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Roswell City Council hears alternate voice from latest member By DELANEY TARR delaney@appenmedia.com
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Noemi’s Tamales owner Noemi Espinoza holds up a package of frozen chicken tamales Jan. 11 at the North Main Street Market. Espinoza makes organic and gluten-free tamales, sauces and salsas.
Alpharetta market buoys downtown By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Michelle Walters never intended to expand LNB Candles beyond the immediate orbit of her daughter and her friends, but its success outgrew expectations. Her small business has grown out of her home and into its own physical
location, onto the shelves at Walmart and a booth at Alpharetta farmers markets. Walters was one of the vendors at the Jan. 11 North Main Street Market at Alpharetta, a new winter farmers market that began in November. The various vendors, ranging from hot sauce shops to gluten-free tamales, set up at Henderson Commons.
Walters’ business began with a personal goal in mind. Her daughter was diagnosed with a health condition. “We noticed she was starting to break out and get cystic acne, get very tired at night, get sleepy, and say, ‘I have headaches,’” Walters said. “And
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ROSWELL, Ga. — Newly elected Councilwoman Sarah Beeson set the tone for her tenure, casting dissenting votes on a host of proposed amendments to the City of Roswell’s Development Code. At the council’s Jan. 10 meeting, Beeson repeatedly challenged her colleague’s efforts to tighten restrictions on residential and commercial development. Beeson, who won a runoff election for the Post 1 City Council seat Dec.6, spent most of the night offering different perspectives on how the City Council proposes to modify requirements for open space percentages in landscaping, townhome density limits and permitted uses in districts designated Industrial Light. Community Development Director Jason Gaines presented an amendment that would increase the required minimum percentage of landscape open space by 20 percent for homes, mixeduse development, commercial developments and general buildings. After lengthy discussion, most of the council supported the change. “I believe it supports what most residents in Roswell move here for, feeling like there’s going to be space,” Councilwoman Lee Hills said. She argued the change will ensure Roswell residents the city is community-
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