Today’s Focus
FOCUS: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful to host national litter event
By Kasie Bolling | Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful will host a first-of-its-kind national event focusing on litter on March 23. The Keep America Beautiful affiliate is calling the event “Connecting People and Places: A Community Conversation About Litter,” which is intended to address the issue of littering on a hyper-local scale.
FOCUS: Lawrenceville, Hudgens partner with art installation
By Melissa Hardegree | Art is now a way of life in Lawrenceville, with a newly formed partnership between the City and The Hudgens Center for Art and Learning. Master works from the Hudgens’ permanent collection can now be viewed at Lawrenceville City Hall. Works from the collection will rotate on an ongoing basis – providing new and exciting art for the enjoyment of the community.
FOCUS: People and place continue to evolve, bringing possibilities
By Deborah Tuff | After her first full year in office, Gwinnett County Commission Chairwoman Nicole Hendrickson last week addressed residents and businesspeople during her second State of the County address. She said: “In Gwinnett, our kaleidoscope is the lens through which we view progress, which represents Gwinnett County as we vibrantly connect the unique people, place and promise of our community.”
FOCUS: Summit Chase converts to scratch-based restaurant March 9
By Nicole Newsom | Summit Chase Country Club, a longtime Gwinnett staple since its establishment in the 1970s, will move away from the traditional country club concept and will soon open its doors as a scratch-based kitchen, featuring farm-to-table food. It will be named The Kitchen at Summit Chase, and open to the public on Wednesday, March 9.
FOCUS: Why teacher tenure is a good practice for schools
By Alexander Tillman | You hear a lot of talk about tenure these days, as the State Board of Regents have modified it for University System employees.
Tenure is defined as status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or employment is permanent. It is a strange and controversial subject especially in education. In reality it means a teacher cannot be terminated unless the cause is grievous. The question arises: does this system help or hurt education?
Gwinnett Forum | April 26, 2024
“Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”
– The 40th president of the United Sates, Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).
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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