Johns Creek Herald — February 11, 2021

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City looks for views on town center plan

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Spreading the word

Students from four Johns Creek high schools have combined in an effort to expand cultural awareness during Black History Month. The group has organized educational events to highlight Black leaders and their impact on society. Students shown in front of a display at Chattahoochee High School are, from left, Jayden Smith, a freshman at Chattahoochee; senior Alex Taylor and sophomore Avery Taylor from Northview High; Kennedy Johnson, a sophomore at Chattahoochee; Erykah Glass, a Johns Creek High School junior; Gabrielle Welch, a sophomore at Chattahoochee; and Johns Creek High School senior Ciara Dacus. Students from Centennial High School are also participating in the campaign. Read more, Page 11

Education legislation falls off in ’21 session

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Mount Pisgah takes state wrestling title

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Welcome to 2021 Well, 2021 is here, and there is much good news in Johns Creek.

We have continued to be a standout community. Our reputation for excellent schools, public safety and quality of life continues. We faced unprecedented challenges last year, from a change in Police Department leadership to the pandemic, but we are facing those challenges.

We have begun the search for a new leader of our community’s Police Department, integrating community involvement at each step in the process. The City Council has demanded that this process be as transparent as possible.

We should have a new chief in the next few months.

We have also recognized our need to improve our Police Department in other meaningful ways. The men and women of the Johns Creek Police Department are excellent, but important opportunities to improve the department became obvious in the areas of mental health and community policing. To these ends, we will have a dedicated, fulltime mental health professional to help victims and people in need. Also, we are pursuing an Explorers program for high school students to bridge between the department and the young people of our community.

In 2021, we must continue to recognize what has made Johns Creek a desirable place to live. Chief among these reasons is our high-quality public schools. The challenge we face is how to maintain our schools’ quality and reputation. From a city perspective (since the school system is outside the city’s purview), this means maintaining Johns Creek as an attractive place for families to settle. To do this, we must protect and improve the quality of life for our residents.

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COMMUNITY We faced unprecedented challenges last year, from a change in Police Department leadership to the pandemic, but we are facing those challenges.

What can we do as a city to add value to life in Johns Creek? I believe we have three big opportunities.

These are 1.) Walkability and Mobility, 2.) Creating Vibrancy and Reinvigorating our Local Economy, and 3.)

Fostering a Stronger Community. We can make great progress in these areas while maintaining our lower taxes. I will be elaborating on these in more detail in the months ahead.

The world continues to be our oyster.

The opportunities are there, we just have to have the vision and determination to take advantage of them. Let’s make 2021 a great year for our community!

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Authorities issued Yongqun Chen, 50, of Westhill Drive, Norcross, an ordinance violation for illegally touching another person while on massage establishment property. Chen is scheduled to appear in court March 16.

The Johns Creek-AlpharettaForsyth County Task Force performed the sting operation using an undercover detective posing as a customer. The detective, who was wearing a recording device, was sent to a private room where Chen touched him inappropriately during the rubdown.

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City seeks local ideas for future town center development

By KATIE ANDERSON newsroom@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. —The City of Johns Creek hosted a community kickoff meeting Jan. 28 to discuss plans for a proposed town center.

Technology Park, the 192-acre site that includes the current City Hall, was identified as the front-runner in the comprehensive plan update adopted in 2018.

The area, while not along a major highway, sits near Medlock Bridge Road and McGinnis Ferry Road. Technology Park is also made up of arterial collectors, such as Johns Creek Parkway.

The space is much larger than town centers in nearby cities. Downtown Duluth is 46-acres. Alpharetta’s City Center sits on 26 acres.

Johns Creek currently owns 27 acres of the Technology Park site.

Community Development Director Ben Song said the city will work with private property owners during the process to get the buy-in that’s needed to form a community focal point.

Currently, the city is in the initial stages of a five-stage plan — listening to the community and accessing the opportunities for the town center.

The ultimate goal in the early going is

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Technology Park, the 192-acre site that includes the current City Hall, was identified as the front-runner in the comprehensive plan update adopted in 2018. to create a strategic blueprint for a vibrant town center that addresses land use and economic development, parks and open space, transportation and urban design.

