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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Fulton County Residents Encouraged To Donate Cash To Help Haiti Earthquake Victims

FULTON COUNTY — Just like former U.S. President’s Bill Clinton and George W. Bush said, the best thing Americans can do to help Haiti right now is give cash to one of a number of aid organizations working on the ground right now in the devastated nation. For a complete listing of those organizations working on the ground [...]

Commissioners Pass Budget While Beaudreau Asks Board To Be More Transparent

LAWRENCEVILLE — Kicking off the new decade in the midst of what’s been dubbed “The Great Recession,” Gwinnett County’s Board of Commissioners passed its 2010, revised, $1.3 billion budget Tuesday.
The vote wasn’t unanimous, though, and the 4 – 1 vote clearly indicated that a political divide exists between Chairman Charles Bannister and District 3 Commissioner [...]