Gwinnett County commissioners approved a $2.58 billion budget Tuesday that cuts spending by $84.6 million as officials search for efficiencies in a growing county.
Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson learned the 2026 budget includes $2.19 billion for daily operations and $409 million for capital projects like roads and buildings, according to county documents.
Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson said the cuts came from a zero-based budgeting approach, where departments had to justify every dollar rather than automatically getting the same funding as last year…