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t’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Avalon in Alpharetta! Beginning on November 21 with The Lighting of Avalon, The Boulevard will be activated as North Fulton’s home for the holidays through January 17 with iceskating, Santa visits, a Chanukah celebration and more. The community is invited to experience the festive lineup of activations, including: The Lighting of Avalon: Get into the holiday spirit during the annual tree lighting ceremony, presented by Northside Hospital. Enjoy family friendly activities, iceskating performances, a Santa appearance, live music from local DJs, and a special performance by Equinox Orchestra. The event will be held from 1 to 8 p.m. and is complimentary for the public to attend. City of Refuge Tree Lot: For the second year, Atlantabased nonprofit City of Refuge is hosting a Christmas Tree sale at Avalon from November 21 to December 12 (or until sold out). Fraser and Balsam Firs along with wreaths and garlands will be available for purchase. All proceeds will be donated to children in need.
• Avalon on Ice: The iconic Rockefeller Center-inspired ice rink returns to Avalon on November 21 and will remain in The Plaza until January 17. General admission tickets, which include skates, are $18 for adults and $14 per child under nine. • Holiday Market at Avalon: The second annual Holiday
Market returns to The Boulevard on November 12, with local makers and merchants offering unique gifts for everyone. Visitors can explore the market through December 24. • Santa at Avalon: Ho-ho-ho! Santa’s flying back down to Avalon for another year of festive photo ops with all the good boys and girls of Alpharetta. Appointments are full, but walkups are welcome between November 22 and December 24. Santa will also host breakfasts on December 11 at Chick-fil-A and December 12 at Oak Steakhouse. Plus, guests staying at The Hotel at Avalon with their children can book a Santa tuck-in from November 19 through December 23. • Menorah Lighting at Avalon: Celebrate the first night of Chanukah with Avalon and Chabad of North Fulton during a traditional Menorah lighting ceremony on November 28 at 5 p.m. • Noon Year’s Eve: Ring in 2022 early with a family friendly, daytime celebration on December 31 featuring live entertainment, children’s activities, a balloon drop at noon and more. • Gameday Giveback: On December 4, spirited football enthusiasts are invited to don their team colors and enjoy tailgate games, special raffles, and themed food and beverage offerings during Avalon’s inaugural Gameday Giveback, a live viewing party for the SEC Championship benefiting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
In addition to Avalon’s holiday festivities, shoppers are encouraged to check out the collection of retailer pop-ups open now through December, including Cappai Designs, the Atlanta United and Falcons Team Store, Elk Head and Malvi Mallow. And don’t forget to grab the perfect set of Christmas pajamas from Hatley, a new women and children’s retailer at Avalon, where mommy and me sets are available. To learn more about Avalon’s events and pop-ups, visit experienceavalon.com/events.
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Veterans bond and share ‘Souljah Stories’ By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — After traveling 13,000 miles and interviewing 27 soldiers for an upcoming documentary, Greg Baker stopped by Milton City Hall Nov. 6 to share breakfast and speak to a room full of veterans about the importance of staying involved after combat. Peyton Jamison, Milton’s mayor-elect, introduced Baker at the Milton Veterans Breakfast and thanked the veterans there for their sacrifices, including the time they spent away from their families. “Thank you because you cannot say that enough,” Jamison said. “… You all are truly best at what America is all about.” Baker attended the University of Georgia before enrolling in the U.S. Army in 1984, where he spent over 24 years as an airborne ranger infantryman with assignments as a scout sniper, reconnaissance team leader, sniper squad leader, rifle squad leader, pre-ranger instructor, rifle platoon sergeant and company first sergeant. He has been stationed at Fort Ord in California, Korea, Fort Benning and the Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. Baker retired from the Army in 2010 as a first sergeant; however, he continued to be involved when he got hired to serve in the Joint Expeditionary Team, a combat support program of the Department of Defense. As a part of the team, he deployed 10 times to Afghanistan, serving as a tactical adviser and later as a counterterrorism consultant. He stepped back from the role after seven years, but, as Jamison
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described it, “military life continues to run deep in his bones.” Now, Baker has teamed up with fellow soldier turned filmmaker Thomas White for a documentary detailing the stories of the soldiers they led and served in combat with as well as their families. What inspired the project, titled “Souljah Stories,” is that despite deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan 13 times, Baker has lost more soldiers and friends to suicide than in combat. Through the project, Baker said he’s
learned that many times the veterans who struggle the most with long-term post-traumatic stress disorder began having issues early in life, not just during their military service or when their service concluded. He also attended a program called REBOOT Combat Recovery. The program was started in Kentucky and is a 12-week, faith-based, peer-led course with a mission to empower people to overcome trauma. Its
MILTON, Ga. — Milton has new representation on the City Council, but one seat remains undecided. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board member Jami Tucker and small business owner Andrea Verhoff TUCKER are heading to a runoff. Neither candidate secured more than 50% of the vote in a bid for the District 1/Post 1 Milton City Council seat in the Nov. 2 election. The runoff will be Nov. 30. The two candidates were also chalVERHOFF lenged by attorney Adam D’Anella to replace Councilman Peyton Jamison who is taking over as mayor. According to the unofficial results from Fulton County, Tucker received 45.66% of the vote, Verhoff garnered 31.71% and D’Anella received 22.63%.
