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The city has already begun completing cemetery maintenance recommendations including removal of dead limbs and trees. The master plan identified approximately 55 available full burial spaces along with 273 potential companion cremation burial spaces. In addition to this, L.F. Sloan identified two locations in which columbaria could be installed when additional space is needed.

The completed master plan provides detailed recommendations for restoration and preservation of the historic cemetery as well as defines proper management practices and procedures along with all forms needed to manage new burials.

KAREN HUPPERTZ FOR THE AJC

Norcross

City selects firm to create Buford Highway master plan

Norcross has chosen the Sizemore Group, LLC to conduct an in-depth study and develop a plan for the Buford Highway Corridor. The $91,000 contract is funded by the Electric Fund as an Economic Development Contribution.

Buford Highway/Ga. 23 is a regional transportation route. The 1.85 linear miles within Norcross handles roughly 30,000 average daily trips and serves as a prominent gateway into the city. It is also a target area for reinvestment and future growth in the city’s 2040 Imagine Our Future Comprehensive Plan.

According to city documents, “the master plan must meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs and must be sustainable.”

KAREN HUPPERTZ FOR THE AJC

Norcross

City selects design firm for police administration building

Norcross has chosen an architectural services firm to design the renovation of the existing Norcross Branch Public Library at 6025 Buford Highway into a new police administration building.

The city received 22 proposals, 21 of which met the requirements laid out in the request for proposal. CROFT & Associates was the highest ranked firm with a proposed cost of $153,700. The design phase of the project is funded by the 2014 SPLOST program.

The 2017 SPLOST program currently includes $970,000 in funding toward this project, which includes design and a portion of construction.

This contract will include construction cost estimation, development of a comprehensive project manual of specifications and all construction documents needed for public bidding of the construction project. Design plans will include interior demolition, site renovations, erosion control, and tree protection/landscape design. Norcross has an established Green Building policy which will be reflected in the future design.

KAREN HUPPERTZ FOR THE AJC

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