Chatt Hills City News ~ October 2021

Official Publication of the City of Chattahoochee Hills, GA

CHATT HILLS NEWS

Issue 10 Volume 2 www.chatthillsga.us

OCTOBER 2021

Features

Events

Arts in Chatt Hills

City Government

Our Community Page 3

What’s Happening Locally?

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Local Artists Page 13

Stay Informed Page 18

VOTE

IMPORTANT VOTING DATES Oct 4 – Voter Registration Deadline Nov 2 – General Election 7:00am-7:00pm at

City Hall, 6505 Rico Road For Mayor: Tom Reed (I) District 2: Jett Hattaway, Richie Schmidt (I) District 4: Camille Lowe (I)

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MAYOR TOM REED

Slow Down!

It’s been another big month in Chattahoochee Hills, and as we swing into fall, I wanted to offer a few quick updates and remind folks of several opportunities to participate in the City in meaningful ways!

First, some really wonderful news. The young Public Works employee who was struck by a car earlier in the month is finally home and recovering well. The Public Works crew, the whole city team, and especially the employee’s family, all appreciate the prayers and well wishes of the City and its residents. While she’ll have some real work ahead of her in the rehabilitation process, doctors are confident that she’ll make a full recovery – truly the best possible outcome of a scary day.

However, do take a moment to think about this accident, which easily could have had a tragic outcome. If you see road crews working (or if you see the signs but no people), please, slow down because they might be just around the next corner. Their important work necessarily brings them close to cars, so traversing the area slowly enough to have to stop if someone is around the corner is just the right thing to do. I’d suggest that the last thing any of us would ever want on our conscience is to be the cause of an accident like this, or worse, to be the one responsible for injuring or killing someone; saving 30 seconds on your drive just isn’t worth that.

Same thing with the bikers. Good weather brings out even more cyclists than normal, and while I understand that they can sometimes be an irritant to drivers, the best bet is just to slow down and give them some space until it’s absolutely clear and safe to pass carefully. Like it or not, bicycles have as much right to be on the road as cars do, and their owners pay taxes just like the rest of us do. Best to be proud of our beautiful hometown and as 2

accommodating as possible—and maybe slow down a bit and enjoy the scenery yourself! And, as always, if you see a violation of traffic laws, call 911. Our PD tickets bicyclists for breaking the law just like they ticket drivers.

Please take a moment to mark your calendars for October 9th! We’ll have a citywide roadside cleanup that morning to pick up the trash that sometimes makes it past our crews. And I’d like to offer a related reminder from those who have taken time for cleanups and long walks: please just sneak those beer cans, water bottles, fast food bags, and energy bar wrappers into your own garbage rather than tossing them onto our roads. And if on a beautiful day you are driving with your windows open, or you have stuff in your truck bed, please make sure any loose papers and the like are secured. That seems to be the source of 90% of the minor trash on our roads. Larger dumping is rarely by Chatt Hills locals, and we catch those folks (who either get a huge ticket or do some serious state-mandated cleaning!), but the little stuff adds up and is just as easy to put in a trash can.

Later on that same day, join us for our Fall Festival and Community Brickworks Open House at City Hall. Partake in good food, fun for the kids, and great fellowship with your neighbors—it’s a community event not to be missed!

As the fall season commences, I do hope that you’re able to get out and enjoy the cooler weather.

Be safe, and be well!

– Mayor Tom Reed

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Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Serenbe Designer Showhouse Come Tour the 8th Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Serenbe Designer Showhouse on Rausch Ridge in the Grange neighborhood.

The Serenbe Showhouse is open beginning October 15, 2021, for self-guided tours Thursday-Sunday, 10am4pm. Select the day for your ticket, then you can arrive at any point between 10am-4pm (and take as long as you like to look around!). Same-day return visits are allowed as space permits. The ticket site will show COVID-19 health and safety measures.

Tickets are $20 through September 30, 2021. Starting October 1, the ticket price will be $25 per person both online and at the door. There is no need to print your ticket; the docent at the door will be able to look you up by your name to check you in. You may attend on a different day than your ticket! Make sure to tell the docent your original date, and they will be able to look you up and check you in.

More details + tickets here: https://www.eventbrite. com/e/serenbe-showhouse-tours-tickets-135905457883

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OUR COMMUNITY With Grace and Passion

By Maribeth Wansley

Is she a nurse, a business owner, or a competitive equestrian? Beth Clymer, busy Chatt Hills resident, is all three. Her love of horses led her and husband Josh Holt, who works in cybersecurity, to their 7-acre farm three years ago.

Growing up in Lilburn, Beth started hanging out at a barn as a young girl. She did any chores asked of her so she could be around her newfound love—horses. Learning from trainers, Beth advanced to giving lessons to children, and as time marched on she managed a barn in Alpharetta and taught 50 lessons per week. While earning her Rhetoric and Composition degree from Georgia State, she started an equestrian club at the university. In 2017 Beth started competing with Andy, a retired racehorse, but that came to a pause in 2019 when she had an accident.

In December of that year, Beth was in her paddock when she suddenly felt an intense pain on the side of her face. She thought a tree branch had broken and hit her, but it was Andy. He had run by and kicked her while being frisky, breaking both her orbital bones and mandible on her right side. After a hospital stay that included surgery, Beth fought her way back physically, mentally, and emotionally and is now able to compete with Andy again. Last year her lifelong love of horses led Beth to start her own business, Firefly Farm and Pony Lessons. As for now, she is focusing on teaching children and hopes one day to expand to adult lessons.

