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City Council sets priorities for 2022 By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — City Council members are now on the same page entering the second month of the year. During a two-day retreat Jan. 28-29 council members decided on a slate of strategic priorities that will receive the most staff attention this year and will be funded in the fiscal year 2023 budget. The seven-member council focused on five items, including the Town Center, Legacy Center for the arts, transportation, Cauley Creek Park and economic development.

Center stage: Town Center

The prior City Council passed the Town Center Vision and Plan in October which identifies 192 acres in the Technology Park area for potential redevelopment into a live-work-play destination. Each of the newly elected council members and mayor campaigned on development of the Town Center, and it had already garnered support from the two sitting council members, Erin Elwood and Chris Coughlin. While the city only owns roughly 14% of the land identified in the plan, city staff has already put together preliminary plans for construction around Creekside Pond north, the body of water located directly behind City Hall. Council members saw options for development of the area at a Jan. 24 work session and are expected to continue discussions of land use at their Feb. 7

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City Manager Ed Densmore oversees day one of the City Council’s strategic retreat at City Hall Jan. 28. Densmore told the Herald he hopes the retreat will become an annual event to help council and staff establish priorities. work session. Early plans show options for an outdoor amphitheater, boardwalk and greenspace improvements around the pond. Also on Jan. 24, council members voted unanimously to update the city’s Comprehensive Plan to include the Town Center Vision and Plan. The vote formally added the plan as a supplemental amendment to the city’s guiding docu-

ment for development and eliminated contradictions between the two plans in areas of land use Next steps for Town Center include engaging with local property owners, hosting events in the Town Center area to increase community buy-in, developing marketing materials and starting construction of a trail along Medlock Bridge Road to increase foot traffic in the area.

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Fulton County Commissioner will not seek fourth term FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Board of Commissioners Vice Chairman Liz Hausmann announced Jan. 25 that she will not seek a fourth term on the Fulton County Commission. Hausmann’s term HAUSMANN in the District 1 seat ends on Dec. 31. “Thank you to the citizens of Fulton County for the confidence they have placed in me to serve the community that I hold dear,” Hausmann said. “I am proud of our record of improvements in Fulton during my tenure. It has been the honor and privilege of my life to serve North Fulton.” Commissioner Hausmann also served as a founding member of the Johns Creek City Council from 2006- 2010 and on the Fulton County Board of Education from 2002-2006.

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By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Police Department is mourning the death of 43-yearold Lt. Joel Ruff, who died Thursday morning of a medical emergency while on duty. Roswell Police spokesman Tim Lupo said the department was “heartbroken” to share the news but did not share details on the circumstances of his death. Ruff was a 23-year veteran of the force. His most recent assignment, Lupo said, was serving as a watch commander for one of the department’s nightshift patrol squads. “Before he ever pinned on his first badge, Lt. Ruff knew in his heart that service to our Roswell community was his calling,” Lupo said. “He began his career as one of our youth Police Explorers in 1995 and confirmed his passion for police work when he took his oath of office in 1998.” “The joy and pride he found in leading his men and women was infectious,” Lupo continued, “and there was nothing he would not do or give of himself to see them succeed. His presence is irreplace-

able, and his memory unforgettable. Lieutenant, rest easy. We have the watch from here.” According to his LinkedIn, Ruff had experience in uniform patrol operations, conducting criminal investigations and law enforcement intelligence. Within an hour of sharing the news in a Facebook post, the Roswell Police Department received over 500 likes, 106 comments and 126 shares. Jason Carter, who left a comment under the post, called Ruff “a great man and one hell of a detective.” “Most people in this thread have already forgotten about the Bicycle Bandit, a bank robber from a few years back,” Carter said. “Lt. Ruff cracked the case.” In 2008, authorities charged a 47-year-old man for twice robbing a Bank of America on Alpharetta Highway. In both instances, the suspect escaped on a bicycle. At the time, authorities in five counties said several banks had been robbed by a “bicycle riding bandit.” Another comment from Betty Honey said Ruff was a nice person and good officer who had always been so helpful to those at the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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Tracy Cocquyt-McKernan echoed those thoughts. “My heart breaks for all of you at RPD and his family,” Cocquyt-McKernan said. “Lt. Ruff was so kind to all of us in the Citizens Police Academy class and made time to answer our questions and share his love of law enforcement.”

