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Roswell revokes liquor licenses
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NorthFulton.com
At an Aug. 30 called meeting, the Roswell City Council took the sternest measures possible against two city restaurants by revoking their liquor licenses.
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Police chief leads Roswell's early retirees
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NorthFulton.com
Roswell Police Chief Edwin Williams and Human Resources Director Diane Whitfield will take early retirement as offered by the city along with more than a score of other city employees.
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Alpharetta to consider buying extra Tasers
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Alpharetta City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday night on whether to purchase 25 more Tasers for the city police department.
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Lawrenceville eyes regulations to airport
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Lawrenceville City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed the first readings of zoning ordinance changes that would require the airport operator and other aviation businesses at Gwinnett County’s Briscoe Field to obtain special-use permits to operate in the city limits.
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Holly Springs to have election, two cities won't
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Cherokee Tribune
Holly Springs will have a city election this fall, but Woodstock and Ball Ground won't. Qualifying ended on Wednesday for city council races in Ball Ground and Woodstock, but continues through Friday in Holly Springs.
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Mayor: No plans to take property from resident
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Marietta Daily Journal
Powder Springs Mayor Pat Vaughn insisted Wednesday that her city has no intention of taking a resident's outbuilding on which code officers recently noted 35 violations.
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Electric violinist, Ford, to headline Fall Fest
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Clayton News Daily
For the second year in a row, acclaimed electric violinist, Ken Ford, will headline the City of Lovejoy’s annual Fall Fest, taking place two Saturdays from now.
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Lease agreement to ensure airport growth
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Clayton News Daily
The City of Atlanta has reached a leasing agreement with Delta Air Lines, AirTran Airways and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, aimed at ensuring continued efficiency and growth at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, said a city spokeswoman.
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Bright Star Road connector on city council agenda again
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Carrollton Times-Georgian
The city council will again consider a resolution regarding the opening of its Bright Star Road Connector.
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Can sports facility transform Lilburn?
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lilburn is a town in desperation. With no movie theaters, sporting goods stores, fine dining or hotels, many residents drive out of the city just to buy shoes or grab a bite to eat.
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Possible City Hall East sale forces charity to move
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The proposed sale of City Hall East has Santa looking for new digs.
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Building renovations could lead to Decatur tax hike
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Decatur residents -- who already pay some of the highest taxes in the state -- agreed four years ago to tax themselves even more.
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Walmart, Riverdale officials donate fans to seniors
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Clayton News Daily
The Walmart Supercenter of Riverdale, the Riverdale Police Department, and Riverdale Fire Services recently helped make life a little more comfortable for more than two dozens senior citizens.
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Two cities join Nation of Neighbors
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Cherokee Tribune
The Woodstock Police Department is the first law enforcement agency in the county to join the "Neighborhood Watch of the 21st century," with Canton following suit.
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Cities' elections qualifying slow, ends this week
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Cherokee Tribune
Qualifying is slow so far for Cherokee's three cities with upcoming municipal elections, but at least one town has a contested race.
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Fayetteville votes to keep its property taxes level
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council held to its promise to hold down any increase in property taxes this year.
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‘What’s next?’ as DAPC meets with Peachtree City Council
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Fayette Citizen
The Development Authority of Peachtree City, which had its funding completely eliminated from the 2010-2011 city budget, will be meeting with several members of the City Council Wednesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
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Fayetteville to add Hwy. 85 light near county's busiest intersection
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council is expected to approve an intergovernmental agreement with Fayette County Thursday night that will put in motion the $600,000 Lafayette Avenue Signal and Extension project at North Glynn Street funded by previously collected 1-cent sales tax revenues.
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Peachtree City to consider tourism budget
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Fayette Citizen
Thursday night the Peachtree City Council is expected to sign off on the $532,021 proposed budget for the city’s newly-named Convention and Visitors Bureau, formerly known as the Peachtree City Tourism Association.
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Johns Creek residents react to sign plans
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NorthFulton.com
City Council asked for residents’ input – and they got it.
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Suwanee seeks votes to win grant for treehouse
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Since February, Rosalie Tubre has dreamed of a tricked-out treehouse at Suwanee's White Street Park.
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Dunwoody declines gift of land
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dunwoody has rejected a donation of land that would have cost $5,000 a year to keep up.
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Airport lands revenue boost from Delta, AirTran
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Airlines at Atlanta’s airport have agreed to make $30 million in extra rental payments to help the city get bond financing needed to keep the new international terminal project on track.
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Suwanee police asking for public input on national accreditation
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Suwanee Police Department is inviting comments from the general public during a Monday information session with an agency evaluating the department for national accreditation.
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Lawrenceville adopts $90.6M fiscal budget
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Lawrenceville City Council recently adopted a fiscal year 2011 budget of $90.6 million, about $2.7 million less than the city’s fiscal year 2010 budget of $93.3 million.
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Monk cleared of violation accusations
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Lilburn officials said they will not cite a monk accused of operating a religious temple on his property, though the area is not zoned for such a purpose.
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City awarding grants to spur job growth
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Marietta Daily Journal
The city of Marietta is giving away money to small businesses. The initiative, called the Marietta Growth Fund, was originally designed to be a loan program for small businesses, but after the city discovered a lack of interest in obtaining such loans, it switched to handing out dollars in the form of grants.
Read more: The Marietta Daily Journal - News, Sports, Classifieds, Businesses in Marietta, GA
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City, county officials brainstorm during retreat
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Henry Daily Herald
A better grasp of the connections between the school system and economic development resulted from the 2010 Henry County Intergovernmental Retreat, according to city and county officials.
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Neigborhoods making an 'MPACT' in Milton
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NorthFulton.com
The Milton Police Department's Milton Police And Citizens Together (MPACT) program has begun to take hold in several neighborhoods across the city.
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Roswell considers renaming streets
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The woman, gasping for breath and slurring her words, telephoned the Roswell 911 Center from her car. Before she stopped talking, the woman said she was on Maxwell Road.
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Major sidewalk project begins next month in Sandy Springs
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs is slated to begin a massive sidewalk upgrade along Roswell Road starting next month, with one small hiccup.
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Turner's Kent stays on as Atlanta Committee for Progress chair
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Phil Kent, chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting, has agreed to serve another year as the chairman of the Atlanta Committee for Progress, a panel of business executives who advise Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.
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Worried about traffic, Sandy Springs rejects redevelopment plan
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Sandy Springs City Council has again voted down the redevelopment of an office park in a prime spot near the city’s three hospitals.
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Woodstock to hold special election to replace councilman
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Woodstock will hold a special election to replace resigned Councilman Steve Faris.
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Marietta may fund its own health clinic
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Marietta Daily Journal
The City of Marietta is moving to open a health clinic for its employees and their dependents, and believes it will save the city money in the long-run. Employees and their dependents would be able to use the clinic for no out-of-pocket fees.
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Crossing lanes? Cross your fingers
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Marietta Daily Journal
About six weeks from now, a QuikTrip gas station and convenience store is slated to open at the heavily traveled intersection of South Marietta Parkway and Fairground Street. The city is spending almost $1 million on improvements to the intersection, including widening the parkway to create double left-turn lanes onto Fairground in both directions.
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Former visitors center to be used for tennis events
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City’s former visitors center, located at the city’s tennis center, is now a part of the tennis center operations again.
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Haddix to represent Fayette for transportation wish list
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City Mayor Don Haddix has been elected to be Fayette County’s representative on a group that will decide which regional transportation projects should be pursued for funding through a proposed 10-year region-wide special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST).
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Planning commissioner resigns after email tiff with mayor
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Fayette Citizen
One of Peachtree City’s most outspoken planning commissioners resigned last week after an email exchange that began when Mayor Don Haddix questioned a comment the commissioner made at a recent meeting.
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Johns Creek seeks signs of identity
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Johns Creek officials are considering spending as much as $290,000 for stone gateway signs at 13 key entrance points, anchors they say will help brand the 4-year-old city with a sense of identity.
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Ga. communities lack funding for illegal immigrants
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Several Georgia communities have been shut out of a taxpayer-funded federal program aimed at ridding localities of dangerous illegal immigrants.
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City adds water tower as county tears two down
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Just as crews are tearing down Gwinnett’s famed water towers, a new tank is going up in Lawrenceville.
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Canton tries to sell money-losing golf course
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Canton posted a "for sale" sign this week on its three-year-old golf course, and the sale already is drawing interest.
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Atlanta investigates spiked water bills
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In recent days, the city of Atlanta has been inundated with complaints about sudden spikes in their water bills.
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On the road to relief
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Cherokee Tribune
The Georgia Department of Transportation's commissioner saw Canton's traffic problems firsthand on Wednesday, as he met with city leaders to talk about progress on solutions.
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Suwanee lowers millage rate
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City leaders on Tuesday adopted a 2011 millage rate of 5.70, a slight decrease from last year’s rate of 5.77.
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Duluth to seek info on theater project
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Duluth City Council agreed Monday to authorize the Duluth Downtown Development Authority to seek architectural drawings for replacing part of the Red Clay Theatre downtown.
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Snellville asked to end appeal
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The residents who successfully sued Snellville to stop Sunday liquor sales late last year say an appeal of the issue is moot, since a referendum on the issue passed last month.
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Duluth alcohol plan headed to city council
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Gwinnett Daily Post
A daily jaunt through the Town Green with wine in a plastic cup is less likely after Duluth’s Alcohol Review Board balked at the idea.
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City closing roads for water main work
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Henry Daily Herald
Beginning Monday, drivers along four Stockbridge roads will need to find an alternate route for a few days. City officials announced temporary road closures of Ward Street, Love Street, South Berry Street, and Lovejoy Street.
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Committee: Lower grass height, more odor study needed
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Marietta Daily Journal
City residents will likely have to maintain their grass and weeds at a height of no more than 12 inches, rather than the current requirement of two feet. The City Council's Judicial/Legislative Committee voted to approve the change Wednesday, and also decided there should be more study done on a proposed odor ordinance for Marietta.
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Atlanta's Mayor Reed suggests cutting state workforce
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, in an address Wednesday to a special commission on Georgia tax reform, called on the state and Gov. Sonny Perdue to reduce the public workforce in order to redirect money toward education.
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City to sniff out ways to enforce odor ordinance
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Marietta Daily Journal
The City Council will examine the smelly subject of odor regulation at tonight's Judicial/Legislative Committee meeting.
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Shop owner petitions against city ordinance
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Douglas County Sentinel
Deborah Newell, owner of Cash 4 Clothes, has started a petition drive in response to the city’s ordinance which will require consignment shops to fingerprint and photograph those who sell merchandise to them.
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Hampton residents complain about utility bills
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Henry Daily Herald
Some Hampton residents claim they are being overcharged on their monthly utility bills, but city officials said the amount of the bills sent to customers can fluctuate according to the weather.
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City grants cigar bar's alcohol pouring license
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Cherokee Tribune
While it's no cigar in unincorporated Cherokee County, the Woodstock City Council has given the go ahead for its first "wet" smoking bar.
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Suwanee reduces property tax rate
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Suwanee City Council on Tuesday night adopted a property tax rate that is lower than last year’s, reducing the millage rate for fiscal 2011 to 5.70, down from 5.77.
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Margaritas, Methodists separated now only by a Square
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Fayette Citizen
Distance is no longer a factor in Fayetteville for those wanting to purchase alcohol at restaurants around Courthouse Square and in shopping centers in close proximity to churches.
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Fayetteville seeks county participation in massive traffic shift on Hwy. 85 N.
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council last week voted to transmit a letter to Fayette County asking for assistance with a plan that would help mitigate traffic congestion and improve the traffic flow in several areas east and west of North Glynn Street and north of Ga. Highway 54.
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Imker: Peachtree City Development Authority must re-focus while using less money
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Fayette Citizen
Last week three Peachtree City council members prevailed in hiring an economic development coordinator as a city staffer while also drastically cutting funding for the city’s development authority from $35,000 to zero for the 2010-2011 budget cycle.
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Roswell police chief retiring Dec. 1
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ed Williams is stepping down after almost 16 years on the job. He said he'll retire Dec. 1, the anniversary of the day he started in Roswell.
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Duluth board recommends open container measure
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Restaurant patrons in Duluth soon might be able to stroll through the historic district with a drink in hand during special events.
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Residents seek to squash Snellville's alcohol appeal
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Snellville has been drinking on Sunday for weeks. Yet, the controversy continues.
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DeKalb says no to GM redevelopment
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Balking at giving public money to a private developer, DeKalb County voted Tuesday against investing in the redevelopment of the vacant Doraville GM plant.
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Atlanta mayor announces three airport chief finalists
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Clayton News Daily
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is down to three finalists for the pivotal job of aviation general manager, to oversee operations at the world’s busiest airport. Sonji Jacobs Dade, director of the mayor’s office of communications, said on Monday that the three finalists to run Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are: John Clark, III, executive director and CEO of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, in Indianapolis, Ind.; Louis Miller, former executive director and CEO of Tampa International Airport, in Tampa, Fla.; and Lester Robinson, former CEO of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Willow Run Airport, in Michigan.
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Snellville approves rezoning along Scenic Highway
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City leaders voted unanimously Monday to approve the rezoning of two parcels of land in the city — a 6.41 acre parcel located at 1580 Janmar Road, and a 4.58 acre parcel at 1575 Scenic Highway. A vacant car dealership and Home Depot Landscape Center formerly occupied these two sites.
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Town Center commemorative bricks for sale
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Clayton News Daily
From now until Sept. 9, members of the public will have an chance to put their personal stamp on the City of Riverdale’s new Town Center.
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Mayors get response to transportation demands
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NorthFulton.com
If the reason the six mayors of North Fulton formed the North Fulton Municipal Association was to get more clout for the region, last Thursday's early morning meeting showed they have it.
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Milton police note advances in neighborhood partnerships
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Milton police officials report the Milton Police And Citizens Together program has begun to take hold in several neighborhoods across the city.
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Atlanta tries to fix code enforcement office hit by audit
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The audit was conducted after City Council members and Office of Code Compliance staff expressed a need for more inspectors. The audit, which looked at fiscal year 2008 through January 2010, was published in June.
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North Fulton cities pool efforts for comprehensive transportation plan
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The six cities of north Fulton County are close to adopting a $1 billion comprehensive transportation plan intended to help solve traffic snarls that bleed across their borders.
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DeKalb will vote on GM plant Tues.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After a two-hour closed-door meeting with the Doraville mayor and City Council, DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis and his staff said they would agree to Doraville's offer on a deal to redevelop the GM plant site.
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Atlanta puts everything on sale at City Hall East
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The great thing about any sale is the odd. The unexpected.
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Three Hartsfield GM candidates named
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed on Monday announced officially the three finalists for general manager at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest airport.
Read more: Three Hartsfield GM candidates named - Atlanta Business Chronicle
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City takes initiative to landscape, clean unsightly roadways
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Douglas County Sentinel
The drive traveling east on Interstate 20 is not a pretty one. Ditto for the ramp at Thornton Road.
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Canton mulling 'revenue neutral' millage increase
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Cherokee Tribune
The Canton City Council will consider approving higher taxes next month, although the mayor already is voicing his opposition.Read more: Cherokee Tribune - Canton mulling revenue neutral millage increase
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Most municipal officials seeking re-election
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Cherokee Tribune
Most incumbents in the upcoming local municipal elections are leaning toward another turn on the city council.
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Housing annex is approved
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Rockdale Citizen
The mayor and City Council voted to annex a few acres of land into the city limits to allow the Conyers Housing Authority to further its expansion plans.
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Canton mayor forms charter task force
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Cherokee Tribune
A new Canton City Council committee has been formed by the mayor to review the town's charter.
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City mulls Johns Creek signs
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NorthFulton.com
From business signs to graduation banners, signs of many sizes and shape have been a hot topic of discussion in Johns Creek the past few years, including City Council revamping the sign ordinance.
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Paine runs for Alpharetta council
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NorthFulton.com
Former Alpharetta Councilman Jim Paine wants his old job back. He stepped down after three terms under the city's term limit ordinance adopted in 1996, and having sat out a cycle he may run again.
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Tyrone keeps property tax rate at 2.89 mills
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Fayette Citizen
The Tyrone Town Council Thursday night kept to its plan not to raise property taxes this year.
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Roswell to consider Riverwalk Trail funding
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Roswell officials will decide Monday whether to accept a $1.9 million state grant for improvements to the Roswell Riverwalk Trail Connection.
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Taste of Conyers plans surprises
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Rockdale Citizen
Organizers promised not only good food, but a good time for residents during this year’s Taste of Conyers food festival that will roll out a couple of new features and a few surprises this year.
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Judy Johnson announces second bid for Lawrenceville mayor
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Judy Jordan Johnson began her second bid to become mayor of Gwinnett’s county seat Thursday.
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Imker breaks tie in favor of larger tax hike
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City Councilman Eric Imker, who campaigned for office on a pledge to not increase city taxes, broke a deadlocked city council and voted in favor of a 1.25 mill property tax rate increase Thursday night.
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Peachtree City celltower ordinance back to drawing board
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Fayette Citizen
With yet more input on the latest tweaks to proposed rules for new celltowers in Peachtree City, the City Council Thursday night tabled the matter for a second time.
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Fulton, Northside cities feud could land in court
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An ongoing tax argument between Fulton County and its Northside cities may be headed to court for a final answer.
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Greenspace purchase will link trail system
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Cherokee Tribune
The purchase of 260 acres of land by the Cherokee County government will preserve a swath of greenspace and allow for the creation of a trail network.
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Operation Lifesaver promotes railway safety
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Marietta Daily Journal
News that a man was seriously injured Wednesday after being struck by a train in northwest Atlanta is just the type of preventable incident the nonprofit Georgia Operation Lifesaver Inc. and Norfolk Southern Railway want to stop.
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Fund-raiser planned for new Hampton library
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Henry Daily Herald
A new branch library is set to open in Hampton. During the council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan Lowe, a member of the Henry County Library Board of Trustees, and wife of Hampton City Councilmember Arley Lowe, updated the city council on plans to hold a celebratory fund-raiser for the facility.
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Officials approve Duluth TAD
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Gwinnett officials approved the sixth tax allocation district in Gwinnett this week, signing off on the revitalization measure in Duluth.
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City's BLW profit down from 2009
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Marietta Daily Journal
Marietta's Board of Lights and Water reported operating profit of $5.26 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30. That's down nearly 18 percent from the fiscal 2009 operating profit of $6.41 million, but well above the utility's projected profit of $1.58 million for the fiscal year.
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City to take over commercial sanitation services
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Douglas County Sentinel
The city’s Sanitation Department will assume responsibility for commercial sanitation services next year at no cost to taxpayers, according to City Manager Bill Osborne.
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Store owners seek clarification of law
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Douglas County Sentinel
In January, the city council adopted an ordinance requiring stricter inventory reporting and permitting for dealers of secondhand goods.
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Consignment shop owners says new city law too costly
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Douglas County Sentinel
John Cheatham, who just opened a Plato’s Closet consignment shop with his daughter, Allison, said it would cost him $35,000 a year to comply with the city’s ordinance which applies to secondhand dealers.
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North Fulton cities get promise of equity for MARTA
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NorthFulton.com
The Alpharetta City Council agreed to table a resolution objecting to the recently passed transportation bill allowing regional SPLOST referendums, but only on the assurance that Fulton and DeKalb taxpayers would be treated fairly.
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Johns Creek government goes 'public'
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NorthFulton.com
City Council took the first look at the proposed fiscal year 2011 budget Aug. 16 and some big changes may come to Johns Creek if approved.
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Monson qualifies for Alpharetta council seat
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NorthFulton.com
Former Alpharetta City Councilmember John Monson qualified last week to run for the open seat once held by David Belle Isle.
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"Swoosh" cannot stand alone in Johns Creek
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Johns Creek officials say the blue "swoosh" that graces its city logo should not stand alone on street signs.
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Sandy Springs, Fulton ink animal control deal
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fulton County will continue to provide animal control service in Sandy Springs, a deal estimated to cost the city about $60,000 this year.
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Sandy Springs to inspect fire hydrants
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Crews working for the Sandy Springs Fire Department will soon begin inspecting the 3,300 public fire hydrants in the city.
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Snellville offering 2010 Citizens Police Academy
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Snellville’s police department is offering its first 2010 Citizens Police Academy, but don’t expect regular Joes running wild like in the ’80s slapstick movies.
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Traffic signal at Hwy. 5 and Rose Ave. will be activated today
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Douglas County Sentinel
A new traffic signal at Highway 5 and Rose Avenue will be activated today between noon and 4 p.m. The signal will control three legs of the intersection — Rose Avenue and both sides of Highway 5.
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City officials set strategy at retreat
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Rockdale Citizen
The mayor and the Conyers City Council will be traveling out of town this week for a planning retreat.
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Canton to vote on budget, may increase water rate
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Cherokee Tribune
The Canton City Council on Thursday will vote on its proposed budget, which may require a water rate increase.
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City approves growth boundary
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Cherokee Tribune
The Holly Springs City Council has taken a step toward "a new era of good relationships" by approving a growth boundary with the Cherokee County government.
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Millage increase offset by falling property values
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Cherokee Tribune
The Woodstock City Council is increasing its millage rate, but most property owners will not feel the pinch.
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Canton selling golf course
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Cherokee Tribune
The Canton Building Authority is putting the city-owned Fairways of Canton up for sale as soon as next week.
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McDonough water plant employees honored
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of McDonough has formally recognized the work of six employees in keeping its wastewater treatment plant operating according to state standards.
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City to inspect construction of county’s jail
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Douglas County Sentinel
Although the new Douglas County Adult Detention and Law Enforcement Center will be owned by the county, the city will play a part during construction of the building.
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Fayetteville eyes big traffic shift on Hwy. 85
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Fayette Citizen
A proposed traffic realignment for Fayetteville north of the Old Courthouse Square promises some fundamental changes.
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Councilman Imker is swing vote on PTC tax increase
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Fayette Citizen
Wants pay cuts, other reductions, but says ‘compromise’ is in the offing for Thursday.
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Council to consider new cell tower rules for Peachtree City
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City’s new proposed cell tower ordinance, which would allow new towers to be built in parks and recreation areas with approval of the City Council, will be up for consideration by the council Thursday night.
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Top-level aide to Atlanta mayor staying for another year
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Peter T. Aman, four months before he was supposed to end his tenure as Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s chief operating officer, has signed up for another year.
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North Fulton cities defer sales tax resolution
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
City councils in Johns Creek, Milton and Alpharetta deferred a resolution Monday evening to formally oppose a regional sales tax for transportation.
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Roswell voters to decide on redeveloping ‘blighted' areas
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Roswell could soon have a new tool for redeveloping run-down commercial areas.
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Two former councilmen qualify for Alpharetta seat
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two former Alpharetta City Council members have qualified to fill the unexpired term of David Belle Isle, who stepped down in May to run for the state Legislature.
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Fiesta Georgia will remain at Horse Park
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Rockdale Citizen
The Georgia International Horse Park will be home to the Hispanic festival Fiesta Georgia for the next three years.
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Grayson approves 2010-11 budget
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Grayson City Council approved its Fiscal Year 2010-11 budget here Monday night following several public hearings.
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Morrow Mayor Millirons to step down
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Clayton News Daily
Morrow Mayor Jim Millirons, a notable figure in Morrow politics for more than 30 years, announced Tuesday he would step down before the end of his term, in order to deal with health problems.
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Johns Creek plans move away from privatized service
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Johns Creek is taking a giant leap away from its reliance on a private company to run the city.
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Atlanta, studio celebrate Lakewood deal
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In May, the city and EUE/Screen Gems agreed on a 50-year leasing agreement that would allow the company to convert Lakewood into a 40,000-square-foot facility that could accommodate television, commercial, digital and film productions.
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Atlanta City Council confirms public safety chiefs
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta’s new police and fire chiefs cleared the final hurdle in the city’s selection process Monday when the city council unanimously approved their appointments by Mayor Kasim Reed.
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Milton passes cell phone tower ordinance
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NorthFulton.com
After months of revisions, Milton finally has its telecommunications ordinance.
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Atlanta police aggressively hiring new recruits
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More than a decade ago, the mantra at City Hall was 2,000 by 2000 -- the number of sworn Atlanta police officers who would be on the force by the turn of the millennium. But the city never came close to that.
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Glass bead company moving to Woodstock
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Cherokee Tribune
Woodstock's push for making its downtown an arts hub has gained a boost from a 90-employee company.
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Woodstock to consider special election for seat
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Cherokee Tribune
A resolution to call for a special election to fill the Ward 6 council seat will be considered during the Woodstock City Council's special-called meeting on Monday.
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Ball Ground opts to leave millage rate unchanged
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Cherokee Tribune
The Ball Ground City Council has decided to leave its millage rate for 2010 right where it is, leading to a tax break for most people.
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Sparks says police efforts against gangs are working
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Carrollton Times-Georgian
Three years ago, Douglasville had its first gang-related shooting. Shortly afterwards, the Douglasville Police Department began a gang education program which authorities are now calling a great success.
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Marietta, Cobb development authorities differ in operations
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Marietta Daily Journal
While the Development Authority of Cobb County pays the Cobb Chamber of Commerce for space and help in the authority's work, the Marietta's development authority operates with city staff and meets at City Hall.
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Fight brewing over transportation sales tax
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fulton County mayors have united to fight a new penny sales tax for regional transportation plans, unless neighboring counties kick in extra money for a regional transit system.
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Judge orders Avondale church re-opened during lawsuit
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A federal judge has ordered Avondale Estates to let a church resume its activities as it pursues a discrimination case against the small DeKalb County city.
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Karate studio, shops OK'd for Lexington Circle
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Fayette Citizen
A building that will include a karate studio and several shops behind the CVS Pharmacy in the Lexington Circle shopping center was approved by the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night.
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Residents upset about path closing in Cedarcroft
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Fayette Citizen
The blocking off of a dirt cart path in the Cedarcroft subdivision has several Peachtree City residents upset.
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Roswell mulls rejecting transportation sales tax
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NorthFulton.com
Despite urging from Roswell Mayor Jere Wood to get "on the record now" in opposing the state Legislature's House Bill 277 that divides the state into 12 transportation zones of improvement funded by a 1 percent sales tax, the City Council wants some time to study it.
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Big bucks for Alpharetta in baseball
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NorthFulton.com
Tourism can mean big bucks to a local economy, and Alpharetta is more than ready to play ball, any ball – baseball, basketball, lacrosse or soccer.
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Duluth residents to weigh in on Red Clay Theatre
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Duluth's beleaguered Red Clay Theatre will take center stage Tuesday night in a public hearing to garner resident input on plans to expand.
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New Hartsfield GM to be named in 2 weeks
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
Mayor Kasim Reed is close to naming a new general manager for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest airport.
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Canton DDA to cast employee to manage theater
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Cherokee Tribune
The Canton Downtown Development Authority wants to get out of the theater management business.
