Cobb
Farm Fresh Market in Austell begins Monday
Cobb2020 is launching Farm Fresh Market on Monday to provide fresh produce for the Austell-Six Flags area. There is no free-standing grocery store accessible to the 26,000 people in this area. The market will be held three days a week at different locations in Austell until Sept. 30.Information: info@cobb2020.com.
Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC
Gwinnett
Snellville excise tax to offset city expenses
The Snellville mayor and council approved a 3 percent excise tax on rental vehicles Monday. While not a new tax, the city will now receive funds raised by the tax instead of the county. Money collected from the tax will go to fund marketing and tourism-related costs for the city’s Downtown Development Authority and Snellville Tourism and Trade. The tax is estimated to bring in $50,000 to $75,000 annually. The ordinance will go into effect July 1. Information: www.snellvillega.org.
Karen Huppertz for the AJC
Cherokee
Trail expansion set in Woodstock
The city of Woodstock Greenprints trail system is expanding again. The Woodstock City Council Monday night approved a $349,950 contract with Ed Castro Landscape for construction of the Rubes Creek trail. The trail will run along Rubes Creek near Arnold Mill Road and Fire Station 14 on the city’s east side, and will stretch just over one mile. Completion is set for Nov. 30.
Mark Woolsey for the AJC
Forsyth
Firefighters to ‘give burns the boot’
The Forsyth County Fire Department will join with more than 100 other departments statewide for their annual boot drive to benefit the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation.
Firefighters will be collectingdonations at county intersections on consecutive Saturdays; May10 and 17. Money raised will be used for fire safety and prevention education, support of medical facilities and to help burn survivors in their recovery.
Donations can also be made online at giveburnstheboot.org
Mark Woolsey for the AJC
Fulton
Part of Big Creek Greenway to close
The City of Alpharetta Recreation and Parks Department will close a portion of the heavily-used Big Creek Greenway trail system May 12-16 while repairing aging bridges from Rock Mill Park south to the intersection with Roswell’s portion of the trail. For status updates on the work: www.alpharetta.ga.us
Mark Woolsey for the AJC
DeKalb
DeKalb History Center hosting fundraiser
The DeKalb History center will host a fundraiser May 8 to raise money for repairs to the Benjamin Swanton House.
Tickets for the Spring for Swanton event are $75 and include food and drink and live entertainment, as well as tours of the historic home.
The event runs from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Swanton House on Trinity Place in Decatur.
Information/reservations: 404-373-1088 x. 20 or goldenmund@dekalbhistory.org.
April Hunt
