Articles by: Elliott Brack
BRACK: Norcross, Buford homeowners benefit from leaf vacuuming
By Elliott Brack | Norcross and Buford residents enjoy a special “Cadillac service” three months out of the year. These two cities send around a truck to vacuum up leaves raked to the curb. No other Gwinnett homeowners enjoy such a service. The different county waste haulers require homeowners in other areas to bag their leaves before pick up.
BRACK: Being an Eagle Scout started one guy on career path
By Elliott Brack | Rodney Brundidge of Dacula, the chief operating officer of the Northeast Georgia Boy Scout Council, was telling of the various ways his organization helps children, both boys and girls, at a Gwinnett County Rotary meeting Tuesday. Then he asked: “How many in the room are Eagle Scouts?”
BRACK: Gwinnett’s pride shows through its modern fire department
By Elliott Brack | A South Georgia native and attorney, John Mattox, was a good friend of mine. We keep remembering his idea about how any community looked upon itself. John thought anyone could tell a good deal about any town’s pride by the way it took care of two elements in that town: its cemeteries and its courthouse. If you saw either of these run down, the community didn’t take much pride in itself.
BRACK: Sugar Hill’s downtown has amazing growth in 10 years
By Elliott Brack | If you haven’t been to Sugar Hill in a few years, you will find it difficult to believe how much this fourth-largest city in Gwinnett has blossomed. In the last 10 years, the City Council has brilliantly created a new downtown area, now teeming with about 2,000 people living within a half mile of City Hall and enjoying the “Sweet Life.”
BRACK: Proposal concerning private information upsets bankers
By Elliott Brack | A proposal from the Biden Administration got bankers across the country, including those in Gwinnett, all hot and bothered this week. Proposed legislation would have required that the banks and credit unions give far more sensitive banking information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about the bank’s depositors.
BRACK: Short takes and catching up on items from the past
By Elliott Brack | Rest on your laurels, Judy Putnam. Just after Peachtree Corners became a city, you became the communications officer and you have served well. We appreciate all the courtesies you have extended to GwinnettForum, keeping us alert to activities in this the newest of Gwinnett cities. And you have done it in such a friendly, cordial way. Now, enjoy your well-earned retirement from the daily grind!
BRACK: Hudgens to be inducted into Hall of Fame for Georgia veterans
By Elliott Brack | The late Scott Hudgens Jr. of Duluth will be inducted into the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame in Columbus, Ga. on November 6. Nominating him for the award was Mike Camp of Johns Creek, a person who never met Mr. Hudgens, but heard of his war record and many lifetime achievements.
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