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Johns Creek council passes tax rate hike

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Fulton district hopes to reopen doors soon

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An artful entrance

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Johns Creek welcomed its first in a series of gateway markers Aug. 17 at the corner of State Bridge and Kimball Bridge roads. Artist and sculptor William Massey created a design depicting Rodgers Bridge over the Chattahoochee River. Inside the bridge are symbols reflective of the city’s history and residents. Read more, Page 4

Podcast sets sights on daily police work

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Tenant takes out weapon during home inspection JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police were called Aug. 12 to a residence on Guildhall Place after a homeowner reported being forced out of the rental property by an armed tenant.

The homeowner told police he and two guests were visiting the property to conduct a scheduled inspection of the house.

The female tenant, whose lease had expired, was in the process of being evicted.

As the homeowner and his two guests, a real estate agent and designer, made their way through the house, the tenant reportedly followed them from room to room. The homeowner and both of his guests reported an odor of marijuana in the house, and the odor strengthened as they made their way to the basement.

POLICE BLOTTER All crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.

Man reports blackmail following internet chat JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A Johns Creek man called police Aug. 13 reporting someone had attempted to blackmail him for thousands of dollars with lewd videos of the man.

The man told police he met the person, who he thought was a woman, on Facebook, and the two began messaging each other. Messaging turned into video chatting, where the man told police they would perform sexual acts for each other.

During a video call with the internet stranger, the camera feed glitched from a video of a woman dancing naked to a live feed of a Middle Eastern man with facial hair. The man realized he had been tricked, and the call ended.

Shortly after, the man started to receive messages from the fake account demanding he pay them $3,500 or else video of him performing sexual acts would be posted on social media and sent to family members, according to police.

The man told police he did not pay the ransom money, and the suspect

After finding drug paraphernalia in the basement, the homeowner told the tenant he was calling police. The female tenant briefly went upstairs, and then she returned with what the homeowner and his two guests believed to be a pistol held behind her back and ordered them to leave the house. The homeowner and real estate agent both reported hearing a gun being loaded as the woman came down the stairs.

After the homeowner and two guests left the house, they reported seeing the woman get into her car and leave the scene.

Police were unable to contact the suspect at the time of reporting the incident.

ended up sending videos of him to members of his family.

Police make arrest after break-in attempt JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police were called to Linbrook Lane Aug. 13 after a disoriented and disorderly man reportedly attempted to break into a home.

The homeowners told police the suspect came walking through their backyard and tried to break in through the back door by kicking it down. The homeowners said they let the man inside, and he demanded to see a girl whom they didn’t know.

They said they told the man to leave multiple times while they called 911, and the man finally left through the backyard again. They told police the man seemed to be on drugs or disoriented.

When police arrived, they found a man who matched the description of the suspect talking with another man in the street. The suspect gave officers his name after numerous attempts, according to police, and acted disoriented and disorderly after being strapped down and placed in an ambulance.

Police charged the suspect with disorderly conduct, and he was transported to a hospital for evaluation.

Police arrest suspect in earlier altercation JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police arrested a Buford man Aug. 16 after discovering he was a suspect in a gym altercation and had an active warrant out of Gwinnett County for terroristic threats and disorderly conduct.

Police were called to Crunch Fitness on Medlock Bridge Road following an incident that occurred between several guests.

When police arrived at the gym, they

DUI and drug arrests Natan Sherman, 24, of Kingston Crossing Circle, Johns Creek, was arrested Aug. 11 on Old Alabama Road for DUI, speeding and disorderly conduct.

Brendan Edward Mairs, 23, of Autry Falls Dive, Johns Creek, was arrested Aug. 13 on Buice Road for DUI, failure to maintain lane and too fast for conditions.

Mieshio Rafael Brown, 44, of Bennett Parkway, Cumming, was arrested Aug. 15 on Jones Bridge Road for DUI, no insurance and disorderly conduct.

