Suwanee opens newest park

The City of Suwanee has opened its newest park – the fifth to be created through its award-winning Open Space Initiative. Sims Lake Park is comprised of 62 idyllic acres located at Suwanee Dam and Tench Roads.

In addition to a 7-acre lake, Sims Lake Park features an approximately 1.2-mile looping trail, well-fed streamscape, playground area, picnic pavilion, and two 2-acre play meadows.  The park also has public restrooms and parking for nearly 90 cars.

“We just absolutely loved it,” says Maria Stanfield of her and her husband David’s visit to the park. “The feeling it gave me – it was a total feeling of being at home, like I really belonged there.

“Some of the views were incredible,” Stanfield adds. “Who needs to drive to North Georgia to see the leaves this fall? We can enjoy them right here and save a lot of gas!”

The City of Suwanee will host grand opening festivities for the park from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, November 8. More details will be posted soon.

Sanitation services in Suwanee
to remain ‘as is’ – for now

The new year will bring changes to how sanitation services are managed throughout unincorporated Gwinnett County, but in Suwanee, solid waste management will remain unchanged. For now, Suwanee residents will continue to select their provider, while the City evaluates different options for providing solid waste services.

In 2009, Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful will begin to operate on behalf of the county a district-based contract system for sanitation services. The City of Suwanee will not be part of that system. City officials plan to observe implementation of the program and further analyze Suwanee’s needs in 2009.

The City of Suwanee has been evaluating sanitation services options for some time. It shares many of the same goals to be addressed by the county’s new solid waste management plan, which is expected to expand recycling opportunities, improve waste collection efficiencies, save energy, reduce greenhouse gases, and enhance the environment and quality of life for residents.

As part of its evaluation of solid waste management options, Suwanee officials will provide opportunities for citizens to offer comments and feedback.

Share your Suwanee story

Photo provided by Vanishing Georgia, Georgia Division of Archives & History, Office of Secretary of State.

Do you recall when cotton bales used to line Main Street? Do you remember the first Caboose Lighting event or, more recently, the grand opening of Town Center Park? Do you have a heart-warming story about how you knew that Suwanee was the right hometown for you?

If you have a Suwanee memory or community story that you’d like to share, now you can do so on video. With the assistance of the North Gwinnett High School audio/video technology program, the City of Suwanee will be collecting Suwanee stories on videotape throughout the month of October.

Says Kimberly Larson, graduate intern in the city manager’s office: “This video, which will premiere at the grand opening of City Hall next year, is about Suwanee’s history. We’re documenting, celebrating, and commemorating where we came from.”

Thirty-minute interviews are being scheduled from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays through October. To sign up, contact Larson at klarson@suwanee.com or 770/945-8996, ext. 400.

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