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Johns Creek moves ahead on arts center By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com
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Rallying for a beautiful cause Johns Creek Beautification members sort daffodil bulbs with high school volunteers as part of Daffodils4Hope, a planting campaign in partnership with CanCare Atlanta — a nonprofit that provides counseling support to cancer patients and caregivers. Since the program’s inception six years ago, more than 1,100 volunteers have planted 52,250 daffodils around Johns Creek. See story on page 8
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The wheels are continuing to move on a years-long effort to construct an arts facility in Johns Creek. During its work session May 6, the City Council agreed to hire a consultant to draft a concept for the space as part of a nationwide search. Councilmembers also set parameters on the venue’s seating capacity, from 500 to 1,000 seats. “To me, this is a logical next phase in this journey towards hopefully one day having a performance hall in Johns Creek,” Mayor John Bradberry said. In early March, the City Council approved spending some $200,000 in hotel/motel tax collections on construction documents for the performing arts center, acting as a placeholder until a location is confirmed. At the work session, Assistant City Manager Ron Bennett said his hope is that the consultant could provide preliminary construction costs. Once the project goes to bid and a consultant is hired, he said the work should take up to six months to complete. More than a dozen leaders and stakeholders in the city’s arts and culture community keyed on the discussion, applauding the momentum.
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