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Cities unite over sales tax

Mayors meet to discuss negotiation with Fulton County

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Mayors and representatives of 11 Fulton County cities projected a message of unity and strength Sept. 28 at a second town hall

meeting to discuss distribution of the countywide local option sales tax.

The cities are locking horns with Fulton County over how an estimated $3 billion in sales tax revenue will be distributed over the next 10 years. The cities are fighting a Fulton County bid

to keep more than the 5 percent share it has been getting over the past decade. The cities say the county’s proposal will cost them tens of millions of dollars they need to pay for local services without

City Council holds on plans for coffee shop

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Plans for a Scooter’s Coffee location near Johns Creek’s busiest intersection have been put on hold for now.

At the Sept. 26 City Council meet ing, a host of people associated with the project spread across three rows to await a decision on their request to change zoning conditions that would allow a 664-square-foot Scooter’s Cof fee location.

The building would stand as an outparcel in an existing shopping center on the intersection of Medlock Bridge Road and State Bridge Road. The area is currently used for park ing.

The application, which requests a variance in the existing C-1 (Com

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Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin, left, and Johns Creek Mayor John Bradberry display a bar graph showing decreases in service demands Fulton County has experienced over the past 10 years, Officials from 11 Fulton County cities hosted a town hall at the Georgia International Conference Center Sept. 28 to discuss distribution of the local option sales tax.

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Held at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, the meeting was well attended by residents and a diverse panel of city officials from Alpharetta, College Park, East Point, Fairburn, Hapeville, Johns Creek, Milton, Palmetto, Sandy Springs, South Fulton and Union City.

City representatives spent nearly two hours answering questions on the proposed distribution negotiations with Fulton County officials, which have be come increasingly heated.

“What Fulton County has been doing for the last few months, is not working together to help our residents,” Alpharet ta Mayor Jim Gilvin said. “The one thing that is common amongst all of us in this room is if you live in Fulton County, and Fulton County gets what they want, we’re all gonna get screwed.”

Every 10 years, the county and its cities – now 15 in number – renegotiate how money collected from LOST is dis tributed. Most often, the pot is generally apportioned based on each city’s popula tion, while the county keeps a small portion for administrative fees.

But from the beginning of talks over the new 10-year agreement, the county has insisted on taking a greater share than it has in the last two decades. Fulton County initially proposed to increase its share from 5 percent to 35 percent.

City officials have come down hard against that proposal, saying it would devastate municipalities that rely on LOST proceeds to pay for things like law enforce ment, fire and emergency rescue, parks and recreation, roads and other services.

Since that initial offer, negotiators on both sides have exchanged propos als. Most recently at a Sept. 23 media tion session with the Georgia Municipal Association in Atlanta, talks stalled when county officials refused to par ticipate in negotiations in front of the public.

“There’s no reason for the county that they can justify an increase in their percentage of LOST,” Johns Creek Mayor

John Bradberry said. “If they want an increase in their percentage, they need to come to us, they need to come to you with a concrete proposal.”

The hostilities with the county over LOST negotiations has unified the cities.

“North, south, there’s always been a divide,” Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul said. “Republican, Democrat, there’s al ways been a divide. Black, white, an un fortunate divide … Look up here, there’s one positive thing that Fulton County has accomplished. They organized all of us.”

Paul said the cities have set aside all historic differences to focus on solving the real problems residents face in their daily lives.

That theme was echoed by each of the panelists, from all parts of Fulton County, each expressing their apprecia tion for the chance to tackle issues fac ing all of Fulton County together.

“We’re all here united because this is a vitally important issue,” College Park Mayor Bianca Motley Broom said.

Motley Broom, who’s city hosted the town hall Wednesday night, said all Fulton County Commissioners had been invited to share their position on LOST with residents. County officials chose not to attend.

“This was not supposed to be an event where we just talked and didn’t have a dialogue with them,” Motley Broom said. “Commissioners Ellis, Ab dur-Rahman, Morris and Arrington said they would not be able to attend, the others went radio silent … That is not good enough, when they are accountable to each one of us.”

