10/25: On Gwinnett’s libraries and a new Dahlonega distillery

GwinnettForum  |  Number 16.56  |  Oct. 25, 2016   

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THE CITY OF SUWANEE unveiled its new bike share program October 22 at Town Center Park. Sponsored by CIGNA and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, bike station structures – equipped with self-sustaining internal energy sources – have been installed at Suwanee Creek Park and Town Center Park and will each house up to eight bikes. The first three hours are free, and afterward the bikes can be rented via smartphone app. Signage explaining the use of the bike share program will be placed at each station to orient new users to the system. At the beginning of the program, from left, are Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Representative Annie Valenty, City Councilman Dick Goodman, Mayor Jimmy Burnette, Councilman Doug Ireland, Councilwoman Beth Hilscher and CIGNA representative Kristi Holt.

IN THIS EDITION

TODAY’S FOCUS: Libraries Cement Knowledge and Community in One Place
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Dahlonega Distillery Aims at Producing Spirits by January, 2017
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
FEEDBACK: Several Readers Respond To GwinnettForum Candidate Endorsements
UPCOMING: Advanced Voting Adds Two Sites This Week, Five Sites Next Week
NOTABLE: Metro Chamber Recognizes Gwinnett Water Plant Byproduct
RECOMMENDED: Bleak House by Charles Dickens
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgian Moves to Stage, Screen But Best Known for Voiceovers
TODAY’S QUOTE: Your Memory Can Be Useful in Determining If World Is Weird
MYSTERY PHOTO: These Bowl-Like Objects May Give A Clue about Photograph
LAGNIAPPE: Visitor Enjoys Zoo Atlanta Amphibian and Reptile House
CALENDAR: Open House Saturday at Lilburn’s New City Hall and Library

TODAY’S FOCUS

Libraries cement knowledge and community in one place

(Editor’s Note: The following remarks come from Dick Goodman of Suwanee, who is chairman of the Gwinnett Library Board. This a distillation of remarks given at the opening of Gwinnett’s newest library, which shares space with the Lilburn City Hall.”–eeb

By Dick Goodman, Lilburn, Ga.  |  There is one thing the other speakers this afternoon didn’t mention: the important role of libraries in our community and in our definition of who we are as Americans.

Libraries were not always as convenient as they are today, but we all have memories as children of going to a library. But libraries weren’t always accessible. In some communities they just didn’t exist, or they weren’t open to ordinary people.

Goodman

Goodman

For centuries people have valued libraries as a storehouses of knowledge. But the idea of a lending library, where people could actually walk out with a book they didn’t pay for, was introduced in America by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia, way back in 1731.

Franklin understood the value of knowledge and education to the citizens of a democracy. So did steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, who in the beginning of the last century, gave away $1.6 billion in today’s money to build almost 1,700 public libraries across this country.

Carnegie’s gift changed the face of America and helped shape its character. Libraries are where we rediscover the ideas that define us as a people. It’s where we learn and share knowledge. Libraries are one of our best tools for preserving our democracy.

With libraries now all around us, we may take them for granted. But we shouldn’t. We can lose our libraries through complacency or by simply not understanding and valuing the role they play in a healthy community and thriving democracy.

logo_gcplnewNot long ago people were predicting that libraries would become superfluous. With the Internet and e-books, why have libraries?  People could get all the books and information they want with a few taps on their computer keyboards.

But books are still here. And so are libraries. Bigger and better than ever.

We also heard that the Internet was going to eliminate the need for librarians. Why do we need librarians when we can find exactly what we’re looking for by Googling it? And we all know that everything we read on the Internet is true. Right? Librarians know where to look and how to separate the gems and from the colored glass.

And Google isn’t all there is. Our libraries give us access to information that Google doesn’t. But without librarians, you’d be hard pressed to find it.

But most important, libraries are much more than books and databases.

Libraries are about learning, knowledge, and community. Community is about sharing.

