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Sugar Hill condemns house

SUGAR HILL -- More residents than typical attended Sugar Hill City Council's monthly meeting Monday night, mostly to urge the council to perform one of its more distasteful acts.. After hearing from several neighbors, the council voted unanimously to condemn Swain Stewart's residence at 1305 Hidden Circle, rejecting Stewart's request

Sugar Hill asked to revise alcohol ordinance

SUGAR HILL -- Sugar Hill is considering revising its alcohol ordinance at the urging of a supermarket that has been in the city for about a year and a half.. Kroger's Atlanta division lobbied Gwinnett County's third-largest city at its monthly work session Monday night to allow wine tastings

Sugar Hill updates progress of downtown projects

The Sugar Hill City Council at its monthly meeting Monday night provided updates on development of its new downtown along West Broad Street between Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Ga. Highway 20.

Sugar Hill discusses art feature for city

At its monthly work session Monday night, the Sugar Hill city council discussed whether an art feature would make an ideal focal point for its recently begun $14 million downtown streetscape.

Sugar Hill honors volunteer

SUGAR HILL -- Marcus Ray credits growing up with mentors for his success in life.. Monday night, Sugar Hill credited Ray for success of its youth.. At its monthly meeting, the Sugar Hill City Council awarded him a plaque and proclaimed March 12, 2012, Marcus Ray Day.. "When I got

Sugar Hill hears building requests

SUGAR HILL -- The Sugar Hill City Council discussed several things at its monthly work session Monday night.. It considered a request to enhance the sign and facade of a two-story, multi-tennant building at 4955 Alton Tucker Blvd., the site of North Gwinnett Dental Care and a Latin

Sugar Hill mulls natural gas for fleet

SUGAR HILL -- As a member of the nonprofit Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia, Sugar Hill has been managing residents' natural gas cost for years.. At Monday night's monthly meeting, its city council decided to explore another way to save money with natural gas.. The council appropriated $5,000 to study

Sugar Hill considers commercial rezoning

SUGAR HILL -- Commerce near the intersection of Ga. Highway 20 and Suwanee Dam Road in Sugar Hill got a boost several years ago when the city's only Kroger opened. Soon another commercial interest might come about there, too.

Sugar Hill swears in new DDA members

SUGAR HILL -- Brandon Hembree has related experience, but Nancy Wren has none.. Yet it's precisely that diversity the Sugar Hill City Council expects will enhance its Downtown Development Authority.. Sworn in at the council's monthly meeting Monday night, Hembree and Wren, Sugar Hill residents for about 10 and two

Sugar Hill talks replacements for Development Authority, Planning Commission members

SUGAR HILL -- With construction of Sugar Hill's downtown streetscape and city hall in full swing, fresh ideas soon might come from two groups key to it all.. The city council used Monday night's work session to discuss potential appointees to replace three of seven Downtown Development Authority members and

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