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Center opens adaptive arts program By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek Arts Center continues to pave the way for inclusive programming. Led by Amanda Jones, the Arts Center will launch a new program in adaptive arts for exceptional children on Nov. 1. The course will be a mixedmedia class tailored to the individual needs of her students. Kids will be split into two age groups, second through fifth grade and sixth through eighth grade. Jones has dedicated much of her life to building inclusive art curriculum for her students and this endeavor is no different. She has left no stone unturned. “My belief is that art should be accessible to everyone regardless of their ability,” Jones said. “Not every classroom is set up in a way that is going to make every single person comfortable, so my job is to offer that alternative.” Jones said her number one priority is making her students feel good. Everything from the layout of the room and its materials to the accommodations provided have been carefully curated to set her special needs students up for success. Jones even hand crafted some of the supplies for the class herself. “I remolded these crayons that are a little bit bigger than the standard crayon,” Jones said. “Different chil-
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Johns Creek Arts Center instructor Amanda Jones stands with her adaptive arts materials in her classroom. Jones’ six-week course aims to fill a gap in adaptive arts she noticed in the community.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –– After years of delays and lack of funding, Johns Creek will break ground on its largest park next month. City Council members voted unanimously Oct. 25 to approve contracts and the budget amendments which would fund them. The contracts total just shy of $26 million. That includes materials and labor for construction as well as fees for Fulton County water and sewage connections. A portion of the costs could be supplemented by a grant application submitted to the state for American Rescue Plan funds. The grant application was also approved at the Oct. 25 meeting. Costs for the first phase of Cauley Creek Park have far exceeded original 2016 estimates of $17 million. Public Works Director Chris Haggard said the increased cost can be explained by the addition of new elements, supply chain delays and shortages brought on by the
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Woman calls police after computer hacked JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police were dispatched to a home on Song Breeze Trace Oct. 20 after a woman’s computer was hacked. The victim said she clicked on a link in her email, believing it was for a recipe, and her laptop locked up. A series of warnings popped up on the woman’s screen, two advised her to call Microsoft because her computer was blocked for security. When the woman called the number, a man claiming to be a Microsoft employee asked her what devices were connected to her Wifi network and what documents were on her laptop. The woman became suspicious when he asked her to send $299 in prepaid gift cards to fix the problem. The woman told officers she worried that the suspect had access to her Social Security number and other sensitive data stored on her computer. She called her banks to freeze her credit and had her computer professionally restored, according to police.
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stall and tried to record her in the bathroom in a Kroger store along Old Alabama Road on Oct. 16, according to police. The Winder woman told police she was in the restroom when she noticed something slide from underneath the stall. She initially dismissed it. But moments later, she noticed a stranger holding an iPhone 13 camera phone positioned under her stall. She said the person quickly rushed out when she yelled, “Excuse me.” The woman left the restroom and asked a pharmacist if they had seen anything. A man who overheard the conversation told the woman that a man with dreadlocks and a sweatshirt stormed out of the woman’s bathroom and nearly bumped into him moments prior. Managers at the Kroger completed a report and got the witness’ statement, according to police. The woman said she decided to report the incident to police Oct. 20 to document it and hopefully capture the suspect.
Bumper grills stolen from SUV during festival JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Someone reportedly stole grills off a couple’s vehicle as they enjoyed an Oct. 23 festival at the Atlanta Athletic Club. The victim and his wife said they attended the International Festival at the club along Bobby Jones Drive and parked their Audi Q5 in a grass lot across Medlock Bridge Road. When they returned to their vehicle a couple hours later, two front bumper grills
Drug & DUI arrests Jessica Nicole Johnson, 28, of Stoney Ridge Court, Johns Creek, was arrested Oct. 19 on Medlock Bridge Road for DUI, open container violation while operating motor vehicle and use of multiple beam road lighting equipment. Megan Ann Costanza-Eberhart, 28, of Centennial Trail, Duluth, was arrested Oct. 20 on State Bridge Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Brendan WIlliam McCarron, 30, of Charleston Pointe SE, Atlanta, was arrested Oct. 21 on Old Alabama Road for DUI. Meanie Chastain Whyte, 51, of Braselton Highway, Buford, was arrested Oct. 21 on Medlock Bridge Road for DUI. Joseph Antone Duarte, 53, of Welbury Court, Johns Creek, was arrested Oct. 23 on Findley Road for DUI and stopping, standing, parking prohibited in specified places. Heather Dawn Stewart, 40, of Suwanee Dam Road, Suwanee, was arrested Oct. 23 on Sargent Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Brooke Vivian Jenkins, 22, of Gabriel Drive, Roswell, was arrested Oct. 24 on Medlock Bridge Road for DUI. were missing from the SUV. Officers were called to the scene and estimated the value of the grills was $300 apiece. Police had not developed any suspects.
