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City Council begins year under new leadership By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — For the first time in 15 years, Milton has a new mayor. Chief Municipal Judge Brian Hansford swore in Peyton Jamison as the city’s new mayor on Monday. Jamison pronounced his goals immediately. “I know myself and the rest of this council is going to work extremely hard and build upon the last 15 years of this great city and the past council and mayor, and we’re looking forward to getting to work for you and only you, the citizens of Milton,” Jamison said. Milton’s first and only mayor until Monday had been Joe Lockwood. He took office in 2006 and went on to win re-election three more times but was unable to run a fourth time in November 2021 due to term limits. Lockwood is credited with opening the city’s new Public Safety Complex, transforming Bell Memorial and Providence parks, creating Downtown Crabapple, opening Milton City Hall and much more. Meanwhile, Jamison has served as chairman of both the Planning Commission and Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee, president of the Crabapple Community Association, District 1/Post 1 councilman and mayor pro tem. He was first sworn onto the City Council in 2018. Along with Jamison, three new council members – Jan Jacobus, Juliette Johnson and Andrea Verhoff – took the oath of office. They are joining returning
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Chief Municipal Judge Brian Hansford, far right, swears in Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison, middle, at the Jan. 3 City Council meeting as his family stands beside him. council members Carol Cookerly, Rick Mohrig and Paul Moore. Jacobus is taking over for former District 3/Post 1 Councilman Joe Longoria, and Johnson is taking over for former District 2/Post 1 Councilwoman Laura Bentley. Neither of their seats were contested during the Nov. 2, 2021, election. Verhoff, on the other hand, faced a tumultuous election season, when she was forced into a runoff on Nov. 30, after she and two other candidates failed to garner a majority of the vote. She didn’t
claim victory until Nov. 30, when she secured 62.83% of the vote. Verhoff is taking over Jamison’s former seat. The council also selected District 2/ Post 2 Councilman Paul Moore to serve as mayor pro tem. Moore, a longtime resident of Milton and former appointee to the Planning Commission, was elected during the November 2019 general election. The next City Council meeting has been rescheduled in observance of Martin Luther King Day to Wednesday, Jan 10, at City Hall.
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Ratified district maps may shape future elections By JEFFREY ALBERTSON newsroom@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Three maps cleared by the Georgia General Assembly last month during a special redistricting session and signed into law Dec. 30 by Gov. Brian Kemp will reshape elections in North Fulton County. A flurry of litigation is expected in either scenario. For the second time in state history, Republicans control the redistricting process, which follows each census. Georgia missed adding a new Congressional seat, after the state population grew by about one million people from 2010 to 2020. U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Marietta), who represents North Fulton in the 6th Congressional District, has already announced she will seek election against an incumbent Democrat in the neighboring 7th District in Gwinnett County. The announcement followed the release of a new district map, which would extend beyond North Fulton into Forsyth and Dawson Counties. With the changes, Republicans have a strong chance of taking back the 6th District. McBath flipped a long held Republican seat in 2018. McBath’s election bid will pit her against party ally Rep. Carolyn Bour-
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Company solicitations spark fraud concerns MILTON, Ga. –– Police were dispatched to a Freemanville Road residence on Dec. 11 to speak with a 50-year-old male regarding fraud. The victim reported he received a change of address form in the mail on Nov. 25 for a business named Statham Park Inc. The man contacted the U.S. Postal Service about the matter but has not heard back. He stated that he received solicitation letters from companies offering products for sale to the Statham Park Inc. business. The victim said he checked the Georgia Secretary of State website and discovered that the person who had registered the company name listed at Williams Branch Drive, in Morganton, Ga. The company was incorporated on Nov. 20.
PUBLIC SAFETY The police advised the victim to monitor his credit and place a freeze on his credit until the matter can be resolved.
Business says burglars took $3,000 in cash MILTON, Ga. –– Milton police responded to a burglary at Simply Bliss Nail Salon on Crabapple Road on Dec. 12. The caller reported that teenagers had broken in the previous night and stole more than $3,000 from the cash register. Security footage showed two males near the cash register at 11:30 p.m. One was wearing a reflective, bright color sweater with shorts. The other was wearing a sweater with pants. The two spent 10 minutes inside the store, talking on the phone and left through the side door closest to the stairwell. The burglary is still under investigation.