Sungwoo Lee, 41, of Burgess Drive, Dalton, was arrested Aug. 15 on Old Alabama Road for failure to maintain lane and DUI. Summer Reighn Hibbert, 44, of Regas Drive, Marietta, was arrested Aug. 16 on Tawneywood Way for possession/purchase of Schedule 1 and 2 substance.

Reginald Demerald Smith Jr., 30, of Wembley Drive, Douglasville, was arrested Aug. 16 on Medlock Bridge Road for DUI, open container while operating motor vehicle and failure to maintain lane. found the suspect trying to leave the parking lot. The suspect told police he got into a verbal altercation with two other men while hitting a heavy boxing bag, and he decided to leave the gym due to dissatisfaction with its services.

Upon further investigation, police discovered the suspect had a warrant out for his arrest through the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office. Police arrested the man and served him with a criminal trespass warning for the Aug. 16 incident, and the man was transported to an officer with the Gwinnett County Police Department.

NEWS

Actor’s nonprofit boosts Fulton COVID-19 response

By TIFFANY GRIFFITH newsroom@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia recently hit a grim milestone in the fight against COVID-19.

Per capita, the state reported the most cases per day over a seven-day average — more than any other state in the nation.

While Gov. Brian Kemp disputes the findings from a White House report, Fulton County is receiving needed help from a nonprofit run by actor Sean Penn.

Community Organized Relief Effort, or CORE, is teaming up with county leaders and the health department on a $3 million effort to expand local testing and relief.

“We at CORE are proud to partner with this Fulton County team, implementing a holistic system based on the guidance of public health experts and signs of progress from communities like the Navajo Nation,” Penn said.

The funding comes from the CARES Act and was distributed through the county. Teni-Ola Ogunjobi with CORE says it’s a unique step among the many locations they’re serving.

“Fulton County is the first government funding we’ve received as an organization nationwide,” said Ogunjobi, CORE’s Communications & Community Outreach manager. “Them putting their money behind us and giving us warehouse and office space, it’s been great.”

Penn said it is the organization’s hope that Fulton County will serve as a model for the rest of the nation – and quickly.

Georgia has lost approximately 5,000 lives to the pandemic. Fulton County leads the state with about 500 deaths.

The two-time Academy Awardwinner announced the partnership in Alpharetta, alongside CORE Co-Founder and CEO Ann Lee, Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts, Fulton County Manager Dick Anderson, and Fulton County Board of Health District Director Dr. Lynn Paxton.

“Testing matters,” Pitts said. “And our partnership with CORE is critical to reaching our testing goals by the end of 2020.”

That goal is to test one million people in Fulton County by the end of the year. To carry out the mission, CORE, along with the medical app Curogram, is promising to streamline testing from its stationary site on Northpoint Parkway in Alpharetta, in addition to deploying six mobile units. The effort is committed to providing test results within 72 hours and

See TESTING, Page 17

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NEWS

Johns Creek passes tax rate hike on property Majority on council argue levy remains among area’s lowest

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek City Council followed through on a past commitment Monday, raising the tax rate on property to fund the city’s 2020 budget.

The rate increase will add about $49 to the tax bill for the average Johns Creek homeowner.

In a special public hearing, council members spent two hours deciding whether this was a good time to impose a 13 percent hike in the rate at which homes and businesses are taxed.

More than a dozen emails flooded the online link to the meeting, and one resident spoke in person. All opposed the increase. One email described it as a “punch in the gut.”

Johns Creek has an unusual budget process. Most local governments set a budget for the upcoming year, then determine how much revenue will be

required from property taxes to fund it adequately. Government leaders then set a property tax rate that it estimates will bring in that amount of money.

In Johns Creek, property taxes account for about one-third of all the revenues it receives. Other funding sources include sales taxes, fees and hotel/motel taxes.

Johns Creek’s budget process operates almost a year behind, using, in part, this year’s revenues from property taxes to pay for the existing year’s budget.

The levy rate of 3.986 mills on property passed by a 5-2 vote Monday. It was the same rate the council determined last year would be needed to fund the budget for the 2020 fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30.

Council members pointed out that the rate hike follows two consecutive years of tax cuts, and residents are still taxed at a lower rate than during the first 10 years of the city’s existence.

