https://www.si.com/high-school/georgia/chris-prewett-steps-down-at-roswell-georgia-and-accepts-head-coaching-job-at-dalton-01jfjfn3c33d

Hello are there any neighborhoods or streets that does Christmas lights, in the Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Milton, Woodstock, Duluth, or any areas in North Fulton. I plan to go tonight with my family, I already have a list but it's just houses. Im looking for subdivisions, neighborhoods, streets or towns, that does Christmas lights all around that you can drive through or walk. Thank you guys and happy holidays!

I’m in town for the week. What’s the uber/lyft/cab situation look like?

Hi! I’ll be moving down to Roswell in late December with my cat and am so excited! I was wondering if you all had any good recommendations for veterinary offices? He needs a little bit of dental work and am not sure if I can get him an appointment in time before I move down. Thanks!

Hello Roswell Family,

I am looking for a Cafe, Bakery or Diner that closes around 4-5pm to take over closed hours. I run a pizza pop-up business and am looking for a partnership.

We have gained a lot of buzz and typically sell out. I am looking for a reliable location to sell out of during your closed hours. We can discuss what that partnership would look like.

If you own something or know someone that would be open to this conversation please let me know

Thank you!!

We’ve had some insane water bills this year. They’re billing us irregularly and then putting us in a higher tier usage because of course we’d use more water over 4 months than we would over 1 month. It’s pretty wild. $1200 in August, $750 this month. No leaks. Looks like FB is all over it too. What can be done?

I haven't received any mail since last Friday. Some packages were expected on Saturday but they never arrived. Yesterday the tracking showed out for delivery until around 9pm, and then changed to "No Access to Delivery Location"... Yet I live in an ungated neighborhood right down the road from the East Roswell / Holcombe post office?

Anyone ever experienced similar? I am wondering if this is normal.. anyone else missing mail?

Anyone have details on the budget? My wife says there is a thread on Roswell Mom's with some details. Sounds like they raised prices for everything imaginable and then slashed things like the Arts fund. So happy we have a consulting company involved.... /s

I am looking for a place to quality detail a classic truck. Any leads or experience with this sort of place, thank you

Hello are their any fellow LGBT members in their 20s here in Roswell/Alpharetta area. Preferably Lesbian or Bi women because I am a lesbian and 24, sorry just want to know if there are anyone like me, Im still new here even though I moved here in August but I feel so lonely and lost, trying to figure this life out.

Who are y’all using for home insurance in the area? Best rates ? Companies ? Brokers? TIA!

Gday guys, I’m heading to Roswell for a few weeks and want to check out some good thrift stores while I’m there. I’ll be looking for cds and music type stuff mainly. Any recommendations?

Thanks!

Not that long ago the City bought (unbudgeted) a land parcel at the corner of Bowen Rd & Hwy 92 - to keep a developer from controlling it. $4m I think.

Per the upcoming M&C agenda packet there is a motion to move the Bowen Rd property to the Roswell Development Authority for resale.

"where M&C desires a redevelopment which includes and is limited to youth sports performance training, outdoor recreation and restaurant (no drive through".

That's some pretty specific home cooking zoning and usage restrictions. Follow the money.

Looking for a Christmas tree that won’t break the bank.

I was just off of Mansell rd in Alpharetta and saw this bus?? It was poorly painted with solar panels on the roof and I wondered if someone had just renovated it to live in it, but the seats were still inside? Does anyone know what this bus is for or has seen it before? I will link a picture of it.

I pulled this from Roswell Truth FB page. They are a city watchdog & only report facts on what’s going on at City Hall with no opinion. It’s what they get (or don’t get) through Open Records Requests (ORR). Thought it was extremely important we’re all aware of of this trio they tried to hide, and in some ways still hiding.

We, at Roswell Truth, while reviewing several key elements which appear to be missing from the recently proposed city of Roswell operating budget, were contacted by an individual inquiring if we were aware of a recent international trip taken by city personnel and others.

This trip was unknown to us, so we asked one of our many volunteers to submit an open records request seeking more detailed information. That request was submitted on Thursday November 14th.

On Monday November 18th our volunteer received a note from the city clerk’s office stating that “staff has reviewed your request and advised that additional time is needed to process the request until Tuesday, November 26th or sooner if possible”.

