Open house set for widening plans

Northern Forsyth county residents and business owners will be able to look at the plans for a highway/freeway improvement project later this month.

The work would widen Ga. 369 from two lanes from just west of Ga. 9 to just east of Ga. 306 — about 2.4 miles. It would also replace the Ga. 400 and 369 intersection with a grade-separated, partial cloverleaf interchange.

The project is part of the $200 million transportation bond issue the voters approved in 2014. County officials say that after the design work is done, they’ll start acquiring right-of-way and hope to kick off constriction in mid- to late 2018.

The Forsyth County Department of Engineering along with design group American Engineers will showcase plans during an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at Coal Mountain Elementary School, 3455 Coal Mountain Drive, Cumming. The open house will be drop-in and informal.

UPCOMING

a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Live on air with Dave Baker, Scott Slade and Belinda Skelton 9 a.m. to noon on WSB News 95.5/AM 750. Walmart, 1500 Market Place Blvd., Cumming. Clark Howard is not scheduled at this location. 770-8893436, clark.com/ChristmasKids.

Ashebrooke Night of Lights. 7-9 p.m. Dec. 13. Free. Ashebrooke Subdivision, 3905 Northridge Drive, Cumming. More than 3,600 luminaries with a Live Nativity scene. For traffic flow, visitors are requested to enter through the Northridge entrance (address above) and exit via Luke Drive. Elves will be handing out bingo sheets to the first 500 children to find unique neighborhood decorations. Donations will go to CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for children) of Forsyth County. CummingLocal.com/event/10th-annualashebrooke-night-lights, Fors ythCountyCASA.org.

Johns Creek’s “Toys for Tots” Campaign. Through Dec. 15. New, unwrapped toys may be donated at Fire Station 61, 10265 Medlock Bridge Parkway; Fire Station 62, 10925 Rogers Circle; Fire Station 63, 3165 Old Alabama Road; Johns Creek City Hall, 12000 Findley Road, Suite 400; Park Place, 3150 Old Alabama Road. There is a large need for toys for children ages 10 to 12. 678-512-3271, JohnsCreekGa.gov, ToysForTots.org.

Special event parking registration open

Cobb County is notifying private property owners within a mile of SunTrust Park that 2017 applications for special event parking registration are available now for download.

Round one of the letters went out to property owners within a half-mile of SunTrust Park last week by the Cobb County Community Development Agency.

This week remaining owners, within a mile radius, will be notified.

With county approval, that means individuals can sell parking for special events throughout the county.

With the addition of SunTrust Park to the many other special event venues in Cobb County, the Board of Commissioners approved a special event parking ordinance in October to help manage traffic flow and pedestrian movements in these areas through a registration process and a $55 application fee.

Applications and ordinances can be found at cobbcounty.org.

UPCOMING

The Compassion Experience, a project of Compassion International. Noon-7:40 p.m. Friday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5:40 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6:40 p.m. Monday. Free. Summit Baptist Church, 4310 Moon Station Lane NW, Acworth. An interactive journey through the true stories of children living in developing countries. In more than 2,000 square feet of exhibit space, visitors will step inside homes, markets and schools to see how each child’s story starts in poverty but ends in hope. Register: cts.compassion.com/events/495.