Several Norcross Leaders, Events a Part of State of City Address

Norcross had its annual State of the City Address on Monday to applaud the city's accomplishments made in 2012, and set the vision for 2013.

With about 100 people in attendance, the event was held at the Paul Duke building at Norcross High School to honor the Blue Devils team winning the AAAAAA football championship this past season.

Mayor Bucky Johnson delivered the address, which featured six short videos (including the new city commercial by local production company the Atlanta Idea Studio) and special guest speakers Norcross High Principal William Bishop, City Manager Rudolph Smith and Norcross Police Chief Warren Summers.

The mayor covered the milestones of 2012, which includes the passing and implementation of the Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Study for the Town Center Downtown Plan. As soon as the council passed the plan last summer, the city updated the streetscape for Skin Alley and construction hasn't stopped for the surrounding streets.

The mayor also talked about the city's annexation east of Buford Highway. Since acquiring the area of 5,000 residents early last year, Johnson said it's helped balance the city budget and code enforcement has kept the area in check. Around 3,500 code citations were given out since the annexation, but 98 percent of them were resolved outside of court.

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