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City ready to raze apartment complex
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Marietta Daily Journal
With the last of the tenants moved out of the Preston Chase apartments on Franklin Road near Delk Road, the city is moving forward with plans to raze the dilapidated complex. Future plans are to convert the land into a park.
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Fairburn to get regional baseball/softball complex
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Fayette Citizen
The Fairburn City Council Monday night on a 4-2 vote approved a resolution that gives the Fairburn Development Authority to ability to execute a Letter of Intent to issue revenue bonds for use in a public/private partnership that will establish a baseball and softball complex on the city’s south side.
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Attempt to limit cars on Dunwoody property backfires
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The question of what to do about properties overrun with vehicles first popped up during a City Council retreat earlier this year. Some residents had complained and asked for the city to create a standard.
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Duluth to mull new alcohol law
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Alcohol is on the minds of many of Gwinnett’s elected officials, with several cities taking recent looks at laws to cater to connoisseurs.
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Businesses show interest in facade grants
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Cherokee Tribune
Interest is growing in new matching grant programs for businesses in downtown Canton and Woodstock to renovate their fa ades.
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Razing the issue
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Marietta Daily Journal
There will be a town hall meeting tonight to discuss razing the 120-unit Fort Hill housing project, which is the last of the city's family housing projects.
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Baseball group to run program at sports park
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Marietta Daily Journal
The City Council voted 5-2 Wednesday to approve an operating agreement with a baseball/softball group to run a program at its 7-acre sports complex on Aviation Road.
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East Point begins taking housing applications early
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
East Point housing officials begain accepting Section 8 applications 90 minutes early Wednesday morning after crowds of people showed up to turn in the forms.
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Milton moves out on its own with 2011 budget
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Milton moved into uncharted waters this week as city officials got their first glimpse of the 2011 budget -- the first spending plan where every penny is a matter of public record.
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Park brings Sandy Springs together
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Infrastructure is a catch-all word in government circles that can mean anything from roads to water lines to other building blocks of communities.
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Sandy Springs to hold millage hearing
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The tax rate remains unchanged in Sandy Springs, but the city must hold a public hearing on its millage rate anyway.
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Parking rule discussion draws council protesters
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Dunwoody Crier
An agenda item to be discussed at Monday’s Dunwoody City Council work session had automobile lovers seeing red. The panel was to discuss limiting the number of vehicles at a residential address to four.
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Mathews to join transit roundtable
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Marietta Daily Journal
Four of Cobb's six mayors and county Chairman Tim Lee met Tuesday night for dinner and discussion as the region prepares for what could be three Special Local Option Sales Tax votes within the next three years.
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Woodstock councilman stepping down
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Cherokee Tribune
Woodstock City Councilman Steve Faris has announced he'll step down at the end of the month, prompting the need for a special election.
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Fayetteville could eliminate distance barriers between churches, alcohol
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council Aug. 5 heard the first reading of a proposal that would do away with the distance restriction in shopping centers and on the Old Courthouse Square that separates churches from businesses serving alcohol.
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New Peachtree City tower ordinance criticized
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City’s new celltower ordinance, which will allow new towers to be built in some parks and recreation areas with approval of the City Council, resulted in the planning commission getting an earful Monday night.
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Alpharetta plans water testing workshop
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Alpharetta is planning a free workshop on how to conduct chemical tests on rivers and streams.
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Marietta neighborhood turns around with help of grant money
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When Jai-Mye Moore moved to an apartment complex on Franklin Road in Marietta eight years ago, hardly a night passed without gunshots in her neighborhood.
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Atlanta Mayor Reed opens community centers as he promised in campaign
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Twenty months ago Charlene Braud’s heart was broken – again. It was then the director of Atlanta’s Office of Recreation was forced to close 22 of the city’s 33 recreation centers.
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Atlanta's neighborhood stabilization program on track
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In 2008, in response to the national foreclosure crisis, the federal government started the NSP to allow communities to purchase foreclosed homes in neighborhoods ravaged by the recession.
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FEMA to reconsider Berkeley Lake's dam
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to re-examine Berkeley Lake's flood-battered dam, giving city leaders hope the agency might cough up more to repair it.
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Snellville’s stormwater projects on track
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City public works director Gaye Johnson presented an update of her department’s stormwater projects progress during Monday night’s City Council meeting. Snellville has implemented a storm water utility fee for the same reason Gwinnett County did — federal mandates require local governments to clean up their acts when it comes to water.
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Lilburn council hires company to do review on updating regulations
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Lilburn City Council decided Monday night to bring its 1986 Zoning Resolution into the 21st century by hiring a company to do an independent review on updating its regulations.
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Duluth asking for input on Red Clay
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Mayor Nancy Harris invited Duluth residents to provide input on proposed designs for replacing part of the Red Clay Theatre at 7 p.m. Aug. 17 at the theater.
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Sugar Hill’s streetscape construction to begin
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City Manager Bob Hail announced at Monday’s City Council meeting that Reeves Construction, upon finalizing its contract with the city in the coming days, could within weeks turn the first shovel of dirt for the long-awaited streetscape along a half mile of West Broad Street between Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Ga. Highway 20.
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City close to leasing out sports park
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Marietta Daily Journal
Following months of discussion, the City Council on Wednesday is expected to grant a private firm exclusive rights to Marietta's 7-acre sports complex on Aviation Road.
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Milton passes tougher cell tower standards
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Telecom companies will have a tougher time building and maintaining cell towers in Milton after the city council voted in more restrictive laws governing construction Monday.
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Rush of applicants for Marietta fire jobs show economy still fragile
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Marietta Daily Journal
Four-hundred-and-sixty people sat down for a two-hour entrance exam between Friday and Monday at Kennesaw State University in pursuit of five entry-level jobs with the Marietta Fire Department.
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Snellville likely to re-establish development board
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Snellville is looking to re-establish the Snellville Development Authority to spur development and redevelopment citywide.
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City votes to maintain Fairways of Canton
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Cherokee Tribune
The Canton City Council is getting into the golf course business - at least temporarily. The council on Thursday night voted to begin maintaining the city-owned Fairways of Canton golf course, which was closed on Monday by the operator.
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Police, fire can enter locked gates
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NorthFulton.com
With 41 gated communities and apartments in Johns Creek, police and fire officials feared that someday a locked gate could slow their response in an emergency.
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Big hike in Peachtree City traffic citations, warnings
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Fayette Citizen
The number of vehicles pulled over by Peachtree City police officers has drastically increased between this year and last.
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Planners to review Peachtree City annex proposal Monday
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Fayette Citizen
A proposal to annex undeveloped 77 acres just outside south Peachtree City to make room for a relocating industry will be considered by the city’s planning commission Monday night.
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Commission to review new rules for Peachtree City celltowers
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Fayette Citizen
New rules governing the location of new cellphone towers will be discussed Monday night by the Peachtree City Planning Commission at its regular meeting at City Hall at 7 p.m.
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Kasim Reed's Centers of Hope
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
On Monday, the city will re-open the Collier Drive Park recreation center as well as centers at Perkerson Park and South Bend Park.
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Norcross' new gateway: Cemetery Street
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Norcross is about to breathe life into a street named Cemetery. And the road's rebirth has implications for downtown Norcross and Buford Highway, city officials said.
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Dacula to Partnership Gwinnett: ‘Not so fast’
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City officials voted to delay a $4,500 payment to Partnership Gwinnett on Thursday, taking a “wait and see” stance and sending a clear message.
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Sugar Hill takes first steps toward new downtown
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Sugar Hill’s planned downtown streetscape likely will be years in the making, but construction of its essential, first element might start within just weeks.
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New Duluth planning director says important to listen
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Duluth has a strong tradition of planning that Glenn Coyne intends to continue as the city’s new director of planning and development.
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Gas golf cart ban a lock?
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Fayette Citizen
A complete ban on gas golf carts on Peachtree City’s paths in 10 years was temporarily postponed tonight.
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Imker remains non-committal on Peachtree City tax hike
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Fayette Citizen
There was a public hearing Thursday night on Peachtree City’s millage rate, but it didn’t lead to any more clarity on what the city’s property tax rate will be for next year.
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Johns Creek police earn accreditation
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Johns Creek Police Department has received certification by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
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Dunwoody struggles with sign ordinance
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The city's Community Council will meet Aug. 12 to begin a process that has already run its course twice, both times failing to produce a sign ordinance the City Council can sign off on.
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Canton city golf course to remain closed
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Fairways of Canton golf course, which closed within the last week will remain closed while the parties try to figure out what to do.
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Lilburn takes bite out of crime
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The city of Lilburn participated in National Night Out, a yearly event aimed at safety education and crime prevention, for the first time Tuesday.
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Coleman wants to cut down on overgrown grass
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Marietta Daily Journal
The yard of a home down the street from the new First Landmark Bank building has grass up to Councilman Anthony Coleman's waist.
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Locust Grove to open small park
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of Locust Grove is nearing the end of construction on its newest park. It’s the latest project in an effort to give the city a facelift, complete with an improved streetscape and green spaces.
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City leaders prepare for SPLOST renewal vote
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Cherokee Tribune
Representatives from local cities will meet with the county Board of Commissioners on Tuesday to finalize plans for the referendum.
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Johns Creek pursues own ZIP code
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker has not given up his quest to get the city its own ZIP Code.
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Grayson to host beer festival to raise money
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Grayson's Downtown Development Authority is hosting the city's first-ever beer festival.
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MRC requests $130K to raze rotting homes
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Marietta Daily Journal
The Marietta Redevelopment Corporation is requesting $130,000 to raze eight of the dilapidated duplexes it owns in the Hedges/Gramling neighborhood across from the Hilton hotel and conference center.
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Golf course in Canton shuts down
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Cherokee Tribune
Laurel Canyon residents filled Canton City Hall on Tuesday night to learn the fate of the city-owned golf course in their neighborhood, which was closed on Monday.
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Holly Springs eyes millage increase
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Cherokee Tribune
The Holly Springs City Council is eyeing a millage rate increase for its upcoming budget and may also need to dip into its reserves.
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Peachtree City Council meets to break tax hike dispute gridlock
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Fayette Citizen
Thursday night at 6:45 p.m., the Peachtree City Council is slated to host a public hearing on increasing the city millage rate by as much as 1.25 mills.
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Survey says . . . gas golf cart ban ahead
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Fayette Citizen
Thursday night the Peachtree City Council will consider a ban on gas-powered golf carts that would grandfather existing gas carts for 10 years.
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Fayetteville moves to allow alcohol sales near some churches
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council Aug. 5 will hear the first reading of a proposal that would do away with the distance restriction in shopping centers and on the Old Courthouse Square that separates churches and businesses serving alcohol.
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Alpharetta OKs land sale for business expansion
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Alpharetta voted Monday night to sell a 1.15-acre lot abutting Union Hill Park at half its appraised price to a company with plans for expansion.
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Decatur wants residents on the run
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A little Decatur Envy could be healthy. Or so city leaders and organizers of an upcoming 5K race hope.
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Decatur to create searchable maps
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A private firm is creating new mapping software for Decatur, to allow it to create new maps for internal use and for the public.
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Milton Police hit $5K fundraising goal
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NorthFulton.com
Thanks to some very generous donators, the Milton Police Department hit its Special Olympics of Georgia 2010 Law Enforcement Torch Run fundraising goal of $5,000.
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Police dogs honored with Alpharetta memorial
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NorthFulton.com
What used to be a screen of trees between the Public Safety building and the busy traffic of Old Milton Parkway has since become a park to house memorials for the men and women who have dedicated – and sometimes given – their lives to their city.
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Jonesboro swears in new police chief
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Henry Daily Herald
With nearly the full consent of the Jonesboro City Council, former Grantville Police Chief Winston Franklin Allen, Jr., was sworn in as the city’s new police chief, on Monday.
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Milton delays vote on cell tower ordinance
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After four months of drafting and redrafting, Milton's City Council voted Monday night to wait one more week before adopting revisions to its cell tower ordinance.
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Residents to Duluth: Target younger audience
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Duluth must cater to a younger demographic to make its downtown district a destination similar to Suwanee's or Buford's.
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Church files lawsuit against Avondale
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A church that Avondale Estates shut down earlier this year has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against the small DeKalb County city.
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Glock land request approved in Smyrna
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gun manufacturer, Glock Inc., can deviate from Smyrna’s required stream buffer rules in order to clear land for future company buildings.
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Peachtree City to decide on millage rate increase
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Fayette Citizen
Thursday night at 6:45 p.m., the Peachtree City Council is slated to host a public hearing on increasing the millage rate by as much as 1.25 mills.
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Meeting to focus on development in Hampton
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Henry Daily Herald
A public kick-off meeting for the Hampton Town Center Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Study is scheduled for Aug. 9.
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Residents, gun company at odds over planned expansion in Smyrna
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A land battle with fire power has erupted in Smyrna. Residents living adjacent to buildings owned by gun manufacturer Glock Inc. are challenging the company’s request to encroach on the city’s required stream buffer necessary for future expansion.
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Millage rate hikes keep property tax bills from falling more
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Woodstock resident Joe Long’s property tax bill is going down -- but he’s still not happy about it.
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4 Atlanta watershed workers fired, manager quits over procurement violations
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After firing four workers Friday, Peter Aman, Atlanta’s usually calm and mild-mannered chief operating officer, had a stern message for thousands of city employees: “Don’t [mess] with the procurement procedures of the city of Atlanta.”
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City's expenses top $3 million for airport contract lawsuit
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The city of Atlanta's six-year legal battle over an airport advertising contract has cost the city about $3.5 million in legal fees so far and some are questioning whether the city should continue to rack up more charges by fighting the federal jury's $17.5 million judgment.
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With little funding, DAPC unable to chase down large employers
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Fayette Citizen
High-ranking Sany officials in China have agreed to help city leaders in attempts to recruit some 19 of its suppliers to also establish a U.S. operation here in conjunction with Sany.
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Marietta refuses to lift ban on drive-through liquor windows
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Marietta Daily Journal
City officials on Wednesday declined to lift Marietta's ban on selling liquor out of drive-through windows.
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Acworth Police earn Ga. excellence award
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Marietta Daily Journal
The Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police presented the Acworth Police Department with an esteemed award Monday for its involvement in the city's special needs ball field and the Horizon League.
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McDonough avoids tax hike for next year
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Henry Daily Herald
McDonough property owners will be spared from any millage-rate hike for another year.
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High cost of interpreters hits local courts
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cities and counties in metro Atlanta are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on interpreter services in local courts for defendants who don't speak English.
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Suwanee accepts land donation
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City leaders voted to accept a donation of 6.33 acres of land Tuesday, and the plan is to use the undeveloped property for greenspace.
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Downtown Kennesaw restaurant to expand via state loan program
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Marietta Daily Journal
Downtown Kennesaw's Trackside Grill at South Main and Cherokee streets will expand in few months thanks to a low interest, $140,000 loan from the state.
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Morrow to establish formal code of ethics
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Clayton News Daily
The Morrow City Council had its first reading of an ordinance this week that, if adopted, would establish a formal Code of Ethics for elected and non-elected city officials.
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Roadwork too slow for some
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Marietta Daily Journal
While the construction on Powder Springs Street between Chestnut Hill and Sandtown roads is expected to end Nov. 28, some residents and city officials say the clutter can't be cleared fast enough.
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City host Employee Appreciation Day
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Douglas County Sentinel
The city said thanks to its approximately 225 employees Tuesday with an Employee Appreciation Day on O’Neal Plaza.
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Lilburn challenges annexation vote
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lilburn on Wednesday contested the results of last week's tie vote on a proposed annexation of 293 acres of land, with city leaders questioning Gwinnett County's process in reviewing voter eligibility.
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Marietta police chief earns state honor
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Marietta Daily Journal
The Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police on Tuesday selected Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn Outstanding Chief of the Year.
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City, private company may strike a deal for sports complex lease
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Marietta Daily Journal
The city is moving closer to having a baseball program at its 7-acre Aviation Sports Complex located on Aviation Road off South Marietta Parkway.
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Beautification program may get new home
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Clayton News Daily
While the Keep Clayton County Beautiful program will no longer operate county-wide, the county’s largest city, Forest Park, may give the program a chance to continue its work at the local level.
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Allen tapped as new Jonesboro police chief
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Clayton News Daily
After a long and exhaustive search, the City of Jonesboro may finally have a permanent police chief as of Tuesday morning.
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Fayetteville teaches middle schoolers in Junior Police Academy
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Fayette Citizen
Being a police officer is much more involved than what many people may think.
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What’s next for redevelopment plans in Fayetteville after TAD’s defeat?
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Fayette Citizen
Will there be life for redevelopment in Fayetteville after last week’s defeat of the move to have selected areas of the city qualify as a Tax Allocation District (TAD)?
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East Point rejects investment for more rentals
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
East Point told Fulton County to leave town this week and take its $13 million with it.
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Dunwoody fills two posts
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The City of Dunwoody welcomed two people to new positions this week.
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Marietta chief named Georgia's 2010 top cop
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Marietta Police Chief Daniel Flynn has been named the state's top cop for 2010.
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Committee OKs nominees for fire, police chiefs
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sometimes it is hard to come home. Even when the door is wide open.
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Dunwoody sign ordinance stalls on tie vote
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dunwoody remains deadlocked on a decision to adopt a new sign ordinance.
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Newton, Mansfield partner for water
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Rockdale Citizen
The city of Mansfield and Newton County are partnering to improve water service for residents of Brook Hollow subdivision off Loyd Road.
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City OKs improvements at Nature Center
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Rockdale Citizen
The public will soon enjoy added amenities while visiting the Big Haynes Creek Nature Center after city officials approved the next phase of construction to the 4-year-old preserve.
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Jaraysi stalls demolition
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Marietta Daily Journal
It will be at least another 30 days before the city can bulldoze Waleed Jaraysi's unfinished, three-story building on the South Loop near Interstate 75.
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Marietta to mull lifting ban on drive-through liquor store purchases
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Marietta Daily Journal
City officials on Wednesday will consider lifting Marietta's ban on drive-through liquor stores.
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Stockbridge approves annual millage rate rollback
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Henry Daily Herald
Stockbridge home owners will continue to be free from paying city property taxes. The Stockbridge City Council approved rolling back the city’s millage rate, from 3.54 mills, to zero.
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Unfinished building irks city of Marietta
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For nearly four years, motorists veering off I-75 toward Marietta have been greeted by an unsightly unfinished building, a hulking steel skeleton rising three stories.
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Jonesboro on verge of hiring permanent police chief
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jonesboro, like many small towns, has a hard time hiring and keeping police chiefs.
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Sandy Springs business owners unite
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A group of business owners have formed a group dedicated to helping fashion a downtown Sandy Springs.
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Oldest church in Hapeville relocated
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A community project in Hapeville has moved the south Fulton County city’s oldest church into its downtown.
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City mulls archery hunting for deer
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Newton Citizen
A growing number of deer in the city has prompted the Covington City Council to consider an ordinance to allow hunters to use archery equipment to help thin the wildlife population.
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Letting it pour: Snellville restaurants celebrating Sunday sales
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Restaurant owners in Snellville will be popping the champagne, celebrating the end to a long battle over liquor.
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Snellville toasts Sunday alcohol sales
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
On Tuesday, residents by a two-to-one margin voted to end the city's prohibition on Sunday alcohol sales at restaurants.
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Council moves to ease Atlanta parking problems with new zones
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For the second time in less than a year, the Atlanta City Council has completely changed the city’s parking regulations.
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Peachtree City looking into ban on gas golf carts
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City staff, at the request of the city council, is researching a potential ban on gas golf carts in the city.
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Tyrone okays preliminary plat for business park
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Fayette Citizen
The Tyrone Planning Commission at its Thursday meeting voted 3-0 to approve the preliminary plat for the proposed Quarry View Business Park located on 25.11 acres along Ga. Highway 74 north of Carriage Oaks Drive
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Peachtree City changes name of tourism association
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City’s Tourism Association is no more. Instead, the city has put together a group with similar function and a new name: the Peachtree City Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.
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Peachtree City prepping for fire station expansion
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Franklin County Citizen
The Leo A. Daly firm has been authorized to begin architectural and engineering services for the expansion of the Satterthwaite fire station in north Peachtree City.
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Bond idea withdrawn for Gathering Place expansion
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Fayette Citizen
A proposed expansion of Peachtree City’s Gathering Place senior citizens center will not be brought before city voters after all.
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Online companies ordered to pay hotel taxes to Atlanta
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Online travel companies that book hotel rooms in Atlanta must begin paying more in occupancy taxes, a Fulton County judge has ordered in a ruling expected to generate millions of dollars in revenue for the city.
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City moves to clean up untidy yards
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Rockdale Citizen
Residents with overgrown grass, littered lawns, or generally unappealing property may risk a city citation after officials approved an ordinance this week.
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Conyers approves ordinances on loitering
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Rockdale Citizen
The City Council passed two ordinances that will give the city more command in preventing and prosecuting loitering or prowling within city limits.
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Duluth seeks artists for monument to the living
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Duluth has put out a call to artists for a $50,000 public art project intended to honor the city's living firefighters, police officers and veterans.
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Fix a pothole in Alpharetta? There's an app for that
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
See a pothole that needs to be filled? There's an app for that. Wish the city would fix that balky traffic signal around the corner? There's an app for that, too -- if you're in Alpharetta.
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Mayor reassures gay community on security
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mayor Kasim Reed and his new police chief sought Thursday night to reassure members of Atlanta's gay community that their safety matters to the city of Atlanta.
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Chamblee businesses victims of new standards?
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Dunwoody Crier
The Chamblee City Council was scheduled to vote Tuesday on a request by the International House of Pancakes to renovate and reopen the shuttered Hardee’s in Chamblee Plaza. In most municipalities, the request for a new business would be reason to celebrate.
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Lilburn annexation ends in 9-9 tie
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Lilburn may not be annexing anything into its city limits after all. Four absentee ballots added Wednesday voted “no” to the proposed incorporation of 293 acres of commercial and residential land made Tuesday’s vote an even 9-9 draw, meaning roughly 200 residents would not be added into the population.
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Voters back civic center for Buford
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Funding for a city civic center in Buford has been lined up, thanks to voters Tuesday. A referendum to allow bond sales to fund the $10 million project passed 356 to 68 in a special election.
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Cobb judge refuses to block demolition of Jaraysi 'eyesore'
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Marietta Daily Journal
Cobb Superior Court Judge Adele Grubbs refused to stop the City of Marietta from bulldozing Waleed Jaraysi's unfinished, three-story building on the South Loop, but Jaraysi's lawyers indicated they might appeal to the state Court of Appeals.
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County wants to meet with city again on Bright Star Road Connector issue
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Douglas County Sentinel
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners (BOC) decided Wednesday it doesn’t want the Bright Star Road intersection disagreement decided by resolution.
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Snellville leaders see Sunday alcohol sales boosting growth
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Snellville's economy, stuck in neutral for years, is poised to move forward now that local restaurants can pour alcohol on Sundays, city officials say.
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Former Peachtree City mayor wins commission seat
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Steve Brown, who battled developers and Peachtree City’s old guard as that city’s mayor from 2002 to 2005, beat incumbent Fayette County Commissioner Jack Smith Tuesday in the Republican primary.
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Nine votes enough to OK Lilburn annex
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Fourteen people decided Tuesday that Lilburn would incorporate almost 300 acres of commercial and residential land into its city limits.
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Snellville approves Sunday liquor sales by the drink
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Snellville bars will be open Sunday. According to unofficial results, city residents voted 1,386 to 784 in favor of allowing sales on Sunday, six years after the first city referendum opening up liquor-by-the-drink sales six days a week.
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F’ville adopts $9.7 million budget, down 5%
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Fayette Citizen
The $9.7 million General Fund budget that takes effect Aug. 1 represents a decrease of 4.6 percent over the $10.12 million budget from Fiscal Year 2010.
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Fayetteville sends pawn shops to industrial
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Fayette Citizen
Fayetteville currently has no pawn shops, and any future shops will not be found along the city’s main commercial strips.
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Alpharetta revives term-limit issue
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Alpharetta is considering a massive overhaul of its election rules, examining measures that could end term limits and divide the city into election districts.
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Milton offers free emergency messaging to residents
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Milton emergency services departments are now using a new communications system that allows them to send residents important community information directly to their cell phones and messaging devices.
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Snellville votes for Sunday alcohol sales
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Snellville can raise a glass this Sunday. By a 1,386-784 referendum vote on Tuesday, residents ended the city's long-standing ban on Sunday alcohol sales at restaurants.
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Peachtree City won't appeal ruling on annexation, but developer will
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As if the economy wasn’t troubling enough, a recent Georgia Court of Appeals ruling has complicated future growth in Peachtree City.
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Hearing set for city’s use of eminent domain
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Rockdale Citizen
The beginnings of the city’s new Urban Redevelopment Plan is taking shape as city officials pursue eminent domain in order to demolish a dilapidated structure and make the community more attractive.
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Lawrenceville against airport expansion
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Lawrenceville City Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Monday strongly opposing Gwinnett County’s plans to privatize and expand Briscoe Field to allow commercial passenger flights.
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Milton to pursue green initiatives
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NorthFulton.com
Milton is going to apply to the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) to be approved as a "Green Community."
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Reed creates position for volunteer czar
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh off hiring a new police chief and weeks away from getting a new airport general manager, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has added a new position to his senior staff.
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City Hall East: one-stop shopping for the office?
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Before Atlanta sells the massive City Hall East, it has a little house cleaning to do. City officials are preparing a huge sale that would completely clean out the building, which means unloading thousands of pieces of office furniture.
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Sandy Springs names new community development director
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs has already named its new community development director, who will take over when the current director retires later this year.
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Sandy Springs adds rainfall, river elevation data to Web site
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs has put rainfall and river elevation information for residents to review on its city Web site.
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Snellville to sell snail bauble if Sunday booze flows
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In a bizarre twist in Snellville's snail ornament controversy, the city has agreed to sell the bauble if voters approve Sunday alcohol sales in Tuesday's referendum.
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Avondale hires first city planner
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Avondale Estates has hired its first city planner and economic development director, to help realize its dream of remaking its downtown.
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Sugar Hill to host party to welcome World Changers
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The city of Sugar Hill is hosting a party Wednesday at E.E. Robinson Park to welcome the Southern Baptist Convention’s World Changers.
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Suwanee deputy chief honored for nearly 20 years of service
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Gwinnett Daily Post
A Suwanee deputy chief has been honored by the Georgia Police Accreditation Coalition, received her award for her nearly two decades of service assisting law agencies across the state.
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Lilburn proposes new, smaller annexation plan
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Last January, Lilburn officials proposed an annexation plan that would have doubled both the city’s population and area.
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City Council votes to demolish eyesore
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Marietta Daily Journal
The Marietta City Council voted, 4-1, on Friday to demolish the unfinished and unsightly three-story building owned by Waleed Jaraysi on South Marietta Parkway near Interstate 75.
