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Jan/Feb. 2016 I Volume 13, Issue 1 city of Sugar Hill

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City Council, Staff andSugar Hill Schools

Share a Piece ofSugar Hill History!

Inearly2014theCitydecidedtocommemorateitsfirst75yearswiththecreationofaSugarHillhistorybook.City of Sugar Hill, Georgia: The First 75 Yearsconsistsof162beautifulpagesfullofSugarHillstories.Foundedin1939astheTownofSugarHill,theCitywaslaternamedtheCityofSugarHillin1975.Thisbookdetailsthe“unofficial”storybehindthenameandembracesthebright,growingfutureaheadforthedevelopingcity.Therichinformationthisbookcontainshasbeencollectedfromavarietyofpublications,frompersonalobservationsandincludesanecdotesfrommanyresidentsandneighbors.Whilemuchoftheinformationhasbeenverified,someofitisthesweetpersonalstoriesofsomeofSugarHill’soldestresidents.Sugar Hill, Georgia: The First 75 Yearsisavailableforpurchasefor$35attheCustomerServicedeskinCityHall.Thankyoutoallwhocontributedtothemakingofthisbook.Youreffortsandstoriesaregreatlyappreciated,withoutthemSugarHillwouldn’tbetheCitythatitistoday.AspecialthankyoutoTracyWilliamson,theGraesslefamily,TimBeck,andMarcCohenfortheircountlesseffortsanddiligentworktomakethistreasureareality.

InvestinginthefutureofourCityisahighpriorityforSugarHill.OurMayor,CityCouncil,andCitystaffhaveagreatrelationshipswiththelocalschoolsandenjoyparticipatinginschoolevents.Throughout2015Cityofficialsandstaffhaveparticipatedinstudent-teacherbasketballgames,PrincipalfortheDayEvents,judgingcompetitions,mentoringprogramsandmanyothers.Asthenewyearisuponus,SugarHillcontinuestolookformorewaystobeinvolvedinourcommunityandourschools.

Mayor Steve Edwards and Mayor Pro Tem Brandon Hembree viewed student

presentations.

Council Member Mike Sullivan was Principal for

the Day

Marc Cohen and the North Gwinnett Schools Foundation

raised a generous amount for the Gwinnett Cluster Schools.

DDA Chairman, Taylor Anderson was Principal

for the Day

The City Council celebrated the Teachers of the Year at the

November Council Meeting

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2015 Recap

Sugar Hill’s Sweet 2015

January-March 1stIceRink@SugarHillcompletesitsinauguralseason!

January 12thTheSugarHillHistoricPreservationSocietywasformed

February 28thYouthCouncilhostsBattleoftheBands-LocalbandPilotwon!

March 28thEasterEggHunt

April 18thWekickedoffour2015SweetLifeConcertSerieswiththeRockin’BBQBlastfeaturingSisterHazel

April 25thClassicRockShowFeaturingTheFabFour

May 1stTheSuiteSpotco-workingspaceopened!

May 5thCincoDeMayoConcertFeaturingA1A

May 23rd90sForeverConcert–Who’sBad?broughtthemusicofMichaelJacksontoSugarHill

June 11thThursdays@TheHill,theCity’sfoodtruckandmusicevent,kickedofftheinauguralseason

June 20thNBC’sTheVoicewinnerDanielleBradberyperformedatTheBowl

June 24thCityofSugarHillfeaturedonCommunitiesofDistinctiononDiscoveryChannel

July 3rdSparksintheParkbrought10,000peopletoE.E.RobinsonPark.

July 31stMayorandCouncilvisitedGreenville,SCforideasonhowtoimprovetheCity.

August 29thTheBowlhostedRhythm&BrewsfeaturinglocalbandTheVillageGrooveBand

September 8thGwinnettCountyofficialsvisitedSugarHillontheGwinnettCountyDistrict1BusTour

September 15thSuiteSpotwasnominatedforPinnacleSmallBusinessAward

October 9thTheSugarHillBusinessAllianceheldtheirinauguralgolftournament

October 12thSugarHillGolfCoursehostedourfirstSoccerGolfTournament

October 17thSugarRushFestivalandconcertfeaturingTravisTrittwasahugesuccess!

