Chatt Hills News ~ August 2020

Official Publication of the City of Chattahoochee Hills, GA

CHATT HILLS NEWS

Issue 6 Volume 1 www.chatthillsga.us

AUGUST 2020 Features

Events

Arts in Chatt Hills

Campbellton Masterplan

Home Schooling Page 3

Events are starting up!

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What are our Artists up to?

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Campbellton Community Masterplan Page 18

Back to School

BOUCKAERT FARM CoRUNa 5K

HEALTH CDC Get the latest Coronavirus (COVID-19) information HERE.

The State of Georgia has a new COVID-19 hotline. If you believe that you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or have been exposed to the novel coronavirus, please contact your primary care doctor or an urgent care clinic.

Please do not show up unannounced at an emergency room or health care facility.

CALL THIS HOTLINE: (844) 442-2681

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sure to come back, and some who come back eventually make Chattahoochee Hills their home.

WELCOME TO THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, we are mid-way into the Dog Days of Summer, the hottest time of the year that coincides with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of the Dog Star, Sirius.

Traditionally, families would be enjoying their summer vacations during this time before the kids go back to school in mid-August. This year, however, COVID-19 has put a crimp in those plans for many as local governments set quarantine requirements or mandate testing for travelers entering their states. This especially impacts those who live in urban areas and feel the need to escape to the country to “get away from it all” and enjoy nature.

Fortunately, Chattahoochee Hills is about as good as it gets when it comes to the perfect getaway.

Cochran Mill park offers miles of trails for hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding; our scenic byways on paved and gravel roads extend the walking and bicycling experience to pleasant drives; the Serenbe weekend farmers market offers food and crafts in a natural setting; all of these and more allow for good social distancing and safely communing with nature. Many of those who visit our city once are 2

In this issue, you’ll find an update from the Fulton County public schools and the private and charter schools in Chattahoochee Hills. On the subject of school openings, COVID-19 has also changed how they will open this month and how they will continue operating during the pandemic. There is also a feature on a homeschooling family with tips that may be helpful for families required to implement distance learning for a time.

In our city government, we remain flexible in our operations to keep our citizens, staff, and elected officials safe. When we became aware of employees who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past month, we sanitized the work areas and made the decision to take our city council meetings 100 percent online via ZOOM conferencing. We ask citizens to check our city’s website or call city hall periodically for updates, and please wear masks when around other folks, for your safety and theirs.

in tax revenues due to COVID-19’s impact on line items like sales taxes and hotel/motel funds, while allowing us to continue providing strong basic services to our citizens, with no layoffs or furloughs of staff. Of course, the budget is a fluid process, meaning we can make adjustments throughout the year as revenues come in, but at least for now we’re doing okay.

A number of residents have asked if there is anything they can do to help.

We very much appreciate the large gestures, such as the Community CareNetwork group that raised funds to purchase the Lucas 3 Chest Compression System for our public safety team. But there is a smaller effort every citizen can undertake to benefit our city: complete the 2020 Census! An accurate count directly determines equitable representation as well as federal funding and many of the local revenue sources (like LOST and TSPLOST, for example) the City of Chattahoochee receives.

Stand up and be Counted!

Enjoy your Dog Days of Summer and be safe!

And don’t forget to mark your calendars for August 11. There is a run-off election between the top two candidates for Fulton County School Board District 4 serving Chattahoochee Hills and neighboring cities. One candidate, Dr. Sandra Wright, is a Chatt Hills resident and neighbor.

Lastly, in June we adopted our annual budget, which runs from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The good news is we’ve set a conservative budget to allow for the projected reduction

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Mayor Tom Reed

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SCHOOLING BACK TO SCHOOL DURING THE PANDEMIC

By Laurie Searle, Chatt Hills Citizen Reporter Educators, parents, and students have a difficult chocie to make this month. What is the best option for going back to school during the pandemic?

Since most schools closed last April, several models of education have been tried, tweaked, and refined.

Four models have emerged that offer varying degrees of increased safety as well as circuliums that can be adapted across the models, if the need arises. Here are what some local schools are planning as of the date of this newsletter.

Fulton County Schools announced it will begin the 20202021 school year using the Universal Remote Learning model. The first day of instruction continues to be August 17.

Superintendent Mike Looney said, “The data and information from our health partners is overwhelming. This virus is spreading and not slowing down. I was hopeful the direction would change, but it is clear that we must pivot from the Face-to-Face model to the Universal Remote Learning model in order to keep our students, their families, and our staff members safe.”

In May, Superintendent Looney announced three models the district was developing while monitoring the spread of COVID-19: (1) Face-to-Face instruction with enhanced cleaning and social distancing protocols; (2) Universal Remote Learning; and (3) Blended Learning using a combination of remote and in-person instruction. In June, he announced the district would open with Face-to-Face instruction but allow families to choose a virtual option for their students. He also shared that the district would remain agile and adjust to another model if data warranted a change.

For updates see: https://www.fultonschools.org Chattahoochee Hills Charter School (CHCS) announced it will begin the 2020-2021 school year virtually for the first 9 weeks, with the disclaimer that if the (COVID-19) numbers begin to significantly decline, they may shift its model.

The official start date is August 10.

Prior to deciding the best course for the upcoming school year, the CHCS board and Principal Patrick Muham-

mad sent a survey to the parents. Principal Muhammad said, “We received 293 survey results from the CHCS parents. Option 1 (Blended Model) 52.9% (155); Option 2 (Full Virtual) 47.1% (138). Additionally, we received 180 comments attached to the survey (We have read everyone).

We considered many other factors, but in the end we decided a virtual opening was the safest option to keep our children and staff safe. However, the uniqueness of CHCS being a charter school gives us the opportunity to shift the model as the school community and data suggest as we move closer to the start of school and/or during the school year.”

For updates see: https://chatthillscharter.org Acton Academy at Serenbe announced it will begin the 2020-2021 school year with in-person schooling. Its official start date is August 6.

