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Agency director for area planning pushes initiatives to connect people By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
Sculptures created from metal salvaged from the old bridge can also be seen at Cauley Creek Park, Bell-Boles Park and the tentatively named Creekside Park. Another made of Rogers Bridge steel is across the Chattahoochee River in Duluth.
ATLANTA — Great things are on the horizon for the Atlanta Metro area, Anna Roach, executive director & CEO of the Atlanta Regional Commission, said at the State of the Region address Nov. 1. Roach is optimistic about progress in a number of areas, from the green manufacturing industry to regional transportation projects. This year’s State of the Region, held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, welcomed hundreds of officials from counties across north central Georgia. They enjoyed breakfast at the gala-style function while listening to presentations from representatives from the ARC and other organizations. The ARC is about connecting communities, Roach said. “When I travel across this region, I hear neighbors from all corners say that they are eager to break this cycle of the prosperity divide, and it's because that they know, like all of us in this room, knows, that when we finally accomplish that, the entire region is going to be better,” Roach said. “Our economy will grow, and we will be stronger as a region.”
— Amber Perry
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City staff members Matthew Pate and Erica Madsen, The Art Center Board President Nil Chandra, Johns Creek Convention and Visitors Bureau Board member Joan Compton, City Councilman Bob Erramilli, Recreation & Parks Advisory Committee member Paul Via, artist Julia Hill, and city staff member Shawn Brown celebrate the unveiling of a sculpture entitled Playful Passages at Morton Road Park Oct. 28.
Rogers Bridge scrap reborn as art Steel from demolished structure fashioned into sculpture JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek welcomed its fourth sculpture made of steel salvaged from the old Rogers Bridge at Morton Road Park Oct. 28. Board members of the Johns Creek Convention and Visitors Bureau and The Art Center joined city leaders as well as sculpture artist Julia Hill for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, unveiling Playful Passages.
The three-piece sculpture was funded in an $80,000 contract, partially backed by the CVB. In January, the City Council approved a new Public Art Policy, encouraging public art and outlining the city’s role. Johns Creek is anticipating another steel sculpture at Newtown Park, to be created by Hill.
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