Challenging the crowd to reach out to their county elected officials on the issue, Motley Broom said the County Commission should be held account able by its constituents the same way city residents demand accountability from their mayors.

“Ask them the hard questions,” she said. “Ask them why they are so proud of a rollback in their millage rates –Because they want to look like the good guys while they’re putting it on our backs.”

City and county officials will have their second mediation session on LOST at the Georgia Municipal Association in downtown Atlanta on Friday, Oct. 7, starting at 10 a.m.

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munity Business District) Conditional zoning plan, would reduce the required parking from 591 to 566 spaces.

The site plan would be integrated into the master parcel plan, said Julie Sellers, attorney for the applicants.

After back-and-forth between Sell ers, city staff and council members, the council voted to defer the item to the Jan. 23 Council meeting next year.

If the City Council had voted to deny the application, the waiting period for re-application would have been a year, Councilmember Erin Elwood said.

The item had been previously denied in a 4-1 vote at the Sept. 6 Johns Creek Planning Commission meeting, following city staff recommendations.

At that commission meeting, Johns Creek resident Nora Dowd spoke in op position to the project. Dowd, a regular patron of the nearby Publix, voiced con cerns about adding traffic to the already congested area.

“It’s honestly kind of a free-for-all in that parking lot,” Dowd said.

The Scooter’s Coffee applicants, Gerald Williams and business partner Amber Martin-Ross, returned for the public hearing at the Johns Creek City Council Sept. 26 meeting.

In addition to their attorney, Nathan Lester, senior director of drive-thru in novation at Scooter’s Coffee, and the property owner, Michael Samshick, were present to speak on behalf of the proposal.

Williams spoke before the City Council about his connection to the Johns Creek community and the pair’s intent as small business owners in the area.

“My wife told me not to choke when I get up here,” Williams said.

By nature, he and Martin-Ross are entrepreneurs, Williams said, so they began vetting franchises, whose core value aligned with theirs. Those values are integrity, love, humility and courage, he said.

They landed on Scooter’s Coffee. The franchise, which uses drive-thru kiosks, only recently made its footprint in Georgia. In 2015, a location opened in Roswell and has since spread to Marietta.

The proposed 664-square-foot site has no indoor space and would serve drive-thru and walk-up only.

Yang Chen, Johns Creek deputy director of Community Development, re iterated issues with the proposal, again recommending denial of the applica tion. Chen stated several features of the outparcel that fail to meet requirements, which includes open space and frontage space for public roads.

Chen also stated concerns regard ing the project’s drive-thru, which would be adjacent to the existing Arby’s drive-thru. The flow of traffic would be hampered, causing unsafe travel condi tions for both drivers and pedestrians, she said.

Sellers argued against city staff’s evaluation and cited its size as having low impact on any future redevelopment. She also said the plan would add green space and reduce impervious surface as well as improve pedestrian connectivity.

While city staff believes the proposal fails to satisfy requirements regarding

the detention pond and frontage require ments, Sellers argued that it does.

“I don’t think the facts lie here,” Sell ers said.

Councilman Bob Erramilli noted that the nearby intersection had the largest number of accidents in the past year, and he raised concerns about the poten tial for more traffic. He said Johns Creek is currently conducting a traffic study on the area.

The intersection will also be a subject of an intensive analysis, Councilwoman Erin Elwood said. The study, to launch in October, focuses on post-COVID revi talization, she said.

Elwood said the timeline for the study is undetermined.

“I think that’s all weighing on all of our minds,” she said.

Councilwoman Stacy Skinner said she received several emails that same day from residents concerned about the project.

“It’s got to fit within the vision of the [comprehensive land use] plan,” Skinner said.

Skinner said she visited the location over the weekend and observed how the coffee shop would be a tight fit.

