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..

Good night for Gwinnett

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in Charles Bannister, Courts, Gwinnett Business, Gwinnett County Commission, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Gwinnett Elections, Mike Beaudreau, National Politics, Real Estate Development, Taxes | 1 Comment »

With nearly all precincts reporting, Commission Chairman Charles Bannister and District 3 Commissioner Mike Beaudreau have easily won reelection.  In school board races, District 1 board member Carol Boyce and ... Read more..

Gwinnett Buzz commission endorsements

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Charles Bannister, Gwinnett County Commission, Gwinnett Elections, Mike Beaudreau | 1 Comment »

The Gwinnett commission races in the general election are really not all that exciting.  Despite shifts in the county's demographics in recent years, Gwinnett is still a primarily Republican county.  ... Read more..

Local resident does not take Allied Waste’s “service termination” charge lying down

Friday, October 3rd, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett Business | 1 Comment »

Last week I blogged about a price increase that Allied Waste is charging on fourth quarter waste bills.  This increase is intended to cover costs associated with closing out customer ... 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..

Time to get caught up on Gwinnett news!

Monday, August 11th, 2008 Posted in Charles Bannister, City of Snellville, Gwinnett County Commission, Gwinnett Elections, Planning and Zoning | No Comments »

Since the primary runoffs wrapped up last week, I have not been actively updating the Buzz.  I think I subconciously needed a bit of a break and my attention was ... 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..

Lorraine Green spammed my voicemail today

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Lorraine Green | No Comments »

What makes Lorraine Green think I wanted five recorded voicemails from her today?  What arrogance!  In fact, the only automated calls I have received during the runoff period have been ... Read more..

Letter to the editor on Beaver Ruin Park

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett County Commission, Lorraine Green, Planning and Zoning | No Comments »

I received this Letter to the Editor (the first to the Buzz....a milestone!).  I certainly do not agree with Mr. Bienkowski, but in the interest of fairness, I wanted to ... Read more..

Gwinnett safer in 2008

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Charles Bannister, Gwinnett County Commission, Law Enforcement, Lorraine Green | No Comments »

The Gwinnett County Police Department have released a report report noting that 2008 crime stats in Gwinnett are improved.  I find this ironic given Lorraine Green's runoff mailer.  She takes ... Read more..

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