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  • Status of the Buzz

    The weeds have been growing up in the Buzz lately and I really hate that.  Unfortunately, I simply have not had the time these days to spend on the site like I had earlier this year.  Early in the summer, I made a serious commitment to working out and losing [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:24pm EST
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Porter asks for special grand jury on land deals

    As expected, Gwinnett District Attorney, Danny Porter, is moving forward with an investigation into several recent county land purchases.  Porter is seeking a “special purpose grand jury” to delve into “‘five or six’ purchases for parkland in the past five years.”  The request would have to be approved by a [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 10:20am EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • County misses deadline to sell stadium naming rights

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    The deadline for Gwinnett County to sell naming rights to Gwinnett Taxpayers’ Stadium (aka Gwinnett Stadium) has come and gone.  As a result, the county will lose out on a greater share of the proceeds when naming rights are eventually sold.  Fortunately, for Gwinnett property owners, the car rental tax [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 5:00pm EDT
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  • Heard first to throw hat in District 4 ring

    That didn’t take long. Former state legislator John Heard has become the first contender for next year’s District 4 commission race.  Current District 4 commissioner Kevin Kenerly announced his intention to not seek re-election earlier today.  Heard will run as a Republican. [...] [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 5:18pm EDT
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  • Kenerly will not seek re-election

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    District 4 commissioner Kevin Kenerly has announced that he will not seek re-election next year.  Kenerly has served on the commission since 1994, the longest tenure of any current board member.  Watching who emerges as contenders for this seat should be interesting over the coming months.  With the changing demographics [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 4:57pm EDT
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  • Need some Euro flavor? Head to Suwanee

    The Gwinnett Buzz has never been a social or entertainment blog.  By that, I mean I have never done restaurant reviews or talked about local hotspots.  However, I was so taken with an experience I had Saturday night, I just had to post a mini-review of Astoria Euro Restaurant in [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 4:29pm EDT
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  • Could the AJC move its headquarters to Gwinnett?

    The Atlanta Business Chronicle posted an article today noting the possibility that the AJC could move its headquarters to Gwinnett.  According to AJC publisher, Michael Joseph, in an internal email: The cost of operating the downtown building is very high. Since moving production out to Gwinnett, we occupy less than 30 [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 4:29pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Shady land deals in Gwinnett?

    Last week, the Gwinnett County Commission voted down a deal for land involved with the McGinnis Ferry Road extension project.  Gwinnett District Attorney Danny Porter had threatened a grand jury investigation had the board approved the purchase.  Porter reportedly still intends to move forward with grand jury investigations of other recent [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 10:38am EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Photos of inside of new GMC tower

    Gwinnett Medical has tweeted a link to interior photos of its new hospital tower in Lawrenceville.  If you are on Facebook, check them out here. © by FinanceBuzz - visit the author [...] [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2009, 11:13am EDT
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  • They’re baaaack!

    A few months ago, I wrote about how several municipalities around Gwinnett were scrapping their Big Brother red-light cameras.  Apparently, LaserCraft, a company that provides the cameras as a service, has dropped the per-camera price.  As a result, Duluth will be reactivating the cameras at Pleasant Hill Road and Peachtree [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2009, 10:39am EDT
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  • Gwinnett residents continue to call for choice in garbage provider

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    The final community forum on Gwinnett’s garbage service was held this past Saturday in Suwanee.  Continuing with a common theme that began late last year, county residents continue to demand freedom of choice in choosing their garbage service provider.  Just as Americans across the country are rising up and speaking [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2009, 1:56am EDT
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  • Commission approves more than $200 million in budget cuts

    The Gwinnett County Commission voted last week to approve over $225 million in budget cuts.  As I wrote earlier last week, some residents were unhappy with some of the cuts, especially those targeting the budgets for the police and fire departments.  While automatically opposing budget cuts for public safety is [...]
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    Posted: July 27, 2009, 3:42pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • “Gwinnett is Great” water tanks to come down

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    A pair of Gwinnett landmarks will soon be no more.  The “Gwinnett is Great” water tanks that overlook I-85 just north of the Jimmy Carter Boulevard interchange are being decommissioned by Gwinnett County.  While I understand the reason - these tanks are no longer needed and are expensive to maintain, [...]
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    Posted: July 22, 2009, 11:45pm EDT
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  • Citizens oppose spending cuts

