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Gwinnett settles with couple over Sugarloaf extension damage
By Arielle Kass
Nov 23, 2015Gwinnett County commissioners voted to pay a Lawrenceville couple $350,000 after the Sugarloaf Parkway extension caused extensive damage to their property.
“It has been one of the most exhausting, stressful issues I’ve ever dealt with,” said Judy McManus, whose trees were killed and fished were washed away by the damage. “It’s been very hard.”
The couple, who said the damage made their house unsellable, sued in 2010. To read more about the settlement, click here.
About the Author
Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.
