Forsyth Herald — June 4, 2020

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County steps up effort to add cleaning services

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Business leaders detail loan program strategies

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A note to our readers

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Exercising rights and caution Election workers at the Forsyth County Voter Registration and Elections Office in Cumming stand ready to guide visitors through the process of early voting May 29. Early voting ends Friday for the June 9 Primary Election. In addition to a slate of candidates for federal, state and local office, voters will also be polled on policy questions posed by each political party. Read more, Page 4

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Our staff is working overtime to provide the latest updates from state and local governments who make decisions that impact our lives. We are also tracking the impact of the crisis on our schools, our businesses and our quality of life.

While the information in this publication is timely when printed, the pandemic is evolving rapidly.

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Forsyth courts to raise gavel with added cleaning protocols Extra janitorial services target essential offices

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — As Forsyth County courtrooms prepare to ramp up with additional cases this month, judicial staff are seeking help in keeping the facilities safe for the influx of people expected.

At its bi-monthly work session May 26, county commissioners heard from Court Administrator Robin Rooks, who reported that when the judicial emergency ends June 12, courts are expecting to resume numerous proceedings delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The court compels citizens to the courthouse for judicial proceedings,” Rooks said. “Very few people appear on their own voluntarily during this pandemic.”

Right now, Rooks said, the courts are using supplemental cleaning to come in between the court proceedings now occurring. The court does not have any of the day cleaners it has had in the past.

“Even if we did have some of the day cleaners back, the nature of this pandemic, I still think requires a higher standard of cleaning,” Rooks said. “What we’re seeing with other courthouses around Georgia is that they’re putting out bids for extra janitorial services.”

Rooks said when the court system ramps up with traffic cases, civil cases and divorce proceedings, it should expect to see more people in the courthouse, including those with other CDAR Member SWIFT Code: GMCBUS3A

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communicable diseases aside from COVID-19. Recently in court, she said, they had a case of scabies that required cleaners to use additional disinfectant.

“Just the nature of the courthouse, the people that we serve, I think it’s necessary during this pandemic to have increased janitorial services,” Rooks said.

County Manager Eric Johnson said the County Administration Building opened May 26 with limited staff, all screened before reporting to work. County offices are preparing to allow visitors with business at the offices, but those visits will be metered by appointment.

In most cases, Johnson said, departments can be responsible for maintaining sanitary conditions in their offices.

Meeting rooms, which are now limited to a fraction of capacity, should be kept sanitized between meetings.

Courts and voter registration are a little different, he said.

“We’ve started to reengage some

of our offices, but I know the courts have been active throughout this and the same thing at voter registration,” he said. “They’ve been working at that facility, and of course, they’re at an even heightened level of activity now.”

Best estimates now call for a full-time service at roughly $1,000 a week for the courts, but that may fluctuate as needs increase. Employees in the Elections Office have been wiping down the equipment themselves, Johnson said, but they may need some help with restrooms and other areas as crowds increase.

Johnson also said the expenses incurred through the additional janitorial service likely will qualify for reimbursement, because these are essential services, and the expense is COVID-19related.

Parks Director Jim Pryor said parks staff have been in charge of ensuring public restrooms at park facilities are cleaned and sanitized twice daily.

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Primary looms as early voting nears end

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Advance voting ends June 5 for the June 9 primary election.

In addition to the roster of candidates for federal, state and local office, Forsyth County residents who claim party affiliation will also be presented with a series of ballot questions. The questions are posed to give state and local party leaders an indication of support for issues ranging from environmental regulations to gun control.

The Republican ballot includes seven questions, whether the position of County Commission Chair be a countywide, at-large position elected by allof the county’s registered voters.

Another key question drawing interest on the Republican ballot asks whether the Forsyth County Commission should pass a resolution in support of the county becoming a “Second Amendment Protected County.” A Second Amendment Protected County, or Second Amendment sanctuary, is a term used to describe a locality that has adopted policies to prohibit or impede enforcement of certain gun control measures that are considered by some to violate the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Registered Democrats will have 17 questions on their primary ballot, among them a question on whether the County Commission should focus on affordable housing for the elderly, retail and restaurant workers and public safety personnel.

Other questions on the Democrat ballot deal with term limits on elected officials and same-day voter registration which would allow people to register and vote on the same day.

Here are the candidates who qualified: U.S. Senate Incumbent Sen. David Perdue is uncontested on the Republican ticket.