Andrew Fayn, a project consultant from MXD Development Strategies, said they are working to access what will bring the most business and enjoyment to the town center. He said they are addressing everything from the brick-andmortar locations to live entertainment and even job opportunities.

Fayn said MXD is comparing how

businesses perform in other North Metro Atlanta locations such as Alpharetta and Forsyth County. He said the process is to just get an idea of what is working, not necessarily to copy what other cities are doing.

“We want this town center to be unique for Johns Creek,” he said.

As with other mixed-use locations, such as Alpharetta’s City Center and Avalon, and Forsyth County’s Halcyon, Fayn said he thinks there will need to be a housing component to the town center.

Other elements discussed include retail, office space, food and beverage and walking trails. While there are currently dining options in the area, the plan is for more unique locations to be in the town center. Consultants said they would like to incorporate Johns Creek’s diverse cultural make-up into the location.

Residents provided some ideas during the meeting, including lakeside restaurants and ideas for potential architecture flavors. Some also expressed concern around struggling retail and food and beverage companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

While the city gathers input and works to create a strategic blueprint for the town center, officials say the project won’t wrap up overnight. Fayn said they are being cautious and considering the COVID-19 pandemic in their work.

“We understand that due to COVID-19, there are certain things that we have to think about,” Fayn said. “But at the same time, this is a potentially 10- to 20-year plan that we’re looking at here, it’s not going to happen overnight.”

The city is still looking for input from Johns Creek residents. Those interested can provide their feedback and ideas through a survey and interactive map on JCTownCenter.com until Feb. 12.

Students, historical group focus on cemetery restoration project Webinar outlines details for preserving gravesites

By KATIE ANDERSON newsroom@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Student Leadership of Johns Creek and the Johns Creek Historical Society are teaming up to help restore the historic Macedonia African Methodist Church Cemetery.

Each year Student Leadership of Johns Creek first-year students are tasked with finding a community project, and this year groups from Centennial and Northview high schools are working together to help restore the cemetery.

Their goal is to create a place of rest and reflection rather than the current state of abandonment.

“By learning about the Macedonia Cemetery, I discovered that it is crucial to understand Johns Creek’s history and spread awareness of such areas in order to restore and honor our community’s history,” Northview group leader Tara Ramesh said.

The cemetery, which the city is in the process of acquiring, is located on 2 acres near the corner of State Bridge

Road and Medlock Bridge Road. It contains approximately 105 to 114 marked and unmarked graves, mostly made up of formerly enslaved African Americans and their descendants. The Johns Creek Historical Society has identified around 60 of the people buried at this site.

As gravesites are being identified, genealogy research is beginning. That research is starting to show relationships between those interred and insights into the lives they led.

To spread awareness about the project the students hosted an informational webinar on Feb. 4 with Johns Creek Historical Society President Joan Compton and board member Kirk Canaday. They were joined by members of the Johns Creek City Council Brian Weaver, John Bradberry, Lenny Zaprowski and Erin Elwood, and by Johns Creek Visitors Bureau Chairwoman Lynda Lee Smith.

Canaday, who donated to the restoration of some of the headstones, said his vision for the project is to create a place of memorial and peace. Ultimately, the group wants to create a place of remembrance by cleaning the space, restoring the headstones and establishing a memorial garden.

“These people deserve to rest in

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Student Leadership of Johns Creek and the Johns Creek Historical Society are teaming up to help restore the historic Macedonia African Methodist Church Cemetery. peace, and they haven’t been able to do that over the years,” Canaday said. “A few months ago, there were still people using that cemetery as a dump.”

Student Leadership of Johns Creek and the Historical Society have been

raising funds for the project on their websites. While helpful in the restoration of the site and headstones, Canaday said the city’s help will be needed for some of

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ATLANTA — The 2021 Georgia General Assembly opened its session last month with signs that fewer education-related bills would grab headlines this year.

The state’s top education official urged lawmakers to recognize the challenges to Georgia’s public schools after nearly a year of COVID-19 disruption.

