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POUNDS ROAD between BROWNLEE ROAD and ROCKBRIDGE ROAD

8/26/1998
Northbound/Eastbound Traffic Volume: 2,391
Southbound/Westbound Traffic Volume: 1,974
Peak Hour “Raw” Volume: 454
Total “Raw” Volume: 4,365

5/3/2000
Northbound/Eastbound Traffic Volume: 2,301
Southbound/Westbound Traffic Volume: 2,153
Peak Hour “Raw” Volume: 480
Total “Raw” Volume: 4,454

10/24/02 Thursday
Northbound/Eastbound Traffic Volume: 2,127
Southbound/Westbound Traffic Volume: 2,434
Peak Hour “Raw” Volume: 483
Total “Raw” Volume: 4,561

05/25/04 Tuesday
Northbound/Eastbound Traffic Volume: 2,621
Southbound/Westbound Traffic Volume: 2,404
Peak Hour “Raw” Volume: 433
Total “Raw” Volume: 5,025

05/09/06 Tuesday
Northbound/Eastbound Traffic Volume: 3,128
Southbound/Westbound Traffic Volume: 3,001
Peak Hour “Raw” Volume: 529
Total “Raw” Volume: 6,129

05/09/07 Wednesday
Northbound/Eastbound Traffic Volume: 2,391
Southbound/Westbound Traffic Volume: 2,328
Peak Hour “Raw” Volume: 444
Total “Raw” Volume: 4,719

POUNDS ROAD between FIVE FORKS TRICKUM ROAD and BROWNLEE ROAD

9/1/1998
Northbound/Eastbound Traffic Volume: 4,447
Southbound/Westbound Traffic Volume: 2,700
Peak Hour “Raw” Volume: 735
Total “Raw” Volume: 7,147

5/3/2000
Northbound/Eastbound Traffic Volume: 4,696
Southbound/Westbound Traffic Volume: 4,108
Peak Hour “Raw” Volume: 896
Total “Raw” Volume: 8,804

10/24/02 Thursday
Northbound/Eastbound Traffic Volume: 3,705
Southbound/Westbound Traffic Volume: 3,509
Peak Hour “Raw” Volume: 756
Total “Raw” Volume: 7,214

05/25/04 Tuesday
Northbound/Eastbound Traffic Volume: 4,510
Southbound/Westbound Traffic Volume: 4,281
Peak Hour “Raw” Volume: 752
Total “Raw” Volume: 8,791

05/18/05 Wednesday
Northbound/Eastbound Traffic Volume: 4,275
Southbound/Westbound Traffic Volume: 3,976
Peak Hour “Raw” Volume: 763
Total “Raw” Volume: 8,251

05/22/08 Thursday
Northbound/Eastbound Traffic Volume: 3,922
Southbound/Westbound Traffic Volume: 3,877
Peak Hour “Raw” Volume: 763
Total “Raw” Volume: 7,799

• GWINNETT COUNTY TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TRAFFIC COUNT REPORT 2009
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By Camie Young
Senior Writer
Gwinnett Daily Post

LAWRENCEVILLE - For months, Gwinnett residents have complained about commissioners’ decision to build a minor league baseball stadium without consulting with them.

On Tuesday, a Rome man sent an official complaint to the grand jury.

George Anderson of the Ethics and Government Group sent in a 17-page complaint with hundreds of documents outlining what he sees as problems with the stadium deal, which was announced last year.

“What bothers me and bothers several citizens of Gwinnett County … is they have had no say,” in the $5 million land purchase, $33 million bond package for construction and the $19 million in upgrades. “(Commissioners) have left the public on the sidelines.”

Anderson said the deal, negotiated by then Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau Board Chairman Richard Tucker and his son Lee Tucker, the bureau’s attorney, and included land purchased from brothers Bartow and Brand Morgan, who own a community bank, is a sign of a “good ol’ boy clique.”

As a Floyd County native, Anderson offered as a contrast the sales tax referendum officials held to decide if the Braves Single-A team moved to Rome, which allowed the stadium to be paid off before the first pitch was thrown.

In his complaint, which could be considered by the grand jury over the next six months, Anderson also brought up ties between Commissioner Kevin Kenerly and developer D.G. Jenkins which first surfaced before Kenerly’s re-election in 2006. He also questioned the involvement of the Gwinnett Place and Gwinnett Village community improvement districts in last year’s referendum over tax allocation districts.

