Alpharetta greenlights $150,000 arena study in bid for NHL team
County pins hopes on wellness center to stem tide of rising health care costs
By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Amid skyrocketing employee health care costs, Forsyth County hopes to stem the tide with a new wellness center at its new administrative campus.
County employee health benefits have increased about 15-25 percent annually, following a nationwide trend in rising premiums for public employees.
The U.S. Government Account-
ability Office says insurance costs are predicted to rise again in 2025, citing growing market concentration among fewer insurance companies.
The county hopes to flatten the curve with the creation of an on-site wellness center and wellness program to serve its almost 2,000 employees.
County Manager David McKee said the county wants to create a program that is “state of the art and cutting edge,” looking to university systems and other county governments for inspiration.
“We are not accepting the status quo, and we are not going to continue to allow our medical benefit cost to skyrocket,” McKee said.
County officials plan to locate the center at the new Forsyth County Administration Campus now under construction about 2 miles northeast of Cumming on Freedom Parkway.
Work on the campus began in 2024 and is expected to be completed early next year.
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Commission agrees to funding contract to build state-of-art fire training center
By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A fire training center is expected to give local firefighters the specialized training they need to battle Forsyth County fires.
At a June 10 work session, the Forsyth County Commission reviewed an almost $760,000 management services contract for construction of the training and logistics center.
Comprehensive Program Services would manage the project off Martin Road.
Plans call for a 10,000-squarefoot logistics facility, new fleet building, training support center, open-air pavilion with parking and six-story training tower. It will sit on 34 acres purchased for $1.7 million in 2018.
The project would be funded by Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax funds.
The center will replace the department’s facility on Settingdown Road, which fire officials have said lacks room for expansion.
The department relies on a now outdated training facility built in the mid-’90s, Fire Chief Barry Head has said.
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This rendering shows the exterior of the employee center at the new Forsyth County Administration Campus.
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Felony theft reported at construction site
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Building supplies, valued in the thousands, were reported stolen from a south Forsyth County construction site May 27.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said a Marietta foreman reported the alleged theft about 4 p.m. on Cornflower Court. The site is under development by Toll Brothers.
The foreman said he suspected the theft occurred sometime over the weekend. Siding materials were reported stolen, totaling $3,954.
Stolen items include wood beams, soffits and battens. Suspects moved lesser value construction materials to steal them. No security cameras were present at the site.
The incident was classified as a felony theft by taking.
— Jon Wilcox
Cumming man reports hacking of cell account
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A 31-yearold Cumming man reported his account with a cellular provider had been hacked, resulting in the fraudulent purchase of two phones.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said the man reported receiving a message from Verizon May 27 confirming the purchase of two phones. He said he had no part in the purchase.
Two iPhone 16 Pro Maxes were ordered. The phones are valued at a total of almost $2,800.
The phones were sent to a Brady Avenue apartment address in Midtown Atlanta.
Verizon canceled the order and refund-
ed the man’s money.
The man said he had observed no previous fraudulent activity on his account.
The incident was classified as a felony use of a computer to commit theft.
— Jon Wilcox
Gainesville man arrested on drug possession charge
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A 33-yearold Gainesville man was arrested on a possession of methamphetamine charge June 1.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said a 48-year-old Gainesville man reported a suspicious person on the front porch of his Milford Road home about 10:30 p.m. The homeowner said he found the man sitting on his porch, talking on the phone with 911 and screaming that someone was trying to kill him.
Deputies found the man at a nearby gas station after he left the porch. He said he had run away because of “lasers” coming from the Milford Road home.
The man appeared highly agitated and was shaking during his conversation with deputies.
Deputies decided to take the 33-yearold home but asked to search him before dropping him off. The man consented, and deputies found in his pocket a baggie containing about 2 grams of methamphetamine.
— Jon Wilcox
Police investigate theft of designer sunglasses
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — More than $10,000 in designer sunglasses were reported stolen from an Avalon shop May 30.
Alpharetta police said officers were dispatched to the sunglasses shop about 2 p.m. after a theft was reported.
A woman who works for the shop said two men stole 14 pairs of Chanel glasses from the store. The men fled on foot before leaving in a car.
The glasses carried a total value of $11,950.
Security cameras were recording at
the time.
