Eve 6 to Rock Suwanee the Southern California Pop-Punk Trio That Is Eve 6 Will Rock Town Center Park with a Free Concert Performance on August 10

ross Official newsletter C of the R ads June 2013 Eve 6 to rock Suwanee The Southern California pop-punk trio that is Eve 6 will rock Town Center Park with a free concert performance on August 10. The band enjoyed platinum and gold success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with hit singles like “Inside Out,” “Leech,” Promise,” “On the Roof Again,” and “Here’s to the Night.” Eve 6 inked its first record deal before members had fin- ished high school, released its first album in 1998, and called it quits in 2004. Original band members – Max Collins New homebuilding on vocals and bass, Jon shows signs of health, growth Siebels on The front-page headline in the May 10 Atlanta-Journal guitar, and Constitution read: “New homebuilding shows signs of life.” drummer Tony Based on City data and realtor reports, if that story had been Fagenson – reunited in 2011 and released a fourth album, written specifically about Suwanee, the headline might have Speak in Code, last year. Stand-out singles from this most read, well: “New homebuilding shows signs of health, growth.” recent album include “Curtain” and “Victoria.” In January, Redfin named Suwanee (along with Roswell and Smyrna) as one of 2013’s hottest up-and-coming neighbor- Eve 6 will take the stage at 8 p.m. An opening band will hoods in metro Atlanta. Redfin’s prediction is proving to be on be announced at a later date; check www.suwanee.com for target as new construction as well as prices in Suwanee are up, updates about this summer community concert. Bring friends and foreclosures are down. and neighbors, lawn chairs, and blankets, but no alcohol may The City of Suwanee had 115 single-family housing starts in be brought into Town Center Park. 2012, which was almost double the previous year. Currently, approximately 46 single-family homes are under construction, more than the total number of homes built in Suwanee in 2009 INSIDE THIS ISSUE… and 2010 and, if that pace holds up, closing in on the 153 housing starts reported in 2007. Food truck In a May presentation to City staff members, Coldwell fare…p. 6 Banker RMR realtors reported that demand was outpacing sup- ply in Suwanee and that Suwanee is experiencing more robust buyer interest than many surrounding markets, which are tend- ing to be recovering more slowly. Realtor Andrea Wright reported that the average list price A walkable 100 reasons to Y for Suwanee homes was up 37 percent in the first four months public art Suwanee…p. 9 encounter…p. 3 Continued on page 2 Page 2 June 2013 www.suwanee.com

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of this year as compared to the same time period in 2012. The average home value was up more than 15 percent, at $222,400 this year as compared to $193,000 last year. Still, Wright noted, home values are generally below those of the peak days of 2006, and so while there are many first- time buyers and those 55 and older in Suwanee and other markets, many move-up second- and third-time buyers are still waiting for values to bounce back more strongly. Economic development indicators followed by the City of Suwanee show that foreclosures are down sharply. In the first quarter this year, Suwanee had 22 single-family foreclosures; in the first quarter of 2009, there were 46. The City’s highest number of foreclosures in a single month was 36, reported in June 2011; Suwanee’s foreclosures this past March totaled 6. Planning and Inspections Director Josh Campbell reports that the City currently has 204 platted but vacant lots remaining. Construction of single-family homes is nearing completion in McGinnis Reserve, Stonecypher, Suwanee Station, and Village Grove; Highland Station and Three Bridges have more empty lots remaining. At the City’s current residential construction rate, vacant lots would be consumed in a little more than two years. In 2009, there were 668 platted, vacant lots in the City, which were, at that time, on pace to build out in 52 years. While no new neighborhoods currently are in the development process, Campbell says, “With the market pressure for housing in Suwanee, I anticipate that we’ll soon see applications for new neighborhoods.” In addition to the excellent Gwinnett County Public Schools that serve Suwanee’s youngest residents, realtors report that buyers are attracted to Suwanee because of Town Center, parks, events, and the strong sense of community. Results from the 2012 National Citizen Survey indicate that other factors considered by new residents were police/ public safety, community appearance, overall community vibe, neighborhoods, and Suwanee’s image/reputation.

