Gwinnett at 200: Planning a Year-long Celebration of Community
August 14, 2017
You’re invited to a birthday party. With a million or so other people. And it will last for an entire year. How’s that for a celebration!
Charlotte Nash
Connect Gwinnett: Transit Planning Gets Rolling
July 28, 2017
Work is now underway on a Comprehensive Transit Development Plan to review existing Gwinnett Transit service and recommend ways to make it better.
Redevelopment: Planting the Seeds of Future Success
June 24, 2017
Twenty-one years ago, many of us were excited that the 1996 Summer Olympics tennis venue was in Gwinnett County at the edge of Stone Mountain Park. After Andre Agassi and Lindsay Davenport both won gold that summer, the tennis stadium began a decades-long downward slide that eluded all attempts at revitalization.
Multicultural Festival: Get Out and Meet Your Neighbors
April 11, 2017
Since first taking office in 2011, I have made it a priority to find ways to involve a wide variety of Gwinnett residents in county government. It started out with a program called Volunteer Gwinnett that had a goal of engaging residents in meaningful way to help Gwinnett County provide essential services. Now we have a robust and growing community outreach program.
Helping Gwinnett’s Seniors Age in Place
February 22, 2017
With Baby Boomers reaching retirement age, Gwinnett’s older adult population continues to grow. In fact, residents over the age of 65 numbered about 80,000 in 2015, a 45 percent jump from just five years earlier.
2017 proposed budget invests in public safety, judical system and community engagement
November 16, 2016
Gwinnett Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash presented a proposed $1.56 billion budget for fiscal year 2017 to the public and the Board of Commissioners during a briefing on Tuesday. The proposed budget is up about 5.5 percent from this year and includes a $1.18 billion operating budget plus another $384 million for capital improvements.
Economic development: growing the local economy
September 8, 2016
My fellow commissioners and I often talk about our vision for Gwinnett County’s future. One of our shared goals is to make Gwinnett a place where our children and grandchildren will want to live, work, learn, and play.
Governor Nathan Deal installs 2014-2015 ACCG Board of Managers
April 24, 2014
Gwinnett County Chairman Charlotte Nash to Serve as ACCG First Vice President
ATLANTA – Governor Nathan Deal joined county officials from across the state at the 100th annual conference of ACCG, Georgia’s county association, held April 11-15 at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. In addition to giving the centennial keynote address, he also installed the association’s 2014-2015 Board of Managers. Gwinnett County Chairman Charlotte Nash was sworn in as ACCG First Vice President and will serve as part of the association’s 40-member Board of Managers for the next year. She is slated to become the association’s next president in April 2015.
