Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
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 wraps up FY2027 budget workshops, millage talks set for September
Roswell held its second and final FY2027 budget drop-in workshop on Saturday, July 18, closing public input ahead of the Monday, July 27, Mayor and Council meeting, where the FY2027 process continues alongside a recently approved $1.3 million mid-year amendment.
Local Government
Roswell approves $10.7 million Riverside Road overhaul with trails, roundabout, and new crossings
The Roswell City Council voted 6-0 on Monday, July 13, 2026, to award BackBone Infrastructure a $9.49 million contract for a Riverside Road overhaul adding multiuse trails, a roundabout, buffered bike lanes, and pedestrian crossings, and separately authorized a TSPLOST 2026 intergovernmental agreement that could bring Roswell $98.2 million if voters approve the countywide sales tax in November.
Local Government
Judge denies stalking order against Fulton County manager in HOA feud
A Fulton Superior Court judge denied Roswell residents Amit and Tina Mehrotra's request for a 12-month stalking protective order against Fulton County Manager Dick Anderson, calling the dispute a bitter HOA conflict in the Ellard subdivision rather than a stalking case.
Local Government
Roswell Commission approves plan to relocate 1870s Ball House for foundation rebuild
Roswell's Historic Preservation Commission unanimously approved a plan to lift and temporarily relocate the circa-1870 Ball House at 1076 Canton Street so its deteriorating foundation can be fully rebuilt, ending five months of deferrals for the project.
Local Government
Two budget workshops this week let Roswell residents weigh in before FY2027 planning
Roswell is hosting two drop-in budget workshops this week where residents can share spending priorities with city staff ahead of the FY2027 budget, just days after the Council approved a $1.3 million mid-year amendment on a split 4-2 vote.
Local Government
Voided vote forces redo of pope & land townhome case as Roswell eyes data center rules
Roswell's Planning Commission meets Tuesday, July 21, with a packed five-item agenda headlined by a do-over public hearing on a 62-townhome rezoning on Old Roswell Road and a text amendment that would define and regulate data centers in the city's zoning code.
Local Government
Roswell council approves $1.3 million mid-year budget boost, $9.5 million road contract
Roswell City Council voted 4-2 on Monday, July 13, to approve a $1.3 million budget-neutral mid-year amendment funding public safety, parks, and school zone upgrades, and unanimously awarded a $9.5 million Riverside Road construction contract and authorized a TSPLOST agreement contingent on a November voter referendum.
Local Government
Roswell Planning Commission to rehear Pope & Land townhome rezoning after voided vote
Roswell's Planning Commission will hold public hearings Tuesday, July 21, on a do-over vote for Pope & Land's 62-townhome rezoning on Old Roswell Road, a used vehicle sales application near GA-400, and a text amendment to define and regulate data centers in the city's zoning code.
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