As if her busy equestrian life isn’t enough, Beth decided she wanted to follow in her mother’s footsteps and become a nurse. At the age of 31, she started nursing school, finishing her classroom work and starting her clinical education just as COVID began. She was placed in the ICU of a local hospital and has been drinking from the fire hose since Day #1.

On her first day in ICU, she worked with a patient who died before her shift ended. She has seen the ebb and flow of the number of patients needing intense care. “The is not the flu. I have seen the range from a full ICU, to few COVID patients, and then back to overflowing,” she told me. When asked how the staff was handling the stress, her eyes became teary. She said she is so proud of how well everyone works together, and they are all so tired and frustrated.

When asked what message she would like to send involving COVID, Beth said to look at the numbers of unvaccinated 4

Josh Holt and Beth Clymer with their four-legged friends. patients in the ICU: “Numbers don’t lie. Generally speaking, you don’t see vaccinated patients in ICU, and we’ve never had a patient who had a reaction to a vaccine.” Beth is in the ranks of the tired and frustrated, yet she says there is no other area of the hospital she would want to work. She is proud of her work in the ICU and plans to make that a career.

Nurse, business owner, and competitive equestrian, Beth Clymer does it all with grace and passion.

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OUR COMMUNITY Chatt Hills Barn Quilt at Valley Creek Farm

By Laurie Searle

Here is a new addition to the Chatt Hills Barn Quilt Trail: “Sunflowers,” hosted by Rob Vincent of Valley Creek Farm, 6095 Campbellton-Redwine Rd, Chatt Hills, GA 30268.

A Hunter's Paradise Rob Vincent had been visiting Chattahoochee Hills for years, enjoying the camaraderie of local hunting clubs while participating in his favorite sport. When a special property came up for sale in 2017, he envisioned creating hunting land and a farm his family and friends could enjoy.

When selecting the pattern for his barn quilt, Rob was delighted to find a cluster of sunflowerss. Growing up in Clarksdale, MS, it was a tradition to grow sunflowers to enjoy during the month of July and to harvest dove in the fall over Labor Day. Rob has continued that tradition by planting fields of sunflowers for his dove hunts, creating a hunter's paradise and a spectacular view for all to enjoy.

A Window With a View Two centenarian barns flank the east side of Rob's property, offering a panoramic view of the sunflower fields and meadows. Built in 1915, both barns had fallen into disrepair, but Rob appreciated their historic value and "good bones." He painstakingly refurbished both structures, creating his office space in the old mule barn and a welcoming guest suite in the main barn with a picture window overlooking the stunning view.

Improvements that preserve and

enhance the rural heritage are Rob's vision, as well as the vision of Chatt Hills. During his many visits over the years, he has grown to appreciate the city's unique concept for development that preserves 70 percent of the land while allowing denser growth in villages and hamlets. As part of that vision, Rob has placed his property into conservation.

Rob's land includes nearly 80 acres of rolling hills with three creeks

running through it. When considering a name for his farm, he thought of those creeks and also the Creek Indian Tribe that once inhabited the area.

With his Atlanta home on Valley Creek Drive, his family all agreed the perfect name for their country property was Valley Creek Farm.

For more photos and his heritage story, visit: https://www.chatthillsbarnquilttrail.com/valley-creek-farm. html

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OUR COMMUNITY Finding Serenity in Chatt Hills

By Amber Lightsey

When Scott Grey returned home in 1990 after 7 years in the US Army 82nd Airborne, he had his work cut out for him. As a single dad with two children, ages four and seven, he moved his family into a house just across from a farmhouse that would later become the Farmhouse Restaurant and Serenbe Inn. At the same time, Scott was trying to make the difficult recovery from a badly broken leg he sustained while in the Army, when he had become entangled with an airplane during a parachute jump gone awry.

Scott’s return to health is a story that ties rural life to the origins of Serenbe.

To aid his recovery, Scott acquired a therapy riding horse named Serenity. His neighbor, owner of the house that later became the Inn at Serenbe, had a granddaughter who loved horseback riding.

Scott 's 98 or 99 year old So in traditional local fashion, grandfather riding sweet Scott and he bartered riding Serenity. privileges for the granddaughter in exchange for permission for Scott to ride the much larger property south of the farmhouse. That’s where Serenbe comes into the story.

Scott and Serenity rode the property regularly during those years, and when Steve and Marie Nygren purchased the farmhouse and its property, they asked Scott to continue riding the place to keep up the appearance that it was occupied. Later, after the Nygrens and their daughters came there to live full time and began the community

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Scott lived in this house from 1990 thru 1994; this was from the blizzard in 1993. named “Serenbe,” they shared with Scott the origins of the distinctive name “Serenbe” and how it was influenced by Serenity the therapy riding horse. “I told Steve I was honored,” Scott recalls. “How great a way to honor this therapy animal which had helped me and taught me so much.”

Today, Scott runs Chatt Hills Heating and Air, a small HVAC company he started after 21 years “troubleshooting and servicing equipment all across this great nation and Puerto Rico” for Delta. He lives just down the road from the Inn, and his 43 years combined experience in the HVAC and GeoThermal service industry have paid off, making him a sought-after installer of geothermal, heat pump, and gas furnace systems.

