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Milton Fire Apparatus Operator Tim Farnell, left, and firefighter Christopher Seay manned phones last week as part of the city’s initiative to help local seniors receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Milton has no vaccination program or the ability to directly register people for the vaccine, but Milton Fire is assisting older residents find locations and register for a shot. Residents can email covidsupport@cityofmiltonga.us or call 678-2422537 for assistance between 8:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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Woman becomes victim of threatening texts MILTON, Ga. — A Milton real estate agent reportedly received threatening text messages from someone claiming to be an assassin hired to kill her Feb. 3.

The victim, 65, told police someone sent her a long message that said she needed to pay a fee so the supposed assassin would “spare her life.” The suspect also texted her a photo of herself.

The woman told officers she’s a real estate agent for Berkshire Hathaway and her photos are publicly available on the agency’s website. She was aware of similar text messages that were sent to other real estate agents in North Fulton last week.

A Johns Creek agent received a similar text Feb. 4 and a Roswell woman was targeted with one Feb. 3.

A Milton investigator called the number from which one of the messages was sent and a man answered, saying “My friend hired me to kill you” before hanging up, according to police.

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Feds charge Milton man for links to Capitol attack

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — The Justice Department announced Feb. 8 that a Milton man has been charged with five criminal counts, including assault on a federal officer, for his part in Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol.

Bruno Joseph Cua, 18, was arrested Feb. 5 after a law enforcement officer identified him as the man seen in screenshots of the event in which the building was breached, police were attacked and members of the U.S. House and Senate were sent fleeing for safety.

The criminal complaint states that Cua can be seen wearing jeans and a dark sweatshirt, holding a jean jacket with tan lining and wearing a red baseball hat with the number 45. The complaint says Cua can be seen on several different video recordings participating in the civil unrest, and at one point participated in an attack on a police officer inside the building.

Authorities also say that in an Instagram story posted on Cua’s account at approximately 5:13 p.m., Jan. 6, the suspect stated that he “stormed” the Capitol and, along with others, “physically fought our way in.”

The post stated, “Yes, for everyone asking I stormed the capital with hundreds of thousands of patriots. I’ll do a whole video explaining what happened, this is history. What happened was unbelievable.

“Yes, we physically fought our way in.”

One video, published by The New Yorker on Jan. 17, shows a young man, identified by witnesses as Cua, having made his way to the Senate floor, apparently using his cell phone to record the event, the complaint alleges.

Authorities also say there is video evidence showing Cua, with a baton in

hand, shoving a plain clothes Capitol Police officer to forcibly gain entry to the Senate Chambers.

Cua has been identified by two witnesses who were at the event, both law enforcement officers.

He is facing charges of assault on a federal officer, civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding, occupying a restricted building or grounds and entering or remaining on the floor of either House of Congress obstructing proceedings.

Acting on a tip, federal authorities found posts made to Cua’s Parlor account prior to the Capitol attack. The posts list an array of rallying cries to support President Trump’s efforts to overturn the election results.

“In some of the posts, Cua referenced plans to travel to Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021,” the complaint alleges.

“In other posts, Cua stated, ‘President Trump is calling us to FIGHT!’ and ‘This isn’t a joke, this is where and when we make our stand. #January6th, Washington DC.’ The tip also stated Cua “actively encouraged the events on the sixth for 11 days leading up to the domestic terrorist attack.”

So far, federal authorities have charged more than 170 individuals with crimes related to the Capitol attack.

An FBI spokesman said that a search warrant had been executed at Cua’s home in Milton on Friday, the same day he was arrested, although Cua was not present at the home at the time.

The arrest comes almost two months after Milton police cited Cua for creating a disturbance at a Milton elementary school.

On Dec. 8, Milton police were dispatched to Birmingham Falls Elementary to investigate reports of an erratic driver. Police identified Cua as the driver

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NEWS

Milton digs down on goals for future development

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — The Milton City Council had its eyes to the future at its Feb. 8 work session as priorities were outlined for the city’s 2040 comprehensive plan, a blueprint in the works that will outline goals and development over the decades ahead.

The city recently formed a Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee, which has outlined priorities for the document, along with comments gathered from residents.

Unsurprisingly, development and land use top the list.

“Land use is paramount,” committee chair Todd Chernik told the council.

As Milton’s appeal to residential buyers and developers has grown, Chernik said the comprehensive plan should not include any sewer service beyond the city’s current commercial areas.

Another strategy included in the plan will be to continue encouraging developers to subdivide larger lot sizes. In 2018, the city began drawing up certain concessions it would make if a builder chose to have a minimum of 3-acre lots in a development. Bob Buscemi, the city’s architect and interim Community Development director, said those incentives “are working” to sway developers.

Buscemi said Milton achieves its rural aesthetic with its subdivisions separated by larger residential tracts, but some developments can appear dense even if they adhere to 1-acre lot size minimums.

