Gwinnett Place CID Financially Strong; Looks Ahead At Fixing Pleasant Hill Road’s I-85 Interchange

DULUTH — After hearing from its Executive Director Joe Allen that the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District was financially strong, its board of directors Wednesday received a look at plans to fix and eventually replace the Pleasant Hill Road bridge connecting with I- 85.
Anyone who knows Gwinnett County traffic woes knows the Pleasant Hill Road bridge all too well. The plan moving through at present includes reconstructing [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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, [...]

Drought Over, Gwinnettians Still Saving Water, And The New Water Pricing Begins

GWINNETT COUNTY — Government officials reported Tuesday that despite the drought ending and Lake Lanier now being full, Gwinnettians are still conserving water.
According to a county-issued press release, average water usage was 71.3 million gallons per day in 2009 compared with 71.9 million in 2008 and almost 18 percent lower than the 86.8 million gallons [...]

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 [...]