Johns Creek also still has the lowest property tax rate of any city in Fulton County, they said.

Lowering the rate from 3.986, or keeping it at the 2019 level of 3.552 would require a turbulent series of last-

Johns Creek tax rate on property To help fund their budgets, cities impose a property tax to help pay for services, like police, roads and parks. The tax rate on property is expressed in a “mill levy.” A levy of 1 mill brings in $1 for every $1,000 in taxable value on a piece of property. In Georgia, taxable value is set at 40 percent of what the property is actually worth on the market. A home with a market value of $100,000, for example, would have a taxable value of $40,000. Its owner would pay $40 for every mill levied on the property.

Here’s a chart showing the mill levy on property in Johns Creek since its founding.

4.614 3.986

minute cuts in service a majority on the council argued would be untenable.

“Last year felt fun, doing that cut,

that was fun,” Councilman John Brad-

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City installs the first of proposed gateway markers

By ADAM DARBY adam@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek Convention and Visitor Bureau oversaw installation of the first of six planned gateway markers Aug. 17 at State Bridge Road and Kimball Bridge Road.

The display is part of a proposed three-year project. The 9-foot marker represents the community of Johns Creek and serves as a way to attract more overnight visitors, CVB officials said.

“So far, the reactions these first few days have been extremely positive,” said CVB Chair Lynda Lee Smith, one of the lead advocates for the project. “Some people have a hard time visualizing art from a rendering, so now they can see it full size,” said CVB Chair Lynda Lee Smith, also serving as the lead advocate for the project.

The marker comes after years of advocacy for some sort of city representation at its entrance points.

“It has been a long process, but so worth it for both the residents and visitors to Johns Creek…It is absolutely beautiful and as unique as our excellent city,” Smith said.

Artist and sculptor William Massey was selected to create the initial designs for the markers. The design depicts

ADAM DARBY/HERALD

The design depicts Rodgers Bridge with the Chattahoochee River flowing beneath.

Rodgers Bridge with the Chattahoochee River flowing beneath. Inside the bridge are symbols reflective of the city’s history and residents.

The artist has also created a smaller version of the design for placement at sites not conducive to the full-sized marker. Although multiple outlines were

created, residents voted for all gateway markers to share this same design.

“I think the gateway marker is a beautiful piece of artwork for the City of Johns Creek that represents the amazing residents and history of this city,” said CVB Executive Director Stacey Gross.

Johns Creek’s interest in gateway markers first popped up in 2011 when the eyes of the world would focus on the 93rd PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Efforts to pursue the markers failed when the expense proved too high for some city officials.

In 2018, the CVB revived the topic.

They teamed up with local nonprofit Urban Catalyst Labs for the endeavor after previously working with them on the Johns Creek Tunnel.

After numerous community studies and debates over financing the project, the City Council allocated $64,000 to create the initial marker during a 2019 meeting as a part of their plan for tourism product development. The CVB then opened an online survey as part of a community engagement process to create a design for resident approval.

The current design was selected after receiving an overwhelming 570 votes from residents.

“While the Johns Creek CVB has been steadily investing in new assets over

the last five years, the gateway marker project became a fundamental necessity for the main thoroughfares entering into Johns Creek,” Smith said. “We needed the City Council to approve the gateway project before it could move forward…It took almost a full year to get each aspect of the project approved. I am so grateful for the continuous [council] support.”

The CVB plans to install a total of six markers over the course of the project as funding is available. Each marker will be installed at major city entrances most used by visitors. The additional five sites are currently being evaluated by an engineering firm to determine any potential issues with grading, visibility or easements.

Correction A story in the Aug. 20 edition of the Johns Creek Herald headlined, “With deadline approaching, Johns Creek debates 2021 spending,” incorrectly stated that a proposed 3.986 mill levy would fund the 2021 budget. The 3.986 levy was proposed to fund the current 2020 budget. The City Council approved that levy by a 5-2 vote Aug. 17.

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OPINION

Should we save local journalism? Do we care?

