🌱 Park History + Police Activity + Wills Park Pool Staff Wins Award (2024)

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Posted Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 4:16 pm ET|Updated Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 4:33 pm ET

• Park's history: help needed to name it.
• Police activity statistics.
• Wills Park staff wins award.

But first, today's weather: Today could have a gusty t-storm in the p.m. The high will be 88 with a low of 70.

Here are the top stories today in Alpharetta-Milton:

1. July is National Park and Recreation Month, and Milton is focusing on how things used to be with some of the city's parks. The greenspace off Lackey, which you can help name by submitting your idea by July 24, was purchased in 2018 from the Wolff family. Dr. Bernard Wolff Sr. purchased the land in 1947 from two feuding moonshiners. One needed money to get out of jail for moonshine sales. Since then, the family installed trails, created a lake, and added a house. (City of Milton, Georgia - Government via Facebook)
2. Did you know that you can find statistics on police activities in Milton online? Using this link https://www.miltonga.gov/.../police-quarterly-statistics., you can learn what's happening in the community, as well as compare statistics to the same time period last year. The department is making this information public to remain transparent to citizens. (City of Milton)
3. Kudos to Alpharetta's Aquatic Department; it received the American Red Cross Training Service Recognition Award for 2022! The award is based on being committed to safety, continued growth and improvement, maintaining records of lifeguards' safety drills, incident report documentation, facilities improvement and other important attributes. Congratulations to the staff at Wills Park! (City of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks, Cultural Services via Facebook)

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Today in Alpharetta-Milton:

Friday, July 21

• Rug Hooking and Fabric Art at the Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road (10:00 AM)
• Avalon Nights Live at 400 Avalon Blvd. in Alpharetta (6:00 PM)
• Schoolhouse Rock Live! at Mill Springs Academy, 13660 New Providence Road in Alpharetta (7:00 PM)
• Rotary Club of Alpharetta Concert Series Sponsored by Chiringa at Town Green by Alpharetta City Hall, 2 Park Plaza (7:00 PM)
• Live Music at South Main Kitchen, Alley next to South Main Kitchen, 9 South Main St. in Alpharetta (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Alpharetta has been named a Bronze-Level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. Officer Clay initiated getting this recognition, and she was honored for her hard work. (Alpharetta Department of Public Safety via Facebook)
• There is good news about the Chattahoochee River; it has been reopened after being closed for weeks. Sections were closed due to high bacteria levels caused by a release from the Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility in Fulton County. The water quality has been checked daily and bacteria levels are now acceptable according to EPA standards. (US News)
• A Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta was delayed on the tarmac in triple digit heat earlier this week. The temperature in Las Vegas was 111, and emergency crews had to came aboard to help passengers and flight attendants who were passing out and getting sick. Passengers report seeing ambulances and fireman departments outside of the plane. (WSB Atlanta)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update!

— Gail Lafleche

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