Johns Creek's $83.2 million spending plan heads into its final work session discussion Monday, Aug. 24, while council members will also get their first look at monument sign designs planned for the Town Center.
The 5 p.m. work session at City Hall, 11360 Lakefield Drive, caps a three-meeting budget review that began July 13 and continued Aug. 10. No votes are taken at work sessions. The meeting is discussion only.
Budget: third and final look
The hour-long budget discussion will give Mayor John Bradberry and the council a last chance to shape the FY2027 spending plan before it moves to a public hearing. As we reported Aug. 12, the proposed budget carries a millage rate of 3.492 mills, up 0.195 mills from the rollback rate. That 5.91 percent property tax increase would cost the owner of a $625,000 home about $47.58 more per year.
Supporting documents on the agenda include the full proposed budget book, a budget-in-brief summary and a capital and enhancement projects prioritization worksheet. A separate 15-minute item will address a proposed amendment to the city's budget policy, though the specifics of that revision have not been made public.
The next milestone is a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at City Hall, where residents can comment before the council votes on adoption.
Town Center monument signage
Under "Ongoing Projects," the council will spend 15 minutes reviewing monument signage for the 192-acre Town Center development. The agenda lists four attachments: primary and secondary monument designs, a map of proposed locations, contextual renderings showing how the signs would look in place and color scheme options.
The Town Center area, adjacent to City Hall along Medlock Bridge Road, is in the middle of a transformation. The Boardwalk park, a 20-acre greenspace behind City Hall, opened in 2026, and Medley, the Town Center's mixed-use anchor, is scheduled to open its first phase of office, residential and 125,000 square feet of retail space by Oct. 29.
Other items
The agenda also includes an intergovernmental agreement with Fulton County for the Nesbit at Colony Club Drive intersection and a third budget amendment for the current fiscal year (FY2026). Both are listed as routine business items.
Immediately after the work session, the council holds its regular 7 p.m. meeting. That agenda includes a $2.47 million contract with Michael Baker International for the Old Alabama Bridge Replacement Project, a $616,000 contract amendment with Thomas & Hutton for Chattahoochee Greenway engineering and a landscaping and tree replanting policy.
Residents who need accessibility accommodations can contact City Clerk Allison Tarpley at 678-512-3212 or [email protected] at least seven working days in advance.
