Wade Trim civil engineering firm will be the first sustaining partner and second tenant at The Water Tower Innovation Center, a 55,000 square foot research collective on The Water Tower Global Innovation Hub Campus located in Gwinnett County.
The campus will serve as an accelerator for water innovation by bringing together utilities, technology providers, educational institutions, and other industry partners to conduct applied research, technology innovation, workforce development, and community engagement.
Melissa Meeker, CEO of The Water Tower, says: “Wade Trim’s commitment to advancing the water industry through thought leadership and technical expertise fits perfectly with our mission and we look forward to what our collaboration will bring.”
Based in Detroit, Mich., Wade Trim has offices in nine states, and has had an office in Alpharetta since 2018, which will continue. Consistently ranked in the top 500 design firms, top 200 environmental firms and nationally recognized for innovative solutions, Wade Trim’s operations spans 20 offices in the U.S.
Known for its Wet Weather capabilities, the firm’s focus also includes decades of planning, modeling, treatment, pumping and conveyance projects for water, wastewater, and stormwater projects using conventional or collaborative delivery methods.
Wade Trim is also the first Sustaining Partner of The Water Tower, contributing to the advancement of the water industry through leading-edge programming across the four pillars of applied research, technology demonstration, workforce development, and community engagement. For their first joint endeavor, the partnership between Wade Trim and The Water Tower will support development of an interactive ‘career mapping’ application that will help guide students, mid-career pivoters, and others discover and plan their career in the water industry.
The Water Tower, scheduled to open in March 2022, will have 15 employees at the Water Tower says Christopher M. Haney, senior vice president and director of client services, adding: “Our space will be used to deliver engineering projects with Gwinnett County, support the Water Tower R&D programs, serve other Metro Atlanta client needs and continue to strengthen Wade Trim’s presence in Metro Atlanta” A conveyance network will bring process streams from F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center to the facility to support bench-scale, full-scale, and pilot studies.
Lilburn pop-up farmers market coming on Nov. 20
Lilburn Farmers Market hosts the fourth annual Holiday Pop-Up Market on Saturday, November 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1400 Killian Hill Road. Buy local for the holidays! Food vendors selling produce, mac n cheese, baked goods, jam/jellies, spice mixes, decorated cookies, Cajun sausages, Cajun inspired dishes, Guyanese foods, and honey to make your meals extra special.
Looking for gifts to give? Local pottery, bath/body products, skin care, t-shirts, hot chocolate bombs, spices blends, jewelry, candles, ornaments, cutting boards, and so much more. Don’t forget your pets – we have goodies for them too!
Order online at https://www.localline.ca/lilburn-farmers-market before midnight Thursday. Pick up at the market after 11 a.m. on Saturday. Lilburn Farmers Market is a community event co-sponsored by Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church.
Clark launches campaign to win U.S. Senate seat
Clark
Former Republican Georgia State Representative Josh Clark of Flowery Branch has launched his campaign for U.S. Senate. A lifelong Georgia Republican, he married his childhood sweetheart, Chelsey, and together they’re raising six children, ages 6 to 18, on a small farm in Flowery Branch; Josh has coached them in baseball, basketball, football, and most recently cross-country.
At age 18, he became a distributor for an international nutrition company. Later he launched a successful real estate firm. Today, he is an executive for NeoLife North America, the company for which he began working when 18.
Clark served two terms in the Georgia House of Representatives before returning to private life. He and his family attend Christ Peace Church in Flowery Branch. He grew up on a farm in Gwinnett County, the oldest of ten children.
County budget for 2022 up 7.8%, but no millage increase
Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Nicole Hendrickson presented her proposed budget on Tuesday to guide County government spending for the 2022 fiscal year. The proposed budget for 2022 totals $2.06 billion, up 7.8 percent from the 2021 budget. It consists of a $1.6 billion operating budget and a $454 million capital improvements budget, which includes funds from the county’s voter-approved SPLOST program. She says that the proposed budget does not contemplate a millage rate increase.
The chairman adds: “Building on the County’s historically fiscally conservative approach, we have a budget that is balanced, fiscally sound, and makes intentional investments in our community to address core services, health and human service needs, and ongoing recovery efforts of this pandemic.”
Two-thirds of the operating budget, which funds everyday expenses such as employee salaries, benefits, equipment and repairs, is dedicated to the areas of public safety and public works. New initiatives to be funded by the operating budget include the expansion of mental health response teams in the Gwinnett Police Department in partnership with View Point Health and additional training staff in the Sheriff’s Office. The capital budget will pay for new libraries, roads and parks.
The proposed 2022 budget resolution is available online at GwinnettCounty.com.
Commissioners will hold a public hearing on December 6 and residents can offer input on the County’s website through December 31. Commissioners will consider the new budget on January 4, 2022.
Lawrenceville offering Geographic Info System hub
The city of Lawrenceville is offering a new Geographic Information System (GIS) Hub that utilizes interactive maps and real-time information that help make finding resources a breeze.
The GIS Hub provides a wealth of highly accurate geographic data including, but not limited to, parcels, zoning, street centerlines, addresses, lakes and streams, parks, city limits, and public parking. This resource, available to everyone, can be used in many ways, including identifying sanitation service schedules and public parking and to communicate power outages to utility customers and the current status of important infrastructure improvement projects by city staff. Dozens of map layers combined with descriptive data allow citizens and visitors to visualize and interact with important information within Lawrenceville’s city limits.
Learn about current development projects in Lawrenceville by viewing the Capital Improvements Projects map. This showcases the construction, maintenance, and renovation of public facilities and infrastructure in the city.
Sherman working in communications with chamber
Sherman
Lisa Sherman is the new vice president of marketing and communications for the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, working also with Partnership Gwinnett. Previously Sherman worked as the vice president of external affairs for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. She also was earlier employed at the City of Lawrenceville and worked also at the Chamber and managed product development marketing initiatives for AGCO Corporation in Duluth.
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