Dunwoody police official on leave following crash By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — A Dunwoody police sergeant who was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation. Sgt. Robert Parsons, 37, was charged Jan. 26 with DUI and driving in roadways laned for traffic. Police say Parsons, who acts as the spokesman for the Dunwoody Police Department, was offduty and driving his own vehicle, a gray 2021 Ford F-150, when he crashed in

the area of Arrie Way and Sumac Drive. The initial incident report from the Dunwoody Police Department states that at 11:55 p.m. Jan. 25, one of its police officers arrived at the scene. After identifying the driver as a member of Dunwoody Police, it was determined shift supervisor Sgt. Anwar Sillah needed to respond. Sillah then asked the Georgia State Patrol to investigate the crash. The Dunwoody Police Department’s incident report does not offer any other details. But, according to the incident report from the Georgia State Patrol, Parsons allegedly stated he had the

accident between 10 and 10:30 p.m., more than an hour before he called 911 to report the accident. A state trooper, the report states, responded at around 1 a.m. Jan. 26, where he found four officers already on the scene. After speaking with the officers briefly, the trooper was taken to Parsons who was sitting in the backseat of one of their patrol vehicles. Parsons was not detained or placed in handcuffs but was sitting in the vehicle “as a courtesy to stay out of the cold and

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Johns Creek Beautification solicits area participation By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek Beautification, a local nonprofit dedicated to improving community wellbeing through beautification efforts, is seeking increased involvement in the new year. Last year, the organization hosted its bi-annual Secret Gardens Tour, and planted over 8,000 daffodils throughout the city. This year, it hopes to grow and make an even larger impact on Johns Creek. “I think one of the benefits of doing this work is that you get to meet new people who have the same desire that you do to strengthen our community with making it culturally rich and a wonderful place to live,” Johns Creek Beautification President L ynn Pennington said. JCB’s efforts are split into three projects, all needing volunteers and committee members. The first project is the bi-annual secret gardens tour. Every other year, the organization puts together a tour of local gardens. Each stop along the tour also features live music and art. Preparations have already begun for the next tour scheduled for May 6, 2023. The second major project of Johns Creek Beautification is their initiative Daffodils 4 Hope. Since the organization began planting bulbs in 2018, volunteers have planted more than

16,000 daffodils in Johns Creek, all geared to bloom in February. The blooming daffodils are intended to raise awareness for CanCare, an organization that provides counseling support to cancer patients and caregivers in the community, Pennington said. In the coming years, JCB also hopes to plant 58,000 daffodils in front of the Wall That Heals memorial in Newtown Park. The memorial is a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. Each flower would represent the name of a soldier on the wall, Pennington said. JCB’s third ongoing project is called ArtSpot and strives to bring public art to Johns Creek for residents to enjoy. Their first permanent installation, a hand-sculpted metal horse, will be installed at the roundabout at Bell and Boles roads once it is completed later this spring. Committee members are beginning discussions about what their next art installation should be and are seeking resident input, Pennington said. Now, Johns Creek Beautification board members like Pennington are sending out the volunteer bat signal, hoping to attract residents of all talents to join their work. Those interested in finding out more should visit johnscreekbeautification.org or email info@johnscreekbeautification.org.

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Economic development director begins work By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — For Randall Toussaint, landing the job as economic development director for Johns Creek was a dream come true. “Some kids want to grow up and become astronauts, others want to be major league players. I have always wanted to do economic development,” Toussaint said. “I didn’t know what it was called early on, but I definitely felt a calling to figure out how to help communities with understanding how to grow their economies in a way that really met this community’s goals.” Growing up in a military family and living on bases spurred Toussaint’s interest in what makes a city. From a young age he took a critical look at the different communities he lived in and dissected their sense of place. “As I got older, we moved to the [Washington D.C.] metro area and the local news always talked about major funding bills that would send appropriations out to help communities grow and expand,” Toussaint said. “So, as a high school student, I wanted to learn more about it. How does that work? What

