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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Roswell DRB to review Woodstock Road retail center, Minhinette Drive townhomes
Roswell's Design Review Board will hold initial hearings Sept. 1 on a grocery-anchored retail center at 1340 Woodstock Road and a townhome community at 1293 Minhinette Drive, plus final hearings on two Alpharetta Street projects.
Local Government
Roswell to seek $4.5 million for Green Street Phase II trail extension toward Woodstock Park
The Roswell City Council voted 3-2 on Monday, Aug. 10, to seek $4.5 million in state loan and grant financing for the $4.75 million Green Street Mobility Phase II project, which will extend pedestrian trails from the downtown parking deck toward Woodstock Park.
Local Government
Roswell DRB to review Woodstock Road retail center, Minhinette Drive townhomes
Roswell's Design Review Board will hold initial hearings Sept. 1 on a grocery-anchored retail center at 1340 Woodstock Road and a townhome community at 1293 Minhinette Drive, plus final hearings on two Alpharetta Street projects.
Local Government
Roswell to seek $4.5 million for Green Street Phase II trail extension toward Woodstock Park
The Roswell City Council voted 3-2 on Monday, Aug. 10, to seek $4.5 million in state loan and grant financing for the $4.75 million Green Street Mobility Phase II project, which will extend pedestrian trails from the downtown parking deck toward Woodstock Park.
Local Government
Roswell DRB to review Woodstock Road retail center, Minhinette Drive townhomes
Roswell's Design Review Board will hold initial hearings Sept. 1 on a grocery-anchored retail center at 1340 Woodstock Road and a townhome community at 1293 Minhinette Drive, plus final hearings on two Alpharetta Street projects.
Local Government
Roswell to seek $4.5 million for Green Street Phase II trail extension toward Woodstock Park
The Roswell City Council voted 3-2 on Monday, Aug. 10, to seek $4.5 million in state loan and grant financing for the $4.75 million Green Street Mobility Phase II project, which will extend pedestrian trails from the downtown parking deck toward Woodstock Park.
Local Government
Roswell school zone cameras active again as classes resume
With Fulton County Schools back in session, Roswell's automated school zone speed cameras are active and Georgia's $1,000 minimum fine for passing a stopped school bus is in effect on corridors near Roswell High, Crabapple Crossing and Crabapple Middle School.
Local Government
Roswell's TSPLOST renewal heads to November ballot
Fulton County signed the intergovernmental agreement on August 3 placing a 0.75% transportation sales tax renewal on the November 3 ballot; if Roswell voters approve it, the city stands to receive $85–$95 million for road resurfacing, trails, and bridge repairs over five years.
Local Government
Roswell's $4.5M transportation bid fails for lack of a second
Roswell's bid for $4.5 million in state loans and grants for the Green Street Mobility pedestrian project failed at the July 28 committee meeting when no councilmember seconded the resolution, putting the future of the Canton Street pedestrian link in question.
Local Government
Roswell committee advances $8.5M in projects, from firing range to HVAC
Roswell's Committees of Council approved more than $8.5 million in contracts Tuesday, July 28, including a $4.5 million state transportation funding application, $1.25 million in road right-of-way acquisition, a $1.1 million police range retrofit, park improvements, and $1.5 million in HVAC work at City Hall and Public Safety Headquarters.
Local Government
Roswell updates project list that determines how impact fees get spent
The Roswell City Council voted 6-0 on Monday, July 27, to transmit the annual Capital Improvement Element update, the document that determines which public safety, parks, and transportation projects can be funded by developer impact fees.
Local Government
Roswell advances first-ever data center zoning rules, final vote set for Aug. 10
Roswell's City Council voted 5-0 on July 27 to advance the city's first-ever data center zoning ordinance on first reading, establishing standards for noise, water use, and energy consumption after a seven-month moratorium on new data center development.
Local Government
Mimosa Hall reopens for public tours after year-long renovation
The City of Roswell opens Mimosa Hall to the public on Saturday, July 25, for self-guided tours after a year-long closure for ARPA-funded renovations, though the full outdoor event grounds won't be complete until fall 2026.
Local Government
Sope Creek Paper Mill Ruins to get first major preservation work in decades
The Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy announced a multi-phase restoration campaign for the Sope Creek Paper Mill Ruins, with Antinori Foundation-funded vegetation removal beginning in summer 2026 and specialist masonry stabilization projected for 2027.
Local Government
Fulton County tax digest delay could mean two tax bills for Roswell property owners
Fulton County's stalled 2026 tax digest could result in interim property tax bills for Roswell owners by August 15 using last year's millage rate, with a court hearing set for August 4 to authorize the workaround.
Local Government
GDOT Postpones I-285 weekend closure due to weather forecast
GDOT postponed a planned full closure of I-285 in Cobb and Fulton counties the weekend of July 24-27 due to weather forecasts, giving Roswell-area commuters a reprieve from the $155 million Westside Rebuild project; no new date has been announced.
Local Government
Warrant: 10 Fulton Jail inmates coordinated stabbing attack on fellow detainee
Ten Fulton County Jail inmates, eight already held on murder charges, are accused of using homemade shanks to stab a fellow inmate on June 1 in a coordinated attack. The sheriff's office has not explained how 10 inmates obtained weapons inside the federally monitored facility.
Local Government
Fulton County rejects Atlanta's 30-year tax district plan, tightens rules for future deals ; Fulton County rejects Atlanta's TAD extension, sparing Roswell taxpayers
Fulton County commissioners voted 4-1 on July 15 to reject Atlanta's proposed 30-year tax allocation district extension, keeping an estimated $53 million in annual property tax revenue in county coffers rather than diverting it to Atlanta redevelopment zones.
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