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NEW for 1/19: On transit vote; Condos over apartments; Spending
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: County plans for a transit referendum for November
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It’s a better way to provide housing: condos, not apartments
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Norcross
ANOTHER VIEW: Both of our political parties are big spenders
FEEDBACK: In ten years, luxury apartments can be crime-ridden
UPCOMING: Bi-annual count of homeless scheduled January 22
NOTABLE: Explore Gwinnett offering grants to nonprofits
OBITUARY: Nicki Leritis DeVillier
RECOMMENDED: A Mencken Chrestomathy by H.L. Mencken
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Amos Tappan Akerman was zealous U.S. Attorney
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today’s Mystery Photo is not a pretty picture
LAGNIAPPE: GGC students take King Day for campus improvements
CALENDAR: Lilburn Town Hall will be January 22
FOCUS: County plans for a transit referendum for November
By Deborah Tuff | The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved calling for a referendum on transit at its recent meeting. The transit referendum is to be placed on the 2024 November ballot, if it is approved as expected by the Atlanta Regional Commission, and officially voted on again by the Commission.
NEW for 4/11: Buford raccoon; DA draws 2024 opponent; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Be on the alert; rabid racoon found in Buford
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett DA draws opponent in 2024 Democratic primary
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: County rescinds idea of getting Livesy land by eminent domain
NOTABLE: Tax Agent mails annual notice of property assessments
RECOMMENDED: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Mormon missionary killed in 1879 in Whitfield County
MYSTERY PHOTO: Water, waves, rocks, hills dominate this mystery
CALENDAR: Learn more about Social Security April 13 at Five Forks Branch Library
NEW for 8/5: Mall plan, MTI Baths, Garland
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TODAY’S FOCUS: County adopts plan for the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall
EEB PERSPECTIVE: MTI Baths success story paying off with expansion on the horizon
ANOTHER VIEW: Merrick Garland needs to move quicker on Committee’s evidence
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Commissioners adopt same general fund millage rate for 2022
NOTABLE: Georgia Gwinnett College new internship program now underway
RECOMMENDED: Kingdom Coming by Michelle Goldberg
GEORGIA TIDBIT: One-fourth of first 21 Georgia Board of Trustees were clergy
MYSTERY PHOTO: Maritime setting for today’s photo
FOCUS: County adopts Gwinnett Place Mall redevelopment plan
By Deborah Tuff | The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners has adopted the final Equitable Redevelopment Plan for the Gwinnett Place Mall. The plan was informed by eight months of community engagement with direct input from over 2,000 Gwinnett residents and focuses on a new model for equitable development to benefit historically marginalized communities.
NEW for 7/5: A tax hike, new King statue, religious states
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Commissioners adopt same millage, which equals a tax increase
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnettians work on dedicating 8 foot statue to Dr. M.L. King Jr.
ANOTHER VIEW: The most religious states in USA are also the most violent
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Ignorance limits intelligent decision making and becomes stupidity
NOTABLE: High schoolers participate in anatomy lesson at PCOM academy
RECOMMENDED: Practical Fairy Tales for Everyday Living by Martin H. Levinson
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Sea Islands Hurricane of 1893 among deadliest in nation’s history
MYSTERY PHOTO: Did someone leave the doors open, and the leaves blew in?
CALENDAR: Writer’s Workshop coming to Duluth Library on July 16
NEW for 4/1: The Water Tower; Help with candidates; Special weapon
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Leaders celebrate innovative new facility, The Water Tower
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Know a candidate? Make sure they contact the Forum soon
ANOTHER VIEW: Georgia Democrats have special weapon in election: Donald Trump
FEEDBACK: China may see more possibility of being the peacemaker
UPCOMING: Jesus Christ Superstar returning to Fox Theatre in April
NOTABLE: Lawrenceville Police Department gains state certification
RECOMMENDED: Utopia by Thomas More
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Whitewater paddling is popular sport for many in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a photo which reminds us today is April Fool’s Day
LAGNIAPPE: This guy found a way to sprout
CALENDAR: Investiture of Dr. Jann Joseph as GGC president is Friday (today) at 10:30 a.m.
Gwinnett Forum | March 28, 2025
“A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.”
—American cardiologist Paul Dudley White (1886-1973).
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judicial and school board elections to the date of the General Election.
- More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
- Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
- Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
- Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Gwinnett planners to encourage condos and townhouses instead of apartments.
- County-wide microtransit services.
Interested in Gwinnett history?
Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.
- The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
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