No Dump Trucks Needed, Information Technology Is Expensive…A Quick Meeting For Gwinnett’s Commissioners

LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett County’s Board of Commissioners took action on a range of items Tuesday, none of which seemed to interest the general public much or draw any controversy.
With no public comments made, to say it was a quiet day for commissioners in the public eye would be a huge understatement. Both meetings when combined lasted approximately 45 minutes, short by normal [...]

Chairman Charles Bannister’s Response To Cities’ Intended Legal Action Regarding Stalled Service Delivery Negotiations

LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Charles Bannister issued the following statement concerning the cities’ intent to file a legal motion against the State of Georgia involving service delivery negotiations between the County and the cities in Gwinnett.
“I was made aware shortly after lunch today that Buddy Welch, the attorney for all 15 Gwinnett cities in [...]

Just Opened FranchiseMart Makes The Art Of Franchising Simpler

VININGS — Liberty Tax, Sign-A-Rama, Precision Tune Auto Care, Wine Styles, Midas, Bark Busters, The Great Frame Up and Fantastic Sam’s. These are just a few of the 160 franchise businesses served by the just opened FranchiseMart store that could someday be yours. And if you’ve been laid off and have pondered the thought of owning [...]

Republican Candidate Liz Carter Speaks to Evermore CID Board

SNELLVILLE — Liz Carter is running as the republican candidate against incumbent democrat Hank Johnson in the 4th district race for a U.S. Congressional seat. That district emcompasses parts of Gwinnett County in addition to parts of Rockdale and DeKalb Counties.
Carter stopped by the board meeting of the Evermore Community Improvement District on Wednesday to speak for [...]

Evermore CID Approves Move To New Headquarters In Effort To Transform Olympic Tennis Venue

SNELLVILLE — The quest to save Atlanta’s 1996 Olympic tennis venue from a 2011 demolition date became official Wednesday with the Evermore CID Board of Director’s official, unanimous decision to move its headquarters into the venue’s abandoned pro shop for the rest of the year.
With historic Stone Mountain serving as a backdrop to the unused [...]

Smaller Homes Could Be Coming To 500 Block Of Old Peachtree Road Because Of Down Economy

LAWRENCEVILLE — The great recesscion has left development in flux, subdivisions unfinished and countless homes in foreclosure. On Tuesday night at the monthly Board of Commissioners meeting to deal with zoning issues, an unfinished subdivision because of this very economy was the reason Old Peachtree Road Investments, LLC was granted its wish — a change in conditions for an 8-acre piece [...]

Crooked Creek Water Reclamation Facility To Get $21 Million Face-lift

The influent pump station will be improved and upgraded as part of the $21 million renovation at the Crooked Creek Water Reclamation Facility.

 GWINNETT COUNTY — The Board of Commissioners approved a contract on Tuesday for $21.4 million in upgrades and improvements to the Crooked Creek Water Reclamation Facility.
According to Department of Water Resources Spokesman Ron Peters, [...]

Please Don’t Dump Anything In Metro Atlanta’s Sewer Manhole Covers, Especially In Gwinnett!

 
GWINNETT COUNTY — Officials want the public’s help in catching anyone who might be dumping illegal waste into the county’s sewer system by prying open the sewer manhole covers.
 Acting Director of Water Resources Lynn Smarr said people are dumping everything from grease and chemicals to septic tank pumping.
“It’s not only illegal but it’s also dangerous [...]

Commissioners Ratify Three Bridge Repairs To The Tune Of $1.15 Million

Construction is still ongoing at the bridge on Club Drive over Sweetwater Creek from September’s flooding.

 
 
 
 LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett’s Board of Commissioners officially ratified on Tuesday $1.15 million in emergency repairs to three roadway bridges that were damaged in the flooding last September.
The bridge work, which took place at Garner Road over Garner Creek, Martin Nash Road over [...]

Gwinnett County To Study Potentially Privatizing Airport’s Briscoe Field

LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett’s Board of Commissioners unanimously supported a resolution Tuesday which will allow Gwinnett’s Department of Transportation to go forward with preparing a preliminary FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) application as part of the FAA’s Airport Privatization Pilot Program.
Chairman Charles Bannister read a statement in response to the Board’s action because he said there were misunderstandings, [...]

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