Forest at Swift-Cantrell Park; Arbor Day Celebration in February; the Cans for Cash Challenge in October, promoted by the U.S. Council of May-ors and Keep America Beautiful - a national competition to collect the most aluminum cans.

The Committee meets at 6 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at Kennesaw City Hall. Members are ap-pointed by the Ken-nesaw Mayor and Council and serve

two year terms.The committee’s next project will be recy-

cling at the Big Shanty Festival, April 19-20, which they will be promoting as a “litter

free event.” Recycling containers will be located throughout the area for plastic, aluminum and cardboard, and staffed by volunteers to help festival-goers “do the green thing” by recycling.

“We really want to raise awareness about litter and recy-cling at this event,” said Environmental Committee member Elicia Fritsch.

For more information, visit www.kennesaw-ga.gov.

Message from Mayor Mark Mathews We are so pleased that we were able to launch this progres-sive new City amenity with a cable cutting (in lieu of the tradi-tional ribbon cutting) at the Swift-Cantrell Park Celebration in March, and to have so many of our citizens on hand, along with the Council and State Rep. Ed Setzler, who was the first to log on the new Wi-Fi network.

To be able to celebrate our Wi-Fi simultaneously with the opening of Swift-Cantrell Park shows how the City of Kennesaw is continuing to find ways to improve the quality of life for our citizens by constantly looking at new technology or by focusing on the everyday needs for the families.

We’re proud that we now have a 42-acre park with plenty of walking trails, playgrounds and green space. And we’re proud of what the future may hold for Swift-Cantrell Park and for the City of Kennesaw.

You can be sure that we will continue to explore together ways that we can make this community a great place to live.

Environmental Committee Working to Make Kennesaw GreenerSpring Issue April, May June 2008

So far in 2008, members of Ken-nesaw’s Environmental Committee

have been busy getting their hands dirty beautifying the City and getting their message of a greener Kennesaw out to City residents.

The committee’s Arbor Day celebra-tion at the City’s new Swift-Cantrell Park was an enormous success. Some 35 trees were planted in the park, as well 50 dogwood saplings planted by young children in an area that will be the park’s “Children’s Forest.”

Volunteers from the Ken-nesaw Youth Council and from North Cobb High School were on hand to help plant the trees. The seedlings were provided by Keep Cobb Beautiful and the Georgia Forestry Commission.

“This is a very active group with a lot of great ideas and a lot of energy who care deeply about the environment and about keeping Kennesaw a beautiful place to live, work and play,” said Councilman John Dowdy, Council liaison.

The Kennesaw Environmental Committee coordinates city-wide activities such as recycling at the annual Big Shanty Festival in April; Tree Planting and creation of the Children’s

Technology is ever growing and ever changing and has changed our lives

forever and mostly for the better. The Internet has allowed us to have

information at our fingertips. Families can keep in touch across the country and around the world. A soldier can commu-nicate almost instantly with his wife and children from Iraq or Afghanistan.

And now, all this and more can be done from a park bench at Kennesaw’s new Swift-Cantrell Park, or from the bleachers at an Adams Park ball game.

With the kick off of Kennesaw’s new Wireless Internet, resi-dents, students or business people can access the Internet from the City’s parks or facilities.

Inside Kennesaw - Spring 2008

Bicycle theft a growing problemKennesaw Police are seeing more bi-cycle thefts. To help protect against theft, register your bike in the Nation-al Bike Registry. Then if your bike is ever stolen and recovered, no matter where, it can be returned to you. Go to www.nationalbikeregistry.com for more information.

Pick up recreation program guideThe Kennesaw Parks & Recreation Pro-gram Guide is your connection to rec-reation and leisure programs, facilities and special events. The Program Guide is published three times per year and is available for free by signing up at www.kennesaw-ga.gov/pkrec. For the most current schedule of activities, please visit www.kennesaw-ga.gov/pkrec.

Kennesaw News Briefs City of Kennesaw Kicks Off Wireless Internet Service

Assault on Big Shanty, April 19-20The Southern Museum’s “Assault on Big Shanty” will be Saturday, April 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, April 20, noon to 4 p.m. Soldiers will hold an encampment and conduct weapons firing demonstrations throughout the day as part of the Big Shanty Festival in downtown Kennesaw. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.SouthernMuseum.org.

The City celebrated the roll out of its wireless In-ternet, or Wi-Fi, network in a ceremony at the Swift-Cantrell Park Celebration held March 8.

The “ribbon cutting” for the Wi-Fi system was ac-tually a “wire cutting” as members of the City’s I.T. staff and the Mayor and Council cut a computer cable to officially kick off the Wi-Fi program. Rep. Ed Setzler was

the first official user of the City’s Wi-Fi, and those on hand were encouraged to register using laptops set up in the park.

Free Wi-Fi is accessible at Swift-Cantell Park, Ad-ams Park (including the

Ben Robertson Community Center) and the downtown Depot area. Those inter-ested in learning more about Kennesaw Wi-Fi can visit www.kennesaw-ga.gov.