Over the course of the next few months, applicants will convene with engineers and city staff to reconfigure traffic flow.

“Everybody knows Johns Creek is open for business,” Erramilli said.

AMBER PERRY/APPEN MEDIA Yang Chen, deputy director for Johns Creek Community Development, listens to at torney Julie Sellers advocate for her client’s zoning proposal.

We’re called booksellers, but we are book showers.

Antique books abound at Roswell shop

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com

ROSWELL, Ga. — Sonny Ideker wasn’t fond of reading growing up, but today, he spends most of his time surrounded by a grand collection of rare and an tiquarian books that hold rich history between their pages.

The 76-year-old is the owner of Son ny Ideker Rare and Antiquarian Book seller inside City Antiques and Interiors in Roswell. The bookstore features an eclectic mix of decorative, general anti quarian books, most 100 years or older.

His collection ranges from “St. Gregory’s (Pope Gregory I.) Teachings on the Gospel” from 1493 to the 1987 “We the People,” an elephant folio work made in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. The shelves also include a variety of classics as well as works by authors such as William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allen Poe and Jane Austin.

And, if you just so happen to be looking for costume books from Russia, Turkey, England, Africa or Asia, he has those too.

“We’re called booksellers, but we are book showers,” Ideker said. “Our job is to find out your interest and show you books of interest. You decide if you want to buy or not. You can have a library and not one book looks like this, and it could still be a wonderful library. You should always buy what you want, not what someone tells you to buy.”

Ideker has been in the bookselling/ collecting business for over 25 years, but he said he doesn’t read for pleasure and never has, because of his dyslexia. How ever, that doesn’t stop him from trying to spark an interest in others, especially

From left, Sonny Ideker and Steven Martin bond over their passion for antiquarian books at Sonny Ideker Rare and Antiquar ian Bookseller inside City Antiques and Interiors in Roswell.

children, whenever they visit his store.

“We show them the fore-edged painted books and have them say, ‘abra cadabra,’ because they’re magic,” Ideker said.

Before he was a collector, Ideker

was a U.S. Air Force pilot for 20 years and served in the Vietnam War. He was stationed in countries such as Korea, Thailand, Spain and Germany, where he was able to immerse himself in different cultures. When he retired, he was hired

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visited a bookstore or antique store. Then, one day his wife, who owned a home décor store, asked him to bring her back interesting books he happened to come across on one of his trips. He said she planned to use them to decorate.

“That’s how it all started,” Ideker said. “Once I was introduced to books, the people in England were so kind to me and willing to share their knowledge with me, ... and I just fell in love with the process.”

The first set of books Ideker bought was at a street fair in Brighton, Eng land, that had been in a fire. While they smelled, he said they were nice look ing. His wife didn’t quite feel the same, and the books never made it out of the garage, Ideker said.

As time went on, he learned what to look for in antiquarian books from his bookseller friends in Europe. The more he collected them, Ideker said the more they became a reason to get up in the morning.

Ideker said he probably sells more religious books than anything else be cause most early books were all religious in nature. But, his personal favorite is a French version of the New Testament and Book of Psalms from 1710 in which every psalm is put to music.

Somehow though, he says he doesn’t get attached to any one book.

“When someone buys a book, you see the person and you see the joy it brings them,” Ideker said. “So, it’s not like it’s just a financial transaction. There’s some emotion because you’ve met the person.”

Steven Martin, a business partner at Sonny Ideker Rare and Antiquarian Bookseller, said their customers are some of the most interesting people he’s ever met. They come from all walks of life, often oohing and aahing as they

move from shelf to shelf.

“It’s a good feeling to be able to provide something like this to the com munity,” Martin said. “Most people are not familiar with this sort of shop. The two words I hear constantly from outside the door are ‘wow’ and ‘amazing.’ A lot of people are afraid to come in or touch anything, but, I mean, the books are here, books are designed to be held. So, we’ll go through the process of educating them on how to hold a book or what to look for, and that’s neat when you can

open somebody’s eyes.”