  • The library is where new Americans can learn about America.
  • It’s where people looking for work can find help with how to find it.
  • It’s where children can experience the excitement of learning before ever setting foot in school.
  • It’s where everyone can discover the amazing things you can make with a 3-D printer.
  • And it’s where school children can reinforce and expand what they’ve learned in school.

Yes, our schools do a fantastic job. But they’re not open in the evenings, or on Saturday or Sunday, or during spring or winter break, or, the long three months of the summer. Our libraries are.

The library is where we come together and share what we are and what we know. It’s where we come together as Americans.

And here, today, in Lilburn, this new facility cements together knowledge and community in one place.

EEB PERSPECTIVE

New Dahlonega distillery aims at producing spirits by January 2017

By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher  |  A new $2 million hand-crafted distillery is about to begin off Town Creek Road near Dahlonega. Stillhouse Creek Distillery has as president Diane Kelly of Dahlonega, the only woman who is head of a distillery in Georgia.

15.elliottbrackOn November 4, the distillery will mark its opening at the plant at 2 p.m. Dave Pickerell, a master distiller previously with Maker’s Mark bourbon, will be present. He is consulting with Stillhouse Creek in the new venture. While on site, Pickerell will operate the distilling equipment, including its new 500 gallon copper still and components, which was made in Louisville, Ky. Pickerell will also run tests on the Stillhouse Creek local corn and red wheat used in the bourbon-making process, and check out aspects all through the process.

Ms. Kelly says of his visit: “Dave has been with us every step of the way, from our relationship with federal authorities, to our Georgia-based distributors. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the table.”

Ms. Kelly, 52, is a native of Atlanta, was raised in Roanoke, Va., and is a graduate of Virginia Tech. Previously, she was in marketing. Her distiller, Jeff Oden, who also lives in Dahlonega, was previously a financial technical consultant, who tired of being “on the road” in his work.  

Oden remembers: “Diane and I wanted to do something different, and four years ago, when out one night, we had an ‘Ah ha’ moment, thinking ‘Why not a distillery?’”

They looked more into it, liked what they saw, and began their research, eventually joining the American Distillery Institute. “We recognized we had different skill sets, she with people-skills and marketing, and me with a technical background.”  Oden, 62, is a native of Atlanta, and graduate of Kennesaw State College, “In music,” he laughs.

16-1025-stillhousecreekSoon recognizing their initial challenge was financial, the firm obtained a SBA loan, though their plans were stalled with problems raising a building. Eventually they contacted a local builder, Precision Metal Buildings of Cleveland, and eight weeks later had their 7,200 square foot facility.  Among its features is a cozy parlor with living room furniture and office, plus patio event space. They foresee eventually having weddings and corporate events for up to 150 people at their distillery in its tranquil setting.

The distillery plans four products, a gin and three different agings of bourbon.  Oden says: “We will concentrate on our Oro gin, infused with local juniper and lavender, 80 proof, in order to get a revenue stream, since there’s no aging of gin.” An un-aged 92 proof bourbon, White Gold, will also be produced for immediate sale.      

The other two bourbons will have different aging: Their premium Gold Rush 1829 bourbon (all named for when gold was discovered in Lumpkin County), will have a minimum of two years of aging in new wooden barrels. Gold Dust, a straight bourbon, will be aged less than two years. Both will also be 92 proof.

Stillhouse’s longer range plans include producing a brandy, using grapes from local viticulturists.

The company plans a multi-faceted marketing campaign, aimed first at Georgia. They anticipate having their first batch for sale in January. Their first goal is to produce a thousand cases of spirits…half their anticipated annual capacity.

Kelly says: “Our biggest problems are developing our market, and surviving the first two years, until we can get our premium bourbon on the shelves. The demand for bourbon outstrips the market. We won’t make compromises, but will produce spirits in a high quality tradition here in Lumpkin County.”

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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FEEDBACK

Several readers respond to GwinnettForum candidate endorsements

Editor, the Forum:

00icon_lettersI, too, will be endorsing Hillary Clinton for POTUS.  Clearly, she is more qualified than Donald Trump, and will better represent our country in world-wide affairs.

