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Milton City Councilman and com mittee member Rick Mohrig countered that Milton’s municipal elections are a nonpartisan issue.
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At the committee’s Aug. 22 meet ing, several residents came forward during public comment alleging parti sanship among panel members.
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Milton High School senior Scarlett Czarnecki reads a tribute for Kathryn LaBorie, a flight attendant on Flight 175, the plane that crashed into the World Trade Center’s south tower. Czarnecki’s was one of six tributes presented for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack in a ceremony held at Milton High School Sept. 9 Read more, Page 6.
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MILTON, Ga. — Formed to wrest control of local elections from Fulton County and ensure integrity at the ballot box, Milton’s Municipal Elec tion Feasibility Committee has itself come under Residentsscrutiny.haveraised questions about possible ulterior motives and political leanings among the panel’s six Themembers.panel was intended to repre sent three groups: the City Council, city staff and Milton residents. But, in remarks to the committee a number of residents have recently raised con cerns with the panel makeup.
The theft allegedly occurred on Aug. 21, Alpharetta Police said. From security camera footage at the store, a male could be seen trying on glasses and concealing multiple pairs in his clothing.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Staff at the Len sCrafters store on North Point Circle in Alpharetta say a shoplifter stole thou sands of dollars in merchandise while posing as a customer in late August.
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In total, 33 pairs of Oakley, Versace, Prada, Burberry and other luxury brand glasses worth $10,072 were stolen.
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Every 10 years, the county and its cities – now 15 in number – renegotiate how money collected from the 1 percent tax is distributed. Most often, the pot is generally apportioned based on each city’s population, with the county keeping a small portion for administrative fees.
The town hall meeting will include the mayors of Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park and Sandy Springs, and will be moderated by WSBTV Reporter Steve Gehlback.
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Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison is one of six area mayors participating in a town hall this month to discuss talks with the county over sales tax distribution.
But now, Fulton County has an nounced is wants to increase its share of LOST proceeds from 4.9 percent to 35 percent – a move some mayors say will cost municipalities millions in funding for city services. The county has argued that with the incorporation of nearly every parcel of land into the formation of cities, it has lost millions in revenue. At the same time, county officials say they are still obligated to provide the same services, like the Health Department, Sheriff’s Office, assessments and other duties, that require funding.
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ROSWELL, Ga. — Top officials from six North Fulton County communities will meet with members of the public later this month at a multi-city town hall on proposed changes to the county’s Local Option Sales Tax (LOST).
What: At a town hall meeting, residents and city officials will discuss the ongoing negotiations with Fulton County over sales tax distributions.
The town hall will take place in the Ro swell City Council Chambers at City Hall, 38 Hill Street, Roswell GA 30075.
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Harvill provided a high-level overview of the proposed spending plan, which included anticipated general fund expen ditures, and focused on changes made since the presentation provided at the August work session.
million.The city will see an increase of about $2.5 million in general fund expendi tures for salaries and wages as in ad dition to employee benefits, according to the 2023 budget draft. This includes staffing needs for the Communications and Community Development depart ments as well as the Police and Fire departments.Miltonresidents have one more time to weigh in on the 2023 budget draft at the Sept. 19 City Council meeting. After the public hearing, the council is expected to vote on whether to adopt the newPrecedingbudget. the public hearing on the 2023 budget, Harvill presented amend ments to the 2022 budget. She pro posed to transfer $1.1 million of excess revenues to the pay-as-you-go program in the Capital Projects Fund, which includes $1 million for the build out of a new active park complex once a prop erty has been identified, $129,191 for the inclusion of a metal roof as part of the construction of Fire Station 42 and the allocation of $8,300 received from the sale of a Community Development vehicle.
MILTON, Ga. — Milton Assistant City Manager Bernadette Harvill presented the proposed 2023 budget at the first of two public hearings at the Sept. 7 Milton City Council meeting.
Milton Assistant City Manager Bernadette Harville presents the 2023 budget draft at the Sept. 7 City Council meeting. The presentation accompanied the first of two public hear ings on the new budget. The final public hearing will be on Sept. 19.
Kronk noted that some of the posi tions are to replace services, which makes for “good financial sense.” But, she said that there are several new full-
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Milton resident Mary Kronk asked that the City Council put a hold on vari ous new full- and part-time positions and related equipment until negotiations are settled with Fulton County over the distribution formula for the countywide local option sales tax, or LOST.
that will involve a varying number of positions depending on the season.
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“There will also be seasonal staff associated with the Day Camp, but 100 percent of their costs should be cov ered by revenue generated by the camp dues,” she wrote.
Harvill confirmed that the request for those positions adds up to around $1.2
time positions and part-time positions not tied to expiring contracts, as indi cated in the Maintenance & Operating initiatives section of the budget draft.
In an email response to specifics, Harvill said there are eight new full-time positions, three part-time public safety ambassadors and a program to staff part-time work in Parks and Recreation
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While the city’s current rules allow public input on any agenda item, a pub lic hearing is a time specifically set aside for the City Council to hear directly from the public, Harvill said. The public hear ing gives residents the opportunity to have direct input on the subject at hand.
MILTON, Ga. — Kathyrn LaBorie’s friends remember Kathryn as fun, loving and energetic, with a ready smile and a robust laugh.
Jamison introduced Milton Fire Chief Gabriel Benmoussa, who described the profound impact 9/11 has had on him and other first responders. Every five years, Benmoussa said he goes back to New York City and takes along a few firefighters.Benmoussa left the podium with a quote from Fr. Mychal Judge, who served as the FDNY chaplain. Judge was also the first recorded victim of 9/11.