Martin was a student at Kennesaw State University when he responded to a request to help porter a book fair. There, he met Ideker, and the rest is history. He says he’s in heaven being surrounded by the artistry, workmanship and crafts manship of every book in the store.

“Many of them are just as beautiful with the information on the inside as they are with the bindings on the out side,” Martin said. “There’s just so much to learn about everything in here. It’s nonstop. If I don’t know something, I’ll get up and grab a book.”

Martin said they don’t restore many of the books, but they do “feed” them to get them ready for sale, meaning they condition the leather to bring luster and life back into the bindings and protect them for future generations.

“Every book tells a story in one sense or another, whether it’s what’s in the book, what’s on the book, what’s written in the book or where it came from,” Martin said. “These books are special because, for the most part, they’ve been taken care of over the millennia and are ready for their new home. There’s a certain feel. I think they give off an energy in a sense. Maybe we sound a little silly, but they kind of do.”

Sonny Ideker Rare and Antiquarian Bookseller is at 700 Holcomb Bridge Road, No. 100 in Roswell. For more information, visit sonnyidekerbookseller. com or call 770-853-3311.

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Leaves turning, temperatures cooling and winter approach ing means that it’s time to prep your household for the change of season. Post-summer months are the perfect time to prime your home for winter, especially in the South, where—finally—the weather is less hot and humid.

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2. Gutters.

As your home’s exterior drainage system, gutters manage the amount of water that touches the foundation walls and external surfaces, and through out the year, they accumulate debris that needs to be removed. To properly clean them out, all you need is a ladder, gloves, a bucket and a hose to rinse them down after all the sludge has been discarded.

3. Water lines and hoses.

When temperatures drop, leftover water in your pipes can freeze and dam age your home’s irrigation system. While disconnecting and emptying your garden hoses is fairly simple, you may want to call a professional to winterize your sprinkler system, as high pressure is often necessary.

4. Fireplace and chimney.

It’s important to keep fireplaces and chimneys clean and check them for damage. You’ll want to make sure that creosote doesn’t accumulate from burning wood (as it is flammable and contains toxins) and check for flue blockages as well as loose or broken joints.

5. Furnace.

Turn on your furnace before it’s actually necessary. Listen for strange noises, check for unusual smells and make sure your filter is fresh.

Whether you decide to run through the list yourself or hire a contractor, doing a maintenance check now and tackling a few small improvements means that you can truly relax during the holidays and enjoy your home for the way it makes room for friends and family. Just a few improvements can make a huge impact. If you need assistance reno vating your home or have any other real estate needs, please contact Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s Inter national Realty at 770.442.7300. We would be happy to assist you!

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By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — More than five dozen Fulton County students are finish ing out their high school career while taking college courses through Auburn University this semester – all without having to pay out-of-state tuition.

Fulton County Schools entered into a landmark agreement with Auburn Uni versity last year that allows all public high school students access to free or reducedcost classes. So far, 63 students, represent ing 13 local high schools, have enrolled, according to Fulton County Schools Chief Academic Officer Clifford Jones.

About 38 percent of the students are seniors, and 62 percent are juniors. The top three schools with students enrolled in the program are Roswell, Johns Creek and Milton high schools. Jones told Appen Media in July the most popular courses are English 1100, Psychology 2010 and Economics 2020.

The first-of-its-kind arrangement al lows the university to establish virtual learning locations in the county to assist

in outreach classes, including virtual learning centers at the district’s two in novation academies in Alpharetta and Fairburn.

Under terms of the agreement, stu dents are allowed to take up to 24 hours of college courses through the univer sity without paying out-of-state tuition. Students receiving free or reduced lunch can apply for the classes at no cost. Other students pay $550 a class.

When the partnership was an nounced in September 2021, Julie Huff, Auburn assistant vice president for Strategic Initiatives and Communica tions, said the university had stepped up efforts in recent years to expand opportunities to students who may have felt left out of the traditional path to college.

