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Neighbors raise cain over hotel in Crabapple

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – More than 125 Alpharetta community members dialed in for a virtual hearing July 13 to vent frustrations over a hotel development proposed along Alpharetta’s border with the city of Milton.

Local developer Rob Forrest is planning a multi-faceted development with an 80-room hotel, amenities, meeting and event spaces, as well as a restaurant and rooftop bar and pool.

The development would occupy 1.3 acres off Crabapple Road, in between the Crabapple Government Center and The Goddard School Crabapple.

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It’s not your typical biker bar, but Whitetail Bicycles & Coffee Company, draws a special clientele of people who love bicycles, good coffee and beer. The Milton shop on Mid Broadwell Road will move down the street to Crabapple Road at the end of 2022. Read more, Page 8.

Community fundraises for victim’s family

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North Point project stalls in committee

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OPINION: Everybody knows Billy Bates

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Two accounts of fraud reported in two days MILTON, Ga. –– Milton police are investigating two recent cases of account fraud.

Two mail fraud reports were made June 6 and 7.

The first report, filed June 6, was from a victim who told police he had received a bill from T-Mobile at his residence on Bethany Oaks Point. The bill for $4,700 was addressed to his limited liability company. The victim called TMobile and was told that he had opened 29 voice lines, eight handset lines and seven connected devices.

He then attempted to file a fraud report with their service, and they advised him to file a police report.

The next day, a Milton woman reported she had received information in the mail about an account with Chase Bank, although she never opened an account with the bank.

In the mail from Chase Bank, there’d been a check addressed to her for $400.

She called her own bank and was

PUBLIC SAFETY told the check was stolen and was denied when someone attempted to deposit it in New York.

She stated to police she then froze her account, contacted the Federal Trade Commission and the Social Security Administration of identity fraud.

Residents’ porch camera stolen in broad daylight MILTON, Ga. –– A Milton resident’s front porch camera was stolen in early afternoon on Laurel Grove Drive July 7.

The victim told police a vehicle had quickly pulled into his driveway, and he assumed it was a delivery driver.

The victim stated he heard a loud thud, and thought it was a large package being placed on the front porch. He then checked the porch and saw the camera wiring had been cut and the camera was missing.

He checked footage to see if any movement was caught before it was disconnected but there was no footage. The camera has a value of $250.

Milton woman defrauded in online loan scheme MILTON, Ga. –– A Milton woman notified police July 7 that she had been the victim of fraud for a loan she had applied for online to help pay for her upcoming

Woman found dead at Alpharetta hotel ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Authorities say that the body of a 35-year-old woman was found at a hotel in Alpharetta over the weekend, prompting a death investigation by the Alpharetta Police Department.

According to Detective Lt. A. Splawn, the woman was found deceased by her boyfriend at the Comfort Inn on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta at about noon on July 10.

Splawn said that they have not discovered any evidence that the death is a result of foul play.

Investigators are awaiting an autopsy by the Fulton County Medical Examiners Office to determine the woman’s cause of death.

“We are still actively investigating the facts related to the victim and her personal circumstances,” he said.

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The lending company contacted her, and she provided her bank account information to receive the funds. The company stated they would first send a small amount to the account before transferring the full amount. She stated the company deposited a check for $900, then told her they needed her to return the money through Cashapp. She opted instead to send the money through the Zale cash app, but the company said the transfer did not go through after two attempts.

She ultimately bought two Target gift cards for a total of $900 and sent the card numbers to two phone numbers.

She then was asked to buy insurance to insure the loan which she found odd because the application said nothing about requiring it.

Meanwhile, the lending company continued sending checks to her account totaling $2,400. She asked them to stop, but she was told that she needed to repay the money or face possible criminal charges. She bought three Walmart gift cards totaling $1,200 and provided the company with the card numbers.

She ultimately realized she was dealing with a scam artist and notified her bank. She was told all of the checks from the lending company were forged and had not cleared. She also discovered all her cash app transfers had gone through.

She reported a total loss of $5,084 due to the scam.

CORRECTION A front-page article in the July 7 Milton Herald included an erroneous headline. The article correctly identified a proposed tax cut for owner-occupied homeowners. The headline incorrectly referred to the measure as a tax hike.

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Family of slain Roswell woman turns to community for support

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The family of a 23-year-old Roswell woman fatally shot on July 6 is raising funds to help pay for her funeral expenses and support her two children.

As of July 13, the family had raised more than $20,000 out of their $50,000 goal. The GoFundMe page states any excess funds will go toward Johana Samantha ‘Samy’ Cabrales-Hernandez’s 2-yearold daughter and 7-month-old son.

Roswell police spokesman Tim Lupo told Appen Media on July 11 officers are still searching for Cabrales-Hernandez’s boyfriend. Fabien Malik Perry, 27, is accused of fatally shooting CabralesHernandez inside their home on the 100 block of Old Ferry Way just after midnight on July 6.

Police have since expanded their search outside the state, but Lupo said there are no additional public updates on the case at this time.

“We continue to actively seek Perry’s apprehension,” Lupo said. “We have been in contact with our federal partners, along with local and state contacts toward those ends.”