But it isn’t all work. “I like camping, boating, and fishing,” he says, but he still enjoys working, so “I stay just busy enough that any attempt at a vegetable garden becomes more of a cultivated weed field.” He still enjoys the challenge of “sorting out the gremlins in a misbehaving system,” and he stays current with new tech like wi-fi controls and air purification systems.

An upcoming small-but-significant project for Scott Grey will be to install a new heating and air conditioning unit for a room renovation at City Hall. The Chatt Hills Artist Co-op, LLC is a 501c3 launching the fundraiser to refurbish the space. This will be the home of future arts programming in Chattahoochee Hills, fostering creative opportunities for artistic and therapeutic work, experiences not unlike the kind Scott had riding Serenity all those years ago.

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LOCAL HISTORY Around the World on Whiteside Road

By Kenyon Langley

Some years ago, a friend who lives on Whiteside Road asked me if I knew how the road got its name. I told him that Mr. George Whiteside used to live in the area. His home (no longer standing) was on Garrett’s Ferry Road, about a quarter mile from its intersection with Whiteside Road. I assumed that the Whitesides were an old, historical Rico family and that the road took its name from their long ownership of land in that area.

I was wrong. It turns out that Mr. Whiteside was a relatively new comer to the Rico community. A while back, while scanning old photos to be used for a Rico historical presentation, I came across an interesting item saved by Evelyn Mauldin years ago. It was an obituary article published in the Atlanta Journal or Constitution on August 31, 1960, about Mr. George Whiteside.

To summarize the article, Mr. Whiteside moved to the Rico community in the early 1930s, buying several hundred acres of timberland, after retirement from a career in the automotive industry. He was a founder of the Packard Motor Co. and before that was a production manager for the E. R. Thomas Motor Company. The article goes on to state that “He planned the famous 1908 ‘Thomas Flyer’ that won the race with five other cars from New York to Paris.” Let that last line sink in for a while. 1908. New York to Paris. In a car.

The Thomas Flyer was the only American car in the race, which began from Times Square in New York City on February 12,1908, and spanned across 22,000 miles, taking a total of 169 days to complete. For a detailed account of the race, you can do a Google search on “Thomas Flyer.”

Basically, the route was from New York to San Francisco, on to Yokohama by ship, then across Japan, and by ship again to Russia, and finally across Russia and Europe to finish at Paris. From information on the Internet, the originally proposed route had the racers going to Alaska, intending to cross the Bearing Strait while it was frozen over, to get to Russia. This route evidently proved impossible.

Evidently, Mr. Whiteside retained considerable national fame. As recounted by Kenny Smith, the 1950s television program, I’ve Got a Secret, wanted Mr. Whiteside to be a guest on the show. He refused because of a fear of flying, offering to go only if they guaranteed him a plane “with all Rolls-Royce engines.”

During his life in Rico, Mr. Whiteside became a very respected member of the community, as evidenced by Evelyn choosing to save the obituary article. This respect came despite one major difference between himself and every other member of the community. I remember John Smith, whenever speaking of Mr. Whiteside, would always mention that he “was the only Republican in Rico.”

So the next time you’re rolling down Whiteside Road, remember it was named for a man who made his name in a 1908 race around the world. The 1908 New-York-to-Paris was covered daily in American and European papers, and proved that the new technology of the automobile was a reliable form of transportation. The effort led to calls for improved roads and eventually to the American highway infrastructure we enjoy today. Kind of ironic such an effort and such a man are remembered in the name of a gravel road in rural Chattahoochee Hills.

Cars lined up for the start: De Dion-Bouton (in front), Protos, Motobloc

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LOCAL HISTORY This Postage Stamp of Native Soil: An Oral History Project of Chattahoochee Hills William Faulkner often told of an evening sitting at a New Orleans bar drinking Sazeracs with fellow author Sherwood Anderson. Anderson’s book, Winesburg, Ohio, had become one of the most talked about works of fiction of the past decade while Faulkner’s first two novels had gone largely unnoticed. Anderson turned to his friend and told him that he should write about his own “Postage Stamp of Native Soil.” Faulkner soon headed north to his hometown of Oxford, Mississippi, where he based his Nobel Prize-winning career on the many layers of history in that small southern town.

At the heart of Sherwood Anderson’s advice is the idea that by focusing narrowly on a small town, one can uncover truths that apply to all of us.

This Postage Stamp of Native Soil is a history and film project exploring the history of Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia through its families, landscapes, tribes, and people. The aim is Daren Wang to focus on a small geography, a postage stamp, so to speak, exploring the Daren Wang is a writer, public radio many layers of history and pre-history producer, and social entrepreneur. that underly the current landscape.

He co-founded the AJC-Decatur

We expect to have a documentary Book Festival in 2005 and served as to share with the Chattahoochee Hills its executive director until 2017. He community and the world in 2022. produced Porches: The South & Her On these pages we’ll tell the story of Writers, Between The Lines, ArtVoice, making the film, the interviews we and The Spoken Word for public conduct, the people we meet along radio. In 2005 he launched Verb: An the way, and the stories we hear.

Audioquarterly, which was named

One of our primary funding one of the best five new magazines sources for This Postage Stamp is the of the year by Library Journal. His Trifoliate Award Dinners, a new series award-winning novel The Hidden of dining experiences celebrating Light of Northern Fires was published excellence in the culinary arts hosted in 2017, and is based on several at The Farmhouse at Serenbe. Join us years of historical research on his around the table. own postage stamp of native soil,

This Postage Stamp operates as a Town Line, NY. (Photo Credit: Bita non-profit, and a grant from Georgia HuHovarnar) manities also makes our work possible.

