Gwinnett County, GeorgiaDenominational Groups, 2000

(http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/13135_2000.asp)

Gwinnett County, GeorgiaDenominational Groups, 2000

(http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/13135_2000.asp)

Gwinnett County, GeorgiaDenominational Groups, 2000

(http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/13135_2000.asp Cont'd.

Gwinnett County, GeorgiaDenominational Groups, 2000

(http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/13135_2000.asp Cont'd.

Religious Affiliations

-116 Churces found in Lawrenceville, GA (can see listings @( http://www.switchboard.com/swbd.main/dir/6_0/results.htm?MEM=1&KW=Churches&LO=Lawrenceville%2C+GA )

-Similar distribution of religions/denominations compared with Gwinnett County.

Political Informationhttp://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/politicalInfo.php?locIndex=8042

Lawrenceville, GA

2006 elections: In the gubernatorial race, Georgia re-elected incumbent Republican Sonny Perdue over Democrat Mark Taylor, with 57.8% of the vote. elected

Presidential politics: Lawrenceville is in Gwinnett County, which supported George W. Bush in the last two presidential elections. According to unofficial vote totals for 2004, Bush received 160,013 votes and John Kerry received 81,334 votes.

In the November 2000 election, Gwinnett County strongly supported Bush. Countywide, 121,756 people voted for Bush and 61,434 voted for Gore.

Electoral College: Georgia has 15 of the Electoral College's 538 votes.

(See the following website for Gwinnett County Government as Lawrenceville falls under this county:

http://www.gwinnettcounty.com/cgi-bin/gwincty/egov/ep/home.do?tabId=0 )

(Political Information continued)http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/politicalInfo.php?locIndex=8042 Planning CommissionPlanning Commission

Richard Johnson, Chairperson

Jim Childers

John Merrill

Eron Moore

Dennis Norton

Board of Zoning Appeals

Eron Moore, Chairman

Ronnie Allen

Bill Perkins

Mark Burson

John Pente

Lawrenceville Development Authority

Marie Beiser, President

Danny Gravitt, Vice-President

Linda Oakes, Secretary

Jack Baggett, Treasurer

Patrick Rann, Vice-Treasurer

Larry Still

Scot Frye

Lawrenceville Downtown Development Authority

Mike Reedy, Chairman

Marie Beiser, Vice-Chairman

Kathy Monroe, Secretary

Allen Richardson

Danny Gravitt

Scot Frye

Larry Still

Downtown Architectural Review Board

Danny Gravitt

Marie Beiser, Chairman

David Jones, Vice Chairman

Mary Thompson

Dot Yount

Don Alford

Greg Noah

Boards & Commissions cont'd. Lawrenceville, GA

Lawrenceville Housing Authority

Anthony Michael, Chairperson

Robert Pope, Vice Chairperson

Gladas Bunn, Resident Commissioner

Jeff Guy

Joeann Malone

JoAnn Shipley

Jan White

Lawrenceville Tourism and Trade Association

Stormwater Utility Board

Robert P. Baroni, City Clerk

James Steadman, Utilities Director

Paul Austin, City Engineer

Tommy McDaniel, Director of Sanitation

Brad Leonard, Director of Planning & Zoning

Mahlon Burson

Joel Darcy

Elected Officials:

Mayor

Rex Millsaps

First Elected: November 2006

Term= 2 years

Councilmen/women (2 year terms):

Robert (Bob) Clark

Dr. Judy Jordan Johnson

Peter K. (P.K.) Martin, IV

Ordinances & Master PlansGeneral Code of Ordinances 2005 can be found @

http://www.lawrencevillega.org/Departments/PlanningZoning/OrdinancesMasterPlans/GeneralCodeofOrdinances2005/tabid/91/Default.aspx.

These .pdf files give explanations of elections, funding, codes of conduct, and city control laws for Lawrenceville, GA.

-POLICE DEPARTMENT/SHERIFF DEPARTMENT:

Lawrenceville Police DepartmentP.O. Box 220020 South Clayton StreetLawrenceville, Georgia 30046

Gwinnett County Sheriff Department2900 University PkwyLawrenceville, GA 30043-4542Phone: (770) 822-3100

Parks and Recreation: MUSEUMS/ENTERTAINMENT:

Gwinnett History Museum, Gwinnett County, GA

Southeastern Railway Museum, Gwinnett County, GA

Local festivals include:

* American Indian Festival

* Gwinnett County Fair

Performing arts: Aurora Theatre

Historic sites and museums: Gwinnett History Museum, Southeastern Railway Museum

http://www.visitlawrenceville.com/

PARKS:

Alexander Park Site

Bethesda Park

Collins Hill Aquatic Center

Collins Hill Park

Rhodes Jordan Park

Ronald Reagan Park

Spriggs Road Park Site

Sweet Water Park

MUST SEE:

Ghost Tours

Gwinnett Historic Courthouse

Veterans Memorial Museum

Female Seminary

Medieval Times