She has been my choice throughout this campaign.  You were eloquent in your reasons for voting for Hillary, and though I have supported her throughout, it has not been easy to be vocal (especially to my group of friends) about her attributes.  So I thank you for your support of Hillary, and pray that some sanity will be restored to the USA in the near future.   It’s going to be a very bleak future if we don’t get a grip on our political problems.

— Bonnie H. Tucker, Buford

Editor, the Forum:

Thanks for your public endorsement of Hillary Clinton. Let’s hope for a landslide victory for her.

— Alvin Johnson, Sandy Springs

Editor, the Forum:

While Ms. Clinton has held many titles, actually name any accomplishments that can be attributed to her.  She has accepted millions of dollars while working at the State Department (for the Clinton Foundation) from countries where women’s rights are not even considered and are often put to death or punished for minor infractions and has reveled in getting a child rapist freed. 

How can she even consider herself an advocate for women?  She has put this country at risk while transmitting classified info on her ILLEGAL private server and has “bleached” e-mails that were ordered to be preserved, not to mention “leaking” classified info during debates with millions of people who were watching. 

— Roberta Cromlish, Stone Mountain

Editor, the Forum:

The GwinnettForum candidate/endorsement information is helpful, especially since I just changed precincts, moving from unincorporated Snellville (Centerville) to Grayson. Voting in Centerville, my vote was basically wasted, because some of the leading local/Congressional candidates have little concern for Gwinnett issues.

I’m reviewing your candidate information, they did a good job explaining their vision for Gwinnett. Keep up the good work.  

— Mark Tapp, Grayson

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UPCOMING

Advanced voting adds 2 sites this week, 5 sites next week

Gwinnett County voters this week have two more places where they can cast an early ballot for the 2016 General Election. 

2016Advance in-person voting has been taking place this week at the Gwinnett County Voter Registrations and Elections Office in Lawrenceville from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. The office is located at 455 Grayson Highway (Georgia Highway 20). 

Also this week, voters will have the option of voting at two other sites. One is the Lenora Park Activity Room at 4515 Lenora Church Road in Snellville or George Pierce Park Community Recreation Center at 55 Buford Highway in Suwanee, both from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Advance voting further expands on Saturday, October 29 when five more locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and continue Monday through Friday, Oct. 31 – Nov. 4 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

These sites are:

  • Bogan Park Community Center, 2723 North Bogan Road, Buford;
  • Dacula Park, 2735 Auburn Avenue, Dacula;
  • Lucky Shoals Park, 4652 Britt Road, Norcross;
  • Mountain Park, 1063 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain;
  • Shorty Howell Park, 2750 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth.

Voters also have the option to request an absentee ballot or vote at their assigned polling location on Election Day. For more information, visit www.gwinnetteelections.com.

Deadline Oct. 29 for time capsule at new Lilburn City Hall

The City of Lilburn is creating a time capsule to commemorate the opening of the new Lilburn City Hall-Library at 340 Main St. Individuals and organizations throughout the community are invited to contribute memorabilia for possible inclusion.

Donations will be accepted until the city’s open house at the new building on Saturday, October 29. The 50-year time capsule will be a large safe that will reside in the clock tower of the City Hall-Library. The contents of the capsule will reflect the accomplishments, traditions, and pastimes of Lilburn residents at this time.

High wildfire possibilities mean limits on campfires in north Georgia

Extended hot, dry weather combined with dead and dry vegetation has caused extremely high wildfire danger in the northern forests of Georgia. Recent wildfire starts have fire managers concerned. A campfire restriction is now in place for all of the Chattahoochee National Forest.  

The restriction prohibits building, maintaining, attending or using a fire or campfire outside of developed recreation areas from now until December 31, 2016. Only campfires built within metal fire rings in developed campsites are allowed. Camp stoves are still permissible. The Forest Service reminds visitors that campfires should always be put out completely and cold to the touch before being left for any period of time.

