NEWS BRIEFS: Locations added for comprehensive plan hearing

Gwinnett County has added new dates for the 2045 Unified Plan fall community event series. This comprehensive plan serves as guiding roadmap for the county’s development over the next decades. As part of the County’s public engagement efforts, upcoming events will be held around Gwinnett for residents to analyze specific areas, learn about project recommendations and contribute their own ideas.

The new fall events are scheduled on the following dates:

  • Wednesday, November 29 at OneStop Centerville in Snellville;
  • Wednesday, December 13 and Thursday, December 14 at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Lecture Hall C in Suwanee.

The 2045 Unified Plan will address community goals, needs and opportunities including housing, transportation, economic development, land use and more. The plan will also work in tandem with the County’s recent Comprehensive Housing Study and the ongoing Comprehensive Transportation Plan. For more details about the upcoming events, please visit GwinnettCounty.com/2045UnifiedPlan.

Libraries seek gingerbread house entries 

Gwinnett County Public Library’s Youth Services Department is holding a Literary Gingerbread House Contest. 

There are three categories for entries: Family, Teen, and Adult, with awards for winners in each category.  Visit any of our 15 library branches to pick up an entry form or visit:  http://www.gwinnettpl.org/news/gingerbread-house-contest.

Entries should be dropped off at the Collins Hill branch on Saturday, December 2 between 10 a.m. and noon. The public can vote on their favorite house on the website from December 4 through December 16.

County offering bonuses for 2024 election workers

The Gwinnett Voter Registrations and Elections Division encourages residents to participate in several upcoming poll official hiring events for the 2024 election season, offering an opportunity to actively engage in the electoral process and earn up to a $390 stipend.

The events are open to residents of diverse backgrounds, including those who speak two or more languages. During the event, attendees must complete an I-9 form and provide original identification documents

The December 4 event will be held in the Gwinnett Voter Registrations and Elections Beauty P. Baldwin Building, Multipurpose Room, 455 Grayson Highway, Suite 200, Lawrenceville. The December 18 event will be held at the Dacula Park Activity Building, 2735 Auburn Avenue, Dacula.

NOTABLE

Florida firm makes second Technology Park purchase

192 Technology Parkway

A Florida-based investment firm acquired four properties in Technology Park in August, all part of a portfolio selling for roughly $23.8 million. The second-largest sale in Metro Atlanta in Q3, SF Partners purchased 30, 35 Technology Parkway South and 190 and 192 Technology Parkway from Terracap: a total of 247,208 square feet.

The company also owns 157 Technology Parkway and 155 Technology Parkway. SF Partners is a Real Estate investment firm that owns and operates commercial real estate primarily in the southeastern United States. SF Partners focuses on acquiring multi tenanted suburban office and flex products. 

SF Partners’ strategy has been to identify commercial buildings that have positive cash flow but where value can still be added through increasing occupancy, rental rates and reducing expenses. SF partners seek to find properties that also provide the ability to obtain leverage and provide for strong cash on cash returns for investors.

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