Several Democratic candidates will compete to challenge him in the fall. One candidate is running as a Libertarian.

• Sen. David Perdue (incumbent), Republican • James Knox, Democrat • Teresa Pike Tomlinson, Democrat • Sarah Riggs Amico, Democrat • Marckeith DeJesus, Democrat • Tricia Carpenter McCracken, Democrat • Jon Ossoff, Democrat • Maya Dillard Smith, Democrat • Shane Hazel, Libertarian U.S. Senate For the seat occupied by Sen. Kelly Loeffler, there will be no vote on June 9. Instead, a nonpartisan primary will be held Nov. 3. There are 21 candidates

who qualified for the race: six Republicans, eight Democrats, four independents and one Libertarian, one from the Green Party and one write-in.

All candidates will appear on the same ballot, and if no candidate receives a majority, there will be a runoff between the top two finishers on Jan. 5, 2021.

U.S. House of Representatives, District 7 • Mark Gonsalves, Republican • Lynne Homrich, Republican • Renee Unterman, Republican • Rich McCormick, Republican • Lisa Noel Babbage, Republican • Zachary Kennemore, Republican • Eugene Yu, Republican • • • • • •

Carolyn Bourdeaux, Democrat John Eaves, Democrat Nabliah Islam, Democrat Zahra Karinshak, Democrat Brenda Lopez Romero, Democrat Rashid Malik, Democrat

U.S. House of Representatives, District 9 • Michael Boggus, Republican • Andrew Clyde, Republican • Matt Gurtler, Republican • Maria Strickland, Republican • Kevin Tanner, Republican • Ethan Underwood, Republican • Paul Broun, Republican • Kellie Weeks, Republican • John K. Wilkinson, Republican • Devin Pandy, Democrat • Brooke Siskin, Democrat • Dan Wilson, Democrat State Senate, District 27 • Sen. Greg Dolezal (incumbent), Republican • Brooke Griffiths, Democrat State Senate, District 51 • Sen. Steve Gooch (incumbent), Republican • June Krise, Democrat State House, District 9 • Clint Smith, Republican • Will Wade, Republican • Steve Leibel, Republican • Zach Tumlin, Republican • Doug Sherrill, Republican • Tyler Tolin, Republican • Sharon Ravert, Democrat State House, District 22 • Rep. Wes Cantrell (incumbent), Republican • Charles Ravencraft, Democrat • Bobbi Simpson, Democrat State House, District 24 • Rep. Sheri Gillian (incumbent), Republican • Natalie Bucsko, Democrat

State House, District 25 • Todd Jones (incumbent), Republican • Christa Olenczak, Democrat State House, District 26 • Lauren McDonald III, Republican • Jason Boskey, Democrat Forsyth County Board of Education District 3 • Tom Cleveland (incumbent), Republican • Barry S. Herrin, Republican District 4 • Darla Sexton Light, (incumbent), Republican District 5 • Lindsey Adams, Republican • Bibi Lopez, Republican Forsyth County Commissioner District 2 • Alfred John, Republican District 4 • Cindy Jones Mills (incumbent), Republican • Kenny Anderson, Republican • Amy Barfield, Republican • Brandy Bevis, Republican District 5 • Laura Semanson (incumbent), Republican Forsyth County Sheriff • Ron H. Freeman (incumbent), Republican Forsyth County Coroner • Paul W. Holbrook, Republican • Ted Paxton, Republican Clerk of Superior Court • Greg G. Allen Tax Commissioner • Matthew C. Ledbetter Judiciary There are two seats contested on the Georgia Supreme Court and six uncontested seats on the ballot for judgeships on the Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Local court seats on the ballot include: Judge of Superior Court, Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit • David L. Dickinson Chief Magistrate • Walker H. Bramblett Chief Judge, State Court of Forsyth County • T. Russell McClelland III

State legislators host town hall on state budget

By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — When legislators return to the Gold Dome mid-June, they will have to pass a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that addresses the shortfall caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Record high unemployment, sharp drops in consumer spending and entire industries forced to shut down overnight have created an unprecedented problem for the state’s finances.

To help the public make sense of the impending challenges, state representatives Angelika Kausche and Josh McLaurin hosted a virtual town hall May 28, along with Danny Kanso, an analyst from the independent, non-partisan think tank The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.