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Berkeley Lake outlaws feeding wildlife
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Gwinnett Daily Post
In an ordinance approved by the city council Thursday night, it’s now illegal to wilfully feed wild animals in Berkeley Lake, except for fish and songbirds.
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Canton budget may need water hike
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Cherokee Tribune
A water rate increase may be on tap for Canton customers to balance the proposed $31.7 million budget.
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City approves more, bigger, signs at Ingles
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Henry Daily Herald
A new Ingles supermarket is set to open in Stockbridge later this year, but the number, and size, of the signs to be posted in front of it, have increased.
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Booze fight to be settled
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Gwinnett Daily Post
After years of fighting and a court battle, Snellville voters could finally bring an end to the city’s Sunday liquor debate Tuesday.
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Historic tree on Marietta Square declared dead; city to take down
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Marietta Daily Journal
If trees could talk, the black locust that towers above the northwest corner of Kennesaw House on Marietta Square would have plenty to say.
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Marietta cuts funding to tourism groups
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Marietta Daily Journal
Groups that promote tourism in Marietta will receive fewer dollars from the city for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
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Peachtree City annex bid OK'd for new company
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Fayette Citizen
The Peachtree City Council Thursday night agreed to explore a potential 77-acre annexation of property on Ga. Highway 74 South to house a new manufacturing facility.
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Delay in Sandy Springs sidewalk project could be settled
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs, which has built nine miles of sidewalks in its five-year history, is staring down a utility it says is delaying a new walkway.
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Sandy Springs topples cell tower proposal
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs said no to a new cell tower in one of its neighborhoods this week, thrilling residents worried about aesthetics but drawing a warning from the nation’s largest mobile phone company that the decision could hurt service.
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Lawrenceville council takes up resolution opposing airport expansion
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lawrenceville officials are poised to send the strongest signal yet that they oppose any plans to bring commercial passenger service to Gwinnett County’s Briscoe Field.
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Duluth ponders what to do with Red Clay Theatre
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Duluth taxpayers paid $2.6 million in 2004 to acquire an old church on Main Street and convert it into a community theater. What they got is a tragedy in several acts.
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Marietta ‘eyesore' to be torn down
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The half-finished building on South Marietta Parkway is going to be torn down after all, the Marietta City Council decided Friday.
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Flood-damaged cities hardest hit as Cobb's tax digest declines
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More budget cuts — but not tax increases — could be on the horizon in Cobb as city and county officials work to offset declining tax revenues.
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Buford reveals budget
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Buford City Commission announced Wednesday night an $88.2 million fiscal year 2011 operating budget, which includes no millage increase and even a projection of a .5 mil decline.
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Ball Ground sees business growth
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Cherokee Tribune
The future for business in downtown Ball Ground is showing promise this summer.
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Funding for Jaraysi building demolition set to be approved
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Marietta Daily Journal
The Marietta City Council has called a special meeting today where members are expected to give the go-ahead to demolish an unfinished, three-story building on Franklin Road at a cost of $90,000.
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City Council OKs mayor's transparency initiatives
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Marietta Daily Journal
In a step toward the sunshine Wednesday, the City Council unanimously approved Mayor Steve Tumlin's efforts to conduct all meetings in the council chamber, as opposed to the cramped fourth-floor conference room of City Hall, as well as record all meetings and post them on the city's website.
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Out of chances
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Marietta Daily Journal
The city of Marietta is moving forward with plans to demolish the skeleton of what was to become Waleed "Lee" Jaraysi's 24,000-square-foot office building on Franklin Road near Interstate 75.
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Milton Parks and Rec survey results questioned
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NorthFulton.com
The Milton Parks and Recreation Needs assessment Survey results were released several weeks ago with great fanfare by the city – now they have a clear road map of what the residents of the city want from their government in terms of recreation facilities and programs.
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Red light cameras doing job in Alpharetta, Roswell
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NorthFulton.com
In a down economy, there are few cases where less income is a good thing. But Alpharetta doesn't mind – it's all about safety.
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Tree ordinance passed by Milton council
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NorthFulton.com
Just when you thought it was safe to cut down that large tree in your backyard, think again; Milton now has a tree ordinance.
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Berkeley Lake to vote on wildlife law
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Berkeley Lake City Council is expected to vote Thursday night on a controversial ordinance that would clamp down on wildlife feeding citywide.
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Move afoot to extend Auburn-Edgewood bar hours
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta City Council is debating a radical plan that would keep places such as the Edgewood Corner Tavern open until 4 a.m. on weeknights and 3 a.m. on Saturdays.
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Atlanta mayor to chair national transportation committee
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed will chair the transportation and communications committee of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, according to a statement from Reed’s office
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Woodstock joins Holly Springs in ban on pill mills
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Cherokee Tribune
A second Cherokee County city has passed a moratorium on business licenses granted to pain management clinics, also known as "pill mills."
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Locust Grove’s national accreditation renewed
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of Locust Grove has received recognition for its efforts to revitalize its commercial district, support its business community, and protect its historical buildings.
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Redevelopment tax question on F’ville ballot Tuesday
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Fayette Citizen
The time has come for Fayetteville voters to decide on a proposal to bring an economic revitalization tool to the city.
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Peachtree City to consider Hwy. 74S. industrial annexing
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Fayette Citizen
A 77-acre site just south of Peachtree City may in the future become home of a new manufacturing facility in Peachtree City.
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Peachtree City Council wrestles with range of proposed tax hikes
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Fayette Citizen
Citizens will get another chance to have their say Thursday night about the proposed $26.7 million budget for Peachtree City.
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Fayetteville to vote on budget and pawn shop locations
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council will take up an unusually large number of issues at the July 15 meeting.
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Peachtree City's West Village gone for good?
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Fayette Citizen
Council unlikely to move to re-annex 800 acres after Appeals Court rules 2007 annexation illegal.
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John's Creek backs senior living center proposal
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Johns Creek City Council signed off Monday on a private firm's plan to build a 90-unit senior living center on Medlock Bridge Road in the Johns Creek Walk development.
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Corey lawyers: City broke own rules in contract deal
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lawyers for the businessman suing the city of Atlanta over how it awarded an indoor billboard contract at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport said city officials did not following the rules in the bidding process.
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Marietta looks to hire company for collection of red-light fines
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Miss paying your fine for running a red light in Marietta, and you could be getting a call from a debt collection agency.
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Vote postponed on new Peachtree City cell tower rules
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Fayette Citizen
A new proposed ordinance was reviewed by the planning commission Monday night, but commissioners postponed a vote on the ordinance. The postponement will allow the ordinance, and various written comments from the wireless industry, to be reviewed by City Attorney Ted Meeker.
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For Atlanta mayor, picking staff is a process
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Last Wednesday, somewhere over the Rocky Mountains, Kasim Reed came to a conclusion – pick a police chief.
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Lilburn CID seeks study of U.S. 29 makeover
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Lilburn Community Improvement District has voted to begin a corridor study of U.S. 29 as part of a plan to revitalize the city's aging commercial corridor.
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The Gathering Place Lovejoy Diner replaces The Country Bumpkin
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Clayton News Daily
Until recently, downtown Lovejoy resembled a ghost town.
While recent city development has produced a park, an open-air market, and a community center, residents in Lovejoy’s historic downtown area still had no place to eat, and “sit a spell.”
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Sugar Hill works out details of City Hall plan
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Sugar Hill could sign a contract as soon as Monday with architect Precision Planning to design its $8.5 million City Hall.
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Duluth looks to save trees
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Gwinnett Daily Post
At the behest of residents, the Duluth City Council on Monday agreed to look at ways to improve West Lawrenceville Street to reduce the number of trees removed.
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Snellville tourism board off to good start
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Don Britt, who heads up Snellville’s new Tourism and Trade Association, addressed Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer and city council members for the first time ever Monday night. With STAT and its board only 1 month old, Britt had several positive things to report during the council meeting.
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City may extend moratorium on pill mills
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Marietta Daily Journal
The Marietta City Council is eying extending a second 90-day moratorium on the issuance of business licenses for pain clinics whose main function is to prescribe and fill medications.
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Hampton to build water tower, lift station
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of Hampton is spending more than $1.3 million to build a new water tower, and a lift station, to pump sewage to the city’s water treatment plant.
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Roswell settles 2011 budget dispute with compromise
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Three weeks after passing its 2011 budget, the Roswell City Council voted Monday night to trim $113,000 from the new spending plan.
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There's no love for slugs logo in Snellville
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Snellville's new Christmas ornament has arrived. It features a blue snail in a gold shell sporting a hat, scarf and smile.
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TAD up for a vote in Decatur
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Decatur residents will get to vote in November on whether their city should be allowed to create a Tax Allocation District in its borders.
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Doraville park project gets state approval
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A state agency has recommended Doraville’s Halpern Park be included on a list of federally funded recreation projects in the coming year.
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Old store building eyed as location for restaurant, entertainment complex
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Douglas County Sentinel
The old Walmart store that once anchored the shopping center on Stewart Mill Parkway could be turned into a huge entertainment complex, if a local businessman follows through with his plans.
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Work continues on gateway feature
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Rockdale Citizen
Work is scheduled to continue next week on the water fountain at the corner of Milstead Avenue and Northside Drive and a Conyers city official said the project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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Woodstock council to consider appointing judge
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Cherokee Tribune
The Woodstock City Council on Monday night will consider appointing a municipal court judge to its vacant bench.
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Tyrone adopts budget with no millage increase
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Fayette Citizen
There was no fanfare last week as the Tyrone Town Council adopted the $3.15 million FY 2010-2011 General Fund budget that took effect July 1.
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Peachtree City staff: hike now pays off in long run
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Fayette Citizen
If Peachtree City enacts a 1.25 mill increase in its property tax rates this year, the city’s millage rate will end up better off after five years than if the City Council adopts the alternative .5 mill increase, according to city staff.
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Court overturns West Village annexation
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Fayette Citizen
The May 2007 annexation that allowed up to 1,075 homes in Peachtree City’s West Village is void because it violated Georgia law, the Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled.
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Tyrone Council approves Hwy. 74 zoning on 3-1 vote
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Florida Times-Union
The Tyrone Town Council last week voted 3-1 to rezone a 55.8-acre portion of a much larger tract that had been annexed into the town in 1992.
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Roswell may alter budget to avoid mayor's veto
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Roswell Mayor Jere Wood said Friday he may hold his veto if the City Council adopts changes that will balance the 2011 budget.
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Lilburn to revamp zoning laws amid mosque flap
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lilburn is looking to overhaul its zoning ordinances, which have remained virtually unchanged since the mid-1980s.
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APD's new chief prepared well for the job
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
George Turner is a man of moments. He remembers them, learns from them and, as the new Atlanta police chief, grows from them.
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With chief selected, Reed sets high goals for safety
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In a Friday news conference to announce Georgia Turner as his pick for Atlanta police chief, Reed emphasized all of Turner's accomplishments but stressed he wanted more.
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Canton could hike downtown parking fines
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Cherokee Tribune
The Canton Downtown Development Authority is recommending higher downtown parking fines to crack down on repeat offenders.
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McDonough councilmember gets recognition
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Henry Daily Herald
Sandra Vincent’s efforts to continually improve as a community leader are earning her recognition. Vincent, a McDonough City Councilmember and the mayor pro tem, has earned a Certificate of Achievement, after completing a nationally recognized series of training opportunities for elected city officials.
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Businesses cope with Streetscape improvements
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Clayton News Daily
Driving down Main Street in Jonesboro lately has been anything but a pretty sight. Since May, construction related to the city’s downtown Streetscape project has uprooted sidewalks, replaced once walkable-areas with beds of gravel, and has temporarily blocked access to parking and several Main Street businesses.
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Hampton Police hosts special-ops training
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Henry Daily Herald
A group of law-enforcement officers is in Hampton for the rest of this week, practicing assaults, hostage stand-offs, and other offensives, to sharpen their skills in dealing with a wide varitey of dangerous, crime-related scenarios.
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Pedestrians can now walk under trains in Kennesaw
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Marietta Daily Journal
After nearly 14 years of planning, studying, fundraising and constructing, Kennesaw finally has its pedestrian underpass.
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McDonough gets ARC’s help with planning
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of McDonough will receive help from the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) to guide, and direct, its future growth.
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Reed opts to make interim police chief's job permanent
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mayor Kasim Reed has picked a native son of Atlanta who has steadily risen up through the ranks to lead the city’s police force.
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Dunwoody may join new 911 system
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dunwoody could decide by month’s end to join the 911 center that serves Sandy Springs and Johns Creek.
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Marietta Mayor Tumlin says mosque fire 'tragedy, outrage,' calls for probe
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Marietta Daily Journal
City officials and about 30 members of the Islamic Center of Marietta, Masjid Al-Hedaya, gathered Wednesday afternoon at the mosque on Powder Springs Street to condemn whoever is responsible for starting a fire inside the house of worship Monday night. Marietta Fire confirmed Tuesday that the blaze was a result of arson.
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Council votes down historic district resolution
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Henry Daily Herald
The McDonough City Council voted against a recommendation by the McDonough Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) to include parts of Lawrenceville Street, and some of the older properties in McDonough, in historic districts. The vote came during the council’s regular meeting on Tuesday.
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City offers county three options in road standoff
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Douglas County Sentinel
The Douglasville city council approved a resolution at its meeting Tuesday night offering three options to the Douglas County Board of Commissioners (BOC) to settle the disagreement between the two governments over the Bright Star Road Connector.
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Milton's cell tower ordinance put on hold
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Milton's effortsto tighten cell tower restrictions was pushed back another month as the City Council voted to investigate whether revisions to the city ordinance violated a new state law.
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Council members walk the path of potential streetcars
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It was early in the morning and the temperature was rising. Five members of the Atlanta City Council casually strolled down the lower end of Auburn Avenue on Wednesday, looking at the old homes and dreaming of possibilities.
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Council approves pursuit of downtown streetcar system
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta City Council on Tuesday approved a plan to seek federal funds for the installation of a $72 million streetcar system along the lower half of downtown, at the same time offering a stern budgetary warning -- slow down the spending.
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Signal will ease traffic at Canton shopping center
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Cherokee Tribune
Canton Marketplace shoppers and Governor's Walk residents will see some traffic relief - likely by the end of the year.
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Sugar Hill discusses details of city hall plans
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Deliberate in decisions surrounding its planned $8.5 million City Hall, the Sugar Hill City Council at its work session Tuesday discussed a final precaution in its contract with architect Precision Planning.
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County breaks ground on new recreation center
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Clayton News Daily
Clayton County District 4 Commissioner Michael Edmondson, along with other county leaders, have broken ground on the county’s fifth Special Local Option Sales Tax-funded recreation center. The center, expected to be operational next summer, will serve as the first county recreation center within the Jonesboro city limits.
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Fayetteville Mayor Steele named new head of GMA
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Fayette Citizen
Fayetteville Mayor Kenneth Steele said it was a matter of a natural progression. A long-time board member of the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), Steele was sworn in Monday in Savannah as the organization’s new president.
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Property tax hike looms for Peachtree City
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Fayette Citizen
At 6:30 Thursday night, the Peachtree City Council will take a look at potentially raising the city’s property tax rate by 1.25 mills.
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Roswell launches survey for recreation plan
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Roswell is asking residents to weigh in on a new Recreation Master Plan that will serve as the city's blueprint for future development.
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Can't fight city hall, but that hasn't stopped Felicia Moore
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Arguing against Atlanta's $559 million city budget last month, Felicia Moore likened herself to a crazy lady who walked the streets and prophesied doom.
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Suwanee Day design winner chosen
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The City of Suwanee has announced the winner of the 2010 Suwanee Day design competition, and, for the first time in the six-year contest, there was a repeat victor.
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Sugar Hill hopes new Hindu temple will bring development to downtown
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Sugar Hill hopes its planned $14 million downtown district catapults it from an easily missed place to a sought-after destination.
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New director tackling rec department budget
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Douglas County Sentinel
In his second week as director of the Douglasville Parks and Recreation Department, Bennett Oliver has fully “embraced the challenge.
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City approves 2011 budget
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Rockdale Citizen
The Conyers City Council recently approved the city’s 2010-2011 fiscal year budget, a budget that officials previously lauded as being free from any employee layoffs or furloughs.
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Canton mulls new trash contracts
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Cherokee Tribune
The Canton City Council is considering a new contract for sanitation service in the city.
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Snellville's Sunday alcohol debate faces closing time
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jamie Dempsey’s dream of opening an Irish pub in Snellville comes down to a vote. If residents decide that restaurants can serve alcohol on Sundays, Dempsey hopes within the year to open a bar and grill near U.S. 78 and Scenic Highway.
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Atlanta mayor's transportation priorities include Buckhead, Beltline and streetcar
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta's new mayor, Kasim Reed, has big dreams on transportation, and a limited toolbox.
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Roswell OKs Norcross Street roundabout
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NorthFulton.com
The debate is over, Roswell will get its first roundabout intersection improvement at Norcross Street and Grimes Bridge Road.
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Milton to consider new cell tower ordinance
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Milton City Council will consider revamping its cell tower ordinance Wednesday, placing more restrictions on telecommunications companies wishing to add to the skyline.
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Peachtree City’s Imker wants details on cart path plans
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Fayette Citizen
At Peachtree City’s last budget meeting a few weeks ago, City Councilman Eric Imker inquired about the details of how the city will spend its projected funds next year for golf cart path maintenance.
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Dacula streetscape expanded
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Second Avenue Streetscape Project, a community improvement initiative in historic downtown Dacula, has been expanded at an additional cost of $46,659.88, bringing the total project cost to $256, 218.
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Housing starts break downward trend
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Cherokee Tribune
After falling for two months, housing activity in Cherokee County picked up again in June.
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Riverdale to give employees raises
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Clayton News Daily
Employees in the City of Riverdale have been promised a 2 percent pay raise, if anticipated revenues are realized in December.
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Conyers to hold Fourth fireworks
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Rockdale Citizen
Organizers expect more than 15,000 people to show up this weekend and show they are proud to be an American during the city’s annual Fourth of July celebration.
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Duluth raises millage rate
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Duluth City Council on Monday adopted a tax millage increase of 0.8 mills for 2010 and approved a $36.1 million fiscal year 2011 budget.
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Berkeley Lake OKs tax hike
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Following a fourth public hearing on the issue, city leaders voted Monday to raise the millage rate in Berkeley Lake from 3.69 to 4.9 mills in 2010. The meeting room was standing-room-only again, with residents turning out in force to speak both in favor of and against the tax increase.
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Holly Springs to improve access for pedestrians
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Cherokee Tribune
Pedestrians should have an easier time getting around Holly Springs as the city government is moving forward with projects to improve walkability.
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City proposes tighter noise ordinance
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Marietta Daily Journal
City council committees on Wednesday advised putting more teeth into Marietta's noise ordinance, while approving a proposal by Mayor Steve Tumlin to bring sunshine to City Hall.
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Reed hires public works commish -- and more
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has come up with a novel way of filling his executive cabinet: hire as many finalists as possible.
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McDonough approves identity-theft ordinance
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of McDonough has a “red flag” ordinance in place to protect its utility services customers against identity theft.
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Bright Star Connector on council's work agenda
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Douglas County Sentinel
Council members will discuss a proposed resolution outlining the key points of a possible intergovernmental agreement between the city and the Douglas County Board of Commissioners (BOC) regarding the intersection of the Bright Star Road Connector and Bright Star Road.
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Fayetteville to get long-awaited eatery
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville Planning & Zoning Commission last week agreed to recommend that revised elevation plans for the Olde Courthouse Tavern at 105 South Glynn Street be approved.
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Milton creates historic preservation law
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NorthFulton.com
After three years of work, Milton finally has a historic preservation ordinance. The new law was passed by the council last Monday, June 21 in a 4-2 vote.
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Roswell to boost residential recycling capacity
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Roswell residents can now choose to bump up their recycling.
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Deadline looms on funding request for DeKalb GM plant redevelopment
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Despite tentative approval by the DeKalb County Commission, the redevelopment of the vacant GM plant in Doraville remains up in the air.
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Duluth raises taxes for 1st time since ‘84
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Duluth has raised its property taxes for the first time in 26 years.
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De Foor named Atlanta CFO, managed L.A. treasury
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Three days after getting the city’s $559 million budget passed, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said he's hired someone to oversee it.
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Roswell mayor says he'll veto city budget
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Roswell City Council is in for a fight over the $93 million budget it passed last week.
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Atlanta passes $559 million budget
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed swept into office with a reputation of being a consensus builder and a skilled negotiator.
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Mayor pushes for transparency
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Marietta Daily Journal
In his continuing push for open government, Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin wants all City Council meetings moved to the council chamber, where they would be recorded and posted on the city's website.
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Code enforcement to be handled by police dept.
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City’s code enforcement department has a new location, inside the city’s police headquarters off Ga. Highway 74 south.
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New company making bid for Peachtree City
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Fayette Citizen
A new manufacturing facility that would relocate to south Peachtree City and bring 165 jobs is asking to be annexed into Peachtree City’s southern border.
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Tyrone Planning Commission hears zoning discrepancy
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Fayette Citizen
There was some confusion and concern at the Thursday meeting of the Tyrone Planning Commission over the zoning designation of a 55.8-acre portion of property along the west side of Ga. Highway 74 adjacent to the southeastern portion of the Southampton subdivision.
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Special use permit expires for CCD shopping center
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Fayette Citizen
Plans to build a 175,000 square foot shopping center on Ga. Highway 54 West near Planterra Way have run out of time.
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Decisions to make on Peachtree City budget
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City’s proposed $26.7 million budget will be hashed out again by the City Council Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
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Reed negotiates plan to up city workers bonuses
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, hours away from getting a $558 million budget passed, has proposed a $450 bonus for city workers. The compromise is now being debated by the Atlanta City Council.
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Berkeley Lake's ‘Iron Lady' tackles prospect of tax increase
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Berkeley Lake has wrestled with some high-stakes, big bucks issues for months now that have put the Gwinnett County town in the cross hairs of controversy.
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Atlanta's Streetcar named desire
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In February, Atlanta was dealt a crushing blow when the Obama administration rejected what might have been an overly ambitious $298.3 million bid for stimulus money for a streetcar system that would have run the length of Peachtree Street.
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Reed gets HIV test to help shed stigma
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Kasim Reed walked into City Hall’s familiar Conference Room 2 Wednesday afternoon to jump a new hurdle.
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Roswell ‘moves heaven and earth' to get roundabout
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Roswell got everyone to agree this week to its first traffic roundabout in, well, a decidedly roundabout way.
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Protests planned for Atlanta budget approval
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta City Council will approve a half-billion dollar spending plan on Friday that grants raises to police officers and fire fighters, funds the opening of more than a dozen recreation centers and changes the city’s pension obligations.
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Morrow rejects 2011 budget on first vote
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Clayton News Daily
The Morrow City Council will host a special called meeting today at 3 p.m., at the Morrow Municipal Complex, to try to adopt the city’s proposed fiscal 2011 budget, which failed to gain approval on Tuesday.
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Johns Creek discusses North Fulton transportation plan
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NorthFulton.com
The North Fulton Comprehensive Transportation Plan is currently underway and officials updated City Council on the plan's status during its work session June 7.
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Milton cop details SWAT operations
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NorthFulton.com
A recent class of the Milton citizens police academy detailed what police do in SWAT.
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Atlanta’s budget
to build stability
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2011 will increase the city’s cash reserve, reduce the city’s pension liability and invest more resources in public safety.
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Diversity a point of pride for East Point
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
City financial struggles and political infighting have tarnished East Point’s reputation in recent years.
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Suwanee adopts $11.2 million budget
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Suwanee City Council on Tuesday adopted an $11.2 million operating budget for fiscal 2011, which begins July 1.
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Atlanta's population boom slowing to a trickle
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After years of rapid population increases, the pace of growth in the city of Atlanta appears to be slowing, according to new numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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City Hall East moves closer to redevelopment
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta City Council has agreed to modify zoning conditions for City Hall East, opening the door to a new development plan for the 84-year-old building.
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Officials assess vandalism at Duluth City Hall
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cleaning crews and architects are headed to Duluth City Hall today to determine the best way to clean up an act of vandalism on the front of the building.
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Grayson discusses changing charter to allow manager
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Grayson City Council is beginning the groundwork to possibly change its governmental structure to one coordinated by a city manager and not just a mayor and council.
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Suwanee adopts 2011 budget
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City officials Tuesday adopted an $11,223,380 balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1.
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Lee gets mayoral support
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Marietta Daily Journal
All six Cobb mayors have endorsed Tim Lee in the upcoming special election for chairman of the Cobb Board of Commissioners.
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City strikes deal with county for arts center
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Cherokee Tribune
A proposal to bring the arts to downtown Woodstock has passed another hurdle. The Woodstock City Council on Monday night voted to accept an agreement with the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners related to the purchase of property for the Elm Street Cultural Arts Village.
Read more: Cherokee Tribune
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City joins Main Street Program
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Cherokee Tribune
Woodstock has become the first city in Cherokee County to join the state's Main Street Program.
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McDonough planning new criminal justice complex
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of McDonough wants a new home for its Municipal Court, and police precinct. Mayor Billy Copeland wants both housed in one facility –– if the city can afford that.
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County to handle Locust Grove elections
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Henry Daily Herald
The Henry County Board of Elections and Registration will conduct the municipal elections in the City of Locust Grove, starting in 2011.
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City won't extend alcohol serving hours
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Douglas County Sentinel
Responding to a proposal by the Douglasville Business Alliance to extend Sunday alcohol serving hours, the city reaffirmed its position at Monday night’s council meeting.
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Want a pawn shop? Go to F’ville city dump
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Franklin County Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council at the June 17 meeting heard the first reading of an ordinance amendment that would confine pawn shops to industrial-zoned areas of the city and another that would help attract restaurants to the historic downtown area.
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Fayetteville voters to decide on tax diversion for redevelopment
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Fayette Citizen
Fayetteville voters will have their say July 20 on the proposal to bring an economic revitalization tool to the city.
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Fayetteville to cut FY 2011 budget by 4.6 percent
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council Thursday heard the first reading of the $9.7 million Fiscal Year 2011 budget that will take effect in August.
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City dedicates station to fallen firefighter
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Johns Creek City Council passed a resolution Monday dedicating Firehouse 63 in memory of firefighter Felix Roberts.
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Snellville adopts $9.7 million budget
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Snellville city leaders adopted the city's $9.7 million operating budget on Monday night, one week after approving a 42 percent tax rate hike.
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Atlanta council OKs pension reductions
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
The Atlanta City Council has agreed to reduce pension benefits for new city employees, giving Mayor Kasim Reed an important building block for his $558 million budget plan.
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'Beyond Excited'
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Marietta Daily Journal
Congratulations are in order to Cobb's northernmost city, Acworth, which on Friday was named a 2010 All-America City by the National Civic League.
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City names Oliver parks/recreation director
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Douglas County Sentinel
Mayor Mickey Thompson appointed Bennett Oliver as the new city Parks and Recreation director at Monday night’s city council meeting.
