Downtown street work starts July 9

Work is to begin July 9 to improve the looks of South Main Street from Oak to Fowler streets in downtown Woodstock.

The South Main Streetscapes Transportation Enhancement Project continues the streetscape work completed in 2010, officials said. Construction will go from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and is to be finished by April 2019. Downtown visitors will continue to have access to all businesses on Main.

The Oak to Fowler stretch of Main will have the same look and feel as the Towne Lake Parkway to Oak portion, with an 8-footwide sidewalk on the west side, a 6-foot-wide sidewalk on the east side along the Georgia Northeastern Railroad track, and decorative brick pavers and planters, officials said.

The street also will get benches, trash cans, decorative street lights, trees (on the east side), curbs, gutters, a resurfacing, new striping and 12 parking spaces.

Information: 770-592-6000. Department of Transportation so that it can accept the additional $100,000. “The proposed amendment shifts the cost share – reducing the local funds required and increasing the federal funding for the project,” staff said in a report to the council.

The funding covers the concept-design phase of widening Abbotts Bridge from Parsons Road to Primrose Parkway, staff said. The engineering cost is about $1.1 million. Before, the city had $800,000 in federal funds lined up; now, it’s $900,000. The city’s local match will be $232,856. officers and two counselors; longevity step raises and a 1 percent cost-of-living salary increase for all eligible employees; and a $500 increase in the starting teacher’s salary, to $43,000.

Vacation Bible School. Register by Saturday. Sessions will be 9 a.m. to noon July 16-19. Free. First Baptist Church of Sandy Springs, 650 Mount Vernon Highway NE, Sandy Springs. Open to rising kindergarten through fifth-grade children. go-fbcss. org/vacation-bible-school Register: hc.cokesburyVBS.com/FirstBaptistChurchOfSandySprings

Book Editing Basics. 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Free. East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell. Adults can find out what an editor can do for them and their manuscript, tips for choosing the right editor and how much they can expect to spend for editorial services. Presented by BookLogix. Reservations: 404-613-4050. afpls.org

Alpharetta Summer Concert Series. Certain Saturdays through October. Free. Brooke Street Park, East Lawn, Alpharetta. Bring a blanket or chair and a picnic. alpharetta.ga.us/government/ departments/recreation-parks/ special-events/featured-yearly-events/summer-concert-series

■ 7 p.m. Saturday: Act 1 Theater performance

■ 7 p.m. July 14: Act 1 Theater performance

■7:30 p.m. July 28: Home by Dark Concert Series with Nathan Angelo and Georgia Middleman