GwinnettForum | Number 21.65 | Sept. 6, 2022
ART WINNERS: Norcross Mayor Craig Newton awarded prizes and ribbons to the winning Artwork of Norcross Gallery and Studios juried show recently. Shown with Mayor Newton at the left is Anne Emerson Hall, who took First Place for “Dream Leaves” and Third Place for “Sibling Rivalry.” At the right are second place winner Cindi Williams for “Golden Hour” and Susie Stern, who won the Peoples’ Choice award for “Ghost.” Since reopening The Gallery has added 13 new members, and two of them won prizes for their work.
TODAY’S FOCUS: September brings new slate of activity at Aurora Theatre
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Do your duty, county commissioners: Revalue all real property
ANOTHER VIEW: Businessman wants Park Place area developed better
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: Danger of civil unrest led by ultra conservative media
UPCOMING: County seeks members of group to determine road projects
NOTABLE: Another national magazine says Duluth Fall Festival is great
RECOMMENDED: The Late Bloomers Club by Louise Miller
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ross led Georgia Tech football to share of national title
MYSTERY PHOTO: Advertising may lead you to spot this mystery
CALENDAR: British Car Fayre coming this Saturday in Norcross
September brings new slate of activity at Aurora Theatre
By Brianna Poplaskie
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. | September brings so much change — a new school year, cooler temperatures, falling leaves, but Aurora Theatre brings top performances and cultural events to Lawrenceville and that never changes! This month, Aurora Comedy Nights returns with three weekends featuring comedians Dan Mengini and Henry Cho and improv troupe Improv Athens.
On the Cabaret stage, The Boys Are Back presents a tribute to boy bands from the Beatles to Backstreet Boys to BTS. The Children’s Playhouse engages families in nerdy, scientific wonder with its shows Air Up There and Fairy God Doctor.
Meanwhile, interactive productions of Como Vivir en Pareja y no Morir en el Intento (How to Live as a Couple and Not Die Trying) and The Trail to Oregon! let the audience share in hilarious tales of love and life. For those seeking new cultural experiences, Teatro Aurora will shine a light on local Latiné arts and vendors in the free event Nuestras Voces: A Hispanic Heritage Open-Mic and Mercado. Mary Poppins also continues this month, along with a special Jolly Holiday Party for young chimney sweeps and magical nannies-in-training.
Aurora Comedy Nights: Dan Mengini: Friday, Sept. 2, and Saturday, Sept. 3 at 8 p.m.
Standard Tickets, $20. An actor and stand-up comedian who was born in Bermuda and raised in the U.S., Dan Mengini now brings his truthful and brilliant commentary on life to Lawrenceville.
Improv Athens: Saturday, Sept. 10 at 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Tickets: $10. Improv Athens is the University of Georgia’s longest running improv comedy troupe, placing third at the national 2020 College Improv Tournament. Clyde & Sandra Strickland Grand Stage Theatre. After appearances on shows like NBC’s The Tonight Show, CBS’s The Late, Late, Show, and NBC’s Young Comedians Special, this comedy superstar returns to the Lawrenceville Arts Center for some good, clean fun.
AURORA CHILDREN’S PLAYHOUSE
Air Up There, Saturday, Sept. 10 at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Tickets: $7.Big Thinkers Science Exploration will dazzle and inform audiences through their newest interactive journey all about air! These entertaining scientists engage kids as they explore the properties of air and pressure with wacky experiments that include floating beach balls and floating children (courtesy of the Big Thinkers hovercraft).
Fairy God Doctor: Saturday, Sept. 17 at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $7. This Aurora Children’s Playhouse premiere will be fun for nerds of all ages! Hilarity ensues when the Disney Corporation takes over the beloved Doctor Who franchise, pairing the Time Lord with his most annoying companion ever – a Disney princess.