Fire fighters have made good progress containing recent wildfires, including the 477 acre Strawberry Mountain wildfire in Walker County and the 1971 acre Fox Mountain wildfire in Dade County. Fire crews will continue to mop up, patrol, and monitor these wildfires. Additional firefighting resources are ready to respond to new starts.

NOTABLE

Metro Chamber recognizes Gwinnett water plant byproduct

16-1025-waterawardThe Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Ostara Nutrient Recovery Process was named the winner in the Liquid Assets category at the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s 2016 E3 Awards presentation.  The E3 awards celebrate metro Atlanta companies, organizations and individuals that are creating innovative solutions and technological advances in sustainability.

Phosphorus is a by-product of water reclamation at Gwinnett County’s F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center (WRC).  As part of the County’s permit to discharge high quality, reclaimed water to Lake Lanier, they operate under tough discharge limits in the United States.  Reducing the amount of phosphorus is a critical environmental challenge, as phosphorus causes the proliferation of algae blooms that can debilitate waterways and destroy aquatic life. 

Water system employees at the awards breakfast included Steve Sheets, Rebecca Shelton, J. C. Lan, Gwinnett County District 2 Commissioner Lynette Howard, Robert Harris, Tyler Richards, Brandon Brown, Karen Shields, Denise Funk and Rick Reagan.

Local nonprofits get $55,000 from Jackson EMC Foundation

Jackson EMC Foundation board chair Beauty Baldwin (left) presents a $15,000 Foundation grant check to Wishes 4 Me Founder Lynn Robinette (center) and House Manager Tonya Ward that will be used to repair and expand a home for disabled adults so that they may live independently.

Jackson EMC Foundation board chair Beauty Baldwin (left) presents a $15,000 Foundation grant check to Wishes 4 Me Founder Lynn Robinette (center) and House Manager Tonya Ward that will be used to repair and expand a home for disabled adults so that they may live independently.

The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $66,500 in grants to organizations during their September meeting, including $55,000 to organizations serving Gwinnett County residents. The grants included:

$15,000  to Elachee Nature Science Center in Gainesville to help offer discounts for students in Title 1 schools in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin and Madison counties to encourage environmental science/nature field trips.

$15,000 to Wishes 4 Me Foundation, a Lawrenceville charitable organization that provides housing for low-income disabled adults so they may live independently and be a part of the community.

$10,000 to Nothing But the Truth, a Dacula faith-based organization dedicated to meeting needs in the community, to purchase food for the Weekend Food Bag Ministry that provides food for the weekend to Gwinnett County public school children who have been identified by counselors as food insecure.

$10,000 to the Rainbow Children’s Home, a Dahlonega shelter for abused and neglected girls, to help fund programs that go beyond the basics of food, clothing and shelter.

$5,000 to the Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse, a Stone Mountain nonprofit organization that helps individuals recovering from traumatic brain injury to regain employment and living skills.

Peach State FCU opens student-run branch at Central Gwinnett High

16-1025-creditmovePeach State Federal Credit Union marked the opening of their student-run branch at Central Gwinnett High School with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by school officials, credit union board members and local government. Staffed by seven junior and senior students, and supervised by a full-time credit union staff member, this branch serves employees, students and their families. Each student completed a summer internship with the credit union, gaining experience in a variety of departments including accounting, business development, and marketing. The branch opened its doors on August 9.

RECOMMENDED

Bleak House

By Charles Dickens

00_recommendedReviewed by Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill  |  This book is about various characters involved in a court case that has dragged on for generations, leaving death and despair in its wake. A fortune is at stake and there are various, conflicting wills. Several possible heirs pin their hopes on winning wealth for themselves. By today’s standards, the plot is not particularly gripping, and I was not going to recommend it. But it’s been several weeks since I finished it and I just can’t get it out of my head. On the surface, many of the subplots are really frivolous and distracting, but some are also complicated. Dickens is fabulously descriptive and brilliant at depicting the British aristocracy as well as the deplorable conditions of the poor. It’s a rare mixture of comedy, lightheartedness and tragedy. Best of all, it’s not all bleak! I couldn’t stop reading it.