Milton Fire Chief Gabriel Benmoussa speaks about his tradition of going back to New York City every five years to honor the victims of 9/11.
Milton High School students stood by the flags of victims recognized in previous years at the 9/11 memorial service Sept. 9. After trib utes of victims were read, students walked to the victim’s respective flag. Each student held a picture of the victim.
Her friends said she had boundless energy and a great sense of adventure. Her mother, Laura, said you could speak to her and think you’ve known her forever. LaBorie’s husband, Eric, said she taught him kindness, that there’s a kinder way to go throughout life.
Czarnecki said there was a flight attendant in the rear of the plane, who was on the phone with his mother, giv ing her a step-by-step account of what was going “Kathryn’son. parents hope everyone remembers what sacrifices many Ameri cans made on this somber September and that 9/11 is something we never need to forget,” Czarnecki said.
Behind the assembled crowd at the high school ceremony was a lawn cov ered with nearly 3,000 American flags, each representing a victim of the Sept. 11 attacks. A name is tied around each. Some 60 students, first responders and community members helped with setup Sept.
Milton High students carry on 9/11 legacy
Before6. tributes were read, Mikels invited students to stand by the flags of those who have been recognized in past years. They held a picture of the victim, looking solemnly onto the service. And, after each tribute, students went to the victim’s respective flag.
Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison also spoke.“When it comes to 9/11, these stu dents and the rest of our city will never forget,” he said. “We’ll never forget the heroism of the firefighters, police officers and others that day. We’ll never forget the tragedy of so many people whose lives were lost too quickly. And we’ll never forget how America rallied together as one in the aftermath.”
On the way back from the airport, Puglisi said he stopped by the school to
who are part of a survivor’s club, flew in to present a plaque to Milton High School Principal Brian Jones thanking the school for their efforts.
see the flags in place.
LaBorie was among the 2,977 who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist at tacks.“Passion and love are two traits that Kathryn is remembered for,” said Scar lett Czarnecki, a senior at Milton High School, who shared LaBorie’s story. The personal tribute was one of six at Milton High School’s 9/11 memorial service, Friday, Sept. 9. The other five tributes were for Lt. Kevin Pfeifer, Lt. Glenn Perry, Joseph Keller, Todd Reuben and KeithJustinMcHeffey.Mikels, who led the tributes with a poem by Scott MacDonald, said that each person has a connection with the Milton LaBoriecommunity.wasthelead flight attendant in the first-class section on Flight 175, the plane that crashed into the World Trade Center’s south tower. She was two steps away from the terrorist who hijacked the plane.
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“Her father said she tried to stop them,” Czarnecki said. “The family knows this is a fact.”
“It was a nice moment to see your hard work and the fact that you guys are over 700 miles away from New York City, and you still keep those memories alive,” he said.
There were several guest speakers at the memorial service, including Sal Puglisi. Puglisi and Jamie MacDonald,
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can change and the wisdom to know the difference.”
At the Friday morning service, Andrew Cummings led the Milton High School Orchestra to close with “America the StudentBeautiful.”Justin Brand followed suit with “TAPS.”
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Floyd, an educator from a young age, said that after moving to Atlanta to study medieval church history in gradu ate school, he began teaching secular studies at a Jewish high school and then English as a second language. However, he said he remembers feeling limited, because there was a set curriculum he had to follow. So, he said, he took a leap
Floyd would later relocate to Peachtree Corners. This May, he opened a second location in Roswell. Whereas most of his students at the Peachtree Corners location are Hispanic or Latino, the new location serves a diverse group of students from countries such as Ko rea, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey.
That’s important, Floyd said, because his students come from all walks of life.
“We really believe in community,” Floyd said. “We have small class sizes. Our student ratio is about 1 to 8, be cause we really want to give students that individualized, small group in struction. We want students to feel like they’re more than a number.”
“I want people to know that they are all welcome and it doesn’t matter where they come from.”
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Founder Joel Floyd started the school in 2012 in Doraville with just $500 and two students – one from Ethio pia and the other from Mexico. At the time, he said his goal was to address the language barrier that exists between im migrant adults and families who struggle with learning English.
The school offers six levels. Each is 16 weeks long and goes over both academic and vocational English like grammar, reading, writing, listening and speaking. Prices range from $460 a month to $1,500 for private classes. Online classes are also available.
JOEL FLOYD, founder, English for a Lifetime Language Institute
“I want people to know that they are all welcome and it doesn’t matter where they come from,” Floyd said. “We will meet them where they are and want to help them achieve their goals. This is a school for the community, for the people, and that’s what we’re all about.”
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making it an easy process for them as they learn the language in this country.”
When Floyd isn’t at English for a Life time, he serves as second vice president at Georgia Teach English to Speakers of Other Languages, or GATESOL, which advocates for professional development, participation and leadership. He is also a member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
need to pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL, for gradu ate school, and others need to master the language to continue to work in their chosen fields like engineering and medi cine after moving to the United States.
Some just want to be able to com municate at the supermarket, others
“We don’t deny any students and strive to provide them with a sense of com munity, because I know they need that connection, especially if they’re here by themselves,” Floyd said. “… It’s all about
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of faith and started his own school.
English school builds community for immigrants
About 60 students are enrolled at the Roswell location. Floyd said there are other English schools in the area, but what sets English for a Lifetime apart is that it uses critical pedagogy to establish agency so students are prepared for any situation in American society. It focuses on the student as a whole.
“I felt like I’d be able to reach more people because my vision was so big,” Floyd said. “It connected back my child hood vision of one day having a school, but I didn’t know that years later it would be English as a Second Language. So, that’s why that passion has always been there. I just really love connecting with people from different cultures and different worlds.”