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Will Atlanta police review board remain a paper tiger?
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cristina Beamud chuckled when she heard the mayor’s constituency services office didn’t have the Atlanta Citizen Review Board listed as a city department and the receptionist hadn’t heard of it.
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Roswell, Alpharetta approve 2011 budgets
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Roswell and Alpharetta approved their 2011 budgets on Monday night, with both north Fulton cities trimming more than 10 percent from their current budgets.
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Suwanee to adopt reduced budget Tuesday
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Suwanee City Council on Tuesday is expected to adopt the city's $11.2 million operating budget, a 6 percent decrease from last year.
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Norcross eyes future need of parks
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Norcross city leaders are developing a 20- to 25-year roadmap for the needs of the community's local parks and green space.
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Suwanee sweetens facade improvements with grants
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Suwanee Downtown Development Authority is offering a matching facade grant program to help business owners and residents preserve, restore and improve downtown structures.
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Dunwoody takes over city parks
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dunwoody city officials took possession of the city's 165 acres of parkland from DeKalb County Monday.
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Officer back from law exchange program in Israel
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Rockdale Citizen
Conyers Police Department Lt. Jackie Dunn is back to working in the department’s criminal investigations division after recently returning from a trip to Israel and bringing back a perspective that he said will help local policing efforts.
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Bucky Johnson replaces Beard on ARC board
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Gwinnett Daily Post
For the first time in more than a decade, Gwinnett’s cities will have a new representative on the Atlanta Regional Commission.
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Acworth chosen as All-America City
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Marietta Daily Journal
After months of preparation and a performance in front of 10 judges in Missouri, Acworth was named a 2010 All-America City on Friday night by the National Civic League.
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Canton City Council approves design of Etowah River Park
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Cherokee Tribune
More active park space is on its way to Canton with the approval of a design for Etowah River Park.
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Womack reflects on first year as police chief
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Douglas County Sentinel
Douglasville Police Chief Chris Womack is in the middle of a cell phone conversation with the fire chief over what he described as a nightmare on Highway 5.
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After 20 years, Hwy. 92 project may happen
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Douglas County Sentinel
With the Federal Highway Administration’s approval of the draft environmental assessment, the Ga. Highway 92 widening and relocation project moves one step closer.
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Berkeley Lake mud battle intensifies
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Chris Holben doesn't have a problem with the Hoover Dam; he just doesn't want it in his back yard.
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Georgia has an All-America City
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The city of Acworth has put itself on the map. That's because the city is one of 10 winners in the All-America City contest, sponsored by the National Civic League.
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Budget battle expected Monday in East Point
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The mayor of East Point has pledged to veto the city’s recently adopted budget Monday, worried the $95.4 million spending plan is too rosy about how much cash the long-strapped city will take in.
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Johns Creek studies paring cost of city employment
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Johns Creek City Council continues its exploration of shedding some of the expense from using a consulting firm to supply most of its employees.
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Federal funding freeze delays buyout of flood-damaged homes
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Victims of last year's floods waiting for buyouts from their local governments will have to wait a little longer until federal lawmakers release about $30 million into a disaster relief fund.
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Cochran returns to finish what he started as Atlanta fire chief
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When Kelvin Cochran was approached in mid-2009 by President Barack Obama to become the U.S. fire administrator, he made three phone calls.
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More mowing on secondary streets in Peachtree City
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City is beefing up its mowing schedule for secondary streets.
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Skirmish over DAPC funding
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Fayette Citizen
There was a bit of a political showdown over Peachtree City’s budget Tuesday night at a workshop meeting of the City Council.
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Peachtree City Council to probe larger tax hike
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Fayette Citizen
A proposed property tax increase for Peachtree City property owners has become a moving target, at least for now.
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Authority to address city blight
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Rockdale Citizen
Conyers City officials are getting the wheels turning on a plan to do away with blighted areas within the community while making incentives possible for businesses and property developers that participate in the effort.
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Stockbridge mayor sues city over veto powers
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Henry Daily Herald
A conflict between Stockbridge Mayor Lee Stuart, and the Stockbridge City Council, may soon end up in a courtroom.
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Delegates present case to make Acworth an All-America City
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Cherokee Tribune
A group of 42 delegates from Acworth made a presentation before a panel of judges Thursday afternoon in Missouri as the city seeks to become a 2010 National Civic League All-America City.
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Still no road deal
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Douglas County Sentinel
A compromise had still not been reached by Wednesday afternoon between the Dougslaville and the Douglas County on the Bright Star Road connector controversy.
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Peachtree City denies senior apartment rezoning
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Fayette Citizen
A proposal to rezone a 5.6 acre site off Newgate Road for a 100-unit age restricted senior apartment complex was denied Thursday night by the Peachtree City Council.
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Interim chief proposes new police structure
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
His title says interim, but nothing is stopping George Turner from running the Atlanta Police Department like he is the chief.
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Sandy Springs budget expects revenue drop but keeps the projects coming
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs has adopted its version of a pared-down budget: an $83 million spending plan that keeps taxes steady while putting nearly $19 million into paving roads, building parks and installing sidewalks.
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Acworth hopes to become All-America City
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Marietta Daily Journal
While Mayor Tommy Allegood and 41 active Acworth residents present their city to the National Civic League in the hopes of being chosen as a 2010 All-America City today, locals are encouraged to gather 780 miles away, at the Acworth City Hall, to cheer on their hometown.
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Compromise offered on road
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Douglas County Sentinel
Douglas County Commission Chairman Tom Worthan has proposed a compromise which would have the county and city of Douglasville split the costs of safety improvements at the Bright Star Connector intersection with Bright Star Road.
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Tax policy on council work session agenda tonight
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Douglas County Sentinel
Items on the agenda for the city council’s legislative work session tonight will include discussion of a policy which would allow tax incentives for industrial and business development.
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Main Street Fayetteville installs new downtown signage
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Fayette Citizen
The intersections in Downtown Fayetteville received a nice addition recently with the installation of new, directional "wayfinding" signage.
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Atlanta taxpayers may owe cabbies $425,000
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta taxpayers may be handing over $425,000 to cabdrivers who say police officers pulled their permits and then moments later cited them or arrested them for not having the required stickers.
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Council panel paves way for inmate transfers to South Fulton
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta prisoners may soon be going down to South Fulton to serve jail time.
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Duluth schedules public hearings on 0.8 mill tax increase
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Duluth City Council on Monday scheduled public hearings on a proposed tax millage increase of 0.8 mills for 2010 to support the city’s fiscal year 2011 budget.
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Lilburn keeps millage rate at 4.26
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Despite tough economic times, the Lilburn City Council on Monday held its millage rate at 4.26 for tax year 2010, the same as the past five years.
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City sees budget decrease
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Douglas County Sentinel
The city projects an overall four percent decrease in its proposed $17,793,638 general fund budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, according to Finance Director Karin Callan.
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Woodstock to start downtown beautification
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Cherokee Tribune
Work could begin as soon as next month on a long-awaited improvement project in downtown Woodstock.
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FY11 budget OK'd without cutting jobs
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Cherokee Tribune
No layoffs or cost-of-living increases are part of the City of Woodstock's fiscal year 2011 budget, but a water and sewer rate hike is.
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The Fred faces renovation to box office
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Fayette Citizen
Thursday night the Peachtree City Council will consider two different options for renovating the amphitheater box office and, perhaps, an adjoining “annex” room to make way for the box office to host the city’s new visitor’s center.
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Fayetteville: Restaurants, yes; pawn shops, no
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council will hear the first reading June 17 of an amendment to the pawn shop ordinance that would restrict those businesses to the M-1 (Light Industrial) and M-2 (Heavy Industrial) zoning districts
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Peachtree City planners OK 100-unit senior apartments in Kedron
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Fayette Citizen
With a development agreement in hand, and certain other concessions won, the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday approved a recommendation to rezone land off Newgate Road for 100 senior apartments.
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Kennedy named interim airport GM
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed tapped Robert W. Kennedy as the city’s acting airport general manager to replace the outgoing Ben DeCosta upon his retirement June 30.
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Condo-retail project back on in Avondale
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A project that will remake the bulk of downtown Avondale Estates -- and give it its sole grocery store -- is back on.
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Suwanee buys 2 properties for $1.2 million
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Suwanee recently bought two parcels of land, totaling 15 acres and almost $1.2 million.
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Dunwoody OKs blueprint for its future
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two years into its existence, Dunwoody has an outline of the city it wants to become.
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Atlanta considers deal to move prisoners to South Fulton
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, frustrated over city jail leasing negotiations with Fulton County, will take his prisoners elsewhere for now.
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July 4th will come early for Marietta
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Marietta Daily Journal
The city will let freedom ring early this year as it gets a jump-start on the peak day of patriotism.
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Opponents vow to challenge historic-district proposal
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Henry Daily Herald
Opponents of an ordinance to create an historic district in the City of McDonough say they will once again voice their displeasure at a public hearing on the proposal next month.
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Jonesboro approves Phase 2 Streetscape plans
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Clayton News Daily
The Jonesboro City Council voted unanimously on Monday to move forward with Phase 2 of it’s downtown Streetscape Project.
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City hopes to attract conventions with new conference center
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Douglas County Sentinel
The city of Douglasville hopes to attract the medium to large convention market when it completes its new, larger downtown conference center and parking deck on Church Street.
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Walgreens plan, senior apartment rezoning OK'd for Peachtree City
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Fayette Citizen
With a development agreement in hand, and certain other concessions won, the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday approved a recommendation to rezone land off Newgate Road for 100 senior apartments.
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Three questions for the next Atlanta police chief
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After weeks of waffling over whether to hold a public forum with the three police chief finalists, Mayor Kasim Reed finally gave in to pressure and invited Atlantans to the Civic Center June 3 to grill the candidates.
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Milton man denied in request to trade noise for sewer
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Milton City Council applauded a Bethany Road resident for his creative presentation, but it didn't reward him.
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Snellville approves tax rate hike
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
With little public fanfare, Snellville city leaders approved a 42-percent tax rate increase on Monday night.
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Reed will name interim airport manager
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed plans to name an interim manager to run Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after general manager Ben DeCosta departs at the end of the month.
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Fayetteville moves to attract downtown restaurants
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Fayette Citizen
Members of the Fayetteville City Council at the June 17 meeting will continue their efforts to attract restaurants to the downtown area.
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ADA provides assistance to 500th homebuyer
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
The Atlanta Development Authority announced Monday that it has provided downpayment assistance to its 500th family since a program to expand homeownership started in May 2007.
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Paving project completed in Sandy Springs
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs recently finished paving another 2.44 miles of roads in the city.
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Clarkston budget to hold taxes steady
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Property owners in Clarkston can give their input on a city budget that works to keep tax bills the same for the coming fiscal year.
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Canton to mull park's design
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Cherokee Tribune
The final design for a proposed new park in Canton will be up for review on Thursday night.
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Woodstock eyeing water hike, budget
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Cherokee Tribune
The Woodstock City Council will vote on its budget and a 13 percent rate hike for water and sewer fees on Monday.
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Lovejoy to host “Family Fun” day Saturday
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Clayton News Daily
In order to celebrate recent improvements to Lovejoy’s downtown area, the city will host “A Day of Family Fun in the Park” on Saturday, June 19, at the Lovejoy Community Center.
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Small crowd at budget meeting says 'Tax us'
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Fayette Citizen
The overwhelming majority of about 50 people at Peachtree City’s town hall meeting on the budget indicated they don’t support cuts in city services, city staffing levels or employee benefits.
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Planning Commission to hear 3 hot topics Monday
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Fayette Citizen
A proposal to build 100 age-restricted senior apartments on Newgate Road near the Kedron Village shopping center is expected to be voted on Monday night by the Peachtree City Planning Commission.
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Peachtree City manager upholds fire marshal's demotion; 1 appeal left
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City Manager Bernie McMullen has upheld the demotion of Fire Marshal John Dailey to Firefighter/EMT.
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T-Mobile sues Roswell over cell tower
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NorthFulton.com
T-Mobile South LLC is going to court to get a cell tower on Lake Charles Drive the company says it needs to be competitive with other phone companies in the city.
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Berkeley Lake delays vote on tax hike
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Berkeley Lake has postponed tonight's vote on a proposed 33 percent tax rate increase until the end of the month.
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Snellville to vote on proposed tax hike
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Faced with a $1.2 million budget shortfall for fiscal 2011, city officials are weighing a rate increase from 4.15 mills to 5.9 mills.
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It's All-American dress rehearsal time for Acworth
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In a few days, the city of Acworth will take the national stage. As one of 27 finalists in the National Civic League's All-American City contest, the north Cobb County city is now ready to prove it should be a finalist.
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Moore proposes changes to Atlanta's fiscal budget
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Councilwoman Felicia Moore introduced a “comprehensive amendment” to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s $558 million budget that would call for not hiring new police officers, not giving current officers a pay raise, and reducing the public funding for his Centers of Hope.
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DDA eyes downtown parking changes
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Cherokee Tribune
The Canton Downtown Development Authority is eyeing a new system that would allow waivers of downtown parking fees.
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Reed announces search committee for airport GM
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced Thursday a nine-member search committee to select a new airport general manager.
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Parking moratorium to end Friday morning; 24-hour ticketing nixed
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
At 11:59 p.m. Thursday, the Atlanta’s parking moratorium will end. But for the time being, overnight enforcement of parking meters has been completely scrapped.
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Berkeley Lake splinters over dam, tax hike
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Who should cough up the funds to fix Berkeley Lake's flood-battered dam?
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Marietta approves budget without tax hikes or reserves
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Marietta Daily Journal
The City Council on Wednesday approved the city's budget for the coming fiscal year without tax increases or dipping into reserves.
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McDonough gets tougher on adult entertainment
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of McDonough recently amended its existing ordinance dealing with adult entertainment to confine the businesses to a certain area, as well as restrict what goes on inside the establishments.
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City wants Amtrak to stop here
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Douglas County Sentinel
The city council adopted a resolution in support of establishing an Amtrak stop in the city at Monday night’s voting meeting.
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Roswell receives energy grant to devise backup power plan
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Roswell has been awarded a $130,000 Local Energy Assurance Planning grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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GM proposal back, but public remains wary
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A deal for a Florida developer to buy and redevelop the old GM plant in Doraville isn’t dead after all, company officials confirmed Wednesday.
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City takes a look at public vending
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The city is close to entering the second phase of a program designed to codify Atlanta’s outside vending.
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Olde Towne starts Summer Concert Series
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Henry Daily Herald
Beginning this weekend and continuing all summer long, Olde Towne Morrow will be a musical venue for local artists, covering the genres of country, folk, Christian rock and alternative, to name a few.
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McDonough reduces its polling sites to one
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Henry Daily Herald
Voters in McDonough are expected to have little trouble finding their precinct, in order to cast ballots in future elections.
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Annexed neighborhood to raise money for fees
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Clayton Tribune
A Woodstock neighborhood suing to stop the annexation of three of its homes will hold a community yard sale on Saturday to raise money for its legal fees.
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Olde Town paving set to start Monday
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Rockdale Citizen
Paving and improvements are set to begin in the parking lot behind the Whistle Post Tavern in Olde Town and the public is advised there will be limited parking. The mayor and City Council approved the project at their regular meeting June 2 for a price not to exceed $95,430.
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Waleska may use reserves to balance proposed budget
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Cherokee Tribune
Increasing costs are leading the Waleska City Council to consider using reserves to balance the proposed 2010-11 budget.
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Fayetteville changes junction plans, sells K-9 dog
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council in a brief meeting June 3 approved a change order for the Ga. Highway 314/Banks Road intersection project and the retirement and sale of police K-9 dog “Duke.”
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Acworth working on a tight budget
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Acworth is planning a $10.7 million general fund budget for next fiscal year that doesn’t raise the millage race but cuts spending by $638,598 compared to this year.
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Department savings help East Point firefighters gear
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The East Point Fire Department has used more than $190,000 in salary and telephone savings to buy firefighters new gear.
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Suwanee to host public hearing on budget
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Suwanee City Council will hold a public hearing Thursday afternoon on the city's $11.2 million operating budget.
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Survey provides Milton with parks road map
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Milton residents want the city's parks and recreation efforts focused on paved, multi-purpose trails, according to results of a recreation assessment poll released Tuesday.
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Cochran to return as Atlanta fire chief
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Kelvin Cochran was gone from the Atlanta fire chief's office such a short time his seat might still be warm.
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Atlanta workers receive sudden layoff notices
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dozens of Atlanta city workers, including Department of Corrections and airport employees, were notified on Tuesday they would be terminated at the end of this fiscal year.
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DeKalb says GM deal still on
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Florida developer’s bid to remake the GM plant in Doraville, declared dead just the night before, showed a flicker of life Tuesday.
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Dacula looking to extend sewer service
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City leaders voted Thursday to take the first step toward extending sewer service from the Stanley Road pump station to serve commercial properties along Winder Highway.
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Lawrenceville City Council adopts same tax millage rate
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Lawrenceville City Council on Monday unanimously voted to keep the 2010 tax millage rate for the city at 2.16 mills even though it would generate less revenue than last year.
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Former councilman Wilson Henley, Jr., dies
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Henry Daily Herald
Former Locust Grove City Councilman, Emmitt Wilson Henley, Jr., died of cancer on Monday. He would have turned 66 on July 29.
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Coleman: Bank should pay fine for tube
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Marietta Daily Journal
Councilman Anthony Coleman says a bank that installed a teller tube under a city street without council's permission may keep the tube in place - provided it pays a fee for the privilege.
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Peachtree City gives fee break to Sany
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Fayette Citizen
With a quick welcome to Peachtree City, the City Council promptly signed off on a request to cut $198,166 in impact fees for a new company that will employ 150 people by the end of next year.
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Peachtree City wants public's take on budget
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Fayette Citizen
In a departure from tradition, the Peachtree City Council is hosting a town hall meeting on the city’s budget Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at City Hall.
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Reed: Safe streets mean business
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
Besides making Atlanta safer, meeting a long-elusive goal of 2,000 police officers would make the city an investment magnet, Mayor Kasim Reed told an audience of business leaders Monday.
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Decatur interactive website wins award
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A program on Decatur’s city website that invites residents to give input on pending issues has won a national award.
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Council seeks control in mayoral hirings
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
With Mayor Kasim Reed soon to fill five top cabinet positions, several members of the Atlanta City Council want more control over the hiring process.
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Plan for Doraville GM plant redevelopment falls through
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A behind-the-scenes deal that called for taxpayers to pony up $36 million to jump-start a Florida developer’s plan to remake the GM plant in Doraville appears dead before it even became public.
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City drives ahead on parking woes
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
With a moratorium on parking citations set to expire Friday, the Atlanta City Council voted Monday evening to enact more than a dozen recommendations aimed at improving the parking enforcement rules immediately.
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Suwanee offering grants for clean buildings
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Gwinnett Daily Post
During June, Suwanee is giving extra incentive to beautify the facades of downtown buildings.
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Retiring Canton city clerk reflects on tenure
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Cherokee Tribune
After two decades serving her home town, Canton City Clerk Diana Threewitt is stepping down.
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County blocks city's new road
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Douglas County Sentinel
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners (BOC) responded to the city’s late Wednesday opening of the Bright Star Road connector by closing it down Thursday at about 5 p.m.
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Mayor's moves
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Marietta Daily Journal
Marietta City Council members will meet tonight for a work session, one of their four monthly meetings, albeit with some changes brought by Mayor Steve Tumlin.
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Gov. vetoes golf cart license requirement
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Fayette Citizen
A bill that could have disallowed 15-year-olds and unlicensed seniors from driving golf carts in Peachtree City has been sacked by Gov. Sonny Perdue.
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Politics 2010: Atlanta not so bad
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Augusta Chronicle
The prevailing sentiment toward Atlanta may be changing.
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D'Aversa takes Milton to court
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NorthFulton.com
Former city council member Tina D'Aversa has served the city and its Board of Ethics with papers demanding their verdict against her be overturned.
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Johns Creek repairs bridges to cut fire response times
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NorthFulton.com
Johns Creek is shaving off asphalt on bridges so the fire department can shave off response times.
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Prospect Park's troubles leave Westside Parkway unfinished
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NorthFulton.com
Prospect Park remains a large expanse of Georgia clay only broken up by a half-built parking deck.
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Powder Springs to build Silver Comet Trail bridge
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bicyclists and walkers on the Silver Comet Trail, an abandoned railway turned linear park, will soon find their trips a little safer.
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Beltline makes strides one path, park at a time
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Inch by inch and path by path, Atlanta Beltline Inc.'s quest to thread a 22-mile loop of greenspace, trails and transit around the city's intown neighborhoods is gaining ground.
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Doraville pushing for place at GM redevelopment table
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Doraville has been eager to see the shuttered GM plant that looms over its city converted into a new urban center.
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Plan for power bill hike losing steam in East Point
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A proposal that would tack $4 on to the average East Point electric bill appears to be losing momentum.
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Powder Springs' new city manager a globetrotter
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rick Eckert, Powder Springs' new city manager, has helped build an experimental city in the Middle East and dealt with then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
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Flood plain rules out site for dog park
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Cherokee Tribune
A site targeted by a local association as the location for a future off-leash dog park has been ruled ineligible.
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Work begins on roundabout project
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Cherokee Tribune
Downtown Woodstock is in the midst of two construction projects and will soon see a third project break ground.
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Conyers has good news on budget
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Rockdale Citizen
The mayor and City Council reviewed the city’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year Wednesday night, and even in a tough economic climate, the city staff said it had good news.
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Mayor terms budget minus tax increase 'status quo' for city
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Marietta Daily Journal
The City Council is scheduled to approve its fiscal year 2011 budget on Wednesday, a budget that does not call for any tax increases.
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MINT condition
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Marietta Daily Journal
City officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday for the 24th house constructed under a program for low to moderate income, first-time homebuyers.
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Fund more officers for APD
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mayor Kasim Reed’s commitment to public safety and the impending announcement of a new police chief are giving us renewed optimism for the Atlanta Police Department to turn a major corner.
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No clear-cut leader after Atlanta police chief forum
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed acknowledged on Thursday there are people who think the police department has breached the public’s trust.
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City of Norcross in good financial shape
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City officials in one western Gwinnett town are proud to report a strong financial footing despite the economic problems.
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'Topping out' held at public safety facility
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Douglas County Sentinel
New South Construction held a topping out ceremony Tuesday to commemorate the last beam being placed at the top of the city’s Public Safety and Municipal Court building.
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Douglasville preparing for construction of conference center
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Douglas County Sentinel
Although construction on the new Downtown Conference Center is not yet underway, the city is taking steps in preparation for it.
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Bright Star Rd. connector opens
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Douglas County Sentinel
The Bright Star Road connector was officially opened by the city of Douglasville Wednesday afternoon, despite concern from the Douglas County Board of Commissioners (BOC), who threatened Tuesday to block its opening for safety reasons.
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Peachtree City gets to work on trimming budget
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Fayette Citizen
In their first hack at the proposed budget Wednesday night, most of the Peachtree City Council admitted to having little stomach for making any further cuts that would affect city services.
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Finalists chosen for Atlanta CFO, public works chief
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed named half a dozen mostly out-of-state public officials Wednesday as finalists to become the city’s next chief financial officer and public works commissioner.
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Johns Creek citizens police academy graduates 25
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NorthFulton.com
For nine weeks, 25 Johns Creek residents spent Tuesday evenings at police headquarters.
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Johns Creek to dedicate station for fallen firefighter
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Johns Creek will dedicate Fire Station No. 63 in honor of the late firefighter Felix M. Roberts during a June 19 ceremony at the station at 3165 Old Alabama Road.
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Bar-code system, special zones among parking panel's ideas
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Could a bar-code system for residential parking in Atlanta soon be on the horizon?
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Forum to offer look at police chief candidates
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed will assemble each of the three candidates for Atlanta police chief for a Q&A with city residents, business owners and civic and community leaders.
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Fulton, Sandy Springs at odds over Voting Rights Act
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs, the first Georgia city to try and bail out of of the Voting Rights Act, on Wednesday drew its first public rebuke, a Fulton County Commission resolution scolding its efforts.
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Fayetteville to consider intersection change order
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Fayette Citizen
The meeting Thursday of the Fayetteville City Council will be brief, with council members considering a change order for the Ga. Highway 314/Banks Road intersection project and the retirement and sale of police K-9 dog “Duke.”
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PTC to decide on fee break for Sany plant
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Fayette Citizen
Thursday night the Peachtree City Council will consider offering a 75 percent break on impact fees for a Chinese heavy equipment company that is preparing to build its first U.S. location here.
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College Park manager elected to national board
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
College Park’s city manager has been re-elected to the board of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators.
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Cities threatened with lawsuits over September floods
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lawyers for homes and business owners whose property was damaged in the September floods are demanding millions of dollars in damages from Atlanta-area cities.
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Reed: ATL's budget appears to be in black
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
With less than a month to go in the 2010 fiscal year, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said the city looks to be “$10-$15 million” in the black.
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Council zeroes in on millage rate
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Dunwoody Crier
For what was touted as the meeting for citizens to comment on the city of Dunwoody’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan for planned land-use and zoning, discussion on the matter lasted less than two minutes because no citizen spoke up for or against the plan, nor did any council member.
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Marietta park improvements move forward
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Marietta Daily Journal
The city is expected to hire a landscape architect/program manager to handle the projects funded by the $25 million parks bond voters approved last November by July 1.
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Quiet down, councilman tells businesses
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Marietta Daily Journal
City Manager Bill Bruton will bring back a proposal that adds teeth to the city's noise ordinance at the next judicial legislative committee meeting.
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MacDuff path tunnel to be finished in the ‘near future’
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Fayette Citizen
An unfinished cart path and tunnel linkage under MacDuff Parkway is going to be funded by the city.
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Peachtree City bans big rigs from 4th of July parade
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Fayette Citizen
Starting this year, big rigs will no longer be allowed in Peachtree City’s Fourth of July parade.
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PTC cuts ribbon for Diva Drive
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City may be a far cry from Hollywood, but the film industry has made a lasting impression on the city.
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'Walking signs' discussion moves back to planning commission
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Fayette Citizen
A proposal to regulate businesses’ “walking signs” is headed back for consideration by the Peachtree City Planning Commission.
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Peachtree City to require cell tower ‘balloon test’?
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City’s proposed new cell tower regulations were not ready as planned for Monday night’s Planning Commission meeting.
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Lilburn joins municipal Twitter craze
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Now you can follow Lilburn on Twitter. The municipality of 11,500 is the latest Gwinnett enclave to use the social networking site, joining Duluth, Norcross, Suwanee and Snellville.
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Alpharetta wants to use grant for security cameras
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Alpharetta wants to use a $15,294 federal grant to install security cameras on the city’s public safety buildings.
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Choice for ATL police chief: Insider or outsider?
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed introduces his three candidates for Atlanta police chief to the community on Thursday, he'll confront the public with a simple question: Inside guy or outside guy?