Cabrales-Hernandez’s sister, Miriam Cabrales Jaimes, describes the incident on GoFundMe as a “senseless act of violence.”

“We are kindly asking for your help and cooperation in raising funds for Samy’s funeral expenses,” Jaimes wrote.

“Any funds that are left over from her funeral expenses will be used to help support her babies.”

To donate, visit gofundme.com/f/ help-for-samys-funeral-expenses.

Perry is described as a black male, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing approximately 165 pounds.

Anyone with information about the incident or Perry’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-640-4100. Anonymous information can be shared through Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or online at StopCrimeATL.org.

Anyone experiencing domestic violence or concerned that a friend or family member might be experiencing domestic violence can call 1-800-334-2836 to speak with an advocate. To find a shelter, visit gcadv.org/domestic-violence-centers/.

Jaimes did not respond to a request for comment.

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Johana Samantha ‘Samy’ Cabrales-Hernandez, 23, died July 6, leaving behind two children. Her boyfriend, Fabien Malik Perry, is accused of fatally shooting her inside their Roswell home.

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Forrest said the project was shaped around input from local business owners, restaurant owners and community members. Another meeting has been scheduled for July 20 at Alpharetta City Hall at 6 p.m.

Most community members viewing Wednesday’s meeting expressed opposition to the development, citing traffic concerns, objecting to its scale and character and questioning whether the 1.3-acre project could handle parking from guests and employees.

Opposition grew even more fervent over the fact that the hotel would be next door to The Goddard School Crabapple.

“We can talk about congestion and parking, fit to the area, the noise, the traffic, the zoning ... but plain and simple it’s dangerous.” Debra Braun, owner and operator of The Goddard School Crabapple said during the session.

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Braun, who has operated the school since it opened in 2003, said the hotel would have huge impacts on the school and could put children and families at risk.

Even without the addition of a hotel next door, Braun said that surrounding development has already caused dangerous situations at the school, due to unsafe drivers and people cutting through the roads connecting The Goddard school to the adjacent developments.

“Whether we need a hotel or not, I don’t know. I know nothing about that. But, this is not the location for it,” she said. “There are shootings at schools, there is potential voyeurism by being able to see into a playground, into classrooms, to say nothing of the congested area.”

Alpharetta resident Clifford Martin laid out his own objections to the development, emphasizing that any project built in Alpharetta must be consistent with what residents envi-

A 1.3-acre property off Crabapple Road in Alpharetta is now the subject of public scrutiny after community members learned of plans to erect a hotel on the Alpharetta/Milton border.

We can talk about congestion and parking, fit to the area, the noise, the traffic, the zoning ... but plain and simple it’s dangerous.”

DEBRA BRAUN owner and operator of The Goddard School Crabapple sion. He said the project doesn’t fit the community’s needs.

“This is not the city of Milton,” Martin said. “... What Milton does is what Milton does, but this is Alpharetta, and you need to be respectful to the people of Alpharetta.”

Addressing the community’s comments and objections, Forrest said that while the development seems out of

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character by Alpharetta zoning standards, the project isn’t too out of keeping with businesses in the surrounding area.

Forrest said the property is in a unique position, because it sits on an island that is part of Alpharetta but surrounded by the city of Milton.

“Yes, we are zoning this in Alpharetta but that’s because this is a pocket, 100 percent surrounded 360 degrees by the city of Milton,” he said.

“So, this really isn’t Alpharetta – legally it’s Alpharetta, but it is in the center of downtown Milton.”

Parking at the establishment could be doubled with valets and a lift system, similar to that used at The Hamilton hotel in downtown Alpharetta, he said. Any concerns about the size of the development, he said, could be alleviated in the planning process when they have a more realistic picture of

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Continued from Page 4 what the project would look like.

“It’s very residentially sized, so it’s not a big building, I know it looks like it on the renderings, but these renderings are not final by any stretch,” Forrest said. “These are just talking points to get started with.”

The Zoom Hearing on the hotel development was interrupted and discontinued after about 30 minutes, when the session was “Zoom-Bombed” by uninvited attendees who disrupted the discussion.

City staff said unanswered questions would be addressed by Forrest and shared online at a future date.

The proposal will go before the Alpharetta Planning Commission on Aug. 4, and before the Alpharetta City Council on Aug. 22.

Mid Broadwell project

In other matters brought up at the Wednesday session, Toll Brothers pitched a proposed development off Mid Broadwell and Wills Road in Alpharetta.

Attorney Don Rolader, representing the developers, said that if granted a rezoning, Toll Brothers would develop the property into a project with 54 townhomes and 20 separate singlefamily homes.

Rolader said that the project spans 10.7 acres from The Lex Apartment Complex on Mid Broadwell Road to Cronan’s Cabinet Shop at the corner of Mid Broadwell and Wills Roads and abutting the Hunter’s Oaks Subdivi-

Yes, we are zoning this in Alpharetta but that’s because this is a pocket, 100 percent surrounded 360 degrees by the city of Milton. So, this really isn’t Alpharetta – legally it’s Alpharetta, but it is in the center of downtown Milton.”

