The Alpharetta Council meeting for last week was mostly concerned with one thing: money. This is because the meeting was almost entirely dedicated to discussion of the 2009 Budget.

URS Corp., the city of Alpharetta’s planning consultant, presented a revision of their study of the downtown area of Alpharetta, having been given comments and direction from the Alpharetta City Council. The plans were presented at last week’s Council workshop.

“The rain? It’s lousy.”

For Alpharetta Director of Public Safety Gary George, the Bellsmith subdivision is more than just a neighborhood; it’s his neighborhood.

Things got a little heated at the usually docile Alpharetta City Council meeting last Monday, and it happened during the public remarks portion of the meeting.

Proclamations and grants and alcohol ordinances, oh my! Yes, last week’s Alpharetta City Council meeting had it all and then some.

The children of North Point Prep daycare and preschool were given a surprise present for Georgia Reads Aloud Day, which was April 16: Secretary of State Karen Handel came to read to them.

Radio station WGKA hosted a forum on the state of the drought last Wednesday at Alpharetta city hall. A panel of experts from government, private institutions and companies and the Weather Channel assembled to discuss every aspect of the drought that may affect Georgia...

Alpharetta city council held a workshop last Monday to review the status of several projects that are in the works. Being a workshop and not an official Council meeting, there were no decisions made. All Council members were present with the exception of Doug DeRito.

Last week’s Alpharetta council meeting featured a proclamation for the Sons of the American Revolution by Mayor Arthur Letchas.  The Mayor’s declaration made April 19 as Patriot’s Day.