🌱 Summer Camp + Crepe Myrtles + GA-9 Construction

Good morning, friends! It's me, Gail Lafleche, your host of the Alpharetta-Milton Patch newsletter. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening locally, including...

• Summer camp signups in Milton
• Caring for crepe myrtles
• GA-9 construction in Alpharetta
• Poor inspection at Holly Wings Shack
• Antisemitic literature

But first, today's weather:

Today will have clouds giving way to some sun. The high will be 68 with a low of 55.

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Here are the top stories in Alpharetta-Milton today:

1. It's time to sign up for summer camp in Milton! Registration opened yesterday, and there are many different types of camps being offered. There will be sports programs for basketball, lacrosse, football and baseball. In addition, there are photography and art camps plus a new summer day camp offered at Milton City Park and Preserve. (City of Milton)
2. Many homeowners will begin pruning crepe myrtles later this month. Overtrimming these beautiful trees can lead to "wispy branches that can’t support the voluminous blooms that are meant to appear each summer. " Instead of cutting back the branches, you may want to consider transplanting a tree if it becomes too tall. You can get information on the care of crepe myrtles in Alpharetta by calling 678-297-6229. (City of Alpharetta)
3. Drivers on State Route 9 in Alpharetta have seen closed lanes, orange barrels and construction for months. This project's purpose is to relocate utility lines and create sidewalks; it is only about one third complete, according to GDOT. It is planned to be mostly complete in June 2024. Rain delays and material shortages could push that date out even more into the future. You can find the latest information on the State Route 9 Project by using the following links to get to the project pages on GDOT's website: Upper Hembree Road to Academy Street: https://bit.ly/3wMliqJ and Academy Street to Windward Parkway: https://bit.ly/3Hq3iaG. (City of Alpharetta)
4. Holly Wings Shack in Canton did not score well during a recent inspection, including some repeat issues from a previous review. The inspectors found raw food not stored at a safe temperature, week-old coleslaw and employees weren't wearing hair restraints while preparing food. There wasn't time control documentation for leaving wings outside of the refrigerator and cell phones were on parchment paper used for food preparation. There will be a follow up inspection. (The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
5. Antisemitic messages have shown up recently on driveways in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody. Esther Panitch, a Georgia state lawmaker who's Jewish, had one in hers. "Panitch said she is co-sponsoring a bill that would clearly define antisemitism." It was a bag full of corn kernels and a flyer that called "the Talmud, the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish-religious law, 'satanic.'" Police are investigating the propaganda. (FOX 5 Atlanta)

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Today in Alpharetta-Milton:

• Exhibit: Down Home on the Farm at the Alpharetta Arts Center, 238 Canton St. in Alpharetta (8:30 AM)
• English/ESL Class at the Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza (10:30 AM)
• Storytime at the Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza (10:30 AM)
• North Main Street Market at Henderson Commons, 735 North Main St. in Alpharetta (3:30 PM)
• Big and Teen Chef: Let's Have Lunch cooking class at Publix Aprons Cooking School, 4305 State Bridge Road in Alpharetta (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Alpharetta has a new firefighter. Duke Porter, who formerly worked in Miami, was sworn in this week. He is a firefighter and a paramedic. (Alpharetta Department of Public Safety via Facebook)
• Fourth graders at King's Ridge Christian School worked on a fun project! They created paper helicopters based on the "Ingenuity Helicopter collecting data on the surface of Mars." Then they dropped the helicopters and made changes to their blades based on their path. (King's Ridge Christian School via Facebook)
• Are you curious about the Ed Isakson/Alpharetta Family YMCA? You can sign up for a free one-day pass in February. In addition, they will waive the joining fee! Visit ymcaatlanta.org for more info. (Ed Isakson/Alpharetta Family YMCA via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Gail Lafleche

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