These days have been interesting times for me and for everyone in the newspaper business. Much of our focus here in Alpharetta/North Fulton is on simply continuing to get our five weekly newspapers RAY APPEN out — to write the Publisher Emeritus stories, to compose ray@appenmediagroup.com the papers, sell the advertising, do the paperwork of administration and distribute those papers to the over 90,000-plus driveways we deliver to each week. During a pandemic. Working remotely most of the time. With reduced hours and staff.

While the world goes kind of crazy.

No worries, right?

Wrong. I worry a lot. But not necessarily about what you think.

For over 30 years we have delivered our newspapers to North Atlanta homes for free. Advertising has always paid the bulk of the bills. Each issue involves an incredible amount of hyper-focused effort, sweat, sometimes sleepless nights, obsessive drive, and, yep, plain old pride and dedication on the part of our staff.

We have, as I mentioned in a recent column, probably covered over 4,000 city council meetings for Alpharetta, Roswell, Milton, Johns Creek and Dunwoody — plus Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, Fulton County Board of Education and also the Fulton County Commission meetings. We cover school news and school sports — the schools your children go to — those memories and experiences that stay with them the rest of their lives. We provide you with information that impacts your health and well-being, about your city’s government and zoning decisions that can double the value of your property or cut it in half. We give you knowledge about where the millions upon millions of your tax dollars go. We write about your deaths, births and marriages. And we write the things you want to do or attend — the plays, the concerts, shows, get-aways, performances and anything else that is part and parcel to your life.

That is, we’ve got your back. We’re looking out for you.

But do you want us to?

We package the life-enhancing information in one organized bundle called a newspaper and hand-deliver it conveniently to your doorstep — for free. And you know what? I am at a loss to come up with another example of you being given anything of any reasonable or personal value like that, for free, no strings attached.

But, here is the part that I worry about and which I don’t get.

I worry that something is going on out there. That instead of being interested in and engaged in meaningful ways with life and community, more and more people seem distracted by other things, things that I don’t see or understand. I see this in many forms, including people requesting — and at times demanding — to not receive their local newspaper. I see it in the outright anger and malice in voice and actions of some with regard to the paper.

We have seen people blockade their cul-du-sac so that our carrier cannot exit in order to berate them and scream at them. They have thrown things at the carriers’ cars and kicked their cars and hit them with their fists. We have had guns pulled on our delivery folks — yes guns pulled and carriers threatened — because they were delivering— for free — this bundle of information crafted primarily to protect, engage and enhance their lives. And while I get it that it would be wrong and also arrogant to assume that everyone wants the newspaper, I do worry about “why” they don’t.

After the “I get my information online,” “I don’t want to kill trees,” and “it is inconvenient to pick the paper up off my driveway,” there is a big gap of people just not caring. And on top of that, there is this anger. What is happening?

It’s certainly not just newspapers.

We are now seeing people getting beaten and sometimes killed because they have been asked to wear a mask. We are seeing people viewing a mask as some type of assault — a mask designed to protect the wearer and those around the wearer from catching a virus and possibly dying. They become enraged. They strike out. All they see is a tunnel-vision “me” and no larger picture. Why? I am not worried about having plenty of folks who want our newspapers and welcome them. We have always had a waiting list of new subdivisions that are asking to receive the newspapers.

There has always been more demand for our papers than there has been supply. And yes, I know and accept that a small percentage of people do not want a local newspaper hand-delivered for free to their front step, even if that newspaper saves them money, protects them, chronicles their lives and their children’s lives, and generally enriches their life.

Not wanting the local newspaper delivered to your home for free however is not “the thing.” Along with the anger, it is only a symptom of a greater and more disturbing problem.

Something is broken. And that is what worries me.

OPINION

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Side bar: remember the luggage rack and faux wood spoiler and ashtrays in all four doors? And the steering column with the button on the side to key your hazard lights, plus the larger-than-life gear shift?

The smells of sugar hit you as soon as the door opened nearly triggering a diabetic shock. Mom would buy the Pecan Swirls for breakfast before church on Sunday. I didn’t like pecans, but had a love affair with sugar, cinnamon and bread, so I would unroll my Swirl(s) and wipe each clean of nuts with a single finger swipe.

