Thursday, December 11, 2008 is proving to be a very important day in Gwinnett County.

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing regarding the 2009 budget on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 7:00 pm, at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Complex.

The 2009 proposal includes a $43 million shortfall in the county’s primary operating fund, the general fund, a gap that could be closed only by cutting millions of dollars in spending, raising taxes or depleting the county’s shrinking rainy day fund. The county already expects to spend $45 million from that fund this year to cover increased expenses and costs for its new baseball stadium.

For more on the Gwinnett budget crisis scroll down this page or search CorinthHills.org

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Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) - The Gwinnett County Board of Education will hold a public hearing on its proposed “IE2 Partnership Contract for Improving Student Achievement” with the Georgia Board of Education. The IE2 (Investing in Educational Excellence) contract would allow the school system to receive flexibility for its schools from specified state statutes and/or rules in exchange for greater accountability for student achievement. The hearing will be held on Thursday, December 11, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room at Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Instructional Support Center, 437 Old Peachtree Road, NW, Suwanee, GA.

Click here to view details of the IE2 plan from the GCPS website…