Sunday, January 6, 2013
The formation of Peachtree Corners impacted county by some $2 million in lost revenue. The new budget also includes expected property tax increase for Peachtree Corners property owners.
Gwinnett County's elected leaders unanimously approved Thursday a $1.4 billion budget for 2013, which is 7.1 percent lower than last year. As with previous years, there were cuts, tough choices -- and no pay raises for county employees. But there also are signs that the economic woes that have plagued the county in recent years may be bottoming out. District 1 Commissioner Jace Brooks of Suwanee, who is beginning his first full term on the board, noted that the Gwinnett tax digest is projected to decline about 1.9 percent this year. That would be the smallest such decline in recent years, and the reduction in tax revenues has been a major problem for Gwinnett budgets recently. -- What are your thoughts on the Gwinnett 2013 budget, and …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Reduced budget due to continuing declining property values, SDS lawsuit settlement and an expected $2.06 million revenue loss as the result of Peachtree Corners becoming a city.
Gwinnett Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash formally presented her proposed fiscal year 2013 budget to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. The proposed budget totals $1.3 billion, which is 8.5 percent lower than this year’s $1.43 billion. Six county residents and business people helped craft the proposed budget by serving on the Chairman’s budget review committee. After hearing presentations from elected officials and department directors, the group studied departmental business plans and revenue projections to make recommendations for the budget. The proposed budget preserves core services, maintains necessary reserves and addresses the impact of some legislated changes. It also adjusts for the loss of revenues resulting from a further…
Thursday, September 20, 2012
The Board of Commissioners will be adopting an annual budget in January 2013.
County departments and agencies presented their business plans, which included the need for financial resources, to the budget review team during the first two weeks of September. Those videotaped presentations are now available for public viewing on the Budget Review Meetings webpage. Six residents from the county have joined Gwinnett Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash in serving on the review team this year. Various county staff members will also support Nash and the team as they set priorities and make recommendations for the 2013 budget. The members of the team including Nash are as follows: Houston Bass (BB&T), Mark Brock (Gwinnett County Schools), David Crews (View Point Health), Lois Love (retired, Gwinnett County), Marian Lucia, (…
Bob
7:56 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
But we have local control now! This way the UPCCA can fight to keep liquor stores out of the city of Peachtree Corners and get us ANOTHER Starbucks! more ›