The City of Snellville (City) is soliciting competitive sealed bids for the lawn care maintenance in the City of Snellville, Georgia. Sealed bids for the award of this contract will be accepted at Snellville City Hall, 2342 Oak Road until 2:00 p.m. local time on March 21, 2024
The City of Snellville is proud to announce the hiring of Matthew Pepper as City Manager.
Pepper replaces James “Butch” Sanders who retired after 12 years in the post.
“I am humbled that Mayor and Council have shown their faith in me by naming me City Manager of the City of Snellville,” Pepper said. “During the last two years, I have learned the position from my predecessor Butch Sanders and am confident I can help Snellville prosper for years to come. I am eager to continue serving our community and helping make Snellville the best it can be.”
Mayor Barbara Bender said she and members of Council are excited for Pepper in his new role.
“We are very pleased Matthew agreed to step into this role as City Manager,” Bender said, noting Pepper’s previous experience and recent on-the-job-training. “We are confident he will excel in his new position.”
The City Manager is responsible for the daily operations of the city, working with the various city departments and department directors. The policies adopted by and the vision for the city set forth by the Mayor and Council provide the parameters for both basic service provision and special projects all intended to best serve Snellville's citizens.
The City Manager is responsible for producing the annual city budget for general operating, needs and longer-term capital projects, planning and managing all major projects within the city and making sure the public is well informed and knowledgeable about all city initiatives and activities.
One of the City Manager's most important duties, professionally and personally, is to build a city staff that is dedicated to serving the public good at all times and providing for that staff the best possible working environment, all needed supplies and strong moral support to enable our team to meet the goal of excellence in local government.
Pepper comes to Snellville after having served as the Manager for the City of Oxford in Newton County. He previously worked for the City of Alpharetta’s Economic Development Office.
Pepper earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Georgia.
He can be reached at mpepper@snellville.org.
Street-sweeping will be wrapping up in Sector 2 by tomorrow and should commence work in Sector 3 by Monday.
Please keep your vehicle off the street during the day to avoid delays and causing the area in front of your home to be bypassed.
Streets in Sector 3 are:
Ashley Woods Court
Ashworth Circle
Ashworth Lake Road
Beverly Lane
Britt Road
Burford Lane
Cambridge Street
Carpenters Way
Country Farm Court
Country Farm Drive
Creek Lane
Dale Court
Dorian Drive
Greenbrook Court
Green Valley Court
Green Valley Road
Hickory Circle
Hickory Drive
Hickory Lane
Hickory Trail
Hickory Smoke Court
Hickory Valley Drive
Jenkins Drive
Kenilworth Court
Kingstream Drive
Kingstream Way
Lanier Drive
Lanier Way
Londonberry Court
Longfield Drive
Melissa Court
Middlesex Court
Newtons Crest Circle
Newtons Crest Lane
Oak Grove Lane
Pamela Drive
Parker Drive
Parkside Court
Parkside Way
Pierce Circle
Robie Lane
Scenic Drive
Skylars Mill Lane
Skylars Mill Way
South Lake Rd.
Springdale Court
Sussex Court
Tiffany Mazelle Court
Tyler Dewayne Court
Twin Springs Drive
Valley Drive
Valley Way
Westridge Drive
Wil-Co Court
Windmeyer Court
Mayor and Council have once again signed a pledge promising to “practice and promote civility in the city.”
Last year, Mayor and Council also signed the pledge, but with two new councilmembers – Norman A. Carter Jr. and Kerry Hetherington - joining the governing body following the last year’s election, another pledge was in order.
“The members of city council, as elected representatives of the community and stewards of the public trust, recognize their special role in modeling open, free and vigorous debate while maintaining the highest standards of civility, honesty and mutual respect,” the pledge created by Georgia Municipal Association reads. “City council meetings are open to the public and thus how city officials execute their legal duties is on public display. Civility by city officials in the execution of their legislative duties and responsibilities fosters respect, kindness and thoughtfulness between city officials, avoiding personal ill will which results in actions being directed to issues made in the best interests of residents.”
The pledge “strives to ensure that all communication be open, honest, and transparent as this is vital for cultivating trust and relationships.”
As part of the pledge, council members agree to refrain from texting, sending email or any other actions that display a lack of concern or attention to the city's business during meetings. The pledge also strives to ensure that all communication be open, honest, and transparent.
Crews from Watts Street Sweeping have begun sweeping city streets in an effort to rid them of debris.
Please keep your vehicle off the street during the day to avoid delays and causing the area in front of your home to be bypassed.
Sweeping in Sector 1 should be completed today and work on Sector 2 will begin soon after.