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Brent Dey Brent Dey is an Atlanta writer and filmmaker. He has produced work for a diverse range of corporate clients, including Georgia Aquarium, The Cobb County Chamber of Commerce, The Savannah College of Art and Design and award-winning work for KPMG. In 2003 he helped found the Atlanta Dailies Film project and served as a director until 2007. In 2019 he was instrumental in launching FilmKinect, which is on temporary hold due to the pandemic. His written work has appeared in Atlanta Magazine, Creative Loafing, The Bitter Southerner, and Paste Magazine.

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Join Us for Friendship’s Trunk or Treat Where: Friendship Baptist Church 6090 Cochran Mill Rd. Chattahoochee Hills, Ga 30268

Date: Saturday, October 30th Time: 4:00-6:00

We will enjoy hotdogs, chips, and drinks along with games and trick or treating!

The Chatt Hills T-ball/Coach Pitch Is Underway!

The 2021 Chatt Hills T-ball/Coach Pitch Fall season is going strong. Sixty-three participants are providing spectators an exciting and entertaining experience. Games begin every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Final games and trophy presentations will be Saturday, October 16. Please support the league by purchasing delicious hot dogs and other concessions at Judy's Home Plate. Come join the crowd and be a part of the fun!

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EVENTS Sat. & Sun., Oct. 16-17, 23-24, 29-31, 1pm & 5pm ROAM, Terminus Modern Ballet Info and Tickets: https://bit.ly/3CZkaRP

Oct. 17, 5:30-10:30pm Claudia Martinez & Nicholas Bour TRIFOLIATE AWARDS DINNERS Exalting culinary excellence in the American South, this inaugural award honors six chefs selected by noted food journalists John Kessler, Christiane Lauterbach, and Ligaya Figueras, in collaboration with Chef Nicolas Bour.

The awards are paired with intimate chef dinners, hosted

by The Farmhouse at Serenbe, to showcase the culinary talents of the featured chef honorees. This series has 4 dinners remaining: Oct. 17, Nov. 14, Jan. 23, & Feb. 20.

$400/person, Proceeds from the Trifoliate Award Dinners will go towards This Postage Stamp of Native Soil, an oral history project based in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia.

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Info and Tickets: https://www.trifoliates.com/chefdinners

FALL 2021 PARIS AND THE THE WAC IS ATHIEF SOLDIER TOO: GENTLEMAN THE U.S. WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS DR. ROBERT KILPATRICK, PROF. OF FRENCH

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Inaugural

Porchfest Sat. Nov. 6

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Noon to 6 PM free

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Nov. 6 Fall Trail Race Run by horse pastures and waterfalls, around lakes and streams, and over the rolling hills that gave Chattahoochee Hills its name.

Serenbe’s Trail Races offer guests the unique opportunity to run a 15k or run/walk a 5k through the preserved woods usually private to residents and Inn guests. Discover the beautiful Chattahoochee Hills countryside as you run through nature, only 20 minutes from Atlanta.

Start/Finish - 295 Prom Field Road Palmetto, GA 30268

Organized by Acton Academy at Serenbe

Event details and schedule here: https://www.active. com/palmetto-ga/running/distance-running-races/serenbetrail-race-2021.

Communal Love & Peace

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Live Music on Porches & lawns in Grange Hamlet Brought to You by Poster Design by Judy Walker

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Arts Section

Meg Fleming Artist-in-Residence October 1 - 31 Little Shop of Stories Focus Fellowship awarded to a picture book artist.

Meg Fleming is an award-winning children’s book author, a fan of all dogs and a big-time laugher. Also, a voice teacher and former music educator, Meg draws on her love of rhythm, rhyme, and lyricism to create and imagine stories.

As a kid, Meg was always “wondering about.” She wondered out the car window and up the branches of trees. She wondered along beaches and deep into crackling campfires.

At some point she wasn’t able to keep all of her wonderings to herself. Luckily, at a friend’s birthday party in fifth grade, she reached into a grab bag and pulled out a journal.

Something about it seemed to whisper, "What if?"

The answers to a few of these what-if’s can be found in her books at the library, in your schools, and on bookshelves around the world.

In 2019, Meg’s book Sometimes Rain, illustrated by Diana Sudyka, was named an ALA Top 10 Picture Book for Sustainability.

Ready, Set, Sail!, a jaunty sailing adventure, illustrated by Luke Flowers, was named a 2019 Illinois Reads Book. In 2017, Meg won the Children’s Fiction Honoree Award from the Society of Midland Authors for her text in her debut picture book, I Heart You, illustrated by Sarah Jane Wright. Most importantly, Meg’s books are loved by dreamers and thinkers of all ages.

Julie Mader-Meersman Artist-in-Residence October 17 - 23 Independent Residency Julie Mader-Meersman is a graphic designer, visual artist, and design educator. She earned her MFA in Visual Communication Design from the University of Washington School of Art, Seattle in 1996. For four years following, she was the senior designer at Whittington & Company, a marketing and communications firm in Austin, Texas. There, she did design, art direction, and project management encompassing the entire creative process for editorial, informational, and commercial projects including corporate, institutional, and product brochures; magazines; identities; catalogues; annual reports; posters; billboards; newsletters; trade show exhibits; web sites; and self-promotional items.