In a briefing last month to the assembly, State School Superintendent Richard Woods said schools need support to recover, not additional rules and regulations, “Even when schools can go back to ‘normal,’ there is a ‘normal’ we cannot and should not go back to,” Woods said.

“We cannot return to the status-quo of over-testing, hyper-accountability and data points determining destiny. Now is the time to cast a clear vision of what our education system should be.”

A map of the state’s 180 school districts shows most have had to delay the opening of the second semester last month because of COVID-19. Nearly all districts continue to offer students options of in-person or remote learning through the end of the year.

The early batch of education-related bills in the House and Senate hoppers this session indicate the return of perennial issues, including mandatory school attendance, vouchers bills and opportunities for home-schooled students in public schools. But few surprises surfaced in the first quarter of the 40-day session.

Lawmakers have used previous sessions to tackle the most pressing issues in education, including the school funding formula, ramping up school safety and the reduction in mandatory tests.

This session, the legislative priorities of the Georgia Department of Education include more opportunities for students beyond the traditional route to graduation, access to high-speed internet, providing a “teacher pipeline” to recruit and retain teachers, and to prioritize education funding.

The funding piece appears to be on track, at least for this year. Gov. Brian Kemp’s amended budget for this fiscal year includes a $1,000 bonus for schoolbased staff, and restoration of nearly $590 billion in school funding which was cut in the original budget.

On the other hand, next year’s state budget which begins July 1 already in-

cludes proposed cuts tied to decreasing enrollment statewide.

The next milestone for the Legislature is day 27, “Crossover Day,” when a bill must pass out of its originating chamber — either House or Senate — to be considered this session.

Education bills of primary interest this year include: SB3 – This is the yearly attempt to raise the mandatory education age from 16 to 17 to prevent early dropouts.

SB42 – Removes school discipline data from the school’s climate rating, which is an annual assessment of the quality and character of school life — the “culture” of a school. It is used only for informational purposes for schools, parents, and communities. The discipline data is collected from survey responses on the use of illegal substances and the prevalence of violence, bullying and unsafe incidents within a school.

SB47 – The annual voucher bill which expands the Special Needs Scholarship to include students with a 504 plan and a specific diagnosis of a listed condition. It also expands the program to include students who received preschool special education services under IDEA, and students who have been adopted or placed into permanent guardianship in foster care. This version also removes the current requirement students must have been enrolled for a full year in a public school before receiving the scholarship.

SB51 – Appearing again this session, is the Dexter Mosely Act, commonly known as the Tim Tebow Bill. This legislation allows home-schooled students to participate in athletics and other extracurricular activities at their local public school. Two changes from past versions of the bill include mandating a student must enroll in at least one class in their local school, and home-schooled students must be given a chance to try out for teams, but are not guaranteed a spot on the roster. Famed University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was homeschooled but played on a public school team, and he has supported this legislation nationwide.

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Transit Authority mandates masks on Xpress buses METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority has mandated face coverings for Xpress commuters.

The mandate, which became effective Feb. 2, follows the recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order, issued late last month, requiring the public to wear masks while on airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis and ride-shares. The mask requirement also applies to travelers in U.S. transportation hubs such as airports and seaports; train, bus and subway stations and any other areas that provide transportation.

On Jan. 31, 2021, the Transportation Security Administration issued a Security Directive to enforce the requirements of the CDC Order.

Xpress Transit Services will mandate masks for all customers riding Xpress, awaiting or disembarking their coaches and at their Park and Ride lots and bus stops. Messaging posted at stations, park and ride lots and retail centers tell customers to “Mask Up to Board Up.” Customers are required to wear a face covering that covers the nose and mouth areas and adhere to social distancing requirements. Xpress coach operators have been required to wear face coverings since safety measures were implemented at the beginning of the pandemic.

MARTA, the rail and bus transit authority operating in Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton counties, has mandated masks

for passengers since July.

The ATL was legislatively authorized in 2020 to oversee the state’s Xpress regional commuter transit system and the Atlanta region’s vanpool system.