ROSWELL, Ga. — English for a Lifetime Language Institute takes a holistic ap proach to teaching English as a second language, regardless of educational background or social status.
Joel Floyd, founder and president of English for a Lifetime Language Institute, hopes to grow his Roswell location after having nearly 100 students enroll at his first location in Peachtree Corners. Floyd opened the English school in 2012 and expanded to Roswell in May.
“The guiding principles in their work are to ‘Love Your Neighbor as Yourself’ for all customers to experience the ‘Nice Difference,’ and for Christian Brothers Automotive be their auto service partner for life,” Chamber officials said.
Ffinalists for the award included Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant, Milton’s Cuisine and Cocktails, Rocket IT and Trinity Life at Home.
Christian Brothers Automotive was first opened by Tom Burgess in 2015 after 23 years of service in the Air Force, Burgess opened his most recent location in 2021.
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce has honored Christian Brothers Automotive as its 2022 Small Business of Excellence.
PROVIDED/GREATER NORTH FULTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The winner and finalists for the 2022 North Fulton Small Business of Excellence Award were honored by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce in August. From left, finalist Matt Hyatt, finalist Derek Dollar, winner Tom Burgess, finalist Maria Fundora and finalist Bill Holbrook.
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diligently to succeed every day.”
Chamber announces Small Business Awards
Christian Brothers Automotive and other award finalists were honored for their entrepreneurial spirit, dedication, hard work and sound business practices at the WellStar Chamber Small Business of Excellence Awards Luncheon in August.
Each year applications are submitted for review by the Awards Committee and the finalist are selected.
“Recognizing the North Fulton Small Business of the Year and our Small Businesses of Excellence is one of the most important things we do as a cham ber,” GNFCC CEO Kali Boatright said. “More than 70 percent of our members are small businesses who employ our residents, drive our economy and work
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“There’s an initial threshold issue of determining whether it states a valid claim, and then after that point they can either dismiss the complaint for
lack of validity or they can proceed to a formal hearing,” Esswein said.
Ethics board formed for Alpharetta Arts Commissioner complaint
ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell His torical Society is selling tickets to its “Beyond My Stone” event in October to help purchase markers for unmarked burials.Theevent will be held at Pleasant Hill Historical Cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m. In the case of in clement weather, it will be postponed to Saturday, Nov. 5. Tickets are lim ited to 100 and are $10 each.
Performers will tell the story of their life and times in Roswell. Many cast members will also share stories of their own family members. According to the Roswell Historical Society, there are currently 87 unmarked burials that have been identified by research and located by ground penetrating radar.
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Alpharetta City Administrator Chris Lagerbloom draws five names from a jar on Sept. 1, to select members for the city’s Board of Ethics. Panel members are qualified local residents, selected at random from a list of 14 potential members and are rotated off the board in between cases.
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possible to evaluate the complaint.
The Roswell Historical Society is hosting “Beyond My Stone” at Pleasant Hill His torical Cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m. Proceeds will go toward purchas ing markers for unmarked burials.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta of ficials have empaneled a Board of Ethics to hear a complaint filed against the vice chairman of Alpharetta’s Arts Commission.Theboard will examine allegations that Gene Andrews violated the city’s Ethics Ordinance based on a complaint filed with the city on Aug. 18 by Jen nifer Sutton, a Georgia-based artist.
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In a statement to Appen Media, An drews denied the allegations and said the situation had nothing to do with the City of Alpharetta or his involvement with the Alpharetta Arts Commission.
The Alpharetta City Council met in special session Sep. 1 to observe City Administrator Chris Lagerbloom select the five-member board, selected by random drawing from a list of 14 quali fiedAftercitizens.theboard was selected, along with two alternates, City Attorney Molly Esswein said that all selected individu als will be notified of their appointment by the city clerk and the board will convene its first meeting as soon as
Regardless of the outcome, the five selected board members will be rotated out when the current complaint is
closed, and the City Council will nomi nate five new potential board members. No date has been set for the board to convene for consideration of the complaint.
The complaint alleges Andrews used “his title and power of position as Com missioner” to intimidate, threaten and leverage transactions from Sutton, dur ing a conflict over artwork in a show Sutton was facilitating in New York City. Unverified screenshot images of an alleged text message exchange between Andrews, Sutton and another individual accompanied the complaint.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Tickets for the 2022 Noon to Night Fall Fashion Benefit are now on sale.
a benefit show on Aug. 20 at Roswell Performing Arts, where the resident dance company Roswell Dance Starz performed “Choreography for a Cause.” The dance company’s pre-professional program gives young dancers training in technique and experience in public performance.Thefashion show kicks off with a cocktail hour featuring light bites and cocktails from Avalon restaurants.
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Models will hit the catwalk at 8 p.m. with local media personalities Mara Davis and Monica Kaufman-Pearson serving as co-hosts. Afterward, VIP ticket holders are invited to The Hotel at Avalon for a silent disco with a live DJ, complimentary beverages and pizza from Antico.For additional information and to purchase tickets, visit experienceavalon. com.
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Since teaming up, the organizations have raised over $350,000 to send BBA kids and their families on an all-expens es-paid, five-day journey to Walt Disney World. Following the annual trip, BBA provides year-round support through initiatives such as the Family Reunion Adventures, the Fairy God Parent volun teer program and additional charitable services.Bert’s Big Adventure also hosted
Georgia’s top benefit auctioneer Dean Crownover will then lead a “Fund the Need” fundraiser, where guests can make contributions toward specific Walt Disney World experiences.