The incident was classified as a felony theft by shoplifting over $500. — Jon Wilcox
Police file drug charges against Dunwoody man
ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Police arrested a 28-year-old Dunwoody man June 8 after officers found him asleep in a parking lot off Ga. 9 with Xanax, fentanyl and methamphetamine in his vehicle.
Officers said they responded to a report around 5 p.m. of a man unconscious in his vehicle parked at Killer Creek Harley-Davidson at 11480 Alpharetta Highway (Ga. 9).
Prior to the report, officers also said dispatch received calls about the same vehicle, a green Ford F-150, driving erratically and running onto a curb before turning into the dealership.
The driver told officers that he had not slept much and was resting in the parking lot before grabbing a part for his motorcycle. While speaking with the driver, officers said he appeared under the influence of narcotics, not alcohol.
Officers said the man failed most aspects of the standardized field sobriety test, showing an inability to balance and comprehend instructions.
After placing him under arrest for driving while under the influence, officers said the man requested a supervisor before submitting to a search of his person.
During the search, officers said they found a burnt straw, commonly used to consume narcotics, in his front right pocket. They said it gave them probable cause to search the vehicle.
The search yielded around 50 Xanax bars of various sizes, more than 3 grams of a substance later testing positive for fentanyl and meth, tinfoil, syringe caps and $1,655 in cash.
Officers said they secured additional warrants for possession of schedule II and IV controlled substances and drug paraphernalia before transporting the man to Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center.
After he was cleared, officers transported him to the Fulton County Jail.
— Hayden Sumlin
Alpharetta greenlights $150,000 arena study in bid for NHL team
By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta is still waiting to see whether it will be chosen to host a National Hockey League team, but in the meantime, it’s doing its homework.
At a May 2 special meeting, the Alpharetta Development Authority unanimously approved a $150,000 feasibility study by strategic consulting firm Creative Artists Agency. Alpharetta is in the running to attract a hockey team after Alpharetta Sports & Entertainment Group submitted in March 2024 a petition to attract an NHL franchise.
If Alpharetta is selected, the team would most likely play at an arena in
the North Point Mall area, City Administrator Chris Lagerbloom said. The site is competing with a mega mixeduse arena project proposed in Forsyth County.
Although no project has formally been proposed in Alpharetta, the city has commissioned the Creative Artists Agency study to ensure its viability.
“We wouldn’t go into something blind,” Lagerbloom said. “A good progressive city does this type of work in advance of these massive, massive types of projects.”
The study, which is expected to take five to six months, will explore financial feasibility and economic impacts. Costs will be split between the Development Authority and Awesome
Alpharetta, the city’s convention and visitors bureau.
Creative Artists Agency’s analysis will determine market demand and appropriate characteristics for a new arena. It will estimate what kind of event programming and attendance the market can support, generating a financial profile to evaluate financial viability.
Lagerbloom said city officials are particularly interested in how many hockey fans are in the area and what kinds of costs and revenues an arena might bring. Although the city suspects such a project could provide enormous economic benefits, a study is required to ensure it would be successful.
“Until we can validate it with data,
it’s just a hunch,” Lagerbloom said. Janet Rodgers, president and CEO of Awesome Alpharetta, agreed with Lagerbloom, saying an arena could be a serious boon to the city. An arena likely could host a variety of events other than hockey games and attract numerous visitors to the city.
Rodgers said if Ameris Bank Amphitheatre with its capacity for 12,000 visitors is any indication, a venue in the North Point Mall area could provide considerable business to the city’s 30 hotels.
Alpharetta’s about 200 restaurants and 250 shops also could see benefits from arena visitors, she said.
“We’re excited to think about these possibilities,” she said.
Georgia Power anticipates escalation in energy demand
By Emily Jones WABE
ATLANTA — Georgia’s largest electric utility is preparing to meet what it says is a huge spike in new electricity demand. Georgia Power says it expects it will need to provide 8,200 more megawatts by 2031 – about four times the energy made by its new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle.
A key factor driving Georgia Power’s plans is the enormous growth in need the company says it expects over the next few years from large industrial customers — especially data centers.
But some critics argue Georgia Power’s predictions are too high. Energy experts testifying before the Georgia Public Service Commission this week cast doubt on Georgia Power’s prediction of a massive, rapid increase in energy demand — known as load.
“We conclude that the forecast produced by Georgia Power is likely skewed to show load realization sooner and in greater quantity than is likely to materialize,” said Robert Trokey, who leads the electric unit of the Public Service Commission’s staff.
