But what can I do?
Get educated.  Become involved.
If you made a New Year’s Resolution to become more politically aware and involved then Gwinnett is the place for you.  There are a number of excellent active …

I finally had a little free time at the end of 2009 so I jotted down some thoughts I have had on major issues facing the County and State as we start 2010.  Each one …

Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway announced the beginning of the 287(g) program in Gwinnett in November of 2009.  It was the culmination of a long process that included support from Gwinnett County Commissioners and the …

Dear Commissioners:
We heard it at the public hearings – times are tough.  We heard that our neighbors want to keep, possibly even expand, the police, fire and court funding.  We also heard that many individuals and …

There are now two very useful tools for tracking crime in Gwinnett County.
First, Gwinnett County just made their crime statistics available on the website Crime Mapping (www.crimemapping.com).  With this website you enter an address and …

There is a great call for optimism, with major newspapers and news magazines jumping on the bandwagon.  Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke even said the recession was likely over.
I understand the importance of optimism but …

I am hearing from people who are surprised that their property tax bill is higher this year.  After all, they say, didn’t we keep Gwinnett County from raising our taxes?

Something very interesting will happen on August 11th.  At 1:30 in the afternoon, your property taxes will finally be set for 2009 – and not in the usual fashion.  This year our elected officials were …