The city council cancelled its planning retreat reservation at Brasstown Resort Valley and Spa Wednesday after receiving continued criticism over the past two months. The retreat will now be held at a local location, which is still being determined.City Manager Steve Horton said he felt the retreat had become a distraction and he asked Personnel Director Ronnie Cowan to call Brasstown again to see if the facility would reconsider waiving the cancellation fee."Things become such a distraction administratively and for the council, both. I talked to Ronnie, ‘You know this thing, it seems like