One strategy to address the issue would be for the city to increase minimum widths for a lot size from 100 to 150 feet to cut down on narrow, “denselooking” developments.

Another consideration is flag lots, where narrow road frontage is provided by a thin strip of land that connects the frontage with the buildable portion of the lot. Buscemi said flag lots can fill in the “checkerboard” of subdivisions and larger lots, creating a denser appearance.

Chernik said the comprehensive plan will also address encouraging working farms in the city through ordinances or incentives.

Commercial development will also be under the city’s microscope.

The city’s consultants outlined that developers are evolving from strip centers or campus office buildings to mixeduse, and the next area for consideration is Deerfield Parkway.

Councilwoman Laura Bentley said the city’s Unified Development Code supports redeveloping some of Deerfield’s commercial properties that are “in

decline.” She said the city must continue working with those property owners to redevelop into mixed-use.

“What we need guidance on from the CPAC and the community is, in our limited commercial areas, are we willing to use some of the Deerfield area to make these ‘live, work, play’ mixed-use (developments)?” Bentley said.

Councilman Rick Mohrig said the city would need to be “really prudent” in how it approaches mixed-use, because some concepts might be appropriate in one area and not another.

Buscemi suggested the comprehensive plan also address parking for developments — specifically, encouraging developers to include structured parking into their designs.

“By having developers integrate [parking] into their plans, they are camouflaging it internally around all the buildings,” Buscemi said.

With land values so steep in Milton, structured parking is warranted, Buscemi said, but that comes with the challenge of developers willing to lose out on commercial space on their properties.

Chernik said another issue that has arisen from the committee’s discussion is land acquisition. Priorities include land for active parks, public venues like an amphitheater or arts center and additional greenspace and trails to supplement

Milton’s $25 million Greenspace Bond.

The city has shown interest in expanding its number of active park spaces, but the appetite for more greenspace continues, Bentley said. She suggested the committee research a combined active/passive park bond.

Moore said the city needs to act soon if it wants to buy more land, because prices “are only going up.”

“And the things we might be targeting for active or passive parks are going to be the same large tracts of land the development community is looking at today as popular as Milton has become for development,” Moore said. “So, we need to take a hard look on the timeline of those things, too.”

Chernik outlined other topics the committee has discussed, including road improvements and safety, branding and marketing the city’s commercial areas and sustainability initiatives like a Milton recycling center.

The committee will continue to draft the comprehensive plan and is expected to bring a concept back to the council in April.

Meanwhile, Milton has launched virtual education sessions on the comprehensive plan and some of the areas it will address. On Feb. 18, a presentation will be given on the city’s sustainability efforts.

Local churches plan in-person services during Lent

By ZOE SEILER newsroom@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — As the coronavirus pandemic worsened throughout 2020, churches were left to figure out how to serve their congregations while staying safe. Many churches have cancelled in-person worship, moved online or are holding services outdoors.

As the Easter season approaches, local churches are making plans to accommodate their congregations.

A survey of area churches shows that all require masks and social distancing for in-person events, and most will offer online options for Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, and Easter, April 4. All but St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Alpharetta will require advance registration for in-person events.

St. Thomas Aquinas will offer inperson opportunities on Ash Wednesday and Easter.

The church will offer several liturgies throughout the day on Ash Wednesday, including small prayer services with the distribution of ashes, which will be sprinkled on top of heads this year instead of applied to the forehead, said Kathy Kuczka, director of liturgy.

A survey of area churches shows that all require masks and social distancing for in-person events, and most will offer online options for Ash Wednesday and Easter.

They will also hold Stations of the Cross outdoors in English and Spanish, throughout Lent.

“We will have a QR code where people can just look up that QR code and find a PDF of the stations according to the Gospel of Mark, whose gospel we’re hearing from in our liturgical year this year,” Kuczka said.

The Rev. Charley Reeb of Johns Creek United Methodist Church plans to offer multiple Easter services that will be held in the sanctuary and outdoors. He said the hope is to be back inside with safety protocols by or before Easter.

The church is not planning an inperson Ash Wednesday service, opting

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Birmingham UMC plans to offer several outdoor and in-person Easter services with an option to tune in online.

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SCHOOLS

Kemp’s ‘teacher pipeline’ looks to improve supply Governor urges flexibility in staffing state’s schools

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Gov. Brian Kemp’s continued support for K-12 public education is now focused on helping schools fill teaching positions in an increasingly dwindling field of candidates.

Last week the governor rolled out a package of “teacher pipeline” initiatives aimed at solutions to the persistent problem of recruiting and retaining qualified teachers.

“Since day one I’ve had a strong commitment to teachers,” Kemp said. “And now more than ever I know we have to build on that commitment.”