Kausche represents District 50 which includes most of Johns Creek. McLaurin represents District 51 which includes parts of Sandy Springs and southwest Johns Creek.

Both were elected in 2018 and are Democrats.

Gov. Brian Kemp’s budget office has asked departments to prepare to cut 14 percent from expenditures to make up for revenue shortfalls, the Atlanta Journal Constitution recently reported.

At the town hall, Kanso’s main message, summarizing the recommendations of the GBPI, was that the state should not see broad budget slashing as its main tool to save the state’s finances.

“We are not going to cut our way out of the pandemic,” he said.

Deep cuts to education, health and the safety net would prolong the path to recovery, Kanso argued. By raising the tobacco tax average and rolling back certain tax breaks, the state could raise revenue and offset the need for budget cuts.

Georgia currently has the second lowest tobacco tax in the nation, $0.37 cents per pack. If Georgia raised the tax by $1.50, bringing it in line with the national average, and applied the tax to e-cigarettes and vaping products, the Georgia Budget and Policy institute estimates it could increase revenues by around $600 million a year.

McLaurin pointed out that a decrease in smoking could also reduce the state’s spending on Medicaid and other public health initiatives. Georgia

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Budget: Continued from Page 4 spends about $3.18 billion a year on medical costs associated with cigarette smoking, the policy institute reported.

McLaurin and other Democrats were pushing to raise the tobacco tax before the pandemic, but polling shows bipartisan appeal. A 2018 poll by the GBPI and

a recent poll by the American Heart Association both showed around three-quarters of Georgians support the change.

McLaurin and Kausche encouraged residents to reach out their legislators if they had specific concerns about the budget, saying public input played a big role in stopping certain budget cuts earlier this spring.

Kausche can be reached at angelika. kausche@house.ga.gov and McLaurin at josh.mclaurin@house.ga.gov.

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Business leaders explore details of federal loan programs Small businesses obligated to keep up with regulations

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The smart play for small businesses affected by the economic downturn is to pursue opportunities provided through the Small Business Administration’s expanded loan programs.

That’s the word from a group of area bankers and business experts speaking at a special North Fulton Banking Forum May 28. The online forum, arranged through the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, featured advice to small business from key leaders in banking and business.

Most of the focus was on the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program, which was set up to provide more than $650 billion in loans to help small businesses keep their employees during the crisis. The most popular feature of the program is that the total loan is forgivable if applied correctly.

Danielle Cheung, senior vice president and market executive for Metro Atlanta Business Banking at Bank of America, said small businesses must be careful to follow provisions of the PPP to have their loans forgiven.

Bank of America has made approximately 19,000 loans in Georgia, providing just under a billion dollars in funding, she said. Most of those loans, 98 percent, went to companies with fewer than 100 employees — 81 percent to companies with fewer than 10 employees.

“We continue to take applications, and we know how important the PPP is to the businesses,” Cheung said.

Unprecedented time for business Right now, Cheung said, Bank of America is assessing its entire client credit portfolio.

“We’ve been through other recessions before where businesses have been impacted, CHEUNG but we’ve never really been in a situation like this where businesses are closed,” she said.

“Businesses are facing challenges that they’ve never faced before.”

The most important thing a business can do is remain in contact with its financial DAVIS partners, she said. That means communicating everything — good or bad, she said.

“Even if they’re not hearing all that positive news, at least they know that you are acknowledging the issues in your business,” Cheung said.

Banks are interested in whether clients have dealt with downturns in the past and how the business is handling current staffing. Staffing and pay information is a vital part of qualifying for loan forgiveness under the PPP program, she said.

Andrew Bell, vice president of Business Development with Affinity Bank, said guidance for PPP loan forgiveness has been adjusted over the past few weeks. In general, he said, businesses must take special care to document salary expenses because 75 percent of these loans must be applied to maintaining the workforce.

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Local business survey A group including economic development officials from North Fulton cities, the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and Select Fulton have been surveying area businesses to gauge the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on their operations. Here is a look at some of the findings: • 60 percent reported their business have remained open • 54 percent reported temporary layoffs • 72 percent reported lost customers as their largest factor hindering the restart of operations During the eight-week time frame the loan covers, Bell said employers must recognize limits on salaries. Non-payroll expenses, such as rent, utilities and internet, cannot exceed 25 percent of the total loan, he added.

Bell warned there are some practices that could reduce the amount eligible for forgiveness.

