Article Category: City Council Update

Tucker’s Mayor and City Council held three meetings, all virtual, during the month of April. The first meeting took place on April 13, where Council took the important step of approving a series of contracts for buildout of a new City Hall. After outgrowing their current spaces, City staff are moving operations into the facility…

Tucker’s Mayor and City Council met three times in March, taking action on one very significant land use case. That case, which was voted on at the March 9 Council meeting, asked for a rezoning and two concurrent variances for a 99,000 square foot commercial center at the intersection of Hugh Howell Road and Mountain…

Tucker’s Mayor and City Council met twice during the month of February. The first meeting took place on February 10 with the Council getting a presentation on the City’s Downtown Master Plan. After being briefed, Council voted unanimously to accept the plan, which has been in the works since early 2019, was completed in collaboration…

Tucker’s Mayor and City Council met twice in the month of January, kicking off the new year with a number of legislative issues. At the first meeting on January 14, they approved a rezoning and concurrent variances for a 63 home development set on approximately 22 acres at the intersection of Midvale and Lavista Roads.…

Because of the busy holiday season, Tucker’s Mayor and City Council held just one scheduled meeting during the month of December. That meeting saw Council take action on three items. The first was a vote to authorize the Mayor to execute an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Gwinnett County on a study of the Mountain Industrial/Jimmy…

Tucker’s Mayor and City Council held several meetings and work sessions during the month of November, discussing and voting on some important issues. On November 5, they held a special called meeting to get project updates from staff, as well as to hold an executive session discussion about real estate matters. November 12 saw a…

Back in March, I used this space to explain what a Charter Commission was and why Tucker was appointing one. In a nutshell, it is a nine-person volunteer panel tasked with reading and evaluating our City Charter to see what works, what doesn’t, and what, if any, changes should be made. It’s a process that…

Tucker’s Mayor and City Council held two meetings and two work sessions in the month of August, discussing and voting on several important issues in the City. At the meeting on August 12, Council held a public hearing on the City’s first-ever Transportation Master Plan. Councilmembers discussed several amendments to the plan before voting to…

Tucker’s Mayor and City Council held a pair of meetings in June, with the major vote being to adopt the City’s first millage rate. The proposed rate of 0.9 mils to fund Parks and Recreation had public hearings on May 28, June 10 and June 26. It was then approved by a 7-0 vote at…

Tucker’s Mayor and City Council met twice in the month of May, dealing with several Parks and Recreation issues, as well as approving a major annexation into the City. At the meeting on May 13, they unanimously approved a petition by the ownership of five parcels of Northlake Mall to become a part of the…

Tucker’s Mayor and City Council had a busy April meeting four times, mostly to address the Fiscal Year ’20 budget. On April 8, they held a public hearing and first read on a $13.7 million balanced budget. After a pair of special called meetings to hammer out details, the Council unanimously approved the budget at…

Tucker’s Mayor and City Council met three times in the month of March, holding two regular scheduled meetings and a special called work session to discuss the Fiscal Year ’20 budget. The first meeting, on March 11, saw Council vote on three very high-profile projects. The first was a unanimous vote to approve a contract…