Sometimes, I would attempt to reroll my Swirl(s) but sometimes had to sacrifice the roll for a wad because Dad would already be in the Safari wagon laying down on the horn since he had to be there early to dress in his choir robe.

The store smacked of bread and cakes and pastries, and I remember seeing the two-tone Sunbeam bread trucks with the flat nose lined up in formation like Delta jets at Hartsfield.

On one of my afternoon drives this week, I did a sudden U-turn when I discovered a Tastykake/Nature’s Own Bakery Outlet near Post Road and Canton Highway.

It took me back to a simpler time.

My mind began to explode with nostalgia. My mama was standing in that store with me this week warning me about touching, clarifying why we didn’t need Honey Buns and giving me grinding instructions that I was not to “smell the bread” which was one of my favorite things to do.

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Chee crackers, hotdog buns and a mix of 4/$5 Glazed Pies like cherry, lemon and apple.

But the biggest score that afternoon was the memories with my mom. I called her when I got back to my truck and told her of my mining for sweet cakes.

I didn’t know we made weekly trips to the Sunbeam Bread Factory Outlet because money was tight and sometimes non-existent growing up. It didn’t matter, nor did I understand, why we would have sandwiches using the just bought and highly discounted loaf of white bread for three nights a row. Now I know it’s because it was going to go bad in four days.

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By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON — Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney gave a shout out to the community for their efforts at slowing the spread of COVID-19 across the county and get kids back into schools again.

“The good news is the data is looking promising,” Looney said. “We are not where we want to be, but it is clear the community has rallied around us.”

Fulton Schools opened Aug. 17 with more than 93,000 students learning online. Students have not been in school buildings since mid-March and likely will not return until mid-September at the earliest.

A public health report presented at the Aug. 20 School Board meeting showed positivity cases in many Fulton County cities are leveling off, or declining, although several continue to show persistently high numbers of cases.

A reopening plan developed by Fulton Schools shows a return to school as early as Sept. 8 for some students, based on a decline in the new diagnosis rate in the county. The plan was tweaked this week to bring in special education students as soon as possible, noting the pressing need for face-to-face instruction.

A spokesman for the district noted a return to classrooms would still allow virtual instruction to remain in place for those not ready to return.

“Dr. Looney is going to try and bring in the special education population earlier, and they will not have to follow the data [mandates] in the matrix,” said Brian Noyes, director of Communication for the school system.

He noted individualized bus routes

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That day could not come soon enough for parent Scott Jeffries, whose son receives special education services at Roswell High School. He has resorted to paying a private tutor to take over his son’s instruction. He said trying to keep his son on task since March has not gone well.

“I’m hopeful the system is starting to listen to parents.” Jeffries said. “Not all parents can pay for a tutor, and frankly they should not have to if Fulton would simply find a way to get our kids back into the classroom safely.”

Pre-K through second grade students will also be prioritized for return to classrooms, as virtual instruction is often more challenging in younger learners.

At this time, the decision to re-open schools will be countywide, based on county data. North Fulton board members Linda McCain and Katie Reeves questioned that tactic, noting the rate of positive cases across the district vary widely and should be considered separately.

Johns Creek has posted a positive rate of fewer than 150 cases per 100,000 since mid-July. Fairburn and Union City in the southern part of the county have consistently posted a rate of more than 300 cases per 100,000 in the same time frame.

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By MARK WOOLSEY newsroom@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County businesses responded by the hundreds to a call for applications under the federal CARES Small Business Grant Relief Program, getting a thumbs-up from a top county official.

As the application deadline passed Aug. 19, some 320 businesses had applied for a portion of the grant money, designed to assist smaller enterprises that have suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Just under $1. 9 million dollars is funding the program, a portion of the county’s disbursement under the federal legislation under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. The grant process has been administered through the Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce, which set up an independent oversight committee to vet applications. Executive Vice President Jimmy Lane said that while some

applications are still being evaluated, the entire allocated amount has been spoken for.