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Johns Creek adopts formal Town Center plan By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –– Johns Creek has taken another step to forge its identity as a city. The City Council voted unanimously Oct. 25 to approve the Town Center Vision and Plan that will serve as a blueprint for a downtown. The city’s Planning Commission voted to advance the same plan earlier in the month. The 192-acre proposed town center — paired with the tagline “Imagine remarkable!” — would redevelop Technology Park into a “live-work-play destination,” using City Hall as an anchor. The proposal recommends a phased approach for development over a 20-year period. Five “overarching themes” were established for the project: arts, culture, wellness, sustainability and innovation. On a more practical scale, the plan offers goals of reconfiguring the retail mix to include “cool restaurants and entertainment” to help keep patrons in the area. That also means some form of multi-family housing. Before its formal presentation, city staff, consultants from Pond & Company
and a committee of residents worked for a year to develop the proposal. The Town Center Advisory Committee was made up of “35 wonderful people,” who met roughly five times throughout the past year and served as a sounding board for the plan, Community Development Director Ben Song said. In assembling the committee, Song said diversity was the biggest factor –– diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, professional background and geographic location within the city. Several members of the committee delivered public comment at the Oct. 25 meeting, sharing their support of the final vision and plan. The plan will serve two purposes, Song said. Externally, it will help the city evaluate different development requests for the 192-acre site, he said, and internally, it will help give the council an idea where target funding for city-owned projects on the site. Each of Johns Creek’s 11 City Council candidates have expressed support for the plan. Some have promised to make major advancements toward development of a town center during their term if elected. Song said the City Council could use
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“There’s a lot of different things that could come up from a public investment or even a private investment that could propel development within the town center to speed up that timeline,” Song said. Song stressed that this is only the first step in the process of delivering residents a town center, but it’s a big hurdle to have crossed. “I’m relieved and excited at the same time,” Song said.
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Using the adapted materials Amanda Jones created, she made mixed-media art, similar to the art her students will create in her adaptive arts program starting Nov. 1.
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Amanda Jones hand-molded larger-than-standard crayons specifically to make them easier to use for children in her adaptive art class. They are just one example of the careful curation that went into building the Johns Creek Arts Center’s newest course offering.
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Continued from Page 1 dren have different needs … so this is going to give them some tools they can use, and it allows them to be relaxed and have materials that they’re comfortable with so they can enjoy creating and expressing themselves.” The size of the class — four to six children maximum — is geared to ensure student success. “The real challenge is that everyone’s needs are different,” Arts Center Program Director Althea Foster said. “So, you many have one child with low vision, you may have another child with fine motor skills issues. And the beauty of this class is it’s small enough so that you can address all of those issues.” Jones’ personal history lends itself to an understanding of her students and their parents’ struggles. As a child, Jones was inspired by her mother’s outreach work with special needs children, and Jones herself grapples with attention deficit disorder. For the past 20 years she’s volun-
teered her time to outreach organizations for exceptional children. Everything she’s learned has finally found its way to merge with her work at the Arts Center. “I’ve been blessed that I’ve been surrounded by so many talented, skilled, trained people in all the different backgrounds needed, whether it’s occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy and I’ve picked up knowledge along the way as well as my own training,” Jones said. “So, it’s really kind of given me a great toolbox to be able to bring a program like this to children in our area.” Jones’ passion for teaching kids shines through when she talks about the class. “It’s wonderful to create this way and see what kids can come up with and see the smiles on their faces when they feel successful with what they’ve done,” Jones said. “It’s really wonderful to have this opportunity and it’s moving because I’ve been dreaming about it for a long time.” There are still seats available for the six-week course. Those interested in enrolling should visit johnscreekarts.org.
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Stormwater in Johns Creek By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — This week, many residents began receiving bills from Fulton County requesting payment of a stormwater utility fee. Here is the Herald’s guide for everything you need to know about stormwater, the utility and the bill you either have or will receive in the mail. What is stormwater and why is it an issue? Stormwater and flooding occur when rain doesn’t have enough permeable surface to drain into and you’re left with runoff looking for the path of least resistance. Runoff floods roadways and yards, endangering drivers, damaging infrastructure and negatively impacting property values. When it comes to stormwater, the biggest factor is percentage of impermeable surfaces, like roofs, roadways, sidewalks, basically any surface that creates runoff. Stormwater can also harm local watershed by picking up pollutants on the long journey to waterways. This affects local wildlife and quality of drinking water. Watershed impacts are measured on a scale ranging from: sensitive, impacted, non-supporting and urban drainage. Johns Creek is currently toeing the line between impacted and non-supporting, with 24.8% of the city covered in impervious surfaces. Stormwater has increased stress on roadways and sewage systems, requiring more frequent and expensive repairs. In neighborhoods like Medlock Bridge, stormwater has flooded backyards, streams and retention ponds increasing the burden on the homeowners association and lowering property values. In Johns Creek there are roughly 150 miles of storm pipes, many somewhere between 30 and 40 years old. The pipes are made of corrugated metal which has deteriorated over the years. When these systems fail, they can lead to roadway collapse, sinkholes and more.