SPECIAL LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
Jolly Holiday Party: Sunday, Sept. 18, following the matinee performance of Mary Poppins. Tickets are $10. Young chimney sweeps and magical nannies-in-training are invited to join Mary Poppins (played by Galen Crawley) and her friends from London for a post-show tea party. Event includes refreshments and a photo opportunity with Mary Poppins. Open to children 12 and under, an accompanying adult is included in child’s ticket purchase.
The Boys Are Back: Saturday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $25. From Independent Artists’ Playhouse AND Innovative Theatrics LLC, the creative genius behind recent Aurora favorites Men of Motown and Ladies of the 80s, the hottest boy bands from the ‘60s through today are making a comeback. This cabaret tribute to boy bands will feature the iconic smooth vocals and explosive dance moves audiences.
Third-Annual Aurora Theatre 0.5k: Saturday, Sept. 24. Check in: 9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Race start: 10:30 a.m. in the Lawrenceville Arts Center Courtyard. You read that right— this race is a zero-point-5k (a little less than half of a mile). A quick jaunt down the block will get racers to the finish line at Slow Pour Brewing Company where brunch bites and beer (or root beer) will be waiting! Participants will receive a shirt to commemorate their accomplishment. Proceeds from the event benefit Aurora Theatre.
- For more listings, go to https://www.auroratheatre.com
Do your duty, commissioners: Revalue all real property
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
SEPT. 6, 2022 | Gwinnett County Commissioners can avoid raising taxes in future years, even with a growing budget, if they will take a step now to ensure fairness among the county taxpayers.
That’s because real property owners of Gwinnett are being reassessed this year, meaning most everyone will soon see an increase in their taxes. Property tax notices went out last week, but that tax was based on the previous year’s assessments.
There likely will be an increase in property taxes next year……unless the county commission soon takes a deliberate step. That step would be to seek bids from outside professional firms to reassess every single parcel of property in Gwinnett, commercial and residential. The good news is: while paying a professional reassessment firm would be expensive, in reality it would cost the county nothing, since the reassessed property would certainly bring in major additional revenue, far offsetting a cost of the reassessment.
Yes, yes, we know. The county has just reassessed property. But this was all done “in house,” and was not a comprehensive reassessment that takes far more time. Not only that, but we anticipate that the professional reassessment firm would find many parcels of property that, on inspection, would value the property not just a little more, but far more, than is presently on the books.
Look at the table below, provided by Gwinnett County Government. It shows that residential property owners are now paying 65 percent of the county budget, while commercial property pays 35 percent. Over the years, Gwinnett County has tried to make taxes more equitable between commercial and residential property. This shows that, with years going without a professional reassessment, the two levels of ownership get out of whack, obviously not equitable.
How do we know the present assessments are out of whack? Just ask yourself: as a homeowner in the county, or if you owned a business, would you sell your property for what the county has it valued? Probably in 99 out of 100 cases, of course you would not. You could never rebuild your home or your business for the money you would get if you sold it for what the county values it.
The upshot is that the county could significantly drop the millage by several mills and still come out far ahead. But the key element is that all property would be rated more equitably. We suspect that, also, the commercial and residential property would be more closely equal, resulting in a fairness for both groups. For the average homeowner taxpayer, it would be a significant drop in their tax bite, we predict, while giving the county more funds with which to operate.
But the major point is that it would be fair to all.
There’s another consideration: re-evaluation of commercial property would be a wise move for the individual county commissioners to remain in office. For if the county commission does not re-evaluate property, and the homeowners see a higher tax bill, the voters will rebel, and probably vote the commissioner out of office. Why not? For the individual commissioners would not be behaving in a financially prudent and fair manner.
Re-assess the commercial property, commissioners. For your own good, and for the county too.
Matching teams and stadiums: From last week (click to see chart), here are the answers to match:
A-2, B-11, C-28, D-19, E-10, F-13, G-29, H-12, I-22, J-8, K-7, L-16, M-14, N-9, 0-15, P-1, Q-26, R-30, S-5, T-23, U-6, V-4, W-21, X-20, Y-18, Z-25, AA-3, BB-27, CC-24, DD-17.