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Shane Wesley Cook, 31, of Whitshire Way, Milton, was arrested Oct. 25 on Pembrook Circle for disorderly conduct under the influence.
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MILTON, Ga. — Police received reports of nine vehicles burglarized at two townhouse communities off Crabapple Road overnight Oct. 31 The thefts took place at the Parkview at Crabapple townhomes and the Crabapple Station subdivision just south. Residents along Dunbrody Drive, Danesfeld Drive, Tensas Trace, Lecoma Trace, Sauls Place and Broadwell Road reported break-ins. Two suspects were captured on surveillance footage stalking through the neighborhood near two of the break-ins before dawn. They were using flashlights to peer into vehicles in an alleyway behind Lecoma Trace and also to rummage through a Honda Accord parked in a driveway along Dunbrody Drive. Among the items reported missing were a MacBook Air laptop, hunting gear, Apple AirPods, a GoPro camera, cash, several wallets and credit
MILTON, Ga. — Police were dispatched to a fight Oct. 25 at the Villages of Devonshire apartment complex along Pembrooke Circle. Shane Wesley Cook, 31, of Milton, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct under the influence. A resident of the complex told police he was checking his mail when he heard Cook yelling at a woman who was sitting in a car. The woman asked the resident to call police. When the resident tried to get in his car to escape Cook, the suspect approached in a rage, police said. The victim said Cook threatened him then tried punching him. That set off a fist fight as the victim sought to defend himself from Cook’s attack, police determined. The woman told officers Cook had been drinking prior to the incident and three witnesses corroborated her and the resident’s story.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police responded to a burglary before dawn Oct. 25 at a home along Belle Isle Drive. The homeowner said she woke up and heard suspicious noises in her garage. When she went to investigate, she found the rear door of her Acura MDX slightly ajar. Her glove compartment and center console were open and someone had rummaged through the SUV. No items were stolen, according to police.
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Dog bites FedEx driver while making delivery MILTON, Ga. — A FedEx driver was bitten by a loose dog while delivering a package to a Freemanville Road residence Oct. 31. The victim said the dog jumped at her and bit her as she got out of her truck. While police were canvassing the area trying to find the dog owner, they spotted the dog inside the home exhibiting signs of aggression. The owner, a 68-year-old man, arrived on scene moments later. Police cited the man for violating the city’s animal at-large ordinance and notified Fulton County Animal Services of the alleged attack.
Otwell students become ill after ingesting melatonin FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Eleven students at Otwell Middle School got sick after eating gummies Oct. 29. The students were taken to local hospitals and the school was placed on a medical lockdown, according to authorities. Deputies determined the students ingested over-the-counter melatonin gummies. According to a statement from Forsyth County Schools spokeswoman Jennifer Carracciolo, the students were rushed to the hospital as a precautionary measure. They were all treated and released the same afternoon, district officials said. Deputies responded to the school to investigate the incident. The school district’s statement indicates officers learned that the kids had adverse reactions during a physical education class after eating the gummies, which one student brought from home and distributed as if they were candy. They, instead, proved to be 5mg Melatonin, according to investigators. Caracciolo said the student who handed out the gummies will be disciplined by school officials as will the students who ate them.
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Voters approve 1 percent sales tax for Fulton County Schools District expects measure will bring in $1.2 billion By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — Voters in Fulton County overwhelmingly approved a five-year extension of the education sales tax through June 2027, continuing the funding mechanism used by school districts since 1997. The education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax adds a 1 percent tax to every purchase made in Fulton County. Proceeds from the e-SPLOST are divided between the Fulton County School System and Atlanta City Schools based on
Council: Continued from Page 1 A U.S. Navy veteran, Tucker is running on a platform of protecting Milton from overdevelopment, prioritizing public safety, championing parks and recreation, and keeping taxes low. Following the election, Tucker said she was humbled to have won the majority of votes. “I look forward to continuing in the Milton tradition of running a clean campaign that promotes unity in our community,” Tucker said. “I want to personally thank each and every citizen, friend and neighbor who has supported my candidacy. … God bless everyone, and I look forward to serving on your behalf.” Verhoff lists land use, parks and recreation, special events, growing small business and keeping taxes low as the top issues in her campaign. She said that as a decade-long resident of Milton, voters have an obvious choice to vote for someone who will represent the history, character and values of the city. “My opponent, who just moved to Milton, has numerous ties to special interest groups,” Verhoff said. “I have no other agenda than the love of Milton. I believe the choice is clear and voters will do the right thing.” Neither of the other two seats up for election was contested. Come January, Juliette Johnson will replace Laura Bentley in the District 2/Post 1 seat, and Jan Charles Jacobus will replace Joe Longoria in the District 3/Post 1
enrollment. “We want to thank the voters in Fulton County for their continued support of our schools,” Fulton School Board President Julia Bernath said. “Through solid financial stewardship of past eSPLOSTs, our board has been able to invest in both buildings and technology, stay committed to the lowest millage rate in the metro area, and pay off all longterm capital debt.” Prior to the state approval of e-SPLOST in 1997, school districts primarily funded new school construction and other capital projects through millage rate increases or bonds. Over the next five-year cycle for eSPLOST beginning in July 2022, Fulton County Schools is expected to receive seat. Longoria has held the seat since 2010 but was ineligible to run due to term limits. Mayor Joe Lockwood, who has held the gavel since the city incorporated in 2006, will also step down due to term limits after serving his third, four-year term. This may be the last Milton election organized through Fulton County. For months now, a group of residents have been pushing the mayor and City Council to look into the feasibility of the city running its own elections starting in 2022. Under this year’s agreement with Fulton County, Milton will pay $84,000 for the election, and a runoff will cost the city another $70,000. Fulton County is no longer reimbursing cities for ballots that are not cast by eligible voters. During an Oct. 18 City Council meeting, Councilman Rick Mohrig requested that an item be added to the Nov. 8 council work session so they can discuss formalizing a plan for Milton to conduct its own elections moving forward. It is currently unclear whether it is a viable move. Voters were also asked whether to renew the .75-cent Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales, or TSPLOST, and whether to continue the one-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for education for a sixth, fiveyear term. Both measures passed by wide margins. Milton is expected to receive $36 million through the transportation sales tax.
