By Lewis Cooksey | With over a million residents in Gwinnett, we at the Gwinnett Department of Transportation (DOT) are focused on ensuring that we are providing connectivity and access to move around the county’s 437 square miles. With more cars on the road, it’s clear we need a better way to get around.
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Hebron Academy plans $20 million special needs academy
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The new Gwinnett Transit Plan differs from previous plans
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC
ANOTHER VIEW: Conflagration in Israel bemoans a different approach APPLY NOW
FEEDBACK: Sought peace and quiet in Harbins, but now upset
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Chamber inks pact with Pan Asian American group
NOTABLE: Duluth kids break ground on new Gigglebark tree
OBITUARY: Edwin Luther Hunt
RECOMMENDED: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
GEORGIA TIDBIT: 40 Watt Club now in its sixth location in Athens
MYSTERY PHOTO: See if you can figure out the location of this waterfall
CALENDAR: Third annual Peachtree Corners Decathlon will be Oct. 21
With “Decluttering” and “Getting Organized” topping the lists of many Gwinnett County residents’ New Year resolutions, Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful and Gwinnett Water Resources have an event in store that will help them do just that. On Saturday, February 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., cars will line up in the sprawling parking lot at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds to rid their homes of household hazardous waste, that is, products like pesticides, antifreeze, spray paint, auto batteries and more.
“….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).
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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