Save Historic Norcross

Do you want your voice to count? Tell the mayor and city council you support balanced development

Key Dates

NOTE - Any called meeting can occur upon 24 hours notice. Agenda is posted on the lobby bulletin board, but not always on City web site

Council meeting agendas can change, so the Public needs to monitor all meetings despite the upcoming holidays and Spring break vacations. The Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals denied a variance request (5-0) by the owner of 35 Williams Street property on February 28, 2008. The owner has the option to appeal the decision to Superior Court within 30 days.

Actions for You

Attend April 7 Council Meeting
Demolition Hearing
35 Williams Street
Send Us Your Opinion on Demolitions Now

Maintain 75' Stream Buffers!

See Presentation on Church Purchase

Other Resources for Historic Preservation

Contact Your Mayor and City Council

Mayor and Council Members

Mayor Bucky Johnson
678-361-7108
770-448-8771
bucky@norcross-ga-gvt.com

Jeff Allen, Mayor Pro Tem
678-575-6876
jallen@norcross-ga-gvt.com

Charlie Riehm, Council Liaison to DDA
770-368-1386
charlie.riehm@gmail.com

David McLeroy
(h) 770-867-7404
dmcleroy@norcross-ga-gvt.com

Jeff Allen
770-448-2122
jallen@norcross-ga-gvt.com

Keith Shewbert
678-429-6039
keithshewbert@gmail.com

Craig Newton
770-662-3680
cnewton@norcross-ga-gvt.com

COUNCIL APPOINTED CITY OF NORCROSS BOARDS

Board Members serve by appointment by Mayor and Council. Each City Board or Commission elects its own chairperson. All Boards have some liaison or chain of command to the Council. Some Boards require special expenditures for consulting or start up. Policy is that all board members are paid a nominal fee for researching issues, attending the hearing or meeting each month, and making a decision. If a column/row is blank, we need to research more. If important, contact information available in City of Norcross website or call City Hall.

Board	Purpose	Training	City Expenditures	Reports to City Council by:	Members
Planning & Zoning	Legally necessary to perform rezoning	Required City pays tuition expenses ARC raining classes		Community Dev Director	Randy Meacham* Jeff Osborn Krista Lay Diane Earnest Dale Marlowe
Zoning Board of Appeals	Legally necessary to perform rezoning, appeal process	Optional training		Community Dev Director	Don Thompson* Jim Scarborough Alvie Killingsworth Dodger Deleon Carl Howington
Downtown Development Authority	Empowered by local ordinance and other State DDA law.	Professional training classes required.	Status 2006 - receives from city--$500,000. and real estate.	One Council Member appointed to the board	Skip Nau* Bob Wilkerson Chuck Cimarik Kim Civins Laura Lazlo Erica Eby *Charlie Riehm is Council Liaison
Architecture Review Board	Conducts design reviews for individual projects	Training not required	Status 2006 – guidelines and policy set up by consultants. Cost – not known	Community Dev Director or Consultant <it has been both>	Jeff Hopper* Tixie Fowler Cindy Flynn ARCHITECTS: Rob Ponder Jim McGarrah
Pond 2030 Steering Committee	Guides POND Development of Master Zoning and Land Use Plan	Training not required	Status 2008— Two books completed, Guidelines and Policy set up by Consultants. Cost—Not known	Community Dev. Director	(HollyShiver, POND LEADER) Randy Meacham Bob Wilkerson Jeff Hopper Skip Nau Jim Scarborough Blake Manton Tim Hopton J. T. Stewart Catherine Cash
Mayor’s Task Force To Evaluate Water/Sewer System	Appointed Jan. 14 2008	Training not required	Not known	Mayor Johnson	Randy Meacham Charlie Riehm David McLeroy Gary Bruce
Library Board	Sets policy and performs oversight	Training not required			David Shaper*
Tree Commission	Sets policy according to Tree Ordinance	Training not required	Status 2007— Cost Not Known		Blake Manton* Dick Bare Robert Forro Jane Remaley Martha Scarborough
Election Commission	Sets policy and performs oversight	Training not known, although County elections require training			Susan Brooks* Barbara Croker Nan Smith Doris Day MaryBeth Bender
Parks and Greenspace	Advisory for city budget and maintenance, oversight of city greenspace				Meryl Wilkerson* Kathy Nau Pat Eidt Connie Weathers Ken Hixon
Housing Authority	Sets policy and performs oversight				Jonnie Mabe* S.D. Maloney Carl Garner Zena Ireland Doris Day
ADA Board					Dwaine Clarke* Anne Martin Jim Robinson Reggie Strickland

Commission below recently dissolved by Council, January 2008

Board	Purpose	Training	City Expenditures	Reports to City Council by:	Members
Historic Preservation Commission Status: Inactive~ Performed duties for 16 months	Empowered by local ordinances and state and federal law. Legally necessary to protect historic districts.	Professional HPC training classes required	Status 2007 - Professional consultant completed survey of historic resources, council authorized expenditure $25,000.	Community Dev Director	Anne Webb* Chuck Cimarik Pierre Levy Catherine Cash

* Chairperson