First, loan proceeds must be spent, he said.

“You’re only eligible for what you spend, and the remaining portion — whatever wasn’t used — there’ll be a balance on the loan,” he said.

Another element that could disqualify a PPP recipient for forgiveness is a reduction in full-time employees or more than a 25 percent reduction in salary or wages. Employers must be careful to follow guidelines for maintaining the proper levels for each, he said, and maintaining good records is key.

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Other programs to consider Anna Brumby, a consultant with the Small Business Development Center at Georgia State, discussed two other SBA loan programs small businesses may want to consider.

The 7(a) Loan Program is the SBA’s primary assistance package to small businesses. Brumby said current loans now carry a six-month deferment. The 7(a) loan program is tailored for startups and for businesses seeking to expand, she said. New loans also carry a sixmonth deferment if the loan closes before Sept. 27, 2020.

The SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans, or EIDL, has run out of funding, but the agency is still processing applications made before the money ran out.

EIDL was formed to help businesses stay afloat during the current crisis.

Loans carry a 3.75 interest rate over 30 years. The loans are based solely on credit scores, Brumby said.

Companies with high credit scores who were turned down can appeal, Brumby said, but it is a lengthy process.

Ken Davis, president for the Georgia Region at Renasant Bank, said the sudden sweep of the coronavirus pandemic caught everyone off guard. He said recovery needs to be viewed over the long term, and it will not occur with a blanket fix nationwide.

“Each market’s got its own challenges, and it’s going to be a long road till we get back to whatever this ‘forward normal’ [is],” he said. “I think it’s important, as individuals, as owners, as husbands, wives, grandparents — we take care of our own health as well because we’re going to have to be in this for the long haul.”

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Heroes in the community, lepers at home

By TIM FISCHER President of Jackson & Coker Locum Tenens Every day we see their faces in news stories on TV or in images on social media. We laud them for their bravery. Politicians argue over where they should go and who they should help.

They are the physicians on the frontlines of a crisis.

The perception is that doctors should be perfect. They should know all the answers and the right treatments for this new disease the world has never seen. They shouldn’t complain — after all, don’t they have fancy houses and nice cars?

The truth is physicians didn’t get into medicine for salary or prestige.

They wanted to help people. They feel the pressure of a nation looking to them for guidance during a scary time. They celebrate their patients who recover, and they feel the deep loss of the patients who don’t.

At Jackson & Coker, we speak to thousands of physicians each year, seeking to understand their pain points, their challenges, their career dreams. We conducted a survey of our physicians to ask how they’re doing during this crisis and gain insight into how coronavirus has affected them.

The responses were eye-opening — and at times, heartbreaking — to read. Doctors feel the same anxieties, financial burdens, worries about family, uncertainties for the future that we all do. But they feel all this with the added pressure of being looked upon to be a hero when they may not feel especially heroic.

“We are heroes in our community and lepers at home,” one physician responded in our survey. Many are in direct contact with COVID-19 patients and must self-quarantine away from family and friends for weeks or months at a time. As we heard time and again in the survey, “The weight of knowing that if my family members get ill with this virus, it will be directly attributable to me is a burden I would not wish on an enemy.”

Many of us forget that physicians take on an average of $200,000 in student loan debt to be able to help people.

Physicians face long hours and being away from their families. They are suffering from shuttered clinical offices and

are faced with forgoing their own salary and bills to keep paying their administrative staff.

When you see a physician, know that behind the mask, behind the determination to help patients, behind the heroism is a person just like you. So, what can we as average citizens do to help the doctors who need us just as much as we need them?

For one, we as individuals need to be accountable for our health. That means forgoing the party with friends where you can’t social distance. That means quit smoking if your doctor tells you to. That means doing all we can to stay healthy and reduce burden on the physicians who must care for us if we get sick.

If you do get sick, isolate yourself.

Don’t walk right into the doctor’s office and risk well patients and staff who are in the building. Call your doctor first and follow the correct protocols.

Keep up the words of support, the delivered meals, the thank you notes.

One of our doctors said: “Kids leaving positive messages written with colorful chalk. People are just more aware of each other. That seems different...I realized how much I missed that and how much that means to all of us. A sense of connection...The message is you see me, and you actually know me.”

I challenge you to see the humanity in the medical professionals who serve you. I challenge you to get to know them on a personal level. I challenge you to be accountable for the role you play in keeping your community healthy.

