Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Gwinnett Board of Commissioners hosting series of Town Hall Meetings throughout the county.
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Tuesday, April 2
Representatives of different Gwinnett County departments will answer questions from citizens about services at a series of Town Hall Meetings in April and May. The meetings are being hosted by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners at various locations throughout the county. The first on Tuesday, April 2, is scheduled in Lawrenceville. Each meeting begins with an open house at 6:15 p.m. followed by questions and comments from citizens at 7 p.m. Here is the full schedule of meetings: Source: Gwinnett News for Neighborhoods
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Gwinnett County, City of Duluth to each contribute $325,000 toward trail project. Most of $1.3-million construction cost to be covered by federal funds.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday (May 1) to share costs with the city of Duluth to extend the Western Gwinnett Bikeway 2.6 miles along Peachtree Industrial Boulevard from its current end at Pleasant Hill Road to the Rogers Bridge Trail at Rogers Bridge Road. The county and city governments will each contribute up to $325,000 toward extending the 10-foot-wide multi-purpose asphalt trail and increasing recreational opportunities for citizens. Most of the $1.3-million construction cost will come from federal funds. The Duluth City Council approved entering into an intergovernmental agreement with the county to split the remaining cost of the project 50/50 at its April 9 meeting. The bikeway will provide pedestrian and…
Monday, April 2, 2012
A recent fund-raiser in Duluth was scheduled to include some prominent names.
It already has been noted that Jace Brooks, Suwanee City Council member, has been accepting campaign contributions for election to the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners. Those efforts continued last week with a fund-raising reception that was scheduled to include, among others, Duluth Mayor Nancy Harris and Suwanee Mayor Jimmy Burnette. The event was held at the Georgia Trail golf course in Duluth. Suwanee Council Member Kevin McComber has a financial interest in that course. Also among the attendees listed were Greg and Tammy Shumate, who are listed as donors to the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation through Brand Mortage Company. Also, the Shumates have established a scholarship at Georgia Gwinnett College. The invitation to…
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The District 1 commissioner will not seek re-election, citing health reasons.
Other candidates could emerge, but as of now, the Gwinnett Board of Commissioners will have a new member with a strong financial background next year. This development arose Monday when District 1 Commissioner Shirley Lasseter announced that she won't seek re-election, citing health reasons. Lasseter's district includes Duluth and Suwanee. "I had been considering it for a while because of my health, and I had been in the hospital twice in the past year," Lasseter told Patch on Monday evening. Lasseter is a former Duluth mayor who is in her first term as BOC commissioner. She served as mayor of Duluth for 14 years before running for county commissioner and being elected. Announced candidates to replace Lasseter are Jace Brooks, a Suwanee …
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
The chairman of the BOC will make the address at a Gwinnett Chamber meeting.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Updated Feb. 14, 2012 Gwinnett Board Of Commissioners Chairman Charlotte Nash will make the annual State Of The County speech Wednesday (Feb. 15) as part of a Gwinnett Chamber Of Commerce program. The event/speech will be at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Nash was elected in 2011 to fill the unexpired term of former Chairman Charles Bannister, who resigned amid a grand jury probe into questionable land deals. Nash therefore will be up for re-election in 2012. She has said that it is "too early" to make a formal announcement about her plans. , some from prominent Gwinnett figures. In her first year, Nash has helped the county to a balanced budget for fiscal year 2012 (not needing reserve funds, as it did in 2011), and has …
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Gwinnett commissioners award contract for improvements from Buford Highway to Howell Ferry Road/McClure Bridge Road in Duluth.
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
More improvements are in sight for Pleasant Hill Road. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners awarded a construction contract to widen Pleasant Hill Road from Buford Highway to the intersection of Howell Ferry Road/McClure Bridge Road in Duluth, according to an announcement by the county. The widening will add a third lane and sidewalks in each direction along with a raised median to improve safety of the road. Expected to be completed in 2013, this project will extend the six-lane roadway that opened to traffic earlier this year from Old Norcross Road to Buford Highway and connect to the Pleasant Hill Road interchange at Buford Highway, which was completed in 2008. A future project will complete the six-lane widening through the …
Friday, September 16, 2011
State Sen. Curt Thompson contends a majority-minority district could have been drawn in south Gwinnett for both new BOC and BOE maps.
State Sen. Curt Thompson (D-Tucker) wants Gov. Nathan Deal to kill new Gwinnett Board of Education and Gwinnett County Commission district maps passed by the Georgia General Assembly on the grounds that the lines dilute African-American voting power and violate federal law. "My contention," Thompson said about both the education and commission maps, "is a majority-minority district could have been drawn in south Gwinnett." He charges that the GOP, which led the redraw, simply chose not to draw a majority African-American district. The law that Thompson says is being broken is the federal Voting Rights Act. Under the 1965 Act, Deep South states like Georgia that have a history of disenfranchising minority voters must get federal approval …
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Special 'We Remember' flag to be flown at Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center.
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
The Daughters of the American Revolution's Philadelphia Winn Chapter presented a flag in honor of 9/11 to the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Tuesday (Aug. 23). The "We Remember" flag features images of the World Trade Towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and the Liberty Bell representing the site in Shanksville, PA. It will fly outside the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. “The Philadelphia Winn Chapter of Lawrenceville proudly presents this flag in memory of those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001," said DAR Member Lydia McGill. "May we never forget.”
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Gwinnett County's new Board of Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash pointed to restoring public trust and budget crisis as key issues.
Well over 500 business and community leaders filled the Gwinnett Center's Tommy Hughes Ballroom on Wednesday to hear the county's new Board of Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash offer her first State of the County Address. The annual event, which usually take place in January, was delayed until a special election this past March was held to decide on a new county chairman. Newly elected Nash replaced Charles Bannister, who resigned last fall in the midst of a grand jury probe over county land deals. Nash, a former county administrator, took over the top spot during a failing economy that has forced the county to look for every means to cut expenses and reduce spending. She also came along when the public's trust was at an all time low …
Courtney
8:08 pm on Monday, November 28, 2011
This road is not broken, why are they spending money to put a median in? Medians are ugly. more ›