Getting that forecast wrong could have major implications for customer bills and for climate change.
The commission last year approved new natural gas turbines and battery storage that Georgia Power asked for in an emergency request driven largely by expected data center demand.
Now, the commissioners are considering the utility’s new long-term energy plan as part of a regularly-scheduled regulatory proceeding.
The plan calls for keeping coal plants open longer, upgrading nuclear and hydroelectric power plants, adding solar and improving power lines.
Georgia Power made its case to the commission over several days of hearings in March. Last week, the commission’s public interest advocacy staff and the intervenors — environmental
and consumer advocacy groups, municipal governments, industry groups and large power buyers like MARTA and Walmart — responded with their own expert testimony.
Several of them simply did not buy Georgia Power’s predictions.
“The way the company has treated its load forecast is deeply flawed,” said energy planning consultant Derek Stenclik, who testified on behalf of the Sierra Club, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Natural Resources Defense Council. “I would even call it utility planning malpractice.”
He and other analysts said the currently booming data center industry is too new to make confident predictions. They argued that Georgia Power isn’t properly accounting for the chance that data center projects could fall through.
To make forecasts for big customers like data centers and factories, Georgia Power experts run projects in various stages of development through mathematical models that predict how likely the projects are to actually open and how much power they’ll need.
But the company uses different calculations for data centers, predicting they’re more likely to come to fruition than other potential customers like factories and warehouses.
The company doesn’t have data to back up that different math, Trokey argued. Others questioned whether Georgia Power’s modeling adequately accounts for canceled projects.
Officials with the utility maintain their modeling is based on real projects, factoring in how far along the data centers are in the development pipeline and whether data center developers have signed a contract to buy energy from Georgia Power. In the earlier hearings in March, company officials said that any cancelled data
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Roswell tightens rules on short-term rentals
By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com
ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell City Council voted unanimously June 9 to tighten restrictions on short-term vacation rentals.
Beginning Jan. 1, homes that participate in rental firms, such as Airbnb and VRBO, will be required to go through the same occupational safety inspection that commercial operation buildings undergo.
The operators must also register with the Business Registration Office within the city’s Finance Department, so the fire marshal can conduct annual inspections.
Upon registration, the operators will be required to have 24/7 contact with public safety and emergency officers for any complaints or emergencies. The cost for administering registration will be offset by the hotel/motel tax from rental agencies that the city already collects.
“[It’s] really just making sure that people can stay here and be safe,” Councilwoman Sarah Beeson said. “It’s not a way to try to get around or to end our short-term rentals here in Roswell.”
Beeson introduced the legislation May 13 at the Committees of Council meeting.
Speaking during its passage June 9, she said the mission behind the legislation is to help keep residents and visitors safe.
“We are limited on our hotel supply,”
Beeson said. “…these short-term rentals are one of the few ways that we have that allow people to enjoy the City of Roswell who don’t live here as a tourist.”
Setting occupancy limits
Beeson said she has received several images of large groups of people staying at short-term rentals in the city. The legislation will establish safety measures to help cap the number of people allowed to stay at the rentals.
Beeson pointed out that, unlike the City of Alpharetta, Roswell will not place a cap on the number of short-term rentals in the city. Alpharetta has a cap of 5 percent per single family community.
“We want to make sure that people can still operate these businesses,” Beeson said. “Some folks do depend on them as a source of income for their homes. Other folks depend on them as a way of coming to visit.”
In other matters June 9, the City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the city code allowing wine to be brought into a special event facility.
Councilwoman Lee Hills said the amendment was introduced to allow guests to bring their own bottle of wine to a new cooking class business, which is set to open soon.
The amendment clears up language in the ordinance, and states that
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Advancing safety measures
In other business, the City Council unanimously passed the Citywide Safety Action Plan and the approval of a Vision Zero Resolution.
The resolution outlines the eventual goal of the city to have zero roadway fatalities or serious injuries. To do this, the city will commit to focus on safe roads, vehicles, speeds and post-crash care.
Staff recommended for its approval at the May 27 Committees of Council meeting, after the city received $200,000 for the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation in 2023.
In order to get infrastructure grant funding from USDOT in the future, the city must adopt the plan and resolution.