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    As the Gwinnett County Commission prepares to “vote on $225 million in proposed cuts to the operating budget through 2014,” some county residents are opposing proposed law enforcement funding cuts.  I would ask them, what else is the commission supposed to do?  While I have been very critical of this [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2009, 12:05am EDT
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  • Duluth’s Stewart Cink wins British Open

    Stewart Cink, a resident of Duluth, broke the hearts of the golf world yesterday by defeating sentimental favorite Tom Watson in a playoff to win the British Open.  This is Cink’s first major championship.  While many were disappointed not to see Watson make history as the oldest winner of a [...]
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    Posted: July 20, 2009, 11:16pm EDT
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  • Gwinnett police seek help in identifying body

    A dismembered corpse was discovered along Woodward Mill Rd. near Buford Wednesday night.  The hands had been removed from the body which was decapitated.  Police are asking for help in identifying the body.  If you have any information, “call CrimeStoppers at 404-577-TIPS.” [...] [...]
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    Posted: July 18, 2009, 1:46am EDT
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  • Bannister warns of effects of budget cuts

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    In a letter posted on the Gwinnett County homepage (thanks to Buzz reader ceej for posting this link in a comment to an earlier post), Commission Chairman Charles Bannister outlines some of the budget cuts the board will be considering next week.  Bannister highlights cuts to public safety funding and [...]
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    Posted: July 18, 2009, 1:35am EDT
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  • Empty fire stations but plenty of illegal aliens

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    The Gwinnett County budget crunch continues to be felt in real and visible ways.  Last week, we learned that the Gwinnett County Public Library would implement to reduced hours.  This week we learn that three fire stations and a library currently under construction will likely sit idle when completed. Three fire [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2009, 12:14am EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • US 78 reversible lanes are no more

    Yesterday saw the end of an era on US 78 - the reversible lanes that have characterized the highway for virtually as long as I can remember are no more.  The reversible lanes were removed prior to yesterday morning’s rush hour.  The project which will feature three traffic lanes in [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2009, 10:51pm EDT
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  • Gwinnett libraries to cut hours

    Number of comments: 3
    Last week, Gwinnett County announced a reduction in the operating hours for county library branches.  The cutbacks are the result of the recent county budget shortfall.  Effective August 9, branches will close on Sunday and Monday and will open for shorter hours the remainder of the week.  While I can [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 1:30pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • The Buzz is back!

    As I am sure you have noticed, the Buzz has been AWOL the last couple of months.  I had some personal issues that kept me from devoting my previous level of attention to the blog.  However, I now foresee being able to resume regular updates to the site and delivering [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 1:00am EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Comparison of Gwinnett and Atlanta reactions to tax increases

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    While I have been largely out of the loop recently, I did follow the Gwinnett property tax hike battle.  I want to take a moment to note how pleased I am that my fellow Gwinnett residents were so upset over this proposal.  In this new era of big government, big [...]
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    Posted: June 16, 2009, 10:50am EDT
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  • Think have, unfortunately, been slow at the Buzz

    I want to first apologize to my readers for my lack of updates in recent weeks.  A lot has been going on in Gwinnett during the month of May, and, unfortunately, I have struck out on providing timely, insightful commentary.  I have had other demands on my time from my [...]
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    Posted: May 29, 2009, 10:05am EDT
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  • Advanced Disposal sues Gwinnett County

    The second of two garbage haulers awarded contracts under Gwinnett’s socialized garbage program has sued Gwinnett County.  Advanced Disposal is seeking “$40 million in damages against the county and the agency that oversaw the operation’s start-up” to cover expenses incurred in ramping-up to serve Gwinnett residents forced by the Board [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2009, 1:03am EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Hearings on Gwinnett schools budget

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    The Gwinnett County School Board has scheduled two public hearings for its 2010 budget.  The first meeting is tonight at the Instructional Support Center on Old Peachtree Road in Suwanee.  The second meeting will be May 14 before the board meeting where a vote will be taken on the budget. The [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2009, 12:42am EDT
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  • Beaudreau is not a “commerce commissioner”

    Tuesday night, the Gwinnett County Commission approved a waste transfer station on Alcovy Industrial Boulevard in Dacula.  What struck me about this decision was not whether the approval was warranted from a land use perspective.  I appreciate that waste transfer stations are difficult questions for commissioners.  In similar projects in [...]
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    Posted: April 30, 2009, 11:17pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Falcons to hold scrimmage at Brookwood