Exactly 12 days after the request had been made, on November 26th, our volunteer received a limited explanation of the “estimated trip cost per person to Brno, Czech Republic”.

The individuals noted as participating in the trip were city council member Christine Hall (CH), mayoral assistant Katrina Singletary (KS), and SEER World LLC CEO Peter Sorckoff (PS). Mr. Sorckoff, for those of you who may be unfamiliar with him, is the city’s contracted $2 million per year (for 5 years) economic development consultant.

There’s also some confusion regarding Ms. Singletary’s exact role since the city of Roswell’s site lists her as the “Executive Assistant to Mayor Wilson” but her personal LinkedIn page suggests she’s the city’s “Government and Community Affairs Manager”.

From the limited data we received in response to our request, it appears the purpose of the trip was to establish a “Sister City Relationship” with Brno that “will signal to Czechia that Roswell welcomes Czech businesses and it’s easy to do business in Roswell.”

Brno is apparently a university town, a purported leader in information and telecommunication technologies, and is the center of the Czech aerospace industry dealing primarily in autonomous vehicles and military drone applications.

Additionally, Brno’s “dedication to public art installations offers an enriching opportunity for cultural exchange. The city is adorned with statues and sculptures that reflect it’s unique personality and history.” We did find this a bit interesting in light of the city of Roswell’s stated intent to defund the Roswell Arts Fund as well as impose a moratorium on any murals in our city.

Per the city’s provided “draft” briefing, “a sister city relationship with Brno, Czech Republic, offers numerous benefits to Roswell, including cultural enrichment, academic collaboration, technological advancement, scientific innovation, and industrial modernization. By fostering this relationship, Roswell can leverage Brno’s strengths to enhance our own economic development and global standing.”

The estimated costs of the trip, exactly as we received them, are noted below:

Delta Vacations Invoice: $5,752.88 for 2 plane tickets and 3 nights hotel for CH and KS. Note: Rather than fly Delta directly to Prague, the first leg of the trip was to Vienna, Austria. The location and cost of the reported “3 nights hotel” stay was not provided by the city. The purpose of visiting Vienna, and an explanation of any time spent there, was not provided.

ATS Airport Transfer Vienna: $66.03. Cost of transport for CH, KS, and PS. Again, this was missing detail but was likely transport from the Vienna airport to the Melia hotel in Vienna.

Tax and Breakfast charge for one night at the Melia Hotel: $66.25, for CH and KS.

Agents of M.I.C.E. car service from Vienna: $461.63. Cost of private car service from Vienna, Austria to Brno, Czechia for CH, KS, and PS. This appears to have been a 2 hour and 10 minute car trip, but the date of this trip was not provided.

BVV Invoice / Orea Congress Hotel: $1,834.05. Cost of hotel in Brno, Czechia for CH, KS, and PS. The date and number of nights spent here was not provided by the city.

Orea Congress Hotel Tax: $10.48

Car Service from Brno to Prague: $303.85. Cost of private car service from Brno, Czechia to Prague, Czechia for CH, KS, and PS. This appears to have been a 2 hour and 15 minute car trip, but the date of this trip was not provided.

Hotel Prague Inn one night: $202.76. Cost of hotel for CH and KS. Date not provided.

UBER from hotel (Prague Inn) to Prague airport: $31.79. Cost of Uber for CH, KS, and PS.

Mittie’s Gift Shop – Books and Postcards: $83.97

One pack of (Czech / USA flag) Lapel pins: $64.50

Pearson Farms 5 LBs pecans: $57.50

The total of the above “estimated” costs provided by the city, for the trip taken October 5th through the 13th was $8,935.69. However, that wasn’t the actual total cost of the trip.

Separately, on November 22nd, city paid consultant Peter Sorckoff submitted an invoice in the amount of $5,412.18 for “travel reimbursement”. Other than the comment “SOW 1: October Czech Trade Mission, Flight + Hotel” there was no other detail provided for these unexplained charges.

Thus, the total cost of the trip was, at a minimum, $14,347.87, with no explanation as to why it included what appears to be at least a day / or days spent in Vienna, Austria. Also no cost was provided for the translation of Roswell promotional materials into the Czech language. Additionally, but for one breakfast charge in Vienna, there were no other meal / drink charges provided for the entirety of the trip (unless of course those were paid for by and subsequently reimbursed directly to Peter Sorckoff).

