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Navigating the waters

Community Development Director Ben Song addresses questions from the City Council regarding stormwater utility at a June 7 work session. Following the lengthy session and subsequent public hearing, council members opted to wait for more public input before establishing the utility. Read more, Page 3.

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Man dies in hit-and-run on McGinnis Ferry Road JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A man trying to secure a mattress to the top of his vehicle along McGinnis Ferry Road was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver late June 2.

The victim was identified as Richard Bartlett III, 23, of Suwanee. Police issued a June 9 bulletin asking for help identifying the driver or the suspect’s vehicle.

Police said the crash occurred near the bridge crossing the Chattahoochee River. Witnesses described a dark, late-model BMW sedan heading eastbound on McGinnis Ferry when it struck Bartlett. The vehicle stopped and turned around momentarily before speeding off toward Suwanee, according to witnesses.

Police determined Bartlett was either

PUBLIC SAFETY carried or vaulted several feet off the ground before landing in the center lane.

He was rushed to Emory Johns Creek Hospital where he later died.

The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office mourned the death of Bartlett, who was the son of Gwinnett Sheriff’s Deputy Tamara Bartlett. He was also the younger brother of Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Stephon Tuitt, who eulogized his deceased sibling on Instagram..

Man accused of assault after dispute at local bar JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police arrested a Johns Creek man June 1, one month after he allegedly pulled a gun on another patron during an altercation at the Abbotts Bar and Grill on Medlock Bridge Road.

Geoffrey Neal Hiten, 56, was taken into custody at the Fulton County jail and charged with aggravated assault.

According to police, Hiten locked horns with a 51-year-old Johns Creek man May 1 at the sports bar. The two men were arguing over the next song they wanted a live band to play when Hiten

DRUG & DUI arrests Michael Potter Kilby, 53, of Canyon Point Circle, Roswell, was arrested June 4 on Nesbit Ferry Road for DUI and when lighted lights and headlights required.

Mark William McMasters, 66, of Kings Peak Drive, Johns Creek, was arrested June 6 on North Peak Drive on DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Stephanie Brooke Noury, 26, of Oxford Mill Circle, was arrested June 6 on Oxford Mill Circle for DUI too fast for conditions and failure to maintain lane. allegedly pulled a .22-caliber pistol on the victim.

The victim said Hiten pressed the gun against his stomach then fled out the back door.

The bar’s owner provided officers with security footage, which showed the suspect pull the gun and point it at the victim.

Area police take course in fighting human trafficking

By KATIE ANDERSON newsroom@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Around 50 law enforcement officers from area departments gathered at the Roswell-Alpharetta Public Safety Training Center June 7 for a seminar on human trafficking.

The session drew officers from Roswell, Alpharetta, Woodstock, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, Johns Creek, Milton and Fulton County police departments. The Roswell Rotary Club sponsored the event and worked with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Roswell Police Department.

Dave McCleary, vice-chair of Rotarians Against Slavery and previous president of the Roswell Rotary, said Georgia is a model for the U.S. and around the world for its efforts to combat human

trafficking. He credited Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp for their attention to the issue.

Marty Kemp was on hand to speak to the importance of the training.

“These training sessions let us have more eyes, ears and boots on the ground, and it is just so important,” she said. “We really appreciate y’all learning and knowing what to look for and just working with the community and recognizing this.”

The Kemps founded the Georgians for Refuge, Action, Compassion, and Education Commission — GRACE — to combat the threat of human trafficking in the state. The GRACE Commission is comprised of public officials, law enforcement, for-profit and non-profit organizations, faith-based institutions, and subject matter experts to tackle human

trafficking, seek justice for victims and hold bad actors accountable.

An estimated 1.5 million Americans, most of them children, are victims of human trafficking. The FBI recently named Atlanta as one of the top 14 cities with abnormally high rates of human trafficking.

In January, the Kemps announced two legislative measures they were taking to combat human trafficking in Georgia — a name change exception for survivors of human trafficking and civil remedies for victims of human trafficking.

The eight-hour training was conducted by GBI agent Renea Green. The training was programed by the Human Trafficking Task Force of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council in coordi-

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Johns Creek selects new police chief

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — On June 7 City Manager Ed Densmore announced the appointment of Mark Mitchell as Johns Creek’s new police chief.

Mitchell has 28 years of law enforcement experience, most recently serving as the chief of staff for the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Before

that, he served as chief of police in Canton, Georgia.