After many group discussions with its community, Acton Academy has come up with a multi-faceted approach to creating a healthy and safe school environment. AAAS’s learners will be a part of small learner groupings, have access to outdoor studio space and well-ventilated indoor space as well as regularly sanitized studios throughout the day. Acton Academy at Serenbe knows the value of in-person learning and will continue to adjust to create the safest environment as possible.

For updates see: https://actonacademyatserenbe.com

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HOME SCHOOLING

Sisters Ruby and Eleanor Harrison study side by side at their home in Chattahoochee Hills.

Photos by Emily Harrison.

Embracing the Homescholing Experience

By Laurie Searle, Chatt Hills Citizen Reporter

There’s a peaceful vibe at the country home of Paul and Emily Harrison. Paneled walls in nature shades of greygreen cocoon the space. A wall-sized map of the world and shelves of books add to the library-like ambiance.

Daughters Ruby (10) and Eleanor (13) sit side by side on the comfy sofa reading a book and researching a project.

It’s school time at the Harrison household. Homeschooling that is.

Home-based education has been a viable option long before the COVID-19 pandemic forced brick and mortar schools to send their students home. For Emily, she began considering other options 40 years ago while she was still a kid in school.

Emily’s Story “The school I attended was all cinder blocks with no windows,” Emily said. “It dulled the senses and inspired daydreams of a better experience.” Her one passion was ballet and she dreamed of a career in dance. But her father 4

discouraged her by saying, “You’ll never earn a decent living in ballet.” He later learned an important lesson: Never say “never” to his daughter.

Emily studied dance at the Rotaru Ballet School and Boston Ballet School, then danced professionally with the Boston Ballet II and Ballet Internationale in Indianapolis, Michael Smuin’s company in San Francisco, and the Atlanta Ballet.

Along the way, she became interested in nutrition and the role it plays in dancing, so when she was in her 30s, she enrolled at Georgia State University and went on to achieve both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nutrition.

Her master’s thesis research was on elite level ballet dancers and energy balance and the relationship to injuries.

This, in turn, sparked a new direction in Emily’s career. She ran the Centre for Dance Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles at the Atlanta Ballet for six years and now runs her private practice Dancer Nutrition LLC. The Road to Homeschooling Once Emily and Paul started their family, they began considering educational options. “We wanted a richer, deeper

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HOME SCHOOLING experience for our kids,” Emily said. “One that helped them find their passion and spark a desire to learn.” When their daughters were old enough to enjoy a special learning experience, the family packed their bags for a year-long road trip.

“Our first experience with homeschooling was actually travelschooling,” Emily said. Travelschooling, also called roadschooling or worldschooling, is a growing trend in which families pack up their belongings and take their homeschooling on the road. Many families who embrace this lifestyle integrate what they are seeing and experiencing into their child’s homeschool curriculum.

For Emily’s family, it was a year of cultural immersion.

“We explored the First Nation (ancestrally indigenous communities) of the United States, Mexico, British Columbia and Canada,” she said. “We also travelschooled to Ireland, Spain and France. Our whole family learned together, which was a rich experience in itself.”

When they returned home, they intended to enroll their daughters in the private school they had previously attended. It was an excellent school with a good educational program and good student to teacher ratio of 24:1. But after the previous roadschooling experience, Emily and Paul thought homeschooling would better serve their children.

Homeschooling in Chattahoochee Hills While their family lived in Grant Park, they were no strangers to Chattahoochee Hills. Paul, who is an avid bicyclist, helped developed a bike route from Atlanta to Chatt Hills and has ridden in this area for years. The whole family had also enjoyed visits to Cochran Mill Park and Serenbe.

“We loved the rural countryside and abundance of nature in Chatt Hills,” Emily said. “We also love historic preservation. On our many trips down here, we used to drive the back roads looking for a place with historic character we might someday make our own. When a special house with historic charm became available in the Goodes Community, we decided to make the move.” The family moved to a fixer-upper on Hutcheson Ferry Rd and began the process of making the house their home.

As they renovated their home, they put extra thought into a room they would dedicate for their daughters’ school work. Their goal was to make it functional, comfortable, and a place to inspire learning. But while the girls love this room, it really only serves as a homebase for their schooling.

Emily says that’s the thing about homeschooling.

“You don’t need a dedicated school room because your lessons may be taught in the kitchen, or outdoors while on a walk, or even in a village cafe.” She recalled a funny story about a study session at the Blue Eyed Daisy Bakeshop in Serenbe.

“I left Eleanor at the Blue Eyed Daisy so she could study her Spanish while I ran a few errands. When I came back, I asked her if she really spent the time studying or had she just been surfing the Internet. A nice man at the next table said, ‘She absolutely spent the entire time studying her Spanish. I was here the whole time and can vouch for her.’ He introduced himself as Tom Reed, Mayor of Chattahoochee Hills.”

Chatt Hills Home School Club Emily soon learned there is a whole network of homeschoolers in Chattahoochee Hills. They support each other, share experiences, and create opportunities for their children to have learning experiences together. She joined the Chatt Hills Home School Club on Facebook, and when the administrator later moved on, was asked to take her place. This all-inclusive club is a great place for those already homeschooling as well as those who are new to homeschool. It may also be a good source for parents who are schooling at home now due to COVID-19.

Lessons Learned from Homeschooling When asked what advice she could offer those who are interested in homeschooling or are temporarily distance learning with their children, Emily offered the following: 1. Education is not a race, It’s a lifelong journey. Giving your child the gift of time in learning new things allows them to foster a stress-free love of learning that will stick with them.

2. Follow their interests. Allow them to have some choice in what they study. Grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and research methods can all be taught by writing about subjects that your kids already love. Get curious.

3. You don’t have to do everything yourself. There are great tutors, online classes, co-ops and curriculum programs that have a teacher support component.

4. Get outside everyday no matter the weather. Nature is a powerful teacher.

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HOME SCHOOLING 5. Read aloud even to your older kids. There are so many great living books.

6. Create a morning rhythm that you can be consistent with and works for your family.

7. When parent-child battles come, and they will, Julie Bogart suggests to power with your child, not power over your child. “Power with” is a compassionate collaboration.