The Legislature is currently considering House Bill 385 which allows retired teachers in high-needs areas to return to teaching full time while drawing retirement benefits.

A companion bill is Senate Bill 88 which gives priority preference and a “non-traditional pathway” for military veterans to earn credentials needed to become teachers.

The proposed legislation has sup-

port of the Professional Association of Georgia Educators which has pushed for flexibility in staffing schools.

“Many districts struggle to recruit enough teachers for classroom vacancies, especially in hard-to-staff subjects,” said PAGE executive director Craig Harper. “The ability to hire experienced teachers is beneficial to students, schools and retired educators.”

Kemp acknowledged colleges are not graduating enough teachers to meet the demand, but military bases could play a key role. Georgia has 13.

“Military bases have no shortage of dedicated, hardworking veterans who are eager to continue serving their communities,” Kemp said. “The legislation will support and sustain a pathway for veterans [into classrooms].”

Harper said PAGE supports pathways for teachers into the classroom which do not always take the traditional route of first gaining a teaching certificate in college.

“Georgia’s students and schools benefit from these non-traditional entry points for people who realize they have a passion for teaching young people after they had experience in another career,” Harper said.

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Need for substitute teachers challenges schools FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Ron Wade said finding qualified teachers to fill classrooms is the daily struggle.

The director of talent management for Fulton County Schools welcomes Gov. Brian Kemp’s “teacher pipeline” legislation to recruit teachers. But Wade says that’s a long-term solution to issues currently facing school districts.

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked high demands for substitute teachers to step into classrooms when fulltime teachers were sidelined.

“It’s a by-product of the pandemic,” Wade said. “If we have to put one teacher in quarantine, it could mean [several] others also have to be out for days.”

Fulton Schools has about 7,500 teachers among its 14,000 employees. Pre-COVID, Wade said about 25 percent of positions were filled by a substitute on a daily basis. Today, under pandemic conditions, the number averages 40 percent.

Wade stresses the number of permanent teachers is solid. In fact, the district’s retention rate remains at 88 the Georgia Department of Education keeps track of the supply and demand of teachers across the state’s 180 school districts. The greatest needs for teachers is concentrated in larger districts, primarily in special education, career and technology, math and science.

Incentivizing retired teachers to return to the pool of qualified candidates could also help systems meet staffing needs. According to the Teacher Retirement System, there are over 120,000 retired teachers in Georgia with nearly 7,000 of those in Fulton County.

“These hardworking men and women bring a wealth of knowledge and decades

percent – meaning only 12 percent of teachers have retired or resigned in the last year.

“We’re not seeing a change in the overall human capital approach to getting teachers [during COVID],” Wade said. “Teachers are still employed.”

The struggle is keeping a full bench of substitutes to step in on a temporary basis, often because of quarantine issues.

“What’s compounding the issue is subs are often hesitant to come into classrooms because of COVID [fears],” Wade said.

This semester Fulton substantially increased the pay rate for subs.

Wade said it is too early to determine the impact, but he is optimistic.

At the same time, he says retaining fulltime teachers must be the district’s focus.

Keeping 88 percent of full-time teachers on board is good, but there is room to improve, Wade said.

“Retention is the secret sauce,” he said.

— Candy Waylock spent raising the next generation of leaders,” Kemp said.

Kemp’s legislation also urges using the resources of the historically Black colleges and universities in Georgia to find more ways of bringing minority teachers into classrooms.

It also would put the state’s Teacher of the Year on the State Board of Education as an unofficial adviser. The teacher would serve as the “voice” of all teachers when decisions are made.

“The teacher would be providing valuable insight on how the decisions the state board makes will impact classrooms,” Kemp said.

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Economist says Forsyth County better poised for recovery

Synovus names 3 executives to N. Georgia Advisory Board

Post-pandemic ‘normal’ may change landscape

ATLANTA, Ga. — Synovus announced the appointment of David Boehmig, Catherine Mitchell, and Lindsey Petrini to its North Georgia Advisory Board.

“David, Catherine and Lindsey are highly respected business and community leaders who share a deep commitment to the development of Metro Atlanta,” said Allen Barker, North Georgia Division CEO of Synovus Bank. “We are proud to welcome PETRINI them to our board, and we look forward to benefiting from their counsel as we continue to serve this community.”

Boehmig is founder, president and CEO of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty. He was named Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Most Admired CEO in Residential Real Estate in 2019.

Mitchell is vice president of Cox Business Product Development and Management for Cox Communications, leading product innovation, development and management. From 2010 to 2019, she focused on residential products, spearheading the transformation of the Cox Video Product portfolio. She joined Cox in 2000 as vice president and general manager of the Roanoke, Va., market.

