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NEWS BRIEFS: State of the County: Where opportunity thrives
Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson recently gave her fourth State of the County address. She emphasized: “As Gwinnett continues to grow, one thing remains constant: We are a county where people and businesses can live authentically and grow purposely. We are a community where opportunity thrives.”
NEWS BRIEFS: County to hold meeting on future transportation plans
Gwinnett County is set to unveil its recommendations for future transit and transportation enhancements at a series of upcoming meetings. From June 5 until June 14, residents can see and share their thoughts on preliminary concepts for bicycle facilities, multi-use paths and sidewalks, transit expansion and other improvements across the county.
NEWS BRIEFS: Lawrenceville seeks call for design of elongated mural
The city of Lawrenceville has issued a call for design of a community mural. It is an open call for artists to submit designs for a community mural planned along Buford Drive between East Pike and East Crogan Streets where the Post Office is located. Deadline for submission is Friday, December 2, 2022.
NEW for 1/7: On redistricting and Gwinnett’s continuing objectives
Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Delegation seeks redistricting with fair process, fair maps
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Reviewing the Continuing Objectives for Gwinnett County
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Banking Company
FEEDBACK: Column brought back flood of memories about cooking
UPCOMING: New Gwinnett budget up 8.1%, but no tax increase
NOTABLE: Republic Services temporarily suspends recycling services
RECOMMENDED: Powers and Thrones by Dan Jones
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Augusta’s Morris Museum houses the Center for Southern Paintings
MYSTERY PHOTO: Clues about in this iconic photo: where is it?
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Historical Society to hear storyteller on Monday
Gwinnett Forum | Dec. 20, 2024
“….if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.”
— Canadian Author Robertson Davies (1913-1995).
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
- Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
- 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.
- 21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
- Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.
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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