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October 10, 2013 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 13, No. 41
Council members clash again over investigation Stewart says council colluded before vote By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com
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Debra Yaun, president of the Atlanta chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America, stands with one of her drawings at the Johns Creek Arts Center. It’s called “Almost Autumn Tapestry.” It is just one of many colored pencil works on display at the JCAC.
Colored pencil art show a lead cinch JC Arts Center show full of stunning drawings By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – When you think of fine art, colored pencils may not be the first medium that leaps to mind. But a visit to the Johns Creek Arts Center could change that – a lot. The Colored Pencil Society of America’s Atlanta chapter is presenting a juried exhibition, “Fall Colors,” at the JCAC through Oct. 21. It is a show that is filled with amazing works of art that will leave patrons with a new appreciation of the colored pencil. “This is the first Pencil Society exhibition we
have had at the Arts Center,” said JCAC Executive Director Gail Hisle. “What we are trying to do is to bring different art media to the Arts Center for it to be a venue for them.” Hisle said the quality of the work that is on exhibit “just takes my breath away.” “It truly is incredible to see what these artists do in this medium. The only place you can find this quality is perhaps in a gallery downtown,” Hisle said. People have come from as far away as Stone Mountain to look at the exhibition. Colored pencil artist Debra Yaun is not surprised. Not only is she president of the Atlanta chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America, she is an art teacher at JCAC. “People do not expect to see the photo-
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Another Johns Creek City Council meeting turned ugly Monday night when Councilwoman Kelly Stewart began questioning City Manager John Kachmar about when he first contacted the investigator, Decatur attorney Robert Wilson, about hiring him. From there, it became an acrimonious verbal slugfest among Stewart, Councilman Randall Johnson and Councilwoman Karen Richardson. All three are up for re-election
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this November. Stewart asked Kachmar who told him to contact Wilson on the afternoon of June 17 when the vote to initiate the investigation did not come until late that evening in a City Council executive session. At first, Kachmar denied talking to Wilson before the vote, telling Stewart her
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JC consultant favors Fulton radio net City still must build tower By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The city will have to spend an estimated $850,000 to $1.5 million (not including land) to build a tower for a new police-fire radio network, according to Johns Creek’s consultant, but the best partnership for the public safety radio net will be with Fulton County. The tower would be
needed to provide coverage in parts of east Johns Creek good enough for handheld radios to penetrate buildings, especially schools. Fulton County has seen its current public safety radio net come to its “end of life” and has allocated $19 million to replace it. Meanwhile, the North Fulton cities of Roswell, Alpharetta, Milton and Sandy Springs have decided to build their own public safety radio net and created the North Fulton Regional Radio Authority (NFRRA). The county needs to provide a
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