Residents get a chance to warm up to piece of Cold War history An iconic symbol of the Cold War era found a temporary home in front of City Hall last month. A 12-foot section of the Berlin Wall was placed on temporary display in Suwanee at the end of April as it awaited auction. The once-western-facing side of the concrete section features graffiti artwork that depicts a building, people, and the American flag. As this newsletter was going to press, the wall section was scheduled to be auc- tioned on May 25 by Auction Management Corporation; the wall section remained or will remain in front of City Hall until the new owners can move it. “We were thrilled to be able to exhibit this section of the Berlin Wall,” says Suwanee’s Economic and Community Development Director Denise Brinson. “It offered a cool way to bring an important piece of art and history to area residents. The display fit in well with Suwanee’s goal of making art accessible.” The Berlin Wall was an approximately 100-mile barrier constructed beginning in 1961 – and re-enforced over the years – by the German Historic marker Sandy and Marv Kahn, Democratic Republic (East Germany). The barrier effectively cut off who were visiting from Germantown, West Berlin from surrounding East Germany, prevented free passage by Maryland, get their photo taken in front East Germans to the West, and became the “iron curtain” that literally of the Berlin Wall section on temporary separated Eastern and Western Europe until 1989. display at City Hall. June 2013 Page 3

www.suwanee.com New SculpTour provides artistic take on nature, family, human body & more Officially unveiled at the May 18 Arts in the Park festival, the 2013 SculpTour pieces offer artistic interpre- tations and reflections on a broad range of topics, from nature to the human body, from love of family to an appreciation for well-worn tools. Arranged in and around Town Center Park, the exhibit will remain on display through March 2015. A walkable art encounter, Suwanee SculpTour is part of the City’s public arts initiative. The program is coordinated by the Public Arts Commission and is funded through private donations. The artists in the exhibit hail from seven different states. Several are from Georgia with the remainder coming from Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, and Tennessee. New York City sculptor Jack Howard-Potter’s red Dancer 10, which can be seen on the edge of Town Center Park along Buford Highway, seeks to convey the motion of the body in extremely stressful and beautiful positions. In Blue Trees and Sky, Cathrin Hoskin combines ideas about the body’s landscape of ‘Crescendo’ by Gregory Johnson veins and nerves with similar linear patterns found in nature. Human bodies aren’t the only life forms represented in this SculpTour. Two pieces, Who Let the Dogs Out? by Jim Collins and Giraffe by Jonathan Bowling, represent animals. Motion is another common theme among some of the sculptures. In Crescendo, Gregory Johnson examines how Mother Nature in motion – be it in the form of a crashing wave, a rolling cloud, or an avalanche of snow – suggests meander- ing circular movements. A kinetic sculpture, Phil Proctor’s Iron Canopy actually rotates as it’s blown by the wind. The 17-foot piece recognizes that life supports life – in this case, the tree is a habitat for a great owl. ‘Iron Canopy’ by Phil Proctor Relationships – be it the relationship of a couple or the connection between fine art and American subcultures such as hot-rodding or that between a musician-father and his child – also are pondered by SculpTour artists. “Whether people see one or two pieces at a time as they visit Town Center or see all of them at once as they take the approximately one-mile walking tour,” says Economic and Community Development Director Denise Brinson, “we hope that the accessibility of public art in Suwanee will make folks pause, reflect, connect, and maybe smile.” More information about the 2013-15 SculpTour is available at www.suwanee.com/whatsnew.sculptour.php. While visiting the web page, you also can vote for your favorite current sculpture. At the end of each exhibit, if funding allows, the Public Arts Commission purchases at least one sculpture to be added to Suwanee’s permanent public art collection; unique daily votes are among the factors considered in making the decision of which piece to purchase. ‘Dancer 10’ by Jack Howard-Potter Page 4 June 2013