Over the past year, city staff worked with consultants, residents, elected officials and stakeholders to create the plan. The plan includes an analysis of existing traffic conditions and crash
trends that involve fatalities and serious injuries and identifies projects and strategies to improve road safety.
In other matters, Mayor Kurt Wilson swore in 15 newly promoted fire apparatus operators and four newly hired firefighter paramedics.
“These 19 appointments reflect the City of Roswell’s ongoing evolution, expanding capacity, enhancing operational readiness and investing in leadership from the ground up,” interim Fire Chief Pabel Troche said.
The Roswell Fire Department operates from seven fire stations and responds to over 10,000 calls annually. The department currently holds an Insurance Service Office rating of Class 2, a distinction shared by only 4 percent of the nation’s approximately 40,000 departments.
The evaluation for the rating takes place every four years and ensures that the department is protecting the community. The rating runs on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being exceptional.
The swearing-in ceremony aligns with the city’s five-year transition to operate a full-time fire department.
In May 2024, the city began a six-month pilot program that introduced a new 48/96 work schedule, compared to the usual 24 hours on and 48 hours off. The goal is to allow firefighters to have uninterrupted rest at home.
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Tattoo shop owner works to make body art an experience
By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com
ROSWELL, Ga. — When her daughter decided to pursue a career as a tattoo artist, Carmen Utley never thought she would be brought along for the ride.
Thanks to Utley’s daughter, Brianna, she is now the proud owner of Cloak and Draugr Tattoo at 468 South Atlanta St. in Roswell. The shop, with a classy and sophisticated aesthetic, invites tattoo rookies or seasoned pros in for their next piece.
The journey began when Brianna got an apprenticeship at the studio in early 2023. Utley, originally born in Mexico, moved to the United States just under 30 years ago. She worked as a mortgage processor for 28 years and never thought she would own a business, until her brother encouraged her to just go for it.
“I [was] like, ‘I think you’re crazy, but okay yeah,’ so I didn’t think [anything] was going to happen,” Utley said.
She met with the original owner, Nic Domingo, and asked if the shop was for sale. To her surprise, he said yes.
Domingo opened Cloak and Draugr Tattoo in June 2017. Inside the store, guests can find art and décor that matches Domingo’s Nordic heritage.
In December 2023, Utley officially became the owner of Cloak and Draugr. Her first thought when walking into the studio as owner, was “what did I get myself into?”
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From left, Brianna and Carmen Utley stand inside Cloak and Draugr Tattoo on 468 South Atlanta St. in Roswell June 11. See TATTOO, Page 7
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“I was super nervous because I couldn’t let them down,” she said.
To this day, you can still find Domingo in the studio working as the manager.
The importance of atmosphere
The name for the studio comes from inspiration from Norse mythology. In folklore, a draugr is an undead creature that inhabits graves and burial grounds. Despite the scary background, the atmosphere in the studio is nothing but.
One of the main draws for Utley was the studio’s atmosphere. Currently, her team consists of eight artists, all bringing a different style to the studio.
“They are great spirits,” Utley said.
Utley and her team of artists work to provide a comfortable and safe environment for all who enter.
“They know how to take care of the clients, and especially the first timers,” Utley said.
The studio offers an encouraging atmosphere where first timers can ring a bell when their tattoo is finished.
Those seeking a tattoo can book at the studio by contacting an artist of their choosing on their website, cloakanddraugrtattoo.com. The minimum price for a tattoo at Cloak and Draugr is $100.
The studio offers a range of styles, from traditional to fine line, and from black and white to color.
Utley’s daughter, Brianna, mainly tattoos in an anime style. Brianna originally went to school to become a kindergarten teacher but quickly learned that it wasn’t for her.
She then went on to make her passion of drawing into a career by tattooing. For Brianna, drawing and tattooing is an escape.
“My brain goes quiet,” she said.
Inside her private studio room, guests can find a welcoming environment with little trinkets and artworks from her favorite animes, cartoons and Studio Ghibli movies.
Brianna’s first customer was her mother. To this day, Utley still allows her artists to play around and put new art pieces on her. Before owning the shop, Utley didn’t have a single tattoo, now she has 10.
Brianna, who is coming up on her 26th birthday, will be handed over the shop when she gets older. A second shop, now in the works, will be given to her son.
“I think it’ll be a good idea to leave them as my legacy,”
Utley said.