When he is sworn in on June 21, Mitchell will become the city’s third police chief in its 15-year history. The first, Densmore, aided in the nationwide search in coordination with the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

“With almost three decades of law enforcement experience, his knowledge of public engagement, building trust

and creating lasting relationships within diverse communities, Mark is an ideal fit for our community,” Densmore said. “He has an intimate understanding of what it takes to run an agency the size of ours and he brings an appreciation for the exceptional level of service Johns Creek residents expect and deserve.”

Mitchell earned his master’s degree in criminal justice from Troy University and is a graduate of the FBI National

Academy.

“I am honored to be appointed as the next Chief of Police for Johns Creek and I am eager to share my vision for establishing a winning culture of trust, respect, inclusion, and professional development within the department,” Mitchell said. “I am confident my experience and my approach to 21st Century Policing will have a positive impact within the community.”

City Council delays stormwater vote

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A flood of questions from the City Council June 7 derailed plans for Johns Creek to adopt a playbook for its new stormwater utility.

Following a lengthy work session and subsequent public hearing on the matter, council members opted to wait for more public input before activating an ordinance that would establish the utility, set rates and award credits, and define the city’s coverage.

Mayor Mike Bodker called it kicking the can down the road.

“I hear tin,” the mayor said.

Councilwoman Stephanie Endres urged the council to pass the utility ordinance as it now stands, even though she did not see it as a perfect solution.

Johns Creek has been holding detailed discussions on establishing a stormwater utility for close to two years, but the issue has been finding an equitable plan to follow.

“From my perspective, stormwater utility was not a first choice,” Endres said. “Every single one of our stormwater systems is negatively impacted by no maintenance … as well as an increase in volume and velocity. And because of that, the sustainability of infrastructure of the city is at risk.”

Other council members, along with several resi-

dents who spoke, urged the council to abstain on a vote and allow more time for public discourse and conversations with various homeowners associations.

Councilman Lenny Zaprowski held that the council was simply, “not ready yet.”

Residents from St. Ives and other gated communities attended the hearing and argued they should not have to pay for the stormwater utility because they maintain private drainage systems and would receive “no benefit” from the utility.

They also said the 40 percent credit offered by the utility for property owners who update their own stormwater drainage was not enough, and they should be awarded additional credit for accommodating stormwater from outside their neighborhood.

One citizen recalled, “no taxation without representation.”

Endres and Bodker reasoned that a portion of the stormwater utility would cover the runoff from public roads, used by all community members. They said bearing the water of one’s neighbors is systemic and not unique to gated communities.

Some citizens said stormwater drainage is a “behavior problem,” that will continue to plague residents unless the city makes substantive changes to development best practices and aims to decrease impermeable land area.

Ultimately, the council opted not to vote Monday

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Assistant City Manager Kimberly Greer and Community Development Director Ben Song field questions from the City Council at a June 7 work session.

evening so more residents could weigh in on the issue and more studies could be conducted on the operation and financials of the utility.

Councilwoman Erin Elwood and Endres pushed to have the utility on the agenda for their next work session and meeting June 21, though Bodker said he found the suggestion that they would vote at the next meeting to be “optimistic.”

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City Council ends public reading of emailed comments at meetings

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — After calling for more public discourse on its proposed stormwater utility, the Johns Creek City Council voted 4-3 to close the door on reading aloud electronically submitted comments during meetings.

The action stemmed from an incident in which a non-resident submitted a defamatory statement that was read aloud and entered into the public record at a previous meeting.

Mayor Mike Bodker and city councilmen Lenny Zaprowski, Brian Weaver and John Bradbury voted to halt the formal reading practice which began in 2020 as accommodation during the pandemic.

The narrow vote means that electronic comments will now be disseminated to council members by the City Clerk’s Office through email.

Bodker and Zaprowski claimed to be fighting against misinformation and “trolls,” and argued that the best way to verify a person’s residency is by requiring them to attend meetings inperson and “show their face.”

As an alternative, Councilwoman Erin Elwood suggested requiring address numbers in the online submission form to verify residency. Council-

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Ethics complaint closed; Endres cleared of charge

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man Chris Coughlin supported the provision.

Councilwoman Stephanie Endres called out the irony in the council’s discussion.

“We just spent an hour-plus talking about stormwater and saying we’re not communicating enough with the public, and now you don’t want them to communicate with you and to be able to have a voice with other residents.

I mean it kind of seems hypocritical,” Endres said.