www.suwanee.com Retiring captain shares his thoughts on police career that spans two decades Capt. Clyde Byers has been an integral part of the Suwanee Police Department for more than 21 years. He’s known for being conscientious, loyal, brutally honest, frugal, and especially for his willingness to share “his thoughts on that.” “’Let me give you my thoughts on that.’ Oh yeah, that’s what Clyde would say,” notes his long-time Suwanee police colleague Lt. Matt Scott. “He’ll give you his thoughts and not just one time either. It could be two, three, four, maybe even five times…. And if he thinks you are not understanding his ‘thoughts on that,’ he’ll get louder and louder and louder.” Since Byers is planning to retire from the Suwanee Police Department on June 7, CrossRoads couldn’t resist getting his thoughts – one last time – on a law enforcement career that has spanned two decades and a lifetime that has taken him on adventures across the country. Born and raised in the Duluth area, Byers attended Georgia Tech, where he played football and earned a bachelor’s degree in behavioral management in 1973. Shortly after that, he began his 15-year career in the trucking industry in Denver, later moving to Houston before returning to Gwinnett County. Byers was at a bar near Gwinnett Place Mall in 1989, when an acquaintance, assuming that his trucking career had been spent as a driver (it hadn’t), hooked him up with a job as a bus driver for a traveling Broadway production of Cats. (This wouldn’t be the last time that a bar would figure into Byers’ larger-than-life stories or his connection to a new career.) Capt. Clyde Byers For two-and-a-half years, Byers shuttled actors across the country in a 40-foot bus. “I got to go places and do a lot of things that I wouldn’t have done on my own,” says Byers. “I met a lot of neat people. And, I made some good money.” Byers tells tales about meeting the University of Nebraska football coach, having his photo taken on a B-17 during a private tour of Wright Patterson Air Force Base, meeting “the nicest people ever” in Feline friends In a former St. Johns, Newfoundland, and getting into fisticuffs with a group of 12 on a Dayton, Ohio, career, Byers was a bus driver elevator in defense of one of his cast members. for a production of Cats. Eventually, though, Byers developed “road burn” and got tired of working seven days a week, traveling from hotel to hotel, and not having much of a social life. Once again, he returned to Georgia, where he ended up as bouncer at a bar at what was then the Holiday Inn on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road. Off-duty Suwanee police officers also worked there on Saturday nights, and Byers got to know them. One of the captains “liked how I handled the drunks,” says the 6-foot-4 Byers with his brutal honesty. “I could get them out of there without much trouble.” In 1992, at the age of 39, Byers was hired as a Suwanee police dispatch- er. Three months later, he became a police officer, then a few years later a detective, and was promoted to captain five years after that. “What I liked about [policing] and what I’ve liked from the very beginning,” says Byers, “is that every day was different. It’s not like most jobs where you do the same thing over and over. Every day offered new chal- lenges and new people with different needs. Every call I went on was different.” “His heart is in this job,” says Chief Mike Jones. “That’s what I like about him. If you don’t know Clyde well, you might think he’s real tough, Getting the story straight Byers, pictured here during a joint emergency training exercise, served as the but he has a tender heart. He will be missed.” Suwanee Police Department’s spokesperson. In a choking voice, the Chief says, “That man has been so loyal to me.” June 2013 Page 5

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He relays a story about his first day on the job in 1998, when Byers, who had served as interim chief in the six months before Jones was hired, “He is the most honest person knocked on his door, asked to speak with him, and then shut the door. I know. He will tell you his “I was interim chief just long enough to know that I don’t want to be police chief,” he told his new boss. “I will do all that I can to support you.” ‘thoughts on that’ whether it Throughout his law enforcement career, Byers, who was the Suwanee offends you or not.