Bicycle shop reports theft of trail bike MILTON, Ga. –– The owner of Whitetails Bicycles on Mid Broadwell reported someone had stolen a trail
bike from in front of the store on Dec. 12. A white male, described as about 6 feet tall with brown hair and slim build, was seen driving up to the store in a Toyota Tacoma. The male took a 20-inch Red Cannondale trail bike that had been dropped off for service in September and was ready for pick up. The bike was valued at around $400. The suspect was seen parking his vehicle, then scanning the bikes outside of the store. After loading the bike into his truck, the driver sped off, leaving marks on the ground.
Woman’s account used for purchase of tools MILTON, Ga. –– An Alpharetta woman reported that someone used her charge account to purchase items online at the Home Depot. The charges were for two drills, valued at $426. The police report states that the tools were picked up at the store on Holcomb Bridge Road on Dec. 14. Another drill was ordered and picked up by the same male.
Fulton County Schools brings back remote learning By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County Schools is implementing changes to the start of the new school year to counter the recent spike in COVID-19 infections. The district announced last week that after consulting with the Georgia Department of Public Health and Fulton County Board of Health, it had decided that students would temporarily return to remote learning Jan. 4-7. Face-to-face instruction is to resume Jan. 10, with face masks being required in all facilities until Jan. 21. Infections have been rising in Fulton County over the past month. On Dec. 30, the state reported 2,550 COVID-19 cases
in Fulton County, up from 143 at the beginning of the month. It also reported a 7-day average for new COVID-19 cases of 1,787, up from 75. In a statement Dec. 31, the district implored the community to do all it could to be safe and strongly encouraged people to get vaccinated. “Please remember COVID-19 is an ever-changing situation, one we cannot predict,” it stated. “We will continue to communicate changes as they occur.” Moving forward, the district said schools with positive COVID-19 cases equal to or greater than 1% of the student/staff population would continue with remote learning until the number of cases decreases. No schools in Fulton County currently
meet that criterion. However, during the week of Dec. 24, Evoline C. West Elementary School reported 19 cases, or 0.022%; Banneker High School reported 26 cases, or 0.015%; Westlake High School reported 34 cases, or 0.014%; Asa G. Hilliard Elementary School reported eight cases, or 0.014%; and Brookview Elementary School reported seven cases, or 0.014% – the highest rates so far. The district asks that parents or guardians submit a COVID-19 report to the parent or employee portals if their student has tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 15 days, has been in close contact with someone outside of school who was diagnosed with COVID-19, or is waiting for the results of a test for COVID-19 and/or reporting a pending test result.
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Milton Hall CEO settles whistleblower lawsuit By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The CEO and medical director of Milton Hall Surgical Associates, Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallups, has agreed to pay approximately $3 million to settle a federal whistleblower lawsuit alleging that he directed his physicians to order medically unnecessary genetic and toxicology tests for their patients as part of a secret arrangement to defraud government health care programs. Milton Hall, also known as the Ear, Nose and Throat Institute, provides treatment and care such as balloon sinuplasty, sleep apnea and snoring treatment, voice therapy, tonsils and adenoids, and hearing aids. It has 13 offices throughout North Georgia, including at Northside Forsyth Drive in Cumming and Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta. The lawsuit also claims that as part of a separate kickback scheme with Entellus Medical, Gallups received several forms of remuneration, including cash payments and all-expense-paid trips, in return for requiring Milton Hall physicians to exclusively use the company’s devices for sinus surgeries. In 2017, the Stryker Corporation acquired Entellus, and its personnel flagged and elected not to renew the consulting arrangement that existed between Entellus and Gallups. Stryker agreed to pay $1.2 million in September 2020 to resolve the claims arising from the alleged Gallups/Entellus kickback arrangement. The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits individuals who participate in federal health care programs from know-
Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallups speaks with a guest on his “Doc Talk” show on YouTube in 2019. ingly and willfully offering, paying or receiving any remuneration in order to encourage recommendation of any item covered under a federal health care program. U.S. Attorney Kurt Erskine said Gallups abused his position for his personal financial interests. “In his role, Gallups was uniquely situated to benefit his community,” Erskine said. “Instead, he chose to put his personal financial interests above the interests of his colleagues and [Milton Hall’s] patients.” Years before the allegations arose, Gallups was known as an entrepreneurial doctor with a go-getter attitude. In a 2012 New York Times blog, he was recognized