Oct. 2, 2:00 pm Dr. Emily Weigel

South Fulton Institute presents The Low-down on Lockdown: How our behavior during Covid has shaped wild animals, a virtual presentation via zoom from Georgia Institute of Technology professor Dr. Emily Weigel. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/ r8AEs6CSMuCDAtK67

Story Time at the AJC Decatur Book Festival Meg Fleming will participate in a Picture Book panel for AJC Decatur Book Festival on October 2 through Little Shop of Stories. More information at www. littleshopofstories.com.

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Arts Section Renae “R. D. Simmons” Walker: A Balancing Act My artwork has been an evolution to create contemporary art that is dimensional and tactile, drawing the viewer in with a desire to touch the work. I am inspired by nature, impactful events, common human experiences, and emotions.

The mediums I use include acrylic paints, molds and gels, malleable metal, sculpture wire, wood, paper, recycled materials, and other household tools. My objective is to create added dimensionality through depth, height, light reflection, movement, and surface texture.

Each art piece is a “balancing act” of adding, subtracting, moving, manipulating, and painting to achieve a finished work of art—all coming together to create balance, thus, my business name, Balancing Art. www. balancingart.com.

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Arts Section Bob Lederman Karin Slaton

Wanda Hughes

Tom Swanston

Judy Walker Logynn Ferrall Eileen Wilson Ken Shepard

Gail Foster

Brandon Murphy

Adrienne Anbinder

GW Harper

Julie McKinney

Adrienne Anbinder, Malinda Lively-Arnold, Janice Barton, Greg Blount, Morgan Boszilkov, Logynn B Ferrall, GW Harper, Gail Foster, Wanda Hughes, Ann Jackson, Robert Lederman, Julie McKinney, Brandon Murphy, Ken Shepard, Karin Slaton, Tom Swanston, Judy Walker, Renae Walker and Eileen Wilson | 9057 Selborne Lane & Paint Space, 10625 Serenbe Lane Unit A. www.chatthillsgalleryserenbe.com CHATT HILLS NEWS - OCTOBER 2021 - SUBSCRIBE TO CHATT HILLS NEWS

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Arts Section October Selections from Hills & Hamlets Bookshop and Underground Books: Hills & Hamlets Bookshop is a charming neighborhood bookstore in the Serenbe development of Chattahoochee Hills and was founded by the couple behind Underground Books in Carrollton.

Hills & Hamlets Bookshop is open Thursdays through Sundays from 11am to 5pm, and we’re open 24/7 online at www.bookshop.org/shop/undergroundbooks and www. bookshop.org/shop/undergroundbooks and info@hillsandhamlets.com.

New in Fiction: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot See, perhaps the most bestselling and beloved literary fiction of our time, comes the highly anticipated Cloud Cuckoo Land. Set in Constantinople in the fifteenth century, in a small town in present-day Idaho, and on an interstellar ship decades from now, Anthony Doerr's gorgeous third novel is a triumph of imagination and compassion, a soaring story about children on the cusp of adulthood in worlds in peril, who find resilience, hope—and a book.

Buy online: https://bookshop.org/a/45/9781982168438 New in Nonfiction: Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation by Paul Hawken A radically new understanding of and practical approach to climate change by noted environmentalist Paul Hawken, creator of the New York Times bestseller Drawdown.

Regeneration offers a visionary new approach to climate change, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, equity, and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy, and transformation that can end the climate crisis in one generation. It is the first book to describe and define the burgeoning regeneration movement spreading rapidly throughout the world.

Buy online: https://bookshop.org/a/45/9780143136972 New in Middle Grade: The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Sophie Blackall From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo and two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall comes a fantastical meditation on fate, love, and the power of words to spell the world. In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother Edik finds the girl, Beatryce, and uncovers her dangerous secret, one that imperils them all. And so it is that a girl with a head full of stories ventures into a dark wood in search of the castle of one who wishes her dead. But Beatryce knows that, should she lose her way, those who love her—a wild-eyed monk, a man who had once been king, a boy with a terrible sword, and a goat with a head as hard as stone—will never give up searching for her, and to know this is to know everything.

Buy online: https://bookshop.org/a/45/9781536213614

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Community

OUR CHURCHES Campbellton Baptist Church 8660 Campbellton Fairburn Rd Friendship Baptist Church 6090 Cochran Mill Rd www.friendshipbaptistchatthills.com Interfaith Fellowship at Serenbe www.facebook.com/ groups/1964824926878340/ New Hope United Methodist Church 7875 Atlanta Newnan Rd

Providence Baptist Church 6402 Campbellton Redwine Rd www.pbcrico.org Rico United Methodist Church 6475 Rico Rd Rivertown United Methodist Church 9325 Rivertown Rd Sardis Baptist Church 8400 Sardis Rd www.sardisbaptistch.com

Southside at Serenbe 10 am in the Oak Room of the Inn at Serenbe, 10950 Hutchenson Ferry Road. If you have questions contact Cathy Gailey at cgailey@remax.net or 404-456-6347.

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.

Memorial We’re looking for farm volunteers!

James and Eunice Robinson Eunice D. Robinson, age 90, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021, and her husband of 73 years, James Robinson, age 94, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021. They were lifetime residents of Palmetto, GA. They are survived by their son, James “Jim” Robinson and his wife Ann, also of Palmetto; granddaughter, Victoria Adair and her husband, Chris; great grandchildren, Skyler and April; her brother, George Danforth.