Petrini is vice president, chief operating officer of Wellstar North Fulton Hospital in Roswell. She joined North Fulton Hospital in 2006 and has held leadership positions, including marketing director and chief business development officer. Petrini is a longtime member of the Alpharetta Rotary Club and is chairman of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce.

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Southern Company Chief Economist Kenneth Shriver says Forsyth County’s business community is “living in a very different experience than other parts of the country.”

Speaking during a Feb. 9 online forum sponsored by the Forsyth County Chamber and the Lanier-Forsyth Rotary Club, Shriver said the current downturn has placed “extraordinary” and “unprecedented” strain on the economy. However, the local outlook for the next year is optimistic, he said.

Shriver outlined his views on the economic SHRIVER recovery ahead for the country, the state and the county as the pandemic continues to stifle growth.

“Basically, we expect economic recovery later this year,” Shriver said.

“We’ve got to get past the first quarter, and then we’ll start thinking about what we are watching and what might change next.”

Shriver said Forsyth County is an outlier in that it is likely to see employment grow from 2019 levels through 2021. And though the county’s unemployment rate shot up in the beginning stages of the pandemic, the county has recovered faster than other portions of the country.

Office space a consideration Nearly a year after state and local governments began responding to the virus, many people are still working remotely. Shriver said many businesses now see how working from home operates, and it will likely have an impact on office demand.

“I think office demand will be muted somewhat, but I still think there is going to be a demand for space,” he said.

While interest has dwindled for some traditional office types, class-A, or top-tier offices are still in high demand, Shriver said. That holds significant weight for Forsyth County, which is actively courting companies and the developers who construct top-grade office buildings.

Recently, Forsyth County Commissioner Todd Levent broached the topic of allowing taller buildings in the county, specifically to attract class-A office space as some companies move away from downtown areas.

With more jobs in the area, the county’s population will continue to increase, and Shriver said any worries about a housing crisis at the outset of the pandemic has not come to fruition. He said Forsyth County has managed home development well, and the market has been “fairly robust” with tight inventory.

What will ‘normal’ bring?

COVID-19 vaccines will be a major component to economic recovery, Shriver said, but when things return to “normal,” questions remain on what the job force will look like. Many jobs can be “turned back on” quickly, but some will need to be recreated.

Shriver said a quick-service restaurant that has shut down its dining room for months might question

whether it would be feasible to reopen for indoor dining. If they choose not to, he said, they likely will not need additional workers to man the counters.

Those low-skill workers have been hit hardest by the recession, Shriver said, and a major component to overall economic recovery comes from jobs in the leisure and hospitality industries.

Meanwhile, the debate over increasing the minimum wage for these jobs continues. Shriver said it is important to “look under the hood” in the $15/ hour minimum wage proposal. Right now, he said, the percentage of workers receiving minimum wage is near a historic low, and a jump to $12 or $13 an hour would be more in line with previous wage increases.

“The bottom line is, raising the minimum wage actually does lift a whole lot of people out of poverty,” he said. “The question mark is how quick, how fast, how big.”

Another round of stimulus dollars is also on the table. Shriver said additional relief will likely help boost economic recovery in the short term and would help many who are still vulnerable. For those concerned about borrowing from the future, he said stimulus initiatives like this will likely result in tax increases down the road. With that, businesses will be vital in growing the economy effectively to ensure larger amounts of debt can be managed.

Overall, there is optimism about economic recovery, especially at the local level, Shriver said.

“The optimistic thing we’re looking at is, we’ve got a vaccine,” he said. “And we really hope that reinvigorates us as we continue to climb out of this big hole we’re in. It will be a very slow climb out, but we feel good about the rest of the year.”

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Capitol: Continued from Page 2 of pickup truck with a large Donald Trump flag, racing around the parking lot blaring his air horn while younger teens were present.

According to the police report, Cua told officers he was “flying his flag,” and the parking lot was the only place he could test it out. He said another officer told him he could use the school lot and he waited for a school buses to clear before he started. He said the group of juveniles in the parking lot were his younger brother and his brother’s friends who gathered to watch him fly the Trump flag.

Cua denied doing “donuts” in the lot, but he said he had to pick up some speed to get the flag to flap in the wind.

He admitted he blew his air horn once,

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“I wasn’t harassing anyone,” the police report quoted him as saying.

Cua is not the only North Fulton man arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol incident.

D.C. Metropolitan Police arrested Christopher Georgia, a 53-year-old Alpharetta man, the day of the Capitol riots. According to Superior Court records, he was among a group of protestors that refused to leave the area of the Capitol building and was arrested for violating the district-wide emergency curfew. Georgia was also charged with unlawful entry to public property.

Three days later, Georgia took his own life in an Alpharetta subdivision.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner determined Georgia died of a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the chest.

Herald writer Matt Bruce contributed to this report. church that we’re planning,” Reeb said.

Birmingham United Methodist Church in Milton will offer three worship options on Ash Wednesday.

