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SNELLVILLE – City Hall will host the art of a trio of abstract artists for two months.

Paintings by Carol T. Vey, Tara Hanlon Hamm and Sherry Robinson will be on display April 8 through June 2 in the Art Gallery in the Community Room of City Hall, 2342 Oak Road.

The reception for the artists is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 8.

Vey said she is back to making art after a hiatus.

"Having worked mostly with fused glass in the past, I am excited to be concentrating on the mixed-media components that I favored with my glass pieces, in addition to the photographic images that I've either captured or come across in multiple ways," she said. "The design of my work has its beginnings from many sources, evolving as my life changes, adapting as my life sometimes complicates.

I am a collector of the unusual image, phrase, or idea; always on the lookout for something that I can use in one of my pieces. My pieces of art are fraught with the seemingly unrelated, which upon further close inspection might reveal to the viewer just how my mind works!"

Hamm, who grew up in upstate New York, attended both Maryland Institute, College of Art and Atlanta College of Art. Setting aside art, she moved on in the medical field but after 15 years she finally picked up her brushes again and hasn't looked back since.

She describes her art as "contemporary paintings (which) focus on the abstract and organic characteristics found in nature, combining dark and intriguing color with rich heavy textures."

Robinson is an Atlanta native and, for a brief period, was an art major in college while attending Georgia State University. Following a more than 30-year career in Computer Technology, she took to her art work once again. She is also director at Kudzu Art Zone Gallery and Studios.

"At this point in my art work I enjoy experimenting with all realms of techniques, mediums, and subject matters," she said. "For me the discovery of something new is as exciting as a beautiful finished work of art. Many of my art pieces are from photographs I have taken; so my art work is a memory of an adventure or a representation of a story or person I care about. I have created a company called Art a la Sherry in which to share my artwork with others."

REQUEST FOR SEALED BID
Operation of Commercial and Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Services Within the City Limits of Snellville, Georgia. (PW160315)
March 15, 2016

The City of Snellville (City) is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified vendors to provide all labor and equipment required for the Operation of Commercial and Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Services Within the City Limits of Snellville, Georgia.

Bids should be typed or submitted in ink and returned in a sealed envelope marked on the outside with the project identification, bid number and Company Name. Bids will be received until 2:00 P.M. local time on Friday, April 15, 2016, at the Snellville City Hall
Reception Desk, First Floor, 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, Georgia 30078. Any bid received after this date and time will be marked as "late" and disqualified. After the time for receipt of bids has passed, each submitted bid package will be opened by the City
Clerk and selected staff. An initial bid tabulation documenting the Bid opening and listing Bidders will be available upon request on the next business day following the date of the Bid opening or viewed on our website at www.snellville.org.

A mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2016 in Conference Room 145 of the Snellville City Hall. All interested contractors will need to attend. Questions regarding bids should be directed in writing to Melisa Arnold, City Clerk, atmarnold@snellville.org or fax at 770-985-3525, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 8, 2016.

The Bids shall remain valid for a period of 60 days from bid opening. The City reserves the right to waive any formality and any technicalities, and to reject any or all bids if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the City to do so.

The information for bidders, scope of work, and how to obtain other related documents may be obtained at the following location:

Melisa Arnold
City Clerk/Administrative Manager
City of Snellville Administration Department
2342 Oak Road
Snellville, Georgia 30078
Telephone: (770) 985-3503
Email: marnold@snellville.org

CITY OF SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA
Butch Sanders
City Manager, Administration Department

SNELLVILLE – The once-dormant Development Authority of Snellville has been reactivated following a unanimous vote by the Mayor and Council Monday.

Current members of the Snellville Downtown Development Authority will fill the positions as directors of the reinstated Authority.

The move was made to create a body that has the development powers of the DDA throughout the city. The DDA can only work to develop the designated downtown area of the city.

After the Authority was reactivated, the Mayor and Council approved a measure which directs the Development Authority of Snellville to take title of the old police station on Lenora Church Road.