If anyone got them all, let us know!
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Businessman wants Park Place area developed better
By Vipul Patel, Lilburn
PARK PLACE near Mountain Park | Here are my ideas concerning the redevelopment of the Stone Mountain Tennis Center site.
Patel
At the Park Place Boulevard exit, I own and manage three hotels: Country Inn and Suites, Holiday Inn Express and Days Inn. I not only work there but I live in Lilburn, less than two miles from the development. I work, live, shop, play and pray in this area.
This neighborhood has been home to me since 1989. Furthermore, I own the land across the street from the tennis center site and plan to build a 99-room Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott. It will be a 68,000-square-foot, five-story building with a rooftop bar, rooftop patio and upper floor meeting space.
This area needs high-end mixed-use development like the Avalon or Atlantic Station. There are other examples of great developments at Snellville, Peachtree Corners, Decatur, and Sugar Hill.
Gwinnett County touts this development to be “Southern Gateway to Gwinnett” in media communication. This is the home of the Evermore Community Improvement District. Gwinnett County has spent thousands of dollars on consultants, studies etc. to determine the best use of this land.
We need to rejuvenate Park Place Boulevard area with a diverse business community. Such a development will draw international people doing business in the area. We need restaurants, retail, medical, recreational, housing and offices. This site should include landscaping with a water fountain feature where children can play, walk trails, have a brewery, food hall, small park for children and a dog park.
These kinds of businesses will lure more developers to our area. This will be a magnet for the area. Then, this area will be like the Avalon or Peachtree Corners. Often, my neighbors complain to me there is nowhere to eat (besides fast-food), shops or any recreational activities. They must go to Tucker or other places. Let’s keep our tax dollars in Gwinnett. This land is so valuable and visible. Make great use of the land. Let’s utilize this land to its fullest potential.
Lastly, there have been no public discussions nor meetings regarding this vital site. Why? All major developments of this size have involved community input. There was public input for Gwinnett Mall, The Exchange @Gwinnett, and Gas South District, etc. Furthermore, decisions are being made on behalf of our community and we are the ones using it.
We need to build a great vibrant Southern entrance to Gwinnett to help speed our community growth for the next generation.
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Danger of civil unrest led by ultra-conservative media
Editor, the Forum:
The events of the past few years, most notably the pandemic and natural disasters, have reminded many Americans that there is a place for good and effective government. This is especially true in providing the basic societal needs of public health, public safety, air and water quality, and roads and other forms of transportation. That revived appreciation is one more reason why I think the danger of civil unrest is receding.
There is an exception, that being the years of neglect by Republican-dominated state legislatures leading to the collapse of the water infrastructure in a cash-and-resource-starved Black-majority Democratic city, like Jackson, Miss. This is not an accident. This is a feature of too many states in the south. This is also an area that has refused to expand Medicaid and lower the maternity death rates of infants, much less enact reasonable gun safety laws.
The danger of civil unrest is largely sustained by conservative media outlets like Fox News, Newsmax, OANN, Breitbart, The Federalist, Gateway Pundit, Sinclair Broadcasting. Their lies and hatemongering, amplified by Facebook, are the main fuel that created and now sustains the right-wing extremist movement to destroy our democracy.
The specter of civil unrest will persist until these fake-news hatemongers are publicly stigmatized as the pernicious, seditious liars they are. Their owners must be branded as subversives who threaten the core values of American society, more dangerous to our democracy than any foreign tyrants or terrorists.
Let’s name names. These people include Rupert Murdoch and Lauchlin Murdoch (Fox) and their minions Shawn Hannity and Tucker Carlson, Chris Ruddy (Newsmax), Robert and Rebecca Mercer (Breitbart), Robert Herring Sr. (OANN), Sean Davis and Ben Domenech (The Federalist) and Jim Hoft (Gateway Pundit). They are using their media power to incite a grave threat to our civilization.