Now, if residents want to expand the reach of their comments beyond the City Council, they must attend meetings in person.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — An ethics complaint lodged against Councilwoman Stephanie Endres was closed June 1 finding no wrongdoing, ending nearly a year-long battle between the Post 5 official and the Johns Creek Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Hearing officer Robert Jackson Wilson, an attorney based in Lawrenceville, presided over the ethics investigation and delivered the decision after reviewing documents submitted by both parties.

Neither Endres nor the CVB requested oral arguments or an evidentiary hearing.

“While the disagreement (with the CVB) was sharp, the record does not contain any evidence that Council Member Endres acted improperly or that her conduct was discourteous, uncivil, coercive or abusive in any respect,” Wilson said in the report.

“The only threat alleged in the complaint (that Council Member Endres would seek to cut off or curb the CVB funding) did not come from [Endres] directly but was alleged by the CVB to have been reported second hand by an-

other Council Member.”

The Convention and Visitors Bureau filed an ethics complaint April 9 claiming on seven occasions from Sept. 10, 2020 to Feb. 16, 2021, Endres harassed and threatened to defund the organization if it did not amend its bylaws to comply with what she determined were deficiencies in complying with Georgia Sunshine Laws. The CVB also took issue with Endres’ use of her city email account and contact with City Attorney Ron Bennett.

Endres rejected those claims, calling them a personal attack and assault.

The report found the interactions between Endres and Bennet did not violate any ethics ordinances. The city attorney’s participation was consistent with his representation of Johns Creek. It also found Endres was within her rights as an individual council member and citizen of Johns Creek to present questions about CVB bylaw provisions and whether those conformed to state law.

“I have represented the Johns Creek residents effectively, appropriately and persistently,” Endres said. “The report speaks for itself. I did nothing wrong.”

Monica Gilroy, the attorney for the CVB, did not respond to a comment request.

North Fulton Community Charities completes capital campaign Nonprofit organization raises over $6 million to expand operation

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com ROSWELL Ga. — Only days after completing a capital campaign that raised more than $6 million, North Fulton Community Charities is looking ahead.

Funds from the three-year “Growing with Purpose” campaign were allocated toward building the Barbara Duffy Center, home to the nonprofit’s assistance and education teams that provide emergency assistance and enrichment programs for the homeless and needy. Money also went to renovating the food pantry and thrift store as well as increased staffing.

Each piece of the puzzle was carefully selected and planned to best help the charity continue to serve the community, Executive Director Holly York said.

The Barbara Duffy Center, named after the longest serving executive director of the

organization, brings together the education and workforce development programs with the case management services. It also houses administrative offices.

The classrooms host GED preparation courses and five levels of English as a second language. Childcare is offered to parents attending classes. The center also offers personal finance and individual job coaching.

“We wanted to make sure that we were executing our mission because we’re trying to build self-sufficiency,” York said.

In-person classes at the Duffy Center began the second week of June and have already filled up.

“The goal there was to double the capacity, and we certainly have hit that milestone with just two days of classes,” York said.

The renovated food pantry and thrift store was completed in fall of 2020. After removing the administrative offices, NFCC was able to expand the pantry and thrift store into the remaining space, which included room for new freezer capacity filled with fresh produce.

Updates to the pantry were completed

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North Fulton Community Charities offers GED preparation courses. Students and instructors are seen here practicing for the written portion of the exam. They were visited by Executive Director Holly York. without interrupting services. Throughout 2020, NFCC provided food a total of 17,543 times.

Still, thousands of square feet of the Duffy Center are not yet allocated. It was designed with room to grow, York said, and that growth is not over.

“We still have more to do, this was just the $6.2 million,” York said.

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BY TIFFANY MORGAN newsroom@appenmedia.com ROSWELL Ga. –– From The Earth Brewing Company had just finished one of its busiest weekends of the summer, when outdoor and indoor dining was ordered closed due to the pandemic.

Owner Tim Stevens remembers it like yesterday.

Blocked from operating his Roswell business in a normal fashion, Stevens had to act quickly. As a family man, he said he saw a lot of locals struggling to find fresh produce, meats, toilet paper and other merchandise that was harder to come by at the beginning of the pandemic.

So, Stevens put together “Market Boxes,” for $30 a piece, twice a week.

The boxes contained locally grown produce and other groceries that his vendors sold. Selling the boxes, he said, was his way helping his vendors keep revenue and give back to the community in a time of need.