8. Don’t compare your homeschool with anyone else.

There is no one right way to do this, only what is best for your child and your family. It’s not a competition.

9. Cindy Rollins reminds us that “our children are not our products” and Charlotte Mason tells us that “Children are born persons”. It’s not our job to cram facts into them or check off endless boxes. It is our job to facilitate a learning environment that inspires them to want to do more.

10. There will be days when you feel that you didn’t get anything done. It’s ok. But all the little things add up over time. If you only read aloud to your child for 10 minutes a day that could add up to 35 hours in a school year.

For inspiration and resources about Homeschooling, Emily recommends this short list: www.bewildandfree.org https://outschool.com https://konos.org https://bravewriter.com https://www.oakmeadow.com https://www.georgiacyber.org https://simplycharlottemason.com https://www.classicalconversations. com https://wokehomeschooling.com www.leahboden.com meremotherhood.com https://sallyclarkson.com

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CHATT HILLS BUSINESS

worthitfarms.com

“Utilization for Preservation” The motto of Worth It Farms, LLC Worth It Farms, LLC is a small dairy, creamery, and educational farm using endangered heritage breeds of livestock to both preserve them for future generations and to keep them useful on the family farm. We currently breed and sell Guernsey goats, Cotton Patch geese, Ancona ducks, Beveren & Silver Fox rabbits, and a handful of heritage breed chickens. We offer farm tours and educational classes (for small school groups, Mom & Me groups, Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts groups, etc) including, but not limited to, cheese making, animal nutrition, animal husbandry, biology, and basically any animal or nature related topic requested.

Weekly, we sell raw goat’s milk, raw goat’s cheese, raw goat yogurt, and sweet treats (like cajeta, fudge, & caramels). Our seasonal and “by request” list includes goat milk soap, pastured duck eggs, pastured whole goose, nonGMO whole rabbit, and pastured goat (by the whole or half).

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AUGUST EVENTS

1 Serenbe Farmers Market Saturdays 9:00-11:00am 9110 Selborne Lane An eclectic market comprised of small local and sustainable growers, artisans, and craftsmen meet each Saturday to share in their passion for sustainable food and local arts and crafts. Our established market is held in a unique outdoor environment on the Selborne Green, surrounded by retail shops, restaurants, and art galleries.

15 Rissi Palmer August 15, 8:00 pm Gainey Hall & Gallery 10640 Serenbe Lane TICKETS

Upcoming Events

www.chatthillsmusic.com

Rissi Palmer’s gift lies in reaching across boundaries. One of our most compelling singers, she is at home in R&B but made her mark in country, bringing the entire spectrum of popular music to bear on music she calls “Southern Soul.”

The daughter of Georgia natives, Rissi was born near Pittsburgh and spent her adolescent years in Missouri. Raised in a musical family that loved both country and R&B, she performed at the age of 16 in a singing and dancing troupe sponsored by a local television station. She was offered her first publishing and label deals at 19, and in 2007 released the album Rissi Palmer, charting with the singles, “Country Girl,” “Hold On To Me,” and “No Air.” She followed with a Christmas single, an independently released children’s album, Best Day Ever, and an EP called The Back Porch Sessions. Her most recent release, Revival, has been critically hailed as her most personal and uplifting work yet.

Rissi has performed at The White House, Lincoln Center, and the Grand Ole Opry, and has appeared on Oprah & Friends, CNN, the CBS Early Show, and the Tavis Smiley Show. She has shared stages with Taylor Swift, The Eagles, Chris Young, and Charley Crockett, and she has been featured in Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, People, Parade, Ebony, Newsweek, and The Huffington Post.

Masks will be required to attend; social distancing will be required; and seating and tickets will be limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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15 Right Off the Farm Cooking Class August 8, 12-1:30pm Gainey Hall & Gallery 10640 Serenbe Lane TICKETS $65 Cooking Classes at Serenbe highlight fruits, vegetables, and herbs from Serenbe Farms, plus produce, cheeses, meats, and other specialty products from local Chatt Hills and regional producers. The group will dine together at the end of the class with beer and/or wine included.

Classes will follow a Chef Demonstration format rather than hands-on learning in order to maintain social distancing. Class sizes will be limited to 20 people.

Tickets are non-refundable;please contact Joni@serenbe.com with questions or for more information.

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SUMMER SUMMER SESSION SESSION

REDWINE PLANTATION Late Summer Session with Keith Robinson AUGUST 26, 9AM-2PM Elevating Your At-Home Cocktail Party

For each session attendees will depart armed with the menu (complete with recipes), a food item created in the class, and a floral/decorative component. A carefully curated selection of housewares (platters, bowls, andaccompanying decorative items) will be available for you to add to your collection at the end of each session.

With Keith Robinson With Keith Robinson

13125 Hutchenson Ferry Road, Palmetto, GA 30268 Email: Redwinesessions@gmail.com

Session Two Raising the “Bar” “Bar” of of Your Your At-Home at Home Cocktail Cocktail Party Party

“Signature Drinks” Watermelon Spritzer (Demo)

It doesn’t require a special occasion to have a few folks over

It doesn’t require a special occasion to have a few folks over for cocktails or a glass of something cold. Whether it's four guests for cocktails or a glass of something cold. Whether it’s four guests or forty, in this class you will learn tricks to always be “at the ready” or forty, the in this class you to willentertain. learn tricks to be or always “at the ready” should mood strike Planned spontaneous, a well should the mood strike to entertain.

Planned or spontaneous, wellstocked pantry, freezer, and wine rack will ensure successaevery time. pantry, freezer, and wine rack will ensure success every stocked

time.

Lecture: “The Ingredients” d Location d Setting d Menu d Beverages d Details Practicum One: Lunch: Luncheon served willinclude includeelements elements of of the the cocktail cocktail party Luncheon served will partymenu menu hors d’oeuvres-style lunch with with presentation presentation hors d’oeuvres styled lunch

Practicum Two: Tray garnish, edible bouquets Practicum Three: Assembly of hors d’oeuvres

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Local

LAND ISSUES Quarry proposed alongside Chattahoochee River slowed by Carroll County moratorium

By David Pendered

A proposed quarry in Carroll County would be built alongside the Chattahoochee River on a site across from Serenbe and the city of Chattahoochee Hills. Credit: Google Earth, David Pendered Residents’ opposition to a proposed rock quarry that’s to be located across the Chattahoochee River from South Fulton County has prompted Carroll County to issue a moratorium on new quarries and to start revising regulations on mining sites.

