Local Blurb: State of the City

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Every now and then I'll put up a local blurb. This one is about the State of the City address held in Peachtree Corners today. The three year old city is 20 miles north of Atlanta.
It was great to attend today's Peachtree Corners Business Association State of the City address.
The mayor's ambitious speech highlighed the city's many successes and challenges and was preceded by a fantastic breakfast courtesy of Marriott-Tech Park.



Mayor Mike Mason delivers the annual 2015 Peachtree Corners State of the City address. The mayor touched on several themes including future development, an exciting business incubator project and transportation. 




Georgia State Senator Fran Millar informs the crowd about the amazing development going on over where the Doraville GM Plant once stood. This development is set in the heart of Doraville and next to the Doraville MARTA train station. City, county and state leaders hope the development will spur economic growth in this strategically important area. Doraville is less than 10 miles from Peachtree Corners and offers the northern-most MARTA rail station connection.
















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