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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:[email protected]
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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