Fulton County Schools spokes woman Anne Boatwright said while it is too early to engage in interviews, the district is thrilled with the “incredible opportunity” to partner with Auburn University, and students and families are committed to active participation in the program.

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As a resident, voter and taxpayer in Fulton County, I am disturbed by the state of the LOST negotiations. How ever, I am choosing to give you all the benefit of the doubt and believe that you entered public service to improve your community and the lives of your constituents. I urge you now to remind yourself of the reasons you choose to serve.

Think about this from the perspec tive of a resident – which all of you are. Do you believe the residents are served well by gutting local munici pal budgets? Do you think pitting the county against the cities benefits the residents?

Why are you squabbling over $15 million when you have a budget in excess of $1.2 billion, and the cities are working with budget totals that are a fraction of that amount? Fulton County has the most bloated budget in the state, full of wasteful spending and inefficien cies. One very public example is the Tax Commissioner’s salary. Fulton County budgets as much as surrounding coun ties but provides fewer services – notably police, fire and parks. Don’t you think an effort to reduce wasteful spending would serve the public better than a bid to steal funds from the smaller city budgets?

I applaud State Sen. John Albers for his comments at the town hall. He expressed the disgust that most of the residents are feeling and chastised you like you were children because you are acting like children – like bullies. It should never have come to this point, and I hope you will all step back and reevaluate your positions. I hope you remember why you serve and come to the negotiating table on Friday with the residents as your priority.

I expect you to agree to 5% of the LOST funds and find other ways to fund your needs. I hope you will start by doing the hard work you were elected to do and cut out the waste. Based on the town hall last night, the residents are fully backing their may ors, and it would serve all of you well to get on board.

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One thing we’ve learned over time is ‘the certainty of uncertainty’

tion. The highly watched S&P 500 stock index dropped 4.2 percent in August. Oil prices continued a three-month decline through August, good news on Main Street at the gas pumps, but dour news for Wall Street as Mr. Market saw a stronger chance of recession.

Carville, “It’s the economy, stupid.”

LEWIS J. WALKER,

Marty Zweig (1942-2013) was a celebrated Ameri can stock inves tor, investment adviser, and finan cial analyst. In his book, “Winning on Wall Street” (1970), he penned the now famous phrase, “Don’t fight the Fed.” He saw trends in interest rates and monetary policy driven by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank as one of the dominate factors in attempting to augur the direction of the stock market.

Efforts at prognostication have equity market participants reacting to every tidbit of news, especially comments such as those made by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the Fed’s annual gather ing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in August. Powell said that interest rates must be raised further to fight inflation, despite growing recession risk. Zwieg’s advice was for investors to align portfolio strategies with the current trends in monetary poli cies rather than against them. Simple, yes?

Not really. So-called “sophisticated investors” are constantly sifting through the tea leaves, attempting to assess the meaning of data and news items and the potential impact on market direc

One of the best quotes about prognosti cation is the famous 2002 comment by U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

“There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns — the ones we don’t know we don’t know. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tends to be the difficult ones,” he said.

Rumsfeld was talking about evidence purporting to link the government of Iraq with the supply of weapons of mass destruction and terrorist groups, but his thought process can also apply to guess work relative to market trends.

September opens the political warfare floodgates leading up to the November elections. While most political advertising consists of trying to smear the opposition rather than tout specific fixes for the prob lems bugging the electorate, most politi cians should heed the warning offered in 1992 by Democratic strategist James

Understanding what’s on voter’s minds by-and-large may have a bear ing on both political and stock market outcomes. A 9/3/2022 report by pollster Rasmussen indicated that the majority of Americans still are “very concerned” about the economy, most are not sold on electric vehicles (cost, limited range, and lack of charging stations); most rate Joe Biden as “poor” on immigration; just 8 percent rate public schools as “excel lent”; only 29 percent say America is headed in the right direction. Given con cern over public schools, many families are opting for private schools, introduc ing added financial planning consider ations.