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nearly $1.2 billion in tax revenues. These revenues will fund a long list of projects, with most going directly into school buildings for facility improvements and needed maintenance. Other line items include technology, transportation, and safety and security projects. Only projects presented and approved by voters as part of the e-SPLOST referendum can be funded in the current cycle. By state law, e-SPLOST “sunsets” after five years and can only be continued by voter approval. The Nov. 2 election was the sixth time the e-SPLOST has appeared on the ballot. The current e-SPLOST, known as e-SPLOST5, will “sunset” on June 30, 2022, after raising nearly $980 million
for the Fulton County School System over the past five years. Notable projects completed through e-SPLOST5 include the newly opened Fulton Innovation Academy in downtown Alpharetta, enhanced safety and security measures at every school and the payoff of the final construction bond held by the district. The 70 percent approval rate for e-SPLOST6 was down significantly from the last initiative in 2016 when nearly 80 percent of voters supported the measure. “Our school community has been through so much during the pandemic,” Bernath said. “We are grateful for their commitment to the future capital needs of our students and staff.”
2021 municipal election winners Alpharetta Post 1 – Donald Mitchell (I) Alpharetta Post 2 – Brian Will Alpharetta Post 3 – Doug DeRito Cumming Mayor – Troy Brumbalow (I) Dunwoody Post 1, District 1 – Catherine Lautenbacher Dunwoody Post 2, District 2 – Rob Price Dunwoody Post 3, District 3 – Tom Lambert (I) Johns Creek Mayor – John Bradberry Johns Creek Post 1 – Dilip Tunki
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Veterans Association to host grand opening of The Wall That Heals By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek Veterans Memorial Walk in Newtown Park is finally celebrating its largest addition during Veterans Day weekend. On Nov. 13, the Johns Creek Veterans Association will host the grand opening of The Wall That Heals, a halfscale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. The wall features the names of more than 57,000 service men and women who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. Before being permanently installed at Newtown Park in 2020, the wall took a national tour, briefly stopping at Newtown in 2017. During its three-day stay in the city, more than 10,000 people visited the site, President of the JCVA Lt. Colonel Mike Mizell said. After the tour, the National Wall Foundation decided to retire the halfsize replica and allowed bids by cities to purchase it in 2018. Johns Creek beat out eight cities in the final bidding process, Mizell said. It cost $80,000 to win the bid and purchase the wall, but when adding up design, material and labor, the project
totaled around $400,000. “This makes the park now recognized as the second largest veterans memorial park that’s privately funded outside of Washington D.C., in the nation,” Mizell said. For about a year after receiving the wall, it sat in storage while the JCVA and the City of Johns Creek decided how it should be displayed, Mizell said. Then, the process was stymied by the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain shortages in addition to typical rain delays. “We just finished it up enough that we could allow the public to come to it just before Memorial Day in 2020,” Mizell said. “We’ve been waiting this long to get a normal time and day where we can really give it the proper acknowledgement it needs.” Before the event begins at 11 a.m., attendees are encouraged to tour the five-acre memorial walk, located just inside Newtown Park and to the right. Vietnam War veterans Tommy Clack and Col. Rick White will speak at the Saturday morning dedication and will be joined by featured guest speaker President and CEO of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Jim Knotts. Former City Councilman, JCVA
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The Johns Creek Veterans Association will host a grand opening for The Wall That Heals in Newtown Park on Nov. 13 at 11 a.m. member and retired U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Steve Broadbent will serve as the master of ceremonies for the event. The ceremony will also include a live presentation of the soldier’s cross and a 21-gun salute by a Marine Corps Honor Guard, Mizell said. The Honor Guard’s bugler will also perform “Taps” during the ceremony. Overhead, attendees will see a flyover
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Wolff family charges Milton with preserving 74-year history on Lackey Road By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Kirsten Muzinich thanked the Milton City Council Nov. 1 for the wisdom, vision and stewardship they had in creating the Lackey Road greenspace. “That is going to be the most amazing property and it’s going to be a legacy that Milton leaves for future generations,” Muzinich said. “… I can’t wait to go see it and visit it with my family.” Years ago, Bernard Wolff approached the city hoping to preserve his family’s property, protect it from development and make it publicly accessible. Then in December 2018, the city purchased the site with funds from a voter-approved $25 million greenspace bond. The property was opened to the public for the first time on Nov. 1. The greenspace bond allows the city to acquire land for parks, trails and greenspace. These areas are then set aside for passive use, meaning trails or walking areas are allowed on the property but no new buildings or active recreation programming. The Lackey Road greenspace is a 106-acre natural preserve that sits in southwest Milton off a remote gravel road easily accessible from Arnold Mill Road. It features a 1.5-mile loop trail plus a roughly .3-mile trail that goes to Sweet Apple Road as well as a bubbling creek, flourishing flora and wildlife, and a picturesque lake. The Wolff family owned the property for over seven decades. During a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Wolff thanked the mayor and City Council for “saving” Lhakapani – a combination the family made up that translates in Urdu to abundance of water for the creeks, waterfalls and lake within it. “Just real proud to be a citizen of Milton,” Wolff said. “This used to be owned by a couple of moonshiners. My dad was a doctor down in Atlanta, and one of his patients offered to sell him his farm.” As Wolff tells it, Bernard Wolff Sr. purchased 160 acres in 1947 from two
