CObb
Food Truck Fridays through summer
West Cobb Food Truck Fridays are being held weekly through the summer from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays in the parking lot of Trinity Chapel Church, 4665 Macland Road, Powder Springs.
Information:
or 770-222-7023. Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC
Fulton
Johns Creek to open amphitheater
The Johns Creek Newtown Park Amphitheater will officially open with a 7:15 p.m. June 28 ribbon cutting at 3150 Old Alabama Road. The 10,600-square-foot open-air facility is made of stacked stone and southern pine and is designed to seat up to 440 people under cover, and another 1,000 on terraced grass. The Johns Creek Symphony will play an opening-night concert the same night at 7:30 p.m. It’s the first of three events in the city’s summer concert series. Mark Woolsey for the AJC
Cherokee
Farm bureau plans safety camp
The Cherokee County Farm Bureau will hold a safety day camp for youngsters ages 8-12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Lazy D Farm, 848 Bishop St., Ball Ground. The camp will cover safe practices regarding ATVs, animals, tractors, fire, guns, water, bike-riding and weather. The camp is free, and includes a t-shirt, goodie bag and lunch. Information and to register: 770-479-1481. Mark Woolsey for the AJC
DeKalb
Dunwoody calls hearing on millage rate
The Dunwoody City Council is holding a special meeting at noon Wednesday at City Hall, 41 Perimeter Center East, to conduct a public hearing on the 2014 millage rate.
The city will consider setting the millage rate for real estate at a maximum of 2.74 mills following the recent revaluation of real property tax assessments, preserving the same property tax rate since incorporation in 2009. The council will vote on a final tax rate June 24.
Information: bob.mullen@dunwoodyga.gov or 678-382-6700. Kent A. Miles for the AJC
Henry
Event to focus on alternative fuels
The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Roadshow, a nationwide series of educational events, comes to the Georgia International Convention Center, 2000 Convention Center Concourse, College Park, at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Business leaders and fleet managers will have the opportunity to evaluate and learn more about motor vehicles that run on alternative fuels like compressed natural gas, propane, biofuel and electricity. College Park is one of eight cities in the state hosting the event this month.
Admission: $29.
Information: www.afvroadshow.com
Kent A. Miles for the AJC
Paulding
Authority meetings set for Wednesday
The Paulding County Airport Authority will meet 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, Terminal Building, 730 Airport Parkway, Dallas off U.S. 278.
Then the Paulding County Industrial Building Authority will meet 10 to 11 a.m., also on Wednesday in the same location.
Information: Airport and IBA Director Blake Swafford, Blake.Swafford@paulding.gov, 770-505-7700. Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC
