Gwinnett’s movers and shakers made merry Friday, at the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner, toasting local leaders for contributions to the community.
Former Norcross Mayor Lillian Webb, whose decades of service included becoming the first woman to chair the Gwinnett Board of Commissioners, was honored as the Citizen of the Year, 65 years after she took home a public service award at the Chamber’s first dinner.
“I am so pleased,” said Webb, who pointed to her accomplishments — from the building of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center to the civic center where the festivities were held — to the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax created by the legislature. “Look at what the penny did for all of us.”
This year, some of the state’s highest ranked politicians joined the crowd, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Congressmen Phil Gingrey and Jack Kingston.
“You are part of what is making Georgia grow,” Deal said to the nearly 1,000 business and civic leaders in attendance at the black-tie-optional affair.
The governor and lieutenant governor talked about the successes that are bringing jobs to the local economy and talked about increasing funding for education, from kindergarten to college, to help drive more economic development.
The message meant a lot on a night meant to celebrate public service, said Chamber President Dan Kaufman.
“It’s nice to know they know and appreciate the leaders we have in Gwinnett,” Kaufman said of the state leaders who joined the dinner at the Gwinnett Center’s ballroom.
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