…” Police Department’s first FBI National Academy graduate, has experienced – Det. Sgt. Shane Edmisten a couple of adrenaline-pumping chases. One involved Lt. Matt Scott and a routine vehicle pick-up that became a chase down of robbery suspects. A few years ago, Byers and Scott were returning from Buford where they had picked up a police vehicle that had been repaired. On the way back, now in separate vehicles and near the intersection of Peachtree Industrial and Highway 20, they encountered robbery suspects for whom they had received a “be on the lookout.” Both Byers and Scott gave chase along Highway 20; the suspect vehicle eventually pulled to the side of the road. However, instead of two suspects as they had been radioed, there appeared to be only one. As Scott issued verbal commands to the suspect, Byers drew his gun to cover the suspect vehicle. Thinking that the suspect was going to take off on foot, Byers had locked his car door. Instead, the suspect roared off in his vehicle, leaving Byers to fumble through unlocking his car door before he could set chase once again. Byers eventually caught up with Scott who, ironically, did end up chasing Amore Italian-style Byers and his wife, Penny, on a trip to down the driver on foot after the suspect vehicle wrecked right in Italy. front of the Golden Corral near the Mall of Georgia. The other suspect, who had been lying out of sight in the back seat of the car with a gun drawn when they were initially pulled over, was slightly injured when the gun whacked him in the head in the wreck. In making arrests and recovering the stolen money, the Suwanee officers had an assist from about 30 Gwinnett County detectives who had been enjoying a retirement lunch at the Golden Corral. When he’s not out chasing bad guys, Byers has managed the detective bureau, overseen the department’s fleet and uniforms, and been responsible for the police budget. Chief Jones recalls having to get special dispensation for a new pair of boots for one officer, who had had his shoes resoled three times already. “Clyde tracks every dime we spend,” says Jones. “Clyde has been a fantastic supervisor and a dear friend,” says Scott. “I will truly miss him.” Det. Sgt. Shane Edmisten says of Byers: “He is the most honest person I know. He will tell you his ‘thoughts on that’ whether it offends you or not. He has been a true blessing to the City of Suwanee. His honesty and ability to stretch the dollar will be missed.” Asked about his thoughts on retirement, which includes a mountain home in Cripple Creek, Colorado, and more time spent with Penny, his wife of 21 years, Byers says: “It hasn’t really hit me yet. It’s kind of strange. I guess the first Monday I wake up and don’t go to work, it will sink in.” In his blunt way, Byers adds: “My theory is, yeah, I could work three more years, but I might not make it three more years. I want Penny and me to be able to do anything we want together. I’d like to Rocky Mountain high Byers’ new home in Cripple Creek, retire while we’re still young enough to enjoy it.” Colorado. Page 6 June 2013 www.suwanee.com

Food trucks, ‘Spider-Man’ coming in June The first Friday of June will bring food trucks back to Town Center Park, and the following night Movies Under the Stars will present The Amazing Spider-Man. Suwanee’s first Food Truck Friday in May drew a large crowd, despite the cool, overcast, rain-threatening weather conditions. The City is inviting additional trucks for the June event; eight trucks are scheduled. The food trucks expected to serve up Friday night dinner June 7 are Bubble Tea, Champion Cheesesteak, Freckled and Blue, Hail Caesar, King of Pops, Mac the Broadway in the Park Cheese, Nana G’s Waffles and Chicken, Tex Tacos, and Musical ogre is coming Yumbii. The event begins at 7 p.m., but some trucks may be set up a little earlier. to Town Center Also being served up that evening is a free performance by Funk Sandwich and Nathan Angelo, a band based at Gwinnett Suwanee Performing Arts is bringing a Church. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. benign green ogre, his sidekick Donkey, and Food Truck Fridays will take a break in July and return in a group of meddling kids and their lovable August and September. dog to the Town Center stage next month. On June 8, Movies Under the Stars will screen The This year’s Broadway in the Park produc- Amazing Spider-Man. Released in 2012 and rated PG-13, tion, which features local youth, is Shrek: The Amazing Spider-Man stars Andrew Garfield and Emma The Musical; the opening play will be Shooby Stone. In this rendition of the arachnid-hero’s story, Peter Doo, an original musical mystery based on the Parker, an outcast high-schooler abandoned by his parents as popular cartoon series. a boy, is trying to figure out who he is when he encounters Broadway in the Park, the annual fund- Oscorp’s Dr. Curt Connors and his alter-ego, The Lizard. raiser for Suwanee Performing Arts, comes to Peter makes life-altering choices to use his powers and shape Town Center at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, his destiny to become a hero. July 26 and 27. While the production is free Movies Under the