Gwinnett to Purchase Norcross Water-Sewer System

In its third public meeting regarding the topic, the Norcross City Council voted 4-0 in favor of selling its water and wastewater system to Gwinnett County.

• Read what other agenda items were passed or tabled in the city council meeting here.

What the approval of the intergovernmental agreement means for Norcross residents is that the county will start billing citizens for water and sewer services. As said in the town hall meeting last week, the city will take its final reads at the end of April and bill in May, and the county will take over May 14. Norcross' meters will be read first by the county in mid to late June.

For more information such as water rates and services from the county, check out Norcross Patch's article covering the meeting.

The decision on the future of Norcross' water and waste water system started five years ago when the city put together a task force, consisting of two councilmen and three citizens, to consider all possible options such as privatizing and selling. After six months of work, they decided selling was the best option, so negotiations with the county started. The mayor noted that the city has spent millions of dollars on repairs and upgrades to the system, and the city has not been breaking even or making a profit from it.

Read the full article on Norcross Patch.

See also:

• Weigh in on the Norcross Water System Agreement

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