Cobb
Decision on EMC open meetings postponed
A decision on open board meetings at Cobb EMC will wait a little longer while board members study the change. The board decided Tuesday to form an ad hoc committee to review details of the proposed transparency initiative — one of several proposed by CEO Chip Nelson .
The meeting was a first for three of the four board members elected earlier this month. New director Cheryl Meadows, who replaced Henry Balkcom, in the Pataula District in west Georgia, was unable to attend. The three new members, including David Tennant who suggested the further study, will join chairman Larry Chadwick and incumbent member Johnny Gresham on the ad hoc committee.
The board also formalized the date for its annual meeting on Feb. 18 at Piedmont Church in Marietta when elections will be held for three more board seats.
Janel Davis
Fayette
Recreation programs for seniors to expand
Recreation programs for older adults in Peachtree City will be expanding under a new partnership with Fayette Senior Services. The nonprofit organization, which already operates the Life Enrichment Center in Fayetteville, will work with the city under an annual contract to transform the former Recreation Administration building into additional space for leisure activities. Programs will still be offered at the Gathering Place facility in the same complex, but plans to enlarge it were scrapped.
Jill Howard Church for the AJC
GWINNETT
Pleasant Hill Road widening approved
Pleasant Hill Road will be widened from Buford Highway to the intersection of Howell Ferry Road/McClure Bridge Road, according to Gwinnett County officials.
The widening will add a third lane and sidewalks in each direction along with a raised median. The project is expected to open to traffic in 2013.
Gwinnett County commissioners last week awarded a $6.6 million contract to C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. Funding for the project.
Joel Anderson
Increased security patrols in Evermore
Evermore Community Improvement District will increase security patrols through the holiday shopping season, starting today. The CID currently provides security services during overnight hours through Specialized Intelligence and Security (SIS). Now, Evermore plans to add daytime patrols for the retail centers along the Highway 78 corridor. The patrols will continue through the end of December.
Joel Anderson
Atlanta
Global Shapers seeks young leaders
Mayor Kasim Reed, Ambassador Andrew Young and Operation HOPE Founder John Hope Bryant are inviting young leaders to apply for membership in the Atlanta hub of Global Shapers. Over the next three years, more than 50 young leaders will be selected for the program, which is affiliated with the World Economic Forum. The initiative is targeted at influential individuals 20-30 years in age “who possess high moral and intellectual integrity and an entrepreneurial spirit.” In Atlanta, Reed and Young will serve as mentors and will collaborate with the group.
Jeremiah McWilliams
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