for learning to seek out the insurance companies to work out a one co-pay solution for patients even though they had received multiple treatments under his roof. “Unlike the practice that had booted him [seven years prior], he constantly tried new things,” the blog states. “If it didn’t work, his attitude was, ‘That’s OK. We will figure it out and make it work.’” Now, the Department of Justice alleges that between 2014 and 2018, Gallups directed his physicians to order toxicology and genetic testing from the Texas-based medical laboratory NextHealth, which then paid Gallups 50% of the revenue it received from Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE in the form of supposed “commissions,” regardless of medical necessity. Gallups was not a practicing physician during that time, but federal prosecutors said the scheme with NextHealth, which is now defunct, began in 2016 and ended about a year later due to increasing complaints from Milton Hall physicians. In fact, one of those physicians, Dr. Myron Jones, filed the lawsuit against Gallups soon after his resignation in 2017. Jones is a former Army colonel and active-duty U.S. Army Otolaryngologist who has been practicing medicine for over 34 years, three of them with Milton Hall. His attorney, Raymond Moss, said Jones “bravely and tenaciously” sought to protect vulnerable patients and stop government fraud and abuse by bringing to light what he believed to be very troubling practices that
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Elections: Continued from Page 1 deaux (D-Suwanee). Bourdeaux’s 7th District covers most of Gwinnett and Forsyth Counties. The proposed plan would confine the district to Gwinnett County. Last election, Bourdeaux flipped a Republican seat held since 2002. Critics of the new Congressional map argue that the Peach State will have no competitive races. In the 2020 election, only two seats in Georgia’s Congressional delegation were decided by fewer than 10 percentage points. Those were McBath and Bourdeaux’s current seats. State Sen. Sally Harrell (D-Atlanta) said the redistricting session was fast and furious. “The proposed maps were released just hours before the session began, which meant there was not enough time for analysis, review and statements from the public,” Harrell said. “Public hearings were announced with little warning, which made it very difficult for interested constituents to participate in the process.” Harrell’s District 40 includes part of Fulton, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties. The updated map will remove Fulton County and parts of Gwinnett between Peachtree Corners and Berkeley Lake, totaling about 4,000 people.
One state senator said the maps represent Republican fears of losing. District 48 State Sen. Michelle Au (DJohns Creek) will seek election to a state House seat held by Rep. Angelika Kausche that encompasses part of her current Senate District. That district, which includes Johns Creek and parts of Duluth, would be redrawn to remove the current Gwinnett County section and replace it with Republican-leaning voters from Forsyth and northern Gwinnett counties. “Because redistricting is this way – drawing districts so contrived as to be ludicrous, to shore up power that is clearly fading – reads like a balding man trying to fool the world with an embarrassing comb-over,” Au said. State Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell) said the Republican majority in the General Assembly again produced constitutionally compliant State House, State Senate and Congressional maps. He will continue to represent State Senate District 56, which would stretch deeper into Cherokee County and away from Democratic prospects, under the proposal. “The overt political power grabs and illegal punitive gerrymandering that marred the Democrat-led redistricting process in 2001 are not part of the current redistricting process,” Albers said. “In 2011, Republicans changed the game with a principled approach and passed maps that even the Obama Justice Department couldn’t object to.”
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Housing market continues to look strong for 2022 By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA — Cooler weather has not slowed the housing market in north Metro Atlanta. The most recent numbers from real estate tracking services report that homes continue to sell, values continue to rise, and the demand remains at historic highs for the area. The numbers also support the recent flood of permits and zoning applications for residential development across the northern Atlanta suburbs. Tracey Craft, Alpharetta Realtor with the Craft Dolan Team of Ansley Real Estate in Atlanta, said she expects the trend to continue into 2022. Housing inventory, a measure of available for-sale homes on the market, stands at about one and one-half months in December, about the same level it posted through 2021. That’s a far cry from just three years ago when 2019 began with an eight-month supply. Inventories typically dip during the spring and summer when homebuying picks up. That’s true in north Metro Atlanta, but buying and selling hasn’t dipped much since August. Craft said home inventory is still at historic lows for the area, and there’s no sign the housing market will slow in 2022. “I’ve been practicing for eight-ten years, and I’ve never seen it like this,” she said. “I’ve never seen something so fast-moving and competitive.” The high demand has sent some home values through the roof. The price tag on homes has climbed 15 percent in Forsyth County over the past year. North
Values continue to climb According to realtor.com, the average list and sale prices for homes in north Metro Atlanta continue to climb from levels year over year. Here are the latest numbers for November 2021: City Median listing price Median sale price Yr. over yr. Alpharetta $525,000 $507,500 +5.2% Forsyth County $489,900 $467,000 +15.3% Johns Creek $550,000 $552,000 +10.9% Milton $895,000 $817,500 +12% Roswell $492,000 $505,000 -1.6%
Average days on market The average days a home is listed before it is sold provides a picture of how hot the real estate market is. The length of time between a home listing and its sale has declined sharply over the past two years in the cities of Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek and Milton. This chart tracks the average number of days a listing remained on the market through the year over the past three years. Area 2019 2020 2021 North Fulton 70-75 days 60-55 days 22-18 days Source: First Multiple Listing Source Inc.