Streets in Sector 2 are:
Albion Drive
Amberly Way
Anchors Way
Anscot Court
Bellwood Court
Benham Drive
Benhill Drive
Bird Lane
Blackberry Court
Bouldercrest Court
Brookwood Lake Drive
Burlington Lane
Cates Court
Clipper Straits
Club Drive
Colby Court
Colony Circle
Colony Oaks Drive
Colony Way
Cosgrove Place
Crescent Drive
Dogwood Court
Empire Drive
Ferndale Lane
Flagsmoor Drive
Forest Court
Fountain Drive
Gloucester Court
Harbour Oaks Dr
Helms Ct
Hemlock Trail
Hempstead Court
Hickory Lake Drive
Hillshire Ct
Holly Lake Circle
Holly Lake Cove
Holly Springs Drive
Ivy Mountain Drive
Knollwood Drive
Lansbury Court
Lorimore Drive
Manor Court
Maple Creek Court
Masonwood Circle
Medical Way
Masthaven Court
Millbrook Drive
Mornington Lane
Mountain View Road
New London Place
Norton Street
Oak Meadow Drive
Oak Meadow Lane
Oak Meadow Cove
Oakwood Grove Drive
Old Springs Court
Pennistone Way
Presidential Circle
Rawlins Street
Ridgecliffe Drive
Schooner Cove
Shipshire Place
Sterling Creek Court
Sterling Creek Pointe
Stockton Walk Court
Stockton Walk Lane
Stockton Walk Way
Stokesley Way
Stonegate Way
Tanglewood Drive
Victorian Court
Williams Down Circle
Wiltshire Place
Wood Gate Way
Wood Meadow Cove
York Court
Crews from Watts Street Sweeping have begun sweeping city streets in an effort to rid them of debris.
Please keep your vehicle off the street during the day to avoid delays and causing the area in front of your home to be bypassed.
Sweeping has begun in Sector 1 – or the following streets:
Amber Woods Drive
Bennett Ridge
Bent Trail
Berkshire Court
Brookstone Drive
Carolina Wind Court
Chancellor Court
Chaparral Court
Chaparral Drive
Clower Street
Collinswood Drive
Deerfield Run
Dogwood Road
Dogwood Circle
Driftwood Place
Eastgate Drive
Eastgate Place
Eastwood Drive
Englewood Way
Epping Forest Ct
Fabersham Drive
Highriggs Lane
Hills Way
Hugh Drive
Junes Court
Kimberly Way
Lashley Court
Long Street
Meadow Crest Terrace
Meadow Drive
Meadow Hurst Lane
Nt. Zion Church Rd.
Myra Lane
Old Grayson Rd
Pine Road
Pinehurst Lane
Radbury Lane
Ramblewood Way
Ridgewood Way
Roxboro Drive
Shannahan Place
Statewood Court
Thomason Drive
Timber Lane
Town Place
Tuffstown Court
Valley Creek Circle
Valley View Road
Village Court
Vine Street
Wickliffe Court
Wickliffe Place
Windburn Court (Short)
Windburn Court (Long)
Winding Creek Circle
Windsor Court
Windsor Drive
Windsor Lane
Mayor and Council sent a draft of the city’s Comprehensive Plan update to the Atlanta Regional Commission for review.
It’s the latest step needed to get the plan approved by Mayor and Council by the end of February.
Following ARC review, it will be the Georgia Department of Community Affair’s turn to look over the document.
Mayor and Council, as well as the public, can still provide comments and suggestions on the document designed to plan the city’s development for decades to come.
A draft can be found here at https://snellville2045.org
The Snellville Police Department and Governor’s Office of Highway Safety are asking everyone to make the holidays merry by making the decision to never drive after drinking.
The Snellville Police Department is joining sheriff’s offices, police departments and the Georgia State Patrol to reduce crashes, deaths, and injuries for the annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement campaign from Dec. 14 through Jan. 1.
State troopers, sheriff’s deputies and police officers will step up enforcement during the holiday season and will take any driver they find to be over the legal Blood-Alcohol Concentration level of .08 in Georgia to jail. No warnings. No call a friend to drive you home. No exceptions.
“All drunk driving deaths are completely preventable because they are all caused by someone making the wrong decision to drive after drinking.” SPD Lt. P. Poole said. “We are warning everyone now is the time to plan a sober ride before the party or celebration because our officers will not be giving warnings to drunk and drugged drivers we find on the road. Those impaired drivers will be getting a ride to jail in the back of one of our patrol cars.”
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were more than 4,500 people killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in the United States in the month of December from 2017 to 2021 and 1,013 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in the U.S. in December of 2021.
Federal crash data shows male drivers were four times more likely to be alcohol-impaired and involved in fatal traffic crashes than females in December 2021 and drivers ages 21-34 accounted for the highest percentage of alcohol-impaired drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes in the U.S. in December 2021.
In Georgia, one out of four persons killed in traffic crashes in December from 2017 to 2021 involved a driver whose BAC was higher than the state’s legal limit and 70 percent of the fatal alcohol-impaired driving crashes in the state in December during this five-year period involved one driver with a BAC that was more than twice the legal limit.