The first meeting of the Development Authority of Snellville is at 4 p.m. Thursday in City Hall.

A committee to review the City Charter was also created. The committee consists of City Attorney Tony Powell, councilmen Bobby Howard and Roger Marmol, former Mayor Emmett Clower, Executive Director of the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity Melvin Everson, City Clerk Melisa Arnold, former Councilman and member of the city's Planning Commission and Urban Redevelopment Agency Tod Warner and former Councilwoman Diane Krause.

The City of Snellville has a job opening for a Permanent Part Time Senior Center Program Assistant II. Visit the Job Opportunities page for information.

SNELLVILLE – Already known for honoring veterans through the Veterans Memorial, the city is unveiling yet another way to pay tribute to those who served our country.

The Snellville American Hero Military Banner Program is a tribute designed to recognize and honor veterans who are currently serving or who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The display of the American Hero Military Banners will contribute to the community's quality of life which lends a special character to the city. All proceeds will benefit the Snellville Veterans' Memorial.

The banners, approximately 18 inches wide and 38 inches long, will be displayed on the lamp posts in the Snellville Towne Center area along Oak Road, Clower Street and Wisteria Drive. The cost to memorialize or honor a veteran is $200 for a banner located on the Towne Green or in front of the Veterans Memorial and $150 for all other lamp posts in the Towne Center area.

Two different banners will be displayed on each lamp post, one on each side. Location of the banner is at the discretion of Snellville Tourism and Trade, however, requests for up to two family members to be displayed on the same pole will be accommodated on a first come first serve basis.

A portrait-style photo scan of the service person in dress uniform is required and must be scanned at a minimum size of 5-by-7 inches and at a minimum dpi of 150. Please label the scan with the veteran's name and e-mail to kelmca@comcast.net.

Deadline for Banners to be displayed for Memorial Day is April 15. Deadline for Banners to be displayed for Veterans' Day is Aug. 20.

The banners will be displayed approximately 30 days prior to the Memorial Day holiday and again approximately 30 days prior to the Veterans Day holiday on Nov. 11.

For more information, contact STAT Executive Director Kelly McAloon at kelmca@comcast.net.

SNELLVILLE – A portion of Oak Road will be closed April 2-10 in an effort to make pedestrian access to the Towne Green safer.

The closure will coincide with Gwinnett County Public Schools' Spring Break and will allow for the building of a raised and lighted crosswalk. Oak Road will be closed from the entrance of City Hall to Highway 78. The City Hall entrance should remain open a majority of the time.

"The road is being closed to provide the workers with the safest construction environment and to provide the contractor with the best opportunity to provide the city with the fastest and best construction solution," Economic Development Director Eric Van Otteren said. "We have discussed a couple of different options to closing the road. Based on worker safety and construction processes, closing the road is the best option."

Police Chief Roy Whitehead said people should avoid Oak Road as much as possible and are asked to use Clower Street as it will remain open during this construction period.

The construction is part of the Towne Green renovations in front of City Hall which will upgrade the space used for festivals and the Farmers' Market. The Towne Green project is scheduled to be completed by May 1.

SNELLVILLE – The city has named Jason Thompson Director of Planning and Development and Jan Burke Controller.

Thompson, who has been with the city since June 2006 after graduating from the Graduate Planning Program at the University of West Georgia, was formerly City Planner/GIS Manager as well as part-time Code Enforcement Officer.

Thompson said he wants to "wants to see the city continue to grow and foster the development of the Town Center and to continue to offer a positive experience for the citizens of Snellville."

Jan Burke is once again the city's Controller. She served in that position for 13 years and is back after a brief absence.

Burke said she wants "to maintain the financial reporting standards that have been achieved by the city."

"When I started with the city, we had one bank account and only the general fund," she said. "It has grown to 19 bank accounts and 14 funds. I am very happy to be back!"