The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2010 budget on Thursday, December 10, at 7:00pm in the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center auditorium, 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville. The public is invited to make either oral or written comments on the budget at the hearing. The Board […]

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.
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(Lawrenceville, Ga., Dec. 1, 2009) - The volunteers who serve on Engage Gwinnett, the citizens committee on the future of Gwinnett County, will meet again on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Gwinnett Center in Duluth. The initiative aims to involve and engage the community in county budget decision-making.
The 40-member citizens committee created […]

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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The December “Meetings with Mike” will held on Saturday the 12th from Noon until 1:30 PM at Summit Chase Country Club, 3197 Classic Drive in Snellville from Noon until 1:30 PM.
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- “In order to make county government more accessible to its citizens, Mike meets with district residents on the second Saturday of each […]

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 […]

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 […]