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City denies bid for Cauley Creek parking surface By SARAH DONEHOO newsroom@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — It turns out Johns Creek’s newest park is more popular than expected. City leaders studied a proposed contract Feb. 3 to accommodate visitors to the court area of Cauley Creek Park by adding an 81-space parking lot nearby. The lot would complement a much smaller lot near the courts. But the low bid of $532,857 was higher than the original budget of $350,000, and the measure was defeated by a 4-2 vote of the City Council. Opened in 2023, Cauley Creek Park features a 5K rubberized trail, picnic pavilions, four athletic fields, a playground and a host of basketball, sand volleyball and pickleball courts. City officials have noted that street parking near the courts has filled to the point that emergency vehicles would have trouble accessing the area. Cauley Creek Park has a main lot with more than 100 spaces farther to the south of the courts near the athletic fields. A majority on the council said that while an asphalt lot would be cheaper in the long run than permeable pavers, the hard surface would require extensive costs in water detention work.
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The Johns Creek Gladiators match up against the Chattahoochee Cougars at Johns Creek High School Feb. 7. The home team emerged victorious, 65-43.
Johns Creek hands Chattahoochee loss By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga — Johns Creek boys finished off the regular season with a 65-43 win on their home court against the Chattahoochee High Cougars. The Gladiators took a 3-2 lead with their first bucket and did not relinquish it after that point. Johns Creek guard Tatum Holmes
notched a double-double of 29 points and 11 rebounds. He went on a personal 7-0 run in the first quarter. He put three-level scoring on display once again with three 3-pointers, several mid-range made baskets and getting to the foul line. The Cougars struggled shooting, going 60% from the charity stripe and 6% from deep.
They attempted to contain Holmes, putting their best defender on the task. Two-sport athlete Jaylen Edgerton, who plays both defensive back and wide receiver for the Cougars’ football team, fouled out of the game in the fourth quarter and required significant time on the bench due to penalty trouble guarding Holmes.
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