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An application filed with the City of Alpharetta proposes a boutique hotel on Crabapple Road in downtown Milton, though the parcel falls under Alpharetta’s jurisdiction. sion in the south.

Townhomes in the development would be priced from the mid$700,000s with 2,400-square-foot floorplans, and detached single family homes would be priced from the high $900,000s at 3,100 square feet, according to Toll Brothers Land Acquisition Manager Cassie Fitzgerald.

Questions and comments from community members focused on traffic impact, how the new development would affect the community and what density the development would be zoned for.

Most residents who weighed in, objected to the proposal or questioned its suitability for the area.

“We’ve been here a little bit less than a year, and frankly the traffic is so bad it’s a living hell,” Wills Road resident Michael Bergman said.

“I’m really disappointed to hear that this is even a possibility,” resident Lindsey Bergman said. “We can’t even pull out of our driveway during a workday or at 5 o’clock when school is in session. It is a parking lot. I think this is a foolish decision and a foolish idea in general.”

Rolader countered that the developer would be conducting a traffic study in the area in the next week to find out more about what the impact of their project might be, and what traffic mitigation techniques would need to be deployed.

“Right now, it’s zoned more intensely than what we propose for development, and in my developer’s opinion, if you were to develop it for commercial and office purposes, it would yield much more traffic than what we’re proposing,” he said. “We think that

our traffic study will indicate a way in which do this development and maintain the stability of the traffic in that area.”

However, opponents questioned running a traffic study during the

summer and not when the roads are at their peak use during the school year.

Like the proposed Crabapple hotel, this item will go before Alpharetta officials at their meetings in August for further discussion and a vote.

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I hate to say it, I’m a huge coffee snob.

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Whitetail Bicycles mixes bikes, beer and java

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helped the shop carve out a niche in the market.

MILTON, Ga. — If you’re thinking about a place to buy a bike, a place to pick up coffee and a place to grab a beer, you’re likely thinking about three different places. But nestled in downtown Milton is a unique shop where you can do all three.

For six years, Whitetail Bicycles & Coffee Company has been serving up java and selling bikes on the corner of Mid Broadwell Road and Mayfield Road.

Owner Shaune Huysamen’s original idea was just to open a coffee shop, but he felt the building’s lack of parking would make it hard for a standalone coffee bar to thrive.

That’s when his love of bikes came into the picture.

Huysamen, a native of Capetown, South Africa, started racing bikes at age 10. He moved to North Fulton County in 1999 after graduating secondary school. He originally intended to return to South Africa to attend the University of Capetown to study sports medicine or physical therapy after a year, but he fell in love with the U.S. and decided to stay.

“Honestly, it sounds corny, but I love America,” Huysamen said. “I think it’s a great country. A lot of opportunity and good culture. It’s very similar in a lot of ways to South Africa, but also big, big differences in some other aspects.”

After relocating permanently to Georgia, Huysamen spent years in the real estate business before deciding to open Whitetail. The shop focuses on selling high-end road bikes and gravel bikes. It also offers bike repair services. Huysamen said the gravel roads in Milton have

Mixing it up

On the beverage side of business, Whitetail had to stick to coffee his first two years of operation. When the city loosened some of its regulations and allow open alcohol containers in the Crabapple district in 2017, Huysamen was able to obtain a limited tap license that allows him to serve limited amounts of beer from local Georgia breweries.

Huysamen said the bikes drive the business because not many customers come in just to buy a coffee or a beer. He also noted that Whitetail’s limited java selection is primarily aimed at “coffee snobs.”

“Being in Milton, most of these people, they’re not really coffee drinkers, they’re like dessert drinkers,” Huysamen said. “They go to Starbucks. I hate to say it, I’m a huge coffee snob. That’s not coffee. This is kind of for purists, people who know coffee. It’s not Starbucks where you have a frappe, a Frappuccino.

We just don’t have that.”

Huysamen said the retail bike industry is difficult to break into, and he opened Whitetail with no prior experience. Some of the bicycle brands he wanted to sell wouldn’t work with someone who wasn’t established, he said, and the business operated at a loss the first three years. But, business took off soon after, he said, especially in 2020 when the pandemic forced people to search for more outdoor activities.

Huysamen said running such a small business takes a lot of work, but his family’s support has helped him succeed.

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Whitetail Bicycles & Coffee Company owner Shaune Huysamen stands behind the store’s coffee counter July 13. Huysamen opened the store six years ago and has since expanded it to Canton.

Relocation in the works

At the end of the 2022, Whitetail’s Milton location will move down the street to Crabapple Road, near Nest Cafe. He said the owner of the building he now rents on Mid Broadwell Road has sold the property, a development he didn’t see coming until he noticed surveyors outside the building two days in a row.

Huysamen said he was luckily able to find the new location with the help of a developer he knows, and that the new location will offer him more space.

“It all worked out well,” Huysamen said. “Something really sucky turned into a positive. It’s a bigger space, it’ll be

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Bicycles and accessories sit on racks at Whitetail Bicycles & Coffee Company on Mid Broadwell Road July 13.

Whitetail: Continued from Page 8 better parking. We’re going to expand on the coffee. I think we’ll have a lot more walk-up traffic.”