All of us — including doctors — are in this together.

Tim Fischer is president at Jackson & Coker, one of the nation’s largest healthcare staffing firms and headquartered in Alpharetta.

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That’s because they only see their side of the coin and close their eyes to the way the majority of America has been greatly impacted by this virus. The hardworking citizens forced to upend their lives and shuffle into the unemployment line know a hell of a lot more about it than a “twit” “journalist” hiding behind a keyboard.

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We fix ugly

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Flooring 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.

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Landscaping

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Pressure Wash

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The Barre Code – Alpharetta Owner: Ginger Ellington About: The Barre Code offers the most efficient results-driven fitness program focusing on cardio, strength training, and restoration.

Our variety of classes, body-positive motivation, and custom music lead to a unique experience that has every client leaving stronger and more confident. All fitness levels welcome.

Address: 2500 Old Milton Pkwy, Ste 125 Alpharetta

Fry Me 2 The Moon Owner: Mike Miranda

Phone: 678-984-0722 Website: thebarrecode.com/studio/ alpharetta/ Social Media Handle: Instagram: @barrecode_alpharetta

Medical Fitness & Wellness Group

Structural Based Therapy

Owner: Mike Hardy About: We are a fully integrated wellness facility. We provide Personal Training (virtual and on-site), Corrective Exercise, Massage, Stretching, Medical Exercise for Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, as well as a nutrition program for weight loss and diabetes prevention/management.

Address: 10700 Medlock Bridge Rd Johns Creek Phone: 770-623-4078 Website: www.exercise4prevention.com Social Media Handle: @medfitgroup

Six Bridges Brewing Owners: Charles and Clay Gridley About: Johns Creek’s first & only craft brewery, and Georgia’s first & only Father-Son brewery! Offering a full spectrum of brews, from traditional lagers to hazy IPAs and fruited sours. LOCAL. UNFILTERED. PASSION. Address: 11455 Lakefield Dr Suite 300 Johns Creek, GA 30097

Phone: 470-545-4199 Website: www.sixbridgesbrewing.com Social Media Handle: Instagram @sixbridgesbrewing Facebook @6bridgesbrewing

Owner: Ron and Terrie Altman

Address: 5475 Windward Parkway, Alpharetta Phone: 770.817.4658

Owner: Dr. Michael Maiorino About: Chiropractic Practice with an emphasis on acoustic wave therapy and Class IV Laser treatment for the relief of Peripheral Neuropathy, tendonitis (Achellies/elbow/ knee/shoulder), neck and low back pain that has not responded to medical care.

In addition, Dr. Maiorino offers traditional hands on chiropractic manipulation, manual therapy and physiotherapy modalities.

Phone: 678-691-1613 Website: www.fryme2themoon.com Social Media Handle: fryme2themoon

Address: 3719 Old Alabama Rd STE. 400A, Johns Creek, GA 30022 1708 Peachtree St NW Phone: 678-469-4133 Website: www.structuralbasedtherapy.com Social Media Handle: facebook @sbtalpharetta instagram structural_based_therapy

Iroff & Son Jewelers

BurgerFi

About: BurgerFi. Your go-to burger restaurant for good times and great food. Come enjoy our expanded, socially safe patio dining. Voted “BEST BURGER” six years running! Burgers, dogs, free range chicken, fresh cut fries & rings, Custard & Shakes, Wine and Beer.

About: Fry Me 2 The Moon is a local family owned small business. The restaurant serves up delicious fried and grilled seafood.

You’ll also find some great Po-Boys along with some awesome sides and appetizers.

Be sure sure to save room for fried funnel cake fries!

Address: 5155 Atlanta Hwy. Alpharetta, GA 30004

Website: www.BurgerFi.com Social Media Handle: Twitter: @BURGERFI Instagram: #BurgerFi Facebook.com/BurgerFiAlpharetta/

Owner: Brian Iroff GIA, G.G. About: For 10 years...Iroff & Son Jewelers is the only jeweler Voted #1 in the greater North Fulton area. Discover the difference that working with an-winning family-owned jewelry store serving the greater Atlanta area since 1957.

Address: 3960 Old Milton Parkway # 300 Alpharetta, GA 30005

Phone: 770-751-7222 Website: www.iroff.com Social Media Handle: www.facebook.com/IroffandSonJewelers/

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