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Two more drop out of dinner
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Marietta Daily Journal
Mayor Steve Tumlin and Councilman Philip Goldstein hashed out a proposed ordinance in an effort to clarify the traditional post-council dinner meetings, though four council members now say they won't even attend the dinners.
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Council moves to cut funds to history museum
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Marietta Daily Journal
With fewer dollars coming in from the hotel/motel and car tax, council members eyed the group that gets the lion's share of that revenue, the Marietta Museum of History, as the place to cut.
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Youth Against Violence starts Saturday
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Douglas County Sentinel
Youth Against Violence will begin its summer program Saturday, a 10-week session that will incorporate educational field trips into its rigorous classes and training.
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Northwest corridor study released
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Cherokee Tribune
A study measuring the economic impact of the northwest public-private partnership project from the Georgia Department of Transportation, which includes a part of Cherokee County, has been released.
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Group seeks to preserve city’s historic district
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Henry Daily Herald
The McDonough Historic Preservation Commission hopes to officially designate two sections of the city for preservation.
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Council agenda: Meat and potatoes, and maybe pie
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
On the second Wednesday of every month, you can count on most Marietta City Council members to have a full plate. Usually at the Marietta Diner.
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Reed narrows choices for city attorney to three
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has whittled his list of candidates for city attorney down to three.
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Job, salary cuts under consideration in East Point
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Job cuts, or at least salary cuts, may be coming to East Point after all.
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Flood still drains money from Austell
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The one-two punch of devastating floods and a declining tax digest put a financial hurt on Austell.
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Study: Rail line a boon to Southern Crescent
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Henry Daily Herald
A 103-mile passenger rail line, proposed by the state, will bring economical growth and development to counties south of Atlanta, including Clayton County, according to Gordon Kenna, executive director of Georgians for Passenger Rail.
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Conyers adjusts administrators’ titles
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Rockdale Citizen
The city has made a few shifts in its personnel that City Manager Tony Lucas explained as organizational changes.
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Resident wants Marietta to issue noise mandate
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Marietta Daily Journal
Terri Fabrizio, who lives on Park Manor Terrace, says she's been complaining to the city for years about the noise that comes from the industrial businesses along Marble Mill Road.
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Morrow to consider order and decorum rules
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Clayton News Daily
The City of Morrow had its first reading of an ordinance Tuesday that would introduce rules of order and decorum into its regular business meetings.
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Pew: Atlanta budget gap at $48.5 million
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta and several other major cities face another year of significant budget gaps, according to a report released by the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Research Initiative Wednesday.
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Milton Citizens Academy students go to jail
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NorthFulton.com
The students of the Milton Citizens Academy had to spend some time in jail last week. Fortunately, the class was just visiting, not staying, and they were soon released after getting a tour of the Alpharetta facility.
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Milton Police detail the effects of alcohol on drivers
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NorthFulton.com
The Milton citizens police academy was both horrifying and hilarious as the students were subjected to images of car crashes due to alcohol or speed followed by tales of people doing everything they can to avoid being arrested for drunk driving.
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Suwanee raises water rates
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Suwanee water rates will go up beginning July 1, with a typical customer seeing a monthly increase of about $8.
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Reed picks 3 finalists for Atlanta's fire chief
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed will have more than 83 years of experience to choose from when he names the city’s new fire chief.
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Pricier power on hold in East Point
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A move that would add $4 to the average East Point electric bill has been delayed – for now.
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Suwanee water rates to increase in July
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Public Works Director James Miller on Tuesday presented proposed water system rate increases to Suwanee’s mayor and council, stating that the increases are geared to bring in sufficient revenue to operate and maintain the system.
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Snellville set to open Farmers Market
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Snellville will host its first-ever farmers market from 8 a.m. to noon June 5.
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Kingsridge residents sue over Hennessy lot
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Cherokee Tribune
A lawsuit has been filed challenging the city's approval of a request to annex and rezone three homes in a subdivision to use for commercial property.
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Hampton to choose firm to beef up its web site
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Henry Daily Herald
Next month, the City of Hampton will move forward with plans to upgrade its web site, to make it more user-friendly.
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Jonesboro interim police chief replaces interim chief
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Clayton News Daily
In yet another change at the top in the Jonesboro Police Department, the City Council has replaced its interim police chief, with another interim police chief.
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Proposed Peachtree City budget includes tax hike; Imker vows to fight it
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City council members have been given a proposed city budget to study, and it includes a quarter-mill property tax increase to the tune of $459,000 and further use of city reserves at $764,000.
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Reed names 3 finalists for police chief
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After a three-month national search for a new police chief, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has narrowed his choices to three candidates -- including one very familiar with the Atlanta Police Department.
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Commerce could hum again in massive former Sears complex
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta’s Zoning Review Board voted to approve new conditions for the site that would allow a major anchor tenant -- such as a Target or REI -- to occupy a portion of the mammoth building.
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Sandy Springs earns national honor
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs has been named a runner up in the Pioneer Institute’s 2010 Better Government awards.
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Official proposes $36M fiscal year 2011 budget
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Duluth City Administrator Phil McLemore presented a proposed $36 million fiscal year 2011 budget during a public hearing before the city council Monday that includes a city staff recommendation for a .75 mill tax increase.
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Peachtree City planners postpone vote on senior apartment complex
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Fayette Citizen
With loose ends left to be examined, the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night postponed a vote on a rezoning proposal to build 100 senior apartments off Newgate Road in Kedron Village.
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Controversial gas station denied by Milton city council
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NorthFulton.com
The residents near a proposed gas station at a troubled intersection left the May 17 council meeting with smiles on their faces, as the project was denied by the council.
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Duluth to raze oldest portion of theater
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Duluth will knock down the oldest section of its prized Red Clay Theatre on Wednesday.
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Advocate for city's parks now to head them
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As the director of Park Pride, George Dusenbury has spent the past six years advocating and raising money for Atlanta’s parks.
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Proposed tax hike draws mixed reaction in Duluth
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Duluth residents expressed mixed emotions Monday night over a proposed tax hike -- the first one since 1984.
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Alpharetta votes down Islamic Center expansion
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Alpharetta City Council voted 6-0 to reject an expansion proposal by the Islamic Center of North Fulton on Monday night, but the battle over the worship center might not be over.
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Rezoning activity in Cherokee remains slow
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Cherokee Tribune
Rezoning activity in Cherokee County has not shown any signs of picking up this month.
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Hampton gets grant to reclaim downtown lot
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of Hampton has decided to use an $80,000 grant to redevelop 2.5 acres of downtown real estate.
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Results of undercover alcohol sales 'shocking'
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Cherokee Tribune
The Canton City Council heard some surprising news from the city's police department during its meeting Thursday.
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GMA briefs City Council on legislative session
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Douglas County Sentinel
City officials usually have to go to a neighboring city to hear a report by the Georgia Municipal Association on the final actions of the Georgia General Assembly.
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Citi TV to show football games
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Douglas County Sentinel
Citi TV, Douglasville’s Comcast Cable access channel, has several new programs planned in the coming months, including the televising of local high school football games.
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Peachtree City Council sacks walking sign, vacant home talks
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Fayette Citizen
Without explanation, the Peachtree City Council set aside talks on two proposed ordinances “indefinitely” Thursday night.
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Senior apartment plan up for vote Monday
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Fayette Citizen
A pitch to build 110 age-restricted senior apartments next to the Kedron Village shopping center will be voted on Monday night by the Peachtree City Planning Commission.
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Recession or not, Tyrone to hold steady at 2.89 mills
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Fayette Citizen
The Tyrone Town Council is on its way to adopting the $3.085 million FY 2010-2011 budget by the end of June.
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Marietta looking at ‘barest of bones budget'
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The city staff is proposing a $48.1 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year -- about $900,000 smaller than the current budget.
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Marietta honors officer for money-saving idea
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Marietta has honored a city police officer for suggesting the city obtain surplus equipment through a U.S. military program available to civilian law enforcement agencies.
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East Point in a giving mood -- to retirees
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
East Point -- itself struggling to emerge from several years of running in the red -- has agreed to continue paying health insurance costs for its retirees and their spouses.
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Reed, HUD chief discuss building projects, ties
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Katrina Green could barely contain herself. At the conclusion of a walking tour of parts of the Beltline in the Pittsburgh community, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan paused for speeches and a news conference on her freshly mowed lawn.
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Duluth hosts first public hearing on budget
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Duluth residents will get a chance to weigh in Monday night on proposals to balance the city's $17.7-million operating budget.
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Canton spent big during boom, now money's tight but bills are due
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The City of Canton, once besotted with the notion of infinite growth, is waking up with the headache of a $61 million debt hangover.
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ADA issues $19 million in housing bonds
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In its first bond deal in three years, the Atlanta Development Authority closed bonds this week on a $19 million project to finance the Amal Heights Townhouses.
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Fees, permits surprise city's farmers markets
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Five not-for-profit farmers markets in Atlanta are embroiled in a battle to stay open, fighting permit fees and complying willingly with safety regulations they never knew existed.
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Berkeley Lake to hold hearings on proposed millage rate hike
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City residents will get three opportunities to voice their opinions regarding a proposed millage rate increase next month.
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Carved in stone
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Cherokee Tribune
Some new additions were officially welcomed to Canton's downtown district Thursday morning.
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Getting Smyrna up to speed
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Marietta Daily Journal
In what Commissioner Bob Ott said was the first joint town hall meeting between the county and a city, Ott joined forces with Smyrna leaders Thursday night to update the public on key issues.
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Hampton approves amended ordinance for Oak Street
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Henry Daily Herald
Oak Street, in the City of Hampton, is now part of the city’s historic district. Well, some of Oak Street is. Several home owners decided they did not want their houses included in the district, and a compromise was reached.
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Mayor to appoint PR consultant Hunter to MHA post
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Marietta Daily Journal
Mayor Steve Tumlin will appoint public affairs consultant Mitch Hunter to a five-year term on the Marietta Housing Authority, following the expiration of member Bill Hagemann's term on May 29.
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Riverdale introduces plans for Wilson Road park
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Clayton News Daily
After eight months of design and stakeholder meetings, the Riverdale City Council has received a conceptual master plan for a new park on Wilson Road. It will replace, and add to, amenities once found at Travon Wilson Park, which the city sacrificed to construct the Riverdale Town Center project.
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Stimulus money to fund teen jobs in Atlanta
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
The Georgia Department of Labor and the Georgia Department of Human Services will give Atlanta more than $3.3 million in stimulus money to create summer jobs for eligible teenagers between the ages of 14-18.
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Judge questions Atlanta request to delay sewer work deadline
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
The federal judge who ordered the city of Atlanta more than a decade ago to fix its aging sewer system said Wednesday that he is troubled by the city’s request for more time to comply.
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Candidate accepts, then rejects Dunwoody parks job
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dunwoody is still looking for its very first parks and recreation director.
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Gwinnett feud frays county-city relations
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gwinnett County and its cities are locked in a two-year battle that has cost them more than good will.
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Swing Shift
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Marietta Daily Journal
It's been a disjointed year so far for businesses on Marietta Square. The city spent $1.3 million replacing the main water line there and adding brick crosswalks at each corner. That meant severe disruptions, including prolonged street and intersection closures, for much of the winter and early spring. The upside is that the Square now has a more dependable water supply and looks more "dressed up," thanks to the brick crosswalks.
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Woodstock water, sewer fees may increase
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Cherokee Tribune
Woodstock residents may see an increase in their water and sewer fees this summer.
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McDonough trims its liability insurance
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of McDonough is adjusting a key insurance policy to save itself $42,000 per year in premiums, a savings which could be passed on to taxpayers.
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Chapel Hill Road projects getting finishing touches
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Douglas County Sentinel
The city is putting the finishing touches on Chapel Hill Road projects, which have cost approximately $4.6 million over the last four years, according to City Manager Bill Osborne.
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Commissioner upset over Brooks water deal
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Fayette Citizen
As requested by the Brooks Town Council, the Fayette County Commission has agreed for the county’s water system to assume operations of the rural town’s water system.
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Fayetteville Council considers time limits on downtown parking
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council at its May 20 meeting will take a look at imposing time restrictions on public parking near the courthouse square.
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Tapping into savings, Decatur aims to keep taxes steady
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For the second year in a row, the city is considering dipping into its savings to keep tax rates the same for its residents during the economic downturn.
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City courts lobby for more funds
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Justice is not just blind in Atlanta. It is also infirm. That was the case representatives from Atlanta’s Municipal Court, Public Defender’s Office and Solicitor’s Office made Tuesday as they asked the City Council's Finance/Executive Committee to increase their budgets.
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Roswell close to ban on smoking in parks
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Roswell City Council changed direction Monday night and approved a total ban on smoking in city parks.
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City mulls switching concerts to nights to give Square a boost
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Marietta Daily Journal
For more than a decade, the city has sponsored musicians to perform on Marietta Square during the Thursday lunch hour in May and September.
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Unleashed: Marietta opens second pooch playground at Wildwood Park
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Marietta Daily Journal
The second off-leash dog park in Marietta has opened at Wildwood Park on Barclay Circle near Life University.
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Riverdale wants artists to decorate hydrants
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Clayton News Daily
In preparation of the grand opening of the Riverdale Promenade, formerly the Riverdale Town Center project, the city is seeking artists to add flare to its fire hydrants.
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New vacant building rules proposed for Peachtree City
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Fayette Citizen
Inspection and re-inspection fees have been dropped from a Peachtree City staff proposal to require all vacant homes and buildings to be registered with the city.
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Three South Fulton cities win joint energy grant
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
College Park, Hapeville and Union City joined forces to win a $350,000 federal energy grant.
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Doraville to partner with Energy Star
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Doraville has voted to become the 12th entity in Georgia to partner with the federal Energy Star program.
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Snellville to paint ‘bleak' budget picture
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Faced with a $1.2 million shortfall, city officials are considering a tax increase or major staff reductions -- or a bit of both.
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North Fulton bike bridge getting closer
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs and Roswell are about to grow a little closer.
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Citizen board given power to subpoena police
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Citizens Review Board on Monday was granted the ability to subpoena police officers -- a move that could alter the balance of power between the police and the public.
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Council approves Lakewood lease deal
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The vote appeared to be a no-brainer for the Atlanta City Council: Approve a multi-million dollar, 50-year lease to rent out the Lakewood Fairgrounds to EUE/Screen Gems and move Atlanta a step closer to Hollywood.
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Celebrating 100: Heritage festival held in Old Town Lilburn
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Lilburn residents celebrated the 100th anniversary of the city’s incorporation Saturday during the Centennial Heritage Celebration.
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Woodstock mulls $29.1 million budget
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Cherokee Tribune
Preliminary figures suggest Woodstock's 2010-11 fiscal year budget will be slightly higher than the current budget.
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Historic lodge preservation earns award
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Douglas County Sentinel
The Beulah Grove Masonic Lodge at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church received the 2010 Douglas County Historic Preservation award at a Friday luncheon.
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Ball Ground aims to redirect federal funds
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Cherokee Tribune
The city of Ball Ground is redirecting some funds that were originally earmarked to improve the city's community center.
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Block party brings diverse neighborhood together for food, fun and fellowship
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Marietta Daily Journal
For 25 years, Marietta City Councilwoman Annette Lewis has lived on Frasier Street near Summit Avenue in Marietta. In that quarter-century, much has changed in her Ward 1 neighborhood southeast of Marietta Square, between Roswell Road and the South Loop.
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Peachtree City developing farmers market rules
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Fayette Citizen
With two active farmers markets already thriving in Peachtree City, city officials have put together an ordinance to regulate them.
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Johns Creek to replace council member in Nov. 2 election
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Johns Creek City Council decided Monday to wait more than five months to hold a special election to replace council member Liz Hausmann, who resigned to run for the Fulton County Commission.
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One candidate qualifies for Dunwoody council post
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Only one candidate qualified this week to run in the July 20 special election for Dunwoody City Council Post 3.
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Citizens to help council look at parking debate
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An Atlanta City Council subcommittee has created four citizens-based working groups to look into the city’s increasingly controversial parking situation -- particularly, the PARKatlanta deal that has resulted in a drastic uptick in parking tickets.
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East Point mulling higher electric bills
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
East Point could OK tonight adding about $4 to average users’ monthly bills, which would bring in about $1.8 million.
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Lakewood film studio deal up for Monday vote
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta City Council is expected to approve Monday a leasing agreement with EUE/Screen Gems, Ltd., a film and television production company which plans to transform a portion of Lakewood Fairgrounds into the area's first state-of-the-art studio complex.
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Geranium Festival Saturday
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Henry Daily Herald
The McDonough Lions Club will host its 2010 Geranium Festival Saturday on the McDonough Square.
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Heritage Days to feature business expo
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Cherokee Tribune
The crowd at the Ball Ground Heritage Days festival is expected to be larger this year with a couple of new features.
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Councilman wants 'formal dinner'
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Marietta Daily Journal
Under Marietta's charter, there are certain ways a City Council meeting can occur. Those rules are not being followed for the council's gathering at Marietta Diner.
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Atlanta's sewer problems anger folks downstream
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rob Hunter is an engineer by trade, but the man in charge of Atlanta's water and sewer system has a major sales job in front of him next week.
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Marietta extends lease on ‘Gone With the Wind' collection
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Marietta has extended until Dec. 31 the lease on the collection of clothes and memorabilia in the Gone With the Wind Museum.
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No more sound of music on Marietta square
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It was a tradition that endured for at least a decade: performers would strum and sing on the Marietta square as spectators flooded in with lunches purchased from nearby restaurants.
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Reed pushes Centers of Hope plan
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In one of his strongest pitches for the so-called “Centers of Hope,” Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has asked the city council for $3.7 million in seed money to open recreation centers throughout the city.
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Hampton Depot Museum now open to the public
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Henry Daily Herald
History enthusiasts can visit the Hampton Depot Museum to see sports trophies dating back more than 70 years, a liquor bottle from the prohibition era, and a 1912 wooden wheelchair.
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Marietta strikes 2 road projects from ARC study list
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Marietta Daily Journal
The City Council voted 5-2 to strike the Powder Springs Connector and the Gresham Road Connector from the ARC list, with council members Annette Lewis and Van Pearlberg voting against.
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Annual ‘Jonesboro Days’ celebration this Saturday
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Clayton News Daily
Visitors and long-time residents of Jonesboro will be invited downtown this weekend to reunite, enjoy barbecue, listen to live music, and experience the city’s historical and cultural assets.
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McDonough upgrading water system
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Henry Daily Herald
Construction of a new million-gallon, elevated, water-storage tank in McDonough is scheduled to begin next month, according to City Administrator Billy Beckett.
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Council approves extension on GWTW collection lease
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Marietta Daily Journal
The City Council voted 7-0 Wednesday to extend the lease it has on the Gone with the Wind collection owned by Dr. Christopher Sullivan of Akron, Ohio, until Dec. 31.
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Johns Creek to hold special election
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NorthFulton.com
City Council approved a resolution at its May 10 meeting calling for a special election to fill Liz Hausmann's seat - Post 5 - after she resigned two weeks ago to pursue a spot on the Fulton County Commission.
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Milton Police Academy students learn traffic enforcement
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NorthFulton.com
Students of Milton's Citizens Police Academy tested out speed guns and explored cop cars at Milton City Hall Thursday evening.
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John Creek City reviews foreclosures, vacant space
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NorthFulton.com
City staff presented information to City Council at its May 10 work session regarding the city's vacant land space and residential foreclosures.
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Avondale church shuttered over zoning violations
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Avondale Estates shut down a church that recently set up shop in the central DeKalb County city, but why depends on whom you ask.
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East Point budget plan calls for return of services
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
East Point residents could see a return to leaf pick-up, more cops and firefighters, and newly paved roads and sidewalks under next year’s proposed budget -- even if there could be at least one new fee added, too.
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Moratorium on parking contractor starts today
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta officials began a 30-day moratorium Wednesday on parking enforcement by a company it hired late last year to run the program.
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Stone Mountain Village gets new identity
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Officials have been working for months to come up with a new identity for the Stone Mountain Village, and the results will be revealed June 10.
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New City Hall to be heart of Sugar Hill
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Sugar Hill is in building mode. The new Gary Pirkle Park is getting nice reviews, and now the city is preparing to start work on its downtown streetscape this summer, then its $8.5 million City Hall this fall.
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Museum continues expansion talks
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Marietta Daily Journal
Brent Brown, board chairman of the Marietta Museum of History, said he's optimistic about negotiations over expanding his museum into the first floor of the antebellum Kennesaw House.
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Stockbridge eyeing new employee pay scale
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of Stockbridge is asking for help from the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) to determine how much its city employees should be paid.
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Stockbridge reverses itself on adopted resolution
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of Stockbridge officially rescinded a newly passed resolution to raise its hotel-motel tax to 8 percent. During Monday’s meeting, the city council unanimously voted to rescind the resolution, which it had approved during its April 12 meeting.
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$100K savings for combining 'The Fred' with Tourism?
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Fayette Citizen
A deal to combine Peachtree City’s tourism and amphitheater operations under the same umbrella is projected to save approximately $100,000 a year, according to city projections.
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Fayetteville council approves 90-day moratorium on pawn shops
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Fayette Citizen
The brief agenda at the May 6 meeting of the Fayetteville City Council included the imposition of a 90-day moratorium on permitting or licensing pawn shops and the transfer of $19,000 to the Downtown Development Authority’s (DDA) regular account.
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Milton submits to Fulton sewer plan
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NorthFulton.com
It was an odd and sudden twist that has perhaps finally ended Milton's battle over sewers, and it's left more than one person with a bad taste in their mouth.
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Council delays stormwater fee discussion
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An Atlanta City Council committee voted Tuesday to delay discussion on a proposal to charge homeowners and businesses to pay for stormwater service.
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Convention bureau awards two grants
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Southern Railway Museum in Duluth and an upcoming sculpture tour in Suwanee have been allotted funding from the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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Snellville adopts new slogan, honors old
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City leaders voted Monday to adopt a resolution that establishes a new city slogan for Snellville, while still keeping and trademarking the one that made the city famous worldwide.
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Sugar Hill OKs revised sign ordinance for safety
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Sugar Hill City Council at its monthly meeting Monday voted to approve a revised sign ordinance it considers essential to traffic safety.
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City manager proposes trimmed down budget for Lilburn
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Lilburn City Manager Bill Johnsa introduced Monday night a trimmed down draft of a $5.7 million annual budget for fiscal year 2010-2011 for the city.
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Duluth panel recommends tax increase
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Duluth Citizens Budget Committee recommended the city consider implementing a tax increase of up to 1.5 mills and other measures to offset a $2 million revenue shortfall in the proposed 2011 budget.
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Councilman wants 2 road projects cut
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Marietta Daily Journal
Some road projects, such as one raised Monday night, are so bad they don't even warrant being studied, Councilman Johnny Sinclair said.
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Marietta to Jaraysi: Finish the building or it gets torn down
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Marietta Daily Journal
The city of Marietta has petitioned Cobb Superior Court to order Waleed "Lee" Jaraysi to finish his 24,000-square-foot building on South Marietta Parkway, near Interstate 75, or tear it down - but the city is willing to wait six more months for that to happen.
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Jonesboro approves fire services agreement
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Clayton Tribune
After much debate, the Jonesboro City Council voted to pursue a 10-year agreement with Clayton County for fire-protection services.
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Peachtree City planners unhappy with Walgreens exterior
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Fayette Citizen
Starting in January, a developer plans to be working on replacing the Ruby Tuesday restaurant with a Walgreens pharmacy at the intersection of Peachtree Parkway and Ga. Highway 54.
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Atlanta to consider stormwater fee
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta homeowners, already paying some of the highest water rates in the nation, may have to pay more money to the city for water-related service.
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Sandy Springs police dog earns tracking certification
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Seven, the newest K-9 officer in the Sandy Springs Police Department, recently earned national drug-detection certification.
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East Point bringing water tanks up to code
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
East Point is bringing three of its water tanks up to code, by painting both the interior and exterior of the storage tanks.
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East Point starting new parks plan
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
East Point has signed a deal with a firm that will guide the city’s parks for the next decade.
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Sandy Springs snags another ZIP code
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mayor Eva Galambos has been pushing for the city to have officially designated ZIP codes as another way to set Sandy Springs apart from Atlanta.
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Snellville denied new trial in Sunday alcohol flap
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Gwinnett County judge has denied Snellville's request for a new trial in the city's Sunday alcohol sales controversy.
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Qualifying under way for Dunwoody council seat
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Qualifying started Monday for the Dunwoody City Council Post 3 seat vacated by Tom Taylor, who is running for the state Senate.
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Marietta ‘eyesore' must be built or torn down, council says
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Marietta Daily Journal
What started as plans for an 8,000-square-foot wedding hall nearly three years ago has turned into an eyesore that’s three times the size.
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Citizens to Duluth: Raise taxes, preserve reserves
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It's official: A group of Duluth residents wants the city to raise taxes for the first time since 1984. But in a surprise move, the panel posed a possible tax hike even larger than initially agreed upon.
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Dacula delays audio/video purchase
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City leaders voted 3-2 Thursday against purchasing a $2,800 audio/video system for Dacula City Council chambers.
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Duluth gets artsy at festival
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The flowers were in bloom Saturday, thanks to hundreds of kids huddled around art projects at Barefoot in the Park in Duluth.
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Askew and Hartley to be honored by F'ville City Council
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Fayette Citizen
Though the agenda at the Thursday night Fayetteville City Council will be brief, it will be a time to recognize the military service police officers Glenn Askew and Warren Hartley as they return from a 14-month deployment in the Middle East and central Asia.
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Peachtree City delays vote on vacant house rules pending changes to fees, time limits
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Fayette Citizen
A vacant home registration ordinance is coming to Peachtree City, according to discussions among City Council members Thursday night. But questions about fees and time limits postponed a final vote until at least the May 20 meeting.
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The Fred’s Nancy Price gets added job, new title
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Fayette Citizen
Nancy Price, current manager of the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater, is the new executive director of the Peachtree City Tourism Association, city officials announced late Friday afternoon after The Citizen’s Peachtree City edition press time.
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Peachtree City council, staff getting tour of senior apartments
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Fayette Citizen
A developer’s bid to bring a senior apartment complex to Peachtree City will be hitting the road Thursday morning.
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Joint effort to benefit Forest Park
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Clayton News Daily
Members of several community organizations, and a number of other volunteers, will be rolling up their sleeves next Saturday, May 15, to take part in the Great American Clean Up, Forest Park edition.
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South Fulton reservoir clears hurdle?
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Newnan Times-Herald
A bill passed on the last day of the 2010 Georgia General Assembly session may clear the way, at least partly, for a proposed drinking water reservoir in South Fulton County.
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Eighth-grader proposes teen advisory board
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Cherokee Tribune
A Canton student is making an effort to get more of his generation interested in local government.