The proposed quarry would be in Carroll County, across the Chattahoochee River from the center of Chattahoochee Hills, the city that’s home to the Serenbe development.

The project has been slowed by a 60-day moratorium on the issuance of land disturbance permits. The moratorium was approved unanimously July 7 by the Carroll County Board of Commissioners and can be extended 60 days from the date of passage.

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clear the county’s intent to revise regulations on quarries. The proposed site is zoned agriculture, not industrial, providing few regulatory tools to oversee operations:

“[O]ut of an abundance of caution, the Board of Commissioners wishes to limit applications and land disturbance permits issued in agricultural districts for uses associated with mining sites for the removal of minerals and natural materials for a sixty (60) day period during such time the Carroll County staff will draft revisions to and complete required advertising for the Carroll County Zoning Ordinance and Development Regulations for approval, consideration, and implementation.”

The resolution addresses the immediate concerns raised by the hastily

formed Citizens Opposed to Carroll County Rock Quarry, which appears to have posted its first message on a Facebook page on June 18. A notice for a July 2 meeting makes clear the sentiments of its members:

“The negative effects of this proposed quarry are devastating to our community and the river!!! Please join us for a discussion to STOP THE QUARRY at Banning Mills on July 2 at 6:00. If you have any experience with this type of opposition, please let us know! We’re going to need everyone to rally together as one and let them know that we will not allow this to come in and destroy the land that we love!”

Meanwhile, a plan to extract sand from land near the Okefenokee Swamp remains pending before the

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This map shows the location of the quarry and dump site for waste materials are within about 1,000 feet of the Chattahoochee River.

The map was provided by the developer of the proposed quarry. Credit: Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Opponents of the plan include environmental advocates who contend the mining operation could damage the swamp and its related waters, including the Floridan Aquifer and the St. Marys and Suwanee rivers.

The proposed quarry in Carroll County is to be located within a bend in the Chattahoochee River, near the junction of Fulton, Carroll, and Coweta counties. The site is on the western bank of the Chattahoochee River, on land that abuts the river. Historic Banning Mills, the ghost textile mill being retooled into an attraction, is a short distance to the west.

The developer predicts the quarry will affect the protected river corridor and floodplains, according to documents filed with the state:

The dump pile for waste material to be scraped from land above the valuable rock is to be located about 1,000 feet north of the river, according to a map provided by the developer.

The quarry is to be located less than

A proposed quarry would impact the Chattahoochee River and floodplains if it were built as proposed in Carroll County, on a site across the river from South Fulton County. This stretch of the river is north of the proposed quarry. Credit: David Pendered

1,000 feet north of Carnes Lake, according to the developer’s map.

The developer notified of the quarry’s expected environmental impacts in the Development of Regional Impact statement filed with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

About 50 truckloads of material each day will be transported out of the quarry site during its peak operation. Transportation improvements will be needed, but the type of improvement has not been determined, according to the DRI.

This portion of Carroll County is rural and much of the area is zoned for agricultural uses.

The quarry is to cover about 360 acres, according to the DRI. This site is part of a tract of land that covers 508.7 acres owned by Muddy Waters Land and Timber, LLC., according to a report by Carroll County’s Tax Assessor.

The developer of the project is Green Rock, LLC. The company lists an address in Norcross on the DRI. A company by that name lists an address in Cobb County in its busi-

ness records on file with the Georgia Secretary of State.

Tax records show the property has been in the hands of industry and real estate interests since at least 1993. Past owners have included Inland Container Corp., and Temple Inland Land and Timber Inc. Multiple parcels have been involved in multiple sales, according to records of this parcel identification number. The most recent sale was for $6.7 million in March 2017.

The property value of the quarry at its build-out is projected to be $20 million. The annual taxes to be paid to the county amount to $522,000, according to the DRI.

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Arts Section

Stephanie Richardson Photography & Art Stephanie Richardson began painting as a way to bust out of a sense of perfectionism and embrace making a mess. Though she has always been an artist, she mainly embraced art forms that kept the mess at bay, letting her control the situation, and get things right, intentionally pursuing a new found joy in messy imperfection.

Inspired by graffiti artists Richardson began making paintings that were layered with their own history, the texture of what lay beneath always showing through. Inspired by nature and design, making paintings with comforting lines and bold colors. Pursuing what some may call God, she began making paintings with a desire to connect with the source within...and share that energy with anyone who is asking to perceive it.

“Art is a bridge between the experiences we have as a being of light and our experience of the material world.”

“​Art is a place we can explore, with freedom, that which is beyond the confines of space and time and come out the other side with something physical to show and share... something that can then be passed from one person to another,” said Richardson

Art changes the maker and then heads out into the world and in so doing also changes itself. Art is never the same piece twice.To see more of her work, visit https:// southernarts.weebly.com.

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Arts Section CHATT HILLS ARTIST CO-OP

Open by appointment, call 818-434-5436, visit us online at www.chatthillsgalleryserenbe.com. Located in Serenbe, between Serenbe Real Estate office and the Blue-eyed Daisy.

9057 Selborne Lane

By Appointment call 818.434.5436

Co-op members are: Adrienne Anbinder, Malinda Lively-Arnold, Janice Barton, Morgan Boszilkov, Christina Blum, Logynn Ferrall, Gail Foster, Hope Harrison, Wanda Hughes, Ann Jackson, Robert Lederman, Julie McKinney, Amy Peterson, Karin Slaton, Tom Swanston, and Judy Walker.

