No Radar Detected for Suwanee Police

Updated 10:25 a.m., March 1

Suwanee Police thought they might be able to resume using radar and laser to track speeders on March 1, but it has not come to pass.

Police Chief Mike Jones said Tuesday that the necessary permission still has not been granted by the state Department of Community Affairs, so there still is no end to the situation that began on Jan. 1, 2011.

The situation seemed resolved when Gwinnett County leaders and cities in the Gwinnett Municipal Association reached a deal to settle the Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) dispute, which led to the sanction against the police. also was accepted by the presiding judge in the multi-year dispute.

Suwanee Police have filed necessary paperwork with state authorities, but the snag still exists, and it is not known when the situation will be resolved. Also at stake are loans and grants to the cities from the state.

The Gwinnett Police Department, by far the largest agency in the county, and several other city agencies in Gwinnett also remain in limbo. (Snellville has been allowed to resume the technology.) Officials acknowledge that the sanction has negatively affected revenue.