New Hamilton Mill Library Update

Residents of Hamilton Mill and the surrounding area have been looking forward to the opening of a new 20,000 sq-ft library at at the intersection of SR 124 and Pine Rd since it was announced a year ago. This $5 million project took an important step towards it's expected fall 2009 completion with the recent selection of Precision Planning, Inc. as the projects design and construction administrator. This project will be funded by Gwinnett's 1% Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST). When finished, this new library will house 75,000 books along with areas for reading and quite study areas. This will continue to make the Hamilton Mill area one of the most desirable in Gwinnett County. To search for a home in Hamilton Mill visit www.hamilton-mill-homes.com

Gwinnett Homestead Exemption - Extension

The deadline to file for a homestead exemption for 2007 has been extended to March 1,2007. You must have owned and occupied the property by Jan 1,2007. Visit www.gwinnett-tax.com for more info.

Gwinnett County Sugarloaf Extension Project - Google Earth Overlay Map

Many Gwinnett county residents are already aware of the proposed Sugarloaf Parkway extension, but even if you have attended the meetings or looked at the plans online it is difficult to visualize exactly how the Lawrenceville area will be effected. To help do this I created an overlay map in Google Earth using stitched together blueprints from the Gwinnett county website. You must have Google Earth to view this map. It can be downloaded for free here. To download the overlay map click here (1.3mb).

The proposed project will create a 4 lane road from the current intersection of Sugarloaf Pky and Grayson Hwy to Hwy 316 between Winder Hwy and Harbins Rd. This new section of Sugarloaf Pky will be accessible from intersections at SR-20, New Hope Rd, Martins Chapel Rd, Campbell Rd, and a half-cloverleaf interchange at SR-316.

Gwinnett County I-85 SR-316 Interchange Project

One of the many projects that will lead to further expansion into Gwinnett is the expansion of the 85 and 316 Interchange that will add 13 bridges and 17 miles of HOV lanes. The GDOT reports that 80% of the work will be completed without lane closures. Anyone who has taken 316 to I-85 recently knows that with 316 reduced to one lane and traffic jams have become normal. I have found that taking Old Norcross to Breckinridge then getting on I-85 at Pleasant Hill when coming from Lawrenceville is the best route during peak hours. Once completed in Dec 31, 2008 this project will provide increase capacity allowing commuters to move further down 316 increasing housing demand and prices in their path.