Previous and ongoing safety measures implemented by the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority include an enhanced cleaning regimen for Xpress with a combination of daily activities and sequenced deep cleanings. Xpress dispatch facilities are conducting daily cleanings of equipment, high-touch areas and high-foot-traffic areas. Xpress is also conducting anti-viral deep cleanings at a rate of 10-15 buses per day with cleaning complete for the majority of the fleet by the end of each week. Bus operators are being provided hand sanitizer, germicidal wipes, and spray to be used in driver and dispatch areas.

The ATL is also encouraging Xpress commuters to practice preventive habits against contracting or spreading the virus.

The ATL was created by the Georgia General Assembly during the 2018 legislative session to provide coordinated transit planning and funding for the metro Atlanta region. The ATL is responsible for developing the ATL Regional Transit Plan, as well as identifying and prioritizing the projects and initiatives required to develop region-wide transit.

The ATL is also charged with creating a unified regional transit system brand.

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Alpharetta in line for new restaurant options

By MATTHEW BRUCE newsroom@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta’s menu of dining and drinking offerings is expanding with plans on tap for two new offerings.

Up on the Roof A rooftop bar overlooking downtown Alpharetta is on tap for the Liberty Hall building at 33 S. Main St. Up on the Roof is a creation of the Ruth’s Chris franchise that’s part of a renaissance for what was once the site of a gas station in the historic district. Developers have spent several years converting it into a five-story commercial building in the heart of downtown. And Up on the Roof is poised to be the cherry on top.

The rooftop cocktail lounge offers an indoor sports bar along with an outdoor patio that’s largely covered by an awning and features a cabana, bar, fireplaces and brick veneer. The dining area seats 25 and the outdoor section can accommodate 185 guests, according to design plans.

Up on the Roof already has a location in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. There was no timetable for how soon the rooftop bar could come to Alpharetta. Representatives will present conceptual renderings to the city’s Design Review Board on Feb. 19.

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The Shake Shack has plans to set up shop in Alpharetta and is eyeing the former BK for its fifth location in

metro Atlanta. This one would be Shake Shack’s first drive-thru location in Georgia, according to site development plans submitted last week to Alpharetta’s Design Review Board.

Franchise reps will present those plans to the review board on Feb. 19.

They entail a 3,280 square footprint with a drive-thru lane and 750-squarefoot outdoor patio.

Shake Shack already has locations at the Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, Buckhead and at the Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody, 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road.

It’s not clear when the Alpharetta Shake Shack could open.

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Do you know ‘The Donut Man?’ In troubling times, we look for a port in the storm. A reprieve, no matter how small, to provide some calm in an otherwise chaotic world.

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HANS APPEN Every Saturday or Publisher Sunday morning my hans@appenmediagroup.com middle child and I get up at the crack of dawn and head to a local donut shop. We buy a few boxes of assorted donuts and go over our list.

Our list is a collection of people and addresses to receive a surprise delivery of donuts to their front door.

We started this weekend tradition in the middle of last year, after stay-athome orders had been lifted, but while many people were still confined to their homes. We wanted to do something to reassure those people that the world was still turning and someone out there was thinking of them.

I didn’t understand at the time how much I needed that reassurance, too.

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my 3-year-old, Leo, who is now affectionally known as “The Donut Man.” He has a heart of gold, an unmistakable laugh and the innate gift of lowering the temperature of any room he walks into. His “blow up kisses” are always in high demand.

On our way to one of a handful of local donut shops we frequent, we sing “do you know the donut man?” to the tune of “do you know the muffin man?”

He wears slippers with donut socks and a donut robe my aunt made him for Christmas. And yes, he has a donut mask to complete the uniform.

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What matters is that maybe that person is in need of reassurance that everything is going to be OK. That out there in the world are people who love them, need them and have their back.

We must be diligent and purposeful about reaching out to people. We must be unassuming about who may need help, or a smile – or a donut.

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From left, Johns Creek High School Black Student Alliance adviser Reqeeb Mustafaa, and students Ciara Dacus, Erykah Glass and Ariel Neal prepare a display for Black History Month at Johns Creek High School earlier this month.