Brianna said she finds it cool that one day the shop will be all hers.
Connecting with community
Utley said that she learned a lot in the past two years.
“It blows my mind, this new world,” Utley said.
Utley is now in an apprenticeship to become a tattoo artist, under Domingo.
“I’ve always been talented at drawing, but I got married, had kids and I abandoned that,” Utley said. “But now that I have the time, I’m relearning how to draw.”
Although Utley has been welcomed into the tattoo industry with open arms, things haven’t been the same with the community in Roswell.
Despite having loyal clients and over 10,800 followers on Instagram, Utley is having a hard time connecting with the people of Roswell. She said she thinks it is because of the taboo behind tattoos.
“I think people need to change that, because tattoos now are different,” Utley said. “…you’re expressing yourself through your body.”
Utley said she has a hard time being able to feature not only her tattoo artists’ pieces, but also their other artworks, such as drawings or paintings at events or festivals.
“They pushed me away,” Utley said. “It’s very difficult as a woman owning a tattoo shop [and] being accepted, especially because it’s the tattoo industry.”
Utley knows it will take time for the community to change their perspective about her shop, she hopes people will understand that her studio is different.
“We are not your regular tattoo shop, we’re unique,” Utley said. “We’re very classy, we like to make people feel comfortable.”
To book an appointment, email cloakanddraugrtattoo. com.
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Brianna Utley stands next to her trinkets and art inside her studio room at Cloak and Draugr Tattoo on 468 South Atlanta St.
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Rise and fall of trousers: Pants helped build Roswell
BOB MEYERS Columnist
This week’s column highlights the Oxbo Falls Manufacturing Company, also known as the Roswell Pants Factory or Oxbo Pants Factory, founded in 1894 by James Henry “Pony” Waller (18521913) who organized, built and operated the plant. It is thought that earlier he was superintendent of the Roswell Manufacturing Company, known as the Roswell Cotton Mill, founded by Roswell King, the namesake for the City of Roswell, and his son Barrington King. King’s cotton mill was rebuilt in 1882 following its destruction by General Sherman’s troops in the Civil War.
Pony Waller’s pants factory employed about 125 people in the early days to operate sewing, cutting and pressing machines. He began his career by working in a cotton factory in Marietta as a teenager. His prior experience no doubt helped prepare him to start the Oxbo company which initially specialized in work pants and overalls worn primarily by laborers, industrial workers and farmers.
The company changed ownership several times. In 1902, according to a short history by Mary Wright Hawkins (1921-2001) written in 1993, the Nully Overall Company of Atlanta acquired the Oxbo Pants Factory and added more space and machines and hired more workers. I could not find any official records of that transaction, but early records of the pants factory are sketchy. A few years later, according to Mary Hawkins, the pants company changed hands again and became the Nunnally and McRae Company.
The factory played an important role in Roswell’s recovery after the Civil War.
The factory burned down in 1941. The loss of jobs was a major blow to the small town of Roswell. The townspeople decided to rebuild the factory themselves. They sold stock to the public to raise money. Together with 103 stockholders they completed the project on Hill Street in early 1942 and called the firm the Roswell Company. According to the Neighbor Newspaper at the time, the steel beams and posts ordered for the building’s roof were denied because of World War II, so wood posts were used in their place.
Elaine DeNiro, recently retired archivist for the Roswell Historical Society, in 2003 interviewed Johnnie Mae Strickland who was employed by the company for more than 18 years. Johnnie Mae worked 8-hour days from 8 to 5 with a half hour for lunch, five days a week in the original building before the fire. Employees were
paid by the piece. She said that the factory produced work pants and woolen dress pants from material obtained elsewhere.
A notable and remarkable leader of the factory after the fire was Elwyn Gaissert (1923-2005), who joined the company when he graduated from Georgia Tech in 1945. He held a variety of management positions during his 34 years with the company and was a highly respected businessman in Roswell. Under his leadership, the plant was the largest employer in town, with up to 350 workers at its peak, which represented a large number of family members in the small agricultural community. It played an important role in the city’s post-Civil War recovery by providing steady employment and producing quality products. It also represented a change in the textile industry from cotton mills to industrial products.