    The Atlanta Falcons will hold its second annual “Friday Night Lights” preseason scrimmage August 7 at Brookwood High School.  Admission will be free.  An interesting tidbit is that this will be the first “home” game for Brookwood alum and Falcons kicker, Jason Elam.  When Elam was a Bronco, Brookwood played [...]
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    Posted: April 21, 2009, 12:57pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Left wing radicals to protest Coke meeting

    Coca-Cola will hold its annual shareholders meeting Wednesday at Gwinnett Center in Duluth.  Unfortunately, attendees will have to put up with some uninvted guests.  A radical left wing group (is there any other kind of left wing group?) plans to protest Coke’s alleged killing, oppressing, polluting, blah, blah, blah… Here is [...]
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    Posted: April 20, 2009, 11:23pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • High-rise condos coming to Gwinnett Place

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    This is another story that has been sitting in my queue for a few weeks, but I thought it was important to highlight not just the exciting development news but primarily to point out what a breath of fresh air new Commissioner Shirley Lasseter has been.  Last month, the Gwinnett [...]
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    Posted: April 20, 2009, 12:56am EDT
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  • For Gwinnett, it’s back to the minors

    Number of comments: 2
    I am a Gwinnettian.  Though technically not a native (I lived in Dekalb County for my first four years), I have lived in Gwinnett virtually my entire life.  If I did not have a soft spot for my county, I would not have bought my first home here nor would [...]
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    Posted: April 18, 2009, 1:28am EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Gwinnett legislators appear at Atlanta Tea Party

    Number of comments: 2
    Last night, I attended the Atlanta Tea Party in the streets surrounding the state capital building in Atlanta.  I was pleased to see speeches from two Gwinnett legislators during the festivities preceding the airing of “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel.  Rep. Melvin Everson (R-Snellville) and Sen. David Shafer (R-Duluth) [...]
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    Posted: April 16, 2009, 12:39pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Porter makes the right call

    Last month District Attorney Danny Porter announced that he would not prosecute convicted murderer Brian Nichols for the kidnapping of Ashley Smith Robinson while on the run after his 2005 killing spree. Prosecuting Nichols would not have been a good use of public resources, since he already is serving life in [...]
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    Posted: April 11, 2009, 3:15am EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Happy birthday to the Buzz!

    Number of comments: 1
    That’s right, the Gwinnett Buzz is one year old!  On April 10, 2008, I posted the first article on the new Gwinnett Buzz.  The site was an effort to launch a blog focused solely on Gwinnett County issues and events.  I had a previous blog, Grayson Buzz, that featured scattershot [...]
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    Posted: April 10, 2009, 10:56pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Sometimes you must teach a lesson

    Not surprisingly there are some parents who are up-in-arms over a recent punishment handed out by, now former, Beaver Ridge Elementary principal, Esther Adames-Jimenez.  Adames-Jimenez “ordered a boy to shock himself with a toy pen he brought to school.”  Look, I am in no way favor of harming a child.  However, [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2009, 1:08pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Radloff Middle students receive free computers

    This is the kind of story I like to read; business and non-profits - private entities - working together to meet the needs of people in our communities.  Recently, some students at Radloff Middle received refurbished computers from Computers for Youth.  These computers were “donated by Cisco Systems Inc., Given Imaging and [...]
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    Posted: April 08, 2009, 1:27pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Red light cameras - it’s all about money

    Number of comments: 1
    I was under the impression that local governments were implementing red light cameras for safety purposes.  Isn’t that what we were lead to believe when these Big Brother elements were introduced by Gwinnett cities?  Well, now that ticket revenues are on the decline, Gwinnett cities are ready to scrap the [...]
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    Posted: April 08, 2009, 1:01pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • 287(g) to receive greater scrutiny - why?

    Number of comments: 1
    The federal 287(g) program that empowers local law enforcement to assist in the identification and deportation of illegal immigrants will soon be the subject of greater federal scrutiny.  The questionm however, is why?  According to the article, Cobb County’s program is doing exactly what it should be doing - helping [...]
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    Posted: April 07, 2009, 11:23pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Norcross drops annexation plans

    This story is a bit dated but, given that I was complaining recently about Norcross’ plan to expand via annexation, I felt it was only fair that I point out that the plan has been dropped.  I particularly appreciate the comments of Mayor Bucky Johnson (who I would like to [...]
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    Posted: April 02, 2009, 1:17pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • State to Snellville: “You cannot regulate emissions!”