High school students expand coverage of Black History Month

By KATIE ANDERSON newsroom@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Students from four area high schools are coordinating an effort to raise awareness and celebrate Black History Month.

Students at Johns Creek, Chattahoochee, Northview and Cambridge high schools are participating in projects to highlight the observance for classmates and the community.

Last year, Johns Creek High School student Erykah Glass launched the Johns Creek Black Student Alliance to bring people together and give back to the community. She was joined by classmate Ciara Dacus in an effort to gain more representation and stimulate discussions during Black History Month in the schools.

The two were able to hang posters in the hallways. Dacus gave presentations on the school’s morning show once a week to highlight lesser-known Black leaders.

Over the summer, after Glass held a Black Lives Matter protest on Medlock Bridge Road, she was approached

by Taña Welch, the mother of Gabrielle Welch who attends Chattahoochee High School, with the idea of expanding the Black Student Alliance to the area’s other high schools.

Glass said she thinks Black History Month is a celebration deserving of respect, but it is often overlooked.

“I think it’s more of just like telling people, hey, this month is important,” Glass said. “I know it’s short, but just celebrate it. We’re not really trying to bring up anything that’s uncomfortable.

At the end of the day, we’re just trying to celebrate the people that look like us.”

This year, to assemble greater participation from other area students, they developed an online contest using the Quizizz app. Throughout the month, students from the local high schools can participate and learn about Black history and compete for a chance to win

a $25 gift card. The Quizizz links are posted on the Johns Creek Black Student Alliance Instagram @JCHSBSA. Avery Taylor, a student at Northview High School, said she hopes the initiative will help people learn something they didn’t know and that people of all races will participate.

“It’s easy for everyone to learn,” she said. “Even if they don’t win, they still gain knowledge, and they can say that they are now more aware than they were before. It also just sheds light on issues that they may not have been aware of before.”

Students also hung poster displays at all four schools highlighting Black historical figures who are often overlooked in textbooks — people who don’t get as much recognition, but they feel helped paved the way.

“We really only learn about slavery and Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks when there’s so many other Black Americans who played a big part,” Kennedy Johnson, a student at Chattahoochee High School said. “I just think that it’s really important for other people to realize that and learn that.”

Students said they also want to see change within the school environment.

The high schoolers spoke of multiple instances where they witnessed tolerance for racist behavior, including the use of racial slurs.

The Johns Creek Black Student Alliance wants to extend its work beyond February and has plans to celebrate and educate the community about other cultures within Johns Creek.

“Johns Creek is diverse on paper, but that doesn’t mean that we are diverse, and inclusive necessarily as a community,” Tana Welch said. “So, I would like to take this group and kind of go on what we’re doing for Black History Month and celebrate Hispanic month, Native American month and a whole bunch more.”

Students or parents seeking to get involved can reach out to Taña Welch at southerntana@gmail.com.

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Locking through history at Lock & Dam Park The other day, desperate for some outdoor time away from the strictures of social distancing, I decided it was time to gas up the truck and go a-wandering – a little open-road therapy, if you will.

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Lock and Dam Park lets you peer back into the late 1800s and early 1900s, a time long before interstate highways and the easy transportation that we take for granted today. Rivers were the interstates of the day, and one of those rivers was the Coosa which flows from Georgia into Alabama.

Back then, the Coosa was a busy thoroughfare carrying barge and riverboat. It made a good highway, too, except for several significant rapids and shoals that blocked the way.

By the late 1800s, those shoals had become such a problem that construction began on a series of locks and dams. One of those projects was constructed at Mayo’s Bar, a serious set of shoals not far from Rome. Construction there began in 1910, and the project was complete and open for business in 1913.

The lock and dam remained in operation until 1941.

Today, the lock and dam is the centerpiece of a 73-acre regional park, a site which features a variety of amenities including picnicking, a playground, hiking, a river overlook platform, and of course the remains of the lock itself.

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were closed and the lock was filled or drained. As you do, it’s easy to imagine long-ago riverboats passing through.

