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SNELLVILLE – As the new year approaches, city officials are proud to report a General Fund balance of $7.97 million, up more than $2 million over last year. These funds may be used for general operating purposes.

"We are very fortunate to have had a strong year financially in Fiscal Year 2017 throughout city government," said City Manager Butch Sanders. "We have added substantially to our fund balance and that's a testament to our Department Directors and employees."

Last year the General Fund had a general fund balance of $5.48 million.

Several factors leading to the increased surplus include: Combined tax revenues exceeded budget by $257,599; building permits were over forecast by almost $80,000 signaling a renewed local construction economy and sale of unneeded and unused city property added over $250,000.

SNELLVILLE – A plan to give residents a network of recreation and transportation trails was approved Monday by council.

The Greenway Master Plan, which includes four projects city staff deems as essential projects to lay the foundation for a strong, comprehensive network of trails and greenways within the city limits, was approved unanimously.

"The goal of the greenway plan for Snellville is to increase walkability and connectivity in the city," said City Planner Austin Shelton. "In some ways the greenway plan is complimentary to the Towne Center. The goal is to create a vibrant, walkable and human-scaled downtown for the city, and the idea behind the greenway plan is to give Snellville residents more options to walk and bike, without having to first drive to a park across town. Having a walkable downtown is all well and good, but if there is no way to actually walk to downtown then we are missing a big piece of the puzzle.The hope is to connect every part of Snellville to downtown and give residents more choice on how they get around."

Three of these projects will most likely be finalists on Gwinnett County's list of projects that can be feasibly completed by 2040, city officials said. The final project is a Snellville-centric project designed to complement the Towne Center.

The proposed projects are:

Towne Center Spine – a .7-mile trail running parallel to Wisteria Drive along a mostly dry creek bed. This greenway will serve as a "border" more or less to the rear of the Towne Center and will provide another connection from City Hall and the Senior Center to North Road, Scenic Highway and the neighborhoods abutting the north end of Snellville's downtown.

Oak Road Park to T.W. Briscoe Park – This 2.2-mile greenway is meant to connect two of the city's parks to each other and to the Towne Center, providing a mixed recreational and transportation corridor for residents throughout the city.

Snellville to Lawrenceville – 4.5 miles is the approximate distance between the city centers of Snellville and Lawrenceville. The plan is for this greenway to largely follow North Road and Old Snellville Highway, which allows cyclists and pedestrians to travel on quieter roads away from the fast and heavy traffic on Highway 124. It also serves to provide additional connection to Alexander Park, just outside Snellville city limits.

Main Street West / US-78 – At almost 5 miles in length, this is the longest and most ambitious of greenways being planned by the city and Gwinnett County for the area. The goal is to give Snellville and the South Gwinnett area a connection to the existing trail network around Stone Mountain. This is a key connection for the future, as it links the growing Gwinnett County greenway network to the web of trails and greenways in the rest of the Atlanta Metro and beyond.

"The adoption of the Greenway Master Plan is an exciting development for the city and its residents," Shelton said. "But now comes the hard part - making sure that they actually get built."

The first step is to begin work planning where the greenways will go precisely. Then the city will need to identify funding sources. While many of the currently planned greenways will be in right-of-way currently owned by Snellville or the county, there are many locations where trails will run through private property. To this end, the city will begin working to draft legislation that gives both property owners and the city options when it comes to negotiating the location and construction of the trails.

"The county's goal is to have all of their projects completed or at least funded by 2040, but Snellville is committed to beginning work as soon as possible," Shelton said.

Request for Qualifications for Planning Services for Preparation of
Snellville 2040 Comprehensive Plan

The City of Snellville is seeking Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) with fee proposals, until 3:00pm local time Friday January 09, 2018 for an individual, firm, or team of firms to assist in developing and adopting the City of Snellville 2040 Comprehensive Plan ("2040 Comprehensive Plan") that meets or exceeds all State of Georgia requirements per the Minimum Standards and Procedures for Local Comprehensive Planning.

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SNELLVILLE – T.W. Briscoe Park is now home to a symbol of peace.

The Rotary Club of Gwinnett Sunrise gifted a "Peace Pole" Sunday at the entrance of the park's walking trail.

"The introduction to peace and conflict resolution really begins on the playgrounds and in the parks," Rotary Club officials said. "Through sharing of toys, including everyone in the game and being a good sport, our children learn that small but important choices brings peace.

"The Rotary Peace Pole commemorates those choices young people make today to usher in a peaceful and prosperous future. The Peace Pole stands as a memento of our community's anticipation of the victory of peace over violent and hostile attitudes and actions. More than this, it stands as a recognition that such a permanent peace begins today with our future: our community's young people."

With the installation of this Peace Pole, Snellville will join a movement of tens of thousands of Peace Poles in more than 140 countries, Rotary officials said.

SNELLVILLE – Mosaic Minds Art Academy students will present "A Cultural Mosaic" student art show and art auction 5-7 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Community Room at Snellville City Hall, 2342 Oak Road.

Sponsored by the Snellville Arts Commission, the art show will feature artwork by students and instructors of Snellville's Mosaic Minds Art Academy.

Summer King, owner of Mosaic Minds Art Academy, said she is proud to bring the second annual art show to showcase student artwork for the first time to City Hall. "A Cultural Mosaic" art exhibit will showcase student talent and artwork inspired by the cultures that they have studied in the past six months, King said.

The event will also feature a silent auction. One hundred percent of the sales from student artwork sales will go back to the students, King said. Bids will start at $3 per piece and increase in $1 increments. Tickets are $5 per person are available at www.MosaicMindsArtAcademy.com.

Mosaic Minds Art Academy is an art history-based art school with classes in both wet and dry media including charcoal, graphite, watercolor and acrylic. There are also classes available in comic book art, illustration and pottery. Mosaic Minds Art Academy is located at 2330 Scenic Highway.

For more information contact King at 404-271-0610.

The City of Snellville is proud to welcome the newest member of its city council, Gretchen Schulz.

A longtime volunteer and organizer of the Snellville Farmers' Market and Community Garden @Snellville, Schulz joins the council after Post 4 Councilman Bobby Howard said he would not seek re-election earlier this year.

Schulz was joined by her family as she was sworn in by Melvin Everson, a former councilman himself.

Cristy Lenski and Barbara Bender, who serves currently as mayor pro tem, were also sworn in to additional terms after they were not challenged for their seats. Everson presided over the oath of office for Lenski, while Snellville Municipal Judge Mark Layng swore in Bender.

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