🌱 Tax Distribution + New Restaurant

Hi all. I'm back with your new copy of the Alpharetta-Milton Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town today. Today you'll read about...

• Fulton County Tax Distribution.
• New Korean restaurant in Alpharetta.
• Woman scammed of $10K at Perimeter Mall.

But first, today's weather:

Today will be sunny and cooler but pleasant. The high will be 77 with a low of 54.

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Here are the top stories in Alpharetta-Milton today:

1. Fulton County is negotiating with 15 cities, including Alpharetta and Milton, on how to distribute Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) revenue over the next 10 years. There was a town hall meeting earlier this week where eight Fulton County mayors and one Fulton County Commissioner updated North Fulton residents on what is at stake. Currently, Fulton County receives 5 percent of the revenue, and they are requesting 21.9 percent in the future. The other cities divide up the rest based on their population, and it provides between 20-40 percent of their budgets. Residents need to contact their city government regarding the revenue distribution as it could affect their property taxes. (Reporter Newspapers)
2. Sabu, a new Korean restaurant, recently opened in Alpharetta. It's located in the Hamilton Hotel at 35 Milton Ave. in downtown Alpharetta. The menu includes dishes such as fresh barbecue, kimchi and sashimi. (Sabu)
3. A woman was scammed out of $10,000 at the Perimeter Mall. Dunwoody police said, "a woman was approached by another woman who said she was playing a card game for money and needed her as a witness so that she 'would not be taken advantage of,'" and offered to pay her $200. The female took the victim to a table where she saw a male playing a three-card guessing game. The dealer asked her to play and told her she would need at least $10,000 to show good faith. The victim then drove to the bank and withdrew $10,000 and returned to the mall. "When the woman chose the wrong card, the dealer grabbed the envelope with the $10,000 and walked away, police said." (Perimeter Mall)

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Today in Alpharetta-Milton:

• Drop by the Milton Library for Mah Jong Meet Up from 1-3 p.m. No registration is required, and all levels are welcome. (Milton Library)
• Avalon Nights Live takes place from 6-8 p.m. in the plaza. Bring your chairs and blankets and enjoy live music. (Awesome Alpharetta)
• See Harvey by Mary Chase at the ACT1 Theater, located in Alpharetta Presbyterian Church at 180 Academy St. This Pulitzer Prize-winning play involves Elwood P. Dowd insisting on including his friend Harvey, an imaginary six-and-a-half-foot tall rabbit, in all of his sister Veta’s social gatherings. The play starts at 8 p.m. (ACT1 Theater)

From my notebook:

• Interested in purchasing bulbs and Rootstock for the fall? "The North Fulton Master Gardeners, Inc. is a Georgia nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose purpose is to educate its members and the public in the areas of horticulture and ecology in order to promote and foster community enrichment." If you purchase bulbs from them, you will "help NFMG continue to provide quality horticultural education to the North Fulton Community and beyond. For each order, 50 percent of the proceeds will go directly towards helping NFMG meet our goal." (Fall Garden Sale)
• Soon you can go to one of Milton’s great greenspaces to learn about going green in the garden during three, free in-person classes. "The three sessions are compliments of the City of Milton and (NFMG). The City will provide the space and spread the word on its Plant! Milton initiative aimed at encouraging tree planting, tree care and tree love in our community." Each class will take place between 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. at Milton City Park and Preserve’s refurbished Community Center at 1785 Dinsmore Road. (City of Milton)
• "Join the Alpharetta Mayor’s Corporate Challenge 5K Race to support those less fortunate!
  Lace up your shoes and join us on Thursday, Sept. 29 in beautiful downtown Alpharetta for an incredible night of Fun, Running, Friendly Competition and Fundraising to benefit the local and international charities supported by Alpharetta Rotary. Race Festivities and Expo begin at 5 p.m., Kids Fun Run starts at 6 p.m., and the 5K starts at 6:30 p.m." (Mayors Challenge)

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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Gail Lafleche

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