Wouldn’t it have been neat to see that?

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A good starting point is the park’s boat ramp, which offers easy access to the Coosa below the old lock and is a favorite put-in for anglers fishing for crappie, striped bass or white bass.

Years ago, when I taught journalism at Berry College, I got to know a fellow in the math department who enjoyed fishing as much as I did. That was good, particularly because he had a boat! In the spring, during those magic weeks in March and April when the white bass are making their annual run up the river from Lake Weiss, we would make the short drive from the school to the park and then launch his boat and fish the river below the lock and dam. On every trip, we confirmed that the Coosa River below the old lock is one of Georgia’s best white bassSolution fisheries.

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Those were good times, with no pandemics to mess things up. But pandemics don’t last forever, and I remind myself that there will again come a time for fishing with friends on the river.

Meanwhile, I’ll just have to go it alone. Maybe, once spring rolls around, I’ll toss the tent in the truck and head Romeward again and spend a few days here – especially once the white bass run gets going. Maybe I’ll camp in the Lock & Dam Park campground, which offers more than 30 RV-ready campsites with water, power picnic tables and grills.

That sounds like it could be fun — and some pretty good therapy in these interesting times.

Lock & Dam Park is located at 181 Lock and Dam Rd SW, Rome, GA. There is a $2 daily parking fee and a $3 feel to launch a boat. Check with the park for camping rates and availability. For more info, contact the park at (706) 234-5001.

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PUBLIC INPUT MEETING FOR RIVERMONT PARKWAY TRAIL SET FOR FEB. 25 The community is invited to provide input on the Rivermont Parkway Trail project at a public meeting set for Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. at City Hall.

The project includes adding a sidewalk or multi-use trail to the Rivermont community. The proposed trail would be located between North Mount Drive and Yukon Drive to increase pedestrian accessibility in the neighborhood and connect to existing paths.

During the meeting, City Staff will present proposed concept designs and residents will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed trail.

For those not able to attend in-person or online, meeting materials and an online comment form will be available on the city website.

Ways to participate in the meeting: 1. Online: a. To view the livestream meeting only: https://www.johnscreekga.gov/ residents/city-clerk/meeting-agendas-minutes?viewmode=0 b. To view the livestream AND participate/ask a question virtually during the meeting: (Zoom link will be provided on Feb. 25) Zoom call attendees will be able to ask questions via the Zoom chat feature and questions will be read aloud during the meeting.

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On Nov. 16, the Johns Creek City Council unanimously approved a measure to acquire the cemetery property, and the city is now pursuing ownership through eminent domain. The city expects to spend $52,200 to complete the process.

Council members participating in the webinar expressed their support for the students and local organizations.

“The people buried there deserve it... they deserve to be remembered,” Elwood said.

Zaprowski said he thinks now is the best time to plan so the City Council can consider supplementary expenses for inclusion in the budget.

“I think this is such a critical time to

plan and envision what this can be for our community,” he said. “I can tell you that the surrounding land is not going to be that inexpensive, so it’s going to be a little bit of money in order to make this thing happen, so we’ve just got to prepare.”

Officials with the city and the Visitors Bureau stressed that completing the vision for the cemetery won’t happen overnight, but it is something the city is committed to and wants to see happen.

Student Leadership of Johns Creek has set up a website macedoniacemetery.weebly.com where those interested in helping can get more information and make donations.

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By JEFFREY ALBERTSON newsroom@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Two members of the Anti-Defamation League joined a special episode of the Georgia Politics Podcast Feb. 3 to discuss extremist groups nationwide and here in Georgia.

The ADL is a leading anti-hate organization founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of anti-Semitism and bigotry.

Dr. Allison Padilla-Goodman, vice president of the Southern Division, and Amy Iandiorio, investigate researcher at the Center on Extremism, took questions and provided research analysis about extremist group growth and how tracking has changed since being removed from popular social media platforms.

On the day of the recording, the Center on Extremism released an annual report, “Murder and Extremism in the United States in 2020.” The ADL launched a podcast last September titled “Extremely,” as a medium for more information about modern hate and extremism.