In addition to his new opportunity to expand in Milton, Huysamen also opened a new branch of the business in Canton, where he lived briefly. The current space is solely a coffee shop, under the name Whitetail Coffee Company, but he’s also working on opening a chapter of the bike shop in the same development.

“It’s been fantastic,” Huysamen said.

“Canton is definitely on the move, too.

It’s really cool to see these little towns blowing up.”

Honestly, it sounds corny, but I love America, I think it’s a great country. A lot of opportunity and good culture. It’s very similar in a lot of ways to South Africa, but also big, big differences in some other aspects.”

SHAUNE HUYSAMEN Whitetail Bicycles & Coffee Company owner

Whitetail offers a small selection of coffees, which owner Shaune Huysamen says appeals to “coffee snobs.”

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Eagles Nest Church eyes East Roswell Kohl’s site

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Eagles Nest Church is under contract to purchase the Kohl’s lot off Holcomb Bridge Road that has been vacant for close to six years.

Senior Pastor Lee Jenkins told Appen Media July 13 that the 15.5-acre site in East Roswell consists of three separate buildings but declined to share details about the church’s plans for the property.

“We have been pursuing this property for years and will be closing this fall,” Jenkins said. “Once we close on the property, we will be providing more information about our plans. Please know that we are committed to greatly enhancing this property and making it something that Roswell will be proud of.”

Jenkins founded Eagles Nest Church in 2012, and it has since grown to more than 1,000 members.

The church previously leased a space in Alpharetta but moved its services to Centennial High School in July after the property sold to another church.

Jenkins says in a video uploaded to YouTube that the church in Alpharetta

sold about a year ago. While Eagles Nest was allowed to keep holding services there, it was asked to move them to the afternoons.

Roswell Community Relations Director Julie Brechbill said the former Kohl’s property is zoned as commercial mixed use. As of July 13, nothing has been filed to go before the Planning and Zoning Division.

Kohl’s announced in 2016 it would close 18 under-performing stores as part of the company’s plan to venture into the outlet business. One of those locations was in East Roswell.

Then, in February, the City Council unanimously approved a conditional use permit to convert the property into a pickleball sports and recreation facility called Pickle and Social, hoping it would become a destination site for East Roswell.

But, the following month, developer Competitive Social Ventures announced it had deemed the property “too costprohibitive” and that it had decided to look at other locations in the city.

The site is one of two empty big box stores in East Roswell that are set to be replaced after being vacant for more than half a decade.

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Plans call for 335 one-, two- and threebedroom apartments, 74 townhomes, 75,000 square feet of retail and a large public central green with pavilion.

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MILTON, Ga. — The Milton Community Theatre is producing “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” July 22-24.

The musical comedy is the theatre’s fourth annual production and can be enjoyed by the entire family. Performances will be at Mill Springs Academy, which is a partner of the Milton Community Theatre.

The theatre is a project of the Mil-

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Tickets for “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. To purchase tickets, visit MiltonArtsCouncil. com/Community-Theatre.

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Alpharetta planners stall North Point project

By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Planning Commission delayed its decision on a massive redevelopment of the North Point Mall area July 7.

The project, planned to be built by Trademark Property Company, would see a large portion of the existing mall demolished and replaced with multifamily housing, retail and office space and new greenspace. After more than four hours of discussion on the project, the Planning Commission deferred its decision to its Aug. 4 meeting, citing concerns about what the project offers to Alpharetta’s residents.

Developers had requested a rezoning of the area from “planned shopping center” to “mixed-use,” as well as variances to city rules governing building heights.

Redevelopment plans call for more than 930 apartment and townhome units, 315,000 feet of new retail and restaurant space, 120,000 feet of office space and a 150-key hotel on the 84-acre site.

The development would also include 18 acres of open civic and amenity space and connectivity with the AlphaLoop trail and MARTA services. As the plan stands, construction would be conducted in three phases over nearly 10 years.

City staff recommended that the Planning Commission approve the rezoning subject to a list of 35 conditions, including a requirement that a grocery store or market be included as part of the development within the second phase of construction.

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Alpharetta Community Development Director Kathi Cook discusses the proposed redevelopment of North Point Mall with the city Planning Commission July 8.

Commissioners took issue with the fact that fewer than 4 percent of the total residential units — 36 townhomes — would be for sale, while the other 96 percent would be rental units. Commissioner Fergal Brady also asked whether the long construction period was necessary.

Weston Graves, a representative of the applicant, noted that developer Trademark and property owner New York Life need to do “what the market demands” to ensure the development is economically feasible.

“This isn’t the only group, council is not the only group, this community is not the only group we have to answer to,” Graves said. “We reach out to those developers and say, ‘What makes sense here?’ What we ask for is whatever flexibility you think you can handle.”

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on the development’s economic aspects and obscured vision for what the development adds to the community.

“How many times you mentioned financial viability to us, you must’ve said it 15 times,” Brady said. “We want you to build the best product here, for the best experience for everyone to enjoy. We’ve already seen success in Alpharetta… the more you’re bringing up financial pieces, we don’t want to have that discussion.”

