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ANOTHER VIEW: County feels Mulberry creation is unconstitutional
Senate Bill 138 (SB 138), legislation dictating the transition of services between Gwinnett County and the newly created city of Mulberry, (has) become law. Gwinnett County officials have voiced strong opposition to the bill’s unconstitutional, unprecedented and unworkable mandates that will impose an administrative compliance burden as well as a financial burden on all Gwinnett taxpayers, including those who live in the city of Mulberry.
FOCUS: Gwinnett sues to stop Mulberry; High court won’t halt election
Gwinnett County this week sued the state of Georgia and three state legislators in an effort to stop the recently ratified city of Mulberry, which was approved by 57 percent of Mulberry voters earlier this year. … Meanwhile late Monday – to add to the complexity of the situation – the Georgia Supreme Court said won’t hear a separate Mulberry challenge.
NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett begins Unified Plan events starting tonight
Gwinnett County is hosting a series of fall events to engage residents in discussions regarding the 2045 Unified Plan — a comprehensive roadmap guiding the county’s development through the year 2045. As part of the County’s public engagement efforts, upcoming events will be held around Gwinnett for residents to analyze specific areas, learn about project recommendations and contribute their own ideas.
NEWS BRIEFS: Shelton, Dickison are new department heads for the county
Two new department directors have been named by Gwinnett County Administrator Glenn Stephens. Rebecca Shelton and Matthew Dickison are in new jobs as head of their departments. Shelton was named acting director of the Department of Water Resources last July. Dickison has been promoted to director of the Department of Planning and Development Department following Susan Canon’s recent retirement.
Gwinnett Forum | June 13, 2025
“Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.”
– American author Elwyn Brooks (E.B.) White (1899-1985).
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judicial and school board elections to the date of the General Election.
- 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.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Gwinnett planners to encourage condos and townhouses instead of apartments.
- County-wide microtransit services.
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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