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The runway show was created in 2015 to provide Bert’s Big Adventure children living with chronic and termi nal illnesses a magical moment in the spotlight – free from hospital gowns and medical practitioners. It also gives Avalon retailers and restaurants a chance to highlight seasonal fashions andNoontastes.to Night will be held on Sept. 15 from 6-9 p.m. at Avalon on 3175 Avalon Blvd. Tickets are available for general admission or VIP.
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2.Make it a regular part of your weekly routine—like water for your garden, your body needs the same kind of consistent nurturing. Please don’t do a “one and done.”3.As you see results, expand on your practice and try more challenging classes. As you get stronger, you’ll see and feel
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The Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation Foundation announced approval of a grant that will be donated to local charities and teacher projects on Aug. 26.
CUMMING, Ga. — The Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) Founda tion announced Aug. 26 that its board of directors approved granting over $38,000 to 10 local charities and 12 teacher projects.
The funds were generated in part from cooperative members who partici pate in Sawnee EMC’s Operation Round Up program each month.
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$3.8 million back into local communities since its inception in 2003. At its third quarter meeting, the foundation’s board approved grants to Dawson County Wee Books Program, Georgia Stopping Pet Overpopulation Together Society, There’s Hope for the Hungry, among others. The board also approved grants to teachers at eight local schools.
Operation Round Up allows partici pating members to round up their elec tric bill to the next dollar. The money is directed into the foundation. Then, the foundation’s voluntary board adminis ters 100 percent of the money to charita ble organizations. On average, partici pating members will contribute about $6 per year. Past donations have put over
To learn more about Sawnee EMC Foundation’s Operation Round Up pro gram and the foundation, visit sawnee. com/oru. For 501 (c)(3) or 501 (c)(4) organizations or local teachers interested in applying for grants, visit sawnee.com/ foundation-round-up. Questions can be directed to Cindy Badgett, director of external affairs, at 678-455-1399 or via email at cindy.badgett@sawnee.com.
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In an AJC story in 2009, the news paper announced a steep drop in its daily and Sunday circulation because of a decision to reduce its distribution area from 74 counties to 20 counties. At the time, the Sunday circulation was 405,549, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. And daily circulation had dropped to 214,303. Those num bers meant that the AJC “fell out of the top 25 newspapers for daily circula tion.”The circulation of the print news paper has continued to decline. A June 2022 story in the PressGazette showed that the AJC was not among the top 25 newspapers in the coun try. The 25th largest paper was the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, with an average print circulation of 47,832. That would mean the AJC’s print circulation had dropped to even below thatStill,number.theAJC has continued to be the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the TheSoutheast.AJC’sadvertising website claims the paper has 1.2 million print readers, without explaining how that number — which is many times higher than the amount of papers printed — is calculat ed or audited. The same website reports the AJC has 9.2 million digital readers. An AJC spokesperson did not respond to questions about the current circulation numbers.TheAJC is owned by Cox Enterpris es, a privately-owned company based in Dunwoody. The AJC was bought by the Cox family more than 70 years ago, originally as two separate publications before a 2001 merger.
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“It’s been a while since we’ve had an in-person newsroom staff meeting – but don’t worry, I promise there won’t be any shoes dropping at this meeting. Instead, I would like to get together and share exciting information as we plan for our future. The leadership team hopes you leave the meeting feeling as optimistic as we do about our path forward – a path that allows us to continue to produce our meaningful work for a long time to come.”Ina brief telephone interview on Sept. 1, Riley did not confirm the deci sion. When asked if the AJC had decided to discontinue the print edition six days a week and only have a Sunday print edition within the next year, Riley answered: “No such decision has been made.”Friday morning, Riley was asked to clarify whether his quote referred to the decision to go all-digital except for a weekend paper or whether it referred to timing of when it would be implemented. As of the time of publication of this story, Riley had not responded to the text. This story will be updated if and when he does respond.
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“I can tell you that everyone knows that the future of our business is digi tal,” Riley said.
last couple of decades.
However, in the telephone interview, Riley essentially confirmed the likeli
In a host of background conversa tions with people close to the AJC, the decision to discontinue the daily delivery and printing of the newspaper did not come as a Newsroomsurprise.employees have been witnessing the shift to a “digital-first policy.” The AJC sold its printing press and contracted with another newspaper company to print its paper, but that meant daily deadlines were pushed to 4 to 6 p.m., which meant the morning newspaper did not include any breaking news from the night before, including sports scores. Readers began to rely on the digital news product to get the latest news.The decline in daily print subscrip tion and sales has been in play for the
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In 2010, the AJC moved from Downtown Atlanta to Dunwoody as a cost-savings move. Cox has made major changes in its media portfolio in recent years. In 2018, it considered merging the AJC and WSB TV and radio opera tions. But in 2019, it made a big change in course by selling WSB and several other national broadcasting outlets, while keeping the AJC and several Ohio newspapers.OnAug.8, Cox Enterprises an nounced that it had an agreement to buy Axios, the national news website, for $525 million. According to people close to the AJC, Cox’s decision to acquire Axios was not related to the decision to discontinue the daily print product of the AJC.
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will discontinue its daily print edition and go to a week end print edition, but it will continue its digital news operation seven days a week, according to interviews with a half dozen people close to the newspa per.The timeframe to implement the discontinuation of the daily print edition has not yet been decided, but it likely would happen sometime in 2023, most likely within a year from now.Senior editors were told of the deci sion during a zoom meeting Sept. 1. The meeting was led by Kevin Riley, editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Shawn McIntosh, the newspaper’s man agingDuringeditor.the meeting, the editors were told there were no immediate plans to lay off newsroom employees, according to people familiar with the meeting.Allnewsroom employees also have been sent an email inviting them to an “in-person” staff meeting on Sept. 8 at 11 a.m.The invite to the staff meeting from Kevin Riley stated:
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hood the print product was on its way out, with the possible exception of a weekend paper.