An invitation: what books, restaurants, movies or web sites have you enjoyed recently? Send us your recent selection, along with a short paragraph (100 words) as to why you liked this, plus what you plan to visit or read next. –eeb

GEORGIA ENCYCLOPEDIA TIDBIT

Georgian moves to stage, screen but best known for voiceovers

The character actor and voiceover specialist Sterling Price Holloway Jr. was born on January 4 or 14, 1905, in Cedartown, in Polk County. He attended the Georgia Military Academy and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, graduating in 1923. After appearing in minor productions around the country, Holloway was cast in Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart’s first Broadway musical, The Garrick Gaieties (1925), in which he introduced the now standard song Manhattan. In the second edition of the show in 1926 he sang the hit song Mountain Greenery.

16-1025-hollowayAfter a slow beginning in films, Holloway was cast in Frank Capra’s movie American Madness (1932) and Josef von Sternberg’s film Blonde Venus (1932), and was soon playing character parts in many movies, including The Merry Widow (1934) and Capra’s Meet John Doe (1941).

He also became a regular on such network radio programs as The Chase and Sanborn Hour. During World War II (1941-45), Holloway, assigned to the army’s Special Services unit, produced a show for servicemen and toured with it near the front lines in North Africa and Italy.

After the war Holloway played Gene Autry’s comic sidekick in five Westerns and starred in short comedies for Columbia Pictures. He found more professional satisfaction, and his share of film immortality, in his voiceover work for animated cartoons, which he began doing at the Walt Disney Studios in 1941. His first Disney character was yet another delivery boy, the Stork in Dumbo (1941). He played a small part in Bambi (1942) and narrated a number of cartoons, including the short Peter and the Wolf, which was released as part of a collection of shorts called Make Mine Music (1946).

Thereafter he was cast in more unusual and rewarding roles. He provided the voice for a subtly eerie Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland (1951) and was shrewd and practical as the mouse Amos, the hero of Ben and Me (1953).

In 1967 Walt Disney himself asked Holloway to audition for the part of Kaa, the python, for a planned animated version of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book. Holloway’s favorite animated role, however, was a bear of little brain, Winnie the Pooh, for whom Holloway found the precise tones of innocence and befuddlement in the short Winnie the Pooh films of the 1960s and 1970s. 

In his last years, Holloway, in failing health, retired from acting and devoted himself to his growing collection of contemporary art, a subject about which he sometimes lectured. He also enjoyed returning to Cedartown to visit old friends. In 1991 Holloway, along with singer and actress Julie Andrews and others, was honored as a Disney legend for his contributions to the studio’s creations. He died on November 22, 1992, in Los Angeles, Calif.

MYSTERY PHOTO

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These  bowl-like objects may give you clues to Mystery Photo

Perhaps GwinnettForum readers will be able to explain the bowl shaped objects at this development, as they recognize where it is. Send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.

16-1021-nysteryA photograph of a memorial in Washington, sent in by Jerry Colley of Alpharetta, got several quick recognitions. Margot Ashley of Lilburn was in first saying, “The photograph is the memorial wall from the World War II memorial in Washington D.C. One star represents a certain number of lives lost by the Allies. The water is unmoving because there is no life remaining in these stars. It is a very emotional depiction of the loss of life related to war.”

George Graf of Palmyra, Va. told us: “The Freedom Wall which is on the west side of the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. There are 4,048 gold stars; each one represents 100 American military deaths. That means that more than 400,000 soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, and military personnel lost their lives or remain missing in action in World War II. Of 16 million men and women in military service during the time, that number represents 1 death out of every 40. When an American went off to fight, the family often displayed in their window a flag bearing a blue star on a white field with a red border. If one of those dreaded telegrams arrived informing them of their family member’s death, they would replace the blue star with a gold one; revealing that family’s sacrifice.”