They also provided more than 2,000 meals to students during the summer months. Operating a mobile kitchen with all the fixins, Stevens’ business also provided food to first responders and has partnered with several organizations throughout the region.

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When COVID restrictions eased, and limited dining came back, the brewing company, located at 1570 Holcomb Bridge Road, hosted drive-in concerts in the parking lot. Their first event was last May, and Stevens said his was one of the first businesses in the country to try it.

Like many other business owners, Stevens said he owes a great debt to the community. “[The drive-in concerts] really are what saved us through the whole pandemic,” Stevens said. “They were lifesaving during a really critical time. And we’re still doing those today.”

With its newest partnership with

Nantahala Outdoor Center, the brewing company now returns near the Chattahoochee River for their Azalea Park Beer Garden. Each weekend, there is live music, beer and good food, Stevens said.

The partnership has continued to grow, and Stevens said he is grateful to have gotten through the pandemic to get to where his business is now.

“I was just trying to get through the pandemic, and now that we’re on the other side, I feel like we’re at a much better place,” Stevens said.

Since their opening the weekend of May 20, Stevens said it has been going well.

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With a passion for kayaking and other water recreation, Stevens realized it would be a perfect opportunity to provide residents with a place to grab a bite to eat, have some beer and be out on the water, too. He said with the new piece of property in conjunction with Nantahala, he has been able to execute more of his original concept and is proud to see it come to fruition.

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Summer is the season for travel, and everyone wants to be “out and about”. As you’re planning vacations in the great outdoors, be sure to evaluate your financial preparedness before the next adventure.

Soraya Kenney, VP and Johns Creek branch manager for American Commerce Bank, offers the following suggestions for intrepid travelers: If you’ll be away from home for an extended period, be sure you have remote access to your bank and credit accounts.

Download secure apps onto your smart phone and confirm access before you head out. Don’t let an accidental overdraft interrupt your travel plans. If your bank doesn’t offer an overdraft sweep service, make sure you keep adequate balances.

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Rather, it’s the fact that being cool and comfy in an air conditioned house, possibly with a cool beverage close at hand, can easily become more appealing than being hot and sweaty outdoors.

Uh-oh again. There’s the danger.

Just when summer is finally here, and just when we all want to get outside after that long and uniquely trying stretch we’ve just been through, it goes and gets hot. Really hot. So hot that (I admit it) the temptation to stay indoors is strong.

What a lot of us (myself included) really need at such times is an incentive – and the Georgia Department of Resources has just the thing. It’s the Canyon Climbers Club, one of several DNR-sponsored “clubs” designed to encourage the couch potato in all of us to get off the sofa and get outdoors…even in the heat of summer.

According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the Canyon Climbers Club provides a way to encourage us to “experience some of the system’s most spectacular landscapes.”

“Georgia’s Canyon Climbers Club is for those few who want to scale to the top of Amicalola Falls, explore the floor of Providence Canyon, brave the swinging bridge in Tallulah Gorge and master the staircase in Cloudland Canyon.”

“The few,” eh? Maybe, like me, you’ve always wanted to be one of the elite, and here’s your chance. Besides, all you have to do to earn that exalted status is to complete four hiking challenges. Just four. That sounds reasonable, doesn’t it?

Of course, you don’t have to join the club to enjoy the hikes. The trails are there and waiting for you whether you’re a Canyon Climbers Club member or not.

But there’s something kind of fun about signing up and making it official. You can do that at gastateparks.org. Simply visit gastateparks.org/parkclubs and choose Canyon Climbers Club to find all the details. Joining costs $20.

And membership has its privileges.

For your $20, you get (1) a really cool shirt that you can wear while hiking to announce to the world that you are of-

ficially taking on the challenge plus (2) once you complete all four challenges, a neat certificate which you can then hang in a place of prominence on your wall!

So signing up is straightforward. But how does the hiking part work?

It’s straightforward too. Just visit each park (wear your Canyon Climbers Club tee shirt to tell the world what you’re doing!) and hike away.

What kind of hiking are you in for?

At Amicalola Falls State Park, you’ll be challenged to climb that seemingly endless stairway from the parking lot to the observation platforms near the falls. I won’t tell you how many steps that involves. Going in, you may not want to know.

More steps await at Cloudland Canyon State Park, where you’ll go from the canyon rim down the waterfall trail all the way to the canyon floor.

In Providence Canyon State Park, there’s a multi-mile loop trail with a spur that takes you through some impressive local geology.

