Community Corner
🌱 How rising assessments are pushing Sugar Hill homeowners to fight back
And check out St. Monica's Annual Arts & Crafts Show on the Sugar Hill Patch calendar
Hi there, Sugar Hill! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How rising assessments are pushing Sugar Hill homeowners to fight back
Also on today's calendar: St. Monica's Annual Arts & Crafts Show and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 70.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Gwinnett asks for more panels as tax appeals climb (wsbtv.com) — Sugar Hill homeowners are feeling big jumps in property values, and Gwinnett County is responding by asking for more Boards of Equalization to handle a surge in tax appeals. One Sugar Hill resident says her assessed value is up nearly 80% since 2021, while local real estate professionals urge homeowners to prepare strong evidence and appear in person when challenging their assessments. 
📸 Around Sugar Hill
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sugar Hill
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★ Featured events ★
- St. Monica's Annual Arts & Crafts Show →
1700 Buford Hwy NE, Duluth
9:00 am
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- JV & V Volleyball vs Wesleyan/Union Grove
Buford High School Buford, GA 30518
5:00 pm - V Softball @ Seckinger
Buford High School Buford, GA 30518
6:00 pm - All Pro Dad
Lanier Middle School Buford, GA 30518
7:00 am - Sugar Hill Christian vs. Peachtree Academy →
Sugar Hill Christian Academy, 4600 Nelson Brogdon Blvd, Sugar Hill
4:00 pm - Bret Michaels →
The Bowl at Sugar Hill, 5039 W Broad St NE, Sugar Hill
8:00 pm - Bret Michaels: Live and Amplified at Sugar Hill →
The Bowl at Sugar Hill, 5039 W Broad St NE, Sugar Hill
8:00 pm - V Football vs Gainesville
Buford High School Buford, GA 30518
5:00 pm - VEX Robotics - Mr G Morris's rm 2.013
North Gwinnett Middle School Buford, GA 30518
4:30 pm - Bikestock →
American Legion Post 127, 6196 Suwanee Dam Rd, Sugar Hill
1:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Saturday August 29
📣 Sugar Hill Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- FCA - both gyms
North Gwinnett Middle School Buford, GA 30518
8:00 am - JV Softball @ Seckinger
Buford High School Buford, GA 30518
4:00 pm - DECA Mtg - Cafeteria
North Gwinnett Middle School Buford, GA 30518
4:30 pm - Honors Orchestra Auditions - Band/Chorus/Orch rms
North Gwinnett Middle School Buford, GA 30518
4:30 pm
Thursday August 20
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I am looking for help to get my yard looking more move in ready.
I have part of a retaining wall that needs to be fixed. I have mulch I need spread. I also have another retaining wall I need weeded. Message me if… (Nextdoor Wild Timber)
🗞 Nearby News
Buford
- Everlove mission team takes gospel to streets, campuses in Washington (christianindex.org)
- Got a purse and wallet I didn't order (metafilter.com)
- Specialty Market Expands Atlanta Footprint With 3-Store Agreement (theshelbyreport.com)
Suwanee
- The 10 best high schools in Georgia. See US News & World Report rankings (savannahnow.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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