Libby Cromer of Lawrenceville said: “That’s the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C.  We stopped there this summer on our way to play baseball in Cooperstown, NY with our 12 year old son.”

Joel Taylor of Snellville recognized it also: “Our grandkids got to see it this past summer. The entire memorial is incredibly well done.” Also recognizing the photo was Bob Foreman of Grayson.

LAGNIAPPE

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Visitor thinks Zoo Atlanta’s Amphibian and Reptile House “World Class”

Roving Photographer Frank Sharp has been to zoos all over the world and thinks “the very best one we have is right here in Atlanta.”  He is particularly impressed by the new Amphibian and Reptile house, which makes Zoo Atlanta world-class.  “We like how small kids can get really close to the animals and their hands reminded of the movie ET when ET puts his hands on the window wanting to go ‘Home!’ The turtle in the photo below is called the ‘River Cooter’ and is common throughout Georgia.”

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CALENDAR

00_calendarWellness Fair for Seniors, Friday, October 28 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Bethesda Park Senior Center, 225 Bethesda Church Road in Lawrenceville. The event will feature live cooking demonstrations, wellness presentations, health screenings, live entertainment, interactive fitness demonstrations and health and wellness exhibitors. For more information, visit www.gwinnettparks.com or call (678) 277-0179.

Second Annual Zombie 5K Run will be on Saturday, October 29, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Braselton. Winners will be given awards in several age categories. The event is sponsored by the Braselton Main Street and Downtown Development Authority A special award will be presented to the best dressed Zombie runner. The cost is $30 per person. To register online visit www.runsignup.com/BraseltonZombie5kRun.

(NEW) Open House:  The new Lilburn City Hall and Gwinnett County Public Library at 340 Main St. is open to the public. There will be tours of the building during an open house on Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to noon. City and library officials will be available to answer questions about the facility. First Baptist Church of Lilburn will serve refreshments in the City Hall vestibule. Electric cars will be on display in the parking lot, to demonstrate the electric car charging station. The 50-year time capsule will be sealed following the open house. 

(NEW) BooFest In Norcross will be in Lillian Webb Park, with a costume parade beginning at 3 p.m. on Oct. 29. At the heart of this Halloween-themed event that’s so fun. Prizes will be awarded to Best Boy Costume and Best Girl Costume in three age categories: infant – 4 years old, 5 – 11 and 12 – teen. Participating pups will be judged for Most Original Costume and Best Dog and Master Combo Costume. 

Holocaust Survivor Tosia Schneider will appear on October 30 at 3:30 at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center, 10 College St, Norcross. Her book,Someone Must Survive to Tell the World is also an accounting of her remarkable achievement of rebuilding a family in a free country. It is the personal reminiscences of a young Schneider growing up in pre-World War II Poland. Presented by Gwinnett County Public Library, the event is free. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For more information, please visit www.gwinnettpl.org or call 770-978-5154.

(NEW) Gwinnett Housing Symposium will be Wednesday, November 2, at 6 p. m. at the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville. This initial gathering of private, public, and nonprofit partners will discuss housing and redevelopment. It is a forum during which stakeholders from all sectors can discuss the implications of these issues on the Gwinnett region.

Electronics Recycling, Saturday, November 5, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church of Atlanta, 4532 LaVista Road, Tucker. Sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Tucker and Stone Mountain, proceeds will benefit the Friends of Disabled Adults and Children. Working and non-working electronics (with the exception of CRT monitors) will be accepted for recycling at no charge, however, participants are encouraged to make a donation to FODAC.  The clubs will also accept durable medical equipment (DME), such as wheelchairs, power chairs, walkers, crutches and bedside commodes, which FODAC will clean and recycle to help those with mobility impairments.

(NEW) Veterans’ Day:  November 11, at 11 a.m. will be observed at the Fallen Heroes Memorial near the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville.   

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