happens once the money gets there, where do the spending dollars go and why?” This spark of interest was kindled when Toussaint studied at Morehouse College under the tutelage of one of the nation’s foremost urban developers, the late Joe Johnson. From there, Toussaint went on to graduate school at Savannah State University and worked with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through a fellowship. After graduation, Toussaint worked with public and private entities up and down the East Coast, including the State of Georgia’s Economic Development Department where he helped recruit corporations to relocate headquarters and bring other major developments to the state. “I feel like that blend of working in the city and also heavy corporate recruitment really did prepare me for this role,” Toussaint said. “I think Johns Creek’s leadership has done an incredible job of developing a vision and plan, and I think my role is to support that as staff by helping to move forward with what they perceive as the next steps for executing that vision.” Toussaint joined Johns Creek city

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staff Jan. 3 and has hit the ground running. For the first month, Toussaint said he’s been attending meetings and focusing on listening. “I’ve been really taking time to have some very deliberate meetings with community leaders, business leaders, folks who have an interest and a passion for the city and ask them questions,” Toussaint said. “I’m trying to better understand their vision and their understanding of the city’s history and where they see it going.” This way, Toussaint said, he can do his job in a way that’s in keeping with the City Council, but also with an understanding of public sentiment. In October, Johns Creek’s former director of economic development Chris Cannon vacated the position, and the city launched its search for a replacement, City Manager Ed Densmore said. After conducting two months of interviews, Toussaint was officially offered the position in December. “With more than a decade of experience in economic development, Randall brings a breadth of professionalism and industry knowledge which elevated him to a perfect strategic choice for the city,” Densmore said. “Adding him

to the Johns Creek team … will significantly enhance the city’s ability to deliver the highest quality economic development services to existing and prospective businesses.” During the City Council’s retreat Jan. 28-29, members established economic development as one of their priorities for the year. Toussaint will work in tandem with council members, city staff and community organizations like the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce to help draw business and development to the town center and other areas being considered for redevelopment. “I think part of my role is going to be strategic partnership engagement which is the fancy term for meeting folks and making friends,” Toussaint said. “And the second part of that is going to involve just exploring how those collaborations can further the plan.” One month in and Toussaint said he is pleased with his new role and excited by the discussions of the city’s future. “I’m loving it,” Toussaint said. “It’s only been a couple of weeks, but I’m hoping these conversations can just continue well into the future.”

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The photograph, from the book, “Roswell: A Pictorial History,” is of the Roswell bridge over the Chattahoochee River in 1925.

The current Roswell Road was Roosevelt Blvd., briefly Roswell Road was once a 40-foot-wide concrete road, and between 1925 and 1927, it was known as Roosevelt Boulevard. The road was named for President Theodore Roosevelt, whose mother’s VALERIE childhood home was Bulloch Hall in BIGGERSTAFF Roswell. Roosevelt returned home with great fanfare in 1905, riding the Roswell Railroad from Chamblee to Roswell. He died Jan. 6, 1919. Mrs. William Lawson Peel, president of the Atlanta City Beautiful Club, wrote an editorial for the Aug. 18, 1921, Atlanta Constitution pushing for the new Roosevelt Boulevard. A meeting later that month was planned for property owners and interested parties to attend. Colonel George Hope, Arthur Burdett and Harry Stearns arranged the meeting. Concrete paving of the road began by September 1921. It was estimated 2,000 trees would be needed to make the road into an attractive 16-mile boulevard leading from Buckhead to Bulloch Hall in Roswell. Roswell was in Cobb County at the time, so the county’s cooperation was needed. (Atlanta Constitution, Sept. 7, 1921, “Wider Roswell Road in planned”) In December 1921, a meeting of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners was held to vote on the road improvement and name change. The board voted unanimously in favor. Many residents and property owners along Roswell Road were present for