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of Johns Creek is covered in impervious surface Why did I receive a bill? On June 21 the City Council voted to enact a stormwater utility ordinance which will charge residents fees to help quell the rising tide of stormwater. What is the utility ordinance? The utility ordinance collects fees from residents based on the amount of impervious surfaces on their property and attempts to equitably charge individuals based on the quantity of stormwater they create. When determining fee amounts, the city also considers the amount of pervious surface including grassy areas you might find in someone’s front yard. Utility ordinances have been enacted throughout the country as a means of addressing stormwater issues, Johns Creek Stormwater Utility Manager Cory Rayburn said. How will the fees be used for stormwater? The funds generated by the ordinance will be used for the operation and management of the city’s stormwater management program. One way the city will tackle the stormwater issue is by repairing damage to existing infrastructure like drains, pipes and catch basins. In 2019, the city performed a sixmonth conditions assessment which looked at all of the city’s stormwater infrastructure and determined where the pain points are. Based on their findings, the city has established a priority list for making repairs and implementing improvements to existing infrastructure. The city has already begun this process. Right now, this includes pipe cleaning to remove sediment from pipes and pipe lining. Pipe lining is a process by which damaged pipes get a new interior wall which makes them function
more effectively. Beginning next year, the city will undertake larger repairs which could include digging up roadways to access major pipelines and replacing rusted or damaged pipe. How will the ordinance fees be billed/ collected? Per an Intragovernmental Agreement passed by the City Council on July 26, stormwater fees will be collected by Fulton County on behalf of the city. Fulton County is collecting the fees because the City of Johns Creek does not have an in-house operation dedicated to billing and collections, Director of Public Works Chris Haggard said. All fees and taxes related to the city are handled through Fulton County as a matter of necessity and efficiency. Based on the agreement with the city, the county will collect 1% of the utility fees to compensate for their collection services. The rest of the money will go directly to the City of Johns Creek’s stormwater utility fund. Residents should have received an informational document mailed to their homes laying out the utility ordinance and expected fees in July. Bills will appear as an item on annual property tax bills that are issued and collected by Fulton County. Some residents have received stormwater bills already. The back side of the bill has answers to frequently asked questions about stormwater in addition to information on how to pay.
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Payment of bills can be handled by phone, mail or online through the Fulton County website. Some residents have reported difficulty trying to pay stormwater bills on the Fulton County site, but Rayburn said those issues have been mostly ironed out and residents should be able to pay online once again. Resident stormwater utility fees can be decreased by use of the utility’s credit system.
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What are credits and how do I get them? Credits are essentially discounts on your stormwater utility fee. By making stormwater-decreasing adjustments to their property, residents can earn credits to decrease their costs up to 50%. Most of the nine credits available, however, are aimed at larger bodies like homeowners associations rather than individuals. There are things residents can do to be awarded credits, like installing rain barrels or rain gardens, Rayburn said, but overall, the credit system is built on the neighborhood scale. Some adjustments will require verification by an engineer in order to be awarded credits. Detention ponds are a good example, Rayburn said. Detention ponds are engineered systems, so improvements need to be backed up by an engineer’s word. Organizations like churches or schools can also be awarded credits for implementing stormwater-focused curriculum into their teaching. This can take many forms
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but could include educating patrons about watershed impacts or taking a field trip to a local stream. This year, all residents received a 50% credit on their stormwater utility fee which is shown on the bill. The City Council voted to award the one-time universal credit to help residents ease into the new fee.
acted on the mounting problem due to pressure from individuals and homeowners associations who have born the brunt of the city’s stormwater issues in the form of backyard flooding, pond overflow and more. A lot of the city’s issues with stormwater are occurring underground in the pipes. Rayburn said this has created an “out of sight, out of mind” mentality, making it harder for the city to gain traction on implementing stormwater management practices, especially with residents who haven’t one-time universal credit come into contact with on resident utility fees the issue themselves.
Will the fee go up? Unless residents or their homeowners associations make stormwater improvements and apply for credits, next year’s bill will be higher. Right now, residents are benefitting from the one-time 50% universal credit adopted by the City Council. Fees could also increase if the City Council were to make rate changes to the original ordinance.
