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 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 [...]