Arbor Terrace Responds to Calls to Shut Down
Earlier today, Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington, Jr. sparked a fiery debate online when he called for Arbor Terrace at Cascade to be shut down. The assisted living residence has made headlines as an overwhelming majority of its residents have tested positive for COVID-19.
More than a dozen residents have died, including two relatives of Councilwoman Helen Willis. According to Arrington, eight of the residents died between April 8 and April 15.
"This facility is a public health hazard and must be shut down immediately," wrote Arrington on Facebook. "If they are not shut down today I will be there at 10 a.m. on Friday morning to demand its closure. Are we waiting on all 70 residents to die first?"
Fulton County Commissioner Joe Carn represents the district where the faci...