the meeting. The article claims, “Plans to make Roosevelt Boulevard one of the finest thoroughfares will be started immediately.” Mrs. Peel announced that she had secured trees to be planted every 50 to 75 feet along the road. (Atlanta Constitution, Dec. 8, 1921, “Road named for Roosevelt”) Another piece of the project was a new concrete bridge over the Chattahoochee River leading to Roswell. Construction of the bridge cost $175,000. Roosevelt Boulevard and the new bridge were dedicated on July 18, 1925. The Atlanta Constitution reported, “6,000 Georgians attend dedication of Roswell bridge and formal opening of Roosevelt Boulevard to public.” The bridge was christened with river water by Margaret Carpenter, daughter of the Cobb County Road commissioner. A wreath was placed on the bridge in memory of J.D. Wing, by his daughter Virginia Wing. This story was originally discovered in 1999 by Jim Perkins, previous author of Past Tense. He found an entry in the Aug. 3, 1927, minutes of the Fulton County Road and Revenue Commission indicating a proposition to change the name back to Roswell Road had been advertised for four weeks without objections. Therefore, the road once again became Roswell Road. By the 1940s, complaints about the condition of the concrete road began to appear and repaving was completed by 1953. The part of the story I am curious about is whether any of those trees were planted along the boulevard? If I find out, I will let you know. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@gmail. com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.

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Election year General Assembly focuses on education issues Guns, curriculum, biology head list of proposed bills By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — In the opening days of the 2021-22 legislative session, hot button education issues related to curriculum, books, athlete “biology” and firearms in schools have signaled lively debate ahead for state lawmakers. The House and Senate convened Jan. 10 in Atlanta for the second half of the two-year session, slated to end on April 4. The later than normal end to the 40-day session was a bit surprising, especially in an election year with every legislative seat – House and Senate – in play. Under state law, legislators cannot fundraise while in session. In most years, the General Assembly is out by the end of March. House and Senate leaders explained staffing shortages related to the ongoing pandemic means employees need additional time to manage the workload. In addition to new bills introduced this year, lawmakers can also consider any leftover legislation from last session.

Dunwoody: Continued from Page 2 because his vehicle was disabled.” According to the report, Parsons allegedly told the state trooper he was on his way home from a nearby Buffalo Wild Wings when a group of deer jumped out in front of him. To avoid hitting them, Parsons claimed he counter-steered and traveled off the roadway. GSP later determined Parsons had been traveling north on Sumac Drive when he failed to maintain his lane and traveled off the roadway to the right. Parsons then hit a light pole with the front of his truck and ended up across the street on Arrie Way. “While listening to the driver, I could smell the scent of an alcoholic beverage on his breath,” the report states. “I also noticed that he was stumbling over some of his words. … I asked Mr. Parsons if he had anything to drink prior to his vehicle accident. He verbally confessed that he did and stated that it was only a couple.” The report states that up to that point, Parsons had been compliant, but when he was asked to perform a series of field sobriety tests, he refused. Parsons was then placed under arrest. For the next couple of hours,

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Bills introduced in 2021 which saw no final action – pass or fail – can be picked up again for debate. The key date for bill sponsors is Crossover Day on March 15. Bills that have not passed their originating chamber, either the House or Senate, by that date are considered dead for the year. But, with politics nothing is ever really dead. Failed bills are often resurrected and the state trooper drove around with Parsons in the backseat of his vehicle looking for a hospital to get him medically cleared and, after changing his mind, to conduct a blood alcohol test, according to the report. A GSP spokesman told the Herald Feb. 2 it takes four to eight weeks for blood alcohol level results to come back, so they have yet to receive Parsons’s results from the time of the incident. Parsons was finally booked into the DeKalb County Jail at 11:08 a.m. Jan. 26. According to online jail records, Parsons was released the next day. In 2018, Parsons was involved in another DUI incident in which the Georgia State Patrol also charged him with speeding and reckless driving. The DUI charge was later dropped, and Parsons pleaded guilty to the remaining charges. A Jan. 26 memo from Police Chief Billy Grogan states Lt. Andrew Fondas will be completing the internal affairs investigation into the latest incident.