Housing inventory Housing inventory, the amount of supply of available houses on the market, is another indicator of the real estate market in a given area. Housing inventory is measured in months. Usually, the fewer the months of inventory, the greater is the demand and higher the price for real estate. This chart shows the amount of inventory during the months of January and December through the past three years. Area Jan./Dec 2019. Jan./Dec. 2020 Jan./Dec. 2021 North Fulton 8/5 months 7/3 months 2/1 months Forsyth County 6/3 months 5/1 months 1/1 months Source: First Multiple Listing Source Inc.
Fulton real estate has climbed more modestly, but it remains at levels much higher than four years ago. Craft said she’s seen some properties
post 19 percent gains in value through 2021. And demand is still strong. “You can put a house on the market now on a Thursday, if it’s move-in ready,
you can still sell it by Sunday,” she said. There are not quite as many offers coming in as there were during the summer, she added, but even so, sellers are getting their list price. Of course, some sellers will want to list high, and those prices are often adjusted downward, she said. “I think we’ve hit a season of reasoning here in this last quarter,” Craft said. “But the buyers are still out there. If you have a move-in ready home, you’ll do really well right now.” All the while, homebuilders continue to lay plans for more houses. Alpharetta continues to approve plans from developers seeking to add townhomes and detached homes to its downtown core. Interest is also growing for residential building in the North Point and Northwinds area of the city. Forsyth County has seen a steady flow of applications for residential building development. Right now, the greatest obstacle to more homes has been getting supplies to build. Just last month, the Forsyth County Commission agreed to hold a public hearing on a measure to end certain architectural requirements for lap siding because builders complained they couldn’t get materials to meet the standard. Craft said that when supply issues and labor shortages are resolved, the housing market will probably level out to a slower pace, with longer due-diligence periods for buyers and more time to secure financing on a purchase. “The pressure on buyers in 2021 was just crazy,” Craft said. “It was a tough year for buyers.”
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The housing market in Atlanta has been a roller coaster ride Brought to you by – Ansley Atlanta, Tirone & Weaver The housing market in Atlanta has been a roller coaster ride for the past two years and according to some reports, we might begin to see a little stability in 2022. This past year was plagued with inventory shortages which helped drive up prices. Ansley Real Estate’s Jody Tirone noted, “Several factors contributed to the dramatic spike in demand that overwhelmed supply this past year, but all indications point to a leveling off of prices and a rebound in inventory on the horizon.” According to Realtor.com, metro Atlanta’s annual median price for existing homes is expected to rise only 3.6% next year which would be a sharp decline from the double-digit increases seen in 2021. Another positive sign is that reported housing starts and building permit applications indicate more new construction will come to market in 2022, helping to ease the inventory shortage.