Receive crime reports via emailIf you would like to receive crime re-ports and alerts from the Kennesaw Police Department via email, please sign up at http://kennesaw-ga.gov/list.asp.

Liberty on the Border Exhibit Opens at the Southern MuseumInteractive exhibits, hands-on replicas, artifacts and engaging audio-visual

displays gives Southern Museum visitors a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding the Civil War in the museum’s new exhibition, Liberty on the Border.

Visitors can experience the Civil War through the con-cept of borders - physical, cultural and ideological - and how borders changed during the years leading up to and through the war, and learn about the lasting impact the Civil War had on today’s United States.

This thought-provoking exhibition from the Cincinnati Museum Center is divided into three sections: Liberty De-nied, Liberty’s Trial and Liberty’s Legacy. The exhibition will be on display through September 7.

For more information, visit www.southernmuseum.org or call (770) 427-2117, extension 3177. Admission: $7.50 adults, $6.50 seniors; $5.50 children 4-12; free for children 3 and under.

The Code Enforcement Division is dedi-cated to enhancing the quality of life for the citizens of Kennesaw by providing effective enforcement of City adopted ordinances, housing codes and zoning codes. Kennesaw Code Enforcement Of-ficers are sworn Police Officers under the Chief of Police.

The Code Enforcement Division strives to achieve compliance with codes by encouraging voluntary compliance with city codes and state laws and educating citizens through neighborhood meetings. Code Enforcement officers patrol the City on a regular basis for violations and take responsive action to citizen complaints. They also coordinate services with oth-er departments at the City, County and State level, and issue court summons when necessary.

Citizens are encouraged to participate in keeping Kennesaw a clean, safe place to live and raise families by obeying codes and reporting possible violations, particularly in these areas:

• Junk vehicles• Overgrown yards or lots• Illegal dumping • Graffiti• Dilapidated housing• Immediate safety concerns:

abandoned refrigerators, unsecured pools, aggressive/vicious animals, etc.

• Illegal signsIf you are aware of a code violation in

your neighborhood, or if you would like to report a code violation, please contact Kennesaw Code Enforcement at 770-590-8268.

City Code Enforcement Helps Improve Quality of Life

Day Camp Registration Now AvailableOnline registration for the City of Ken-nesaw’s All-Star Summer Day Camp is now available at www.kennesaw-ga.gov/pkrec. Walk-in, mail and fax registration begins April 15. Ten weeks of camp will be offered from June 2 through Aug. 7. Camp hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Choose from full day, morning or afternoon sessions. Registration is limited. Cost for Kennesaw city residents is $135 per week for a full day camp, or $75 for a half day camp. Non-residents pay an additional $10 per week. For more information visit www.kennesaw-ga.gov/pkrec or call (770) 422-9714.

leave a buffer between the adjacent residential neighborhood. Also associated with this project, will be trans-

portation improvements including a traffic sig-nal at Jiles Road and Royal Drive to improve the flow of traffic on Jiles Road, as well as allow truck traffic to flow from the center. The devel-oper is also coordinating with Cobb DOT on the Jiles Road widening project.

Republic Properties is actively working on leasing the distribution center space at this time and will be working later this year on the retail portion with frontage on Jiles Road.

Site development is underway with vertical construction to start in late spring.

Inside Kennesaw - Spring 2008

Republic Properties - Distribution Center and Retail The project plan for this development by

Republic Properties includes a 250,000-square-foot distribution center and 20,000 square feet of retail space. The project is located on a 20-acre site on Jiles Road at Royal Drive, providing access to I-75.

This project is located on the former Three Kings Driving Range property and is cur-rently under construction with space avail-able in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Zoned Heavy Industrial, the developer has agreed to down-zone to Light Industrial, which is much more compatible to the surrounding area. The development will also

The City of Kennesaw has several large developments currently in the planning stages or in construction. One very visible development is this Distribution Center and Retail space currently under construction at the intersection of Jiles Road and Royal Drive.

Project Spotlight: New Development in the City of Kennesaw

Despite unusually cold March weather, nearly 600 area resi-dents turned out for Kennesaw’s Swift-Cantrell Park Celebration, a free event commemorating the recent opening of the new 42-acre park. A “soft opening” event to open the park was held in December 2007.

Dignitaries included Ken-nesaw’s Mayor and City Council and State Rep. Ed Setzler. Mem-bers of the Swift and Cantrell families also attended the event and expressed their pleasure at the beauty of the new park.

“Swift-Cantrell Park has become one of the gems of the

Swift-Cantrell Park Celebration - Kennesaw Celebrates its Newest ‘Gem’

A number of events featuring lots of fun for young and old are coming up this Spring and Summer, starting in Spring and running through the end of Summer.

Touch-A-Truck

Rev up your engine, get into the driv-er’s seat and put your imagination in gear as Touch-A-Truck rolls into Kennesaw’s Depot parking lot on Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Kids of all ages can get up-close and personal with dozens of trucks, cars and construction vehicles on dis-play; and will love rubbing elbows with hometown heroes as they climb into their favorite fast cars and big rigs.