Lane said some 619 applications were started but not completed for two reasons: either they didn’t fit application criteria or they didn’t apply in time to meet the first-come first-served nature of the program.

Businesses had to meet a number of benchmarks approved by Cumming and Forsyth officials, including having to be located principally in the county, be in operation for at least one year prior to March 1, 2020 and be able to concretely demonstrate a reduction in sales/revenue due to COVID-19.

Lane said applications ran the gamut.

“Everything from the single handyman working out of his home all the way to businesses not to exceed 499 employees,” he said. “It was great to see the diversity as we went through the applications.”

Lane said applicants included manu-

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Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Laura Semanson said officials were “very pleased” with the response to the call for applications, which kicked off earlier in August on the forsythcountycares website.

“It takes businesses of all kinds to help make a vibrant, thriving community,” she said in a statement. “Small businesses in Forsyth are owned and operated by friends and neighbors, so we are glad we have had many of them take advantage of this program. Our hope is making these funds available will allow these businesses to weather the current storm and come through strong on the other side.”

Lane said the funding is being disbursed in tiers according to the type of business that applied, ranging from up to $2,000 for a sole proprietorship, to up to $10,000 for businesses employing 26 to 499 people.

As to where the money will specifically go, Lane said he viewed a lot of applications seeking help with lease/ rent payments, payroll and the cost of personal protective equipment. The county website said other permitted uses include help with machinery and equipment, health care benefits and supplier payments.

It’s the kind of funding mechanism apparently not available to cities in neighboring North Fulton, at least not so far.

Fulton County got $104 million in federal aid this spring to distribute to 14 of its 15 municipalities, with Atlanta getting its own pot. Fulton County has proposed distributing only $2.5 million to the cities, but the municipalities want a bigger share of the pie. Legal action has been held out as a possibility if talks don’t produce a resolution.

In Forsyth, it was not clear when county government would issue the first aid checks.

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The podcast’s hosts, Cadillac Jack (real name William Choate) and Ritchey, can be heard discussing what they are being called to the scene to do, what K9 Raider will do once they get there, and the results of the search shortly after.

The intimate look into the daily routine of a police officer is the type of experience the podcast hosts hope to provide listeners during a time of political unrest around policing practices.

Jack and Ritchey said they recognize the country has issues that need to be talked about and addressed. They also said they want to remind people that police are people too, and no one hates a bad cop more than a good cop.

Jack and Ritchey, who have known each other for about four years, began developing the podcast concept months before the death of George Floyd resulted in national protests.

“We talked about it a lot,” Jack said, “and we think that we can help contribute to productive conversations about what role police can and should be playing in our communities.”

While this is Ritchey’s debut as a podcast co-host, Jack is no stranger to success on the airwaves.

Best known for his tenure as the morning host for Kicks 101.5, Jack started podcasting as a member of the Appen Podcast Network with his wife and

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The podcast was dedicated to talking about everyday people and events in a relatable format to give listeners a break from the stresses of their daily routines.

It was an effort that, as it turned out, was especially timely in 2020.

“While the environment we’ve been in made the physical production of our show harder, and our topics of conversation different than what we’d anticipated, we heard from listeners that our show was exactly what they needed right now,” Jack said. “[It’s] a break from the negative news in the world and an opportunity to laugh once in a while.”

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Taxes: Continued from Page 4 berry said. He argued that Johns Creek brings in much less property tax money today in inflationary terms than it did years ago, while providing improved services to 20,000 additional residents.

“My political philosophy tells me that I want the taxes to be as low as they possibly can,” Bradberry said.

“The practical side is it’s not practical for us to continue to cut, cut, cut.”

Two members of the council, Stephanie Endres and Chris Coughlin, voted against the measure.

Endres said she has tried all year to get the council on board with parsing budget expenditures. She displayed charts showing fluctuations of millions of dollars in the city’s operating expenses over the past few years. The numbers show, she said, that the city cannot establish a baseline for its annual expenses, and that is not sound financial policy.