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Job fair to combat unemployment
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Cherokee Tribune
Holly Springs is hoping to find some solutions for people currently out of work.
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Belt-tightening time seen again
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Douglas County Sentinel
The Douglas County School System, along with local city and county governments, will face another round of belt tightening during the next year due to huge tax losses caused by declining property values.
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Group seeks to extend Saturday business hours for city’s restaurants
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Douglas County Sentinel
At the end of the April 29 city council work session, Billy Spiess spoke on behalf of the Douglasville Business Alliance.
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Milton starts up citizen police academy
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NorthFulton.com
What would make someone want to become a police officer? Curiosity? Career opportunities? Love of the profession?
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Roswell residents unhappy over street renaming
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NorthFulton.com
The last of the three public hearings April 19, on the proposed change of the names of some 20 Roswell streets to prevent confusion for 911 dispatchers and responders looked much like the first two.
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Sandy Springs police add ATV as patrol tool
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Sandy Springs Police Department has a new ride for patrols.
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Johns Creek receives $50,000 road beautification grant
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Johns Creek has received a $50,000 grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation to beautify roads in the city.
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Alpharetta board rejects Islamic center expansion
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Leaders of the Islamic Center of North Fulton will take expansion plans to the Alpharetta City Council on May 24 with one strike against them.
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Duluth likely to green-light new red-light cameras
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Monday night, the Duluth City Council is expected to vote to switch its red-light camera system to one that would continuously record video to snag scofflaws.
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Snellville to change its slogan
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It's the slogan everybody knows. Some love it. Others lampoon it.
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Decatur police officer honored
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Decatur Business Association recently named a 25-year veteran of the city’s police department to one of its top awards.
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Parking complaints unveil potential legal roadblock
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The many complaints in recent weeks about Atlanta's outsourced parking enforcement have surfaced a surprisingly thorny question: Can the company hired to manage the program legally ticket vehicles?
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Crumbling streets get fewer resources to fix them
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Yes, metro Atlanta’s roads are as bad as you think. Mother Nature and the recession have done a number on them in recent years: Drought. Floods. Freezing. Thawing. Dwindling budgets. Aging streets. Long-delayed repairs.
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City considers future for closed fire station
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta's Fire Station 7 is silent these days. Fire trucks do not roar from the twin garage doors. There are no firefighters inside. Trash is mounting alongside the 100-year-old building.
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Metro Atlanta turns to slums for jobs
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Slums are popping up all over metro Atlanta. And right behind those declarations are hundreds of jobs – at least 850 new positions already announced for Union City and Marietta, and another 500 expected this summer in Union City.
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Rest of historic building ‘beyond hope’
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City officials weren’t able to salvage the second half of a historic building, after a demolition project last week where the first half was razed.
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Snellville alcohol referendum a go
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Gwinnett Daily Post
After years of controversy, Snellville citizens will have the chance to put a Sunday liquor sales issue at rest.
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City to move on stormwater issues
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Rockdale Citizen
Work will begin on a few city roads that officials say pose safety hazards during periods of heavy rain.
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Duluth to raze oldest part of Red Clay Theatre
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The oldest section of Duluth's prized Red Clay Theatre will face the wrecking ball. More than a week after razing about 80 feet of the theater at Ga. 120 and Main Street, city leaders said Wednesday they can't salvage the 1908 portion of the city-owned brick building.
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Johns Creek wants help spending money
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NorthFulton.com
The city is looking for resident input in the formulation of the 2010 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan.
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Roswell seeks immigration enforcement powers
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For the third time since 2006, the Roswell Police Department is seeking to join a federal partnership that would grant its officers certain immigration enforcement powers.
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Alpharetta to hear Islamic center expansion request
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Alpharetta Planning Commission will meet Thursday to consider expansion plans by the Islamic Center of North Fulton.
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Snellville to vote on Sunday alcohol referendum
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Snellville residents could have the final word on Sunday alcohol sales in restaurants.
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Marietta to dedicate Joe Mack Wilson Park
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Marietta Daily Journal
Marietta will hold a ground breaking ceremony at 2 p.m. Thursday for Joe Mack Wilson Park.
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Woodstock free concert, recycling, entertainment on Sat.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The City of Woodstock is celebrating its 3rd Annual Greenstock Day Saturday, May 8, with a free concert, the opening of a new mountain bike trail, recycling drop-offs, and special events to promote awareness of conservation, recycling and preservation.
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Parking complaints unveil potential legal roadblock
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The many complaints in recent weeks about Atlanta's outsourced parking enforcement have surfaced a surprisingly thorny question: Can the company hired to manage the program legally ticket vehicles?
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$500 a day fines in PTC for failing to register vacant houses?
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Fayette Citizen
Vacated homes will have to be registered with the city after they remain empty for more than 180 days, according to a new ordinance that will be considered Thursday night by the Peachtree City Council.
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Atlanta best city for new grads
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta is the No. 1 city for new college grads to find affordable apartments.
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Woodstock free concert, recycling, entertainment on Sat.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The City of Woodstock is celebrating its 3rd Annual Greenstock Day Saturday, May 8, with a free concert, the opening of a new mountain bike trail, recycling drop-offs, and special events to promote awareness of conservation, recycling and preservation.
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Johns Creek receives $50,000 road beautification grant
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Johns Creek has received a $50,000 grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation to beautify roads in the city.
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Sany pitches development authority, seeks break on impact fee from PTC
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Fayette Citizen
Dennis Drewyer, speaking on behalf of Sany, the Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer coming to Peachtree City, addressed the Development Authority of Peachtree City (DAPC) Monday night. He was hoping they would give a ringing endorsement to the Peachtree City Council to exempt them from 75 percent of the impact fees for Phase I of their construction, which they are hoping to start June 1.
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Lilburn proposes City Hall-library building
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In a few years, Lilburn residents could scrutinize the city budget and pore over "The Canterbury Tales," all at the same location.
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City weighs proposed Streetscape cutbacks
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Clayton News Daily
Progress is being made on Phase 1 of the Jonesboro Streetscape project, which involves curb improvements, new sidewalks, and burying utilities under ground in the heart of downtown. But, as the city moves toward Phase 2 of the project, officials are discussing ways to make the work less expensive.
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City to observe Health & Fitness Month
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Douglas County Sentinel
Mayor Mickey Thompson’s reading of the Health and Fitness resolution during Monday night’s council meeting officially signalled the city’s observance of May as its Employee Health and Fitness Month.
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Sunday liquor sales: Snellville referendum passes first hurdle
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Gwinnett Daily Post
A special-called meeting of the Snellville City Council on Monday was the first step in achieving a referendum on Sunday alcohol sales in restaurants.
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Red-light cameras: Duluth may pick new system
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Gwinnett Daily Post
A year after Duluth officials turned their red-light cameras back on, the city budget had leaders reconsidering the method again.
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County, city nearing agreement on fire services
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Clayton News Daily
While tough negotiations continue, between the Clayton County Fire Department and the City of Jonesboro, regarding the city’s fire services agreement, officials from both sides have signaled a willingness to compromise.
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Bitter conflict surfaces on Morrow City Council
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Clayton News Daily
A deep-seated rift has appeared between leaders in the City of Morrow who had been known as longtime allies.
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Douglasville plans health fair
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Douglas County Sentinel
Douglasville will kick off its Health & Fitness Month activities this week with an Employee Health Fair on May 5. The event, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Downtown Conference Center, will provide city employees with the information and inspiration needed to achieve and maintain a healthier standard of living, said Frederick Perry, human resources director.
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Lilburn to weigh job cuts, furloughs, fees
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lilburn city leaders could freeze jobs, slash training and travel, and add fees for signature events such as Lilburn Idol.
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Atlanta council approves jail deal
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta City Council voted Monday in favor of a deal to lease and eventually sell its jail to Fulton County.
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Mayor announces city attorney finalists
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed's transition team announced Monday the names of the five finalists to work as the city attorney.
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Atlanta wants more time to finish sewer work, pay for it
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta officials want federal and state environmental officials to give them more time -- 15 years past the current deadline -- to complete the city's $4 billion effort to fix its aging sewers, improve water quality and stop pollution of the Chattahoochee River.
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Atlanta City Council approves parking moratorium
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta City Council voted unanimously late Monday in favor of a 30-day moratorium on enforcement of parking meters and residential parking.
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Reed wins political gamble on transportation
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The state Capitol is one block and about a thousand miles from Atlanta's City Hall, particularly if you're a mayor looking for help from the Legislature.
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Public safety key in Atlanta mayor’s first budget
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
In keeping with a campaign promise to improve public safety, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed unveiled a $558 million budget Friday that would pay for 100 additional police officers and give city cops a 3.5 percent raise.
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Sunday liquor sales: Snellville residents get a vote
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Snellville residents will have the opportunity to vote on Sunday alcohol sales, the mayor said, even as a judge thought about reconsidering an injunction halting the sales.
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Summer concerts return to Woodstock
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Cherokee Tribune
After 10 years in action, Woodstock's annual Summer Concert Series is returning for another year.
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Cities Lose HOST Case
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Dunwoody Crier
A Superior Court judge has ruled against four cities in their $10 million breach of contract lawsuit against DeKalb County. In his April 23 order, Judge Mark Scott ruled unconstitutional a 1998 intergovernmental agreement between DeKalb County and nine cities for the distribution of HOST funds for capital improvement projects in the cities.
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Eyesore ultimatum
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Marietta Daily Journal
The city of Marietta will ask a Superior Court judge to order Waleed "Lee" Jaraysi to finish his 24,000-square-foot building on South Marietta Parkway, near Interstate 75, or tear it down.
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Bank builds teller tube under city street
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Marietta Daily Journal
City Council members were surprised to hear Wednesday night that the new First Landmark Bank headquarters building installed a bank teller tube under a city street without council's knowledge or permission.
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Council to consider change in police position
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Douglas County Sentinel
The city council will consider establishing a police department position which will upgrade one that is currently filled, during its legislative work session tonight.
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Opportunity zones carry slum label
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Marietta Daily Journal
Sandy Springs residents may have been dismayed to learn their City Council had branded an area of that affluent city as a "slum" to attract state dollars for redevelopment, but it's an action Marietta leaders have already taken.
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Larger role for ethics panel urged
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Marietta Daily Journal
Councilman Grif Chalfant made another push Wednesday night to expand the responsibilities of the Marietta Ethics Committee. Council members gave Chalfant permission to ask ethics committee members where they stand regarding his proposal.
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Roswell may raise fees for adult rec programs
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The cost of fun may rise for adults using the Roswell Recreation and Parks Department.
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APD announces joint task force to tackle campus crime wave
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
With a crime wave persisting on and around downtown's college campuses, interim Atlanta Police Chief George Turner announced Wednesday the creation of a new task force that will work collectively with the city's six university police departments.
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Reed to lay off some city workers
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed had hoped to avoid layoffs, and even add 100 police officers this year, but on Wednesday Reed's staff told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that 67 airport workers would lose their jobs and 62 vacant positions would be abolished.
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Milton OK's one cell tower, rejects two others
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Milton City Council granted T-Mobile South permission to build a cell phone tower, but with restrictions, and turned down the company's request to build two other towers.
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Snellville OKs new public works building
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Snellville City Council this week green-lighted plans for a new public works facility.
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Parking enforcement moratorium plan gains support
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A proposal for a moratorium on Atlanta parking enforcement drew support from city council members on Wednesday after two-dozen residents and business owners complained about the program at City Hall.
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Snellville softball, soccer programs may see changes
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Softball players in the city of Snellville will soon be under the management of the South Gwinnett Athletic Association.
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Duluth OKs right of way purchase for Hill Street extension
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Duluth City Council in a called meeting Monday authorized purchase of the necessary right of way at a cost of $1.1 million from Capitol Materials Inc. to extend Hill Street to Buford Highway at the intersection with Davenport Road.
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Suwanee PD honors its finest officers
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Police Chief Mike Jones presented several awards to his officers Tuesday night in the annual ceremony recognizing the city’s finest officers.
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Woodstock OKs Hennessy's annexation
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Cherokee Tribune
The Woodstock City Council unanimously approved Hennessy Honda's request to annex 2.05 acres at 890 Tanglewood Trail and 1070 and 1080 Castlewood Drive from single-family residential in Cherokee County to general commercial in the city for plans to build a parking lot with 190 spaces.
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Morrow has ambitious plans for Daniel Park
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Clayton News Daily
Started on a two-acre tract of land surrounding the Morrow Municipal Complex, Charles Milton Daniel Memorial Park has stood as the City of Morrow’s premiere recreational space since the early 1980s.
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Bright Star Road connector aims for July opening
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Douglas County Sentinel
The realignment of Rose Avenue at Highway 5 is not expected to be complete until February.
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Company makes pitch for senior apartments in Kedron area
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Fayette Citizen
A company wanting to build 110 age-restricted senior apartments off Newgate Road in north Peachtree City made its case before the city planning commission Monday night.
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New Fayette 1-cent SPLOST idea surfaces, sinks fast
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Fayette Citizen
Forget about another SPLOST anytime soon, most local officials say.
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Atlanta cuts deal on south Fulton reservoir
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
Legislation authorizing a proposed drinking water reservoir in south Fulton County moved close to passage in the General Assembly Tuesday after the city of Atlanta dropped its opposition.
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Norcross mayor endorses Carter for Congress
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Norcross mayor has endorsed Republican Liz Carter to represent Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District.
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Wellness center staying put in Decatur
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A mental health center will continue to operate in a Decatur neighborhood now that residents have dropped their fight to get the facility to change or move.
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Mayor gets heated explaining pension changes
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed got heated Tuesday as he defended his efforts to reform the city’s rising pension costs.
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Piedmont Park could get a basketball court
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The City Council's Community Development/Human Resources committee discussed a proposal from a non-profit Tuesday to build five basketball courts across the city, including one in Piedmont Park.
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Johns Creek council member resigns to run for Fulton commission
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Liz Hausmann is resigning from the Johns Creek City Council to run for the Fulton County Commission seat being vacated by Lynne Riley.
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Atlanta parking enforcement battle comes to council
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A City Council committee is scheduled to hear a proposal to temporarily stop collecting parking tickets and booting vehicles in the city.
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Council members to protest pawn shop
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Some Atlanta City Council members are planning a boycott of a pawn shop because they don't want the business selling guns, noting it is too close to a school.
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Duluth weighs new red-light camera system
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Duluth will consider switching its red-light camera system with one the police chief says is more advanced and wouldn't cost taxpayers.
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Making way for progress
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Downtown Duluth got a new look Monday. A portion of the Red Clay Theatre was demolished in preparation for the widening of Ga. Highway 120, said Chris McGahee, Duluth’s economic development manager.
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Locust Grove shows support for Southern Regional
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of Locust Grove has pledged support for efforts by Southern Regional Medical Center (SRMC) to offer open-heart surgery services.
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East Point contracts with bill collector
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
East Point has hired a firm to help it collect money from delinquent taxpayers.
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Sandy Springs creates police benevolence fund
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs has created a benevolence fund for its police department officers and employees.
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East Point freezes hiring on handful of posts
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The East Point City Council on Monday approved a hiring freeze for nine positions out of 90 vacancies until it can adopt a budget for its fiscal year that begins July 1.
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Conyers Housing Authority to sell first $1 home
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Rockdale Citizen
From an initial $1 investment, a once-foreclosed home with termite damage, mold and holes in the wall got some new paint, fixtures and much-needed renovations and is set to be sold.
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City asked to support arts in new budget
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Rockdale Citizen
Funding for the arts in Georgia avoided the chopping block Wednesday, but local arts groups asked city officials to also consider funding for local arts programs.
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Hidden treasures: Suwanee continues Art on a Limb tradition
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Mini canvases of Suwanee landmarks will bloom along Suwanee’s trails next month through the city’s Art on a Limb program.
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City, county governments consider policy on social networking by employees
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Douglas County Sentinel
So far, social networking by city and county employees during the work day hasn’t presented much of a problem.
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Taking up space
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Cherokee Tribune
The city of Canton wants to show people the possibilities available to them if they open a business in the downtown district.
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Cities turn to art, liquor, karaoke to lure business
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sugar Hill has an abiding faith in its blueprint for a new downtown.
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College Park halts hiring
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
College Park froze nearly all city hiring on Friday as part of its budget review process that starts July 1.
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Legislature gives Dunwoody control of county-owned parks
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dunwoody residents broke away from DeKalb County by forming a city in December 2008. The divorce wasn't painless.
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Suwanee set to revitalize Buford Highway
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A 1.7-mile section of Buford Highway is poised for a municipal makeover.
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Council moving on branding, code violations
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Dunwoody Crier
During councilor comments at the city council’s April 12 work session, Councilor Denis Shortal asked for citizens to be patient with the city’s efforts, saying that Dunwoody city staff and leaders are trying to repair roads, build sidewalks, fix aging pipes but at the same time, do it in a fiscally sound manner.
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Marietta Square makeover
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Marietta Daily Journal
This weekend will be a landmark weekend for the Marietta Square, as the Glover Park Concert series kicks off its season tonight, the annual Taste of Marietta welcomes thousands on Sunday and months of construction comes to a close with the unveiling of the Square's new look.
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Suwanee City Hall gets green certification
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Suwanee City Hall officially became the greenest in the state on Earth Day.
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14 cities remain united in service dispute against county
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Officials say the remaining 14 cities are “100 percent on board” with a joint effort to take on Gwinnett County in a service dispute, despite a defection by Lilburn this week.
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Suwanee City Hall earns LEED certification
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Suwanee’s City Hall is the first municipal hub in the state, and one of 21 nationwide, to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, city officials announced Thursday.
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Sgt. Gragg named finalist on TV show - needs votes
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Fayette Citizen
Palmetto Police Sgt. Lee Gragg has been named one of eight nationalist finalists in the America’s Most Wanted All-Star Contest, sponsored by Sprint, after surviving a routine traffic stop gone wrong.
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Cities share cost of aerial photos
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs, Alpharetta, Roswell, Milton, Johns Creek and Dunwoody combined to hire a company to take aerial photos.
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Reed: Transportation bill will help city, Beltline
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said Thursday that money generated from the transportation bill passed by state lawmakers late Wednesday will help the city pay for some infrastructure projects and speed up work on the Atlanta Beltline.
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Marietta muncipal court to handle code violations
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The city council voted last week that a municipal court judge will now pass judgment on people cited for problems such as overgrown yards or piles of garbage. Previously, those cases were heard by the city council during meetings.
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Hampton delays decision on historic designation
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Henry Daily Herald
A decision on whether to include Oak Street in Hampton’s historic district has been postponed until May.
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Lilburn breaks alliance
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Gwinnett cities’ alliance against the county in a years-long service dispute has been broken. Lilburn’s City Council voted Wednesday to no longer join in with a lawyer used by all 15 cities since the dispute landed in court last March.
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Smyrna's first police dog retires
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Marietta Daily Journal
After seven and a half years on the force, Smyrna's first and only police dog, Niko, is now a retired, stay-at-home pet. And just like any other retiree, Niko is still adjusting to the home life, according to his handler, Smyrna Sgt. Frank Durrance.
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Milton Parks and Rec gets GRPA approval
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NorthFulton.com
The City of Milton Parks and Recreation Department recently received agency membership at the spring Georgia Recreation and Park Association (GRPA) Board of Trustees meeting held in Hall County
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ChattComm chatter
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NorthFulton.com
If there truly is such a thing as trial by fire, then the staffers of the new Johns Creek and Sandy Springs 911 center have been through it.
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Alpharetta to launch new economic plan
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NorthFulton.com
Alpharetta leaders are determined to make sure the city has every chance to remain the vibrant city it has become over the last 20 years, but rather than react to events the city wants an economic plan to chart economic growth for the next 10 years.
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EPA to give Atlanta $400,000 to clean up areas near Beltline
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to announce Thursday that it is giving the city of Atlanta $400,000 to clean-up areas near the Beltline and other redevelopment corridors.
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McDonough Police Department adds new K-9 officer
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Henry Daily Herald
he McDonough Police Department has a new K-9 officer with an international pedigree.
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Youth Fishing Rodeo this weekend
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Clayton News Daily
Fort Gillem and the City of Forest Park will host their 11th Annual Youth Fishing Rodeo this Saturday, at Fort Gillem’s Stephens Lake.
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City council rejects proposal that would create joint development authorities
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Douglas County Sentinel
The city council on Monday night rejected a proposal by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners (BOC) to abolish each government’s development authority and create a joint authority.
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Fayetteville balloon proposal nearly deflated
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Fayette Citizen
It will not go down in the history of the Fayetteville City Council as the Great Balloon Debate, but the discussion April 15 on the use of balloons to complement outdoor advertising in the Main Street district finally led to an approval after two motions and a tie-breaking vote.
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PETA to mayor: Ban horse-drawn carriages
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An animal rights group is asking Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed to ban horse-drawn carriages following Friday night's wreck on Peachtree Street.
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Milton wants to depoliticize process for ethics complaints
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Having handled five ethics complaints in its three years of existence, the north Fulton County town of Milton wants to change the way it handles ethics complaints.
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It's official: Sandy Springs has a slum
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs officially has a slum. The City Council declared this on Tuesday night, after more than an hour of debate, comments and occasional disruptions from the standing-room only crowd.
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Reed: Atlanta primed to grow air cargo
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
Mayor Kasim Reed said Tuesday that Atlanta—home to an airport that transformed the face of the city—needs to embark on the “next phase” in its air service development: expansion of air cargo.
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East Point mulling hiring freeze as budget process begins
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
East Point may freeze hiring for most city workers, just as it begins to finalize the spending plan for the coming year.
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Senate panel OKs South Fulton reservoir
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
A Georgia Senate committee Tuesday narrowly authorized a proposed drinking water reservoir in south Fulton County despite objections from Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed that it could threaten the city’s $4 billion water-sewer overhaul.
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Grayson amends alcohol ordinance to allow beer festival, wine-tasting center
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Grayson City Council took preliminary steps Monday to allow a wine-tasting center to open within the city limits. By changing provisions to the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance, the Council will allow for “boutique wine shops” to operate in the city.
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No tax increase under city manager's budget
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Marietta Daily Journal
City residents will see no tax increases nor additional fees or cuts in service under City Manager Bill Bruton’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2011, which begins July 1.
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Morrow reveals plans for magazine, ‘Fashionatta’
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Clayton News Daily
A new annual magazine featuring the highlights of Morrow, and a charity, fashion show in the tradition of the annual “Fashionatta” that was once held at the former Rich’s department store, are among a few of the plans the City of Morrow expects to roll out later this year.
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Roswell cell tower draws fire from residents
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NorthFulton.com
Cellular phone towers are a fact of life these days, but the residents around Lake Charles Drive are upset that a 108-foot tower has been requested right in the middle of their neighborhood.
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Milton cops recognized for DUI enforcement
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NorthFulton.com
The advocacy group Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) recently recognized two Milton police officers for their combined 85 DUI arrests in 2009.
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Johns Creek OKs Newtown Park garden
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NorthFulton.com
Johns Creek City Council approved the use agreement for the Newtown Park Community Garden at its April 12 meeting in a 7-0 vote.
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Roswell to rename streets
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NorthFulton.com
In the last few years a lot of new streets have been annexed into the city and more have sprung up in new subdivisions.
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A slum for Sandy Springs?
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs, Atlanta’s tony neighbor to the north, is about to do the unthinkable: declare part of its city a slum.
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Woodstock water, sewer fees rise as growth slows
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Woodstock citizens pay double what their Cherokee County neighbors pay in water and sewer fees because of rising prices, falling city revenue and new expenses.
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Councilman calls for parking enforcement moratorium
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall introduced legislation Monday to impose a moratorium on parking enforcement by the company hired to manage the program.
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Council delays lease deal on Atlanta jail
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta City Council delayed a vote Monday to lease its jail to Fulton County as some council members said they were concerned with issues such as what may happen to the nearly 300 employees who work there.
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Rain sensors now required in Sandy Springs
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Residents and business owners in Sandy Springs must now have rain sensors on all new irrigation systems.
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College Park emergency coordinator honored
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The emergency management coordinator for College Park’s fire department recently earned a rare national certification.
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Council committee issues subpoenas to four Atlanta police officers
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An Atlanta City Council committee voted Monday to issue subpoenas against four police officers who declined to answer the city's Citizen Review Board's questions about excessive force complaints.
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Hundreds turn out for Decatur planning
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
About 600 people showed up at public meeting kicking off Decatur’s 10-year plan for its city.
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Clarkston partners with green business
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Clarkston has partnered with an Atlanta company that aspires to provide information and contacts about becoming more eco-friendly.
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Officials: Too soon to tell impact of health care reform law
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Douglas County Sentinel
It’s too soon to tell just how President Barack Obama’s health care initiative will affect county and city governments. Both see at least one positive result: employees having the option to cover their college-age children up to age 26.
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Canton mulling higher parking fines
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Cherokee Tribune
Parking violations in downtown Canton could get more expensive. The city is considering increases in parking fines in downtown Canton as a way to benefit the city's Downtown Development Authority.
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Part of theater to be demolished
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Duluth City Council on Monday awarded a contract to demolish part of the end of the Red Clay Theatre on Main Street to make way for improvements to Ga. Highway 120.
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Sugar Hill names City Hall architect
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Sugar Hill turned an important corner this week, though perhaps not a shovel until at least Christmas.
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Snellville leaders OK pawn shop relocation
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Gwinnett Daily Post
By a vote of 4-2 Monday, Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer and City Council members approved a conditional-use permit for Hill Top Pawn, owned by Paul Slifko.
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Berkeley Lake Dam still in need of repairs
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Rich Edinger, an engineer with Clark Patterson Lee and Berkeley Lake’s city engineer, reported to Mayor Lois Salter and council Thursday that FEMA has not been returning his phone calls for several weeks.
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Council mulls tax agreement
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Douglas County Sentinel
The city council will discuss renewal of an agreement with the Douglas County Board of Commissioners and the Douglas County Tax Commissioner at its legislative work session Thursday night.
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Park named after former mayor
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Marietta Daily Journal
At the request of Mayor Steve Tumlin, the City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to name a triangle-shaped parcel off Marietta Square in honor of the late Mayor Joe Mack Wilson.
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Marietta moves code enforcement to municipal court
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Marietta Daily Journal
The City Council voted 6-1 Wednesday to have the Marietta Municipal Court process code enforcement violations for overgrown grass and garbage rather than have the council handle it.
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Leaders discuss coordinating disaster response
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Henry Daily Herald
In an effort to increase cooperation among city and county officials during emergencies, the Henry County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) held a Crisis Training and Decision-Making Workshop last week, at Heritage Park in McDonough.
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City expands downtown Ball Ground
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Cherokee Tribune
The city of Ball Ground has increased the size of its downtown district in an effort to help growth. During its meeting last week, the city council approved increasing the border of its downtown district.
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Group makes new offer for baseball park in Marietta
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Marietta Daily Journal
The private baseball group that was turned down in January by the Marietta City Council to lease the city's 7-acre Aviation Sports Complex located on Aviation Road off South Marietta Parkway has offered another proposal.