Finally we should be vigilant in fighting the attempts to rig the next elections by gerrymandering, by voter suppression, and by attempting to appoint ultra-Trumpies to oversee elections.
– George Wilson, Stone Mountain
One guy’s thoughts about the cost of going to college
Editor, the Forum:
Let me contribute a couple of facts concerning college. My first semester of college at Southeast Missouri State (SEMO) the tuition was $85, and I received a scholarship for that as a member of the Golden Eagles Marching Band. Books did not cost anything, as they could be checked out of the library with proof you were enrolled in a course that required that text. I checked the website today and the cost is now over $4,000 for tuition alone, not including books or other fees.
I joined the Air Force in June of 1967 and served for four years during Viet Nam, though I was never in that country. I returned to the University of Missouri to finish my college in June of 1967, and my tuition was $450 per semester, and I spent roughly $200 to $400 for books. I think season football tickets for students cost $30 and season basketball tickets were $18. Again, checking this morning, tuition cost is now over $5,000 not including books or other fees.
While at SEMO my family experienced serious financial setbacks and I worked three part time jobs while in school, probably leading to my failure as a student. When I returned to Mizzou, I received what was commonly referred to as the GI bill benefits, and worked afternoons approximately 30 hours, weekly and my wife taught school in New Franklin, Mo. just so we could live. I graduated in December of 1972 with absolutely no fanfare or recognition from the University, and even had to pay for a copy of my degree.
I received no other financial assistance or loans.
My point is that universities all over the United States have encouraged loans to fulfill these exorbitant continual rise in costs for an education. Should loans be forgiven? Probably not. But I would be careful dismissing the concept out of hand.
The education community bears major responsibility for the loan issue. Take a look at them for some resolution. By the way, there is some validity to the fact that schools force some rather crazy courses and often refuse to accept transfer credits for students, which adds to the cost. I had to take two physical education courses after four years in the military, and Mizzou refused to accept 15 hours from SEMO and a three hour course from the University of Maryland prolonging my time at Mizzou.
I offer this as food for thought, nothing more, nothing less. I would not take anything for my degree, or military experience. It has been worth every bit of sacrifice and hardship, and has rewarded me greatly.
– Dan Bollinger, Loganville
Bernard’s own reasoning about the Court backfires on him
Editor, the Forum:
In his zeal to portray the overly conservative nature of the sitting Supreme Court, the normally well-reasoned Jack Bernard wants to have his Constitutional cake and eat it too.
On the one hand, Bernard says the Court’s decisions should be “based on the long-standing legal principles of precedent and stare decisis.”
But then he also goes on to say the current Court “clearly does not represent the will of the American people regarding abortion, gun control and many other core social issues, as numerous surveys have shown.”
The law of the land, and the will of the people, are not the same thing in our Republic. If they were, many of the advances in social justice and general welfare of the past 100 years may well have never happened.
By arguing that the Court should represent the “will of the people,” Barnard supports making it increasingly political rather than less so. When the Supreme Court bases its decisions on public surveys rather than the law, we will indeed be lost as a country.
– Norman Baggs, Sugar Hill
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County seeks members of group to determine road projects
Interested in helping to develop the future of transportation in Gwinnett? Gwinnett commissioners are seeking engaged residents to recommend projects as part of the 15-member Gwinnett County Transportation Citizens Project Selection Committee.
The committee will work with the Gwinnett Department of Transportation to develop potential project recommendations for funding collected from the 2023 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax program.
Voters will decide whether to renew the one-cent SPLOST during the November 8 General Election. If the 2023 SPLOST program is approved, the County is estimated to invest $736.3 million, collected over the six-year period for transportation, which will fund roads, streets, bridges, facilities and equipment based on recommendations from this committee.
Gwinnett Transportation Director Lewis Cooksey says: “We feel it’s important to get feedback from a diverse group of residents with different perspectives, different commutes and different transportation needs. Together, we’ll make decisions on how to allocate these SPLOST funds to proactively address roadway improvements, school safety, intersection improvements, sidewalks and more.”
