Gwinnett County and its cities are responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic by adjusting hours and services to curtail the spread of the virus while providing essential services to the public.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has compiled this list of important information on some of those changes.
Keep in mind that the situation is fluid and some information — particularly dates for closures — may be too.
Here’s what has changed and how residents can still interact with their governments.
Gwinnett County:
Gwinnett County Government is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Most walk-in business at the county has been limited, and people are asked to call 770-822-8000 or go online before trying to access county services in person, including at the courthouse. Most of the courts have closed to general business and some services provided by other departments and agencies have been reduced or modified to comply with social distancing requirements. For more information about what has changed, go online to gwinnettcounty.com.
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Water customers are still being billed for service. They’re encouraged to pay online or by phone. The Department of Water Resources has customer service representatives who will be available by phone. There is also drive-through service at the department’s main office. For more information, go online to gwinnetth2o.com.
All trash and recycling must be placed in a container. No large items, yard debris or bagged trash outside a container will be removed.
Permits and inspections will continue. For information on how to apply or get an inspection, see https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/web/gwinnett/departments/planninganddevelopment.
The deadline for occupation tax certificates has been extended to July 1 and alcohol excise taxes are due Sept. 10.
Property taxes for mobile homes are due April 1. Other Gwinnett County property taxes are usually billed and due in the second half of the year. For property tax questions, see https://gwinnetttaxcommissioner.publicaccessnow.com/PropertyTax.aspx.
Auburn:
City Hall is not open to the public, but employees are maintaining normal office hours. Residents can call 770-963-4002 with any questions, or can email individual people. Additional contact information can be found at https://www.cityofauburn-ga.org/.
The city has suspended cutoffs for water service, but is still billing residents.
All trash and recycling must be placed in a container. No large items, yard debris or bagged trash outside a container will be removed.
Auburn’s Community Development Department will continue to see developers and business owners by appointment only as officials continue to process building permits and business licenses.
Municipal court has been postponed. Auburn collected taxes at the beginning of the year, and is continuing to collect delinquent taxes by mail.