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Arts Section Summer Craft Kits for the youth of Thomasville Heights area in Southeast Atlanta and in Palmetto On Friday, July 10, Javan Wyche and James Taylor, partnering staff from Purpose Built Schools Atlanta (PBSA), came to Serenbe in Chattahoochee Hills, where they picked up 338 Take Home Craft/Atlanta kits--complete sets of arts and crafts materials assembled to make an individual craft project and provide lasting art materials--assembled by local volunteers, to be delivered to 378 targeted K-12 kids. They also spent time with artists/ACC Trustees Lynn Pollard and Rachel Garceau, who reviewed the instructions with them for each of the project kits.

Both Ms. Wyche and Mr. Taylor will be assisting the young people at the PBSA summer camp for the young people who live in the Forrest Cove and the Villages at Carver housing complexes feeding into Thomasville Heights Elementary School, Thomasville-Slater Elementary School, Price Middle School, and Carver High School. In addition to serving 338 young people in SE Atlanta, the project expanded to include 40 children in the rural community of Palmetto, GA. We estimate the cost per kit to be $43. We’ve raised $9,625 to date and received in-kind materials and services valued at $5,725. Our expenses were $12,678. We have calculated about 700-800 hours of volunteer time.

When Ms. Wyche saw the craft kits, she was filled with awe, declaring, “Everything is new and so colorful, and it will be theirs. The kids don’t get materials like these that are new and that will belong to them.” She said the kits exceeded her expectations. She “wanted to have an art component for the camp, but PBSA couldn’t afford the art supplies. This gift from the ACC fits right into their dream.”

Community Brickworks, a Palmetto, Georgia nonprofit, has funded and delivered 40 of the kits to local low-income children who qualify for meals during the school year and are being supported through summer. The organization will assist us with collecting evaluations and feedback from this community. Both sets of children, urban and rural, live in severely under-resourced environments, without extra-curricular activities to augment their educational growth during the summer. We now look forward to seeing what these creative children can do when provided with craft projects and materials!

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Fifteen Serenbe residents volunteered to help assemble the kits over five days in Gainey Hall. The Art Farm at Serenbe loaned us the space free of charge. It took 140 volunteer hours to complete the assembly of the kits.

We are selling some extra kits to raise additional funds to support the project. The cost to produce each kit is around $30, and we are selling them for $50, so $20 of each sale will go directly to the kits produced for the children in Atlanta and Palmetto.

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Arts Section Virtual Talk | Natasha Trethewey, MEMORIAL DRIVE: A Daughter’s Memoir in Conversation with PPB’s Virginia Prescott Presented in Partnership with Air Serenbe Tuesday August 4, 7:00pm At age nineteen, Natasha Trethewey had her world turned upside down when her former stepfather shot and killed her mother. Grieving and still new to adulthood, she confronted the twin pulls of life and death in the aftermath of unimaginable trauma and now explores the way this experience lastingly shaped the artist she became.

With penetrating insight and a searing voice that moves from the wrenching to the elegiac, Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Natasha Trethewey explores this profound experience of pain, loss, and grief as an entry point into understanding the tragic course of her mother’s life and the way her own life has been shaped by a legacy of fierce love and resilience. Moving through her mother’s history in the deeply segregated South and through her own girlhood as a “child of miscegenation” in Mississippi, Trethewey plumbs her sense of dislocation and displacement in the lead-up to the harrowing crime that took place on Memorial Drive in Atlanta in 1985.

Memorial Drive is a compelling and searching look at a shared human experience of sudden loss and absence but also a piercing glimpse at the enduring ripple effects of white racism and domestic abuse. Animated by unforgettable prose and inflected by a poet’s attention to language, this is a luminous, urgent, and visceral memoir from one of our most important contemporary writers and thinkers.

Natasha Trethewey is a former US poet laureate and the author of five collections of poetry, as well as a book of creative nonfiction. She is currently the Board of Trustees Professor of English at Northwestern University. In 2007 she won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her collection Native Guard.

This virtual event is free and open to the public.

A co-sponsored event: https://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/ programs/virtual-talk-natasha-trethewey-memorial-drive-a-daughters-memoir-presented-in-partnership-with-air-serenbe?mc_cid=86891573eb&mc_eid=27f75991c9 The Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/ books/2020/jul/19/i-waved-and-smiledat-him-that-saved-my-life-an-extractfrom-natasha-tretheweys-memorialdrive

Memorial Drive is available for purchase online from Hills & Hamlets Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/45/9780062248572

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Logynn Ferrall

HEALTHY

Good, Better, and Best Nutrition Staying healthy and strong is important these days. Here are some ways to add to your nutrition levels, determine if you may have a vitamin deficiency, and avoid sabotaging your plan when food cravings hit.

Making sure that we are eating right, getting enough sun, and staying as calm as possible will go a long way toward helping our bodies and minds stay balanced and healthy!

Taking control of your health can feel good at a time like this. So if you are up for improving your nutrition and overall health, there are many lifestyle eating programs to help guide you toward success: the Whole 30, Paleo, Keto, Long-term Keto, and the Glycemic Index (G.I.), plus a few more.

Here is an example of being aware of the foods you eat through the G.I. Diet; this program is very helpful for weight and blood sugar control.

My family follows an anti-inflammatory and dense nutrition food program. We are conscious about our food and nutrition, and it is one of the main ways we attend to disease prevention. My husband, Buck, is in remission from cancer (Woohoo!), and I am managing my chronic metabolic disease with lifestyle, food, and nutrition changes. So you can see why I am interested and a bit obsessed with health, food, and living life fully!

Food Cravings: Chocolate, Carbs, Salt, Sugar.

Here is a slideshow on how to substitute instead of sabotaging your health or diet! https://www.webmd.com/ diet/ss/food-cravings-diet-wreckers

P.S. If you crave anything chocolate, sometimes that can point to a magnesium deficiency, so consider supplementing with magnesium to lessen the cravings!

Take a quick inventory here (below) and see if anything stands out to you, then try eating the right food that would replenish the vitamin or mineral. You can also take a high-quality vitamin or supplement to help with increasing your vitamin levels. Of course, let your doctor know, and ask to be tested for the suspected deficiency the next time you are in the doctor’s office.

Addressing nutritional balance through improved eating and sunshine is preferable and probably less expensive.

