The Gwinnett Police Department now offers online crime mapping. Interactive, online neighborhood crime mapping at CrimeMapping.com allows Gwinnett residents to see where and when various criminal activities have been reported near their neighborhood or street address.
Combining Google maps with Gwinnett Police crime reports, the system is updated frequently so the public can get timely, accurate […]

Despite finishing in second place in the International League South division with an overall record of 81 wins / 63 loses (.563) and making the post-season as a wildcard, the Gwinnett Braves only managed to rank 12th out of 14 teams in their division for attendance.
Maxwell Q. Klinger’s (M*A*S*H) Toledo Mud Hens ranked 7th in […]

Gwinnett County had projected stadium parking revenue to surpass the $200,000 mark, but only received $31,000 for the entire 2009 baseball season, a $169,000 shortfall for the inaugural season.
Sources:
• AJC
• GDP

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners has called off their annual retreat to Young Harris citing scheduling issues.
The “planning” retreat for the commissioners and other county staffers has been an annual affair for more than a decade costing taxpayers upwards of $15,000 for the two night excursion.
Most troubling is that the funds for this retreat […]

There is only one remaining meeting of the Evermore CID Board this year. The November/December meetings have been consolidated into one, which will be held:
December 2nd, 2009 2:30 p.m.
The meeting will be held at:
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3485 Stone Mountain Hwy 78
Snellville 30078
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Yesterday’s (November 23, 2009) public hearing on the Gwinnett County proposed millage rate hike plan drew a collective 450 residents with the morning session drawing approximately 150 and the evening session drawing approximately 300. The majority of the audience was decidedly against any tax increase.
Suwanee resident Ed Honeycutt received the loudest show of support when […]

Gwinnett County officials have outlined a proposal that would restore some of the spending reductions made earlier this year to the county’s public safety, parks and recreation, and social services programs. The proposal would be funded by a 2.28-mill increase in county property taxes.
Public hearings on the proposed property tax increase will be held on […]

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners are set to discuss two lawsuits pending over county mandated trash service. Tuesday’s (November 17, 2009) special meeting is to be held with the garbage vendors who are suing the county along with mediators who will attempt to resolve the two pending 40 million dollar plus lawsuits. Yes, $80,000,000.00+.
Guess […]

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that Emory Eastside, a joint venture between Emory and HCA Inc. has posted a high death rate among pneumonia patients that were admitted between 2005 and 2008. Additionally, Emory Eastside’s own patient ratings scored below state averages on most questions surveyed.
Emory Eastside scored poorly on Medicare’s pneumonia mortality rate, in […]