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The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners adopted a new solid waste ordinance for unincorporated Gwinnett County during the board’s business session on March 2, 2010. The ordinance as adopted will be posted as soon as possible.
Service will begin on July 1, 2010, giving residents and haulers time to transition to the new system. […]

Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners will again consider county mandated garbage collection. Even with lawsuits totaling in excess of $80 million still pending over the last board sanctioned solid waste plan, local media reports suggests that not much has changed in the new proposed plan. The biggest change is […]

During today’s State of the County address, commission chair Charles Bannister called for a one cent sales tax increase. Bannister stated that should voters approve the new penny tax, it would generate approximately 150 million dollars in new revenue with 35 percent coming from non-Gwinnett shoppers.
Bannister is looking to put the penny sales tax on […]

It is believed that given the current real estate market conditions most Gwinnett County property assessments are valued too high.
Gwinnett County has published the following on its website newsletter:
The Board of Tax Assessor’s Office will be adjusting the 2010 tax value on several thousand properties in Gwinnett County as assessors review the real estate sales […]

Gwinnett Clean Water Campaign is sponsoring a free septic system maintenance workshop to be held at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center Auditorium on February 17th, 2010 at 7:00 PM.
Registration is required:
GwinnettStormwater.com
dwrswreg@gwinnettcounty.com
678.376.7126

Heard some talk this weekend that Costco is negotiating for the property that will be vacated by Target on January 30th.

Aaron Bovos, Gwinnett County Chief Financial Officer (CFO), stood before an Engage Gwinnett committee and stated that the just approved 21 percent, 2.28 millage rate increase is considered a “one-time revenue” and that “It is absolutely critical that we put it to good use.”
Bovos continued by saying that the county has accrued $300 million in […]

The Gwinnett County 21 percent, 2.28 millage rate increase will generate more than $50 million in revenue for 2009. This is how the money is set to be allocated:
• $18.7 million: for existing deficit and to offset predicted decline in commercial tax digest
• $15.7 million: public safety (includes adding police and fire personnel)
• $10.8 million: […]

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved a 21 percent, 2.28 millage rate increase by a 4-to-1 vote. Mike Beaudreau was the only commissioner to vote against the measure.
More than 400 citizens filled the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center auditorium with approximately two dozen making comment in the public hearing that preceded the vote.
More:Tuesday, December […]

Tonight, Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 7:00 PM, there will be a public hearing on the proposed millage rate increase followed immediately by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners vote.
The public hearing will take place in the auditorium of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration, 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville.
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