There is a higher incidence of malnutrition in our population due to soil deficiencies, prepared foods, and some prescription medications depleting our bodies of certain vitamins and minerals.

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We have to spend much more time and effort to ensure proper nutrition than we did 30 years ago!

I will be offering a “Healthy” group program in the near future--a healthy 3-day Cleanse or a Nutrition group. Let me know if you are interested!

Logynn Ferrall, 281 658 5036 logynnbferrall@mac.com my.doterra.com/logynnbferrall Logynn Ferrall teaches healthy, natural ways to improve the quality of your life.

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Southern Comfort & Grace

Sandra Wright, PhD (470) 588-1986 Southerncomfortandgrace20@gmail.com http://www.sandracollinswright.com

More than just Southern Comfort and Grace Welcome to Southern Comfort and Grace, a place where Southern Comfort is a regular event if it’s Sunday, sunny, and over 70 degrees. But we’re more than just Southern Comfort and Grace. Through the years, several friends have said to me, “I don’t know how you do it. How do you muster as much grace even when dealing with life’s difficulties when they inevitably come my way?” When I run out of grace, there’s always Southern Comfort. Let’s talk about the two.

As a G.R.I.T.S (Girl Raised in the South), knowing about Southern Comfort was a given. There were many times on Sunday evenings when my parents and their siblings and other neighbors would have a sip or two of Southern Comfort and talk about how they had been given Grace and Mercy during the week.

What then is Grace? Grace is one of the most beautiful words in the universe. If you want to make a Biblical case of it, review that word (John 3:16, Romans 5:8, John 13:34). Grace reaches you where you are and takes you where you need to be. Grace has the power to do something that nothing else can do, to transform you at the causal core of who you are as a human being: your heart.

If the past few weeks have afforded me anything, it is an uncomfortable amount of free time. As a slightly overly reflective dreamer, I have filled these hours reading, writing, and pondering over our current situation. Last week, I spent a lot of time on the phone with a dear friend discussing the pandemic, the homeless, and everything newsworthy and not so newsworthy.

It seems we no longer talk about trivial things such as the right nail polish or whether someone needs to dye their hair. At some point in the conversation, I just smiled—and I could not stop smiling. I wasn’t smiling because I didn’t understand the severity of the situation, but because I recognized a real shift in my priorities. I truly tried to envision what love meant—loving the rich, the poor, the mean, and the hateful. But isn’t that what Grace is all about?

Despite my trust in God and a renewed desire to do good, frustration does not even begin to describe my feelings toward the deaths, inequities, and bitter political divisions resulting from COVID-19. Yet somewhere, deep down, I think that we have been afforded a unique opportunity to grow as a community. I am fortunate to be healthy

and safe at home. There must be some good that can come from this.

Having Grace can include: Being Mindful of Our Influence The art of gracious living needs to be restored because putting the principles of gracious living into practice provides the pillars of security and confidence necessary for good leadership. Everyone has a circle of impact: people he or she has an influence over either for good or for bad.

I once heard that “no one can understand that mysterious things we call influence –each one of us can exert influence, either to heal, to bless, to leave marks of beauty, to wound, to hurt , to poison, or to stain other people’s lives.

Responding with Grace Have you been criticized by someone, even unjustly? You don’t have to let others walk over you, but you can respond in a gracious way. Accept what they have to say and thank them for their input. The news they bring you may upset you and hurt you deeply. The way you respond can help the healing begin immediately. A quick response with anger will leave you seething. But the sooner you can respond with a smile and a calm spirit, the sooner you will be able to see the truth in their words and make the changes that need to be made.

Tell me your recipe for Southern Comfort, and let me know how Grace has impacted you.

I hope you’ll find something to make your life a little easier—and we hope you’ll join us soon for a cocktail.

In the meantime, here’s a good one to try: Southern Comfort Manhattan Recipe This recipe yields 1 serving 2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers Southern Comfort Liqueur 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger sweet vermouth 2 dashes aromatic bitters 4 cubes of ice 1 maraschino cherry

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City Government CAMPBELLTON CROSSROADS MASTER PLAN – UPDATE

By Laurie Searle, Chatt Hills Citizen Reporter

POP-UP EVENT – Residents of the Cities of Chattahoochee Hills and South Fulton attended a Pop-Up Outdoor Event in Campbellton on July 11 to learn more about the Campbellton Crossroads Village Master Plan and offer their input.

The event was co-hosted by both cities and included city staff and members of the project team who set up in three stations at the Methodist Church Parking Lot, Campbellton Courthouse Memorial, and Campbellton Park near the future boat ramp.

At the Church Parking Lot station, the hosts welcomed participants and offered two handouts: A Historic Campbellton FAQ Sheet and a Historic Campbellton Information Sheet that asked participants to: Tell Your Story/Your History, and Tell Us What You Would like to See. If you missed these handouts, contact Chattahoochee Hills City Planner Mike Morton at 770-463-6578 or mike.morton@chatthillsga.us.

The Campbellton Crossroads Pop-Up Event featured three information stations and hosts who shared information.

Chattahoochee Hills City Planner Cheryl Brooks welcomes participants at the Information Table.

Other hosts share news about the future boat ramp and the natural resources of the area.

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At the Campbellton Courthouse Memorial station, the hosts pointed out nearby historic structures to help participants visualize what the town center had once looked like. The Masonic Lodge, Campbellton Baptist Church, and Beavers House are all that is left of this once thriving town.

At the Campbellton Park station, the hosts described the surrounding natural resources including the Chatta-

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City Government hoochee River. The Department of Natural Resources is building a boat ramp at this location, which will open up public access to the River.

For information about the Campbellton Crossroads Village Master Plan and additional public meetings, visit the project website: https://planningatpond.com/campbellton-crossroads-master-plan VIRTUAL WORKSHOP SUMMARY PUBLIC PRESENTATION – The projected team hosted a ZOOM Virtual Workshop and Presentation on July 16 to give an update on their work to date, share comments from the July 11 Pop-Up event, and answer questions participants sent during this call via the chat feature.