Free hot dogs and beverages will be provided courtesy of the City’s Public Works Department. Admisison is free.

City of Kennesaw,” said Mayor Mark Mathews.

The completed first phase of the park’s development in-cludes acres of passive recre-ational areas, a paved one-mile perimeter trail and a half-mile inner loop trail, parking, rest rooms, playground, picnic pa-vilions and picnic areas. Pet sta-tions are also located through-out the park with disposable plastic waste bags and recep-tacles.

For more information about the park, please visit www.kennesaw-ga.gov/pkrec or call 770- 422-9714.

Members of the Swift and the Cantrell families gather with the Ken-nesaw Mayor and City Council members at the recent Swift-Cantrell Park Celebration.

Summer Concert Series

Kennesaw’s 2008 Summer Concert Series gets underway May 31. The free outdoor con-certs showcase a variety of acclaimed perfor-mance groups.

• May 31 - A1A (The Original and Official Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show) • June 21 - Banks & Shane• July 3 - Frontiers - A Tribute to Journey/Followed by Fireworks• Aug. 8 - Roger “Hurricane” Wilson• Sept. 6 - The Great American Rock & Roll Revival

All shows start at 8 p.m. at The Depot.For more information on Touch-A-Truck, the Kennesaw Summer

Concert Series and other upcoming events in the City of Kennesaw, please visit www.kennesaw-ga.gov/summerconcertseries. or call (770) 422-9714.

“Touch-A-Truck,” Concert Series on tap for this Spring and Summer

Inside Kennesaw - April 2008

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Mayor and City Council MeetingsThe Kennesaw Mayor and City Council meet on the first and third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Work Session meetings are held at 6 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the regular meeting. Public atten-dance is encouraged. For more information, visit www.kennesaw-ga.gov or call 770-424-8274.

Sanitation/Trash Pickup Schedule ChangesFor more information, call 770-421-8582.May 26 – 30 – No garbage or recycle pick up on Mon-day, May 26 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Monday and Tuesday routes will shift forward one day. No lawn debris pickup this week. No changes to metals pickup

June 30 – July 4 – No lawn debris or recycle pick up on Friday, July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Garbage routes on Thursday and Friday will shift back one day. Metals will be collected on Wednes-day and Thursday.

Community Events

April 19, 20 - 32nd Annual Big Shanty Festival - Down-town Kennesaw

April 26 - Touch-A-Truck. The Depot. Downtown Ken-nesaw. Free.

May 21 - American Red Cross Blood Drive. Ben Robert-son Community Center. 3-8 p.m.

May 31 - Summer Concert Series, A1A, Jimmy Buffett Tribute. 8 p.m. The Depot. Free.

June 21 - Summer Concert Series. Banks & Shane. 8 p.m. The Depot. Free. July 3 - Summer Concert Series. Frontiers - A Tribute to Journey/Fireworks. The Depot. Free.

Aug. 8 - Summer Concert Series. Roger “Hurricane” Wil-son. 8 p.m. The Depot. Free.

Aug. 8-9 - Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival. Ben Robertson Community Center.

Sept. 6 - Summer Concert Series. The Great American Rock & Roll Revival. 8 p.m. The Depot. Free.

Smith-Gilbert Arboretum The Smith-Gilbert Arboretum offers a variety of garden-ing related programs through Spring and Summer, con-ducted by experienced instructors and master gardeners. For a list and description of these programs please visit www.kennesaw-ga.gov/sga, or call 770-427-2117, ext. 3059.

The Arboretum continues to offer the popular First Friday tours, as well as now offering two First Friday evening tours and selected Saturday openings.

First Friday OpeningsThe Arboretum will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. En-trance fee is $5 per person and free guided tours will be conducted at 10 a.m. Parking is limited and pre-registra-tion is required. First Friday tour dates are April 4, May 2, June 6, July 4 and August 1.

First Friday Evening ToursThe Arboretum will be open select Fridays for evening tours, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Entrance fee is $5 per person. Dates are June 6 and August 1.

Selected Saturdays (Public Opening Days)The Arboretum will be open select Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Entrance fee is $5 per person. Dates are April 12, April 26, May 17, June 21, July 19 and August 16.

Southern MuseumKennesaw’s Southern Museum of Civil War and Loco-motive History offers a variety of popular educational programs and exhibits. These include popular series for children such as the Mommy & Me Program Series, the Children’s History Workshops, Kreative Kids, and the Share a Story Program Series.The Museum also offers history lecture series, living history programs, guided his-tory tours and temporary exhibits such as the Liberty on the Border exhibit currently showing.

A Smithsonian Institution affiliate, the Southern Museum features collections of rare Civil War weapons, uniforms, and other personal items; an exciting exhibit about The Great Locomotive Chase, including a short movie; and a full-scale replica of a locomotive factory that helped rebuild the South after the war. Admission is $7.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors, $5.50 for children 4-12, and free for children 3 and under. Individual and family member-ships are also available.

For a schedule of events and programs at the Southern Museum, please visit www.southernmuseum.org, or call 770) 427-2117.