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February 20, 2014 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 18, No. 8
Broadbent enters race for JC City Council Will seek Post 4 By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com
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Johns Creek’s operations room is preparing for the coming storm. Foreground is city Communications Manager Doug Nurse who will not get much sleep the next two days.
North Fulton takes advantage of Snow Daze Forewarned, residents bundle up, stay home By HATCHER HURD & JONATHAN COPSEY NORTH FULTON – For the second time in as many weeks, snow fell in Georgia, coating the streets and clos-
ing schools and businesses. Chastened by the chaos of the first snow and ice storm, this time North Fulton residents fared far better. They stayed off the roads and in their homes.
And while there was plenty of ice on the roads, North Fulton was spared the ice on its power lines so power outages were rare. Johns Creek Communications Manager Doug Nurse
See SNOW DAZE, Page 5
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Steve Broadbent, the current chairman of the Johns Creek Planning Commission, declared Feb. 17 he will seek the City Council Post 4 seat left vacant after BROADBENT the resignation of Ivan Figueroa. Broadbent, who is running for the second time, said he is running for office because of his desire to serve the residents of Johns Creek. “I think I can add a lot to the leadership of the City Council. And I am a fiscal conservative, which I think fits in well with the direction that Johns Creek has chosen in the past and will continue,” he said. Broadbent said he has led
The Broadbent file Age: 60 Occupation: Executive benefits consultant Family: Wife Mary and two daughters Education: Bachelor’s degree in nuclear science at University of Virginia; master’s degree in business administration at University of North Carolina; master’s degree in public policy at George Washington University. Public Service: Johns Creek Planning Commission Military Service: U.S. Navy, 22 years active and reserve large organizations in the past including 22 years in the U.S.
See COUNCIL, Page 4
State allows flexibility for lost time Resolution to waive makeup days ATLANTA – School systems across the state may have flexibility in how they make up school days lost to the unusually severe weather this winter. Many school systems across the state have lost at least a week of classroom time, with some districts in the more
northern parts of the state nearing two weeks off so far this year. According to officials with the Georgia Department of Education (GDOE), districts have four emergency days that they do not need to make up under state law. Emergency situations include disasters,
acts of God, civil disturbance or shortfall in resources. Beyond those four days, there may be options for further waivers. “We are planning to take a resolution to the State Board [this week] giving systems the flexibility to not make up the days that were declared a state of emergency [Jan. 29-30],” said Matt Cardoza, director of communication for GDOE.
Teacher students scramble to make up snow days. See Page 10 “We are also adding the days from [last] week to the resolution,” he said. “I want to stress that it gives flexibility to not make up those days. Districts can certainly still make
them up if they wish.” The state law applies to all districts, including charter systems such as the Fulton School System. Fulton Schools has already waived four