The Team shared a draft of the Master Plan Design Principles: • Balance river recreation with environmental sustainability.

• Preserve the rural character of Campbellton and the surrounding area.

• Celebrate and honor the history of the area.

• Create a cohesive and vibrant hamlet full of character and charm.

• Create community opportunities for residents and visitors to thrive economically, socially, and recreationally.

• Improve transportation safety and mobility throughout the Crossroads area.

The Master Plan Vision Draft follows: Historic Campbellton is a thriving crossroads community nestled along the Chattahoochee River and welcoming visitors from the region. Its rethought layout straddles two cities and is responsive to the past, but charts a new, sustainable course for its future.

Campbellton is a model community that protects the rural heritage of the South Fulton area designed with consideration for walkability, complementary architectural form, and community placemaking.

The project team spent the rest of the presentation sharing sample images to illustrate what potential development in the area could look like. A few are shown below. For more information visit the project website at : https://planningatpond.com/campbellton-crossroads-master-plan.

Sample transportation ideas at the Campbellton Crossroads

Sample development pattern at the Campbellton Crossroads

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Local Parks

THE HOOCH NEEDS YOUR HELP In the past nine years of Sweep the Hooch history, we have removed more than 113 TONS of trash with the help of more than 5,600 volunteers.

This year on Saturday, August 29, 2020, we will organize and supply more than 40 cleanup locations throughout 100 miles of river and tributary – from the headwaters above Lake Lanier, through the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and Atlanta, and below, in West Point Lake.

Our volunteers’ safety comes first! Following Centers for Disease Control guidelines, volunteers will be required to bring and wear their own masks and adhere to the 6 ft recommended distance between volunteers. We will provide all cleanup supplies including gloves and hand sanitizer, but feel free to bring your own.

Registration for Sweep the Hooch will open on July 4, at which point we ask that everyone, including those that have already registered, sign up once again to help clean up the Chattahoochee watershed.

Even if you won’t be joining us for Sweep the Hooch, there are still plenty of ways to help us work toward a trash-free Chattahoochee:

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Explore the river on your own and pick up trash along the way. Even when we’re apart, nature is something we all have in common.

Be careful what you flush. With so many spending time at home, our pipes are facing a lot of pressure. Never flush paper towels or so called “flushable” wipes. Only toilet paper should be flushed!

In celebration of Sweep the Hooch turning 10 years old, we’re offering a new way to show your support for a clean river. Think about your favorite site along the Chattahoochee River and share why you love it with friends and family. Then, collect donations to help us reach our $10,000 goal.

Make sure you’re following us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay up-to-date with our work to protect the quality of the Chattahoochee River, and stay tuned for details about upcoming cleanups. Or visit https://chattahoochee.org/sweep-the-hooch/

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Community

OUR CHURCHES Campbellton Baptist Church 8660 Campbellton Fairburn Rd

Providence Baptist Church 6402 Campbellton Redwine Rd www.pbcrico.org

Friendship Baptist Church 6090 Cochran Mill Rd www.friendshipbaptistchatthills.com Interfaith Fellowship at Serenbe www.facebook.com/ groups/1964824926878340/

Rico United Methodist Church 6475 Rico Rd Rivertown United Methodist Church 9325 Rivertown Rd Sardis Baptist Church 8400 Sardis Rd www.sardisbaptistch.com

New Hope United Methodist Church 7875 Atlanta Newnan Rd

Southern Crescent Unitarian Universalist Fellowship www.facebook.com/SouthernCrescentUUFellowship/ Vernon Grove Baptist Church 8440 Vernon Grove Rd OTHER CHURCHES IN CHATT HILLS Many churches have suspended services and activities due to the COVID-19 precautions. Please check with the individual churches to get an update on their schedules.

Community

MEMORIALS Eleanor Zetterower July 4, 1935 - July 13, 2020 Mrs. Eleanor Zetterower, age 85, of Palmetto, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edsel Zetterower. She is survived by her daughters, Gwendolyn Chastain, Corrie Holt; grandchildren, Jason and his wife, Lisa, Rory D. and his wife, Barbara Jill, Caleb, Daniel and his wife, Kasie, Kristy, Joshua, Leonora, Ashli, Anjelina; 7 great grandsons and 4 great granddaughters. Those wishing may sign the online guestbook at visit www.parrottfuneralhome.com.

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City Government Wayfinding Signage Program In 2013, the City of Chattahoochee Hills partnered with the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) to develop a wayfinding plan. So what is “wayfinding”? Wayfinding involves the use of signage and other tools in a particular area to guide people to community resources and destinations, direct traffic to or away from certain areas, advertise or brand a community and its points of interest, and create a sense of place.

Wayfinding systems can vary widely depending on the size and needs of the community and can be used by drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, and others. The goal is to create readily identifiable gateways to the City, direct users to important points of interest via signage around major intersections, and reinforce the City’s brand as a unique destination.

The 2013 plan emphasized that the characteristics of the City’s wayfinding system should align with the goals and activities of the NEA “Our Town” grant awarded to the City and the Serenbe Institute for Art, Culture, and the Environment.

Using this grant, the Institute facilitated a public process to help develop a master plan for art and design throughout the City. The plan was intended to involve not only civic art projects and installations, but also to help design a wayfinding system and a significant gateway location. Making art a component of the wayfinding system’s design would yield memorable signage that communicates the City’s unique brand. The plan also mapped potential locations and considered what type of signage was appropriate for each location.

This plan developed by Chattahoochee Hills and the ARC was designed to serve as a usable framework that City leadership could take forward toward full implementation, a process that was complicated by the City’s annexation of almost 8,000 acres of new territory which also needed to be included in the mapping. The next steps assumed the creation of an approved design; discussions with designers who can transform the themes into renderings at low cost; discussions with local businesses, artisans, and the state about both needs and possible sources of funding for signage fabrication and installation; the development of a system for companies and individuals to cost-share in signage for specific venues; and talks among City council members and other leaders about costs of installation and maintenance and potential future expansion.