Just after 11 p.m., commissioners voted unanimously to defer the item to next month’s meeting, noting that they wanted further time to workshop the redevelopment and its conditions with the developer and property owner. Regardless of whether the Planning Commission approves the plan Aug. 4, it will have to go before the Alpharetta City Council for a final decision.

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Alpharetta restaurants clear hurdle in path to fall opening

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Two Alpharetta restaurants moved closer to opening for business July 7 when they received city staff backing for alcohol licensing and permits.

Final approval awaits a formal hearing before the Alpharetta City Council later this month.

Alcohol permits for Theo’s Brother’s Bakery and Foundation Social Eatery, both currently under construction, were presented for public comment and city staff approval at a virtual meeting held by the city.

This would be the second location for Theo’s Brother’s Bakery, represented at the meeting by local restaurateur Michele Sedgewick.

Like the first Theo’s Brother’s location on Houze Road in Crabapple, Sedgewick said the new location will still serve freshly baked bread, pastries, smoothies and coffee. It will also serve an expanded

breakfast and lunch service, with space for dinners and small events.

Sedgewick said they are projecting a September opening date.

The second restaurant, Foundation Social Eatery, was represented by owner and chef Mel Toledo who announced this will be the new site for his restaurant that was once located in Roswell.

Toledo said the new restaurant will be a split concept, with grab-and-go lunches, retail products and coffee in the front 800 square feet of the building, and a full dinner service restaurant in the building’s back half.

“I am the chef, so my food is grounded in French with influences from northern Italy,” he said.

Foundation Social Eatery will also offer a Sunday brunch, he said.

They anticipate opening Foundation Social Eatery in mid-October.

Neither application faced any opposition from the community, and after the hearing was closed, city staff recommended approval for the applications.

Suwanee man charged with rape, vehicle theft

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – A 52-year-old Suwanee man has been jailed in Forsyth County after allegedly raping and attacking a Lawrenceville woman on July 9.

Brian Keith Harris was arrested and charged with strong arm rape, aggravated assault and battery, and automobile theft, after Forsyth County Sheriff’s Deputies found an injured woman lying on the front porch of a home on Wiltshire Lane in southeast Forsyth County.

According to the sheriff’s office incident HARRIS report, the woman told first responders that she had dragged herself through the backyard of the home on Wiltshire Lane after being raped, strangled with a cord and beaten by a brick-like object, by a man she had met through the dating website Plenty of Fish.

The alleged victim told deputies that

after meeting Harris online, he had come to a club where she worked and brought her back to his home, an adjoining property on Wiltshire Lane. The victim said that she was assaulted in the home’s basement and was able to escape the property through a basement door when Harris went upstairs.

Deputies said that Harris was not found at the crime scene but was arrested later by Gwinnett County and Lawrenceville Police, after a stolen 2021 Freightliner Boom truck was tracked to an Amazon Delivery Station in Lawrenceville.

Reports say that the Freightliner truck was stolen at about 8 a.m. on Saturday morning from an address on Peachtree Parkway, just a few miles away from Wiltshire Lane.

Harris was allegedly found in the truck by police, and reportedly admitted to stealing it before being taken into custody.

The victim was taken to Wellstar North Fulton Hospital for treatment, but authorities have not shared any update on her condition.

Harris is being held in the Forsyth

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. –– The Alpharetta City Council voted unanimously July 11 to discontinue the city’s glass recycling contract with Republic Services, citing pickup reliability problems that have allegedly plagued residents for years.

Finance Director Thomas Harris said Alpharetta entered its current glass recycling contract with Republic in December 2017, hoping for a white glove pickup program that would collect glass recycling from local homes each week.

That hope was not fulfilled, Harris said, leading to massive complaints by city residents.

“They would take their bucket of glass to the curb, and they would not know when to bring it back from the curb, whether somebody would be there the next day or the day after,” Councilman John Hipes said. “If you’re going to do something, then you should do it. No service is better than bad service, and our residents were getting bad service on this one item.”

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Alpharetta Finance Director Thomas Harris speaks to City Council members about the city’s glass recycling contract at the July 11 council meeting. received, Harris reported that the glass recycling participation rate has been underwhelming, ranging from 1520 percent of residents during most months and 30 percent during the holidays.

Councilman Doug DeRito said the city has reached a crossroads with the

waste hauler.

“We’ve attempted to work with (Republic Services) to address the issue of glass collection, and I’m just going to be perfectly blunt: Republic has failed in their contractual obligations to pick up glass on a weekly basis throughout the city,” DeRito said. “That’s why

we’re sitting here tonight talking about removing glass recycling from the city’s strategy.”

He said it was not for lack of effort from the city.

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Recycling: Continued from Page 14 since the day I got sworn into office on January 3rd, and we have not really had a glass recycling program instituted properly by Republic, and that’s a fact,” he said.

DeRito said the city has looked at other options to continue glass recycling and has heard many good suggestions from residents, such as scaling back collections to once a month or working with another municipality’s recycling program.

But those solutions would need to come after the current contract is terminated, according to council members.

“I’m not sure we completely exhausted all alternatives on that, I would personally like to see us try,” DeRito said.