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attached as amendments to other bills, known as “Christmas tree” legislation. The number of headline-grabbing legislation in play already this session is not a surprise to education legislation watchers. Controversial topics that fire up bases are the norm on the campaign trail. “Keep in mind it is an election year,” noted Angela Palm, director of policy and legislative services for the Georgia School Boards Association. “That sometimes makes it harder to separate the serious from the soundbite.” In her Capital Watch blog, Palm noted issues related to what is being taught in K-12 schools, who decides, who approves, and the role of parents in the classroom will be on the table. A look at bills currently under discussion in the legislature: Firearms in schools Sponsored by Rep. Joseph Gullett (R-Dallas), House Bill 903 is called the “Second Amendment Restoration and Protection Act.” It expands the possession of weapons or long guns by individuals within a school safety zone, at a school function, or on a bus to all legal license holders. In 2014, the state restrictions on weapons in school safety zones were

eased. School districts which could not afford campus police officers were allowed to designate security personnel to carry weapons on campus. HB 903 seeks to extend that privilege to all legally licensed individuals, allowing them to carry weapons within school safety zones and other areas if approved by the local school board. The bill also seeks to expand existing state law for those who have locked firearms in their vehicles while on campus. Currently the law only applies to those over 21 legally allowed to carry weapons. HB 903 would expand that provision to students. Critical Race Theory Last summer members of the Georgia Board of Education voted 11-2 to pass a resolution banning the teaching of racebased curriculum, commonly referenced as Critical Race Theory. Gov. Brian Kemp urged school systems to do the same in his State of the State address last month. The resolution had little impact on curriculum, because the Georgia Board of Education does not approve curriculum, but it was a shot across the bow. In the first week of the legislativwe session, three bills have already been filed.

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Mahfuz “Jimmy” Hussain’s family plans to close Rhea’s I on Canton Street but will continue to run Rhea’s II on Alpharetta Highway and Rhea’s III on Crossville Road.

Old Roswell says goodbye to icon Jimmy Hussain of Rhea’s eatery Canton Street restaurant will close after 38 years By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — When Mahfuz “Jimmy” Hussain started working at Rhea’s on the corner of Canton Street 38 years ago, he set out to create the “best burger in Roswell.” It was the American Dream. Hussain was born in Bangladesh but immigrated to the U.S. nearly 50 years ago. After the restaurant’s namesake, Glenna “Rhea” Wheeler, died in 2013, Hussain took over and opened three more locations – Rhea’s II, Rhea’s III and Rhea’s IV. But Rhea’s I, which was seemingly a hole-in-the-wall, became popular for Hussain, who had become a Roswell icon known not only for his burgers but his outlandish personality and genuine love for the community. Many Roswell natives said they lost both their friend and gathering place when he died of a heart attack Dec. 22, 2021. Hussain was 68. “He knew a lot of families that had been here a long time or were second or third-generation Roswellians,” said Eric House, a Rhea’s customer of 14 years. “He always wanted you to sit at the counter to talk to you. If this was your first time there, that was the only time you were a stranger.”

One of those families was the Judy’s. Former Councilman Matt Judy said he started eating breakfast at Rhea’s with his dad, Preston Judy, in first grade, where he listened to the regular crew made up of former Mayor Jere Wood and former City Councilman Jerry Orlans talk all things Roswell every morning before school. Judy, House, Wood, Orlans and countless others gathered at Gate City Brewing Company Jan. 23 for a final goodbye to Hussain. At the memorial, Jimmy’s daughter, Suhad Hussain, said her dad loved Matt so much he considered him his son and called everyone near his age “Matthew’s brother or sister.” “Jimmy was my biggest fan,” Matt said. “He said, ‘Matt, you’re going to come back and be Mayor of Roswell.’ … Growing up, that was a big part of my life – listening to all the people of Roswell who really cared about it to where I wanted to come back one day and raise my family here and have my kids go eat at Jimmy’s, which they did.” Preston said he considered Jimmy a close friend outside of Rhea’s and called him a “Roswell institution.” Anyone who wanted an authentic taste of Roswell, Preston said, went to Rhea’s for a Jimmy Special, including politicians, reporters, radio personalities, priests, preachers,