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Members and friends of the Wolff family, as well as Mayor Joe Lockwood, City Council members and city staff visit the Lackey Road greenspace to celebrate its opening to the public on Nov. 1. feuding moonshiners. Over time, his family added more property until it reached 231 acres in the 1960s. His grandfather, Joseph E. Brown, was in charge of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service in North Georgia during the 1950s when he built the 3-acre lake on the property as well as other North Georgia farms. Soon afterward, the family built a cinderblock weekend house overlooking the lake where they spent most summers. Wolff said it was a character-building juxtaposition between affluent Buckhead versus life on a small farm with local farmers who were monetarily “poor” but rich in terms of homegrown food. However, the area transitioned from a “sleepy farm town with a proud history” to an “increasingly upscale village to support the new, vibrant citizenry,” starting in the 1980s and speeding up after the 1996 Summer Olympics. Although the family had sold off 40 acres to developers, most of Lahkapani remained. In 2004, Wolff said, the family sold another 79 acres on the western side of the property due to uncontrollable dumping of trash plus the occasional discovery of marijuana gardens hidden in the woods. The Wolff family later worked
with the Georgia Forestry Commission to install at their expense a trail system for hiking, equestrian, bicycling and picnics. When Milton was incorporated in 2006, the family chose to join it after seeing the push for natural areas where people could walk free from the confines of suburbia. Wolff said his family considered making Lahkapani a park or conservation development, but those options would either not provide the retirement income they needed or included highdensity development. “Milton’s leaders wisely established a greenspace bond initiative to purchase undeveloped properties that otherwise would become subdivisions,” Wolff said. “This enabled Lahkapani to become the natural park with trails that the Wolff family and majority of Milton citizens desire.” At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Wolff recalled Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Celestine Sibley who purchased an old school site on the property in the early 1960s and reconstructed it into a cabin that still exists today. Wolff said it provided an unending source for Sibley’s daily columns and published books describing her “life in the country,” and her hopes for it to endure.
“Celestine Sibley wrote this beautiful article about walking back home from going up and down Lackey Road,” Wolff said. “In her last paragraph, she was talking about listening to the woodlarks and then smelling all the beautiful flowers and she said, ‘Please God, can you make this last even one or two more years. Please just make it last.’ Y’all have done it. Thank you.” Councilman Paul Moore played a major role to ensure the property would not require much maintenance and instead would be used to “go out, get on the trail and enjoy nature,” Wolff said. Moore said the greenspace will be a wonderful asset to the city. “[Mayor Joe Lockwood], I think you said it best,” Moore said. “It was not really about what was happening today but the tremendous legacy that will live on for the community for everybody to enjoy going forward. It was wonderful to be able to honor the Wolff family this morning and see the joy in their faces for something that has long been in the works.” The city plans to add more trails to the Lackey Road greenspace in the coming years. The property is located at 990 Lackey Road.
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Lummus Supply donates materials to help Roswell fire station remodel deck By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Fire Station 5 is on its way to having a new deck thanks to the support of the local business community. On Oct. 25, the City Council accepted a donation of lumber and supplies from Lummus Supply Company to refurbish the deck at the fire station on Hembree Road. The deck work is part of a larger remodeling project underway at the city’s fire stations. Fire Chief Joe Pennino said the project had already gone out to bid when Lummus Supply Assistant Manager Richard Ayers heard about it from a longtime customer and came forward with a proposal to donate about $1,800 worth of materials and supplies. “We are very appreciative of that,” Pennino said. Lummus Supply Company sits across the street from Fire Station 5 on Hembree Road. Ayers said the company has been operating in Roswell for about 40 years, so he’s appreciative of all that first responders do for the community. MCC Inc. CEO Michael Martin has been a regular customer at Lummus Supply for 20 years. He said he submitted a bid to do the job at the fire station
and approached the supply company for the materials. Although there is still a proposed labor cost of $2,500 for the project, Martin hopes to work out a deal with other vendors who might want to get involved. He is looking to get started in the next month. Mayor Lori Henry thanked the men for recognizing the fire station’s need. Martin said it was the least they could do after seeing the state of the deck. “When I went out there and I measured up the handrails and the decking, I put my hand on the handrail and the handrail moved right next to the grill, possibly where they would put their platters to hold their steaks when they’re cooking on the grill,” Martin said. “Our men in blue could break their neck with this loose rail.” That’s when Martin said he went to his truck and repaired the handrail himself before calling Lummus Supply to ask for a quote. Also at the Oct. 25 City Council meeting, officials deferred approval of a contract with Bureau Veritas Technical Assessments LLC for a facilities condition assessment and Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan that would cost the city $572,000. Funding for the contract was approved in the fiscal year 2020 and 2022
