SUWANEE TALK!

The 25th Suwanee Day Festival kicked off with the traditional parade. As a long time resident of Suwanee - 21 years to be exact, but first time volunteer, I awoke at 5:45 a.m. to start my day. After a quick detour for my morning brew at Starbuck's, I found my way to the back parking lot of Suwane...

By: Chuck Warbington, PE - Executive Director, Gwinnett Village CID As the dust continues to settle over the July primary elections and we analyze the results, Gwinnett took a major step in setting a positive course for our future with the passage of the Redevelopment Powers Law.  This new policy...

SUWANEE DAY FESTIVAL KICKOFF SUWANEE DAY FESTIVAL KICKS OFF SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 Roads will be closed during the Suwanee Day parade beginning at 9:45 a.m. through 11:00 a.m. The parade will begin at 10:00 a.m.   The following roads will be closed during the parade: Buford Hwy from McGinn...

This month the city of Suwanee will begin the process of updating the 2002 Old Town Master Plan.In a collaborative effort, city officials, residents and consultants will attempt to blend old with new, past with present.  Quiet, quaint, and once the hub of Suwanee's business district, Historic Ol...

Once again the city of Suwanee receives one more award! The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), a nonprofit professional organization serving approximately 16,000 finance professionals, presented the city of Suwanee with the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Repor...

  The Suwanee Day Festival has always been a community festival.  The first Suwanee Day Festival dates back to May, 1984 and was held behind the current Gwinnett County Fire Station #13  - one year before Suwanee had its first traffic signal  - with about 75 people in attendance!  The area was g...

The Atlanta real estate market began to see a downturn beginning in the third quarter of 2006; and, it is apparent our market has yet to see the upswing most had thought would happen by now.  As we begin the third quarter of 2008, the Atlanta real estate market is still trending downward. Closing...

Suwanee’s 2009 fiscal year budget went into effect July 1, 2008 with the approval from the City Council in June. The 2009 fiscal budget of $12,863,830 is an increase of 10.43 percent over the previous year's amended budget. The millage rate will remain at 5.77 – which has remained the same or has...

Now is the time to buy for First-Time Buyers. Opportunity only knocks once; and, if you have been waiting, now is the time to act because time will run out! For first time home buyers who thought owning a home was only a dream, the recently enacted legislation, H.R. 3221, also known as the Housin...

Suwanee City Parks....Why so many people call Suwanee home! Our quality of life is often defined, in part, by where we live. For each of us the definition of "quality" will take on many different meanings. For those of us who have found Suwanee, GA to be our home, "quality' is woven into the fibe...