Stars is free and open to the public. The and open to the public, donations will be screening will begin at Town Center Park shortly after dusk. requested. Bring snacks, blankets, and lawn chairs, but no alcohol may be Look for more details about Broadway in brought into the park. the Park in the August issue of CrossRoads. Cameras, wi-fi coming to two Suwanee parks The City of Suwanee is working to install video cameras at Sims Lake and Town Center parks. A bonus to the security camera installation will be the availability of wireless Internet access at those two parks. The wi-fi accessibility is expected to be operational by the end of the summer. The new camera installations are part of a City system that includes security cameras at George Pierce Park, Suwanee Creek Park, and the Greenway parking area at McGinnis Ferry and Burnette roads. These cameras have been operational for as long as 18 months and have proven to be effective crime prevention and investigative tools. Video footage from these cameras, says Det. Sgt. Shane Edmisten, has helped police develop leads for multiple park incidents under investigation. Using the footage, Suwanee as well as Gwinnett County police have been able to develop vehicle descriptions and obtain photos of potential suspects. Through the current project, additional cameras will be installed at George Pierce Park as well. June 2013 Page 7

www.suwanee.com Police training facility making the grade The doors of the Suwanee police substation/training facility in the Gateway area have been open barely nine months, but already the facility is serving as an attractive, functional draw for law enforcement and other training programs throughout the region. Perhaps more significantly, the facility is making a difference in the quality of training provided to Suwanee police officers. “So far,” says Chief Mike Jones, “the building is being well-used and exceeding my expectations.” “The accessibility of this facility and the availability of the state-of-the-art equipment we’ve acquired,” says Sgt. Bryan Hickey, the Suwanee Police Department’s training coordinator, “allow us to get creative with our training.” For example, he adds, “Through our technology, we’re able to induce stressors that officers might actually encounter in the field. Such training helps officers react better and with the appropriate use of force when they encounter real threats out on the streets.” The existence of the training facility, Hickey notes, means that Suwanee’s career development training for officers can be offered more frequently and con- sistently and that the training can be more tactical and scenario-based. But it’s not only Suwanee police officers who are benefitting from the availability of the training facility, which includes a live firing range, tactical defense room, and a use-of-force scenario simulator/training system developed by Meggitt as well as classroom space. Practice makes perfect Suwanee’s Capt. Cass Mooney, right, practices using In May, a three-day ASP baton instructor training a baton as part of a recent ASP training program. seminar was offered there. Twenty-four officers from 12 other law enforcement agencies, including those in Puerto Rico, Mississippi, New Jersey, North and South Carolina as well as Suwanee, participated in the program. The ASP training, says Hickey, isn’t yet typical of the offerings presented in Suwanee, but it’s what the department is aiming for. “We want to put our City on the map as far as quality training and professional development opportu- nities are concerned,” he says. Chief Jones adds that an additional dividend of such programs is the business that participants generate for Suwanee hotels and restaurants. “Plus,” he adds, “there are a lot of police cars in the area.” Training programs that have been or will be offered at Suwanee’s police substation through the remainder of this year include firearms, judgmental use of deadly/non-deadly force, CPR, advanced traffic law, criminal procedures, search warrants and affidavits, crisis intervention, taser certification, defensive tactics, courtroom demeanor and testimony, field sobriety testing, child safety seat technology, state trooper orienta- tion, and weapons of mass destruction. Colleagues in training A recent ASP training program held at Suwanee’s new police facility in the Gateway area included 24 officers from 12 law enforcement agencies plus Suwanee. Page 8 June 2013

