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Commissioners approve controversial trash plan
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Last Updated: 7:55 PM 03/02/10 - Gwinnett commissioners will choose trash haulers for residents, according to a controversial vote Tuesday. More than a year after a similar plan was thrown out in court, officials adopted a new solid waste plan, dividing the county into five districts for haulers to bid for the jobs. (Full Story) |
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BOC OKs preapplying to privatize airport
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Last Updated: 7:44 PM 03/02/10 - Gwinnett officials will move forward with a pre-application to consider privatizing the county airport. Commissioners voted Tuesday to give Chairman Charles Bannister to sign forms to submit to the Federal Aviation Administration, likely next week. (Full Story) |
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Georgia's Deal resigning from Congress
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Last Updated: 6:55 AM 03/01/10 - GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Rep. Nathan Deal says he's resigning from Congress to concentrate on the Georgia governor's race. (Full Story) |
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Fish and Wildlife chief dies after skiing
Last Updated: 9:48 PM 02/20/10 - WASHINGTON — The director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, Sam Hamilton of Lawrenceville, died Saturday after suffering chest pains while skiing in Colorado. He was 54. (Full Story) |
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Chairman: County strong despite economy
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Last Updated: 7:35 AM 02/11/10 - DULUTH — Charles Bannister isn’t “breaking out the champagne,” but Gwinnett’s chairman said local residents have a lot to be optimistic about, during his annual State of the County speech Wednesday. Video inside (Full Story) |
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STATE OF THE COUNTY ADDRESS: Bannister highlights Gwinnett success in annual speech
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Last Updated: 7:19 AM 02/11/10 - Good afternoon. We’re excited to be able to begin this presentation with those good words from the CEOs of Gwinnett County’s newest Fortune 500 companies — NCR and Asbury Automotive — because they serve as a great reminder that success does indeed still live here. Video clip inside (Full Story) |
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County late on paying Atlanta Regional Commission dues
Last Updated: 8:11 PM 01/21/10 - LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett County was four months late on paying dues to the Atlanta Regional Commission. (Full Story) |
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Local in brief
Last Updated: 8:03 PM 01/21/10 - LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett County is asking for help from the public to catch people who are prying up sewer system manhole covers to dump various kinds of waste. (Full Story) |
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BOC to mull private airport grant
Last Updated: 8:20 PM 01/16/10 - LAWRENCEVILLE — Commissioners could take the first steps Tuesday to seek a federal grant to privatize the Gwinnett County Airport at Briscoe Field. (Full Story) |
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No raises for county employees
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Last Updated: 1:51 PM 01/15/10 - LAWRENCEVILLE — For the first time in 16 years, Gwinnett County employees will not get a raise in salary. (Full Story) |
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