Dekalb County CEO Burrell Ellis unveiled a $563.3 million proposed 2011 tax funds budget on December 15th that if approved will raise Dekalb’s millage rate…

The Transit Governance Study Commission met on December 7th.  The commission was created under the Transportation Investment Act of 2010 and is working on a…

Cobb County Commissioners agreed to let citizens vote on an extension of the local purpose option sales tax (SPLOST) on December 14th.  Commissioners voted 4-1…

The Joint Committee on Water Supply headed by Senator Ross Tolleson and Representative Lynn Smith met on December 9th.  The committee brought together stakeholders from…

The 2011 Georgia State Amendments to the State Minimum Standard Codes have been posted.  These new State Minimum Standard Codes and Georgia Amendments go into…

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners continues to consider the potential term and project list of a renewed Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.  Several…

The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District (MNGWPD) Governing Board met on December 2nd.  MNGWPD discussed the proposed water conservation measures and feedback they received…

This week the non-profit 1071 Coalition released an economic impact study on the area surrounding Lake Lanier during the 2007-2009 drought.  Alex Laidlaw, 1071 Coaliton…

Initiated in 2006, the Georgia Department of Transportation’s and the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority’s Revive285 top end project has been in the process of the development,…

The Gwinnett Board of Commissioners adopted new regulations on water conservation to meet the requirements of the 2010 Georgia Water Stewardship Act (SB 370) which requires…

Gwinnett County completed revisions to the Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention Ordinance. The revisions were adopted on September 21st. The revised ordinance provides the…

A town hall meeting was held on November 11th to receive input on the city’s parks master plan in Norcross. The city is developing a…