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Dacula resident Randy DeVault filled his recall application last Friday, March 26th in an attempt to oust Gwinnett County Board of Commissioner chair Charles Bannister. His application had been signed by 153 residents surpassing the 100 required.

Now the application has to be verified by county election officials before this coming Friday. Bannister has until this Thursday to challenge the process in Gwinnett Superior Court. He has suggested that the bad economy should be the focus of citizen anger and not his leadership of the BoC.

If the application passes the scrutiny of the verification process, DeVault will then have 45 days in which to collect signatures from 30 percent of registered voters, approximately 125,000 people. If successful, the county elections office would then schedule a special election to put the recall to a vote.

DeVault has stated that he is establishing polling stations throughout the county and has commitments from more than 100 volunteers to gather the signatures required.

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Mike Beaudreau has decided not to run for the congressional seat being vacated by the retiring John Linder, but has instead thrown his support behind Representative Clay Cox.

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On March 23rd the Gwinnett BoC approved a new garbage plan. By doing so it also settled four pending lawsuits over the last failed garbage plan. Another lawsuit filed by Waste Industries in federal court last December is still pending. Now another lawsuit has been filed this week by Red Oak Sanitation citing restriction of competition.

The new garbage plan plan adopted by the BoC takes affect July 1st and will cost residents $17.81 per month. The fees will take the form of a charge on property tax bills supposedly to ensure total compliance by all residents.

Yard waste will cost an additional $10 per month and will be paid directly to the service provider. Sorry, no senior discounts provided in this plan.

It bears repeating, the pending lawsuits are going to be settled and the money is going to have to be paid for by tax dollars which means your actual cost per month is going to be far greater than the adopted amount. Also wave goodbye to free enterprise.

For all of those who say the new plan will clear the roads of haulers and reduce pollution, not only will the same amount of garbage need to be picked up, but because of the compliance mandate, there will be more garbage to pick up. Garbage trucks are not going to magically disappear and neither will their exhaust.

Is all of this really worth it?

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Antony Edge, an Emory graduate student, fell 600 feet off of the top of Stone Mountain and to his death this past Tuesday, March 23rd. Edge had parked in the Confederate Hall parking lot and had apparently walked up from there. He had to have climbed a 4 foot fence that circles the top of the mountain that warns of the dangers. His body was discovered under the memorial carving.

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Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

For attendees:
Over 40 parking spaces of items to browse. Admission is free.

For vendors:
Spaces are $10 each. You can register for Garage Sales at Lilburn City Hall (using cash, check or credit card), located at 76 Main Street, online by clicking the “Register Now” button below (requires use of a credit card), via telephone (requires use of a credit card) or by mailing a completed registration form with a check.

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The county line:
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners adopted a new solid waste ordinance for unincorporated Gwinnett County during the board’s business session on March 2, 2010. The ordinance as adopted will be posted as soon as possible.

Service will begin on July 1, 2010, giving residents and haulers time to transition to the new system. The new ordinance, which does not affect city residents, will provide a reliable, cost-effective, and environmentally-conscious solid waste management system and also will allow Gwinnett County to fulfill its requirements under state law. All homeowners will have access to services for the collection and disposal of household garbage, expanded recycling, white goods (household appliances), bulky wastes (mattresses, furniture, etc.), and yard trimmings.

The new ordinance sets five service districts and authorizes the County to enter into one or more service agreements with a private company or companies to provide residential garbage service with no more than one service provider within each district. Fees for residential waste services will be made payable to Gwinnett County and will be billed as a residential solid waste fee on the same bill as county taxes.

Approval of a new ordinance is the first required step in the process of implementing a new solid waste management plan. Details of the service areas, costs, and collection logistics will be made available as soon as they are finalized.

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Mike Beaudreau was quoted in part as stating, “I don’t think it’s perfect…”

Don Collins, government contract manager for Waste Industries, told commissioners his company took it on faith that the county would follow the court’s order and draw up a new plan in a public, above-board manner, but that the plan showed officials worked behind closed doors to satisfy members of the first lawsuit.