October 17thTheSugarHillArtsCommissionheldtheirfirstJuriedArtShowatSugarRush

October 23rdThePlayersGuildatSugarHillperformed“ScaredtoDeath-ARadioPlay“

October 31stTheCityhostedHauntsattheHillfeaturingaZombie5KandaTruck-or-Treat

November 9thTheCitybrokegroundonimprovementstoTheBowl

November 14thIceRinkopenedforthe2015/2016season

December 2ndMayorSteveEdwardsandEconomicDevelopmentDirector,ScottAndrews,participatedintheMayors’ChristmasMotorcade

December 5thHolidayCelebration

Sister Hazel

Who’s Bad?

Food Trucks

Danielle Bradberry

Travis Tritt

Youth Council

Winning Band Pilot

Ice Rink @ Sugar Hill

We are looking forward to an even better 2016! Thank you to our residents for making Sugar

Hill a “Sweet” place to live, work,

and play!

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North Gwinnett Co-op

Sugar Hill GasCustomer Payment Assistance Program:

Preventing Water

Pollution from

Hazardous Waste

World ChangersTheNorthGwinnettCo-OperativeMinistriesisafaithbasedorganizationthatprovidesfood,clothing,utility,andprescriptionmedicationassistancetotheresidentsofBuford,SugarHill,andSuwanee.Inadditiontoprovidingtheseservices,theyalsooperateathriftstorecalledSecondBlessings,whichdependsondonationsfromthecommunity.Thesalesfromthestoregotoprovidingassistanceforthosewhoqualify.Duringthecoldwintermonths,theCo-Opisindesperateneedofgentlyusedcoats,andfooditemslikepeanutbutter,cannedchicken,tomatosauce,andcannedsoups(noglasscontainers,please).DonationscanbedroppedoffatSugarHillCityHall,theCommunityCenter,orattheCo-Opduringtheirhoursofoperation.FormoreinformationabouttheCo-Op,theservicestheyprovide,orhowtohelpyourneighborsinneed,pleasevisitwww.northgwinnettcoop.orgorcall770-271-9793.

InApril2013,theMayorandCounciladoptedapolicyinwhichtheCityofSugarHillandtheNorthGwinnettCo-Opwouldpartnertogethertoofferassistancetoindividualsandfamiliesneedinghelpwithpayingtheirgasbill.Sincetheprogrambegan,nearly$5kinassistancehasbeengiventoneedyfamiliesandindividuals.

TheCity’snaturalgasbillincludesasectiononthepaymentcouponthatallowscustomerstoadd$1,$2,$5,oranotheramounttotheirpaymenttohelpthoseindividualsandfamiliesrequiringassistanceinpayingtheirutilitybill.Whenapersonrequestsassistance,theyaredirectedtotheCo-Opwheretheymayapplyforavouchertobecreditedtotheirgasutilityaccount.OnlycustomersoftheSugarHillnaturalgasutilityareeligibletoreceiveassistanceunderthisprogram.Ifyouwouldlikemoreinformationaboutthisprogram,pleasecontacttheCityofSugarHillCustomerServiceDepartmentat770-945-6716.

Helpprotectourstreamsandlakesbyreducing,recyclinganddisposingofdifferenttypesofhazardousmaterialsthatmaybefoundinyourhome.Hereareafewtipsonhelpingourenvironment: •Neverdumpvehiclefluidsdownthestormdrainswhichleaddirectly intoyourstreams •Regularlytuneyourvehicleandfixallleaks •Recycleallbatteries •Usepesticidesandherbicidessparinglyandonlyasalastresort •Takepaints,stains,varnishesandsealerstoanapprovedcollectionsite.

Call1.800.CLEANUPorgotowww.cleanup.orgforasitenearyou.Pleasenote:PuttinganythingotherthanstormwaterintotheCity’sstormwatersystemisaviolationoftheIllicitDischargeandIllegalConnectionOrdinance.Therearefewexemptions!TheIllicitDischargeandIllegalConnectionOrdinancecanbefoundon-lineattheCity’swebsite:www.cityofsugarhill.com.Youreffortstoprotectourenvironmentaregoodfortheentirecommunity.