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Roswell Transportation Committee takes step back to pave path for future projects By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — In an effort to dig out from the stalled Oxbo Road realignment project, Roswell officials are planning to reinforce existing guidelines drafted in 2017 to move the multi-million-dollar venture forward. Officials want to implement a key recommendation cited in a recent report commissioned to investigate cost overruns and delays on the project. Since the report, conducted by law firm Jarrard & Davis, was delivered in September, the city has made changes to correct the path of the Oxbo Road project. Most recently, the city called on interim Director of Transportation Dan Skalsky to temporarily replace former Director of Transportation Muhammad Rauf. The city has not publicly explained why Rauf was replaced. During an Oct. 27 Transportation Committee meeting, the City Council approved a motion for staff to begin developing project management standard operating procedures for its Transportation Department. Skalsky said the list of procedures would address a major issue mentioned in the investigation report – that the Oxbo Road realignment project did not have
any real guidance. An overview of the findings stated the project lacked a defined funding source, failed to have a timely utility relocation plan from Georgia Power and followed improper/inefficient right-of-way acquisition procedures to purchase private property or access rights. This led to millions in cost overruns including a $2.5 million settlement agreement for failing to meet a deadline the city agreed to when it purchased property on Atlanta Street. In another instance, the city paid a company for property on Maple Street it did not own and then paid again – without receiving a refund – for the acquisition, access rights and to tear down three existing buildings. The project is now expected to cost close to $14 million. Initial estimates were that the project would cost $9 million. The new approach the city is taking includes: Requiring all staff to read the Roswell Project Management Guidelines 2017 Manual before they can be assigned as a project manager for any city project. Attending several Georgia Department of Transportation training programs for locally administered projects. Encouraging all transportation project managers to get project management professional certification while employed
with the city. Interim City Administrator Michael Fischer said the Jarrard & Davis report highlighted how staff was not following the Project Management Guidelines 2017 Manual for the Oxbo Road project, despite it having been in place for several years. “We have the solution,” Fischer said. “It’s that document. We just need to make it more formalized, and that’s what we’re doing. … We want you to know that and approve that so we can move forward with confidence that this is the way to do it.” Skalsky said another key item in the report’s list of recommendations was to draft an acquisition policy for low-value properties. He recommended adopting the policy from the Georgia Department of Transportation, which has different procedures for properties worth less than $500, $10,000 and $25,000. The legal department is set to begin drafting the resolution to present to the City Council in November. Also, during the meeting, the council pushed back a vote to sign a contract modification with E.R. Snell Contractor for the Ga. 9/Atlanta Street at Oxbo Road intersection. The contract would have been in an amount not to exceed $616,802.
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A family watches “Coco” at the second annual Dia de los Muertos Festival on the grounds of Roswell City Hall Oct. 30.
Roswell celebrates Dia de los Muertos By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Sisters America and Citlalli Salas-Abrego wandered the grounds of the second annual Dia de los Muertos Festival near Roswell City Hall looking for pieces to complete their family’s “ofrenda,” Spanish for “altar.” The girls, dressed in semi-poofy skirts and intricate flower wreaths, wore their best La Catrina makeup complete with hollowed-out eyes and stitched mouths. One of them resembled Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Although Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, happens around the same time as Halloween, it is a Mexican celebration that takes place over several days, Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, and honors family members who have passed away. The festival on the grounds of Roswell City Hall on Oct. 30 featured a costume contest, margarita tasting, traditional Mexican entertainment, food trucks, face painting and a showing of Disney’s “Coco.” Roswell Special Events Manager Chris Ward said between 2,500 and 3,000 people attended the event. “[Turnout was] a bit lower than expected, but the weather was a factor,” Ward said. “The goal was to have an event to celebrate our Hispanic community in a way that was culturally sensitive and educational for all.” As America and Citlalli walked around looking at all the vendors at the festival, they stopped to buy “pan de muerto” for their family’s ofrenda, which they said they had been setting
up all week. Pan de muerto is a type of traditional sweet bread commonly baked during the weeks leading up to Dia de los Muertos. The significance of the ofrenda, according to a Day of the Dead website, is that it is left for the souls of the deceased to come back and be able to enjoy their worldly pleasures. The ofrenda at the festival was also decorated with photographs, candles and personal items. America and Citlalli said this was their first time attending the event in Roswell. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Roswell has a 16% Hispanic population. “We love to be involved in different events that have to do with our culture, and we had never heard about this one before, so we decided to come by and show off our stuff,” Citlalli said. “I think the city should hold more events like this because it does a good job of making people from different cultures feel welcomed.” The city hosted its first Dia de los Muertos Festival in 2019, but the event was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s festival was presented in partnership with the Mexican Consulate of Atlanta and Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces. According to Ward, the Mexican Consulate of Atlanta has already asked the city to partner with them on this event and other events moving forward. “We were so pleased to be a part of this celebration and will be bringing it back next year!” Ward said.