Several residents spoke in favor of continuing the glass recycling program at Monday’s meeting, including Margaret Culver, who said she supports a monthly pickup option and thinks it would be unacceptable for Alpharetta to discontinue glass recycling altogether.

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Culver said that even though there are problems with the current arrangement, it makes no sense to put glass into the landfill when it can so easily be recycled.

“I just hope that we can consider all

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Alpharetta resident Margaret Culver speaks in favor of preserving some semblance of the city’s glass recycling program at a City Council meeting July 11. that and maybe come up with a solution before we cancel the program,” she said.

After voting to end their contract for glass recycling with Republic, many council members assured residents that this is not the end, and they promised to bring back a solution in the near future.

“While a decision of some sort will

be made tonight, it’s not the end of addressing glass recycling,” Hipes said.

With the discontinuation of glass recycling in Alpharetta by Republic Services, Harris said residents should expect a refund from the city for prepaid services soon and should expect to see their waste management bill reduced by about $4 going forward.

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OPINION

PRESERVING THE PAST

Everybody knew Billy Bates: Part 2 In a previous column, I described Billy Bates’ experiences as a sailor during World War II. The story continues today about his passion for life as expressed through his wide-ranging interests and through some of the people who played BOB MEYERS important roles in his life.

Billy had many hobbies. He traveled all over the Southeast searching for geodes and other rocks and minerals. Following his death, his large collection was donated to the Cobb County Geological Society.

He made beautiful furniture from trees cut down on his large property on Mayfield Road and from rare wood he collected and stored in his well-appointed workshop.

He collected many varieties and colors of bamboo from around the world and had a neat circular garden devoted to them.

He had to plow the garden every year to keep the bamboo under control.

He helped catalog all the cemeteries in the area, often trapsing through thick underbrush to locate long forgotten graves.

His research and exploration helped locate the first settlement of Alpharetta, known today as Farmhouse.

Phil Benton, husband of Billy’s daughter Shirley, first met Billy in 1968 when he and Shirley were students at North Georgia College. After their marriage in 1972 they moved into a house next door to Billy and his first wife Dorothy Mae Sims (1926-1989). Phil enjoyed visiting Billy’s workshop which contained lots of tools.

“I would hold boards while he sawed, helped in the garden and helped him crank small engines such as wood splitters, tractors and chain saws. He was always in motion which was one reason he stayed in great shape for most of his life,” Phil said.

He called Billy “Papa.”

Shirley says that her father wanted “three educated, productive children.

As a child I loved the road trips we so often took to historical sites, Civil War battlefields, Indian burial grounds, family cemeteries, gold mines, caves, rock quarries, old-growth forests and family home places. Every place we went seemed to be ‘just a little bit farther’ down some unused, well-rutted, red dirt road. I suspect in his own way he was teaching us to be good stewards, to respect and honor our history. He took us to ‘natural history museums,’ not in structured buildings but out in natural settings.”

Billy’s youngest child, Lynn Bates,

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Billy built several barns and sheds on his property, doing much of the construction himself. The middle barn was built to house his horses. Billy rode in Old Soldiers Day Parades in Alpharetta.

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Billy made many large and small hunting knives out of old saw blades, wood and leather. Here is one example.

recalls attending the Birmingham Baptist Church growing up, noting that Billy was a religious man. Lynn left home to become a teacher in Fulton County and moved back to live in a house adjacent to Billy’s property when she retired. She often helped Billy clear woods and worked in Billy’s large garden. He even bought her a Kuboda tractor with scoop and taught her to drive it.

“Those were very special years for me,” Lynn said.

Norm Broadwell, who taught two of

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Following his 25 years as a volunteer fire fighter, the City of Alpharetta recognized Billy for his service. Billy played an important role as a volunteer. His son Bill served as Chief of the Alpharetta Fire Department for many years.

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Billy Bates had wide-ranging interests, but above all he loved to fish.

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The only story that really matters Last week, a resident called our managing editor and said he was worried about his future. He lives in an affordable housing complex that was shut down, and now he and his neighbors weren’t sure where CARL APPEN to go.

Director of Content & DevelopPat Fox took that ment call from Michael carl@appenmedia.com Dowda and knew exactly what to do. He typed out the information and sent it to Chamian Cruz, our Roswell reporter.

A few days later, we published a story about Dowda and the 32 other residents of 199 Grove Way, an apartment complex owned by the Roswell Housing Authority.

The building is 40 years old, sits within a half-mile of City Hall and is in such disrepair that the city has ordered it unsafe for occupancy. As it turns out, this isn’t new information. For reasons that remain unclear, the property is operated by the Gainesville Housing Authority, and a GHA representative says she became aware of the building’s structural issues 10 years ago when she joined the agency.

The apartments are reserved for lower-income residents. Many of the tenants have lived there for 20 years and are elderly or disabled.

Now, they must all find a new place to live. They aren’t having much luck. Georgia does not require landlords to accept vouchers, and not many are willing to do it. As a result, 20 of the 33 Grove Way residents still have no place to go.

Bates: Continued from Page 28 Billy’s three children as a history teacher at Milton High School for 40 years, became close friends with Billy through their mutual love of history. They were among the co-founders of the Alpharetta and Old Milton County Historical Society in 1979.

