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City of Roswell advances plans for green space at Spruill locale By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com
Visitors stroll past a mural of birds in flight gracing a bridge along Alpharetta’s Alpha Loop.
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Dazzling Alpha Loop murals complement walk in the park By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Two new murals along Alpharetta’s Alpha Loop have a way of sparking reflection. At the Aug. 4 unveiling ceremony, City Councilman Donald Mitchell said the artworks reminds him of his late parents. “When I saw them, immediately I just fell in love,” said Mitchell, who selected
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the designs and donated money for their creation. Located about 300 feet east of the Alpharetta Branch Library, the murals lie on two Alpha Loop bridges. One mural depicts a school of tangerine-colored koi fish. The aquatic creatures touched Mitchell because his father served in the U.S. Navy for 27 years.
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A koi fish mural adorns a bridge on the Alpha Loop.
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ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Committees of Council will move forward with the city’s work on the Spruill property after tentative approval July 29. Members of the City Council discussed updates at the regular Committees of Council meeting, which is a council work session presided over by City Administrator Randy Knighton. On June 23, city officials voted to acquire approximately 24 acres on Hardscrabble Road for approximately $7.5 million to create a park. The city will combine the property with 25 acres of existing city-owned property on Chaffin Road. The city plans to name the park The Edwin and Nelda Spruill Park after its most recent owners. The Estate of Edwin Spruill will be sold through an executor. The property went under contract with the sellers June 30, which includes a 90-day closing period. “Which means we have to be closed on the property with funding by Sept. 29, 2025,” Chief Financial Officer Bill Godshall said.
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