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The Johns Creek Board of Zoning Appeals will consider a request from homeowner Neil Smith to build stone steps inside the 75-foot stream buffer at 10390 Forest Bridge Drive when the board meets Tuesday, Oct. 20.
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Amendment 3 on the Nov. 3 ballot would create a dedicated state fund to modernize Georgia's 911 systems, with officials saying 88% of the state's 911 centers still run on 1960s-era technology.
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Johns Creek City Council members backed a 12-month food truck pilot at The Boardwalk at Town Center during an Oct. 5 work session and will take the next step at their Oct. 26 meeting.
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Johns Creek residents can weigh in on the city's proposed 3.492-mill property tax rate at a public hearing at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at City Hall, the first of three hearings before the council votes Oct. 26.
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Fulton County commissioners approved a one-year Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield contract renewal for employee health plans through 2027 while directing the county manager to explore whether to issue a broader request for proposals for a new benefits provider.
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GDOT is building $11 billion in express toll lanes along 16 miles of Georgia 400, giving Johns Creek commuters a paid fast-lane option by 2031 while bringing years of construction disruption to the corridor.
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Johns Creek residents average 30.1 minutes each way to work, tying for the second-longest commute among nine North Atlanta cities, according to new Census Bureau data analyzed by the North Atlanta Star.
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Fulton County commissioners announced a proposed 0.54% property tax increase over the rollback rate, with three public hearings on Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 where Johns Creek residents can weigh in before a final vote.
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Northview High School's visual and performing arts programs continue to offer a broad range of courses even as arts funding faces pressure across the region, according to a feature in the school's student newsmagazine. A November ballot measure could fund facility upgrades at the Johns Creek campus.
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Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett flagged four proposals by colleagues Marvin S. Arrington Jr. and Bob Ellis as likely AI-generated, including one to abolish the county ethics board, sparking a public fight over transparency at the Thursday, Sept. 17 commission meeting.
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Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett alleges four ordinances on the Sept. 16 board agenda were drafted by AI, with three scoring 100% on GPTZero; Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. says he used AI as a tool but denies the ordinances were entirely machine-written.
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Johns Creek residents must register or update their voter registration by Oct. 5 to vote on a $650 million TSPLOST and a $2.1 billion ESPLOST referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot.
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Johns Creek's population fell an estimated 2.5% between 2020 and 2025, and residents 65 and older now outnumber young adults across North Fulton, according to a North Atlanta Star analysis of Census data. A $629,400 median home value and a housing stock dominated by single-family homes are squeezing out younger buyers and would-be downsizers.
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The Johns Creek City Council will hold its final public hearing and vote on the FY2027 budget Monday, Sept. 14, alongside decisions on a 48-lot subdivision at Medlock Bridge Road and an outdoor dog run on McGinnis Ferry Road that staff recommends denying.
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