All Gwinnett County Stories

Beginning October 15, Gwinnett County will participate in the Hefty® EnergyBag® Program to give residents a chance to dispose of hard-to-recycle plastics in a sustainable way.

The Board of Commissioners voted to approve a 4 percent market adjustment for eligible County employees.

If you’re a new business owner in financial need or one who needs a jumpstart, the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center wants to lend a helping hand. The center is now accepting applications for membership from budding business owners.

It’s equity in motion. Gwinnett County Commissioners took a bold step to amend and expand the County’s nondiscrimination policy.

Gwinnett officials broke ground Tuesday on the site of the new Fire Station 13, which will be located at 105 Main Street in Suwanee. The new facility will be approximately 11,000-square-feet and replaces the former Fire Station 13, which was leased to the County by the city of Suwanee.

Before next year’s budget is finalized, Gwinnett County is leaning on its residents for support to set priorities.

County elected officials, department directors, and agency leaders will present their 2022 financial outlooks and business plans to a Citizens Review Team beginning August. 30.

The Board of Commissioners earlier this month awarded two road improvement projects in the northwest section of Gwinnett.

Even in the midst of a global pandemic, Gwinnett has again been proven a top-tier county with a top grade. For more than 20 years, Gwinnett County has received a rare AAA/Aaa bond rating from all three rating agencies.

Gwinnett County will help its residents in need, one homeless shelter at a time. HomeFirst Gwinnett: The Resting Spot officially opened its doors on Tuesday, August 17. The Resting Spot is the first and currently only emergency shelter in Gwinnett that will cater to women, moms, and their children. 

Gwinnett County Administrator Glenn Stephens has announced the appointment of Deputy Chief J.D. McClure to succeed Police Chief Brett West, who will retire after 30 years of service to the county. 

The County’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax has raised an estimated $3.8 billion since it was first approved by Gwinnett County voters in 1985. The one-percent sales tax allows the County to improve residents’ quality of life and the overall economy without resorting to property tax increases.

As a sign of Gwinnett County’s deep respect and admiration for those men and women wounded or killed in defense of our country, the Board of Commissioners proclaimed Gwinnett County as a Purple Heart County.

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved a $4.1 million project to build a sensory treehouse at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center. 

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is on board with the first step of a Parks and Recreation master plan that lays out a proposed blueprint for adding parks, greenspace, trails, and developing recreational programs over the next decade.

On July 20, the Gwinnett Board of Commissioners voted to hold unincorporated Gwinnett’s property tax rate for 2021 at 14.71 mills, the same rate as 2020.

Gwinnett County and the city of Snellville have a new construction project on the books. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved a contract with Reeves Young, LLC, to build a new library in the city’s planned The Grove at Town Center development on Wisteria Drive.

The Board of Commissioners approved a contract to install a roundabout at the intersection of Sardis Church Road and West Rock Quarry Road near the future Seckinger High School on Sardis Church Road.

Gwinnett commissioners gathered to cut the ribbon for the relocated Duluth branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library alongside officials from the library and the city of Duluth.

In her remarks at the inaugural Gwinnett Chamber Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson today introduced the Gwinnett Place Mall Redevelopment Equity Plan and announced the opportunity for qualified consultants to submit proposals for the development of an Equity Action Plan on behalf of Gwinnett County. Both plans demonstrate the County’s determination to embed an equitable, inclusive, and welcoming foundation in all services, programs, policies, decisions and developments made by the County – soon to be the largest county in Georgia.

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services would like to remind residents that an annual ban on outdoor open burning is in place through September 30.