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Alpharetta officials approve North Point townhome project By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council pledged support July 24 for a new townhome project, hoping to encourage mixed-use growth in the primarily commercial North Point area. The council voted 6-1 to approve a rezoning and variances for the 8.6-acre project. The developer, The Providence Group, seeks to construct 85 for-sale townhomes with a density of 9.9 units per acre on the largely undeveloped tract. City Councilman Jason Binder voted against the plans. The land was partially graded and cleared for construction of the Davis Drive extension earlier this year. The townhomes will border the Mansell Road exit ramp off southbound Ga. 400. Planning and Development Services Manager Michael Woodman said there will be a mandatory minimum 60-foot tree buffer separating the development from the ramp. The land was previously zoned for a 159-unit senior community that was never built. Earlier in July, Woodman said there are roughly 2,000 dedicated senior living units in the city. According to 2022 U.S. Census Bureau data, 10.3 percent, or roughly 6,928, of Alpharetta’s 67,267 residents are 65 years and older.
See PROJECT, Page 16
Fulton County Schools lists new administrators ► PAGE 3
Chattahoochee River re-opens after bacteria levels subside By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com
CITY OF ALPHARETTA/PROVIDED
A location map highlights an 8.6-acre townhome development site on Davis Drive near Ga. 400. The Alpharetta City Council approved the project at its July 24 meeting.
Alpharetta awards rings to 1964-65 state champs ► PAGE 4
BUSINESS
Roswell stuntwoman brews local staple ► PAGE 8
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — National Park Service officials have reopened all 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, following an E. Coli bacteria outbreak which closed major river sections ahead of the July 4th holiday. E. Coli bacteria levels, over 300 times greater than safe recreation levels, were detected in the river in late June and tracked to Fulton County’s Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility which treats wastewater for North Fulton
See RIVER, Page 7