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Robert T. Rokovitz, MPA, ICMA-CM

initial plan was put into place for the City’s first Gateway sign. It is located on South Fulton Parkway at Rivertown Road. The City worked with the same design company to pursue some wayfinding signage options. Although the options provided were consistent with the design and materials used in the gateway sign, the costs of the program were prohibitive.

So the next and most logical step was to craft a scope of services that would allow additional sign companies to bid on the project using different and potentially more costeffective construction styles and materials, with the possibility of being given a design-build contract.

The request for proposals was sent to nine sign companies in early July. The hope and goal is that the awardee can assist the City in realizing the vision that was started in 2013 so that we may implement a dynamic wayfinding program in place this year. We have so many unique and wonderful parks, communities, event facilities, historic landmarks, and other attractions that should not only be showcased but also made easy to locate using a robust and eye-catching wayfinding signage system. The funding for this program will be derived from the Hotel/Motel sales taxes generated from stays at our local lodging, along with local business participation. Wayfinding signage is one of the few areas that has been approved by the Department of Community Affairs for the allocation of these very restrictive funds.

Please Complete the 2020 Census Questionnaire As the nation adjusts to a new normal with COVID-19, the 2020 Census remains as important as ever. An accurate count directly determines equitable representation as well as the federal funding the City of Chattahoochee Hills receives. Stand up and be counted.

To complete the 2020 U.S. Census online, visit: https://my2020census.gov

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City Government CHATTAHOOCHEE HILLS CITY HALL PROCEDURES (COVID-19) The City of Chattahoochee Hills Administration and Emergency Management constantly monitor every possible parameter of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Mainstream” information is received daily, even hourly, from Georgia Department of Public Health (GA DPH), Fulton Board of Health (FBOH), and Atlanta-Fulton County Emergency Management Agency (AFCEMA). Officials participate in weekly video-conferences with each of the aforementioned entities, and are privy to status reports from area municipal governments and major “stakeholders” providing services.

The City of Chattahoochee Hills has initiated the following operations safety measures: • Public notifications, as necessary, via CHATT ALERTS, city website, email distribution to “stakeholder” group and various social media • Weekly reporting to Mayor and City Council • Chief of Fire & Emergency Management monitors daily DPH/GEMA reports of COVID cases within the City and surrounding jurisdictions • Restricted public access to City Hall (for non-essential business activities) • Disinfection protocol and routines are established for City facilities and public safety personnel/equipment/ vehicles • PPE and “infectious disease” incident training provided to all Fire and Police personnel • Additional hand sanitizer dispensers in all City work areas • Implements a Public Health Policy in March which details expectations of staff and management City officials recommend the following safety measures for citizens and visitors: • Minimize/Eliminate (non-critical) travel and public interaction • Wear an approved mask when outside your home or around others • Consider being tested to understand your personal health status and support strategic planning by regulatory agencies • Abide by federal, state and local guidance ... do your part “Contact tracing” automatically occurs when

Greg Brett, Chief of Fire, EMS & Emergency Management City of Chattahoochee Hills, GA Greg.Brett@chatthillsga.us

a person tests positive for COVID-19.

Here’s how ...

In a computer-based modeling environment, let’s say, testing data is linked and overlaid to form assumptions and possible vectors of affiliates and non-affiliates for actual human “contact tracers” to prioritize and investigate.

A Contact Tracer for the Health Department (an employee or a tracing contractor representative retained by the Health Department) attempts contact with patient(s) and begins filling in the blanks of all possible interactions. Such data is exhaustive attempting to discover every human or inanimate vector point.

These findings are input into the computer model to test (reconcile) against known positives in various defined geographical or social boundaried environments. Growth trends might be projected AND/OR contact made with tested (positive) individuals in an attempt to identify additional exposures or further projections.

The investigation of this exponential effect continues until a dead-end is reached or all possible (reasonable) outcomes are realized. Findings yield newer models and strategic actions for overall response to the virus.

Contact tracing is a complicated and guarded process for several good reasons. First, it’s an investigative process fraught with carefully constructed questioning and reasoning. Second, and equally important, is the disclosure of personal medical information during the tracing investigative process. The integrity of the process and related findings have the impenetrable veil of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) as its protective underpinning. Management of the process and data follows strict rules. Uncertified acquisition of personal health data and attempts at tracing, which may be defined as invasion of privacy, can be prosecuted under Federal law.

The exponential growth of COVID-19 virus in humankind and the complexity of contact tracing is illustrated mathematically by MinutePhysics here: https://youtu.be/ Kas0tIxDvrg

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City of Chattahoochee Hills, City Hall, 6505 Rico Rd, Chattahoochee Hills, GA 30268, Phone: (770) 463-8881, www.chatthillsga.us

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We will be scheduling Special Called City Council meetings as dictated by circumstances - these will be virtual, and open to the public.

City Council Meeting - Tuesday, August 4, 6:00 pm City Hall - 6505 Rico Road, Chatt Hills, GA 30268

The City will take the following safety precautions: • The City Council room will be set up so that the council and staff are all at least 6’ apart.

• Any citizen attendees that want to attend in person will also be separated by at least 6’; capacity will be limited to the number of seats that can fit in the room under those conditions.

• The meeting will be streamed live. Check details on the City’s website.

Historic Commission Meeting - Mon., August 11, 6:00pm City Hall - 6505 Rico Road, Chatt Hills, GA 30268 Planning Comission Meeting - Thurs., Aug. 13, 6:00 pm City Hall - 6505 Rico Road, Chatt Hills, GA 30268

About Chatt Hills News The official newsletter of the City of Chattahoochee Hills, Chatt Hills News, is published monthly. The publication is available in public locations around the City, at City Hall, or via email subscriptions.

Email Subscriptions: To subscribe via email visit the City’s Website: www.chatthillsga.us Or subscribe directly at this link: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/w9cGwxA Print Copies: Residents of Chatt Hills who do not have Internet may request mailed copies by calling City Hall (770) 463-8881.

Article / Event Submissions: If you have a story, event, or suggestion for future articles, we’d like to hear from you. Please submit your information by the 15th of every month for publication on the 1st of the month to: chatthillsnews@chatthillsga.us

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