Endres proposed cutting the current budget by drawing money from

the city’s capital maintenance accrual funds — money set aside for ongoing upkeep of major items, such as stormwater, sidewalks, buildings and land acquisition. Right now, the accruals have about $10 million available.

Endres likened the accruals funds to a homeowner setting aside money for a new roof that will be needed in the future. But, if that homeowner loses his or her job, she said, that fund becomes less vital than putting food on the table.

Councilman Lenny Zaprowski said he entered the meeting willing to entertain any feasible proposals to lower taxes. Raiding the accrual funds, he said, is a bad idea.

Councilwoman Erin Elwood said that if the city is in a bind now, having just enough money to meet its obligations to pay for 2020 expenses, she fears it will be worse off next year if the economy gets worse..

The City Council was unanimous, however, in setting the mill levy to service its $40 million parks bond debt.

That tax rate is .000411 mills.

The City Council was expected to meet again this week to hold a public hearing on the 2021 budget.

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By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — In normal times, Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb is an unusual operation.

The charity operates as a rotational shelter for homeless families. Rather than housing clients in its own building, the nonprofit relies on a network of North Fulton and DeKalb County congregations to share space at their facilities to house and feed clients. Families relocate from one facility to the next every seven days. The 16 congregations participating in the rotation include Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths. An additional eight congregations provide money or donation drives to help support the program.

Usually, a host congregation will transform one of its classrooms to living quarters for the week, said Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb Executive Director Andrea Brantley.

Another unusual aspect of the nonprofit is how it accommodates clients.

The charity allows families to remain together, regardless of gender.

“In most shelters, they separate families by sex,” she said. “If you’re a single mom and you have a 13 and 14 -yearold boy, they’re going to the other side of the shelter. This is a way for single moms and their boys to stay together.”

Family Promise will take in married couples. Most shelters in North Fulton do not take in adult men.

“We also take single dads,” Brantley said. “Last year, we had a single dad who was a veteran and he had a 16-year-old son.”

Under normal circumstances, families are accommodated for 90 days and provided with job and financial counseling. Every so often, a family is referred to a more permanent shelter when the time limit is over.

The coronavirus pandemic has made the operation even more unusual. It now provides a single shelter site provided at St. Luke Presbyterian Church in Dunwoody.

Families are staying put, and the time limit has been extended by another 90 days. The current families have been at St. Luke since April. The other congregations chip in to provide food, supplies, gift cards and overnight volunteers.

“St. Luke’s was nice enough to offer their space to us,” Brantley said. “I am

Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb is a small operation and relies solely on volunteers and donations. extremely lucky to have the volunteers that we have at each congregation. They have made it very easy.”

The nonprofit made a video for volunteers providing them with the layout of the church, where they were to sleep, where they could eat and other information about helping the families staying in their own quarters at the facility.

Family Promise of North Fulton/ DeKalb is a small operation and relies solely on volunteers and donations. It does not receive government funding.

Brantley said she has always been grateful to the generosity of the community, and it has made a difference.

“We’re currently serving a family of a mother with two high-school-aged girls and a young adult son,” she said. “They were living in their car when they came to us.”

Since receiving food and shelter at St. Luke, Brantley said, the young man was able to get an internship during the pandemic that has now turned into a job.

“He has been able to do the job fully from St. Luke’s, and I’m not sure that would’ve ever happened if he were living in his car right now,” she said. “The smile I see on this kid’s face when I walk in in the morning… He’s got a job, and he’s in the library and he’s working, it just makes me feel really good.”

Not only that, but all three moms staying at the church have found employment during the pandemic. The idea now, Brantley said, is for the three to begin saving to clear their debts and find their own place to live with their families.

Brantley said Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb needs donations now more than ever. She said the charity needs money, gift cards for groceries, restaurants, gas and other items.

More information about donations and volunteering can be found on the organization’s website, familypromisenfd.org.

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Acknowledging COVID-19’s impact on low-income groups and minorities, CORE is helping those considered highrisk with the aftereffects of the deadly virus. The funding will also support safe quarantining, food and hygiene kits, financial aid for coronavirus-effected households and information on best practices after testing positive.