One will be a traditional Ash Wednesday service at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary. Distribution of ashes will be slightly different this year.

“We are pre-making ashes and putting them on burlap ribbon to pass out to those attending in-person,” said Meghan Walter, director of church media and communication. “We won’t be doing it directly on anyone’s forehead.”

Other options include online worship and time to pray and receive ashes throughout the day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 17.

North Point Community Church, a nondenominational church in Alpharetta, is not planning an Ash Wednesday service but will offer outdoor in-person services on April 3 and 4.

The church will spray paint large circles on the lawn to ensure a 6-foot separation for worshippers. The Easter service will include music and a message from the Rev. Andy Stanley.

“Instead of having a separate service for students and a separate service for children, it’ll be something where the whole family can come together to attend,” said Amanda Roper, community relationship director.

Other Holy Week activities include: • An in-person, outdoor bilingual service on Holy Thursday, April 1; a Taize prayer service on Good Friday at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church • Stations of the Cross on Good Friday in-person, indoors at Johns Creek UMC • Several outdoor, in-person Easter worship services at Birmingham UMC in Milton • Six Easter worship services, inperson and online, at First Baptist Church of Cumming.

Response to crisis requires continued vigilance in education

Paraphrasing legendary leaders Vince Lombardi and Winston Churchill, Fulton County students, teachers and staff are today becoming leaders like none before, made by hard effort and because greatMIKE LOONEY ness has been thrust Fulton Co. Schools Superintendent upon them.

I am proud of our employees and truly feel they are heroes. Each day they go about their jobs with amazing enthusiasm, demonstrating both resilience and ingenuity — and that was before COVID-19. Since the pandemic forced our country and community to limit in-person activities, we have seen more broken “norms” than can be counted. For schools, that has gone beyond just the social interaction our students depend upon, it has impacted all three facets of school — academics, athletics and the arts. In particular, the switch to remote learning has impacted the core of instruction, and the effects for some will be felt for years.

Remote learning and modified in-person classrooms have provided for innovation in the midst of a global pandemic, but I have maintained that “crisis teaching” cannot not match face-to-face instruction from a caring and talented teacher. As valiant as efforts have been, some of our children are simply falling behind.

I am proud of our employees and truly feel they are heroes.

I have already called together a team to begin the process of looking at this problem and devising a strategy to attack the so-called “learning loss.” As much as I wish there was a quick fix that could magically change this situation, the fact is, we are looking at a longterm recovery. With the lack of comparable quantitative or qualitative data, statistical analysis will take time, too.

Our community is to be commended for your partnership. Parents and employers have gone to extraordinary lengths to support students. Combining our efforts toward a common goal, Fulton County Schools will be stronger and better.

This is as true now as it was before the pandemic, the talent and dedication within our district will create the solutions needed to meet the needs of our children. Utilizing working groups of teachers, school-based leaders and district personnel, we will develop a plan to build from where we are now, to a bright future where all students are back on stride. Students, educators and families shall achieve greatness because it has been thrust upon them.

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The secret trails of Settles Bridge You know how they say that appearances can be deceiving?

Well, they’re right, but forgetting that little fact almost kept me from discovering a hidden gem of a hike.

This particular gem awaits you at STEVE HUDSON Settles Bridge Park, Get Outside Georgia, a 268-acre Gwinnett aa4bw@comcast.net County park that adjoins the Settles Bridge Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.

I’ve got to admit that at first glance it’s not the kind of place you’d put on the top of your list of potentially good hiking spots. What you see first is pavement (lots of pavement) and outdoor basketball courts, picnic pavilions, and restrooms, plus playgrounds and a skate park.

There’s also a truly impressive dog park — great things in their own right but not necessarily harbingers of great hiking. Ellie, my resident Mini Schnauzer, is a big fan of dog parks, and she will tell you that this one is epic.

She’s especially fond of its agilitytype obstacles. Her favorite seems to be the little bridges that someone put there just so she can climb and descend to her little doggy heart’s content. But she’s not particularly fond of the pipes. Some dogs love to run through them. But when we walk over to one, she peers inside and then looks at me as if to say, “You’re kid-

ding, right? You have no idea what sort of dangers might be lurking in there.

It might be more dangerous than the vacuum cleaner or the UPS truck!”

It’s amazing how much a pup can say with just one look from a pair of brown puppy-dog eyes.

Anyway, that’s what you see first: a skate park, playgrounds, basketball courts and pavilions and restrooms – and a dog park. So it’s no surprise that folks looking for woods-type hiking might think, “There’s no hiking here!”

But (like they say) don’t be misled.

Just beyond that urbanscape hides a network of footpaths that takes you into the woods, over creeks and streams, and across some surprisingly challenging terrain, eventually connecting with the trails of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area’s Settles Bridge Unit.