Lastyear,theSugarHillHousingAuthorityandWorldChangersOrganizationteameduptoprovideacommunityservice,paintinghomes,fixingporches,andperformingotherminorexteriorhomerepairsforresidentsinneedwithintheCity.Thisyear,WorldChangersvolunteerswillbeexpandingtheirassistancetoresidentsinnearbyCumming,butwillstillbeworkinginSugarHill.SinceWorldChangerswillbeexpandingtheirserviceslocally,theapplicationprocesswillbemorecompetitivethisyear.WeencourageanyoneinneedwithintheCitylimitsofSugarHilltosubmitanapplicationforassistance.

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Sugar HillImportant Dates

Jan 1 CityHallClosed:NewYearsDayJan 4 7:00p.m.CityCouncilWorkSessionJan 6 12:00p.m.OutdoorSevereWeather WarningSystemTestJan 6 5:00p.m.SugarHillYouthCouncilMeetingJan 11 7:30p.m.CityCouncilMeetingJan 12 6:00p.m.ArtsCommissionJan 14 5:30p.m.SugarHillBusiness AllianceMeetingJan 18 CityHallClosed:MartinLutherKing,Jr.DayJan 20 5:00p.m.SugarHillYouthCouncilMeetingJan 26 6:30p.m.Downtown DevelopmentAuthorityMeeting

January 2016Feb 1 7:00p.m.CityCouncilWorkSessionFeb 2 12:00p.m.OutdoorSevereWeather WarningSystemTestFeb 2 5:00p.m.SugarHillYouth CouncilMeetingFeb 8 7:30p.m.CityCouncilMeetingFeb 9 6:00p.m.ArtsCommissionFeb 11 5:30p.m.SugarHillBusiness AllianceMeetingFeb 15 6:30p.m.SugarHillPlanning& DevelopmentWorkSession&MeetingFeb 15 6:30p.m.SugarHillPreservation SocietyMeetingFeb 17 5:00p.m.SugarHillYouth CouncilMeetingFeb 23 6:30p.m.DowntownDevelopment AuthorityMeeting

February 2016

TheBroadSt.ConcertBandisanopencommunityband,noauditionisrequired.Membersmustbeage18andover.Ifyouhaveaninterestinjoiningthecommunityband,visitthematoneoftheirpracticesheldonthefirstandthirdTuesdayofthemonthat7PMattheBuiceSchool.

TheSugarHillArtsCommissionmeetsonthesecondTuesdayofeachmonthatCityHallandisopentoartistsandart-loversofallages.Formoreinformatione-mailNicoleatnklein@cityofsugarhill.com.

TheSugarHillBusinessAllianceisthebestplacetogetpluggedinasaSugarHillbusiness.ThemeetingsareheldattheSuiteSpotonthesecondThursdayofeachmonth.Membershipisonly$50peryear.Professionals

areinvitedtotryameetingoutforfreebeforejoining.

Doyouwanttobecomeaconfidentspeakerandstrongleader?Ifso,SugarHillToastmastersclubistheplaceisforyou.

Youwillfindasupportivelearn-by-doingenvironmentthatallowsyoutoachieveyour

goalsatyourownpace.

Joinusatourweeklymeeting:Wednesdays from 12:00pm-1:00pmCity of Sugar Hill Community Roomsugarhill.toastmastersclubs.orgContact:LinoGarriz-VPPublicRelationsContactEmail:mychef43@gmail.com

TheSugarHillHistoricPreservationSocietymeetsonthethirdMondayofeachmonthattheSuiteSpot.FindmoreinformationabouttheSocietyontheirFacebookpage:www.facebook.com/

SugarHillHistoricPreservationSociety.Youcanalsoe-mailthematSugarHillHPS@gmail.com

ThePlayersGuild@SugarHillislookingforactorsandcrew.Togetinvolvedorgetmoreinformation,visithttp://www.playersguildsugarhill.net/.

GetInvolved!

SugarHillhasavarietyoforganizationsthatwerecreatedtobringthecommunitytogetherbasedoncommoninterests.Findonethatinterestsyouandgetinvolvedthisyear!Forevenmoreinformationaboutwhat’shappeninginSugarHill,signupforoneofthemanyemailmailinglistsavailableatwww.cityofsugarhill.com.

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