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Why now? How has stormwater been dealt with in the past? Truthfully, the issue hasn’t really been addressed until recently. After years of kicking the can down the road, the city reached a breaking point and finally
How will the city prevent this from becoming an issue again? New developments in the city are required to take stormwater mitigation efforts when planning and constructing, attempting to limit stress on existing infrastructure and self-contain new stormwater. The Community Development Department requires hydrology reports and oversees development plans, Rayburn said. Existing and future projects run by the city, Haggard said, are planned with the doctor’s motto, first do no harm. Haggard said all TSPLOST I projects, for example, were designed to have net zero impact on stormwater infrastructure. I have more questions. What do I do? Email stormwater@appenmedia.com or visit appenmedia.com/stormwater.
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Boys home celebrates outdoor pavilion Miss Georgia 2019 joins in recognizing volunteer effort By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com CUMMING, Ga. — Victoria Hill delivered two arias to volunteers and staff of the Bald Ridge Lodge, a non-profit home in Cumming for teen boys facing adversity. But the words she spoke before the performance Oct. 28 carried a tune just as sweet. “Two of my uncles actually were adopted out of the foster care system, and I’m so proud of them and can’t imagine my life without them,” said Hill, the 2019 Miss Georgia and first runner up in the 2020 Miss America Pageant. “It’s something that has been instilled in me since I was very young, and I will continue throughout my career and my life to work within the foster care system.” The crowd of some 50 people were on hand at Alliance Academy to celebrate the dedication of the Victoria Hill Pavilion, a 384-square-foot covered shelter nestled in the woods behind the home for boys. Bald Ridge Lodge provides a safe haven and counseling in a therapeutic environment for young men in need of protection and supervision in a manner that nurtures the child, strengthens families and allows the community to care for its own. “The completion of the pavilion feels like a milestone marker to me,” said Executive Director Angela Dikes. “It reminds me of all the boys at Bald Ridge Lodge who’ve overcome challenges in their lives as well.” Plans for the pavilion were conceived two years ago when members of the board of directors began a drive to provide a quiet outdoor space for the young men to break from their daily routines. Hill, who grew up in the area and had
been involved in supporting foster care as a child, was on board immediately. She was featured guest at a fundraising gala held at the Polo Golf and Country Club that launched the campaign. Board member Adam Rodes was tapped as project manager, and he immediately contacted everyone he knew who owned a hammer and knew anything about construction. All in all, Rodes said, the pavilion represents $30,000-worth of donated labor and material. Construction was funded through Jeff Mogan of Corner Farms, a private foundation that helps families and charities fund projects and receive the help they need to overcome challenges. Rodes said one of the big challenges in construction was getting the project off the ground. Lumber prices had soared, and he called on Chris Wakefield, president of The Outdoor Lights in Cumming, to scout for sources. Wakefield spent months going back and forth with suppliers, but prices for oak and cedar continued to climb. Then, out of nowhere, one of his contacts alerted him to a property owner in Edison, Ga., who was clearing cedar trees that were among damaged stock following Hurricane Michael in 2018. He rounded up a crew and headed to South Georgia to harvest what he could of the damaged trees. “These were big boys,” Wakefield said. “It took six guys to carry some of those beams up the hill. We had a big John Deere tractor pulling them out.” The building permit came soon after, and work began in October of 2020. Local businesses and the local Rotary Club helped. Everything from concrete foundation to ceiling fans to paint. The finishing touch came at the hands of Troop 457 Eagle Scout Aaron Wojtowicz, a student at Alliance Academy, who used the remainder of the lumber to build eight cedar benches.