So the Truth is, while the city’s currently proposing a large reduction in force of longtime city staffers, it’s also been very quietly spending taxpayer money courting a relationship with the Czech Republic. Additionally, a significant amount of the trip’s cost, was reimbursed to the city’s $2 million per year consultant, Peter Sorckoff, purportedly as a part of SEER’s Scope of Work Order #1 with the city of Roswell.

If you appreciate the Truth, please share our articles with friends and neighbors, like, and follow our Facebook page. We also welcome your confidential contributions which allow our team to continue promoting the Truth about our community. Email us in confidence at Roswellga.truth@gmail.com

My friend and I are hopefully starting a small disc golf store in Roswell. The main problem we are running into, is the office space. We do not need a full office. Very little space is required to do this. We also both have full time jobs so we can’t be there during the day. We need ideas on what we can do to make this realistic. We would love to sublease a small section or a corner of someone’s business. We were also thinking setting up a booth at one of those stores where there are a bunch of vendors all over (not sure if that makes sense). Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions for this? Thank you

I went hiking he's at Vickery Creek. On the trail I went to the VC30 spur and saw on the map that it did not connect to vc19 officially. However I saw there was a visible trail and went against better judgement and followed it anyways. I eventually turned around once it was just narrow rock face over the creek.

It has all the hallmarks of people using the trail regularly though.

Was this an official connection some time ago and recently removed from maps after accidents and erosion or was it always advised against and people just attempt it like I did?

Thanks.

I found this online if anyone wants to read the 200 plus pages. I know we paid 150k to Seer for this.

Perhaps someone can lend some insight on what they are proposing.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UfI1wUuqZbEV4vNuk4w1rgY-nGoHQXLM/view?usp=drivesdk

Thanks to everyone who reached out and let our elected officials know that it would be unacceptable to make such a major decision during a time when many citizens could not weigh in.

That said, there are still several items that are cause for concern. Be sure to show up on 12/9 to make your voice heard!

Does anyone know of a barbecue restaurant in Roswell that will smoke a turkey for you if you bring it to them? I am more comfortable having a restaurant do it than asking an individual. Sonny's used to do this a while ago, but I believe the location that was on Crossville is gone. I was misremembering the name. I think it was Slope's (thanks, u/jkingfish13 ) Thanks in advance!

you can technically drive a golf kart on the 25mph section of canton street. i see em pulling out neighborhoods way up crabapple, full of dazzling Christmas lights with babies and families in a 35 mph zone. and they dont obey any laws. i feel like old man typing this, but it freaks me out

Hey neighbors -

Massive budget changes are being rushed behind our backs during this holiday season.

I have concerns about several changes in the budget being proposed that will drastically impact our day-to-day lives, and from the start this process has been rushed via special meetings and conducted in a way that minimizes the opportunity for public input.

This is being capped off by the meeting next Tuesday, which is a special meeting called immediately prior to Thanksgiving. These decisions have severely impeded the opportunity for public analysis and comment due to the quick turnaround of these special meetings, in addition to travel and holiday-related commitments.

Please join us as we band together next Tuesday to voice our concerns and demand additional time to understand how this can potentially impact all of us.

We need the council to table any further actions on the budget until the next regularly scheduled meeting on December 9th, to ensure that the public has a say in how our money is collected and spent!

Read more about the budget here: https://www.roswellgov.com/home/showpublisheddocument/8585/638672764182170000

I just popped into the Roswell Junction because it looked like people were going in and out. I really didn't know what to expect. I've been watching it being built/renovated for months now. Today is the soft opening and it looked and smelled AMAZING! It's like a really nice food court with several good restaurants, not chains, and a couple of bars. It seems like it will be family friendly by day, adult fun at night. There was a big stage for live music! I really hope this place does well because it's so close to where I live and we need a little Canton Street vibe closer to the river. Definitely, check it out!

We're considering choicing our kids into a different Roswell elementary school. Does anyone in this group have experience with this and want to share tips on how to do it?

The mrs. and I need to get our affairs in order, and looking for someone reputable to help out. We're near the Crabapple area, but can drive further if needed.

There's some sort of production filming in the empty lot at Coleman Rd & Willeo. Looks like a fairly sizeable production but I couldn't find anything about it online. Another mayonnaise commercial maybe?