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Can the pace of home remodeling continue? Brought to you by – Remodeling Expo Center Throughout 2021 home remodeling seemed virtually unaffected by the Covid pandemic. Home sales continue to be robust, but the pace of home remodeling is even greater. New home buyers tend to remodel as soon as they move into their new home, but the remodeling craze seems to apply to everyone. “Our Kitchen and Bathroom remodeling business has experienced a 75% year over year increase” says John Hogan, president of Remodeling Expo Center, “and we don’t see any slowdown in sight”. There’s been a rapid change to supply chains in our entire economy and while some businesses are suffering, others are prospering. Demand for products and services are at record levels and businesses are required to re-think their supply chain from end to end; those businesses that creatively maneu-
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How to winterize your home Brought to you by – BILL RAWLINGS, Senior Vice President & Managing Broker, North Atlanta Office Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty With the holidays behind us, and the temperatures RAWLINGS dropping, now is the time to get your home ready to beat the cold. Single-digit temperatures and freezing water can wreak havoc on your house and yard. Preparing your home for winter isn’t simply about staying warm and keeping the cold out, winter problems like burst pipes can
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The New Luxury: A Future of Generosity Brought to you by – Cynthia Lippert, REALTOR®, Ansley Real Estate Managing Broker So far, we’ve explored how luxury has embraced a more authentic, creative, and inclusive standard. How luxury LIPPERT living has shed its pretense and redefined itself to become a truly individualized yet all-encompassing experience. As we at Ansley Real Estate illuminate the new luxury living, it will come as no surprise that at the center is an ethos of generosity, connection, and service. Giving is the New Having Social media has shone a light on how we’re using our time, our resources, our gifts. Luxury is no longer solely defined by the cars we drive or the brands we wear, but how we live our lives in them. Through this lens we see more of the world and the issues confronting it. More importantly, we see how we can be part of the solution to problems like poverty and racism. Modern life is no longer just three-dimensional, and what we share has become more important than what we have. Luxury used to be about
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Putting the pieces together in 2022 By Rachel Provow, HOME Real Estate, LLC. With the holiday season behind us, we reminisce on the festive gatherings with our families, friends and clients. We enjoyed visiting, sharing, and especially listening to what PROVOW they and their loved ones have been doing. Invariably, during our visits, the most often asked question centered around current housing market conditions and value trends. Our homes are almost always the largest single investment we have and it’s natural that people are eager to discuss how that investment is trending. We get it and we’re always eager to provide our unique perspective. Unquestionably, Atlanta remains one of the most desirable markets in the United States and, overall, currently remains a seller’s market. At least once a day someone asks me if I believe the market is headed for a crash. The short answer is no. We will not see prices begin to fall until the housing shortage is satisfied. An extreme demand for proper-
ties is still prevalent in metro Atlanta markets. New construction communities have added to the inventory, but even with these additional communities, we still simply have more buyers than homes. Although not every neighborhood is the same, in numerous communities, it’s not uncommon to see five to ten buyers for a newly listed home that checks all the boxes - location, schools, reputation, amenities nearby and of course, the characteristics of the home itself. In today’s market, the stress-factor can be high at both ends as sellers sift through the complexity of the bids and, for the prospective buyers, it can be frustrating and of course, disappointing for the bidders who come-up short. It isn’t always the highest bid that wins the day. With the tools available on the Internet today, both buyers and sellers are better informed than ever before and have the ability to set-up watch lists as new properties come on the market. Often, I get questions from curious searchers about houses that hit the market in their neighborhood and is there home worth a similar amount. In my role, I help analyze the information
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If you’ve lived in an area very long, you know how new hiking places get hard to find. But I found one. It’s Birmingham Park in Milton, and it awaits you at the end of the little road that runs between STEVE HUDSON Fire Station No. 43 Get Outside Georgia, and the Birmingham aa4bw@comcast.net Baptist Church. Put 750 Hickory Flat Road into your GPS, and you’ll be on your way. How did I come to find it? Well, my friend Alan is pastor at the Birmingham Baptist. I got to visit him there a while back, and I’ve got to say it sure was a friendly church. Alan did some serious preaching too. Anyway, as I neared the church before the service that Sunday morning, I noticed a sign for a park. A new park? New to me anyway! There wasn’t time to check it out that morning, but I had a free afternoon coming up. I’d explore it then. Fast-forward a few days, and there I was driving the last few dozen yards to the park. On my left was the fire station; on my right was the church. It occurred me that I was surrounded by fire insurance. The road ended at a wide spot with room for several cars, and there I was. Birmingham Park’s main feature is its trail system. These trails are open to hikers and horseback riders. There’s an informational sign with a map of the park’s surprisingly extensive trail system, and I’d suggest taking a photo of the map with your cell phone to help you keep track of where you are as you explore. There are two ways to access the trails. One is to start on the old woods road near the big sign, following it downhill and around a sweeping curve, past an old structure and a big field and then into the heart of things. Several trails connect with the woods road, opening the door a wide range of hiking possibilities. What about the second way access? It’s near the back left corner of the parking area. But don’t be fooled by that inviting opening through the fence, despite the fact that it seems to call out, “Come this way!” All you’ll find beyond it is a number of indistinct paths that meander around and eventually disappear. I’m betting they’re the legacy of hikers who, like me, figured that the fence opening was the place to start – but then, like me, soon realized that this was not the case. As it turns out, the real second access point is just a few yards farther left of the fence opening. There, you’ll spot a clearly blazed trail leading off down the hill. It’s remarkably obvious once you
