Mayor 'pleased' that Georgia Supreme Court ruled for the city against developers Settles Bridge Farm in 2008 case.
Following a favorable ruling from the Georgia Supreme Court, Suwanee's mayor said that the city will "continue to implement appropriate zoning and planning tools" in development matters. The state's high court ruled Monday (February 18) that a lawsuit by developers Settles Bridge Farm LLC was filed improperly, and that the developers should have tested Suwanee's special-use permit process before suing. The high court's ruling reversed a Gwinnett Superior Court jury award of $1.8 million in the developers' favor. Suwanee City Council imposed its permit in 2008 after learning that the developers had a contract to sell 36 acres of residential property to a private school, which wanted to build a multi-grade campus in the Moore Road area. -- …
A recent decision struck down a portion of the state's charter school law. Ivy Preparatory School in Peachtree Corners was affected.
The Georgia Supreme Court has been asked to reconsider its recent ruling which struck down part of the state's charter school law, according to a recent Associated Press report. At the heart of the issue is whether the Georgia Charter Schools Commission has authority to approve charter schools over the objection of local school boards. Ivy Preparatory Academy, an all-girls commissioned charter school located in Peachtree Corners, was one of the 16 commissioned charter schools affected by the decision. The state's highest court had ruled May 16 that the Georgia Charter Schools Commission did not have the authority to establish schools and direct local monies to fund commission-approved schools. Gwinnett County Public Schools has contributed…
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