To qualify to serve on the project selection committee, appointees must be a Gwinnett resident and hold no interest or office in business, organization or property benefiting from the selection of projects. Each commissioner and the chairwoman have three appointees to the committee, which will be active as long as the project selection process continues.
- Appointments will be made by mid-September. Interested residents are encouraged to apply as soon as possible at GwinnettCounty.com/ApplyToServe.
Another national magazine says Duluth Fall Festival is great
Visitors flock to Duluth Fall Festival.
Duluth Fall Festival officials got a major surprise this week, when U.S. News and World Report named that festival among the 24 best in the country. It was listed second in their rundown, and was the only one mentioned in Georgia.
Three years ago, Country Living Magazine did a similar listing of 25 top festivals in the nation.
Here is what U.S. News said, in part, of the Duluth Festival: “A true community affair, this free event is run by a team of some 300 volunteers, and all proceeds from the festival – which draws crowds of more than 100,000 people each year – go toward improving Duluth’s historic downtown. To help manage traffic, several park-and-ride shuttle locations are scattered around town for ease of access.
“The weekend kicks off with a parade on Saturday morning featuring local dance troupes, marching bands, antique cars, fire trucks and more. Afterward, attendees can roam the more than 180 artisan vendors in the maker’s market or catch a show at two on-site stages set to host more than 20 scheduled performances throughout the weekend. Food is another main attraction, and here you’ll find Southern specialties such as jambalaya, alligator, candied pecans and biscuits in addition to typical fall festival fare like candy apples and funnel cakes. Kiddos can experience rides and games just for them, and anyone can enjoy the on-site carnival. Sunday starts with the Duluth Donut Dash 5k race, where awards are presented to top finishers across 15 age groups, followed by a worship service on the Duluth Town Green.”
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The Late Bloomers Club, by Louise Miller
From Susan J. Harris, Stone Mountain: This book is a delightful story about a small community that tries to prevent the selling of property to a developer. The property of Peggy Johnson is willed to Nora, the owner of the Miss Guthrie Café, and her sister, Kit, an artist and aspiring filmmaker. Peggy’s untimely death also results in her beloved dog Freckles going missing. Nora and Kit have vastly different ideas about what should happen with the proceeds from Peggy’s home and environs. When the developer, Elliott, arrives to survey the land, Kit is excited about the money for her film, with Nora fixated about the city of Guthrie being Big-Boxed developed. As events unfold, Nora learns to look at change as fraught with possibilities while Kit learns to be more measured in her response to events. Relationships develop, are mended, and evolve around in the community of Guthrie with joy and peace for everyone.
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Ross led Georgia Tech football to share of national title
With more than 40 years of experience, Bobby Ross remains one of the few football coaches to have enjoyed success at both the collegiate and professional levels. In 1990, as head coach at Georgia Tech, he led the Yellow Jackets to an undefeated season and a share of the national title. Four years later he took the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) to Super Bowl XXIX, where they were defeated by the San Francisco 49ers.
Robert Joseph Ross was born in Richmond, Va., on December 23, 1936. He played two years of collegiate football at the Virginia Military Institute, where he graduated in 1959. Ross coached high school football for several years before returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach.
From there he joined the coaching staffs at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.; Rice University in Houston, Tex.; and the University of Maryland in College Park. In 1973 he landed his first head coaching job, at the Citadel in Charleston, S.C., where he compiled a 24-31 record over the course of five seasons. Ross served as assistant coach with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs from 1978 to 1981, leaving that position to become head coach at the University of Maryland. Ross earned recognition for his high-powered offenses at Maryland and led the Terrapins to three conference titles and four bowl games.
