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‘Hail Mary’ for Housing Authority Councilwoman petitions state, federal officials to help Grove Way apartments By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — City Councilwoman Lee Hills reassured members of the Roswell Housing Authority that the city is committed to helping elderly residents at a condemned public housing devel-
opment find new homes. Hills’ update on the city’s efforts to resolve the crisis came at the agency’s monthly meeting held in the Community Room of the effected complex, 199 Grove Way. The city condemned the property in March because of structural issues found in 2017. Since then,
the Roswell agency and others have been working to help tenants find housing elsewhere. Out of the 40 units at the apartment complex, 18 tenants are still living in the building, and eight have yet to secure a place to relocate. They had initially been
“We are committed, we are engaged, we are going to do what we need to do to make things right here and good again.”
LEE HILLS
Roswell City Councilwoman
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Equestrian arena opens at Wills Park By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — When you think about the main economic drivers of a downtown city area, your list may not include a massive 50-year-old equestrian center in a sprawling 120-acre park. But Alpharetta officials say a $10 million project partnership between the city and the non-profit Wills Park
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Probe details released on municipal judge ► PAGE 3
Alpharetta advances ethics complaint ► PAGE 9
New crisis call line logs high use ► PAGE 16