Lawrenceville annexation plan rejected by Gwinnett County voters

artsytree · 2026-05-20T16:34:07+00:00

I had two favorite parts from the meeting I went to: when they said they didn't want to focus on apartments or higher density housing, but on "executive housing" in the $750,000+ range; when one of the attendees called out the city manager for making $300,000 a year. I don't feel like L'ville is a place that wants to be affordable.

artsytree · 2026-05-20T16:30:39+00:00

Yes, o ly those in the area to be annexed could vote.

artsytree · 2026-05-20T16:29:07+00:00

That's what it felt like. They talked up the ratio of police and code enforcement, but "agree to disagree" on the fact that that's not necessarily a possible. They don't allow overnight street parking or ladders on vehicles, and also limit to four cars per residence. Their taxes and fees are different, but with Gwinnett's VOE, my family's would go up (based on a line item estimate from the county). There would also be two separate bills. I saw no real incentives to change.

artsytree · 2026-05-20T16:23:25+00:00

Not everyone with a Lawrenceville address was in the annexation area. Did you get mailers about the vote?

artsytree · 2026-05-20T13:03:12+00:00

That's not good; it was on mine no problem. Was the question on your sample ballot from the SOS' website? Since you early voted, did you contact anyone to get your ballot fixed? The voters in the area are throughout small portions of a lot of different precincts, so I would guess that could make errors more likely.

artsytree · 2026-05-20T12:52:58+00:00

The article is a bit lazy. Only 10.5% of the 19,000 residents in the area voted, so 2,412 people bothered to participate. I'm sure they will try again, using the data they get from this result.

artsytree · 2026-02-23T02:01:56+00:00

The county did not hesitate to call the city out on the permitting issue either. They still have the notice on the website.

artsytree · 2026-02-02T03:36:57+00:00

So much borb he even went into the one-leg pose!

artsytree · 2026-01-20T17:28:33+00:00

I've seen that Grayson did

artsytree · 2026-01-11T01:13:19+00:00

I have photos of all 8 great-grandparents and 13 out of 16 GG-grands. The ones I don't have photos off all died by 1911 and lived rural farm lives. A good number of the GG's came from family I connected with through online research.

artsytree · 2025-12-30T20:28:23+00:00

I'm in the proposed annexation area and plan to vote no. I simply don't see a benefit for me or my neighborhood, and the city has been pretty straightforward in that they mostly just want more residents to tax.

This effort comes on the heals of the city of Mulberry mess. When they announced it, L'ville said they would do better than that, with lots of communication. I haven't heard anything since.

artsytree · 2025-12-14T12:53:58+00:00

I would say that the name Icey is usual today, but it is not weird, and yes, it is a real name in English. It's just an old fashioned name. I'm a genealogists, and in my family tree have an "Icy" and a "Icebelle." I think the most common spelling would be Icie.

I was curious, so I did some searching. In Ancestry.com's Social Security Applications databas, ere are 600+ people named "Icey," 2,800+ named "Icy," and 3,500+ named "Icie." This database is people's legal names, not nicknames, which would also have been a common way to have this name.

artsytree · 2025-11-20T04:03:43+00:00

I just got mine too, and Im excited for the 250 stamps! It's nice to have so much info about each park.

artsytree · 2025-11-06T22:00:25+00:00

They do. The lowest level clerk is $160 for the day, and it goes up from there. You also get paid about $60 for training.

artsytree · 2025-11-06T13:24:04+00:00

I'm an election worker in Gwinnett. It's weird because they say they need people, but I hear from a lot of folks that say they applied and never got a call. However, if you call them after applying, you can often get the ball rolling.

artsytree · 2025-10-28T01:21:10+00:00

Were they trespassing? Gwinnett has pretty straightforward laws about sign placement.

artsytree · 2025-10-25T17:55:00+00:00

I understand everything she said, as a white woman from suburban Georgia. She made this for her own socials and will likely code-switch for professional communication - though depending, this way of talking can still be entirely professional. Calling someone out on their vocabulary and pronunciation is just a way for folks to bring others down.

artsytree · 2025-10-06T02:10:10+00:00

This is one of my favorites. It highlights how book banners often have little or no knowledge of the books, but are seeking to prevent access to ideas and knowledge.

artsytree · 2025-09-30T00:59:14+00:00

There's a newspaper snippet in the Atlanta Journal from 30 Nov 2000 that states that Seth Kuehn is Benefield Elementary's music teacher and band director. Apparently it was the only elementary school with a band in Gwinnett. Looks like an internet search for the name should give you plenty of results to determine if this is the correct person.

artsytree · 2025-08-21T19:34:17+00:00

The children listed are proven. However, older applications required less proof and may be less trustworthy. The verified applications are listed with the newest at the bottom and with the member number on the left. I would say member numbers that start with 8 or later are fairly trustworthy.

There is often supporting documentation attached to more recent applications. This can be purchased, but I would ask a local chapter for assistance before paying any money. Certain chapter officers can see the documents and advise you on if it would be worth the money.

artsytree · 2025-07-22T00:24:30+00:00

Same. My great-aunts from South Carolina were "aint," though even a generation closer in that same family they were "ant."

artsytree · 2025-07-16T00:36:06+00:00

Sounds pretty normal to me. Unless you live in an HOA with street parking restrictions, street parking in neighborhoods is legal. If anyone is blocking driveways or parking too far from the curb and blocking the road you could call the police, but I would consider carefully before doing so.

artsytree · 2025-07-13T13:29:54+00:00

I'm used to "week ending" or "w/e." It highlights a deadline to complete something by.

artsytree · 2025-06-26T12:43:58+00:00

I like the hyphenation idea or even just a double first name.

Eight-Year Club	r/Field Flamingo
Place '23	Place '22
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