Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The airport in Gwinnett County joins the Spokane Airport in Washington State in asking a judge to review the FAA's decision to stop funding airport traffic control towers.
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Tuesday, April 30
Gwinnett County is not giving up the fight to keep the air traffic control tower at Briscoe Field fully funded. The airport in Lawrenceville joined a lawsuit filed by the Spokane Airport in Spokane, WA. On April 24, Gwinnett County filed a motion to intervene in the case of Spokane Airport Board, Petitioner v. Michael P. Huerta Administrator and Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Case No. 13-71172. They are requesting a judge review the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to stop funding to federal contract towers. “Gwinnett County is seeking to join in this action as our interests are aligned with those of Spokane and other similarly situated airports with contract …
Monday, March 18, 2013
The average American home leaks more than 10,000 gallons of water per year, equivalent to the water needed to wash 280 loads of laundry or take more than 600 showers, according to the EPA.
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Monday, March 18
As part of Fix a Leak Week, Gwinnett County is hosting two free workshops on repairing leaky water faucets. The Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources has partnered with Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District to promote this year’s Fix a Leak Week, a nationwide water conservation effort sponsored by the EPA’s WaterSense® program. During the week of March 18, the county will encourage residents to help stop more than 1 trillion gallons of water wasted each year from easy to fix leaks. The workshops are scheduled Tuesday, March 19, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center Auditorium, 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville and Saturday, March 23, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Centerville Community…
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The current sales tax expires in March 2014, and leaders must approve a new referendum.
Suwanee and Gwinnett voters, get ready -- again. Gwinnett could offer up a new SPLOST vote in 2013. The current one-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales tax, which was approved by voters in 2008, expires in March 2014. For the process to continue, voters must approve a new tax. A new SPLOST vote is possible for November, according to county spokesperson Joe Sorenson. According to state law, a vote could only be held in March or November, but March would be too soon for all requirements to be met. Among the requirements: commissioners and mayors in the county must meet to discuss potential SPLOST projects. No such meeting is scheduled. According to county spokesperson Joe Sorenson, Gwinnett County Commisssion Chairman Charlotte Nash has …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Gwinnett County has just added a feature on its website that lets you know how long the wait is at each early polling station.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Are you thinking of voting early but not sure about how long the lines are? Gwinnett County has just added a feature on its website that lets you know just how long you'll wait in line to cast your vote. The wait times are updated four times a day: 10:30 a.m.; 12:30 p.m.; 2:30 p.m.; and 4:30 p.m. Early voting ends on Friday, Nov. 2. Click HERE for up-to-date wait times. As of Oct. 29 some 40,666 Gwinnett County residents have cast their votes during the early voting period and another 11,032 have cast their votes by mail according to Joe Sorenson, spokesman for the county. A total 19,872 had requested a mail in ballot which means nearly 9,000 voters have yet to mail their ballots. "We expect the remaining ballots to start coming in a …
Saturday, September 1, 2012
All city and county offices to reopen Tuesday after Labor Day holiday.
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Saturday, September 1, 2012
If you have business with Gwinnett County or the City of Duluth, get it taken care of Friday or it will have to wait until Tuesday. Duluth city offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 3, for the Labor Day holiday. The offices will reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4. All Gwinnett County offices, with the exception of those operations required for the comfort and safety of residents, will be closed Monday, Sept. 3, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Regular working hours for all county offices will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 4. A Magistrate Court judge will be available at the Gwinnett County Detention Center.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Recent restaurant scores in and around Duluth.
Below are results of recent Gwinnett County restaurant inspections in Greater Duluth by the East Metro Health District, which covers Gwinnett, Rockdale and Newton counties. Click on the links below to see the full reports. Name: Burger King #3988 Location: 2111 Pleasant Hill Road Score: 96/A Date: Aug. 15 See the full report here Name: Georgia Diner Location: 1655 Pleasant Hill Road Score: 89/B Date: Aug. 7 See the full report here Name: Hannah's Home Cooking Location: 3083 Breckinridge Blvd, #100 Score: 98/A Date: Aug. 13 See the full report here Name: I Bangkok Restaurant Location: 2700 Buford Highway, Suite C Score: 100/A Date: Aug. 3 See the full report here Name: Lattea Location: 2131 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 139 Score: 90/A Date: …
Gwinnett Residents can comment on the Proposed Action Plan. Grants totaling $3 million are proposed.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Gwinnett County leaders are seeking public comment on the county's Proposed Action plan, which will be considered for approval in October 2012. According to a county newsletter, the 2013 Proposed Action Plan contains all activities recommended for funding from estimated FY 2013 grants to be awarded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), plus estimated program income. Proposed building grants exceed $3 million. (Document is attached below.) The public comment period for the Proposed Action Plan 2013 is Aug. 8, 2012 to Sept. 10, 2012. Gwinnett including Duluth residents are invited to comment. A summary of all comments received during the public comment period will be provided to the commissioners before Oct. 16, the …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Duluth's 2012 tax millage rate of 5.991 mills is the same as in 2010 and 2011.
The City Of Suwanee is preparing to lower its 2012 tax millage rate to 4.93, which would be the third straight year it has dropped the property tax benchmark. Duluth earlier adopted the same tax millage rate it has had in effect for 2010 and 2011. So how do city tax millage rates compare in Gwinnett County? Some examples: Most of Gwinnett's 800,000-plus residents live in unincorporated areas, and so the county's rate determines their tax bill. The county's rate is 13.02, according to Gwinnett spokesperson Joe Sorenson. It's the same for unincorporated and incorporated areas. However, the settlement of the Service Delivery Strategy dispute this year will come into play in the future, Sorenson added. In 2013, service districts will be set up…
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Gwinnett transportation director says traffic congestion is an issue in the county.
Kim Conroy, Gwinnett County director of transportation, technically can't be an advocate for the Transportation Investment Act, the voter referendum also known as TSPLOST. But he left no doubt Monday (July16) in Suwanee how county leaders view the situation. "We do see traffic as one of the most important things we face," Conroy said after Monday's 45-minute video slide presentation at Suwanee City Hall. "Congestion is an issue." And one resident in attendance agrees. "Improvements are needed," said Hank Duren of Buford, who attended the session with his wife, Carmen Duren. She added: "New people are moving here all the time." The price, of course, is adding a 1 percent sales tax to Gwinnett County and metro Atlanta for the next 10 years, …
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Here's a list of the Fourth of July celebrations and fireworks displays planned in Gwinnett County. Duluth Celebrates America occurs July 3 at Scott Hudgens Park.
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
Many exciting, family-oriented Independence Day celebrations are taking place around Gwinnett County this year. See the list of events below to make your plans for the Fourth of July! Saturday, June 30, 2012 Sunday, July 1, 2012 Tuesday, July 3, 2012 Wednesday, July 4, 2012
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