Government
(Lawrenceville, Ga., Feb. 19, 2010) - The public is invited to attend community meetings to comment on the initial findings of the 42-member Engage Gwinnett citizens committee that, since last fall, has been studying county services and how to fund those services. The first meeting was held on Feb. 18 in Duluth. Organizers strongly encourage interested citizens to make time for one of the three remaining meetings.
Each meeting will begin with an overview of the progress to date and the distribution of a handout that includes a brief report from the four different work groups. Attendees will have more than an hour to discuss and comment on the reports in small groups. That input will be combined with a brief survey and included in the group's draft recommendations that will be available for a similar public review process in April. Later that same month, the committee will make its final recommendations to the Board of Commissioners on desired County services, service levels and revenue sources for the next five years.
Engage Gwinnett is a partnership between Gwinnett County government and the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce. Mike Levengood of McKenna Long & Aldridge and Bill McCargo with the Atlanta Education Fund are co-chairs of the committee. Engage Gwinnett seeks common ground, workable solutions and compromises as necessary for the greater good of the community to help guide the County government through the recession and its aftermath.
The meetings are being held at various times and in different locations throughout the county to encourage participation:
- Saturday, Feb. 20, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. at 12Stone Church near Lawrenceville (State Route 20 campus)
http://www.12stone.com/about-12stone/locations.php
- Monday, Feb. 22, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Grace Fellowship Church in Snellville
http://www.gracefellowshipchurch.com/about%20grace/contact.aspx
- Thursday, Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Victory World Outreach Center in Norcross