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Continued from Page 8 police officers, firefighters and even actor Paul Newman. Wood said he loved to brag about Newman’s visit. “When I had a guest, I would say, ‘I want to take you to the restaurant that Paul Newman used to go to,’” Wood said. “Let’s just say it wasn’t what they expected, but Jimmy will forever remain in our hearts. We’ll never be able to replace him. Everybody loved Jimmy because Jimmy loved everybody.” According to House, a Jimmy Special was one or two patties on Texas toast with bacon, mustard, ketchup, lettuce, tomato and cheese. For nearly four decades, six days a week, Jimmy would take a patty, smash it flat on the grill and then smash it again on the toast. He also started every morning cooking a mountain of bacon and rolling out biscuits. “That was a Jimmy burger,” House said. “You either liked it his way or you didn’t get it, and he would tell you that.” Former Fire Chief Ricky Spencer, a Roswell resident of 68 years, started going to Rhea’s before it was Rhea’s. Later, it became a favorite stop of the police and fire departments. Spencer said he still misses Jimmy’s biscuits and gravy but plans to support the Hussain family

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A signed banner for Mahfuz “Jimmy” Hussain hangs outside Rhea’s I on Canton Street. The community visited the restaurant Jan. 23 before gathering at Gate City Brewing Company for a memorial. at their other locations. “This has already been said once and I’m going to say it again,” Spencer said. “We love Jimmy and there wasn’t a person I know that didn’t love Jimmy. A lot of people would come in and he would just talk. He didn’t care what he said or who he said it to, but he was always

your friend and people always came back to have a Rhea’s Special.” Suhad said she’s awed by all of her dad’s close relationships. Despite saying he would close Rhea’s I at 40 years, she knew he would later make it 45 and then 50. There was no way her family would be able to drag him out of Rhea’s,

she said. “I always think about what he was able to create coming here,” Suhad said. “My dad didn’t have very much family here and decided to put himself in Roswell and he loves you all so much. … He would get so excited when y’all would bring your kids back. He would tell my mom and me, ‘See, that’s why I can’t leave Canton Street, because what if they come back and I’m not there.’” Jimmy’s wife Lilly, Suhad and son Saad Hussain will now take over Rhea’s II and III. Rhea’s IV closed years ago, and Suhad said they will close Rhea’s I, because it couldn’t possibly be the same without her dad. On a GoFundMe page for his family, Matt Judy’s wife, Allison Judy, wrote it was his dream for Suhad to graduate from the University of South Carolina, where she is a senior. “Let’s help give back to Jimmy and his legacy by making monetary contributions that will help relieve his family’s stress and angst during this time of transition both personally and for the Rhea’s restaurants,” Allison wrote. “Any amount helps and is appreciated; however, please dig deep so we can care for the Hussain family in the way that Jimmy cared for his community over the years.” To donate, visit gofundme.com/jimmy-hussain-memorial-fund. As of Jan. 27, the fundraiser had raised $6,100 out of its $15,000 goal.

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King’s Ridge expansion continues with former Roadrunner purchase By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — King’s Ridge Christian School is taking steps to keep student-athletes from having to travel off-campus to other courts and fields in the community. In December, King’s Ridge used funds from its Be Bold capital campaign to purchase the final two pieces of contiguous property next to the school’s campus off Bethany Bend. The campaign is part of an effort to raise money for campus improvements that are not part of its annual operating budget. King’s Ridge Director of Advancement Sharon Hurst said the purchase includes the former 17-acre Roadrunner baseball complex on Cogburn Road for $2.2 million as well as another 2 acres from the Founding Faith Worship Center for $400,000. The properties will be used to build additional varsity softball and middle school baseball fields, a new varsity baseball field, six tennis courts, state-ofthe-art turf for the existing soccer field and a cross-country course. While the expansion has been two years in the making, Hurst said the school had been interested in acquiring the Roadrunner property for nearly 10 years. It wasn’t until 2021 that a donor stepped up to bring the goal to fruition. Just as the school was about to close on the property, the contiguous parcel of land also went up for sale, and again, donors stepped up, Hurst said.

