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Johns Creek mayor discloses campaign-reporting error, highlights spring events
Summary
Mayor Bradbury announced upcoming community events including a May 8 boardwalk grand opening and disclosed he received two ethics complaints last year, saying he "was not aware of that" and that the matter was adjudicated as a technical error for which he is paying a fine.
Mayor Bradbury used opening remarks at the April 20 Johns Creek City Council meeting to announce a string of spring and summer events and to disclose the outcome of two campaign-related ethics complaints. The mayor said the first complaint was dismissed and the second alleged late campaign-finance and personal financial-disclosure filings; he said the matter was adjudicated and he will pay a fine.
"I was not aware of that. But as you know, ignorance is no excuse," Mayor Bradbury said, describing the filings as technical errors and telling the council he reported back as promised. He also noted city events including a DEA drug take-back on April 25 at the Kroger on State Bridge Road, the Johns Creek International Festival on May 2, a Boardwalk grand opening tied to the first summer concert on May 8, and an Independence Day celebration planned around July 3 with a pedestrian-tunnel element targeted for completion.
The mayor framed the schedule as part of the city's broader community programming: officials said the Boardwalk ribbon cutting will precede a main-stage concert and that the site already draws residents for recreational use. City Manager Greer later described the park's lighting and pedestrian features as part of an ongoing phased opening.
The disclosure closed with the mayor telling the council he accepted responsibility for the technical reporting mistakes and would comply with the adjudication; he did not ask the council for any remedial action. The mayor's comments were followed by routine consent items and a public-comment period that included appeals related to preservation of Macedonia Cemetery.
