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Roswell advances generator request, defines data center By HANNAH YAHNE hannah@appenmedia.com
A crowd gathers at the steps of Alpharetta City Hall following the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march.
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King’s dream warms souls in St. James annual march By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. resounded in the hearts of the hundreds who marched from St. James Community Church, down Academy Street to Alpharetta City Hall Jan. 19. Standing amid an energetic crowd, Senior Pastor the Rev. Dr. Gregory S. Williams contemplated
the significance of the gathering at the end of the church’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. walk. “I have hope today,” Williams said, smiling. Earlier that morning, church members and guests filed out of St.James after a two-hour worship service, carrying signs, chatting and holding coats, shawls and scarfs tight.
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Marchers carry a sign during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day march.
ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell City Council is entering the final stages of approving installation of a backup generator at the Roswell Water Utility after the Committees of Council meeting Jan. 13. Last year, Roswell received $573,686 in grant funding from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agency to install a backup generator at its water treatment plant near Grimes Bridge Park. Pending council’s approval of a $210,000 construction contract with Ready Power, the city will provide a local match of $36,618. Due to cost constraints, a standby generator was removed from the plant’s design plans in 2015, which led to lower scores on state inspections. “From the state’s perspective, because we did not have a backup generator, it was seen as a minor deficiency,” said Brian Watson, director of Environmental Public Works. Currently, if power goes out at the Roswell Water Utility, it will tap into the Fulton County water supply to continue providing service to roughly 20 percent of Roswell residents using the service.
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