In 1991 Billy married Marjorie Moore who in the 1970s worked for five years in the Bates and Wood Super Market with her brother Bobby, both as butchers. She later worked for the Post Office for 11 years and then for a private company doing computer data entry.

She recalls that Billy loved to take long drives, and that twice a week they would spend the day in the car.

“Billy could navigate by rivers and streams that he knew by heart,” she said.

“He never needed a map. We always went to someplace new.”

Chamian attended a community meeting, interviewed tenants and spoke with housing administrators. She walked through the complex with Dowda, experiencing firsthand the condition of the building and its units. Then, she wrote about it.

Roswell Mayor Kurt Wilson took a few minutes out of Monday’s City Council meeting to address Chamian and the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald. He said there was a story that should be told, “a fantastic expose to be written,” about the Roswell Housing Authority. But it wasn’t written, he said. Instead, we focused on the current situation — where we are, not how we got here.

Part of Mayor Wilson’s goal, I think, was to point out that his administration inherited the problem. He walked into a situation that instilled genuine, dire concern for the safety of his residents, and he acted on it. I commend him for it.

But I push back on his other point.

Michael Dowda’s story did need to be told. In fact, I think it’s the only one that really matters.

A small part of what we do in local news is investigative journalism.

We spend money on FOIA requests and PACER access. Reporters comb through budgets, monitor indictments and read countless police reports. We compile hundreds of excel documents to find patterns in municipal data. We’ll even take a city to court if we think they’re breaking the law.

“Watchdog journalism” is important.

Some newspapers even use it to drive subscription campaigns. But it’s not all there is.

The reality is that most of our stories are from, and about, the community.

Your valedictorians, Rotary Club meetings and back-to-school drives. Within our pages, you’ll find columns about the area’s history, photos from Fourth of July events and reports of teacher burnout.

We try and profile a local business every week – picked by the newsroom, away from the sales department, I might add.

Those are the stories that relay the face of a community and what it’s like to live there.

As Michael Dowda stood at the podium in Roswell City Hall, his face conveyed much to me. He looked right at the City Council and Mayor Wilson, as they insisted they inherited the problem.

Investigate the Roswell Housing Authority, they said. That’s the real story.

“I was homeless for almost four years,” Dowda said. The Vietnam War veteran had slept in cars, warehouses and hotels until a spot opened at Grove Way. “I will not be homeless again. I’ll soon get my home in heaven. But we’ve got to solve this problem.”

I truly share Michael Dowda’s optimism that this mayor and council, city staff and “especially the residents, other citizens of Roswell,” will find a solution.

Optimistic, yes, but it will take work.

Since the story has come out, we have heard a lot of folks calling for a fix. Senators, representatives and other elected officials have expressed concern. Community and nonprofit leaders say they are willing to lend a hand. But there is still no clear resolution.

Part of local news is calling out wrongdoing. It’s an important part of

this story, and as Mayor Wilson said, there is no shortage of it. How did we get here? How did this property get to be in such bad shape? Why is the move being handled this way? To say nothing of the larger questions of this issue. What’s going on with housing in Metro Atlanta, or around the country? Why are we treating our elderly, our veterans, our vulnerable populations so poorly?

Those are all questions we need to ask. But we can’t lose sight of the real story.

On Aug. 28, Michael Dowda and his neighbors must leave their homes and they don’t have anywhere to go.

That’s the story we must tell. We must also work together, as a community, to find a solution. Chamian, Pat and I want to hear from anyone who wants to help.

Developers, Rabbis, officials, therapists, soccer coaches. If you have an idea, let us know. If you don’t have one, but you still want to help, let us know that too.

If you’re a property owner or landlord willing to take a Tenant Protection Voucher, contact Beth Brown at the Gainesville Housing Authority: 770-536-1294, Ext. 205, bbrown@gainesvillehousing.org.

Two things make me optimistic; I know people in this community will want to help, and there absolutely must be a solution. I refuse to concede these residents are destined to be without a place to sleep.

In talking with folks over the past week, I have remarked that this is the most important work we’ve done in local news. I’m beginning to think it’s the only story that matters at all.

He made hunting knives out of the used saw blades. Marjorie sewed leather sheaths for the knives.

Connie Mashburn, another close friend and local historian, thought of Billy as a teacher.

“He brought more people into genealogy and history than anyone I have ever known,” said Connie, who treasures a chair Billy made for Connie’s grandson.

Barry Mansell, Billy’s first cousin, has fond memories accompanying Billy on trips with his brother Marcus, and his father William, son Bill and several others in the 1970s to Horseshoe Beach and Steinhatchee, Florida, for sea bass and the inevitable fish fry. Billy was the chef.

Billy will be long remembered for two unique contributions to the community: his research and depth of knowledge of local genealogy and his key role in the development of the Alpharetta Fire Department.

Billy suffered a heart attack in the early 1980s. While recovering, son-in-law

Phil, who worked for Honey Baked Hams for 16 years in their computer department, set up a Compaq computer in Billy’s office. Phil bought a $3.50 genealogy program for Billy. In the early 1990s Phil built custom computers for Billy who had two computers going at a time using specialized software packages. He followed the genealogy of many local families and had copious notes about people, eventually accumulating 50,000 entries.