The Rodale Institute Southeast Organic Center is an organic research center located at Many Fold Farm in Chattahoochee Hills. We are seeking hardworking and dedicated volunteers to assist with daily farm tasks, like weeding, harvesting, and mowing, and larger projects like irrigation and fence maintenance.

Volunteers at the SOC will have the opportunity to learn about organic farming and research while working on meaningful projects that will help our young farm grow! No experience necessary – just the desire to learn, work hard in all weather conditions, and get dirty! Half-day shifts are available weekly. Please contact Laura Wingfield at laura. wingfield@rodaleinstitute.org.

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City Government Local Election November 2, 2021 The municipal election for the City of Chattahoochee Hills will be held on November 2, 2021. The polls will be open on election day from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm at City Hall, 6505 Rico Road, Chattahoochee Hills, GA 30268. The period for advanced voting is October 12, 2021 – October 29, 2021. See page 19.

2021 QUALIFIED CANDIDATES: Mayor: Tom Reed (Incumbent) District 2: Jett Hattaway Richard Schmidt (Incumbent) District 4: Camille Lowe (Incumbent)

REFERENDUM TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY COUNCIL TO PERMIT AND REGULATE EXTENDED HOURS OF SUNDAY SALES OF MALT BEVERAGES, WINE, AND DISTILLED SPIRITS ( (

) YES ) NO

Shall the governing authority of the City of Chattahoochee Hills be authorized to permit and regulate Sunday sales of malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits by the drink from 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 Midnight and by the package from 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 Midnight?

The last day to register and be eligible to vote in the November election is October 4, 2021. Register to vote online at https://registertovote.sos.ga.gov/GAOLVR/ welcometoga.do#no-back-button or call the Fulton County Voter Registration office at 404-612-3816.

To request an Absentee Ballot, complete an Absentee Ballot application online at https://fultoncountyga.gov/ absenteeballot or call Fulton County Registration and Elections Absentee Voting office at 404-612-7060. The last day to request an absentee ballot is Friday, October 22.

As set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1992, the City of Chattahoochee Hills does not discriminate on the basis of disability and will assist citizens with special needs, as allowed by law. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-132

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FULTON V TES 2021 Advance Voting Hours and Locations

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Tuesday – Friday, October 12 - 15, 2021 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Monday – Friday, October 18 - 29, 2021 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 16 & October 23, 2021 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Sunday, October 17 & October 24, 2021 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

ASTERISK* INDICATES ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATION Adams Park Library*

Alpharetta Branch Library* 10 Park Plaza Alpharetta, GA 30009

269 Buckhead Avenue, NE Atlanta, GA 30305

C.T. Martin Recreation Center*

Chastain Park Recreation Gym

East Point Library

2231 Campbellton Road, SW Atlanta, GA 30311

3201 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Atlanta, GA 30311

140 Chastain Park Avenue NW Atlanta, GA 30342

East Roswell Branch Library*

Etris-Darnell Community Recreation

2301 Holcomb Bridge Road Roswell, GA 30076 Metropolitan Library

Buckhead Library*

2757 Main Street East Point, GA 30344 Gladys S. Dennard Library at South Fulton

5285 Lakeside Drive Union City, GA 30291

4055 Float Shoals Road Union City, GA 30291

Milton Library

New Beginnings Senior Center*

1332 Metropolitan Parkway Atlanta, GA 30310

855 Mayfield Road Milton, GA 30009

North Fulton Service Center

Northside Library

7741 Roswell Road Sandy Springs, GA 30350

3295 Northside Parkway, NW Atlanta, GA 30327

Palmetto Library

Park Place at Newtown

66 Brooks Drive Fairburn, GA 30213 Northwest Branch at Scotts Crossing

2489 Perry Boulevard, NW Atlanta, GA 30318 Ponce De Leon Library

9111 Cascade Palmetto Hwy Palmetto, GA 30268

3125 Old Alabama Road Johns Creek, GA 30022

980 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306

Robert F. Fulton Ocee Library

Roswell Branch Library 115 Norcross Street Roswell, GA 30075

Sandy Springs Library*

395 Mount Vernon Hwy NE Sandy Springs, GA 30328

South Fulton Service Center

Southwest Arts Center

Wolf Creek Library*

5090 Abbotts Bridge Road Johns Creek, GA 30005

5600 Stonewall Tell Road College Park, GA 30349

915 New Hope Road, SW Atlanta, GA 30331

3100 Enon Road, SW Atlanta, GA 30331

www.fultonelections.com

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Call for the latest Coronavirus (COVID-19) information

City Government

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. HOTLINE: (844) 442-2681

Noise

Number of Occupants Permitted The City of Chattahoochee Hills asks for your full cooperation Renters are advised that the following rules will be strictly enforced. Failure to comply may result in citations, fines up to $1,000 per violation and/or expulsion from rental property.

City residents have the right to call a 24/7 short-term rental hotline to report violations of rules outlined in this brochure.

Vacation Rental Hotline: 678-723-4100 Police Non-Emergency Line: 404-730-7911

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Number of Bedrooms

Maximum Number of Overnight Occupants

Minimum Number of Bathrooms

Studio

2

1 full bath

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2*

1 full bath

2

4*

2 full baths

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6*

2 full baths

4

8*

3 baths

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10*

3 baths

*(Plus up to 2 additional children under 15)

Special Events

Special event permits are required for gatherings in vacation rental properties that exceed the number of allowable people outlined in this brochure. Special event permits must be applied for by the homeowner or the homeowner’s authorized representative 60 days prior to the event.

