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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 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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Johns Creek residents reporting potholes need to know which agency owns the road — the city's Public Works handles 252 miles of streets, but Peachtree Parkway and Medlock Bridge Road are state highways under GDOT control.
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The 2026 Georgia Senate and governor's races share the Nov. 3 ballot in Johns Creek, where 2022 county-level data showed voters splitting tickets sharply between Republican candidates, raising questions about whether the pattern will repeat with Ossoff vs. Collins and Bottoms vs. Jackson.
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A regional survey shaping future road, transit and safety priorities across five North Fulton cities closes Sept. 18, with Johns Creek's share of a potential $650 million TSPLOST renewal adding urgency to the feedback window.
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Aztec Eagle Properties is asking Johns Creek to rezone a 4-acre agricultural parcel at 5700 Abbotts Bridge Road for seven single-family homes starting at $1 million each; the City Council holds a public participation meeting on the proposal Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m.
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Johns Creek homeowners owe Fulton County property taxes by Thursday, Oct. 15, even though this year's bills are temporary and based on preliminary values and 2025 millage rates.
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Johns Creek city staff proposed spending $1 million on two stormwater programs in the FY2027 budget: $500,000 to continue a grant program that piloted last year and $500,000 for a new pond-dredging assistance program.
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The Rotary Club of Johns Creek, Johns Creek Baptist Church and the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce are co-hosting a free Financial Wellness Summit on Thursday, Sept. 24, featuring a live interview with a Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta economist and expert panels on wealth-building, fraud prevention and cyber threats.
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A July 2026 staff memo confirmed the Mark Burkhalter Amphitheater at Newtown Park was never formally named by the Johns Creek City Council, creating a governance gap that remains unresolved as Burkhalter heads to Moldova as U.S. ambassador.
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The U.S. Senate confirmed Johns Creek resident Mark Burkhalter, the former Georgia House speaker whose name adorns the Newtown Park amphitheater, as ambassador to Moldova in a 51-47 vote on Aug. 7.
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