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(Lawrenceville, Ga., April 2, 2010) - When the flood last September collapsed corrugated metal drain pipes, a section of McDonough Drive collapsed with it. Now, after six months of complicated repairs, the road is open again.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., April 6, 2010) - County officials received notice last week that the state approved an area at Jimmy Carter Boulevard and I-85 as an Opportunity Zone. Any lawful business within the zone can now qualify for maximum state tax credits of $3,500 for each new job it creates.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., April 8, 2010) - Gwinnett County District 3 Commissioner Mike Beaudreau's next monthly meeting will be held on Saturday, April 10 at the Grayson Senior Community Center at 485 Grayson Parkway in Grayson. The commissioner will meet with constituents from noon to 1:30pm.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., April 9, 2010) - The Gwinnett County Board of Tax Assessors is mailing approximately 124,000 real property Notices of Change in Assessment today, the first of three mailings expected to reach a total of 150,000 notices. Approximately 140,000 of the notices are from value updates while the remaining 10,000 notices are the result of new construction or tax returns filed by property owners.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., April 13, 2010) - The public is invited to the final community meeting of the Engage Gwinnett citizens committee before the group presents its recommendations on future County services, service levels and revenue sources to the Board of Commissioners. The drop-in style meeting will be on Saturday, April 17, 2010, from 9 a.m. until noon at the Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. Commissioners will get the committee's final recommendations on April 27.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., April 20, 2010) - Today commissioners approved a major renovation and expansion project for one of Gwinnett County's oldest and most centrally-located parks. Visitors to Rhodes Jordan Park will benefit from the addition of a one-mile paved multi-purpose trail and boardwalk around the perimeter of the existing lake, a new restroom building and new parking. In addition, the old picnic pavilions will be replaced and new soccer fields, outdoor basketball courts and horseshoe courts will be added to the park.

Gwinnett had the highest overall quality of life rating and surpassed the other four counties in eight other areas, including local schools, drainage and flood control, trash and litter control, and road maintenance.

Who: Engage Gwinnett Citizens Committee Co-Chair Mike Levengood will host a media briefing. The 42 member citizens committee was created last September to inform, educate and involve the citizens to assist county elected officials and staff to balance declining revenues with desired service levels.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., April 27, 2010) - The public is invited to tour one of Gwinnett County's two water plants on Saturday, May 1, to celebrate the 36^th anniversary of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., April 28, 2010) – After six months of study and debate, the 42-member Engage Gwinnett citizens committee presented its final recommendations to the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners on April 27, 2010. The review process began at a public meeting conducted in September 2009.

Board Chairman Charles Bannister thanked everyone who participated and welcomed the final report. “Even in the midst of a recession, we still have to balance the need for basic government services against our ability to pay for them and this report provides guidance on how our constituents want us to meet that challenge,” said Bannister.

Engage Gwinnett began its work last year with the charge of answering some basic questions about Gwinnett County government and the services it provides, such as: In a time of scarcity, which government services are truly needed? Which should be provided by the County and which might better be provided by others? Which services could be eliminated or reduced? And how should the services that are truly needed and appropriately delivered by the County government be paid for?

“The lengthy process was well worth the effort because it gave local residents many opportunities to express their opinions,” said Engage Gwinnett Co-Chair Mike Levengood, an attorney with McKenna Long & Aldridge. “Gwinnett County has a strong tradition of involving the public in planning facilities and services. Inviting citizens to look at the budget and prioritize service levels and revenue sources was a bold, forward-thinking and proactive move.”
After six months of work – meeting twice a month in three-and-a-half-hour sessions, plus holding six sessions with citizens to get their ideas – the committee delivered the report with two sets of recommendations.

First, 73 recommendations for what committee members called the “status quo,” the possibility that economic conditions will remain pretty much the same in the next few years and further reductions in Gwinnett County government services or increases in revenues will not be needed. Many of these recommendations are detailed and indicate ways of improving service delivery while reducing costs. These are things the County should do simply because they make good sense.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., - April 30, 2010)  All Aboard! Gwinnett County Parks & Recreation is proud to celebrate National Train Day at a free event at Vines Gardens in Loganville on Saturday, May 8, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

(Lawrenceville, Ga., May 5, 2010) - Gwinnett County District 3 Commissioner Mike Beaudreau's next monthly meeting will be held on Saturday, May 8 at Freeman's Mill Park, 1401 Alcovy Road in Lawrenceville. The commissioner will meet with constituents from 10:30 a.m. to noon immediately following the park's ribbon cutting ceremony, which will be held at 10 a.m.

Gwinnett County's Commission District 3 covers the eastern part of the county from the Highway 78 corridor north to I-85, and includes the cities of Snellville, Loganville, Grayson, Dacula and Auburn.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., May 5, 2010) - Gwinnett County is now returning highly-treated wastewater to its source in Lake Lanier following the Georgia Environmental Protection Division's final approval yesterday.

WHAT: Gwinnett officials will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Hamilton Mill Branch Library. This is the County's 15^th library branch and the first library built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., May 18, 2010) - Gwinnett Elections Director Lynn Ledford received the 2010 Frances Duncan Award from the Georgia Election Officials Association (GEOA) recently.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., May 18, 2010) - Gwinnett County will soon offer restaurants and food processing facilities a disposal option for fats, oils and grease (FOG) after commissioners approved a $3 million construction contract on Tuesday. The County will use the waste materials to generate electricity.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., May 20, 2010) - On April 26 2010, Gwinnett County submitted a preliminary application to the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to reserve one of five slots under the Airport Privatization Pilot Program. The FAA has 30 days to accept the preliminary application for review. The entire document is available on the County website at www.gwinnettcounty.com.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., May 26, 2009) - The public is invited to Gwinnett County's Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 31, 2010, at 1 p.m. at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawrenceville. This event is held each year to honor the county's past and present military heroes and public service personnel.

(Lawrenceville, Ga., May 26, 2010) - The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has accepted a preliminary application from Gwinnett County that reserves the fourth of five slots for Briscoe Field under the Airport Privatization Pilot Program. This gives Gwinnett the green light to move forward with the process of selecting a private manager and operator, County officials intend to continue to analyze whether privatization and the potential addition of scheduled passenger air service is in the best interest of Gwinnett residents. There will be substantial opportunities for public participation throughout the process.