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Victoria Hill, Miss Georgia 2019, performs an aria at the formal opening celebration of a new pavilion at Bald Ridge Lodge in Cumming. Hill has lent her support to the boys home for years, and she pledged to continue working for the cause of foster care at the ceremony, held Oct. 28 at Alliance Academy. “My mom works at the lodge,” said Wojtowicz, a student at Alliance Academy, who reckoned the project took about two months. “I think it’s pretty good, but I guess that’s up to other people, though.” Bald Ridge Lodge has a dedicated
group of volunteers, and they say the best way to help the boys is The to join the Lodge Legacy Society with a monthly gift or $500 annual gift. You can learn more about volunteer and financial support at: www.baldridgelodge.org
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Typewriters take center stage in tech specialist’s life By JEFFREY ALBERTSON newsroom@appenmdia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Tom Rehkopf is a natural storyteller. The threads of his stories lead to the silver screen and traverse digital and analogue worlds. The Roswell resident, a mathematician by training, worked 25 years for AT&T, a decade at Bell Laboratories and now heads an IT consulting company. His career has included chasing Russian submarines and programming guidance equations for the Titan IIIB booster rocket. That’s the digital Tom, it’s the analog version who thrives today. “I don’t want to work, I want to keep playing with typewriters,” Rehkopf said. “The appeal to me is not as a tool, it’s as an artifact and I would buy them if they looked cool.” He began collecting typewriters about 25 years ago and has amassed several hundred machines. “I had been collecting typewriters on and off, I went to flea markets and estate sales and stuff like that, they would just catch my eye,” Rehkopf said. “I didn’t particularly want to type letters or type the great American novel.” A network of pickers in Germany, Poland, Sweden and Malta assist in his typewriter acquisition. He is still on the hunt for a cherry red Olivetti ICO MP1 from the late 1930s. The most meaningful in his collection is a Royal Portable her wife used while enrolled at Florida State University in the early 1960s. Some of the typewriters are included in community
outreach. Rehkopf has given away at least eight of the machines to children with autism, a learning impairment impacting speech and nonverbal communication. About 20 more have been donated to teachers at area schools for classroom use. More are headed to the Theater Department at the University of North Georgia later this month for a production of “9 to 5.” Some of the connections were made through the Atlanta Typewriter Meet, whose website Rehkopf designed. The group can be found online at atlantatypewritermeet.com. The devices have even made it to the big screen, thanks to a chance meeting. Some five years ago, Rehkopf was at Progressive Methods computer repair in Decatur seeking advice from owner Jim Riegert. “Up drives three gigantic black SUVs, I told Jim it was either the mafia or the cops and it didn’t look good,” Rehkopf said. “The entourage disappeared into the back and one of the guys said, ‘That’s Tom Hanks!’” Hanks was on a ladder in the warehouse, pulling typewriters off a shelf. Hanks inquired about the typewriter Rehkopf brought for repair. For about 10 minutes, the two Toms gazed over a Smith Corona Number 4 trying to diagnose an issue with a ribbon vibrator. Leveraging his connection with Hanks, Rehkopf broke into the television industry. He recently supplied two shows — “The Glorias” and the remake of “The Wonder Years” — with typewriters. He also signed an agreement with 20th Century Fox to provide typewriters and technical expertise.
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From left, Deb Cozzone and Micah Walsh from the Computer Museum of America in Roswell, watch Tom Rehkopf repair the magic margin feature on a Royal Manual typewriter on Oct. 14.
His skillset carries a Roswell connection to the Computer Museum of America. On Oct. 14, Rehkopf took his cleaning supplies and toolkit loaded with surgical utensils and screwdrivers to clean up CoMA’s typewriter collection. The museum held a World War II technology event the week before, and Rehkopf entered German and American machines of the period. Typewriters have enjoyed a resurgence recently as collectors and enthusiasts seek out vintage machines. Online retailers have created a niche market in reclaiming machines, once destined for a junk pile, back to working order.
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Cauley: Continued from Page 1 COVID-19 pandemic and inflation. Cauley Creek Park is best understood in three separate portions, City Engineer Erica Madsen said. The park’s master plan lays out a court area, a field area and a 5K staging
area in addition to a 5K loop surrounding the entire 203-acre park. The court area, located near Bell Road, will feature courts for residents to play futsal, pickleball, basketball and volleyball. It will also include a park office which will be shared with the Johns Creek Police Department. The middle portion has been designated as the field area and will include four multi-purpose fields. Two CDAR Member SWIFT Code: GMCBUS3A
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will have artificial turf, the other two grass. The grass fields will have an overlay for a cricket pitch, Madsen said, enlarging Johns Creek’s cricket footprint. The third area is the 5K staging area. “It’s on the west side of the project and includes a parking area, a restroom and a grassy open space where 5K races could be staged from without impending on the other areas,” Madsen said. “And of course, there’s the signature 5K loop that will surround the entire property, which is going to be a great asset.” Of the park’s total area, roughly 50 acres will be developed based on the council’s vote Oct. 25. That leaves about 15% of the park designated for some other form of development. Haggard said decisions on how the final space –– roughly 30 acres –– will be used will be determined during the process of updating the Recreation and Parks strategic plan over the next year. “We’re going to use that park planning process to help inform us,” Haggard said. “What do people want? What else do they want to see in this park and other parks around the city? So, we’re gonna use this plan update to kind of say, ‘Okay we spent most of your park bond, now what?’” About 40% of the park’s total area will be developed. The remaining
space will be used either as passive green space or in the form of a trail “weaving through the woods,” Madsen said. After breaking ground in December, construction is expected to last 18 months with a projected park opening scheduled for spring 2023. The base construction contract was awarded to Reeves Young, but the entire construction process will be overseen by city staff from the Public Works and Recreation and Parks departments, including Madsen and Parks Manager Robby Newton. Since the park property is wholly contained, surrounding neighborhoods shouldn’t see much impact from the construction, Madsen said. Haggard, who has been with the city since Cauley Creek Park was first proposed, said he is ready to get the ball rolling. “It’s an awesome accomplishment,” Haggard said. “It really is a big deal. It’ll double our park land for the city. We have about 200 acres now, this will give us 400 plus acres. It connects us with Duluth with the Rogers Bridge installation at the bottom of the park. It gives us an opportunity to build our greenway that we’re going to connect to Abbotts Bridge along the river… So, you’ll be able to walk miles and miles once we get all this stuff constructed and that excites us.”
