Arts & Entertainment
Norcross Revokes Open Bid Race for Art Venues
In March, Norcross held an open bid race for the leases on three art spaces. Because of the outcry from the community, the city has decided to cancel its request for bid proposals from outside groups for Lionheart Theatre and Kudzu Art Zone.
Things at Lionheart Theatre Co. and Kudzu Art Zone were getting heated after they discovered March 20 that the city had started accepting outside lease bids for their buildings.
Essentially, it meant that the two organizations could lose their venues to other bidders.
So the two art spaces asked their supporters to call and email city officials to express their concerns if either one of the businesses were forced to move out of Norcross. In the week after Lionheart and Kudzu first received the notices, the city received more than 200 responses from the public regarding the issue.
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Because of the outcry, the city has decided to withdraw the request for outside proposals on the two buildings. Last week, Mayor Bucky Johnson met with both Lionheart Director Tanya Caldwell and Kudzu Director David Raderstorf to tell them the good news.
"After the conversation with [the mayor], we're feeling a lot better," said Caldwell to Patch. "We feel very confident after the meeting that it's going to all go over our way."
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See also:
- City Accepting Bids on Three Norcross Arts Spaces
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