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Gwinnett County adopted its 2009 budget on March 3. This replaces an interim budget commissioners approved in January. At $951.2 million, the operating budget is 3.5 percent higher than Chairman Bannister’s original budget of $919.2 million. The interim budget, which the County has been operating under as the final budget was being developed, was $890.5 million. With capital improvements now set at $759.1 million, the total budget comes to $1.71 billion.

“This budget maintains our emphasis on public safety and efficient operations while providing long-term financial stability,” County Administrator Jock Connell said. The final plan adds 172 new jobs over 2008 numbers, mostly in police and fire. It also cuts 108 other positions, netting 64 added positions. The Board held a public hearing on the proposed budget last week.

In January, the Board wanted to finish its service-value-responsibility (SVR) efficiency study and see how federal recovery spending might affect the County. That study resulted in almost $40 million worth of initiatives - including cost reductions and revenue enhancements - that are incorporated in the new budget. Nearly 100 adjustments include everything from not replacing vehicles to reducing pool hours to dropping the annual Gwinnett Glows July 4 celebration. The new budget also calls for increases in business occupation tax, ambulance service fees and planning and development fees.

“I’m pleased that we were able to provide funding for new police and firefighters,” Board Chairman Bannister said, “although we’re reducing funds for many of the human services agencies we help support.” The additional fire resources are a step toward the County’s goal of reducing response time from 7.5 minutes to five minutes to help lower insurance premiums for property owners.

• 2009 Budget Summary (PDF file)
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The Parkview High School girl’s basketball team is in the Georgia state semifinals. The PHS Lady Panthers (30-1) will face DeKalb County’s undefeated Redan Raiders Thursday, March 12th at 4 PM at the Gwinnett Arena.

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Mr. Protsman’s Antique Auto Museum at Stone Mountain Park will be closing soon. The Stone Mountain Memorial Association (SMMA) states that Mr. Protsman is “ready to move on to other ventures…”. An auction will be held March 22-23, 2009 to liquidate his remaining inventory. Some of the antiques cars and memorabilia have already been sold to private investors.

The Antique Car Museum was opened in 1963 by Tommy Protsman to showcase his private collection of antiques and cars. The museum had housed forty antique cars and over 4000 pieces of memorabilia. The museum included such rare cars as a 1948 Tucker and a 1928 Martin. Car Collector Magazine voted the museum one of the top ten car museums with fifty cars or less.

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1. j.q.public Says:
   March 7th, 2009 at 5:50 PM

   No doubt Silver Dollar City is squeezing him out so that they can construct some other monstrosity that obstructs the beauty, nature and history of the mountain. The Great Lawn is completely useless now that their snow blowers are taking up all of the space. I hope that this snow blowing venture is seasonal and short lived.

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One of the casualties of Gwinnett’s 2009 budget cuts was the takeover and management of the Stone Mountain tennis center. The Stone Mountain Memorial Association (SMMA) who currently controls the venue had been negotiating with Gwinnett County for a $1 per year long-term lease. The 2009 Gwinnett budget had provisions for $300,000 in improvements for the old Olympic stadium, but this was slashed due to the current deficit situation.

Phil Hoskins, the director of Gwinnett County Community Services stated that despite the funding cuts negotiations would continue.

=== History ===
In June of 2007 Curtis Branscome, SMMA CEO, stated that SMMA has completed discussions with DeKalb County administration regarding an acceptable agreement. The agreement has not been presented before the DeKalb County Commissioners. There is a constitutional provision that states one county cannot operate a facility or provide a service in another county physically without the consent of that county. A Gwinnett County District Commissioner is not in favor of the agreement and this impacts approval from Gwinnett. Mr. Branscome sought guidance from the committees on the future of the tennis facility. The preferred option to date has been for DeKalb County to assume operation and full responsibility for maintenance of the facility.; Next, there is a good possibility that if the stadium were demolished, Gwinnett County would be willing to operate the fifteen courts and pro shop. Mr. Branscome’s recommendation has been consistent over the last few years. He has advocated demolishing the stadium and planting trees. However, after receiving information from engineers, he has changed his mind. The demolition is estimated at $2 million. The breakdown on the estimate is $750,000 for demolition and $33 per ton or $1.3 million to dispose of all the concrete and steel in a dry landfill. The land is about 23 acres and current value is about $100,000 per acre or $2.3 million for the parcel. Based on these prices, this does not make economic sense and the best course of action may be to lock up the property and let it sit if SMMA cannot negotiate an equitable deal. The on-going operating costs are negligible, but the stadium will continue to deteriorate. Another option would be to put the property on the open market for a long-term land lease with a developer.Page 3