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5 meaningful ways to celebrate Veterans Day If you’re wondering how you can best honor those who served their country on Veterans Day, here are five ways you can mark the occasion on November 11. 1. OBSERVE TWO MINUTES OF SILENCE All Americans are encouraged to pause for two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. on Veterans Day. This is a time to reflect on the contributions and sacrifices of all U.S. veterans. 2. CONNECT WITH A VETERAN Make the time to speak with a veteran about their experiences in the military. Alternatively, you can send a veteran a postcard or e-card to thank them for their service. If you don’t know a veteran, you can send a card or letter through organizations such as A Million Thanks. 3. MAKE A DONATION OR VOLUNTEER More than 40,000 charities in the United States support veterans and their families including Fisher House Foundation, Homes for our Troops and Disabled American Veterans. Many of these organizations have volunteer opportunities. 4. SHOP AT A VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS Help veterans and their families support themselves by patronizing a veteran-owned business. If you don’t know of any, you can search for one in your area at veteranownedbusiness.com. 5. LEARN ABOUT MILITARY HISTORY To better appreciate the sacrifices American veterans made, learn more about the important battles in which they fought. You can do this by reading a book or watching a movie about military history. Keep in mind that you can do most of these things year-round. To make a meaningful impact on the veterans in your community, continue to support and connect with them even after Veterans Day is over.
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On that most dreaded of diseases: uncombable hair syndrome Brought to you by – Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta This evening, I set to work planning to write an article that our local readers would find interesting and informative and began writing about a skin cancer case that I recently treated. But as the days are getting colder and COVID is still in the air, I thought, wouldn’t it be nice have something fun and pleasant for a change? Which leads me to…. Uncombable Hair Syndrome. Yes, uncombable hair syndrome is an actual disease. First off, my sincere apologies to anyone afflicted with this malady if I misunderstand any distress it may cause. My only exposure to this condition was to a single case in my residency, the details of which I hope will excuse me for any seeming lack of sympathy: A beautiful couple presented to clinic with the CUTEST child you ever seen. He was a delight, babbling and smiling and running amok trying to grab everything he shouldn’t have. At first glance, nothing appeared wrong. His arms were free of eczema. His moles looked normal. He didn’t even seem to have a lick of lip licker’s dermatitis. Why was he in a dermatology clinic? Exasperated, his mom lamented, “I can’t comb his hair – you don’t understand it WON’T comb.” She went on to explain. No matter the mousse, the hair spray, the shampoo or conditioner, his obstinate hair willfully sprung back into a tussled mishmash of hairs going in every direction. These hairs had a mind of their own. Their position was not random. Instead, a certain hair would always try to go backward. The next, always forward. Push one in a certain direction, and it would spring back to the position that it preferred. My attending physician exclaimed “your child has uncombable hair syndrome!” Uncombable hair syndrome is a wellcharacterized medical condition. One can easily find information on the genes involved by turning to Wikipedia, but I strongly urge the reader to go to Google Image instead and type in “uncombable hair syndrome” and enjoy photos of the dandelion capped rascals running around with uncombable hair Several types of hair disorders are sometimes lumped together with uncombable hair syndrome but the classic disease occurs because the hair follicles have a notch or a triangular shape, and so the hair grows out with a ridge or a groove resulting in a stiff hair that can only fall one way. The Latin name is pili trianguli et canaliculi, which, if you are a Latin scholar, perhaps means some-
thing. Children afflicted with this condition are typically towheaded with very light blonde to white hair. To be a syndrome, a disease must have two or more features that occur together as a disease “complex.” In this case, the two primary features are the uncombable hair of the child and the frustration of the mother. Scientists still debate whether the smirking laughter of the father playing on his phone in the background constitutes a third feature of this disease. This would make the syndrome a triad. Fortunately for our patient, his disease has an excellent prognosis. The hair of uncombable hair syndrome typically becomes uncombable early in childhood and normalizes in early adolescence, often at puberty. Our patient was otherwise completely healthy without any signs or markers of other dermatologic disease. Given that our patient is a boy, my attending’s advice was simple: “keep his hair buzzed until he’s about 13 or so.” “So you don’t have any treatment?!” said the mother. “Well, I thought the reassurance that it should normalize in 10-11 years and that you could buzz the hair in the meantime is a good treatment plan,” said my attending. The father laughed. The mother remained frustrated. The child’s hair remained uncombable. Please note that this syndrome should not be confused with the “wont comb his hair” syndrome as displayed by my son, age 2 (see photo). If you or someone you love suffers from uncombable hair syndrome, consider Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta. Dr. Brent Taylor is certified by the American Board of Dermatology, the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine and is a fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon and vein specialist. Kathryn Filipek, PA-C is a physician assistant with more than 15 years of dermatology experience and expertise in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology.