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ment on a house.
It wasn’t until I moved to Atlanta some 35 years ago that I stumbled across the barroom craze that requires gnawing your way down to a morsel on the skimpiest portion of poultry. Hot wings sure look appetizing, and they smell savory, but they’ve always seemed a lot more trouble than they’re worth. It’s gratifying that most places serve them with celery, so you can keep up your strength mining for that sliver of meat.
Countless times, I’ve filled out
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Things have changed a lot over my life time. If my parents were “The generations,computers.tabletsfromofhaveeration,”“MetamorphicinGeneration,”GreatestI’mthenot-so-greatGenthosewhoriddenthetidemajorchanges,BigChieftodesktopSpeakingofwhatdo
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they call “yuppies” today? That pejora tive term first surfaced in the mid-’80s referring to young urban profession als, people about my age, maybe a bit younger. Locally, it carried images of backward ballcaps, Beamers and Buckhead.Today,I’m not sure what you do to show you’re a yuppie or if you even want to.
Supermarkets – especially those poorly staffed – should set up special lanes for customers who buy ice cream. These lanes should be limited to those with maybe a dozen items, and they should have chip card testing devices behind the conveyor belt so customers can ensure their purchase goes smooth ly when it matters. If room allows, they should also have a price check appara tus to avoid confrontations at the end of the Someline.grocery stores now sell insulated bags to stow your frozen goods while you wait at checkout. If you want to bring home a rotisserie chicken, you’ll need twoThisbags.is a new problem. I don’t ever remember facing the threat of melted ice cream before.
Not long after, hospitals and doctor’s offices introduced the health portal, a terrestrial black hole that captures and swallows everything you put near it, never to be seen again.
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Not only have home prices skyrock eted, interest rates are climbing, too. Add in the increased cost of childcare, sticker shock on new and used cars, and it’s a wonder young people can make it at all.Maybe it’s time to redefine the Ameri canMydream.pitch would be for someone smarter than me to impress on our youth the importance of an educa tion. While we’re arguing about books in libraries, we should also be helping educators engage students and impress on them the value of learning.
paperwork on a health portal ahead of an appointment, only to be handed a clipboard at the office with the same documents that must be completed before I’m ushered back. Not only that, but each subsequent visit I’m forced to fill out the same paperwork, answering the same questions I answered a few weeks
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the other personal inquiries, she always asks: “Are you afraid of fall ing?”Inever know how to answer that.
The deck is stacked against young people pursuing the American dream of home ownership. Even those with the best prospects for landing a good job are hard pressed to save up for a down pay
Thereearlier.isone place I go to get MRIs. In addition to the reams of paperwork I fill out, I also must answer questions from the person behind the reception desk.Amid
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The Savannah program was not a great success. After a few years some missionaries returned to Eu rope. Some remained and ministered to Cherokee Indians and to slaves on plantations. Others traveled to Penn sylvania and North Carolina where large and thriving colonies were being established.Today,Pennsylvania and North Car olina are the largest Moravian centers in the United States. Moravians pur chased 100,000 acres in North Carolina near the modern city of Winston-Salem
According to famed local historian Caroline Dillman, a remnant from the Savannah settlement bought a tract of land for $16 near the Chattahoochee River in the early 1800s and named it Warsaw after the city in Poland where some of the settlers originated.
Moravians began as a Protestant denomination in Bohemia and Moravia in the 15th century in what is now the Czech Republic. From their earliest days, the Moravians emphasized send ing missionaries throughout the world. The first small settlement in North America was established along the Sa vannah River in 1735.
Moravians left mark across North Fulton
In 2004 the church was moved to the Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heri tage Center in Johns Creek. In keeping with the purposely small congregations typical of the Moravians, the church has only 16 pews.
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The Warsaw Church was built in 1822 on the original Moravian campground in Shakerag. It was moved to the Warsaw Cemetery on today’s Medlock Bridge Road after the Civil War across from St Ives Country Club. It was relocated to the Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center in 2004.
Cemetery is a few miles away on Med lock Bridge Road hidden behind the Ivy Hill Animal Hospital. Early settlers are buried together with more recent addi tions. The Moravians built the original Warsaw Church on the campground in 1822 and moved it to the cemetery after the Civil War.
Like the Star of Bethlehem, the Moravian star represents the birth of Jesus. The star is traditionally hung the first Sunday of Advent (the four Sundays before Christmas) and remains up until Epiphany (12 days after Christ mas).So, who were the Moravians? Where did they come from, and how did they get to North Fulton? Did they leave any lasting traces of their presence?
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The Warsaw campground was located where Shakerag is today, off Bell Road in Johns Creek. The Warsaw
For years I have been intrigued by a Moravi an star painted on the ceiling of the historic Thomas Byrd house in Milton built in the early 1800s. The former private home is owned by the City of Milton and serves as a senior activity center. The star is quite beau tiful and has been a mystery for years. No one knows who put it there, but many people assume Mora vian missionaries painted the star. It was painted using candle flecks on milk paint, a technique which creates the impression of marble.Other vestiges of possible Moravian presence appear from time to time. Marjorie Bates recalls a house she lived in 50-plus years ago in Midway that had a Moravian star covering an entire ceiling. The house was already old when she moved there, and it has since been destroyed. Another mystery.
