Gwinnett County leaders are in the midst of several studies to plan for the county’s future, Commission Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson said during her annual State of the County Address on Thursday.
Hendrickson highlighted a human services needs assessment, the county’s first-ever Arts and Creative Economy Master Plan, a disparity study that will look at the county’s procurement and contracting system, and plans to hire a sustainability officer.
“The county has always been intentional about where we see ourselves in the future,” Hendrickson said after the speech, which was delivered at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville. “This board paid particular to some of the issues and challenges that we’re seeing around the nation — you know sustainability, climate, affordable housing, public safety, workforce challenges, transportation — and making sure we’re meeting the gaps in our community.
“Quite frankly, Gwinnett County has always been very good when it comes to our water, our infrastructure, but there are areas where we recognize we have to improve, and that’s what we’re being intentional about.”
The Human Services Needs Assessment is a big task that the county is undertaking. It will look a he services that Gwinnett residents need from their county government.
It’s been a long time since such an assessment was done. In fact, it’s been more than 30 years since the last full-scale assessment was conducted. The last one was conducted in 1991, according to Hendrickson.
“That doesn’t mean that we haven’t continued to react to our community’s evolving needs, but we all know how much Gwinnett has changed in the last 30-plus years, so, it does mean we’re well overdue for a formal evaluation to understand how our current offerings line up with what our community truly needs,” Hendrickson told attendees during her address.
“The needs…
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