July 17, 2019
GPB News
Atlanta's jail task force held its first meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News
At two public hearings on Thursday, Canton City Manager Billy Peppers announced changes in the fiscal year 2020 budget proposal and Canton’s 5.4 millage rate.
Barrel House Coffee is now one step closer to making its plans of serving coffee with liqueurs mixed in a reality after actions taking by the Ball Ground City Council at Thursday night’s meeting.
After more than a year of contesting service agreements and how county taxes are spent, Cherokee County and the cities within it have a mediation scheduled in August to settle on a county-wide service delivery strategy.
Marietta Daily Journal
City residents will see a jump in the cost of sanitation services this fall after the City Council approved changes to the contract with Republic Services on Monday night.
Neighbor News
The city of Milton will celebrate yet another milestone on July 18, when it breaks ground on the new Public Safety Complex, at 9 a.m.
Reporter Newspapers
The Dunwoody City Council has awarded a $65,000 contract to a consulting firm to evaluate and analyze the conditions of North DeKalb Cultural Arts Center and the soon-to-be former Austin Elementary School site to help determine how best to use the facilities.
Madeleine Simmons, who has been on the Planning Commission since 2017, announced her bid July 15 for the District 3 Council seat currently held by Bates Mattison. Mattison has served on the council since the city’s inception in 2012.
Sandy Springs is moving ahead on an $8.6 million “Cultural Center” project contingent on a big co-payment from a Holocaust education group that could bring a new state memorial to the city.
Peggy Merriss will be Sandy Springs’ interim city manager starting Aug. 3 after her nomination was approved by the City Council.