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Early voting ends Oct. 31 for municipal elections NORTH METRO ATLANTA. — Early voting for the 2025 elections began Tuesday, Oct. 14, and runs through Oct. 31. City elections and the state Public Service Commission races are on the ballot this year. Election Day is Nov. 4. In Fulton and DeKalb counties, polls are open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Oct. 18 and 25 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Oct. 19 and 26 from 12-5 p.m. In Forsyth County, polls will generally be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. during early voting. Voters can cast a ballot at any early votRead candidate ing location in their county. questionnaires The Georgia Secretary of and find State’s My Voter Page will show more election you your sample ballot and pollcoverage at ing location. Visit that page at appenmedia.com https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/. If you live in a city, be sure to check your sample ballot to see who you will be voting for. If you live in an unincorporated area, there is still a race on your ballot for the state Public Service Commission.
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Voters will consider a $40 million bond in November to provide funding for a Performing Arts Center in the Town Center area.
Residents weigh pros, cons of performing arts center By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Some Johns Creek residents say an 800seat Performing Arts Center could provide a much-needed home for culture. Others worry it may come with too much financial baggage. Residents attended an Oct. 16 question-and-answer session hosted by the city to learn more
about the project and a $40 million bond that could fund it. On November ballots, city voters will be asked to consider the bond, which would fund the majority of the art center’s potential $50 million construction cost. City staff have budgeted a 10 percent contingency to anticipate fluctuations in costs. Between questions, residents offered snapshots of where their
support lies. Some, like Deb Terning, a pianist for the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra, said the arts community has waited years for a center, adding the city has few suitable options where arts groups can perform. Others, like Georgann Levy, said they are about the bond’s impact on property taxes.
The Fulton County polling locations include: • Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, GA 30009 • East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA 30076 • Joan P. Garner Library at Ponce De Leon, 980 Ponce De Leon Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30306 • Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton, GA 30009 • North Fulton Service Center, 7741 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30350 • Robert F. Fulton Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30005 • Roswell Library, 115 Norcross Street, Roswell, GA 30075 • Sandy Springs Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
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