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Firm tests waters for air mobility hub at Alpharetta site
Roswell, Milton police ennoble fallen officers
By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — It may sound like science fiction, but a developer told the Alpharetta City Council May 19 that his company’s vision for a next-generation air mobility hub is real. At their regular meeting, council members discussed a proposal for a vertiport based at the mixed-use development Northwinds Summit, now under construction. A vertiport is a landing site for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, which are predicted to become a reality in the next few years. The aircraft could serve as a more affordable and much quieter alternative to helicopters, said Kerry Armstrong, managing director and development partner for Pope and Land. “This is real,” Armstrong said. “We argue this will become a viable piece of our transportation network.” The council took no vote but decided to reconsider the item at a later date. Armstrong appeared before council members to ask them to consider a master plan amendment and conditional use to allow a vertiport on the top level of a parking deck at Northwinds Summit, 1000 Summit Place.
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Roswell Police Chief James Conroy presents memorial badges to the family of Officer Jeremy Labonte, who died in the line of duty Feb. 7. The ceremony was part of the annual Fallen Officer Memorial at Roswell Area Park, May 15.
Officer Jeremy Labonte’s grandmother, Tracy Wheeler, holds the memorial badge Roswell Police Department presented to family members during the department’s annual Fallen Officer Memorial at Roswell Area Park May 15.
Police officers bow their heads in respect during Roswell Police Department’s annual Fallen Officer Memorial at Roswell Area Park May 15.
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ROSWELL, Ga. — The morning of May 15 was somber as Roswell city officials, police officers, firefighters, friends and family gathered to remember the lives of those who gave their life in the line of duty over the past year. Members from the Roswell and Milton police departments stood at Roswell Area Park Pond to honor the sacrifice of seven fallen Georgia officers over the past year, including Jeremy Labonte whose watch ended Feb. 7. Labonte, 24, joined the Roswell Police Department in 2021. Officer Labonte was shot and killed while responding to a suspicious person report off Holcomb Bridge Road. The city also honored Officer Leslie Warden who was killed in the line of duty June 14, 1986, while assisting at a car accident scene on I-285 near Northside Drive. As a long-standing tradition, Milton joined Roswell to offer their condolences and stand in support of their sister city.
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