The Suwanee Dam Road Annexation: A Deep Dive into Zoning, Planning, and Community Impact

A proposed annexation & rezoning near Suwanee Dam & Hwy 20 could bring a vibrant retail and recreation hub to Sugar Hill. This article explores in…

Jun 17 • 

Taylor Anderson

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March 2025

Part 2 -Sugar Hill is Growing Slower Than Ever

What about housing, permits, rezonings and annexations?

Mar 13 • 

Taylor Anderson

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Sugar Hill is Growing Slower Than Ever

Despite perception, Sugar Hill's population growth rate is at its slowest in the city's history. Meanwhile, the schools are seeing falling enrollment.

Mar 4 • 

Taylor Anderson

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February 2025

End-of-Year Finance Update for the City of Sugar Hill

The city ended 2024 in a strong financial position.

Feb 28 • 

Brandon Hembree

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October 2024

Bridging Our City's Road Rivers

We have a few road rivers in our city - Highway 20, Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and the railroad impede pedestrian access. We'll have an opportunity…

Oct 2, 2024 • 

Taylor Anderson

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August 2024

Widespread Participation in Local Elections is Essential

Despite a high turnout of voters for the 2020 presidential election, participation in local elections remains very low.

Aug 23, 2024 • 

Denise Hoell

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Gary Pirkle Park - What to do?

Gary Pirkle Park is a popular, active park in Sugar Hill. But it's constructed in floodplain and floodway meaning it presents a large, long-term…

Aug 8, 2024 • 

Taylor Anderson

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July 2024

The Riverlands - Now and What Almost Was - The North Tract

Sugar Hill has a unique opportunity to give the community access to property near the Chattahoochee River. And then there was that time the city tried…

Jul 18, 2024 • 

Taylor Anderson

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May 2024

What's in a Traffic Light?

As the Alton Tucker Boulevard extension project wraps up and a new traffic light is installed at Highway 20, let's go over how and why it's there.

May 29, 2024 • 

Taylor Anderson

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April 2024

The 2011 LCI Plan: The first appearance of "Aging in Place" and an unfortunate deletion

2010 and 2011 was a year of transition with major city construction downtown and preparations for the widening of Highway 20 that included the…

Apr 18, 2024 • 

Taylor Anderson

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Part 2 - The 2008 Comprehensive Plan

Defining the sense of place, policy objectives and an introspective look at what failure to implement the plan would mean.

Apr 11, 2024 • 

Taylor Anderson

Part 1 - The 2008 Comprehensive Plan

A fully revised comprehensive plan was a key point in the city's future, with the community embracing and expecting a new direction.

Apr 9, 2024 • 

Taylor Anderson

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