Please keep any music and other entertainment to an appropriate level. The homeowner or an authorized agent will be expected to answer and respond to the Hotline compliant calls within 60 minutes to the Chattahoochee Hills Police Department will be called.

Trash Rental properties should be kept clean with no visible trash. Please keep all trash is designated receptacles out of street view.

Parking Onsite parking is limited to approved carports, garages, driveways and designated spots. Renters’ vehicles should not block a neighbor’s access to their home. Additional vehicles and encouraged to park directly in front of the rental property or an authorized offsite location

Animals/Pets The City requires that al dogs be on a leash whenever they are in unclosed areas or on public streets. Please pick up and dispose of your pet’s waste. Loud animals often result in neighbor complaints.

For additional information please see Chattahoochee Hills Municipal Code 18.1 – 18.215

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City Government

Robert T. Rokovitz, MPA, ICMA-CM

Your TSPLOST Dollars At Work Before I update our readers on our current TSPLOST, first allow me to provide some background on what TSPLOST is and what it does.

TSPLOST stands for Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. This is a sales tax that is approved by voters in a referendum. This sales tax is a version of a traditional SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax).

A SPLOST is also approved by voters on a referendum and allows local governments to collect an additional percent of sales tax, usually one penny on each dollar spent to be dedicated to three areas: (1) Public Safety, (2) Parks and Recreation, and (3) Streets, Roads, and Bridges. It is required for the local governments to identify specific projects in which those sales tax dollars are spent. These sales tax dollars can be spent to purchase a large fire apparatus such as a ladder truck, build a playground or new park, or expand a roadway to address capacity issues as long as these projects fit the aforementioned three categories.

Unfortunately Fulton County does not have a traditional SPLOST. So funding capital issues like I just described must come out of the General Fund which is primarily supported by - you guessed it - property taxes. This means those who pay property taxes serve as the primary funding mechanism for capital improvements. So having another source of revenue like a SPLOST, TSPLOST, or ESPLOST is extremely helpful.

Back in 2016, all the Mayors in Fulton County, with the exception of Atlanta, got together to pursue a TSPLOST in order to address the myriad of transportation issues.

The difference in TSPLOST and SPLOST is that TSPLOST must be spent on transportation-related projects that are approved by voters on a referendum. All the cities worked together to get a TSPLOST on the November 2016 ballot.

This was/is a five-year TSPLOST in which ¾ of one cent on every dollar collected at the point of sale and distributed to each City to be used towards their designated projects.

The City of Chattahoochee Hills recognized that it has over 88 miles of paved roadways which all require some degree of maintenance. And it costs, on average, $500,000

to pave one mile of roadway. With a General Fund of just over $3,000,000, which is designated entirely for municipal operations, it would take decades to generate funds to pave and/or repair all these roadways.

So it was critical for the TSPLOST to get voter approval.

Fortunately, the TSPLOST only needed a majority of the cities to pass this referendum as opposed to 100% of all cites. Passage meant all cities would get their share of the sales taxes collected even if the receiving City voters did not support the referendum. As an aside, the 2016 referendum failed in only two Fulton County cities - Palmetto and Chattahoochee Hills; but because of the way the TSPLOST law was written, these two cities still received their share.

It should also be known that no matter where the sale is made in the entire County, each city would still get their allocated portion of ¾ of a penny on each dollar. And this share is based on population. Since our population is low compared to other cities in Fulton County, we receive .4% of ¾ of every sales tax penny spent in the entire County.

Fast forward to present time. We have been collecting these TSPLOST funds for 4 ½ years beginning in April of 2017 with the first deposit received in June of 2017. To date, TSPLOST has provided $2,030,600 to be used for roadway maintenance and improvements in the City of Chattahoochee Hills. Of that amount, the City has spent $1,166,891 plus an additional $892,286 from the General Fund for a total of $2,059,177 on roadway projects.

These have included paving a portion of Rico Road, all of Wilkerson Mill Road, Rivertown Road from Cochran Mill Road to South Fulton Parkway, and Atlanta Newnan Road from Hutcheson Ferry Park to the Coweta County line, as well as making deep patching repairs to Rico Road from South Fulton Parkway to Hutcheson Ferry Road, a portion of Rivertown Road, and a portion of Cochran Mill Road.

Within the next month, we will use the remaining TSPLOST funds collected in the amount of $1,179,257 for yet another roadway repair and maintenance project. This project has been awarded by the Mayor and Council to E.R. Snell.

Very briefly, this project includes: (1) crack sealing South Fulton Parkway from the bridge east for 3.5 lane miles, Hutcheson Ferry Road from Selbourne Lane to Cochran Mill Road for 6 lane miles, Campbellton-Redwine Road from South Fulton Parkway to Rivertown Road for

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City Government 8.6 lane miles, (2) striping of Campbellton-Redwine Road from South Fulton Parkway to Rivertown Road for 17.2 lane miles, Hutcheson Ferry Road from Selbourne Lane to Cochran Mill Road for 12 lane miles, Rico Road from South Fulton Parkway to Hutcheson Ferry Road for 14 lane miles, Rivertown Road from Campbellton Redwine to Cochran Mill Road for 11 lane miles, Cochran Mill Road from Hutcheson Ferry Road to South Fulton Parkway for 10.8 lane miles and South Fulton Parkway from the bridge east to Campbellton Redwine Road for 1.75 mile, and (3) resurfacing of South Fulton Parkway from the bridge over the Chattahoochee River east to Campbellton Redwine Road and Cochran Mill Road from Old Cochran Mill Road north to 0.1 mile north of Wilkerson Mill Road. This project is scheduled to be completed with 90 days of the mobilization.