see it (and shady and scenic once you start hiking). It’s become my preferred way to access these trails. The trails themselves represent a delightful mix of upland and lowland and level and strenuous. Near the back of the park where the trail passes close to the very upper reaches of Little River, there are place where the trail is narrow and overgrown. But it’s never hard to follow. As you might guess, I was particularly interested in the section of trail which paralleled the water. The prospect of newfound places to cast a fly always catches my attention. For the most part, the creek flows at the bottom of steep banks. But there are places where spur trails have formed leading from the waterside trail down to the stream. One of those spurs leads to a spot that’s nigh onto perfect if you happen to be a Golden Retriever – an ideal spot for a happy Golden to plop down in the water and cool off after an hour spent hiking. “It’s really a nice spot for us dogs,” said Flossie the Golden Retriever when I met her and her People on the trail. You didn’t know I spoke Dogese, did you? Well, I do. Be impressed! It is not an easy language to learn, but Ellie my resident Mini Schnauzer has been working on it with me. After all, you can’t know too many languages. I have potential, she says, and so I practice whenever I meet a dog like Flossie who will take the time to chat. “How’s the water?” I ask Flossie. She wags her tail and replies, “Not bad.” Apparently so. She’s sprawled in the creek, front and rear legs extended in the cool, clear flow. The water is only about 2 inches deep. “But that’s all you need when you’re a dog,” Flossie adds. “I just wish my people would unhook this leash so I could show you how a creek should really be appreciated. But of course they won’t do that. They’re responsible folks, and the rules say I’ve got to be on a leash.” I love a reasonable dog. Later, when I got home, I told Ellie the Mini Schnauzer about my adventure. Being a Schnauzer, Ellie is not as wild about the water as her Retriever cousins. But she was certainly interested in the trails. “Think we can go check them out?” she asked (more Dogese), and I said “Of course!” So that’s where I’m bound this afternoon – me and Ellie, with hiking boots and leash, are headed back to Birmingham Park. I’m even bringing along a little bag of doggie treats plus a couple of homemade gingerbread cookies for an after-hike snack. The gingerbread is for me. Probably.
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Lawsuit: Continued from Page 3 undermine quality and affordable health care. The False Claims Act permits private parties to sue for false claims on behalf of the United States and to share in any recovery. Jones will receive approximately $614,000 from the settlement. If Gallups or Milton Hall fails to pay the entire settlement within 12 months of reaching the agreement, there is a consent judgment that orders them to pay the Department of Justice approximately $5.3 million, plus post-judgment interest. In a separate criminal case in October, Gallups pleaded guilty to defrauding health insurance companies by submitting fraudulent insurance claims for unnecessary lab tests. He is scheduled to be sentenced in February and faces up to 10 years in prison. Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta Chris Hacker said he hopes the False Claims Act settlement in this case will be a deterrent to those who “selfishly profit from dishonest medical treatment rather
than upholding their oath as a health care provider to do what is best for their patients.” Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr echoed those comments, saying the Medicaid program relies upon the independent judgment of medical professionals to make appropriate treatment decisions. “Financial relationships that undercut this independence diminish public trust and unnecessarily drive up health care costs for our citizens,” Carr said. “We remain dedicated to working with our state and federal partners to maintain the integrity of public programs and protect taxpayers’ dollars.” The case was investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, the Georgia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service of the U.S. Department of Defense – Office of Inspector General. The civil settlement was reached by Assistant U.S Attorney Paris A. Wynn and Georgia Assistant Attorney General James Mooney.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the Charter for the City of Milton, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 653), as amended, to expand the homestead exemption provided to senior citizens age 70 years or older meeting certain income requirements provided for in Section 6.35 of the Charter for the City of Milton by increasing the maximum income for qualifying residents; and for other purposes.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the Charter for the City of Milton, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 653), as amended, to repeal the $10,000 homestead exemption provided for senior citizens meeting certain income requirements provided for in Section 6.34 of the Charter for the City of Milton; to increase the amount of the general homestead exemption for all senior citizens provided for in Section 6.33 of the Charter of the City of Milton from $15,000 to $25,000; and for other purposes.
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Roger Hawks, 68, of Alpharetta, passed away December 21, 2021. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Constance Buschman, 89, of Roswell, passed away December 23, 2021. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Floyd Lilley, 97, of Roswell, passed away December 25, 2021. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Waymon Cason, 78, of Cumming, passed away December 26, 2021. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.
Albert Schmerge, III, 77, of Roswell, passed away December 23, 2021. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Mary Stapler, 84, of Alpharetta, passed away December 23, 2021. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory. Billy Tallant, 75, of Cumming, passed away December 24, 2021. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory. Daniel Webber, 55, of Milton, passed away December 20, 2021. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
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