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Governments scramble to make Big Creek Greenway whole By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Spanning more than 20 miles from Roswell to the Sawnee Mountain Preserve in Forsyth County, the Big Creek Greenway connects thousands of people in Metro Atlanta. After years of steady progress, the City of Alpharetta finally, if not temporarily, closed its chapter on the Greenway in June with the last leg of its trail completed near the border with Forsyth County. It took the city almost three years and $11 million to complete the final 2.8 miles of trail running from Marconi Drive north to Union Hill Road. The final link into Forsyth County will have to wait because of road widening work along McGinnis Ferry Road. Alpharetta took the initiative in July to build a makeshift Greenway connector to the county line, extending about 800 feet. Alpharetta Parks and Recreation Director Morgan Rodgers said the connection took city workers about a week to complete, and it ended up costing the city almost nothing. “It was a very timely and a very costeffective temporary connection,” Rodg-
ers said. “We’re real proud of the Public Works folks for thinking outside the box, or, in this case, off the trail.” Alpharetta Public Works Director Pete Sewczwicz told the City Council in July the makeshift connection would cost about $275,000. But it turned out, his department was able to lay the path using asphalt millings donated and delivered to the site by a contractor for free. Millings are the debris left after a road is prepared for resurfacing, and they are usually discarded. In this case, the Public Works Department applied a bonding agent with the millings to form the temporary path, suitable for feet and bicycles, but not durable enough for motor vehicles. The McGinnis Ferry Road widening project is well over a year away from completion, but when its time comes, the temporary connection will be removed, and a permanent link will be placed. Of Forsyth County’s roughly 15 miles of completed Greenway trails, 3 miles are currently closed to the public for repairs. “It’s a trail system that weaves its way through nature,” Forsyth County Assistant Director of Communications Russell Brown said. “Here in Forsyth County, it goes along swamp lands, wetlands, a lot of trees. So, as you can imagine, over
time, the wood there on the boardwalk will deteriorate and need some updates.” The closed portion of the trail runs from south of Fowler Park to north MacFarland Parkway. Brown said the first section of those repairs which include the trail from MacFarland Parkway to Union Hill is expected to be completed by the end of the year, weather permitting. The repairs have been budgeted $5 million from the county’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax VIII. The remaining portion is expected to be completed by fall 2022. Bids for the second phase of repairs are currently under review so the funding source has yet to be determined. Both repairs, Brown said, are entirely expected from wearand-tear. “Once that opens up, we’re talking connectivity all the way to the northern end of Forsyth County up here in the lake country, so it’s about as beautiful as it gets,” Brown said. All sections of the Big Creek Greenway in Alpharetta are currently open to the public, Rodgers said. “The Greenway connects so much of what we in Alpharetta hold important which is greenspace, waterways, community coming together, access for all
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Nonprofit brings affordable housing to forefront ROSWELL, Ga. — A North Fulton charity says that affordable housing is a concern for 95 percent of area residents they polled in a recent survey. Local nonprofit The Drake House reported it polled thousands of area residents to measure how they are affected by a lack of affordable housing. The results showed 37% of respondents said they were directly affected, while another 58% were not directly affected but concerned about the lack of affordable housing in their communities. The Drake House launched the survey to spur elected officials to make affordable housing a priority in North Fulton communities. The survey covered some 4,000 newsletter subscribers to gauge the impact of high housing costs in the area. Affordable housing has been an issue in cities across Metro Atlanta. A recent study commissioned for the City of Alpharetta found that new homes for households earning less than $100,000 are almost completely out of reach. “We don’t have all the answers but want to use the data we have to help our local officials develop a plan to address this need,” said Nesha Mason, executive director of The Drake House. “The families we serve are North Fulton residents that need a little help getting back on their feet. We work to help them regain their stability and reestablish their homes in our communities, but unfortunately there are no options they can afford.” According to the survey, it’s not just the graduates of The Drake House that are being priced out of North Fulton. Survey respondents are directly affected by employee vacancies, congested traffic and affordability for empty nesters looking to downsize or for their children
to reestablish in the community. Many cities across the country are effectively working toward supporting their essential workers’ housing needs within their city borders. Survey respondents included teachers, first responders and young people who are finding it nearly impossible to find housing near their hometowns, Mason said. It also included seniors who would like to downsize but find it difficult to relocate to another, smaller home nearby. “The Drake House was founded to assist single mothers with children over 15 years ago. And since that time, very little housing has become available for them as a next step. All of the cities include some language toward adding affordable or workforce housing in their master plans, but there is no movement in that arena,” The Drake House founder Kathy Swahn said. “Our municipal leaders must look towards filling that housing gap in order to balance the needs of our growing economies.” Swan said the The Drake House provides supportive housing and enrichment programs for mothers and their children who are experiencing homelessness in North Metro Atlanta. Its educational, empowerment and mentoring programs assist families in becoming financially self-sufficient and regaining their housing stability. The Drake House
