Socialized garbage haulers selected

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett Business, Gwinnett County Commission | No Comments »

Gwinnett County has selected two haulers for its socialized garbage program which is slated to begin January 1, 2009. Advanced Disposal Services Atlanta has been awarded the contract for four zones ... Read more..

Sobering realization for Gwinnett: Democrats are more formidable

Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett County Commission, Gwinnett Elections | 5 Comments »

While the GOP swept all county government races yesterday, I must wonder if this is the last election we will see such a result?  Yesterday showed that the Democrats are ... Read more..

Socialized garbage hits you in your wallet

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett Business, Gwinnett County Commission | No Comments »

Tonight I received a letter in the mail from my current garbage hauler, Allied Waste.  The letter stated the following: Dear Valued Customer: There have been some recent developments in Gwinnett County ... Read more..

With finances tightening why is Gwinnett spending millions on a stadium?

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Entertainment and Sports, Gwinnett Business, Gwinnett County Commission, Real Estate Development | No Comments »

Earlier this week, I summarized the cost overruns for the new Gwinnett Braves baseball stadium that were funded by the Gwinnett County Commission.  Against that backdrop, I would now like ... Read more..

Cost overruns for Gwinnett Braves stadium

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Posted in Bert Nasuti, Entertainment and Sports, Gwinnett County Commission, Kevin Kenerly, Mike Beaudreau, Real Estate Development | No Comments »

One of the topics that I highlighted during my recent hiatus from the Buzz was the announced cost overruns for the Gwinnett Braves stadium currently under construction in the Mall ... Read more..

Thoughts on the GOP runoff and looking ahead to 2010 and 2012

Friday, August 8th, 2008 Posted in Charles Bannister, Gwinnett County Commission, Gwinnett Elections, Lorraine Green, Shirley Lasseter | 1 Comment »

I thought I would finally weigh in with some thoughts on the outcome of the GOP runoff Tuesday night.  I am thoroughly thrilled that Chairman Charles Bannister defeated Commissioner Lorraine ... Read more..

Big week for the Gwinnett Braves

Thursday, June 5th, 2008 Posted in Bert Nasuti, Entertainment and Sports, Gwinnett County Commission, Mike Beaudreau, Real Estate Development, Taxes | No Comments »

I have to wonder why politicians so often get the spotlight at major community events.  We often see elected officials shoveling dirt at groundbreakings and cutting ribbons at building grand ... Read more..

Government Knows Best!

Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett County Commission | 1 Comment »

At least that is the message that is the message that Charles Bannister, Lorraine Green, Bert Nasuti, Mike Beaudreau and Kevin Kenerly want you to believe. During the April ... Read more..

Braves minor league ballpark bad for Gwinnett taxpayers

Sunday, April 20th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett County Commission, Taxes | No Comments »

The AJC has done an analysis of the revenue sources for the annual bond payments for the new minor ballpark for the Atlanta Braves AAA farm club. Because the ... Read more..

Hill v. Bannister in the runoff

Wednesday, July 21st, 2004 Posted in Charles Bannister, Growth, Gwinnett County Commission, Gwinnett Elections, Lorraine Green, Mike Beaudreau | No Comments »

This was originally posted on The Grayson Buzz in July, 2004. With all precincts now reporting, Charles Bannister has won second place in today's Gwinnett Commission Chairman race (pause for raucous ... Read more..