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Residents mount campaign to save trees at Mimosa Hall By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com
Art experience From left, Brianna and Carmen Utley stand inside Cloak and Draugr Tattoo on 468 South Atlanta St. in Roswell June 11. Read the profile starting on page 8.
Alpharetta advances FY 2026 budget By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council unanimously approved a property tax rate of 5.75 mills during the first of three public hearings on the fiscal year 2026 budget June. 16. The city has maintained the
rate since 2009. One mill generates $1 for every $1,000 of a property’s taxable value, which by state law, is 40 percent of a property’s real – or fair market – value. A home that is worth $100,000 on the market would have a taxable value of $40,000, and a levy of 1 mill would cost the homeowner $40 in taxes.
The tax rate is composed of 5.030 mills for maintenance and operations and 0.720 mills for general obligation debt. At the meeting, the council also unanimously approved a $163 million citywide budget, marking a slight decrease from the current year’s $164 million.
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ROSWELL, Ga. — The trees of Mimosa Hall & Gardens provide more than just shade. They are a part of the culture of Roswell’s historic downtown. On May 30, Gus Hadorn was left speechless when he discovered the tree canopy on the left lawn of Mimosa Hall felled. The canopy included over 10 specimen trees. “It was a total shock,” he said. Hadorn, a Roswell resident of 40 years, was one of the founding members of the Friends of Mimosa Hall & Gardens.
Hadorn, along with other concerned citizens created the group in the spring of 2017 after commercial developers set their sights on the property. The group stands to work with the city to plan the ongoing preservation of Roswell’s history. Hadorn remains steadfast in his effort to preserve the property. “It’s important that we preserve not only our history but the natural world that surrounds us,” he said. “From a historical perspective, those trees give context to what happened here.”
See TREES, Page 7
See BUDGET, Page 6
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Remnants of close to three dozen trees lay on the ground of Mimosa Hall & Gardens June 16.
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