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Alpharetta approves blanket employee pay hike of 3 percent Police, 911 dispatchers to receive 10 percent under special provision By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Seeking to preserve a force that has struggled to keep its ranks filled, Alpharetta officials have approved a 10 percent pay increase for police and 911 dispatchers. The City Council action also includes a 3 percent pay hike for all full-time city employees. That includes the city’s firefighters, who serve under the umbrella of Public Safety, but were not included as part of the police and 911 dispatchers’ salary package. The budget adjustment for salaries is expected to cost the city an extra $2.2 million annually. The measure, passed unanimously Nov. 1, comes in the wake of an internal study that shows Alpharetta lagging behind many surrounding cities in pay for sworn officers, especially those at the lower end of the salary range. “We see it all over the news, a lot of organizations giving pay increases across the board,” said Alpharetta Human Resources Director Cris Randall, who conducted the study. Randall said the pool of qualified candidates for police positions is drying up, and the competition is fierce, particularly in the past two years since police have come under national scrutiny over a series of questionable
and criminal incidents involving use of force. In a memo to members of the City Council, Public Safety Director John Robison reported that over the past two years, the department has lost 28 sworn officers, about a third of them through voluntary or forced resignation. Seven others left to seek a new profession. During that same period, Robison stated, the department has hired 22 officers, all but four certified from other agencies. Four were non-certified. “Approximately 10 years ago, we would have approximately 150 people show up for new hire/police testing,” Robison wrote in his report. “We had a testing last month, and only three applicants showed up.” The numbers for 911 dispatchers are even worse. Over the past two years, 19 dispatchers have left the department. Of the 17 hired since, 14 were noncertified. City Administrator Bob Regus said 911 operator turnover has been a nagging problem since he came to the city more than 20 years ago. He said the job is high stress, and many cannot endure it for long. The Human Resources study of police salaries shows that Alpharetta’s minimum pay for police officers —$45,702 a year — is lower than for the same position in Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Johns Creek and Sandy Springs. The disparity continues for minimum salaries pretty much through the ranks all the way to captain, although Alpharetta does provide greater maximum salaries through nearly all its positions. A contingent of close to two dozen firefighters sat
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Alpharetta firefighters await a decision at the Nov. 1 Alpharetta City Council meeting on whether they would be included in a 10 percent pay increase the city had targeted for police and emergency 911 dispatchers. Ultimately, the council voted to award firefighters along with all other city staff a 3 percent pay hike.
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What they don’t say and do is hurting us all If the job of the police is to prevent crime, protect us, and maintain order, and they do none of the above, what happens? If the job of the teacher is to teach and educate, and they don’t, do they get to keep their RAY APPEN job? If the job of the Publisher Emeritus sports coach is to ray@appenmedia.com win, and they don’t, how long do they get to keep their job? If the cook or the waitress at your favorite restaurant doesn’t show up, does their boss just ignore it? So, what exactly is the job of our elected officials –– say Georgia legislators, for example? Is it to not lose the next election, no matter what? Is it to always be reelected? What if that is all they ever care about or do? Is that “do-
ing their job” to you? Should they keep their job? Is their job to protect us, like law enforcement? “Of course it is,” you say. How about our Democracy? Is it their job to protect our system –– like “rule of law” or those ol’ “checks and balances?” “Now you’re getting tricky,” you are thinking. Sure sounds like a trick question. What do we expect of them? I mean, really expect. Have you thought about that lately? Do you expect your legislator to speak up when something is going wrong or something is being voted on that is not in your best interest? Is that a fair question? Well, what do you think? I am kind of old school. I still expect someone’s word to be their bond and a handshake is better than something in writing. Now, I don’t actually recall my dad teaching me very much about stuff
like that, but mother read to us all the time –– from the Bible, from literature and so much more. Most of what she read to us had lessons, life lessons as central to the plots. Don’t lie (“The Boy who Cried Wolf”), Don’t steal (“Jack and the Beanstalk”), honor others (the story about the horse that lost its shoe and the battle was lost), and more. Those lessons from 60 years ago stick with me, and I have passed them on to my children. They have taken those lessons to heart; they live their lives by them. They make me proud each day. My questions to them are: “Didn’t our elected officials’ moms read to them too? Weren’t they taught about honor, integrity, and respect? Didn’t their daddy’s take a belt to some of them when he caught them lying or being disrespectful?” If the answer is “yes,” then one has to ask the follow up question: “Why don’t these values show up in how they act as elected representatives?”
Stop, before you get too flustered, let me explain. I once asked a good friend who is a legislator why he voted to permit guns in churches and if he really thought that was a good idea. “Of course not,” he said, with admirable honesty, “but because of my district, if I had voted against that bill, they would have thrown me out next election,” he replied. Of note, not one of his colleagues voted against that one either. Or how about this one. A former office holder - once told his niece that he was running for office because the incumbent had been in office for so long and that he - my friend - believed in term limits. Well, years later, when his niece asked him why he was fighting to stay in office (just like his predecessor), he asked her if she remembered that book “Lord of the Rings” and what having that ring in someone’s possession did to them. Not all elected officials only make de-
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NOTICE OF GENERAL CITY ELECTION RUNOFF TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on November 30, 2021, a non-partisan general election runoff will be held in the City of Milton, Georgia, to elect the City Council Member from District 1/Post 1 for a full four-year term. These two candidates will be on the ballot: Jami Tucker Andrea Verhoff While Councilmembers must reside in the district they represent, all posts are at-large positions so all Milton registered voters can participate in the runoff election. This election shall be held at the City of Milton’s polling places from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November 30. Advanced weekday voting dates and locations will be announced when available on the City of Milton’s website at www.cityofmiltonga.us/elections and the City of Milton’s social media pages.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Comprehensive Fire-EMS Records Management System RFP NUMBER 22-FD01 Proposal Due Date: December 2, 2021, by 2:00PM Local Time Electronic submission via: www.cityofmiltonga.us Submissions will be publicly announced on the above date at approximately 2:30 PM at the City of Milton City Hall located at 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton, GA 30004 (opening may be moved online due to public health conditions). The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. If the contract is awarded, it will be awarded to the highest scoring Offeror whose proposal meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the request for proposals. The request for electronic proposals for Comprehensive Fire-EMS Records Management System will be posted on the following websites the week of November 10, 2021: http://www.cityofmiltonga.us or http://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/PRSapp/PR_index.jsp
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12002 Quartermaster Jim Swain shares information on opportunities for veteran support in and around North Fulton County at the Milton Veterans Breakfast on Nov. 6.
