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The GNFCC took the lead on a broad range of issues that affect business operations and the area’s quality of life

• Established the Environmental Services Committee which contracted with LAW Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. to address the water and wastewater issues facing Fulton County.
  
  
• Developed a plan with recommendations that addressed the water / wastewater treatment facilities in North Fulton for a three-six year time frame.
  
  
• Partnered with Fulton County to begin implementation of these recommendations.
  
  
• Played a key role in educating the business community and focusing on alternative solutions.
  
  
  

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Transportation Analysis

• Developed and presented Transportation Plan for North Fulton to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA), the Governor and the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC).
  
  
• Lobbied for MARTA’s rail extension north on GA 400. Played a key role in establishing several new bus lines for North Fulton.
  
  
• Partnered with Fulton County and the cities of Alpharetta and Roswell on input to the Comprehensive Transportation Plan being developed by the county.
  
  
  

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Regional Business Coalition

• Aided in the passage of Senate Bill 57, which resulted in the formation of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA).
  
  
• Assumed more active role in leadership from 1998 to 1999. GNFCC held Vice-Chairman position in 1999.

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Actively involved in realignment process

• Played a instrumental role in enlisting major corporations to participate in “Partnership for a Smog Free Georgia.”

 

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