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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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Prelude at Medley has launched preleasing for 340 apartments in Johns Creek's Town Center, with first move-ins set for Sunday, Nov. 1, three days after the development's Oct. 29 grand opening.
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Johns Creek Mayor John Bradberry will join the mayors of all 14 other Fulton County cities at a joint session with the Board of Commissioners on Monday, August 3, one day before a Superior Court hearing on the county's petition to collect 2026 property taxes despite an unfinished tax digest.
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The Johns Creek City Council considered a resolution July 27 to join Fulton County's court petition for interim 2026 tax collection, with a Superior Court hearing set for Tuesday, August 4, that will determine whether property owners receive bills by mid-August.
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Johns Creek held its first public hearing on the proposed FY2027 city budget Monday, July 27, but the scheduled millage rate hearing was cancelled because Fulton County failed to complete its 2026 property assessment on time; a second budget hearing is set for Sept. 14.
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The Johns Creek City Council voted Monday, July 27, to adopt a 2026 millage rate of 3.492 mills, adding roughly $48 to the annual city tax bill for a typical $625,000 home, though a countywide tax digest delay may affect when residents actually receive their bills.
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The Johns Creek City Council votes Monday, July 27, on a GDOT inspection agreement that is the final step before opening the completed $6.5 million pedestrian tunnel under Medlock Bridge Road, linking The Boardwalk to the $560 million Medley development.
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Johns Creek's City Council faces a packed agenda Monday, July 27, headlined by a vote on allowing electric air taxi vertiports in commercial zones, the final 2026 property tax rate, a Fulton County interim tax collection petition, and the Embry Farms development agreement.
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Johns Creek property owners face a Friday, July 31 deadline to appeal 2026 tax assessments, as new notice formatting under Senate Bill 566 may cause confusion even where property values haven't changed.
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GDOT's billion-dollar SR 400 widening project enters a more disruptive phase for Johns Creek, with tree clearing resuming in early August and the McGinnis Ferry Road-to-McFarland Parkway segment now an active construction zone ahead of Medley's October grand opening.
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Johns Creek homeowners have until Friday, July 31, to appeal their 2026 Fulton County property tax assessments, with Commissioner Bridget Thorne hosting town halls July 23 and July 28 and the Board of Assessors reviewing the latest digest data at its July 24 meeting.
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The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 on Wednesday, July 15, to oppose Atlanta's plan to extend six tax allocation districts, declining to participate in a program that would divert an estimated $3 billion in property tax revenue over 30 years away from county services used by Johns Creek residents.
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Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat held a town hall Thursday, July 16, on his proposed policy to stop accepting most misdemeanor arrestees at the Fulton County Jail. Johns Creek has already committed to a $200,000-a-year agreement with Forsyth County for jail services in response to the overcrowding crisis.
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