Together, that’s a lot of good hiking.

Here’s a game plan for you. Start at the parking area for Settles Bridge Park, explore the trails there, and then hike into the Recreation Area. Enjoy walking along the river (but be careful, as some of the riverside trails are narrow and tricky and very close to the edge). Then, if you’ve got time, maybe make your way to the ruins of Settles Bridge before backtracking toward where you began.

I did just that the other weekend.

It was a cold and drizzly day, but I had a decent rain jacket and dry socks in reserve. So I looked at the pup and said, “Want to go hiking?”

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Ellie, who might ordinarily jump at the chance, took one look at the weather and decided she’d rather curl up on her cushion by the fire. I could tell by the way she rolled those puppy eyes that she wanted to stay home where it was warm and dry.

So it was just me.

I started my hike at the gated paved trail near the entrance to the parking area, following it for a few yards before swinging right and downhill on an unpaved pathway which followed a small valley back into the woods. It was a delightful trail, bordered in places by low walls of stacked stone and flanked on one side by the gently burbling waters of a tiny little creek.

From there, I just wandered with no particular destination in mind, following trails from one intersection to the next and then deciding where to go after that. I like that kind of hiking where there’s no itinerary and I can just wander. I know I won’t get lost because occasional map posts show me where I am, and I’ve got a printed map in my pocket just in case. But I still have that illusion of grass-roots exploration.

And so, I walked…and walked…and walked. After a while I transitioned into Recreation Area, exploring some of the riverside trails that border the river. A wintertime hike by the Chattahoochee is an altogether different animal than

is that same hike in the summer, and if you’ve never experienced the winter version, I highly recommend it.

I kept walking, now heading in the direction of the ruins of old Settles Bridge. In the summertime, the area around the bridge is often crowded. But on that cold and rainy winter day I had it entirely to myself.

I spent a half hour at the bridge, looking for good vantage points from which to take what a buddy of mine calls “old bridge photos.” By the time I was done, the sun was getting a little low and it was time to begin the hike back.

I took my time on the return leg.

Walking in the woods in winter is an exquisite experience, and I was in no hurry to bring the walk to an end.

But eventually I reached the truck.

I started it up and turned on the heater (yes, it felt good).

And only then did I check the GPS to see how far I’d hiked.

The number, when I saw it, surprised me. The glowing digits told me that I’d walked 8.8 miles. Along the way I’d encountered woods, wildlife, and water — and peace and quiet and totally unexpected solitude.

I suppose that’s not too bad for an urban hike that started at a skate park.

Gwinnett County’s Settles Bridge Park is located at 380 Johnson Road in Suwanee.

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CITY OF MILTON MARCH 2021 TAX SALE STACEY INGLIS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER CITY OF MILTON STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON Under and by virtue of certain tax Fi.Fa.’s issued by the City of Milton, Fulton County Georgia. In favor of the City of Milton and, against the following named persons and the property as described immediately below their respective name(s).

There will be sold for cash or certified funds at public outcry, before the Steps of City Hall in Milton, Fulton County Georgia, between the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in March 2021 the same being March 2, 2021.

The following property will be sold between the legal hours of sale, 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. The properties listed below and described, or as much thereof as will satisfy the City tax execution on the respective individual, will be sold. The properties hereinafter described have been levied on as the property of the persons whose names immediately precede the property description. Each of the respective parcels of property are located in the City of Milton, Fulton County, State of Georgia.

The years for which said Fi.Fa.’s are issued and levied are stated below the name of the owner in each case.

This is a buyer beware sale and all property will be sold as is. The City makes no warranty, neither expressed nor implied, as to title.

Properties are sold under the power of a tax sale deed with specific rights of redemption.

Each defendant and tenant in possession, if applicable, has been notified of levy time and place of sale. Purchaser shall pay for title, all transfer cost, all taxes, advertising cost and recording fees. Pursuant to Georgia Law, payment will be required within one (1) hour of the completion of the tax sale. In the event a bid is not properly paid, the property shall be re-offered at 2:00 PM on the day of the sale, or the following day that being March 3, 2021.

File #: 1 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4932-0893-014-0 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Pope Tommy Jason & Pope Gena Current Property Owner: 2335 Old North Park, LLC Reference Deed: 59760/261 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4932-0893-014-0, lying and being in Land Lots 893 & 908 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County Georgia, being Lot 14, Block A, Northpark Subdivision aka Hopewell Plantation II, shown in Plat Book 162, Page 89, described in Deed Book 59760, Page 261, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 2335 Old Northpark Lane.

Years Due: 2019 File #: 11 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4461-0986-033-7 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Bethany Road Partners, Inc Current Property Owner: ECLC, Inc Reference Deed: 12237/338 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4461-0986-033-7, lying and being in Land Lots 958, 959, 986 & 987, 2nd Land District, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, designated as Common Area, shown in Plat Book 148, Page 55, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 12237, Page 338, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Bay Colt Road.

