Thursday, May 3, 2012
The park on Rockbridge Circle is getting five new baseball/softball fields and other facilities, including a playground and a trail.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
The redevelopment of Lilburn's Lion's Club Park should start next month after Gwinnett commissioners awarded a construction contract of almost $5.3 million dollars to Astra Group, Inc. on Tuesday. The renewed 51-acre park will have a five-field baseball/softball complex, a consessions building, bathrooms, a plaza area, batting cages and parking. There also will be a new pavilion and a playground area with its own parking spaces and restrooms, and a 1.1 mile paved trail with benches, adult swings and small shelters, the county said in an emailed release. The exisiting facilities at the park, which is on Rockbridge Circle near Highway 29, will be demolished. Gwinnett County in 2005 agreed to operate and maintain the park in a 50-year lease…
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Purchase is part of 11 houses damaged in the 2009 floods that Gwinnett will buy using federal and state grant money.
Gwinnett County, using federal and state grants, will buy and demolish 11 houses in the county, two in Lilburn and nine in Lawrenceville, that were heavily damaged in the 2009 floods. The county plans to restore the properities to their natural floodplain function. The county board of commissioners on Tuesday accepted the grant for the project, which totals more than $2.1 million, to buy the properties, demolish the structures on them, and maintain the land. Of that, $1.594 million is from the federal government, $212,546 is from the state, and $318,818 will come from the property owners. The houses in Lilburn are on Riverside Drive and Mandalay Court. The grant was awarded by the Georgia Department of Homeland Security (Georgia …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The county on Tuesday agreed to sell 38 acres to Lilburn's Downtown Development Authority; the city wants to then sell it to a private developer for a large sports complex.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday agreed to sell 38 acres on Indian Trail-Lilburn Road -- which the city wants to sell to a private developer of a large sports complex -- to Lilburn's Downtown Development Authority for $1.31 million, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. That means the sports complex could open by June of next year, Lilburn Mayor Johnny Crist said, according to the report, adding that the project will be “an economic engine that sits at the very heart of our community.” The property, formerly a water treatment plant, was appraised at $1.31 million. Removing the plant and doing environmental cleanup will cost an estimate $690,000. After the improvements, the appraisers said the land would be worth…
Thursday, February 16, 2012
In the annual State of the County address, Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash says it's been a strong team effort that has helped move county in a positive direction.
Some 500 came to hear Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairman Charlotte Nash deliver the State of the County address on Wednesday at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth. Nash, who has been at the helm of the county for about a year after winning the chairman's seat in a special election in March 2011, was quick to point out that it was a team effort that has helped see the county through some of the toughest economic times in recent history. "It takes all of us working as a team to move the county in the right direction," said Nash. The chairman acknowledged the challenges of managing through the affects of the nation's recession. "It's tempting to see nothing but the obvious results of a worldwide economic downturn," said Nash …
Friday, January 20, 2012
By increasing fares, Gwinnett County Transit can avoid making cuts to transit service.
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Gwinnett County Transit announced it will raise bus fares effective Jan. 30. The first increase since August 2008 is necessary because the cost to operate, maintain and fuel buses has risen over the years, according to Gwinnett Transit Director Phil Boyd. Effective Jan. 30, The cost for a regular cash fare will be $2.50 or $22.50 for a 10-ride ticket book and $180 for a monthly pass. Half-price fares are available for individuals over 65, persons with disabilities or who have Medicare cards. For more information, see the pdf that accompanies this article. Some of the higher expenses to operate the system must be passed along to transit customers, according to Boyd. The fare increase accomplishes Gwinnett’s goal that riders pay about a …
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Commissioners and public hear consultants' thoughts on privatizing the county-owned airport.
The Gwinnett Board of Commissioners is ready for the next step in the potential privatization of the county-owned airport. But don't expect to book a cross-country flight out of Briscoe Field anytime soon. A public-private partnership on the airport "is not a decision to allow passenger service," Infrastructure Management Group official Steve Steckler told commissioners Tuesday at an information session in Lawrenceville. The commissioners' hearing with the consulting firm was to hear their thoughts on privatization and the Request For Proposal process. Pros and cons of commercial passenger service were discussed, but it is clear that that is another decision from whether to privatize Briscoe. A private operator could have a "vision" of …
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Twenty vacant Fire positions will remained unfilled as commissioners trim $1.5 million in costs.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
New cost-cutting measures approved by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners will save the county an estimated $1.5 million. The approved cuts include $722,000 from the Fire and Emergency Services budget and $127,000 from the Gwinnett County Police Department budget. Elections, transportation, support services and community services budgets will also be cut. Additionally, minor reductions in law, fleet, water, sewer and stormwater expenses were included. Four jobs will be eliminated—three vacant jobs in transportation and one in transit—and 20 vacant firefighter positions will remain unfilled. Commissioners also approved a recommendation to increase fees for participants in the Work Alternative Program. First-time offenders in the …
joshua
5:54 pm on Friday, June 24, 2011
When government is run like a business,it can fail like a business. Quit shaking the people down and start doing some good in the community and good things will come. more ›