www.suwanee.com Couple donates funds for ‘Pilgrim’ Scott and Debra Dovel have been long-time friends and supporters of the City of Suwanee, first through the 1999 Better Parks Campaign, then Suwanee Day, and most recently as patrons of Suwanee’s public arts initiative. So when the Public Arts Commission expressed interest in keeping Charlie Brouwer’s Pilgrim sculpture, which was part of the 2012 Suwanee SculpTour, Economic and Community Development Director Denise Brinson knew who to turn to for help. She wasn’t disappointed. The Dovels, who after Suwanee Day parade theme six months in Duluth, moved to Suwanee in 1987, 30 years of celebrating Suwanee came through with a dona- tion that allowed the City This year’s September 21 Suwanee Day festival marks to purchase the eight-foot the 30th celebration of community in Suwanee. In rec- wood sculpture, which will ognition of that milestone, the theme for the annual remain on display in front of Suwanee Day parade is: 30 Years of Celebrating Suwanee the Gwinnett County Public – Remembering the Past, Celebrating the Present, Looking Library branch on Main to the Future. Street. Parade participants are encouraged to decorate floats It’s not that he’s a huge art and design performances that fit in with the theme. Parade fan, confesses Scott Dovel, entrants are eligible for cash prizes in a variety of catego- who is director of sales for ries, including best reflection of theme and most creative. Vancouver-based Teradici, Participants are required to apply online at www. Inc., although he believes suwaneeday.com. The deadline for parade applications is that the City’s emphasis on September 11. The 9 a.m. parade is the traditional kick-off to the public art will generate its Suwanee Day festival. own momentum. It’s more ‘Pilgrim’ pals Scott and Debra that the Dovels believe in Dovel, with their daughter, Sissy, their community. and dog, Molly, pose with the “We want to leave a better sculpture that they helped keep in the community. community for our kids and grandkids,” says Scott Dovel. “It’s about leaving a foun- dation for others to build on. Whether my kids stay here or not, certainly my children will forever consider Suwanee their hometown. “The City has a vision about the arts being a part of this community,” Dovel adds. “If they’re committed to that, then I’m going to help.” Dovel recalls being contacted by Brinson earlier this Celebrating community and improving water in the spring. “Denise said that people really liked the Pilgrim Dominican Republic Suwanee resident Angie O’Farrell, piece, that the library liked it. It was something that I wearing last year’s Suwanee Day t-shirt, is pictured with was able to do.” Patrick Borders, executive director of Water@Work and a Duluth resident. In April, the duo visited the village of San Says Gwinnett County Library Executive Director Joaquin in the Dominican Republic where Water@Work will Nancy Stanbery-Kellam: “The Pilgrim statue adds soon install a water filtration system to improve the safety of character and interest to the grounds of the Suwanee the village’s drinking water as well as improve its economic library. We are proud the library will be the home of viability. this SculpTour piece.” June 2013 Page 9

www.suwanee.com What’s your favorite reason? Why do you love Suwanee? With assistance from some of our Facebook friends, the City of Suwanee has developed a list of 100 reasons to live, love, and laugh in Suwanee. The “100 reasons” are serving as the theme for the City’s current ad campaign. The City of Suwanee advertises in a limited number of publications and Internet websites to promote events; strengthen the City’s brand and reputation, especially regionally; and to reach prospective residential and commer- cial newcomers. One or several of the 100 reasons are featured in each of the City’s ads. The full list has been posted to www.suwanee. com/100reasons, where visitors also are invited to share their own reasons for loving Suwanee. The 100 reasons are often whimsical, obvious, sentimental, unique, silly, or profound. Here are a few examples: #10 – Town Center, the coolest “front yard” ever. #19 – Suwanee’s got game at George Pierce Park. #61 – Watching trains go by from City Hall Park. #82 – With 16,000 friends and neighbors, Suwanee is just the right size. #90 – You’re never more than 1,000 feet from a dry cleaner, nail salon, or pizza joint. The webpage also features several reasons offered up by City of Suwanee Facebook fans. Consider a couple favorites: #30 – The first sunny Sunday in spring, before it’s warm for good…when Town Center Park is packed with picnics and Frisbees and footballs and dogs and families and just general good times. (Submitted by Leigh Caputo) #95 – It’s like Mayberry, but cooler. (Submitted by Carol Russell) Remember, to see the full list and to submit your own reason, visit www.suwanee.com/100reasons.