I interviewed Elwyn Gaissert’s son, who shares his father’s name. He told me that the original products from the plant were grey and khaki work pants. He said that in 1961 Hayes Garment Company, a
subsidiary of Genesco, a large conglomerate from Nashville specializing in shoes and apparel, purchased The Pants Company and renamed it The Hayward Company, a division of Genesco. Upon retiring from the plant as General Manager in 1981 Gaissert was recruited by Roswell Mayor Pug Mabry to be the city’s personnel director. He later became Roswell City Administrator from 1983-1993
“He was one of a kind,” says his son. “He did things on a handshake.”
Under Gaissert’s leadership, in addition to making pants, the Roswell plant trained consultants from Kurt Salmon Associates, a management consulting firm that specialized in retail, consumer goods and healthcare consulting. Gaissert taught them how to help businesses improve their manufacturing operations and supply chains.
Elwyn’s son says “Dad made those eager young engineers put aside their slide rules and stop watches used for time and motion studies and go down to the plant and make a pair of pants. The engineers
told me years later that they always remembered their time with my dad.”
More than 300 consultants gained hands-on experience in stitching, time management and client interaction at the Roswell plant.
As business slowed due to foreign competition and other factors, management closed the business in 1975. The building was rented and repurposed and became the Roswell Antiques and Interiors Center in the 1980s and 1990s. Antique dealers, artists and small businesses operated in the building.
In the 1990s, the building was demolished to make way for the construction of a Law Enforcement Center (police department).
Roswell had a proud and successful textile industry that operated well into the 20th century. Competition from large industrial centers eventually caused sales to decline and the industry closed. Today, remnants of the mills can still be seen at Old Mill Park and along the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.
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Workers making pants in the Oxbo Pants Factory in the 1920s before a fire that destroyed the building in 1941. A new building was constructed on Hill Street but was demolished when a new Roswell Police Station was built.
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Each line in the puzzle below has three clues and three answers. The last letter in the first answer on each line is the first letter of the second answer, and so on. The connecting letter is outlined, giving you the correct number of letters for each answer (the answers in line 1 are 4, 3 and 7 letters). The clues are numbered 1 through 7, with each number containing 3 clues for the 3 answers on the line. But here’s the catch! The clues are not in order - so the first clue in Line 1 may (or may not) actually be for the second or third answer in that line. Got it? Good luck!
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2. Spiral shell. Clumsy person. ‘Peter Pan’ captain.
3. King of the road. Martini additive. Captain of the H.M.S. Bounty. 4. Pirate captain. Venture out. Icy coating.
5. Tropical fruit. Scottish hillside. Captain of the Pequod.
6. Poker pot. ‘Star Trek’ captain. Bakery supply.
7. Ford flop. Having a lot to lose. Jules Verne’s captain.
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2. Spiral shell. Clumsy person. ‘Peter Pan’ captain
How to Solve: Each line in the puzzle above has three clues and three answers. The last letter in the first answer on each line is the first letter of the second answer, and so on. The connecting letter is outlined, giving you the correct number of letters for each answer (the answers in line 1 are 4, 5 and 5 letters). The clues are numbered 1 through 7, which each number containing 3 clues for the 3 answers on the line. But here’s the catch! The clues are not in order - so the first clue in Line 1 may (or may not) actually be for the second or third answer in that line. Got it? Good luck!
3. King of the road. Martini additive. Captain of the H.M.S. Bounty
4. Pirate captain. Venture out. Icy coating
5. Tropical fruit. Scottish hillside. Captain of the Pequod.
6. Poker pot. ‘Star Trek’ captain. Bakery supply
7. Ford flop. Having a lot to lose. Jules Verne’s captain.
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The project will include a wellness center for $6.2 million, employee lounge for $4.9 million and fitness center for $13.1 million.
“Our employees are the single largest asset we have here in Forsyth County, and just like a roof, road or the Greenway, we must make investments in their wellbeing to provide the level of service our community demands,” McKee said.
According to a Rand Wellness Program Study, wellness programs can help businesses reduce costs by as much as $136 per insured employee per month.
Power:
center projects had so far been quickly replaced by new ones.
During last week’s hearings, commissioners expressed little patience for skepticism from experts and advocates about the company’s forecast for data center-driven demand.
“Obviously the company believes it’s real because they’re putting them under contract,” said Commissioner Tricia
For Forsyth County, that would amount to about $2.3 million each year.
Better health also could promote increased productivity, lower absenteeism and improved employee retention, McKee said.