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Homeowners in Austell claim Marietta caused flood damage
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Marietta Daily Journal
A group of Austell homeowners have hired a lawyer alleging upstream development in the city of Marietta caused the massive flooding that happened last September.
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Stockbridge supports hotel-motel tax hike
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Henry Daily Herald
The Stockbridge City Council has offered its support to Henry County officials, in their bid to get lawmakers to support raising the county’s hotel-motel tax from 5 percent to 8 percent.
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Johns Creek installs radio system
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NorthFulton.com
The new radio system provides more reliable communication for city crews and emergency responders in the event of a catastrophe.
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Committees to interview candidates for key Atlanta posts
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A group of aspiring job applicants will be participating in perhaps the most important interviews of their lives Monday.
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Neighbors oppose expansion of Islamic worship center in Alpharetta
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Muslims have worshipped more than a decade in a nondescript ranch-style house on Rucker Road in Alpharetta.
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New rules in play for Peachtree City vacant homes
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Fayette Citizen
With Peachtree City not immune to the national housing crisis and some homes going vacant for months on end, the city is preparing a way to keep track of such homes.
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Peachtree City gets job recruiting help
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Fayette Citizen
Thanks to the efforts of the Peachtree City Councilman Doug Sturbaum, the city has a significant lure in its tackle box to reel in more jobs.
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Milton officer walks 22 miles for charity
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Milton police officer walked 22 miles while cuffed to a treadmill for charity last weekend, helping to boost the city police department's fundraising total to the second-place spot among law enforcement agencies competing in "Cuffed for a Cause" for the Special Olympics of Georgia this year.
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Duluth to weigh first tax hike since ‘84
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Duluth could green-light its first property tax increase in 26 years. It is, after all, what the residents who are asking for.
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Reed: Atlanta must rework or repeal panhandling laws
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said Friday the city needs to improve or repeal its panhandling ordinance because it is not working in its present form.
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Councilman says he'll vote on deal despite potential conflict
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An Atlanta councilman says he intends to vote Monday on a plan to lease the city jail to Fulton County, although some say it would be a conflict of interest on his part because his brother works at the jail.
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Firefight: Atlanta firefighters turn up heat on taxpayer group
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Firefighters know how to turn up the heat when a citizens advocacy group tries to water down their retirement.
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Roswell, Alpharetta going green
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NorthFulton.com
The North Fulton cities of Roswell and Alpharetta are making green their favorite color and they're going for the gold to get it.
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Chatcomm 911 Center short on funds
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NorthFulton.com
Chatcomm, the joint Sandy Springs-Johns Creek 911 Center, is short about $1 million in operating costs - and it's because of the recession, said Johns Creek City Manager John Kachmar.
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Johns Creek installs radio system
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NorthFulton.com
Johns Creek has installed a new radio system to enhance communications, especially in a disaster.
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Roswell thumbs down Lake Charles cell tower
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NorthFulton.com
T-Mobile South, the cellular phone company, has failed again to convince the Roswell City Council that there is a suitable location for a cell tower in west Roswell between Shallowford Road and Woodstock Road.
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Peachtree City's potential tower locations revealed
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Fayette Citizen
Three cellphone companies wanting to erect new towers in seven different residential areas of Peachtree City don’t have many locations to choose from, thanks to the city’s existing regulations.
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Milton citizens speak out against speeding
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NorthFulton.com
With William and Bryce Pope the latest Milton residents to fall victim to a vehicular crash, many residents are calling on the city to take action by lowering speed limits, increase policing or installing traffic calming devices.
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Reed: Atlanta will not tolerate Freaknik-related trouble
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said on Wednesday he will be tough and even sue organizers of any Freaknik-related activities who violate city guidelines.
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Atlanta parking meters: Now you have a choice about how to pay
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The traditional parking meter has fallen out of favor. In the latest example, Atlanta has begun removing some coins-only meters and replacing them with more than 200 multi-space meters that accept coins, bills and credit cards.
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Sugar Hill picks City Hall architect
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sugar Hill this week has picked Lawrenceville-based Precision Planning to be the architect of its $8.5 million City Hall, the anchor of a new turn-of-the-century downtown district.
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Snellville OKs controversial pawn shop
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Despite a chorus of objections from some residents, Snellville has green-lighted a business owner's proposal to relocate and build a large pawn shop on U.S. 78.
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Reed keeps campaign-like pace as mayor
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed stepped out of the car at 8:17 a.m., beginning a 13-hour workday.
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Fayetteville considering new advertising measures in Main Street district
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council Thursday night will hear a proposal designed to allow businesses in the Main Street district to use certain types of inflatables for outdoor advertising.
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Council OKs plans for farmers’ market
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Lilburn council voted to approve the temporary closing of Railroad Avenue from Main Street to Lula Street on consecutive Fridays beginning June 4 for the purpose of operating a farmers’ market in front of the city tennis courts.
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Gateway to the future: New center to bring opportunities to Buford
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Take a little of Suwanee, add a dash of Lawrenceville and a bit of Duluth and Norcross and add them all together to get the latest downtown venture in Gwinnett.
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City posts Ten Commandments, other documents
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of Locust Grove has a new collection of historical documents on display, one of which is a framed plaque of the Ten Commandments.
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Lovejoy Police Department takes shape
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Clayton News Daily
For years, the 2.2 square miles that make up the City of Lovejoy have been patrolled by no more than two officers at a time, both from the Clayton County Police Department’s South Precinct. Since last month, however, the officers patrolling Lovejoy’s streets have been wearing city uniforms.
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Peachtree City gets input on leash law
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Fayette Citizen
The decision may not be “to leash” or not to leash.
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Giant badge to adorn Lawrenceville police HQ
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Police presence in Lawrenceville will be a little more palpable after this week.
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Sandy Springs, Roswell mayors bet on census
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eva Galambos and Jere Wood have each bet their city will top the other on percentage of residents who fill out the census forms. Loser buys dinner.
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Doraville to get technical help on remake of Buford Highway
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Regional Commission will help provide free help over the next year to Doraville as the city creates an overlay district for Buford Highway.
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Norcross helps community clean up, recycle
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Norcross residents and their neighbors from places as far away as Dawsonville, Jonesboro and Winder participated in some spring cleaning Saturday.
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Residents oppose Brumby Street closure
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Marietta Daily Journal
The message from the crowd of about 35 residents who turned out for a town hall meeting at City Hall on Thursday was they oppose the closure of Brumby Street for the purpose of using it as a walking/biking trail.
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Acworth chosen as All-America City contender
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Marietta Daily Journal
Although Mayor Tommy Allegood said he already feels Acworth is one of the best cities in America, the National Civic League may officially give his city that title in June.
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Ball Ground's budget set to increase
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Cherokee Tribune
Ball Ground's budget is going to go up just a little bit next year. The Ball Ground City Council on Thursday heard the first reading of its proposed budget for fiscal year 2010-11, which goes into effect on July 1.
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Mayor kicks off ‘Walk With Billy’ tours
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Henry Daily Herald
When Pat Dillard joined McDonough Mayor Billy Copeland for a walk around the McDonough Square, she had no idea she would be learning the history of some of the city’s oldest buildings from an expert.
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Morrow police get license plate scanners
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Clayton News Daily
Police in Morrow are looking at vehicles in the city with new sets of eyes. This week, police began using two Mobile Plate Hunter (MPH) 900 devices.
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Square anxiously awaiting
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Marietta Daily Journal
Owners and workers in shops on the Marietta Square all seem to have one thing in common: They are counting down the days until the construction is over.
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Decatur wants residents' vision of city in 10 years
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cities traditionally provide meat-and-potatoes services for residents -- think garbage pick-up or police patrols. Far from being traditional, Decatur has long sought ways to spice up that menu.
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Potential cell tower locations to be reviewed Monday
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Fayette Citizen
In a workshop meeting Monday night, the Peachtree City Council will be presented with details on the exact parcels in the city which qualify for a new cell phone tower.
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Peachtree City may send voice control to doghouse
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Fayette Citizen
A proposal to require pets to be leashed on city streets and cart paths will be discussed by the Peachtree City Council Monday night.
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Peachtree City residents: check your mailbox for stormwater bill
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Fayette Citizen
The annual stormwater utility bills have been mailed to Peachtree City residents, city officials said this week.
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Commission sides with homeowners in Honda dispute
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Cherokee Tribune
The Woodstock Planning Commission sided with an established subdivision in their fight against a car dealership's attempts to annex a portion of their neighborhood.
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DDA discusses welcome center hours, litter
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Rockdale Citizen
More litter control and a historical mural in downtown Conyers are being considered after a couple of local residents brought up a few ideas during a recent Downtown Development Authority meeting.
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Morrow hosts first of three roundtable meetings
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Clayton News Daily
This summer, the Morrow Fire Department will be one of the first fire departments in Georgia to receive a state-of-the-art accountability system. The program will be able to track the location and movement of firefighters, wherever they are deployed.
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Earth Day, recycling activites kickoff next week
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Douglas County Sentinel
Beginning Monday, city residents can begin observing Earth Day with a series of activities sponsored by the city and Keep Douglasville Beautiful.
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Youth recreation set to begin in Palmetto
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Fayette Citizen
Youth recreation in Palmetto has been a long-discussed need. But now, the non-profit Palmetto Youth League (PYL) is set to begin operations May 1 and will kick things off Apr. 17.
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Big Creek Greenway gets $1.5M extension
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NorthFulton.com
The Alpharetta City Council has approved a 4,400-foot extension of the Big Creek Greenway that will take the walking-biking trail north from Webb Bridge Road to Marconi Drive which is accessible from Windward Parkway.
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County garbage customers will pay more than cities'
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
While Gwinnett County's solid waste plan lowers rates for many unincorporated residents, cities have fared much better in their contracts for residential garbage service.
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Piedmont Park to get surveillance cameras
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Piedmont Park is getting a camera surveillance system to help police monitor criminal activity.
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‘Walk With Billy’ program starts tonight
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Henry Daily Herald
Local residents can lace up their sneakers tonight, and join McDonough Mayor Billy Copeland for the start of the second annual “Walk With Billy.”
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Town hall will cover Brumby Street closure
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Marietta Daily Journal
Councilman Van Pearlberg will conduct a town hall meeting tonight regarding a proposal to close Brumby Street to vehicular traffic and allow it to be used as part of a walking and bike trail planned from Kennesaw Mountain to the Chattahoochee River.
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Fill 'er up
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Cherokee Tribune
A wet fall and cold winter has taken a toll on roads throughout Cherokee County and the city and county governments have been working to fill the numerous potholes in the roadways.
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Acworth among 2010 All-America City finalists
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Rome News-Tribune
More than two dozen communities have been named finalists for the National Civic League's 2010 All-America City Awards.
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Work set to begin on Rope Mill interchange
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Cherokee Tribune
long-awaited project in the city of Woodstock has come to fruition. The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded Marietta-based C.W. Mathews a $17 million contract to construct the new I-575 interchange at Rope Mill Road in Woodstock.
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Forest Park establishes Teen Council
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Clayton News Daily
After years of planning between city and local school officials, the city has sworn in its first Teen Council members, who will learn the ins and outs of city governance and serve as a link between the city and its young constituents.
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City sets rules for parking recreation vehicles
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Douglas County Sentinel
The city council unanimously approved resolutions concerning the appearance of outdoor utility units and where recreational vehicles can be parked at its regular meeting Monday night.
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No changes or impacts on businesses in Fayetteville's new development area
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Fayette Citizen
No new or different rules for businesses. That’s the effect of the Fayetteville City Council’s approval of expanded boundaries for the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) at the April 1 meeting.
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Georgia's All-America City finalist is ...
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Cobb County delegation won't make its presentation to the National Civic League until the middle of June. But Acworth Mayor Tommy Allegood says he expects his town to be named a winner in this year's All-America City Awards.
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Duluth hopes to cash in on Eastern Continental Divide
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An interesting thing happens when it rains in downtown Duluth.The water flows in two different directions -- the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the west -- at spots at the old and new City Hall, Taylor Park, the town green and cemetery.
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Semi-pro teams may play at Sugar Hill’s Gary Pirkle park
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Barely three weeks after opening its first park in some 40 years, Sugar Hill’s Gary Pirkle Park is fast becoming a sought-after destination for athletic organizations.
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New Lawrenceville planning director introduced
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Mayor Rex Millsaps introduced Dennis Billew as the new planning and zoning director for Lawrenceville at Monday’s City Council meeting.
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Senior community to open next year
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Marietta Daily Journal
The Marietta Housing Authority and Marietta-based Walton Communities have closed on a $9.8 million deal to open a 78-unit apartment complex for seniors ages 62 and older.
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City debating new policy for naming parks
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Marietta Daily Journal
The City Council is debating a proposed policy for how to name parks as they are created or enhanced using various funding, including the $25 million parks bond voters approved in November.
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Jonesboro discusses county fire-services contract
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Clayton News Daily
The City of Jonesboro and Clayton County fire officials are reportedly $900,000, and years apart, in the effort to hammer out an agreement on fire services for Jonesboro’s estimated 4,100 residents, Jonesboro Mayor Luther Maddox said.
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FEMA ends talks with Berkeley Lake, city says
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Talks between FEMA and Berkeley Lake over the city's deteriorating dam have come to a grinding halt, city officials said.
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Census count a guessing game in Milton
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Milton has invited residents to guess the city’s population. The winner will be the person who comes closest to the number the Census Bureau announces later this year.
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Powder Springs quilt trail grows
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Marietta Daily Journal
Situated about 13 miles southwest of Marietta, residents say Powder Springs doesn't get the heavy traffic that the larger county seat does. But organizers of the Southern Quilt Trail hope their project of painting colorful, quilt patterns on historic buildings, will draw tourism to Powder Springs and other small towns.
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Code violation proposal moves forward
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Marietta Daily Journal
Councilman Anthony Coleman's proposal to have the Marietta Municipal Court handle yard violations for overgrown grass and garbage rather than the city council advanced out of the Judicial/Legislative Committee on Wednesday.
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Residents oppose Hennessy Honda's annexation request
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Cherokee Tribune
A Woodstock dealership's annexation request is causing a furor among residents who live in a bordering subdivision.
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Under-billing problem remains in East Point
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
East Point leaders are working to get a handle on a billing practice that, at last count, showed residents owed more than $400,000 for electric service.
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Sidewalks focus of attention in Sandy Springs
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sidewalks, both large projects and small neighborhood connectors, are a hot topic in Sandy Springs.
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Doraville earns “green” grant
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Doraville has earned a $300,000 state grant to help make city buildings more energy efficient.
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Snellville to consider major staff cuts, tax hike
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Faced with a $1.1 million budget shortfall for the second consecutive year, Snellville will begin on Monday to weigh raising taxes or slashing 20 percent of its work force.
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FEMA to give Fulton County, Smyrna $4 million to hire firefighters
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two metro Atlanta fire departments will receive a combined $4 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to hire more firefighters.
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Marietta approves moratorium on pain clinics
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Marietta City Council voted Friday afternoon to impose a 90-day moratorium on business licenses for pain management clinics.
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Peachtree City finances get green light from auditor
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City’s latest financial audit yielded a fully clean opinion from the accounting firm of Moore and Cubbedge.
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Peachtree City woman opposes pay raise for mayor
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Fayette Citizen
One Peachtree City resident argued Thursday night against a potential raise for Mayor Don Haddix.
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Higher recreation fees OK'd by PTC Council
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Fayette Citizen
Swim teams using the Kedron Aquatic Center will be paying more per swimmer as part of fee increases adopted by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.
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Dacula tightens pawn shop law
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City leaders Thursday voted to strengthen Dacula’s existing pawn shop ordinance, in response to Gwinnett County police chief Charles Walters’ request.
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Sunrise service set for The Square in McDonough
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of McDonough will join hands with five local churches to sponsor the 30th Annual Interdenominational Easter Sunday Sunrise service on the McDonough Square.
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Councilman urges expanded ethics opinions
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Marietta Daily Journal
Councilman Grif Chalfant wants to beef up what has long been called a toothless city ethics code.
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Jonesboro, Clayton County discussing fire agreement
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Clayton News Daily
Five years after Clayton County began providing fire-protection services to the City of Jonesboro, county officials and the city’s mayor are in negotiations over a possible renewal.
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Peachtree City passes on fire sprinkler mandate for new homes
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Fayette Citizen
A proposal to require fire sprinkler systems to be installed in all new single family homes in Peachtree City failed on a 4-1 vote at Thursday night’s City Council meeting.
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More cities navigate social media terrain
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A growing number of metro Atlanta cities are using social media -- from tweeting to Webcasting -- to promote themselves, disseminate information, connect communities and garner resident input.
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Buford turns dirt on $10 million civic center
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Buford is laying the foundation for a $10-million community center on Buford Highway, part of a larger plan for a new downtown district.
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Conference Center Annex officially opened
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Douglas County Sentinel
A ribbon cutting and grand opening for the Conference Center Annex was held Monday at 11:30 a.m. The 2650-square-foot facility has been totally renovated and is ready for business, according to Marcia Hampton, community and downtown services director for the city.
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Road work a topic at McDonough meeting
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Henry Daily Herald
McDonough does not have immediate plans for pedestrian-friendly road improvements in one of the city’s older districts, a city official told a group of residents recently, but a councilman said he would work to get sidewalks along one main road in the area.
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Kennesaw bans 'pill mills' for a year
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If you're looking for easy access to prescription painkillers, you'll have to bypass Kennesaw.
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Atlanta jail workers make pleas to keep jobs
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Several Atlanta corrections officers and others made impassioned pleas Wednesday to Mayor Kasim Reed to keep their jobs as the city considers a lease-purchase deal with Fulton County for its detention center.
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Residents graduate from Beltline job training program
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ten Atlanta residents on Wednesday became the first graduates of a training program to assist them in getting Beltline-funded construction jobs.
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Rotary donation to help Fayetteville get a new 'welcome' sign
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Fayette Citizen
Fayetteville Main Street received a $1,500 donation on Monday from the Rotary Club of Fayetteville.
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Johns Creek using federal money to renovate Newtown School
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Johns Creek will spend $565,000 in federal grant money to renovate the old Newtown School for use as a senior center.
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Judge says church can't build on site
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Marietta Daily Journal
Covenant Christian Ministries, whose leaders want to build a church on Powder Springs Street, has lost another round in federal court in a lawsuit dating to 2006.
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Council to review yard code enforcement
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Marietta Daily Journal
Property owners who don't take care of their yards are currently brought before the City Council by the city's code enforcement staff.
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Canton leaders want more public input
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Cherokee Tribune
Canton leaders are working to get city residents more involved in the city through a series of town hall meetings.
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Geraniums planted on McDonough Square
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Henry Daily Herald
The City of McDonough is preparing for the annual Geranium Festival. On Tuesday, city employees and community service workers joined Joe Chappell, a supervisor with the McDonough Streets Department, to plant geraniums which will be in full bloom when the Geranium Festival is celebrated May 15.
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Council adopts cooperation agreement between city, county development authorities
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Douglas County Sentinel
In a special Monday morning meeting, the city council unanimously adopted a resolution approving a cooperation agreement between the City of Douglasville Development Authority (CDDA) and the Development Authority of Douglas County (DADC).
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Critics complain Atlanta police chief search is too 'secretive'
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed's search for a police chief is too "secretive" and seems "fixed" in favor of the interim chief, about two dozen community leaders and civic activists complained on Tuesday at a meeting held outside Lindsay Street Baptist Church.
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Imker’s plan to balance PTC budget: pension changes, staff furloughs, sales tax
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City Councilman Eric Imker wants to solve a looming $1.2 million budget shortfall for next year — and a potential combined $20 million shortfall over the next five years — by furloughing employees and slashing retirement costs.
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Cobb cities tackle illicit pain clinics
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
On Wednesday, city leaders in Kennesaw and Marietta will consider placing a moratorium on opening new pain clinics after a suspicious clinic popped up in Kennesaw last month, drawing customers from as far away as Tennessee and Kentucky.
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Johns Creek planning community garden
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Johns Creek is planning its first community garden in Newtown Park.
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Group wants to grow Hampton historic district
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Henry Daily Herald
The Hampton City Council is expected to hear a request next month, by the Hampton Historic Preservation Commission, to include Oak Street in the city’s historic district.
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East Point hires first Latina clerk
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
East Point has hired a new city clerk from inside its ranks.
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Federal cash to help Decatur examine police building
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Decatur is one of 10 Georgia cities receiving federal money for historic preservation projects.
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Fayetteville looks to expand DDA boundaries
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council at the April 1 meeting will consider a resolution that would expand the boundaries of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) to include additional property along North Glynn Street and in a smaller area along the north side of Ga. Highway 54 West.
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Suwanee puts teeth into spring cleaning
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Suwanee is stepping up code enforcement efforts to encourage spring cleaning.
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Peachtree City may shrink max. lawn height from 12 to 8 inches
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Fayette Citizen
The Peachtree City Council Thursday night will consider lowering the maximum grass height requirement from 12 to eight inches while also requiring the use of covered containers “to the greatest extent practicable” for all garbage, garden trash, rubbish and debris awaiting disposal.
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Lillian Webb Park to host beach-themed dedication
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Newly renovated Lillian Webb Park will host “Spring Break in Norcross” next month, a beach-themed event aimed at celebrating the weather and the rededication of the park.
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Suwanee celebrates creativity with Arts in the Park
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Art in all of its various forms — 2-D, 3-D and performance art, will be celebrated during Suwanee’s Arts in the Park event May 22.
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Construction now complete on 151 Main
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Cherokee Tribune
Downtown Canton's newest building is now complete. Leasing has begun for office suites at the building, known as 151 Main, with occupancy anticipated to begin this summer.
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Cyclists peddle concerns at Capitol
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Cherokee Tribune
Some local bicyclers were among the 1,000 cyclists from the metro Atlanta region to pedal up to the state Capitol in the name of bicycling safety.
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City development authority wants 'level field' with county development authority
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Douglas County Sentinel
The Douglasville Development Authority called a special meeting Thursday to hammer out a cooperative agreement between itself and the Douglas County Development Authority (DCDA).
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Farmers’ market coming to Snellville this summer
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Covington News
A Saturday morning farmers’ market is coming to Snellville, beginning in June.
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Face-lift for Stone Mountain
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The city of Stone Mountain is stepping from the shadow of one of the largest granite domes in America with, of all things, sidewalks.
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Peachtree City Council to meet on leash law, cell tower locations
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Fayette Citizen
The potential elimination of the “voice control” option for pets will be discussed by the Peachtree City Council at a workshop meeting Monday, Apr. 12.
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Peachtree City adding historical timeline to memorial project
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Florida Times-Union
Peachtree City’s effort to honor founding fathers Floy Farr and Joel Cowan is expanding.
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Atlanta officials to begin park renovation
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta and Beltline officials are scheduled Saturday morning to break ground on the renovation of D.H. Stanton Park, which they say will become the city's first energy-neutral park.
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Airport's cargo goal will take some heavy lifting
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed embarks on the first steps of a campaign pledge to increase cargo operations at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, he faces significant challenges amid one of the worst declines in cargo traffic in recent history.
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Local students set for Hawks Community Night
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Clayton News Daily
The City of Riverdale, State Sen. Valencia Seay (D-Riverdale), Clayton County Public Schools, and the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce have joined forces to give hundreds of local students a chance to put their talents on display at Philips Arena, during an upcoming Atlanta Hawks home game.
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Requests for rezoning down in Cherokee
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Cherokee Tribune
It appears no one is looking for a rezoning in Cherokee County as no requests have been scheduled for May.
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Reed: City will boost small business contracts
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said Thursday his administration is working to better help small and minority-owned businesses, acknowledging that the city’s past contracting practices have generated some “fair” criticism.
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Trail blazers
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Cherokee Tribune
Bike trails are on their way to Woodstock. The Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association's Woodstock chapter is actively working to complete the first loop of the Taylor Randahl Memorial bike trails in Olde Rope Mill Park.
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Canton votes no to cutting impact fees
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Cherokee Tribune
The city of Canton rejected a plan to spur more development by temporarily changing the amount of impact fees it charges.
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Last call extended to 2 a.m.
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Cherokee Tribune
The Canton City Council on Tuesday approved the second reading of a change to an ordinance to allow the pouring of beer, wine and distilled spirits until 2 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays. The serving hours were previously from 9 a.m. to midnight.
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Henry mayors lend support to bike ride
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Henry Daily Herald
Officials from Stockbridge and Locust Grove were among city leaders from around the state who participated in this week’s bike ride to Georgia’s Capitol, to raise awareness of bicycling as an alternative to automobile travel.
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MRC considers selling property
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Marietta Daily Journal
The Marietta Redevelopment Corp. is considering selling some of its property to the city to be used as parkland, and using money from the sale to pay off some of its debt to Bank of North Georgia.
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Dunwoody bans backyard chickens
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The city council decided Monday night against amending its zoning ordinance to allow residents to keep chickens in their backyards.
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Fairburn considers regional baseball complex
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Fayette Citizen
The Fairburn City Council Monday night adopted a resolution for a proposal that, if approved by the board in the coming weeks, will lead to the development of a sports complex expected to draw baseball and softball teams and tournaments from across metro Atlanta with a resulting initial annual economic impact of $3.5-4.5 million.
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Duluth breathes life in service monument
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Duluth has resurrected a 5-year-old project to create a timeless monument for the city's living veterans, police officers and firefighters.
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Canton extends drinking hours
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Canton's City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday to extend restaurant hours to serve alcohol from midnight to 2 a.m.
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Suwanee honors city’s top volunteers
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City leaders Tuesday honored residents who have given their time and resources to better their community.
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Rent to rise on Duluth old City Hall block
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Starting June 1, most of the retail tenants on Duluth’s old City Hall block downtown will start paying higher rent. The new rental rates will be evaluated after six months, said Duluth Economic Development Manager Chris McGahee, who recommended the interim rates during Monday’s Duluth City Council work session.
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County, city approve SPLOST referendum
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Rockdale Citizen
Voters will ultimately have the final say following unanimous approvals Tuesday by the Conyers City Council and Rockdale County Board of Commissioners of the proposed spending plan for the next round of the special purpose local option sales tax.
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Woodstock approves $10K park improvement
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Cherokee Tribune
The Woodstock City Council on Monday night awarded a $10,000 bid to Kevin Murphy Construction for improvements to Dupree Park.
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Court ruling gives cities hope in tax fund fight with DeKalb
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Georgia Supreme Court ruling this week has made one DeKalb County city considerably richer and four others stand to benefit, too.
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Reed, Atlanta council debate budget ideas
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and his staff told the City Council Tuesday that residents will see significant service cuts if the city is unable to sell City Hall East and its jail.
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Suwanee to dedicate new City Hall sculpture
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Suwanee will host a community celebration Thursday to dedicate "Shimmering Echoes," the new suspended sculpture at City Hall.
