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Friday, February 3, 2012

Gwinnett County, Cities Near an SDS Settlement

Loganville calls a meeting for Tuesday. The agenda for the Gwinnett BOC work session Tuesday makes no mention of SDS.

Updated Feb. 4, 2012 The multi-year Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) dispute between Gwinnett County and several cities in the Gwinnett Muncipal Association (GwMA) appears to be near an end. Loganville City officials have scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, according to a legal notice in the Walton Tribune. Also, Suwanee expects to meet Tuesday on the matter. The legal notice in the Walton Tribune read: "The City of Loganville, Mayor and Council, will have a Called County meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The purpose of this meeting is to approve the final SDS Agreement with Gwinnett County. All interested parties are invited to attend." According to Loganville officials, the county is expected to meet at 5 p.m. to …

Bob Williams

8:21 pm on Friday, February 3, 2012

Great news. I'm hopeful the details are favorable to tax payers.   more ›

Friday, July 8, 2011

Cities Optimistic Regarding Service Delivery Negotiations

Managing director of Gwinnett Municipal Association says special tax districts may be the solution to the long running dispute.

Randy Meacham, managing director of the Gwinnett Municipal Association, is optimistic that negotiations between Gwinnett County and its cities regarding the ongoing service delivery strategy dispute may soon move forward. Meacham provided an update regarding the current situation during the July 7 Dacula City Council. “Dacula, along with all the other cities that are still together, are -- I guess -- as I stand here tonight, optimistic that we are going to restart some negotiations with the county on service delivery,” Meacham said. Currently Gwinnett County and its cities are engaged in a court battle over how services will be delivered to county residents. State law requires that counties and the cities contained within reach a formal …

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