GWINNETT
Snellville
Police receive decision-based driver training
Snellville police officers recently took part in a decision-based public safety driver training presented by Local Government Risk Management Services, a service organization of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia and the Georgia Municipal Association.
The driving simulator allows a police officer to be placed into more than 80 available scenarios from everyday driving to emergency response situations without actually being out on the road. Drivers first attend classroom training that covers applicable Georgia requirements on regular, as well as emergency response driving, vehicle handling characteristics, physical driving conditions and driving techniques to use during emergency response situations.
ACCG and GMA’s risk management workers’ compensation and property/liability self-insurance funds are financially supporting this program because of the unique and high risk driving situations that local government employees, specifically public safety personnel may be involved with on a daily basis.
KAREN HUPPERTZ FOR THE AJC
COUNTYWIDE
Leaders to discuss county’s major developments
Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash, Partnership Gwinnett’s Nick Masino and Gateway 85 CID’s Marsha Anderson Bomar along with other Gwinnett movers and shakers will discuss major developments transforming Gwinnett and Northeast Atlanta at a Bisnow event at 7:30 a.m. Aug. 15 at Satellite Place, 3235 Satellite Boulevard in Duluth.
Topics will include the latest projects breaking ground, which neighborhoods are trending for multifamily, mixed-use, and office developments, and what are the most lucrative opportunities for investment. Plan to also learn what are the key development, construction, and design trends in Gwinnett, what needs to be done to reinvent Gwinnett’s office market, how can developers reach out to the county’s growing diversity, and what are the neighborhood’s top developers doing to redevelop the many malls in Gwinnett.
Tickets: $109. Information: www.tinyurl.com/ExploringGwinnett.
KAREN HUPPERTZ FOR THE AJC
UPCOMING
- Norcross Summer Concert Series: Departure - A Journey Tribute. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Aug. 17. Free. Thrasher Park, 93 Park Drive, Norcross. On-the-go snacks may be purchased from Norcross downtown merchants. Chairs and coolers are welcome but not glass. APlaceToImagine.com
- 4-H Kickoff Party. 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 18. Free. Alexander Park, 800 Old Snellville Highway, Lawrenceville. Learn about Gwinnett's 4-H program with hands-on learning in a positive environment. Spark curiosity and lifelong achievement with K-12 programs that explore such fields as agricultural science, robotics, leadership, engineering and health science. GwinnettCountyEvents.com
- "If Plants Could Talk – A Cherokee Relationship" by Tony Harris: Gwinnett County Master Gardeners Association. 6:30 p.m. potluck dinner, 7 p.m. Aug. 20 and third Mondays (except September). Free. The Bethesda Senior Center, 225 Bethesda Church Road, Lawrenceville. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Harris is president of the Georgia Trail of Tears Association. Due to his work, the Cherokee Garden at Green Meadows Preserve in Cobb County contains many of the plants used by these native people for food, medicine, weapons, tools and ceremonies. The garden has been designated as an Interpretive Site on The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. GwinnettMasterGardeners.com, nps.gov/trte