When Ross left Maryland in 1986 to become the eighth head coach at Georgia Tech, he inherited a team that had won just five games the previous year. Although Ross won only five games during his first two seasons at Tech, he turned the program around in 1989, finishing with seven wins and four losses. The 1990 campaign proved to be the high point of Ross’s collegiate career, as he led Tech to its first Atlantic Coast Conference title and a share of the national championship.
Georgia Tech capped an eleven-win season with a decisive 45-21 victory over Nebraska in the Florida Citrus Bowl. With the only blemish on an otherwise perfect season being a tie with the University of North Carolina, Georgia Tech was crowned the national champion by United Press International (Colorado was ranked first by the Associated Press), and Ross garnered national coach of the year honors. Ross won eight games in 1991, ending his five-year tenure in Atlanta with a win over Stanford in the Aloha Bowl and an overall record of 31-26-1.
In 1992 Ross returned to the professional ranks as head coach of the San Diego Chargers, guiding the team to a division title in his first season. As a result, he was named the NFL’s coach of the year for 1992. The highlight of Ross’s professional career came in 1994, when he led the Chargers to their first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history.
Ross left San Diego after five years and took over as head coach and vice president of football operations for the Detroit Lions. He led the Lions to NFL play-off appearances in 1997 and 1999 but resigned nine games into the 2000 season. In December 2003 Ross came out of retirement to accept the head coaching position at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
- To view the Georgia Encyclopedia article online, go to https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
Advertising may allow you to be able to spot this mystery
If advertising means anything, lots of readers ought to get an idea where this week’s Mystery Photo is located. Put on your thinking caps, and figure out what this photo represents, and where it is located. Send your answers and hometown to elliott@brack.net.
The building shown in the recent Mystery Photo might have been in many cities, since funds and plans for that building and many others similar came from steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. You see such buildings in many cities. Jim Savadelis from Duluth was first in, followed by Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville; Ida Cobb, Ovieto, Fla.; Lou Camerio, Lilburn; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; and Allan Peel, San Antonio, Tex. It is the library in Lavonia, Ga., sent in by Charles Anderson of Lawrenceville, who says that it was built for $5,000 after a request by the citizens for $5,000 from Carnegie.
Peel added: “Today’s mystery photo is of the Lavonia-Carnegie Library, at 28 Hartwell Road in Lavonia, Ga. It was built in 1911 with funding support from Andrew Carnegie. The building is a single-story, yellow-brick building with Renaissance Revival styling, and is the most architecturally sophisticated building in the small community. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and has continued to serve as a library for the Lavonia community for more than 110 years.”
Meet the author: A talk with Professor Polly J. Price will be Thursday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Norcross Public Library. She is a Public Health Law Scholar who will discuss her new book Plagues in the Nation. Her book sheds light on the U.S. government’s response to epidemics through history–with larger conclusions about COVID-19 and reforms needed before the next plague.
The 21st British Car Fayre will be Saturday, Sept. 10 in downtown Historic Norcross, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Join as many as 15,000 who visit this annual event, showing British automobiles and motorcycles from the past. The featured vehicle this year is a 2022 Land Rover. There will be awards, raffle and “boot” sale, with all earnings going to the Amanda Riley Foundation. Visit https://www.atlantabritishcarfayre.com for more details.
Put on your calendar: The 43rd Annual Elisha Winn Fair will be Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2, at the Elisha Winn House, Gwinnett’s birthplace, at 908 Dacula Road in Dacula. Enjoy a living history exhibit, good food, craft vendors, music, blacksmithing, weaving, spinning and military enactors. The fair is sponsored by the Gwinnett Historical Society.
Join professional healthcare providers to assess your fall risk factors and learn ways to improve your strength and balance. This will be Thursday, September 22 from 1:30 until 3 p.m. at the Collins Hill Library. Celebrate the first day of fall and learn how to protect yourself from falls. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries in older Americans. However, falls are not an inevitable part of aging. In partnership with Northside Hospital, professional healthcare providers will offer a one-on-one evaluation of your fall risk. This is free and open to the public.
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