Elliott Brack’s Perspective
BRACK: Commission takes unusual action of reprimanding a member
By Elliott Brack | Gwinnett County Commission took an unusual move at its November 14 meeting. It reprimanded one of its own members, County Commissioner Kirkland Carden. Even more interestingly, the commission voted 4-0 on the reprimand in spite of an Ethics Panel recommendation that the commission take no action on the complaint against Carden.
BRACK: The travels that the Apostle Paul took got my interest
By Elliott Brack | A surprised interest from a recent trip to Greece got me to realize how vast and difficult the travels must have been as the Apostle Paul moved around in the years after the death of Christ. He was the first Christian evangelist, as he spread the gospel of the church in those rugged days as no person has spread it since.
BRACK: The best part of the Blue Ridge Parkway is close by
By Elliott Brack | Relatively near to Gwinnett is the nation’s longest national drive—the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP). For the last few days, we’ve driven on segments of this 469 mile parkway, enjoying the fantastic scenery and views, and seeing the fall change in color. The parkway is not just a road, for it abounds in scenic beauty.
Gwinnett Forum | April 30, 2024
“Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.”
– Former Prime Minister Sir William Churchill (1874-1965).
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
- Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
- More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
- Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
- Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
- Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
- 21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
- Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.
Interested in Gwinnett history?
Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.
- The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
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