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01/06/2026

***BREAKING NEWS***
NEWLY ELECTED ROSWELL CITY OFFICIALS SWORN IN THIS MORNING

January 5, 2026 - At approximately 8:30am this morning January 5, 2026, newly elected Mayor Mary Robichaux, Councilmember Jennifer Phillippi (Post4) Councilmember Eren Brumley (Post 5), and Council member Chris Zack (Post 6) executed the legally required documents and Oath of Office to become Roswell’s newest Mayor and Councilmembers. The Oath of Office and transfer of power was witnessed by many of Roswell Staff, department heads, and some friends and family. The ceremonial induction of the new Mayor and councilmembers will take place on January 12, 2026. Mark your calendars to attend in person City of Roswell, GA Reception and Swearing In Ceremony at City Hall Rotunda https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17Js7wwHpb/ This post also on youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R6jYvpoH_U
City of Roswell, Georgia Government

12/12/2025

EAST ROSWELL FIRE STATION #27 PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING

Friday December 12, 2025 - On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the City of Roswell held a Fire Station #27 public information meeting at the East Roswell Park meeting room. Representatives from the City of Roswell included Pabel Troche, Senior Vice President & Fire Chief, Sharon Izzo, Senior Vice President of Infrastructure & Deputy City Administrator, City Council members Sarah Beeson and Allen Sells, and Mayor-elect Mary Robicheaux.

Background: The City of Roswell recently announced a plan to move the existing Fire Station #27 from Holcomb Bridge Road at the Gwinnett County line to Fouts Road near East Roswell Park. The cost of this project would come out of the broader Bond Program that includes public safety and community amenities.

Pabel Troche briefly reviewed the criteria and selection process for the new location. There were various concerns voiced by citizens attending, including but not limited to the location selection process, location alternatives, noise impact, environmental impact, impact to homes and neighborhoods across the street, using parkland for the fire station, the large number of trees targeted for removal, and a retention pond.

During the discussion on location and land alternatives, the old Rite Aid building across Holcomb Bridge Road was suggested as a better alternative with less noise and environmental impact on surrounding neighborhoods, and better access to Holcomb Bridge Road. The team from the City gave a limited response, saying a topic like this should be discussed in closure to avoid price inflation on potential targeted properties. In follow-up interviews with current and former city officials, it was suggested that the City could use eminent domain powers to secure alternative locations at fair market prices.

During the meeting, Mayor-elect Mary Robicheaux stated she had questions and concerns, which will be investigated once she is sworn into office in January 2026.

What are your thoughts and comments?

The City of Roswell provided this pdf link to the presentation made during the meeting:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/tsresources.targetsolutions.com/E1AEDB55-B020-69C0-567D-BECE1580A9AE.pdf

City of Roswell Announcement of Fire Station Move & Meeting: https://roswellconnections.com/new-fire-station-27-to-strengthen-emergency-response-in-east-roswell/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-fire-station-27-to-strengthen-emergency-response-in-east-roswell

City of Roswell, Georgia Government

12/03/2025

Tuesday December 2, 2025 - JUST IN: KURT WILSON HAS CONCEDED THE RACE TO MARY ROBICHAUX
After early/provisional/mail-in ballot results have come in with Mary Robichaux at 58.36% of the vote, Mayor Kurt Wilson has conceded the race for mayor. Election day results have not been posted yet, but teams for both candidates visit each polling location for their counts, which are posted on the doors.
Congratulations to Mary Robichaux and her team for running a clean race!

11/10/2025

2045 Comprehensive Plan Community Event #2

On Thursday November 6, 2025 the City of Roswell held Community Event #2 of the Comprehensive Growth Plan 2045 at the East Roswell Park meeting room. The stated purpose was to review existing conditions and discuss economic opportunities in Roswell’s activity centers.

Representatives from the City of Roswell included Randy Knighton, Chief Administrative Officer & City Administrator and Jeff Leatherman, Senior VP of Community Services & Deputy City Administrator. The City’s consultants Kimly-Horn and KB Advisory Group were the primary presenters in the meeting.

Also present were all the new council member elects: Council Member-elect Eren Brumley, Council Member-elect Jennifer Phillippi, and Council Member-elect Chris Zack. In addition, mayoral runoff candidate Mary Robichaux and former candidate for mayor Steve Dorvee were present and participated. No current mayor or council members were present.

After a presentation by staff and outside consultants Kimly-Horn and KB Advisory, the audience broke out to view, discuss, and give input on map/chart stations of different prospective city activity areas.

In the video you’ll see the entire presentation as well as various video snippets of citizen interactions and the final marked and commented charts.

The meeting concluded at 8pm.