Moravian stars originated in Ger many in the 1830s in Moravian schools which used them as classroom craft projects to help teach geometry to boys. The two- or three-dimension stars have anywhere from six to more than 100 points, but traditionally have 26 points.
The single Moravian church in Georgia today is First Moravian Church of Georgia in Stone Mountain, founded by Pastor Jack Vaiden, who established the congregation in 1975. It is a di verse group with members from several countries.TheMoravians and Cherokee Indi ans worked well together for more than 30 years. The most celebrated Cherokee leader was wealthy businessman and plantation owner Chief James Vann (1766 –1809). Between 1802 and 1804, he completed the most elegant home in the Cherokee Nation which even today is a major tourist attraction. It is locat ed on the Moravian Springplace Mission which was active in Georgia from 1804 to 1833 in the northwestern part of the state. The Moravian missionaries even helped build the Vann house.
Chief Van invited Moravian mis sionaries to the area to teach Cherokee children. The result was the first school for young Cherokees.
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ist, master planner, and designer of communities and residences. He owned and lived in the Byrd house from 1998 to circa 2002. He undertook much needed renovations and was deter mined to discover the origins of the star.Lew took paint chips from the Byrd House and compared them to the original paint in the Vann house and found a per fect match. Fireplaces in both houses have late Georgian and Federal designs with characteristically large delicate mantle pieces. The Byrd House foyer had Chero kee names scribbled on the walls which unfortunately someone painted over. The house featured two parson’s rooms for
traveling preachers which very well could have included Moravian missionaries go ing from Savannah to Warsaw or to North Carolina or Pennsylvania.
So, while we may never know for sure who painted the star and when, available information strongly suggests that it was done by Moravian missionaries.Specialthanks to Pastor Jack Vaiden, Judy Webb, Ed Malowney, Bill Lusk and Karen Fowler for their assistance with this column.
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The Thomas Byrd House on 2.5 acres was built in the early 19th century. It is one of the oldest homes in North Fulton County. A large Moravian star adorns one of its ceilings. The building now serves as the Milton Senior Center.
and named it Wachovia after a pasture near the Danube River in Germany. Wherever they settled they established numerous small congregations prefer ring to move to new places when other groups were capable of continuing their work. In that way they spread their influence and good works. Today, for instance, there are some 20 Moravian churches in Winston-Salem.
Now getting back to the mysteri ous Moravian star in the Thomas Byrd house, I had the good fortune to have a discussion with Lew Oliver, urban
This beautiful Moravian star adorns the ceiling of the 19th century Thomas Byrd house in Milton. The City of Milton purchased the historic property in 2011 from foreclosure thus saving it from demolition.
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For those of you not so familiar, Crabapple feels like a smaller version of downtown Alpharetta or a scaled down version of Avalon. It’s quieter. The appeal is that it is less crowded – at least for now – and it just feels more “neighborly,” but with most of the amenities of those other two destinations. They are building lots of new retail, a restaurant “pod,” offices, and a combination of townhomes and loft-type residential. It is fun to live close enough to be able to watch the progress and feel like you are part of something special that is happening. Real estate values have appreciated but perhaps lag behind the white-hot Alpharetta market at this point. That is, not everyone has “discovered” Cra bapple.
Six Bridges: So, after we ate at N.Y. Butcher last week, we decided to walk around Crabapple and just enjoy the night air and catch up on what stores have gone into this rapidly growing downtown. Just a few blocks from N.Y.
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Crabapple : A lot of you already are familiar with Crabapple in Milton and how rapidly it is growing. Chris tina and I moved about a year ago from a couple blocks from downtown Alpharetta to a couple blocks from the Crabapple area - just a few blocks from Milton’s Restaurant and the Milton Library. We can walk to just about any place we need to get to ex cept a Publix which we actually could walk to but that would be a bit more of a hike than a walk.
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New York Butcher Shoppe & Wine Bar: This new restaurant located in Crabapple is worth a visit if you don’t know it. Christina and I live close and walk there sometimes. It is a locally (family) owned franchise and reminds me of Cheers – that place where every one knows your name. I always fall for any business that I walk into – or call –that seems to genuinely appreciate your business and is happy to see you, and New York Butcher is exactly that. And it doesn’t hurt when the food is great, and the prices are reasonable.
Premium cuts of fresh steaks are offered as well as selections of chicken, pork, veal and lamb. You can swing by and pick up a steak for home or you can select your steak and have them cook it there for dine-in. They have a large enough wine and beer selection and offer a variety of other tempting deli options, including specialty cheeses, gourmet ravioli and other pastas, exotic sausages, international grocery items and more.
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Butcher, we discovered the just-opened Six Bridges craft beer, and soon, craft spirits destination. We were there on Fri day night and they were packed. It was impressive considering that two days prior was their first day open.
Six Bridges bills itself as a “dog and family-friendly tap room” and describes its beer selection as “lagers, NEIPAs, pastry stouts, saisons, and fruited sours and more. I am fairly ig norant of the craft beer world though, but I can say that the two drafts that we ordered were great. They opened their first location in Johns Creek in 2018, so they have already worked out most of the startup details, and it showed.Aswith N.Y. Butcher, my main take away from Six Bridges was simply how well run, upbeat, friendly, casual the overall environment was and how ex cited the staff was and how welcomed we felt. They are doing something very right, and we will be back I am sure.
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There is a distinct link between financial stability and healthy wellbe ing and longevity. Average life expec tancy at birth in 2020 was pegged at 77 years, down 1.8 years compared to 2019 due to COVID-19 and other factors. Where you live may make a difference. Hawaii had the highest life expectancy at 80.7 years; Mississippi the lowest reading at 71.9 years. The Southern states don’t fare all that well. Georgia’s life expectancy at birth in 2020 is 74.10 years, below average.
