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Roswell Planning Commission reviews two preliminary plats Alpharetta’s new North Point plan revives optimism for troubled area By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com
ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Planning Commission met March 18 to discuss two preliminary plats. Commission members unanimously approved the Riverwalk II/Vickery Bluff preliminary plat located on 1200 Old Alabama Road, adding some
modifications after a discussion about driveway length concerns, one-way alley safety precautions and balcony adjustments. “There’s some gymnastics happening with the code around townhouse setbacks,” board member Eric Schumacher said. The debate will lead to a code clarification during the upcoming April
15 Planning Commission meeting. The Unified Development Code is a unified tool that works to address contemporary development and zoning practices for administrators, developers and community members. The preliminary plat proposes that the balconies would extend over the property
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Academy hits milestone tailoring student classes
Eaton graduate Will Griffith celebrates graduation with his favorite truck in 2020.
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ratios, customized schedules and curricula, life coaching, workplace education and college ROSWELL, Ga. — Eaton prep. Academy has learned no Eaton-Partalis has since student deserves to fall through retired. the cracks. While Eaton’s “bedrock” “Everybody can learn,” employs the traditional said Brian Uitvlugt, owner and schooling offered on campus, cofounder. its catalogue of programs Launched in 1995 in has grown diverse. Uitvlugt cofounder Bridgit Eatonsaid each of Eaton Academy’s Partalis’ basement, the school offerings grew out of a need to strives to offer specialized serve students’ actual needs. educations to students of all An independent study kinds through a variety of inprogram educates students and out-of-school programs. The with unique schedules, teaching small private academy, 1000 them on their own time, he said. Old Roswell Lakes Parkway, boasts low student-to-teacher See EATON, Page 16
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Roswell signs off on Wellstar bond
Schools spending to see reduction
Bill would charge prosecutors fees
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By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Once a premier commercial hub of Alpharetta, the aging North Point corridor received a new redevelopment plan March 24, the latest in more than a decadelong effort to revive the area. The Alpharetta City Council unanimously approved the North Point Development Framework plan to offer a vision of how the area might be reimagined as a more green, walkable and mixed-use community. Consultant team Starr Whitehouse spent eight months with city staff and stakeholders to create the framework. It’s a $200,000 investment sitting atop a decade-long timeline of frustration. The North Point plan is the latest vision from the city in a longrunning revitalization effort. North Point Mall, which serves as an anchor and was opened in 1993, has long been seen as a key to transform the area. Over the years, a handful of developers have purchased the mall property with plans for large-scale, mixed-use projects, but those efforts evaporated.
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