Greetings Mountain Park Patrons:
I wanted to notify you of several vehicle break-ins that we have had at the park this past spring. The MPAA board is working in conjunction with the Gwinnett County Park police and the local police precinct to try to catch the perpetrators and to prevent this criminal activity in the […]

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS - The following are development permits received by the Gwinnett Planning and Development Department on or before May 16. Developers have submitted plans for these sites but have not received the Planning and Development Department’s authorization to begin clearing the land.
Where: 4000 Five Forks Trickum Road, Lilburn
What: New Mercies Christian Church

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Public Hearing Agenda for Tuesday, May 20, 2008. The following is a partial list edited for our community.
2008-0441 RZC-08-058, Applicant: A. Omotayo Idowu, Owner: A.
Omotayo Idowu, O-I to C-2, Commercial Retail Uses (Reduction in
Buffers), District 6 Land Lot 058 Parcel 018, 2400 Block of West Park
Place Boulevard and the 2200 […]

ZONING CASES - ACTION TAKEN: The following action was taken by the Gwinnett Board of Commissioners on May 13, 2008
Tabled to June 17: A requested rezoning from office-institutional to commercial for 4.54 acres west of Snellville to be developed as a retail shopping center and hotel. The property is at the 2400 block of West […]

Friday, May 16, 2008
Stone Mountain in midst of $10 million upgrade
Atlanta Business Chronicle - by Anya Martin Contributing Writer
Stone Mountain Park, one of Atlanta’s oldest and one of the state’s most visited attractions, is in the midst of a $10 million upgrade and development effort as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.
The park has shown steady […]

How many times have you seen a sign on a street corner that says, “Basketball Goals Installed By Coach Rainey”? You won’t be seeing them anymore. Coach E.L. Rainey passed away this past Monday at the age of 84. I grew up in Stone Mountain and graduated from Stone Mountain High School where he coached […]

Commissioner Mike Beaudreau will have a GOP primary challenge in Lilburn’s planning manager, Doug Stacks of Dacula. The winner of that race will turn their attention to Democrat Earl Herndon in the November election.
Both parties will extensively poll their voters with non-binding ballot questions in the July primary. Democrats will answer questions on subjects ranging […]

• Update - 11/07/08 - Gwinnett County Garbage Plan Announcement
The Board of Commissioners, in December 2007, approved a draft solid waste management plan for managing solid waste in Gwinnett County that will affect trash collection for most residents next year. State laws require an updated plan this year. Other agencies must now approve the draft […]

By Arielle Kass
Staff Writer
Gwinnett Daily Post
LAWRENCEVILLE - A little wine goes a long way.
Stone Mountain Village is hoping the offer of some free fermented grapes will bring people to a Walk and Wine Tour on Saturday on the town’s main street.
Steve Wells, the executive director of Main Street Stone Mountain, said about 200 people came […]

By Michael Pearson
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 05/13/08
A proposed hotel and retail complex in Gwinnett’s Park Place community near Stone Mountain likely won’t be considered by the Planning Commission tonight as originally planned.
A representative of the developer has asked commissioners to delay consideration of the project for a couple of months.
Planning Commissioner Chuck Warbington, whose district […]