🌱 City Contracts Approved + Adult Treatment Facility + HSB Book Club

Hello again, neighbors. It's Tuesday in Roswell and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in town, including news about:

• Maintenance and Improvement Grant from the GA-DOT
• Early Voting locations in Roswell
• Centennial HS PTSA event

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Here are the top four stories today in Roswell:

1. Contracts between American Facility Services, 3H and 3H and the City of Roswell were recently approved by the City Council. These two companies will provide janitorial services for nine of city facility sites. The task of hiring for this service involved a two-phase solicitation process for these janitorial duties. There were initially Nine candidates that were reduced down to four before American Facility Services and 3H and 3H were recommended as the two finalist. American Facility Services received a contract for $261,360 and 3H and 3H received a $59,172 contract. Some of the locations that that these companies will render their services to are City Hall, the Law Enforcement Center, E-911 Center, the Ripley Building, the Cultural Arts Center, the Water/Stormwater Facility and other city government buildings and facilities. (Paywall: ajc.com)
2. A new continuum of care treatment facility opened in Roswell this fall. The Recovery Village Atlanta is owned by Advanced Recovery Systems, and is located on Point Place in Roswell. Recovery Village Atlanta provides treatment to adults who battle with addiction, substance use disorders, and mental health issues that are co-occurring. It has 60-beds in the Roswell location, and is proud of giving "quality service at every level of care." This recovery center opened its doors in September. (appenmedia.com)
3. Early voting for the December 6 run-off election began on Saturday, November 26. This Senate runoff is between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker. Locally, there is a run-off for the Post 1 City Council seat between Sarah Beeson and Allan Sells. Fulton is one of the counties that is allowing advanced voting for this special election. The East Roswell Library at 2301 Holcomb Bridge Rd. and the Roswell Library at 115 Norcross St. are the two sites in the city that are open for early voting. (wsbtv.com)
4. There is a GA-DOT Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant that gives annual funding from the state. This grant is contingent upon the General Assembly’s budget. $948,412 was allocated for this year's grant by the General Assembly for Roswell’s LMIG program. A 30% match of $284,524 will be required from the City of Roswell. This money can be used for for repaving, sidewalk maintenance and building, improvements to intersections, the maintaining of bridges, and connectivity projects. In past years, Roswell has used this LMIG money to resurface busy roads in the city. Roswell City Council just voted for the application to receive and spend the FY2023 LMIG funding which will resurface Etris Road from Crabapple Road to Cox Road. (Paywall: ajc.com)

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Today in Roswell:

• Holiday Toy Drive - Northwood Elementary School (7:10 AM)
• Roswell HS 9th Grade Basketball vs Lassiter (8:00 AM)
• TSA Pre-Check Enrollment Pop-up Event - AAA Mansell Car Care Plus Roswell (9:00 AM)
• Dinner with Santa - The Mill Kitchen and Bar (4:00 PM)
• Roswell HS JV Girls Basketball @ Lassiter (4:30 PM)
• Roswell HS JV Boys Basketball vs Lassiter (4:30 PM)
• Centennial HS Virtual College Fair (5:00 PM)
• Community Development & Transportation Committee Meeting - City Hall (5:00 PM)
• Roswell HS Varsity Girls Basketball @ Lassiter (6:00 PM)
• Roswell HS Flag Football First and Second Round of Playoffs @ Mountain View (6:00 PM)
• Ladies Night Out Candle + Bouquet making workshop - Pinkies Up Beer and Wine (6:00 PM)
• Gingerbread House Decorating & Wine - Deep Roots Wine MKT & Tasting Room (6:30 PM)
• Women's Advent Service - Roswell Presbyterian Church (7:00 PM)
• Roswell HS Varsity Boys Basketball @ Lassiter (7:30 PM)
• Music Bingo - Rock N' Taco (7:30 PM)
• Team Trivia - Lola's Burger and Tequila Bar (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Roswell Fire Department: The 21 new full-time fire captains at the Roswell FD are continuing their orientation and onboarding into the department. The group met retired Roswell Fire Chief Ricky Spencer. Chief Spencer, who started with the department as a volunteer firefighter in 1975, was the city's fire chief from 2004 to 2014. He shared the fire department's history with the new team. (Roswell Fire Department via Facebook)
• The City of Roswell, Georgia Government: City employees and staff are being put into the spotlight during this month of gratitude and thanks. Rusty Pruitt is the Recreation & Parks Deputy Director of Operations, Athletics, & Special Events. Taylor Smith is the City's Parks Services Manager. Together they work to make the city's parks exceptional. (City of Roswell, Georgia via Twitter)
• Centennial High School PTSA: Centennial HS PTSA presents ANOTHER NIGHT TO REMEMBER. Come to Senor Patron on Wednesday, November 30 to meet teachers and leaders from the school. There will be ways for the community to support "mini grants" from teachers. There will also be a raffle for a chance to win an Apple Air Pod Pro. (Centennial High School PTSA via Facebook)
• The Roswell Police Department: The Roswell PD has issued a public service announcement to caution Roswell residents during the holiday season. The department reported several recent robberies that have occurred around the metro Atlanta area during online sale meet-ups. This involves the purchase of, selling or trading merchandise from online sites. They advise to use their parking lot that has video surveillance to conduct your transaction. (The Roswell Police Department via Twitter)

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Events:

• Works in Clay Winter Show 2022 (December 1)
• Story time with Ms. Heather (December 1)
• Roswell Inc.'s Annual Holiday Connect (December 1)
• Centennial HS Band Winter Cluster Concert (December 1)
• True Crime Trivia Night @ The Artillery Room (December 1)
• Ladies' Night Out - The Drake Closet (December 1)
• City of Roswell's Christmas Tree Lighting (December 2)
• Little Leapers - For Kids On The Grow (December 2)
• Roswell UMC Christmas Gift & Craft Show (December 2)
• Roswell Youth Theatre presents Shrek JR. (December 2)
• Roswell HS Varsity Football Final Four @ Mceachern(December 2)
• Roswell HS Wrestling - Santa Slam @ S. Forsyth (December 2)
• Clark's Christmas Kids LIVE @ Walmart Supercenter Roswell (December 2)
• Non-Fiction Fridays Book Club (December 2)
• Christmas Gift & Craft Show 2022 (December 2)
• The Fleetwood Dance Theatre’s The Nutcracker (December 2)
• Art Karat Jewelry Show (December 2)
• Thomas Arvid Annual Holiday Show (December 3)
• Roswell Youth Theatre presents Shrek JR. (December 3)
• Parents' Night Out (December 3)
• Christmas With MOS (December 4)
• Chanukah & Holiday Bazaar (December 4)
• Atlanta Vocal Project: Ringin' in the Holidays (December 4)
• Mystery Readers Book Club (December 6)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update!

— Jessica Griffin

About me: My name is Jessica Griffin and I am a native of Roswell, Georgia. I have been in the Roswell-Alpharetta community for over 30 years. As a native "Roswellian", I embody, participate, and support all things local. Community is at the core of all of us, and I aim to convey the collectiveness and unity that should be promoted and celebrated throughout our community. Being a mother, a writer, a student of history, and the arts are my passions.

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