Veterans: Continued from Page 1 website states, “The war against trauma doesn’t end when the deployment is over.” Baker said many of the people he met in the program joined the military looking for a family or a tribe. “And they have it for a while, but if they have traumatic experiences where their chain of command doesn’t support them or once they leave and they’re no longer a part of that tribe, that’s where these things start to come back around – the behaviors, the isolation, depression, addiction,” Baker said. “It’s the same stuff you see out in the community.” According to Baker, only about 2% of the U.S. population serves in the military. Add law enforcement, fire personnel and EMS, and that number rises to about 11%. Baker said these groups tend to stick together and have a difficult time communicating with the other 89% of the population, worsening their mental health issues or trauma. “The VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) can’t do it alone,” Baker said. “There has to be community development. Just like it takes families to fix families, it takes
Projects: Continued from Page 12 county-owned waterlines. The project is meant to improve traffic flow by featuring new turning lanes and signal modifications as well as existing sidewalk upgrades on the eastern side of Warsaw Road to match Alpharetta’s improvements on the north side of the intersection. It also includes drainage improvements in front of Mimosa Elemen-
communities to fix communities, and firefighters, cops and EMS are a part of the community. So, how do we do that?” Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12002 Quartermaster Jim Swain shared several opportunities for camaraderie and support in and around north Fulton County. He encouraged veterans of all ages to get involved with organizations such as the VFW and American Legion, which serve to lobby for veteran interests. He said another way of contributing is by donating. “I didn’t join anything until about 17 years ago, because I didn’t have time or I felt like they didn’t have anything to offer me, and I just had to meet some people that said, ‘We have an organization over here that does things differently,’” Swain said. “… That’s what grabbed me. … If you participate, you’ll get more out of it. You can help make that organization what you want it to be.” Swain also took the opportunity to mention the grand opening of the Johns Creek Veterans Association half-scale version of the Vietnam Wall, “The Wall that Heals,” on Nov. 13. The wall is inscribed with the names of the more than 57,000 American men and women who died in the Vietnam War. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at Newton Park, 3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek. tary School. Councilman Matthew Tyser said it is a surprisingly dangerous intersection. “I’ve had calls from property owners in the area asking us please fix this as soon as you possibly can,” Tyser said. “I probably go through it two or three times a week. It doesn’t seem dangerous, but if you look at the accident history here it certainly is, so the quicker, the better on this one.” The next Transportation Committee meeting is scheduled for 8 a.m. Nov. 17 at City Hall.
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Pay: Continued from Page 24 silently in the gallery at City Hall for the decision. During public comment on the matter, Alpharetta resident and volunteer firefighter Matthew Mullen pushed to extend the 10 percent pay boost to firefighters. “If we choose to come together and
Appen: Continued from Page 26 cisions that are politically expedient, but I think it is fair to say that most of them do. And the thing about that is when they are faced with something that is just not right –– and often very bad not right –– instead of speaking up they just hide, hide under the cloak of absence. Absent saying or doing something that is politically not expedient, they cannot be held accountable for their acts or their views if they just keep their mouth shut. And the crazy thing about that is that the majority behave that way and actually believe that if they just don’t say anything, no one will notice what they have not said or done. That is their play book.
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start to lead, we can fix this problem and give the citizens of this city what they deserve, not just now, but 5, 10, 15 years from now,” Mullen said. “It may be too late to change the events of today, but that’s OK. There’s another opportunity tomorrow.” Council members reiterated their resolve to support all public safety personnel, including firefighters. But, they added, the market strains on maintaining a qualified police force are at a critical stage. Citing the study comparing
Alpharetta with neighboring cities, they said market demand is not nearly as high for firefighters right now, and salary disparities with nearby cities is not as prevalent. Mayor Jim Gilvin joined with other council members promising to keep firefighters’ salaries ahead of the competition. “Gentlemen and women in our fire [department] are just as important as any employee in the world,” Gilvin said. “The same goes for our E-911 and our police.”
But I suggest that does not make them nearly as invisible as they think. Their silence, more often than not, is a roar that can be heard for miles around –– this silence of not speaking up, of not standing up, this silence of sticking their heads in the sand and hiding and hoping that no one notices until the issue goes away and is forgotten. Sorry, we notice. I remember that saying, “I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.” Shouldn’t they “do the right thing” even if it means that it may damage their chances of reelection? Is being reelected what you expect from your representative even when his or her actions or lack of actions are not in your best interest or “our collective best interest?” Why aren’t they willing to “do the right thing” and live with the consequence? Why is that ring of power so
compelling that they are willing to sell their souls most of the time instead of doing the right thing? I guess I am old school though, and my values are old fashioned. But I just can’t believe deep in my heart that many of our elected officials are old school too, but they just haven’t summoned the courage to act old school and do the right thing … because doing that is the right thing to do. Here is a new tool you can use to monitor our elected officials, particularly our Georgia legislators. It is new from ProPublica and they tag this app with “See what your representatives in Congress say and do.” Go to Projects. propublica.org to get started or just copy and paste this into your browser: https://projects.propublica.org/represent/states/GA
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