Why the differences? Highest life expectancy was found largely in the Western and Northeastern states and included Minnesota and Florida. Perhaps locales conducive to outdoor activities encourage healthier living. In states with lower life expectancies, concentrated poverty in areas that spur unhealthy living contributes to shorter life spans.
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The committee, formalized in April 2022, has been tasked with study ing the feasibility of Milton running its own local elections. Milton paid Fulton County $84,671 to run its 2021 mu nicipal general election and another $70,368 to conduct a runoff election in late November, according to the contract agreement.Overthe past few months, panel members have researched costs, proto cols, equipment and staffing required to run a city election.
Council members were included, Krokoff said, to ensure that efforts re main in line with what the City Council’s expectations were of the assessment.
Both issues were restated in a draft of the committee’s final report presented at the Aug. 22 meeting.
An Open Records request filed with the city Aug. 31 turned up emails indicating that there were about half a dozen meet ings held before the committee was formal ized at the April 18 City Council meeting. No announcement or advertisement of the informal meetings could be located.
Krokoff said he clearly stated at the Nov. 15, 2021, meeting that the “group of six” would be an “informal feasibility study group” that would “start the process.”
Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Colangelo said the informal meetings held before April should have followed guidelines per the Open Meetings Act.
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sembly to a more formal committee that would move forward publicly.”
According to Mohrig’s profile on the Milton government website, his service pre-dates the city’s incorporation, having served on the Milton Organizing Com mittee. Mohrig was elected to his first term on the City Council in 2006 and returned in 2013.
For Krokoff, the rationale to include city staff on the committee was so they
At the Nov. 15 City Council meeting, former Mayor Joe Lockwood brought up concern about opening the study to the public.Current Mayor Peyton Jamison, then a council member, asked, “I’m assum
Lockwood responded by expressing the need for a plan that would prompt public feedback.
“All committee proceedings have been open and transparent and will continue to be,” he wrote. “Moreover, munici pal elections are nonpartisan, and the process of conducting an election is and should be completely neutral as to politi cal Krokoffaffiliation.”said members of the City Council suggested resident names. Moh rig appointed resident Lisa Cauley to the committee, he said.
Cost has repeatedly been cited as a key issue, but when asked about other benefits to self-operated elections, Mohrig did not respond. However, he did expound on the issue of cost through an email.
By the end of the meeting, it was decid ed that Krokoff would convene the group of six to start the process to draft objectives.
Mohrig was also asked whether he thinks he can maintain impartiality on the panel to guarantee a free and open election to all residents, regardless of their political affiliations and beliefs.
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In an email dated April 18, Deputy City Manager Inglis said the meetings go ing forward would be subject to the Open Meetings Act, which would require a pub lic notice at least 24 hours in advance.
Jamison urged that every meeting should be open to the public.
Community members on the panel serve to add transparency and potential expertise. Krokoff noted that many came and spoke about the issue at several councilFrommeetings.theoutset, there wasn’t always clarity on whether the committee meet ings would be open to the public.
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ton City Council members, Mohrig and Paul Moore, Deputy City Manager Stacey Inglis, City Clerk Tammy Lowit and resi dents Mark Amick and Lisa Cauley.
Milton City Manager Steve Krokoff said interest in local control over the municipal election dates back to July 2021, when residents disputed the con tract with Fulton County for that year’s municipal election. Residents cited concerns of integrity in the 2020 Gen eral Election and additional costs in the intergovernmental agreement.
The first official committee meeting was in WhileJune.not a “formal committee,”
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In the same email, she also said that the committee would be “blind-copied” as to avoid “reply all” per guidelines of the Act.
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In his emailed response, Mohrig rein forced sentiments he stated at the Aug. 22 committee meeting.
Mohrig was asked about any experi ence related to election work, but he did not answer the question.
Georgia’s Open Meetings Act requires that meetings of every “department, agen cy, board, bureau, office, commission, authority, or similar body of each such county, city, or other political subdivision of the state” be open to the public.
“We’re talking about elections. It should probably be an open meeting. That’s just my two cents,” Jamison said.
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Along the way, experienced residents have given suggestions. The commit tee also hosted election overseers from Peachtree Corners, which has conducted its own municipal elections since its 2012Peachtreeincorporation.Corners, with half the land area but about the same population as Milton, spent $50,687 for its November 2021 municipal general election.
The names of all six committee mem bers were announced at the Nov. 15 City CouncilKrokoffmeeting.saidCouncilman Mohrig and Councilman Moore volunteered.
“With the large increase in cost associated with Fulton County’s ad ministration of the City’s 2021 Milton Municipal Election, and no apparent willingness by Fulton to charge Milton (only) the incremental costs it would incur by administering our election (as has been provided in all previous Milton Elections), the Council wisely decided to take a hard look to see if administering its own municipal elections would be: 1. Feasible from a procedural perspective; and, 2. Cost effective,” Mohrig wrote.
“Paul Frickey, a partner with the law firm that represents Milton (Jarrard & Davis), noted that what was contemplat ed at the Nov. 15 meeting was not a ‘for mal committee,’ though the City Coun cil could make it one at a later time,” Krokoff said. “And, to emphasize the informality of that first step, no council vote was taken. It is the case, however, that the council clearly envisioned the eventual transition of the informal as
ing all these meetings will be open to the public,Krokoffcorrect?”saidhe didn’t think that was the case, based on how the City Council was approaching the issue.
Members of Milton’s Municipal Election Feasibility Committee gather on the second floor of City Hall for a meeting June 15. From left are: Paul Moore, Rick Mohrig, Lisa Cauley, Stacey Inglis, Tammy Lowit and Mark Amick.