Billy became the acknowledged expert in local genealogy and frequently gave public presentations on the subject.

In 1944 a handful of local business leaders obtained sufficient surplus war material from the U.S. government to start an Alpharetta Volunteer Fire Department.

It gradually grew in size and capability, and in 1957 Billy was one of several local men to volunteer as part of a reorganized department.

The details of this time are contained in the book “Alpharetta, Milton County – The Early Years,” by Connie Mashburn, ©

2008 by City of Alpharetta. Billy devoted more than 25 years to the fire department.

Bill Bates followed his dad into the department. At the age of 10 he would accompany his father to fires several times a week but had to stay in the car and watch from a distance. As he got older, he was allowed to get out of the car and eventually joined the department and worked his way up the ladder. He became a battalion chief, then fire marshall and was responsible for building six fire stations. He became the first salaried chief of the department in 1989, a position he ably held until his retirement in 2006 ending a career of 43 years in the fire service.

Billy’s final years were marked by health setbacks. Marjorie was his devoted caregiver, always available to make him comfortable and as productive as possible.

Friends often came to pay their respects to Billy Shirley Bates, truly one of a kind.

Bob is Director Emeritus of the Milton Historical Society. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net.

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Oval table & 4 upholstered chairs (2 with arms, 2 without) Family room (sofa, end table, large square coffee table) And assorted pieces.

770-740-1108

Concrete/ Asphalt

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Sales

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SERVICE DIRECTORY Haulers

from recent renovation.

Refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, microwave. Call for details: 770-309-3030

Roofing

Landscaping

Full Service LANDSCAPING Company

Bush Hogging, Clearing, Grading, Hauling, Etc. Many local references-

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

678-898-7237

678-898-7237

Home Improvement

Pinestraw

Call Ralph Rucker

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

Flooring

Prepare for power outages today

Prepare for power outages today

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Ralph Rucker

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 Repaired and Installed. Covers, siding, soffit, facia. www.aaronsgutters.com. Senior citizen

Tree Services COMPLETE TREE SERVICES Appen-Rated 98 Text or Call us for a FREE quote appointment.

Tree removal, Pruning, Stump grinding, Free mulch, Fully insured, Emergency 24/7

24 hour emergency service. Licensed, insured. Workers Comp, insurance claims. 25+ years experience. Family business. Free estimates. We Love Challenges!

Yellow Ribbon Tree Experts 770-512-8733 • www.yellowribbontree.com

770-450-8188

SELL IT, FIND IT, BUY IT IN OUR CLASSIFIEDS PLACE YOUR AD HERE

770.442.3278

PLACE YOUR AD HERE 770.442.3278

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North Fulton Community Charities School Supply Drive THANK YOU FOR HELPING SEND A CHILD BACK TO SCHOOL!

As an ambassador for this program, I have arranged to have drop boxes for backpacks and or supplies at the following locations: CORE57

NORTH FULTON FIRE DEPARTMENTS (24 LOCATIONS)

Milton Alpharetta

Roswell Alpharetta Milton Johns Creek Sandy Springs

ATLANTA FINE HOMES SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY 1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 400 Alpharetta, Georgia 30009

D O N AT I O N D E A D L I N E I S J U LY 2 0. A L L I T E M S M U ST B E B R A N D N E W.

Supply Lists

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL

KINDERGARTEN - FIFTH GRADE

SIXTH GRADE - EIGHTH GRADE

NINTH GRADE - 12TH GRADE

• Washable markers

• Dry erase markers

• Scientific calculator

• Crayons

• Mechanical and No. 2 pencils

• Mechanical and No. 2 pencils

• Scissors

• Black, blue and red pens

• Black, blue and red pens

• Glue sticks

• Highlighters

• Index cards

• Pencil pouch/box

• Colored pencils

• Highlighters

• Spiral notebook

• College-ruled paper

• College-ruled paper

• Pocket folders

• Notebook dividers

• Notebook dividers

• Wide-ruled paper

• Pocket folders

• Three-ring, 1.5-inch/2-inch binder

• Colored pencils

• Index cards

• Erasers

• Index cards

• Erasers

• Composition notebooks

• Erasers

• Composition notebooks

• Pocket folders

• No. 2 pencils

• Three-ring, 1.5-inch/2-inch binders

• Graph paper

• Three-ring, 1.5-inch/2-inch binder

• Glue sticks (no bottles)

• Post-it® notes

• 12-inch ruler

• Graph paper

• Dry erase markers

• Regular calculator

• Post-it® notes

• Sturdy high school backpack

• Highlighters

• Sturdy middle school backpack

• Spiral single/multi-subject notebook

• Wide-ruled composition notebook

• Spiral single/multi-subject notebook

• Sturdy elementary school backpack

JULIE MARTIN • c. 770.668.4680 • o. 770.442.7300 • juliemartin@atlantafinehomes.com atlantafinehomes.com | sothebysrealty.com 1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 400 • Alpharetta, Georgia 30009 Atlanta Fine Homes, LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each franchise is independently owned and operated.