And at Tallulah Gorge State Park, you’ll want to hike from the north rim down to the swinging bridge (yes, swinging bridge) which carries you from one side of the gorge to the other. Lots more steps.

Is there a time limit to complete the challenge hikes? Nope. Take as long as you want.

After you have finished at each site, do you need to find someone to confirm that you’ve done the hiking?

“No, you do not,” notes the Canyon Climbers Club’s list of frequently-asked questions. “You may simply keep track on your own.” Hiking is all about, well, hiking, and success is its own reward.

But the site adds, “If you’d like to have your challenge acknowledged by the park visitor center, our folks would be glad to congratulate you.”

The fact is that after completing some of these hikes, as you stand there feeling the fading burn in the muscles of your legs, you may feel that adulations are in order. Accept them graciously. You earned them, after all.

In the end, once you’ve finished all four hiking challenges, you can even get a certificate! Just send in your completed checklist, and the certificate will come your way. It’s as simple as that.

I like things like the Canyon Climbers Club. Sure, I can always go hike on my own. But having that little bit of structure, that little bit of self-imposed accountability, can help keep me going when my air-conditioned den looms more appealing that being outdoors in the heat.

Sometimes we all need a little encouragement.

Now where did I put that glass of iced tea?

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CITY OF JOHNS CREEK PLANNING COMMISSION, PUBLIC HEARING: TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2021 AT 7:00 P.M. CITY OF JOHNS CREEK MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, PUBLIC HEARING: MONDAY, JULY 26, 2021 AT 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 11360 LAKEFIELD DRIVE, JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA 30097 The following Land Use Petition is scheduled for public hearings: LAND USE PETITION: PETITIONER: LOCATION: CURRENT ZONING: PROPOSED ZONING: PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT:

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Columnist was off base about Roswell mayor As Mayor of the City of Roswell, I take pride in my exceptional community, the integrity of our people and policies, and my job as a public servant. So, I was disappointed to read the opinion piece “The truth is out there – and it’s coming to Roswell” by Patrick Fox in last week’s edition of the Herald. Mr. Fox’s representation of me and what I said during the Roswell Open Forum meeting on June 1 was inaccurate and not at all consistent with the facts at hand nor the spirit with which I serve Roswell.

During the meeting, a number of residents reported being upset to find a flyer in their driveways containing misinformation about COVID-19 and the presidential election. I told them that I understood.

Misinformation across social media and some news media is a nationwide problem—and not something Roswell is going to tackle. Commiserating with fellow residents about the issue of fake news does not mean I believe the City can restrict speech. Free speech is a right protected under the First Amendment. For Mr. Fox to suggest I “backed off” after our attorney spoke about legislating free speech is off base and insulting.

I have met privately with the residents who brought this to our attention. Part of my job is to help citizens understand what the City can and cannot do under federal,

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state and local laws. I meet with residents almost daily about issues. Sometimes the City can help, and other times I explain why we can’t assist them.

Mr. Fox then goes on to discuss the Oxbo Road project and the investigation initiated by my office into the project.

He insinuates that I am withholding information about the investigation. I am not. This project dates back to 2007.

The investigators are combing through thousands of emails and documents and conducting interviews, including past and present employees and elected officials.

The scope of this investigation is farreaching, and it is going to take time. It is vital to allow the investigators the time and space to do their jobs thoroughly and without interference. I will release the report to Council and then to the public as soon as I receive it.

Mr. Fox goes on to say citizens are “screaming” for community oversight of the Transportation Department. There is a very small group of people promoting this idea. However, it is something I do not support. Citizens elect Mayor and Council to oversee all city departments and operations.

Another layer of bureaucracy will only slow projects down, and is not efficient.

I also take exception to Mr. Fox implying that I am not a proponent of open

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government. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have always advocated for government transparency. It is something I take very seriously. Roswell makes getting information from the City as convenient as possible with online requests, and we stream all Council meetings, so our citizens can watch their government make decisions in real time.

Citizens can also email me and Council at any time.

Mr. Fox also notes that I did not comment on an open records lawsuit settled several years ago between his newspaper and the Roswell Police Department. It is

City policy to not comment on any type of litigation. This is common practice for organizations everywhere. Before the City settled, we hired a new police chief and put procedures in place to ensure the media receives all the information they are entitled to under Georgia’s open records laws.

I hope by addressing the presumptions and erroneous information in Mr. Fox’s piece, I have given people a better understanding of my character and my steadfast commitment as a public servant.

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