Information about the ADL’s research and ongoing outreach is available at the web address ADL.org Excerpts from the ADL Interview Q: Could you give the audience a textbook definition of what you consider an extremist group to be?

A: (Amy) An extremist group or movement would be a collection of groups or individuals that has a set of beliefs that is far out of the mainstream usually around religion, culture and politics.

In terms of what the ADL Center on Extremism monitors, its groups with fringe ideologies that take violent action or incorporate violent aims into those tactics.

Q: Is there a common notion extremist groups believe?

A: (Amy) Within the far-right, there are some similar ideologies, but I think at it’s core a lot of these movements are grievance-based. There could be a shared sense of loss or grievance that unites multiple different ideologies. It could be groups of people who directly target an “other” because they feel that other has taken something from them.

Anti-government, White supremacist and sovereign citizen groups sometimes overlap who they choose to point their target towards.

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Q: What population or group is specifically vulnerable to be targeted by some of the extremist movements?

A: (Amy) I think it depends on the individual and the ideology. Looking at people who might be more inclined to White supremacist beliefs could be an individual who feels their status or place in society as a White person is being threatened in some sense. I think it’s very person-based which is part of the struggle of understanding and tracking radicalization and extremism.

Q: Is there something specific about extremist groups in Georgia that has caught your attention?

A: (Allison) We have seen a pretty consistent trend of many manifestations of extremist groups in Atlanta and places I don’t think we would normally see them. We have seen White supremacists put up propaganda in places we would not expect, including college campuses.

It’s Emory, Kennesaw and Georgia Tech. There was a period where one of the extremist groups had the tactic of dropping interstate banners and one of those was dropped on the Georgia connector, one of the most trafficked areas in the world.

Q: On the ADL’s website, there is a quote about free speech. It says “We believe the best answer to hate speech is not censorship, but more speech.” Could you explain that for the audience?

A: (Allison) We have always been huge proponents of free speech. It’s been a big piece of our civil rights work for many years. While we wish that people did not think or say hateful things, we are not going to legislate our way out of those.

Free speech is a real cornerstone in democracy. When there is hate speech, we say the antithesis is throwing as much light as you can on the shadows and drowning out the hate speech with the good speech.

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Mount Pisgah seniors lead program to dual wrestling state title

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — For Mount Pisgah’s senior wrestlers, capturing the 2021 GHSA dual wrestling state title Jan. 30 was the realization of a goal set five years ago.

Head coach Josh Merry said the group set out to earn a state championship as it entered the varsity program, and after years of striving, they made it happen.

“It’s a huge accomplishment,” Merry said. “I couldn’t ask for a better senior class. They did it, and it’s a burden off their back.”

Mount Pisgah’s Class of 2021 is rich with talent. David Bertrand already has two individual state titles and is one of the top-ranked wrestlers in his class nationwide. His twin sister CatherineGrace, ranked as one of the top-15 girls wrestlers in the nation, placed in the top-4 in the 2020 traditional state meet.

Josh Noble, Jake Piccirilli and Brad Spence have also been standouts for the class. Noble and Spence each medaled at last year’s traditional state meet, while Piccirilli went 7-1 and won a National

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Mount Pisgah captured the 2021 GHSA dual wrestling state title Jan. 30.

Duals title last July.

But in state team competition, the Patriot seniors came up just short over

the years, placing fourth overall in Class A in 2020 and 2019.

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final shot, though, and took home the 2021 team title. Each senior competing in the state meet — Catherine-Grace and David Bertrand, Piccirilli, Noble, Spence and Happy Chane —went 3-0 in the tournament in their respective weight classes.

The title was not won on senior success alone. Freshman Marley Washington and sophomore Tyler Nelson went 3-0, and sophomore Brady Nardella was 2-1.

“It was a total team effort,” Merry said. “The leaders on this team, especially the seniors, led this [program] to a state championship.”

The title was made all the sweeter given the programs the Patriots downed during the meet.

