Friday, December 28, 2012
The group swearing-in ceremony for Charlotte Nash, Tommy Hunter and Jace Brooks will take place at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center.
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Friday, December 28, 2012
Gwinnett County District 3 Commissioner-elect Tommy Hunter, Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash and District 1 Commissioner Jace Brooks will be sworn in this Sunday, Dec. 30 at the Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center. Nash, who has served 18 months as chairman since winning a special election in March of 2011, was unopposed in both the primary and general election and will begin a four-year term in January. Hunter defeated two-term commissioner Mike Beaudreau in the August runoff and was unopposed in the general election. He takes office in January. Brooks took office in September after he was the sole candidate to qualify for a special election to fill the District 1 vacancy. He was unopposed in the general election and also…
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The proposed budget is 8.5 percent lower than the 2012 budget.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
From Snellville Patch Gwinnett Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash formally presented her proposed fiscal year 2013 budget to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. The proposed budget totals $1.3 billion, which is 8.5 percent lower than this year’s $1.43 billion. Six county residents and business people helped craft the proposed budget by serving on the Chairman’s budget review committee. After hearing presentations from elected officials and department directors, the group studied departmental business plans and revenue projections to make recommendations for the budget. The proposed budget preserves core services, maintains necessary reserves and addresses the impact of some legislated changes. It also adjusts for the loss of revenues …
Monday, September 17, 2012
The former Suwanee City Council member will attend his first Gwinnett meeting Tuesday.
Jace Brooks, elected in July to represent Gwinnett BOC District 1, will be sworn into office Monday, Sept. 17. According to a Gwinnett County news release Friday, Brooks will attend his first Gwinnett BOC meeting Tuesday, Sept. 18. Brooks, a Suwanee City Council member from 2002-12, will be filling the remainder of the term that was vacated when Shirley Lasseter resigned in May amid federal bribery charges. He was the only qualifier for the special election in November to fill the unexpired term. Brooks was elected in July to the full term that begins in 2013. District 1 represents Suwanee, Duluth and Sugar Hill. “I’m grateful to take office now because District 1 needs and deserves an effective representative,” Brooks said in the Gwinnett…
Monday, June 4, 2012
The Suwanee accountant and the former Suwanee Council member already have qualified for the regular District 1 vote.
The coming special election for the Gwinnett Board of Commissioners could become a contest between the people who already have qualified for the regular election. Suwanee accountant Laurie McClain said Sunday that she intends to qualify for the special voting for District 1, and former Suwanee City Council member Jace Brooks indicated strong interest in doing so. When do you think Gwinnett will hold the special election for District 1 commissioner? Tell us in the comments below. "I very much want to be the next District 1 county commissioner and the sooner the better," McClain, a Duluth resident, said in an email Sunday. "I fully intend to qualify for a special election as soon as I know the complete details." Brooks said via email that …
Saturday, June 2, 2012
The Gwinnett BOC chairman does not know a date, according to a media report.
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Saturday, June 2, 2012
Gwinnett Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash said a special election will be held to fill the unexpired term of departed Commissioner Shirley Lasseter, according to a media report. WSB-TV made the report in an interview with Nash that was taped Friday. According to the report, Nash does not know when the election will be held, but that it likely will not be before the July 31 primary. The term expires Dec. 31. Also, the District 1 seat held by Lasseter will be vacant for Tuesday's possible vote on Briscoe Field privatization. Lasseter, whose district included Duluth and Suwanee, resigned Thursday after pleading guilty to federal bribery charges. Her term expires Dec. 31. The July 31 primary will determine the next District 1 commissioner. …
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 …
Sunday, January 15, 2012
BOC Chair Charlotte Nash will make the address at a Gwinnett Chamber meeting.
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
Gwinnett Board Of Commissioners Chair Charlotte Nash will make the annual State Of The County speech on Feb. 15 as part of a Gwinnett Chamber Of Commerce program. The event/speech will be at the Gwinnett Centerin Duluth, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Nash was elected in 2011 to fill the unexpired term of former Chairman Charles Bannister, who resigned amid a grand-jury probe into questionable land deals. Nash therefore will be up for re-election in 2012. She has said that it is "too early" to make a formal announcement about her plans.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
A new approach is hoped for with a new commission chair.
County Commission Chair Charlotte Nash and representatives of most of the Gwinnett cities met for the first time Wednesday with the subject of the long-standing Service Delivery Strategy dispute on the table. Wednesday’s Gwinnett Municipal Association meeting went into executive session for the talk because the subject is under litigation. “It was a very positive talk,” said Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson, who has been at the head of negotiations over the dispute, which has left the county and cities unable to renew state contracts since the year began. “There was progress made last night,” Johnson said on Thursday. “Chairman Nash is exhibiting a common sense approach to solving the service delivery conflicts,” said Duluth Mayor Nancy Harris…
Thursday, June 30, 2011
County leaders say ruling by 11th Circuit Court of Appeals a 'great victory' and 'major step forward' for the state.
Although cautious in their response to Tuesday’s decision by the 11ths Circuit Court of Appeals to toss out a lower court ruling that would have restricted Atlanta's access to drinking water from Lake Lanier, officials are hailing it as a great victory for Georgians. “The office of Gov. Nathan Deal is rapidly reviewing the decision of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on our water case, but at first glance it appears that the state of Georgia has won a great victory,” Brian Robinson, the governor’s deputy chief of staff for communications, said in a released statement. “The 11th Circuit panel has ruled unanimously that Lake Lanier was built for the purpose of water supply for the metro Atlanta area. This means that the lake will continue …
Thursday, May 19, 2011
County's new Board of Commission Chairman, Charlotte Nash, pointed to restoring public trust and budget crisis as key issues.
Well over 500 business and community leaders filled the Gwinnett Center's Tommy Hughes Ballroom to hear the county's new Board of Commission Chairman, Charlotte Nash offer her first State of the County address. The annual event, which usually take place in January, was delayed until a special election this past March was held to decide on a new county chairman. Newly elected Nash replaced Charles Bannister who resigned last fall in the midst of a grand jury probe over county land deals. Nash, a former County Administrator, took over the top spot during a failing economy that has forced the county to look for every means to cut expenses and reduce spending. She also came along when the public's trust was at an all time low after the …
Jeff
5:47 pm on Friday, July 8, 2011
Gosh, I wonder just what the little spark was that REALLY started all of this SDS mess?? Hmmm? more ›