It is estimated that a DUI arrest can cost up to $10,000 in court fees, fines, attorney fees, and higher insurance premiums. A DUI conviction may also cost someone their job or prevent them from being hired.
“The holidays are time for families and friends to celebrate but there are too many families who will be spending this holiday season missing a loved one whose life was ended by a drunk or drugged driver,” Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Director Allen Poole said. “If alcohol is going to be part of the celebration, make sure the plans include for a sober ride and do not let family or friends get behind the wheel if you believe they are too impaired to drive.”
Snellville Police Department, GOHS, and NHTSA offer the following tips to help stop drunk driving:
The Snellville Police Department and the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety are reminding motorists not to risk it during this holiday season by always remembering to click their seat belt before every trip and to make sure all children are also safely restrained.
Snellville Police Department is joining sheriff’s offices, police departments, and the Georgia State Patrol to enforce seat belt, speeding, DUI, distracted driving, and all traffic laws during the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s annual “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement and awareness mobilization that will take place during the extended Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend that beings on Nov. 22 and ends on Nov. 26.
Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel periods of the year with millions of vehicles traveling on Georgia highways and roads during the week and it is important for drivers and passengers to put safety first by always buckling up.
“Our officers know the difference wearing a seat belt can make during a traffic crash," Lt. Philip Poole said. “Taking a few seconds to click a seat belt before getting on the road could lead to a lifetime of memories, especially during the holidays, with family and friends.”
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), seat belts have saved more than 100,000 lives in the last decade and more lives would be saved if everyone riding in a vehicle would wear a seat belt.
During the 2021 Thanksgiving holiday weekend that ran from Wednesday evening to early Monday morning, 50 percent of the persons killed in passenger vehicle crashes in the United States were not wearing seat belts.
Federal crash data shows during the 2021 Thanksgiving holiday weekend that 52 percent of persons killed in passenger vehicle crashes at night in the United States were not restrained and 46 percent of those killed in daytime crashes were not wearing seat belts.
Those riding in the back seat of a vehicle should also buckle up. Federal crash data shows almost 60 percent of the people riding in the back seats of vehicles who were killed in crashes in the United States in 2021 were not wearing a seat belt.
“Everyone is looking forward to spending time with family and friends during the holidays and we want everyone to make it safely to wherever they are traveling,” Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Director Allen Poole said. “Choosing to wear a seat belt could one day save your life, which is why buckling up should be the first thing we all do when we get into a vehicle.”
The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and Snellville Police Department offer these safe driving tips:
More information can be found at gahighwaysafety.org.
DECMEBER 5, 2023 RUNOFF ELECTION
MUNICIPAL GENERAL RUNOFF ELECTION
CITY OF SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA
Notice is hereby given that the City of Snellville will hold a General Runoff Election on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 for the purpose of electing one (1) member of City Council. The post to be voted on is Post 1 currently held by Dave Emanuel. The 2 candidates that will be on the ballot in the runoff are Norman A. Carter and Catherine Hardrick.
Advance Voting for the December 5, 2023, election will be Monday through Friday starting November 27, 2023, through Friday, December 1, 2023. The hours of voting each day shall be 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
The voter registration deadline is October 10, 2023 for persons to be eligible to vote in the Municipal General Runoff Election.
This election will be held in the Snellville City Hall, located at 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, Georgia. The polls will open for the December 5, 2023 General Runoff Election at 7:00 a.m. and will close at 7:00 p.m.
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ELECCION MUNICIPAL GENERAL DE SEGUNDA VUELTA
CIUDAD DE SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA
Se pone en conocimiento del publico que la Ciudad de Snellville llevara a cabo una Eleccion General de Segunda Vuelta el martes, 5 de Diciembre 2023 para el proposito de elegir un (1) miembro de Concejo municipal. El puesto que sera votado es el Puesto 1, de momento ocupado por Dave Emanuel. Los 2 (dos) candidatos que aparecerán en la boleta de la segunda vuelta son Norman A. Carter y Catherine Hardrick.
Votacion Avanzada para la eleccion 5 de Diciembre 2023 sera de lunes a viernes comenzando el 27 de Noviembre 2023 hasta el viernes, 1 de Diciembre 2023. Las horas de votacion cada dia seran de 9:00 a.m. hasta las 5:00 p.m.
La fecha tope para inscripcion de votantes es el 10 de Octubre 2023 para toda la persona elegible para votar en la Eleccion Municipal General de segunda vuelta.
Esta eleccion se celebrara en el Palacio Municipal de Snellville, localizado en el 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, Georgia. Las urnas se abriran para la Eleccion General de Segunda Vuelta el martes, 5 de Diciembre 2023 a las 7:00 a.m. y cierran a las 7:00 p.m.