Firefighters responded to a report of a garage fire behind a house in the 2800 block of Springtime Court in Lawrenceville, at 4:50 A.M on Thursday, February 7, 2013. The caller was a resident of the house who saw flames coming from a vehicle and trailer parked inside the garage. On arrival, crews found heavy [...]
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday awarded a construction contract for pedestrian safety improvements along Lawrenceville Highway/U.S. 29 in Lilburn. Crews will add just under a mile of five-foot-wide sidewalk along the north side of the highway as well as install curb and gutter and make other improvements to the roadside shoulders. The [...]
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a contract to build Gwinnett’s second diverging diamond interchange. Construction will begin this spring on the bridge at Jimmy Carter Boulevard and I-85. Gwinnett’s first project of this type is currently under construction a few exits away, at Pleasant Hill Road. Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash said, [...]
Today we received notification that the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department Jail Docket had supplied us with incorrect information regarding an arrest we posted on Wednesday, November 2, 2011. We have been informed that Colonel Donald Pinkard of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department has already retracted this incorrect information from the Docket on January 4, 2012. [...]
Firefighters responded to an occupant report of a house fire at the 1900 block of Suwanee Trace, in Lawrenceville On arrival, crews found heavy smoke and flames showing from the garage and roof area of a small one story wood frame house. All occupants were outside – safe when the fire department arrived and no [...]
Visitors to Rhodes Jordan Park on Friday will finally get to see the improvements from a major renovation project. The park now offers better lake access and enhanced recreational opportunities One new feature is a 1.1-mile paved multi-purpose trail and boardwalk around the perimeter of the existing 23-acre lake that connects to the existing trail [...]
Commissioners approved a contract Tuesday to improve the water quality, habitat, biology and the overall condition and health of severely Camp Creek in the Jackson Creek watershed. Georgia Development Partners, LLC, the lowest responsive bidder, will relocate and restore 800 linear feet of the creek within Lilburn’s City Park and convert the existing stream channel [...]
Gwinnett County will continue its successful toilet rebate program and open it up to include multi-family units in 2012. Commissioners agreed Tuesday to continue offering the rebates in conjunction with the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District. Acting Water Resources Director Lynn Smarr said, “The rebates have already helped Gwinnett County homeowners replace close to [...]
The north side of Miller Road will get new curb, gutter and sidewalks for seven-tenths of a mile, between Cole Drive and Hambrick Drive. Gwinnett commissioners awarded the $458,029 contract on Tuesday to ISC, Inc., the lowest of nine bidders. Work can begin in 60 days and should be finished by next fall. “This work [...]
Upgrades planned for the 16-year-old Five Forks Branch Library in Lawrenceville will help control operating costs and improve efficiency. Commissioners approved the construction contract on Tuesday. Needed improvements identified in 2007 include lighting, mechanical equipment, temperature control, sight lines, moisture/water infiltration, air quality and lowering overall energy use. The $1.06 million project also includes new [...]
