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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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The Johns Creek City Council's Aug. 24 work session will feature the third and final FY2027 budget discussion and a first look at monument sign designs for the Town Center development.
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Johns Creek's nearly 30% Asian population has helped more than double Asian American representation in the Georgia legislature since 2021, reshaping local council and school board races in the process.
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About 5,800 voters in southern Forsyth County near the Johns Creek border must use different polling places for the Nov. 3 election because construction closed Sharon Springs Park Community Building; Johns Creek Baptist Church replaces it for advance voting.
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Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney will ask the Board of Education on Aug. 20 to approve a tentative 1-mill property tax increase that would cost a Johns Creek homeowner with a $450,000 house about $180 more per year, as the district works to close a $57 million budget deficit.
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Fulton County's elections board reviewed 31 advance voting sites and a full operations timeline for the Nov. 3 general election, which includes a $653M TSPLOST renewal and a $2.09B school tax referendum affecting Johns Creek.
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The Johns Creek City Council approved a development agreement Monday clearing Toll Brothers to break ground on the 189-home Embry Farms subdivision, along with a GDOT maintenance pact for the city's new pedestrian tunnel under Medlock Bridge Road.
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Fulton County's multifamily housing permits jumped 71% in 2025, with Johns Creek named as one of the key cities driving the surge, according to new Atlanta Regional Commission data released Aug. 12.
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The Johns Creek City Council held its second budget work session Aug. 10, advancing the proposed $83.2 million FY2027 spending plan alongside policies on tree replanting, CVB tourism projects and multi-modal transportation, with a final public hearing set for Sept. 14.
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The Fulton County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution on Aug. 5 opposing tax abatements for data center projects countywide, urging all development authorities, including those serving Johns Creek, to refuse such incentives.
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Johns Creek's $86.4 million TSPLOST project list labels every line item "citywide" with no named roads, sidewalks or intersections, while neighboring Alpharetta and Roswell detail specific projects ahead of the Nov. 3 referendum.
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Fulton County asked a Superior Court judge on Tuesday, Aug. 4, for an emergency order to begin collecting 2026 property taxes despite a stalled tax digest, a ruling that will determine when Johns Creek homeowners get bills and whether Fulton County Schools can avoid a cash crisis.
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Georgia's Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act brings new protections for Johns Creek homeowners in HOA-governed communities, with attorney fee limits already in effect and foreclosure threshold changes, mandatory state registration, and a homeowner complaint process arriving Jan. 1, 2027.
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