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These companies received new business licenses from the City of Suwanee during the first four months of 2013: AAA Trucks GameDay Traditions NGPS 4411 Suwanee Dam Road 1009 Industrial Court 780 Buford Highway ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Affordable Medicare Solutions Georgia Exposition Manufacturing North Gwinnett 3525 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road 3425 Martin Farm Road Counseling Associates ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3455 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road All About You Weddings & Events* Gold & Silver Depot ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3635 Burnette Park Drive 3131 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road Pathfinder Auto Lending ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 780 Buford Highway Andre’s Food with Soul* Hair Envy ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3635 Burnette Park Drive 315 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard The Perfect Piece Estate Liquidator ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1039 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Avdome Aviations Hammer Smith Sports ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 450 Satellite Boulevard 673 Main Street Pie Local* ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3635 Burnette Park Drive Babies & Bellies Hertz Local Edition ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 320 Town Center Avenue 45 Satellite Boulevard Group ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 130 Satellite Boulevard Best Value Furniture Intrigue Event Center ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road 95 Crestridge Drive Salon 316 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3463 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road Crazy Cakes Joy’s Dance Sports Studio ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 145 Satellite Boulevard ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 302 Satellite Boulevard Schlotzky’s Creative Media Work ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2941 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road 3534 Bonneville Way Kandyland Sweets ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3463 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road Serenity Infotech Custom Cabinets of Duluth ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 950 Scales Road 3755 Industrial Court Kinetic Prototype ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3580 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road S.J.H.S. Disability Southeast ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3261 Lake McGinnis Drive 970 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Kiskeya Auto ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4411 Suwanee Dam Road Southern Soup Kitchen* Dream Park International ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3635 Burnette Park Drive 4320 Suwanee Dam Road Kraig Streetman State Farm ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 530 Highland Station Sun’s Cleaners Epic Clothing ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 960 Scales Road 3463 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road Math & Kids ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4411 Suwanee Dam Road Suwanee Auto Tech Ethos Dynamics ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 910 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard 470 Satellite Boulevard Mercy Robes ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 450 Satellite Boulevard A Touch of Spa Excel Restoration & Construction ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4325 Suwanee Dam Road 851 Eva Kennedy Road Moveable Feast* ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3635 Burnette Park Drive US Nationwide Transportation Fertile Crescent Food Group* ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3600 Swiftwater Park 3635 Burnette Park Drive Nanuri ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 302 Satellite Boulevard Venetian Bakery* 1st Sight ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3635 Burnette Park Drive 1000 McGinnis Park Court New Directions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4545 Suwanee Dam Road *Business rents kitchen facility by the hour. Five Star Motors ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4411 Suwanee Dam Road June 2013 Page 11

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State program helps Georgians YIELD keep their homes The HomeSafe Georgia program is designed to provide mortgage assis- SIGNS tance to Georgians who are unemployed or underemployed. This is a federally funded program operated by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and is designed to prevent foreclosures. In order to be eligible, homeowners must be unemployed or underemployed (other hardships do not qualify), be no more than six months behind on mortgage payments, and not have an active bankruptcy or tax lien. Visit www.HomeSafeGeorgia.com for more eligibility requirements and to apply. Move over – it’s the law The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is undertaking a campaign to remind drivers to “Move Over!” A 2003 state law requires motorists to move over to the next lane if safely possible or slow down below the speed limit and be prepared to stop when an emergency vehicle is parked on the side of a roadway. The law applies to any emergency vehicle parked on the shoulder of a road and displaying flashing yellow, amber, white, red, or blue lights. The law is designed to reduce crashes and officer fatalities by providing a buffer lane. More police officers are killed in traffic crashes than any other line-of-duty cause of death, and more than one-quarter of those are killed after being struck by a passing vehicle while outside of their patrol cars. And, 30 percent of all crashes occur as the result of another crash. Demolition contractor hired The City of Suwanee has contracted with Tristar of America, Inc., of Norcross to demolish the former May Queen Hotel at 2955 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road. The shuttered hotel was acquired by the City in February and is being taken down because of its poor con- dition. The purchase and demolition are part of the City’s ongoing efforts to improve the Gateway area around the I-85 interchange. Tristar will demolish buildings on the property, properly removing and disposing of any asbestos materials; undertaking soil erosion and sedimentation control measures; and grassing over the property. The contract with Tristar is for $213,400. The project is expected to be completed in September. New to City Hall Renaldo Moore has joined the City of Suwanee as part-time building inspector. A Stone Mountain resident, Moore previously worked in code enforcement for the City of East Point. He attended Southern Polytechnic State University. Amendment prohibits LED light strips City Council approved an amendment to the City’s Zoning Ordinance at its April 23 meeting. The amendment clarifies that businesses are prohibited from using exposed LED light strips for signage.