    In what should have been common sense last fall among Snellville city council members, the State of Georgia has affirmed that the City of Snellville cannot regulate crematory emissions.  However, rather than exhibiting common sense and upholding fairness and justice, Snellville city councilwoman Kelly Kautz and her ilk pushed forward [...]
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    Posted: March 31, 2009, 12:58pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • School to be named for Bartow Jenkins

    Number of comments: 1
    The Gwinnett County School board has listened!  A new elementary school in Lawrenceville will be named after former Central Gwinnett head football coach, Lawrenceville mayor and Gwinnett County commissioner Bartow Jenkins.  Jenkins Elementary is slated to open in 2010.  This is a richly deserved honor for the late community icon. [...]
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    Posted: March 31, 2009, 1:00am EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Playing catchup

    First, apologies to the regular Buzz readers for the long delay since my last post.  I was out of town last weekend last week and then have had some other demands on my time this week.  Thus, I have another backup to clear!   Hopefully I can make a dent [...]
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    Posted: March 27, 2009, 8:07pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Economy delays movies theaters

    A little more than a year ago, Spotlight Theatres announced plans for a 12-screen cinema in Loganville.  Access Loganville is now reporting that the facility, originally scheduled to open this summer, will be delayed until 2010.  This would explain why I have seen no construction at the site since the [...]
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    Posted: March 16, 2009, 8:39pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Beaudreau garbage panel - a committee of “yes men?”

    Number of comments: 3
    Earlier this month, Commissioner Mike Beaudreau’s garbage committee held it’s final hearing.  The panel hopes to present its findings to the Gwinnett County Commission this week.  Unfortunately, despite loud voices against major tenets of socialized garbage, reports are suggesting that the committee will, for all intents and purposes, sign off [...]
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    Posted: March 16, 2009, 8:16pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Balfour meets resistance from Snellville councilman

    This week, state Sen. Don Balfour (R-Snellville) introduced legislation in the Georgia Senate to limit the Snellville mayor’s voting power in city council votes in order to avoid the 3-3 deadlocked votes which have become common in recent years.  The idea was supported by the majority of residents who turned [...]
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    Posted: March 13, 2009, 8:00pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Gwinnett “epicenter” of Atlanta drug activity

    An article in the USA Today about Mexican drug cartel activity in Atlanta, fingered Gwinnett County as “the ‘epicenter’ of the region’s drug activity.”  If you were not already convinced that our porous international borders was a legitimate problem, consider this: An added attraction for the cartels, say Nahmias and Rodney [...]
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    Posted: March 10, 2009, 8:23pm EDT
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Progress on GA 20 widening south of Ozora Rd.

    John R. Conley reports in his blog that Gwinnett County has agreed to pay for “an estimated $2.5 MM of sewer and water relocation” costs along GA Highway 20 between Ozora and Brand Roads.  Work on widening the road to four lanes with a raised center median between Plantation Blvd. in Lawrenceville [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2009, 1:14pm EST
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Beaudreau speaks against unnecessary layers of government

    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 [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2009, 12:59pm EST
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Norcross waste transfer station headed to court

    The Catholic Archdiosese of Atlanta is suing Gwinnett County, saying the county is “abusing its authority in approving rezoning for the site [for a waste transfer station] on Shackleford Road adjacent to Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Mission.”  Hard to not see this one coming.  As I noted previously, this is a [...]
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    Posted: March 05, 2009, 12:05am EST
    by FinanceBuzz

  • My…it smells like flowers

    Last month, Snellville Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer reported Snellville City Councilman Robert Jenkins for a messy yard.  Jenkins has reportedly cleaned up his yard but has shown a sense of humor in repurposing an old toilet that had been on his property.  The toilet is now a planter in which the [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 11:51pm EST
    by FinanceBuzz

  • Democrats use unfortunate situation for political points

    Number of comments: 2
    Last week I blogged about the plight of Eric Tabora and his family.  As I wrote then, the Taboras’ situation highlights the need for a change in our immigration laws.  Apparently, some Democrats feel the same but, as is often the case with the left, their solution is the exact [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 11:34pm EST
    by FinanceBuzz
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