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matter where you are, there you are” – and where I was at that exact moment was on a trout stream with a fly rod but no flies. For a moment I just stood there. Then, sighing, I turned to walk back to the truck. That’s when I saw it. Right at the edge of the water, wrapped around a limb of a streamside tree, was the glint of a piece of fishing line. And what should be hanging from the end of that line but tiny spot of something orange? I moved to check this out. Sure enough, it was an orange egg, lost by some earlier angler. Fly fishers lose flies all the time. But sometimes they lose them in the right places. I carefully untangled the little piece of line, tucking the monofilament into one of my pockets before tying that serendipitous fly to the end of my own line. I wish I could tell you a great story at this point, a miraculous story, a story of how on the fly’s very first drift an enormous trout of Biblical proportions rose from the depths and engulfed it, and then how an epic battle ensued, and then how (thanks to unsurpassed skill and derringdo) I finally prevailed, and then how I admired the leviathan fish in my net as an unseen gallery of fishing buddies past, present and future, cheered me on. But I can’t tell you that, because that’s not what happened. Instead, what happened was – nothing. I fished that fly for more than an hour. I did it right too. But there were no takers. None. I didn’t even get a bite. Not even one. I guess it would be frozen pizza for supper after all. By then the light was fading. It was time to get off the river, so I made my way slowly back toward shore. The day was done. No fish. But the odd thing is I didn’t really mind. Why did I not mind? That question puzzled me. I started thinking about it, and pretty soon I was thinking about why we do all of this at all. Why do we go fishing? Why do we fool with all the gear and drive all the miles and slip on rocks only to stand waist-deep shivering in ice-cold water? There are days when we do it to conquer something, to achieve something, to prove something, to catch and keep something that might otherwise get away. Yeah, sometimes that’s what it’s all about. We do it to bring something home. And that is okay. But sometimes we do it to leave something behind.

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Retreat: Continued from Page 1 For years, local community arts and culture groups have lobbied city officials to develop a Johns Creek cultural hub named the Legacy Center. As proposed, the 83,000-square-foot center would include a professional performance venue, a rehearsal space and banquet hall, a new home for the Johns Creek Arts Center as well as gallery and office space. While council members agreed to prioritize the Legacy Center and acknowledged its potential use as an anchor for Town Center, the structure would need to be dramatically scaled back in order to make it economically feasible, Mayor John Bradberry said.

Taking it to the streets

On Nov. 2, Johns Creek voters approved the second iteration of Fulton County’s Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. The five-year tax is expected to generate $77 million in transportation dollars for the city. Prior to its passage, the city submitted a plan for fund usage that split the revenue between pedestrian, bike and streetscape improvements, along with roadway upgrades. But it will be up to the City Council which projects are funded within those categories. Making the selections and beginning work on TSPLOST II, was deemed a council priority at the retreat.

Park space holds focus

While the city officially broke ground on the crown jewel of its parks system, Cauley Creek, in January, development of the space remains a strategic priority for the council. Phase one of construction is currently underway, but several new council members, led by Larry DiBiase are pushing to reevaluate the plans for phase one in certain sections of the park. At previous work sessions, council members saw options for moving the locations of parking areas and are awaiting cost analysis from the Public Works Department on potential amendments to the existing plans. Development of the remaining roughly 30 acres of park land will be designated for phase two. Some preliminary plans for the second part of the park exist but are likely to change based on the upcoming strategic parks plan and ongoing property acquisition before the council. The plan will likely be used to inform specifics of phase two of Cauley Creek. Developing the plan will include convening with residents to help determine community need relating to facilities and fields.

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The fifth major strategic priority identified at the retreat was economic development and establishing the City of Johns Creek as a business-friendly municipality. On Jan. 3 Randall Toussaint took the helm as the city’s new director of economic development. At the retreat, council members shared their intention to collaborate with Toussaint and support him in efforts to improve the city’s perception as a business hub. In addition to the Town Center — which the city hopes will bring new business to the Technology Park area — the City Council is considering redevelopment of other areas including two shopping centers in the Newtown and Shakerag neighborhoods. Also at the retreat, council members discussed plans to double-down on promoting health and wellness businesses within the city. As of November, Johns Creek was home to more than 200 healthcare and medical businesses within its 31 square miles.

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