Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
President Trump's federal emergency declaration for Georgia authorizes FEMA funding at 75% for emergency protective measures in 76 counties, including Fulton County, as Alpharetta and Milton deal with power outages and downed trees from Hurricane Isaias.
Local Government
President Trump's federal emergency declaration for Georgia authorizes FEMA funding at 75% for emergency protective measures in 76 counties, including Fulton County, as Alpharetta and Milton deal with power outages and downed trees from Hurricane Isaias.
President Trump's federal emergency declaration for Georgia authorizes FEMA funding at 75% for emergency protective measures in 76 counties, including Fulton County, as Alpharetta and Milton deal with power outages and downed trees from Hurricane Isaias.
Local Government
Fulton County has officially called a Nov. 3 special election asking voters whether to renew a 0.75% transportation sales tax projected to send $71.6 million to Alpharetta and $44.2 million to Milton over five years.
Local Government
The Milton City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a $10 million settlement ending the decade-long Joshua Chang wrongful death case, with the city paying $3.33 million from fund balance to avoid a potential $44 million liability.
Local Government
Milton City Council received its first detailed presentation on a South Deerfield Parkway master plan at its Aug. 18 meeting and advanced the city's Comprehensive Plan Update toward an October adoption deadline.
Local Government
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 19 formalized the relocation of Medicaid and state credentialing services to the $25 million Health & Human Services North facility at 4700 North Point Parkway in Alpharetta, consolidating behavioral health programs that previously required North Fulton residents to travel to Sandy Springs.
Local Government
The Alpharetta City Council considers Monday, Aug. 17, whether to approve a gated entrance and private streets for Verdant, a 41-lot subdivision under construction on 36 acres off Rucker Road, with a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
Local Government
Metro Atlanta road crews are repeatedly blowing past posted morning cutoff times on freeway construction, and GDOT says the same equipment failures and weather problems will affect GA-400's active express lanes project through Alpharetta and Milton.
Local Government
The Atlanta Regional Commission will host a public open house on Aug. 19 at Preston Ridge Community Center in Alpharetta for residents of five North Fulton cities to provide input on a long-range transportation plan separate from the TSPLOST renewal vote in November.
Local Government
Fulton County property tax bills are arriving in Alpharetta and Milton mailboxes this week, calculated at 2025 millage rates under a court-approved temporary order, and state Rep. Chuck Martin is urging homeowners to verify their exemption codes before paying.
Local Government
Alpharetta's monthly Community Zoning Information Meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 12, gives residents a single informal session to review and question applicants behind all active zoning proposals, including the North Point Mall arena and the Old Milton Parkway townhome project, days before City Council's formal hearing.
Local Government
Alpharetta accounts for 15.1% of unsheltered residents in Fulton County's 2026 Point-in-Time Count, which found a 34% spike in homelessness countywide while rapid rehousing capacity dropped from 148 beds to 29.
Local Government
Alpharetta's Planning Commission voted 4-3 on Aug. 6 to advance the Jamestown/New York Life plan for a 20,000-seat NHL arena and entertainment district at North Point Mall, with three commissioners objecting that the entire project should be contingent on landing the franchise; the City Council votes Aug. 24.
Local Government
Alpharetta's Planning Commission held its first formal zoning hearing Thursday on Jamestown LP's proposal to transform North Point Mall into a 20,000-seat NHL arena and entertainment district, with a City Council vote expected Aug. 17.
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