…Isn’t that why a Gwinnett County special grand jury is investigating the board’s land deals?…

“Even as our federal lawsuit continues,” Collins said, “your vote today confirms our position before the court that the county’s illegal trash plan is marching forward.”

Local news outlets report that despite not being allowed to address the board before the vote, citizens were vocal in their opposition after the vote. It was also disclosed that a new recall effort was being launched targeting Chairman Bannister.

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• GwinnettCounty.com
• GDP
• AJC
• GwntRecall.com

3 Responses To “Garbage Adopted”

1. CorinthHills.org Says:
   March 3rd, 2010 at 9:26 AM

   It’s my understanding that one of the overriding concerns that the board wanted to address for the citizens of Gwinnett was the traffic issues as it is effected by garbage haulers. For the life of me I don’t understand this. I find myself being delayed far more by postal trucks, UPS, FedEx and the worst offenders, school buses.

   There’s a project for Gwinnett County. Adopt a policy whereby school buses aren’t required to stop every 50 feet to pickup and offload kids. School systems all over this country, including GCPS, gripe about obese children… allow them to walk a few feet to and from the bus stop…

   That’s our opinion, we welcome yours…

2. j.q.public Says:
   March 5th, 2010 at 8:40 AM

   RINOs, republicans in name only. Republican mantra dictates smaller government and allowing the public to manage their own affairs in a free market society. Obama’s healthcare reform is an excellent example, republicans aren’t for it because it puts healthcare in the hands of government. BUT Gwinnett “republicans” believe that they should decide my waste disposal, how it’s paid for, how much it is and when I should pay it.

   Yeah, “republicans” they are.

3. fwy545 Says:
   March 9th, 2010 at 10:52 AM

   I do see garbage trucks from various services in our neighborhood on several days during the week, but they don’t take long to complete their business. I certainly don’t think that it’s worth relinquishing my right to chose my own waste disposal service in order to reduce this little bit of traffic. If you think about it, there will still be traffic to pickup all homes, and even more now that the county is mandating all residential homes be serviced. The only difference will be the number of days the truck will be in the neighborhood. The time spent in each neighborhood for each truck will actually increase.

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On Wednesday, February 24, 2010, the Evermore Community Improvement District (CID) Board of Directors held their first meeting at the Stone Mountain Stadium. As soon as the telephone and data lines are installed, the CID office will move its headquarters into the former Olympic tennis venue.

The hope is to transform the entire stadium complex into a multipurpose facility — possibly used as a venue for concerts, large church gatherings and multiple sporting events.

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• Evermore CID

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1. CorinthHills.org Says:
   March 3rd, 2010 at 10:00 AM

   Got to give ‘em props for trying, especially in difficult economic/political times.

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District 3 Gwinnett County Commissioner Mike Beaudreau is weighing an opportunity to succeed John Linder and his soon-to-be vacant U.S. congressional seat. Beaudreau plans to make a decision soon.

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Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners will again consider county mandated garbage collection. Even with lawsuits totaling in excess of $80 million still pending over the last board sanctioned solid waste plan, local media reports suggests that not much has changed in the new proposed plan. The biggest change is that Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful will not be the county appointed enforcer.

Points from the original plan still being considered:
• Service fee(s) to be included in county tax bill
• Expanded recycling
• Mandatory participation by all residents
• 5 zones to be established and serviced by one hauler

If approved, the plan is expected to take effect this July. The board will not allow public comment prior to the vote. Voting will take place at 10 AM tomorrow at the Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville.

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1. CorinthHills.org Says:
   March 2nd, 2010 at 2:38 PM

   Gwinnett County’s Solid Waste Information Center is open for callers Monday through Friday between 7:00am and 7:00pm, 770.822.7141.

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The Main Street Lilburn railroad crossing will be closed Tuesday, March 2, 2010 through Friday, March 5, 2010 for repairs and improvements. Local traffic is to be detoured.

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