Create and maintain a vibrant local economy that works for everyone

Work with Georgia Gwinnett College, Gwinnett Tech, Partnership Gwinnett, and local businesses to create opportunities for entrepreneurs and minority-owned firms

- Create and maintain a vibrant local economy that works for everyone
- Work with Georgia Gwinnett College, Gwinnett Tech, Partnership Gwinnett, and local businesses to create opportunities for entrepreneurs and minority-owned firms

Economy

Invest in link to the MARTA rail system,  expanded bike lanes, walking trails, and pedestrian-friendly areas

Deal with aging sewer system, large areas served by septic tanks rather than a sanitary sewer, and lack of maintenance of private stormwater facilities

- Invest in link to the MARTA rail system,  expanded bike lanes, walking trails, and pedestrian-friendly areas
- Maintain roadways
- Deal with aging sewer system, large areas served by septic tanks rather than a sanitary sewer, and lack of maintenance of private stormwater facilities

Transportation & Infrastructure

Ensure development and redevelopment is creative and carefully planned to safeguard historic communities and cultures

Ensure developments offer affordable housing options to all residents

Ensure land use and zoning policies that are comprehensive, transparent, and consider impact on transportation, school system, and environment

- Ensure development and redevelopment is creative and carefully planned to safeguard historic communities and cultures
- Ensure developments offer affordable housing options to all residents
- Ensure land use and zoning policies that are comprehensive, transparent, and consider impact on transportation, school system, and environment

Housing & Urban Development

Keeping community safe and healthy is a vital function of government

Make sure that our first responders and public health officials have the resources that they need

Create county-wide action plan to combat any future health threats or natural disasters that may arise

- Keeping community safe and healthy is a vital function of government
- Make sure that our first responders and public health officials have the resources that they need
- Create county-wide action plan to combat any future health threats or natural disasters that may arise

Public Safety

End harmful and exclusionary policies, including 287(g)

Prohibit elected officials from being employed by or receiving benefits from those seeking to do business with the County

- End harmful and exclusionary policies, including 287(g)
- Prohibit elected officials from being employed by or receiving benefits from those seeking to do business with the County

Ethics & Conduct

Lee Thompson Jr.

Expanding Access for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs

- Ensuring Strong Job Creation
- Expanding Access for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs
- Utilizing Smart Zoning Policies
- Maximizing Use of Vacant Retail Space

- Investing in Walkability
- Exploring Technological Transit Advances
- Funding Micro & Mass Transit Options
- Embracing Regional Connectivity

Maximizing Community & Civic Infrastructure

- Prioritizing Investment in Literacy
- Maximizing Community & Civic Infrastructure
- Advancing Career & Work Force Training
- Addressing Safe & Healthy Communities

Administration

Nicole Love Hendrickson

The County Board of Commissioners is the legislative branch of your county government. That means they pass laws, much like your state legislature or city council; however, they do so at the county level. Legislation passed by the Board of Commissioners usually focuses on issues that are more local, such as housing, zoning, infrastructure, public transit, taxes, but this isn't always the case.

Your county representative that passes local legislation