Mayor: Roswell City Hall roof failed during July storms; facilities assessment shows $31M five-year need

Mayor Mary Robicheaux said torrential rains in July exposed failing roof systems at City Hall, causing flooding, ceiling collapses and damage to offices and the courtroom that required temporary relocation of about 22 offices. She said preliminary damage estimates for City Hall repairs were reported as high as $700,000.

Robicheaux tied the immediate repairs to a larger facilities conversation: a 2024 assessment found the city manages more than 200 buildings and put forward a five-year list of needs totaling about $31,000,000. The mayor said the proposed millage-related capital package would fund roughly $5,000,000 of that prioritized work and that the administration deferred other requests to focus on the most urgent fixes.