Videos Help Drivers Visualize Road Improvements In the Metro-Atlanta area, transportation improvement projects are always hot topics, but describing the complicated details of these projects to the public can be difficult. That is why the City of Roswell recently launched its Transportation Whiteboard video series. These videos are all about education. The depth of information about traffic problems can be overwhelming for people, said Roswells Transportation Planning Manager Chris Chovan. The hope of these videos is that they educate citizens on how we are trying to construct projects that address specific issues identified through safety and accident data, and visual observation. RoswellGov.com/ConeZone
Pocket Park on Morton Road The City of Johns Creek recently announced that it intends to purchase property on Morton Road to develop a 4-acre neighborhood pocket park. Pocket parks are small parks of typically 4 acres or less. They are designed to serve surrounding neighborhoods, tend to be left as green space with the possibility for playgrounds, or have limited facilities, and little or no parking. With limited large land areas available, the City is exploring possible pocket park locations around town as a way to address the communitys desire for more parks, including 2.4 acres at Bell and Boles roads. Specific use for the property will be determined by a Recreation and Parks Master Plan, currently being formulated with input from the public and the City Council. One proposed concept for the park would cost about $1.2 million, and could be developed over years.
Smith Plantation Wins Certificate of Excellence TripAdvisor has recognized Roswells Archibald Smith Plantation as a 2015 winner of its prestigious Certificate of Excellence. This is the first time a historic home has received this award. Founded in 2010, the Certificate of Excellence award honors hospitality businesses that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. Properties that are awarded the Certificate of Excellence demonstrate hospitality excellence and represent the upper echelon of businesses listed on TripAdvisor, the worlds largest travel site.
Roswells City Administrator Named President of GCCMA Roswell City Administrator Kay Love has been named president of the Georgia City-County Management Association (GCCMA), a professional organization of top administrators from cities, counties, regional councils and other local governments in Georgia. I am excited and honored to serve as GCCMA President. I intend to build upon the strong legacy of past leadership, and to help promote the profession of city/county management, Love said.
Pools 40th Anniversary Roswell Area Park pools 40th Anniversary was held on Opening Day of the 2015 Pool Season during a fun, family-friendly party with entrance fees rolled back 40 years 50 cents for persons 18 years of age and under, $1.00 for adults. The pools common areas recently underwent a remodel, which included renovated bathrooms with new appliances and fixtures, remodeled shower/dressing room areas, new tile flooring throughout, a new fence, and all entrances have been remodeled and a new entrance has been added. Before the pool was built, Roswell Area Park had only two fields, and if you didnt play baseball, you rarely stepped foot in the park. The pool brought the community together and set the bar very high so that every facility that came after had to be as excellent as the pool, said Morgan Rodgers, Director of Roswell Recreation, Parks, Historic, and Cultural Affairs. To learn more about swim passes, classes, camps, and special events, visit RoswellGov.com/Summer2015.
New Executive Director to GRTA The North Fulton Community Improvement District (CID) recently announced the appointment of its Executive Director, Ann Hanlon, to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) Board of Directors. A native of South Georgia, Ms. Hanlon has spent the last 13 years working in transportation and public policy in Atlanta. As Executive Director of the North Fulton CID, she oversees the organizations project management team and daily operations. Her experience in transportation financing and project delivery will be incredibly valuable to GRTA as the organization strives to improve Georgias transportation network. NorthFultonCID.com
Volunteering Top $1.4 Million The value of volunteering topped $1.4 million at Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System for 2014, with 1,871 volunteers donating 64,962 hours valued at $1,498,662.27 in donated services. This is the seventh year library volunteer services have topped $1 million, and the theme of this years event was Volunteers Help Write Our Story. More than 105 people attended the 25th Annual Volunteer Recognition Award Program with special guest speakers: Fulton County Commissioner Joan Garner, District 4, who is also a former Library Board trustee and Stephanie Moody, Chair of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System Board of Trustees.
Bike to Work Day The City of Roswell partnered with Bike Roswell to celebrate May as National Bike Month, with events and activities designed to promote cycling and a healthier lifestyle including Mayor Jere Woods delivering a proclamation for National Bike to Work Day. The City hopes to inspire the community to consider making short trips via alternate transportation, such as riding bicycles, and enjoy the many bike-friendly amenities available in Roswell.
HOPE Lives Here Mayor Jere Wood issued a proclamation at the March 9 Mayor and City Council meeting, declaring the Citys support of Relay for Life of Roswell and the cancer awareness campaign, HOPE Lives Here. Saturday, April 18, marked the 14th year of Relay for Life of Roswell, which raises money to help fund research, as well as education, advocacy and patient services for cancer survivors. The event was held at Roswell High School; one of more than 5,200 Relay events held across the United States and in 20 other countries. To date, Relay for Life of Roswell has raised more than $1.2 million. In 2014 alone, the Roswell event raised more than $103,000. Roswell is such an amazing community, said Kim Weber, chair of the 2015 Relay for Life of Roswell. This event has had so much support from Mayor Wood and the people of Roswell for many years, and this years campaign of HOPE Lives Here proves even more moving with the honor of Mayor Woods proclamation.
Veterans Visit Memorials The Rotary Club of Roswell recently embarked on their seventh trip to take 70 World War II, Korea and Vietnam War Veterans to Washington, DC, to see their Memorials. Since 2008, the Roswell Rotary has completed six Honor Air chartered day trips to Washington DC. Over 450 veterans have been able to participate in the tribute of this trip. As we enter into 2015, the mission to take our honored heroes of WWII, to see their Memorial, poses a critical and challenging effort in order to make this possible, for these elderly veterans. On April 14, 2015 approximately seventy World War II, Korea and Vietnam War veterans, plus guardians, emergency personnel including a doctor, gathered at the Roswell Community Center in early morning hours and traveled by police escorted motor coach to the Atlanta airport. They flew on a chartered plane to Washington, D.C. Reagan Airport, where they were taken by police escorted buses from the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to the World War II Memorial. They also visited the Vietnam and Korean Memorials and ended the day with the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.