Gwinnett County Government Heather Sawyer

Deputy Communications Director

Communications Division Office: 770.822.7035

Fax: 770.822.7189
www.gwinnettcounty.com
NEWS RELEASE

Story contact: Alan Chapman, Director

Department of Transportation
770.822.7400
alan.chapman@gwinnettcounty.com

GWINNETT HOSTS OPEN HOUSE SESSIONS TO

EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON TRANSIT REFERENDUM

(Lawrenceville, Ga., Jan. 17, 2019) – In preparation for the March 19 Transit Referendum, the
County will host a series of open house education sessions. The sessions will be held on the
following dates:
• Tuesday, Jan. 22 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Bogan Park Community Recreation Center
Community Room, 2723 North Bogan Road, Buford
• Wednesday, Jan. 23 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation
Center Community Room, 4650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Berkeley Lake
• Thursday, Jan. 24 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Mountain Park Activity Building, 1063 Rockbridge
Road, Stone Mountain
• Monday, Jan. 28 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Grayson City Hall Senior Center, 475 Grayson
Parkway, Grayson
• Wednesday, Jan. 30 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., George Pierce Park Community Recreation
Center Community Room, 55 Buford Highway, Suwanee
• Monday, Feb. 4 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Lucky Shoals Park Community Recreation Center
Community Room, 4651 Britt Road, Norcross
• Thursday, Feb. 7 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main St., Duluth
• Saturday, Feb. 9 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., OneStop Norcross, 5030 Georgia Belle Court,
Norcross
• Monday, Feb. 11 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Dacula Park Activity Building, 2735 Old Auburn
Road, Dacula
• Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sugar Hill City Hall, 5039 W Broad St., Sugar Hill
• Thursday, Feb. 21 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Shorty Howell Park Activity Building, 2750
Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth
• Saturday, Feb. 23 – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Snellville City Hall, 2342 Oak Road, Snellville
• Thursday, Feb. 28 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Fire Academy, 3608 Braselton Highway, Dacula
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• Monday, March 11 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and
Technology, 970 McElvaney Lane, Lawrenceville
• Georgia Gwinnett College, dates and location TBD
These sessions are open to the public and residents are welcome to drop in anytime.
Gwinnett County residents will go to the polls March 19 to vote on a contract for the
provision of expanded transit services. If the referendum passes, Gwinnett's transit system and
services will expand based on Gwinnett's plan and its contract with MARTA. The expansion will
be funded through a one-cent sales tax for transit.
For more information about the contract, visit the County’s website,
www.GwinnettCounty.com. For more information about the transit plan, visit
www.ConnectGwinnettTransit.com.
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