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I was catching up on some Gwinnett blog feeds today and I came across a Gwinnett Daily Post article linked from the Corinth Hills Neighborhood Association site.  (Note to the GDP, please add RSS feeds to your website!  Your articles often cover more Gwinnett news with greater depth than the AJC, but the limitations of your website make it challenging to access your reporting if I happen to miss an article while it is posted on your main news pages!)  The article summarized a recent meeting held at Parkview High School about a possible residential annexation by the City of Lilburn.  This is old news, but I wanted to highlight comments made by Gwinnett Commissioner Mike Beaudreau:

Gwinnett County Commissioner Mike Beaudreau also was on hand, but he had a much different opinion from [State Representative Clay] Cox's. 

"I have a different perspective than Rep. Cox," he said. "I think the (unincorporated) area is doing well." He added that adding a layer of government doesn't solve problems.

"We do not stand in favor of this annexation at all," he said. "This community doesn't need more government."

Well said, Mike!  This is a case where the Buzz and Commissioner Beaudreau are in lockstep.  If only he could be this consistent about government involvement in our lives with respect to private property rights, I could be an enthuiastic supporter of my commissioner.  However, I will have to be satisfied with the occasions where I can be in Mike's corner.