There has never been a more logical nor more sensible choice for local public office than what you face in the special election for Gwinnett Commission Chairman. If you care at all about the future of your county, you’ll vote for Charlotte Nash next Tuesday. If this were a “normal” election cycle, Gwinnett voters could afford to give [...]
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The Clear Choice in a Critical Election: Charlotte Nash
Posted by BobG on March 11th, 2011
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On Tax Hikes and Free Range Chickens
Posted by BobG on March 8th, 2011
I attended last night’s final Commission-hosted citizen forum where over 200 citizens peppered the Commissioners with questions and comments on topics ranging from the proposed airport privatization to free range chickens. The Commissioners also fielded one comment regarding my assertion that the board plans to impose a “back door tax increase” later in the year. [...]
Shady School Land Deals: Incompetence or Corruption?
Posted by BobG on March 6th, 2011
The AJC’s investigative staff has uncovered another handful of shifty land deals, this time involving the Gwinnett school system. These deals may stink even worse that those that were the subject of a special grand jury investigation last year. The AJC found that well-connected developers including David Bowen and David Jenkins had the uncanny ability [...]
Four of Four Candidates Agree: County Dealt Dishonestly With Gwinnett Taxpayers
Posted by BobG on March 4th, 2011
All four candidates in the special election to fill the unexpired term of Commission Chairman Charles Bannister agreed at a forum last night that the expiring bond debt millage should lapse, and not be retained and included to the general fund millage for 2011. The Commissioners who voted for the millage “re-alignment”—Shirley Lasseter, Lynette Howard, [...]
