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City takes Public Works Department in house Performance hall cost estimate leads to search for new consultant By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — After nearly 20 years of outsourcing its Public Works Department, the City of Johns Creek is looking to pave its own way. At its Dec. 9 meeting, the City Council terminated its contracts with CH2M, the engineering firm responsible for providing Public Works staffing, acquired by Jacobs Solutions in 2017. Council members took turns thanking Jacobs staff for their work over the years. During the public comment portion of the item,
Jacobs Vice President and Global Director of Operations Jon Mantay also shared remarks about the company’s relationship with Johns Creek. “As a local government practitioner, I've known … the importance of providing quality service, and we applaud the city,” Mantay said. “If you want to self-perform those services, that is something that we see and we respect … I simply want to say thank you … We made great strides together.” Jacobs employees working for Johns Creek have secured more than $50 million in state and federal grants aligned with city projects. The city intends to offer them a permanent place, under a new allocation chart that adds two dozen full-time Public Works positions.
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Jacobs Vice President and Global Director of Operations Jon Mantay thanks the city for its relationship with his firm over the past two decades at the Dec. 9 City Council meeting. The council terminated its contract with Jacobs and approved a new position allocation chart to bring its Public Works Department in house.
Toro Development’s Medley unveils new slate of retailers JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Four retailers, one restaurant and a neighborhood grocer have signed on to Medley, the 43acre mixed-use site coming to the Johns Creek Town Center. Medley will encompass 150,000 square feet of walkable retail, restaurant and entertainment space, a 175-key boutique hotel, 110,000 square feet of lifestyle office, 750 multifamily residences, 133 townhomes and an activated 25,000-square-foot plaza.
The development also features a four-story office building that is being renovated and incorporated into the master plan to create a workplace. The newest additions bring the retail mix up to 25 brands and the project to almost 75-percent leased. New retailers include: • Sephora, a leader in prestige omni-retail with the purpose of creating an inviting beauty shopping experience featuring
more 400 brands and expertly trained beauty advisors. • Rena’s Italian Fishery & Grill, a locally owned restaurant designed as a warm, neighborhood meeting place, known for its meat, seafood and pasta fare and award-winning wine. This will be the second location for the executive chef and founder Darren Henderson, with his first in downtown Alpharetta. • High Country Outfitters, an Atlanta-based outdoor apparel retailer with almost 50
years of experience carrying more than 100 top brands such as Patagonia, Free Fly, On Running, Vuori and YETI. • BODYROK, a fitness studio featuring 45-minute Pilates-inspired, full-body, strength training group classes on the custom BODYROK reformer. This will be the second location for local owner, Anne Brandenburg, following her first at Southern Post in Roswell.
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