What is interesting is that when you or any stockholder sells given a worrisome outlook, someone is on the other side of the trade, buying in the spirit of bargain hunting. By the time a positive trend is confirmed, the bargain price is long gone. If we have learned anything over time, it’s “the certainty of uncertainty.”

Reflecting strategies in his persis tent pursuit of value, Warren Buffet’s shareholder letters are rife with timetested wisdom. To wit: “While it’s true that downturns can create opportunities for investors, short-term investing still comes with a substantial amount of risk. Over the short-term, the direction of

the market can be impossible or nearly impossible to predict with any level of accuracy. Over the long-term, trends begin to emerge, and we can see that the market consistently rises over time. A market downturn doesn’t make the short-term more predictable, and it may even make it less predictable. Do not take yearly results too seriously. Instead, focus on four- or five-year averages.”

There is always a tradeoff of some kind in the strategies touted by advertis ers and radio and television pundits at the heights of market uncertainty. If you increase certainty relative to principal preservation, often you must cap the rate of return potential. Absolute safety, for example, in a money market fund currently results in negative inflation adjusted terms after tax.

Buffett is a big fan of dollar-costaveraging, consistent and patterned investments in a diversified equity portfolio over time, made regardless of what the market is doing. Contributing on a regular basis to a 401(k), Roth or regular IRA, 529 College Savings Plan, or other type of retirement and wealth accumulation plan works given time frames of five to 10 years or more. Don’t worry about known and unknown un knowns. Like things that go “boo in the night” that plague overactive childhood imaginations, they are always present. They are tools of opportunity for the persistent!

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POOL TECHNICIANS WANTED

Part-time & Full-time positions available. Pay is $12-$14 per hour. Hours starting at 6:30AM, Monday-Friday. Pick-up truck not required but must have your own reliable transportation. Gas allowance provided. Looking for people who enjoy working outside and are enthusiastic, dependable & punctual. Able to contribute independently or on a crew with consistently friendly attitude.

Well-established commercial pool maintenance company providing service in the North Atlanta Metro area.

Bill: 404-245-9396

Part-time

ASSIST PARTIALLY DISABLED EXECUTIVE

Onsite at his place of employment. Perfect for retired nurse. Helping with meal prep, drive to doctors appointments, some shopping. Salary negotiable. English speaking non-smoker. Charlotte 678-208-0774

TAX PREPARER ASSISTANT

Experience required. Flexible hours. Lacerte software experience helpful. admin@skbcpas.com

Carmichael, Brasher, Tuvell & Company is hiring an Income Tax Preparer, Corporate and Individual. Great pay and flexible, relaxed work environment. Seeking full and/or part-time individual for individual and corporate tax preparation and accounting. Prior tax preparation required and have working knowledge of QuickBooks. Our office is located in the heart of Dunwoody and work from home is an option. To apply email your resume to gbrasher@cbtcpa.com

ASSISTANTS & KENNEL HELP FULL & PART TIME

Currently hiring Veterinary Assistants and Kennel Help. If you enjoy working with small animals, please contact us. This position offers Dental, Vision, and Major Medical. Please send Resume to docjch@bellsouth.net. 678-327-7008.

Bargain / Furniture

FORMAL DINING ROOM SET, solid wood, excellent condition, like new.

Table, buffet, china cabinet and six chairs (two end chairs have armrests). $1,000. Call or text 470-546-1898

TEAKWOOD TABLE, 8 chairs, China cabinet. $1000/obo. Call or text 404-433-3414

Cemetery

ROSWELL GREENLAWN LAKESIDE

2 plots, vaults, openings & closings & marker base. $6750/all; transfer fee. Value $25,000$30,000! 770-654-5961

SERVICE DIRECTORY

Haulers

Retaining Walls

Brick or Wood

Contact Ralph Rucker. Many local references. Honest, punctual, professional and reasonable prices! 678-898-7237

Concrete/ Asphalt Driveway

$250 OFF NEW DRIVEWAY!