Mr. Branscome stated that he had received regulations last week regarding creating a dry landfill. Commissioner Holcomb stated that it would be difficult for the Association to create a landfill based on the location of the facility. DeKalb County would like to have a dry run at the facility for the Blues and Jazz Festival in July. Mr. Branscome has agreed to let them use the facility “as is, where is”. Mr. Baxter inquired about Gwinnett County and any interest they may have regarding the facility. Mr. Branscome stated that he has talked with the administrative staff at Gwinnett and they will take direction from the Board of Commissioners. However, Gwinnett is only interested in the facility if the stadium is not included. The stadium presents a liability issue and they do not need that type of facility. Mr. Baxter inquired if there was any land that could be separated from the facility. Mr. Branscome stated that there is enough space between courts to double the size to thirty courts. Georgia Perimeter College has expressed interest in the facility for their tennis program. But, there is an issue of whether they can afford to operate and maintain the facility. The committees concluded with further discussion regarding demolition. Mr. Baxter suggested that perhaps Gwinnett County might be willing to participate with landfill availability to dispose of the debris. Mr. Branscome said he would wait to see how the DeKalb County agreement works out with Gwinnett County. If that fails, then he will talk with Gwinnett about their interest in operating the tennis courts, but that SMMA will not demolish the stadium without their participation in that effort, and if that option does not work out, he will present the committees with a demolition proposal to return the property to trees. The committees agreed with this plan.

…well, at least we have the Gwinnett Braves and all that they will bring to our humble little community,… right?…

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On Tuesday, March 3rd 2009 the Georgia Environmental Protection Division ordered a revision to current water restrictions. The new order allows for drip irrigation and soaker hoses for up to one hour - three days per week - before 10 AM.

This is the extent of the modification to the state-wide watering restrictions and is the first such change since 2006. Residents are still allowed 25 minutes of watering with traditional garden hoses - three days per week - before 10 AM.

Lake Lanier has made marginal gains recently and is up 8 inches since our last weekend’s rains. The lake is currently at 1057.75 with full pool being 1071. This is a 13 foot deficit, but 11 feet lower than it was last year at this time.

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On Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved a $1.7 billion dollar budget for fiscal year 2009.

The budget includes $62 million in additional revenue while including $33 million in budget cuts based on last year’s budget. While not finalized, Mike Comer, Deputy County Administrator estimates that property taxes could increase approximately $7 per month for a home valued at $100,000.

The BoC also approved a $0.20 per month base rate increase for water service. A monthly $5 base rate for sewer service was also added.

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1. j.q.public Says:
   March 4th, 2009 at 4:50 PM

   Thanks for the info. Is Gwinnett County going to re-access our property values? They’ve not been shy about raising our property values during the real estate boon, what about now? Obviously our property values have decreased during this real estate bust so it would only be fair to see the property values devaluated prior to increasing the millage rate used to calculate our tax increase.

2. j.q.public Says:
   March 5th, 2009 at 10:58 AM

   I also went to the Gwinnett County website (gwinnettcounty.com) and reviewed the materials there including their spiffy PowerPoint presentation in PDF format. Is it just me or is there no mention of the stadium project? Nevermind that is represents roughly half of the deficit.

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The Shell gasoline station located at the corner of Rockbridge Rd. and Five Forks Trickum Rd. has closed.

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1. Admin Says:
   March 9th, 2009 at 12:17 PM

   DEVELOPMENT PERMITS ISSUED - The following are development permits issued by the Gwinnett Planning and Development Department on or before February 27. Development permits allow the developer to clear and grade the land, but it does not give the go-ahead for building the structure. This is a partial listing edited for our community.

   Location: 5415 Five Forks Trickum Road, Lilburn

   Permit Issued For: Five Forks Trickum Shell (2 new commercial buildings)

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Upon completion of a series of six public hearings held throughout the county, the citizens advisory committee that was commissioned to study the situation has made its recommendations. Mandatory garbage service for all residents and an increase in recycling options were among the recommendations.

The recommendations have been forwarded to the county commissioners to review as they draft a new solid waste ordinance.

Citizens attending the public meetings made it clear that freedom of choice among garbage providers is of great importance as is an overall reduction of garbage truck traffic and an increase in recyclables.

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