Politics & Government

Q&A With Peachtree Corners City Council Candidate Vera Nercessian

Post 3 City Council candidate Vera Nercessian answers questions for Peachtree Corners Patch.

UPDATE: Jan. 14, 2012 -- Vera Nercessian announced today that she has withdrawn from the race and will not be seeking the Post 3 city council seat in the March 6, 2012 elections.

Peachtree Corners Patch asked the 20 candidates for the six council seats on the new Peachtree Corners City Council a series of questions relating to city government for the upcoming Municipal Election on March 6, 2012.

Each of the candidates were asked the same set of questions. The last question we posed was to ask each candidate ask and answer his or her own question and provide the answer.

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Patch introduces Vera Nercessian, one of four candidates seeking to fill the council seat for Post 3.

Name: Vera Nercessian

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Lived in Peachtree Corners: 15 years

Educational background: Studied Art and Design in Ecole Camondo Paris France. Speaks four languages fluently 4.

Military background: N/A

Family: Married to John Nercessian, husband of 21 years and business owner in Peachtree Corners. we have 3 children ages 20, 18 and 13.

Occupation: Have worked in Design firms and Landscape Architectural firms overseas. Have owned my own Landscape designing business. Served (and still serving) as an elected board member on the Parish Council of my Church as treasurer and counselor. Artist in drawing of landscapes and portraits.

What experience in your background do you think has best prepared you for serving on the Peachtree Corners City Council?

By deciding to be a candidate, I only followed my heart, thinking I could bring something to my community, a community I am very attached to and have called home for the past 15 years. I have been involved as an active volunteer in schools and events at the Gwinnett Center throughout those years, and I truly know what people's concerns are. As a treasurer and an active board member on the Parish Council of my Church for years, I also have dealt with different issues, from personal and financial matters to conflict resolution.

Tell Peachtree Corners readers about your vision for the new city and how you would accomplish it?

As a resident of Peachtree Corners for so many years, I have witnessed a lot of changes in my surroundings, due to economical  and demographical growths such as new buildings, new subdivisions and new businesses where only woods used to be. I watched with a lot of pride, these new additions to this community and enjoyed even more life as a family and a business owner in a neighborhood such as ours.

We all know how things can change and we all face the challenges of today's economy, but my vision of Peachtre Corners as a city remains as one that will continue to thrive and be a safe and beautiful place to work, live and raise a family. I think I can accomplish that through my work providing for local needs about land use, urban and community development.

What do you think is the greatest challenge facing Peachtree Corners, and how would you approach it?

One of the challenges that this new city is going to face is to learn how to be independent and take responsibilities about each and everyone of its resident, land or business owner. Community issues will arise and will have to be taken care of with efficiency. It is important  to listen to people, hear their concerns and respond to their requests.

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