dwayne Sexton, 53, of Cumming, passed away September 11, 2022. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home and Crematory.

Full-time Part-time

POOL TECHNICIANS WANTED

Part-time & Full-time positions available. Pay is $12-$14 per hour. Hours starting at 6:30AM, Monday-Friday. Pick-up truck not required but must have your own reliable transportation. Gas allowance provided. Looking for people who enjoy working outside and are enthusiastic, dependable & punctual. Able to contribute independently or on a crew with consistently friendly attitude.

Well-established commercial pool maintenance company providing service in the North Atlanta Metro area.

Call Bill: 404-245-9396

ASSISTANTS & KENNEL HELP

FULL & PART TIME

Currently hiring Veterinary Assistants and Kennel Help. If you enjoy working with small animals, please contact us. This position offers Dental, Vision, and Major Medical. Please send Resume to docjch@bellsouth.net. 678-327-7008.

MACY’S RETAIL HOLDINGS LLC (MRH) HAS OPENINGS IN JOHNS CREEK, GA FOR SENIOR DEVELOPER

(Job 11908.978) to architect & design marketing technology solutions & vendor enhancements to optimize the cross channel platform & drive future vision. May telecommute from home. To apply, mail your resume to MRH, 5985 State Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30097, Attn. William Trevethick. Must reference Job # 11908.978.

Bilingual Client Services Specialist

North Fulton Community Charities has an immediate opening for a part-time Bilingual Client Services Specialist in the Food Pantry. The role includes data entry, updating clients’ applications, and keeping clients and students informed of programs and service enhancements. Must be English/Spanish bilingual. Visit www.nfcchelp.org/work-at-NFCC for more information on the position and how to apply or email Mel Fortin, Director of Pantry Services at mfortin@ nfcchelp.org.

ASSIST PARTIALLY DISABLED EXECUTIVE

Onsite at his place of employment. Perfect for retired nurse. Helping with meal prep, drive to doctors appointments, some shopping. Salary negotiable. English speaking non-smoker. Charlotte 678-208-0774

TAX PREPARER ASSISTANT

Experience required. Flexible hours. Lacerte software experience helpful. admin@skbcpas.com

DESIGNER CONSIGNMENT STORE IN ALPHARETTA HIRING ASSOCIATES.

Please call 770-777-0032.

Cemetery

ROSWELL GREENLAWN LAKESIDE

2 plots, vaults, openings & closings & marker base. $6750/all; transfer fee. Value $25,000$30,000! 770-654-5961

Bargain / Furniture

FORMAL DINING ROOM SET, solid wood, excellent condition, like new. Table, buffet, china cabinet and six chairs (two end chairs have armrests). $1,000. Call or text 470-546-1898

TEAKWOOD TABLE, 8 chairs, China cabinet. $1000/obo. Call or text 404-433-3414

Deadline to place a classified ad – Thursdays by 5:00 pm

ALHARETTA-ROSWELL

Carmichael, Brasher, Tuvell & Company is hiring an Income Tax Preparer, Corporate and Individual. Great pay and flexible, relaxed work environment. Seeking full and/or part-time individual for individual and corporate tax preparation and accounting. Prior tax preparation required and have working knowledge of QuickBooks. Our office is located in the heart of Dunwoody and work from home is an option. To apply email your resume to gbrasher@cbtcpa.com

LOST TITLE APPLICATION NO.: 2426325

OFFICE OF TITLES

NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 82 OF THE REGISTRATION OF TITLES ACT (RTA)

WHEREAS the applicant(s) in the above stated application has/have declared that the following duplicate Certificate of Title has been lost, I HEREBY

GIVE NOTICE that I intend to cancel the said Certificate of Title and issue a new one in duplicate fourteen days after the last publication of this advertisement.

Volume: 1174

Folio: 984

Lot: 21

Place: 15 and 17 Charlton Road

Parish: St. Andrew Registered Proprietor(s):  Don Christopher Vassel

L. Dunbar

Deputy Registrar of Titles

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Reader Advisory: The National Trade Association we belong to has purchased the above classifieds. Determining the value of their service or product is advised by this publication. In order to avoid misunderstandings, some advertisers do not offer employment but rather sup-ply the readers with manuals, directories and other materials designed to help their clients establish mail order selling and other businesses at home. Under NO circumstance should you send any money in advance or give the client your checking, license ID, or credit card numbers. Also beware of ads that claim to guarantee loans regardless of credit and note that if a credit repair company does business only over the phone it is illegal to request any money before delivering its service. All funds are based in US dollars. Toll free numbers may or may not reach Canada.

Health & Fitness

Miscellaneous

Retaining Walls

Brick or Wood

Contact Ralph Rucker. Many local references. Honest, punctual, professional and reasonable prices! 678-898-7237

Concrete/ Asphalt Driveway

$250 OFF NEW DRIVEWAY!

Mention this ad. Concrete driveway specialists. Driveways, Pool Decks, Patios, Walkways, Slabs.  A+ BBB rating. FREE ESTIMATE. Call Rachael at 678-250-4546 to schedule a FREE Estimate. 30 years of experience. ARBOR HILLS CONSTRUCTION INC Please note we do have a minimum charge on accepted jobs of $4,500.

Flooring Haulers

PHILLIPS FLOORING

Hardwood, laminate, carpet & tile installation and repairs. We do tile floors, showers, tub surrounds and kitchen back-splashes. Re-grouting is also available. Call 678-8871868 for free estimate.

Bush Hogging, Clearing, Grading, Hauling, Etc. Many local references Call Ralph Rucker 678-898-7237

Home Improvement

PHILLIPS HOME IMPROVEMENT

We offer drywall, painting, carpentry, plumbing and electrical. Basements finished, kitchen and bath rehabs. All types flooring. Also total home rehab for those who have a rental house or one to sell. Call 678-887-1868 for a free estimate.

Roofing Landscaping

Full Service LANDSCAPING Company

Retaining walls (brick or wood), grading, sod, tree services, hauling, topsoil & more Ralph Rucker

678-898-7237

Pinestraw

ROOF LEAKING?

Call us for roof repair or roof replacement. FREE quotes. $200 OFF Leak Repairs or 10% off New Roof. Affordable, quality roofing. Based in Roswell. Serving North Atlanta since 1983. Call to schedule FREE Quote: 770-284-3123.

Christian Brothers Roofing

PINESTRAW, MULCH Delivery/installation available. Firewood available. Licensed, insured. Angels of Earth Pinestraw and Mulch. 770-831-3612

Gutters

AARON’S ALL-TYPE GUTTERS Installed. Covers, siding, soffit, facia. www.aaronsgutters.com. Senior citizen discount! 678-508-2432

Tree Services

COMPLETE TREE SERVICES

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Text or Call us for a FREE quote appointment.

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