After dispatching Landmark Christian 72-6 in the first round, Mount Pisgah’s run to the title had to go through Social Circle and Commerce, two of the top programs in the state. Social Circle entered the tournament having won five of the last six Class 2A state team titles, while Commerce took the team championship six of the last seven years in Class A. The Patriots took down Social Circle 45-18 in the second round ahead of their 48-27 victory over Commerce in the championship match.

“They are highly recognized programs with championship pedigree,” Merry said. “To go through both of those programs to win the state title meant the world. It showed it was not a fluke, and we deserved to win. You have to beat the best to win, and that’s what we did.”

For many in the program, the state title hunt is not over this year with the individual state meet slated for this week.

“We are not going to be satisfied until we win traditional,” Merry said. “Our mission, our goal, from when we got disappointed at duals last year was to win state duals and individuals. Unless that’s accomplished, it won’t be the success we aimed for.”

For Merry, it will be another meet during which he will be glued to his phone for updates, or he will be streaming matches online.

Merry is a member of the National Guard and was deployed overseas in November. When the team posed for a photo after winning the title, they included a cardboard cutout of Merry.

Though he won’t be there to cheer or coach his team in person, Merry said his assistant coaches have been with him for a decade, and his team captains know what is expected of the program and how to lead their teammates.

The individual state championship runs Feb. 9-13.

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By TIFFANY MORGAN newsroom@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — COVID-19 forced businesses and organizations to completely alter their order of operation, and that includes Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.

Mark Kopel, district advancement chairmen, which includes operations in Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Roswell and Milton, said it has been difficult in some respects, but not an impossible task.

Scouts are able to improvise and overcome any task, even COVID-19, Kopel said.

“Scouts are the originators of MacGyverism …everything is an adaptation,” Kopel said. “The Scouts are masters at reacting and doing a good job. They’ve fortunately been able to exist and do things.”

Boy Scouts still meet every week, usually online. Board Reviews are offered on Zoom, but Scouts can opt for in-person meetings. Scout leaders have found great use in Discord, a chat app that allows them to host meetings in just about any setting, including outdoors.

Recruitment has been a challenge.

Traditionally, Scouts have garnered much of their publicity through newspapers, which in many areas have reduced staff and space. The organization has turned to the schools and email to spread the word about Scouting.

While technology has assisted with some functions, Kopel said it’s hard to beat in-person gatherings to recognize Scouts for individual achievements.

The “Girl Scouts at Home” virtual program offers girls an opportunity to participate in projects, learn skills and engage with others. There are programs tailored to each community.

As for the organization’s most famous program, cookies may be either purchased online or there are in-person booths at some sites that can be located through ZIP code.

“Many school activities are limited, if not canceled during the pandemic,” Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta CEO Amy Dosik said in a statement. “Girl Scouts is still going strong online and in-person, and girl safety is always our top priority for all programs.”

The organization’s summer camp was canceled last year because of the pandemic. But this year, the summer camp will be at “full steam,” Kopel said.

The camps will be set up to allow for proper social distancing, and masks and hand sanitizer stations will be part of the regimen.

Amid the hurdles, Scouts continue to practice their precepts while learning important life skills.

Scouts are taught to “Run the 12” in everything they do, which Kopel said are a dozen items to consider before engaging in a task. They include: trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.

Scouting is youth driven. The program is designed to teach children to be good citizens, with activities sprinkled in. And, although Scouting teaches survival skills, the code of ethics is the most important information they learn.

With girls now eligible to join Boy Scouts, the requirements and badges are equal to both genders. Kopel said that recently two girls earned their Eagle Scout status, the first two in the district.

“They are so enthusiastic and so driven,” Kopel said. “Doing [Scouting]

The mild Georgia weather allowed Girl Scout camps to stay open to serve families with activities such as horseback riding and archery. all these years, people tell you that you don’t get paid, but I do because when you hear the enthusiasm, the positivity of these kids, it just lights me on fire… it’s so contagious listening to them.”

Girl Scouts partnered with Georgia State Parks to offer adventure and patch earning activities such as fly-fishing, bouldering, and geocaching to girls like Madeleine O. of Troop 17215.

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