City Council OKs parks bond referendum

The Johns Creek City Council this week MONDAY, JULY 25 approved a $40 million referendum for the Nov. 8 ballot to raise money for park improvements and to acquire green space.

If voters approve, bond proceeds would be used to implement the city’s Recreation and Parks Strategic Master Plan, adopted by the Council in March.

Funded projects would include the development of two parks – Cauley Creek Park on the Chattahoochee River and the Technology Park Linear Park along Medlock Bridge Road – and the restoration of Rogers Bridge over the Chattahoochee, city officials said.

The bond also would fund construction of an indoor recreation center, a 40,000-square-foot facility housing two full-court basketball gyms, a running track, climbing wall, weight room and classrooms, according to the Master Plan. To view the plan: bit.ly/2arRO8V

Information: bit.ly/2acTSAF

Contract for work on Ga. 120 awarded

The Johns Creek City Council has awarded a $6.9 million contract to C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. to improve Ga. 120/ Abbotts Bridge Road from Jones Bridge to Parsons Bridge roads.

The mile-long project would add turn lanes, landscaped medians, curbs and gutters, sidewalks and trails, a city spokesman said.

Construction is to begin in September and be completed in a year. It is the first of four projects being coordinated with the Georgia Department of Transportation to improve Ga. 120 from Old Milton Parkway to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.

The next project will be improvements to the Ga. 120/ Kimball Bridge Road section to the west, according to a Johns Creek staff report. It is in the right-of-way acquisition phase and is expected to be ready to advertise for bids next spring, with construction beginning in the fall of 2017.

Contract to repair walls, replace roofs approved

The Alpharetta City Council has approved $281,139 contract to restore walls and replace roofs of public recreational facilities and the city jail.

The project is being awarded to Garland/DBS Inc. as contractor. Garland solicited bids from potential subcontractors and identified two low bidders: SafeShield Roofing Inc. for the recreation and parks facilities work ($88,785), and Roof Options Inc. for the public safety facility ($192,354), according to a staff report.

The Crabapple Government Center will have its masonry walls restored and windows sealed; and the Equestrian Center Lower Show Office and Cogburn Road Park, a comprehensive exterior rehabilitation and waterproofing.

UPCOMING

AARP Smart Driver Course for ages 15 and older. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. $15 for AARP members, $20 for nonmembers. Northeast/Spruill Oaks Branch, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek. AARP guidebook is not required unless you want a certificate. 770-3608820, afpls.org.

“The Blind Side”: “Flicks and Food Trucks.” Dusk Aug. 6. Free. Milton High School, 13025 Birmingham Highway, Milton. CityOfMiltonGa.us.

Family Fun Day: Water Day. Noon-5 p.m. Aug. 7. $6 to $10, free for members and children 2 and under. Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. Come dressed to get wet with many activities. Park at St. Francis School at corner of Willeo Road and Azalea Drive with free shuttle. 770-992-2055 ext. 238, ChattNatureCenter.org/special-events/family-fun-days.

Public hearings set on rezoning plans

The Marietta Planning Commission will hold public hearings on three rezonings, a special land use permit and two code amendments at 6 p.m. Aug. 2 in the Council Chambers, Marietta City Hall, 205 Lawrence St., Marietta.

Commission recommendations will be referred to the Marietta City Council for expected final decisions at 7 p.m. Aug. 10 on these matters:

Rezoning of nearly nine acres for Tyler Chandler Homes at 1400 Powder Springs Road from single-family residential with two units per acre to single-family planned residential development.

Rezoning of 5.7 acres for F&L Investments LP at 2253 Northwest Parkway from light industrial (Cobb County) to light industrial (city) and a code amendment to change the future land use to industrial warehousing.

Rezoning of 3.75 acres for Wade Holdings at 2255 Northwest Parkway from light industrial (Cobb County) to light industrial (city) and a code amendment to change the future land use to industrial warehousing.

Special land use permit for a trash disposal facility at 325 Marble Mill Road by Republic Services.

UPCOMING

Project Unity by Marietta Police Department with D J Ricky Moss. Noon-5 p.m. Saturday. Free. Lawrence Street Recreation Center, 510 Lawrence St., Marietta. Hot dog lunch 1-3 p.m., haircuts by Square Cutz Barbers, music, basketball, bounce house. mariettaga.gov/ news/docs/mpdunity.pdf.

National Night Out by Powder Springs Police Department. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Free. Lawn, Powder Springs Town Square, Marietta Street at Pineview Drive. Toucha-Truck, K-9 demonstration, free cookout, games, prizes. CityOfPowderSprings.org, natw.org.

National Night Out by Kennesaw Police Department and Barrett Parkway Target. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Free. Swift-Cantrell Park, 3140 Old Highway 41, Kennesaw. City residents also are being asked to spend 7-10 p.m. outdoors with neighbors and friends with block parties, cookouts, youth activities and/or anti-crime rallies. This event is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, involving more than 15,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases around the world. NNO is designed to promote police-community partnerships to make neighborhoods safer places. kennesaw-ga.gov, NationalNightOut.org.