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Alpharetta council members stunned over Windward dam contract Under 2020 agreement, city shares expenses to maintain structure By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — City Council members took Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin and staff to task Oct. 25 for signing an agreement last year that obligates the city to share costs for maintenance and repair of the dam at Lake Windward. The document, signed in January 2020, came to light only recently when the Windward Community Services Association notified the city that it wants to be absolved from any financial responsibility for the risk of flood damage downstream. The association is calling on the city to execute a contractual indemnification and hold it harmless for any damage downstream arising from failure or damage to the Lake Windward dam. Council members Donald Mitchell and Karen Richard said they knew nothing of the agreement until two months ago, and it has taken them that long to track down emails and correspondence that led to its signing. “It felt like a very secretive thing that
didn’t get out,” Mitchell said. “It felt like it was done in the dark of night.” Mitchell said it is incomprehensible that the city would sign an open-ended agreement to share expenses without setting a limit or without a clear idea of what those expenses would be. Councilman John Hipes said he, too, was in the dark, and he agreed with Mitchell that information about the agreement should have been shared with the full council. But he also said Mitchell should have brought it to everyone back in August. Richard said she wants to know who determined the city should pay half the costs. While the contract provides the HOA authority over the dam’s maintenance and inspection, it obligates the city to pay 50 percent of the costs. It also requires both parties to maintain insurance that covers the risks of loss associated with the operation and maintenance of the dam. Whether a mud fence or a mortared mountain, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division regulates more than 4,000 dams in the state. The agency’s Safe Dams Program monitors all but the state’s largest dams, those operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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According to the city’s internal emails and correspondence, in late 2018, the EPD notified the Windward Community Services Association that the Lake Windward dam was scheduled to be reclassified as a Category 1, meaning its improper operation or failure would result in a probable loss of human life. With this reclassification, the EPD also named the city as a co-owner due to the public road at the top of the dam. Owners of Category 1 dams are required to submit a permit application, complete an assessment of the dam (including hydrologic analysis of the pond), complete an Emergency Action Plan, have a quarterly inspection program, submit annual inspection results, complete maintenance as necessary, and have an approved Operations and Maintenance Plan. The agreement to share costs was signed in January 2020 by Mayor Jim Gilvin and Angela Lyons, president of the Windward Community Services Association at the time. Since that time, the city has already paid out expenses to the tune of more than $35,000 — that’s half the bill for a certified inspection of the dam for $45,000, and for additional site analysis with soil borings at $26,000. The expenses never came before the City Council because they fell well below the city’s procurement threshold of $50,000 required for council approval. Public Works Director Pete Sewczwicz told the council that once the studies are completed, the EPD will issue a “to-do” list for the first year. He said based on preliminary estimates, it could cost about $30,000 a year to perform preventative maintenance on the dam. The city would pay half that amount under the agreement.
No one could say for certain how the contract was drafted and signed without coming before the full council. Officials alluded that the document was drawn up and endorsed by City Attorney Sam Thomas, who died in August. City Administrator Bob Regus said he wasn’t privy to the late city attorney’s reasoning. “I just don’t know,” he said. “I do know that Sam must have given the mayor the comfort level, if you will, to sign his name.” Gilvin said that as mayor, he signs hundreds of documents, ranging from legal forms to purchase orders. “I am not an attorney, and I am not an engineer…” he said. “As mayor, I rely on my staff to a huge extent.” Gilvin said he reads or scans all documents he signs, but he cannot parse each one with the technical skillset of an engineer reading a land acquisition document, for example. He said the Windward agreement had been under negotiation for nearly a year before it was signed. When the document was finally drafted, Gilvin said, he was assured by Thomas that it would obligate the city to expenses below the threshold of the $50,000 required for City Council approval. “I don’t sign anything — except a proclamation — that has not been reviewed by staff,” Gilvin said. Though the Windward agreement dominated the council workshop session, officials agreed to work with the association to pursue an amended agreement that will address the issue of insurance liability. Right now, the homeowners association is finding it difficult to buy insurance to cover the potential magnitude of the risk defined by the Georgia EPD.