“Many other studies found that ROI ranges from $1 to $6 savings in health care costs for every $1 spent on company wellness programs,” McKee said. “We expect to have a return on the investment over the next 10 years as we greatly flatten the curve of rising health benefit costs.”
At a May 20 work session, the County Commission approved an $18,000 contract with One to One Health for consultation in creating a wellness program.
The company specializes in break-
Pridemore. “The state of Georgia believes it’s real. Georgia Department of Economic Development has been involved. The governor’s been involved. Commissioners have been involved. We’ve worked on these projects, in some cases for years.”
Georgia Power’s forecast is critical because it shapes how the utility plans to be able to meet future, predicted demand.
If the company overestimates, Stenclik and others argued, it risks spending too much on the infrastructure to make and deliver extra energy, and regular customers could end up paying for it. If it underestimates, the company contends, energy reliability could be at risk.
Much of the company’s plan to meet its forecast in the near term relies on fossil fuels, which many public commenters opposed because they contribute to climate change. They urged the commission to consider the impacts of climate change before approving any new or extended use of coal or natural gas.
Considering rates later
The power rates that customers pay,
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“It's outlived its life expectancy,” Head said. “And it doesn't suit our needs anymore. It's very small. It's antiquated.”
Capital Projects Manager James M. Weldon said the new center will teach firefighters to extinguish the kinds of fires
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ing down employees’ barriers to access, Director of Personnel Services Charity Clark said. It also would help the county select insurance brokers and navigate its prescription drug policies.
“We feel like their business strategy really aligns with where we want to take our health and wellness program,” she said.
The county reviewed One to One Health’s work with governments in Tennessee and Georgia as part of their research.
“A lot of times we see individuals don’t seek health care or don’t maximize their wellness because there are barriers in place, whether that is having issues scheduling an appointment or location or not taking certain medication because
though based on the need to pay for construction and other expenses approved in the energy plan under consideration, are not a part of the current hearings before the commission.
Instead, rates are typically decided during a subsequent proceeding called a rate case. But rates are top of mind for many Georgia Power customers because their bills have increased six times in the past three years: three rate hikes approved in the last rate case in 2022, two to pay for new reactors at Plant Vogtle and a separate bill increase to cover high natural gas costs.
This year, the utility and commission staff have proposed an agreement that would freeze rates for now, bypassing the regular rate case. That’s possible largely thanks to the increased revenue Georgia Power is expecting from new, large customers — like data centers.
The commission has also taken steps to help ensure data center companies and other large customers pay for their own infrastructure. But witnesses in last week’s hearings questioned whether
Forsyth County experiences.
“We're not training them to put out fires in high rise buildings like you might find in downtown Atlanta,” he said. “There is a big focus on residential. There are elements that help them prepare for commercial situations.”
The training center will feature fire training “props’ to give firefighters handson training.
For example, a mockup of a car could
of the cost,” Clark said.
The company makes a special focus on access, emphasizing walk-ins and using a mobile app to allow patients to speak directly with health care providers during off hours, McKee said.
“It’s a very, very different way in delivering health care,” McKee said.
Changing how the county approaches health care is essential, considering the ongoing trend of rising costs, McKee said.
“If we continue down the traditional road, we should expect traditional outcomes, meaning we are going to see the market increase constantly” McKee said. “These folks are very much against the norm for that. We shouldn’t accept that. This is a first step.”
those measures are sufficient to protect residents and small businesses from extra costs.
Energy analysts for the commission’s staff also said they’re concerned about rates increasing for other reasons, like cleaning up storm damage and complying with environmental regulations. The deal to freeze rates already includes a plan to address the costs of Hurricane Helene next year.
Upcoming elections
Two of the five commissioners who will vote later this year on both Georgia Power’s long-term plan and the proposed rate freeze are up for election in November. Early voting in the primary has already begun.
In late May, one candidate in that primary was disqualified for failing to fulfill residency requirements. The ruling was paused by a Fulton County Superior Court judge, and the candidate, Daniel Blackman, was scheduled for an appeal hearing to consider his case June 10.
This story was provided by Appen Media media partner WABE.
be ignited many times to give a repeatable training experience of how to deal with a burning vehicle.
County officials conducted research by visiting numerous other fire training facilities.
“They've been doing research on this for years now,” Weldon said.
Construction of the Martin Road training center has yet to begin, and the project remains in the early design stage.
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