The 2016 TSPLOST is up for renewal and on the Ballot on November 2nd, 2021. If approved, this roadway maintenance and improvement funding source will continue for another five years from April 2022 to April 2027. Sample ballot are available from the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections.

Community

BRICKWORKS REPORT Community Brickworks - September

The City of Chattahoochee Hills &

The Chattahoochee Hills Parks Commission

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Citywide Litter Pickup Day

Join us at the Chatt Hills City Hall parking lot on Saturday, October 9, at 8:00AM. 9 Wear sturdy shoes, bring gloves, sunscreen & wear long pants.

9 Join your friends and neighbors!

Community Brickworks 6505 Rico Rd., Chatt Hills, GA 30268, 770-463-6600

The Brickworks Food Pantry served 115 clients through our food bank in Sept., thanks to our wonderful volunteers who have reorganized our pantry space to allow us to better serve those in need.

Lost your dog? Found a dog? Found some kittens?

Brickworks has been working with Council woman Camille Lowe, City Manager Robbie Rokovitz, and Coco’s Cupboard to establish a new protocol for lost and found animals in Chatt Hills. We are excited to announce that it is now in place!

Community Brickworks update Oct. 2021 Join us for library story time at the Open House on Oct. 9 starting at 4 p.m. Come see our new and updated library and let your kiddos enjoy a story or two!

Donations can be made through our website: CommunityBrickworks.org, and for more information.

DO NOT CALL ATLANTA ANIMAL CONTROL when you find a lost animal. Our wonderful Chatt Hills police force has agreed to take all calls for lost and found animals. They will then work with Coco’s Cupboard to rescue the animal safely.

More information is also posted on the Chatthills,ga.us website.

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City Government Call to Order Members present: Reed, Foster, Searle, Lowe, Bettis

Member(s) absent: Schmidt Review and Approval of Agenda Amended as follows: 1. Add Agenda Item 21-060, Request to allow developer to topcoat the roads in Cedar Grove Estates at 90% completion of the homes.

2. Add Agenda Item 21-061, Consideration to amend Position Control to categorize City Planner as market rate.

Approval of Minutes 1. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 3, 2021 Passed 4-0 Presentations / Proclamations (None) Staff Reports Financial Update: Robbie Rokovitz Fire Department Report: Greg Brett Police Department Report: Jim Little Public Works/Parks Report: Darold Wendlandt Community Development Report: Mike Morton Public Hearing 1. Item 21-005: Public Hearing and Action to consider authorizing the Mayor to transmit the Comprehensive Plan update to the Department of Community Affairs.

Passed 3-1, Bettis opposed Unfinished Business 1. Item 21-030: Ordinance to adopt a new Unified Development Code and to adopt a Zoning Map, as Amended. First Read only. No action will be taken.

Action Minutes ~ Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Council City of Chatt Hills September 7, 2021 / 6:00 p.m.

District – rezoning request from Farmstead at Piney Woods, LLC for property located on the west side of Piney Woods Church Road, between Rico Road and Hutcheson Ferry Road. First Read only. No Action will be taken. No action taken.

2. Item 21-056: Ordinance to amend Chapter 10, Article II, Business and Occupational Taxes, and to establish the Occupational Tax for Short-Term Rentals. Passed 4-0 3. Item 21-057: Ordinance to amend Chapter 10, Article XIII, Short-Term Rental Regulations and to establish the fee for Short-Term Rental Permit. Passed 4-0 4. Item 21-058: Resolution declaring certain firearms surplus property and sale of surplus property. Passed 4-0 5. Item 21-059: Approval of purchase of six (6) Scott brand X3 Pro SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) Passed 4-0 6. Item 21-060: Request to allow developer to topcoat the roads in Cedar Grove Estates at 90% completion of the homes. Passed 4-0 7. Item 21-061: Consideration to amend Position Control to categorize City Planner as market rate. Passed 4-0 Mayor and Council Comments Executive Session (None) Adjourn Meeting: The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.

Town Hall Session

2. Item 21-049: Approval of an amount not to exceed $139,995 of Hotel Motel Funds for the fabrication and installation of 25 wayfinding signs. Passed 3-1, Bettis opposed New Business 1. Item 21-055: Ordinance to amend the Official Zoning Map to rezone 46.709 acres from the RL (Rural) District to the HM-LDR (Low Density Residential Hamlet) CHATT HILLS NEWS - OCTOBER 2021 - SUBSCRIBE TO CHATT HILLS NEWS

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Event

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 - Tues., Oct. 5, 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. Oct. 11, 6:30pm City Hall - 6505 Rico Road, Chatt Hills, GA 30268 Parks Commission Meeting - Tues., Oct. 12, 6:00pm City Hall - 6505 Rico Road, Chatt Hills, GA 30268 Planning Comission Meeting - Thurs., Oct. 14, 6:30 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. This publication is compiled from submissions from the community and 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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