Johns Creek News
The latest Johns Creek news: city council, schools, police and fire, development and business, each story linked to the record it came from.
Top story
Ocee Elementary gets a wheelchair-friendly playground
A state recycled-tire grant replaced the mulch on Ocee Elementary's special-needs playground with a rubber surface. Ocee is one of four Fulton schools to get one.
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City Hall
Johns Creek adopts rollback rate: no city tax increase
The City Council set the 2026 rate at 3.434 mills, the rollback rate, not the 3.492 it advertised. The parks bond rate also fell, to 0.247 mills.
City Hall
Johns Creek 2026 tax rate: 3.434 mills, no increase
Johns Creek adopted the 3.434-mill rollback rate Oct. 26, not the 3.492 it advertised, so no city tax increase. Parks bond rate 0.247 mills; county stays at 8.87.
Police
Missed the Johns Creek drug take-back? Use City Hall's box
The Oct. 24 take-back is over, but the police drug box in the City Hall lobby takes unused pills free, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. No needles or liquids.
TSPLOST
TSPLOST on the ballot: what Johns Creek would get
Renewing Fulton's 0.75% transportation sales tax Nov. 3 would bring Johns Creek an estimated $86.4 million, half of it for trails and streetscapes.
Home prices
Johns Creek home values edge up as most neighbors slip
The typical Johns Creek home was worth $689,664 in September, up 0.4% on the year, while Alpharetta, Duluth, Suwanee and Fulton County all fell.
City Hall
Johns Creek food trucks: Boardwalk pilot approved
Food trucks and pushcarts can sell at The Boardwalk at Town Center for a 12-month trial, approved Oct. 26. Permits cost $50 a quarter. Here are the rules.
Schools
Chattahoochee High hits 99.1% graduation rate
Chattahoochee, Northview and Johns Creek high schools each graduated more than 98% of the Class of 2026 on time. Only two Fulton specialty schools did better.