11/10/2025

2045 Comprehensive Plan Community Event #2
On Thursday November 6, 2025 the City of Roswell held Community Event #2 of the Comprehensive Growth Plan 2045 at the East Roswell Park meeting room. The stated purpose was to review existing conditions and discuss economic opportunities in Roswell’s activity centers.
Representatives from the City of Roswell included Randy Knighton, Chief Administrative Officer & City Administrator and Jeff Leatherman, Senior VP of Community Services & Deputy City Administrator. The City’s consultants Kimly-Horn and KB Advisory were the primary presenters in the meeting.
Also present were all the new council member elects: Council Member-elect Eren Brumley, Council Member-elect Jennifer Phillippi, and Council Member-elect Chris Zack. In addition, mayoral runoff candidate Mary Robichaux and former candidate for mayor Steve Dorvee were present and participated. No current mayor or council members were present.
After a presentation by staff and outside consultants Kimly-Horn and KB Advisory, the audience broke out to view, discuss, and give input on map/chart stations of different prospective city activity areas.
In the video you’ll see the entire presentation as well as various video snippets of citizen interactions and the final marked and commented charts.
The meeting concluded at 8pm.

11/03/2025

On October 30, 2025, the Roswell Community Majid held the final candidate forum of this election cycle prior to voting on Tuesday Nov 4 for all the Mayor and City Council candidates. The candidates and their place on the timeline are as follows:

At 4 minutes 57 seconds: City Council Post 4: David Johnson (Incumbent), Jennifer Phillippi
At 21 minutes 18 seconds: City Councilmember: Post 5: Erendira Brumley, William Morthland (Incumbent)
At 40 minutes 11 seconds: City Councilmember: Post 6: Nicholas Porche, Christopher Zack
At 52 minutes 2 seconds: Mayor: Stephen Dorvee, Mary Robichaux, Kurt Wilson (Incumbent)

This event was packed, with an estimated 100-150 in attendance. This is significant as voters had to choose between this pre-scheduled event and a quickly thrown-together Flash Town Hall at East Roswell Park, regarding the "Bigger than Battery” Stadium/mixed-use project. It was the first-ever opportunity for residents to ask questions about this development.

As usual, the Roswell Majid again hosted a wonderful hospitable event for the candidates and audience participants. Many candidates reported fairness and relevancy of questions affecting Roswell citizens' quality of life.

Credits:
Organizers: Imam Abdullah Jaber, Bassem Fakhoury, Shaheen Bharde, Jahanzeb Jabbar, Renee AlNoubani, Shannon Landry Moderators: Jahanzeb Jabbar, Renee AINoubani Timekeeper: Ghaffar Bharde. Post Processing Partner: Susan Segars and Steve Henderson with RoswellGACitizens News

11/02/2025

CORRECTION:
Allen Sells contacted us to clarify that he actually stated he does not think Kurt Wilson has said, "we're going to get it whether we need it or not.", regarding the stadium project. Mr. Sells was not referring to the claim that the stadium project would be "bigger than The Battery”. The copy below has been edited to correct this error.

On Thursday October 30th, the City of Roswell held a “Flash” Town Hall in east Roswell. City Council Member Allen Sells, Peter Sorckoff of Seer Consulting, and Jeff Leatherman, Senior Vice President of Community Services & Deputy City Administrator with City of Roswell were on hand. Originally intended to be a small gathering in a Horseshoe Bend neighborhood basement, within 24 hours it expanded and moved to East Roswell Park when word got out; as it tends to do in Roswell. Most people attending had just heard about the meeting hours before the 6:00 pm start time. Even with that short notice, approximately 40 people made it to the meeting.

Attendees voiced concerns over the proposed stadium and viability of the soccer component, traffic congestion, volume of multi-family housing, retail, office, restaurants, and location (with the Kimberly Clark campus a focal point), and why city officials - specifically the mayor - have been speaking publicly in terms of the project being a definite, and ‘bigger than the battery’. Councilman Sells stated he did not remember Kurt Wilson having ever said "we're going to get it whether we need it or not.”, regarding the stadium project. Mr. Sells did not deny that the phrase “bigger than the battery” has been used to describe the project.

What are your thoughts? Your questions?

02/14/2024

**BREAKING NEWS**

City of Roswell, Georgia Government Announces Plans to Buy Old Crabapple Middle School Property from Fulton County Schools for $6.5M.

February 13, 2024 - Roswell Area Park has long needed more entry/exit points, and perhaps space.

Exciting news, Roswell! The City is planning to enter into a contract with the Fulton County Schools to purchase the former Crabapple Middle School property at 10700 Crabapple Road in Roswell for $6.5 million. The site is just over 20 acres, already zoned for civic use, and directly borders Roswell Area Park, making it ideal for future expansion of the City’s parks and recreation programming.

The Fulton County Board of Education approved the sale at its Feb. 13 meeting. Roswell City Council will take a formal vote on the purchase at its regularly scheduled Mayor and City Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 26.

Roswell Mayor Kurt Wilson says the purchase of this property aligns with Roswell’s promise to create transformative public spaces and make tangible investments with taxpayer money. The purchase will be paid with bond funds that were overwhelmingly approved by voters in November 2022.

“We promised Roswell voters that we would use bond monies to invest in park acquisition, and that’s exactly what we are doing,” said Mayor Wilson. “With the purchase of this great property, Mayor and Council are moving forward with major initiatives that are going to vastly improve the City of Roswell and the quality of life for our residents.”

For the full story, visit: https://www.roswellgov.com/Home/Components/News/News/5993/17