No doubt, many of you have received ugly cards and calls from a Mr. Newton, or perhaps seen his ads in the Gwinnett Daily Post.  And you're probably wondering, what all this is about.  You're probably wondering why a private citizen is spending over $20,000 of his own 'PAC' money to affect this election.  Good question.

Simply, it appears that Mr. Newton is upset that he did not receive a job he wanted from Gwinnett County.  A couple of years ago, Mr. Newton approa...

Did you ever think you would see a headline like the above here - in Gwinnett County?

I never did.

It's a terrible, terrible indictment upon our community that this element has decided to set up shop here.  Near OUR homes.  Doesn't matter where you live - Duluth, Norcross, Loganville or Grayson - it is near your home, your school, your park.

Why has this happened?  There are a number of theories we could espouse, but in reality it's simple: because no on...

I spent last evening at several wonderful city 4th of July celebrations.  Our cities provide Gwinnett with some wonderful 'identities' and many are doing fantastic work with revitalization.

However, at one celebration, a commission candidate was present and discussing my HOST tax proposal with constituents.  Some of the claims I heard were so outlandish I had to take a moment this morning and respond:

Claim #1.  - The HOST proposal will bankrupt the Citi...

I've gotten a few e-mails from folks this week who believe that Gwinnett County has a total ban on campaign signs.  That is not correct.

Signs may be placed on private property so long as they are out of the road right-of-way.  The right-of-way is generally regarded as 10 ft. from the curb; this is often about the location of utility poles.

Most Gwinnett cities have the same rules.  There is no outright ban on signs in any location within Gwinnett County.

Today we officially unveiled what Gwinnett has been sorely lacking for the last four years – a Leadership Plan.

This plan is a series of more than twenty very specific actions and goals which I believe will set Gwinnett on a road to prosperity and correct many of the ills in our community. No other candidate for Chairman of the Board of Commissioners has EVER laid forth this type of specific plan for the ...

On Tuesday, April 1^st, the Gwinnett County BOC adopted a resolution providing the funding necessary to implement the 287(g) program in the county jail.  This is a huge step for our county.  I appreciate all the e-mails of support I have received along the way fighting to implement this program.

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Green seeks 18 deputies for program
New staff would be trained to begin deportation proceedings on illegal immigrants
(As printed in the Gwinnett Daily Post)

By Camie Young
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Citizens ask every day: “Is all of Gwinnett going to be paved over? “

Our answer must be “No!”

Future dev...

On Wed., Jan 2^nd the Board of Commissioners will adopt the Budget for 2008.

The Budget will once again be almost $1.6 Billion. The budget is the responsibility of the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. However, in recent years, it has been common for...

We in Gwinnett County have made an historic move to end the public subsidization of illegal immigration, and that’s too important to go back on now. 

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Green Outlines Water Management & Conservation Plans

The question is what are we going to do about water? Today? Tomorrow? Twenty years from now?...

Welcome to my new blog for my campaign for Gwinnett County Chairman! Please check this often as I will be using this to give regular progress updates on my campaign

Thank you for your support!

Lorraine