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STEVE HUDSON Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net
Hard though it is to believe, Nov. 1 is just around the corner. I’m not quite sure how we got to November so quickly. But we did, and that’s good news for trout fishers. The reason? Delayed Harvest season is about to open in
Georgia! While trout fishing is now yearround in Georgia, and has been for some time, the “Delayed Harvest” season brings a treat all its own. “DH” streams, as they’re known, are special seasonal waters which are managed to provide a unique trout fishing experience through late fall, winter, and spring. These waters are too warm for trout during warmer months of the year. But once cold weather arrives, water temperatures in those DH sections drop enough to provide comfortable trout habitat. They’re then stocked with trout and managed under special regulations designed to provide good trout fishing during a time of year when trout fishing is not the first
thought that comes to mind. Georgia’s Delayed Harvest season runs from Nov. 1 through May 14. During that time, these waters are managed under catch-and-release, artificials-only regulations. Only singlehook lures can be used, and all trout caught must be immediately returned to the water. On May 15, regular trout regulations take over, and the trout can be caught and kept — thus, “Delayed Harvest.” Where are Georgia’s Delayed Harvest waters? This season, four of Georgia’s streams include stretches that will be managed as part of the Delayed Harvest program. Starting in far northern Georgia and working our way south, they include the following: The stretch of the Toccoa River in Fannin County from 0.4 miles above Shallowford Bridge to 450 feet above the Sandy Bottom Canoe Access. A portion of the Chattooga River in northeastern Georgia, bordering South Carolina, from Ga. 28 upstream to the mouth of Reed Creek.. The section of Smith Creek extending downstream of Unicoi Lake to the Unicoi State Park boundary. The portion of Amicalola Creek on the Dawson Forest Wildlife Manage-
ment Area from Steele Bridge Road downstream to Ga. 53. These four streams offer a lot of variety in terms of the angling experience. Looking for easy access and kid-friendly water? Check out Smith Creek. Want to enjoy a midsize stream? Then Amicalola Creek may be for you. If you want a little bit bigger water, then the Toccoa DH is a good choice — and for more of a backcountry experience, check out the DH portion of the Chattooga. What sort of flies and lures work best? Fly fishers will do well with San Juan Worms, egg imitations such as the Y2K, and buggy-looking nymphs or flashy streamers. As the DH season moves along and the trout become educated, more traditional types of flies will probably work well too. Spin fishers can have good success with single-hook in-line spinners in silver, gold, or rainbow trout colors. Small crankbaits will do the job, too, but remember that a lure can only have a single hook. “But wait,” you say. “Aren’t you leaving something out?” Alas, yes. In years past, Georgia has had a fifth DH fishery too – the section of the Chattahoochee River
in Atlanta from Sope Creek (located downriver from Johnson Ferry Road) downstream to the Highway 41 Bridge. As you can imagine, that fishery has proven extremely popular with anglers in the Atlanta area. But there’s some sad news for Chattahoochee Delayed Harvest anglers, at least temporarily. This year, the Chattahoochee DH stretch will not be stocked. Several things led to that decision, including the recent outbreak of Whirling Disease among trout in Georgia’s Buford Hatchery. As a result of that outbreak and subsequent recovery measures, many thousands of trout were lost. That had a significant impact on Georgia’s DH stocking plans as fisheries managers worked to figure out the best way to use the fish that were available. Unfortunately, it takes a lot of trout to stock the Hooch DH in any meaningful way. Typically, the section receives about 50,000 trout over the course of a DH season. But I’m told that this year there are simply not enough trout to effectively stock the relatively enormous Chattahoochee DH. Trying to do so with only a small number of fish
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flows plus predation by striped bass, it’s easy to understand the decision to forego the Hooch for now. According to John Lee Thomson, Georgia DNR’s trout program coordinator, Georgia will draw on its available trout to stock the Amicalola, Toccoa and Smith Creek DH sections. South Carolina will take care of stock-
ing the Chattanooga DH, a section of river which forms the Georgia/South Carolina border. That’s all good! Even so, I’ll miss that Delayed Harvest fishing on the Chattahoochee. I do dearly love the Hooch DH and have many great memories from those waters over the years. But these days, I try to look for the
good news – the silver linings, if you will. Part of the good news here is that I’ll now be prodded into spending more time exploring Georgia’s other great DH waters. And that sounds like a lot of fun. I’ll let you know what I find, and I hope you’ll keep me posted on your DH adventures too!
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SERVICE DIRECTORY Concrete/Asphalt
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