🌱Sales Tax Negotiations + Election Security

Hello, everybody! It's me, Gail Lafleche, your host of the Alpharetta-Milton Daily — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days. In today's Daily, you'll learn about these stories and more:

• Improved sales tax negotiations with Fulton County
• Election security
• Election workers fired

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Today will be rather cloudy with a high of 67 and a low of 45.

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Here are the top stories today in Alpharetta-Milton:

1. There's good news for Alpharetta and Milton residents from recent Fulton County Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) allocation negotiations. This revenue is split between Fulton County and all of its cities, and the allocation is renegotiated every 10 years. Fulton County had initially asked for 35 percent of the revenue and agreed to drop it to just under 10 percent. The remaining 90 percent will be divided between all the cities in Fulton County, ensuring no city will lose revenue compared to 2021. (City of Roswell)
2. Fulton County was planning to have all of the votes counted by midnight this morning. Officials placed 100 individuals in polling locations, plus the English Street Warehouse, where ballots are stored, to ensure the safety of poll workers and accurate election vote counts. Some workers from the 2020 election were threatened and harassed over conspiracy theories. (WSB Radio)
3. Two election poll workers at the Ocee Library in Johns Creek were fired yesterday because of their comments and social media posts. The firing happened about 15 minutes before the voting started at the library, and the workers were a mother and son. The woman made a comment that was overheard at a poll worker event, and that led to an investigation of their social media posts. (WSB Atlanta)

Today in Alpharetta-Milton:

• Gallery Exhibits: Juanita Bellavance, “Aliveness thru Repetition & Variation” and All about Pastel by the Southeastern Pastel Society at the Alpharetta Arts Center, 238 Canton St. (8:30 AM)
• Ladies Night at Fairway Social, 240 South Main St. in Alpharetta (5:00 PM)
• Live Music at Palm 78 Restaurant, 5325 Windward Parkway in Alpharetta. (6:00 PM)
• Music Bingo at Truck & Tap, 30 Milton Ave. in Alpharetta (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Alpharetta mansion where Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown lived at 1014 Tullamore Place is on the market. They lived there until their marriage ended in 2008 and was sold by them at a loss. It's on the market now for nearly $2 million. The home has 7700 square feet, five bedrooms, five full baths and two half baths. (The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
• There's a new yoga studio in Milton's Birmingham Village. Crossroads Yoga has many types of classes, memberships and packages as well as Yoga Teaching Training. Check out their website at https://www.crossroads.yoga/. The owner is Kim MacPherson, who's a Milton resident. (City of Milton, Georgia - Government via Facebook)
• Join us for a free event at the Alpharetta Greenway on Nov. 19. You will enjoy a guided hike, crafts, educational workshops and more! It starts at noon and registration is required. (City of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks, Cultural Services via Facebook)
• The City of Milton hosted a veteran's celebration last weekend, and about 50 veterans plus their families attended. They discussed many topics, including the memorial markers that were placed around Milton by the nonprofit Milton Veterans Memorial Markers group. The group, who all have Milton roots, was thanked for their service and enjoyed a delicious meal plus fellowship. (City of Milton, Georgia - Government via Facebook)
  

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That's it for today! I'll see you around.

— Gail Lafleche

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