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“Essential workers should get tested every two weeks,” Ogunjobi advised.

“Most people should be tested once a month. We want people to shift their thinking and make testing a lifestyle.”

CORE is no stranger to Fulton County.

The nonprofit has administered more than 100,000 free COVID-19 tests locally since April 30. The organization’s local data shows positive cases spiked from 4 percent to 13 percent around the July 4th and Juneteenth holidays, and is presently down to 8 percent. The organization also has 10 years of crisis response under its belt. It first organized for the deadly 2010 earthquake in Haiti, followed by disasters in The Bahamas, Puerto Rico and the mainland United States.

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“It helps people understand how serious this is,” she said. “The coronavirus hasn’t gone anywhere.”

CORE is reacting by scaling up their community mobilizing and outreach members. It’s their hope that with more resources and building trust in communities, engagement will lead to an increase in testing.

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For more testing locations, check the Fulton County Board of Health website.

Check back frequently because locations change weekly.

CITY OF JOHNS CREEK PUBLIC NOTICE PURPOSE An Alcoholic Beverage License Application was summited to City on August 19, 2020 for Consumption on Premises of Malt Beverage, Wine and Distilled Spirits.

BUSINESS NAME B’s Hospitality, LLC. Dba Dancing Skulls 9945 Jones Bridge Rd Suite 301 Johns Creek, GA 30022 OWNER/OFFICERS B’s Hospitality, LLC. Dba Dancing Skulls 9945 Jones Bridge Rd Suite 301 Johns Creek, GA 30022 Owner, Neeraj Bhardwaj

DEATH NOTICES Evelyn Calvin, 90, of Roswell, passed away August 15, 2020.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

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Lawn Cemetery.

Mabel L. Friend, 94, of Roswell, passed away August 16, 2020.

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Kruger, 93, of Roswell, passed away August 18, 2020. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Roswell Funeral HomeDirectors & Crematory.

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Betty Louise Herrington, 90, of Cumming, passed away August 16, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

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Shad Lee Hoffman, of Cumming, passed away August 12, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

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Lawn Cemetery.

Virginia A. LaFazia, 99, of Alpharetta, passed away August 12, 2020.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green

Roswell Funeral Home Green Lawn CemetaryJeanette

Black Langley, 85, passed away August 13, 2020.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

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Roswell Funeral Home Green Lawn CemetaryThomas

Mann, 79, of Roswell, passed away August 13, 2020.

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Jolene McNichols, 81, of Roswell, passed away August 16, 2020. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Randy Moore, 58, passed away August 14, 2020.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Martha Janet Rich, of Cumming, passed away August 14, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

William A. Robinson, Sr., 88, of Cumming, passed away August 16, 2020. Arrangements

by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

Nancy Simmons, 76, of Cumming, passed away August 9, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

Betty JoAnne Higgins Stanford, 81, of Forsyth County, passed away August 18, 2020. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Mack Daniel Stephens, of Alpharetta, passed away August 9, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

Crematory.

Pieter A. Swanepoel, 58, of Cumming, passed away August 17, 2020. Arrangements

by Ingram Funeral Home &

James Willie Threatt, Jr., 81, of Cumming, passed away August 14, 2020.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Roswell Funeral Home Green Lawn Cemetary Faithfully Serving Families Since 1839

Lawn Cemetery.

Roswell Funeral Home Green Lawn Cemetary Faithfully Serving Families Since 1839

Roswell Funeral Home Green Lawn Cemetary Faithfully Serving Families Since 1839

Roswell Funeral Home

Green Lawn Cemetary Lawn Cemetery.

Daniel C. Trussell, 66, of Alpharetta, passed away August 13, 2020.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Bobby R. Turner, 69, of Suwanee, passed away August 17, 2020.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green

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Roswell Funeral Home Walter Green Lawn Cemetary

Williams, 90, of Roswell, passed away August 12, 2020. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Roswell Funeral HomeDirectors & Crematory.

Faithfully Serving Families Since 1839

Green Lawn Cemetary

Faithfully Serving Roswell Since 1839

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