Gwinnett County Advances Child Welfare and Infrastructure in a Series of Civic Improvements

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners has been busy with several key initiatives, according to a recent roundup of their November meetings. The supportive moves tackle everything from child welfare to infrastructure, with the intention of boosting county services and quality of life.

For the county’s youngest in dire need, a significant focus has been on the CASA Program, which advocates for children in foster care. This program has seen an infusion of grants to fund key personnel, including the Program Director and two supervisors, over 36 CASA volunteers poured in more than 3,900 hours to assist foster children. In alcohol-related matters, the ordinance overseeing sales has been relaxed in terms of advertisement requirements, and there’s a small perk in there for certain board members who’ll see an uptick in compensation, as perGwinnett County Government.

Security is getting a boost too, with more than $336,000 from the Urban Area Security Initiative aimed at enhancing Gwinnett’s emergency response capabilities. This means the police’s bomb squad gets to retire some aged vehicles for new F-350 trucks, and key drone accessories are thrown in to bolster both police and fire departments in crucial response missions.

Infrastructure isn’t neglected, either. The East Jones Bridge Road bridge, seeing some 67 years is set for a facelift, and a nearly $3 million contract has been awarded to Wright Brothers Construction Company Inc., to do just that. Once completed, the new structure will support both vehicles and pedestrians with added sidewalks. Farther down the road, an intersection improvement project is pegged at $4.9 million along Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, all to enhance traffic flow with additional lanes, updated signals, and crucial drainage upgrades, according to thesame press release.

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