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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Green: District courtesy? What district courtesy?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gwinnett commissioners Lorraine Green and Charles Bannister formed an unlikely alliance Tuesday when the pair voted against an apartment rezoning in Kevin Kenerly’s north Gwinnett commission district.
Bannister’s opposition wasn’t all that surprising. Bannister and Kenerly don’t much get along.
But Green’s vote was notable because she transgressed the unwritten code of “district courtesy.” In rezoning matters, Gwinnett’s four district commissioners typically don’t vote against a rezoning in a another board member’s district, especially if the proposed development is not controversial.
In this case, the proposed apartment complex at Old Peachtree Road and Tech Center Parkway had been rejected by county planning staff and the Gwinnett Planning Commission.
But Green said that’s not the principal reason why she voted against the rezoning. “I have consistently voted against apartments — 100 percent [since] I’ve been in office,” Green said.
As for Kenerly, he says he doesn’t have any hard feelings.
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