Sunday Alcohol Sales, Homestead Exemptions Approved In Fulton

SANDY SPRINGS, GA — North Fulton County voters have given the green light to additional homestead exemptions as well as having mimosas with their brunch a little earlier on Sundays.

Voters in the area approved allowing restaurants to serve alcohol by the drink starting at 11 a.m. on Sundays instead of 12:30 p.m., unofficial results on the Secretary of State's website show. The Brunch Bill question passed by wide margins in Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta, Milton and Johns Creek.

Here's a breakdown of the vote totals in those cities:

Alpharetta

• Yes: 18,727
• No: 6,778

Johns Creek

• Yes: 23,008
• No: 9,456

Milton

• Yes: 12,100
• No: 3,763

Roswell

• Yes: 30,483
• No: 9,886

Sandy Springs

• Yes: 31,946
• No: 9,634

Alpharetta, Milton, Roswell and Johns Creek residents also approved questions to impose new homestead exemptions. The exemptions will freeze homeowners' tax assessments at the 2016 level. It would allow increases up to 3 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is less. Vote tallies for these results are:

Alpharetta

• Yes: 18,109
• No: 5,275

Johns Creek

• Yes: 22,784
• No: 7,118

Milton

• Yes: 11,618
• No: 3,116

Roswell

• Yes: 28,310
• No: 8,682

The homestead exemptions will remain in place as long as homeowners own their homes. The more current assessment would take effect and become the new "frozen" level once a home is sold. This measure is already allowed in Sandy Springs.

Milton residents will have a new City Council member, as Carol Cookerly was elected to the District 1, Post 2 seat. Cookerly ran unopposed to replace Bert Hewitt.

Incumbent County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts and Commissioners Liz Hausmann of District 1, Lee Morris of District 3 and Marvin Arrington Jr. of District 5 were all re-elected without opposition. Fulton County School Board members Katie Reeves of District 2 and Kimberly Dove of District 6 were re-elected to their posts during the May 22 primary and nonpartisan elections.

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