County burn ban in effect through September The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has issued a total burn ban on all outdoor burning for 54 counties, including Gwinnett, through September 30. All types of outdoor or open burning are prohibited, including the burning of trees, limbs, or any other yard waste. Suwanee residents should contact their private trash hauler for information about disposal of yard waste. For additional information concerning the burn ban, contact Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services Community Risk Reduction Division at 678/518-4980 or visit www.gwinnettfiremarshal.com. The EPD has identified outdoor/open burning as a significant contributor of pollutants that form ozone, which can more easily reach unsafe levels in summer months. Consequently, open burning in metro Atlanta is typically restricted during the warm weather season. PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID SUWANEE, GA PERMIT NO. 242

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June July 1 SheMoves 5K (TCP) 8 am 2 Farmers Market (TCP) 4-7 pm 1 Farmers Market (TCP) 8 am-noon 4 Holiday: City Hall Closed 4 Farmers Market (TCP) 4-7 pm 6 Farmers Market (TCP) 8 am-noon 4 Planning & Zoning Commission 6:30 pm 8 Harvest Farm Managing Board 4:30 pm 5 Public Arts Commission 7 pm 9 Farmers Market (TCP) 4-7 pm 7 Food Truck Friday (TCP) 7 pm 9 Planning & Zoning Commission 6:30 pm 8 Farmers Market (TCP) 8 am-noon 11 City Council Workshop 5:30 pm 8 Movies Under the Stars (TCP) 7 pm 13 Farmers Market (TCP) 8 am-noon 10 Harvest Farm Managing Board 4:30 pm 16 Downtown Development Authority 7:30 am 11 Farmers Market (TCP) 4-7 pm 16 Farmers Market (TCP) 4-7 pm 13 City Council Workshop 5:30 pm 16 Zoning Board of Appeals 6:30 pm 20 Farmers Market (TCP) 8 am-noon 15 Farmers Market (TCP) 8 am-noon 23 Farmers Market (TCP) 4-7 pm 15 Gwinnett Fire 5-Alarm 5K (TCP) 8:30 am 23 City Council Meeting 6:30 pm 18 Downtown Development Authority 7:30 am 26 Broadway in the Park (TCP) 7 pm 18 Farmers Market (TCP) 4-7 pm 27 Farmers Market (TCP) 8 am-noon 18 Zoning Board of Appeals 6:30 pm 27 Broadway in the Park (TCP) 7 pm 22 Farmers Market (TCP) 8 am-noon 30 Farmers Market (TCP) 4-7 pm 25 Farmers Market (TCP) 4-7 pm 25 City Council Meeting 6:30 pm City of Suwanee, Georgia 29 Farmers Market (TCP) 8 am-noon MAYOR: JIMMY BURNETTE...... 770/945-3492 COUNCIL: DAN FOSTER...... 678/404-9641 Unless otherwise noted, City of Suwanee public meetings are at City Hall, 330 Town DICK GOODMAN...... 678/446-7520 Center Avenue. Location for Suwanee Business Alliance meetings varies monthly. BETH HILSCHER...... 678/546-3388 DOUG IRELAND...... 770/265-0880 www.suwanee.com Dates subject to change; check for updated information. KEVIN MCOMBER...... 770/271-5427 CITY MANAGER: MARTY ALLEN...... 770/945-8996 POLICE CHIEF: MIKE JONES...... 770/945-8995 NEWSLETTER EDITOR: LYNNE BOHLMAN DeWILDE...... 770/945-8996