Years Due: 2017-2019 File #: 13 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -5180-0398-049-2 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Brooks Land, Inc. Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 35749/210 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -5180-0398-049-2, lying and being in Land Lots 399 & 398, 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 6.47 acres, more or less, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 35749, Page 210, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located off Watson Bend.

Years Due: 2013-2019 File #: 14 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -5320-0254-024-9 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Brooks Land, INC Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 30073/642

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Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -5320-0254-024-9, lying and being in Land Lot 254 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, located in The Manor Golf Course & Country Club, Phase 2-East, being designated as Corps of Engineers Mitigation Covenant Area as shown in Plat Book 327, Page 66, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 30073, Page 642, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Longstreet Road.

Years Due: 2013-2019 File #: 15 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -5320-0254-034-8 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Brooks Land, Inc. Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 37837/686 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -5320-0254-034-8, lying and being in Land Lot 254 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1.81 acres, more or less, described in Deed Book 37837, Page 686, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Longstreet Road.

Years Due: 2013-2019 File #: 16 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -5330-0251-119-8 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Brooks Land Inc Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 30073/654 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -5330-0251-119-8, lying and being in Land Lot 251 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, located in The Manor Golf Course & Country Club, Phase 2-East), being designated as Corp of Engineers Mitigation Covenant Area as shown in Plat Book 327, Page 67, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 30073, Page 654, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Longstreet Road.

Years Due: 2013-2019 File #: 17 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -5330-0324-029-2 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Brooks Land Inc Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 29296/125 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -5330-0324-029-2, lying and being in Land Lot 324 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, designated as the Brooks Land Inc tract, shown on survey in Plat Book 327, Page 65, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 29296, Page 125, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Long Street.

Years Due: 2014-2019 File #: 18 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -5350-0467-025-2 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Brooks Land, Inc. Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 35749/210 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -5350-0467-025-2, lying and being in Land Lot 467 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1.371 acres, more or less, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 35749, Page 210, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Hamby Road.

Years Due: 2014-2019 File #: 20 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -3850-1137-087-0 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Brunning, Adam Anthony Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 57479/590 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -3850-1137-087-0, lying and being in Land Lot 1137 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, being Lot 20, Waterside Subdivision, Unit One, POD L, shown in Plat Book 215, Page 14, described in Deed Book 57479, Page 590, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 12805 Morningpark Circle.

Years Due: 2018 File #: 22 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -5420-0972-406-8 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Capstone Home Inc Current Property Owner: Capstone Homes, LP

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Defendant(s) in FiFa: Jaywell, LLC (aka Jaywel, LLC) Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 26250/161 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 21 -5471-0972-048-8, lying and being in Land Lot 972 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, being the Common Area, Windcrest Park Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 218, Page 139, a portion of the property described in Deed Book 26250, Page 161, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Galecrest Drive.

Years Due: 2013-2019 File #: 46 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4520-0241-074-1 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Kamara, Makhtar & Kamara, Lakecia A Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 51644/170; 53648/282 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4520-0241-074-1, lying and being in Land Lot 241 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, being Lot 57, The Hampshires Subdivision, Phase ll, shown in Plat Book 343, Page 27, described in Deed Book 53648, Page 282, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 1765 Horsham Trail.

Years Due: 2019 File #: 53 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -3490-1018-061-5 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Lim, John Et Al Current Property Owner: Lim, Esther & Lim, Haejung Mary Reference Deed: 60221/512; 47838/15 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -3490-1018-061-5, lying and being in Land Lot 1018 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 60221, Page 512, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Arnold Mill Road.

Years Due: 2019 File #: 64 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4700-0387-080-4 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Perfect Home, LLC Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 40731/453 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4700-0387-080-4, lying and being in Land Lots 387 & 406 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 2.17 acres, more or less, being designated as Common Area, Hampton Manor Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 287, Page 33, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 40731, Page 453, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Manor Trace.

Years Due: 2013-2019 File #: 70 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4930-0893-016-7 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Riopelle, Christy & McNamara, Brian Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 51363/186; 58307/640 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 4930 0893 016 7, lying and being in Land Lot 893 of the 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 2.01 acres, more or less, described in Deed Book 51363, Page 186 the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 2395 Bethany Bend.

Years Due: 2019 File #: 73 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -3980-0953-075-1 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Silvey, Rebecca & Scott Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 49124/277 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -3980-0953-075-1, lying and being in Land Lot 953 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 2.046 acres, more or less, being Tract 2, shown in Plat Book 262, Page 11, described in Deed Book 49124, Page 277, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 601 Dorris Road.