Krokoff said he could not find who nominated Amick to the Milton Munici pal Election Feasibility Committee.
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Mohrig did not respond to questions relating to Cauley’s appointment.
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Cauley, the president of Fulton County Republican Women, did not re spond to requests for comment.
Krokoff spoke to the qualifications of the two city staff panel members.
Inglis said she’s been working in lo cal government since 2001 and that her project management experience helps move the study along in an orderly fash ion. Inglis has taken the lead on com piling information for the study. At the Aug. 22 meeting, she presented a draft of the committee’s final report and cost spreadsheet.
Amick,process.whoalso could not be reached for comment, was subpoenaed in June as part of a Fulton County in vestigation into Republican attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
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As city clerk, Lowit is the de facto election superintendent. Lowit said she has had some election experience assist ing in the 2021 municipal election.
Moore faced recent controversy when an ethics panel determined Aug. 30 that he violated ethics policy when he voted to defer a decision to provide city fund ing for traffic calming devices within his neighborhood.Moorecould not be reached for com ment.Jamison wrote in a Sept. 2 email that the ethics panel findings and Moore’s ability to continue to function as a mem ber of the City Council and the Elec tion Feasibility Committee are “entirely unrelated.”
The Open Records request sought emails relating to the elections commit tee dating back to Oct. 1, 2021, through April 2022. None mention any formal process by which Amick was nominated. In fact, all six current committee mem bers appear in a Nov. 15 email and a response the following day.
“I’ve seen many times where deci sions are changed as a result of the things they hear from members of the community,” Krokoff said. “They’re certainly, without a doubt, influenced by those public comments.”
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“It helped me to understand what qualifying a member is like, the collec tion of the data, the accuracy of keeping our deadlines adhered to,” Lowit said.
Both Krokoff and Jamison could not recall who nominated resident Mark Amick, who served as a statewide poll watcher and testified at a Georgia Gov ernment Affairs hearing on the 2020 election. Amick has stated on numerous occasions he witnessed irregularities at different polling sites during the 2020 election
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Moore was elected to the City Council in 2019. He previously served for 13 years as former Mayor Lockwood’s appointee to the Milton Planning Commission.
“It must have been a phone call,” he said.Krokoff also said that the nomination could have come from a former council member no longer serving.
Once the deadline rolls around, Mayor Jamison said the committee will relay its report to staff who will forward it to the full council.
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It’s important to look at the study’s objectives, Krokoff said.
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“It’s not just whether we can,” he said. “We already know legally we can. It comes down to whether it’s practically and financially in our best interest to do so.”The resolution, which was adopted to formalize the committee, states the com mittee will have six months or 180 days from the date of its approval to meet and solidify their findings into a prod uct that they can then bring back to the City Council. The resolution also states that the committee will automatically be terminated come that date.
Committee members have two meet ings left before they must present their findings to the Milton City Council Oct. 16. Members discussed asking for an extension, pending whatever progress is made before the next meeting on Sept. 15.
When asked if residents’ concerns would be considered in the decisionmaking process, Jamison said, “Abso lutely.”Krokoff said public comments are “very important” to the City Council.
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Moore has called Milton home for 23 years and was “a regular voice at the podium, speaking in front of the Fulton County Commissioners to advocate for a thoughtful, conservative plan for devel opment and community growth,” accord ing to his profile.
Krokoff selected Inglis for her ability to pull city resources, like expert city personnel, as his executive right-hand.
The residents named to the commit tee were known to have election experi ence, Krokoff said.
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emailMayorlisted.Jamison said the city’s legal team has assessed the situation regarding the Fulton County investigation of 2020 election irregularities and has determined that Amick’s current status does not le gally affect his ability to participate on the election feasibility committee.
For each round of budget amend ments, one hearing is given, Harvill said. There were no public comments made regarding the 2022 budget amendments. The City Council is set to adopt the amendments at the Sept. 19 City Coun cil meeting.Inother action at the Wednesday night meeting, two Milton residents expressed their support for Councilman Paul Moore who was recently found in violation of three ethics codes at an Aug. 30 hearing.BothSuzanne Gaines and Dana Dudley live in the White Columns, the same neighborhood as Moore.
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“Trash and infrastructure — it’s a big deal,” Cookerly said.
“I just want you to know that we hold him in high regard,” Dudley said.
Timothycommittee.Murray, accreditation manager and captain with Milton Fire Department, provided a report on com munity risk assessment and explained response times using three years of data. To mitigate slower response times, he recommended to prioritize construction of Fire Station 45, to review response times when Fire Station 42 is open and to relocate Fire Station 41 to downtown Crabapple. Murray also recommended exploring apparatus deployment and the need for additional units.
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Milton Environmental Program Man ager Emily Groth gave a recycling and solid waste strategy update. The update included survey results from Milton resi dents, who answered questions about satisfaction and utilization of existing services.Thesurvey was advertised on Face book and emailed newsletter. Council woman Carol Cookerly said that other survey methods should be used to pro vide a better cross-section.
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The city and the LRJ Foundation will host a webinar on mental health Sept. 21.
Mayor Peyton Jamison also read a yearly proclamation declaring Septem ber as Milton’s Mental Health Wellness month. September has been designated as Mental Health Wellness month since 2019. The city and the Lou Ruspi Jr. (LRJ) Foundation, a private non-profit organization, have been collaborating to provide mental health educational programming to the community over the past few years.
The City Council motioned to ap prove several agenda items at the Sept. 7 meeting, including the Milton Commu nity Center as an advance early voting location.
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