Mention this ad. Concrete driveway specialists. Driveways, Pool Decks, Patios, Walkways, Slabs.  A+ BBB rating. FREE ESTIMATE. Call Rachael at 678-250-4546 to schedule a FREE Estimate. 30 years of experience. ARBOR HILLS CONSTRUCTION INC. Please note we do have a minimum charge on accepted jobs of $4,500.

Flooring

PHILLIPS FLOORING

laminate, carpet & tile installation

repairs. We do tile floors, showers, tub surrounds and kitchen back-splashes. Re-grouting is also available. Call 678-8871868 for free estimate.

Bush Hogging, Clearing, Grading, Hauling, Etc. Many local references Call Ralph Rucker 678-898-7237

Home Improvement

PHILLIPS HOME IMPROVEMENT

We offer drywall, painting, carpentry, plumbing and electrical. Basements finished, kitchen and bath rehabs. All types flooring. Also total home rehab for those who have a rental house or one to sell. Call 678-887-1868 for a free estimate.

Roofing Landscaping

Full Service LANDSCAPING Company

Retaining walls (brick or wood), grading, sod, tree services, hauling, topsoil & more.

Rucker 678-898-7237

Pinestraw

ROOF LEAKING?

Call us for roof repair or roof replacement. FREE quotes. $200 OFF Leak Repairs or 10% off New Roof. Affordable, quality roofing. Based in Roswell. Serving North Atlanta since 1983. Call to schedule FREE Quote: 770-284-3123. Christian Brothers Roofing

PINESTRAW, MULCH Delivery/installation available. Firewood available. Licensed, insured. Angels of Earth Pinestraw and Mulch. 770-831-3612

Gutters

AARON’S ALL-TYPE GUTTERS Installed. Covers, siding, soffit, facia. www.aaronsgutters.com. Senior citizen discount! 678-508-2432

NATIONAL ADVERTISING

Health & Fitness

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BATH & SHOWER UPDATES in as little as ONE DAY!

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Lifetime warranty & professional installs. Senior & Military Discounts available. Call: 855-761-1725

Donate Your Car to Veterans Today! Help and Support our Veterans. Fast - FREE pick up. 100% tax deductible. Call 1-800-245-0398

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wi-fi needed! Special offer w/code CARE20 for $20 off Mobile Companion. 1-855341-5862

DISH TV $64.99 For 190

Channels + $14.95 High Speed Internet. Free Installation, Smart HD DVR Included, Free Voice Remote. Some restrictions apply. Promo Expires 1/21/23. 1-866-479-1516

The Generac PWRcell solar plus battery storage system. Save money, reduce reliance on grid, prepare for outages & power your home. Full installation services. $0 down financing option. Request free no obligation quote. 1-877-539-0299

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Prepare for power outages today with a GENERAC home standby generator $0 Down + Low Monthly Pmt Request a free Quote. Call before the next power outage: 1-855948-6176

Eliminate gutter cleaning forever! LeafFilter, the most advanced debris-blocking gutter protection. Schedule free LeafFilter estimate today. 20% off Entire Purchase. 10% Senior & Military Discounts. Call 1-833-610-1936

AT&T Internet. Starting at $40/month w/12-mo agmt. 1 TB of data/mo. Ask how to bundle & SAVE! Geo & svc restrictions apply. 1-855-3643948

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Vivint. Smart security. Professionally installed. One connected system for total peace of mind. Free professional installation! Four free months of monitoring! Call to customize your system. 1-833-841-0737

Safe Step. North America’s #1 Walk-in tub. Comprehensive lifetime warranty. Top-of-theline installation and service. Now featuring our free shower package & $1600 off - limited time! Financing available. 1-855-417-1306

Protect your home from pests safely and affordably. Pest, rodent, termite and mosquito control. Call for a quote or inspection today 844-3949278

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