Years Due: 2019 File #: 75 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4380-0383-084-7

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Hall returns to lead Blessed Trinity football

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Just weeks after celebrating Blessed Trinity’s 2017 state championship, offensive coordinator Tom Hall made a tough decision to leave the school.

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The move was spurred by Hall’s personal life. His wife’s demanding career had the couple living in different states — Hall in Metro Atlanta, his spouse in Nashville. Face-to-face time was limited to weekends.

That decision ended Hall’s decade of coaching and teaching at the school in an array of capacities, from weight training to driver’s education. He was also a community coach with the freshman baseball team, an assistant under then head football coach Ricky Turner, the boys head golf coach and served as offensive coordinator for the football program.

But his most prestigious, and pressure-filled job starts now with his return to BT to take over as the program’s third head football coach.

“BT is home,” Hall said. “My three children attended the school, and I have a lot of longstanding relationships. It’s a huge vote of confidence from athletic director Ricky Turner and [principal Cathy Lancaster] to entrust me with guiding Solution

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this program moving forward and competing at a high level.”

Athletic Director Ricky Turner said Hall was the “perfect fit” for the job.

“He is a talented, knowledgeable football coach who has the tools to continue our tradition of success in the program,” Turner said. “Tom is also an exceptional role model who will carry out the four pillars of our school mission statement to the fullest. I am excited for these young men who will get to compete under his leadership.”

Hall makes no illusions the bar has been set high for the program. Since his tenure, the Titans have captured two more state titles and continued as a formidable force in the state high school football landscape. He replaces Tim McFarlin, who compiled a 112-20-1 record with three state titles and seven region crowns in 10 years.

But Hall welcomes the challenge.

“Tim McFarlin did an outstanding job at BT, and I am certainly honored and privileged in helping him build that,” Hall said. “He’s left some big shoes to fill, but I’m not going to shy away from it. I’m just very excited about it.”

Along with Hall’s pressure-is-privilege philosophy comes another strategy — if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

“We understand what has made BT successful, and we’re not going to stray from that, but with each year you do have to assess your players and cater to their strengths,” he said.

The offensive-minded coach says he wants to implement a better balance between the Titans’ run and pass game, with the emphasis still on running the ball first. Defensively, BT will focus on playing fast and physical while limiting big plays and be great tacklers, he said.

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Tom Hall, a former offensive coordinator at Blessed Trinity, was recently named the program’s third head coach.

Overall, BT’s new head coach wants to continue the program’s prosperity, and he is “honored and privileged” for the opportunity.

“I am eager to rejoin the BT players, coaches and community very soon to continue to build strong relationships and a bright future,” Hall said. “I look forward to guiding the program and continuing to compete at the highest level in the years to come.”

Defendant(s) in FiFa: Southern Development Partners LLC Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 60769/320; 60769/317 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4380-0383-084-7, lying and being in Land Lots 44 & 64 of the 14th Land District, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, described in Deed Book 60769, Page 317, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 15765 Bon Endriot Drive.

Years Due: 2019 File #: 76 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4380-0383-085-4 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Southern Development Partners LLC Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 60769/320; 60769/317 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4380-0383-085-4, lying and being in Land Lots 44 & 64 of the 14th Land District, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, described in Deed Book 60769, Pages 317-320, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 15730 Bon Endriot Drive.

Years Due: 2019

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Roswell Fire Department awarded car seat mini grant ROSWELL, Ga — The Roswell Fire Department is providing car seats and education to financially eligible families in North Fulton County to help ensure children are safe while riding in motor vehicles. The Fire Department was awarded the 2021 Car Seat Mini-Grant by the Georgia Department of Public Health, Injury Prevention Program.

“It’s our responsibility to keep our children safe,” said Lt. Ed Botts of the Roswell Fire Department. “The Car Seat Mini-Grant is a great opportunity to help our community and help protect our children from serious injuries or death in motor vehicle crashes.”

In Fulton County, the Roswell Fire Department and Safe Kids North Fulton educate parents and caregivers on how to properly install and use car seats, offer car seat inspections and provide car seats and booster seats to needy families.

Through the car seat mini-grant, agencies supporting more than 120 counties are working to keep Georgia’s

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children safe. These programs help families get their children buckled up right, every trip, every time. The program is funded by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car seats reduce fatal injuries by 71 percent among infants and by 54 percent among children 1–4 years old in passenger

cars. Car seats offer the best protection for children in the event of a crash, and they are most effective when installed and used correctly. Nearly three out of every four car seats are not used properly.

For more information about the Fulton County car seat program, contact Lt. Ed Botts at 770-594-6225 or visit www.safekidsnorthfulton.org.

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Frank Schiesser, Jr., 94, of Roswell, passed away January 29, 2021. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

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Diann Sieling, 81, of Alpharetta, passed away February 4, 2021.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

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Michael Whittle, 75, of Roswell, passed away February 1, 2021.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

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