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During an online meeting Feb. 11, the Loganville City Council voted to accept a water purchase agreement with increased water rates from Walton County. The agreement also reflects the coming addition of a second point of water delivery for the city.
Loganville does not have its own water source and therefore buys water from Walton and Gwinnett counties and is working to procure water from the city of Monroe via a new water line, according to city spokesperson Robbie Schwartz.
âPer (Public Utilities) Director Brandon Philips, we are currently waiting on the city of Monroe to get a few easements approved so their contractors can finish the new water main that will tie into our system at Trident Trail,â Schwartz said in an email. âWork on this began back in 2019 and once complete, our contract rate with them is $3.72 per 1,000 gallons.â
LOGANVILLE, Ga. â Police arrested a South Carolina man who allegedly ran after trying to break in a car at a gas station Saturday morning.
Officers responded to the Marathon station at 4800 Atlanta Highway, Loganville, at about 10:35 a.m. to a report of a man trying to break in a vehicle. Witnesses pointed out the suspect, who was fleeing, and said he had a handgun.
The responding officers chased the suspect and during what was described by a city spokesman as a âlengthy foot pursuit,â the suspect allegedly fired several rounds into the air.
Eventually, though, the suspect was caught at the intersection of Atlanta Highway and the Georgia 81 spur. No one was injured in the chase and police did not fire any shots.