🌱 Vehicle Burglaries + Turf Field Plans On Hold + Lower Gas Prices

Hello all. It's me, Gail Lafleche, your host of the Alpharetta-Milton Patch newsletter — here to impart everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town these days. Including news about:

• Many cars robbed in Alpharetta
• Webb Bridge Park turf replacement on hold
• Gas prices slightly lower

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Here are the top stories today in Alpharetta-Milton:

1. Several cars were broken into recently in Alpharetta. The robberies occurred at Fairway Social, 240 S. Main St. and Foundation Social Eatery, 203 Roswell St. Thieves entered the cars by breaking car windows. Items stolen include purses, wallets and prescription drugs. Another burglary happened at Alpharetta Pappadeaux restaurant on Mansell Road. To date, no suspects have been identified. (Appen)
2. Plans to replace turf at Webb Bridge Park's soccer field have been postponed due to plans to construct a new sewer system. Currently, the soccer field is connected to a failed septic system, and it will cost $875,000 to connect it to the Fulton County sanitary sewer system. Eventually, the sewer line will connect with the baseball restrooms, which are also on a septic system. These improvements will occur in the next couple of years. (Appen)
3. Gas prices in our area dropped slightly last week; they are three cents lower than the previous week. The state average is $3.22 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is 15 cents lower than the same week in 2022. Reasons for the drop include lower demand and crude oil prices. (Cobb County Courier)

Today in Alpharetta-Milton:

• Beginner's Spanish Class at the Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza (11:00 AM)
• Monthly Adult Coloring at the Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza (4:00 PM)
• Mardi Gras Pub Crawl at the Avalon, 2200 Avalon Blvd. in Alpharetta (5:00 PM)
• Teacher Tuesdays & Disc Golf Putting at Six Bridges Crabapple, 1850 Heritage Walk in Milton (5:00 PM)
• A Novel Idea Presents Kim Conrey and Marilyn Baron at Vintage Pizzeria Dunwoody, 5510 Chamblee Dunwoody Road in Dunwoody (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Two Cogburn Woods Elementary School employees won awards last week. Lindsay King was named Teacher of the Year, and Kelly Caudell was named Professional of the Year! "Thanks to our PTO on putting together such a lovely banquet for the Awards Ceremony!" (Cogburn Woods Elementary School PTO via Facebook)
• There will be a book sale at the Milton Library today from 1-5:30 p.m. There are over 10,000 selections due to generous donations of gently used books and DVD's. They are offered at very low prices: 50 cents for paperbacks, $1 for children's books and $2 for adult books. All proceeds go towards programs at the library. (Friends of The Milton Library via Facebook)
• Many new properties in our area came on the market recently. Here is a link to five; they range in price from $445,000 to $1,999,000. (Alpharetta-Milton Patch)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Gail Lafleche

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