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Alpharetta approves Roswell explores special tax district on Holcomb Bridge Brookside Parkway townhome project By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com
By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council approved a unique residential project that will convert aging office buildings into 160 townhomes. The council unanimously approved zoning and plan amendments to allow Providence Group to construct the high-density homes on about 10 acres at 3750 Brookside Parkway. The homes will replace Class A offices with homes priced in the $400,000-$500,000 range. City Council members said they expect the project will transform the Brookside area, which contains numerous other offices. The area has been identified as a priority for redevelopment by the Horizon 2040
ROSWELL, Ga. — The City of Roswell is planning to create a tax allocation district to spur investment in the Holcomb Bridge Road corridor, an area marked by struggling shopping centers and stagnant growth.
The Roswell East-West Connection Tax Allocation District, or TAD, would work by capturing incremental tax increases from annual property reassessments in the proposed area and setting them aside in a separate fund. The district spans almost 2,000 acres, or about 1,200 tax parcels that
produce $21 million in tax collections each year for the city, county and school district combined. That shouldn’t change much if the TAD is enacted. A TAD, in and of itself, is not a tax or a tax increase. It merely redirects
See TAX, Page 15
Innovation Academy Principal Scott Kent makes a point with students constructing a robot designed to deliver packages throughout the school Nov. 1.
See PROJECT, Page 16
Roswell eyes budget for fiscal year 25 ► PAGE 3
Korean restaurant scores big points ► PAGE 8
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Innovation Academy rethinks transportation By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Innovation Academy students built a delivery robot, Formula 1 prototype, soapbox cars and other projects to study transportation in November.
Students at the Alpharetta STEM magnet high school worked on the hands-on projects Nov. 1, tackling the question “How can we strengthen our society, economy and culture by improving transportation?” Founded in 2021, the school routinely provides students
opportunities to exercise their creative and problem-solving skills in a variety of studies from biotechnology to computer science to engineering. In a first-floor laboratory, the group worked with a Georgia Tech student
See TRANSPORT, Page 14
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