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Reed's staff makes pitch to transfer Atlanta jail to Fulton
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Top aides to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed made their latest pitch to the City Council Tuesday to transfer control of the city jail to Fulton County.
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Snellville postpones vote on pawn shop
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Gwinnett Daily Post
By a vote of 4-2 Monday, Snellville Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer and City Council members voted to postpone a vote that would grant or deny a conditional-use permit for a pawn shop on U.S. Highway 78.
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Snellville delays vote on pawn shop
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Snellville City Council on Monday night postponed a vote on a proposed pawn shop to give the business owner more time to allay concerns of nearby residents.
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Reed says he'll come after absentee landowners
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said Monday his staff is working on guidelines to fight against absentee landowners who let their property fall into disrepair.
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Duluth residents examine city budget
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Duluth residents are helping the city balance its budget for the second consecutive year.
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Pawn shop stirs opposition in Snellville
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Battle lines are being drawn in Snellville over a proposal by a local pawn shop owner to relocate and build a 5,500-square-foot facility on U.S. 78.
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DeKalb cities team up for Google project
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Five DeKalb County cities have teamed up to convince Google to test its new ultra-high speed broadband in their communities.
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Officials want residents’ thoughts on new park
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Henry Daily Herald
Government officials want local residents to tell them how best to develop a planned park in McDonough. “It’s critical that we have community involvement,” said McDonough City Councilmember Sandra Vincent. “This is something that will service the community.”
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Horse park provides revenue engine for Conyers
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Rockdale Citizen
Horses are a natural sight on the rolling hills, trails and arenas at the Georgia International Horse Park, but the 1,400-acre property has a wider appeal.
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Conyers’ Georgia International Horse Park is showing it has something for all
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Rockdale Citizen
The Georgia International Horse Park is a popular site for festivals, fundraisers and other fun-filled events.
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Officials, residents to celebrate new welcome center in Norcross
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Gwinnett Daily Post
City officials, staff and residents will be on hand next month for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Norcross Welcome Center at 189 Lawrenceville St. The new facility will serve as an information hub for both locals and tourists, as well as offering a venue for both historic and artistic displays.
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Service dispute goes to court
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Commissioners and councilmen could decide this week to take some services off the table in a year long service dispute.
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Police escort fewer funeral processions
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USA Today
When the police department in Gulfport, Miss., recently ended long funeral processions by limiting them to five vehicles, the news was not well-received by some residents, who saw it as killing a cherished tradition.
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Wrong address cause for concern in Census results
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Cherokee Tribune
The city of Woodstock is working on getting a new mailing out to some residents after their U.S. Census forms carried a Holly Springs address.
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Suwanee sets ambitious vision for public artwork
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The timing was hardly ideal. Just two years ago, not long before the world’s economy plunged off a cliff, Suwanee approved an ambitious new ordinance to fund public art.
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Reed hints at big changes at City Hall
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Since 2008, the city of Atlanta has cut general spending by 20 percent and laid off several hundred employees. Atlanta's new mayor, Kasim Reed, suggests more cuts are coming.
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Berkeley Lake may impose fines on animal feeders
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Berkeley Lake is looking to crack down on folks who feed and trap wild animals.
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DAPC seeks more funding
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Fayette Citizen
The head of Peachtree City’s Development Authority says the city needs to place a high priority on retaining the city’s largest companies.
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Peachtree City may take crack at 'walking' signs
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Fayette Citizen
So-called “walking” signs in Peachtree City may be facing extinction.
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Peachtree City firms up parking ordinance
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City has shored up its parking ordinance to require residents to use a specific parking surface for all parking on private property.
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Fayetteville council approves monument sign at new retail center
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council Thursday night approved a monument sign variance for the new Teton Village retail center on South Glynn Street at Grady Avenue.
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Waleska getting own farmers market
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Cherokee Tribune
The Waleska Farmers Market at Reinhardt University is scheduled to begin operation May 6 and will be open the first Thursday of each month from May until August. The market will be open from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Berkeley Lake considers wildlife feeding law
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Gwinnett Daily Post
In an attempt to address a problem that occurs sometimes in a city that places huge importance on greenspace and wildlife, Berkeley Lake officials are considering enacting a law that provides for penalties for willfully feeding and/or trapping wildlife.
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Stockbridge’s city manager search on hold
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Henry Daily Herald
Stockbridge Mayor Lee Stuart said there are no immediate plans to begin a search for a new city manager, at least for the time being. “We need to re-assess where we are,” the mayor said.
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Johns Creek developer seeks detached housing
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NorthFulton.com
A few residents got a sneak peek at the first zoning case of 2010 in the city of Johns Creek at the Johns Creek Community Association zoning information meeting March 4.
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Mayor says Johns Creek out of 'start-up' mode
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NorthFulton.com
Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker opened his third annual State of the City address March 12 by telling the crowd that given what the city has accomplished the past three years, it's safe to say "We're out of start-up mode."
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Snellville liquor foes take ‘gloves off' in new court action
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The plaintiffs in Snellville's Sunday liquor saga are now seeking legal fees from the city, the mayor in particular, for "its stubborn and litigious actions."
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Atlanta parking patrol a pain for some motorists
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Since January, many Atlanta residents feel like they're experiencing their own version of the television show "Parking Wars."
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Atlanta Development Authority gets new president
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Development Authority, the economic development arm of city government, has a new president.
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Lampl rides high voter turnout to Morrow victory
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Clayton News Daily
The more than 600 votes cast in Tuesday’s city council special election in Morrow amounted to the highest number of votes in a city election there in recent history, according to Morrow City Clerk and Elections Registrar Evyonne Browning.
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Berkeley Lake fights for dam repair funding
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Gwinnett Daily Post
A question as to whether damage to Berkeley Lake’s earthen dam was caused by last year’s floods has city officials fighting for federal emergency repair funds.
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Riverdale anticipates completion of ‘The Promenade’
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Clayton News Daily
The path to the front entrance of what will soon be Riverdale’s new City Hall takes a visitor nearly knee deep into a track left in the mud by the large tire of a piece of construction equipment.
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Hampton to hold spring festival Saturday
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Clayton News Daily
Second Annual Yellow Pollen Street Festival is planned for Saturday from 10 a.m., to 5 p.m. The festivities will take place in the city’s downtown area, and the main thoroughfare — East Main Street — will be blocked off, according to City Council Member Arley Lowe, one of the festival’s organizers. There is no admission fee for the festival.
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Berkeley Lake: New FEMA funds for dam still not enough
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
FEMA has informed Berkeley Lake that the agency will pony up more money to repair the city's deteriorating dam.
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City hires new manager for visitor center
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The Lawrenceville Tourism and Trade Association has announced the hiring of a new manager for its Visitor Information Center.
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Parade to close city streets
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Rockdale Citizen
Today is the day that everyone can claim a little bit of Irish in them as the public gears up for St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Conyers.
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Cherokee, cities monitor pensions
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Cherokee Tribune
The Cherokee County government and local cities are keeping an eye on their pension funds and remain positive about the position they are in, but the Mayor of one city would like to see a review of its program to ensure the city is getting the best deal.
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St. Patty's fest set for Saturday
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Cherokee Tribune
A Woodstock-based nonprofit is planning a fundraiser to not only celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but to raise money for the city's proposed trail system.
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Lampl wins Morrow City Council seat
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Clayton News Daily
John Lampl is going back to the Morrow City Council after a 12-year absence from the governing body.
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City denies request for taxi service permit
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Douglas County Sentinel
The council voted unanimously at its regular meeting Monday night to deny a request for a permit to open a taxi service at 5823 Highway 92.
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Peachtree City Council to revisit fire dept. request for mandatory sprinklers
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Florida Times-Union
A proposal to require fire sprinklers in all new single family residences may soon be considered again by the Peachtree City Council.
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Fines for false alarms in Peachtree City?
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City may soon be considering an ordinance aimed at reducing the amount of false burglar alarm calls.
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Fayetteville council to consider sign variance, Google project
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council in a relatively abbreviated agenda Thursday will consider a monument sign variance for Teton Village on South Glynn Street and likely sign a resolution supporting an initiative to have Google install a one-gigabyte fiber network in Fayette County.
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Imker’s proposed cuts draw fire from PTC's chief
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Fayette Citizen
With a $1.2 million shortfall projected for the 2010-2011 fiscal year starting in October, Peachtree City Councilman Eric Imker has suggested a range of actions the city could take to make up the difference and then some.
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Raise in the works for PTC Mayor Haddix? Vote may be 3-to-2
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Fayette Citizen
As the Peachtree City Council bandied about budget cuts to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars this weekend, Councilmen Doug Sturbaum and Eric Imker said they supported raising the pay of Mayor Don Haddix, who is currently compensated at $9,000 a year.
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Atlanta close to lease deal on Lakewood property
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta believes it is close to a deal to lease some prime space at the Lakewood Fairgrounds, city officials told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tuesday.
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Suwanee offers prizes to promote Gateway
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Gwinnett Daily Post
The city of Suwanee will soon use a new campaign — one that involves free prizes — to promote its Gateway, the city’s oldest and largest commercial area.
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E-Verify bill met with opposition
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Marietta Daily Journal
The Georgia Municipal Association opposes a bill by state Sen. Judson Hill (R-east Cobb) that requires cities to verify that the contractors and subcontractors are compliant with the federal E-Verify program before accepting a bid for a contract. It requires that cities maintain affidavits from bidders averring that they are compliant with E-Verify for five years.
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Morrow City Council election today
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Clayton News Daily
The City of Morrow will hold a special election today, to select a new member of the Morrow City Council.
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Stockbridge City Manager Ted Strickland dies
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Henry Daily Herald
Most government operations in Stockbridge will be put on hold today and Wednesday, in memory of Ted Strickland, Mayor Lee Stuart has announced.
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Council passes new guidelines for pawn shops
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta City Council voted Monday to add new regulations concerning where new pawn shops can operate.
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Sandy Springs, Roswell eyeing new bridge
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A literal connection between Sandy Springs and Roswell is in the works, much to the delight of cyclists in both north Fulton County cities.
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Council votes not to move cemetery
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta City Council voted Monday against a land owner's plan to move more than 40 graves from a cemetery in Buckhead.
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Sandy Springs holding hearing on voting challenge Tuesday
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs wants to hear from citizens on its bid to challenge the federal Voting Rights Act.
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Peachtree City may outsource building department
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Fayette Citizen
With building permits down drastically thanks to the economy, Peachtree City officials are considering outsourcing nearly all functions of the building department.
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Conyers to hold St. Patty’s parade
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Rockdale Citizen
It will be double the fun on St. Patrick’s Day in Conyers as the “World’s Fastest Growing St. Patrick’s Day Parade” is joined by the first-ever 0.10 mile race.
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City Council mulls fee for background checks, court surcharge
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Douglas County Sentinel
The Douglasville City Council discussed resolutions that would offset costs for services provided by two city departments at its legislative work session Thursday night.
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Work to begin on 2 roads damaged by flood
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Douglas County Sentinel
The Douglasville City Council has authorized Mayor Mickey Thompson to sign agreements with contractors to begin repairs on two road projects.
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Street repaving to be Peachtree City's SPLOST priority
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City has $3.35 million remaining from the 2004 transportation special purpose local option sales tax, and nearly 72 percent of those funds will be used to maintain city streets and upgrade the cart path system.
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Peachtree City Council fire, police escape cuts to balance current budget
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Fayette Citizen
A proposal to leave a previously-authorized police officer slot vacant and cut $25,000 in part-time and overtime salaries in the fire department for the remainder of the year was shot down Saturday by the Peachtree City Council at the final day of its annual planning retreat.
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Sandy Springs takes fresh look at private services
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Four years after launching the state’s most privatized government, Sandy Springs is considering some changes to the concept.
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Berkeley Lake residents sound off on dam
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More than 100 Berkeley Lake residents packed a town hall meeting Saturday morning for an update on the city's deteriorating dam and the ongoing feud with FEMA over a city-estimated $4 million repair bill.
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Panhandler ordinance gets a redo
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It’s back to the drawing board for Atlanta’s panhandling ordinance.
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Berkeley Lake residents to weigh in on failing dam
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jeff Sprinkle's subdivision in Berkeley Lake sits just 50 feet from one of the state's largest earthen dams. That fact didn't faze him six months ago. Now it does.
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Imker: PTC facing $1.2 million shortfall in 2011
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Fayette Citizen
If Peachtree City officials want to completely duck a tax increase and avoid using cash reserves, they will have to cut $1.2 million from next year’s budget, according to Councilman Eric Imker at Friday’s council retreat.
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City Council ... in session?
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Marietta Daily Journal
For years - decades, even - members of Marietta City Council have met for dinner shortly after adjourning the council meetings.
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Optimism prevails in Smyrna
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Marietta Daily Journal
Smyrna's redevelopment coordinator, Andrea Hall, told business leaders Thursday morning that although some projects remain stalled by the economy, the city is primed to prosper.
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Roswell Council won't pray before meetings
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NorthFulton.com
Newly elected Roswell City Councilwoman Betty Price made one of her early goals on the council to start each meeting with a prayer. It now appears that goal won’t be answered.
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City Hall East property has new suitor
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta has a verbal agreement to sell the City Hall East property to a real estate investment firm for $27 million, the same price as a deal that fell through last year, Mayor Kasim Reed told the city council Thursday.
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Sugar Hill sees sweet boost with unique park
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
On Saturday, Sugar Hill leaders will mark the grand opening of the 66-acre Gary Pirkle Park. The $7 million park -- $5 million from city coffers, the rest from SPLOST funds -- also will boast a 90-foot playground pavilion powered by solar energy, lighted walking trails and a city-run community garden.
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Preservation ordinance gets revised in Marietta
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Cherokee Tribune
Business activity in Cherokee County picked up in February, but remains slower than the pace set in the first two months of last year.
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Preservation ordinance gets revised in Marietta
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Marietta Daily Journal
Local attorney Greg Griffin, owner of the 1849 antebellum plantation house Tranquilla on Kennesaw Avenue, is not a fan of historic preservation districts.
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New economic development projects in Locust Grove
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Henry Daily Herald
Locust Grove has attracted two new developments, which are expected to provide an economic boost to the city.
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Marietta preservation ordinance approved
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Marietta City Council approved a rewritten preservation ordinance meant to protect historic neighborhoods yet critics said it was weakened in the process.
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Vote on community garden postponed
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The ongoing saga over a proposed community garden in Atlanta's Inman Park neighborhood will continue for at least two more weeks.
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Atlanta council slow to make changes recommended in audit
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta City Council has not completed any recommendations made by its internal auditor in recent years, officials said in a presentation Wednesday to the council.
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Duluth honors football hero
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Mayor Nancy Harris and the Duluth City Council recognized a hometown football hero on Monday by proclaiming March 8 George Rogers Day in the city in honor of the 1980 Heisman Trophy winner.
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Stockbridge’s governance debated
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Henry Daily Herald
The Stockbridge City Council is at odds over whether the five-member body should continue to be elected at-large, or whether members should be chosen from districts.
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Marietta BLW predicts more rate increases
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Marietta Daily Journal
Expect more water, sewer and electric rate hikes from the Marietta Board of Lights and Water come January, BLW general manager Bob Lewis told the City Council on Monday.
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Cellphone carriers want 7 new towers in Peachtree City, may get none
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Fayette Citizen
Three major cellphone carriers have identified seven areas of Peachtree City where they would like to add new towers, six of which are in residential neighborhoods, but they may not get any.
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Fayetteville council helps struggling businesses
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Fayette Citizen
The Fayetteville City Council March 4 continued its previous decision to lessen restrictions on business banners, stake signs and A-frame signs that was set to expire March 5.
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Council committee votes against cemetery removal
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta City Council's Community Development/Human Resource committee voted Tuesday against a proposal to move a cemetery located in Buckhead.
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Firefighters protest citizen group, mayor gets caught in middle
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An estimated 200 Atlanta firefighters on Tuesday waved protest signs and yelled "Stop, thief!" outside a Buckhead restaurant at members of an organization that sued the city last week, claiming it illegally approved pension increases for city employees in 2001 and 2005 that taxpayers cannot afford.
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Challenge to Decatur mental health center ongoing
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After a Monday night meeting that bled into the early hours of Tuesday, the city’s Zoning Board of Appeal decided it needed more time to weigh arguments about whether the Peer Support and Wellness Center belongs in a residential area.
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Peachtree City police awarded re-accreditation
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Fayette Citizen
The Peachtree City Police Department was presented with its formal international re-accreditation certificate Thursday night.
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Peachtree City sewer system gets clean audit
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City’s Water and Sewer Authority has received a clean bill of financial health.
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Tyrone preparing for budget issues
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Fayette Citizen
The Tyrone Town Council had its annual retreat Feb. 27. Front and center in the discussions, and first on the agenda, was the potential effects of the recession and its impact on the upcoming budget that begins July 1.
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Sewer considered for new Tyrone fire station
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Fayette Citizen
The Tyrone Town Council is considering granting a 1,000 gallon per day sewer allowance to Fayette County Public Safety for the replacement of Fire Station #3 located on Senoia Road near the old downtown area.
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Mayor Haddix says Peachtree City is already ‘understaffed’
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Fayette Citizen
With a projected shortfall of $757,128 in the upcoming 2010-2011 fiscal year — and a projected $621,674 shortfall in the current year’s budget — the Peachtree City Council is facing
tough decisions at its retreat at City Hall Friday and Saturday.
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Sandy Springs taking fresh look at private services
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Four years after launching the state’s most privatized government, Sandy Springs is considering some changes to the concept.
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Another crack on Berkeley Lake dam
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Engineers have discovered another crack on the Berkeley Lake dam, one that is four times the size of the original slope failure.
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Judge to weigh Sunday sales motion
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A Gwinnett County judge will decide next month whether new evidence in Snellville's Sunday liquor saga justifies a new trial.
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Sugar Hill sets rules for park
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Gwinnett Daily Post
With its first park opening in more than 30 years scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, the Sugar Hill City Council at its monthly meeting Monday night ratified the agreement renters will sign to use Gary Pirkle Park.
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Mayors, Mathis pledge support for census
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Henry Daily Herald
One Henry County mayor has advised residents to “put up or shut up,” in the 2010 census count.
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Manget request postponed 30 days
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Marietta Daily Journal
At the request of City Councilman Van Pearlberg, the council postponed for 30 days a request by the owner of the Manget at Historic Marietta development to build seven attached townhomes in place of a proposed 10-unit condo building.
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Lilburn unveils new logo
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Gwinnett Daily Post
“Lilburn, Georgia: Small Town, Big Difference,” is the city’s new theme/tagline, as unveiled by the City Council on Monday night along with a new logo to celebrate its centennial this year.
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City ordinance bans nudity, alcohol in clubs
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Clayton News Daily
The Forest Park City Council adopted a new adult-entertainment ordinance on Monday, incorporating many of the same features of a March 2009 ordinance that prompted federal lawsuits from two different strip club owners.
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Jonesboro panel to review police chief applications
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Clayton News Daily
Jonesboro Mayor Luther Maddox said it will be another month and a half before the city has its next permanent police chief, now that a panel –– which includes the mayor and two city council members –– has been chosen to review the 26 applications for the position.
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Sandy Springs urges sign up of reverse 911 programs
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sandy Springs is urging residents to sign up for two emergency warning systems to help protect them during the upcoming severe weather season.
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FEMA reimburses Marietta $54,000 for storm response
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has reimbursed Marietta more than $54,000 for the city's response to the September flooding.
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Marietta split in push for historic district
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Some of Marietta’s oldest and finest homes — with names like Tower Oaks and the Howell House — can still be found on Kennesaw Avenue.
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Colorful exhibit comes to Suwanee
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Gwinnett Daily Post
A new, colorful addition to Suwanee City Hall comes courtesy of Seattle-based artist Koryn Rolstad, whose work is displayed all over the world.
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Duluth mayor to host live Webcast to reach out to area
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Duluth does more than use twitter for open government.
Mayor Nancy Harris will host her second live Webcast later this month to reach out to residents.
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Sugar Hill brings solar energy, synthetic turf to newest park
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Gwinnett Daily Post
This Saturday, nearly two years since Gwinnett’s fourth-largest city embarked on its most ambitious real estate undertaking, the first 50-acre phase of the park at Suwanee Dam and Austin Garner Roads is set to open with an 11 a.m. ribbon cutting ceremony. With Mother Nature cooperating, temperatures promise to reach into the 60s.
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Alcohol hearing draws a crowd
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Cherokee Tribune
Canton residents and business owners during a public hearing on Thursday night had their say on the time for last call in the city.
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Lawyers, city to meet over airport billboards dispute
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lawyers for the Atlanta businessman who said he was unfairly denied an indoor billboard contract at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport are scheduled to meet with city officials today in a pre-trial conference in federal court in Atlanta.
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Dunwoody to discuss backyard chicken ordinance
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Dunwoody City Council on Monday will discuss amending its zoning laws to allow backyard chickens in residential areas.
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Atlanta council to hear proposal to move cemetery
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta City Council's Community Development/Human Resources committee has scheduled a public hearing Monday evening on several items including a proposal to move a Buckhead cemetery.
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Atlanta council members push for better court management
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta City Council members asked its judges, solicitors and public defenders Friday to prepare a report in one month that outlining ways to improve court operations.
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Norcross to weigh terms of political office
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Norcross will host a town hall meeting Tuesday night to talk about local government and terms of political office.
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Snellville creates farmers market
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
For the past four months, 10 volunteers, including two Snellville City Council members, have been making plans for a Saturday morning farmers market, scheduled to begin June 5.
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City seeks fed funding on projects
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Rockdale Citizen
Mayor Randy Mills and other city officials appealed to legislators in Washington, D.C., for a total of nearly $5.4 million of federal aid earlier this week.
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Magazine calls city affordable
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek Magazine named Duluth as one of its Best Affordable Suburbs in America for 2010. The town took the top prize in Georgia.
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Early voting under way in Morrow
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Clayton News Daily
Early voting, in a special election to fill the unexpired term of former Morrow City Councilman Charles Sorrow, is currently under way. Registered Morrow voters will be able to vote at the Morrow Municipal Complex during normal business hours until Friday, March 12.
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Jonesboro celebrates start of Streetscape project
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Clayton Tribune
After seven years of planning, discussion and debate, the City of Jonesboro officially broke ground, Thursday, on its long-awaited downtown Streetscape project.
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Lilburn to roll out new city logo
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lilburn leaders will unveil a new city logo to kick off the Gwinnett municipality's centennial celebration.
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Avondale Estates annexation foes fear: ‘They want to run us out’
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Avondale Mayor Ed Rieker says the city wants to clean up what it considers a blighted area — riddled with broken glass, fast-food wrappers, random shopping carts — and plan for development at a key intersection that could become the gateway to Avondale.
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Duluth tapped among Best Affordable Suburbs
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
BusinessWeek magazine has named its Best Affordable Suburbs in America for 2010, and Duluth takes the prize in Georgia.
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Grayson to hear input on sign ordinance
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Grayson residents can weigh in Monday on the city's proposed changes to its sign ordinance.
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College Park mayor honored
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
College Park’s mayor was recently named CEO of the year by the Georgia Minority Business awards committee.
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Mayor shares his Native-American background
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Henry Daily Herald
Stockbridge Mayor Lee Stuart said he is Stockbridge’s first Native-American mayor. “When you go way back in history, we’re part of the Monasapough Nation,” said Stuart, whose Native-American name is Strong Claw. “We were up in the Chesapeake Bay area. We were all fur traders, and we slowly migrated down.”
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SPLOST revenue limited by economy
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Rockdale Citizen
While city and county officials plan to ask voters to approve a new sales tax referendum, the current sales tax program continues to generate revenue though now mostly to pay off debt.
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Acworth businesses approved for tax credits
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Marietta Daily Journal
The state has approved the city of Acworth to use a program that encourages new businesses to relocate to the city or existing businesses to expand in the area through the use of tax credits.
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Boundary pacts in the works
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Cherokee Tribune
New growth boundary agreements may be forged with two of Cherokee County's cities. While not legally binding, the agreements give city leaders assurance the county government won't fight annexations within the agreed-upon boundaries. The county leaders benefit by knowing the cities' growth plans for a set period of time.
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Johns Creek Fire honors service, lifesaving
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NorthFulton.com
The Johns Creek Fire Department recognized 16 of its members for their exemplary public service and lifesaving efforts in 2009 at the first Johns Creek Fire Annual Awards Banquet, held Feb. 6 at the Standard Club.
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Roswell City Council changes meeting times
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NorthFulton.com
Roswell City Council will cut the number of monthly meetings beginning in June from three monthly meetings to just two.
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Roswell digs in $1.9M for streetscape
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NorthFulton.com
It was not the most auspicious beginning for a Roswell redevelopment project as a steady snow fell Tuesday, March 2, but with a project that took nearly eight years to get started, nobody was complaining – much.
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Snellville seeks new trial in Sunday liquor flap
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Snellville city leaders are taking another crack at Sunday liquor sales, presenting new evidence to the Gwinnett County judge who in January closed the taps at local restaurants.
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Atlanta unveils public art site
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta's office of Cultural Affairs unveiled a sculpture Wednesday that chronicles the life of civil rights attorney Isabel Gates Webster.
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Council members say Atlanta needs more code inspectors
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Several Atlanta City Council council members said Wednesday that the city needs more code enforcement officers to deal with issues such as people dumping trash on abandoned properties.
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Acworth to discuss buying 15 Tasers for police
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Acworth City Council on Thursday will consider purchasing 15 Tasers for the police department.
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Norcross honors Scouts, Boys and Girls Clubs
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Mayor Bucky Johnson on Monday presented two proclamations recognizing both the Boy Scouts of America and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
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Kennesaw slowing down
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Marietta Daily Journal
Drivers, take note. The Kennesaw City Council has lowered the speed limit along Main Street near the entrance to Swift-Cantrell Park from 45 mph to 35 mph.
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City retains HMS as golf course manager
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Douglas County Sentinel
The city council approved a resolution Monday night that will allow West Pines Golf Club to remain under the management of HMS Golf.
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Councilman wants to end session polling
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Marietta Daily Journal
Councilman Grif Chalfant wants the City Council to end its executive session practice of polling where members stand on a particular matter before coming out to vote in public.
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Residents sue Atlanta over "illegal" pension changes
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A group of Atlanta homeowners has filed a class-action lawsuit against the city, charging its elected officials illegally increased pension benefits for its employees in 2001 and 2005, putting the city's finances at risk.
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Fulton County Commission Chairman wants to acquire Atlanta jail
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fulton County Commission Chairman John Eaves is asking the commission at its Wednesday meeting to offer to lease and possibly purchase the City of Atlanta jail to help alleviate potential overcrowding at the Fulton County jail.
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Atlanta could use cameras to catch trash dumpers
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
People dumping tires and large loads of trash on vacant property could find city officials looking over their shoulder.
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